Rebirth of Abium

Only after a second did Empress Athena noticed Abium's presence, and then asked with a pleasant voice.

''How did you manage to get those memories about me?''

Abium looked at her with a daze for a moment and then said calmly.

''Sorry, your Imperial Majesty. It is one of my secrets. I won't reveal it to you even if you force me.''

The next moment, his expression froze and then turned into shock. Because he saw the trees starting to fade like smoke and soon he found himself in a room filled with a long wooden table and wooden chairs. Next to him was Empress Athena. She stood while nodding her head and sat on one of the luxurious chairs lined on both sides of the long table.

''Just call me Athena or my lady. I'm not an Empress, just a hopeless woman waiting to take revenge for my love.'' She muttered with a sad tone and turned her head towards him. Following that, she curled her lips up and spoke with a smile on her face.

''Please sit, Elven child. First of all, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for bringing back my husband's body. For that, I owe you a big favor.'' She paused for a bit and continued,

''I will answer any questions for ten minutes without any charge. Although I could only answer your questions for only five minutes now, you can come back once again to this place five years later and ask other questions. This time you woke up my locked memories by showing my husband's body. So, I will be able to remain in this state for only five minutes. Please ask whatever question you have before I fell into my half-sleep state.'' Hearing her words, Abium nodded anxiously and asked.

''How did you know about my mother?'' That was Abium's most concerning question. As if she had expected, she replied with a chuckle.

''Like you, I also have divinities. Before his death, my husband gave these divinities to me and asked me to protect it until a successor arrives. All this time, I'm wandering in this forest and still waiting for all those candidates to finish the mission. My divinities are Dream divinities. With these divinities, I will be able to enter ones' dream and could be able to read some of their memories through dreams.'' She said with a mischievous smile on her face.

Abium's expression turned gloomy as he heard those words and asked anxiously.

''So, you can also able read my memory? But even I don't know my mom's name right, then how did you know?'' Abium got more puzzled and asked.

''You are wrong, elf. Your memories about your mother are still hidden deep inside your Sea of consciousness. Moreover, I also saw your mother's dream once, so it is an easy job. Although I was in a deep sleep all this time, I was well aware of what is happening outside through my Dream domain power."

At the same time, Abium suddenly thought of another stalking goddess and shivered.

'Damn! This kingdom has too many stalkers.' Abium stared at her with full of cold sweats on his face and asked once again.

''So can you tell me where I can find my mother?''

She stared vacantly at the ceiling for a few moments and said solemnly.

''I will tell you the information I gathered from watching your mother's dream on the day she put you at the Roseglen city's Nature Temple entrance. Hmm, from her dressing style, I can tell she is from the Zistedel Empire. Hmm, she is a half-elf and had golden hair like yours' and seemed to be working under some big mage family. She is crying while holding you in both arms, and it appears that your father lost everything through a bet.'' She stopped for a second and replied with a solemn look on her face.

''I think your father lost everything, including your mother, in a bet and became a slave for a big family. I can feel the grief when your mother heard the news when you were born. So, she chose to hide you in this kingdom so that you won't become a slave for a mage family.'' She ended her speech, leaving Abium stunned.

'Slave?' Abium got angry at his unknown father when he heard Empress Athena's words. Abium's amber eyes suddenly became watery as he realized why his mother left him at the Nature Temple entrance. But what worried him most was the name of the Empire.

Zistedel Empire!

It was one of the Holy See's closest allies. Abium even heard that the Emperor of Zistedel was a firm believer of Light church and frowned deeply. At first, he thought of going to the Arcane Empire to stay low for a few years, but he changed his plan when he heard about his mother.

''You have four more minutes.'' As Abium was deeply thinking, suddenly, he heard Athena's words. He quickly stopped his thoughts and then asked his next question hurriedly.

''Do you know the real identity of the 'Watcher'?''

Once again, she looked up at the ceiling and started talking.

''That baby once visited this forest a few months ago along with a goblin, and when I try to pull him into my dream, he quickly ran away with that goblin's help. But he had a smell of Abyss in his body. That child must be an avatar of some demon lord or a real fallen demon lord who managed to reincarnate in our plane to rise using this chaos era.'' Her casual words made Abium shaken. What does the title Demon Lord mean? It means that the Watcher was a real god! Or maybe a former god!

''3 minutes more,'' Empress Athena didn't give him any time to think deeply as she said quickly.

Abium nodded at her reminder and asked.

''Do you have Sunrise shackle potion formula?'' Although Abium could use Death Cane to break the shackle, he didn't want to place his full hope on that artifact.

This time, Empress stopped for a second as she hesitated for a bit and talked.

''Yes, I will tell you, so memorize it carefully.

Main ingredients- Red leaf-1, Two drops of Elite Mermaid's blood, 3.5 grams of moon sugar, and 1 gram of powdered skull bone of 1,000-year-old elf.

Potion concoction method– Boil the Red leaf using 100ml of Endless seawater for 4 minutes 32 seconds at a temperature of 45.6 degrees. Then add those two drops of Mermaid's blood along with 3.5 grams of moon sugar. After two seconds, add one gram of powdered skull bone of a 1,000-years-old elf and cool it down.

Reminder: Drinking this potion during Sunrise will help you successfully breakthrough into the next tier.''

