Into the Creations 2448

Chapter 2448 – 2448. Dark Moon

I returned to where I had been.

Before my eyes, I saw Rahul’s corpse, his body split in half. Behind me, Aisa was panting, wiping away sweat.

‘…Hardly any time has passed. A few seconds at most.’

I had glimpsed the world of the gods, if only for a moment. It felt like the time axis itself was different there.

‘True transcendents who even play with the time axis… It’s a miracle I’m alive. I’m glad the god of magic, Meltes, is favorable to me.’

What was strange was that Meltes had given me a blessing, but she said she didn’t know why herself. It might not have been her own will that led her to bless me.

‘Meltes asked me to save her. She didn’t seem in immediate danger, but… is there something I don’t know?’

What did she need saving from? And if I had to save her, how would I do it? Did Meltes really have no ulterior motives?

There was too little information. There were no clear answers.

‘It’s true that I need her power.’

Meltes’s blessing.

I had just thought I was a natural genius. But what if that wasn’t the case? Could I throw away this magical talent?

‘Magic is my power. I can’t abandon it now. Meltes knows that, which is why she didn’t go into detail. Since I’m not going to abandon magic, there’s really only one option.’

That didn’t mean I was going to dedicate my life to saving Meltes. I would do it if I had the time, if I could.

The blue ring on my left index finger.

The moment I put on the ring, I naturally knew its abilities, but I didn’t know the ring’s name. Maybe Meltes herself hadn’t named it.

‘It’s weird to name your own ring. From my perspective, it’s even stranger that a ring with this much power has no name.’

I decided to just call it Meltes’s ring.

Of the three spells that were originally stored, I had used two: Meteor Strike and Dimension Warp. Of course, the third spell was also extraordinary.

‘Resurrection.’

As the name suggests, it was a spell to resurrect a target.

Meltes’s ring could activate spells without conditions, but this spell had a condition. There had to be a corpse of the target.

‘It’s obvious that there has to be a dead person to resurrect them. More than that, can’t I… research this spell?’

Once a spell was stored, you couldn’t see the spell’s formula until you activated it.

‘That’s the disappointing thing about this ring.’

Just because I had a resurrection spell didn’t mean I should be arrogant. I couldn’t use the resurrection spell on myself.

‘I was thinking of using the resurrection spell as a way to maximize my magic power with a self-sacrifice ritual… but it’s a shame I can’t use it on myself.’

Is the god of magic really a god? To have a spell that can even revive the dead. This was beyond manipulating time… wasn’t it manipulating causality?

‘Is magic omnipotence?’

I had to hide the resurrection spell, of course. If I bragged about this to the whole world… even superhumans above level 7 would come after me.

No, even more than that, entire nations would come after me. Even Neo London couldn’t protect me. Rather, Neo London would actively try to get me.

‘The god of magic, who uses such power, asked me for help.’

It smelled dangerous.

As I was lost in thought, Aisa came running from afar.

“Yujin! Are you okay? You suddenly disappeared and then reappeared! Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m fine. Are you sure you don’t have any side effects from finishing the ritual?”

“Yes. Fortunately, the god of magic took all the burden. As soon as the ritual was complete, she quickly took it and influenced it. It was as if she had been waiting for this moment.”

“I see. Then now… shall we finish this up?”

Rahul was dead, but it wasn’t completely over. There were still Alpha Tier employees that Rahul had been protecting.

I moved slowly.

I already knew their locations. The influence of Akar and the power of the barrier had completely disappeared, but Meltes’s influence still remained, so my senses were sharper than ever.

There was only one person where they had been. The rest had all committed suicide with handguns. I looked at the man who hadn’t committed suicide. I could tell by the different presence he exuded. The person in charge of this project.

A man in his 30s in a disheveled suit.

“You’re lucky you didn’t commit suicide.”

“…Committing suicide to escape a magician who defeated Rahul-nim… No matter how I think about it, it seems impossible. Did I make a wise choice?”

“Yes. If you had tried to commit suicide, lightning would have struck you from the sky and electrocuted you.”

“I heard electrocution is so painful… I’m glad I made the right choice. I’m Ott. The head of this project, the Fresh Medicine Project.”

“I am.”

“I know. President Yujin Meyer of LK Corporation. Just because I’m here doesn’t mean I’m deaf. You’re also one of the successful products of the Battle Mage.”

“…Alpha Tier knew?”

“Yes. The company knows. How could they not know when you’re so openly active? I didn’t know this time because you came as a vampire. But I couldn’t pretend not to know when you were using electric magic with that face.”

“You know I hate Alpha Tier with a passion.”

“Most test subjects do. That’s why there’s a special team within Alpha Tier that eliminates test subjects.”

“Why are you leaving me alone?”

“Neo London is one of the cities where the company’s influence doesn’t reach much. That’s probably why you chose Neo London. And when we realized your existence, it was already too late to do anything. LK Corporation, which is involved with the bigwigs of Neo London, is also a burden for Alpha Tier.”

It went as I had planned. It wasn’t for nothing that I had divided my shares among the Magic Association, the Neo Round Table Council, the Leisun School, and the Hytel School.

‘This is my business, but it’s also their business. Especially touching the Magic Association and the Round Table Council is a big burden for Alpha Tier.’

