Chapter 1315 Sever <TOC> Chapter 1317 The Sole Vulnerability
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The magic rune scroll that Sanders employed was none other than what Angel had earlier dispatched to the Wilderness of Dreams using the Dream Conch, intended to assist Freud in maintaining order within Initial Heart City. And it wasn’t just the magic rune scroll; there was a plethora of alchemical tools as well.
Though the power of the Wilderness of Dreams can’t yet materialize in reality, with these tools, manipulating a person becomes child’s play.
Under the influence of the magic rune scroll, Rolando was plunged into a deep stupor.
“What’s your name?” Angel casually inquired.
“…Rolando Noord.” After a moment of hesitation, Rolando responded.
Angel muttered to himself, “It seems he hasn’t lied about his name.”
However, at this juncture, Sanders suddenly asked, “Rolando Noord, is that truly your real name?”
Rolando hesitated for a long time, perspiration dotting his forehead, before faintly admitting, “No.”
This revelation took Angel aback.
“How did Mentor know that wasn’t his real name?” Angel furrowed his brow, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes. “He’s clearly under a spell; can he still lie?”
Sanders explained, “Didn’t you speculate to Suis earlier that the true owner of the Scarlet Sovereignty might be someone who shares a bloodline with King Guman?”
“If they share a bloodline, the family name should be the same. The royal surname of the Guman Kingdom is ‘Guman’ and not ‘Noord’.”
The discrepancy between Rolando’s surname and the reality was the very reason for Sanders’ question. Indeed, Rolando’s answer refuted the claim.
“As for whether he’s lying, a simple question would elucidate that.”
Rolando seemed quite perturbed by his own name, his response dripping with hesitation, “I’m certain that Rolando isn’t my true name, for I sense that ‘Noord’ isn’t my real surname.”
“Sense?” Angel queried, eyebrows furrowing, “Under what circumstances would one ‘sense’ their own surname?”
“I don’t even know my real name,” Rolando confessed. “The name Rolando was bestowed upon me later by the king; I suppose that’s as much my name as any other.”
That cleared up the previous ambiguity. Since he didn’t know his real name and consistently went by Rolando, his prior seemingly evasive response wasn’t dishonest after all.
“Why wouldn’t you know your own true name?” Angel inquired, a hint of fascination evident in his voice.
Rolando elucidated, “It’s the price paid for the birth of my dark personality. The moment it was born, my name was taken from me.”
A dark persona!
Angel and Sanders exchanged knowing glances. This ‘dark persona’ was likely the rumored second personality.
Angel hadn’t expected that a casual question about Rolando’s name, intended to test the success of a hypnosis, would unravel such a mystery.
Moreover, from Rolando’s reply, it became clear that this secondary persona, the dark one, wasn’t an inherent part of Rolando to begin with!
“What’s the story behind this dark persona?” Angel probed.
Their primary mission was to find a way to undo the Bloodline Tracing on the Scarlet Sovereignty. But now, with this dark persona standing in their way, understanding its origins had become paramount.
Rolando explained, “The emergence of the dark persona came about due to a mysterious individual striking a deal with the king.”
At first, they believed the dark personality had manifested due to the Scarlet Sovereignty. However, as Rolando unraveled his tale, they began to discern the obscured intricacies behind the facade.
Although Rolando was stripped of his identity, his memories remained intact.
The incident took place two decades ago when a shadowy figure unexpectedly approached King Guman. His sudden appearance, like a storm without a whisper of wind beforehand, sent ripples of unease through the entire Guman royal house.
It seemed that King Guman had clashed with this enigmatic individual, but in the end, the king tasted the bitterness of defeat.
Later, the details became hazy to Rolando. Somehow, King Guman and this mysterious figure seemed to have brokered a deal, and a few days later, King Guman, accompanied by the stranger, sought out Rolando.
By then, Rolando had already become the holder of the Scarlet Sovereignty and had been confined for three years. That was the first time in three years he had seen someone other than King Guman.
King Guman introduced the mysterious person to Rolando because of a pact they had forged.
Regarding the details of the deal, King Guman didn’t shield Rolando from the truth but rather, negotiated in his presence.
The stranger’s primary motive for visiting the Kingdom of Guman was to lay eyes on the Scarlet Sovereignty. And the price he paid was to instill a dark personality within Rolando.
After Rolando concluded the tale of his second personality’s origins, many mysterious facets remained.
Especially concerning the mysterious individual — both Angel and Sanders felt perplexed. Was his sole purpose in visiting the Guman Kingdom merely to glimpse the Scarlet Sovereignty? It felt eerily implausible.
Moreover, how exactly did this individual instigate the birth of Rolando’s dark persona?
They pressed Rolando for a more detailed description of the stranger, but Rolando’s knowledge was limited. The mysterious man was ever elusive, his appearance seemingly veiled in a mist, rendering him indistinct.
According to the stranger’s account, he wasn’t from the Southern Region but hailed from the Source Continent.
“From the Source Continent? The Southern Region has been cut off from the Source Continent for quite some time, and we haven’t seen a wizard from there in ages.” Sanders whispered, but it was unlikely that the stranger would lie about such a detail. There was a high probability that this enigmatic individual truly hailed from the Source Continent.
