Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 604

Chapter 604: Sleep

Sylas took a breath.

His usual control over his emotions and psyche seemed to be skewed right now. It was no doubt the influence of the statue before him. If he wasn't careful, he would spiral quite quickly until he began to act irrationally. At that point, he might as well be throwing his life away.

After his thoughts reached this point, Sylas took a seat on the platform, allowing his legs to dangle to the ground below. He tried several methods of making it more comfortable, like using Ice affinity Aether, or maybe casting a domain of wood that used the platform as a sturdy foundation, but nothing worked.

In the end, this was his only option, so he took it.

Staring out ahead, he felt that smirk lingering behind him once again.

It wasn't the first time he had felt it.

When he was in the Secret Realms, this smirk appeared every time he was about to fail, almost like it was taunting him. No... exactly like it was taunting him.

And now, here it was again, even fiercer than before.

The rules of this sky they were stuck in weren't here for any functional reason; they were here for no other reason than to force them to respect the statue of this man whose face they couldn't even see.

Sylas closed his eyes, regulating his breathing.

Whatever the purpose of this was, he wasn't going to be such a willing participant of it.

Sylas' actions, though, began to throw off those that had come with him. Alex, Cole, and Cole's wife and son all didn't know what to make of this. However, they were hesitant to question Sylas at the same time.

After several minutes passed of nothing at all, though, it was Cole's son who couldn't help but speak.

"Um, sir... do you need us to do anything?"

Cole's son was quite soft-spoken, seemingly getting that from his wife. He hadn't said much on the journey at all, and Sylas only knew his name because of a casual scan he had done.

Jake.

It was a surprise, then, that Jake was actually the first one to speak up. At least, it was a surprise to Sylas and Alex. As for his parents, they could only smile bitterly.

Their son tended to do stuff like this. During usual times, he wouldn't speak if he didn't have to. But he was always the first to take a leap when those he loved were facing a dilemma.

He knew that his father didn't want to question Sylas because Cole was currently subordinated to him, and his mother was very much aware of this as well. They were already taking a risk by trusting Sylas; giving him a reason to be annoyed by them wouldn't spell good outcomes for their futures.

Jake could only try to use his youth and naivete as an "in." And hopefully, since he was the only useless one of the three, even if Sylas wanted to deal with him, it would be fine.

"There's nothing to do but wait," Sylas said lightly, seemingly not minding. "There is no puzzle here. I'm not entirely sure what the purpose of this place is, but at least for now, this is the only answer I have."