Chapter 9: Eclipse
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« Answering the esteemed host, this is indeed an anomaly. The system also confirms something about the male protagonist from the last worldline. The one who took over the body of Xiao Zixin… Had a similar aura from the other worldlines that the esteemed host had entered before… »
'Similar aura…'
At the reminder of a somewhat traumatic experience that he had encountered from those worldlines, it makes him feel like someone poured a cold bucket of water into his head the moment Silver dropped the bomb onto him, because he knew what his system companion was talking about.
"Y-you mean…" – He didn't have the heart to continue because he felt like his chest was being constricted as he couldn't breathe, and Silver noticed how uncomfortable he was.
« Esteemed host, please calm down! Your heartbeat is getting faster and if this continues, you might end up in a mental shock like before! Esteemed host! ECLIPSE! …. »
Choosing the name of Eclipse allowed him to break away from the chains of his past life and avoid being reminded of his previous identity, which he found pathetic.
When Silver tried to stabilize his emotions and after that, when his heartbeat was back to normal, Eclipse sighed heavily while clutching his chest; "I-if that similar aura that we felt back from the other worldlines that we entered… w-why seems like it keeps on following me?"
He would understand if the motive of the other unknown dimensional traveler was to eliminate him since Eclipse isn't some sort of ordinary dimensional traveler either.
Aside from the fact that he's a Platinum holder, the highest-ranking dimensional traveler within the Main House System, Eclipse is one of the chosen candidates to be the successor of the Main House System and had the chance to become the God and the Leader of the Worldline Realms.
'At the end, they won't be chosen even if they tried to harm me or to eliminate me. It's not my fault that I have chosen though.'
Although that particular aura that Silver mentioned earlier was everywhere whenever he entered each worldlines for the mission tasks, there was not a chance that his life being threatened by the other dimensional travelers but often times there were instances that he was being saved from an unknown danger that even Silver couldn't detect sometimes.
Also, that unknown dimensional traveler seems to know about Eclipse's condition.
Yes, it's true that Eclipse's soul is undergoing some restoration process and aside from Silver, the only ones who knew about his condition are the Higher Councils from the Dimensional Department and this information is strictly confidential.
'Unless there's a traitor within the ranks but who could it be, then?'
With that thought, Eclipse sighed in frustration; "So, what now?"
« Silver filed a report back to the Higher Councils immediately after you were forcibly ejected from that world. The report included information about the abnormalities and from our previous journeys as well so that they can analyzed the situation carefully. For now, the esteemed host just needs to wait for the Higher Council's response to this case… »
After hearing what Silver said, Eclipse just nodded as he approved of what Silver did without his command since this is a serious case and needs to be addressed immediately.
For a moment, both dimensional traveler and his system companion wait for the response coming from the Higher Councils and in every minute counts, Eclipse felt anxious for that moment and Silver noticed Eclipse's sudden wavelength that keeps on fluctuating because of his nervousness.
« Esteemed host, you need to calm down or else, you'll be on mental shock once more… »
Eclipse smiled bitterly as he looked at his system companion who materialized his appearance of a white furball of a rabbit that now latches on his shoulders.
"You can't blame me for not worrying about this situation since my condition should be confidential and also, we don't know yet the identity of that unknown dimensional traveler back from the last worldline."
As he mentioned the unknown dimensional traveler that took over the protagonist's body, he frowns because of this absurd situation that falls to him.
'Just who that person might be?'
While Eclipse was lost on his own thoughts…
*BEEP!
He was brought out from his own thoughts when he heard the notification sound coming from the monitors in front of him and he immediately went through and looked for the email that was sent to him.
He immediately click on the email and read the contents carefully….
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To: Eclipse,
Greetings! We have analyzed the report that was provided by your system guide Silver and based on our analysis, these unknown abnormalities that you encountered is something that we didn't expect as well. We tried to track down the source, but for some reason, it feels like it's blocking us…
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'Something was blocking them for tracking down the source? What could that be?'
After he read the first part, Eclipse looked at his system companion with a frown, and Silver noticed this.
« Esteemed host, for what Silver had read on this report content, Silver felt like something is odd right now… »
The dimensional traveler agreed on what Silver stated because he also felt that way and since Silver noticed about this odd situation as well, might as well trust our instincts for this special case.
After that, he continued reading the rest of the contents.
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As for your condition, your system guide stated in the report that you almost exhausted your spiritual soul during your mission task back then when you took over the role of the Leader of the Three Realms in the Cultivation worldline. When we looked into that from the system's backup archive, we noticed that there is someone that shouldn't be on that worldline or part of the world plot.
Its name is Lin Shu Yang….
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Eclipse frowned at the familiar yet unfamiliar name; "Silver, can you pull out the information from the system archive about that worldline and looked for the name Lin Shu Yang."
