The Mighty Mage-Chapter 667: Si Kai’s Interview

Auric sat quietly beside the city wall, staring at the bustling street beyond.

The wind brushed against her hair, but she didn't feel it. Her eyes were empty, filled only with regret.

She had once dreamed of living like the heroines in her favorite novels, the reborn women who righted their wrongs, gained wealth, married powerful men, and lived happily ever after.

But in her case, rebirth had brought nothing but humiliation.

Every month, she had to pay twenty million dollars to Gu Jin, the very woman she had once tried to impersonate. Twenty million. The number echoed in her mind like a curse.

Auric laughed weakly. "Even after being reborn, I'm still the same fool," she whispered. "Where's my mansion? My prince? My beautiful ending?"

All she had were ashes.

In her previous life, she and Gu Jin had been inseparable, best friends, sisters in all but blood. Auric had once helped Gu Jin countless times and even earned her trust and affection. But now, in this lifetime, everything had flipped upside down. She wasn't Gu Jin's savior; she was her debtor.

And Gu Jin? She had become something untouchable. A being far beyond human... a goddess.

When Auric first learned that Gu Jin had been named as a goddess, she couldn't believe it.

Gu Jin was supposed to have gone somewhere peaceful, to live quietly as a guardian until the end of her mortal life.

How had that same woman suddenly transformed into a divine existence worshiped by countless souls?

Nothing made sense.

Auric tried to recall the sequence of events again and again, but the harder she tried, the foggier her mind became. Finally, she sought help from a memory expert.

And that was when the truth shattered her world.

The life she remembered, the so-called "rebirth", wasn't real. It was a power she had unknowingly awakened.

Her mind could glimpse alternate possibilities, potential futures of the people she thought about.

None of it had actually happened.

Her "rebirth" was just one of many possible paths her consciousness had explored.

When the truth sank in, Auric felt her legs go weak. All this time, she had believed she was living a second life, one that she could control, rewrite, and redeem. But in reality, she had just been gambling with probabilities.

And by some miracle, she had won.

If even one of those probabilities had turned false, if she had made one wrong move, she would have lost everything, wealth, fame, even her life.

For the first time, fear truly hit her.

Shivering, she clutched her chest. "So all of this… all of this was never mine," she murmured. "Just luck. Just chance."

From that day, Auric stopped using her power. She no longer trusted the visions that danced behind her eyelids. Instead, she took out a pen and wrote a letter, a long, honest apology addressed to Gu Jin.

'I'm sorry for everything. I was foolish, greedy, and blind. Please forgive me. I'll repay everything, just stop demanding the monthly compensation. Let me start again.'

Weeks passed, and then a reply came.

Gu Jin's handwriting was elegant, calm, and strangely merciful.

'I no longer need your compensation. You are free, Auric. Live well.'

Those words made Auric burst into tears. For the first time in years, she felt truly free.

From that moment on, she decided to live differently.

She studied her strange ability properly, learned to control it safely, and began helping others.

Slowly, her reputation grew, from a failed imposter to a respected figure known as the Divine Probability Seer.

Her name spread across continents. Her clients included cultivators and even important figures in disguise. She earned millions, not through deceit this time, but through honest work.

For the first time in her life, Auric felt proud of herself.

While Auric's life took this peaceful turn, far away, another story was unfolding, one that made even the heavens tremble.

In a vast temple built atop the mountains, Si Kai stood beneath a glowing sigil. His eyes burned like molten gold, and his body radiated divine energy.

He had finally done it.

After fifty long years hidden inside Gu Jin's space, growing, training, and surviving, Si Kai had ascended.

The boy who once could barely lift a sword had become the Beast God.

When he transformed, his divine form was breathtaking, a hybrid of dragon and lion, a creature of majesty and fury. Lightning coiled around his mane, and his golden wings glowed with runic power.

"I am no longer the caged beast," he whispered, gazing at his reflection in the pool beneath him. "I am the storm."

