Chapter 278: The Knight Scroll (2)
Hex absorbed the information like a sponge. It was a lot yet it was also a little.
The knowledge in the general section could put the archives of information traders to shame. The baron gave Hex access to intelligence few had. Each subsection had something that shook his mind.
Stages were missing from the human system. This asymmetry in progression stages stood out but he didn’t dwell too long on that. He still had some way to go before it became relevant for him. What shocked him was the fact that there were quite several Sinners and Taboos in the world. He didn’t expect so many.
’The information about the Ages is interesting. There is no mention of the Sixth Age. I assume we are still in the Fifth Age then.’
Hex used to believe that Heaven existed since the beginning. Perhaps it did. The Scroll spoke about its awakening. It either was in slumber or not mature enough before the Fifth Age.
Eager to learn more, Hex dove back into the Scroll. The many gaps left him confused and frustrated. He suppressed those feelings though. It wouldn’t help. Only time and continuing to step forward would solve the issue. He knew time was running out.
Within one year, the Divine Lord and Heaven appeared in the world. Was the Sixth Age around the corner? He didn’t know. What he did know was that he wouldn’t be able to hide. He was entangled with both. He never forgot he, or rather his body was prepared as the Vessel of the Divine Lord. With the Stone Heart inside him, he believed he would sooner or later have to survive against Him.
As far as Heaven went, it existed within Althea. Or Althea was Heaven. He didn’t know if there was a difference. Even if there is a difference, would it matter? To free the baron from the Vault, he would have to face Heaven, or Althea, or Fate, or whatever other identity it or she had.
He browsed through the categories of Element cultivation and Element control. Both categories focused on the elements and how to increase their effect and control over them. A Refined Knight mastered an Element but it didn’t mean all its secrets were unraveled.