Bab 354: I AM...
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A year passed in the blink of an eye.
[Limitless Sky] had taken over many floors and helped many young children and weak players grow stronger and increase their survival skills.
There were some problems that occurred between the [Murim Alliance] and Sora, but they were all taken care of with a Guild War.
As every player got stronger and more skilled in their techniques, clearing floors became much easier. Even if the bosses got stronger and smarter, the players would just grow stronger from fighting the previous boss monsters.
The 'training' Sora had put all the players through would all be worth it once they all leave Aincrad. The danger of the future would soon be resolved with him not having to lift a single finger to help them.
He could have solved the danger himself, but it wouldn't let the people of this world understand that they can't be relying on others. If that were the case, then they would remain as a frog within a well, never improving nor going beyond what they could ever achieve.
Asuna, Lisbeth, Yuna, and Argo had all turned 18 during the past year. Their affection for Sora only got stronger the more he denied them since they believed he was older than 18.
His temperament, skills, knowledge, and personality just didn't match that of someone their age. So with the limitation of age stopping them from making a move on Sora, the yearning for Sora's touch only made them crave Sora more.
[Congratulations!]
[Floor 98 has been cleared!]
The original 50 million players had dwindled down to 40 million.
It was amazing how not more had been lost from the exceedingly difficult boss monsters and the smart monsters that can give people a run for their lives.
Of course this was all mostly thanks to the life saving items and the [Second Chance] that made players train hard. Those 10 million that had died were all mostly unlucky.
"Clearing Aincrad is just a month away," muttered Sora.
Sora had long gotten rid of his red armor and the white coat he had since the beginning. What he was wearing now was the golden dragon silk robe he would wear in real life.
Of course it was changed to fit him more now since the robe hindered some of his movements. The robe had been changed into that of a mix between a martial warrior and an immortal cultivator.
Sora kept the immortal robe and only added some form fitting bandages and belt to make it suitable for fighting. Making his appearance majestic and wild.
Sora looked over to the Labyrinth Tower on the 99th Floor miles away from him and the various flying figures heading to the many Field Bosses.
'I already made the Ki Flight technique take up a lot of Ki, but even then, it's so annoying seeing all these people fly like bugs,' thought Sora as he looked at the various flying people.
"Don't feel frustrated. Think of them as your baby chicks. ALL of these people wouldn't have reached this point without you…" muttered Princess as she sat upon Sora's shoulder.
"..."
"Heh… hahaha!"
Sora laughed at Princess' words. His eyes lit up and in an instant, those annoying bugs quickly turned to baby chicks in his mind. The scene was funny, and it was quite worth his time.
"You sure have quite a mouth there," chuckled Sora as he walked forward into the 99th floor. "Your mother might reward me for that, but it just doesn't fit well with you."
"Hummm… give me candy then!" Princess jumped off Sora's shoulder and landed on the floor lightly. She turned to Sora and extended her tiny hand out to him.
"Your sweet tooth might render the world with no more sweets," muttered Sora as he tossed some candy to Princess.
"Thank you!"
Princess took the candy and quickly ran away to fight some of the new monsters introduced on the 99th floor.
Sighing, Sora walked away and pulled out a slim blue sword.
Before Sora could head out of the city on the 99th floor, a soft voice stopped him from leaving the city.
"Heaven?"
Stopping his foot from moving any further, Sora turned around and looked at a woman standing behind him with a holy glow surrounding her.
Her pitch black hair cascaded down and over her bosom. She had a long slim and black, closed off, dress.
"You…" Sora involuntarily smiled as he approached the beautiful nun.
"I expected you to be higher up on the floors… so I had traveled up... but then, the floors were closed off and I could no longer go down."
The nun teared up as she took some steps over to Sora and wobbly steps. Before she could even make it to Sora, she fell to her knees in front of Sora.
"Sister… why were you looking for me?" asked Sora, catching the voluptuous nun in his arms.
"I… am the most devoted out of everyone in the church to our god..." began the nun as she put her hand on Sora's cheek.
Sora nodded and said, "Of course I know that, you would always try to make me follow your god."
The nun blushed and lowered her head, "After many days of your disappearance, my usual days spent in prayer had gotten noticeably more boring without you keeping me company on my side."
"..." Sora chuckled inwardly as she lifted the nun up and kept her in his embrace to keep her from falling again.
"Of course, even that isn't enough to make me leave the church in order to find you," said the nun. "I was missing you… so I grabbed the items you left behind and I had the weirdest sensation when I touched them."
"What was that sensation?" asked Sora, curious as to what this beautiful nun would say.
"It was an exhilarating and shocking sensation. A sort of sensation, a feeling, that brought me great pleasure and bliss. It made me relaxed and calm," muttered the nun, her voice trailing off. "Then I let go of the items and placed them back. However, every night, I would grab the items and receive the same feeling over and over again.
I didn't understand what was happening at first, but gradually after a week of doing that, I decided to go out looking for you for an answer. As I traveled up the floors, the items had dissolved to dust and by the time I reached the 99th floor, every floor had been sealed."
"You're fine… and that's all that matters," muttered Sora with a gentle smile, lifting the nun's head by the chin.
"..."
