Chapter 176: 176 Welcome To My World
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Chapter 176 Chapter 176 Welcome To My World
[NEXUS, BE ADVISED, YOU ARE NO LONGER IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.]
Yeah, no shit.
[THIS IS AN ALL WHITE WORLD IN AN S-CLASS ILLUSION.]
Nexus' eyes darted about curiously.
[IT WAS CREATED USING THE HARNESSED MANA HARVESTED FROM THE ORB.]
Impressed, he nodded.
[ESSENTIALLY, THIS MENTAL SPACE IS AN ABSTRACT CONSTRUCT WITH A COLLAPSE TIME OF TEN MINUTES.]
His eyebrows piqued; "Just ten minutes?"
[A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS WILL REVEAL THAT TIME IS RELATIVE IN EVERY INERTIAL FRAME.]
Nexus' brows shot up even highter; "Wait a minute, did you just call me stupid?"
Ignoring him, the system proceeded;
[WITHIN THE COLLAPSE TIME, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MANIPULATE EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD.]
[YOU CAN CREATE, AND YOU CAN DESTROY.]
Nexus' eyes twinkled; "Aye, so I'm like a god here?"
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
[WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO APPEAR REAL, WILL APPEAR REAL.]
"Damn," he chuckled- rubbing his hands together excitedly; "Must be my birthday or something. . ."
Meanwhile, behind him, in the real world, Selina's muffled breathing echoed through the air- shredding her nostrils in hot blasts. She kept her face forward- planting her eyes on the red girl ahead- not even bothering about the mysterious orb shining in Nexus' hand.
'And so it begins. . .' she echoed to herself; "Here goes nothing. . ."
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Uneasy, and shifting with nervousness, she kept her grey cloudy eyes on the red girl. Brows furrowed, Selina cocked her head- wondering why she hadn't unleashed her eyes yet.
But the girl's eyes had opened moments ago.
Only this time, she had awakened in a different place entirely.
The moment her lids shot back up, and revealed her blood red eyes, surprise carved up a slice of her heart. Gasping, shock tore through her entire being like a flying sword. Lips trembling, and eyes racing, her innermost thoughts raged inwardly;
"WHAT IN SEVEN HEAVENS IS THI–"
It trailed off at the end. . .
Before her, instead of the familiar sight of the green thickets, instead of the leafy throng of endless leaves- was the oppressive glare of an all white room!
The whiteness slammed down on her with a quiet anger that was almost divine. In her bones, a sudden chill raked through her- forcing her to shudder.
'What's this? I never get cold. . .'
The sheer whiteness of the room arrested her sense of sight. There were no shadows- none at all- just a bright spread canvas, gleaming- like it had been placed directly over the sun.
In both her irises- the reflection of the room shone. Along her pale white skin, it felt like all her sweat pores had closed up shop for the day- trying to trap her body heat inside- in a bid to fight off the budding cold.
Teeth clattering, and eyes twirling in circles, she shivered- sending wisps of condensed air through her nose. Silently, she pulled up her dress by the neckline- drawing it upwards.
'Where is–'
Quick as lightning, it dawned on her. A surge of fresh blood rushed through her head- blurring her vision. Desperately, she fought to accept the truth;
'No way–' she pondered in shock; 'Me? Trapped in an illusion?! Who's powerful enough to do that?!'
Through her flaming red eyes- the gathering clouds of anger began to form.
"Nice try!" she spat aloud- yelling into the soulless void; "But you're about to find out that trapping an illusionist in an illusion is a friggin' bad idea!!"
Around the edges of her eyes- a dark look streaked through.
Without any warning at all, she spread her legs and lifted up her long skirt- just above her ankle- revealing two legs draped in red ankle boots. Eyes glazing, and nostrils flaring, she lifted up her right leg- hovering it twelve inches above.
Then, with determination flashing through her eyes, she brought down the boot- hard and fast on the toes of her left leg! The hard heel struck her foot with a sharp clasp!
She yelped!
Her eyes moistened immediately- as her lungs collapsed- leaving her muttering in rasping? breaths. The sharp pain raged through her big and second toe. Under the red fabric of her boots, both her toes bled out freely- seeping through her socks in budding red.
Grinding her teeth, she clamped down on her tongue- forcing back the scream building on the crevice of her throat. Immediately, her slender hands let go of her long skirt. It fell to the ground- once again obscuring her feet.
