Death… And Me

Chapter 3702: Little Camakawas

Rifindio flew leisurely in the midst of the crowds, everyone paying close attention to him. By now, everyone already knew about Rifindio’s past in the Palace, and there were some elders and other Camazotz Bats of the same generation who knew him personally. Most of them, obviously, treated him like shit back then. One can imagine the terror they had been feeling ever since Rifindio appeared.

Of course, considering the number of Camazotz Bats in the Supreme Palace, only a very tiny percentage truly knew Rifindio back then, not even 0.01%. So, for the rest, Rifindio’s past didn’t matter much as they did nothing to him. Instead, other than the fear that Rifindio might try to replace the Camazotz Bats, most were actually curious about this new Universe Owner.

This exact moment was one of such curious things. Triaglia was seen as a goddess in the Supreme Palace. But, above all, she almost never appeared. It wasn’t anything rare for Triaglia to stay secluded for hundreds of thousands of years. When she did appear, she only talked with the highest elders or important figures, so most of the Supreme Palace only knew her through images on the network, never personally.

Rifindio, on the other hand, had been moving everywhere. He did what Triaglia did, leaving pretty much all of the managing part of the palace to the elders. Nonetheless, he didn’t stay hidden away like Triaglia did. He often came out and even talked to some of the normal Camazotz Bats. Probably it was because of Roan, but he even visited some tea houses in the Supreme Palace. He was busy as hell, but he always found time for that. The guy was a Celestial Realm Expert, had no need for food, and yet, he seemed to enjoy those moments very much.

As they made their way to Rifindio’s place, Rean also asked out of curiosity. ’So, how has your life been since you got back?’

Rifindio looked at Rean. ’I thought the first thing you were going to ask was about how I reached the Celestial Realm so fast.’

Rean shrugged in response. ’There isn’t much of a secret there, right? You stayed out for only 910 years. That is nowhere near enough time for you to comprehend the necessary laws. That said, you must have used a Time Accelerating Formation.’

Rifindio laughed in response. ’Hahaha! I should have guessed you would say that. You are still an amazing Formations Master, after all. Yes, I did indeed use a time-accelerating formation... or so Victor said I did. It might look like I stayed out for 910 years, but I actually experienced almost ten thousand!’

Rean was surprised to hear that. ’Almost? You managed to reach the Peak Stage of the Divinity Realm in just that? The Werdlem Empire truly has some crazy resources...’

’Just that?’ Rifindio didn’t think like how Rean saw it. ’Ten thousand was several times the amount I had lived on until that moment, you know? Well, Master Victor made sure I didn’t get a single second of freedom, so I guess I didn’t exactly have a boring time.’

’There is one thing I’m curious, though.’ Rean was a Formations Master, so he had to ask the obvious. ’Time accelerating formations also mess with the laws. It is like you are driving on a road at a thousand kilometers per hour and trying to read the tiny letters by the roadside. It is incredibly difficulty, close to impossible. How were you able to comprehend the laws inside a Time Accelerating Formation?’

’This...’ Rifindio scratched the back of his head. ’I’m not really sure what they did, but the laws acted normally inside the place I was training. I’ll tell you a little secret. I haven’t really seen anything there that looked like a formation. Victor said I was inside one, but was I truly? Yet, almost ten thousand years had gone by, so I must have been inside one, right?’

Rean pondered a bit. ’I believe so. If not, I’m very interested in learning how to maintain the laws in their normal state within such a place. Anyway, it doesn’t matter now. I’m still impressed it took you less than ten thousand years to go from the Initial Stage of the Space-Time Realm to the Peak Stage of the Divinity Realm. After all, you can’t attempt a breakthrough into the Celestial Realm before that.’

Rifindio understood it. ’Master Victor prepared everything, including pills capable of temporarily increasing my comprehension of laws. I almost let it slip that Roan told me he could make laws pills with effects that lasted forever.’

’Good thing you didn’t,’ Rean sighed in relief. ’Although I wouldn’t be surprised if the Werdlem Empire could also make such pills.’

Finally, Rean and Rifindio arrived at his residence. Well, this was actually truly a Palace this time, and as one might guess, it was gigantic. Rifindio landed at the front gate, which immediately opened for him. Inside, hundreds of Camazotz Bats paid their respects.

”Welcome back, Master.”

Rifindio waved his hand, dismissing them all and walking ahead with Rean.𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Rean looked around and easily noticed something, this time speaking normally. ”You seem to be having some fun. How have your nights been so fa-”

”Shut up!” Rifindio glared at him. ”It is not me, alright?! They fucking insisted on this bullshit, and it was the only way of making them believe that I wasn’t going to remove the Camazotz Bats from power. I feel a headache every time I see this.”

”Hahaha!” Rean laughed out loud while slapping Rifindio’s back hard. What was so different here? The Camazotz Bats, that is. There were hundreds of Camazotz Bats waiting for Rifindio in his Palace... all female, young, vigorous, and in the prime age for reproduction! ”You say that, but it is not like you don’t entertain the idea, right?”

”I mean, this is for the good of your own new race. You are the only Camakawa Bat, so you must bring up some descendants to spread the bloodline. Look, aren’t all of them beauties? Well, they look weird to me since they all have the Camazotz Bats’ Features, but they certainly look amazing to you. Say it to your good friend here, how many little Camakawas are on the way already?”

A vein popped on Rifindio’s head while he tried to hold his anger. ”Now that I think about it, I haven’t had much of a chance to test my Celestial Realm Powers. Wanna give it a try?”

Rean laughed even more, but he didn’t touch on that topic again. Soon, Rean and Rifindio disappeared in Rifindio’s private quarters.

As for the female Camazotz Bats, they all looked at each other, surprise and shock on their faces. That puny Space-Time Realm human was the first being they had seen who dared to treat Rifindio, the Universe Owner, in such a way. ”Just who is that guy...?”