Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 399 Become the King of Angels, Azik

“No…” Azik instinctively shook his head, resisting the attraction, but even though his rationality could barely be maintained, Azik’s body still reacted at this moment, and some tiny black phosphorus grew on his body surface.

Then, a bloody gash suddenly appeared on Azik's forehead, followed by a burst of golden light. The golden ornament, which closely resembled a phoenix, transformed from illusion into reality at that moment.

The appearance of the gold ornaments clearly exacerbated Azik's suffering and drove him toward his other half of soul. Death Old Deng's scheme was revealed at this moment. Without external interference, even if Azik's current condition was not bad, the moment he merged with his other half of soul and with Death's uniqueness, Salinger would inevitably be reborn within his body.

However, before Azik could step towards the feathered serpent, a hand deftly grasped the phoenix ornament that radiated golden light. The next second, the golden light was suppressed, and Azik felt something being completely stripped from his body, which brought even greater pain, but this pain was then soothed by some kind of power.

Rolin held the phoenix ornament in his hand and examined it with interest. This item had been passed down for generations. If he remembered correctly, it originally belonged to a phoenix ancestor, then fell into the hands of Death, and was now being fused into Azik's soul by Death.

From this perspective, it can be considered an old item.

While studying the phoenix ornament, Rolin placed his other phoenix on Azik's shoulder, using the power of death to nurture his fragmented soul.

In terms of the spiritual realm, the Death Path is truly a perfect fit.

While Rolin was making his move, the Goddess of Night was not idle either. However, her target was not the Phoenix Ornament, but the giant feathered serpent coiled in front of her.

Darkness descended at this moment, bringing a strange tranquility. The feathered serpent seemed to be affected by this tranquility; its wide-open eyes slowly closed, and the cold expression on its face softened, as if it had fallen into some kind of beautiful dream.

The goddess of night then reached out and placed her hand lightly on the forehead of the giant feathered serpent. She had obviously done something, because the next second the feathered serpent suddenly twitched, as if trying to open its eyes and break free from its beautiful dream, but it was firmly held down by the goddess of night.

Gradually, the feathered serpent's struggle subsided, and the goddess of night withdrew her hand at this moment. It was faintly visible that her fingertips were stained with some oily marks. These oily marks seemed to want to further taint her, but the goddess of night simply curled the corner of her mouth, and all the oily marks disappeared in an instant.

The next second, the feathered serpent opened its eyes again. There was still little reason in its eyes, but compared to its previous coldness, the feathered serpent now seemed more bewildered, like a pure animal.

The Goddess of Night had clearly anticipated this. In her hand appeared something that looked like a talisman. The next second, the talisman's power was activated, and the Goddess of Night turned to look at Roland and the others, saying:
“I stripped most of the power belonging to Salinger from His body, but His divinity and madness will not be suppressed as a result. If He wants to survive, He still has to overcome the other half of Him.”

“Well done!” Roland nodded in approval. He then walked over to the feathered serpent and, with the serpent looking bewildered, reached out and touched its scales a couple of times.

"It really is ice-cold," Roland commented. Then, the power of the Grim Reaper resonated with the uniqueness of the feathered serpent at this moment. It was clear that even with only instinct remaining, the feathered serpent was still somewhat puzzled at this moment.

Rolin smiled and took out another item, a sealing artifact that had once belonged to Bernadette. It was a level 0 sealing artifact that Rosell had created for his daughter, and the raw material was a Sequence 1 trait of the Death Path. Rolin had somehow acquired this trait, and at this moment, he turned to look at Azik, who had also walked to Quetzalcoatl's side, and said, "Then choose, Azik. Do you want to simply merge with your other half of your soul, or do you want me to help you suppress them and help you become the King of Angels?"

This may seem a bit absurd and extremely reckless. If other Sequence 2s did this, it would be tantamount to courting death. But in Azik's case, it is indeed possible to achieve this. His other half of his soul has long been merged with the uniqueness of Death, and even possesses the status of a pseudo-Death God. Azik, who once participated in the Pale Catastrophe, has also long completed the ritual to ascend to the Pale Emperor.

Most importantly, with Rolin, the "real" Grim Reaper, here, Azik can suppress the power of uniqueness and Sequence One characteristics to the greatest extent.

The existence of the Goddess of Night is another guarantee, a guarantee that prevents Salinger from being reborn.

Of course, even if the Goddess of Night is unreliable in this regard, Roland can still play a role in making amends. After all, as the current Grim Reaper, he can still suppress a Grim Reaper who has already died.

This is a perfect combination of timing, location, and people!
It can be said that there has never been a moment more suitable for Azik to embrace the uniqueness of Death and become the King of Angels!

Even if it means taking risks, once this opportunity is missed and Azik is separated from Death's uniqueness, it will not be so easy for him to re-embrace that uniqueness later.

Azik's gaze fell on the Pale Emperor trait in Rolin's hand, clearly surprised. He then looked at the bewildered Feathered Serpent.

Azik looked into the eyes of his other half and suddenly laughed, saying, "The Death Archon once wondered if it was because he was not strong enough that he could not have the beautiful emotions depicted in those stories."

“Now I know that beautiful feelings don’t require great power to possess, but…” Azik paused here, his gaze falling on the phoenix ornament in Rolin’s other hand, then on the Night Goddess who had easily suppressed the Feathered Serpent, before finally returning to Rolin, and said:

"Without sufficient power, I cannot protect everything I possess."

Sequence 2 was too weak, and could only keep losing, so Azik chose greater power to protect everything he loved.

"Even so, you have a greater chance of losing?" Roland met his gaze and asked.

“At least I believe that with you, with all of you here, death won’t rise again within me. I also believe in myself; I will overcome divinity and survive.” Azik smiled gently as he said this. He suddenly looked at Little K and the others who were watching him anxiously not far away, and continued:
“Even if I were to disappear, the Death Archon would protect you in my place. He is a good boy, but he didn’t have a choice before. I believe that with Lucifer here, He will become that protector.”

(End of this chapter)