The Real Monster 72 Clay And Ryan

In Alleucanth there are cla.s.sifications to monsters. In the Human Realm usually, there are what are categorized as Magic Beasts which are monsters who thrive on consuming magic energy from the atmosphere and on the blood of other Magic Beasts. In the Demon Realm there are what are categorized as Miasmic Abomination which are monsters that are born from the miasma rich Demon Realm. They are monsters that grow stronger the more miasma they are injected with from the atmosphere or even from other monsters. There are also the Spiritual Ent.i.ties who are rarely if at all found in Alleucanth except for the Dragons that are rumored to have been the first inhabitants of this world. Apart from the Spiritual Ent.i.ties, are the Divine Steeds. Although they are called divine steeds, they are all not horses. Some are Divine Tigers, Serpents and even Turtles and Birds. However, they are still monsters that are t.i.tled differently because of their environment and ecology.

Clay had left the Human Realm after fortunately being able to unite the Human Realm in one rule. Which is his rule. Although it would take so much time for that to stabilize, he did not want to stay and watch that happen slowly. His subordinates know the secret to eternal youth already and would not be a problem for them to stay and supervise the whole realm on their own with the strength they have already acquired and are still potentially able to acquire. Even as Clay left, they were still facing off with the Hydra which gave them nightmares each night. Even with the help of Jora and Myles they still could not triumph now. Clay understood that what they needed was inspiration and novel ideas, but what could teach them better than experience, right? So, he left them to face defeat time and again until they ingrain the lesson to their hearts from that time on.

Clay had brought Ryan, his son, to the Demon Realm. It was dangerous for any other people, but for Clay and Ryan, father-son pair who hold immeasurable power at the tip of their fingers, it was a walk in the park.

Ryan was forcefully taken by Clay. He wanted Ryan to see the situation for the neighboring Realms. Which was an excuse to bring his son on an adventure. Ryan was yet 2 years old however, after Clay's a.n.a.lysis of him, he found out that Ryan was already able to understand human speech with no problem, just that communicating back was the problem. But with Clay, it was not a problem that could hinder him.

Clay noticed that Ryan had casted a magic on himself secretly and made it look like there was nothing through camouflaging it. It was a spell to understand speech as well as the camouflage spell. It came as no surprise to Clay who knew that Ryan had in his person the skill [Magic Master - Archive] even without the magic energy capacity cast it simultaneously, Ryan could still cast it using the atmosphere's magic energy and Clay understood this principle more than anyone else.

So, in this journey, he had been "talking" to his "son" Ryan.

"Son, what do you think about the demons of this world? Are they demons that are spiritual beings or are they demons that are labeled such by the G.o.ds themselves as a race?" Clay sent a telepathic communication to Ryan. Receiving the communication suddenly, Ryan, even as barely two years old, flinched and had a look of surprise and disbelief written all over his face, even if it was only for a second.

Even that second could be considered a lifetime with Clay's perception. He caught on to that and formulated his next question depending on Ryan's response to his next sentence.

"I know you can understand me. It's better to speak to each other this way, so that you can answer without the restriction of your yet developed throat muscles. So, speak my son." Said Clay telepathically.

"…" Clay waited for an answer from Ryan for a whole two minutes of walking before he could hear the voice of his "son" Ryan.

"Are you able to hear me?" Without surprise, Clay smiled, however his face turned stern as if he found it wrong that his son could communicate already. Which was what was on Ryan's mind racing the moment that Clay's facial expression turned stern.

However,

"Are you able to hear me, father? That is how you should address me. Father, son, father." Clay corrected Ryan as if that was the most natural thing in the world.

"O-Of course, Father! I'm sorry for my rudeness." Ryan responded with relief in his voice for some reason.

"Don't worry, I'm not worried that you are not my son, I'm more worried about where you came from." Clay told Ryan of his circ.u.mstance hoping to gain the trust of his "son." The current Clay had been wearing his real body this time for this journey since he did not want to risk his son getting hurt or worse killed while they went on a journey. So, his abilities were not restricted at all. His a.n.a.lysis was at the top of the game and his other acquired abilities were being used to the fullest. Even if Ryan wanted to hide something from him, he'd know about it. However, information needed to be mined. This was a principle that cannot be bent or broken. Information cannot just fall on anyone's lap without toiling for it. And Clay, he knew this, so he asked.

"F-Father… I come from a world called Evernight. As the name suggests, there's no Sun in the skies only the stars and the three moons that can only reflect the stars give dim lighting to the world all year round. It was a world full of monsters and only a handful of humans were left alive in that world, fighting for survival against their odds. I fear that without me, they would all be brought to extinction by the monsters that ruled Evernight."

