Will of chaos

Author: I apologize, I posted the wrong chapter earlier, but I’ve corrected it now.

I looked at the masks on the table, the masks were all the same, they were energy in the shape of a straight mask on top and drawing the face up to the chin, the rest of the mask had nothing, no place for the eyes or the nose.

As soon as I picked up a mask, it began to change as it absorbed my Aura, my Chaos power and synchronized with my Soul, then the mask began to change, its size, color and design changed completely.

The mask created two black crystal horns where a Purple Sun revealed itself inside one horn while a Fragmented Moon revealed itself inside another horn, the mask created black crystal scales on the sides and created a closed Dragon jaw, the eyes were closed and in the middle of the forehead between the horns was an Eclipse Symbol with a word written in the middle, I didn’t recognize the language and yet I knew what it was saying, Chaos.

“Is this mask an Artifact of Origin?” (Luci)

“[ Affirmative, a single-use Origin Artifact limited to the current meeting area controlled by the System to synchronize with the meeting participants. ]”

“(In other words, there is no way to steal this item or use it in any other way.)” (me)

“[ Affirmative, this Origin Relic was created by the system so that it cannot be used outside of specific situations and maintaining the neutrality of the System as an intermediary. ]”

“Can you read our thoughts?” (me)

“[ Affirmative. ]”

“You bastard, you’re taking this opportunity to give a tutorial.” (me)

“Tell me something, all the participants have arrived, right?” (me)

“[ Affirmative. ]”

“How long has it been since the last one arrived?” (me)

“[ The last one arrived 8 minutes and 29 seconds ago. ]”

“Everyone here is new to this meeting, he’s teaching us the basics.” (Lolth)

“Yes, was it planned to be this way or did you decide at this moment?” (me)

“[ It was a momentary opportunity to equalize all participants of the Rules Meeting with the same basic understanding as well as their Traditions not associated with this system. ]”

I had thought about this many times, even though the System behaves like a machine with AI, even though its notifications are and way of speaking is robotic, it is not a robot or AI.

It has sapience and an infinite amount of knowledge, not to mention that it is perhaps one of the only Omniscient beings that exists, if not the only one, its way of acting seems to be highly rational to the point of not knowing if it has any emotions, which I believed to be true until now.

I have had many interactions with the system since my rebirth, I remember the first notifications when I died, I remember the various notifications as I became stronger and evolved, I remember the notifications when I reached the divine level and also the notifications when I received access to the System after naming the Twins.

He doesn’t show it much, but seeing his actions and the rational path he tends to take, he does have emotions and uses them together with his reasoning in a fluid way better than a normal person would without tending too much to the emotional side.

He is clearly showing favoritism here, no argument or explanation changes the fact of this act of favoritism, but I don’t understand the reason.

“(Unless the act of favoritism itself is the reason… an indirect warning…)” (me)

“[ The Rules Meeting will begin in exactly 5 minutes, this door will open for you as well as for the waiting rooms of the other participants, your places will be marked in your vision by the mask. ]”

“[ As the Host of this Rules Meeting, I will be on standby in the Meeting Room. ]”

He read my thoughts, I know that, he made this ability clear and did not confirm or deny my thoughts, perhaps he is also warning me that his protection is a mere facade and he will not act more badly than that in my favor.

There are many things to think about, many questions form in my mind, Lena’s words about the Rules Meeting come to mind once again.

“(These Meetings have several layers, be it negotiations, strategy of forming the rules in your favor, creating alliances, but all layers are within the same sphere of information gathering, every action, word or event during the Rules Meeting will be read deeply by the other participants.)” (Lena)

Since she told me this, I have become paranoid about what I can and cannot say, about how I should act and even how I could read each action.

The masks themselves already give information, the rules created give information, everything here gives information directly or indirectly.

“Zenos, you’re thinking too much, just act normal, the more paranoid you act, the worse this meeting will be.” (Luci)

“Luci is right, trying to hide information with these Entities is impossible for us.” (Sarazar)

“It will be easier for us, Sarazar, but Luci will have Freya taking over her body and Zenos is representing himself, they are both very young, their confusion and paranoia are understandable.” (Lolth)

“I can’t deny it, I know I won’t act well, but I have to do something.” (me)

“Then leave everything in my hands.” (Lena)

“Trust us, we may be young, but our knowledge and experience are older than what these Entities can ever be.” (Cortana)

Sarazar and Lolth suddenly changed, Sarazar’s Aura became cold as a winter night, his eyes became sharp and his demeanor calm, he reached out his hand to his mask which changed into a mask completely empty of any feature other than darkness, it was as if it were a hole in itself in his face until roots emerged from the edge growing in black wood with gray leaves to the entanglement of his hair that became black as ink, it was as if the roots of these plants were deepening into the hole of the mask to nourish themselves.

Lolth grabbed a mask which also changed into the face of a woman, the mask itself seemed to be made of marble with a wooden frame that took root in the marble, her eyes were girls of blue water in liquid form flowing lightly, the mask itself seemed alive as if the face would move at any moment.

They weren’t the only ones, Luci’s behavior also changed, the Vitality and harmony in her Aura became very pronounced while her eyes full of love turned to me for a brief moment before moving on to her mask.

Soon Luci’s mask changed to a wooden shape as if it had been the bark of a tree, the top of the mask created branches that were filled with crystal leaves like a natural crown, her eyes were made of crystal and seemed to contain a universe full of stars inside.

It seems that Freya, Lena and Cortana decided to take control of their bodies before the meeting even began, when the three of them put the masks on their faces, a garment formed on their bodies, a hooded robe that completely concealed their bodies except for the masks.

On their masks something also appeared on their foreheads, characters from the same unknown language that also appeared on my mask and that I could also understand somehow, they are Universal Tree, Rebirth of Life and Nourishment of Death.

They are all names that symbolize them as the Entities that they are just like the Chaos that appears in my mask.

When I also put on the mask, this cloaked robe also formed on my body, I couldn’t sense anyone’s Aura and my techniques were sealed.

I tried to look at my hands, but these clothes were long enough to hide my hands inside and when I caught sight of my hand I realized it was covered by a black shadow.

“This is strange.” (Me)

“I feel trapped, I can’t harmonize with the surroundings.” (Freya)

“This place belongs to the System and only the System, you could even say it’s a part of the System, no influence can affect this place, not even its harmony.” (Cortana)

“Remember to let us both handle the situation, only speak up when necessary, don’t let them manipulate you into revealing more than necessary.” (Lena)

Hearing their voices coming from other bodies is strange, but with these clothes and masks it makes it strangely easier, especially with these masks so suitable for each of them, just as mine is also suitable for me.

I wanted to talk to them a little, I also wanted to get more used to all of this, but time waits for no one, as they say. The door opens in a corner of the room, I couldn’t see the other side, the door was filled with liquid green energy.

I spent a lot of time being dazzled by the masks and the change in all of them, everything here is very new to me and I’m already confused by so many things that I wasted precious time.

“(At least I discovered and confirmed that the masks themselves are a good source of information too.)” (me)

“Looks like we should go.” (me)

Everyone nods in agreement, we all walk towards the door, I walk in front with the Twins side by side right behind and Freya last, they take these positions on their own before walking through the door.

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