2302 - The True Way
“…It’s time for the Spearhead to be sharpened anew.” Robin approached Renara with a wide smile.
“…?” Glacion and Richard also stepped forward, watching Robin slowly circle around Renara with his hands behind his back.
“Is she breaking through or something like that?” Richard asked. “Her level of focus is extremely deep.”
For someone of her strength, she should have sensed them the moment the Gate opened. Yet now they were talking, and his father was circling her without trying to hide his presence, yet there was no reaction at all.
“She’s at the peak of the Nexus State. Where would she break through to?” Glacion shook his head. “And I don’t sense the Laws communicating with her either. She’s simply in a state of deep meditation.”
“Yes.” Robin nodded. “I asked about her recently, and I was told she’s having trouble communicating with the Major Law of Heat.” He then stopped and crossed his arms. “In the end, it’s a Essential Path, not a Fundamental one. I thought she would be faster than this.”
“Not everyone can communicate with the Major Laws so easily, sir.” A bead of sweat dripped down Glacion’s forehead. He himself was a user of a Minor Law!
"I understand that, but Renara can." Then he pointed toward her, "Do you know that she uses seven different minor laws? Although she built her foundation on frost, she has mastered the remaining six to a great extent, and even if her blood grants her an affinity for it, that is still an astonishing number. Among her race, she is the only one who has managed to use nine laws."
Then he looked at her with a hint of pity, "Unfortunately, her leadership ability is limited, and she suffered several betrayals that brought down her empire. Otherwise, with such talent, she would have become a Behemoth by now."
Then he laughed as he looked at Glacion, "Do you know? Those seven laws are not even from the same Path. Do you realize how difficult that is?"
"...Isn't that supposed to be impossible?" Glacion furrowed his brows, "It's miraculous enough to have an affinity with seven minor laws from the same Path, but from more than one Path?"
"Hmm... You know that paths and laws aren't written down in books with names and rankings. We observe what's around us and classify it ourselves." Robin shrugged his shoulders. "She possesses something like an explosion, frost, a fireball, and something akin to intense vibration that generates high heat and pressure, so I deduced that these four belong to the Path of Heat."
"What about the remaining laws?" asked Glacion.
"Something like cutting, another that creates immense pressure like gravity, and one more that causes strong friction." Robin raised his shoulders. "I can't link any of them to heat no matter how hard I try."
"..." Glacion looked down. "Truly difficult. Gathering them all into one path seems impossible."
"Hmm." Richard looked at Renara. "Perhaps it's an unknown path?"
"..." Robin turned to Richard, then to Renara. "An unknown path after 97.8 million years of history? That would be a disgrace to all the inhabitants of B-14."
"....?" Glacion and Richard exchanged glances... B-14?!
"So, where will our next destination be?" Richard asked. "I don't think she's ready for any discussion or lecture right now."
"Hmm?" Robin shook his head. "I'm not done here yet." Then, standing directly in front of Renara, just a step away, he continued, "Caesar is in a bad state. He's about to enter unification wars against five Millennium Empires. Renara must return to the arena, and with strength."
"What will you do, then?" Richard asked in surprise.
"..." Robin smiled. "Watch this."
Robin's eyes began to glow intensely, turning the dark cave into daylight in an instant.
Then, he tossed a small object into the air—something compressed inside a space capsule—and a small golden scale appeared.
*Ding.*
The object vanished midair.
"Something's about to happen... something's about to happen!!" Glacion's eyes widened to their fullest.
The next moment, Robin slowly raised both hands and murmured:
Fifth-Level Truth Decree: Path of Truth.
*Swoosh.*
An eye the size of Robin's head opened above him. Its pupil appeared drowsy, surrounded by a golden flame that sent chills through the heart.
"..." Both Richard and Glacion felt an immense pressure emanating from it.
Yet, they sensed no threat.
That eye left its position above Robin's head, moved slowly, and stopped above Renara's head, then looked downward, directly at her crown.
"!!" Richard and Glacion's eyes flew wide open.
The anticipation reached its peak.
Glacion had glimpsed the power of these symbols before and what they did to Althera. As for Richard, he had never seen his father do anything on this scale, but he could feel his aura.
Something was about to happen!!
*Bam*
"Alright, let's go." Robin clapped his hands, then took a deep breath. He began assessing his physical condition and the amount of energy needed for the next journey.
He had made several consecutive jumps across sectors, all of which had taken a toll on him.
"Let's go?" Glacion raised his voice, then quickly lowered it. "Is that it?"
"Mm-hmm." Robin nodded. "I won't do anything else today. In fact, you could say I didn't do anything at all." He sighed and tilted his head toward Renara. "All I did was lend a little helping hand."
When Robin noticed the looks of confusion on Glacion and Richard's faces, he smiled and continued, "The Path of Truth is something I created—or rather, I noticed it was possible. I use my knowledge of the Six Master Laws to directly influence Renara's subconscious, making her understanding of anything beneath the Master Laws easier and faster."
He then shrugged, "I didn't want to use this method so Renara wouldn't feel that her achievements weren't the result of her own effort, but she entered this seclusion a long time ago, and it's time for her to come out... Besides, the Seventh Law, whose foundation we don't know, is undoubtedly difficult, and it won't be a problem for me to give her a small push."
Then he clapped and waved in a specific direction to create the Gate, "Alright, let's go. I think I'm ready. I've injected the Eye of the Path of Truth with enough energy to activate it for a full year. Depending on Renara's progress, she'll remain sitting in that position—maybe months, maybe a year, or maybe the year will pass and she'll still be sitting there... It's in her hands now."
Disturbance
"Hmm?"
Robin looked up with his golden Eye of Truth, seeing through the cave. A storm was forming above.
Then he heard a female voice muttering:
"So that's it... So that's it..."