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Infinite Mage Chapter 206: The eternal and immortal Ra (3)

Chapter 206: The eternal and immortal Ra (3)

Shirone‍‌ closed his eyes​​‌ and received the⁠⁠ memories that Peophe‍‌ transmitted to him.‌ It felt warm.​‍

“Thank‌⁠‌ you, Peophe.”

If‌​​ it were not​‌⁠ for Peophe, they​ would not have‌‌​ even made it‍​ this far.

If‍ they managed to‍‍ rescue Amy and​‌​ the others safe‌ and sound, Shirone⁠‌ was willing to‍‌ give all the‌‍​ credit to Peophe.‍

“Bah!‍‍⁠ What about me?⁠‌ I only came‌​ because I was​​‌ curious about what‍‍ you were doing.⁠ From now on‌‌⁠ I do not‌‍ plan to get‌‌ involved at all,⁠⁠ so understand it‍⁠ that way.”

Peophe‌‌ refused until the⁠ end to admit‌ it, but Shirone⁠‍‌ knew. She had‍‍ a soft and⁠⁠‌ pure heart. That⁠ is why, even⁠‍ living a long​ life, she could‌‌​ not ignore the⁠‍ pain of humans.‌

“Peophe,​ you will surely‍ become a great‍​‍ fairy.”

“Yeah,‍​ yeah. Just go‌‌ in already. I am tired too‍ and do not‍ want to stay‍‍ here any longer.”⁠⁠

Peophe‌⁠ moved aside to‍​ the side where⁠‌⁠ the door opened.​​ She was curious⁠ about the inside,​⁠​ but she did‌ not have the‍‍ courage to indiscreetly​ look into an⁠ angel’s room.

When⁠ Shirone entered, the⁠‌ iron door closed‌​⁠ with a loud​‍‍ bang.

Even⁠​ though there was‍​ only one door⁠‌ between them, Peophe⁠‌ felt as if​‍ Shirone had disappeared​‌ from the world.‌

Realizing​​‌ that no one‍‌⁠ was left around‍ her, loneliness invaded​ her. Was the⁠ place at the⁠‌ top of the‌⁠​ world this lonely?‌

“Bah.​ I am going⁠‍⁠ back.”

Trying‌‌​ to calm her‍ restless mind, Peophe​‍ took the light⁠‍ elevator and arrived‌‍ at the first⁠‌ floor.

When​​‌ she returned to​​ Shamayin, she would‍‌​ have to report‍‍​ to Igirin. She‍ would protect her​‌⁠ until the punishment⁠‍ for the usurpation‌​‍ ended. Then, if​ she slept, the​​ next day she​​⁠ would continue her​​ routine as always.​​

Boom.‌ Boom.

The‌‌ ground rumbled from‌‍ the entrance toward​‌ which Peophe was‍‌​ heading. Someone was​​⁠ entering.

Just​ from hearing the⁠‍⁠ sound, Peophe’s face​​ turned pale.

Nothing‍ could be seen‌​ yet but a shadow, but it​ was undoubtedly a giant. If the‌‍​ ground trembled like‌​⁠ that, how big‌‍‍ would it be?‌⁠

A giant appeared from‍‌ the entrance.

Unlike‍ what was expected,⁠​ he was not‍ that enormous.

He​ barely exceeded two‌ meters, which, for‍‌‌ a giant, did​ not even reach⁠‍ the level of⁠‌‍ a dwarf.

However,‍⁠ judging by his‌‌⁠ attire, he seemed⁠ to have a fairly high level‍‌‍ of the Liquor‌‍ of Anecdotes.

He‌ had broad shoulders,‍​‍ a developed lower‌ jaw, arms hard​ as rock, and‌‍ a burning gaze.‍‍

Upon⁠‌⁠ recognizing his identity​​​ through fundamental knowledge,‌ Peophe forgot even‌ to flap her‍⁠ wings. She almost​ fell, but managed‍‌ to regain her⁠⁠‌ balance and take‍‌ flight.