"The Demons that you mentioned earlier, the spiritual beings, are they present in your own home world?" Continued Ryan as he asked the question.

"I think so. I haven't encountered any of them myself, but there are texts that mention them, so I guess they are real. Anyhow, the fact that you come from another world means that Alleucanth can be escaped from and returned to by some means, which involves the soul." Clay had begun a.n.a.lyzing while he listened to Ryan and came up with this theory.

"Son, you said, there are monsters that rule the world of Evernight, what are those monsters?"

"T-They are monsters called undead. They are ruled by Grand Liches who are immortals. They were the ones who destroyed the Sun of Evernight to favor their own species. It was a diabolical scheme and they succeeded." Ryan explained.

"Undead? Oh well, they are truly what we call scourge, but they can be dealt with easily with magic are they not? You are able to perform magic do you not?" Clay asked 20 questions and addressed the bit about the Sun. "And about the Sun in Evernight, I don't think it was destroyed or that it disappeared, cause if it did disappear, then your world would cease to exist even with magic to support it. Sure, some powerful magic users may survive, but the rest of the population would die as soon as its light was snuffed out. So no, your Sun may have been hidden by the Liches to make themselves stronger and enable them to exist outside the night instead of only at night."

Ryan was shocked by the realization that Clay had brought to him. If this was true, then their world still had a chance at redemption!

"What is your evidence in saying this F-Father?!"

"Oh son, worlds without an advanced scientific knowledge really do suffer. You see, the Sun is the source of basically all life in any planet. That's the basics, and magic and other energy sources are secondary only. Meaning, even if magic was the means for other things to come into existence, it still would need the Sun's blessings to continue to live. Unless it is a purely magic being. If you understand what I am getting to with just this, then you should understand what I'm saying." Clay stopped talking and let Ryan a.n.a.lyze what he just shed a light to.

After a good 10 minutes, Ryan sighed and said again with his baby voice, and his tone had a hint of resolve and even conviction in it. Clay sensed what his "son" was feeling and wanted to support him, however, he warned. "You may know this, but in your current state, you are in no shape to travel back to Evernight to fight for your species' survival. Plus, your skills in s.p.a.ce-Time magic are sealed currently. You will have to wait for a while…" Speaking up to here, Clay paused and gave Ryan some time to digest everything he just said, and then he threw the carrot, "… unless, you teach me s.p.a.ce-Time magic and I'll be helping you in putting things in Evernight into Order. What say you?"

Ryan was speechless! Not because he realized what Clay had been scheming along, but by the fact that he would offer to help a stranger and his world without asking for any compensation. In Evernight, if he ever asked for this kind of help, then it would only be towards his most trusted disciples, not strangers.

"Why would you help me like this father? I am still a stranger am I not? You cannot simply trust whatever I say as the truth, can you?" Ryan denied Clay's resolve to help him, and to that Clay only chuckled and then asked, "What have you been calling me since earlier?" Ryan looked down to stare at his feet that were covered with the sheets. In fact, Ryan was still being carried by Clay even as they spoke. Ryan was after all still a baby with the soul of a powerful magic user. A stranger as Ryan said.

"Father?" Ryan reluctantly uttered.

"Yes! My Son! You call me Father and yet you hesitate to ask for my a.s.sistance? What kind of Father would I be if I denied your request of me? It shall be done my Son, if we will it, it shall be done. You only need to know that your father is, without boasting, currently indestructible." HAHAHA! Clay started to laugh out loud in Ryan's mind. Making the child uncontrollably cry and wail. However, Clay used a calming spell to make him feel better.

"So, what say you my Son? Are we to visit Evernight and deal with the Liches? I also want to study the magic of your world after all." HAHAHA! Clay started to laugh with his throat this time, albeit more suppressed than before. After all, looking at his own stats made him feel indestructible.

Name: Clay

Cla.s.s: Hero «Transcendent»

Sub-Cla.s.s: None «Alchemy Master»

t.i.tle: Hero «Alchemy Master»

Stats:

[STR - ??? «Unique»] [INT - ??? «Unique»]

[MGC - ??? «Unique»] [DEX - ??? «Unique»]

Skills:

«Alchemy Master» «Hyper-Regeneration» «Kryptonian Gene»

[Ultimate Comprehension]

Blessing:

«Guided by the Guide to Souls» [Safir's Champion]

Status: Normal «Optimal»