Dark Magus Returns
chapter-831

The fact that the Light Faction and Alter were closely linked didn't come as a huge surprise to Raze.

One of his first instances of running into a mage figure was fighting against one of the Elders of the Dawnblade Clan.

The fact that he could use magic, and seemed to somewhat know the name of the Dark Magus, always made Raze believe there were a few links.

"You know, the Dark Faction and Demonic Faction, the clans don't know the real power of Alter."

"Even those that work for Alter, like me, have friends they've made in Pagna, and different areas they call home."

"Because of how Alter was built up, it's hard for them to act on their own. So what do they need to do? They need to use someone else to do their bidding and support them as much as they can. If they can't do it with the Dark Faction, they'll do it with the Light Faction."

Raze could already see it. Alter had gathered artifacts from all different dimensions and all over Pagna, with the goal of making the world a safer place.

Now they had such power-if they gave it all to the Light Faction, they would quickly become a powerful force.

However, if they did so, stating they were just trying to help the Light Faction, it would have been a lot harder for them to do, or get people from Alter to help them.

"Alter already has a large number of their people in high positions, even some as Clan Heads in the Light Faction, so it's not hard for them to do," Himmy continued. "Of course, Alter didn't tell me this stuff."

"I ran my own investigation from time to time, rather than just blindly following their programmers like the others."

"You mentioned these programmers before," Raze said. "And this Deleter-what are they? What is the system of Alter in the first place?"

Himmy went on to tell Raze the layout of the Alter base, where it was located, its secret location, and how everything worked in the place.

"The Deleters, along with the items and the Light Faction, are all a dangerous combination to deal with," Himmy continued. "If I were you, I would choose to target one of them."

"Maybe the Light Faction is your best bet, but since you are one of these factions, remember you'll always have other things to worry about."

"Unrest from within your own faction, unity among your people, and the Demonic Faction as well. I wouldn't exactly love to be in your position."

It was the golden information Raze needed, though. Knowing where the base was and what items he could use for himself gave him more options than before for what he could possibly do. The issue was if Alter had found some way to bring people over."

At the moment, did Raze have the strength to go up against the Grand Magus? He was close, but he was unsure, and it would depend on whether they were on their own or not.

"I am curious about something, another question of mine," Himmy said. "I've watched you for a while. Are you able to use Qi and Mana at the same time?"

"I am," Raze answered, wondering why Himmy was asking the question, and remembered what had happened to Safa when she had learned magic.

"Is it a problem... with Pagna warriors?" Raze asked.

Himmy nodded.

"It is... but I might have to reevaluate the information I know. As far as we are aware, Pagna warriors are unable to learn magic."

"If one has a Qi core, then when trying to create a Mana heart, the Qi will act to protect it and destroy the Mana core around the heart, killing the person on the spot."

"If a person learns magic first, although they have a Dantian, they can't use Qi, but they can fill up the Dantian with Mana, allowing them to use Pagna martial arts."

"In a lot of cases, mages that learn Pagna martial arts are even stronger because they almost have an unlimited amount of Qi."

Raze remembered back to the fight with the Elder and how tough it was. He had yet to meet another individual like that.

"But because of this, Pagna arts and magic can't be used at the same time. So Pagna warriors can't learn magic, but mages can learn arts but can't use them at the same time. Yet you were capable of both at the same time-just how is it possible?"

Raze thought about an answer for a while. This was information he was missing himself. Now he understood what had happened to Safa.

The only reason she had survived was because she had used Light magic, but what about himself?

In this situation, it should have been the same for Raze, and then he figured out the answer.

"I had no Qi," Raze answered. "And this body is not one from Alterian, but one from Pagna." Now, Himmy was even more confused than before.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what I said," Raze answered. "This is something I haven't told the others, but you have answered me truthfully and given me a lot of information."

"I used a special artifact back in Alterian. I'm not an Otherworlder like all of you. Instead, the artifact forced me into this body, which is from Alterian."

"I see," Himmy said. "So you entered a body that had no Dantian or Qi. With your knowledge

from being a mage, you made a Mana heart and later created your Qi core.

"That's how you were able to do both. It seems you are quite lucky in that aspect."

"What do you mean?" Raze asked.

"Having a body that has no such Dantian or Qi core. Even though there are those that aren't warriors, every person originally from Pagna still has some Qi in their body."

"Otherwise, Alter would have just grabbed infants from Pagna and raised them, learning magic and Pagna skills to create monsters like you."

"Somehow, your body had no Dantian. Most that are like that end up dying at a young age, or there's another possibility-it was forcibly removed or broken from your body."

Raze started to think back to how weak the body was that he was in. How hard it was for him

to even create a core, and when reaching the first stage, the amount of blood that came out of

him.

It was then that Himmy pulled out a small-looking stick device.

"I don't have anything you can use this in right now, but you might come across one someday. This here is all of the information I have on the investigation I was running."

"Do you remember how we met? I was looking into all of the deaths that occurred. If you find out what's on it, it might make more sense to you."

"Maybe you'll find out if the real body that you're in was related to those events. My gut is

telling me your original body's owner has something to do with it, and maybe why there were

those after your life."