‘My‍‌​ God… who am‍⁠ I seeing?’

It⁠⁠​ was Ymir, the‍‍ king of the​ giants.

Although⁠‌ he was not​ that large, the​⁠‌ ground trembled because‍‌‍ the muscles that⁠ formed his body​ were extremely heavy.‌

It​‌​ was said that⁠‌ more than ten‍​ thousand humans had⁠⁠‌ been absorbed by⁠ the Liquor of​ Anecdotes. The strongest‍‌ giant in history​​​ was approaching.

Upon⁠ seeing Peophe, Ymir’s​ pace gradually quickened.​⁠

Giants​ are below angels⁠‍ and mara, but‌‌ with Ymir it⁠‍ was different.

According‍⁠ to fundamental knowledge,‌ he had destroyed​⁠ several worlds with‌‍‍ only the strength​ of his body.​‌

In‌​ terms of pure‍​ strength, he possessed‍⁠ power superior to​‍​ that of a mid-level angel.

Peophe⁠ swallowed as she⁠⁠ waited for Ymir⁠‌​ to approach.

When‍‌ he stopped with⁠‍‌ a heavy thud,​⁠‍ she instinctively greeted‌ him.

“A-aah…‍​ hello.”

Regret⁠⁠ for her impulsive​ decision immediately overwhelmed‌​⁠ her.

Although⁠ giants belonged to⁠⁠ the fifth heaven,‌​ Matei, and fairies‌​ to the fourth​ heaven, Makonom, in​‌‌ reality they maintained‌‍⁠ a balance between‍ nature and divinity.‍

For‍ that reason, fairies‍ did not need‍‌‌ to bow to⁠⁠ them. Rather, when⁠ they met, they‍ usually distrusted and‌⁠⁠ spoke ill of⁠⁠ each other.

“Who⁠ are you?”

“Ah,⁠‍​ I am Peophe,⁠ spiral fairy.”

Peophe⁠ swallowed again. She‌ did not know​‌ how a giant‍‍​ might harm her,‌⁠ being natural enemies.‌

But⁠‍ against all expectations,​ Ymir received her‌⁠ kindly.

“I‌⁠ had already heard⁠‌‍ about you. They​⁠⁠ said that an‍​ eccentric had been​‌⁠ born in the‌‌‌ world of fairies​​‌ so it was​​⁠ you.”

It​​ was the first‍‍ time she had‌‌ heard something like‍ that. They were⁠ probably conversations among‍ higher laws.

Eccentric?‌⁠⁠ What had she⁠ done to be‍‌‍ evaluated like that?​

“You‍ look cute. Tell⁠‍ me, what brings​​ you to Arabot?”‌‌

“Ah,​‍‍ I came as​ a substitute on‍​ a mission from‍ Igirin, the chief​ of the fairies.”‌‍

Peophe​​ improvised an answer.‍‍‌ It was true,‌‌‌ but she felt⁠⁠​ guilty for using‌​ Igirin’s name.

Even‌‍⁠ so, she needed​ to use any‍ connection available to⁠ get out of​ the situation.

“I‌ see. I heard⁠‌ that Ikasa went‍‌‌ to Shamayin. They‌​ say she captured‌ some heretics.”

“Yes,​‌ it seems so.‌​‍ Ah, right… do⁠ you know what‌‌​ happened to the‌ girls she took?”​​

Peophe⁠‍‍ wanted to hit⁠⁠ her mouth. Why​ ask that now?‍⁠⁠

There⁠​ was nothing she​‍‍ could do anymore.‍ She just had‍‍ to return home.‌

But,​‌‌ against her will,‌ her ears were‍‍​ already attentive to‍ the answer.

“It⁠ seems they are⁠ in Kariel’s laboratory.‌⁠ They say they‌‌ found a metagate.‍‍⁠ That is why​‌ the Great Hall​‍ of the World‍‌​ is in an⁠‍‍ uproar.”

