Transmigrated As The Final Villain of a Death Game

Chapter 284: Partial Awakening [ 7 ]

"Okay. Well, where exactly do you want me to start?" she asked.

I thought over it for a moment, then replied:

"From the very beginning. You mentioned something about seeing the past, present, and future. What’s that about?"

She smiled at me.

"Well, think of it this way. You already know what’s going to happen, but because of some circumstances, your mind automatically made a place for you to view all those memories. For one, that was how that game came to be. You were addicted to it, and so you managed to consume many years of knowledge and future possibilities through playing that game."

"..."

I leaned back slightly, getting comfortable on the bed as I looked down at her.

"So why did I see everything through Kevin’s point of view instead of someone else’s?"

"Because he’s the chosen one. He’s meant to kill all the demons and restore peace to this world. At least, that’s what I think the case is. Whatever encounter the two of you had in some timeline is not something I am privy to."

"...I see. Then, when you mentioned one of us, were you referring to me being one of the Divine Beasts?"

"Yes," she replied instantly.

Then, she met my gaze.

"You have your eyes. But you’re not fully awakened yet, so your hair is still not like ours. When you awaken completely, I’m sure more will become clear. But until then, you have bigger problems to worry about, such as surviving this situation you have found yourself in."

That’s true.

Still...

Her words, although they didn’t seem like much, shook me to the core. If this was reality, then what am I supposed to do? I was a Divine Beast without most of my memories?

Not to mention, my life back then... It wasn’t real.

This was something I had never even considered. Why would I? It was so far-fetched that I was better off contemplating whether I’m some God’s grandson or something.

Since this was actually legit, then...

"How do I get my memories back? Or I guess, how do I get those memories back without erasing who I am now?"

The last thing I wanted was for my emotions to vanish.

I loved Clementine.

I wasn’t sure what I would do if that suddenly changed.

"Don’t worry about being replaced. Your identity is solid enough, and all those memories would just become a part of you. Things you can recall at a moment’s notice. They won’t shape you unless you let them."

"Is that so." I glanced up at the ceiling.

"Did I reincarnate?"

"I believe so," Indra replied. "The way your soul is shaped doesn’t only include yours. The soul of Amon is still present, which leads me to believe his soul wasn’t completely destroyed upon your reincarnation."

How annoyingly tricky.

"This all feels a little surreal to me. To the point where I don’t even know where to begin or how to tackle this. More importantly, why are you the only one who can recognize me? I’ve met Rachel and Elise. Neither of them seemed to feel any sense of familiarity toward me."

"You’ve met Ajax too," she added, ignoring my original question. "Ah, Astron as well. He became your Guardian, did he not? I assumed that was because he sensed who you truly are."

Hmm?

What?

"You said what?"

She tilted her head. "You’ve met Ajax—"

"No, no," I interjected and suddenly stood up, my eyes narrowing in wariness. "You’re saying Morr is Astron? He’s a Divine Beast too?"

"Morr? Ah. Yes. That was the name he went by when he decided to take over the God of Death’s role for a few hundred years. Why? Is that the name he introduced himself as to you?"

The moment I heard those words, I immediately closed my eyes and focused on my chest. I knew something was off about him, but I didn’t think something that severe was actually the case.

So with that in mind, I recalled one encounter. Back in the palace, before the Demon Descent happened, Wilhelm and I spoke. During that conversation, Morr mentioned something about Wilhelm trying to implant some sort of fragment inside my body.

He prevented that by creating his own fragment. That was exactly what I was searching for now. And as expected, after just a few seconds of looking around through my heart, I found a pitch-black fragment embedded into the core of my heart. If I tried to remove it forcefully, then it would likely detonate and kill me.

Which is why I decided to do something simpler than that. I focused directly on that fragment and sent it straight into my Mind Realm. Once it arrived inside my Mind Realm, I realized it had begun to twist everything around it, messing with all the nice background I had created.

But before it could get too out of hand, I brought it closer to my Divine Energy, and after tapping straight into my Divine Energy, I used Atomic Destabilization.

My stomach churned and my heart burned. And yet, the fragment was being torn apart. A faint trace of energy that belonged to Morr escaped. It seemed like an ambient trace, as it tried to directly travel into my energy reserves and infect them.

But before it could even get close, my Divine Energy locked it down and disintegrated it too. In just a few moments, all that influence that Morr had over me finally vanished.

And to top it all off, I quickly focused on the connection that Morr and I had. At first, I had severed just the ability for him to read my mind.

My patience, however, had run thin. I avoided all forms of subtlety, and instead, I slammed my Divine Energy into the connection. My mind immediately got hit with the toll, causing me to be pushed out of my stupor and back into the real world.

"Ugh..."

But the toll was greater than I had actually expected, as I began spazzing out on the bed. In the meantime, Indra sat up and smiled at me.

"I guess I should let you know how you can awaken yourself, Gabriel."