Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

When Kai and Shinobu were finished, now tired and satisfied, hunger found them finally.

"I will catch some game for us," Shinobu whispered, patting her sweaty body with a warm and wet cloth.

She dressed and snatched the soiled haori off Kai, leaving him naked.

"It's ruined," Shinobu sighed as he rubbed the cloth and smelled it. "I will have to wash it as well."

"I don't think that's a good idea," Kai jested, lifting himself to sit upright.

He and Shinobu had crossed too many lines to not understand the underlying meaning and the hidden intentions of each other.

"You…" the Insect Hashira blushed furiously and then snorted before walking out with large strides.

When she had gone, Kai slumped back on the straw and moss bed and smiled.

After 5 minutes had passed, a silvery mist entered his back from the ground, unseen by all.

-Has she gone?- Kai hissed, his lips parting slightly. To others, it just felt like he was talking to himself.

-Yes, master,- Selene hissed back, as she came to rest over Kai's heart. -Are you alright?-

The smile on his face gradually vanished.

The Headache had been pushing his pain-bearing capacity beyond the limits. But, since a few days ago, a new type of pain had been coursing through him, shaking his soul.

It was like millions of unseen thorns were piercing his body, attacking every inch of his flesh.

Yet, there was no injury to be seen.

Kai sat up, letting out a deafening, silent scream.

Ahhhhhhhhh! he screamed in his mind, complaining to himself. This fucking nuisance!

He grabbed his head and hissed again, his mouth foaming. -Selene! Soul Chill at 40%!!!-

-But…-

-DO IT!-

A burst of ethereal force froze his soul, and his body reflected it.

Light blue frost covered Kai's skin, and even his breath frosted, becoming white and blue.

The intense bout of headache and thorny itches finally calmed down a little, and Kai took a relaxing breath. He massaged his temples with broken movements, finally getting the time to think over his ordeal.

What's going on?! Kai contemplated, frowning. His blue face had gained a bluer tinge. Did someone attack me?

He shook his head.

It was impossible, Kai knew. He always kept an eye on his Stats. Neither his HP nor his SP bar had shown any dip off battles.

It intensified after the fight with Akaza, but…

Kai's eyes narrowed. He had begun feeling the itch in his soul ever since he had fled away with Shinobu. However, because of Wisteria, he had given it no other thought.

What could it be? Kai gritted his teeth. No one attacked my soul, but then… Wait a minute! Soul… Soul!

Suddenly, Kai's eyes widened.

Eon Soul Dew!

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Warning: As a Soul Seed, the Item may corrupt/consume the Contestant's soul unless taken precautionary measures

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Fuck! Kai cursed. I barely used it!!!

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find a solution to counter this corruption.

Kai knew one thing for sure, though — If left untreated, the corruption would consume his soul eventually.

Kai sighed. Only one way left, then.

Putting the matter of his corrupt soul away for a moment, he focused on the more pressing things first.

Only 1 day remained for his Mission Completion, and if he wasn't wrong about it, then he had already found the answer to the Mission's question.

But first, Kai brought out the new notification.

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[

Congratulations Contestant Kai Stormborn

Your Title Status is updated

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Title: Dimensional Leader

Specification: Make 3 main-storyline Characters follow you voluntarily and unconditionally

Status: (2/3)

Effect:

 1. Correspondence +5

 2. Worth +15

 3. Charisma +25

 4. Skill: Dimensional Summoning

]

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Kai let out another sigh.

These unconditional followers aren't the same as Meg and Spawn, he reflected, his lips pressed into a thin line. Yes, their emotions and their loyalty towards me are true. No doubt. But both of them are backed by severe conditions.

With Andrik, if I were to disown the Drowned God's teachings, or would try to make him follow another Deep One, he wouldn't remain an unconditional follower of mine. It's also possible that the Dimensional Leader Title's status will regress.

And Kai needn't even think about Shinobu.

As much as she loved him now, giving him her body, soul, and her everything, the moment he was to betray humanity, she would be the first to come for his life.

In the last two days, Kai had been using Emotions Manipulation in a very suppressed and subtle manner to bring out the piled-up hatred and anger from her heart.

These things were detrimental to Shinobu's life in a battle, making her sacrifice herself just to bring down a demon.

Now Kai couldn't have that, could he? He had already invested so much time in her.

It would be the biggest joke if she were to die after his return to the Harry Potter Random World.

Kai had already formed grand plans for this Verse Fusion Random World.

The only thing that remained now was to get the Multiverse ID of this world, and he was truly at the mercy of the Systems about it.

Kai shook his head, made the notifications go away, and drummed his fingers on his knee, his eyes never leaving the package for even a fraction of a second.

He still had 20 minutes left to converse with the Sponsor.

In the vast White Hall, before coming to this Random World, Kai had undergone a deep state of meditation after seeing the names of 5 Sponsors and their floor numbers written in front of them.

That state of contemplation had not been random.

After leaving his meditative state, Kai had done five things.

It had looked like an ordinary series of expected events, but his tiniest actions and decisions had hidden meanings.

When Kai had thrown himself off the chair, he had already planned for this last conversation, knowing well that a Sponsor would ask these questions.

The first thing he had done was to turn himself into Golduck-Kai.

The reasoning behind it was simple, and if Kai wasn't wrong, then it had already served its purpose.

He didn't want to let the Sponsors know he could change his form as he wished.

If it was the reward of the 1st Stage, as Kai wanted them to believe, then the time passed was too short for a 4th-floor Contestant to figure out how to return to his human form.

The second thing he had done was to take out the three swords.

Kai wasn't a fool. He knew that these Sponsors must have already found out about his Identity by using the Swords as a foundation.

Kai hadn't cleared all clues related to them on the 2nd Set, to begin with.

How would he have known that such figures would show an interest in him then?

So, by uncovering his swords, Kai meant to say that he had nothing to hide, and if necessary, then he knew how to compromise as well.

This he had already accomplished in this month.

The acceptance of one Sponsor's terms, and rejection of the others, hadn't been random, either.

Next, he had taken out the Book; the third action.

If Kai truly wanted to hide the Book's presence from the 18th-floor Contestants, then he would've kept it in the Inventory.

Rather, he wanted them to see it.

Or, to be specific, he wanted them to recognize the runic script in which the tales had been written by the legendary wizard, Beedle the Bard.

For him, understanding the runic script was as important as his Glitch.

If an upgraded and incomplete tale of a Character allowed him to use an ACT like D-Mail, Kai couldn't even comprehend how mysterious a complete tale would be, if deciphered.

This, too, he had accomplished.

The fourth thing Kai had done was to take out the Capsules and Sling Ring.

Kai knew for a fact that the Sponsors would easily pick up on the huge HP granted by a Rare HP capsule when used. It would show them that even though he was a loner, he had his means of getting backing.

This was one of the most crucial things he wanted them to take note of.

Sling Ring had its own uses. It was a matter of the show, given the fact that these Items were custom-made, expounding upon the same detail as that of the Rare HP capsule.

At last, Kai had taken the fifth action, taking out the last Item.

This Item was the costliest gambling chip.

It had no other purpose but to let Kai play…

… the riskiest gamble of his life at this moment.