Chaos Heir

Chapter 1296: Fate

Wayne’s element had always been stranger than most, if not the strangest Khan had ever met in his many encounters.

However, Khan had never thought too deeply about it. His mindset was quite broad, and he had seen all kinds of strange events throughout his life. He had lived with one for over two decades, too. Khan could accept that impossible answer since the mana didn’t seem to have a limit to what it could do.

Yet, Zalpa and Liiza appeared to be in agreement about that topic, and they were proper Shamans, so Khan felt inclined to believe them, but his doubts couldn’t stay silent.

“[Wayne was studied and experimented on for his entire life],” Khan revealed, questioning Liiza with his gaze. “[He even completed his attunement with mana. How can his element still be in doubt]?”

It did sound truly impossible for the Global Army to have gotten that matter wrong for so long. Besides, Khan had witnessed the effects of Wayne’s element firsthand. It was indeed hard to accept, but the empirical data was undeniable.

“[That does help explain it],” Liiza exclaimed, the mental connection betraying the sympathy behind her aloof face. “[Humans’ narrow-mindedness and repeated trauma might have twisted his element, only making it show part of its nature].”

“[I’m the most traumatized soldier]!” Wayne laughed, somehow taking pride in that description.

“[How could he have not noticed it until now]?” Khan wondered, ignoring Wayne. “[He completed his rehabilitation inside George’s family. There would have been signs].”

Khan couldn’t know for sure since Wayne had yet to explain his journey inside the Ildoo family, but his guess sounded quite accurate, especially since he trusted George on the matter.

“[You share his condition],” Liiza sighed. “[Yours actually is far worse due to how stubborn you are and something else].”

“[Brother, you keep beating me],” Wayne exclaimed, his tone happy despite the veiled complaint. “[And your Wife even reminded me of that. She is as petty as you are].”

Liiza ignored the comment, her eyes abruptly widening and illuminating Khan. Her light shone on his furrowed brow, highlighting the confusion she had caused.

“[Don’t ask me, okay]?” Liiza whispered. “[I’m working on it, and it should become easier once the baby is born].”

Khan was slightly lost. He didn’t forget how Liiza had claimed to know the reason behind the Great Old One’s ominous prediction. Apparently, his mana had no future, and that was the exact reason why his arms were full of scars.

Theoretically, that was an issue Khan would prefer to fix as soon as possible, especially considering the imminent challenges. Yet, Liiza had asked him to trust her with it, and he had never been able to say no to her.

Nevertheless, Khan didn’t expect the matter to involve his very element. That clue gave him plenty of ideas, but the pleading face in his vision made him suppress them.

“[I trust you],” Khan nodded, and the undeniable honesty conveyed through the mental connection made Liiza forget about the situation and jump on his lips.

The public display of affection was short-lived since Liiza quickly recalled where she was. She stopped, unable to suppress her blush since her father was there, but changing the topic wasn’t exactly hard there.

“[How did your element present itself until now]?” Liiza asked, pretending the previous kiss had never happened.

“[Things go bad around me],” Wayne explained. “[It was previously connected to my excitement, but I learned to control it better]!”

“[Did you ever have problems affecting living beings]?” Liiza questioned. “[Even a simple muscle spasm might have been too much].”

“[Now that I think about it],” Wayne admitted, tilting his head in thought. “[Ah, but there was that time when Miss Solodrey had that adverse reaction].”

“[Her birth control flared],” Khan added details, “[But it was a harmless reaction. I have mostly seen him affect items, technology, or mana].”

Khan only wanted to help bring clarity to the topic, but the figure between his legs grew cold, affecting the environment and highlighting his mistake.

“[Birth control, I see],” Liiza said, pointing a fake, chilling smile at Khan. “[You must have had a lot of fun with Miss Solodrey].”

“[I learned from Miss Solodrey that the girlfriend must pull down the boyfriend’s pants as soon as he gets home],” Wayne declared, “[And that she was on the lewd end of the spectrum].”

Khan couldn’t scold Wayne while Liiza’s body grew increasingly cold. He honestly didn’t even dare to divert his gaze while she was staring so intensely at him. Still, everything mentioned during that exchange was technically true, so he couldn’t just deny it.

“[It was all to prepare me never to need it again],” Khan stated, approaching Liiza’s ear to whisper in it. “[I know you don’t want him to be our last one].”

“[Her],” Liiza corrected, snorting, “[And that if I ever decide to open my legs for you again].”

“[Liiza],” Khan called. “[I can’t start in front of your father].”

Liiza scoffed, peeking behind her shoulder before addressing the topic one last time. “[Don’t forget to get all cute and try when we are alone later].”

Khan chuckled, letting Liiza turn and adjust herself on him. She feigned ignorance again, restarting the previous conversation. “[What do you think]?”

“[I can’t be sure without tests],” Zalpa said, knowing the question was for her. “[It can go from mere odds to fate].”

“[Odds]?” Khan wondered. “[And can fate truly be an element]?”

“[Not in the human sense],” Liiza explained, leaning deeper into Khan’s torso. “[You can harness the universe’s intrinsic entropy. Odds wouldn’t be much different. As long as something has the potential to happen, he might be able to affect it].”

Khan had studied the subject and had conducted deeper research once his element began to lean toward those fields. Still, the topic sounded broader when it came to Wayne, and his mind started fuming when he considered the scientific implications.

“[As for fate],” Liiza continued, “[It has to do with the mana’s will. It’s not fate as you conceive it. It would be about the mana’s designs and the events it wants to make unfold].”

Most people would think Liiza had gone completely mental, but Khan couldn’t deny her explanation. After all, he was the perfect example of the mana’s will and its influence on the universe.

That energy had compelled an entire species to launch genocidal attacks across the universe so Khan could accept that Wayne’s element could share similar features. Yet, their implications remained unclear.

“[It must resonate with its surroundings for that],” Zalpa guessed. “[He might be an avatar or release an influence he isn’t aware of].”

Wayne couldn’t follow the conversation at all. However, he knew it was about him, and his excited face darted left and right as Zalpa and Liiza added more details.

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