The Chained One!

Crack!

Saber's teeth met with a metallic substance as he instantly spat it out. A black ring made its appearance shocking Saber in the process since such an item was inside of Adrianna's body. Saber calmed his piqued interest and placed the ring inside the pocket that was inside his red vest that had mysteriously appeared on his body along with the tight-fitted black shirt.

Saber continued his dinner before he began heading toward the locations of the heads of the bandits. Thereafter, he appeared on of the teleportation circle as he threw a few spirit stones that he got from the space rings of the bandits inside the holes of the circle. What Saber did not realize, was that Adrianna's blood that stained the ground was slowly slithering on the sandy grounds as they approached each other and began fusing!

Waa!

With an intense flash of bright light, Saber disappeared from the teleportation circle and appeared back in the Outer Section of the Sword Art Sect. He leisurely jumped off the teleportation platform and began heading toward the Elder Hall.

Entering the hall and walking up the staircase, Saber appeared in the mission hall where he then walked up to an empty counter and handed over the space ring which held the heads of the bandits. Inspecting it, the disciple nodded his head before taking out a random head and placing an inspection talisman on it as he then said.

"Hmm, according to this, this mission was a group mission. Where are the other three?" He asked while staring at Saber's eyes. Saber then replied by saying the bandits had set a trap and there was more than simply one Golden Core.

The Sword Art Sect wasn't a righteous sect and they weren't considered a demonic sect, they were known for their absolute neutral stance in everything they did. If external and even Outer sect disciples killed each other, the sect would not care one bit.

Hell, even in the Inner sect, one can kill one's senior brother or sister, it's just that in the Inner Sect, one must show some semblance of restraint. So when the excuse of Saber was heard by the disciples across the counter, e paid it no mind and handed the reward to Saber.

After all, inside the Sword Art Sect, Saber's actions were very common. Those with pure hearts like the two members of Saber's group were rare inside of this ruthless sect, and they were humans who died very early in life!

Saber left with a bright smile on his face as he then approached the tower. He had a plan, and the plan was to simply use the tower as a shield for most of his Heavenly Lightning Tribulation. When thinking this, he couldn't help but let out a smile as he appeared in front of the counter.

When asked to get a room, the female old elder replied that all of the rooms were booked, greatly surprising him in the process since it was only a few hours since he was gone. But, with great reluctance, he decided to come back at a later time.

At his home where he had officially paid his rent at the Elder's Hall, Saber appeared inside his room as he took out the black ring. He had gotten mysterious energy from it so he had decided to look into it in secret.

When taking it out to inspect, he couldn't help but get an ancient feeling that radiated off of it. His heart shook as he was surprised that something could make him feel such a state. He then infused some of his Sage energy inside of it as thereafter...

As soon as Saber injected his Sage energy inside of the ring, his physical body in the physical world disappeared as the only thing that remained was a floating black ring. Soon after, the black ring also disappeared into a small crack in space that appeared in the room.

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Appearing on an indefinite space that had different kinds of objects such as asteroids, massive beams of metals, burning stars, and finally, a massive tower that had a height that was bigger than even a planet-sized burning star, Saber was left gob-smacked as he remained afloat in the dredges of this space of darkish purple.

As he floated there Saber wondered 'What the fuck just happened!'

Clap Clap Clap Clap Clap!

Suddenly, clapping sounds resounded throughout the whole space, as the very seemingly infinite space shook violently. All of the planets began shaking as they disappeared and Saber appeared standing in front of a massive tower the size of a planet

Just after processing the sudden disappearance of the multiple floating objects, and appearing in front of a massive tower, Saber heard a devilishly seductive voice that powerfully resounded in his ears.

"I warned her to not play with her prey. Well, it matters not since you seem to be a lot more talented than Adrianna anyway." A voice came from behind Saber as he darted his gaze around and saw the figure of a man 2 meters in height. He couldn't make out his appearance since there was a bright golden light covering his face. He was adorned in an ordinary-looking white robe and his night-black hair camouflaged with the darkness of this space.

"And, who are you?" Saber asked, slightly surprised by the bursting golden light, but he did not want his surprise to show on his face.

"Me?

I go by many names...

They call me...The Demon Incarnation...

Messenger Of Death...

Fiend...

Sin...

But, my most recent name would have to be...

The Chained One!!"

He said with a tone filled with pride when speaking such names, well all except the last one as he then continued.

"My name or identity is as of now, not important for you though. What you should know is, I, who have been sealed for countless Cycles and have tried to teach my techniques to countless disciples, have never succeeded in making a disciple powerful enough to unchain me.

The female whom you got this ring from was also a disciple of mine, and she was also slightly talented, yet, she was defeated by you. Though it isn't as if I care since I now have you!" He said with a clear smirk appearing on his covered face.

"Who said that I'll become your disciple in the first place. The way it sounds is that becoming your disciple is a death sentence." Saber replied, soon after, an aura washed over him that caused his very soul to shake in...fear!

Saber was forced to shake in fear as soon as that aura washed over him as the voice of the mysterious lifeform rang out in Saber's mind domain.

"I am not asking you to become my disciple. It is as simple as this... if you do not undergo the disciple ceremony, not only will you die, but I will erase the very concepts that were mixed to birth you into existence!!"

Cold words rang throughout the mind domain of Saber causing it to shake violently as the mysterious lifeform then continued.

"I can sense that you are different from all other organisms that I've seen in my long life. Not only that, but if you manage to fully awaken your mysterious bloodline that even an existence like me can't peer too deeply into, then I am sure you'll undergo many transformations!!"