Chapter 328: Fate 101
Many would find themselves pondering, what exactly was fate?
Some call it destiny- a predetermined set of events that were bound to happen, but was that all it was?
"This golden river in my hands, or the free-flowing river you were all observing before I changed the surroundings, they all have a predetermined reality that they have to follow."
The mythical river that the Celestial Grandmaster had plucked was struggling in his hands as it wanted to quickly find a way out.
"But...what if it was possible to manipulate that reality? What if it was possible to manipulate fate?"
Thin lines of light released from his body as they covered the struggling river, gradually causing it to come down as it became as docile as possible. No more struggles occurred as the river became a circular lake, standing still as the Grandmaster raised his hands up.
"When one becomes proficient enough, manipulating and influencing these predetermined sets of realities becomes possible."
As he was speaking, his hands plucked out multiple golden flowing rivers around him as he turned them into docile lakes that serenely floated around him. It was at this moment though, that one could see the first river he had turned into a lake begin to tremble as it reformed back into a river.
"But this brings us to the next point that all of you have to ingrain into your origins. Things will always go back to the natural state they were in, a natural state that is filled with randomness and disorder. From a calm lake into a surging river, the thing to be understood is that at the core of all of it- randomness, or disorder, will always increase."
The lake had reformed into a raging golden river that flowed around the Celestial, disrupting the nearby lakes as they soon began to tremble. The point that the Grandmaster seemed to be making was that once things returned to this state of disorder, they would go even further as they made the surrounding entities also fall into a similar state!
"That is where the Celestials come in. We are students of Fate, and our goal is to make sure that the things which have been influenced and manipulated remain in that state of balance, that they remain ordered. This can be very hard to achieve for those who are not proficient in the Law of Fate."
He waved his hands again as numerous golden lines fell onto the trembling lakes that were about to return into rivers, their forms being stabilized once more as they remained still. But the single raging river fought against the thin golden lines as it remained wild, the raging waves around it actually increasing!
"Though sometimes you will have a force that will simply not adhere to this influence of fate, and continues to fall into more and more randomness, bringing about even greater disorder. When you reach this stage..."
The golden lines releasing from him turned a shade of red as they wrapped around the golden surging river, tightly binding it as destructive lights were released, the Celestial Disciples watching on in shock as the river was slowly strangled until it exploded into a steam of nothingness!
"...you will learn to simply snuff this force out, and observe as everything around it more easily and permanently maintains Order."
Noah watched on with wide eyes at this principle as the numerous rivers which had been turned into lakes floated serenely around the Celestial Grandmaster, not a single one of them even showing a sign of changing back as even the slightest trembling could not be seen!
"This world we are in, this galaxy, this universe- they are all in a constant state of randomness and disorder that only increases as time passes. Whatever is born will eventually die, no matter if it is a human, a fairie, demon, or even a star."
The voice of the Celestial Grandmaster was gradually becoming elevated as it seemed he was releasing a profound lecture that they would never come across again in their entire lifetimes.
"We, the Celestials, have chosen to be the pioneers of fate that work every second to bring Order and Balance in this environment of constant and ever so increasing disorder!"
His voice boomed out as it shook the origins of every listening disciple, even the ones that had already heard this speech before!
"With our continued understanding and proficiency in the Supreme Law of Fate, we have been able to bring an order never before seen in this Light Expanse, a level of Order that has prevented the deaths of trillions of beings and millions of stars."
"I know many of you come from different worlds where you may have heard different rumors and ideas about us on what we really stand for. Some of you may have a picture of us as simple tyrants who force our wills onto others. Some of you may look at our actions and call them vile or detestable, while some of you may think of us as merciful saints who have saved neighboring worlds and beings you know!"
The gaze of the Celestial Grandmaster was moving across every single white robbed disciple as his voice reached a pitch that seemed to resonate with the mystical flowing atmosphere he had transferred all of them in.
"Some of you may have lived in worlds where our name brought fear and silence, while some of you may have lived in stars where you looked up and were proud just to hear the name of Celestials be mentioned. You may think a great deal of things about Celestials, but you will only truly understand who we are and what we do after you have truly stepped onto the path to becoming a Celestial yourself!"
His gaze landed on Noah as he felt a sense of gravity unlike anything he had come across before, the gaze of the Celestial Grandmaster shifting to a being next to him as he became able to breathe easy once more.
"Once you become a true student of fate and you start asking yourself- what does fate have in store for me, and how can I influence it to bring about the most order in the lands around me- only then will you be able to understand just how paramount the task we Celestials have out in front of ourselves is."
A shimmering look occupied the aged face of the Grandmaster as he continued.
"We are going against the natural flow of events, bringing and maintaining order in worlds that seek to constantly be more random! It is a task that you will only realize the immensity of in time..."
"So, our new recruits, pay attention as you begin to explore the workings of fate, and pay even closer attention to your own actions and the result they bring. To start you off on your journey, we shall start with the simple techniques that will allow you to condense the abstruse Law of Fate into your own bodies."
The Grandmaster waved his hands as numerous shining crystals appeared in front of every single White Robed Disciple.
"This is the primary technique that will allow you condense Lines of Fate into your body, these Lines being your most supreme foundation as you will realize that ranks and levels become meaningless in your eyes, that if you have the talent in the Law of Fate and hold an insurmountable number of Fate Lines- not a single thing will be able to stand against you!"
A shocking impact was left on the hearts of many of the new disciples as they reached out towards the sparkling Inheritance Stones, Noah reaching out for the one in front of him as numerous information entered his mind and a new skill became available to him.
Under the tab of unique skills, a golden shining skill by the name of {Fate's Disciple} was showing itself in a spectacular fashion as he received the first lesson from the Celestials!