Chapter 286: New Plan

Grey stayed in his room for the rest of the day without taking a single step outside, he didn't even check if the city gate was still blocked or not. He focused fully on his learning. 

'Hey, create a small darkness ball, I need to observe it.' Grey turned to Void after not getting a result from the scroll. 

He never really expected to make any progress immediately, so he wasn't disappointed by his lack of results. 

'Okay.' Void nodded before making a small mass appear in the shape of a ball. He had been idle since they got here, so doing this was better than nothing. 

Grey watched as the ball of black mass floated mid-air, he carefully observed its properties. After watching it for a while, he picked a cup from the table and gradually placed it in the ball of black mass. He wanted to watch how it's able to corrode the cup, maybe he might be able to understand it more if he could understand its destructive ability. 

Corrosion was the most notable ability of the darkness element, it could even be said to be its main ability. Grey felt if he understood this, then comprehending the darkness element would happen sooner than he expected. Having Void with him also made things better. 

As soon as the cup came in contact with the darkness ball, it started being shrouded by a black color, it started from the bottom of the cup to the top. This was even before the cup completely entered the black mass. After the darkness spread to the top of the cup, Grey quickly let go and used the wind element to support it mid-air, but the darkness soon started creeping into the wind he was using and it was soon destroyed. 

The cup turned to ash from a touch from the darkness ball.

'Hmm, it's like a venomous substance, all it needs is but a touch.' Grey thought while observing the ash that was on the floor. 

He decided to try another experiment, given how corrosive the darkness element was, he wanted to see if his powerful blue fire would be able to withstand it. 

With a wave of his hand, a blue fireball appeared and slowly started going closer to the ball of darkness. Void watched curiously as Grey's blue flame gradually got to his mass of darkness. 

When the fireball touched the black floating mass, a tug of war started. At first, the darkness started to corrode the fireball, but the fireball soon fought back, it grew brighter before pushing away the darkness around it. Both elements went to a standstill with none giving the other an upper hand. After a while, Grey saw both balls had started to shrink, so he extinguished the flame. 

'Hmm, the flame is too strong. I'll use the earth element to see how it feels as the darkness element corrodes it.' Grey thought. 

'Why are you doing this?' Void was forced to ask. He didn't understand why Grey was trying different experiments with the darkness element, he was even more confused when he saw Grey studying the scroll that was about the darkness element. 

'I'm trying to understand how it works. If I can, then I'd be able to use the darkness element sooner than I thought.' explained Grey. 

'Wait, you have the darkness element?' asked a confused Void. 

'Technically, not yet,' said Grey. 

'You can have it? But, how's that possible?' Void asked wide-eyed. 

'Oh, you were still asleep when I told the others…' Grey told Void about his ability to comprehend new elements, leaving the small cat lost for words. 

Void had never heard of anyone or anything that has been able to learn new elements. Well, he hadn't been in the world for a long time now, he knew from the others that one couldn't have an element they were not attuned with. 

'Doesn't that mean you can learn the space element as well?' asked Void. 

'Yup, every single element out there.' Grey said with a grin. 

'Damn! That's amazing.' exclaimed Void. 

'Yeah, it's just that, comprehending each element isn't easy.' Grey sighed before creating a knife with the earth element. 

Void became even more curious after finding out what Grey was trying to do. Grey continued with his experiments till it was evening, he went out to get some food for them and was surprised to see that the city was still on lockdown. 

'What did I do?' He asked himself in annoyance. 

If he knew why they were looking for him, he would be less worried, but now, he had no idea why they were searching for him. All he knew was that it was not anything good, given how the Mayor's making it look like he was a fugitive. 

When he got home, he ate with Void before sending him to infiltrate the Mayor's house. He needed to know why they were looking for him, and the Mayor was the only one he could find out from. Luckily, he had Void who could go into a place guarded by Overlord Plane experts unnoticed. 

While Void was spying on the Mayor to see if he could find out why they were searching for Grey, Grey was busy trying to comprehend the darkness element. For some reason, he felt he would be able to easily comprehend it. This feeling made him strive harder, he was slowly starting to understand the corrosiveness of the darkness element, and once he's able to, it would greatly boost his chances at comprehending the element. 

Void returned two days later with good news, the city was no longer on lockdown. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to find out why they were searching for Grey. The Mayor never spoke of it when he was there, not even once!

Grey felt burdened by his lack of not knowing why they were looking for him.

'I'll have to abduct one of those Origin Plane Instructors who are stationed around the forest, they should at least know why they are searching for me.' Grey came up with a plan. 

Grey and Void could easily overpower any of the Instructors that are still in the Origin Plane, but just to be safe, he would find one who is still in the Mid-stages of the Origin Plane, like him. 

'Haha! Yes! I love this plan!' Void said excitedly. 

It was finally time to beat up someone!

'We're not beating anyone Void, we only want to ask him some questions.' Grey clarified.