Forcing her eyes close- the girl concentrated on the pain- muttering silently;
'This isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .this isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .'
For a brief moment, she remained static.
Her frantic breathing slowed. And slowly, she opened her eyes- expecting to be back in the real word.
Nope.
Her heart skipped a beat as the illusion slapped her on the face once again. Pain had failed.
Nexus' voice boomed from overhead- loud and majestic- like the rumbling of thunder.
On the girl's face, just under the edges of her eyes, faint cracks broke out. Heart pounding like a war drum, she jerked her head upwards.
Her eyes saw nothing but white.
||WELCOME TO MY WORLD. . .||
He thundered;
||YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!||
Red girl twitched at the note of finality in his voice.
"Show yourself coward! Are you gonna hide behind all tha–"
Nexus' hoarse voice burst out in a low vicious laughter- taunting her- stripping her down with rich chuckles;
||HIDING? WHO'S HIDING?|| he snorted; ||I'M DIRECTLY ABOVE YOU CHILD. YOU'RE JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM IN THIS STATE.||
An unfamiliar taste backed up on her tongue- bitter as bile. Realizing what it was, she swallowed, forcing it back down. It was FEAR- crude, oppressive, and loud.
With her head arched towards the heavens, her throat bobbed as she engaged him;
"Child? You dare call me child? We're practically the same age!"
||YOU'RE A CHILD.|| he declared matter-of-factly; ||ELSE WHY WOULD YOU BE RUNNING AROUND TOWN. . .DRESSED IN THAT RIDICULOUS RED COSTUME. . .PLAYING ASSASSIN? ||
"Blasphemy!" she cried; "You dare mock my clan's traditional garments? You're going to pay big time! I promise you–"
Red girl did not give a damn about her clothes.
She was simply stalling for time.
For some strange reason, pain hadn't worked. So, she was trying to disrupt the flow of mana in her soul- hoping it would sever the illusion's connection- and maybe trigger her physica–
From above, his dark voice cut through her rant;
||YOU MUST THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SLEEK.|| noVe)lb)1n
||I SEE EVERYTHING HERE CHILD.||
He echoed again for posterity's sake;
||EVERYTHING.||
The girl's heart sank.
||THIS IS A POWERFUL ILLUSION. THERE'S NO BREAKING OUT. THERE'S NO BREAKING IN EITHER. ONLY I HOLD THE POWER TO RELEASE YOU.||
He spoke with the thundering authority of an oracle;
||THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE IS THROUGH ME. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY BODY IN THE PHYSICAL REALM, YOUR SOUL WILL REMAIN TRAPPED HERE TILL ETERNITY!!||
The girl's eyes widened- glaring defiantly, clenching both her fists by her side.
But her slumped shoulders betrayed her.
His dreadful voice ran along the small of her back- tickling her like invisible fingers, toying with her- switching between cold fear, and full blown terror.
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Chapter 176 Chapter 176 Welcome To My World
[NEXUS, BE ADVISED, YOU ARE NO LONGER IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD.]
Yeah, no shit.
[THIS IS AN ALL WHITE WORLD IN AN S-CLASS ILLUSION.]
Nexus' eyes darted about curiously.
[IT WAS CREATED USING THE HARNESSED MANA HARVESTED FROM THE ORB.]
Impressed, he nodded.
[ESSENTIALLY, THIS MENTAL SPACE IS AN ABSTRACT CONSTRUCT WITH A COLLAPSE TIME OF TEN MINUTES.]
His eyebrows piqued; "Just ten minutes?"
[A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS WILL REVEAL THAT TIME IS RELATIVE IN EVERY INERTIAL FRAME.]
Nexus' brows shot up even highter; "Wait a minute, did you just call me stupid?"
Ignoring him, the system proceeded;
[WITHIN THE COLLAPSE TIME, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MANIPULATE EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD.]
[YOU CAN CREATE, AND YOU CAN DESTROY.]
Nexus' eyes twinkled; "Aye, so I'm like a god here?"
[AFFIRMATIVE.]
[WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO APPEAR REAL, WILL APPEAR REAL.]
"Damn," he chuckled- rubbing his hands together excitedly; "Must be my birthday or something. . ."
