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Now, after sleeping for a few hours and having a lavish dinner, they were gathered inside a room that was provided to them. Only Ben and Carl along with Richard and Emily were sitting around the table. The others decided to look around the base a little.

They were well rested, so the shine on their faces was quite assuring that they would be performing well tomorrow.

"This place is quite secure; I had a good time sleeping here." Ben voiced; it had been a while since he was able to sleep so peacefully, considering he was inside a bunker that was ten feet beneath the ground and was highly secured.

He had a habit of keeping his skill at work all the time, so even while he slept, he couldn\'t rest properly. So indeed, this was a much-needed change.

"I heard rumors of the reach of the Crimson Clan which sister Bella established, and I can say that the clan lives up to its name," Ben added with a smile.

If only during their wandering days, they wouldn\'t have hesitated much and sought refuge in Vegas, Rena might not have been kidnapped.

There was a brief pause, before Richard asked, "Since you two have rested, go and meet Athena. You know that red-haired woman right?"

Carl nodded, and Ben asked, "What is this about?"

Richard explained, "She will provide you with tools and weapons for tomorrow. She doesn\'t know about your magical skills, so if anything restricts your movement or prevents your skills from functioning normally, just tell her."

Both of them nodded and after saying \'Good night\' they both walked out of the room.

Once left alone, Richard turned toward Emily and for a moment he didn\'t feel like saying what he intended to say when he saw her enjoying the ice cream with her eyes turned crescent.

However, since they didn\'t have much time, he asked her, "Emily, are you ready to learn more about yourself?"

The blond teenager opened her eyes and looked at Richard. Since her mouth was full, she just tilted her head in confusion.

Richard explained, "I told you about a ritual, right, about how you can increase the efficiency of your Aembr, and also how you can widen the range of your skill."

Emily\'s eyes widened as she said, "Yesh, you said that. Should we begin now?" Saying so she looked down at her half-eaten ice cream bowl, thinking if she should put it back from where she took it or let it rest somewhere in the room. But the ice cream would melt…

Richard read her inner conflict, making him smile at her cuteness, as he said, "First finish your dessert, then we will begin."

Emily was slightly shy, seeing him smile in amusement, but she couldn\'t lie about her sweet craving so she resumed eating.

Once she was done, Richard and Emily sat down on the ground, face-to-face, in a lotus position.

Facing her, he told the girl, "Now, focus on yourself and tell me, can you feel your Aembr?"

The girl didn\'t take much time to respond, "Yes…it\'s quite vivid." She has never felt ether so close to her as much as she feels with Aembr.

Aembr is a very vivid sensation almost like flowing blood, which one could find in the part of their body. This magic being much more aggressive and strong compared to ether allows Emily to use her skills much more efficiently.

"Okay, today, I am going to teach you how to absorb Aembr from your surroundings, consciously."

Emily was shocked, "Consciously?" Unlike Ether, which one produces from their body, Aembr is present all around so it can be absorbed by an Ambrobate. However, Emily has always replenished her storage while she sleeps. Actively and consciously, she has never absorbed Aembr before.

Richard nodded, "Yes, you can absorb Aembr while you continue to use your spell. It\'s like channeling magic from your reserve, but just this time, the reserve is outside of your body."

Emily was still not quite there, so Richard showed her, "Raise your hand and touch mine."

She did as she was asked and touched Richard\'s warm palm with her own.

"Now feel the magic I am sending to you, try to assimilate within you…don\'t force it rather just let it flow into you naturally."

Emily nodded as she felt his Aembr, which was quite similar to what she possesses—given Richard made her, his Soul Servant.

It was like she was just experiencing her own magic from a different source. It was comfortable and didn\'t make her hesitate to fuse Richard\'s Amebr with herself.

"How does it feel?"

Emily, who has closed her eyes, smiled as she said, "It feels safe…and makes me feel hungry for more."

Richard hummed, "The drawback of this energy is that it can make anyone greedy. And if you give in to your greed, it will be your defeat."

Emily broke the connection and looked at him with a slight frown.

Richard explained, "This world works on a fragment of the magical reserve of Ithryx. Now, given how much magic is blended in the air, if you start absorbing it, naturally, you will want to have more and more. Now in that situation, either the supplier collapses or the receiver. But considering the vast amount of mana in the world…"

Emily understood what he meant. She couldn\'t be over-greedy or it would be her downfall.

"Don\'t worry, Richard, I will keep myself in check."

She clenched her fists in determination…but then something came to her mind that made her wonder,

"You have the fragment of Death God, no? How can you not lose your calm and still can retain your sanity, Richard?"

Just a drop of that energy was enough to make Emily drool. And here, Richard had a fragment of Zulcriz within him yet he never seemed not being himself.

Richard heaved a sigh, and he folded his knees and rested his arms on them.

Looking at nothing in particular, he said, "I don\'t have any answer to that…maybe because Zulcriz knew that I can handle this much power that\'s why he chose me as his successor?"Nôv(el)B\\\\jnn

[No, it\'s because we both faced the same fate.]

Richard\'s eyes widened as he heard a voice.

A very familiar one.

"Zulcriz?" Emily raised her brows, but Richard didn\'t pay attention to her and waited for the other one to speak again,

[Quite daring you are to call me by my name.]

Richard rolled his eyes, "It\'s the only thing you wanted to say after avoiding my calls for this long?"

By now Emily understood that Richard was not talking to her but someone about whom they were talking about.

Emily was about to get and leave, not wanting to disturb him, but then, Richard held her hand and shook his head, as if he was saying, \'It\'s okay, don\'t go.\'

Obediently, the blond girl sat back down, this time a little closer to her beloved.

[You are one annoying human. Didn\'t I tell you to handle the situation as you deem right?]

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"Oh, yeah? The being I am dealing with here can erase planets with their snap of fingers, and you want a teenager to make decisions here?"

Richard never demanded directions or for the divine being to guide him. Richard only wanted to know the whole thing with the Generals and also, the relation between Zulcriz and the deities.

Who was that entity in front of whom Zulcriz was kneeling and why was he demoted to being a Demi-God.

[Ithryx is being a little too impudent these days. So here is a job for you.]

…again, just here to assign a role,

[Eradicate the Demon General I gave a lot of freedom in the past and claim his throne.]

Richard raised his brows, "You mean to say…that I need to take over Earth?"

[Indeed; that\'s the only way for you to understand what it means to be a true ruler. And widen your reach by making a few more Apostles. You have only one.]

The redhead might be imagining but there was mockery in Zulcriz\'s voice.

Heaving a sigh, Richard asked, "Can you help me with Draeth here? Make sure that she doesn\'t interfere."

[Contact Draeth through her Apostle and ask her intentions yourself. Make your presence known to her, so she wouldn\'t lie to you.]

"..." So Richard has to awaken the Aembr residing in Jennifer\'s body, huh?

[...and this time, don\'t dare to suppress your Aembr while fighting Ithryx. He isn\'t lenient like Vornyx.]

Richard could feel the severity in his tone, which didn\'t allow Richard to joke about it as well.

With a serious expression, Richard told him, "I won\'t hold back."

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