Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

[Eon's POV: ]

We saw the queen of the volcanic skies, we saw a fish that ruled the seas of lava underneath us, and then we saw the drake, the draconic being that was one of the closest relatives of a dragon.

'Those creatures were nothing like any other being I have seen, even in the great forest.'

They were different from those grand beasts, they were more ancient than they were powerful.

Their mian strength came from their unique experiences and adapted evolution in this unique region.

They were amazing beings. And, they were special.

'Seeing them reminded me of the great strength that I had felt when I saw the true form of grandma, when I saw the great unique creatures like that Keeper, the creators of the island in the memories, and the true strength that Lady Wali and her partner had.'

They were divine beings, they possessed divinity, and just like them, the creatures that we saw in this Redscape also reminded me of those actual higher beings.

They were amazing creatures, they were strong, and they were beautiful.

'Seeing them lifted a great weight from my chest.'

And, seeing them- as well as the headmaster who defeated one of those amazing beings- reminded me how the mortals that I would deal with were not even as terrifying as those creatures.

{ "We shall resume the conference in six minutes." }

Almost a week has passed since the conference started and now, things will start getting complicated.

There were a lot of them that needed to return to their posts, look after anything that might have happened in their absence, and do things that they were now supposed to do with their new knowledge.

But the topics that were left of my presentation were still going to take at least two to three days.

And, they will have to sit through them all if they want to know what would be the best way to save themselves as well as this world of ours.

{ "I will take questions when we start as well." }

After the fourth section of my presentation today, there will be a lot of controversies that we will have to deal with.

This section will cover how deeply rooted the cultists have become now. And how they were a part of the society and even cultures all around this world.

'They were going to be surprised, many of them will not like a lot of things that I will show them, and many will deny the facts that are present before them.'

And it will create a lot of debates that might not even have any conclusion.

{ "Haaa. Alright then, shall we start?" }

-Ding. Ding. Ding.

I had just tapped on my headband to open the question channel and there were already question windows present before my eyes.

And, this time, there were more than one question windows at the same time, indicating some of them had already understood the code that this device worked on.

'It was highly complex, and I am damn sure they did not go through the direct channel of decoding the rune language that was like the heart of this device but went through a different channel and bypassed the whole rune engine.'

That was the only way to access the extra functions without the permission of the master control, and they should already know that we had made it to be like that.

'This was a fail safe…'

It was there for the safety of all of them, and they should have figured that much out by now as well.

'Technology and runes were two completely different topics.'

Even if they somehow bypass the codes that tie to the various channels, if they do not understand the runes as much as I do, they cannot take over the device or the entire system that it was working on.

'And in case they do try to do it, this backdoor and safety mechanism would save their brains from frying up.'

Anyway… they were amazing people to have figured out something that took me months to learn in just a few hours.

"Master Axion, there is a matter regarding the data that you presented yesterday that is conflicting…"

There were going to be a lot of conflicting things, but they were easy to explain and clear up with today's section.

Questions until now had been something that I can answer with simple information or facts, while some of the questions were not that easy to explain or elaborate on.

'Thankfully, they were smart people who now had a platform in which they can put their voice into more visible words.;

Message system worked much better than I had anticipated. Especially the pinned messages.

They somehow saved more time than I expected…

"The question from mister on the right. Is there any way…"

They still discussed things among themselves.

Many of the elders in the conference that had been very chatty until our turn had not said much since we started the presentation.

They surely talked with us through the messages and discussed a few things among themselves and the rest of the members of the conference but they were not being bastards like they usually are.

They were not asking any unnecessary questions, they were not showing off their own knowledge and facts, and they were not even taking anything I was saying lightly.

'And this was confusing me since a while back.

It was like they were under pressure or something. And this pressure was not from the gravity of this topic.

This thing about the evil cultists was a heavy matter, sure, but that would not stop them from giving their own point of views.

'Actually, now that I think about it, things were strangely going much smoother than we were expecting.'

They were not being bastards, there were no internal debates, there was no one starting any useless shit.

'The actual high authorities were being very careful for some reason as well…'

There was a possibility that the headmaster or someone else was doing something that I don't know about, pulling some strings maybe, but whatever was happening or whoever was doing it, I'm grateful for whatever they were doing.

{ "Now then, shall we start with the next part of the presentation?" }

-Snap.

With a new snap, the things, the scenery and everything around us changed completely.

{ "This section will cover the positions of the confirmed demonic cultists present in the world, as well as those who are suspected to be connected with them in any manner." }

They were not seeing the planet, any particular nation or state, any city or anything like that this time.

This time, the scenery that was projected before them was an endless white world with hundreds of profiles with the photos of the individuals in question circling around us.

{ "We will go state by state and cover the three continents with the states and places with the cult's presence in alphabetical order." }

This section was going to be the most important, as many of them could tell already.

"...what?"

"What is she…"

"No. No…"

The profiles were present around them already, and if they focused enough, they could call up any profile they wanted to them.

It was all being projected with the unique drone receivers anyway. And these projections were happening through the crystal ball- the brian of this entire setup.

'The brain was an artificial intelligence that was connecting the rest of the headbands with mine, was monitoring various biological signals, or any kind of data that it could gather from the individuals, turning it all into usable data, and then working on it to create the interface that was present all around us.'

It worked with the Powerhouse and the Filter to bring the complete setup to life, and while Rein was conductor looking after everything, while I was the chordmaster.

Lucy was the actual observer while the complete setup we created birthed an unique ecosystem that might not exist without any of the present elements.

{ "I know things will be difficult from many of you from this point forth, but I will hope everyone lets me finish this part of the presentation." }

The facts were there, the evidence was there, and the leads were there. Believing or not believing was entirely up to them, and even if they deny it, I will not try to force them to believe all of this.

They were responsible for most of the things that they would do, that has been like that ever since they entered the conference grounds.

{ "Then, I will start with the Northern continent… Eastern Nation of Axis." }

Starting from the family members, direct relatives, close comrades, even spouses, and apparently children as well.

The cult had spread so deep into human society that this was just absurd to believe for even me…

'Just thinking about this makes my stomach act up…'

The nation that we lived in, the house that we had built with our own hands with our own people contained imposters that had always been looking for the opportunity to fulfil their existential duty.

The friends that we laughed and fought with, the elders that looked after us throughout the time we grew up, even the love that one found after decades of searching…

'What would you do if some boy comes and tells you all their life, the closest and some of the most precious relationships that they had were all for nothing?'

That all of it was just part of an elaborate plan? That they were nothing more than a sacrificial lamb for the great achievement of one's desired objective?

"No! Wait a minute!"

"This is not possible! You must be mistaken!"

"I have a question!"

This was just the start of the commotion…

{ "We understand you may have questions-." }

-Oooooooong.

{ "Hmmm?" }

I suddenly felt a strange sensation run through my spine.

"How about we all calm down for a moment and listen to what this boy has to say?"

And then… I heard a voice that I had never heard in my life, and yet recognised as well as the headmaster's or our vice headmaster's voice.