Chapter 137 Ione

My foot work, was like a dance. Flawless, no waste of momentum. My whole demeanor changed with my focus. Their attacks were one of many. My soul, my body and my powers. All were being tested. The power of the realm invaded my body, clashing with my source of strength. Sun was quickly thrown at the problem and fought of the realm. As for my soul, every time I fought of one of the many attackers, it would disappear and leave behind a cloud that would invade my soul. Chaos was to defend against this and I was to fight against physical harm. We became like clock work, fighting on our own fronts. Once again I failed to understand. We should have done one at a time, resting from physical, resting from mental and resting from power struggle. But instead we split our forces, not working together.

This time instead of my expected million years I only lasted ten years. I was angered and ashes. But in the end, she did introduce a new variety into the frame, which caught me off guard.

" Better results, more of a hurdle. You improve quickly young Ragnar."

" Thank you Nyx. I have a question. Even if Odin isn't as old as my father. He should still be a sun dinosaur by now, why isn't he?"

" Hmm, well I guess you should know the problem only the mortals face."

" Odin isn't a mortal!"

" Yes, yes he is. Listen Ragnar, mortal is a being that's killable, be it god, celestial or true celestials, who are called 100 celestials. As there can only be a hundred of them at the same time! They can die to stuff. There is only three true immortals, Existence, Time and nothingness. They are the only immortals. Then there's the lesser immortals, the sun dinosaurs, the time raptors and the zerosaurs. The three different beings in the seventh dimension! Don't ask why their names are dinosaur themed. I only know dinosaur had a true meaning in the first era. While sun was chosen for us by your father because he's an dumb ass! Seriously 'sun dinosaur' fucking stupid. Anyways, I'm getting of track. Odin is at the peak of his strength and won't get stronger in a long while. He refuses to be a slave to the seventh dimensional beings. So he stays in his power scaling and doesn't ascend to become a all knowing. Instead he uses a method used in the old days to ascend."

" What's that?"

" To put it simply, he cuts his soul, every day, to stay in his celestial form. Until his soul will be strong enough to ascend, when he regenerate all of it. This is true ascension and it was how mortals ascended, until the third era. Well in the old eras, the seventh dimension didn't exist, or to say, we didn't know of it. Anyways, a mortal ascending is part of their genes, their instincts. You naturally ascend as a 3/12, thanks to the evolution. But you can ascend to the 1/12 and that's how it was in the old days. But you don't have to worry about this stuff. All you need to care about is killing Odin and his servants and family!" Nyx told me.

" Okey, thanks for telling me, it means a lot."

" No problem young one. Now let´s get back to work!" Nyx said, as she summmoned her creatures again. I fought them with all I had, until I came up with an idea. What if the system. I try to activate the system inside the realm of the seventh dimension. Will it work, there´s only one way to find out!

With a new plan in mind, I held of the creatures, while trying to call upon the system. The first attempts were uneventful. But after several hours of trying, I finally felt a fraction of a response.

Feeling the response gave me hope of booting up the system again and I got to work. For days I left my two other thirds to defend me. They had to do one job alone and work together with the soul. They grew tired fast from the pressure they were put under. It didn't help that the difficulty also increased. Night vermin that attacked us were much stronger and their numbers never staggering. About twice as strong and twice as many. It really strained my soul, powers and body. So our only hope was to reboot the system and have it help us. Teach us. The system had been pretty much off for a long time. When I became the king of chaos, it's influence over me weakened and the merge of our souls, hit the final nail.

The system has been in a weakened stage ever since. Though it doesn't talk about it. Whenever I'm in chaos, it can't even feel anything and I can't feel it. So, that's why this is important. I've been ignoring this for far to long.

I started feeding the system the energy I could spare. The rest was used in the fight against the night vermin. While I was in my internal monologue, Nyx watched my every move, fascinated by my unique behavior. She could tell I was holding back, but she couldn't comprehend why.

I could feel the system coming back to me. It brought me joy, no longer will it be in a pathetic state, that can't do anything. It will be like it was, all those years ago. When I first came to this world.

After a year, it finally said it's first words, in a very, very long time.

(Good morning host.)

"Good morning system, care to join us, fourth soul?" I understood one thing this year. The system wasn't just a system. It was made, using my soul as a material. Meaning it grows with me. But because of outside influence it was weakened and shortly sealed, for it's own safety.

(If the host requires the system's help, the system will help!) My system said, making me smile.