I looked at Ott.

Let him live here? No way.

‘Should I cut off his limbs and take him to the Lumen Prison? I can extract information through all sorts of torture in that place, which I completely control.’

But Aisa was next to me now. I couldn’t say that she had no merit. It was thanks to her conducting the ritual that I was able to meet Meltes.

“A peaceful death. Just promise me that. I’ll tell you everything I know.”

“That depends on how you come out. What is the exact purpose of this project?”

“Rahul-nim’s… no, I don’t need to use honorifics anymore. Rahul’s transcendence. The company wants superhumans. Superhumans are the power of this world, so it’s only natural.”

“How do they transcend?”

“Akar is the god of life, evolution, and mutation. What Rahul focused on was evolution. Transcendence and evolution. Aren’t they similar words? Evolving oneself to overcome the wall that’s blocking them. In return, they offer sacrifices to Akar.”

“The sacrifices are the tribes. They looked like artificial life forms… was Akar satisfied with those sacrifices?”

“They are human, but they are not human. They are made from Akar’s flesh and endlessly repeat evolution and mutation. The byproducts become new substances and are researched as drugs. The publicly known purpose of the project is this.”

Then Aisa interjected. She had a camera in her hand as always.

“Did you really have to manage them like that, as if they were being raised? No, not managed. If they’re human, you should treat them like humans.”

“They are not human. You were the ones who killed them all.”

“That’s… but.”

“You know it too. That they are too different to be human. That’s why you were able to kill them without hesitation. Treating them like humans… The reason they were prevented from being civilized was because it was easier to gather faith that way. Akar was a greedy god who wanted both sacrifices and faith. This is a breeding ground to meet Akar’s demands.”

“Hmm. Yes. A human breeding ground. No, even if they’re something that resembles humans, they’re disgusting because they’re like fanatics. The fact that you’re not a fanatic makes it even more so.”

“It’s just work.”

“This is near Neo London. Why did you do this here?”

“This was where Akar’s statue was first discovered. It was chosen because it was a place where Akar could easily exert his power.”

“It wouldn’t have been enough to handle this quietly with just your power. You would have needed things like supplies. You have collaborators in Neo London, right? Who are they?”

“…Ha. You’re smart, reporter. Well, it doesn’t matter since I’m already done for. I’ll sell them out to get your mercy.”

He named at least 30 people. More than half of them were famous people I had heard of at least once. Neo London nobles, tycoons, bosses of large gangs. Even high-ranking police officers.

There were some people that I would have trouble dealing with.

But Aisa…

Her lips were hooked to her ears. She was 100% going to put this information in an article and blow it up. Could she handle this article? She could. The news company Liberals was originally a bunch of guys who bashed corporations.

I don’t know if it’s true, but there’s a rumor that the Neo Round Table Council uses Liberals to keep corporations in check.

“Tell me everything you know about the god of magic, Meltes.”

“I only know that she came from another world a long time ago, fought Akar, and Akar was defeated and banished.”

“…Is that really all you know?”

“That’s all I know. I’m not a theologian. Rahul would know more about Akar than I do.”

“……”

He didn’t seem to be lying. I asked another question.

“You must have taken my child’s genes.”

“…The genes of a true-blooded vampire. Ah, I see. Now I know why the genes were like that. It’s because your original identity was human.”

“Where is my genetic information?”

“Didn’t you destroy the entire building?”

“Don’t be ridiculous. You, who rose to the position of department head, wouldn’t have just kept important data. Do you have it now?”

“…Yes. I have it. I was going to give it to you.”

Ott took out a tablet from his pocket and handed it over. I quickly checked the data, but I didn’t understand it.

“Explain.”

Ott looked at me and continued.

“Your genes. No, your child’s genes were mixed with all sorts of things. Human, vampire, dragon, elf… even plant genes were mixed in. Strangely, they were all mixed together in a miracle and harmonized… but Akar’s genes were the problem. Your child died because of Akar’s genes.”

“What does that mean?”

“…The test subjects were made from Akar’s flesh. In other words, they were born from Akar. In a broad sense, they can be called Akar’s clones. So… if Akar doesn’t recognize them, the child will miscarry.”

“…That bastard is involved in everything from start to finish.”

“It was originally a place for Akar.”

“It’s a good thing there’s no communication. My genetic information wouldn’t have been sent to headquarters.”

“……That genetic information is a miracle. If Akar hadn’t caused your child to miscarry… an absurd new human might have been born. With that genetic information, you could trade with headquarters and gain huge profits. Headquarters might even bow down to you.”

“I don’t need it.”

I dropped the tablet on the floor.

*KWA-BANG!*

Lightning struck from the sky, completely destroying the tablet.

Ott swallowed hard.

“So, can I die peacefully now? If you allow it, I’ll commit suicide myself…!”

“Aisa. What do you want to do?”

“I’ve gotten everything I wanted. I have no business with this man. Do whatever you want, Yujin.”

“…I’ll take him. I need to check if the information is correct.”

Ott, startled, took out a handgun from his pocket and pointed it at his head.

But he couldn’t be faster than electricity. The electricity that flowed from my feet electrocuted him. He fainted before he could pull the trigger.

I roughly grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.