Re-Awakening: I Became a Pay To Win Boss Monster

Chapter 601: The Core of Familiarity

Rael stared at her for a moment, then sat down, a puzzled look on his face.

It was nice that she was down to tell him about something, but what was the reason she was even telling him in the first place?

Still, with his curiosity at an all-time high, he waited for her to speak up, until finally, she did.

“Have you ever heard of the Supreme Beast?” she asked.

Rael nodded instantly, and so she continued:

“Okay, so that being was one of the main people to oppose The One Beyond Time. It was also the reason why the shattering happened, since when The One Beyond Time died, the amount of mana he released created several dozen universes.”

She tilted her head.

“Each universe had a being similar to The One Beyond Time, so the multiverse kept expanding infinitely. However, if what you said was the truth, then that means the being who was responsible for the shattering actually survived it.”

“Or maybe…” Anastasia looked him up and down, a curious expression appearing on her face.

“Solenne told me about you. I vaguely remember our conversation, but you were also alive before the shattering, right? Do you have memories of what happened?”

“Nope,” Rael replied plainly. “None at all.”

Though even if he didn’t know what kind of story she was trying to spin, he knew in which direction she was going.

If he managed to reincarnate, or create an avatar of himself without memories, then what’s to say The One Beyond Time didn’t do the same?

It was a theory he had only thought about but didn’t actually go through with. But since she said The One Beyond Time was responsible for the shattering, then, if he wanted to defeat that being, Rael really needed to get his memories back.

Every single one of them.

Because unlike Rael, The One Beyond Time likely had all his memories intact.

Leaning back, Rael listened as Anastasia pretty much retold what he had just pondered over, until eventually, she turned quiet.

“That’s pretty much it,” she said, glancing up at the sky. “The more I inspect my memories, the more I realize there are gaps. If I listen to everything you’ve told me, then it’s very likely that Lucien really is The One Beyond Time. But if that really is the case, then whatever you’re scheming… you’re too late.”

Rael met her gaze. “What do you mean?”

Instead, she avoided his.

“The fourth trial was supposed to be a…”

She winced in pain and clutched her head. Clearly, whatever she wanted to tell him, she couldn’t.

Almost like a restriction was placed on her, and if he had to guess, this was definitely not the first.

Still, Rael tried to put himself in Lucien’s shoes.

What could he want?

If Rael was Lucien, what would he do?

Why did Rael have to be here? Why did Solenne have to be injured? Why was Anastasia’s mind and dreams not protected?

There were so many questions, and for some reason, it all circled back to when the succession first started.

The first irregularity.

Kareth’s disappearance.

He had taken the precaution of getting Vatyra to contact Evelyn, who would then reach out to Kareth. But since Rael didn’t get a response from Lilith, that meant she wasn’t successful in contacting him.

Rael put a hand over his chin and blankly stared into the distance.

Lucien put this plan into motion since I first arrived as a level 1 noob in that dungeon. I was sucked into his plan, but why? What could he want from me that he didn’t already have? If he was the final boss the Supreme Beast had to kill, then… fuck.

It sucked not having any information about Lucien. All the while, he knew everything about him.

As I was about to continue pondering over the possibilities and Kareth’s disappearance, I suddenly felt a tremble beneath my feet.

And before I knew it, the titanic hand was suddenly thrust back up into the sky, nearly crushing me with the amount of pressure.

Thankfully, Anastasia reacted in time and reduced the pressure by using her barrier. But even then, she suffered a few injuries, as well as a broken wrist.

“Use your powers so the dream breaks,” Rael said abruptly. “I don’t think there’s anything more to—”

“Shut up,” Anastasia interjected, meeting his gaze. “You did whatever you wanted inside my dream, and now it’s my turn. I wish to see the end of this memory, and just who the being responsible for my friends’ deaths is.”

Rael could only stay silent at her words. Sure, he could just die here and return, letting her continue. But obviously, seeing this through might be beneficial for him as well.

So he simply sucked it up and continued bearing through the pressure until finally, the hand stopped. But when it did, he was already far above the clouds.

He could see both the sun and the moon on the horizon, but more importantly, he could see a massive gray eye staring directly into his soul.

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It was a giant titan, and from the looks of things, he wasn’t even standing on any surface. Instead, he floated in space.

That would explain why it was kind of hard to breathe. Of course, he had to thank Anastasia for making both of them a little space mask so they could breathe in space.

Still, as Rael stared at the massive white titan, he couldn’t help but feel that same sensation as before.

Familiarity.

So while Anastasia trembled in anger, preparing to attack the titan, Rael was engrossed in the titan’s eyes, as if trying to stare back into its soul.

He soon fell into a trance, and before he knew it, Rael spotted a slight sheen in the titan’s eyes.

It was irregular, and it was something he wouldn’t expect to see from a normal eye.

And when he looked closer, he realized something even more shocking.

Its eyes were massive chunks of crystals.

Rael tilted his head in confusion, but in doing so, he managed to catch a glimpse of the titan’s chest, and to his genuine surprise, he saw a blue glow in place of its heart.

His mind immediately turned blank.

A sense of familiarity… crystal eyes… a glowing blue heart?

A plasma core?

“…”

Is this my construct?