Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Chapter 23: Waking Up, DNA Verification

When Nero opened his eyes, he found that he was already at home, lying down on a comfortable sofa, he even noticed that his mother was in the kitchen doing something.

'This... how did I get here?' Nero thought to himself, as he didn't recall coming home.

He pondered for a moment, and finally recalled the massive surge of power he felt after he Digitized, assuming the power of Mazello. However, he had soon after losing his consciousness, as if the power was too great to withstand.

"Ouch..." Nero muttered as he felt a slight wave of pain in his head; it seemed that he hadn't fully recovered even now.

He thought for a bit and spoke in his mind, "Check Status: Health and Magic Power."

Not long after, the notification details popped up before his eyes after a 'ding' sound.

[Health 140/140]

[Magic Power 10/140]

Nero's eyes went wide as he saw this, he thought to himself, 'My Magic Power has fallen sharply, it seems that it's even more taxing for my current self, maybe I'll need to be at Level 10 to use this strength without repercussions. It's no wonder that the Inheritance Bit is locked at that level.'

After Nero thought this, he arranged his thoughts before concluding, 'I was brought back by someone, but the question is who? Who would do this? Am I just a pawn, or are they people I can trust as allies?'

While thinking, Nero wanted to ask Adult Nero, but he already knew that he wouldn't give him a reply, anything that doesn't have to do with immediate danger or influence to his life will not be a concern to him. Maybe he thought that it would be better for him to experience life for himself, rather than having it placed before him on a silver plate.

"Cheap bastard..." Nero whispered under his breath.

"What was that?" Adult Nero said in a sharp and icy tone.

"N-None of your business..." Nero snapped back as he tried to pick himself up from the bed.

"Hmph!" Adult Nero merely snorted and said nothing in return, he knew himself well and understood that it's not easy to curb their pride even at his age.

While both Nero's were giving each other the silent treatment, a gentle voice came over that soothed both of their souls.

"Is my little Nero okay?" Hersa said as she walked over with a bowl of soup.

Just by taking in the whiff, even Adult Nero, whose senses were connected to Nero's couldn't help but feel at ease, the scent of mother's rare meal made him a bit warmed.

Nero hadn't eaten his mother's cooking in a long time, especially after she got sick, she didn't have much strength to run about the kitchen. He looked at her in joy as he spoke, "Mother, I'm fine, do you know who brought me home?"

Hersa placed the bowl in Nero's hand and sat nearby while checking his temperature; she soon replied, "It was a friend of yours, he said his name was Ryo. He saw you collapsed on the way to the grocery store and picked you up before gathering the stuff we needed. Such a good child..."

Nero's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything about him, he merely took the spoon and began to drink the soup as his eyes grew teary, and he didn't taste this in a long time.

"Mother, your soup is still the best," Nero said, changing the topic.

Hersa's eye's brightened as he spoke, "Realy? Then I'll try doing it again on special days."

Nero looked at his mother and smiled as he spoke, "That's good mother, but you have to remember to do it only when you are in good condition, don't push yourself too hard, I can still do most of the chores for you."

"Hmm, I suppose my Nero knows best," Hersa said as she rubbed Nero's head while watching him eat, as she did this, she couldn't help but remember doing this as he was a small child.

However, her eyes soon showed a trace of sadness when she thought of Nero's father. Her face soon after turning a bit pale, but she easily fixed her expression before rising to her feet and speaking, "Nero, mother's going to take a little rest now, I've been up and about too much today."

Nero put down the bowl and stood on his feet as he spoke, "Then, I'll tuck you in mother."

Hersa shook her head and left for the stairs as she spoke, "No need, your mother can still put herself to sleep, you know, besides, don't you want to meet with that online friend of yours. Go on, rest up, and have a good talk with him."

Following those words, Hersa went up the stairs, as Nero stared at her from behind, he noticed her arm was slightly trembling, causing him to grip his fists tightly.

