Reborn as an Extra Chapter 657: Bela Anant! Part-2.
Previously on Reborn as an Extra...
"So... you infused this underground dungeon with one of your memories and imprinted it with your soul's unique fluctuations?"
"No surprise that this dungeon stands out so uniquely from all other dungeons..."
Having heard Bela's detailed explanations, Lia at last grasped the reason behind this dungeon's extraordinary nature.
It wasn't a natural formation as her father had thought; rather, it was an artificial creation crafted and altered by King Allen and Astra almost a millennium ago!
"My father discovered it purely by accident; without that, no one might even realize it existed..."
Bela smiled faintly upon hearing Lia's remark and replied.
"I made this dungeon for a single purpose: to pass on vital knowledge to a future inheritor, someone destined to awaken my very same ability one day..."
"The power I'm referring to is the one you unlocked after conquering this dungeon's trial and mastered through relentless effort..."
Gazing directly into Lia's eyes, Bela declared in a grave tone,
"What are the odds that the father of the very girl fated to awaken the ability I sought would stumble upon this dungeon and bring her here for training?"
"Countless conditions needed to align perfectly, with myriad possibilities converging at the precise moment..."
To awaken the ’Ascended Soul’ ability, Lia required a mother infected by the curse from the great being Alverto mysteriously encountered.
Her mother then transmitted a diluted form of that curse to Lia, who relied on Rio's aid to contain it long enough to unlock ’Spiritual Ascension’ and ’Conqueror of Darkness.’
Ultimately, Lia completed Astra and King Allen's trial, earning the ’law’ of ’Cosmic Order’s’ approval to fuse and elevate those skills to a higher realm.
This process would ultimately birth the ability, the mighty skill known as
Astra, born over 2000 years ago, stood as the sole possessor of this ability before Lia, making her merely the second after nearly two thousand years!
This power eclipses even the rarity of most legendary skills!
"You mean... you orchestrated all of it?"
Lia’s query drew a smile across Bela’s features.
"No... no being in this universe can forge destinies or dictate futures at will..."
"Such actions would defy the ’Natural World Order’ and tamper with the ’world’s’ very ’Laws’... no creature wields the power for such madness alone..."
Bela plucked a delicate flower from nearby and continued,
"Yet one entity once wielded the might to twist and sway this universe’s ’destiny’ and ’fate’—none other than King Allen Von Reinhart..."
"Graced by the ’Favour’ of both the ’World’ and ’heavenly will,’ he alone commanded unparalleled sway over this universe’s destiny and fortune..."
Recalling that distant era, Bela smiled wistfully and said in a nostalgic voice.
"He was my dear friend, kind-hearted at his core... In exchange for my life, I sought his aid to weave a ’possibility’ for guiding a worthy successor in times to come..."
Bela then turned to Lia, offering her the flower as a symbol of her impending inheritance.
"By awakening ’Ascended Soul,’ you alone in this universe can now forge the ’Sword of Promised Destinies,’ just as I once did..."
"Simply put, you stand as the sole candidate worthy to become my disciple..."
A playful smirk lit Bela's cute face.
"So, the burning question remains: will you accept discipleship and claim this knowledge, or force me to await another ’possibility’ in a thousand years or more?"
Lia struggled to process this torrent of profound revelations all at once.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined encountering a legend from antiquity who would invite her as a disciple.
The most astonishing truth was her father unearthing this dungeon and her awakening this rare power—all engineered over a thousand years prior!
Merely pondering the countless ways this scheme could have derailed was utterly staggering!
Yet the wildest part remained that Lia had triumphed, proving herself worthy of Bela’s legacy!
Though thrilled, Lia composed herself, accepted the flower from Bela, and inquired,
"What exactly is the ’Sword of Promised Destinies’? Aren’t weapons forged by blacksmiths? Why task me with creating it? I can’t even make a basic ceramic pot!"
In response to Lia’s question, Bela explained patiently and softly,
"First, grasp this: despite its name ’Sword of Promised Destinies,’ it isn’t truly a ’Sword’ in the literal sense..."