Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground-Chapter 1063 Where Do You Stand

However, the man stepped past Eletantron casually, as though he was walking through a field of flowers. He stopped before a pedestal, his eyes now fixed on the six glowing cores suspended in a containment field.

A glint passed through his eyes as he observed them.

"Despite how utterly useless your existence is…" he said, "…you've managed to prove useful after all. Six cores… beautiful."

Eletantron, still pressed to the ground, forced his voice out through clenched teeth.

"Please… don't take the cores," he growled. "I need them. I need to make that bastard pay… for everything he did to me."

The man didn't turn, but his smile widened.

"You ask for something…" he said, "then offer something in return. What are you willing to give?"

Eletantron's eyes widened. He knew where this was going. His fists dug into the ground as flashes of the humiliation Atticus had put him through crashed through his mind. That face. That gaze.

His heart turned colder.

"…I'll sign a mana contract," he said.

That made the man finally turn.

"Good."

He didn't summon any contract, nor lift a finger.

Instead, with a thought, arcane words began carving themselves into the air, glowing and pulsing before he sent it to Eletantron.

"Insert your mana," the man said.

Eletantron obeyed. The moment his mana touched the contract, it flared, binding deep into his core. He felt it instantly, an unbreakable link tying him to this man.

The man nodded with satisfaction. "Good. The Dimensari and the Vampyros will play a major role in what's to come. You'll both absorb these cores."

Eletantron's eyes snapped to Jezeneth, who had now silently risen and appeared beside him. His lips parted, about to protest…. But the man's aura surged. It pressed on him, silencing him before he could speak.

"It wasn't a request," the man said coldly.

Eletantron clenched his fists again, but said nothing.

With a flick of his fingers, the man summoned the six cores from their containment. They split into two trios, each hovering before Eletantron and Jezeneth.

"Unfortunately," the man continued, "neither of you are capable of unraveling these cores. No one on this primitive planet is. That child… is the only anomaly."

Eletantron and Jezeneth's eyes widened.

The Queen had been happy at getting power so that she would be able to crush Atticus. The same desire burned in Eletantron's heart, but they were both confused.

If they couldn't absorb the cores, why give them?

"But don't worry," the man said softly, as his crimson eyes gleamed, "I'll help you absorb them."

His smile deepened. "It will just come… with a little side effect."

Suddenly, the room darkened. The air warped around them. The man's eyes blazed brighter than ever, twin infernos of crimson.

Eletantron and Jezeneth's eyes snapped wide, their bodies convulsing as the cores began to force themselves into them.

Screams erupted as pain flooded every one of their nerves.

It was torment.

And the man simply stood there… watching. Still smiling.

…

A serene stillness was over a forest that was bathed in moonlight.

Deep within it, a vast circular platform floated quietly above a still lake. Dozens of figures sat upon it, adorned with robes.

Not a single ripple disturbed the water beneath them, either the platform had no weight, or the figures upon it did not.

They were the Elders of the Evolari race, those who guided their people.

"What do you think about him, Elder Zenon?"

All eyes turned toward the figure, Zenon.

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Zenon gazed at Jenera Flux, the queen of the Evolari, with a serious look.

His expression was resolute.

"He is what we've been searching for, my Queen."

Jenera's brow furrowed slightly. "What do you mean?"

All of the elders listened in. Many of them had witnessed Atticus's impossible feats firsthand. Even now, just the memory of his presence made their skin prickle.

"Change, my Queen," Zenon responded.

He looked at each of them. "That is what the Evolari have always strived for. Eldoralth has grown stagnant. We've plateaued, perhaps even declined. Atticus Ravenstein is the catalyst. He will bring the change this world desperately needs."

A ripple of murmurs broke through the elders. Some elders nodded while others frowned.

"If the change you speak of means war and chaos, are you sure it's worth it?" one of the elders spoke up.

A few others nodded in agreement. The concern was valid.

"He's right, Zenon." Jenera's voice soon followed.

"I too find Atticus… fascinating. But things are spiraling beyond our grasp. The Dimensari are preparing for war against the humans. The Vampyros and Dragons will likely follow. That child is the only one capable of standing against them. If he falls, humanity falls with him."

Her gaze grew colder.

"We may strive for change, but we also strive for survival. If we support the wrong side now, we may face annihilation ourselves."

Silence fell like a curtain.

She didn't mince her words. No elder could deny the truth. In this age, one wrong political move could doom their entire race.

"Then… what if we maintain our neutrality?" another elder suggested cautiously.

Some nodded in agreement, but Jenera shook her head.

"No. That is even more dangerous."

They turned to her again, puzzled.

"Neutrality bears its own consequences," she continued. "If Atticus survives all this and stands as the victor, then those who remained neutral will be seen as enemies. I've seen that boy's eyes… He won't stop with the other races. He will reshape Eldoralth itself. Whether we stand beside him or not, his march will not halt. We either support him…" she paused, "or go all out to destroy him before he ascends any higher."

The gazes of the elders widened. Heavy sighs escaped lips, and an intense tension gripped the air.

Finally, another elder spoke.

"Then what do you suggest, my Queen?"

Jenera's eyes didn't change. She turned slowly to Zenon once more.

"I will trust Elder Zenon's judgment. You spent a year with him, more than any of us. You saw him up close, conversed with him, watched him rise. Where do you stand?"