The gate continued to open as dust from countless years fell off the joints. It took almost an entire minute just for the many chanical locks inside the gate to be taken care of. Finally, the gate opened as the twins' group watched from outside. It's just that they didn't expect to hear a question as soon as it happened.
"How do you know my na?"
Rean and Roan were surprised to see the owner of the voice. "A... cat?"
On the other side, a black cat looked at them with suspicion in his eyes. It was truly a cat, be it in size or appearance. It also had no cultivation. However, there was a problem. Even after traveling in the Realm of Gods for so long, they had never seen a cat before. Sure, there were races that had similar traits to cats, but they were often Demon Beasts with strong bodies or Humanoid Races with so fur and cat ears. As for a real cat, that was a first.
Rean and Roan had never thought much about it. After all, cats were breeds from back on Earth where Spiritual and Divine Energies don't exist. It was normal for them to not be anywhere as strong as the ones found on this side of the Universe.
The cat was also surprised to hear Rean and Roan's words. "You know cats? That shouldn't be possible... There are no cats on this side." Still, he quickly regained his composure and repeated his previous question. "Forget it. So, who sent you here? How do you know my na?"
Rean looked at Roan, who nodded at him before Rean began to talk. "You say that we know your na, but we don't. Could it be that your na is Sesa?"
The cat narrowed its eyes before nodding. "That's correct. Other than my master, no one was supposed to know I was here. Let alone know my na. Where did you hear the na Sesa?"
Rean scratched the back of his head. "To be honest, I didn't call your na. Instead, Open Sesa was supposed to be a secret password to open a cave in a story from back in my ho. I was frustrated that we weren't able to open the gate regardless of the thods we used. That reminded of that story, and I just shouted the sa password out of helplessness."
"A story...?" The cat didn't quite believe it. Still, it had been countless years since he last saw any living being or any being at all. "What was the na of the story?"
However, before Rean could answer, Roan intervened. "Before we continue, will it be a problem if you let us inside?" Well, Roan wasn't expecting the cat to let them enter. But then again, he and the others were ready to rush inside if the cat refused. After all, if they didn't take this chance, they would be trapped in front of the gate forever.
"Sure, co in." Surprisingly, Sesa didn't seem to care and simply invited them inside. "Co with ."
Naturally, the twins' group didn't waste ti and passed through the gate. As soon as they did that, the Soul Gem System's Voice echoed in Rean and Roan's minds.
[Universe Foundation Fragnt Detected!]
[Due to the division of the Universe, the fragnt fell into the Underworld. This fragnt was then used by a ti and space displacent artifact capable of surpassing even the strongest beings of the Universe in its power of manipulation of Space and Ti.]
[New Quest Available: Acquire the Artifact or the Universe Foundation Fragnt contained inside it.]
[Reward: 500000 Destiny Points.]
[Warning: After the Universe Fragnt is acquired, the system will receive an update. Destiny Points will only be accessible through quests. On the other hand, quests will give much higher rewards. Any Destiny Points used in an upgrade related to the previous system will be reimbursed.]
[Ti Limit: Unlimited.]
[Failure Conditions: Leaving the Swamp of no Return without the Artifact or the Fragnt inside it.]
[Failure Penalty: 500000 Destiny Points.]
The twins were happy at first when they heard that there was really a Fragnt in the Swamp of No Return, even more so after seeing the reward for acquiring it. However, they were taken aback by the system's warning and fell into a dilemma. They had made a lot of points through the Destiny Chancing Rewards, and they had even bought an upgrade that extended the sensorial range of this thod. Sure, the system said it would give back the Destiny Points used, but was it worth it?
'Sister Orb, what's happening here? Why did the system suddenly decide to change?'
[That you will have to ask Soul Gem himself. But from what I can see, this upgrade wasn't sothing that was added now. It had always been part of the system's upgrade plan. Perhaps Soul Gem himself wasn't expecting you to be close to acquiring four fragnts this early.]
Roan narrowed his eyes in response. 'That's weird. We got close to a fourth fragnt before, our father's one. If detecting the fourth fragnt was a requisite for this system's warning, why didn't it do the warning when we t father?'
[That's because the system didn't detect the fragnt in your father's possession. At the mont, you two only know that your father has a fragnt, but the system hasn't felt its presence at all. For the system, it was the sa as not knowing about it.]
'I see...' Roan had to admit Sister Orb was right. Turen had never brought out the fragnt in his possession when they talked. And they knew it was being used to keep the dinsional realm aperture inside the Temporal Gap. That was most likely the reason why Turen didn't show it to them as it was being used.
Sesa noticed that the twins' stopped for a mont and asked back. "What are you waiting for? Co in already. Otherwise, I'll close the gate."
The twins quickly put that matter to the back of their minds and followed Sesa.
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