[Michael's POV]
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"Never use that Skill unless you have lost everything in your life."
Aether sounded pretty serious about his words. His black eyes, that seemed to see through everything, were now really tense as he looked at me. He bit his lower lips a little as his eyes changed directions left and right.
'He is scared… no… he is worried,' I realized as I saw the change in his expression.
"You must have a few questions, don't you?" he asked as he gave a small smile to me and I slowly nodded. I did have a few questions indeed. His reaction was the reason that those questions were raised. After all, I was thinking of saving enough Golden Cronas, and giving myself a chance in case of an unavoidable situation.
"Well. It would be better if 'She' were to answer that. Klotho. Are you here?" he spoke and then, out of nowhere, a woman just moved in front of us. Wearing complete white clothes, her white eyes looked at Aether with an arrogant look. Her dark skin, which only added a charm to her beauty, made her look like a Goddess, if not an Angel.
"You better not say that you have messed up again," she spoke in a charming voice, but it was anything but calm. She was angry as she looked at Aether and he just chuckled as he spoke,
"Don't worry. It's nothing like that. I just thought you were the best person to answer a few questions of ours."
Aether peeked at me with the same smile he was showing to Klotho, and she turned at me for a few moments before turning back to Aether,"he is an Ethereal. What of it?"
I just blankly looked at her. It doesn't seem like she was bothered about my race at all… heck, it seemed like she knew about this race of mine.
"He was a human before," Aether smiled, as Klotho's gaze immediately turned back at me. This time, her gaze pierced me a couple of times as I felt naked standing in front of her. Mumbling something, she turned back to Aether,
"He is blessed by the Universe, isn't he? This makes things a bit more serious."
Aether, however, nodded before looking at me,"You might be a bit confused, so let me do a proper introduction. This girl here is the Goddess of Fate, Klotho. Well, I am calling her a Goddess, because that's how everyone does it, but she is a species that is two Origins above the Gods. Hmmm… how much do you know about the Origins?"
Hearing his question, I made a confused expression. My eyes closed as I pondered if I had seen or known anything like that in my life, but honestly, I did not.
"Doesn't seem like you know, so let me tell you a bit about it," Aether understood my expression and continued,
"The lowest of Origins are Humans, like me-"
And Klotho just cut his words,"He is an exception. Don't take him as an ordinary human. Even Origin 0 people need to think before they decide anything, when the name 'Aether Rodriguez' is involved."
I turned back to Aether again. My eyes just really wondered what kind of existence he is… clearly the Goddess of Fate doesn't need to lie to me… but are you telling me this guy… is a human?
Aether, not minding one bit, continued,
"Origin 9 involves species who can use energy on their own. Elves, Spirits, etc, come in that category.
Origin 8 is the realm of Divine Beings. Half Gods, Demi-Gods, Fallen Angels, etc. come in that one.
Origin 7 is your niche for Lower Gods.
Origin 6 for Higher Gods.
Origin 5 for True Gods, who are the last remaining 12 Gods right now…. Or they are 10 in number. Forgot that I killed one of them. Anyways,
Origin 4 are Titans, which are like the ones whom the Gods worshiped as their creators or something. Nothing much is known about them, honestly.
Origin 3 is for Ethereals, which you belong to. I don't know how much you know about Ethereals and stuff, but I can't tell because Ethereals prefer disclosing things to their own kind slowly by themselves.ραпdα `n?ν?| сom
Origin 2 involves Primordials. I won't say anything about them either.
Origin 1 involves the Orions or the Primes, who are, in fact, the ones who manage the Universes and stuff. Here Klotho is an Orion and watches over the Element of Fate.
As for Origin 0. It's the Creators, whom you should never meet even if you get the chance to. Well, it would be your choice to meet them though, nothing I should comment on, that is given if you were able to meet them."
My eyes widened as I realized how high Ethereals were in the Hierarchy, but to think there would be so many beings above Ethereal. I really thought Ethereal was really all to it, but to think…
"Origins don't matter to some people, though. So don't let it get into your head. Anyway, since you are a Human turned Ethereal, can you tell me who turned you into an Ethereal? I would like to not waste my life force into something which can be easily told," Klotho spoke as she moved towards me, but Aether moved in between as he spoke,
"This isn't why I called you here, Klotho." Aether's eyes were a bit… scary. It seemed like he was telling Klotho to dare and pass him, to which Klotho just grumped a little before asking,
"Then why is it that you seek me?"
Aether smiled at her question as he spoke,"the Universe has blessed this boy with the power to change fate. I want you to tell him the consequence of what that power holds."
"!!!!" Klotho's eyes widened as she turned at me and observed me with a really terrified look. She moved in closer, walking past Aether, as she held me by my shoulders and spoke,
"Boy, is that correct what Aether just spoke of? Do you really hold the power to change destiny?"
Her eyes pleading as they looked at me, while I turned to observe Aether, who nodded at me. Responding to his nod, I answered Klotho's questions,"yes. I have a power like that."
"No!.. It can't… be… not again! Those F*cking CREATORS!!!" Shouted Klotho as she looked at me with her eyes widening and sweat marring her forehead. She was genuinely scared this time.
"Calm down, Klotho. I don't think it's the Creators who did that," spoke Aether as he just yawned with his hands at the back of his head. Klotho turned to Aether, confused as she looked at him and asked,
"What do you mean by that?"
"I mean like. I don't feel the power of the Creators on him. In fact, I don't think he has even tapped into the potential of Ethereal power, just that he only knows in bits about a few things, which is probably nothing at all.
If I am not wrong, it's more like a calculated gift given to him by someone. Looking at his expression, he doesn't know who. Anyway, that is that, I suppose. Though, I don't think we need to worry about anything until he uses that power which he shouldn't.
That's the reason I called you here," spoke Aether as he walked around, looking at Ais for a few seconds, before turning back to Klotho, who was now in a deep thought. She was making a really perplexed expression as she shuffled her eyes between me, Aether, and Ais. And after thinking for a few more minutes, she asked again,
"Are you sure it won't cause a problem? What if an Ethereal approaches him? Or even worse, a Primordial? What if he gets into a fight with that Primordial or something… aaah! This is annoying." I felt a chill down my spine as I heard Klotho's words. Me fighting a Primordial? Hah! I saw the powers of those Higher Gods before, and even then I didn't believe I could survive even a second against them. What makes her think that I will fight against a Primordial?
"If it comes to that, then there is nothing we can do about it but wait, can we? Want me to interfere again?" Aether asked curiously, but Klotho just glared at him before speaking,
"You have an idea, don't you?"
"Maybe?" Aether smiled at her, making her glare turn into a sigh before she asked,"what do you want?"
"Give him the key to Avalon. And lock it until he gets the power equal to that of a True God," Aether spoke as he looked at me and Klotho didn't seem to be shocked at that. In fact, a smile formed on her face as she smirked at Aether and spoke,
"You want him to grow strong enough to take down any of the future obstacles, huh? Is he really that special?"
Aether didn't say anything at all. He just smiled at her and Klotho closed her eyes as she calculated and then finally spoke,
"It's a really big gamble… in fact, I don't believe in it even now. But since you are the one who is saying it… all right, it makes me excited to see what the future holds."
A bright smile was present on Klotho's face as she looked at me before her smile vanished as she moved towards me. In a serious voice, she spoke,"but first. You must understand the meaning of changing fate. Close your eyes, kid." And hearing her voice, I closed my eyes before I saw… something that I never expected to see.
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