Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 789 Void

The immediate aftermath was nothing short of apocalyptic. The once-thriving capital transformed into a nightmarish landscape of desolation and despair. A crater, vast and unfathomable, now scarred the earth where the meteor had struck, stretching an astonishing ten kilometers wide and long.

Fissures snaked across the terrain in all directions, carving through the land like grotesque scars, further adding to the chaos and devastation. The shockwave from the impact created a devastating secondary effect, sending a massive wave of dust and debris billowing outward in all directions.

The colossal blast of dust and debris became a menacing cloud that swept across the continent, blanketing vast swathes of land with a suffocating layer of dust and ash. The ominous cloud spread far and wide, carried by the force of the explosion, reaching even the dragons who had fled the area and sought refuge in their distant territories.

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Nothing survived that… the people and the warriors that stayed behind turned into dust as well. It took years for the dust to eventually dissipate and no one was able to see what had happened there… eventually, decades later people found the destroyed capital… there was nothing there. No hole, no fissures, no meteor… nothing… it almost looked like the planet had healed itself.

No one knew the truth, but the meteor pierced the land like a spear and crossed dozens of kilometers until it hit nothing for a few seconds and then fell over something else…

The area where the meteor fell was completely dark and the air was damp and dusty. One could barely see a thing around… there were no sources of light or wind anywhere. Occasionally, one would hear the sound of something smashing the grass, but nothing else…

On the borders of the meteor, one could see a pile of blood after the dust dissipated… However, before long, all the blood disappeared after being absorbed by a single ring that was still equipped on a single lone finger that escaped being destroyed by the meteor…

Many years passed and nothing happened to the ring… but eventually, Rain's conscience began to take shape inside it. Despite that, it took a while before his mind started to become active. His mind was working because his mana was active, but without his body, he didn't have any memories. He only existed without doing or thinking of anything…

Still, eventually, all his memories returned and all of a sudden he began to think. That was good and all, but Rain found himself unable to feel anything…

"I guess it worked…" Rain thought of looking around, but he couldn't move since he was just a mind right now.

Rain's created a ring that was an act born from desperation and a relentless determination to prepare for the battle ahead. He embarked on a complex and arduous process, infusing the ring with an intricate combination of elements crucial to his plan.

The initial foundation of the ring laid in Rain's mana, which he poured into the ring over several days. This infusion required intense focus and concentration, channeling his magical energy into the ring to imbue it with a reservoir of power derived from his very essence.

However, Rain didn't stop there. He recognized the need to imbue the ring with more than just his mana. Understanding the complexities of his plan, he infused the ring with his own blood, a crucial component that contained the essence of his life force and genetic blueprint.

Yet, Rain went further still. Realizing that the success of his plan hinged upon more than mere magical energy and blood, he went further. He incorporated his consciousness into the ring. This inclusion of his memories and knowledge was an attempt to preserve his identity and essence, even in the event of his demise.

The culmination of these efforts resulted in a ring unlike any other—a reservoir of Rain's mana, intertwined with his life essence carried within his blood, and infused with his consciousness, knowledge, and memories.

The crucial aspect of Rain's plan lay in the ring's ability to heal and regenerate. He hypothesized that, in the event of his death, the ring's inherent properties might facilitate a process of self-regeneration. By continuously healing and replicating his blood, the ring might be able to reconstruct a physical form—a copy of his real body.

"Still, I thought that I would wake up when my body was completed. Something went wrong at some point…"

After thinking for a while, Rain assumed that he didn't harness enough mana for that… or maybe he used too much during the battle. It was a bit scary that he survived like that, but it was the only thing that he was able to come up with to save himself from any kind of attack.

"There is also the possibility that the ring was damaged during the last attack… and this could be the end of me. I will be stuck here until someone finds the ring and miraculously has the ability to repair it, or I teach them."

Rain wondered what he should do… he couldn't affect the world outside without a real body. He created the ring with the sole purpose to heal himself back to life, and objects could only react to Mana when something alive was used as a catalyst.

"Well, no point in worrying about this anymore… if this is where to happen, this is my punishment for lack of skill and cowardice. Even if the dragon god can't be defeated, I could have prevented a lot of deaths by using a self destruct attack on the army of dragons… that would end the fight since his only goal was my death.

Anyway, it seems that I can feel my mana, but I can't use it to change the interior of my mind. Can I learn that?"

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In the midst of turmoil and introspection, Rain found a mental refuge, a means to divert his thoughts from the tumultuous emotions swirling within him. Conscious of the weight of guilt and the haunting realization of the devastating consequences caused by two humans from Earth, he wanted a distraction, a way to occupy his mind and deflect the relentless barrage of guilty…