390  389: The God of Assassins (Third Bonus Chapter)

    If one were to ask Corey how many times he had been shocked in his entire life, he would say a lot of times.

    If one were to ask him how many times he had been shocked to the point of being speechless and frozen, his reply would be quite a lot of times.

    If one were to ask him how many times he had been shocked to the point where he actually forgot to breathe, his reply would be- how can you be shocked to the point where you actually forget to breathe?.

    However, the moment Corey heard Nina''s words, he completely forgot to breathe and his flow of energy stopped for a few seconds. Luckily for him, his stars of consciousness took control of his bodily activities.

    A few seconds later, Corey returned from his stupor, and his stars of consciousness brightened and burned with intensity as countless thoughts and questions appeared in his mind.

    His main consciousness and every single star of consciousness focused mainly on the words Nina had just told him.

    [Corey.]

    Nina called out, but Corey did not respond. His pure white eyes blazed with a blinding light that seemed to keep on growing brighter and brighter with every second that passed.

    [Corey.]

    Nina called out once again, but just like before, there was no response from Corey. Instead, Corey started sweating profusely and his breathing became more forced and uneven. Despite all of these, Corey''s expression was one of complete focus and also a tinge of coldness.

    [Sigh... Corey!]

    Corey shook. His body wobbled, and blood flowed out of his nose and mouth. He fell to his knees while inhaling and exhaling forcefully and roughly.

    [You almost killed yourself.]

    Nina calmly spoke as Corey slowly came back to his senses. After what seemed like forever but was actually ten seconds at most, Corey finally regained some modicum of control over his body and mind.

    He exhaled and inhaled deeply for a few more seconds, and then he sat on the ground in a cross-legged position.

    [I know. Ask away and I''ll answer those I can answer.]

    Corey nodded slowly.

    "First of all, you said there''s no way for the dead gods in me to be revived... but here I am, alive and well. Kindly explain how I''m alive if the dead gods in me cannot be brought back to life."

    [I knew this would be your first question.] Nina softly chuckled, [I also had this same question when I realized that you were once the God of Assassins, and I decided to ask The Queen Mother.]

    Corey squinted his eyes slightly when he heard this.

    [What she told me was that the Paragon Ancestor is one of the reasons behind your... ''resurrection''.]

    "What? The Paragon Ancestor brought me back to life?" Corey was baffled.

    [No, The Paragon Ancestor did not bring you back to life. According to The Queen Mother, The Paragon Ancestor interfered with the plans of The Supreme Ancestor, and as a result, your past self was able to avoid a True Death.]

    [I don''t know the details at all since I wasn''t there. But The Paragon Ancestor is one of the reasons as to why you''re currently alive.]

    Corey gave no response when he heard this, and his brows furrowed deeply in contemplation for a minute. He exhaled deeply, and then he spoke once again.

    "I don''t have any recollection of my past life as The God of Assassins. Would I be able to regain my memories? Or is the God of Assassins probably still alive in me? Would he want to one day take over my body?"

    [...]

    Nina remained quiet for a few seconds, and Corey found himself becoming slightly tense. Whenever Nina chose to remain silent after he asked a question, she always dropped a bombshell.

    Five more chapters to go. I''ll try to write two more before I sleep this night.

    Anon22

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