Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

Lethifold's Stats was something Kai had been looking forward to the most.

There was little to none known about this creature. So, the only way Kai could get to know about what it was capable of was through the Systems.

However, when Kai's reptilian gaze landed above Lethifold for umpteenth time, there were no numbers or names hovering in dull-gray color.

Despite the lack of Stats, he had expected such an outcome.

Kai drummed his fingers on the chair's arm.

"Meg had told me that not all magical creatures would have Stats, especially those who had or would interact with major storyline characters in the Random Worlds," he said, recalling a past discussion. "Take Hedwig as an example. No matter if I go near it now, or after Harry's arrival, it won't have Stats.

"The same is true for Daenerys' dragons and Ash's Pikachu as well. I don't know if it's because of this, or because it's a Familiar, that I can't see its Stats.

"Keep in mind, this Lethifold has already interacted with a major storyline character — Darcie Malfoy."

The gathering came to silence, then. Such silence had never been presented to these three before, no matter the circumstances.

But things had changed, and so had the time.

It wasn't in Littlefinger's nature to remain serious for more than a few minutes.

"It seems we have bitten more than we can chew this time, my lord," he jested, smiling. "This Order of the Immortal Lotus is your one-way ticket to failure."

Cersei, for once, seemed to agree with her fellow Character.

"Things are not as bad as they seem, Petyr," Kai told them. "I have a feeling that if we were to choose our steps carefully, then we could still gain something substantial out of it."

Both characters raised their brows over this.

Kai let out an evil sneer.

"I can't resist them; true," he said casually. "But can they do something to me? WILL they do something to me?

"One doesn't reach the heights like those Six by being indecisive. If they had the mind to act against me, then they would have already done so by now.

"You grossly underestimate the word Karma. Has the matter with Spawn taught you two nothing?"

It was Cersei who sang, then.

She took Kai's hand in her hands, and said, "All things aside, it's Red Seat, Circe, that troubles me. She is a spiteful woman, I can tell. What if she were to do something behind others' backs?"

Petyr chuckled. "Women of the same mind know each other the best," he mocked.

"You!!!"

"That would be enough out of you two," Kai snapped, laughing inwardly. "Circe wouldn't do shit to Darcie. Believe me.

"Such Organizations are as much the wings of power as they are shackles on freedom.

"The rest of the Six will never let her do something to Darcie. Not when they have already driven away Albus and Voldemort. I don't know why, but I could sense a touch of desperation in their tones.

"I have a feeling that even if Darcie were to become the next Voldemort or surpass him in carrying out the most heinous acts, even then they would turn a blind eye to her.

"As long as a witch of her capabilities were to become Indigo Seat, nothing would matter to them."

Kai had figured out the crux of the situation, even when he had been Acting like Darcie Malfoy in Avalon.

Especially when it came to Survival and taking advantage of a situation to gain Power, something like a primal being would awaken within him, making his mind race at unachievable speed and letting him calculate unpredictable thoughts and scenarios.

Even he had no control over it, for this thing was as much a great tonic for him as it was a disease.

"You…" Petyr stretched out the word, looking pensive, "… might have grasped the truth of this, my lord. But it also confirms that those Six will not teach a thing to Darcie Malfoy before becoming the true Candidate of Indigo Seat. By then, you would have already gone."

Kai's eyes narrowed, and then he nodded.

"One can't have everything, Petyr," he said, his pupils trembling in calculations. "If it was that easy, then it would have been impossible for this Order to not stand out by now.

"Yet, even Meg had heard nothing of this Organization. Not to mention, the more Darcie will interact with them, the greater the chances of raising their suspicions.

"I think the best course of action is to learn superficial things from them by interacting the least, for what is worthless to them may be grander than everything for me.

"Moreover, we still have years to ourselves in this world. It's best to play our cards as per the development of situations. A more pressing matter now is Daemonologie."

Cersei rubbed her smooth fingers on the back of Kai's right hand.

"It wouldn't be easy to get that thing from her, especially now that we know her true identity," she said, scowling. "And let us not forget that it must be you who will have to get that grimoire. Otherwise, the Systems might not approve of it."

Kai ran his left hand through his hair, sensing the rising of hidden dangers and twists and turns of the path ahead.

No wonder, after gaining their Life Halt, Contestants take their sweet time in doing missions after reaching the 3rd Set, he thought, nodding to himself. A hasty step and hurried decision mean failure in both gaining power and retaining life. Tch!

"Let's move on to the tasks we have been waiting for quite some time," Kai suddenly said, smiling. "It's been a very long time since I have felt rich. Cersei, serve us wine."

Kai had already contacted Meg today, knowing the outcome of her trade.

He took out a jar of wine and three cups from his MRB and placed them on the table.

When Cersei had poured Kai and herself a drink (-ignoring Petyr, who poured for himself with a sly smile on his face-), she returned to her seat.

"Chaos," Kai asked, sipping the wine, "what's the time difference between my current world and the Random World having Multiverse ID: ?#?#?###?"

Kai looked relaxed, but his heart was pounding.

He hadn't forgotten Petyr's words about the plausible scenarios of Shinobu dying because of the time difference.

Yet, the answer was something none of them had expected.

"Cough!" The wine in Kai's mouth almost spilled out through his nose. "This?!"

"That bad?" Petyr commented.

"Hahaha!" Kai burst out in a feat of laughter suddenly, taking the characters off-guard. "Brilliant! 10 days here is only a day in the Verse Fusion Random World."

Petyr raised his cup as he heard that and smiled at Cersei. "To Shinobu Kocho, then."

Kai didn't mind and raised his cup along with him.

"Humph!" Cersei snorted, looking at Petyr. Nonetheless, she raised her cup, too, begrudgingly.

Then came the next question.

"Chaos, if I were to jump to the Pirates of the Caribbean Random World next week, what would be the most probable time difference between that world and my current timeline?" asked Kai.

It was all a matter of phrasing the questions, Kai knew.

For Contestants, it was a trick one must learn to survive.

This time, the answer brought no joy to Kai.

"According to Chaos," he told the characters, "3 hours here would only amount to an hour in that world. Hmm, I would have to stretch the time. It's good that we have no shortage of Mission Credits for now."

"This will indeed be dangerous and troublesome, my lord," Petyr counseled. "This mission will concern the main character of a Random World. Any length of time seems less when I think of that."

"You two should vanish now," Kai said after some time. "The thing I will do next may bring down the gaze of Death."

It was like walking on a meadow and slumping into a cliff.

The drop was too sudden for one to prepare oneself for it.

Cersei's face became hard and full of worries, and Petyr lost all his sneers and smiles. They knew what their master would do now.

Petyr stood up, bowed, and vanished, saying no more words.

Cersei put down her cup, leaned on Kai's face, and kissed him for a long time. Long enough for her to sober herself up. She then pecked him on the chin and vanished.

Kai licked his lips and found the sweet taste of Cersei's tongue more than enough to his liking. His gaze remained indifferent, however. Indulgence never came to him without his permission.

He took several breaths to bring his mind to an optimal state and then took out a box from his MRB.

With his lips pressed into a thin line, he opened it up.

Three nail-sized crystals hovered within the box, bobbing up and down.

The Philosopher's stones!

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