« Understood, esteemed host. Please wait for a moment… »
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Chapter 10: The World was a Novel Itself
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After that, Silver looked at the system archive to search and after a minute, Silver pulled out the information and activated the 3D hologram in front of them and the information they were looking into flashed in front of them and Eclipse looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face of this person.
He read over the information that was provided for them.
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Name: Lin Shu Yang
Age: 2000+
Birthplace: Azure Dragon Palace (Heavenly Realm)
Relative: Feng Yuan (sworn brother)
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"…."
Eclipse raised an eyebrow and looked at Silver on his side; "Correct me if I'm wrong, but Feng Yuan is the identity that I took over from that worldline, right?"
« Answering esteemed host, yes that's correct. Esteemed host took over the identity of Feng Yuan, the Leader of the Heavenly Realm that became the Celestial Emperor of the Three Realms. In the original plot, Feng Yuan indeed had a sworn brother but there is no name indicating of who that person might be and when you came over, according to the world plot, it mentioned that Feng Yuan's unnamed sworn brother died for some unknown reason… »
As he listens to what Silver stated, Eclipse couldn't help but feel uncomfortable as he looked at the information below.
Before he can think any further, he snapped and shook off his head and continued reading the contents once more.
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We don't know the cause of this unknown phenomena but one thing for sure is that… Eclipse, you're in grave danger right now and your soul restoration is still in the middle of the process for healing. For now, the Higher Councils have decided.
You must leave the Dimensional Department temporarily and let us cover up for your disappearance. Please be ready after you finish reading this letter. We will prompt your system to activate the dimensional mechanism immediately.
We're terribly sorry, and this is the only way for us to save you. I hope you understand.
FROM: RAVEN
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Eclipse didn't have the time to compose himself after reading the report when he heard the familiar sound within his room, indicating that the dimensional mechanism had already been activated.
« Initiating process for dimensional hopping… Esteemed host, please be ready and prepare to enter the new world in…. 3…. 2…. 1….! …. »
Before Eclipse could say anything, everything went blank….
[END OF FLASHBACK]
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[PRESENT]
He snapped from his thoughts as he remembered the reason for him to be brought back to his original world and he didn't expect either to be back here in the first place.
'Why, of all the worldlines that I could hide in the meantime would be this worldline that I despise the most! Tsk!'
As much he wanted to complain about this predicament, but he doesn't have a choice and could only complied with the Higher Council's decision about this matter.
Besides, the Higher Councils, especially Raven, his superior, would cover up for his disappearance for the meantime but he knows that it won't take that for too long for his absence within the Main House System to be noticed.
He sighed as he looked at the servant who purposely offended him just to make himself a laughingstock within the people around them inside the Dining hall.
Eclipse almost groaned in annoyance as he remembered that this world, more specifically, his first life was also derived from a novel itself, and it makes his blood boil in anger as he remembered those tragedy that he experienced from his previous life….
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[Mystique Enchantress] is a historical fantasy romance novel that has a fantasy-like world and a tale of romance blooms! Set in an alternate world where humans, mythical creatures, angels, gods, and demons are all together in this land full of magic and mystery.
The story starts at the prestigious academy called LUMEN ACADEMY where the novel's heroine, LORRAINE FOWLER, the only commoner that got admitted into the academy where only children from the noble households and royalties are allowed to study.
Lorraine Fowler is an exception because of her possession of a rare bloodline ability that existed and was considered a myth according to historical records. Not only that, along her journey within the academy, she meets six outstanding male leads that would fall in love with her in this fantasy romantic school setting.
Long story short, it's your typical cliché romance fantasy novel about an ordinary commoner girl who possess rare powers and six male leads in this reverse harem series.
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Of course, if we have the novel's heroine and her six knights in shining armor as main characters the, we also have what we called "rivals", or for a better word… villains.
And what about his role in this d*mn f*cking world? Of course, the villain! A minor one, perhaps.
'It would be easier to say that he is just a f*cking steppingstone minor villain for the final villain boss instead! Tsk! Just thinking about my fate in this world makes me sick to the point I won't mind being a villain for real this time!'
In the original novel's world plot, they introduced him as a minor villain character who attends Lumen Academy. They labeled him as a mediocre and a disgrace to the noble house of Marquis Chevalier.
Not only is he a disgrace to his family's name but within the noble society, he knows what a useless good-for-nothing he was.
'Tsk! I don't know if I should be grateful or not by the Higher Council's decision when they decided to throw me back into this world.'
However, he won't complain to them since they throw him back to his 15-year-old self and this means that he is only a good-for-nothing third young master of the Marquis Chevalier household, not the lovesick obsessive fool for a villain yet.
Since none of the events had happened yet, there is still a chance for him to change his life and be out of this f*cking world plot!
'But before that, I need to get the hell out of here first. I need to review once again about the world plot of this world and the memories that I can still recall, if ever.'
He didn't want to waste his time entertaining these people and it makes him sick to the point that if he didn't get the hell out of here, he might lash out to them, and it will just make the situation worse.
'I don't need another slander on my name. Tsk!'
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