Chapter.4 Eyelids (22)
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“….Professor?”
Even as the Rakshasha uttered that name, he felt that it was unfamiliar. She was the one who wrapped the unconscious man in thread and hid him in the ceiling, so there’s no way the person who came out of there was someone else. Why? Why does the man in front of me, who has not changed at all, feel so foreign?
‘No, one thing has changed?’
a look. His eyes, which were half playful no matter what the situation, were now fluttering like those of a reptile.
The first to break this strange standoff was Isaac, who was observing the situation with great interest.
“professor. “Did you just call that monster a professor?”
‘….this.’
I was embarrassed and made a mistake. There must have been a reason why the professor hid his identity.
A thin line was drawn on Isaac’s face, which had been motionless as if he were wearing a mask, as if he had been cut with a knife. The smile he drew only with his mouth, with his eyes wide open as if he couldn’t miss a single moment, was truly that of a madman.
“Professor… Professor… Yes. There was definitely a test subject with that name. Among the many test subjects, he was quite memorable. Now I remember. “That’s what he looked like when he was first captured as a test subject.”
Grumble! Rumbling!
Isaac’s hands were shaking, unable to control his emotions. The wizard held his hands together as if praying. The magic source behind his back began to boil explosively, as if representing his emotions.
“You mutes….. always exceed my expectations. So does that mean that monster is not the queen, but something I created? By what principle did it change like that? Since he uses the name Professor, does he still have human memories even after becoming a monster? Are you really following the queen’s orders? Or your own will? So who is left inside now? Is it you, Professor? “Answer me!”
Uuuuuung –
In the joined hands, the middle and little fingers were straightened, the first joint of the thumb was folded inward, and the meaning contained in the fingers fixed Isaac’s image. A magic obtained after six enlightenments. Isaac watched. In his dreams, the future of humanity is fleetingly swept away by the strong waves of fate. In a nightmare that was repeated countless times, Isaac made a decision. Since no one could open their eyes, I, who opened them, will save humanity. Even if most of the living humans lose their lives and lose their human form, it will be less than his nightmare!
“I will study your body and lead humanity to the next level!”
Isaac’s joined hands spread to both sides, and all the water floating on the magic circle poured out endlessly like a waterfall.
6th Tier Origin Spell
[Isaac Mandalius’s Sinking Wave]
“Cough!”
“Master Su…! “Wow!”
Isaac’s disciples, who were acting as magical power carriers within the mana repulsion field of the empty magic stone, were unable to withstand the enormous magical power and began to bleed and collapse. In exchange for the blood, the enormous magical energy that was liberated within the mana repulsion field turned into living violence in Isaac’s hands and began to spread throughout the laboratory.
“Wow. Is that water? “It doesn’t look as pretty as I heard.”
‘6th level magic. Really… I could die?’
The Rakshasa was conflicted. If she reveals her full power here, she might be able to block it somehow, but she will collapse from exhaustion right after that. Is the person in front of her now really the professor she knew? Can we assume that the being in front of us is an ally?
“It’s water… Should I pretend to be deceived and try touching it? It looks dangerous-”
Looking at the professor who was talking carelessly, the Rakshasha asked while holding his breath, holding a thread in one hand and a dagger in the other.
“you are······. Who are you?”
“Wow! “This human woman!”
The professor, or rather the ‘thing’ in the appearance of a professor, widened the distance in surprise as if he had just seen the Rakshasha behind him.
“Oh don’t get me wrong. It’s not because I hate you, it’s that… The shell is sleeping now…”
“There is no time! answer!”
Quaaaaa!
There was no time to worry any more. I don’t know how the magic was created, but the moment it touched the water, I felt that even the tough elder spider thread was broken into small pieces and scattered.
“Wait a minute. You’re thinking. Everyone has been asking me what I am, but this is quite a philosophical question. Since you saved the shell, I will save you too. So, just wait calmly. “There’s no need to rush.”
“There is no need to rush?”
