MY 10,000× DIMENSIONAL SYSTEM

Chapter 66 The Soul

the soul

"i've come to ask for your allegiance." christopher said in a concise tone.nôv(el)b\\jnn

sinestra stared at him calmly and showed no signs of anger or irritation at his statement. instead, he sighed and placed his teacup down.

"may i see your face boy?" he asked and christopher hesitated slightly before slowly removing his mask.

he placed it down and stared at sinestra with his real face.

"a handsome lad indeed." sinestra said with a bit of a wistful smile, then he was silent for a moment before saying.

"you aren't of this world aren't you?" hearing this, christopher's heart trembled.

'how did he-?!' before his thoughts could spiral, sinestra said calmly.

"worry not, i don't have bad intentions. then again, even if i did, i doubt i would be able to harm you seriously." he said and christopher relaxed slightly, but only slightly.

"how can you be so sure?" christopher asked and sinestra chuckled.

"beings like me are incredibly few in number. which is fair considering our abilities. and among these abilities, being able to make out the shape of a soul is one of them." hearing this, christopher became interested.

"you're implying that my soul is different?" he asked and sinestra nodded.

"your soul... possesses a purity i have never seen in my lifetime." sinestra said after a bit of hesitation.

"purity?" christopher was surprised. he was expecting him to say that it was shaped differently, or had a strange aura, or something like that. he certainly didn't think it would be labelled as pure though.

"that's correct. depending on how pure a soul is, the shine it gives off differs. the purer it is, the brighter it shines." hearing this, christopher tilted his head.

"i see. so how does that work? by good deeds or something?" immediately he asked the question, sinestra broke out laughing.

christopher felt his mouth twitch and forced back a blush and simply waited.

"ah, young man. i understand why you'd assume such but i can assure you that it certainly is not about good deeds." sinestra shook his head and finally calmed himself.

"no, what determines a soul's purity is its strength. the same way a powerful being would exude a powerful aura from their body, a powerful soul exudes a powerful shine." he explained and christopher nodded in understanding.

"i see. but something tells me that it isn't as simple as that." christopher said and sinestra nodded.

"indeed. the difference between a powerful body and a pure soul is indeed, quite significant." sinestra said and christopher waited patiently.

"you see, the all beings have a consciousness, and that consciousness is a byproduct of the soul. if one doesn't have a soul, or a weak one, then they won't develop a consciousness, and would simply be mindless beasts moving based on instinct. it's only beings with a sufficiently pure soul that can develop a consciousness, and stronger souls will allow for sentience." he explained and christopher listened intently.

"that's one of the things that divides beings from monsters, their sentience. that's also why magical constructs, no matter how automated they are, are simply mindless entities that follow the will of their creator." hearing this, christopher frowned slightly but waited for sinestra to finish.

many would find this question tricky while many would find it simple. some would say they want to live a happy life, some would want wealth, some would want a family, some would want power. it differed depending on the individual.

as for christopher.

"honestly, i'm just trying to find someone." he shrugged and sinestra raised a brow.

"oh?" christopher nodded.

"it's... kinda their fault that i'm here in the first place if i'm being honest. they betrayed me basically. and while i feel like they had a reason for doing so, the fact remains the same." hearing this, sinestra hummed.

"so you seek revenge?" however, christopher shook his head.

"no. they betrayed me, yes, but i don't hate them. far from it actually." he sighed.

his feelings towards joan were still very complicated. he wanted to feel resentful for what she did. but he found out that no matter what, all he could feel towards her was this deep sense of longing.

he couldn't explain it, and the logical part of his brain told him that if he kept chasing after her, all he'd be met with would be bitter disappointment. but even then, his heart had already won.

"i'm a selfish man, elder." christopher admitted.

"i'm no saint. sure i help people, but only when it's convenient to me. granted i threw a tantrum because a few innocent people died and nearly levelled a continent. that's something i still need to address. but the truth of the matter still remains. everything i'm doing is simply a means to an end and if it doesn't help my goal or if it doesn't go against my own morals, i don't really care." hearing this, sinestra chuckled.

"your own morals? care to expand on that?" he asked and christopher tilted his head.

"well, i don't like seeing innocent people get hurt. and if i see that happening i'll help if i can. in fact, one of my subordinates is my subordinate because i took pity on her. the same thing with the voidwalkers attack. i felt that i could help, so i did." he said simply and sinestra nodded slowly.

"what about situations that are out of your power, but you also really wish you could have helped?" he asked and christopher shrugged again.

"well, in that case, i'll just get strong enough to help." his response made sinestra scoff lightly.

"you speak like you can become stronger at the drop of a hat." hearing this, christopher just smiled slightly and sinestra frowned. your next chapter awaits on empire

"what does that mean... you know what, it doesn't matter." he shook his head with a sigh.

"so, about my offer..." christopher started and sinestra waved his hand dismissively.

"yeah yeah whatever. i pledge my loyalty to you. you can do whatever." hearing this, christopher grinned.

"thank you elder. you won't regret it." he said and sinestra snorted.

"what would i do even if i did regret it? you're gonna do something big right? just get it over with." he said, though there was a trace interest as to what christopher would do.

christopher nodded and immediately teleported to the center of the island.

'i guess it's time to level up again.' he thought with some excitement and crouched down and placed his hand on the ground.