Meanwhile, behind him, in the real world, Selina's muffled breathing echoed through the air- shredding her nostrils in hot blasts. She kept her face forward- planting her eyes on the red girl ahead- not even bothering about the mysterious orb shining in Nexus' hand.
'And so it begins. . .' she echoed to herself; "Here goes nothing. . ."
-------------------------------
Uneasy, and shifting with nervousness, she kept her grey cloudy eyes on the red girl. Brows furrowed, Selina cocked her head- wondering why she hadn't unleashed her eyes yet.
But the girl's eyes had opened moments ago.
Only this time, she had awakened in a different place entirely.
The moment her lids shot back up, and revealed her blood red eyes, surprise carved up a slice of her heart. Gasping, shock tore through her entire being like a flying sword. Lips trembling, and eyes racing, her innermost thoughts raged inwardly;
"WHAT IN SEVEN HEAVENS IS THI–"
It trailed off at the end. . .
Before her, instead of the familiar sight of the green thickets, instead of the leafy throng of endless leaves- was the oppressive glare of an all white room!
The whiteness slammed down on her with a quiet anger that was almost divine. In her bones, a sudden chill raked through her- forcing her to shudder.
'What's this? I never get cold. . .'
The sheer whiteness of the room arrested her sense of sight. There were no shadows- none at all- just a bright spread canvas, gleaming- like it had been placed directly over the sun.
In both her irises- the reflection of the room shone. Along her pale white skin, it felt like all her sweat pores had closed up shop for the day- trying to trap her body heat inside- in a bid to fight off the budding cold.
Teeth clattering, and eyes twirling in circles, she shivered- sending wisps of condensed air through her nose. Silently, she pulled up her dress by the neckline- drawing it upwards.
'Where is–'
Quick as lightning, it dawned on her. A surge of fresh blood rushed through her head- blurring her vision. Desperately, she fought to accept the truth;
'No way–' she pondered in shock; 'Me? Trapped in an illusion?! Who's powerful enough to do that?!'
Through her flaming red eyes- the gathering clouds of anger began to form.
"Nice try!" she spat aloud- yelling into the soulless void; "But you're about to find out that trapping an illusionist in an illusion is a friggin' bad idea!!"
Around the edges of her eyes- a dark look streaked through.
Without any warning at all, she spread her legs and lifted up her long skirt- just above her ankle- revealing two legs draped in red ankle boots. Eyes glazing, and nostrils flaring, she lifted up her right leg- hovering it twelve inches above.
Then, with determination flashing through her eyes, she brought down the boot- hard and fast on the toes of her left leg! The hard heel struck her foot with a sharp clasp!
She yelped!
Her eyes moistened immediately- as her lungs collapsed- leaving her muttering in rasping? breaths. The sharp pain raged through her big and second toe. Under the red fabric of her boots, both her toes bled out freely- seeping through her socks in budding red.
Grinding her teeth, she clamped down on her tongue- forcing back the scream building on the crevice of her throat. Immediately, her slender hands let go of her long skirt. It fell to the ground- once again obscuring her feet.
Forcing her eyes close- the girl concentrated on the pain- muttering silently;
'This isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .this isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .'
For a brief moment, she remained static.
Her frantic breathing slowed. And slowly, she opened her eyes- expecting to be back in the real word.
Nope.
Her heart skipped a beat as the illusion slapped her on the face once again. Pain had failed.
Nexus' voice boomed from overhead- loud and majestic- like the rumbling of thunder.
On the girl's face, just under the edges of her eyes, faint cracks broke out. Heart pounding like a war drum, she jerked her head upwards.
Her eyes saw nothing but white.
||WELCOME TO MY WORLD. . .||
He thundered;
||YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!||
Red girl twitched at the note of finality in his voice.
"Show yourself coward! Are you gonna hide behind all tha–"
Nexus' hoarse voice burst out in a low vicious laughter- taunting her- stripping her down with rich chuckles;
||HIDING? WHO'S HIDING?|| he snorted; ||I'M DIRECTLY ABOVE YOU CHILD. YOU'RE JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM IN THIS STATE.||
An unfamiliar taste backed up on her tongue- bitter as bile. Realizing what it was, she swallowed, forcing it back down. It was FEAR- crude, oppressive, and loud.
