Chapter 1026 Storytelling

Chapter 1026 Storytelling

Since the danger in the Untamed Jungle was constantly increasing – some mutations revealing new, highly aggressive traits – Michael was also forced to up his power level. He decided to bind two Soultrait Symbols to his Soul Sphere. One of the Soultraits was called [Herculean], a 7-Star Soultrait boosting every characteristic of his physical prowess, and another 7-Star Soultrait called Greater Psychokinesis. It allowed him to control objects in the surroundings. The heavier the objects and the farther away, the more energy Greater Psychokinesis drained.

Both Soultraits pushed his prowess to a new height, but that wasn't as important as Michael first presumed. His mind was still focused on growing stronger and doing his utmost to come out at the top of the game, but it wasn't even like his secondary body was in need of as much power as his main body.

He connected the primal root to the Energy Vortex, which is how Michael ended up progressing much faster than anyone else, even if it wasn't necessary. Still, Michael did not want his secondary body to be weak. If something was to happen, Michael wanted to be ready to jump in and help.

But power was not everything. Although it was an important aspect of his life, there were things much more important than power. Alice and his daughter were two prime examples of the people who were the most important to him. "Tell me a story!" Lucia demanded from Michael after feasting on her dinner. She emptied several plates, shocking Michael quite a bit. Lucia was still rather small – it almost looked like she didn't age in the time Michael spent in the Supreme Human Alliance's territory – but she could eat truckloads. Her food consumption was even worse than it had been in Michael's case in the past. She ate more than her little body weighed.

"What kind of story do you want to hear? I don't know many fairy tales," Michael responded while ruffling through his daughter's hair.

"I don't need fairy tales! I am not a little child anymore!" Lucia declared, but Michael chuckled lightly.

"Sure, whatever you say, my little princess! What stories do you want to hear then?"

"Tell me something about yourself. What did you do before I was there?" Michael raised an eyebrow and looked at Alice, who shrugged lightly.

"I would love to hear more about your life, too. And I think I'm fine hearing about our past – the past I have forgotten – as well."

That surprised Michael. Alice was against listening to anything revolving around the past she had forgotten. The Blood Incursion had been very hard on her. Michael was forced to remove all memories between the day before he and Alice met up to their years together. She had forgotten everything about Michael and their events together and had been afraid to face her forgotten past before.

But she wanted to hear about her past self all of a sudden. Where did that come from? Why now?

However, Michael didn't ask those questions. Instead, he blurted out, "Are you sure?" Alice looked a little uncertain in his eyes, but a moment later, a determination was born in her vibrant ocean-blue eyes. She nodded with newfound determination.

"I am sure." Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Michael needed a few seconds to digest that. He had so many questions, but Lucia tugged impatiently on his shirt. He smiled at his lovely, hard piece of work and said.

Alice had heard about the story but she was also interested to hear it again.

"The Lord Rift rewarded me with a special item. A keychain looking like a Miniature Casket. At first, I didn't think of it as anything special. I was devastated about my brother's death and accidentally – it wasn't actually an accident – beat up some nobles and a teacher of the Saphirelake Military Academy, who had been plotting against me. I was punished by the academy and forced to participate in the Battle Exchange with the Berserkers and Warlock Centaurs. My 'punishment' was to succeed in the Battle Exchange and participate in the Interstellar Flag War against the Tekur, a race with a shockingly high population. The population and their shocking numbers are their strongest perk, too.

Either way, I participated in the Battle Exchange and passed, but not without Dark Heavens, a dark organizations of traitors, attacking the ancient city, killing numerous powerhouses," Michael glanced at Alice for a moment and decided not to mention what happened with Maria and the Mark of Fate. That was probably for the best.

"Many powerful allies died, which created problems for the Interstellar Flag War, especially since the Tekur were known to be stronger than most Descendants, Berserkers, and Warlock Centaurs. Still, we survived the Flag War, and I grew stronger than ever."

Michael was about to say more, but Lucia stepped in.

"Tell me how you rescued Danny, please!!!"

Michael chuckled, "You want me to skip the good parts?"

Lucia shook her head but nodded at last.

"Everything sounds so good. I want to listen to everything in detail!" She grumbled in defiance.

This time, it was Alice ruffling through their daughter's hair.

"I think your father has more than enough time to tell you about everything. After all, he won't disappear." She smiled at Michael, who nodded.

"If you want to hear about Danny first, we can go down that route. As for everything else, I can tell you in detail later."

"Yes!!!"

Michael didn't know that his storytelling sessions with Lucia would last for days. However, he didn't regret anything. Revisiting his past through the tales he told was interesting, and Michael learned a lot, not only about his persona and how much he had changed, but also about the things he had already achieved.

That didn't feel too bad.