As an existence that surpasses the mere mortals of Sphera, one would think that I wouldn't NEED to lie to those around me. However, how could I have revealed the truth to that retired soldier who only aspired to lead a peaceful life even after his death?
When I had first awakened, the first thing I noticed was this world around me and this personal 'dimension' of mine. It didn't take long for me to comprehend everything that transpired in the time gap before my creation since all the evidence was laid out bare in the memories I inherited.
A human from a foreign world had been 'summoned' by the remnant life-forms left behind by two Divine Gods. His flesh and soul were unfortunately ripped into two halves straight upon arrival to our world.
Even if he was to have been the strongest human that ever lived on the planet called Earth, he would have still died the same way after arriving in this mystical world using such an abnormal method of travel. The weakened physique of his 'summoned' mortal body would have still turned to ash!
However, who would have thought that that the death of one insignificant Mortal of Earth would bring such a catastrophic end to both the Fiends and Druids alike? It looks like punishment had been dealt to those who had been taking advantage of their 'Champions' for thousands of years!
Perhaps the fact that they caused a calamity by picking the same person among billions of humans on an alternate world was the will of karma... Even Divine Gods couldn't have predicted this outcome.
What was so special about Simon that made him be chosen out of the many humans on Earth? Was the fact that he was chosen truly just the mysterious working of fate, or was it something else...?
Not that it's important anyway...
Simon's two separated souls fused back together after he died. His spiritual body that had been separated due to circumstances using his physique as a medium, was somehow mutated after being merged back into its complete form.
It was due to such a strange turn of events that allowed him to unwittingly become the owner of the two most sacred Divine Swords of Sphera. There was no other way for one to gain such immense power!
"Enigma, you're daydreaming again. Is Harmony really the eldest among the four of us? Why is it that you're so respectful towards that weakling?" A very rough but prideful voice resounded just beside me.
I didn't have facial features nor any of the usual senses that a human would be innately born with. All I had was this dimension I inherited from the fallen Divine Gods as well as my transcendent power.
Unlike normal Divine Gods, my body right now is unstable. That's why I strived to make sure I wouldn't use too much of my power to do anything unnecessary. That's except when has something to do with one of my 'family members', of course... There is no way I'll allow them to suffer!
"Are you even listening?" The silhouette formed of grey smoke in front of me asked with rising anger in his tone. This man could actually be considered my 'son' so to speak. or maybe I should call him my dearest little 'brother'? I can't decide which...
Anyway, both these titles would be acceptable for him due to the extraordinary and somewhat strange circumstances surrounding the birth of us powerful anomalies. Take the man before me as an example: I had technically 'created' him by nurturing the physical body left behind in my personal dimension.
The one this prideful silhouette formed of mystical form of ash called Harmony now actually went by the name of 'Simon Rainglow'. A 'Human' of Sphera who lived as a butler in the Swordwick Duke's Noble Household. This specific household was quite special even in the eyes of a transcendent being like myself.
Back then, I hid the existence of this silhouette of ash I named Chaos since knowing about him would only cause Harmony to be extremely confused on what to do... I figured it would be best to keep my explanation simple as I could instead of adding: 'By the way, your physical body gained sentience.'
In Harmony's mind, he was a man from Earth who had just been summoned. Therefore, informing him of Chaos would only cause him to be needlessly puzzled about the nature of his existence.
More importantly: Even if I HAD informed Simon about how his original body had 'survived' and developed its own individual consciousness, would he have believed me anyway...?
A human heart is fickle. This insane truth might have even caused him to go into denial, losing his sanity in the process. The fragile mindset he had upon awakening wouldn't have been able to handle knowing about Chaos's existence... That's why I have no regrets about shamelessly hiding this from him.
Oh yeah, I guess it's time to answer Chaos before he loses his temper.
"He really is the the 'first born' among us." I finally answered while looking at the vague outline of Chaos' face that looked exactly like Harmony when he first awoke in my own dimension...
"Don't lie! How could such a weakling be our 'eldest'? How could the first born among us just abandon his duties at a critical time like this?" Chaos wasn't polite as he firmly glared at me.
"Please don't blame him... I was the one who hid everything from him." I shook my head helplessly.
It's not like the current Simon could help us with his meagre amount of practical strength anyway.
"Stop defending that trash! With his intelligence and instincts, he should have been able to see through your deception easily." A sharp light flashed through the silhouette's 'eyes' as he gestured his hand. A mirror appeared by our side as it showed Simon fighting against his household's Young Miss.
So... Is he trying to show off Simon's weakness?
"He is essentially your grandfather you know? Shouldn't you show more respect?" I asked with an amused smile. If he was my 'father' and Chaos was my 'son', then calling him the grandfather of this silhouette of ash wouldn't really be that inaccurate~!
"Your the only one that thinks of him like that! You weirdo!" Chaos faltered in defeat.
It didn't seem like he wanted to continue the conversation further as he looked at Simon in the Overseeing Mirror. Then his 'eyes' shifted to a particular young girl in black maid clothing.
"It seems that Void is having a good time." Chaos muttered in complaint.
"Isn't that natural considering her origins? It's not like you ever cared enough to watch over her." I shrugged while hiding my disappointment towards the girl who was the last 'Anomaly' to be created after the catastrophe Simon's existence caused...
Among the four of us, she could be said to be the anomaly who inherited the least amount from our two 'forefathers'. The only thing she had going for her was the fact that she had an S Rank Magical Talent, which was proof of her divine heritage...
