Chapter 8: Making Plans for Uncertain Future
"The future is filled with mysteries. Today, our world is being united in order to face these unexpected events together. We are as strong as we unite, as weak as we divide. All intelligent races of Earth, answer our call and come together, so we can face the nearing crisis in our best. Let us find your strongest side and make use of it. We shall break through our barriers and clear all the obstacles in our way to a better future! For Empiria!"
Excerpt from the speech of the Supreme Guardian before the union of the world.
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(Third person POV)
"Mother!" Sybill quickly got into the room and ran to the center. After seeing the scene, she's baffled.
"What happened here?"
There is only some ash remaining in the center of the circular formation, its patterns were erased and burnt, probably from lightning strikes.
Sybill kneeled in front of the ashes, crying and screaming for a few hours. At last, her voice became hoarse and there is no tears to cry. After sitting there, sobbing and calming down, she looked at the pedestals with the prophecy recording crystal. Most of them were vaporized, a few stood there, burnt on one side, and lost functionality. Only 2 crystals which were situated the furthest from the formation are unaffected by whatever crisis happened here.
'Maybe she knew something would happen, so she got more of them, despite being broke. Or it was just she being too suspicious like always.'
Nonetheless, she took one of them and put her hand on top. This is something that cost her mother's life. It had better be useful!
A hoarse and high-pitched voice came from the crystal:
"The Dark Age is coming! The Son of Destiny is born! Those who oppose him shall retreat or surrender. If not, only Death awaits them! No one can stop him from reaching the heights he wants to reach. The sleeping dragon is awakened, and Darkness has come! Nemo, sed solus potes te a tenebris lucis aeternae liberare!!!"
After listening to the prophecy, Sybill's face went blank: "Son of the Destiny is born?"
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"Father, why did you mention the prophecy? How can we be sure that Noah is the one who can avert this crisis?"
"It's clearly stated in the prophecy that the child of Emrys family will be the hero when he breaks the curse." Answered the old man while sipping exquisite wine.
"You should stop avoiding it. So what if he is not the prophesized one? At least he can bring his full potential out when we provide him with more resources. The prophecy thing will be motivation for him."
"But he may break because of pressure!" Logan said anxiously.
"Who is pressuring him? We will only give what he asks or suggest some things to see his reaction. If he wants to be a hero, let him be. If not, then he can do anything as he pleases. Stop worrying about these things and think about ways to expose him to magic as early as possible.
I have made a few plans. From tomorrow on, use more magic when he is awake. Try to read some books about magic in front of him. The earlier he learns about magic, the better it is."
Suddenly, Logan's shoulders slopped down and he said while gazing at his father worriedly: "Father, sorry, this son of yours is too incompetent. I should get more responsibility for the family to my shoulders."
'At least he cares about his father, my son, you really live up to my expectations. I didn't feed you for nothing.'
"You should rest more. Your brain is going bad because of stress, I think. What is the use to show magic to a child who is not even one month old? And you are even talking about reading him books about magic?"
The old man suddenly had an urge to puke blood because of the stupidity of his good-for-nothing son.
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(MC's POV)
Well. it's time to collect myself. I have already lost a couple of hours in a daze.
So, in conclusion, there are 3 main points that can be derived from Grandpa's speech.
Firstly, my name is Noah Logan Emrys, and I have the legendary Merlin as my ancestor. This is quite convenient for my world domination plan...*Smiling sheepishly at the thought of being the Heir of Merlin*
Secondly, there will be a crisis in the near future according to the prophecy left by great-great-great...-grandfather. This is also a good thing for my future plans...*Laughing evilly*
Thirdly, my 'dear' Grandpa wants to make me a hero. This is also in tune with my plans, if only I can become stronger...*Smiling wryly at the thought of sleepless nights*
These things require some adjustments in my plans...
[Host, please, don't be delusional. Except for sleeping, playing with your magic, and your mother's br**sts, you have done nothing at all. What kind of plans did you make?]
'System, don't be rude and narrow-minded. It's true I have been living a bit leisurely life. That's because I have planned my world domination plan if I were to go to another world in my previous life. Now, I should make a few adjustments to make them work better in this situation. Better be flexible than rigid.'
[Whatever you say.]
What a moody system I have got.
Now, about the adjustments. The most important thing is the pace of my rise to the top. Since I have no idea about the timing of possible Doomsday, I should try my best to be stronger without arousing any suspicion.
Originally, I planned to lie low till I become at least I'm seven years old. However, fate seems to have different plans for me.
My own experiments with magic are currently too crude. I cannot practice other types of magic too. It seems I should start to throw tantrums till I get what I want. *Hehe* Wanna make a hero from me? Then, you should bear with my antics, old man!
Another thing is, it seems I should abandon my dream of being a young master in the shadows. If I cannot build up my influence in the mind of all people, how can I qualify to be their leader? While it's true that strength plays a big role in our life, if we don't have the support of many people, we need to go against the whole world, which is detrimental to my plans. Even if I can win against them, everything will be in mess. In the face of crisis, I want to see the whole world standing together, shoulder-to-shoulder, believing in their comrades with their life.
I have thought of a few ways to earn the trust of the population. I just need to be a bit older now.
I guess I need to mature faster than a normal baby too. The more mature I seem, the easier it is for me to do some things.
From tomorrow on, I should start my plan. *Hehehe*
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