With her head arched towards the heavens, her throat bobbed as she engaged him;
"Child? You dare call me child? We're practically the same age!"
||YOU'RE A CHILD.|| he declared matter-of-factly; ||ELSE WHY WOULD YOU BE RUNNING AROUND TOWN. . .DRESSED IN THAT RIDICULOUS RED COSTUME. . .PLAYING ASSASSIN? ||
"Blasphemy!" she cried; "You dare mock my clan's traditional garments? You're going to pay big time! I promise you–"
Red girl did not give a damn about her clothes.
She was simply stalling for time.
For some strange reason, pain hadn't worked. So, she was trying to disrupt the flow of mana in her soul- hoping it would sever the illusion's connection- and maybe trigger her physica–
From above, his dark voice cut through her rant;
||YOU MUST THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SLEEK.|| noVe)lb)1n
||I SEE EVERYTHING HERE CHILD.||
He echoed again for posterity's sake;
||EVERYTHING.||
The girl's heart sank.
||THIS IS A POWERFUL ILLUSION. THERE'S NO BREAKING OUT. THERE'S NO BREAKING IN EITHER. ONLY I HOLD THE POWER TO RELEASE YOU.||
He spoke with the thundering authority of an oracle;
||THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE IS THROUGH ME. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY BODY IN THE PHYSICAL REALM, YOUR SOUL WILL REMAIN TRAPPED HERE TILL ETERNITY!!||
The girl's eyes widened- glaring defiantly, clenching both her fists by her side.
But her slumped shoulders betrayed her.
His dreadful voice ran along the small of her back- tickling her like invisible fingers, toying with her- switching between cold fear, and full blown terror.
Chapter 176 Chapter 176 Welcome To My World NEXUS, BE ADVISED, YOU ARE NO LONGER IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD. Yeah, no shit. THIS IS AN ALL WHITE WORLD IN AN S-CLASS ILLUSION. Nexus' eyes darted about curiously. IT WAS CREATED USING THE HARNESSED MANA HARVESTED FROM THE ORB. Impressed, he nodded. ESSENTIALLY, THIS MENTAL SPACE IS AN ABSTRACT CONSTRUCT WITH A COLLAPSE TIME OF TEN MINUTES. His eyebrows piqued; "Just ten minutes?" A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS WILL REVEAL THAT TIME IS RELATIVE IN EVERY INERTIAL FRAME. Nexus' brows shot up even highter; "Wait a minute, did you just call me stupid?" Ignoring him, the system proceeded; WITHIN THE COLLAPSE TIME, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO MANIPULATE EVERYTHING IN THIS WORLD. YOU CAN CREATE, AND YOU CAN DESTROY. Nexus' eyes twinkled; "Aye, so I'm like a god here?" AFFIRMATIVE. WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO APPEAR REAL, WILL APPEAR REAL. "Damn," he chuckled- rubbing his hands together excitedly; "Must be my birthday or something. . ." Meanwhile, behind him, in the real world, Selina's muffled breathing echoed through the air- shredding her nostrils in hot blasts. She kept her face forward- planting her eyes on the red girl ahead- not even bothering about the mysterious orb shining in Nexus' hand. 'And so it begins. . .' she echoed to herself; "Here goes nothing. . ." ------------------------------- Uneasy, and shifting with nervousness, she kept her grey cloudy eyes on the red girl. Brows furrowed, Selina cocked her head- wondering why she hadn't unleashed her eyes yet. But the girl's eyes had opened moments ago. Only this time, she had awakened in a different place entirely. The moment her lids shot back up, and revealed her blood red eyes, surprise carved up a slice of her heart. Gasping, shock tore through her entire being like a flying sword. Lips trembling, and eyes racing, her innermost thoughts raged inwardly; "WHAT IN SEVEN HEAVENS IS THI" It trailed off at the end. . . Before her, instead of the familiar sight of the green thickets, instead of the leafy throng of endless leaves- was the oppressive glare of an all white room! The whiteness slammed down on her with a quiet anger that was almost divine. In her bones, a sudden chill raked through her- forcing her to shudder. 'What's this? I never get cold. . .' The sheer whiteness of the room arrested her sense of sight. There were no shadows- none at all- just a bright spread canvas, gleaming- like it had been placed directly over the sun. In both her irises- the reflection of the room shone. Along her pale white skin, it felt like all her sweat pores had closed up shop for the day- trying to trap her body heat inside- in a bid to fight off the budding cold. Teeth clattering, and eyes twirling in circles, she shivered- sending wisps of condensed air through her nose. Silently, she pulled up her dress by the neckline- drawing it upwards. 