Earth's Greatest Magus

The first thing Emery focused on was the newly formed stone table.

It dominated the center of the hall, a massive circular structure nearly ten meters in diameter, forged from a deep black material that seemed to absorb light rather than reflect it.

The moment his perception settled upon it, he could already tell it was far from ordinary. The entire structure was saturated with profound spatial energy, layered and condensed in a way that reminded him less of a crafted object and more of a relic—something closer to an artifact than a simple construct.

Its surface shimmered with fine, glittering dust, resembling scattered starlight.

Emery had already confirmed its true nature. It was a map—one part mirrored the star charts of the Magus Alliance almost perfectly with what he had studied before. As for the second massive cluster, representing the elven domains, he held no doubt about its accuracy; VIA had already verified what his instincts suggested.

Yet what drew his attention was not how accurate it was.

It was how it behaved.

The table was not merely displaying information.

It was responding.

As Emery stepped closer, he began to notice something beneath the shimmering dust. Carved directly into the surface of the stone were intricate sets of runes—ancient symbols arranged in concentric patterns that encircled the entire table. Each rune pulsed faintly, releasing subtle waves of spatial energy that interacted seamlessly with the dust above. It took him a moment to begin deciphering them.

The initial layer of understanding was enough to trigger a reaction. As his comprehension deepened, the glittering dust shifted, responding directly to his awareness, and in the next instant, Emery felt his perception being drawn inward.

His consciousness entered the map.

The transition was smooth, almost effortless. One moment, he stood before the table, and the next, he was moving through it, his awareness soaring across vast spatial distances. Solar systems unfolded around him in breathtaking clarity—stars burning at their centers, planets orbiting in precise harmony, moons circling their worlds, and even the scattered debris of asteroid fields drifting silently through space.

It was not an illusion.

It was immersion.

Emery moved through the map as though he were truly traveling, phasing from one system to another with nothing more than a shift in thought. The scale alone was staggering, and yet the control felt natural, as though the table had been designed to be navigated in exactly this way.

Curiosity sharpened his focus.

Earth.

Alpha Quadrant.

Sector Thirteen.

The moment the thought formed, the entire map reacted. The surrounding systems collapsed inward as the perspective narrowed, the glittering dust reorganizing itself with astonishing speed. Within seconds, a familiar blue sphere appeared before him.

Earth.

It hovered in perfect detail, its oceans reflecting light, its continents rotating slowly beneath a thin veil of atmosphere. For a brief moment, Emery allowed himself to simply observe it, taking in the sight of a world that had once felt distant, yet now existed within his reach.

Then he focused further.

As his perception deepened, the runes embedded within the table began to glow more intensely, and ripples spread across the surface of the planet. The image shifted and became more dynamic; its rotation accelerated slightly, while subtle changes began to manifest—terrain refining, structures emerging, and details sharpening, as though the system were updating itself in real time.

Buildings began to form across the continents, though Emery could not fully confirm their accuracy until his attention shifted toward the moon, where the transformation became unmistakably clear.

The barren surface shifted.

Then—

Structures rose.

The Moon Base appeared, forming seamlessly as though it had always been part of the map.

Emery’s eyes narrowed slightly as understanding settled in.

With a simple shift of intent, the star chart updated itself, displaying recent structures as requested. He could even see spacecraft docked within the hangars and make out faint figures—guards stationed nearby—though everything remained frozen in place.

It did not take long for him to recognize the limitation. It could only render what existed on the surface, unable to penetrate deeper layers or reveal what lay within those structures, as though Emery were observing a perfectly detailed snapshot of Earth and its surroundings rather than a fully interactive, living view.

“Interesting…” he murmured, his voice low with contemplation.

This mysterious stone table had effectively granted him a new form of vision—an eye capable of observing across two vast superclusters, spanning both the Magus Alliance and the elven domains. The implications were immediate and far-reaching, as such a tool could serve as an invaluable asset for reconnaissance, allowing him to monitor regions, track movements, and access information.

“Alright… what else can you do?”