I have to say that my opinion of Void has changed over the years after I sent her to protect Harmony from any external threats. The fact that she was able to have high compatibility with the Aura Sharpening technique created by that ancient expert of the past wasn't something I previously expected...
I will undoubtedly have to apologise to her for what I did in the past once I get the opportunity.
"Aura Sharpening..." Chaos muttered as he looked at the sword Void usually had sheathed on the young girl's waist. Her sword wasn't really a weapon that stood out considering it's lack of ornaments...
"Are you regretting the fact that you're unable to learn this technique as well?" I asked curiously while gazing at how Chaos had suddenly fell into a dazed state... What is he thinking about now?
"There are no regrets to be had. She will never be able to surpass me! I'm the perfect existence after all!" He broke out of his trance before turning his head to speak with great confidence.
Although I didn't have 'eyes', my gaze was enough for him to understand that I didn't want to hear any rubbish he was making up to hide his thoughts. I'd rather hear nothing than such obvious lies.
"What's wrong?" I asked more clearly since I didn't want there to be any secrets between the two of us 'brothers'. We're both on the same boat after all! A sigh escaped the silhouette's lips as he answered:
"I merely felt envious... There is nothing to eat nor anything to do other than spy on them in this empty dimension of yours..." His reply really made me unable to come up with a suitable response.
"You shouldn't be so jealous of your 'daughter'~ It's not like she can laze about in my personal dimension like you can! Try thinking of it this way~!" I couldn't help but tease in order to hide my embarrassment! It's not like I could do anything about it...!
"Shut the hell up! She doesn't even count as one of us. Harmony was able to stabilise his existence before us due to the fact that he was just returning to his original form. As for that girl, she merely inherited the leftover lingering intentions left on the Divine Swords. She is only mere trash that is unable to evolve!" The silhouette of ash responded harshly.
The reason we called her Void was due to the fact that she was completely unable to access the powers of the Sun Attribute, nor even have the affinity to the Moon Attribute. Even Chaos, who can't to use magic power anymore, was still able to access the power of any attributes he liked through his mutated flesh...
"Fool! You yourself don't have the ability to evolve your existence, nor am I able to myself. The only two Anomalies who have the ability to surpass those so-called 'Divine Gods' are Harmony and Void!
Although Void is unable to access any Attributes, she still has the talent required to go far in in the way of the sword just like that Sword God before her. As for Harmony, he may have a weak starting point, but he will be able to exceed the both of us in potential once he steps into the third level of Aura Manifestation." I looked at Chaos and retorted threateningly.
He can say what he wanted about Void since even I was disappointed in the fact that she had no attribute despite her origins... However, I can't ignore the fact that Chaos' words had indirectly cursed Harmony's weakness. We may have been born stronger than them, but our potential is now limited by our 'completeness'... unlike our eldest brother who is destined to surpass us!
Chaos shrunk his neck back in fear after seeing my anger for the first time.
I ignored him and instead looked at the Overseeing Mirror as well since there was nothing for us to do right now other than sleeping. We both had a habit of peeking on Simon in the lands of Sphera every so often, seeing how his daily life progressed and how far he had improved his skills... This was especially true for Chaos who seemed to hold some kind of grudge against this 'grandfather' of his...
Well... competition among closely knit family members isn't anything new~
"Huh...?" I couldn't help but drop nonexistent my jaw after seeing Harmony confess his feelings to Void in such a ridiculous way... It even made me suspect if the Overseeing Mirror I inherited from the previous Divine Gods had been broken somehow...
When I reincarnated the both of them to the same household, I predicted that they would one day become familiar with each other, but who would have thought that Harmony was so strange?
He actually confessed to Void? What the hell is the world coming to...!
"Hahahaha! So funny~! He actually confessed his feelings to her in such a roguish way~ As expected of my body's soul! But isn't this called incest...? She's our sister isn't she?" His eyes beamed mischievously as he looked at me in delight. This was until he thought of their origins and asked 'inquiringly'.
"Void's sentience originates from the leftover metal fragments left behind by the two Divine Swords. On the other hand, Harmony's soul originates from another world. It can be argued that she is actually a 'step-sister'! This is NOT incest!!!" I didn't want to lose in a war of words so I came up with a excuse.
"Whatever... I can only say that 'my soul' has some really heavy taste, or is this supposed to be the working of 'fate'? Why do I feel that there is someone scheming in the shadows?" Chaos sighed lazily.
"The other Divine Gods of this world shouldn't be able to track him... I even specifically drained Harmony's soul of Mana in order to weaken his magical energy signature... There should be no way any of those Outsider Gods can locate him!
I'm sure they would've already sent their armies towards that Drakeyol Kingdom if they did...!" My heart filled with dread as I retorted after hearing Chaos' sincere yet casual remark.
Although Chaos' words seemed like a joke, my mind couldn't help but tremble upon remembering the accuracy of the uncanny 'instinct' both Chaos and Harmony possessed. Chaos' 'feeling' weighed a lot more than any factual information I could gather!
"Although I can't personally go to his location to intervene, please help me make some preparations just in case since it's better be safe than sorry... Are you willing to help me refine Harmony's true Magical Talent using your four Skill Roots?" I bowed my head and requested Chaos with sincerity. My eyes momentarily looking at the four mystical 'Spheres' floating above us in pure admiration!
"You can do whatever want." A tinge of darkness spread in his 'eyes' as Chaos replied. I didn't know what he was thinking when he stole a glance at Void through the Overseeing Mirror.