(Chapter 21)

Shyrveen finally decided not to reveal the real number or else another commotion will happen once Qin Xuan decided to fire her curse words like a bullet while she might didn't care anymore for friendly fires.

"Then... Do you want to buy two pieces of fish for one Mutant Beast Soul Wings? And or, or maximum of three pieces for Hyper Geno Arts which is focused on movement technique? Or something that is worth except for Levo Dollars."

Qin Xuan looked at Shyrveen while thinking something about what he is proposing.

The people or every people who are busy outside the sanctuary is buying meats and beast souls everywhere while they have a lot of access to this Geno Arts to use and practice.

"Hmmm... I'll ask my father if he will agree to it. It's Mutant meat that we're talking about after all... You can expect me to say something about this after 3 days."

"Sounds good. Alright... And for you too, sweety, if it's possible."

"... Sweety... He calls me sweety on his own~"

"Manli..."

Qin Xuan put both of her hands on her waist while Shyrveen rolls his eyes for Yang Manli, that has been starting to fly to her own world.

"Then! Can I introduce you to them? I mean mentioning your name here and there, and if they decided to ground me, I'll just say how much Mutant meats you have. And if they still insist on the engagement that they're planning for me. Then I'll make myself be disowned by them and live here and won't ever go back again to the outside..."

Yang Manli declared strongly that made Qin Xuan and Shyrveen facepalmed for how serious she is.

Shyrveen thought that it is really bad, since she will leave behind her parents for him, which she only met for only half of a month, that making his guilt heavier again.

"No. Don't ever do that, Manli... You still have your family which I don't have anymore. Don't leave them."

"... But..."

Yang Manli felt mixed emotions again. She feels bad for knowing about Shyrveen and she will do it too that will make him sad. But she's sad too that it will separate them apart.

And only to feel Shyrveen's hand on her head.

"I believe in you..."

"... That I'll somehow convince my parents?... I'll try it first..."

Yang Manli asked before hugging him tightly.

Qin Xuan can only smile bitterly since her friend found someone, while she didn't have yet.

"Alright, stop this drama, and move your asses now. Shyr, lets trade meat to meat now before you can go. And you! Woman! Don't be too happy that I forgot your punishment."

It took them some time to finish trading because there were only five Mutant creatures that still intact and Shyrveen accepted about the jerky meats even though he thinks that Qin Xuan is scheming something behind his back to scam him too.

Then he went back to Han Sen's room just to see Han Sen readying himself to go back to his world.

"Oh, brother Sen, going back now?"

"Yeah, it's good that you arrived before I was gone. I got Primitive meats that you might want to trade with."

"Sure they're new for me. How many you can trade with one Mutant creature?"

"... You can hunt by yourself now?... That's nice! Congrats, brother! And sure, but it depends on what kind of Mutant it is first, for how big it is because what I have here are Primitive creatures that are so small that you might get 10-20 points before feeling full from eating."

"Oh... That's bad. My Mutant is too big that it will take you time to finish this to get it's whole Geno Points."

Shyrveen pulls out the biggest Crimson Iron-Bone Fish that can rival the normal tuna's size.

"... Damn! Are you hurt!? Are you sure you're okay?"

Han Sen felt worried about his friend seeing what he hunted yesterday.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Used some tactics to kill them."

"... Well, I can say that you rock! But that's close to impossibility creature. No matter what market it is, that whole body can be sold into four to six million Levo dollars because of the rarity and scarcity of its meat. And don't be confused about why, because its meat is one of the highest quality in the sanctuary even if you eat it raw. It, Is, Fish. You got my point?"

Han Sen felt incredulous to his friend. That lake wasn't easy to joke with once hunting its inhabitants. And can't imagine how he did it with a single wound on his body.

"... Yeah... And... Just as I thought..."

Shyrveen nods while sighing.

"What's wrong?"

"I made a deal with Qin Xuan that were discounted..."

"..."

Han Sen felt sad about him. Scamming or specifically, ripping off the price for the Mutant and Sacred-Blood meats is the common sense in the sanctuary...

"Brother Shyr... You better make a strong will and be wiser while dealing with Mutant and Sacred-Blood meats... So, did you lost?"

"No, still good. I can spend 20 to 30 pieces to her with our deal while I still have 80 something for myself."

Shyrveen said normally while checking his inventory, that made Han Sen stunned again, and swear to himself that everything he can know about his friend, it's so stunning that might make his soul leave, out of his body.

