RNP Chapter 103 Reunion with Rukia
Chapter 103 Reunion with Rukia
Chapter 103 Reunion with Rukia
Without going into too much detail, simply by devouring the soul of Europe, Yhwach could be so incredibly powerful.
But Yhwach still refused.
It wasn't entirely because of Hohenheim; Yhbach himself never intended to destroy the world.
What he wants to destroy is the existing Three Realms system, because death exists in such a world, and he wants to destroy death itself.
What gave Yhwach this idea was that when a person's soul returned to his body, he could feel the cries of anguish, despair, and fear of death in people's hearts.
These intense emotions collectively resist death, so Yhwach, in the name of the souls he absorbed, sought to destroy the three realms and the cycle of spirit particles.
Especially at this point in time a thousand years ago, Yhwach would never have agreed to devour the souls of the entire world.
"What a pity."
Holmonks shook his head with regret upon hearing Yhwach's reply.
"Well then, see you again sometime."
Holmonks seems to be leaving.
Yhwach immediately shouted, "Wait a minute!"
He stretched out his hand, and immediately blue spiritual particles shot towards Holmonx. This guy was far too dangerous; he couldn't let him leave like this!
But a magic circle appeared beneath Hormones, and when Yhwach's spiritual light approached him, his body had already faded to a mere transparent phantom.
Yhwach rushed over, but still couldn't catch Holmonks; he had completely disappeared into Aachen!
It's clear that he had already planned to leave, and perhaps he never really intended to cooperate with Yhwach from the beginning.
Yhwach's face was grim. He looked around at the fallen ministers, soldiers, guards, and the entire population of Aachen and even several surrounding cities—five hundred thousand people had all turned into the Philosopher's Stone!
Yhwach could even hear the wails of their souls!
He knew that the Frankish Kingdom was doomed!
Although the "Louis Partition" incident had already occurred, the entire Frankish Kingdom's power center, along with a large number of ministers, had died suddenly in an instant. Other regions would certainly not accept this after learning of it.
The larger the territory, the higher the cost of maintaining stability.
The higher the probability of an accident, the more likely it is to go berserk!
Yhwach took a deep breath; for a moment, he was also somewhat bewildered.
Where should I go next?
The teacher has been gone for decades, and Yhbach has no way to contact him, so it's impossible to go to Hohenheim now.
Yhwach thought about it and decided to go to Corsica.
Aside from the people in Aachen, the only person he was familiar with was Shiro from Corsica. Of course, she later gave herself the name Lucia, but Yhwach still preferred to call her Shiro.
Lucia was unaware of what was happening in Europe. News traveled much slower in this era, especially since she was on a small island overseas, where information was even more scarce.
So she was quite surprised when she saw Yhwach appear at the door.
Rukia has grown up a lot over the past few decades.
Compared to when she first became human, she now looks more like an adult.
This is a level of growth I never experienced when I was a Shinigami, since the growth rate was too slow in the Soul Society environment.
In a comfortable environment, people tend to grow faster.
However, she can only be considered half-human after all. So, she has grown up a bit, but she is not really an adult anymore. If she was a primary school student before, she is now at least a high school student.
He's grown taller, at least in terms of height. He used to be 1.5 meters tall, and now he's 1.6 meters tall.
She hadn't seen Yhwach for several years, so his sudden appearance at her doorstep was quite a surprise to Rukia.
She let Yhwach in, and the two walked in the courtyard.
Yhwach's initial silence made Rukia sense that something was amiss.
Just as she was about to ask what was wrong, Yhwach spoke up: "Louis is dead."
"————!" Rukia was somewhat surprised by what she heard, but not too astonished, and said, "He's not young anymore, this day was bound to come sooner or later."
"But since you say that, it must not have been a natural death, right?"
"It was Holmonks who did it."
"！！！！"
Rukia's pupils dilated as the image of the dark, blurry little figure appeared in her mind, sending a chill down her spine.
"It?! What did it do?!"
"He deceived Louis into setting up a massive transmutation array that, once activated, will absorb the souls of 500,000 people, including those in Aachen. The kingdom should be thrown into chaos soon."
"!" Rukia's already dilated pupils widened even further with shock. She exclaimed, "What did you say?!"
Holmonx sacrificed the souls of half a million people, including those in Aachen?!
"I'm here to tell you that Holmonx is actually the Philosopher's Stone, created by my master using my blood." I never understood why my master insisted on using my blood to create him, but now I finally understand.
Before Rukia could speak, Yhwach continued, "Because of my 'incompleteness' characteristic, the Philosopher's Stone's movement is restricted. The teacher used this characteristic to confine Homunculus inside the flask."
"If I didn't have a soul, I would degenerate, and so would Holmes, and even faster! So he needs a flask to protect himself, inside which he is safe and his soul won't be lost."
"But I'm afraid even the teacher didn't expect that Holmonks already had a way to escape!"
"He used the Earth Transmutation Array to absorb a large number of souls, used these souls to create the Philosopher's Stone, and used the new Philosopher's Stone to transform himself, thus regaining his freedom."
"And because he used my blood, his human form is exactly the same as mine. If you ever see me in the future, be careful, because it could very well be Holmes."
Wait, wait...
Rukia's head was spinning; she could barely keep up with what she was hearing.
Yhwach's words were so informative that they all rushed into her mind at once, leaving her somewhat bewildered.
But putting everything else aside, there was at least one thing Rukia understood.
Yhwach made it very clear, that is—
Holmonks —
Does he look exactly like Yhwach?!
Rukia stood there, frozen in place.
So, is the Yhwach who attacks Soul Society in the future Yhwach himself, or Homunculus disguised as Yhwach?!