Will of Сhaos
Chapter 1873: Cap 1870 (Refeito): Cursed Land

I was walking on a strange path made of some metal even more golden than gold. Around me were spatial distortions, as if I were passing through a glass tunnel beneath a river.

These distortions were blurry, but sometimes spots formed, revealing images outside for milliseconds, too fast for normal people to notice, but those present here were far from normal.

"How did you create this spatial path?" (me)

"This is just a special spatial magic. I utilize knowledge of space and use the paths through which this element flows to reach any destination." (Ronan)

"Within all universes, there will always be the Spatial element scattered throughout. Traveling through its flow gives you access to the entire universe as long as you have the coordinates of where you want to go. Unlike other spatial techniques, this one requires constant control and calculation. The Path itself can also only be created using the power of the Concept, as it is not influenced by the Spatial element." (Ronan)

"There are many techniques for traveling through the flow of natural energy. The most complicated ones are those using the Space Element. They are too unstable, and the risk of ending up somewhere bad, or worse, being twisted into pieces, makes this a very risky path." (Yaffe)

"I can travel through the flow of Space, but my technique is akin to swimming in a turbulent river. Only those with the power of Concept can do what this arrogant and proud man is doing." (Yaffe)

"I would appreciate it if you wouldn't offend me without reason." (Ronan)

"All those serving Pride are always arrogant, and don't try to lie; it's almost innate to all of you, especially considering your lineage." (Yaffe)

"Even so, out of politeness, I expect you to control your language, especially when we'll be working together." (Ronan)

"Unnecessary. We're both too old for our manner of speaking to affect our cooperation, and this boy simply doesn't care about such things." (Yaffe)

"Still, I'd like you to at least use my name." (Me)

We continued along that path for several minutes. If it were a natural flow of energy from space, I'm sure I'd have better control over our position due to my connection with nature, but this flow of Space Law is so systematic that I feel like I'm driving on a highway without any signs or knowledge of the region.

The journey lasted more than 20 minutes, during which I continued observing the surroundings and the golden road, trying to understand the mechanisms employed as a form of learning. Meanwhile, Yaffe and Ronan continued chatting like mere acquaintances who met by chance.

Soon, Ronan waved his hand, and a section of the tunnel on the side opened as if a soap bubble had appeared with someone blowing air into it. What lay inside was an increasingly larger and clearer image of a forest shrouded in mist.

"If you have the ability to conceal your presence, use it now." (Ronan)

"I'm already using it, I've been using it since the beginning. Besides you two, no one other than the Entities could perceive my presence, and I don't think Curse is paying full attention to this Avatar." (Yaffe)

"My Aura can innately hide or reveal my presence as I please because it is fundamentally linked to my senses. Only you will feel my presence, but you can still see and hear me." (Ronan)

"Then all that's left is me..." (me)

Sigh

"< Eclipse Seal >" (me)

I feel my Aura bubble as it seems to come to life, invading my body, creating tattoos of Eastern Dragons and an Eclipse on my back. My presence has completely hidden itself. I've transformed my own Aura into a seal and retracted my senses into my body.

"(This will weaken my senses, and will also prevent me from using my Aura; at least it's easy to deactivate.)" (me)

"I'm ready." (me)

"Then let's go." (Ronan)

As we passed through the portal, the golden path behind us disintegrated as if it had never existed, and in its place, the flow of energy filled the space all at once. The portal we had just passed through also closed as if crushed by space until no trace remained.

Landing on the grass, I immediately felt a difference in the nature around us. Even though in this universe, even nature is a false thing, highly controlled by the Ascendant Laws, something was still very wrong here.

Normal nature complements itself in a harmonious rhythm unique to each place. Nature in this universe acts as parts of a whole with specific functions, creating a uniform, robotic rhythm. But what I was feeling now was a lack of rhythm; it was as if each instrument in an orchestra was playing a slightly different tempo.

Everything seemed normal to someone using only their senses, even the powers of the Law were in the air, doing their job. This forest might seem normal to everyone, but to me, it was like looking into the valley of uncanny, as if something was trying to imitate what clearly wasn't.

