Ch 190 – Shocking Events

A wave of indescribable energy erupted from the center of the room, and a strange sensation waved over the two as Clover instinctively blinked her eyes from the sudden shock. But Isaac on the other hand remained steadfast and calm, his eyes glinted with brilliance as a burst of brilliance gushed from deep within his very core.

A power so strong it felt divine, a sensation so otherworldly it made Isaac feel euphoria beyond what mortal pleasures are capable of doing. It was the feeling of absolute power, the feeling of being connected to billions of beings, and having their every move, their every thought, their very will, be dictated by him. It was akin to being a god for Isaac, to hold power capable of commanding a nigh-endless immortal army that holds no will of its own.

He couldn't help but grin maniacally as a glint flashed within his eyes, and he finally exerted the power he held given to him by a godly entity, the True God of Divinity, the avatar of Angelica.

Instantly, throughout the entire world, all of humanity had their blank eyes regain their glow of wisdom. The cars that halted for split-seconds resumed as normal, pilots returned their planes to their previous trajectory, construction workers halted their fall just before they faced an unfortunate outcome and many more. Their previously blank eyes that held no life were refurbished with an intelligence far beyond what they originally held.

Not only that, but if one were to look at Earth in outer space, one would see clouds upon clouds of silver metallic dust generate and form all over the world. They covered entire nations and continents in mere moments. They traversed the sky, land, and seas, covering the entire upper layer of Earth with a thin sheen of metallic nanites.

As if signifying its completion, blue grid lines formed over the atmosphere of Earth as intense energy signatures appeared. It was pure electricity being produced at a terrifying rate, with countless sources being used to produce energy. Whether it be wind, water, solar, or nuclear, they were used by Ai, the living artificial intelligence created by Isaac, to gather more and more energy.

Without stopping, the electricity produced then diffused into the atmosphere of the Earth, which became distinct blue gassy energy that spread throughout the entire world. It was mana.

The mana density of Earth rapidly increased, causing rapid growth and changes to greet Earth. From fauna growing and mutating, animals turning wild and berserk, storms brewing and washing over seas and land, intense winds that made trees tumble, and more.

It was a scene of chaos, but the nanites quickly took care of every problem that arose.

In mere minutes, the mana density of Earth quickly rose to an unprecedented level far beyond what it previously had. Now, at the rate it is increasing, it would quickly reach the mana density Tellus held, which was a world that had mana for an unknown amount of years ranging from thousand to millions of years.

The mana density of a world determines how prosperous its magical development would be, as more mana in the world's atmosphere would directly reflect the magical levels of the world itself. This was the reason why most worlds that hold magical-based civilizations have increasingly higher mana density, it's due to the direct causal cycle between mana and magic development.

Isaac calmly observes the spinning holographic globe in front of him with a calm gaze, the previous burst of euphoria he felt before calmed down relatively quickly and he regained his control once more.

"This would be enough," Isaac mutters with a strange grin as the globe in front of him showed an increasing amount of blue gas that spread throughout the entirety of Earth. The globe then split into two, one showed a globe with sparse mana in the air, compared to the present, it was a difference between the rich and poor.

This was the power of wielding both transcendental science and magical knowledge. Back when he first regained his memories, he quickly devised a way to transform electricity into mana, which skyrocketed his growth to an unimaginable level. Now having the entire world in the palm of his hands, he used this method at an earth-shattering level and directly raised the mana density of an entire planet with a mere thought using an endless amount of nanites he grew throughout the months.

At this moment, his power, though only at Demigod in terms of personal strength, he held the entirety of Earth's humanity as his own power. He commands an army of immortal Servants that abides by his every command without question, having no will of their own and being a perfect army for a brilliant mind to control.

As if responding to his thoughts, more strange phenomena started to happen throughout the whole world. Though minute and minuscule at first, it quickly grew to a shocking level. Bursts upon bursts of mana happen all over the planet, a burst commonly seen when someone firsts absorb mana into their soul, awakens their auras, pours qi into their dantian, enters a new realm in body tempering, or other power systems.

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"What… what is this?" Angelica lightly muttered in shock, her eyebrows fluttered with surprise as she stared at a particular planet she had control over.

Earth, the previously blue and green planet has now undergone rapid changes in mere minutes. Throughout its atmosphere, a sheen of silver and blue covered the sky, quickly absorbing the energy of the world and the sun to directly transform it into mana, alleviating the prosperity and foundation of Earth to another level as a whole.

'This… Isaac Deathwill, to have the power akin to producing an entire drop of Primordial Energy as a mortal through methods easily available, you truly are a genius! Gods themselves have nigh-endless mana to wield, as a single drop of Primordial Energy is akin to an entire world's mana reservoir. Primordial Energy itself holds endless utility for gods, which is equivalent to mana for mortal mages, or electricity for mortal technology. They use it to control the laws directly, increase the mana and prosperity of their own inner world, create divine weapons, and many more. The use for Primordial Energy is endless theoretically speaking, and one only needs to find the method to do it just like with magic and science. I wonder, Isaac Deathwill, how would you innovate the usage of Primordial Energy once you directly enter the realm of gods?' Angelica smiled with joy while staring at a certain figure sitting inside a room with a round table in the middle.

