Single Wish: Rise Of The Omniscient Paragon

391  390: Forget (Fourth Bonus Chapter)

Corey's heart rate increased slightly as he waited for Nina's response. He didn't know why, but he had a feeling that she was once again going to drop a bombshell.

A bombshell which a part of him wanted, and another part of him feared.

[First of all, you can never regain the memories of your past lives.]

Corey raised his brows in surprise.

[If you ever see or encounter the memories of your past self, it would be like you're watching a movie. There would be no recollection, and there would be no feelings or emotions of the past.]

[There might come a time when you'll see the memories of your past self, however, it would be like you're watching the life of a stranger. So you don't have to be worried about your memories coming back and you becoming a different person because of the memories.]

Corey was pleasantly surprised when he heard this. He was almost certain that what he was going to hear from Nina was going to be something that would not be in his favor.

"Well, that's good. Although I'm curious about my past life, I don't want to change. This is my life, and I have a family and people I care about. I don't want my past life's memories to affect my feelings towards those I care about."

[Hmm.] Nina hummed, and Corey stood.

"Well, I have learned a lot today, and though I want to ask some more questions, I'd rather ask them at another time."

Corey dusted his body, and then he grabbed his axe. Just as he was about to take a step forward, Nina spoke,

[I haven't answered your last question.]

Corey raised his brows, "My last question?"

[You asked if your past self was still alive and if he would want to take over your body.]

When Corey heard this, he frowned.

For some reason, his mind completely ignored that last question he asked Nina, and he had a feeling that it wasn't normal.

[To tell you the truth, I went through your memories from the moment you absorbed me into your body. I did it so that I could know the type of person I was dealing with.]

Corey frowned slightly.

[Corey… can you remember your true self?]

The instant Nina asked this question, Corey staggered backward and his eyes widened to the limit in pure shock.

Memories started pouring into his mind and with every second that passed, the shock and disbelief that he felt increased.

He remembered.

He remembered his encounter with his… true self?

He remembered how he had fought with his true self who was chained to the bottom of his sea of consciousness.

How?

How had he forgotten something so important and significant?

Corey staggered once again and held his throbbing head.

"How?... Who?... What?..."

"How did I forget?... Who made me forget?... What made me forget?"

Corey's voice came out as a low growl which was then followed by a soft grunt.

[I don't know what happened. But what I know is that the current you is more like a mixture of your past life and your current life.]

[Your calmness, indifference, cruelty, pride, and coldness are not traits one can develop as a tier 2 or somebody who is not even close to a hundred years old. You got all these traits after your past self and your current self got mixed together.]

Corey frowned deeply, "Mixed together? What do you mean by mixed together? I don't remember meeting my other self after my first meeting with my other self. How could we have gotten mixed together and I wouldn't know? Why did I forget about my other self in the first place?!"

Corey felt his emotions getting riled up after realizing that his memories had been tampered with and that he was most likely getting played by a being or his past self at the moment.

'What a fucking shitty situation.' Corey clenched his fists in anger.

[I don't know why you forgot about your other self, and although I have my hypothesis, I can't tell you about it.]

[Also, if I'm correct, you started forgetting about your past self after you failed to protect your sister.]

Corey felt a painful tug in his heart when he heard Nina's words. He clenched his fists in anger as memories of the last time he saw his sister appeared in his mind.

A few seconds later, Corey released a soft sigh.

"I just want to ask a single question Nina, how difficult is it to become as strong as the Paragon Ancestor?"

[...]

[The only equal the Paragon Ancestor has is the Supreme Ancestor. There's a reason why their races are called Paragons and Supremes.]

[To become as strong as the Paragon Ancestor or the Supreme Ancestor is one of the most difficult feats in all of existence.]

"..."

Corey looked at his axe for a few seconds.

"Can I become as strong as the Paragon Ancestor through the Universal System?"

The instant Corey asked this question, both Corey and Nina did not know, but reality around them paused for a millionth of a second.

Nina remained quiet for a few seconds, and then she replied,

[...No, you cannot.]

A grin instantly appeared on Corey's face the instant he heard Nina's words.

"Life's good isn't it?"

[...]

Corey chuckled softly, and then he walked toward the temple. As he approached the temple, there was a completely random and seemingly insignificant memory his stars of consciousness recalled.

When he wanted to become a tier 1, the Universal System gave him a list of classes to choose from:

[Heir of the Ancient Spear God]

[Arcane Mage]

[Poison Warlock]

[Heir of the Ghost King]

And, [Night Assassin].

Although he chose the Poison Warlock Class, he could not help but become curious as to what his path would have been if he had chosen Night Assassin as his class.

Would he have gone on the same path as he did in his previous life?

'Maybe the main reason why the Universal System put the class among the list of options was because of my past life.'

A glint flashed in Corey's eyes, and then he stared at the ghost gloves on his hands.

'Although I don't really care about my past self, I still need to know more about my past self…' Corey clenched and unclenched his fists.

'... I think I should try and look for information on the Ghost King. I have a feeling that I'll be able to find something about my past self since there should be a sort of similarity or connection between ghosts and assassins… Right?'