Ascension of the Nephilim

Two days have passed outside of the three. But inside, ten days have passed.

Those days were very important for Kyros and his team.

He had explained that the loss of blessings also meant that they could explore all power.

Even in Middle, the curses and limitations of the gods and fallen remain. They were outside of time, but they were still inside the laws of the gods and fallen to limit the ascension of mortals that would become gods or fallen that could challenge them and bring back the Heretic Wars.

But in the Unrecorded Pages, all these curses were lost. They were in a world where everything was possible.

The training went well for everyone, and numerous weapons of war were being created and placed at the top. Preparations to fell the World Wood Tree were also in place.

The cursed world where there were no blessings of Codes or Corruption was to Kyros's advantage. Kyros had lived a life of having so many curses that in this world, those curses failed to exist and were helping Kyros learn faster.

One of Kyros's clones was focused on being able to wield water.

Kyros had numerous abilities in how he could control and even shape the darkness, and Kyros took this knowledge and explored how to harness it during the days when Listrel and the other two first left. By the time they returned, Kyros could already create various suits that had a thick layer of water in them.

The water hazmat suits were initially so weak as they could only allow a person to be exposed to brimstone for two hours before it would start to hurt them.

But Kyros was constantly learning. Without the blanket curse that affected everyone in the Planesword from ever 'discovering' how to control water. And so, as the days passed, one of Kyros's clones continued on this path.

[Water Wielder skill level increased!]

[Water Wielder Level 6 reached!]

The notification popped up, but the clone ignored it and constantly taught Mechiel what to do.

Mechiel's task had changed. She was the only one who could wield water and was aiding Kyros's clone to create more and more weapons.

She could already gather water but now was another impossible task that Kyros was teaching her.

"Being a Water Artificer really is hard..." Mechiel sighed as she tried to help Kyros. Unfortunately, she could not harden the water or harness it as Kyros could.

"Water is the closest element to darkness. I am from darkness and already have a skill on how to contain and touch dark energy freely. You can't even do that! Don't be too hard on yourself. The path I set for you isn't artificer now. You have to be a Water Enchanter. If you can enchant or imbue the essence of water, it will be great." Kyros chuckled.

Mechiel continued to spend the accelerated days trying to learn how to enchant weapons. Her main advantage was the Celestial Code, which helped her wield water. And with her presence that could attract or seduce the elements, Kyros was now able to focus while teaching Mechiel how to strengthen her magic power with water. Kyros was hoping to be able to wield magic outside of the Celestial Code and make his own. He knew that if he managed to diverge outside of the path, he could even understand the code of water itself. After all, the Celestial Code was only a Code that gathers water. And Kyros was searching for something beyond that.

As the two were more and more exposed to how to handle and wield water, they were growing more and more powerful. Mechiel was slowly becoming a proper wizard that could

Down near the sea, Lea continued to absorb the death energy.

The oceans had changed because of the Brimstone energy trying to break out. The sea itself had subsided by a large percentage, and life in the sea was deteriorating. Most of the plants had disappeared, and the lack of food meant the loss of all monsters and beasts. The merfolk races had to leave their homes and aid the elves.

But while the brimstone energy had created a catastrophic change to the environment, it could not purge the death energy as the heat had not managed to overcome it yet.

Several strange energy conversion circles were drawn in the water. The strange part was that while it was 'written' over the water, the circles remained still.

This circle was drawing in the little death and dark energy of the sea.

Lea sat underneath the circle and harnessed the energy. She continued to meditate on the words of Kyros and sought to figure out what power she had harnessed within her.

But as part of her training, it was a dangerous step.

Lea held out a black ball. This was the darkness that Kyros created. It was the purest of darkness and was of Kyriachos itself.

Lea slowly absorbed the darkness and allowed herself to fall into the Dark, Maddening state.

She sought to explore the real powers of darkness and death.

As Kyros no longer continued to give instructions on the generation of the weapons of war, his clone was inside the massive energy conversion circle that was powering the Time Core of Calaminus.

Listrel was with another one of Kyros's clones, and they sat within the energy conversion circle to absorb and study the terrifying power of Brimstone.

Kyros was constantly using his Templar Form as he sat down and meditated.

Surprisingly, Listrel next to her had already assumed the form of a Force Paladin!

She managed to recover and assimilate with the power that Mezal Steele had developed but was using the power of Brimstone instead of the power of the Holy.

But soon, Listrel could no longer bear the pain of the Brimstone and moved outside of the conversion circle.

Kyros's clone remained and was trying to harness Brimstone.

"To think that even your Clone can maintain itself in that Brimstone chamber longer than me!" Listrel cursed.

Near here was the main body of Kyros, who was meditating on the roots of the World Wood Tree.

The power of Earth was resonating deep within, and Kyros opened his eyes.

"Please don't disturb me." The main body of Kyros spoke and closed his eyes once more.

"What the?! That form! The power of the Dryad!" Listrel was shocked.

"He's really making use of his time. I never thought that we would actually be in a world where I could accelerate time once more. We can't do this in the real world, by the way. But here, where Time had actually been discarded, it easier and more efficient to do Time acceleration." The voice of Calaminus spoke.

"Lord Calaminus!" Listrel bowed.

"No need to be so formal. Even the others just call me Calaminus or Cal. But on the other hand, I think most of them lost the respect for me..."

"How is Kyros doing this? His clones are all learning!"

"Yes. I suggested that he do the Naruto training thing. This is the perfect time for him to train in this world of possibilities. And as for his learning, his parents should be related to the Gods that introduced wisdom in the first place. No need to feel inferior. He's even smarter than me!" Calaminus chuckled.

Listrel frowned as he looked at the three clones.

"Lord Calaminus... I have a question. This has been bothering me and is probably the reason why I am so preoccupied. And Kyros doesn't want to tell me."

"You want to know what happened to the 'you' in this timeline?" Calaminus asked.

"...Yes. How did I die?"

"Why is this important?"

"When Fate and Destiny showed up, I realized just how weak I am. Despite my strength, I am but a pawn in this battle between gods that spans time and reality. It feels like my fate and destiny in this abandoned and even the one in the current one where Beginning and End fights are inescapable..."

"You are strong." It was Kyros who suddenly spoke. His clone that was absorbing the Brimstone had stepped out to recover.

"I don't think you need to know the answer to that question."

"You won't tell me what killed me?" Listrel frowned.

"No. But I will tell you what will keep you alive. Listrel. You are very strong. The gods are stronger, and yes, Fate and Destiny have been toying around with your life. But, with your current power, you still can't escape their will."

"How will that encouragement keep me alive? And besides, you said that these gods toy with me! Why would that be strong?" Listrel cursed.

Kyros smiled.

"Because you now know how to be weak. The first time I was brought into this world and fought against Fate and Destiny, I walked right in the palm of their hands. In most cases, Fate saved me with her plots. But after a while, I learned and adapted. I found out I was weak. And that's how I have this strength. Let me tell you something, Listrel... Fate doesn't think I can overcome this. She is gambling it up. She doesn't know if we can succeed in this crazy plan. So you better hurry up and learn from your weakness. That's what it means to challenge Fate." Kyros chuckled and moved back in.

Listrel was silent at first, but then she smiled. The simple words of Kyros got to her and her worries dissipated.

"You better tell Lea about this," Listrel spoke as she stepped into the energy conversion circle to bear the power of Brimstone.

"I don't need to. I already made a fool out of her. For someone like her, that's enough." Kyros chuckled.