I am an Eldritch Entity-Chapter 157: Similarity between abilities

Eryndor's brain went blank as he heard her words.

Can't copy Sovereign's Cloak? What?

Witnessing the blank look on his face, Valentina muttered.

"Did you already know that it was a different ability?"

I would obviously be lying if I said I didn't know, but what do I even tell her? That it's an eldritch ability? Of course not.

Secrets have a limit. Once someone knows more than they should, it becomes a leverage they would have over you.

But then again, Valentina can't really prove it to anyone even if she knows it's a different ability. Word of mouth without any proof isn't a leverage.

Eryndor didn't know what to reply to her, so he simply maintained his silence.

Seeing this, Valentina continued.

"You know, this is not the first time I've not been able to copy an ability."

Oh? So mine isn't really a unique case? It doesn't have anything to do with my eldritch origin?

Hmmmm… in what way is Sovereign's Cloak different from the other three then?

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Eryndor mentally heaved a sigh as he realized that he had been overthinking things.

Of course, her next words made him take back his previous thought and almost gave him a heart attack, making him want to beat her up for speaking in breaks.

"You do know that every anomaly has some kind of ability as well, right?

"I've never been able to copy an anomaly's ability."

Eryndor's heart was caught in his throat as his face went blank. He didn't even let out an ounce of emotion, or any kind of expression. No words either.

What?

His mind had similarly gone blank.

Valentina shook her head seeing his state.

"Look, at this point I don't know if you're an anomaly or a human. Maybe it's because you're indeed an anomaly that you're being targeted?"

Valentina had no idea how close to the truth she was as she continued murmuring.

"Anyway, I don't care. I really don't care. I've shared memories with you. You've at least seemed genuine all along.

"You've saved us two times, one during the first mission, and second time during our mission in the Polinek city where the Ravencroft and Mage Outer Domain were about to fight.

"You know, I've learned to be selfish. Selfish for myself, and those around me. It might seem illogical but it is what it is.

"As long as I'm concerned, you've always been good to us and meant no harm. I'll always be there to help you.

"I don't care what your purpose is as long as you aren't planning on hurting me or the people I care about."

She didn't give Eryndor any chance to reply as she got up and headed to her tent.

"Good night."

She didn't even wait for him to reciprocate the gesture before closing the zip of her tent.

Sorry, but even if I was given a second chance, I would do the same thing.

He laid back on the log and gazed at the empty sky of this secret realm before he began pondering upon Valentina's words.

She can't copy Sovereign's Cloak huh. And she likened it to her other situation where she can't copy the abilities of anomalies either.

As he pondered upon this, his eyes suddenly widened. He whispered.

"Wait, I never thought of it like this."

Valentina can't copy my Sovereign's Cloak, but she can copy my other abilities right.

But why can she copy my other abilities?

All along I thought all my abilities were eldritch abilities, and the Sovereign's Cloak which was unlocked from behind the door just happened to be somewhat different.

But Valentina claimed that not being able to copy an ability only ever happened when she tried it on an anomaly.

Eldritch beings are considered to come under anomalies. So it would make sense if Sovereign's Cloak can't be copied since she can't copy abilities of anomalies either.

But then why the hell can she copy my other three abilities? Are they not of eldritch origin? Do they have the same origin as the innate abilities which the humans of Earth awaken?

If we disregard origin, are these three abilities fundamentally the same as the ones awakened by humans?

Just what is it, same origin, same fundamentals, or some other factor? What allows Valentina to copy those three abilities but not the Sovereign's Cloak?

Eryndor realized that he would have never questioned this if Valentina hadn't told him about the Sovereign's Cloak.

He knew that Telekinesis and Cognitive Scrying seemed to be a common ability amongst eldritch beings.

With him as a reference, doesn't that mean that those two abilities of all the eldritch beings out there would have something in common with the abilities awakened by the humans of Earth?

Eryndor felt like he had stumbled upon something, but couldn't quite put a finger on it.

It felt like a fog clouding his mind, disabling him from reaching that particular answer.

It was that feeling when you were in an exam hall and wanted to remember that one word but couldn't recollect it no matter what.

Just as he continued trying, his phone beeped.

He took it out, and checked that it was from Dr. Ralph.

I hope Dr. Kirchoff sent a useful answer which can be used for a breakthrough in my situation.

"Here is the answer he sent. Password is PPP, it can only be opened once, so yea, even I don't know what's inside.

"The file will automatically self-destruct from all the devices it has been on once you open the file and close it."

Below the message sent by Dr. Ralph was a password locked document.

Oh? Only for me? Let's check it out first.

Eryndor read through everything, and began compiling notes in his head.

So a single line revered appellation is indeed possible. There are some entities out there which only have a single authority, so for them, only a single line revered appellation is enough to point towards them.

As for his second question about the possibility of just the thought triggering a response and forming a connection, the latter wasn't possible.

To trigger a response through thought alone, the revered appellation you're thinking of should be in that specific language.

Eryndor knew what language Dr. Kirchoff was talking about.

Also, that wasn't enough. The second part was actually dependent on the target entity.

Not to mention entities with single line revered appellation, even those with two or three line revered appellations couldn't sense when you invoked them in thoughts.

Even among entities with four line revered appellations, only those standing at the peak could sense the person just through the thoughts of their revered appellations alone.

Also, for that you'd need to know the complete four lines, anything missing and they won't sense you.

To form a connection though, just thoughts weren't enough no matter what you did.

How did I sense a stirring within myself when I didn't even know all four lines? Is it because I was invoking my own revered appellations?

Something along the lines of my subconscious, or rather, my existence, already knowing all four lines? They did pop out in my mind out of nowhere after all. Yep, it could be that.

Dr. Kirchoff didn't write about what is needed to establish a connection.

Is it because I didn't ask for it?

Or is it because he didn't know about it?

Or is it that he wouldn't have told me this information even if I asked for it?

No matter what, Dr. Kirchoff seems to be extremely fucking knowledgeable.

Not to mention, the terms he coins for the various things are the same as what is written in the Mind Palace.

This must also be some top-tier secret knowledge if he sent this in such a secure password protected manner with self destruction function.

Eryndor hadn't forgotten that Dr. Kirchoff knew about his identity as an eldritch entity.

He thanked Dr. Ralph and asked.

"Did he know that a student was asking all of this?"

Dr. Ralph: "Yes, I told him about you."

His heart skipped a beat as he hurriedly followed up.

"Did he say anything?"

Dr. Ralph: "Nope, just a 'hmmmm' if that counts."

Seeing that he at least acknowledged my existence with a 'hmm', he is aware that I'm the one asking this question.

Did he answer because of that? It's extremely important knowledge after all, I doubt any random student can get it simply by asking for it.

Eryndor shelved that thought and thanked Dr. Ralph before keeping his phone aside.

So, one line revered appellation indeed exists. Assuming the best case scenario, I'll take it such that the entity targeting me is a one with a one line revered appellation.

Which means, the authority related with its one line revered appellation must have some influence in this entire situation right?

It is highly likely that the entire team of Co-founder Morris went insane because of it.

The Hand That Tilts the Scales.

Mmm, what could it mean?

Eryndor boldly thought about the line.

What were the chances that the entity which was after him was a top existence among those with four authorities? Extremely low.

Not to mention, he only knew of one line. That wouldn't trigger anything.

He thought back to his earlier guesses.

Weight.

Gravity.

Bias.

Equality.

Equilibrium.

Could there be more?

The next couple hours, he spent it lying on the log, looking at the empty sky of the secret realm as he thought of all the ways in which these authorities could have influenced the situation.