"My master can send a projection of herself here. But I need to contact her first and let her know. If she agrees, you can meet her right here," Diana explained.
"Sounds good, then let’s do that. How long will it take?" Daniel paused for a moment before nodding.
Given the current situation, it was the best decision.
"It’ll take about a month for her projection to arrive."
"That long?" His eyebrows lifted slightly in surprise.
"Unfortunately, there are too many eyes on my master. If she suddenly sends a projection to some third-rate country like this one, it’ll attract a lot of attention. That’s why she has to do it secretly, and that makes the process take longer," Diana explained briefly.
"I see. Then I’d appreciate it if you could let your master know."
"Sure. Let’s exchange numbers so I can contact you when it’s ready." She took out her phone.
Daniel didn’t really mind and gave her his number. After she saved it, he added,
"I’ll be challenging the third floor of the tower tomorrow, so I’ll be unavailable for a while."
"The third floor? I thought you’d at least be on the fourth!" Diana looked at him with disbelief.
"Well, I’ve been slacking a bit," Daniel laughed. In truth, with his current power, even if he said he was already on the fifth floor, people would believe him.
Unfortunately, he had been lazy and put off clearing the tower floors, which was why he hadn’t even reached the third yet.
After that, Diana explained a few more minor details to him before saying goodbye. Then, she vanished right where she stood.
After she left, Daniel took one last look at the spot where she disappeared, shook his head, and returned home—though not directly inside.
Using the Law of the Moon and the Law of Death, he created invisible barriers around his house, boosting its security at least fivefold.
Now, even if Diana tried, she couldn’t appear in the sky above his house anymore. And if she did, even if she didn’t die, she would definitely be on the verge of death.
Of course, he didn’t do this specifically against her—it was just that he realized his home wasn’t as secure as he thought.
Then he went back to his room, lay on his bed, and let his thoughts drift to the contents of the letter he had read.
The letter contained a detailed summary of what had happened to his father—almost identical to what his mother had told him, but with precise details.
It even included his name, his mother’s, and his sister’s. But what truly confirmed that the writer must’ve known his father personally was something else—
The letter mentioned his bloodline.
It said, "I know about your bloodline. You probably have many questions, and maybe you don’t know how to use it yet. You might not even realize that your bloodline requires awakening."
He had never told anyone about his bloodline or how mysterious it was—not even his mother—and he always did his best to keep it hidden.
He didn’t know why, but his instincts told him that if the world ever found out about his bloodline, they’d do everything they could to hunt him down.
The abilities of his bloodline were beyond words.
He could use the traits of all classes without restriction, while others could only use the traits of their own profession.
It granted him a form of pseudo-immortality—hundreds of extra lives—and each time he died, he could use one to return, as long as his soul wasn’t destroyed.
He could also use it to turn living or dead beings into Fallen Ones, gain ten percent of their stats, and even copy one of their skills.
And still, he felt all of this was only a fraction of what his bloodline could do—especially after seeing fragments of the Tree’s memories, the Tree that had once been a companion of the Fallen God and now resided within his spiritual palace.
In those fragments, the Fallen God used extraordinary powers while fighting against the gods—powers that clearly originated from his bloodline.
Abilities Daniel currently had no access to, nor any idea how to activate.
But now, after reading that letter, it seemed his bloodline needed to awaken.
How was he supposed to awaken it? That was a question only that woman—Diana’s master—could answer.
He slowly closed his eyes and drifted to sleep.
Time passed quietly, and soon the moon gave way to the sun. Its light woke Daniel from his sleep.
After getting up, he took a shower, changed into fresh clothes, and went downstairs, where he found his mother preparing breakfast.
There was no sign of Tiana or Alice—they were probably still asleep.
He walked up to his mother and greeted her.
"Heading out?" Leia asked softly.
"Yeah, but before that, can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Do you know someone called Lady of the Eternal Night?" Daniel asked in a serious tone.
"Hm? Sounds familiar... If I’m not mistaken, she was one of your father’s subordinates. But I don’t know much about her—she was the most mysterious of them all." Leia thought for a moment before answering.
"I see. Thanks, Mom." Daniel kissed her cheek and turned to leave.
"Why do you ask? Wait... where did you even hear that name?"
But Daniel didn’t respond—he just smiled and left the house. His body vanished, and a moment later, he reappeared right in front of the Tower.
He looked up at it. The Tower existed everywhere at once—what did they call it again? Absolute Presence?
He really wanted to know what kind of being could create something like this.
Without wasting any more time, he entered. For a moment, the world around him turned black. Then, light surrounded him.
A system message appeared before his eyes:
[ Player Daniel Noir — Welcome ]
[ Do you wish to enter the Celestial Domain? ]
[ Do you wish to challenge the third floor? ]
Daniel selected the second option.
[ Confirmed... Transfer to the third floor will begin in ten seconds. ]
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The world around him shifted once more into darkness. A radiant light descended from above, enveloping him completely.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on sand. At the same time, another message appeared in front of him:
[ Welcome to the Third Floor — The Bloody Shore ]