Chapter 5: Aiwass Moriarty_2

Finally, she was killed, and after losing most of her spirituality, she shrank into a flame butterfly, which Aiwass contracted to become his first familiar. Aiwass used this method to preserve her spirituality, hoping to eventually find the master of the "Insect Amber" who possessed the legendary revival magic to bring her back to life. Only in version 5.0 of the main story did Aiwass master a new ability. He could seal the theoretically unkillable phantom demons into cards, which acted as enhancement-type equipment to arm his familiars. It was only then that Aiwass finally received a major enhancement that was exclusive to him. After that, he stopped joining players in dungeon raids and instead became the plot's finishing move against phantom demon-type bosses in the CG. "...Brother?" Just as Aiwass came to this realization, he suddenly heard a young voice. He was startled. Hayna, excitedly discussing "Sherlock and Deduction" with Aiwass, also instinctively turned her head when she heard the voice. There was a little girl standing silently at the door. "You woke up yesterday, just when I was asleep. After I woke up, you went back to sleep," she said, somewhat aggrieved and somewhat astonished. "Brother, how come you're... in a wheelchair now? "—And who is she?" She was dressed in the same pure white fluffy pajamas as Aiwass, her silver-white hair reaching her shoulders, her deep red pupils reminiscent of roses. Her features were delicate and gentle, evoking the image of a white cat or rabbit, a type utterly different from Aiwass's dazzling handsomeness. Whether it was her eyebrows, hair color, or pupil color, everything proved that there was no blood relation between the two. If there was any resemblance between them, it was that sense of frailty passed down in their lineage. She had a similar frailty to Aiwass, and it was even more pronounced in her. The girl's skin was somewhat sickly, almost transparently pale. She stood at the door unconsciously leaning on the doorframe, her body slightly tilted to shift her weight and reduce the pressure of standing upright. But now, he also clearly realized another fact—that the current plot was different. The Aiwass in the game definitely had not contracted with the Shadow Demon. Because the ritual this time was interrupted by players, it never successfully took place. And this probably meant that there were no "player characters" in this world. In an epic fantasy game, players usually take on the role of a one-time savior; and if the game is an MMO, they usually become a continuous, high-frequency, low-forgiveness savior. They have to save the world with every major update. ...And that would be troublesome for him. Because "players" are, by design, descendants of the "Serpent Father," one of the Nine Pillar Gods who once controlled "The Path of Transcendence." This is the reason players can have "Experience Points" and "Levels," allowing them to grow stronger endlessly, unimpeded by any threshold or talent. By design, players didn't actually do dungeon raids, nor did they form teams. Instead, they defeated all enemies by themselves. But Aiwass, despite being a key character, couldn't defeat calamities like the "Fallen Celestial Marshal," "Calamity Demon Dragon," or "Shadow of Avalon," the world-ending disasters, by mere conventional strength. Aiwass knew that in about half a year, something terrible would happen to the Kingdom of Avalon. Though he didn't remember the main story in detail, at least he remembered key moments like the version update. What he told Hayna was no lie. The Kingdom of Avalon would indeed face a catastrophe in half a year, and it was deeply related to the current unnoticed Demon Ritual. But now, Aiwass still had a chance to change everything. To change everything— He hugged Yulia tighter subconsciously, and the girl, sensing something, asked perceptively, "Brother?"