Abium quickly memorized the formula and soon asked another question.

''Where can I get the Fex dimension's Key?''

This time, Empress Athena let out a sigh and replied gravely.

''The Key is attached to the Emerald coin you heard in the rumors. Well, I'm the one who spread the rumor to find that emerald coin but everyone, including some Arcane Empire mages who searched for that coin, had already dead mysteriously. Before you learn about the key, I will tell you some secrets about this mysterious Emerald coin. Well, that palm-sized coin is actually a twisted intellectual artifact that could induce 'Greed' in peoples' hearts and strangely devour their souls. Even my husband doesn't know of its real power, so you have to be more careful of its tricks. That coin also has some connection with Sin artifacts. So, be careful."

"Originally, my husband found a way to control that Emerald coin, but somehow he failed. Before Philip came to kill my husband, my husband gave that Emerald coin to Novak while placing a part of his consciousness in it. After that, Novak escaped with that coin and hid it in an unknown place. If you want to find that key, then you have to ask Novak first. But be careful.'' She said as she noticed Abium's puzzled expression and replied seriously.

''Novak has many secrets like you, so I don't think he is dead. Gather all those diaries, and then maybe you could find some clues. Well, I heard that he is an ancient High-Human who managed to find a way to trick the Endless river of Life and reincarnated once again in our plane with some basic memories. I will give you a piece of advice. If you frequently think about the Emerald coin, then it will come and look for you on its own. So, don't think about that twisted artifact, child.'' Hearing her words, Abium face went death pale and but soon recovered from the shock.

After that, he shakes his head and asked his next question as he noticed there were only 60 seconds left.

''So, what should I have to do if I want to become a successor and get those five dream divinities?''Abium had already guessed these divinities are much more important as he saw how that Watcher manipulated him and others to get that Blood child's divinity. So, he made up his mind to get his hand on these five divinities.

As soon as Empress Athena heard Abium's words, her smile brightened. After looking into his amber eyes, she spoke excitedly with full of killing intent.

''Kill that Pontiff Philip, and then you will be able to become my husband's successor. You are a dream walker like my husband, kid. So it will be easy for you to achieve that mission. I will give you a piece of advice" She paused for a moment and added, "if you want to control the power of divinity fully, then you have to try and understand the specific divinity.'' Hearing her reply, Abium's eyes widened as he nodded his head in understanding.

'But what is dream walker? Well, I will ask about that later. For now, I will try to improve my strength. Hmm, if I get a single dream divinity beforehand, my success rate to kill that bishop would increase.'Abium thought to himself and got a strange idea.

''My lady, if I get another divinity in the future, can I exchange that with one Dream divinity?''Abium asked a strange question, which even made Empress Athena stare at him with bewilderment. Well, the confidence in Abium's eyes made Empress Athena look at him with more interest. After two seconds of pause, the smile broadened on her beautiful face as she began to speak,

''You really are an interesting kid. But I think that is not possible.'' Hearing her words, Abium got disappointed but soon frowned as he saw a transparent mask materialized in Empress Athena's hand.

'Isn't that my 'Faceless glass Mask'?' He gave a puzzled look. With an interesting smile on her face, she began to draw a few mysterious patterns on the mask using some strange invisible power. Abium's eyes widened as he sensed that was the work of divine power!

''I will give you this upgraded 'Faceless glass Mask' as a gift instead. If you put this mask on, even Cardinals and legendary mages won't be able to see through your disguise, and the chance of assassinating that Pontiff should be easy for you.'' Once she finished her words, the dream broke like a broken mirror, and soon, Abium found himself standing in front of the puzzled naked Empress Athena while holding a transparent mask in his hand.

A rare smile crept on his face as he looked at the transparent mask and quickly stored it inside his spatial ring. After that, he gave a respected bow towards Empress Athena and quickly walked out of the Creeper's forest while asking Azolla to copy all the latest memories.

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31st May, Creeper's forest outer area.

It was already early morning when Abium walked out of the Creeper's forest with a bright smile on his face. This time, he had gained much information from Empress Athena, which made him almost shout in joy. But he restrained his emotions, and quickly he moved to Royal city and return to the White Magic Tower.

It didn't take long for him to arrive at the Kaummiths' academy. He didn't waste his time and quickly walked into the exchange counter to check if he could get any potion materials. After searching for a bit, he managed to get one liter of Endless seawater and a few grams of the powdered skull of a 1000-year-old elf for three thousand white gold coins.

But he couldn't be able to find the other three materials and got a headache. He knew that Moon sugar was not some precious material, and if he searches carefully, he would be able to find it. But the other two things which made him frown deeper were the blood of an elite Mermaid and Red Leaf.

'I think I have to ask some adventurers help to get that blood. As for that Red Leaf, I think I have to search on my own later.' Abium let out a sigh and once again walked out of the magic tower. Following that, he moved towards the Royal capital using the academic ring and finally walked out of the Dewsummit city.

'I have to go to Keris kingdom quickly.' Abium muttered to himself and soon noticed he was already a little away from the city entrance. Instantly, he cast his 'War Angel's wings' spell and flapped his both crimson wings. Following that, he soared up in the sky and flew towards the Keris kingdom's direction quickly. He didn't even have to hide from any unexpected attack because that kingdom was also under Academy's protection.

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