Chapter 1056: Cutting Ties

Chapter 1056: Cutting Ties

I spent roughly six hours training within the instance space, going in and out of it multiple times just to confirm that there was no transfer of damage between it and reality. The more I did so, the more Tsubaki seemed to become enamored with the device that Aurivy had given me. It was to the point that I had to mentally message Aurivy to ask her to send one of those to Tsubaki’s room while we were gone.

However, as I trained my various domains, I had something nagging at the back of my mind. A thought that just wouldn’t go away. After leaving the instance one last time, I sent a message to Terra. Are you free at the moment?

Always, Dale. She replied in a playful tone. What do you need?

There’s something that I feel like is long overdue, and I want to ask if it is at all possible.

There was a moment of hesitation before she spoke again. If this is about permanently combining my incarnations like Chelsea’s assistants--

Huh? I blinked, momentarily taken aback. No, nothing like that. I figured that that wouldn’t be possible until we found the proper way to create an Origin. I want to ask about fixing Clover.

Clover... the split avatar of yourself that you made way back? What’s wrong with him?

This time, it was my turn to pause briefly, considering my words. I want to completely separate him from me. That way, even if this body dies while I’m in the Admin Room, nothing will happen to him. The main tether connecting the two of us is the soul, so I thought that I should be able to completely recreate his soul with my domain, removing the connection.

I see... so that was what you meant. Terra seemed to be nodding her head, going by the sensation I got from her. You just want to confirm whether or not it will work?

That’s right. You know stuff like this the best, so I thought you’d be able to tell. It also doesn’t feel like it would be outside of the realm of knowledge you can give me.

No, you’re right. She replied quickly. This is something easy for me to answer. It’s been centuries since you had the power to do this, after all. There are even other people that do similar things in your world, creating avatars and then using various methods to build them a unique soul.

The main question for you is whether or not doing so would still list him as part of the Keeper, which is something that wouldn’t apply to others to begin with. I can confidently say that, as long as you completely remove every trace of his original soul, you will be able to sever the connection between the two of you.

I let out a sigh of relief when I heard that. Good. The only other thing to worry about if my host body dies would be making sure that Olympus wouldn’t self-destruct. Given that it is my reserve of divine energy in the shape of a planet.

Terra responded with an almost annoyed tone. Is it really necessary to think so much about your body being destroyed?

Lydia looked at Clover once again, clearly seeking his opinion. Clover nodded her head, turning to look at the Keeper. “Do you want to do this here, or do we need to go somewhere else?”

The Keeper shook his head, walking over to Clover. “I don’t think I should need to say this, but just try not to resist.” He said as he closed his eyes, placing one hand on Clover’s shoulder.

Lydia took a step back, making sure that she wasn’t in the way for what was about to transpire. She saw specks of silver light appear all around Clover, weaving together to form a crystalline sphere. Then, she bit her lips, seeing a faint look of pain on Clover’s face as a matching sphere was extracted from his chest. Connected to it were thin strips of blue and red lights that trailed back into Clover’s body.

The Keeper moved the orb he had created into the path of these lights, letting them latch onto it instead. While doing so, a look of concentration appeared, both brows furrowing. Not a word was said throughout the entire process, but Lydia could see the faint glow of divinity in the Keeper’s hands.

Once the last of the lights transferred from Clover’s original soul to the newly created one, the Keeper let it slowly float back into his body. At that time, Clover no longer looked to be in pain, but rather had an expression of relief.

Meanwhile, the Keeper looked at the soul that had been extracted, and seemed to absorb it back into himself. “Everything should be properly copied now.” The Keeper said with a smile. “Just to make sure, I’ll go and wait in the next room over, and the two of you can talk amongst yourselves. Make sure that there aren’t any abnormalities with his personality or memories.”

The Keeper didn’t wait for the two of them to respond, simply moving to the nearby door and leaving the room. Once he was gone, Lydia turned to look at Clover once again. “Are you... alright?” She asked, chewing on her lip in worry.

Clover blinked, turning to face her. “I’m sorry... who are you?” He asked, causing Lydia’s eyes to go wide, mouth hanging open. Just as she was about to run after the Keeper, Clover smirked. “I’m kidding, Lyd. I’m fine. And... probably better than ever. I feel... I feel like I’m just me now.”

Lydia paused, before lightly bringing her fists down against Clover’s chest. “Idiot! Don’t scare me like that! I thought that he wiped your memories or something!”

Clover let out a light laugh, reaching out to pull Lydia in for a tight hug. “Sorry. It’s me.” He whispered, and Lydia’s tail began to wag faster and faster behind her, a look of delight on her face.

“So... you really don’t have a connection to the Keeper anymore?” She asked to confirm, to which Clover shook his head.

“There’s nothing. I’ve still got my familiar, but there aren’t any other connections in my soul. Though, this does mean I don’t get to freeload off of the Digital Conversion system authority anymore.” He teased, to which Lydia chuckled.

“You always hated the idea of doing that anyways, so no change there.” She said, leaning into his chest. “We should really let him know that it worked.”

“Yeah... yeah we should.” Clover agreed, though it was clear that neither of them had any intention of moving.

Outside of the room, the Keeper had a small smile on his face, sensing what was going on inside. With a thought, he called out to a certain goddess in his mind, golden mist wrapping around his form to carry him away from the ship.