Odyssey of the Blind God

Nial had to try hard to control his facial expressions.

Damian was actually the name of the Late Darkness God, and Ruler of Darkness was one of the many nicknames the late Darkness God had had in his long and glorious life.

Of course, Nial knew about this. However, by acknowledging that he knew that much about the late Darkness God, Nial would reveal that his relationship with Damian was…special.

For a nobody, and a mere human from Jundra, it was impossible to know who the Ruler of Darkness was, let alone that it was possible for Gods to incarnate on Jundra.

'Looks like he doesn't intend to hide it anymore?' Nial concluded, understanding that the Sacred Knights leader was tired of beating around the bush.

Instead of fooling around, the Sacred Knights leader had approached him, while indirectly sharing that he knew more than an ordinary human should know.

In fact, only a few Gods knew about the late Darkness God's actual name, which included the God of Saints and Devils, Silvian.

'So he really is his incarnation, and he thinks I'm Damian's reincarnation? Or does he not even know that Damian died, and he is under the impression that I'm his incarnation as well?'

Many questions flooded Nial's mind, but he knew that he had to keep a calm head.

He turned in the direction of the Sacred Knights leader and cleared his throat upon reaching him.

"I think I have to apologize, Sir. I do not know who this Damian is. But how does Sir know that my name is Nial Orin? Are you interested in my talent, Sir?"

Nial chose to take a different approach to solve the situation. At first, he needed to figure out whether the Sacred Knights leader, Silvian, wanted to take his life if he were to reveal that he actually had the Fragment of the late Darkness God within him, or if the God of Saints and Devils had a different plan.

'Sir? Did Damian just call me Sir? No, he would never do that. Did I mistake Nial Orin for the wrong person? But that can't be… Their personality is almost exactly the same, and I can clearly tell that he is hesitant to use the dark energy in his possession in front of me.

Is he not trying to hide his dark energy from me? Maybe that's why he calls me Sir, to irritate me?'

Silvian was pretty sure that Nial was the Darkness God, his old friend, Damian. The black miasma he had released while fighting the Prym-ranked beasts was something Nial used instead of his dark energy to make others believe that he was not the Darkness God.

That was what Silvian believed.

He could instinctively tell that the dark energy in the recorded videos he had seen over ten times by now, and the black miasma were different.

The black miasma was also something Nial had used in the recorded videos. If one focused enough on Nial, and saw his clip in slow-motion, over and over again, it was easy to tell that both the dark energy which he could control freely and the black miasma were different things.

The compatibility of the black miasma and dark energy might have been exceptional but they were still two different things.

'Are you just hiding from me, Damian, or did you find incarnations of other Divine existences as well?' Silvian wondered, his eyes staring in the depths of the blind boy's lifeless eyes.

'To think that you would incarnate as a blind boy. Nobody, not even I, would think that it is actually you. It's just that your dark energy is too unique!' He thought before clearing his throat to join Nial in his 'farce'.

"As the leader of the Sacred Knights, I, of course, know who you are. After all, you've made quite a big name in the Teradan military camp. I was very impressed with everything I read.

Despite your low rank, the amount of mana your mana core can hold is extremely high. Furthermore, your abilities are strong, and your blindness is not actually a restriction for you.

Instead of being depressed or thinking that being blind is a disadvantage, I believe that it makes you stronger.

I also saw your fight against the Dryx. It was also reported that it was you, who gave the crucial piece of information on how to kill Dryx and help win the battle. Good Job.

As for the name 'Damian'. I must have mistaken you for someone else, or maybe not, who knows.

But do tell me, why are you hiding your real strength from everyone else? Your dark energy. Why are you hiding it?"

At first, Nial was at ease, thinking that he had not made any big mistakes.

However, when the Sacred Knights leader pointed out his dark energy, Nial knew that he had messed up.

'How did he find it out?' Was Nial's first thought before realization struck him.

'Well, of course…the black miasma and the dark energy are not exactly the same. I don't even know what they look like, so one might suspect that I am hiding my dark energy because I merely used my black miasma to fight the Prym-ranked beasts.

He got me…'

Nial bit his lower lip, not exactly sure what he should do.

He could reveal that he was merely the host of the Darkness God's fragment and that he was not Damian.

