From Another World (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 51: Passing the torch

The girl named Yoclesh grinned at me. A strong gust of wind blew and I looked at the dark substance in the middle of the room.

"Where am I?" I asked.

"This is hard to explain but believe it or not, you're inside your own soul", she answered.

"Inside my own soul?"

"See that wild dark thing over there? That's the Primordial Dark's powers. It's inside you and going wild as we speak."

Wait a minute... I was in a fight before I got into this place.

"What's happening to my body right now?" I asked.

"Well... Your consciousness is right here... That means the Primordial Dark is having a blast doing whatever it wanted", she answered and the winds became stronger.

"I thought the Primordial Dark had no will? What could it possibly be doing?"

"You tried talking to it, right? That part of you responded and is now doing what you really wanted to do."

"So it's fighting for me?"

"That's what I think. Although this is quite ironic."

"What do you mean?"

"I fought against people who were using the Primordial Dark's powers during the Dark Times. My successor turned out to be someone who's very familiar with the Primordial Dark. I wonder what Oga is feeling right now", she rubbed her chin.

"Successor?"

"That's right. I was Anya's previous master before you 4000 years ago."

How in the world was that possible? From what Anya told me, her master died while fighting the mad king who started the Dark Times. What was she doing here?

"You're probably wondering why I'm here, aren't you?" she asked.

"Well yeah... You're dead so you shouldn't be able to talk to me. And how are you even inside my soul?"

"It's thanks to Anya. She's a really amazing weapon. You see, all of her users have imprinted their souls on her. Do you know what Anya really is?"

I shook my head.

"She's the Sword of Records", Yoclesh said and 7 silhouettes appeared behind her.

"Sword of Records?" I asked.

"Tell me... How did you meet Anya?"

"I bought her for a cheap price in a weapon shop. Why?"

She burst out laughing.

"Anya got sold as a cheap sword? That's hilarious! I wonder how angry she would be when she finds out. Although I think she already knows since she can see your memories", she said.

Now that I thought about it, Anya was really amazing. She could manage my mana and I could use complicated spells even if I was an amateur.

"Anyways... She is the Sword of Records. Her initial function is to manage her master's mana and make them into powerful battle mages. But she has another trick", Yoclesh said.

The 7 silhouettes became clearer and they had physical bodies. If I was right, they were Anya's previous masters. They were all from different races and genders.

"Anya can "record" her master's skills inside her. If you can unleash her Synchronicity, then you will be unstoppable", she said.

"Synchronicity?" I asked.

"What if I told you that you can use our powers as if it was your own?"

I gulped down.

"That's what Synchronicity does. You become in sync with the previous masters and could gain their skills. I'm a pretty decent swordsman and if you enter Synchronicity, you can gain my sword skills", she said and did a swinging motion.