Death... and me
chapter-2994

*Pin!*

[Congratulations! The Celestial System can now be used to its full extent.]

[10 Celestial Points have been rewarded for the attunement with the Werdlem Empire's Universes.]

[0000000000000hhhhhhhhhHHHHHH!!!!!!!! I'm back!] Sister Orb's voice quickly followed. [What is this shit? The Dimensional Realm is gone!]

'I told you,' Rean spoke back. 'It didn't come with us. It was left behind probably because of this Universe suppression or whatever. All that has-' Rean suddenly stopped for a moment. 'Hey, the Dimensional Realm is back.'

[Is it even worth mentioning?] Sister Orb couldn't help but complain. [This shit doesn't have more than a few meters! My beloved Soul Gem Dimensional Realm... Gone, just like that...]

Roan ignored the complaints, though. 'Let's enter the Dimensional Realm and take a look at the system.'

Rean nodded. However, before they could do that...

*Rumble!*

The Sunlight Realm trembled once again. Not only that, but the concentration of Sunlight Energy began to rise at a fast pace.

The twins looked at each other and immediately activated Rean's Light and Divine Sense Bending Skill. That Golden Crow was doing something, so it wasn't a good idea to stay much longer.

Rean quickly scanned his surroundings. After all, they are inside the Treasure Room. There were various items there. Unfortunately, they had all lost their uses after being left in this place for so long. The only things that remained were the rare metals and some odd materials, which Rean quickly swept into the Dimensional Realm. "Let's get out of here."

"Hum?" It was then that Roan noticed something. He went to the corner of the room, which looked empty. However, Roan had way too much experience to let it pass by. He touched the wall and seemed to be looking for something. Finally, a part of the wall sunk, and a mechanism was activated.

Another room appeared right after. Inside, there was a green stone on a pedestal, alone. It was literally the only item in there. "What is it?" Rean asked, curious.

Roan spread his Spiritual Sense and confirmed there wasn't anything dangerous. Sister Orb also didn't find any formations. Roan approached the stone and took it from the pedestal.

*Pin!*

[New quest available!]

[Due to the limitations of the Universe, there are only so many experts who can ascend to the Divine Realm. For those who wish to do so, a Divine Werdlem Stone is required. The hosts just so happen to have acquired one of such stones. There is a problem, though. Because of the long time sealed in this chamber, the stone gave birth to an artifact spirit. The stone is still usable, but one will have to get the artifact spirit's approval.]

[Objective: Find a worthy prospect for the Divine Werdlem Stone to be used.]

[Reward: 20 Celestial Points]

Rean and Roan looked at each other. They got the Divine Werdlem Stone, but they didn't have a use for it anymore. With the System's Attunement, they should be able to absorb Divine Energy without issues. Nonetheless, that was a weird quest. Why would the system wish for them to find an owner for the stone?

Roan pondered a bit. "Hey, you there. We know you are alive, so stop pretending to be just a stone."

The twins waited a little, but there was no answer from the stone.

"Well, it was born in this chamber, so it has never gone out, right? It would be weird if it could understand our words at all," Rean guessed.

Roan narrowed his eyes. How can they find someone for the artifact spirit if the spirit itself can't tell them what it would want? "Fuck it. Let's just destroy this thing to prevent more problems in the future." So what if the system wanted to find a host for the stone? It had nothing to do with them.

Roan took out his Scythe and put the stone back on the pedestal. Finally, he prepared to attack.

'W-Wait! Please, don't break me!' Yet, the stone quickly spoke through Spiritual Sense, afraid of dying. Little did it know that Roan didn't really have the power to destroy it at the moment. Roan stopped his scythe just a few centimeters from the stone. "I thought you couldn't talk or didn't know how to talk."

'I... I can talk. I can spread my Spiritual Sense quite far, so I was able to learn how to read and speak by watching the people who explored the outskirts of the Sunlight Realm during these various years,' the artifact spirit explained.

Roan finally put his scythe away. "Have you never tried to use your Spiritual Sense to contact those who came?"

'I have...' the stone answered. 'But after many years, no one could find a way to get inside the Sunlight Realm, so I eventually gave up.'

Rean sighed in response. "That must have felt terrible. Anyway, there are many experts in the Sunlight Realm at the moment. Just spread your senses and ask for one of them to come. They are all looking for you."

The artifact spirit spread its senses, and sure enough, there were indeed many experts and quite a strong bunch just above the treasure room in the tower. 'Oh... how did you manage to get inside.'

"That matters not," Roan commented. "Now then, we will take our leave. Just call someone else to take you."

'Wait!' The spirit quickly stopped the twins. 'Are you not interested as well? Do you know what I am?'

"We don't need you," Roan commented. "Goodbye."

Rean also made his way out, ignoring the poor stone.

'Ahhh! No, wait! Don't go!' The stone felt helpless.

The twins stopped again, confused. "Look, little bro, the Sunlight Energy in this Sunlight Realm is growing again. We need to get out of here since it is harmful to us. Just say what you want? First of all, there are so many experts so much stronger than my brother and I, so why are you even wasting your time with us?"

'I... I... I can't let them take me!' The spirit finally talked.

Rean and Roan looked at each other. They knew the reason. The stone can only be used if its spirit approves its new host... or so said the Celestial Soul System. What does that mean? That means once one of those experts understands they can't use the stone, they might try some other things that won't be very good for the spirit. Of course, the twins didn't show it on their faces, only puzzled expressions. "That makes no sense. Why us?"

'I... I can't just be used by anyone! That's not how it works. Since you two don't seem interested in me, you are my best chance at finding someone who can. Please, help me!' The stone finally told the truth, a truth the twins already knew about.

Rean scratched the back of his head. "Why should we?"

'Err....' the stone thought about it. 'Good karma, perhaps?'

The twins walked further away. They didn't even bother answering.

'Wait, wait, wait! I know! How about Divine Stones?' The artifact suddenly added.

The twins stopped. "Now, that is a very interesting offer."