It nodded, blocking the path of the Rakshasha who was running forward with its hand. His attention was focused on other things than the magic that was now threatening the lives of the two people.
name. An independent entity has a proper noun to call itself. Even though he was only half-conscious, he came out like this anyway, so shouldn’t he have a name to introduce to others?
‘Shadow? I’m so bored. monster? It’s a name that seems useful for waking up. name······. ‘What I want someone to call me when they refer to me…’ As I
slowly searched through the professor’s memories in the slowly flowing time of consciousness, I finally found a word that I liked. It wasn’t even that old of a memory. Memories of the time when I brought up his trauma in order to take over the shell’s body.
[There is a beast inside humans… If you peel away the thin layer of reason, you will find lurking within it a gigantic beast that you have never imagined in your life…]
“It is the beast within….”
Clap, patter, patter!
The professor’s skin split and the monster body trapped inside began to move towards the world. Come to think of it, I once read a story about a story from my childhood that was similar to our current situation. A story about a good doctor and his ugly inner self.
The thin mask covering the professor’s face stuck to his skin, and his torn mouth moved as if it would catch his ears.
“Hyde. “My name would be Hyde.”
The monster that had finished molting rushed towards Isaac’s magic.
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Monster Hyde had no body since birth. Due to the special nature of Edeorna’s infection agent, which is capable of individual activity, he thought that he was a kind of ghost, like another ego born in the professor’s head.
As it devoured the host’s memories and its consciousness grew, the instincts of the infectious agent that could not occupy the brain only became smaller as they were buried in the consciousness. However, the more memories it acquired and the more it shared the professor’s senses, the more the monster’s thirst grew. The thirst to experience it for myself. Loneliness, as if you were left alone in your head and drifting on an island of consciousness…
“Your shell of thought is too human…”
I can’t help but watch Professor Park being trapped in the frame of consciousness and unable to use his wonderful body properly. heaviness.
Although it is a short period of time, it is a body that regenerates infinitely. What does it matter what form it takes, as long as we have the brain left to think? Why are you trying to leave behind a human form?
‘There’s no need to get hurt to regenerate, right? For example… to use it like this?’
Dozens of red arms grew from Hyde’s shoulders. On the arm that grew in an instant, the pure white bones, muscles, and skin grew, overlapping endlessly and increasing in size. The fact that a material is soft means that it is easy to process. It grew in the blink of an eye and looked more like a huge spear or stake than a part of the body.
“Wizard, did you say you were curious about who I am?”
Quaaaaa!!
Hyde said as he swung the huge structure that came from his body towards the water current that was just a stone’s throw away.
“I am a monster. “Not a mute or a human, just a monster.”
Quadddddd!
Isaac’s magic collided with the giant spear made of flesh and bone.
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Isaac couldn’t believe what was unfolding before his eyes.
‘Is that… possible?’
Subdued waves. The most powerful magic he could create when he achieved his sixth enlightenment. A red spear burrowed into the waves, which had the same pressure as the deep sea, pulling everything they touched into them and crushing them.
Quad deud deuk!
The huge window was distorted and distorted as it hit the waves, but it continued to break and split the water as if it was shedding its shell. A new body sprouts from among the many crushed bodies, then gets crushed again and broken again. The tip of the spear, which had been compressed hundreds and thousands of times and became closer to a black needle, eventually broke through the waves made of water pressure and pierced Isaac’s hand with the hand sign.
“Ugh!”
Isaac quickly used his remaining mana to summon a whip of water, shattering the crystal-hardened spear tip, and then calmly canceled the subdued waves and prepared for the next spell.
The image of the waves of the deep sea was disrupted as the water seal became disorganized. In this limited situation, it was impossible to maintain an image with several realizations overlapping without a hand seal, so I decided to change from offensive to defensive again.
The red mute suddenly becomes a completely different creature. It was no longer a situation to relax.