Currently, Angelica has suffered various setbacks one by one. Now trapped in her own True World, she is weakened to an extreme degree and is now helpless when it comes to saving her own worshippers, which creates a cycle of weakness for Angelica, the True God of Divinity whose strength directly ties in with the law of divinity, a strange law that depends on the concept of faith and worship.

So for her, having a brilliant pawn such as Isaac Deathwill was a huge blessing. In fact, at that moment, he was the most brilliant pawn she has ever seen.

A reborn thousand years old lich and the renowned Emperor of Death of Tellus, a being who already has one foot in the realm of gods. He was known as the greatest mage, studying nearly all paths of magic to ever exists in their home world and giving away his vast wealth of knowledge for free to the entire world. Even though he was the greatest lich, he was also the greatest scholar of Tellus whose drive for learning the mystic unknown was beyond what everyone else had.

Knowing the mysteries of reality, of magic, the power system he knew since a young age.

But now?

He was introduced to the existence of other worlds, of other power systems ranging from martial arts, aura, qi, game systems, cheats; it was an entirely new reality for him to explore.

He not only grew in strength but also in the mind. His knowledge has grown rapidly ever since he regained his memories on Earth, meaning his own strength that is entirely directed by his vast wealth of knowledge, would grow at a rate far beyond what most can imagine.

Not only that, but he now has a cheat, a cheat that was befitting for the Emperor of Death. In less than a year, he has achieved a feat far beyond what Angelica would have ever imagined for him to be able to do.

When he was reborn and regained his memories, he did grow at a pretty fast rate, but Angelica saw the same countless times with her other pawns in other worlds. But as more time passed and the more Isaac learned, the faster his growth became.

He grew his power through various means, whether it be personal, influential, or economical; his power grew in every aspect he could get his hands on.

In a month, he created his own guild and company by using Gal Ryuk, the father of Gal Jum, as a pawn to expand his hold. He used his vast intellect and wisdom to grow rapidly, increasing his influence throughout the entirety of Seoul. His guild grew in power, his company increased its value, and it was generally a speed Angelica would expect of Isaac Deathwill.

In a few more months, his guild and company became the greatest in Korea. Paragon partnered with Treasure heaven, more and more branches all over Korea, increasing the influence of the guild and company. More and more members joined, while the main fighting force consisting of Isaac and his Servants grew rapidly. His army expanded in secret, as more and more Servants were created in the dark.

In half a year, his influence over the entire world reached a level far beyond what most could ever hope to achieve. He created the image of him being the hero, the savior, the messiah, warping the entire world's perception of him and his guild. His company grew at a rate that would cause businessmen to drool and feel immense jealousy, skyrocketing his net worth to hundreds of billions of dollars. His Servants rapidly increased in number, expanding his hold on other continents while keeping everyone else in the dark.

Then a month later… he achieved something what Angelica would have never thought. He has done something comparable to a god-like feat.

When the apocalypse struck, he concocted a plan that even caused Angelica to reel back in shock. Using schemes, he dealt a killing blow to all Demigods of Earth, beings whose strength proved dangerous for what he had in store.

Using his deep foundations formed by his comprehension of Life and Death, Souls, and his other vast law comprehensions procured by his evolved cheat, he cloned his soul and allowed himself to control and wield mana that can directly compare with an entire world's reservoir. He created a complex spell matrix that even Angelica with all her cheats gained from her cheaters, though weakened and only at a mortal level, was unable to decipher with all her weakened might.

Just like that, he accomplished the god-like feat of killing an entire civilization consisting of billions of humans in one single go. Just that alone would make him a terrifying individual, a being who can potentially affect an entire world just like a god, but that wasn't the end.

His cheat, though weak when at a small scale, would prove its terrifying might at a scale at this level.

Why did Isaac Deathwill have to go through so much trouble just for this? It's because of one simple thing: To have the entire world be your army.

A single command, a simple flicking of a switch, and his cheat that grew in power over the months activated and exerted its strength, encompassing all of humanity and turning them into his immortal army, unable to experience death, with endless stamina, and would follow his every command without hesitation. They are immune to mind control, their souls can be destroyed without problem, and they don't have the fear of death; they are akin to a perfect army of living robots that are immortal.

And so, with eyes gleaming with expectations, she watches the world of Earth undergo a change that went far beyond her initial impression.

AN: This chapter has 2085 words.

Yes, I am procrastinating with moving the plot because school is fucking killing me. Also, my title game has been weak lately. But you know what hasn't been weak?

My grind for IR: Re! I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this shit's gonna end soon. Alas, ends are the start of new beginnings, and the end of this novel paves the path to the birth of Kaleido Mora. Just calm down and don't be sad, in a way, Braun lives all in our hearts and mind... And also probably because Braun is a canonical character in IR: Re, of course, the Braun there is a different Braun here, and it's just wacky as fuck to explain. Maybe I'll even add Braun as a character, like a living character, who Kaleido has to meet. Fuck, maybe I'll even fucking add Rintarou Okabe (the cringe Volume 1) and kill him.

(November 11, 2022 – 351st day of writing)