Way of the Knights

Chapter 811: Eternal Division Wall

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The Eternal Division Wall…a wall that separates Divine Realm from the Outer Worlds.

It was unknown when this wall was created. It's also unknown who or what created it. All people know is that the Eternal Division Wall is something that protects the Divine Realm as whole. 

The Outer Worlds are unforgiving place. It was wide and seemingly boundless. Judging from what the records say about them, that place is hardly somewhere a human would willingly go nor live in. The place is unfriendly or just down right dangerous. In there, the chances of dying will always be greater than the chance of surviving. 

The Eternal Division Wall is a important aspect that prevents the Outsiders from raiding Divine Realm. The wall acts as a filter, preventing any Outsiders from going in once they are branded as one. The wall also keeps Divine Realm intact since god knows what the route of some heavenly bodies will go awry without it. 

As Divine Realm's first line of defense against possible invaders, the Eternal Division Wall has done its job brilliantly…well, said invaders were Outsiders only and they can't pass through the wall so this can be considered as a success. 

That being said…the Outsiders aren't the only ones out there. One can never be sure but with how wild and vast the Outer World is, who can say that there aren't anybody out there? 

Hell, the Abyssals are somewhere deep within the Outer Worlds, which already blows this out of proportion. And unlike the Outsiders, the Abyssals are far more dangerous. They'd be able to rip the walls like thin film of paper. 

The wall was fine, but it could seriously benefit from some enhancements. Which brought Raven here, all the way from the Core of the Divine Realm Universe. 

Raven's reputation precedes him. The moment he appeared near the wall, there were guards waiting for him already, and what a warm welcome it was considering this guards were the most battle hardened warriors Divine Realm has to offer. He did inform him that he will pay them a visit but still, he wasn't expecting such a warm welcome from them. 

Unlike the people who lived within the wall, the guards aren't fond of small talks. Their Head Officer bȧrėly said a word or two to Raven. Their actions spoke for themselves, which Raven doesn't mind in the slightest. 

Raven was given a tour around the wall. Not much, just the immediate vicinity of the wall. 

At a first glance, it looked like a thin membrane of light, an aurora and blanketed Divine Realm. However, under Raven's ocular technique, which can see through pretenses, the Eternal Division Wall's true appearance laid bȧrė. 

A wide and encompassing layered-brick-like structure revealed itself to him. It flashed with a rainbow colored light surrounded by a golden radiance. The aura of ancientness was present, the wall was filled with scratches, scars and writings which were baptized by the passing of time. 

Each partition was filled with a unique intent. It was chaotic and all over the place, yet it also weirdly harmonizes as a whole. It was grand yet very, very old…

"This is going to be a lot of work…" Raven sighed, silently lamenting his fate upon seeing the glorified mess in front of him. 

Don't misunderstand him, this isn't to say that the Eternal Division Wall was at a terrible state.

…well, it is. But there's nobody to blame for that. Look, nobody knows how this thing even appeared. There are no records available anywhere. Raven can't blame anybody for neglecting the maintenance of the walls since nobody knew it needed one in the first place. 

Nobody…except for him. So in the end, it is his responsibility to do something about this. 

"Officer Klein, thank you for keeping me company." Raven turned towards the Head Officer who has been trailing behind him silently. "You do know what's my purpose here so I'm not going to say much. You won't mind me staying here for quite sometime won't you?" 

Officer Klein shook his head, he then gestured something which Raven translates to as receiving the officer's blessing for him to stay. 

Summoning the Brush of Wisdom from his consciousness and to his hand, Raven began weaving it in the air. With his focus zero-ing in on the first brick in his line of sight, he started his work. 

With a simple wave of his brush, numerous dark golden and pale silver runes appeared. A rhythmical melody swarmed around Raven, gentle ripples scattered not too far away from his body as the runes dances within the vacuum of space before embedding themselves on the brick that Raven was concentrating on. 

As the runes landed on the first brick, it emitted a flash of light. Raven took out some materials from his spatial ring and didn't hesitate of infuse them with the brick has his focus on. The glare of light became stronger, as time passed on, Raven's work remained stable and consistent until eventually, the flash of light subsided and the brick returned to its original state. The only difference is that, there is now a vague scribble of lines on the brick. 

Raven stared at it for a few minutes, swimming on his own thoughts before moving towards the next brick. 

When Raven gets like this, he almost always completely lose his perception of time. He didn't even noticed that it took him a whole day to finish the first brick. 

Just from this alone, it is clear that Raven has a very, very long way to go. Raven didn't dare to pay attention to time nor bothered to count how many bricks he needed to fill up with seals before he finished. Knowing these would just make him anxious and would make him exhausted faster. 

It's easier for him to just focus on one thing at a time. Though it would be nice if he can use his Avatars to ȧssist him with this. Unfortunately, they can't. Only Raven himself can do this so far. 

One brick after another. With impeccable control, delicate focus and great patience, Raven remained steady in his actions. He didn't talk, didn't make a noise, neither complained nor encouraged himself. He just remained constant. 

Raven worked like a well-oiled machinery, every action was measured accurately and with careful consideration. Mistakes can't be tolerated when it comes to this after all or else, nothing will work. Instead of doing it faster, he'd rather do it slow and steady. 

Such a huge project is something that Raven only gets one chance at, therefore he can't tolerate any mistakes. This project with affect the entirety of the Divine Realm in more ways than one, and since it includes his family, failure is not, and will never be an option. 

If he succeeds in this, what comes next will definitely become easier, which was even more reason for him not to fail. 

Just like this, Raven completely forgot the passage of time. 

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months…

Raven hardly took a break. Once a month was enough and this is only to close his eyes and enjoy a warm cup of tea and maybe a bit of soup. Aside from this, Raven spent majority of his time laying down runes and inscriptions on the wall. 

The guards who were stationed at and patrolling the area saw his work. They were awed but mostly confused. So far, whatever Raven's doing only caused the wall to shine briefly before going away, then he moves on. 

These guards will never be able to decipher what Raven was trying to do here. What they know is that, Raven wasn't causing any huge commotion with his work and therefore not disturbing their duty so they just let him be. 

The guards just paid attention to their shifts and did as they told. So far, they only faced Space Beast during past decade or so, no Outsiders were dumb enough to force their way in since it was futile. 

Even when they were forced to mobilized, the work place remained silent. It has always been like this here. Only muffled sounds could be heard if not faint whispers. They want to stifle as much sound as they could in order to not alarm those who were living within the Divine Realm. 

They don't want their citizens to feel endangered so they were trying their best. Raven is of course aware of this, therefore he's trying to tone down his the commotion of his own work as well. 

Falling into a weird routine, time passed by silently until months turned into years.. With the passage of time, the changes within the Divine Realm as a whole were becoming more and more obvious.