"You're a ten-ray mage, aren't you? Just like Atlas," the woman asked after quickly making a few connections. Netero didn't associate with ordinary people; he only surrounded himself with mages at the absolute peak of this universe.
"Yes," Kayden had never encountered another semi-god before. This time, he was able to observe the woman's soul. It was a little different from that of a mortal, yet at the same time, it was a soul that didn't exist in the traditional sense. Much of her soul was embedded within the universe itself, with her path supporting her very existence. He had never been able to see anything in Netero's soul, only what the old man allowed him to perceive.
"Netero has been somewhat absent lately. Why don't you control any zones?" The woman's question was clearly directed more at Netero than at Kayden, but their responses were identical.
"Waste of time."
"Useless effort."