That‍‍ he did not​ use honorifics with⁠​⁠ the archangel Kariel⁠⁠ was clearly disrespectful,​ but Ymir did⁠ not care. That⁠ showed how great‍‌ he was as‍‍ a warrior.

“I‍‌​ see… but an⁠‌ uproar?”

“They‌ say the metagate‌ contains lost coordinates.‍‍ I am not‍‌‌ interested in the⁠‌‍ details, but soon⁠⁠​ there will be​ a war. That​⁠‍ is why I came to beg‌⁠⁠ Ra to return‍‌ my body to‍‌ me.”

“Ah…⁠‍ I understand.”

The​ story of how​⁠‍ Ymir lost his​ body was well‌⁠ known in heaven.‌‍

While‍ Ikasa had lost‌ her power for​‍ a great sin,‍ Ymir had been‌​ stripped of his‍ body simply for‍⁠‍ being too strong.⁠⁠

He‌⁠ was strong. Too⁠⁠ strong. That was⁠​‌ why Ra had‌⁠⁠ no choice but‍⁠ to limit his‌ body.

That⁠‍ also went against‌​ the laws, being‌⁠​ one of the‌ exceptional cases in‍ the history of⁠‌​ heaven.

When⁠ Ymir raised his‌ hand, Peophe closed​​ her eyes in⁠ terror. She felt‍‍⁠ as if an‌‍ enormous wall was⁠​‍ approaching.

But‌‌​ what she felt‌​⁠ was a gentle​ touch. The giant’s‍‍ finger stroked her​‌‌ head.

“War⁠​‌ is inevitable. When‌​ it begins, fight​⁠ by my side.‍‌‍ If you are‍ with me, no‍ enemy will be​​⁠ able to touch⁠‍ you.”

“A-ah…​ yes, I will.”‍

Ymir⁠ smiled with his‍ eyes and walked​​​ past. Boom, boom,⁠‌ the ground trembled​‌​ again.

Only⁠​‍ when he reached​ the elevator and​‌⁠ disappeared into fragments‍⁠ of light did‍ Peophe finally let‌ out a sigh‌‍ of relief.

“Huff…‍‍ at least I got out of‍​ that well.”

Although​‌ she felt embarrassed‍‌ for having been‍​‌ afraid of a giant, considering that‍‍‌ it was Ymir,‌​‍ it could be‍ said that she‌​‌ had handled it⁠ with dignity.

She⁠ tried to convince​​‍ herself of that,⁠‍ but in reality⁠⁠​ it was a memory she would‍ rather erase.

Shaking‍​‌ her head, Peophe‍ left Arabot. In‍ her mind, the‌‌ route to Shamayin​ quickly took shape.‍

But​ her gaze drifted.‍‌

The⁠‌ Great Hall of⁠⁠‍ the World. The‍‍⁠ metagate. The war.⁠‌

Since⁠‌ the Liquor of‌‍ Anecdotes had dissipated,‌⁠​ she kept hearing​⁠ things she had‍⁠⁠ never imagined.

Peophe⁠​⁠ walked back and​‍⁠ forth, conflicted. The‍‍⁠ desire to run‍⁠ away clashed with‌‌ the feeling that⁠​‍ she should not.‍​​

Shirone’s‌‌‌ voice echoed in‌​ her mind.

— You will surely‌​‍ become a great⁠⁠ fairy.

Peophe‍​⁠ grabbed her head​‍​ and shook it.⁠⁠​ But the words‌ were already engraved⁠ in her mind.‍

“Ah,‌⁠⁠ seriously! I am‌ going crazy!”

Peophe‍ flew off at​⁠‌ great speed.

A single fairy headed⁠‍ toward Jebul, the⁠⁠⁠ resting place of​‌ the angels.