"System, take control of the soul. Chaos needs to rest! After chaos has had his rest, let sun rest. After sun has rested, you will rest, then you will take my place, so I can rest! Any questions?"

(None at all host, I will get right to work!) And like that system rejoined me and my journey became much easier with it's assistance.

Like this millions of years passed and I grew closer and closer to the system. The system had grown with us and I could feel it sapping at my infinite energy from chaos. Nyx had upped the difficulty of the real. So many times, that I've forgotten what round and level I was on. It was only when she stopped, while I was fighting of the vermin, that I understood one thing. I was done, I had succeeded her trial.

" Good job Ragnar, you can now get some teaching from me. But I'm sorry to say, this won't be about information. I will teach you to use the night and maybe you can teach me how you improve so fast. I took twelve trillion years to clear that trial!"

" Wait you did, if you're not the maker of it, who is?" I asked her. But her reaction didn't seem positive.

" Your father Ragnar, your father made that trial. Anyways we got much to do and I don't have time to waste, so let's get to work!"

I didn't ask any further questions, as I could tell she didn't want to tell me.

I spent years learning how to use the darkness and how to implement it into my abilities. Every time I succeeded she would praise me and every time I failed she would encourage me. She was a very good teacher. I wonder if she got it from my father.

(Host does not need to know, all that matters is that she is teaching you. She has been helping you for a while and it's obvious that she's p, or at least was a good friend off your father.)

' Your right system.' I said to the system, using the powers of my mind.

After a trillion years after my conversation with the system, she just disappeared. Leaving behind a note in her own realm. It said one thing. "You have passed the test and the knowledge I was to teach you, has already been taught. Good luck and I hope to see you again!"

After reading the note I sighted, but respected her wish. I left the realm and returned to reality. About fifteen seconds had passed in real life and nothing really changed. But I had changed, I had changed a lot!

" System, show me my status!"

( Very well host)

~Pov Nyx~ (Third person)

" Greetings Ione, I see you still stay in Bjorne's realm."

" What is it you want from me, queen if the night?"

" Can't I visit an old friend?"

" No, leave! I'm not in the mood for any guests, ever!"

" You still morn Paarthadox, after all this time?"

" You wouldn't understand! You're just a child. We, me and Paarthadox. We're the only beings alike in this cruel reality. Yet he chose death."

" Come on friend, how long are you going to hide. You think he wants to see you like this ice queen?"

" Don't call me that Nyx!"

" Sure, but only if you talk to me!"

" Fine, but after this, don't disturb me for a long time, got it?"

" I promise."

" Good, so what did you want to talk about?"

" Why don't you talk to Bjorne's son? I know that you cared for Bjorne a lot. Almost as much as Paarthadox. So I find it illogical that you act like he's not alive."

" It's better that way Nyx, were not supposed to interact with our kinds growth, until they can speak for themselves. I simply honor that tradition!"

" Oh, so that's your excuse?"

" Shut up!"

" Like stop being a coward. Isn't he the only family you have left now. He's like a brother to you!"

" Oh, so he isn't to you? Didn't Bjorne raise you too? Feed you, when you couldn't get food and never let you go through pain."

" You're missing a crucial detail here, I'm talking to Ragnar and helping him, unlike someone!"

" Screw you, I'm going now!"

~Pov Alice~ (Third person)

Alice powers grew daily and she was not far away from being a real powerhouse. She wished to help Ragnar in any way she could and she did. She helped him rebuild Olympus, form them as he wanted. Even though he didn't ask. She even made sure some beings knew of him. But out of all her tasks there was one so hard, she had many troubles with it.

"God games" Many gods participated in them and gained rewards. The celestials were generous some times and even gave extra. The problem was the other pantheon in the fourth dimension. Through the god games, they gained many enemies and it was up to her to decide if peace was an option. Or if the enemy pantheon was to be destroyed.

It was a full time job and she couldn't really rest. Every day a new mini war broke out and she had to make sure they gained more then they lost. Some times she even joined to make sure it was a win. Especially when it was an enemy pantheon with celestials or titans.

Speaking of titans, Alice had notice more and more of them popping up. Giants too. It was like they woke up form a slumber. She saw the dimensions give birth to them and she even noticed the power gap that once existed in her own pantheon slowly heal. A titan named Cronus also helped with that. But it wasn't the point. She could tell the powers of the dimensions were shifting and she was exited to see the change it would bring.

(Author's thoughts: enjoy the chapter susy bakas. Hope you have a great day and gain extra luck through power stones. See you all tomorrow, author out :) )