The Monarch-Chapter 521: Aquiles[2]
"I am a time traveler. A crazy god from your universe broke the timeline a long time ago. I received some unique opportunities and traveled a bit along the timeline. I have extensive knowledge of the future, and that includes your whereabouts. This would be your first legendary battle against the ten-ray mage, Atlas," Achilles responded with some information Kayden did not expect.
The god Achilles referred to was probably Yan, who had broken the timeline to save his wife. Kayden had no idea that the breaking of the timetable had allowed events like this. However, upon reflection, he saw how incredible mana was and realized that even more insane things might have happened during that period.
"Tell me more," Achilles’ last statement piqued Kayden’s curiosity. He didn’t want to fight Atlas yet; he had much to improve, but he also wouldn’t shy away from a fight. At most, he would abandon the battle if he saw he might lose.
"I have absorbed vast amounts of knowledge from events. My strength has been growing since I awakened because of this. I can always be in the right place at the right time, and I came here to ask you to accept me as your disciple," Achilles stated directly what he wanted.
"No," Kayden responded just as directly. A disciple would be a burden at this moment, something he absolutely did not want—at least not without an excellent offer.
"I can offer you something no mage will ever be able to," Achilles smiled. Instead of continuing to speak, he began demonstrating his offer... and time started running twice as slow around the two of them. But that wasn’t the main point.
Kayden was seeing golden threads everywhere. In every centimeter of existence, he could see golden threads. Each thread led to a point in the universe. It could be something nearby or something far beyond the millions of kilometers of Kayden’s sixth sense.
It took less than a minute for Kayden to realize that these were the threads of destiny. They were visible only for a few seconds before Achilles collapsed weakly to the ground, utterly drained. At that moment, he was as weak as a first-realm mage.
"Is this enough to convince you?" Achilles smiled. He knew he had made a compelling case and had captured Kayden’s full attention in just a few moments.
"Yes, we can make a deal," Kayden threw one of his countless treasures to the boy to help him recover. Achilles needed only two bites of a special fruit to be back on his feet.
Kayden didn’t do this out of kindness. He just wanted to test whether the boy’s exhaustion could be recovered by normal means or if it stemmed from another source, such as his soul.
"You will teach me everything you know about time and destiny over a thousand years, and I will teach you everything I can during that period," Kayden offered without any preamble. Achilles had already foreseen this. In the end, he had seen it all before.
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"I swear by the heavens to fulfill my part of the agreement," Achilles swore immediately. A colossal lightning bolt struck him. As a mage capable of seeing the threads of destiny, it was obvious that the heavens would accept his oath.
"I swear to fulfill my part of the agreement," another bolt struck Kayden, though this one was false. He felt the weight of the promise but could break it without repercussions if necessary.
"Will Atlas find me on this planet?" Kayden asked directly. He wanted to avoid this fight for now; he truly wanted to reach his peak before appearing anywhere in the universe again.
"The threads of destiny would intersect here because of a mistake Felix made, causing your presence to be noticed by some ninth-realm hunter mages. Atlas would come here on the advice of some seer mages."
Kayden understood perfectly why Atlas would come here. Felix was a mage who could be recruited for many purposes. Not only that, but the cat could also be an excellent tracker against Kayden.
"How much time do we have?" Achilles shook his head.
"Unlike timelines, the threads of destiny have no time. They intertwine at many points and represent the past, present, and future simultaneously. It’s a very strange concept, and I don’t know how to explain it better. It could be tomorrow, or it could be ten thousand years from now." Kayden nodded.
He would take no risks. Within seconds, he located Felix deep in an ocean and teleported directly to him along with Achilles. The cat was startled but relaxed upon recognizing Kayden’s presence.
"Atlas will find me on this planet. Can you consume the planet today?" Felix already knew Kayden’s history at this point and knew exactly who Atlas was.
"Not yet. I’d need a few more decades," Felix said, flicking his tail against the ocean floor thoughtfully.
"I’ll have to leave this place. Will you stay?" Felix shook his head. He had no desire to be found by Atlas, and staying on this planet could make that easily happen.
"No, but I need to consume this planet because my reputation cannot be tarnished," Kayden nodded, and...
The three found themselves floating in space, with nothing around them. It seemed they had been teleported, but Felix, being incredibly sensitive to space, knew they were in the same spot as when the conversation began.
The only one who didn’t seem surprised was Kayden. This made the other two quickly understand that the boy had simply erased a planet millions of kilometers wide in the blink of an eye. In fact, it had been even faster than that.
Felix could do the same, but not with such speed. At best, it would take him ten minutes to erase a planet of that size. But Kayden had done it in an instant. Not only that, but he had killed all the mages on that planet, leaving only those at the absolute peak of power, preserving Felix’s reputation.
