Myths Reawakened

Wayne raised his arm, the sharp blade reflecting his face. His head resembled an ancient rock that had been eroded and weathered by time, covered in layers upon layers of wrinkly tissues. They interwove irregularly, forming a face with sickly pallor.

There were no distinct facial features and no trace of human emotion, thus it evoked not fear or confusion, but an unknowable mystery.

“A bit sinister, but...”

Truly beautiful!

This new form symbolized life and was an evolution that Wayne’s stable Golden Triangle had brought him. It was also the framework of nature he had envisioned.

It was far from becoming a universe, but it proved his previous speculation correct: the Book of Greed still had room to grow.

Since the book was Wayne, he could still evolve, too.

At that moment, his power came entirely from himself, no longer relying on the power of the goddesses’ chosen knights. Since his starting point was inextricably linked to the chosen knights, though, he still called this form a knight.

This should’ve been called the Life Knight, whether from the perspective of Wayne’s own evolution or the Life Alliance’s framework, but because of the pallor of this life, Wayne decided to call it the Pale Knight, conveniently drawing a line between him and the Life Alliance in case the five goddesses demanded copyright fees. He would remain a five-way fence-sitter after the legal battle.

Wayne’s transformation caught the attention of Senna and Anastasia. They didn’t see his face, but only the back of his figure, covered in pale armor. The lifeless pallor seemed to symbolize death and decay, but on the contrary, this was the original life.

The pale armor concealed an inhuman, transcendent, imperceptible, and untouchable ancient power. Like there was an insurmountable chasm between it and them, they felt a deep awe, as well as an even stronger desire.

I want it!