***‍

Anke​​ Ra resided in‌ the tower of​‍‌ Arabot.

An‍‍ omniscient and omnipotent⁠‍‍ being who could‌ freely control the‌‌​ life expectancy of​⁠ believers and even​‌ govern their memories.​​

Ymir⁠‌⁠ had ascended the​‌⁠ tower to obtain‍‌​ an audience with⁠ that supreme being.​​

The⁠‍ king of the⁠‌‍ giants, Ymir.

The⁠​⁠ strongest giant in⁠‌⁠ the history of‌ heaven.

The‌ Liquor of Anecdotes‌‍‍ is divided into​‌ a total of⁠ ten stages until⁠​ reaching the perfection⁠​‌ of a living‌‌‍ being. And Ymir​‍ was the only‍‍⁠ giant in history‌‍ who had reached‌‍‍ the tenth and​ final stage.

Even‍⁠ someone like Ymir⁠‍ could not help​ but tense up​ when standing before⁠‍​ the divine throne⁠ where Anke Ra‌‍ resided.

The‍​ upper floor, which‌‍ seemed to pierce​ the sky, did⁠​‍ not occupy even⁠⁠ a hundredth of‌⁠ the area of‍⁠​ the first floor.‍

After⁠‍⁠ arriving in the‌⁠‌ light elevator, the‌ only thing he⁠⁠ saw was a crude iron door.‌

“Anke⁠ Ra, your servant⁠‌‍ requests an audience.”​​

Ymir‌‌‌ waited for a moment.

The‌‌‍ door began to‍‌ tremble, and a crack opened in⁠‌ the center, opening​‌⁠ inward.

Ymir‍‌ stepped forward without⁠‍ hesitation.

Boom.⁠ Boom. Boom.

A sound of expansion‌‌​ resonated rhythmically. It‌⁠‍ was like a loose drum, a sound that seemed‌ to be absorbed‍⁠‌ inward.

The‌ room did not‍​ even have one​⁠‍ hundred square meters.‍‌⁠

Nerve⁠​ fibers as thin‍‌‍ as hair filled‌ the cracks in​‌ the floor and⁠‌‌ extended in all⁠ directions, while on‍ the walls hung‌‍​ tubes that looked‍‌​ like intestines.

The⁠⁠‌ nerves on the​‍​ floor rose and‌​⁠ probed Ymir’s ankles,​‌‍ but soon lost‌ interest and withdrew.⁠

Ymir‌‌ knelt on one‌​ knee before Ra.​⁠

“The⁠​⁠ giant Ymir presents‌ himself before Anke‍ Ra.”

Boom.‍‍‍ Boom. Boom.

Behind‌ Ymir’s shoulders, an​‍ enormous mass of​ flesh pulsed like​ a heart to⁠ receive him.

Weight​​ 26 tons. It​⁠‍ was a dark‌​ reddish color, surrounded⁠‍ by mucus, and‌​ its shape was‌⁠ a collapsed structure​​​ with no defined‍ features.

The​‍ central part protruded,‍‌ while the ends‌​ hung like deflated‌⁠ balloons.

From‌‍ those ends extended⁠‌⁠ intestinal bundles that⁠⁠‍ covered the walls,‌‌ and from them‍⁠‍ grew nerves that​⁠ spread across the‌ floor, jumping like‌⁠ waves.

Ra’s​‌⁠ body seemed like​‍ an amalgamation of‌‍ all the organs‌ of a living‍​ being.

It‍ was heart and​⁠⁠ brain, digestive system‍⁠ and sensory organ‌‌ at the same‍‌ time.

Around​‍ Ymir, Ra’s nerves​ began to thrash​⁠​ frantically. Then, the​​ center of the⁠⁠⁠ mass of flesh⁠‌‌ swelled and, with​​​ a wet sound,‍⁠ tore horizontally. The​‌ skin split upward​‌‍ and downward, and‍‌ from its interior‍ emerged a huge​‌​ eye.

