Affinity:Chaos

Grey stared at the familiar figure bathing in flames. What the figure was doing was different from what Grey did previously. Although it seemed he was bathing in flames since he was covered entirely in flames, the flame isn't doing him any harm.

'You know him?', Void asked when he heard what Grey said.

"Yeah, his name's Jonas, he's from the same city as I am", said Grey while looking at the figure.

The only reason Grey still knew his name till this day was because, in the entire Red City, Jonas was the only one who he could still remember since they took the test together, and he was even present when he retook the test.

"If I'm correct, this should be the legacy of the expert", Grey said through narrowed eyes.

'So, are you friends?', asked Void.

"We're not even acquaintances, I only know his name, nothing else", explained Grey.

'Okay, then why are you still standing? Stop him before he gets everything. This would give you another boost in strength', advised Void.

He didn't know why Grey was still staring at Jonas. If he were to be in his place, he would have already attacked, so he could acquire the rest of the legacy.

While he and Grey were descending the stairway previously, Grey told him about where this place was. So he knew they all came here to search for treasures that would increase their strengths. This was a golden opportunity for Grey to get another major boost, so why delay when you're not even friends with who was currently inheriting the legacy.

Grey squinted his eyes and stared at Jonas's figure before shaking his head.

"It's not worth the hassle. He's already here and had acquired most of the essence here. Although what is left could still probably allow me to make another breakthrough, I have no thoughts of taking this from him. Had we come at the same time as he did, or came before I acquired that blue flame, then I might have taken a fancy of it,"

"But now, let him just have it", he said before turning away decisively.

He was not a saint, but it didn't mean he was a demon either. If it were to be someone else, he might have still made this same decision, well, unless the person was an enemy, then he'll kill the person straight away without any quibbles.

Having acquired the blue flame, and even boosting the strength of his body to new heights, being too greedy might cause more harm than good. But if he really wanted to kill Jonas, he had no problems with that because from Jonas's aura he could tell he was only in the Second stage of the Origin Plane.

'You're too soft', Void complained while following behind him.

From Void's point of view, Grey letting Jonas grow stronger when he had the opportunity to grow stronger himself was being softhearted. Compared to humans, magical beasts are more brutal, most wouldn't even mind killing their entire families to acquire strength. But there are a few humans who wouldn't mind killing not just their entire family, but their entire city just to acquire what they want.

Some minutes after Grey and Void left, Jonas who was cultivating previously opened his eyes. He was able to sense the presence of Grey previously but because he was at a critical point in his cultivation, he didn't dare to be distracted.

Although he couldn't open his eyes, his heart pounded furiously when Grey guessed this was the legacy of the expert, he almost made a wrong circulation during his cultivation because of the fear. He only calmed down after Grey said he didn't have any plans of attacking.

He recognized Grey the moment he said they were from the same city because other than himself and Grey, no one else would be able to cultivate to this stage before the age of twenty given their grades in their elements.

'I'm grateful for this, but, who was he talking to, and what is this blue flame he spoke about that made him not put even this legacy in his eyes?', Jonas asked himself baffled by Grey's decision.

Even though he was curious about all this, he quickly threw them out of his mind. He already counted himself lucky that Grey was the one who came here, had it been someone else, then he would be dead for sure, so why would he bother with what Grey obtained? Even if it's better than this legacy, so what?

……..

Unknown to Grey, Void, and Jonas, the old man was quietly observing everything that happened. He couldn't help but nod in approval to Grey's disposition. He was able to tell Grey just refined the blue flame not too long ago. Even if Grey had decided to attack, there was nothing he could do since he was dead anyway, but he approved of how Grey didn't let greed get the better of him.

There were only a few people who would have such self-control when an opportunity is presented before them, even after they just acquired a better one. Besides, he knew all too well that no one would want to pass the chance to grow stronger.

"Umm, why do I sense a second soul in the boy", the old man muttered.

When he was still alive, he trained his spiritual energy to a terrifying rate, this was the reason he was able to use a technique to keep this fragment of his soul here till someone inherited his legacy. Even though before someone was finally able to come here most of the legacy's essence was gone, given how low the person's cultivation was, it was still a major boost for him.

And being a soul himself, he was very sensitive towards other souls. What puzzled him was that he didn't sense the soul quickly, and it was only after Grey was leaving did he sense it.

He peered straight into the departing Grey's body, and just as he was about to confirm his conjecture, he shut his eyes and his body trembled, seemingly on the verge of fading.

"Hmph! It's surprising a mere soul fragment of a Demi-God would be able to sense me. But, even if your body was still here, I would still be able to kill you even though I'm just a soul", A voice said haughtily before a figure appeared in front of the old man's fading soul.

"Oh! It's you!", the figure said while looking at the fading soul clearly.

"You know me?", the old man asked with a confused expression.

"Haha, of course I do, but looks like you died in that war", the figure laughed.

The old man looked at the figure quietly, even though the figure was speaking in a friendly manner, he could tell the figure didn't care about him at all.

"I don't remember seeing you, and from what I still know. No God has appeared in this domain for a long time now, even at the time I was still alive, no one was able to ascend into Godhood", the old man said.

For the soul to be able to easily destroy his soul, it meant only one thing, the other party was a God.

Being adept in spiritual energy, he didn't have any problems with browsing through Jonas's memory without hurting him. He was able to know some things from it, and he realized that people called that war the great war of God's, but the truth was different. In the entirety of this domain, no one had ever ascended into Godhood. They all stopped in the Demi-God Plane, all failing to take that last big step.

So how was the soul of a god present here?

"Who are you?", the old man couldn't help but ask.

"I'm the creator of the Chaos element, the Chaos God", the figure declared proudly.

When the old man heard the word 'chaos', his fading body jolted, and he looked at the figure in shock.

"It can't b…"

Before he could complete his statement, his soul faded away completely.

After seeing the old man fade completely, the figure turned around and looked at the back of Grey who was about to start ascending the stairway before disappearing.

If Grey was able to see this figure, he would be astounded, because, this was the Senior he saw in the Chaos space.

……..

'Where are we headed?', Void asked after they stepped out of the castle.

"We only have one path to take", Grey walked towards the path ahead of them.

Thirty minutes later…

Grey and Void were currently standing at a three-way intersection, they were contemplating on which path to take.

'Follow the one on the left', Void suddenly pointed at the path on the left in an excited manner.

"What? Can you sense anything from there?", Grey asked puzzled.

'Yes, I can sense something giving off a good amount of energy from there. We aren't far from it', said Void.

Grey looked at him speechless.

"How can you sense there's something like that from here?", he asked with a doubtful expression.

If Void told him he had a good feeling about the path on the left, then he would just take it as maybe he was guessing, but for him to say he could sense something giving off a good amount of energy from here, was quite unbelievable.

When Void noticed the doubt in Grey's voice, he quickly explained.

'Remember I told you that since I was just born I need a lot of energy to sustain myself. Well, it just so happens that I have an ability to sense energy from a long distance away', he announced proudly.

"There's such an ability?", the amazed Grey asked.

'Of course, do you think I'm one of those ordinary beasts?', asked Void who wore an arrogant expression.

Grey was taken aback when he heard this, but he couldn't refute it. Yes, there is no way he should compare Void with other magical beasts. Even if he doesn't know Void's abilities yet, just the fact that he hatched out of an egg had already made him special.

After thinking up to this point, Grey didn't doubt him anymore and dashed towards the path on the left.