The nun looked at Sora with bright eyes, sparkling in yearning. The nun's hands landed on Sora's body and on his chest. She ran her hands down his body and onto his crotch, the nun blushed madly at her own bold actions.
"What are you doing, Sister?" asked Sora as he looked at the nun with a questioning look.
The nun looked up at Sora with a charming smile and said, "Please, call me Kiyomi."
"Pure beauty..." muttered Sora after hearing the nun's name. "What about your god?"
"You ARE my God!"`
Kiyomi hugged Sora tightly and whispered in his ears, "After entering the 99th floor, I learnt many things. I met various people and I got to hear many interesting stories from them. Mainly about you and your adventures, as well as their own lives…
I learnt that no one had any memories of anything before the Era of Light that only began 2 years and 2 months ago."
Era of Light.
Something the Aincradians and even monsters had come up with.
The Aincradians and the monsters alway ran monotonous lives. They were lifeless and they only continued performing the same actions, day after day.
Until one day.
Everything brightened up and everything gained life. The plants... the wind... the earth…
Nothing was an exception, it was like the entire world around the Aincradians and the monsters had completely changed. Their lifestyle also changed. It was like they had shackles removed as a sort of freedom bloomed within their hearts and minds.
With the emergence of this newfound freedom, a group of people had formed a small church named 'Let There Be Light and Let Life Grow Abundantly', or their short name, 'Church of Light and Life'.
Their god was the mysterious being that had removed the shackles from them and granted everything around them life. It was a powerful and wonderful god that loved and cared for all of it's subjects.
Their church name was decided after how their words had gained light and everything had seemingly come to life.
"Hahaha!" Sora laughed at Kiyomi's words and didn't reply at all.
"Why are you laughing, God?"
Kiyomi approached Sora with a curious look.
"Your items granted me new feelings I had never thought could be possible! I always felt that it was mysterious… then, something seemed to click in my mind," said Kiyomi as she wrapped her arms around Sora and smiled gently. "Your stories… the Era of Light… your strength… your items… everyone's memories… It all just clicked within my head and I just knew you were the God I have been praying to this entire time."
Sora chuckled at Kiyomi's words, unsure of what to say about this devout woman.
"You don't have to say anything God… I will be here for you," said Kiyomi with a blush as she let go of Sora and looked at him with a reverent look.
"Hais~ Come and follow me. Let us go together to an inn," said Sora as he pulled Kiyomi from the hand.
"God… we don't have to go to an inn. I have my own house, here on the 99th floor," muttered Kiyomi.
Sora stopped and turned to look at Kiyomi, "Don't call me God, just keep calling me Heaven."
'Of course! The title 'God' is too lowly for him! Only a title such as 'Heaven' could fit him. Heaven… a place… no, a person, who is above the gods and goddesses, caring for them and keeping them safe. A person so strong that he has a separate space within himself that houses millions of powerful gods, devils, immortals, and many mystical beings!
A person so strong, that he can easily care for all those so called Gods and powerful beings. A person much more powerful than Gods and other beings!'
Kiyomi seemed to fall into a state of admiring Sora's name as she led Sora to her own house.
However, Sora knew what the voluptuous nun was thinking, he was highly amused by the nun's thoughts. After all, what she had been thinking had all been the truth. He has many Gods and other powerful beings within himself, inside his Inner World, his Heavenly Universe.
His name was Sora, meaning Heaven, or even Sky.
It was like he had become Heaven itself.
However, instead of being a 'WHAT', he's a WHO, and he's a powerful being who only continues to grow stronger. A being with no limits.
Nothing can be higher than Heaven, Sora!
Only Sora can be higher than Heaven, because he IS Heaven.
Should someone try to pass him and grow stronger, then all he would have to do is grow stronger and suppress them!
Crack!
As if on cue, something within Sora seemed to snap as his body seemed to morph.
The Nirvanic Taichi which had been stuck at the Large Success stage had finally broken through into the Great Perfection stage.
His outer body had gone from the strength of 50 Elephants straight into the strength of 50 Dragons.
Sora's muscles went qualitative and density changes as his body began to transform. His inner organs, bones, blood vessels, and even mind, spirit, and soul, had all gone qualitative and density changes.
His entire body, which had lost it's strength from his bloodlines, body cultivation, and tempering, had gone through an enormous change. It's quality and density had increased and caused him to grow more powerful than before.
With his body's already high quality and density, should his entire strength return, his benefits wouldn't be small at all.
Soon, the two balls of Qi within Sora's dantian which had been forming all these 2 years had finally been identified after their complete formation.
Death Qi and Life Qi, also known as Yin Qi and Yang Qi.
His heart and veins all carried Yang Qi, filling his entire body with vigor, great power, heat, and Life. On the other hand, the Yin Qi completely filled Sora's nervous system, filling his body with Death, poison, and cold.
With his flesh and bones as the battlefield for the Yin and Yang to fight, Sora's body continued to change. The clash of both powerful energies continued to change Sora's flesh and bones.
Like how Chaos had birth Yin and Yang, all must return to Chaos one day.
Slowly, Sora's very flesh and bones held Chaos. It was impervious to Yin and Yang, making them retreat back to where they belong.
With that bout of Yin and Yang, Sora's strength had gone from 50 Dragons, straight to 100 Dragons.
Status Power Mingguan
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