chapter 319 - The God of Magic
After everyone left, only the Master of the Singularis Tower was left.
The person's eyes were fixed on a tree, or more precisely, on the shadow of the tree. He kept staring at the shadow of the tree as if it was the most interesting thing to watch.
Not long after that, the old man revealed a smile and then said.
"Sir, if possible, could you show yourself? There is no one here but me"
But his words received no reply at all.
"..."
"... You don't need to worry, I will keep this secret, I swear in the name of the God of Magic, if I deny it, then all my magic and Core will disappear and will never return"
The old man said again, but still did not get an answer; suddenly, the old man's smile faded.
"... Well, it seems like you don't want anyone to know your identity. If that's what you want, then I'll be leaving now"
Said the old man who then immediately turned around to leave, but
"...Is your Singularis ability something related to vision?"
"..."
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"...Is your Singularis ability something related to vision?"
Said Taufik who then slowly appeared from the shadows.
Hearing this, the old man turned back and was surprised when he saw Taufik. It was not an ordinary surprise but something else, like the surprise when you lose something and you look for it but can't find it, but when a long time has passed, you accidentally find the item again, it was exactly like that.
"... Why do you look at me like that? You said all of that because you know I was here, right?"
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"What the f*ck with that question, Old Man?"
"I'm sorry, It's just when I saw your face... It's reminds me of someone's"
"Who?"
"The God of Magic"
"... Who?"
"... The God of Magic"
"... Who? Me?"
"Yes, Your face is very similar to the statue of the God of Magic"
"... Hecete? Or Circe?"
"No, they're a Goddess, the one I mean here is a God, The God of Magic, the entity that is the reason why the Magic Tower can exist"
"..."
For a moment, Taufik could only stare at the old man in silence, and the old man continued to stare at Taufik.
Yes, he had indeed ascended to the realm of the Gods and possessed conceptual powers that were usually only possessed by the Gods, but within the Concept powers that he possessed, there was no direct mention of 'Magic', to be more precise, each of his concepts did involve 'Magic' or more specifically, using Mana, but it wasn't 'Magic' in the literal sense.
Earth itself is home to various Mythologies, from what Gaia told him, the entities that Humans used to call 'Gods' are actually Creatures from outside the Earth who came to Earth even before Adam, the first Human set foot on Earth, this all happened because Earth is the Center of the universe and the War between the Demon and Angel Camps is also one of the reasons why They are interested in coming to Earth Because before Humans existed, one of the ways to strengthen the power of the Concepts they had was by Consuming the Concept Power of others, and the endless war that occurred between the Demon and Angel Camps was an opportunity that they could not possibly let go of because this did not only involve these two camps, but the entire Universe as a whole.
However, after the Endless War between the Demon and Angel Camps was paused, which was also marked by the appearance of Adam on Earth, all of these Mythological Creatures did not immediately leave Earth because they enjoyed the treatment They Received from Humanity.
This once again proves the specialness of Humans from other creatures created by the creator, because with the beliefs they have, these Mythological Creatures find a way to strengthen the power of their concepts without having to fight each other.
This actually has something to do with [The Will], who shares a part of himself with all Humans, which allows them to have the 'Desire'. Their belief in these Mythological Creatures is actually a form of 'will' owned by Humans, which is why these Mythological Creatures can grow strong with the beliefs of Humans who worship them as Gods/Goddesses.
However, when Humans increased in number and the first generation of Humans, who were also known as the Human Generation with the strongest will, died, this caused part of [The Will] within Humans to also be divided among their descendants and this continued to be divided into the next generations.
This caused the power of belief that Mythological Beings Received from humans also become small, and this caused many Mythological Beings to leave Earth, and the only ones who kept staying on Erath were the Mythological Beings who are still known to Humans to this day, but they also had to leave Earth when the Mana on Earth thinned and disappeared caused by Gaia being sealed.
Because for these Mythological Beings Mana is the same as Oxygen, so without Mana, they could not possibly settle on Earth, and because the Mana on Earth disappeared, this also made Humans forget the presence of Mana and Magic, which was then revived by Nero at that time, and Mana and Magic still survive to this day and known by all the Humans, or at least in this new history of this Earth.
And the Mythological Creatures that still survive on Earth are only the Gods of Olympus, Actually, many Gods/Goddesses have [Magic] as their power of the Concept in various Mythologies, but from what Taufik knows, in Greek Mythology there are Hecate and Circe, from Egyptian Mythology there is the God Thoth, and from Norse Mythology there are Odin and Loki, there are still several more from other Mythologies, but because the Mythological Creatures that remain on Earth are only the Olympian Gods, so Taufik only mentions Hecate and Circe.
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"... Old Man, I don't want to play guessing games with you here, so just answer my question, the magic god you mean is actually which god? What's his name?"
After Taufik uttered the question, this time it was the old man's turn to be silent.
"... Actually the Magic God doesn't have a Name, he's just Called the Magic God, that's what the Predecessors of the Magic Tower called the Entity they worshiped and glorified"
Said the old man after thinking for a while.
"That a Cultist, If that's the case, you guys, Magic Tower is just a cult that worships a Nameless God"
"How Rude, That worship only occurred when the Magic Tower was first built by our predecessors, nowadays, there is no such thing anymore, after all since the Magic Tower split into several, only a handful of people know about this Magic God, and only my Singular Magic Tower has a statue of the Magic God left by our Predecessors or so I know... Now, we no longer worship him, but instead make it our goal as the final form of mastery of magic"
"Yeah~ Whatever, it's what all That cultists always said, Who even are you? Seeing the way you talk to me, it seems like you don't know who am I"
"Are you some famous figure or what? And how can you don't know me?"
The old man asked again, making Taufik who heard it feel a little annoyed, sighed then said.
"... Forget it, Old Man; dealing with you only makes me angrier; you don't even answer my first questions earlier *Tch!* I'm leaving now!"
Said Taufik, who then wanted to go back into the shadow and also wanted to try whether he could teleport using the shadow. But before he could completely disappear, the old man stopped him again.
"Wait! At least tell me Your Name before you leave"
Taufik, whose half-body was already submerged in the shadow, looked at the old man and asked back.
"Introduce yourself first before asking someone's name, Old man, that's how it is, I don't care if you're old, or even the most honorable person in the world, you're the one who needs it here, not me"
Hearing that, the old man was a little stunned and then stuttered. Siad.
"... O-Ohh, I'm sorry for the late Introduction, I'm Eldrin, The Master of Singularis Magic Tower, you're?"
"D'Archy, you only need to know that, For the rest, you can find out for yourself... I'll go now, and remember what you said before... if someone other than you knows about this... No matter where you hide, I'll definitely find you, This is not a warning, but a threat, and you better engrave it in your mind with"
Taufik said, his gaze on the old man, his eyes a void of pure, impenetrable darkness, looking directly at that Old Man's eyes. Then, without saying anything further, he disappeared into the shadows, vanishing as if he had never been there. Leaving Eldrin alone.
'... No matter how I look at it, this young man is very similar to the Magic God Statue in the Magic Tower, the only difference is his eyes, in the records left by the predecessors, the Magic God's eyes were crimson, and shone with a dangerous light every time he used magic, but this... ... D'Archy, that's a familiar name... I should find out more about this after I return to the Tower'
Said Eldrin, who then also left the island to return to his Magic Tower.
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