However, without any means of teleportation, what could possibly drive someone to journey from the distant Source Continent to the Southern Region? Was it merely to glimpse the Scarlet Sovereignty?
Rolando interjected, “I recall his explanation to the king was that he was in search of a Mysterious Object on the brink of going out of control. He believed the Scarlet Sovereignty might be this unstable object.”
A Mysterious Object on the verge of going out of control? This was news to Angel. He glanced at Sanders, whose subtle shake of his head signaled that he, too, was in the dark about such an anomaly.
“Still, after examining the Scarlet Sovereignty, the stranger’s face bore a mark of deep disappointment. Clearly, the Scarlet Sovereignty wasn’t the Mysterious Object he was seeking.”
The real purpose of the enigmatic individual surfaced, but it only led to deeper mysteries.
What is this out of control Mysterious Object? Why was he searching for it? Are there further classifications within these Mysterious Objects?
Angel continued, “Back when I was at Black Castle, I had a discussion with the Twilight Queen, Lady Isabelle. She mentioned that the Source Continent had more detailed gradations for these Mysterious Objects, although even she didn’t know the specifics.”
“It seems this information belongs to a higher echelon of knowledge,” Sanders mused, with not a hint of regret but rather a twinkle of excitement in his eyes.
Many wizards who have stayed in the Southern Region for too long become myopic, their vision restricted to this world alone. Over time, this confinement can foster a delusion of grandeur in a limited domain, leading to complacency.
Sanders was not of this ilk. He yearned for elevation, for contact with advanced knowledge, and the pursuit of ultimate truths. He believed that the Southern Region was but a stepping stone, not his final destination.
News from the Source Continent brought cryptic whispers of the mysterious, yet they kindled a fervor in Sanders. For the continent symbolized the uncharted and epitomized a superior existence.
“The true intentions of this enigmatic figure remain elusive to us,” Sanders, reigning in his emotions, said, turning to Rolando. “Yet, there remains an unanswered question from earlier: How did he birth the dark persona?”
Rolando responded, “He produced a flute that played itself. According to him, it’s a Mysterious Object named the ‘Dark Sonata.'”
The rendition of the Dark Sonata harnesses the negative energies within, forcibly birthing the vilest of personalities.
However, with the emergence of this new persona, their name is forcefully erased. Even if someone informs Rolando of his true name, it would slip through the gaps of his memory in a fleeting moment. As a result, Rolando can only use the secondary name bestowed upon him by King Guman——Rolando Noord.
This vilest persona, in the context of wizards, is both a boon and a bane. By shedding all unnecessary emotions and indulging in selfishness, egotism, and avarice, their spiritual progress can skyrocket beyond imagination.
Yet, though inseparable from the host, this persona possesses its unique cultivation system. In other words, its spiritual progress is individual, unable to integrate with the host.
Another crucial detail to note:
This malevolent persona is solely subservient to the holder of the Dark Sonata. After birthing the dark persona within Rolando, the mysterious figure issued a command——
“Heed the orders of King Guman, and safeguard the Scarlet Sovereignty from going out of control!”
With this revelation, many erstwhile mysteries began to unravel. The reason why Rolando’s dark persona’s power is vastly distinct from his primary self stems from its autonomous cultivation system, and its inability to fuse with the original.
Why was the dark personality so obedient to King Guman’s words? It turns out he was acting under the command of a mysterious figure.
“Where is this enigmatic individual now?”
Rolan: “Twenty years ago, after striking a deal with King Guman, he departed and has since never returned.”
If the mysterious one vanishes, King Guman’s command becomes an imperative edict for the dark persona.
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They inquired further about Eureka’s descent into madness. The narrative’s core was much as they had anticipated. Indeed, it was Rolando who, using the scroll inside the suitcase, manipulated the Scarlet Sovereignty, leading to the tragic incident.
The fundamental situation is clear. Now the question arises: how to address the matter of the Scarlet Sovereignty? And resolving the Scarlet Sovereignty is intricately linked to the dark persona.
Angel, deep in thought, posed the question: “If you were to die, what would become of the Scarlet Sovereignty?”
The reason Suis and Sanders had been reluctant to act against Rolando was their fear that, upon his death, the Scarlet Sovereignty might act unpredictably. Their suppositions lacked concrete evidence. But now, with Rolando’s primary persona having been separated, it was an opportune time to seek the genuine answer.
Rolan: “If I were to die, the dark personality would replace me, gaining complete control of my body.”
This means to vanquish Rolando, one must conquer him twice: first, upon the demise of his main persona, the dark personality would rise anew using the corpse.
The second defeat would be of the dark persona itself.
“No wonder the dark personality kept goading us, urging us to end him,” Angel realized with sudden clarity.
Rolando continued, “If my main persona were to perish, the ownership of the Scarlet Sovereignty would remain unchanged. However, if even the dark personality were extinguished, the consequences for the Scarlet Sovereignty would be unpredictable.”
As for these consequences, even Rolando was in the dark because King Guman never divulged them. But one certainty loomed: the location of the Scarlet Sovereignty would surely be sought out immediately by King Guman.
Chapter 1315 Sever <TOC> Chapter 1317 The Sole Vulnerability