Chapter 137 137 - Shadow



SleepyNotes: I'm feeling sick today, we're still going to have some bonus chaps this week. The schedule is to also get back to two chaps a day. 

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The reaction of the two girls after hearing from Ryan that they needed to talk was significantly different. While Nyx seemed relaxed, Lux was visibly worried. The angel girl seemed to be restless, shaking her head from side to side and breaking into a cold sweat.

"Nyx you need to tell me the story of the second world, everything you know. The same goes for you Lux. I'm tired of comments like 'This came from such and such a country' or 'but goddess x' as if I already know exactly what you're talking about" Then he stood up and sat down in the middle of the couch, next to the two of them. "You didn't need to be listening to this Lux, but seriously, you two can tell me. I know this is going to be a long story." 

The angel girl started laughing at Ryan's reaction "You're cute when you're angry. I thought you were going to ask me for something else."

"Like what?" he questioned.

"To leave this house, I was nervous for a second. I apologize for being suspicious of you" Lux's sincere honesty was surprising in many ways.

Ryan shook his head and Nyx stood up quickly and stood in front of the two "He would never do that, and if anything happens to you, I will protect you" the girl slapped her hand on her chest confidently looking at her sister.

"So, can you tell me what the second world is like?" Ryan questioned, looking at the succubus in front of him and the angel beside him.

Nyx scratched behind her own ear and looking down at the ground, she nodded. 

The second world is actually divided into several regions, there are different realms and layers of reality. Hell and the entire demonic continent are spread between an entire reality layer and a region in the world. The same is true of the abyss region, which is coordinated by a demonic lord.

From the icy realms to the serene green fields, humans dominate have the largest realms in the second world. They have regions completely focused on war and duels, and others on the search for light and religion. Dwarves and elves are the most influential nations in the world, even with a slightly lower birth rate.

The half humans walk the realms as an itinerant people, while races like the gnomes and shadow elves have incorporated themselves into human culture by creating settlements relatively close to larger realms. 

"Where do the gods come into this question? What about systems?" Ryan questioned again, staring at the two girls.

Lux was the one who started talking, commenting on what information she had. The blessing of access to magic is given by an entity higher than anything, but there are different versions of this kind of power. One is controlled by demons while the other is used by allies of humans. According to the stories she has heard, the goddess of humans received help from a guardian to control the tasks of the infinite challenge she possessed. 

"That doesn't make sense, the guardian of life said she didn't possess a connection to the system"

"Not possessing a connection doesn't mean not being unable to use it" Nyx replied

"To hear such a clever phrase coming from you is surprising" Ryan said.

Lux laughed at his comment.

"Like this world here?" the angel girl said.

"On this continent only five major cities coexist, on the border of Neodrazzil is Khazhalan and on the other side is the center of the empire Outside the continent there is the magic kingdom and several other giant cities. In general there are not many differences, the elves and dwarves came naturally in the blood of travelers and common people, so we do not have differences in peoples. The attacks of the second world destroyed much of the enmity that humanity had."

"You talk as if your world is small" Nyx said

"Maybe it is small to me, since I've never left here" 

Then Ryan opened the window of his system in front of the two girls. He just wanted to check the time, but Lux was startled when he saw that screen pop up. "That's it! You can access the human system, but this screen tells me that you have received a blessing" she was excited by the discovery, jumping towards Ryan and staring at the squares floating in front of him.

"So I have access to the light path system and the demon one..."

"So the goddess of light somehow managed to give ordinary humans access to magic through the system" Nyx concluded.

Ryan nodded, agreeing with that thought.

"What remains to be seen is what the portals are" he said, sighing as more questions popped into his head.

Getting up from the couch, he said goodbye to the two of them and went to sleep.

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"Another day of battle," Ryan said aloud, looking at the window of his room. Pulling out his cell phone, he looked around for any information about the duel he would be having, but there was no message or information about it.

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[Ryan]: I you have received any news of my opponent today?

[Lyza]: They are keeping it a secret right now, they will only announce at the beginning of the fight

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Laila's response was exactly the same, with fewer options at his disposal he tried to prepare himself for the different possibilities that could happen. "If it's a fire mage I won't have a problem, I still need a better system to deal with these options" going through the notes in his old notebook, Ryan began to imagine how he would fight. 

Closing his eyes, he imagined each of the battles he had seen in the first year. And with each imaginary victory, he wrote down an extra possibility in his notebook, until in the end, he possessed a consolidated vision.

"If it's an electrical mage, I'll use physical strength and nature magic. If it's a fire mage, I'm going to use water. I'll take a dark glasses in case it's a light mage and if I'm a wind mage I already know how to face. But that's just the elemental magics, if it's a physical combatant I can face it without too many problems." the thoughts were aligning, and with the future vision ability the duel would be significantly easier. 

Even with preparation, he still had an uneasy heart when he arrived at the enclosed arena where the day's duels would be held. Unlike the open space of the previous day, the hall now had a completely enclosed ceiling. Even though the bleachers were packed with people, it was still surprising to see the vastness of the place. 

The magnitude of the arena was so great that it was hard to imagine that it was a closed area, the distance between the two ends of the arena easily reaching kilometers. Walking alone into the administration area, Ryan was confident that he could succeed in his duel. 

"Your battle should begin in a few minutes sir whitemane, please sit and wait here" said a green haired elf who was organizing the event. She had a badge from the academy, which she approached a door before leaving the room.

Ryan was staring at the coffee cup in his hand, the hot drink was leaking a little smoke through the air conditioning. Still, he could see his own reflection in that dark liquid.

"That gave me an interesting idea" he said to himself, with a smile on his face. After drinking and throwing the glass in the trash, the door opened again.

"Come in, the duel is starting" 

When he walked through the door, the atmosphere of the arena was extremely different from what he had experienced before. Looking everywhere, it was possible to see spectators shouting and cheering, but he couldn't hear anything. 

'Is it quiet here?' he thought.

< on the other side of the wall it is quite noisy >

- I've never heard so many voices at the same time, that's surprising -

'So I'm the only one stuck in this empty room' he said, laughing at Lux's reaction.

On the other side of the arena, with slow steps a man in a long coat appeared. As he walked, a black smoke billowed out from behind his clothes. Ryan could not see his face, as a hood and mask hid his face. 

An alarm echoed through the arena, announcing the start of the duel.

As soon as the battle began, Ryan took off running towards his opponent. 

'I'll keep a little distance at first' he thought, before stopping a few feet away from that hooded man. The black smoke coming out of his jacket turned into two hands that flew towards Ryan, who jumping backwards tried to concentrate to activate the vision of the future.

'It's not working' Even trying to get that same feeling as the day before, the vision of the future still hadn't activated. Without many options, Ryan waited for his opponent to take the lead, so he would have more freedom to find out what that man's abilities were.

'Shadow manipulation? It's been a long time since I heard about someone with that kind of magic.

The hands came flying out towards Ryan, who easily dodged each of the attacks. But before he could react, the man disappeared and reappeared behind his back, moving with amazing speed. With a single movement of his hands, he created a completely black scythe and launched an attack against Ryan's back.

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