His eyes shone in a firm ray as he thought, 'Mother, don't worry, I will certainly help you,'

After thinking these thoughts, Nero then shook his head and finished his soup. He then washed the dishes and locked up before heading upstairs and putting himself into meditation.

Soon, Nero started to do the same breathing methods for the [Foundation Body Refining Method]. Still, even after performing it for a few minutes, he didn't notice any peculiar effects. He asked inwardly, 'Could it be that I can only practice these techniques in the Word of Promise?'

Adult Nero replied this time, "Correct, you can practice combat skills and gain a little experience in reality, but it is more effective in the World of Promise. As for skills like this, which are cultivation oriented, you can only do it in a world with Magic Power, Qi, and various kinds of energy; only in this way can you see actual results."

'I see, so that's the case,' Nero replied in his mind showing a look of understanding.

Adult Nero seeing his look, nodded and spoke, "Although you can't practice those skills, you can boost your Spiritual Awareness with meditation over long periods. Take this chance to tap into your consciousness once more and grow more attuned with nature, once the time arrives you will naturally Digitize into the World of Promise while using this Secondary Training Method as a boost."

Nero's eyes flashed as he didn't think of such a thing; he promptly closed his eyes and entered meditation once more. Unlike his first time, he tapped into his consciousness much quicker this time as the wind swept across his form, brushing his hair to the side. He now seemed unphased by anything, as if he became apart of the room and the world.

Adult Nero smiled as he saw this, a rare gentle look showed in his eyes as he spoke, "He is even more quick to learn than my previous self, is this the result of having proper guidance? If so, then I can hardly wait to see what this fellow will achieve, shall he take that step and step into the rank that eluded me? I suppose only time will tell..."

When Adult Nero spoke, his eyes showed a strange glint before he closed them and sunk into meditative silence, no longer concerning himself with the matters outside Nero's mind.

Soon, the time had arrived at the requisite hour, and Nero's body began to transform into particles of small multi-colored cubes that beamed towards the sky in an instant before vanishing from this world.

***

Far away from this scene, within a professional facility that was located in the central areas of Rambruck. A familiar duo was seen standing nearby two individuals dressed in white clothes, with gloves on their hands and many different devices before them.

Looking at the duo, one would notice that one of them was a middle-aged man with unruly black hair, messy beard, droopy eyes with a hook-shaped nose, broad forehead, and thick eyebrows. He wore a simple jacket over a black shirt and sported dark trousers.

Standing nearby was a beautiful lady that wore formal wear; she had dark brown hair that neatly fell to her sides, and a straight face with stern-looking deep-set eyes that had pretty eyelashes, her luscious red lips were currently frowning.

The middle-aged man looked at her and spoke, "Sera, you dragged me out for this at these hours? You expect me to believe that a shard that could have been from any kind of glass is your best bet a figuring out some lead? Tch! Girl, you'd better make sure that it's worth it."

Sera sighed as she replied, "Inspector Osbon, why be so gloomy about it? We don't have any other options now, do we? I could only try this case from an unconventional route..."

Osbon wasn't feeling too good, he was about to get laid with some beautiful chick he met in a bar, but who would have thought that Sera would give him an urgent message, calling him over to this facility used to test DNA prints.

He was about to snap, but right at this time, a few sounds were heard from the duo who were working hard before them.

"Ah... so it does have a few matches," A female in glasses said.

Both Osbon and Sera were surprised, they hurried over and looked at the woman, who pointed at the screen and spoke, "We've managed to find a match to all DNA samples on this shard, take a look."

When Osbon and Sera looked at the screen, two faces popped up, one being a young youth with silver hair and red eyes, and the other being a gorgeous woman with similar features.

The two looked at each other for a while, before Sera spoke with a smile, "You see, nothing is impossible..."

Osbon shook his head as his eyes flickered when he spoke, "Indeed so..."