The Empyreal Gem Master

Chapter 80: Gem Master Alexander! VI

Her voice carried a terrifying authority that riled up the power of the Asmodeus Lord in front of them, but this being cautiously remained silent too!

Alexander paid no attention to all this as countless thoughts crossed his mind, until finally…

"Ah…" His eyes lit up as if he had an epiphany.

His mind held many things, but at this moment, he went back to the time before he Awakened.

Even when he ascended up the mountain while all the others were nervous about what Gem Sockets they would awaken, he was relaxed.

He was lazy in nature.

As he had walked beside Claire up that mountain to awaken what others thought was a Defective Life Socket, he was smiling without worry!

Why did he try to change himself after he Awakened?

Why did he try to become some serious, brooding machine?

Yes, his mother was gone. It was painful when it happened, and it was still painful now.

But even the goal of revenge that he achieved didn't give him some recompense from this pain as he had to deal with it like everyone else without it consuming him.

He remembered his mother's face again.

Before she had gone on the mission where she never returned, she had held onto his face with a dazzling smile as she said…

'Be happy, Little Alex. Above everything else, be happy.'

…!

The memory came and went like a bolt of crimson lightning as on his chest, his Enneagram began to spin and grow hot!

[The Feature of Self Actualization is being unlocked.]

Who he was.

It was shown by his nature before he Awakened, and glimpses of it had shown itself afterwards.

Even as he gained terrifying Gem Recipes, he ended up favoring the one that had others do the work while he sat back.

And everything he did only made that reality even more real as at this moment, he didn't even fight in the battles against his enemies- others did it on his behalf!

Lazy by nature, and yet terrifyingly efficient in what needed to be done.

Gradually, a smile began to appear on his face.

A smile more genuine than any that had appeared these past few days as he sighed and shook his head.

He felt like he had just begun exploring himself.

What did he like? Why did these fantastical Gems and Gem Recipes fascinate him so much? And what exactly was the terrifying Enneagram that just unlocked another likely ridiculous feature?

Self Actualization.

Under it, Alexander felt like he could more easily and clearly define himself. His purpose, morality, and sense of being!

He felt as if a road was opening up in front of him, and if he followed it, he would come to find his true self!

But to do this, he actually had to not die- so power was critical.

Beast Lord, Beast Kings, or even Beast Emperors…he just had to make sure they couldn't shake him off his path before he arrived at a place even he didn't know where exactly it would be.

To ensure this, he had his Enneagram.

And since he was putting everything on the Minion King Gem Recipe so far…he would lean into others doing everything for him even more!

More Minions. More Gem Recipes similar to them.

The possibilities were endless as Alexander's smile only became wider!

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Yet opposite him was a Tier 7 Ascendant Human who had just been told by him the terror of incoming Tier 8 and Tier 9 Beast Emperors, and to smile after such a thing would only make one seem crazy.

Alexander shook himself out of his reverie and looked towards the Asmodeus Lord in front of him while he replied lightly.

"Sorry about that; a little self-reflection took me out for a second. What's your name again?"

"..."

The holder of the Bear Titan Gem Recipe had his facial muscles twitch at this crazy being in front of him.

"Gannicus. Ascendant Gem Master Gannicus."

His reply was cold as there were just too many oddities occurring right now.

Yet the young man opposite him just continued freely.

"Alright, Gem Master Gannicus. I've told you what I can as you should pass the information on to the most powerful Human Gem Masters. We should have a Tier 9 Human Emperor in our Asmodeus Bloodline, yes? Or multiple? Get the word going and just maybe, you can prevent the deaths of millions more humans. I've said what I can as for now, this Stronghold is safe.

I'll be going after the ones who are coordinating attacking this and other Strongholds after I prepare a bit, so you can rest easy for now. But prepare for the future, it will be a bloody one."

He spoke such words far too calmly, and he looked like someone with a few screws loose as he beckoned towards the figures of Vishpala and Anastasia.

"Let's go."

…!

Just like that?

His crimson wings buzzed as he began to float out of the Defense Tower, coming out to observe the walls and the now tens of thousands of Gem Masters who seemed ready to defend their Stronghold.

He nodded towards them with a smile and began to move away as…

"Wait!"

The voice of Human Lord Gannicus echoed out as he came out of the defense tower as well.

He seemed frustrated beyond measure as he wanted to tell this young man he couldn't just leave after all that!

But, the only thing that escaped his mouth was…

"Who are you, really?"

Who was he?

When he heard such a question, Alexander couldn't help but laugh.

For the first time in what felt like forever.

"Wow, asking me the same thing I was just asking myself…" He thought out loud, with his words only making the expression of Gannicus darker.

But, just because there was a threat of Beasts didn't mean he couldn't smile or laugh as he used to!

'This…will be the first part of me that I will make sure I don't lose.'

On this road he was starting on that he didn't know the destination of.

He made his first goal to not lose his laughter or sense of humor no matter what.

He then looked at the Asmodeus Lord- Gannicus, and the Tier 6 and Tier 5 Ascendant Gem Masters behind him as he replied while waving his hands.

"Alexander. I simply am, Gem Master Alexander."

…!