BXBX NOVEL Chapter 81 - A Talk With Myself
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Noah suddenly found himself in a place of complete darkness.
He had begun to think about what just happened.
He was just waiting patiently for his subordinates to get ready, and he suddenly fell asleep.
And here he was…
Was this a dream?
Or was this something else?
He glanced around him, as he found just darkness…
But he noticed that his body was the same, even though it now felt… weightless and ethereal.
He walked through this space, as he suddenly found a strange distortion within the darkness.
He kept walking towards it, and then, it appeared.
"Me?" muttered Noah.
What Noah met was… himself.
Perhaps it reflected himself?
Or was it really just him in two different places?
No, this was different.
The reflection of Noah walked a few steps back, a bit surprised as well.
"Are you my reflection?" asked Noah curiously.
"I… No, I am Noah…" said Noah\'s reflection.
"How can there be two of us?" asked Noah.
"I… I do not know… But it feels odd. You\'re… me?" asked Noah\'s reflection.
"I am myself, and you\'re you. We are different, even if we look alike," said Noah.
"No, I am pretty sure that you\'re me," said Noah\'s reflection.
"Explain yourself, I am not in the mood for this dream\'s tomfoolery. Is this a trick made by Dracula or something?" asked Noah.
"Dracula? No, he\'s there, looks," said Noah\'s reflection, pointing at the left, where Noah noticed that within the darkness, enormous black chains and tentacles were entangling the figure of a tall and proud Vampire, although he seemed just angry.
"Noah? And… another Noah? What kind of nightmare is this?" he asked.
"Hmph. So this is not a trick? Then what is the meaning of this?" asked Noah.
"I think I got it. We used to be fused together, but somehow, we separated into different Wills…" said Noah\'s reflection.
"Hm? You mean… Oh," said Noah.
"Yeah… I am your human side, Noah. And you are… well, my new side, the Vampire Noah," said Noah\'s reflection with a gentle smile.
"What kind of stupid joke is this?" sighed Noah.
"There\'s no joke…" sighed Noah\'s reflection, he had a hard time with Vampire Noah.
"This is ridiculous, you cannot even do a complete transition to being a Vampire, so your own Soul has separated your mind into two wills… Your Human Emotions, just kill them already! There is no need to be humane anymore, embrace the darkness, Noah! Use your bare hands and strangle him! Kill him! Kill him and you will be able to finally become… like me! Don\'t you want strength? Power? Well, there is none of that if you keep such a ridiculous thing as emotions with you!" roared the Blood Progenitor.
"Are you ordering me around, Dracula? I do whatever I want, now begone, you\'re an annoying eyesore," said Noah, waving his hand as the Blood Progenitor faded away within the darkness.
"Agh! You damn brat!" roared the Blood Progenitor as he disappeared… for the moment.
"Phew, good thing you\'re still me," said Noah\'s reflection.
"I see how it is, so you are simply a part of myself. There is no need to neglect my own self. That\'s something that only a fool would do…" said Noah.
"Good words, it would have… been bad if you tried to kill me. You know that I am a part of your mind right? I think Dracula wanted you to destroy me so your very mind and soul would become weakened… like that, he would have managed to take over you, maybe," said Noah\'s reflection.
"I see. I did not know such a plan, I was simply annoyed by his edginess," said Noah.
"Oh yeah he gets pretty toxic sometimes, that guy…" sighed Noah\'s reflection.
"So? What do you want now?" asked Noah.
"I wanted you to… tell you something," said Noah\'s reflection.
"What is it?" asked Noah.
"Don\'t neglect your emotions so much…" said Noah\'s reflection.
"Hm… You are me. So you want me to accept you?" asked Noah.
"By accepting me, you are also accepting yourself," said Noah\'s reflection.
"You are quite bland, and your way of speech is not direct. I mean no offense, but I cannot become you anymore. I have changed, my entire nature is different…" said Noah.
"I understand… But even then, I am the Human side that is also part of you. I believe that we have to work together with some more. And I have already seen that you have considered me when you invited your subordinates to relax, that was good," said Noah\'s reflection.
Noah sighed.
"Very well, but don\'t get carried away," said Noah, as he touched the right shoulder of his reflection.
"Thanks. Also, you should really accept Iris\'s feelings, I am pretty sure that you like her," said Noah\'s reflection, putting his hand over Noah\'s left shoulder.
"Is it really worth my time?" asked Noah.
"Making yourself and her happy is already something important. You want her happy, don\'t you?" asked Noah\'s reflection.
"…"
Noah seemed to have fallen silent, as his crimson eyes glanced at the dark floor.
"It is hard, I know. Do not worry, I get you, after all, you are me and I am you… Let\'s do this together," said Noah\'s reflection.
"You\'re asking a lot from me, but after all, you are indeed just me… Very well. Neglecting myself will only damage my own sanity… Although, I have long ago dived deep into the abyss of insanity," sighed Noah.
"But even then, you still possess the sanity to become someone great. We are two sides of the same coin," said Noah\'s reflection.
"Heh. You\'re such a hypocrite, I guess, you are indeed me," sighed Noah.
"Well yes," said Noah\'s reflection, with a warm smile that Noah could not do anymore.
Both of them looked at each other.
Noah\'s reflection or Noah\'s Human Side was the same appearance as his human form, healthy and bright, meanwhile, Noah\'s current self was pale, his eyes gleamed with crimson light, and his hair was white, covered by darkness…
Yet, they were one.
As Noah accepted each part of his self, a change occurred within Noah\'s Soul.
Flash!
Ding!
[You unlocked the [Parallel Mind Thought Processing: 1 (A)] Skill!]
[The [Blood Soul: 100 (A)] Skill has awakened into the [Yin and Yang Crimson Soul: 1 (S)] Skill!]
Noah\'s eyes opened, as he felt anew.
His Soul had awakened!
This strange dream was something he needed to finally awaken!
And now, his Soul had become Yin and Yang Crimson Soul!
Noah could feel that his soul had now darkness and light within, rotating constantly as if it were in perfect balance.
He now understood it, his Human Side represented his Yang, while Noah\'s current self was Yin.
To finally awaken his soul and reach a new level of Soul existence, he needed to accept both the bright and the dark side of his own self.
No being in the world would ever have only one side, as even one side that can have some of the other sides.
Like this, by accepting both, Noah\'s soul had awakened into something even greater.
He could feel it!
His Soul seemed vast, and flew constantly as if it were a river!
Not only could it be used as Blood now, but he believed that he could use it even more and better, without generally exhausting it as much.
And other than that…
"Parallel Mind Thought Processing…?"
Noah had acquired a new A-Rank Skill named Parallel Mind Thought Processing, which brought a new way for his mind to develop!
It was as if his mind had now become two, and now, he could multitask more easily, which could increase his way of fighting even more!
With two minds, one could be given the task of moving and controlling the body, while the other could be given the task of using Skills, among other things.
And it seemed that as long as the Skill increased its proficiency, more of these parallel minds could be created, so Noah could improve his way of fighting even further beyond!
…And perhaps, not only fighting, but in general, he would become even sharper mind, more attentive, and perhaps become capable of learning and teaching others with greater proficiency and easiness, making things even smoother.
However, it was not as if Noah would ignore the things he spoke with himself in that dream, after all, that reflection was just himself.
"To think that the awakening of my soul would bring such changes… Truly, the path that I am walking through is filled with many challenges… but also with many wonders," sighed Noah, standing up and walking out of his room.
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