Everyone Else Has a System
Chapter 88 Guardian Of Light: Lucifer Morningstar

Fragments of dead Guardians materialize in various forms. While it may sometimes appear in a human form like Zero, it may also come as artifacts, weapons, spells or even energies.

When a living form reincarnates, the reincarnated form inherits the important memories of the previous Guardian regarding their mission of existence.

When a non living form is left, it may end up choosing a different path towards their original goals depending upon their forms.

For example, when only the spell fragment or only the energy fragment is left, the person who has that particular spell or energy develops an alter ego, that soon takes over the owner before going berserk for sometime, before finally stabilizing and taking shape of a living robot whose sole purpose is to fulfill their mission handed to them by fate.

When an artifact or a weapon is the last fragment left, they develop an alter ego similar to that of the first Guardian to be ever born. A good example would be Lucifer Morningstar, the last fragment of Guardian of Light, whose alter ego has been formed inside the Excalibur.

He can choose its own owner and fulfill his mission by manipulating his user, whom he chooses to nurture.

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Amon looks at Lucifer with a slight smirk and Lucifer only glares in return before finally sighing as he speaks,"what is it that you want, Amon?"

Amon simply smiles in return before speaking,"I am just surprised that you exist and are not dead… in fact, it surprises me very much that 3 of the original alter egos are alive. Quite interesting, don't you think?"

I observed all these things with a slightly curious mind while Lucifer looked like he was taken back with that statement as he couldn't help but stutter,"you… you…"

Amon just then turns around as he begins walking towards Dolos slowly and slowly while he speaks,"Well… my consciousness is spread across all over the universe right now, so I can more or less see all around the world at once. This also helped me look through the information that is normally not available, which somehow, by twists and turns, ended up helping me figure out the memories of the original Breath Guardian… and also all the other predecessors of mine…"

'Okay… now that's a bit shocking,' I thought as I stared blankly at Amon… So Amon really is strong, eh? Then why is he not…

"Then how come you are not taking revenge on your own if you are so strong?" Janus put forth the question that even I was curious about, as he looked at Amon. However, Amon makes a small sad sigh before speaking,

"If it were that easy, I wouldn't be here talking with you guys, now would I?"

We all wait for Amon to continue his statement as he slowly roams around sighing for a moment as he then gazes at me and then speaks,

"Zero… you are smart, aren't you?"

'No, I am not,' is what I wanted to say, but I kept quiet as Amon kinda glared at me before speaking,"Can you tell me the reason for me not to take actions despite having such a vast knowledge pool?"

'Cause you are a puss- I mean scared?' I thought before shaking my head as I spoke with a smile at the irritated face of Amon, who looked like he wanted to hit me really hard ,"From what I understand I think knowledge in itself won't be enough to fight against the Primordials. It must require power, an army, or maybe much more than just that…"

Amon nods at that before adding," and it also requires the combined power of all of the Guardians. Without them, it is pretty much a lost cause… " and then he looks at Janus and Lucifer as if wondering what he should do with them.

"Let Janus live for the time being, since I am helping everyone. Might as well add him to the list. I can also use him along the way since he literally knows how to utilize my powers completely," I speak, and Amon ponders for a few moments before speaking.

"I don't know Zero if it is a good idea or not. After all, he is an original Guardian despite being weakened. Are you sure we should take the risk?"

I simply smile before speaking,"can we wait for the answer before I ask a few questions to Lucifer and Dolos?"

Hearing my words, Amon narrows his eyes at Dolos, who was scared shitless of the whole situation. He just wanted to get away from here, but looking at Amon observing him, he shrieks before subconsciously taking a few steps back. Amon speaks without turning towards me.

"Are you sure you want to talk to this manipulating son of a b*tch."

"Language Amon. I can see through his terrible acting, given the situation and all, so it's fine, plus I also have you, so it's fine, isn't it?" I answer by scolding Amon, who looked like he would curse me too if I tick him once more but still nods as he doesn't see any problem with my line of thinking.

"Well… I guess I will talk with Lucifer first," I speak as I move towards Lucifer with a pondering expression and Lucifer observes me with a keen expression in return.

"You have quite a lot of guts for a mere fragment," he says, but in return I just look at him and answer,"I can kill both William and Lucas, you know? You sure you want to pick a fight with me?"

There was a threat in my words, there was a warning… and Lucifer kinda understood that I wasn't joking about any of it. He just made a really furious expression at me before asking,

"How do you know?"

At his words, I smiled before turning at him as I speak,

"It was more than expected that the guy who always turned the situation around no matter how many dire things were thrown at him must have something special with him to help him, wouldn't he?"

Though at my words he sighed before speaking," you are only half correct," and I looked at him a bit curiously before he spoke again,"he never used my power no matter how many times I asked him. Although I gave him a special system while unbinding him from Amon's curse, he never used it except, of course, at certain times when he almost died and I forcefully activated the system. He was strong by himself… though with me removing Amon's System's limiters from him… could be counted as me helping him out… but still the decisions he made were all his…"

"So you removed Amon's original System and gave him another System, especially custom made for Lucas?" I asked with a little bit of irritation, but Lucifer made a slightly awkward expression before speaking,"No, I never removed his System… I just removed the limitations of the System… also empowering him by giving him my own System along with it. So… he had 2 Systems helping him out… though like I said, he never used this other System I gave him on his own…"

He trailed off but noticing what he was not saying; I completed what he was hiding,"just because he wasn't using your System… doesn't mean that you can't use it for him, does it? So more like you were manually helping him upgrade while simultaneously he was upgrading himself without any limitations?"

He kept quiet at my words and I sighed… just how much of… fate was favorable to Lucas? To think he was fated to have so many amazing things, I can't help but be jealous of him.

"No wonder he was strong…" I muttered in a dejected voice as I sighed before looking at Amon as I asked,"why did you not reincarnate Lucas?"

"Because he had a System," Amon answered again, and I looked at him with a bit of a confused look. It wasn't the first time he had said this… though this time I couldn't understand the meaning behind it, so I asked to get clarity,

"What do you mean by that?"

He pondered a bit before speaking,"one of the Primordials who took an interest in the System started studying it… and he… kind of took over a part of the System. Though he could look only at certain parts and not use it completely but still for the sake of precaution. Now, if I had reincarnated a person with a System, there was a certain chance that he might have known about the whole time reversal thing, which isn't really a good thing, is it?"

I looked at him with a dumbfounded look and said,"is there anything which is as important as this and I should know about?" I mean, come on man, this is important stuff, don't forget to tell me about it.

Though…

"Is it alright to say it all in front of him?" I ask as I look at Dolos, but Amon nods as he speaks,"he is just a trapped fabric of his original consciousness that has been cut off from the original Primordial. Even if we don't kill him, there is nothing to worry about because he won't be able to escape unless someone opens the gate from the outside."

"All right," I then ignored Dolos before turning to Lucifer again as a serious expression forms on my face and I ask,"how about we make a deal, Lucifer?"