Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 1016: Abilities

The memory of Maxime's death unfolded before Rain's eyes like a somber note of endurance and willpower. As Rain watched Maxime's final moments, he could sense the relentless fatigue, the endless hunger, and the persistent thirst that had plagued Maxime for countless years in his dark workshop.

Maxime's death, although slow and agonizing, held a different weight than the others Rain had witnessed. This time, there was an absence of anger or frustration. Instead, a strange understanding settled in Rain's mind. Though he and Maxime had been polar opposites in their views and approaches, Rain couldn't help but acknowledge the significance of Maxime's sacrifice.

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The memory portrayed Maxime's ceaseless toil, crafting weapons infused with the essence of human blood. It revealed the toll on Maxime's body and spirit as he endured the solitary and grueling process, driven by a determination to provide future generations with the means to combat their enemies.

Maxime's death, slow and methodical, reflected a different kind of bravery—an unyielding commitment to his cause despite the physical and mental toll it exacted. Rain, who often found himself at odds with Maxime's methods, couldn't help but recognize the depth of sacrifice and purpose in Maxime's actions.

"What next?" Rain asked while rolling his eyes. "It should be Suez now… it would be weird if he showed me the deaths of his friends that I don't even know…"

"Your guess is correct, I can't show their ends since you don't know them and you wouldn't understand their feelings," Zeus said. "The final part of this test will be for you to see things from my perspective. Naturally, you can't store tens of thousands of years of memories in your human brain, so it will be interesting to see how you will handle that."

"I don't have time for that, so I want to skip it," Rain said. "I don't want to archive crap in my mind."

"How can this be? How can you understand our determination without seeing what we experienced?" Zeus asked.

"I didn't see all the memories of the others, only a few of them and their deaths," Rain said.

"That is the start of you to understand them, because my journey only started when I died," Zeus said. "You see, even after sharpening our powers and obtaining the system, I knew that we couldn't win. We couldn't fight together either since it would make all the of the first dragons appear on a single place and that would be disastrous, so we split up.

I was supposed to fight a monster in my homeland as well, but I wasn't the type to do useless things, so I decided to speed things up a bit."

"Why don't you show me that instead?" Rain asked. "What are you hiding now?"

"Eh, unnecessary," Zeus said.

"Why are you being that embarrassed about showing yourself?" Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "Nothing can be more embarrassing that your attitude,"

"Anyway, the overseer came to me asking for information about the system that we created as soon as we split up and I decided to follow a similar path," Zeus said. "I understood thanks to his words that the battle was a lost cause and I decided to bet on the future as well… I refused to believe that our species had faced total annihilation.

I was certain that the enemies would have overlooked some humans and they eventually would come on top out of all this."

"Why are you only telling me about this part?" Rain asked. "I want a brief summary of the ten thousands of years as well."

"You can't have your cake and eat it too," Zeus said. "As such. I became a relic and immediately began to use my power to develop a domain…"

As Rain braced himself for another set of memories, he couldn't help but feel a sense of weariness at the prospect of seeing into Zeus's experiences. However, to his relief, the recounting of Zeus's journey spared him the direct witnessing of Zeus's death.

The memories unveiled an extended period where, similar to Rain's initial experiences with his domain, not much occurred in the facility Zeus had established. It mirrored Rain's own early struggles with mastering his newfound powers. Yet, as the years passed , Zeus gradually harnessed his mana to gain control over the facility.

Rain was surprised at the ability to manipulate such a complex system with magic alone.

In the backdrop of this development, the world itself began to wither, a reflection of the broader calamity that had fallen into their reality. Life drained away, and the ominous shadow of defeat loomed over the once-vibrant world.

In response, Zeus, realized of the assumed victory of their enemies, mirrored their actions by absorbing every available form of energy—be it mana, sunlight, or even kinetic energy.

The relentless pursuit of energy served a singular purpose: to expand his domain. Rain couldn't help but recognize the pragmatic approach Zeus had taken in the face of imminent doom. The absorption of various energy sources demonstrated a strategic mindset, a willingness to adapt, and an unyielding determination to ensure the survival of their kind in one way or the other…

"Well, he was supposed to have electric powers if he took that codename, so controlling the machines with magic shouldn't be that difficult…" Rain thought.

At that moment, Rain realized that something was off… he wasn't seeing anything, he wasn't reading or hearing anything, and yet, he was learning those things, it was almost like the information as being directly sent to his brain.

"This is digusting… to think that he improved what he can do in his domain this much…" Rain thought while furrowing his eyebrows.

Maybe it wasn't that surprising since Zeus created the original system… after using it for tens of thousands of years, he would have known how to use it more efficiently. The real question was how someone like the overseer would have used that knowledge, when he was an entity that even Zeus was impressed with...