SHK CH 594: 7th day (Patreon)

And on the seventh day He finished His work which He had made, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made



The sound of the seventh trumpet signals the "third woe." This is the final trumpet and the final woe. Loud voices in Heaven will say: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and His Messiah, and He will reign forever and ever."




When Sol came back from his visit to the goddesses which honestly had come to a rather baffling end, a few more days went by as he finished all the spiritual preparation he had begun. 


The girls clapped and cheered for Milia when he announced he formed a contract for her and even Clara seemed happy for her. Though Sol had been able to see a distinct sadness in her eyes. 


This was something he would have to take care of after this war. After all, Sol was not blind. One would need to be denser than a black hole to not notice the affection Clara had for him or should he say obsession? Either way, it was true that she felt for him, and while Sol could not say that he loved her as much as the others close to him, Clara had become someone dear to him thanks to all the work she had been doing without asking for much in return.


Outside of Clara, his small discussion with the goddesses also opened his eyes to how he had been treating Pandora because of his guilt. This was something unforgivable and he did his best to remedy it by spending a little more time with her and having a heart-to-heart discussion. 


It was sadly a short one as Sol had to start his training with Echidna but it was enough to lighten the situation slightly and make sure they had the chance to spend more one on one later. Sol did not know how his relationship with Pandora would continue but he would be damned if he didn’t try to make it work as this was the least he could do.


Outside of his relationship, Sol made sure to hire as many barbs as possible and they were all under the control of Clara. Milia had joined him in his training because it seemed like she was also on the limit of transitioning into a King rank. Her name seemed obscure still but the barrier that had been stopping her progress was no more.

This was a very much appreciated news. After all, one more king would make Lustburg stronger but he had to make sure to control her progress. He needed her to still be a Duke until he finished everything he had to do, which would thankfully not take long.


As for Clara, she was doing a great job and more legends about him were being spread all over the world. This had been something he had started since the moment he healed Lilith and soon he would reap the reward for this. 


His spies were also observing Wratharis, as it was important to avoid being attacked while everyone believed in the Ceasefire. Lupus had yet to answer, so it seemed like the war would start again tomorrow.


Sol hoped Lupus would move the way he anticipated as only then would he be able to get the best of both worlds. He didn’t want to enter a killing spree if it was possible after all.


“Focus.”


Sol sighed and nodded as he felt two dainty hands on his back.  On this new day, He sat cross-legged, eyes closed and in deep meditation.


Sitting behind him in maid clothes and with her hand against his back was Echidna. She had once again taken over Nuwa’s body. This was another point he needed to work on. He had been worried at first, wondering if the constant switch was affecting Nuwa negatively but it was completely the opposite. It seemed like Echidna’s soul was working like a sharpening stone and was making Nuwa’s soul sturdier.


“Don’t say I didn’t warn you if all your mana veins get tangled.”


“Sorry.”


Sol chuckled before releasing a sigh and focusing on the matter at hand. He had been working on the circulation of his energy and learning all the nodes he needed to follow. Even for someone like him with his powerful memory, it was a great amount of work. This made him all the more impressed with what Echidna studied. She was truly a genius of a different kind.


It didn’t take long for the two of them to become completely still, while the sun's light shone softly on them as they sat on green grass. 


There was neither snow nor rain and one would have the feeling that they were in summer rather than winter.


This was Sol’s dimension and for once, it was neither bathed in monochromatic light nor a mirror to the real world. This was a space he was able to manipulate completely at will. 


It was still very small, relatively speaking but he now had near absolute control over a hundred meters square in his dimension and could do more than simply inverting things. 


Sol and Echidna were not the only ones present in this place. Surrounding them, all of them cross-legged and in meditation were Isis, Setsuna, Lilin, and finally — Milia.


Although only dukes were present in the scene, the aura of power and the pressure that they were emanating would have been enough to make even some kings hesitate slightly.


This scene was only possible now because as long as they stayed in those hundred meters, Sol could protect all of them from the emotional inversion power of his dimension. 


“Listen well, I will push a little bit of my mana into your body and you will follow the circulation closely. This will be the first time for me to have someone with all the seven gates opened so it will be slow but once the first circulation is done it will be up to you. You already memorized all the points, right?”


“Of course. 72000 nodes, 114 pathways, and 7 chakras. I have memorized them all.”


“Good.” She nodded and looked at the other girls. She could see the suspicions in their eyes and knew that if she made a mistake at this moment they would immediately incapacitate her. Her eyes lingered a little longer on Milia before taking her eyes away.


“Well, let’s start I guess. This will be fast.”