'Where is' Quick as lightning, it dawned on her. A surge of fresh blood rushed through her head- blurring her vision. Desperately, she fought to accept the truth; 'No way' she pondered in shock; 'Me? Trapped in an illusion?! Who's powerful enough to do that?!' Through her flaming red eyes- the gathering clouds of anger began to form. "Nice try!" she spat aloud- yelling into the soulless void; "But you're about to find out that trapping an illusionist in an illusion is a friggin' bad idea!!" Around the edges of her eyes- a dark look streaked through. Without any warning at all, she spread her legs and lifted up her long skirt- just above her ankle- revealing two legs draped in red ankle boots. Eyes glazing, and nostrils flaring, she lifted up her right leg- hovering it twelve inches above. Then, with determination flashing through her eyes, she brought down the boot- hard and fast on the toes of her left leg! The hard heel struck her foot with a sharp clasp! She yelped! Her eyes moistened immediately- as her lungs collapsed- leaving her muttering in rasping? breaths. The sharp pain raged through her big and second toe. Under the red fabric of her boots, both her toes bled out freely- seeping through her socks in budding red. Grinding her teeth, she clamped down on her tongue- forcing back the scream building on the crevice of her throat. Immediately, her slender hands let go of her long skirt. It fell to the ground- once again obscuring her feet. Forcing her eyes close- the girl concentrated on the pain- muttering silently; 'This isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .this isn't real. . .only the pain is. . .' For a brief moment, she remained static. Her frantic breathing slowed. And slowly, she opened her eyes- expecting to be back in the real word. Nope. Her heart skipped a beat as the illusion slapped her on the face once again. Pain had failed. Nexus' voice boomed from overhead- loud and majestic- like the rumbling of thunder. On the girl's face, just under the edges of her eyes, faint cracks broke out. Heart pounding like a war drum, she jerked her head upwards. Her eyes saw nothing but white. ||WELCOME TO MY WORLD. . .|| He thundered; ||YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!|| Red girl twitched at the note of finality in his voice. "Show yourself coward! Are you gonna hide behind all tha" Nexus' hoarse voice burst out in a low vicious laughter- taunting her- stripping her down with rich chuckles; ||HIDING? WHO'S HIDING?|| he snorted; ||I'M DIRECTLY ABOVE YOU CHILD. YOU'RE JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BEHOLD MY TRUE FORM IN THIS STATE.|| An unfamiliar taste backed up on her tongue- bitter as bile. Realizing what it was, she swallowed, forcing it back down. It was FEAR- crude, oppressive, and loud. With her head arched towards the heavens, her throat bobbed as she engaged him; "Child? You dare call me child? We're practically the same age!" ||YOU'RE A CHILD.|| he declared matter-of-factly; ||ELSE WHY WOULD YOU BE RUNNING AROUND TOWN. . .DRESSED IN THAT RIDICULOUS RED COSTUME. . .PLAYING ASSASSIN? || "Blasphemy!" she cried; "You dare mock my clan's traditional garments? You're going to pay big time! I promise you" Red girl did not give a damn about her clothes. She was simply stalling for time. For some strange reason, pain hadn't worked. So, she was trying to disrupt the flow of mana in her soul- hoping it would sever the illusion's connection- and maybe trigger her physica From above, his dark voice cut through her rant; ||YOU MUST THINK YOU'RE PRETTY SLEEK.|| noVelb1n||I SEE EVERYTHING HERE CHILD.|| He echoed again for posterity's sake; ||EVERYTHING.|| The girl's heart sank. ||THIS IS A POWERFUL ILLUSION. THERE'S NO BREAKING OUT. THERE'S NO BREAKING IN EITHER. ONLY I HOLD THE POWER TO RELEASE YOU.|| He spoke with the thundering authority of an oracle; ||THE ONLY WAY TO ESCAPE IS THROUGH ME. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY BODY IN THE PHYSICAL REALM, YOUR SOUL WILL REMAIN TRAPPED HERE TILL ETERNITY!!|| The girl's eyes widened- glaring defiantly, clenching both her fists by her side. But her slumped shoulders betrayed her. His dreadful voice ran along the small of her back- tickling her like invisible fingers, toying with her- switching between cold fear, and full blown terror.
