Tale of Discovery

Now then, which one is more important? The conference or something that requires my immediate attention?

Obviously, the latter.

"Michael, let's get going."

Upon hearing my consensus, Michael immediately gets up from his feet and is about to do something.

Irene, my connection with Heaven is still available, right?

{Affirmative.}

How do I access it?

{Making use of the connection will open a portal within a 10-meter radius of Father directly linked with the Seventh Heaven.}

Seventh Heaven? What's that?

{According to data obtained from the Knowledge of the Tales, Heaven is divided into 7 regions.}

Now that I think about it, all of the information I got from it were parts of other individuals' memories.

Whatever, open the portal.

{Understood.}

The next moment, Michael freezes in place as a circular golden-colored portal appears in the sky.

"That leads to Heaven," I say before flying into the portal.

I would rather go somewhere through my method. I'm not going to let someone that I've just met take me somewhere using methods that I do not know of.

Even if the person is an Angel that has acknowledged me as his God.

Leaving that aside, Heaven sure is huge.

---3rd POV---

Looking at his God pass through a portal to Heaven, Michael looks toward Gabriel before extending his wings and flying into the portal as well.

Gabriel stares at the portal for a short while before taking off her concealment garment and extending her wings.

Her actions earn an intense reaction, as everyone present stare right at her flawless face.

Not willing to waste any more time, Gabriel flies into the portal.

Aruru seems like she's about to burst from excitement as she practically leaps into the portal.

The rest of Victor's Angels all glance at each other before flying into the portal themselves.

Seeing that most of those present went into the portal, Krul looks over at Yuno and says,

"Let's go."

Yuno nods in response before forming reaching her arm out and chanting,

"Boost."

This makes Krul curious as she inquires,

"Is this similar to his boost somehow?"

Nodding her head as confirmation, Yuno responds smugly,

"He had me come up with an application for my Sigilla that is similar to his Boosted Gear's 'Boost', yesterday."

Then, Yuno places her right hand over her chest and the other hand over Krul's.

Sensing the power, Krul stomps the ground a few times before leaping into the sky.

Seeing Krul already about to enter the portal, Yuno follows suit.

The moment they both pass through to the other side, the portal shrinks at an incredible rate before disappearing.

Seeing all of that unfold, Azazel scratches the back of his head before smiling wryly and saying to those present,

"I guess we have no choice other than waiting for them to be done."

Vali, who has just regained a bit of his clarity inquires,

"Who is he, exactly? He can't be God, right?"

In response to his inquiry, Azazel shakes his head before looking into the distance and saying,

"I wish he were…"

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"This is quite the fancy place," Victor says to Michael who's curiously looking around.

Smiling at the angel's actions, Victor says,

"It's almost like you've never been here."

Michael immediately senses the hidden threat in Victor's statement, as he immediately explains,

"This should be the Seventh Heaven. No one other than Him has been here. He made it so that no creatures can get here."

Nodding his head in acknowledgment, Victor says,

"Lead me to whatever it was that required my presence."

"Yes, Father," Michael responds before he and Gabriel take the lead in flying toward where they think will lead to the Sixth Heaven.

Victor follows them while keeping Krul and Yuno in the air using Telekinesis.

Aruru is happily clinging to him with a happy smile on her face.

The rest of the Angels all fly along serenely braced for any abrupt problems that may arise.

After a short while of flying, they reach what seems to be a barrier.

Victor immediately presses his palm against it, which results in everyone present including himself to be covered in light before disappearing.

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Michael looks around at the place they've reappeared in before realization hits him as he says,

"This is the Sixth Heaven."

Everyone other than Michael and Gabriel looks around keenly.

"This way," Michael instructs before flying in a direction.

Before following him, Victor observes his surroundings, making sure to use all of his senses carefully.

After a while, they reach a building that's made of just one room. As for the room, it's adorned with magnificent paintings and furniture that give off a holy aura, while an odd golden orb with rings of runes around it is in the middle of the room.

---1st POV---

Heaven looks much better than I expected. Usually, the way the beauty of someplace or someone is exaggerated when written down, so I didn't have that high of an expectation.

Nevertheless, the place is as beautiful as described, perhaps, even more.

Leaving the beauty of the place aside, the holy feeling is on a whole new level.

Even the air that I'm inhaling feels holy, not that I expected it not to be.

Anyway, I assume that Michael brought me here for that golden orb, as I can already feel an extremely strong connection with it.

It's completely different compared to the connection I had with the Knowledge of the Tales back in the Familiar Forest.

"God instructed us before his death to bring you here," Michael explains before moving to the side with the others.

This leaves only me in the center of the room close to the orb.

Hah~ This is going to be an incredible risk. Irene, do you have any idea what is this?

