The World after the Fall - 166 Rupture 1
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166 Rupture 1

"The memory is not complete."

Rhamad looked at Jaehwan with understanding and spoke.

[That Nightmare was the first to go through that pool. He took [Eye of Geshtalt] from there.]

Jaehwan then became dumbfounded. He expected Mulack to have visited the place, but he never thought the man had gotten something.

"The [Eye of Geshtalt] has already been taken?!"

Runald and Karavan also seemed to be shocked. Runald's expression made it look like all had been lost.

[What is going on?]

Rhamad asked, but no one answered. He then smiled, realizing something.

[I see. So, you all were here to get the [Eye of Geshtalt].]

"T-that's…"

Runald shook his head and tried to deny it, concerned that their intention would make Rhamad uncomfortable. Jaehwan answered instead.

"Yes."

It was a simple answer. Rhamad didn't seem to be mad either.

[Then you have nothing to be worried about.]

"What do you mean?"

[You already have the [Eye of Gehstalt].]

"…I do?"

[You do not know?]

Rhamad continued,

[[Eye of Geshtalt] is not a Part that has a physical form like Machina. Everyone who understands Ouroboros can use it.]

Jaehwan then looked down at himself doubtfully. His body did become much lighter and had increased world power, but he didn't feel like he had gotten the [Part]. He then unleashed his world power to look at his unique world. It was still barren and dark. Nothing changed. It looked like Rhamad could also see the unique world, and he turned toward Jaehwan's direction and spoke.

[You think nothing has changed. It is natural. Nothing did change.]

"What's all this nonsense?"

[I don't know why, but you already had the [Eye of Geshtalt]. You just didn't know how to use it.]

Rhamad then looked up to the sky — to the giant eye at the center of the dark sky. Jaehwan then suddenly felt like everything underneath his waist had disappeared.

[You see the 'eye' there. Do you not?]

Then…

[I'm not sure if you know, but the only one who can see the 'eye' is the 'eye.']

Jaehwan felt as if he was struck with lightning. Something was awakening within him.

[Open your eyes. You can now 'see'.]

Jaehwan's left eye began to s.h.i.+ne brightly in white light. In his iris, some weird symbol was spinning there. It was not a circle, however.

A snake biting its tail. Ouroboros.

Rhamad then shouted.

[YES! That eye is the eye that allows you to see through every 'clothing'! The destroyer of all laws and illusions! Eye of Geshtalt!]

Jaehwan now realized. His unclothing and questionnaires were preparation for him to understand the [Eye of Geshtalt]. He looked inside him by using the Eye of Geshtalt. He was filled with familiar voices.

-Why? What are you looking at?

-Are you taking off again?

In the next moment, his world power doubled. His clothes provided him world power through faith.

'This was the power of the Eye of Geshtalt…'

Jaehwan now was able to unclothe himself anytime he wanted increase his world power. Until his clothes were no more, he did not have to worry about running out of world power. Rhamad smiled satisfyingly.

[I a.s.sume you have more questions, but I won't tell you anymore. You won't need any answers.]

Jaehwan did not ask why. He knew why already as he now began to look into the [Record of the Depth] by using his [Eye of Geshtalt], looking into Mulack's 'clothes'. The clothes began to talk of the story of one who began to climb up the Tree of Imagery to stop Cultivation.

It was a long story filled with despair and sadness, but there was faint hope. Jaehwan had heard the story a long, long time ago.