SCT-Novel Chapter 1638: Liches, Gods and Deviants! (9)
Chapter 1638: Liches, Gods and Deviants! (9)
Chapter 1638: Liches, Gods and Deviants! (9) Many Consternals ago...
Breaking Chasm #117, Aspire to Divine Headquarters.
The four were seated in the public canteen where benches imbued with nurturing Exotic Parlous Natures optimal for Deities were sprawling. Behind their bench, several dozen others could be seen all the way up to a gargantuan building in the distance, made almost entirely out of a substance akin to glass. There were hundreds of products on sale, and the passing Deities – most of them wading through the canteen on their way to the other sections of the realm – eyed them greedily.
The floating, blinking bright signs that appeared spontaneously around the giant building tempted that greed.
New Vessels in stock: Realm and Void rank equivalents available at 25% off!
Rorsetta saw the message for the sixteenth time since she, Kaella, Parrhaya and Ciumin had sat down for lunch – at Kaella’s insistence. At the moment, she wasn’t interested in buying a Vessel. She hadn’t created a world yet, and had no reason to seek one. Goodness knew how much she would have loved to leave the bench and go window shopping for a new, hot body, though.
But that wasn’t possible.
She turned to Kaella, who was looking between the incensed Ciumin and the furious Parrhaya. This was the second time the two of them had been forced to interact and once again, they had managed to find something to argue about. Kaella made to jump between them, but Rorsetta was prepared. She grabbed her by the shoulder and vehemently shook her head.
It was more prudent to let the two men go at it. For all the insurmountable hot-headedness between Parrhaya and Ciumin, they wouldn’t result to violence. Especially not here.
Their bickering felt physical, though.
Parrhaya shook his head and clutched the bridge of his nose.
Ciumin scowled.
Parrhaya folded his arms. His expression softened. Rorsetta read him at once. It was as though he (Parrhaya) had finally read Ciumin for who he truly was.
Ciumin never did answer. He saw how other Deities were beginning to gather around them, listening and gawking at him in particular. No. This wouldn’t be the best time to speak out.
However...
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Present time...
Boron had almost fallen to his knees when he cried out:
He held the haft of his halberd with both hands and poured Amras into it.
...And thus, the Deity employed Fundamental Barter. Higher Fundamental Barter.
...!!!
Quintess noticed, but it was too late,
As long as the user knew what they wanted to derive from Fundamental Barter, it would happen in an instant.
Boron was very familiar with all three conditions necessary for Higher Fundamental Barter – applying basic Fundamental Barter to any entity outside the Common Reality Leagues; giving up that basic Fundamental Barter, along with surrendering 30% of your soul to COLMUUN; and of course, that insidious final condition. He applied his Higher Fundamental Barter successfully on an aspect no one would have guessed easily.
Suddenly, half of the pressure from Quintess’ Zu’sse faltered when it met him. He was stronger. Many times stronger.
As Quintess frowned, Boron grinned.
He meant to say something right then – something triumphant – but someone beat him to the punch. Someone who had been completely disregarded over the last minute.
Someone who had been considered done for.