Everyone Else Has a System

[Edited version will be published by tomorrow]

Magic Circles are like sets of commands that have various functions.

While they themselves can't create a new element, they can however be created to provide an independent functioning system of their own. They have this simple yet complex pathway that allows a user to freely chant magic without knowing the mechanism behind that.

With the help of the System, one can use the given amount of Magic Circles, without really knowing about them… it's like a free magic circle provided to them. While they can acquire more magic circles from others or from ancient runes that allow them to enhance their own magic or add another skill to their arsenal, creating a circle from scratch requires an unimaginable amount of time and hard work… that too will only work if you have the talent for magic circles.

Creating a magic circle from scratch is extremely tedious because… well, each element is different from each other and so does their circle. Even within a single element, different types of runes create different effects.

One might need decades to even crack on how to create a circle, forget about making them actually work and not create something entirely out of control.

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"It's like a horror movie… what is he?" Bernette speaks as she looks at Mark Leeway before looking at Lucia and others. Her eyes were shaken as she observed the white haired kid slitting his wrist, pouring the blood into the basket as if nothing at all.

Lucia and the others, too, didn't have any answer to this either… They just kept looking at what Zero was gulping as they tried not to vomit looking at the gruesome scene in front of them.

"Dad… can you-" Bernette tried to ask something but…

"No. I am not that psychotic… maybe if it was for you, I would have done it bearing the pain… but to do it without even a trace of pain as if it were breathing… I am not capable of that… neither i want to be," Mark denied immediately making others nod at that.

It has been three days that Zero has been doing this. In the beginning, the workers were the one to inform Mark Leeway, later everyone in the family got to know what was happening and to say the least, they couldn't believe their eyes even after watching it by themselves.

"How long would he be doing it?" the white haired girl with a bowl cut, Cristine, asked as she looked at William who seemed closer to her than any other adult present here.

William who was observing the scene carefully spoke,"about 2 more days, that is if this circle is all there is to it."

The circle was about 60 percent completed and looking at the depth of the circle… it was way too complex… not something you can just know and remember… so this could only mean one thing…

'He is creating it…. He is creating his own circle manually… is that even possible?' William had a complex expression on his face as he looked at Zero who was drawing the circle. What made William even more flabbergasted was not the fact that Zero could behave… like this? But more about his skill to create a manual magic circle.

Lucia was still looking at that message which she saw a few days ago

[The person in front of you hated you to the core. Enough to kill you mercilessly.

The person in front of you loved you to the deepest of his desires. Enough to fight against the whole world for you.

He loved you before, but now he has begun moving on. The only feeling he currently bears towards you is bitter emotions that he wants to forget.]

However, contrasting to her previous worried expression, this time her face was filled with determination. She kept observing the face of Zero for about a few minutes with a thousand thoughts going on in her mind before she moved away from there.

Others slowly left once again as they had seen today's worth of their share on what Zero was doing… which wasn't any different from what he was doing yesterday.

Though a few of them still remained as they just stood there watching him doing his work. Not a few moments after…

"Is it painful?" asked a little white haired girl as she looked at Zero and Zero, without turning at her, spoke with a casual look,"not really. I have high regeneration powers so they make up for the blood loss. I do get the pain as much as you would get if you were stabbed by a knife but I guess you can get used to it as time passes."

'You don't get used to being stabbed by a knife,' thought Eliza as she sighed before shaking her head as she speaks,"Is there anything we can do?"

By 'we,' Eliza was speaking about Lucia, Cristine, Willam and herself. While they weren't really close, they were at least closer to Zero, more than anyone else present here.

"If I need you for anything, you probably won't have to ask for it. Still thanks for the kind gesture… now I would like you to refrain from any more questions as I want to concentrate back on the work here," Zero answered as he slit his wrists once again and then began pouring the blood.

Eliza just looked at him for a few moments before leaving from there without uttering any other word. The others, that is, Cristine and William, went with her too as they sighed at Zero's words.

While Zero was doing all the work here, William and Lucia were checking out the castle without getting caught by Mark and his underlings. Eliza and Crisitne, started practising with Elaric and the others got to their own work.

Linda Brown, the girl who came here to fill the paperwork for Bernette, with regards to her admission in Arcadia Academy, was also busy with all the hectic work and she didn't have a single moment of time to think or worry about other things.

Things were going smoother for everyone and just like that another 2 days passed monotonously.

After the two days were over, Zero began setting up artefacts all around the rooftop and even below the ground where the circle was. When Mark Leeway asked what he was doing, he said that he was just taking as many precautions as he could because even he doesn't know what kind of enemy they would exactly face.

This actually made Mark Leeway tense a little as he started getting a few rare artefacts for himself too. WHile he was strong, it could never be too late to be more prepared.

Zero, after installing artefacts, took another 3 days to recheck each and everything multiple times over and over. He had to make sure, he didn't miss anything at all or it would easily result in death of, not just him and Bernette, but everyone involved here in this castle.

As for people outside this castle, he had already made sure that as soon as Berentte died, the Parasyte died as well. Kind of cruel, but it is better than letting a parasyte so strong roam freely in this world before the predetermined time.

While rechecking, Zero did find a few errors and aberrations, which he corrected with a sligh sweat trick on his forehead because… well that could have really killed him later on and that kind of made him waste another few days to search for any other possible mistake.

Another week passed, and Zero was finally sure that he had taken care of everything he could and now there was nothing more he could do about it… within his possible limits.

'Let's hope it is more than enough,' he kept thinking that for a long time before he decided that it was finally time to meet Mark Leeway and tell him about his plans regarding what they would all be doing.

It wasn;t just Mark Leeway but also his brothers and their children, along with William and unfortunately, even Lucia and the sisters who had to play the part in this upcoming battle. Though, before all this, he genuinely wanted to meet Amon… or perhaps go to white Dimension and have a fight with that Parasyte based on the base information he had in his previous life.

It has been more than a week since he had visited that dimension and one of the reasons that Zero took extra time to take precautions was so that he could get a visit to white dimension though unfortunately that did not happen.

It was impossible for him to go there without using any outside means, and even if he called Amon, anyone could do it, given Amon does not control his exit and entry but the souls do.

"I wonder if i should delay the fight for a few days," thought Zero for a few moments before a change occurred in his surrounding finally letting his wishes come true as…

[Took your time, I suppose]

Amon messaged him using the same blue screen while Elle was standing beside that screen glaring at Zero for some reason…

'Did I… do something?'