{It's a Fragment.}

What? Fragment? Infi did mention something like this in her final message. Say, do you know what a Fragment is?

{Upon the death of a Code, there is a chance that their memory and abilities will be left behind in the form of a Fragment.

{This is much more likely to occur if it's a Proxy that died.}

Does this mean what I think it does? Only one way to find out.

Having resolved myself, I reach my arm out and press my palm against the orb.

Immediately after I do so, the orb shatters as the runes are all absorbed into my body.

Ugh!

This is too painful…

After what seems like an eternity, the pain finally recedes as the System Status shows up in front of me.

However, it has changed:

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Name: Haruka Kasuganou (Victor -)

True Name: ????

Title: -SEALED-

Age: 8,953 Years

Code: Exousia (2%) {Berserk | Mahesvara | Holy | ????}

Race: Human - 29>>35%

Energy Left: 94%

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Str: 60>>69 (15) | Agi: 65>>68 (15) | Dex: 68 (15)

Int: 59>>63 (15) | Def: 58>>60 (15) |Vit: 62 (15)

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Essence :-

Berserk: Hunter (1/3) | Tormentor (1/2) | God's Wrath (1/5)

Mahesvara: Creation (4%) | Destruction (2%) | Angelification (??)

Holy:

Holy Slash II [V] -|- Paladin's Aura I [V] -|- Paragon's Eyes I [III] -|- Godspeed III [V] -|- Blink II [III] -|- Light Manipulation IV [VI] -|- Healing Factor II [III] -|- Transmutation -|- Divine Retribution I [V] -|- Clairvoyance (Passive) II [III] -|- Illusion II [III] -|- Rework I [III] -|- ???? -|- ???? -|- ???? -|- ???? -|- ???? -|- ???? -|- ????

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Plunder III [V]:-

--- Primary Ability (1/1) ----

- Telekinesis III [V]

--- Secondary Abilities (5/5) ---

Permeation I [III] -|- Location I [III] -|- Hypnotism I [V] -|- Indoctrination I [III] -|- Pyrokinesis

--- Tertiary Abilities (∞) ---

Spiritualism I [IV] -|- Insight I [VI] -|- Collapse (0%) -|- Thoughtography (1%)

--- Irregular (6/?) ---

Flight I [III] -|- Memory Erasure I [IV] -|- Imperfect Invisibility I [X] -|- Time-Leap (?) -|- Ability Erasure (2%) -|- Gift II [V] -|- Organic Constructs (1%) -|- Regeneration I [V] -|- Absolute Evasion (1%) -|- Vector Manipulation (7%)

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-Power of Destruction (Lesser - 0%)

-Immortality

-Boosted Gear:-

Dragon Roar (0%) -|- Scale Mail (0%) -|- Draconic Form (0%)

--- Unassigned ---

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Current Platform: N/A

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Looking at how different it is as well as the various new numerals and unknown abilities, my brain is filled with questions.

Everything has become more clearer compared to before, and powers don't show the conditions and explanations unless I focus on them.

What's interesting is that the powers that I plundered from the Rift are all being displayed at the bottom.

My thoughts are interrupted by a sudden buzz in my brain as I feel numerous memories of a past life of "mine" within my head.

---3rd POV---

Looking at Victor place his palm against the orb, anxiety overwhelms everyone upon seeing the orb shatter.

Aruru wants to head over to where Victor is upon seeing the painful look he has on his face but is stopped by both Raynare and Mittelt who placed their hands on her shoulders.

A few seconds later, Victor begins to visibly change. His body seems to grow by a whole 10 centimeters, as his short gray hair turned much longer with the color changing to a somewhat sandy color.

Victor's face begins to take on a more mature form as its roundness decreases.

His originally gray eyes turn red as his sclera turn from white to black. Lastly, a strange symbol appears underneath his right eye, resembling a bull's head.

Once done, Victor seems to have calmed down, however, that doesn't last for long as his body suddenly releases irregular energy which blasts away the walls of the room.

This energy doesn't affect anyone present as they all stand where they were with golden light now shining in on them.

Seemingly done, Victor observes his body before muttering,

"Finally,"

Michael, Gabriel, as well as, all of Victor's Angels are unable to hold back anymore as they all move forward and kneel before hailing collectively,

"Father!"

In response to their enthusiastic actions, Victor responds by smiling as the golden light shines on him before saying,

"You are wrong."

Puzzled, the Angels look at him. Then, Victor continues,

"I'm not God."

The grin on Victor's face grows as wind blows from the side and waves his now-sandy-colored shoulder-length hair before declaring,

"I created him."

(https://imgur.com/a/2xzVtRL) - Image of Victor at this moment.