"... Did I heard right?... That's 100 plus... What kind of tactic did you use? Ancient fishing nets and fishing techniques?... Brother, better hide those bodies, or you will crash the meat's worth in the market at this time... I'll give you... Ten of these Primitive creatures and half of the same creature but a Mutant. Deal?"

"Deal. You're a friend so, I don't care about these creature's worth."

"... Haa... Thanks for being a real brother, Shyr."

Han Sen can only release a deep breath after hearing it from Shyrveen then bump his fist to Shyrveen's arm before going out.

"Don't mention it."

"So... I'll go now, I need to deal with some 'Usuals'. Bye, brother Shyr."

"Hahaha! The 'Usuals'... Alright. Bye, brother Sen."

After seeing Han Sen leave the room, Shyrveen started to cook the meats of the two creatures and enjoy himself in his mind while hearing the Geno Points rushing into his body.

'Quartz Scorpion flesh is eaten. Three Primitive Geno Points gained.'

'Quartz Scorpion flesh is eaten. Four Mutant Geno Points gained.'

'Crimson Iron-Bone Fish flesh is eaten. Five Mutant Geno Points gained.'

But the moment he finished eating. He felt dizzy and lost consciousness.

Unknown Dark Place.

Shyrveen found himself in a very dark place, but weirdly he can see his own body but only floating to said place.

He looked around normally why and what the reason he is here. Then only to hear his own voice at his back saying.

"At last!~ You finally gained Mutant Geno Points, Me~"

Shyrveen turned around to see the 18-year-old young man from the past, smiling at him with his signature smile, a narcissist but a kind to his family but embarrassed while showing their love to him, and the villainous inner self if he is all alone at that time...

"Since when my nightmares changed into this?"

Shyrveen can only think and asked himself while didn't focus on the 'him' in his front.

"C'mon, don't be so rude to me, Shyrveen that is rational and smarter than me~ But you and me, are one~ And don't be like that since I'm fighting our third 'me' you know?~ And call me Irveen so we won't confused at each other, okay?"

"Well, I'm here, so I'll listen to your blubberings... And? what is this 'me' that you're talking about?"

"Hays, seeing you in up close really makes me feel pity for you~"

"Stop this nonsense and tell me what you're talking about or I'll ignore you till I woke up in this dream."

"So serious~ Fine~ But first, sorry to shatter your expectation, but this isn't a dream, my dear 'me'~ Second, you're the actual 'third' or accurately the 'second' here~ And stop~ I'm explaining so listen first~'

Irveen raised his right palm to stop Shyrveen from any attempt to say what's in his mind.

"When we're born and grow up to our 18th birthday, we should already have a belief for the soul to be reincarnated and will be cleansed of their past before sending back to the mortal world to live another life, right?~"

Shyrveen nods at Irveen said but didn't ask to let him continue.

"And that soul is me~ Hep hep hep~ I told you to listen first~"

Irveen gestured him to ask later after he is done after seeing Shyrveen is opening his mouth again.

"But why you're the 'third' but being the 'second' at the same time?~ Because of that our 'me'~"

Irveen pointed at somewhere and Shyrveen saw the human-sized egg with cracks and colored white with black at its top and bottom shell.

"That egg contains the intruder's remnants soul~ The moment it went inside of our body when it was still a fetus, 'me' the cleansed soul and 'him' the intruder's soul was bounded into one entity that making him 'me' at that time and still now~

And lastly, you were born after the great disaster struck, which our 'Sin' was made at that time, but it was really the caused by that 'me' inside that egg~

Before that 'Sin' was made, he was like me now, floating in this dark place while trying to influence me at the time which is still a newborn, cleansed, a new soul~ No knowledge and naive to everything~

If you remembered our personality at the time, everything that is included in the 'good side' was me, while the things for the 'dark side' was him~

After that 'Sin' was made by him, he selfishly took all the emotions leaving only the guilt and hide inside that egg~ As you can see, those cracks were the caused by me, trying to break that shell and took back the emotions~

I told you, even if he's intruder, he was still weak in terms of Soul Strength~ I don't remember my past self, but I am a whole soul~ Which he is only a remnant of his past soul~

But unexpectedly after the great disaster struck and the 'sin' was made by him, the body itself, outside, made a decision and you were born from its own experiences and memories~

That's why you lack emotions till now, or you don't realize it yet, two emotions were already back to the body but still not in its whole state~

Because I was trying to break that shell for 10 years and now will be 11 soon~ And successfully took two~ He was weak but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have a strong point~"

Shyrveen is so confused but somehow, he can still follow what he means.

