Frostfire Legacy

Of course, the information within the cube also contained a detailed manual and explanation about the Frostfire Legacy itself. However, it was buried somewhere within the thousands of files, making it hard for Aster to find at the moment.

Still, sooner or later, he would learn of this function. As such, Crysta wanted to ensure their safety first, avoiding the worst-case scenario.

Their plot failed, and Aster getting angry at them was his right. However, at the very least, she wanted one of them to survive—even if it wasn't her.

Aster stared at Crysta, her eyes not wavering in the slightest. Straight, pure, and without an ounce of deception in them. "... Alright. I accept your loyalty and will forgive you. How about you, Pyra?"

The Ice Spirit had already sworn fealty to Aster; however, the Fire Spirit looked like she was still not convinced.

After a while, she frowned while pointing at Aster with her fiery finger.

"Aster Mistral! For now, I will swear loyalty to you and follow your commands, but if you ever try to harm my sister..." Her flames started to expand, making the air extremely hot. "Then I swear I will use all of my essence to bring you down!🔥"

"..."

Aster could somehow understand her point. Being a bit rebellious still was quite a downside, but she did swear loyalty, so he was satisfied.

"Alright. I can't promise I wouldn't do so, but if I ever try to abuse any of you two's powers, becoming something that's no longer human, then..." Aster took a deep breath and declared. "Kill me."

"..."

The two were surprised at his sudden words. After all, his first promise was already more than enough to satisfy them; adding this one was practically going the extra mile!

"As you wish, Master.❄"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After a while of hesitation, Crysta bowed her head, pinching the edge of her dress gracefully. Pyra simply harrumphed, as if not taking Aster's words seriously.

Of course, he wasn't a pushover. The reason he added that last part was simple.

'Working under a strained relationship, and working for each other freely, it's obvious which one is beneficial in the long run.'

Although he wasn't sure if Spirits had hearts, he couldn't deny that they could still feel stressed. He guessed that stress was the main factor that led the two to do what they did.

'I guess this is also the case for other Magic Carved Seal users who lost their minds.'

The stronger the spirit, the more pride they would have in their powers. And as such, they would feel more pressure, getting their lives threatened just because their "vessel" was weak.

Of course, this was nothing more than a guess. Things could be different in reality, or maybe, his situation was just too unique to even compare. Either way, his job was already over.

"Then, I should go."

He had been inside his Soul for a while already. He was worried about what was happening outside. After all, Mana was rampaging around him before he entered. "I hope the situation isn't as chaotic as I imagine..."

Before the twins could bid him farewell, Aster had already opened his eyes and sighed. "Well, I should've known," He muttered while raising his hand in the air.

He was currently surrounded by security personnel, all wearing protective gear from head to toe. The shotguns they were holding, pointed at him, were without a doubt magic tools and not simple hot weapons.

Scanning the surroundings, the walls of the room were charred and cracked, while some places were shattered like ice. The rampaging mana did quite a bit of damage in the room despite the defensive spell protecting them.

Thankfully, nobody else was harmed, and the damage was limited to one room. Aster was led to a single confinement room in the dungeon and had to spend a few hours there until Magnus came and bailed him out.

"I'll be adding a new training room with heightened security under the Twister Hotel, so if you want to train, use that from now on instead."

Aster could only imagine what Magnus was feeling, seeing the fake smile on his face.

In the end, he got grounded for 24 hours, unable to leave his room and have contact with the outside. Even Cassy and Liz were forced out of his room, leaving only Argus, the little puppy, with him.

He didn't waste the time he got for himself, of course. Other than spending a total of four hours eating, sleeping, and all else, he used the remaining time trying to make headway with all the data he received from the cube.

Thanks to that, he learned a few details of what happened to Earth after he was forced to sleep.

"So Mother and Father were the ones who started the age of Mana..."

He wasn't sure how they did it, as there were no records regarding that part, but all data were pointing at the two of them as the "Origin of Mana."

"And dungeons came a decade after the descent of the Mana World."

Dungeons: mystic places that allow one access to a separate plane. Inside it were not only dangerous monsters, but countless treasures were also waiting for someone to claim them.

However, one part of it made Aster frown. It was information regarding the specifics of the dungeon, particularly, the way to "destroy" it.

"Dungeon Core..."

All dungeons have this at its deepest point—other than the special group of the starting dungeons called the "God's Thirteen Dungeons," which don't have one.

The closest dungeon to the laboratory, currently known as Orinfeld's Dungeon, was a part of God's Thirteen Dungeons and was known by a different name in the past. "Goddess Rana's Dungeon?"

Aster was quite knowledgeable in terms of gods in various mythologies, but he had never heard of anyone called Goddess Rana before.

"It must be a goddess from a different world, then," He concluded, not bothering to think deeper.

*BEEEP!*

Just as he was halfway through the information he was reading, his phone rang after 24 hours of silence. Checking it, a message came from Magnus saying that his confinement period was over.

Checking the time, it was just around 3 p.m., so there was still some time.

"Then, just as planned!"

Aster stood up, gathered his battle gear, and changed, before heading out the door, Argus tagging along behind him. "It's time to visit the 5th floor once more!"