The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The Gleem Library, The Underground City Of Maero, Desert, The Continent Of Alforza)~~~

~~~(Time: 7:41 PM)~~~

The passageway is coming to an end, and there is a large opening leading into another room ahead. I've been moving as fast as I possibly can through the passageway. Going speeds that will cut the time I spend in this place down.

A feeling inside me is being stirred by whatever's in the room. Entering it, I notice that it's mostly empty except for a pedestal in the center of the massive chamber.

I slowly climb the stairs leading up to it, and as I reach it. The feeling inside me becomes much stronger. The object laying on the pedestal isn't familiar to me and looks extremely strange. Something you wouldn't see anywhere else.

Not wasting any time, I use Inspect on it. But that does nothing to help answer any questions about what this is.

[Unknown Object]

[Description: ?]

[Grade: ?]

A part of me knows that I'm not smart by wanting to know more about this. If the system doesn't have any information to give to me about it. Then that means whatever this is, was kept from the systems knowledge base.

That's my best guess anyway, and I'm willing to put money on that's what's happened here. As I'm about to reach out and touch it, I'm stopped by a right light to my left.

A portal opens up, and a familiar white hair beautiful woman walks through the portal. It's the AI behind the system.

Angelus.

We've met before, and that was a long time ago. If she's here, that means it's important. Our eyes lock, and she slowly smiles as she walks closer. The portal closes behind her, and she stops next to me. Standing at my side.

"It's been a long time, Cera. Or should I say Radueriel. I've been waiting a long time to talk to you again. But imagine my surprise when I get a message from The Almighty Father telling me to come and get you."

Come and get me? Why stop me? This object has something to do with whatever is supposed to happen. Either with me or the world that I'm in. She's waiting for a response, and I'll be honest. I've got nothing to give.

At my silence, she turns her head and starts to stare at the object with incredible focus. I think she's trying to learn about it too.

"What is it."

It's not a question I'm asking. If she knows, she should tell me. I've come all this way for this thing, and I'm not leaving it behind because it's not something I should have.

That's complete bullshit and something that would irk anyone.

"What makes you think I know anything about it? As you can see for yourself, the system I run couldn't provide you with any information after Inspecting it. Sure, I want to know what this is. But I'm not able to get anything. He's blocking me from doing so."

She must be referring to The Almighty Father. That's one of the few beings I can think being strong enough to stop Angelus from doing something she wants to do. My mind is still on the fact she was sent here to stop me from figuring this out.

Instead of doing that. I quickly move and pick up the object. But the moment I do, I feel something inside me. A hot burning sensation. It causes me to fall to my knees, and I grip the object harder. It starts to glow in a golden light.

Angelus just looks at me from her spot with slight annoyance at my defiance.

"I really wish you didn't do that. I don't know what's going to happen to you now. You're on your own in terms of consequences."

That's fine with me. She snaps her fingers, and a seat appears behind her. She sits down.

"Enjoying the show, Sadist..."

The pain from the heat is heard through my gritted teeth. She doesn't initially react, but a smug smile does appear after a couple of seconds.The source of this content is No(v)elFire.net

"I wouldn't say that I'm enjoying it. But it's nice to actually see you get punished for not listening for a change. You have a lot of penance to catch up on, and this could be how that happens."

What the hell is she talking about?

"Quit the sarcastic cryptic language. Tell me straight up what's happening."

My frustration is overwhelmed by the pain as I fall on my back and start taking deep breaths. The object in my hand is starting to burn, and it's glowing brighter.

"As I said before. I don't know what that is, and what it'll do to you. You should've listened. But no, you had to be the stubborn Cera."

This is a pointless conversation. I need to figure out a way to get this to stop before it reaches a point where I'll actually start to yell from the pain.

It's been such a long time since that happened. That was before my second life, and this pain is something I've never experienced before. It feels like there are red hot coals pressed against my internal organs. Burning me from the inside.

"Don't expect me to beg..."

The weakness in my voice makes me sound pathetic, and that makes Angelus smile. But I can see that she's wanting to help me. But I'm willing to bet she's being prevented from doing so. Angelus has said in the past she was tasked to pay extra attention to me.

I wonder how long she's been watching me. Maybe, it's better if I don't know the answer to that.

The heat and pain have reached a point where I think passing out is the last thing on the list. I try to let go of the object, but it's like my hand it starting to fuse with it. It's a sort of metal now, and it's a silvery metal with a light gold glow.

It's a clump in the palm of my hand, and it starts to crawl up my arm under my skin. Leaving a path of red heat behind it. Running across the bones in my arm.

"What's happening to me..."

All I receive from Angelus is silence, and the metal ball continues up my arm. After a minute of this torture, it reaches the shoulder. And I'm losing health at an alarming rate. I don't know if I'll survive this or not. I'm almost at zero.

But before I can reach the point of death, but health is suddenly refilled. I look over at Angelus, and she had just snapped her finger.

Before I can say anything. The molten metal under my skin near my shoulder starts making it's way up my neck.

"RHAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!"

The pain is the most excruciating it's ever been for me. And as my health is about to reach zero again, I hear Angelus snap her finger, and my health is filled again. The side of my neck the molten ball is on starts to move up again.

Going onto the side of my skull.

I can't even scream from how back the pain is. I'm at a loss for words, and I don't know if I'll be awake in the next few seconds.

When I'm about to lose consciousness, I hear the snapping of Angelus's fingers once again. And I'm wide awake with the pain freshly amplified.

The molten metal ball moves up the side of my skull and makes its way to the top of my head. Before it starts to spread out over the top. The feeling of melted metal on my skull under my skin is a pain that I can't describe.

I wish I had listened to Angelus and not grabbed the fucking object.

"If only you would've listened to me. Now you have to suffer the process the hard way."

Process...

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.237][Tier-4]

[Exp: 72/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 440] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Fishing poles 2x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)] [Desert Warrior Nomad Set (Rare)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heaven's light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun] [Aspect of Transportation (Legendary)]