Emery’s attention returned to the runes, his perception tracing their structure once more, this time with greater focus. It did not take long for him to notice a subtle distinction within their arrangement. Where the previous layer had governed observation and projection, this one carried a different intent altogether—something more active, more directive.

A command.

Travel.

The moment that understanding formed, the star chart reacted.

Ripples spread across its surface, and the glittering dust shifted rapidly as hundreds—no, thousands—of dark points of light began to emerge throughout the map. They appeared in clusters, scattered across sectors, each one pulsing faintly as it stabilized into position. At first, the sheer number made it difficult to process, but within seconds, recognition set in.

Khaos waypoints.

They were being integrated into the star chart itself.

Emery’s gaze sharpened as he observed the distribution. Each sector contained several of these points, far more than he remembered, and the same density extended across the elven domains and beyond the boundaries of charted space.

Emery’s gaze sharpened as he took in the implication.

This network extended beyond what the Magus Alliance even knew existed.

It surpassed them.

He narrowed his focus again, guiding his perception back toward a familiar location—Earth. The star chart responded immediately, the surrounding space dimming slightly as the perspective shifted inward. Around the blue planet, a few points of dark light brightened, separating themselves from the rest of the network as viable connections.

Nearby waypoints.

Among them, one stood out with unmistakable familiarity.

The artificial waypoint he had personally created within the hidden space in Britannia.

Avalon.

A faint surge of excitement rose within him as the connection became clear. “So it really is connected…” he murmured.

Without hesitation, he focused his intent and confirmed the command.

For a brief moment, nothing seemed to happen. The hall remained still, the crystal hovering silently above the table, and Emery wondered if he had misinterpreted the mechanism. Then, almost imperceptibly at first, the runes beneath the surface began to glow.

The reaction spread outward.

A pulse of spatial energy flowed from the table, traveling across the circular hall as though following an unseen pattern. The air itself began to distort, warping slightly as space folded inward at one corner of the hall. The distortion intensified, twisting into a concentrated point before expanding outward into a stable form.

A rift.

Its edges shimmered with compressed spatial force, gradually stabilizing until it formed a complete gateway, its structure precise and unwavering.

Emery watched it for a moment, his expression tightening with focus before easing into quiet satisfaction.

Emery did not hesitate.

With a steady step, he crossed the threshold and entered the gate.

The transition was instantaneous. Space folded around him, and in the next moment, he emerged on the other side—only to be met with a tense and unexpected sight. A group of female warriors stood before him, their reactions immediate and sharp as weapons were raised in alarm.

Emery recognized them as the Valkyries; their expressions betrayed unmistakable shock.

The gate behind him had remained dormant for over thirty years, and now, without warning, someone had stepped through it.

For a brief moment, the air was thick with hostility.

Before the situation could escalate, a familiar figure rushed forward.

“Stand down!” Brandt’s voice cut through the tension as he stepped between them, their guarded stances slowly easing as understanding replaced alarm, though their gazes lingered on Emery with lingering disbelief.

Emery offered a faint smile, acknowledging them, though he did not remain long. There was a part of him that wanted to linger, perhaps visit the Fey village or simply reconnect, but the existence of the waypoint system had already changed that equation.

He could return at any time.

With that thought in mind, he stepped back through the gate.

Returning to the Khaos domain, Emery wasted no time in continuing his test. His focus shifted once more to the star chart, and this time he selected a different destination—the artificial waypoint within Terra City.

The command was given.

The runes responded.

A second gate formed.

“Success,” he murmured, a quiet satisfaction in his voice.

With both Earth and Terra City now confirmed as accessible points, the implications became far more tangible. Emery had finally regained the previous functions of Khaos, allowing him to traverse vast distances in seconds.

Naturally, the next step was to test its limitations.

Emery quickly discovered that the restriction remained unchanged. In order to send others through the waypoints, they first had to enter his inner domain before accessing the gate. This alone imposed a significant limitation. The number of individuals he could transport depended heavily on their cultivation level, and the stronger they were, the fewer he could accommodate at once. More importantly, his inner domain was not a place he could open freely to just anyone.

Even so, the utility of Khaos waypoints was undeniable.

Since he was already in Terra City, Emery decided to push the test further.