Chapter – 11

As Rex had tried to sense the Void Mana around him, he had unintentionally peeked at his own Mana. While this sounds easy in theory, imagine trying to look at your own face without a reflective surface. It is practically impossible. However, Rex was using Mana Meditation. A skill that allowed one to sense Mana. In a way, it is like a Mana probe. Therefore, when Rex guided the ‘probe’ around his surroundings, he unwittingly passed the probe over himself.

Every living being has its own Mana signature. Even non-living beings have an amount of Mana. When Rex looked within himself, he found a very dense amount of Mana permeating around every part of his body. He could vaguely sense the four basic Mana types, in addition, he could feel a fifth and vivid energy flowing throughout his body. However, Rex couldn’t grasp or understand this Mana. As Rex scanned his own body, he found a more ‘colorful’ concentration of Mana. It was a mix of bright colors, there was red, yellow, blue, green and a great amount of black.

“This….Is this my Internal Mana? I see….this is directly in proportion to my affinities. The black represents Void, huh? So, is Void Mana only accessible through Internal Mana? No, that can’t be….what was that huge black mass back then….speaking of…just how negligent am I? This entire area…..*gulp*…it’s….there is nothing left! I was so absorbed, I totally forgot to look around!” (Rex)

As Rex took a look around, all he could see was barren land. There was not a thing in sight. It was as if Rex had been transported to a desert. Only the sub-layer of soil remained.

“What’s scary is how clean it is…” (Rex)

Indeed, as Rex observed, the entire ‘desert’ was like a flat plain. It was very uniform.

“Just how far does the destruction go? Laxavis! Let’s take a look from up above!” (Rex)

SKREE!

Laxavis and Rex flew up until they had a clear view of the reach of destruction.

“Holy shit! This....This is almost a hundred miles in radius! Must have just gone on long after we were knocked out....Eh? Are those….buildings? It’s a little far from here….C’mon buddy, let’s make our way there." (Rex)

After seeing the breathtaking spectacle that was the destruction caused by the 'Void Wave', Rex spotted something on the far horizon. As they flew there, Rex pondered on the problem of his Internal Void Mana.

"This is confusing. If I can only access the Void Mana from within, then how did that Void Element- Ah! It was an Elemental! Shit! A Void Elemental! That monster was terrifying! But, how....how did it come into existence? To my knowledge, Elementals occur due to high concentrations of similar Mana. That's why Elementals cannot mix with each other. But, if there is no Void Element in the environment, how did it come into being?" (Rex)

'In....small....thousands of....collect.....concentration.....hibernate...' (???)

"Huh!? Who!?" (Rex)

SKREE!

As Rex was considering the problem out loud, he heard a voice in his head.

"Eh? Was that you, Laxavis!?" (Rex)

'Yes....telepathy....weak...stronger....better..' (Laxavis)

"Telepathy? That's.....quite amazing! But, we still can't communicate properly. Also, you understand the Void Mana problem?" (Rex)

'Deviant....Mana....insufficient.....concentration....in environment...thousand years...' (Laxavis)

"You mean....all Deviant Mana don't have sufficient concentration in the environment? Also, it takes thousands of years for something like that to come into being?" (Rex)

Laxavis shook his head side to side.

'Hundreds....thousands...' (Laxavis)

"Hundreds of thousands of years!?" (Rex)

'Yes...Void...powerful....destruction....the world.....dead...' (Laxavis)

Rex frowned when he tried to interpret Laxavis's words. He was able to sense a faint hint of terror from Laxavis as he had said that.

"Haa...it doesn't matter right now. We should be at the city soon. I hope this one is as friendly as the last one." (Rex)

SKREE!

Laxavis agreed with him and increased his flying speed.

"Hm? What's this? I can feel a presence.....Is it from the city? Eh? Sophia?" (Rex)

*TING*

You have come into the vicinity of a family member.

As you are a player with special circumstances, the game has created a special communications system for you and your family!

If you are within a 20-mile radius of a family member, you can sense their presence and communicate with them!

Sophia: Yo! How did you manage to get all the way here?

Rex blinked in surprise at the message he received from his twin sister. He thought of how he was going to reply and was instantly awarded a help message.

Help MessageTo communicate with a family member, simply imitate a conversation as you would with a Beast Companion telepathically. Think of the person, think of the content of the message and send the message.

'Oh, so that's how.' (Rex)

Rex did as instructed and composed his message.

Chat BoxAlexanderIt's nice to hear from you! It's been a couple of days. The way you phrased your question made it sound that you were aware of my location. I'm assuming that has got to do with with either Mom, Dad or the AIs. Haa....it's been a rough couple of days. I'm guessing you're in the city I'm seeing ahead?SophiaYup! So is Marcus- I mean Kazmain. Oh! Also, I'm Regina Malum here. I heard a bit about your....uh...circumstances. I also heard about you getting a Beast Companion! I'm soo jealous!AlexanderKazmain is here too!? That's great! I bet he's quite busy now, right? Also, I stuck with my old name, Rex Vagus.ReginaI never got why you chose Dad's name.....eh? You're moving really fast! I can sense you getting closer really fast!RexI'm flying on Laxavis.ReginaI'm soo jealous!

"Halt! You can't fly over the city without a security check!" (???)

'That sounds awfully familiar.' (Rex)

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Hey!

Sorry for the long delay! I won't lie. I was on Spring Break. Anywhoo.....it's all good now. I hope.

Here's the latest. Things should spice up a bit.

Anyway. Enjoy!

Ciao! Adios! Alvida!

Author Out!