But even as a god, Si Kai never forgot the lonely years when people mocked him for his "inordinate body type." He remembered the children who called him a failure, the teachers who said he would never rise above mediocrity.

Now he would prove them wrong.

He began traveling across continents, searching for others who were shunned for their differences, those whose bodies or mana didn't fit the world's rigid molds.

He gathered them, taught them, and formed a sect where "imperfection" was power.

His disciples grew rapidly, and soon the name Si Kai spread like wildfire. Reporters, politicians, and even high-ranking cultivators sought interviews with him.

But Si Kai refused every single one, except one.

"If they wish to speak with me," he said with a calm smile, "then let them all come together. I will give only one interview, to everyone, at once."

His declaration caused a storm across the world's media. Rival networks joined forces for the first time in history, pooling resources to secure a single session with the Beast God.

The day of the interview arrived.

Si Kai appeared at the grand hall dressed in a white suit. The hall was filled with reporters, photographers, and broadcasters from every major realm.

But what stunned everyone wasn't just Si Kai's divine aura, it was the two people beside him.

Gu Jin and Long Yifan.

The moment the crowd saw them, flashes erupted like fireworks.

"It's them!" someone gasped. "The guardians of the old world!"

Cameras turned instantly toward Gu Jin, but before the flashes could blind her, she simply lifted her hand.

Every single camera froze.

The hall fell into a reverent silence. No one dared move, as if an invisible command had passed through the air.

Gu Jin smiled faintly. "Not today," she said softly.

This was Si Kai's day, not hers.

She took her seat beside him, folding her hands with quiet pride.

The first reporter stood up, trembling slightly. "Beast God Si Kai," she said, "how did you reach this level of power?"

Si Kai smiled. "When I was five, I was on the verge of death. To survive, I began cultivating through beast-taming. Over the years, that path awakened something inside me, something that eventually evolved into my current form."

Another reporter immediately followed, eyes wide.

"But how did you even discover this path? Beast-taming cultivation hasn't existed for thousands of years!"

Si Kai paused for a moment, then glanced toward Gu Jin. His smile deepened. "It wasn't me," he said. "It was her."

Instantly, every camera swiveled toward Gu Jin again and again froze when she shook her head slightly.

Si Kai sighed helplessly. "She doesn't want attention," he said with a grin. "But she's the real reason I'm standing here."

The hall filled with murmurs. Many of the reporters had never seen such humility from a god.

The questions kept coming. Some asked about his techniques; others about his vision for humanity. Si Kai answered each one patiently.

He explained how magic cultivation had overshadowed countless ancient paths... paths like beast-taming, rune-forging, and soul-weaving. Over the centuries, humanity had forgotten them.

But now, his rediscovery would reignite that lost diversity. New academies were opening, old scrolls were being unearthed, and a new age of cultivation was beginning.

When he finished explaining, applause filled the hall. The interviewers stood, clapping sincerely.

Then one final question silenced them all. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"If you could dedicate your success to one person," a young reporter asked softly, "who would it be?"

Si Kai didn't hesitate.

"To my sister," he said, turning to Gu Jin. "She saved me when no one else would."

His voice trembled slightly as he continued.

"When I was five, I was beaten for stealing food... food I didn't even eat. My own parents called me worthless because I couldn't awaken magic. They left me to die. But she..." His voice cracked.

"She found me. She gave me a name, a home, and hope. Everything I am today is because of her."

The hall was silent. Even the cameramen had tears in their eyes.

Then Si Kai looked back at Gu Jin with a gentle smile. "To me, she isn't just my sister. She's my god."

Gasps filled the room.

Gu Jin covered her mouth, her eyes glistening. "You idiot," she whispered, half laughing, half crying.

The applause that followed shook the hall like thunder.

For a moment, Si Kai wasn't just the Beast God... he was a symbol of something greater: love, loyalty, and gratitude that even divinity couldn't erase.