Genetic Ascension novel Chapter 1996

Chapter 1996: A Waste [Bonus]

[Bonus thanks to Douglas_Bell <3]

Nosphaleen frowned. She knew that this change wasn't small. Keyesen's power had shot up significantly.

"This is the advantage of foundation, of family, of generations." Pedraeg said in a slow voice filled with mirth. "My son is the result of countless centuries of effort. While you will need years to become a true Demi-God, all my son lacked was a single push, and you foolishly went and gave him exactly what he needed."

What reservations and rage that had been on Pedraeg's face vanished. It seemed that from the very start, this was all an act.

"You knew." Nosphaleen said plainly.

"Of course I did. Eliwine was a fool." He called the Ancestor by his first name as though they had no blood relation at all. "He was obsessed with keeping power for himself. He had no understanding of the fact that real power is built with time and preparation, and only once that real power is grasped can it be passed down to others.

"If he had given the Ancestral Spirit to me like he should have, I could have passed it down to Keyesen and this process wouldn't have taken nearly as long. Then the old fool wouldn't have had to die. He only has himself to blame for losing his head."

"Interesting." Nosphaleen said.

Pedraeg frowned. There was something off about Nosphaleen's tone.

Did she not understand what was going on here? Keyesen was no longer something that could be handled so easily.

He was a true Demi-God. Under normal circumstances, he would be highly limited in what he could do on the Mortal Plane, but he had two advantages here.

First there was the temple leaking out portions of partial Demi-God aura, and the second was the fact that he had been born on the Mortal Plane. That meant that there was a lot less resistance to him.

And if he stepped into the C-tier, there wouldn't be anyone here that could deal with him at all.

But this was hardly the most important point.

Would the Emperors really choose an outsider like Sylas? Or would they put their backing behind a genius that was grown in their own walls?

Maybe if Sylas tried to lean on the fact they were traitors, it would work. But Pedraeg had already made it clear that he was aiming for Eliwine's death. In fact, if not for Eliwine, things wouldn't have been nearly so difficult.

Even if they didn't believe him, they would pretend like they did.

That was the way of the world. Why would they choose an outsider over one of their own? No matter what, blood was thicker than water and they were all of the same Race.

If all the Emperors turned against Sylas, the overwhelming control he had over the formations would weaken and the strength he was displaying now would be cut down several pegs. At that point, dealing with him would be a matter of great ease.

They had already gained the advantage of the changes Sylas had made to their Spirits. They could just take them and grow further into the future without him.

What need did they have for him? It would be easy to move forward from here. Like this, they might actually stand a chance in the Demi-God Realms.

All they would need to do was hole up in the formation Sylas had so kindly forged for them, and prepare. With their added strength, they would gain even more from the Mancy Scape than ever before.

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