Divine Path System

Asha clenched her fists and her eyes shook before she loosened them with a sigh.

"It's been too long. I can only know if she uses significant power." With a swipe in the air, a fluctuating green mark emerged out of her palm and floated to the old man.

Recalling the bright expression of the young lady who called her 'master' even though she didn't teach her anything, Asha felt her insides twist.

Isadora became her disciple only out formality. Looking back, she was subtly influenced by Keeper Equilius.

He mentioned her in a conversation, took her to a special place in Pala Kingdom where an apparently extinct species was sighted that just happened to be visited by Isadora.

Yet, the master-disciple had a good relationship until the end.

Perhaps it was less from Isadora's side as she rarely visited. It wasn't her fault as Asha was almost always in secluded training to hit the next realm.

And then the war started.

Thinking back, Keeper Equilius also visited a few months prior and praised Isadora's achievements in the war so far.

But he also made sure to mention how she's being targetted by the Jai Empire.

So, even though it took away nearly a hundred years of her penace, she poured a her power into Isadora and gave her a life saving measure.

A divine-rank trump card!

Coincidentally, Princess Eshala targetted Isdaora and almost killed her. It was only thanks to her power that the discipline survived.

The divine power was exhausted but it had left a trace. Even though it's been five centuries by now and even that trace would be on the verge of being erased, as long as Isadora could use a bit of power, that power could absorb a bit of it and act like a position marker.

The 'bit' of power here was at the peak of rank 8 or ideally, rank 9.

This was supposed to be a measure by Asha to save Isadora in case she got into trouble.

She did try when Isdaora was apparently killed in the war but the mark showed no reaction.

What's certain, however was that Isadora was alive. In a very, very weakened state since the mark barely worked, but certainly alive.

Asha could vaguely sense that Isadora had recovered recently. But she concluded that her disciple would probably never reach her former peak.

Still, she wanted her to live in peace and spoke no word of her existence to anyone. And she's in seclusion anyway, not really caring about the outside world.

"Thank you, thank you very much." Keeper Equilius smiled, his eyes glowing with a dangerous light.

Asha lowered her head.

Everything changed now.

What a pathetic master she was. Not only did she not teach her disciple anything, she even sold her out.

"Please go out now." She said in a tired voice.

"Why?" Equilius chuckled. "Do you not wish to see me, girl?"

Asha shook her head. "The reflection in your eyes, it disgusts me."

"Free advice. Morality is useless for beings like us. If I were you, I would use the master-disciple relationship with Calamity to get closer to her parents and advance my position."

"She became my disciple only for Isadora. When she vanished, so did the bond."

Equilius raised a brow and vanished without another word.

Only a lifeless sigh sounded in the lively world.

Coming out of Asha's abode, Equilius headed to a secret location in Nexus. It's the kingdom where the species that followed chaos path lived. They were the odd ball in Nexus where most races were based on order.

Concealing his traces, he reached a duchy, unique in no way whatsover.

It's ruled by a race similar to slimes, where each being devoured another for advancement, reproduction and growth.

Every year, there would be a new ruler of the duchy, only to be overthrown by the rebels.

The duchy didn't just live with war, it thrived on it.

Equilius entered a small mansion outside the capital where most of the battles took place.

For a place so close to the center of conflict, it showed no traces of fighting. Even more weird, there wasn't even a trace of rebels eyeing the place.

It was as if it didn't even exist in the minds of the populace.

Equilius took a step into the mansion and the next moment, he was sitting in front of a young man.

"G-Grandfather!" He reacted only a second later, despite Equilius not doing anything to hide his presence.

The power disparity was just too great.

Equiluis' gaze softened as he looked at his grandson.

His children, talented and clever, were killed by the Jai Empire. But the ones who let it happen were Genesis and Mors who didn't want Nexus to grow out of their control.

So, his grandson, even more talented than his parents, grew up in secrecy. He had recently reached the divine ranks and was still having troubling adjusting his power.

That's why he came to his no man's land and hid himself.

"I have a task for you." Equilius threw the fluctuating white orb to the young man. "Bring her alive."

"…Isdaora?" The young man asked.

"Hm." Equilius nodded.

"The Hybrid got the power of all slivers except order and chaos. That vaccum means she will eventually disintegrate without their powers. But conversely, that vaccuum allows us to percieve the slivers like no one can.

She was showing signs of disintegration seven centuries back. She should've died after the war. Five centuries later and she's still alive.

She did it, Icarus. She found the slivers.

Now all that's left is to take them for her."

Icarus clenched his fist, his blood pumping at those words. "Yes. It's time. Nexus…should raise its head again. We are not their lackeys. Those two-faced bastards will face their due."

Equilius shook his head. "Do not let your emotions rule over you. Everything should be done with patience."

From his part, he had indeed been incredibly patient.

Not only did he propose the God Creation plan to create a perfect hybrid as a vessel for the Immortal, he also leaked it to the God Emperor at the right time.

Maybe the God Emperor always knew. Or maybe he didn't.

Equilius had no way of knowing even after so long.

But after the God Emperor attacked and demolished the lab facility, he sent away the perfect hybrid who he retrieved just before the attack.

An infant Isadora, no matter how high her affinity with darkness was, could not survive the space-time cracks she was thrown into.

But the space-cracks were created by Jai Emperor's power, even though it was just an aftermath.

In the face of the God Emperor's power, no matter how scattered, all Equilius could do was protect Isadora, not track her.

It created a fear in the corner of his mind that perhaps God Emperor did know his intentions and acted anyway, but he didn't want the perfect hybrid to be tracked.

Or did the God Emperor have his own plan?

Regardless, Equilius waited until for a few hundred years until Isadora really grew up.

And now, he's ready to reap benefits.

Varian was one of the suspects for holding slivers. But he wasn't so sure.

How could Isadora leave the slivers to someone else? He wouldn't. Neither would any rational powerhouse.

But he wanted to inspect Varian anyway.

Enigma, however, was essential. Kidnapping her, Isadora could be drawn out.

And with her, the slivers.

Even though the absolutely incompetent Kong failed in such a simple task, Equilius was a man of patience.

Approaching Asha was a backup plan, a seed that he sowed all those years ago during the war.

And now, it's about to bear fruit.

"Icarus, Isadora holds the slivers. You have to get her…before the Immortal."