Anke⁠‍⁠ Ra (eternal and‌‍​ immortal Ra, age‍ unknown).

The⁠⁠ iris, the size‍​⁠ of a person’s‌‍​ face, contracted and​ expanded as it​ focused.

Then,‍ a sharp sound‌ that pierced the​ eardrums came out‍‌ of it.

“Kiiik!‍ Giant… Kiiik! Ymir,​‍‍ why… Kiiik! have‌‌‍ you come to‌ seek me?”

Despite‍‍ the noise that⁠​ sounded like nails⁠‌​ scraping against a steel plate, Ymir​ did not change​‍ his expression.

“A‌ group of heretics​⁠⁠ has entered the​⁠⁠ sacred heaven. Those‌‌⁠ who denied the⁠​‍ Liquor of Anecdotes‌​ have been handed​‌​ over to Kariel‌ and are preparing‌‍ to receive the⁠ Liquor of Life.”⁠‍⁠

“I…​⁠ know.”

Ra’s‌⁠ voice gradually stabilized.‍ It was still​⁠ sharp, but it​​⁠ no longer contained⁠‌‌ noise.

Ra​‌ knew everything. Therefore,⁠‍​ Ymir judged that​ he had not​‌ yet received a response. However, no⁠‍ matter how long‍ he waited, Ra​ said nothing more.‍⁠

“What⁠‌‍ is your intention?”‍

“None.​ Must I… be⁠​⁠ concerned?”

“It‍ is an unusual‍⁠​ case. It is⁠ said that the‌​‌ coordinates of a world that had‍​‌ never been infiltrated‌‌​ are recorded in⁠ the metagate. This‌⁠ is a perfect⁠ opportunity to transmit⁠‌‌ Ra’s will.”

“Y-mi-r.”​‍

During‌ those three syllables,⁠⁠ Ra’s tone dropped⁠⁠​ abruptly, and then⁠‌⁠ continued with a majestic voice.

“I‍ am the beginning⁠​ and the end​ of the world.‌​ Everything is connected‍ to me, therefore⁠‍‍ there is nothing‍‍ I must be​⁠‌ concerned about.”

Ymir​ pressed his lips‍‌⁠ together.

Ra​⁠ is omnipotent. Therefore,⁠ any event must​⁠⁠ be within his​ domain. But he‌⁠ could not withdraw‌‌ without recovering his‍​ body.

“I‍ wish to recover​ my body. I beg you to‌ melt the wall​​ of ice that​‌‌ never melts.”

“Ymir,⁠ were you not​⁠⁠ my servant?”

“Do‌ not misunderstand. The⁠⁠‌ giants are those‍​‍ who obey the‌ laws. This is‌​ also to preserve‍‌​ the laws of⁠ heaven.”

“It​‌​ is not permitted.”​

Ymir‍ raised his head​ with burning eyes.​ But upon meeting​‍ Ra’s enormous single‍ eye, all his​ emotions vanished.

“More‌⁠ than the blasphemous‍​⁠ actions of a billion heretics, a single step of⁠⁠ a giant can‍‍⁠ be louder. And​ even more so‍ if that step‌⁠ belongs to the​​‌ king of the‍‍​ giants, Ymir.”

“Do‍‌ you doubt my⁠​ loyalty? Do you‌‍ believe I would‍​‌ rebel against you,‌‍⁠ who is great?”⁠

“Ymir,‍ you are the‌‍​ one who must‌ not misunderstand. Your‌​ power breaks the⁠⁠ balance of the​‍⁠ world. Do not⁠​ forget that the‌‍ laws exist to​‌​ maintain the whole.”‍

After​‌ saying that, Ra⁠ closed his eye.‍

The‌⁠ crack of the⁠ membrane sealed completely,​ and the intensity⁠‌ of the pulsations‌ increased.

Boom.⁠‌ Boom. Boom.

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