I could also sense cursed power everywhere, but I couldn't pinpoint its exact location. Even so, I was only feeling the power of the curse because it was trying to affect me.

"(If I broke the seal, I'd be able to figure out what was wrong immediately.)" (me)

"What is this? How did this place get this way?" (me)

"This is Raakoy's illusion; he materialized a forest over what was once a forest." (Ronan)

"Your powers are better than his in this sealed state, so do something." (Yaffe)

"I'm already doing it." (Ronan)

Ronan places two fingers toward my forehead. The power of the Concept flows down his arm to his fingers, where an eye symbol with eight patterns spreading in eight different directions forms. He then touches it to my forehead.

"< Pride Origin Magic: Eye of Ronan >" (Ronan)

"..." (me)

I feel a foreign energy taking over my forehead and circulating through my brain before moving to my eyes, then flying to my forehead, where it circulates steadily again. My mind struggles a bit to process the extra information gathered by my eyes, which are slowly beginning to see a little deeper into the surroundings.

It was also at this moment that I began to get irritated. That energy coursing through my eyes and brain was pushing away my own energy, blocking my Divinity, and for some reason, my Will was wild, roaring like a Dragon within me.

"Sorry about that, and don't take it the wrong way..." (me)

"What are you talking about... huh?" (Ronan)

I may not use my power outside my body to avoid breaking the seal, but I can still use all my power within myself as I please.

My Chaos power mingles with my Divinity, Anomalous powers and the power of Law mingling into a Dragon that attacks my brain. The pain and agony I felt as my power struggled against this energy were bearable considering everything I've suffered in this life.

"!!!" (me)

"Hooo... he really is quite bold." (Yaffe)

"They warned me to beware the Chaos Bringer..." (Ronan)

My brain was mushy and one of my eyes exploded as my entire skull vibrated, my energy corrupting and absorbing the foreign allergy piece by piece.

Ding!

Soon, all this energy was injected into the destroyed eye, and the red eye was remade from scratch with completely new flesh, blood, and power to fulfill my Will, the Will to see with my own eyes and not with the eyes of others.

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The eye quickly reformed, but my brain took a few minutes as the remnants of energy were reabsorbed into my body.

The pain of my brain rebuilding and the new eye being created was relatively less than expected, but when I opened my eyes again, I could see much more than before. The forest, which had previously been abnormal, now seemed horrific.

My vision was doubled. With one eye, I saw the strange forest exactly as before, but with the other, I saw the truth behind the shell of illusions.

The trees had veins pulsing with blood, the grass was painted with bloodstains growing along with the leaves, the earth seemed rotten. The strange mist I saw was actually Souls trying futilely to escape this horrible forest, and multiple cursed energies were flowing separately everywhere. These energies leave the trees, are absorbed by the Souls, and leak out, falling onto the earth. It was a horrific cycle that was before my vision.

"What is this? How could they..." (me)

"A Cursed Land, it's still incomplete, but as it is, it should take another two months, maybe less, to be completed." (Yaffe)

"In this place, curses become more potent and it becomes easier to produce ritual-type curses." (Yaffe)

"I can't believe you absorbed my Concept... this is crazy." (Ronan)

"I apologized in advance." (me)

"(Let me see what that notification was...)" (me)

Ding!

<[ You were able to refine a trace of the [ Concept of Pride ] from the sense branch and forged an [ Origin Artifact (Incomplete) ] ]>

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<[ Name your [ Origin Artifact (Incomplete) ] ]>

"(Call it 'Eye of Zenos', I'll just steal the name of his magic.)" (me)

Ding!

<[ You've created your first [ Origin Artifact (Incomplete) ] ]>

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<[ You've created [ Eye of Zenos (Incomplete) ] ]>

After seeing such a horrific sight, I couldn't stomach thinking of a name. I just wanted to get out of this place. I could understand the approximate number of lives lost here, and I doubt they deserved this fate.

"What do we do now?" (me)