Chapter 110: First Test And Target
Meru started explaining things step by step. First of all, her father's name, back when he lived on Earth, was Bruno Wube. That detail wasn't in the book. Darian had the same last name — it came from his father, and obviously, that wasn't a coincidence.
It wasn't Meru's father who arranged that, even though he was the Heaven's Will. She explained that there are rules, and he couldn't mess with people's karmic cycles directly. Everyone had to make their own choices. Destruction or peace — both were just reflections of what came from within people.
But in the book, Darian knew the Earth's universe became special. Bruno Wube had been born there, and when he returned after a long time, he found a huge problem.
Because of what he'd done to defeat a divine enemy, all universes were deeply affected. He had no idea how far the consequences would go. But one ancient power ended up merging with the laws of Earth's universe.
It was one of the primordial chaos items. There were nine of them. This one in particular had the role of helping mortals. In the end, it got affected while it was in Earth's universe.
There were only two options: destroy the entire Earth's universe to remove it, or let it fully merge. If he picked the second option, everyone born there would carry a piece of its power inside them.
That's how the Awakened were born... actually, everyone in that universe had it within them. But throughout life, they might awaken it — or not.
The main traits someone needed to awaken it were two: willpower and imagination. It worked that way because of the specific power of that Primordial Chaos Item.
Meru's father chose the second option, of course. Then he went on and collected the other eight items, preventing more problems like this from happening again.
At first, it wasn't a big deal. But as technology on Earth and other planets advanced, people stopped doing exhausting physical work and let their imaginations run wild. It didn't take long before the number of Awakened exploded, to the point where chaos started breaking out.
That's when he — the Heaven's Will — stepped in. In this case, since he had direct influence on those events, there was karma attached to him, which gave him permission to act — though with limits.