Chapter 125: Delving into the Great No-Eyed One's Mind

Chapter 125: Delving into the Great No-Eyed One's Mind

The hulking man had a mask that was emitting steam at every breath. It only quickened when he gazed at the eyes swirling around Astrid.

He snapped out of his chair as Astrid flinched. She had to get serious, if it was a plot to get her here, then she had to be prepared for a difficult fight. Maybe the the hardest one yet as the aura of the man swept forward

Astrid cranked up her psychic mana as her hair rose along with it. Her eyes shone, one with a neverending void, the other with a deep X branded within.

The man strode forward. His might was almost suffocating, to the point Astrid was wary if she could even defeat him at all.

It was definitely one of the strongest opponents she had faced, the aura was similar to the demonic eye that she faced in the Voidmare dungeon.

She couldn’t let him close, just in case he was in fact an enemy. She sent a [Crash] to his body and simultaneously connected to the matter within herself and jumped back towards the large double doors.

The powerful [Crash] sent his body sliding back, then he bolted forward.

Astrid scowled and created multiple images of herself, she was about to continue her attacks when the man screamed.

“My Queen!” The Great No-Eyed One plopped down onto the ground and slammed his skull against the rock floor. “The long lost Eye Queen has arrived once more!”

Astrid glanced around, making sure it wasn’t some strange ploy, then sighed in relief. If the man had decided to attack, it would be a challenge to get out of this place alive. But, she needed answers.

“What is this Eye Queen?” Astrid asked.

She didn’t know if her Class had something to do with it, or if it was something else entirely. Maybe Pupil joined with someone else long before her and he couldn’t remember? Or maybe Pupil had a family and it was another black blob? It was all so confusing.

He looked up in surprise, then scrutinised her looks for a moment.

“No, you’re not her... but you resemble her. You feel... the same. The same aura.” He mumbled. “Yes, that’s it. You must be her kin... No, that’s not right, I can feel it. A progenitor? A disciple?”

“If I am, then she’s a shitty master,” Astrid spat. “But no, I’m not.”

Astrid connected to the eyes of the guides that had brought her here, and yanked out their eyes. For some reason, when it came to the last person, her left eye stung. The eye with the X marked within. Her Psychokinetic eye. She felt a faint weakness overcoming her eye, which then travelled into her mind.

Is there a limit to how many of them I can empower? Astrid wondered.

As she did so, their strength surged as they cheered and entered a crazed excited stage as they sprinted around the building, crashing into everything in sight. Or well, in blindness.

“No, maybe not. But your power is unmistaken. You have the power, and the aura of the Eye Queen,” He said. “Come with me. You must!--”

“Wait.” Astrid interrupted and the man shut his mouth in haste. “I have friends that joined me here, but I don’t know where they are. Leena, Bellona, Calum, Brett, I need them. Bring them to me, safe, and sound.”

“Of course...” The man screamed and gave orders, then the psycho guided her bolted out of the room, screaming.

It didn’t take long before they reached the opening of a wide cave. It was roughly carved out, but it didn’t seem like something that hand tools were capable of. Rather, it was from a Skill. It was as if an advanced machine had extracted the rock, and carved a perfect rectangle within.

Within the rectangle, were steps on all sides that lead down into the centre where a pillar stood.

A shock spread itself all the way from her mind, down her spine, and ended at her toes. It was the same formation that she had seen in the Voidmare dungeon. An exact copy. From the black tiles, to the steps, to the pillar.

The only difference was that instead of a black, void-like box, lay a book that had a layer of dust gathered on its surface.

Astrid checked the pit with Psych Domain, as she swept her psychic mana forward, she could feel a strange psychic energy. It was as if it was dormant, but ancient. It was hard to put her finger on it.

Is it the remnant psychic energy of the Eye Queen? Astrid thought for a moment and after making sure it was safe, wandered down into the pit.

The Great No-Eyed One had already knelt on the floor the moment they entered the cave, he was mumbling the same words over and over again. The Great Eye Queen.

Ignoring him, she walked in front of the book and blew the layer of dust off that covered it entirely. An unfathomable eye met her gaze. It was engraved into the middle of the book, but other than that, it was as ordinary as any other book that she had back home in the study hall. It was the usual brown leather cover, over plain white paper.

Opening the book, she was amazed... to see nothing. Flicking over to the next page, it was all the same. Blank page after blank page. The only thing that was strange to her was that the paper had a perfect smoothness to it that the Rebirth paper lacked.

Could I make paper like that? It would make sense if the Eye Queen had created it herself. If she had the same powers Astrid had, then she could create a more perfect form by ignoring the graininess and shaping it to her will.

If we had the same powers–then. Astrid used Psych Domain once more, but nothing happened. Then she used Mind Domain and the same again, it didn’t work. She needed a live subject.

“Great No-Eyed One, She shouted. “Come here, I need you.”

“R–right away, Progenitor.” The man rushed to her side as he gazed at the book in worship. His eye sockets seemed to flash a dull light.

“Don’t resist, let my Skill enter your mind.”

The Great No-Eyed One accepted as her mind sunk into his own. He looked around the blank white world in wonder.

She wanted to use her Mind Domain Skill to check if it would create the words on the page, but first, she wanted to know how exactly the Eye Queen ripped out his eyes without being here. Instead of listening to his words, she wanted to see it directly.

“Think of the time when the Eye Queen took your eyes. Let the image flow through your mind.”

He bobbed his head up and down as steam streamed from his mask. Just where the hell was all the steam coming from, anyway? She shook her head to focus.

The further the Great No-Eyed One descended into his memories, the more focus was required on her part. Especially because his mind was so strong and resilient, even with him allowing her within. She doubted that without his permission, entering his mind would be an impossibility.

Straining her mind, the flickering memories finally settled on one. It was through the eyes of the Great No-Eyed One as he stood in front of the book.

The eyes shone, then his sight was gone.