Strings Of Domination

Somewhere inside an unknown room where the walls were snow-white, seemingly built and constructed out from marble and where the furniture together with the carpets on the floor was that of high-quality pieces, three individuals could be seen, each wearing robes and masks to hide their faces.

However, while out of the three two were sitting on the huge sofas on the side, the third individual wearing an emerald mask lay motionlessly on top of a huge bed which had four times the size in both width and length than a normal human!

This individual, naturally was Nash while the other two on both his sides were Amy and Miles, protecting him while he was unconscious.

It has been about two days since Nash had been knocked out cold when they entered the Ancient Dimension by something from the sky which even until now they failed to find, and since then Nash didn't wake up.

They were scared and shocked when they saw the sight of something akin to a falling star crashing into Nash's head from above, but luckily, he was alive and his vitals together with his health were intact. Though, ever since then he didn't open his eyes and remained unconscious.

"Sigh... Brother Emerald should be waking up. We have even arrived at the Slayer Dimension and the King is waiting for us to meet him." Miles sighed as he looked up from his book in his hand.

Amy, who was reading the scroll which she has taken away from the Hidden Library shifted her gaze at Nash's lying figure on the bed and sighed, "Flake told us he sustained no internal damage nor is his life in danger. He simply fell unconscious and needs to rest."

Miles nodded as he knew this too, but just as he wished to say something Nash on the bed finally moved, surprising both him and Amy.

"Urgh... Argh... My head... Feels like it wants to split into two..."

"Brother Emerald!" both Amy and Miles jumped onto their feet and run next to Nash, watching with widened eyes as Nash sat up and held his head.

"How are you feeling? Any pain or discomfort? What happened? Where did you vanish once we entered the Ancient Path?" Amy began to bombard Nash with questions one after another, almost as if she wished to interrogate him.

"I..." Nash began to speak when he opened his eyes and suddenly halted, his eyes widening as a result.

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{Ancient Beast Information}

• Title: Soul Swallowing Raven

• Rank: Divine

• Ancient Legacy: Soul Swallow

{Ancient Legacy Information}

° Description: An ancient power that is a part of an ancient beast that ruled over the skies during the Ancient Era. Its power allows it to consume or hide souls from either soul weakened, unconscious, or dead existences!

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Nash stared at the words in his line of sight with a stupefied complexion, trying to figure out if he was hallucinating or not.

However, when he bling several times and even shook his head but saw that the words were still in front of him he realized he was not hallucinating and what he was seeing was indeed legit!

He really has acquired an Ancient Beast out of nowhere and one that freaking strong!

Soul Swallow? Consuming or hiding one's soul? Although Nash was unaware of what a soul was and what it could do, he was perfectly aware of the fact that without a soul one was unable to keep living!

For instance, his Soul Shattering Grab. It was an ability that allowed him to grab anyone's soul as if they were physical objects and with a simple grab shatter them into thousands of pieces, pushing the individual into his inevitable demise in a flash!

Literally, those whose soul was shattered died, but in a way where their bodies simply became empty vessels!

His Soul Breaker did the same but it cut one's soul instead of shattering it. Of course, it was able to erase others' souls too just as his Ancestry Art, but its main purpose, in reality, was to damage the soul, rendering the enemy almost into a state where they literally became crippled beings!

And now, next to his two almost heaven-defying powers, he acquired a companion which was able to consume souls as if they were some sort of food! Furthermore, it could even disguise one's soul, which although until now he didn't know just how was helpful, knew it was just as powerful if not stronger as its other ability!

"Nash? Is there a problem?" noticing that Nash was staring into sheer empty air confused both Amy and Miles, and they suddenly became anxious if maybe Nash will fall unconscious once again.

"Huh?" feeling a gentle tug on his arm Nash was forced to snap out of his daze and shift his head to the side, seeing as both Amy and Miles were looking at him with eyes of puzzlement, confusion, and worry.

"Oh." realizing what happened and what they were thinking, Nash quickly cleared his throat and jumped out of the bed.

"Don't worry, I am perfectly fine. Instead, what is this place? Did we arrive at the Sargon Family already?"

"Yeah, as a fact, we have arrived yesterday. You have been unconscious for 2 entire days." Amy explained everything while Miles just sat back onto the sofa and continued to read his book.

"For 2 entire days?" Nash was shaken by the sudden revelation and wondered why did it take him two entire days to recover from his unconscious state.

As Nash was thinking for answers and especially was recalling his encounter with the Ancient One, suddenly the door on the side opened and two individuals walked inside. They were Flake and Bane.

"It seems you have woken up and you are fine. What a relief." Flake sighed as if a huge boulder had been lifted off from his shoulder and asked, "Do you feel anything though? If so, I can ask someone to come and check you."

"No, there is no need for that." Nash shook his head.

"I see. I wonder what it was that hit you. We even checked the proximity to find the object that crashed into you from above, but strangely, we didn't find anything. We even believed it was an attack, but seems it is not the case at all."

"Well, I am fine and feel nothing out of the ordinary, so there is no reason for you to worry. Though, I appreciate your concern." Nash nodded while deep inside he knew that the thing that crashed into him was the Soul Swallowing Raven which now was possibly a part of his body and which he could summon anytime.

Flake nodded before looking at the three in front of him and said, "Sure, then shall we get going, or do you wish to rest for a while longer? My father wishes to meet with the three of you. He seems to be curious about the three of you after hearing your feats from me and my brother."

"I am fine, we can go if the rest are ready too," Nash said as he glanced at Amy and Miles, who as a result nodded.

"Perfect. Then please follow me." Flake smiled and with a gesture began to lead the way.

Thus, the three quickly followed after Flake and Bane from behind through a lavish hallway which didn't pale in comparison to the hallways back inside the Emerald Palace, and soon they were outside, walking through a huge garden that led the way to the main palace where according to Flake the King of the Sargon Family, their father resided and waited for them.

"So beautiful!" Amy let out a shocked gasp upon seeing the hundreds and thousands of flowers around her, each possessing different colors, sizes, and shapes, filling the air with different scents that were pretty pleasant to the nose.

There were even a few blossoms that were covered in different elements such as gentle flames, vaporing mist, frozen crystals, or shattered debris!

Nash looked around with the same awed expression while Miles just give a glance at the surrounding around him before proceeding to read the book in his hand. It was pretty obvious he was not that impressed by the scenery around him.

The group followed the paved path in silence when suddenly Nash's eyes narrowed and his hand moved subconsciously toward Amy while he also activated both his Crimson Essence and his Thunder Body.

Bam!

"?!"

Flake and Bane surprised by the sudden burst of explosion quickly spun around only to see something neither of the two expected to see!

"And what do you think you are doing, huh?" Nash asked with a cold stare as his fingers tightened around the dagger's blade which wished to cut Amy's head off her shoulder a second ago but luckily was stopped just a single inch away from her neck!

"Haha! Your reflexes are truly incredible! Just as my little brother has said!" the individual which had similar features that of Flake and Bane but looked much slimmer than the two of them laughed with joy and without wasting a single second waved his other hand toward which held another dagger!

However, this time his target was not Amy but Nash instead, going at his left eyes with a rather swift and nimble movement!