'Is it possible to change Ubius's future?... I also have to be wary of that fate divinity holder. He might control the fate of all these peoples and might know everything about them. Moreover, the thing that worries me more is the presence of Rilos. I may have a chance to kill other mages, but not Rilos. Even If Ubius come to aid me, it's almost impossible to truly kill him.' Abium knew the reason for that.
'After all, he holds a title called 'Undying.''
'I can't provoke that undying monster. Even if I kill him, he will revive back and seek revenge. But do I have no choice but to not participate in this mission?' He felt conflicted for the first time.
Suddenly, Abium's amber eyes became sharp as he remembered an incident from the past and became more serious.
'No. Rilos still haven't got that revival power yet. If I'm not wrong, I heard a rumor saying he got a lucky encounter in the Abyssal Dungeon. Should I kill him now? No, instead of killing him, I should form a plan and snatch that revival power from him.' As for how he was going to achieve that, Abium still needed to learn about it. But one thing he knew for sure was that he would benefit a lot as long as he followed Rilos.
'As for that fate divinity holder, all I can do now is change the future as much as possible and lead it into a most unpredictable way! So, the one who controls fate will stumble and will make mistakes. Meanwhile, I will use that opportunity and lure him out of the shadows.' Abium's lips curved upward.
Abium knew that he would need help to guess the exact future from a single future vision. But that future was the one he didn't want, so he thought that twisting the future a little.
'But the problem is with my measly strength, how could I achieve that?' Abium furrowed his brows and soon felt a strange drowsy feeling assaulting him.
He felt that feeling was familiar and soon realized that his soul was being pulled into some mysterious domain. Although it was similar to when he entered the Mysterious Fountain, the pulling force appeared formidable.
But he didn't panic. Instead, he began to study the mystical force pulling his soul and soon realized that he had gained enlightenment!
As he further probed the pulling force, he finally understood a little bit of the mysterious power.
'It's very mysterious and powerful! Is this what they called Divine power? I don't know which element it belong it, but even a mere drop felt like an ocean.'
After a split second, Abium quickly returned to a normal state and soon found himself surrounded by complete darkness.
He quietly looked ahead and soon saw a familiar catkin girl sitting on a dark wooden throne.
Instantly, Abium knew who this catkin girl was and bowed quickly.
"Greetings, Lady Nyara!"
"Don't try to stop the necromancers." Goddess Nyara threw a black ring toward Abium and said with a cold tone. Then the next moment, she waved her left hand and broke the surrounding darkness.
A moment later, Abium slowly opened his eyes in his house.
Unlike before, his face was covered with cold sweat.
Although he didn't know why the Goddess suddenly invited him into her domain, he instantly realized that it had something to do with those Necromancers!
'So, she wants me not to mess up their plan, huh? What is she up to?' He stared nervously at the ceiling.
Nyara's sentence was still echoing inside his mind like divine judgment words, which made his body go numb.
'She is warning me!' It didn't take long for him to realize what her motive was.
'But why?' Abium felt puzzled deeply. After a while, he shook his head with a weak smile and shifted his attention to the black ring.
'Kid, which goddess did you meet this time?' Azolla asked jokingly. Abium knew she must have guessed because of that mysterious force that pulled him a few seconds ago.
'It's the Goddess Nyara.' Abium said while sending his spiritual power to the black ring. He didn't think there would be any curse spell or trap in that ring. Of course, he knew the possibility of Goddess Nyara pulling some prank on him was high, but he didn't put much thought into it.
As his spiritual power entered inside that ring, Abium felt a series of numbers appear inside his mind.
Abium quickly memorized the series of numbers and was puzzled.
'Strange numbers...'
He knew nothing about those numbers and instantly asked Azolla to scan that ring.
'Kid, you are lucky. This ring is called the Returner's ring. If you got somehow stuck in another plane or another dimension, you could use this ring to return to our home plane using that coordinate. But it can be used only once, so use it wisely.' Azolla's words were serious.
'Hmm, it's better to keep it as one of my trump cards.' Abium muttered inwardly and tossed the black ring into his spatial ring. Afterward, he searched inside his spatial ring and took out the mysterious stone tablet. Even Azolla became puzzled when he took out that stone.
But Abium's lips curved upward as he sent his spirit power into the stone tablet. When Nyara pulled his soul using an invisible mystical force earlier, he didn't miss that chance and gained some understanding of how to perceive that mystical divine power. Although it was far from enough for him to understand it, it was more than enough for him to learn how to perceive divine power.
As Abium's spiritual power surrounded the stone tablet, he felt a minute amount of familiar mystical power from that stone. He felt the same whenever his soul was pulled into the mysterious fountain.
As his spiritual energy touched that mystical energy, an unknown word appeared on the surface of that stone.
It was not the language he knew, but somehow he understood the meaning of that word and unknowingly muttered it out loud.
"Luck."
Crack!
The stone tablet shattered into powder while leaving behind a gold coin. An image of a tangled snake on one side, while a face of a beautiful lady with a crown on her head on the other side was imprinted.
'T-This is a Miracle gold coin!' A surprised voice echoed inside his head. From Azolla's tone, Abium could tell that even she was deeply surprised.
'Is it an artifact?' He asked.
After a long silence, Azolla asked a question.
'Kid, do you know anything about intellectual artifacts?'
Abium frowned as he heard a new term and shook his head helplessly. Although he had some guesses, he still chose to stay silent.
'Ha! I will tell you from the start then. From ancient times, mortals categorized artifacts into three types. The first type is an ordinary magic artifact, including low- to legendary-tier ones. They are manmade objects and can be destroyed easily. Rune mages or some powerful blacksmiths use their knowledge and understanding to their fullest and create these artifacts.
The second type is nature artifact. Natural phenomena form these nature artifacts. As for how they are created, even I know nothing much about it. Some say the 'Will of the World' made these artifacts, while others say that they form naturally due to dense elemental energy. If you want to find the truth, you have to ask the world's will, but I can tell you that except for one elven emperor and a Lich who is still sleeping at the end of this continent, no one has met the will of our Easica world.
Now, I will tell you about the third type of artifact. These artifacts are called intellectual artifacts. They are created by Gods using divinity and divine power. Most of these artifacts have their basic intelligence; some even have evolved into unique artifacts capable of communication. Each artifact has its name and contains mystical powers. I heard that all these artifacts are created with the help of divine power and have the power to change history itself. As I said earlier, this Miracle gold coin will come under this category. Although this coin didn't evolve into a unique artifact, I can tell it has its own will. I heard Lady Myxenta created hundreds of similar Miracle gold coins and tossed them toward different parts of the Universe before starting the Ancient War.'
After hearing a lengthy explanation, Abium nodded gravely and finally asked.
'What should I do with this coin now?'