Atticus’s Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground

“Is there anything we can do to help?”

Atticus had done most of the heavy lifting, but standing idle didn’t sit right with them.

He looked at them. “Do you still feel like killing me?”

They hesitated. Then slowly, all three, including Maera, nodded.

‘Hmm. I don’t feel it anymore though…’

When he’d first met Ae’ark, there had been a strange feeling, like his Will wanted to kill him. And the same had happened with the others.

But now… that sensation was gone.

‘Is it because of my True Will?’ he wondered.

Still, trust wasn’t something he could offer so easily.

“You don’t feel that way toward the other paragons, right?”

They shook their heads.

“Then ask them what you can do to help.”

He gave them a small smile and excused himself. Maera looked like she wanted to follow him, but he vanished before she could even take a step.

As Atticus reappeared outside, he began walking toward the back of the building.

There were a number of things in the back. Another large structure stood ahead, and the sound of clashing swords reached his ears.

‘They’re still training.’

At their pleading request, Atticus had built a separate training building for Aurora, Ember, Caldor, and Nate. They’d claimed they needed it for focused training, and Atticus hadn’t objected.

Now, as he stood outside, his gaze focused through the walls, locking onto the activity inside.

He noticed Nate sitting at the far end of the training room, his posture slumped, eyes blank and distant. The gloom that clung to him was hard to miss.

Atticus remembered the conversation they had hours earlier.

After assigning tasks to the paragons, he’d reunited with his family. And during a brief moment alone, Nate had approached him, his voice shaky.

“H-Hey Atticus… d-did you see them?”

Atticus had known exactly who he meant, Lucas’ family.

But there had been no answer he could give that would bring him peace.

During his storm through the Zorvan world, he’d kept an eye out, searching for even a trace of someone who resembled a Ravenstein. Or even just a human.

He’d said he wouldn’t humor Lucas’ wish. He wasn’t going there to save anyone. But he hadn’t planned on killing them either. Still, he’d looked.

He had scoured every space he tore through, but found nothing. Not a single human.

The truth was that the Zorvans had never held any hostages. Lucas had been manipulated, his family had likely been dead from the start. Just another lie.

When Atticus told Nate… tears had spilled down the boy’s cheeks. He’d been training so hard, trying to become strong enough to save them.

And now, they were gone. What was he supposed to do?

Even now, that same lost expression remained frozen on his face.

Atticus turned his gaze away, eyes drifting toward a small garden off to the side.

It was beautiful, enchanting even. Flowers and rare plants bloomed, but that wasn’t what caught his attention.

At the center, lying motionless atop a bed made of tightly wrapped vines, was a girl with flowing purple hair.

The vines glowed faintly, pulsing softly as they channeled energy into her in gentle waves.

She looked like a fairy resting on her deathbed.

This had been something the Evolari helped prepare. Evolution was their specialty, and aiding her body’s adaptation and healing fell well within their scope.

Atticus stared at her silently, remembering what Ozeroth had told him.

‘She fused with her spirit.’

Two egos merging into one, because of that, she’d been able to break the Spirit King’s hold on her and completely screw him over.

Atticus examined her, trying to understand the changes taking place within her.

According to Ozeroth, the fusion with Lumindra hadn’t elevated her rank. The rank increase she’d displayed had only been temporary.

Just like when he first bonded with Ozeroth and his strength briefly rose to match Blackgate, Zoey’s boost had faded.

Now, she was back at Master rank. But rank wasn’t what he was focused on.

It was the change within her.

The fusion with Lumindra had done something deeper. It had opened a new path for her, expanded the peak of what she could one day become.

But that was all it was, a chance. She would only reach it through her hard work.

Atticus looked at Zoey for a moment longer and sighed.

‘What am I doing?’

He didn’t know anymore.

With everything happening, relationships had dropped to the bottom of his priority list.

Zoey was important to him. Her help during the incident at the alliance military camp had been invaluable. She’d lost her entire family, and there was no way he would ever abandon her. Not now.

But… he wasn’t ready for any more emotional storms. No drama.

Not now. Not anytime soon.

‘That’s why I’ve also decided not to tell them,’ Atticus thought.

‘Is that your choice?’

Ozeroth’s voice echoed in his head.

Atticus nodded.

They were talking about a promise he’d made long ago. That when everything was over, he’d tell his parents the truth, that he was reincarnated.

But now, he’d changed his mind. Not because he wanted to lie… but because he was scared.

Scared of their reaction. Scared of what it would do to him.

What if their bond fractured? What if they stopped seeing him as their son?

His family was the only thing keeping him grounded.

The only thing stopping him from becoming a pure weapon of destruction.

If that was lost… then the world could only hope for the best.

Ozeroth didn’t say anything after that, he simply went quiet, respecting Atticus’ choice.

Atticus shifted his focus back to Zoey.

‘She’ll be asleep for a very long time.’

Even he could tell.

It was a miracle her body hadn’t torn itself apart from the overload of power. But now that the energy was gone, the damage it left behind was still there.

At this pace, it would take a long while to fully heal.

He exhaled softly, then turned and walked over to a corner at the side of the garden.

Lowering himself, he sat cross legged on the cool ground.

‘It’s time to see my changes… and make plans.’

With that thought, he called out to his panel.

A soft hum echoed, and a glowing screen of light appeared in front of him.

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