Chapter 185: Ea’s Decree
Percy had no idea what to expect from this latest clone of his, but whatever it was, it had to be a lot, right?
And, well... Reality didn’t disappoint.
The silver meteor punched through Percy’s soul like a molten dagger, leaving him gasping for air as memories, pain, and pressure ruthlessly slammed into his mind.
The crushing weight of an ocean… the frigid embrace of an abyss… a dead orphan… an ambitious venture… exotic knowledge… a narrow success… a selfless decision… a grateful student… a stern warning…
Percy would need a lot more time to properly sift through everything, but a boatload of memories wasn’t the only thing the clone had brought. By far the most noteworthy was arguably the new Decree! But there was more still. A spell upgrade, a new alchemic principle and… a mutation?
Suffice to say, it took him a couple moments to fully grasp why his head felt like it had been cracked open by a hatchet, or why his eyes felt like they were on fire. Evidently, his new improvements came with their fair share of growing pains. But it should ultimately be a good thing, right?
“Percy! What’s going on?!” Nesha cried out in alarm.
The poor girl had never seen one of his clones cause this much damage upon their return. Not that Percy had, either.
He forced himself to stand with difficulty, gesturing at Nesha that everything was fine – or would be. Next, he fumbled his way to his bed, nearly tripping on his jar of powder, blind as he was. Only once he was sitting on the familiar mattress did he try opening his Status again, hoping he hadn’t just crippled himself out of greed.