"So, all along that 'Sin' wasn't caused or made by ourselves?..."

"Yes and no~ Yes, for he was, WAS, intruder but now 'No' because he is our part of ourselves now before he did the 'Sin'~ I told you, we bounded the moment we went inside the body, which was still in fetus stage, at the same time~ So, it is still our 'Sin'~"

Shyrveen massage his head while feeling pain from thinking this, and decided to think this over outside but for now, he needs to gather information.

"And how the body can teleport? Have those weird abilities?..."

"And that's the bad and good news at the same time~ That 'me' inside the egg was once the remnant of a powerful being in our universe~

He was hiding in that egg but since we're bounded, I can use his power of Time and Space to punch through the Great Gene Universe that I found out in his random memories~

And don't wonder why there's a fixed time~ Because I'm not omnipotent~ I need to recharge the power that came from him to use it send you there~ But going back is much easier~"

Irveen smiled at Shyrveen after stating the fact.

"... Then lastly, how come you only pulled me here after ten years or so?..."

"Because the body and mind outside, and add you, the offspring of the experiences and memories, are still weak~

In terms of Soul Strength~ He was once a powerful being, but only a shard of his soul, and me, a reincarnated person with no memories, but nevertheless already forged my Soul for how many times from reincarnation processes to be stronger~

And so the synchronization of your own Soul to 'us' is impossible~ That's why I'm so glad that you gained a Mutant Geno Points increasing your own Soul Strength~"

Shyrveen's mind was so lost, thinking that all this time, he is different but still the same with his 'me's. And the most important was, there were another 2 of him.

'So, that's why I can sometimes think that there's someone who is trying to control me... Influencing me that I need to do this and that...

And all of them were from experiences and memories that soon strengthened by the experiences and memories of ten years after the great disaster and 'Sin'...

But why my rational thinking that somehow... There's still something is wrong with this?...'

"That's because we 3 are not merged, only bounded to each other~ Affecting each other's mind and emotions~ Or the mind specifically for you~"

Shyrveen stunned after hearing an answer from Irveen, that he asked in his mind but soon realized it too.

"Yeah... Bounded..."

"I know the feeling~"

Shyrveen sighed and let this go, and move on again.

"So... What's next? What do I need to do? Do I still seek our death to be forgiven by our family and be freed satisfactory from our 'Sin' then?"

"Yes and No~ Even me is feeling that you don't feel, in a much more worst state~ So, I won't stop you~

Oh, if you're confused why I can feel other emotions?~ Because 1/8 of the emotions were the only thing I can take before he completely snatch all of them~

I can send this emotion to the body, but that only means merging with you, and I won't have the time ever again to break this egg to bring back the 7/8 and we will be forever lost to this our 'me'~

Worst, once he woke up~ We will be devoured completely~ He was not once a powerful being for nothing you know~

And you need to get all of his Soul Shards that contains his powers that he scattered in all five sanctuaries~

But remember this, your body must be stronger enough to handle each element from the shards, or else we will all die and our efforts will be in vain~"

Shyrveen finally realize how a mere remnants of a powerful being can do to them, average souls.

"So, do we have a time limit or something?..."

"Yes and no again~ Until this shell is closed to restoring back, that's when we will have time limit~ But since I'm here interfering with the restoration of his shell for his Soul Strength strengthening, his evolution process was halted~

As long I'm here, we have plenty of time~"

"... Before this timing will be gone, tell me how to get this Soul Shards..."

Irveen smiled widely and happily.

"You're not rational for nothing eh~ Yeah, pulling you here have time limit~

About the Soul Shards, your clues are inside the quadruple nightmares that I made for you~

But maybe it was really a very little hint, I guessed that you still didn't realize it yet?~ But don't self-contempt in your inner mind~

Those hints were from the remnants of his, so expect that even the whole thing about the Soul Shards were very limited too~ So~ The time's up~ The shell of the egg is showing sign of regeneration~ Keeping you here will just speed up the process~

So, bye~ See you soon when I got a chance again to pull you up here~"

Irveen kick Shyrveen's stomach after saying it.

And Shyrveen saw how he was pushed back and his sight was like in a Hyperdrive in a Hyperspace and in a blink of an eye, he realized that he was back to his own body in the Han Sen's room...