“okay. Is this the mute you are talking about?… It is truly a masterpiece! “It’s worthy of defeating the greatest knight in the country!”
little bit more. If we wait a little longer, Tobrun’s troops will arrive here. Time was on his side. If you only focus on defense, it wouldn’t be impossible to block his bizarre attacks. Calm down. Calm your mind and think about the next magic…
Wood!
“Kaaaaak!”
At that moment, Isaac’s thoughts collapsed in front of the terrible pain.
‘Water Bind was unfolding without a gap, but
where and where did it come from…!’
The moment Isaac turned his eyes to the source of the pain, he realized that he could no longer maintain his composure.
hand. The arm that grew out of the small wound on his hand was twisting his wrist and biting his arm with the small teeth between his fingers, and the pure white eyeballs sprouting from the back of the hand were glaring and laughing at him who resisted.
‘What on earth is this?! ‘I can’t believe it’s growing in my hands!’
Fear began to fill the old wizard’s eyes.
“If you have knowledge, you should use it. You knew that Mute would move to some extent even if his head was blown off. Doesn’t this mean that even without a brain, it is possible for infectious agents to share their senses and move their bodies?”
Well, you can’t do something like that because you’ve never lived as an infectious agent like me.
Hyde whispered and giggled as if teaching his sleeping host.
“Kaaaaaa! “Aaaahhh!”
Isaac was rolling around on the floor, losing his temper and holding on to his arms. It wasn’t a matter of pain. The fear I’ve felt for the first time in my life. The fear of being attacked by something that had infiltrated and grown into his body was paralyzing the great wizard’s reason.
Hyde, who was watching this with a grin, quietly took a step back and approached the Rakshasha.
“Human woman.”
“…What is it?”
The Rakshasha raised his dagger and guarded against him. I don’t know what happened, but it wasn’t a professor and it was a very dangerous creature.
Hyde looked hurt when he saw her like that.
“sifter! too bad. “He’s so kind to his shell, but I’m such a cold person.”
“….Because you are not him.”
Well, that’s true.
Hyde grumbled at her words and sat roughly spread out on the floor.
“Please finish that.”
“Without doing it yourself?”
“Even if I try, there’s nothing left.”
When Rakshasha looked like he didn’t understand, Hyde raised his hand. His dry, dry hands were crumbling from the fingertips.
“I used up all the blood I could use. The shell can’t control these things, so if I use more here, it will really dry out and die. “There isn’t much time left for me to stay awake.”
A body that is both infinite and expendable. While observing the battle, I mobilized everything I had learned, observed, and imagined.
-If impurities are mixed into the water, the image of the wizard will be disturbed.-
So, most of the resources he had were invested and thrown into magic. As the spear penetrated and his flesh was swallowed by the waves, the pressure weakened and he was able to reach his goal.
-Magic originates from the imagination of a wizard.-
So, by squeezing in resources that were not available, the most cruel and unreasonable attack was produced. So that the enemy may be mistaken. To prevent oneself from being called an object of fear in the enemy’s imagination and unable to maintain reason. Even though infectious agents that have fallen from the body can be moved, they cannot move like their own bodies. The arm holding the wizard’s wrist has stopped moving for a long time, the biting teeth are weak enough to slightly sink into the leather, and the eyeballs are just rolling around.
But isn’t a wizard a being who can change the world with his or her imagination? The fear that had seeped into the wizard’s heart was already growing bigger and stronger on its own. What Isaac was seeing was no longer something Hyde had created. It is simply a manifestation of the fear created by the wizard himself.
A tactic that the shell often uses when dealing with enemies.
“It’s called ‘bluffing.’”
Ah, it was fun. After all, having a body is good.
Feeling his consciousness drifting further and further away, Hyde smiled in satisfaction and tried to remember every sensation that invaded his consciousness. The cold sensation of water droplets, the beautiful face of a Rakshasa looking down at oneself with suspicious eyes, the thirst felt from the body craving blood, and even the pain of the body burning. Every single one of those sensations was so precious to Hyde.
“Human woman, finish the plan or whatever. Say hello to the shell.”
Hyde finally winked at the Rakshasha and slowly sank into consciousness.
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