The late Darkness God didn't want to reincarnate. This was something Nial could clearly tell. As such, it wouldn't be considered a problem even if he were to say that he was Damian, which was the second option Nial had.

'But what is the correct way? Either, I'm the host of Damian's Godly Fragment, I fake being Damian, or I continue to act oblivious…'

The information of the God of Saints and Devils flooded his mind all of a sudden. A numbing headache spread through his entire head. For several seconds, Nial felt as if his head was cracked open, sealed up, and once again cracked open that continued on a loop.

This sensation was far from great for Nial, who was holding his head while groaning in pain.

'What's with him?' Silvian frowned while looking at his old friend. "Wait…did he possibly not incarnate with his memories intact? The last time I heard about Damian, he had been facing some issues with the Alliance from Heaven's Palace. Is that it? Are his memories just not fully intact?'

While Silvian tried to figure out what was going on with Nial, the young blind man was fighting with his life.

Memories he had never seen before entered his mind. He fought numerous battles and killed millions of living beings.

He could even see the memory of planets being destroyed just by a single snap of his fingers. His territory was ginormous, and the people under him were loyal and terrified of his wrath.

Nobody dared to go up against him, not even other Gods. They were careful whenever they encountered him and avoided Damian at all costs.

Nial faced the onslaught of all the memories that flooded his mind, head-on. He knew that the Odyssey seed revealed all the memories and the information it had held within, for his sake.

For a moment, he might feel like dying because every single memory that entered his mind was like a hammer strike on his head.

It didn't feel great, but Nial endured everything. His legs gave in and he slumped to the ground.

Many Originals saw this, and they believed that Nial was kneeling down in front of the Sacred Knights leader to beg for forgiveness.

No one could tell why Nial was asking for forgiveness but the sight that unfolded in front of them was something many Originals liked.

"Finally, you got what you deserved. You shouldn't act arrogantly in front of everyone! The Sacred Knights leader is not someone you should take lightly! What an idiot!" One of the younger Originals commented.

He was already at the Prym rank with one Advanced Origin ring, while being under 25 years. His talent was great but his background was not that influential.

Thus, he had been struggling with the disadvantage of not having the funds to create his primary Advanced Origin ring at a younger age, which was why he felt offended whenever he saw Nial.

When he saw him collecting all the corpses, and gaining a huge fortune without actually doing much, he was already angered.

However, upon finding out that Nial had been taken in as a disciple by Miranda, the Witch of the South, and the first Runicier of mankind, the young man was truly infuriated.

But what the young man didn't know was that Nial had more than enough funds for himself, that Nial was mankind's first Runicier, and that Miranda only became a Runicier thanks to his help and the books he and Mathias brought her!

"Well, whatever. Just be satisfied at the sight of him kneeling." Another Original, a young woman suggested.

Yet, the moment she finished speaking, an ear-piercing scream filled the entire base. It was Nial who was screaming out in endless pain. Blood trickled down his nose, his ears, and even his lifeless eyes.

All of a sudden, Nial's appearance turned extremely gloomy, and a shudder swept through everyone, who was looking at the young boy.

"Isn't…that a little bit too much?" The same woman suddenly asked, her earlier smug expression of seeing him kneel turning into pity because she believed that the Sacred Knights leader was teaching him a lesson.

The punishment Nial seemed to have received was a mental attack, and it definitely didn't look like something anyone would ever want to face.

'How cruel.' Many Originals, who had seen everything that happened until now, though. Their opinion had changed in the blink of an eye, and their satisfaction had disappeared into thin air.

They looked at the Sacred Knights leader as if they were pleading him to stop with whatever he was doing.

The sight of Nial's current state was already more than enough to feel hurt by themselves. They didn't even want to imagine what was currently going on with Nial to make him let out a blood-curdling scream.

However, even the Sacred Knights leader was baffled at the sight of Nial.

'Did I force him to awaken his memories of the past by telling him his old name?' Silvian suddenly asked himself, while keeping his attention on the situation in front of him.

He didn't know that this was not the case. Rather than the name 'Damian', or 'Ruler of Darkness' awakening any kinds of memories, two different things were happening at the same time.

First, Nial received numerous memories from the Odyssey seed. Nearly all of them were related to different Divine Existences, including Silvian.

However, the awakening of his memories had initiated something else about his Origin seed.

'The Ankh is awakening!!'