Chronicles of the True Wizard

Through a combination of his Soul Garden to design Spell Forms and the endless white platform in Space to test them, Felix completely reworked each and every Spell he had ever used. After and in between, he also came up with entirely new Spells that incorporated everything he had learned.

The only reason he didn't keep going, was that he was interrupted.

It is time.

Felix cocked a brow in confusion as he turned to The Acharaya, "Time for Titan?"

Only you will know when you are ready to take the final step, of the beginning.

"Then…"

Your enemy has taken the next step on their path, faster than we had expected.

"Wait, The Dragon is out?"

Yes.

"I… don't want to fight it yet."

Your hesitation is unexpected.

"I just don't want to fight it now. I still have so many ideas for Spells I want to make, I want to hit Titan, I want to upgrade my body using this new skill my Staff taught me. I want to be as strong as I can be first."

Often, in waiting for the perfect time, we miss the best time.

"Yeah but, can't The Realm Warden deal with it? Or… anyone else?"

The Realm Warden is the only one capable and they must not. Can not.

"What happens if I wait? It rampages through a bunch of Realms? Most of the Realms beyond that one are abandoned."

Do not underestimate your enemy's intelligence. Now that they have taken a step on this path, they are much better equipped to continue travelling it.

"You mean they know how to move through the realms now… So, it invades and wipes out Azura… Is that all?"

Felix y- Grim started in his mind.

I'm not, I just need to know. Felix assured him.

Often the path you believe to be the worst, is far from reality.

"So… more than that?"

Your enemy, in reaching the end of the beginning, has begun to tear through the realms themselves. Should it take too many steps on this path, the realms will collapse and cease to exist.

"Ah… shit. I guess it would also make it here eventually, right? That would be too late I take it?"

Yes.

"How many realms before it all collapses? Also, what happens if it does collapse? Couldn't you all just leave first?"

That is a path we could take however, it does not lead where you might believe. Should these realms collapse, not only will every soul within them be lost, but much of the space containing this one would be as well.

"Right… universe collapse not good for the multiverse outside. Big explosion?"

While not an explosion, much of the containing universe would be lost. Somewhere between 40 and 80%, depending on how The System manages the fallout.

"Yeah alright, not ready to let the universe die just yet. Where is it now?"

2084.

"Can you get me to the 2100th?"

Without moving in any way, The Acharaya opened a portal between the two of them, Once you step through and continue on your path, you will be unable to return here as I must seal this realm to prevent damage to those who remain here.

Felix stepped towards it then stopped before entering, turning to the teacher, "Any last words of wisdom?"

It is possible, I was overzealous in aiding your enemy.

Felix snorted, completely thrown off by The Acharaya's contrition, "Well, I obviously don't love the idea of the realms collapsing but… I'm glad you did." Then, he stepped through the portal into the mostly empty 2100th realm, the portal closing behind him as soon as he was through.

As he was moving up through the realms towards The Dragon, Felix had begun to feel what was in the next realm on the ambient Anima.

In the 1999th, Felix could feel The Dragon's Aura leaking through the realm wall and he knew what he was up against in the 2000th.

Felix felt the same thing in the 2100th except this time, it was stronger. As it tore through the realms and approached him, it continued to grow. The Aura was both bigger and stronger. It was chilling and exciting at the same time as it felt like an entirely new enemy.

Having reached Titan, The Dragon was stronger in every way. Felix wasn't sure he was strong enough to fight it at all but, there was no way he wasn't going to try.

Given the way it was tearing through the realms though, Felix didn't have any way of escaping it. His Amulet wouldn't bring him back to The Acharaya's sealed realm and all the realms in between, would soon be one in the same.

All in all though, Felix didn't have any regrets. He would have liked to have spent more time working on his Spells, upgrading his body, learning and getting stronger but The Acharaya was right, he didn't have the time. He couldn't let The Dragon destroy the realms which would certainly kill his friends that were either inside or just outside, waiting for him, along with half the universe.

There was still so much out there he had yet to see, yet to learn.

Out of everything though, Felix just wished he could have reached Titan. He entered The Acharaya's realms with that goal in mind and in a way, he had failed to reach it. He knew he would eventually get there but the fact that he hadn't yet and The Dragon had, annoyed him. Especially since everyone told him he was so close.

No matter what he did though, he didn't know how to take that final step. He didn't know if he was ready. He didn't know how to get there. If he knew what he wanted to be, would it just happen? Based on everything he had managed to squeeze out of Kerix and The Acharaya, that's how it seemed to be but Felix wanted something more concrete and actionable.

He knew it would have something to do with Spells as every time he released his Aura, he saw hints of a Spell Form appearing within it. It having to do with a Spell made sense to him, it felt right. He also wasn't quite there yet. His Aura wasn't anything more than flashes and a feeling.

As The Dragon's Aura strengthened and grew in Felix's realm, his excitement grew along with it. His Aura grew outwards and pushed back against The Dragon's. He shifted his robes to have thinner fabric to maximize his mobility and surrounded himself with a Spell Shield. He gripped his Staff of Arcane Wisdom in his hand and began setting up a ritual on the ground around him.

Solid threads of woven Anima and Mana raced around him in every direction, embedding themselves within the ground he had flattened in an instant with his Matter Control.

A Spell Form consisting of Fractals that seemed to defy the two dimensional plane of the flat ground formed a ritual a kilometer in radius centered around Felix.

Finally, he felt space around him shuddering as The Dragon tore through the 2098th realm, just one away from him, and Felix pulled up his Status Screen, updated and maintained by The Nucleus within him.