CHAPTER 93: CH 93 : SUCCESSOR OF THE COSMIC EMPIRE

A voice, melodious and clear, echoed through the vast Citadel of Veridia, a sound that seemed to carry with it the very essence of a bygone era.

"Demigod Umbra," the voice called out, filled with an immense gratitude that resonated in the hearts of all who heard it.

It was the voice of Thorn, the first leader of humans, the first apostle, and the sole apostle of the mighty Shenlong.

From the shadows of the Citadel, a wisp of darkness coalesced and formed into a figure of quiet grace.

Umbra, the demigod of shadows, looked at Thorn, a soft smile on her face. "Oh, Thorn, you’re back," she said, her voice like a gentle whisper of the wind.

"Is Shenlong also back with you?" Though it was their first time truly talking, Umbra spoke as if she had known Thorn for ages.

"He is not," Thorn replied, a hint of pride in his voice. "His only thought is to give all the life forms a chance. A chance for them to correct their lives."

"That’s so him," Umbra sighed, a wistful look on her face. "I was thinking of sending one of my clones with him, but he just never returns."

She had only met Shenlong once, but in that brief meeting, she had understood the virtue and kindness of the dragon.

"So, why did you come to meet me?" Umbra asked, the question that was lingering in her mind.

"Actually, I always wanted to thank you for saving me during the revolt that happened centuries ago," Thorn said, his tone filled with immense gratitude.

"But I had nothing to gift you as my thanks. But during my travels, I found an item for you that I really think you would like." Thorn said, and then brought out a ring from his pocket.

This ring looked ordinary to others, but for Umbra, it was not.

She looked at this ring with surprise. Even Thea, with her all-seeing Omni-Cognition talent, wasn’t able to show the description of this ring.

The system panel only showed question marks, a clear sign that this was no ordinary artifact.

Umbra immediately understood the importance of this ring. As only the SSS-Grade artifacts and Gods were capable of escaping the Omni-Cognition of Thea.

"Is this an SSS-Grade artifact?" Umbra asked, even though she already knew the answer.

"Yes, this is the first artifact that is found in the Realm of Advancement, and according to the God, there are many more to find," Thorn said.

"I can’t use such a powerful artifact. I am just a demigod, and this is an artifact of a God," Umbra tried to change Thorn’s mind.

Sunny, in his God space, looked at the first SSS-Grade artifact that was found in the Realm of Advancement and used his God’s Eye on it, but it didn’t work.

"How can I forget," Sunny said, "my powers don’t work in this Realm of Advancement." He immediately asked Umbra to return to Veridia with the ring.

Umbra followed the instructions and returned to Veridia with Thorn.

Sunny then again used his God’s Eye talent on the ring that Thorn had bought.

But this time, all the information of the ring appeared in his mind.

[Item Name: Ring of Shadow

Grade: SSS

Description: A gateway to the Shadow Realm, in this realm the progress of techniques related to shadows increases by a hundred times.

The person who wears this ring will have all their shadow-related attacks deal twice the damage.

The effects of shadow-related abilities increase by two times.

Note: can only be worn by a creature of shadow]

Sunny gave this description to Thea, who in turn showed it to Umbra.

Umbra, upon reading the description, became even more surprised.

Thorn also saw the information, and his eyes lit up upon seeing the description.

He felt that his decision to gift this ring to Demigod Umbra was the right choice.

After a few more negotiations, Umbra finally accepted the gift from Thorn, and in return, she would give Thorn a clone of hers, which would always stay by his side.

And this return gift from Umbra was not a trivial thing; it was the protection of a demigod.

In Veridia, in the Southern Continent, where the elves lived peacefully, a young boy of around sixteen years of age was practicing. "Grandpa, I finally got the archery skill," he said, as he showed his grandfather the talent appraisal ball.

[Magic Affinity (S-Grade), Comprehension (S-Grade), Elementalist (S-Grade), Magic Swordsmanship (S-Grade), Magic Archery (C-Grade)]

This child was a half-elf, a grandson of both Anaske and Vel.

When the elves and humans joined hands to venture into the Realm of Advancement, marriage was the key to solving the feud between the two races.

Thus, the children of Anaske and Vel married each other.

This child was named Light, and he was chosen as the successor to the throne of the Cosmic Empire. In the start, he was just born with two talents, Magic Affinity and Comprehension.

As both of them were at S-Grade, he held a very high position even among the children in the royal family of the empire.

But slowly, his Comprehension talent began to shine, brighter and brighter.

He learned the talent of his grandfather, Vel, Elementalist, from the scratch and comprehended it to the S-Grade.

He then learned swordsmanship from his grandfather Vel and combined it with magic to become the first magic swordsman.

And currently, he was learning archery from the other grandfather, and he had already become a C-Grade magic archer.

Mind you all, he is just a sixteen-year-old child, and he has achieved something that took decades for even Vel to learn.

"You are really a talented fellow. May God Cosmos bless you in your future path," Vel said, his eyes showing the love and warmth of a grandparent.

"Grandpa, why does God Cosmos not visit Veridia anymore? I want to see him, too," Light said aloud.

He was born by listening to the teachings in the Genesis and by both his grandfathers.

His respect for God Cosmos was immense, thus he also wanted to see the divine grace of God Cosmos that both his grandfathers mentioned every now and then.

Just then, a digital panel appeared in front of him, and he received a notification.

"Who is sending me a message this late?" Light said, as he opened the personal message tab. There it was, a message by an ID named ’Seer Rem’.