Chapter 669: – Active-type Decrees

Percy and his companions scrolled through the list of active-type Decrees first. It was by far the longest one, but they had skimmed through it a few times over the past few months, so they already had an idea of what was available. Still, it was a big decision, and Percy wanted to make sure that he was happy with his choice.







These were just a few of the most notable options, though the list went on for several pages and included dozens of Decrees. Over two-thirds contained some sort of offensive spell. The power of these bundled attacks ranged from the Seventh to the Tenth Circle. Percy hadn’t seen anything weaker than a White’s spell, though even the strongest attacks did not seem to exceed the limits of the Colour realm.

he reasoned.

Kassorith asked.

It was true. Percy was willing to bet that instantly opening a portal to the other side of the universe would take a lot more power than whatever a Tenth Circle mage could produce, and Metatron’s Decree didn’t even have a limited number of charges or a preparation time.

Percy speculated.

Well, it couldn’t be like that, since his Status would have probably said so. Perhaps, the Decree opened a small portal that the Vault then helped grow large enough for a person to pass through, or something along those lines. Percy was pretty sure that the two worked in tandem to accomplish that.

Either way, he had no choice but to discard many of these offensive Decrees out of hand simply because their method of acquisition or the body part they affected were inconvenient for him. However, he still studied everything carefully, wishing to expand his horizons.

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Some options, such as Leferketh’s Decree were extremely practical, as they could be fired several times and would recharge relatively often. Picking one of those would basically turn Percy into a Seventh Circle mage offensively, thus giving him the strength to bring down a White opponent like Machaon even before completing his artificial advancement.

There were even those like Honotuur’s or Mojylee’s Decree that exceeded the strength of a normal demigod. Choosing one of them would make Percy unmatched in the Colour realm – at least on Remior – though the most powerful among these Decrees came with severe limitations.

Many could only be used a few times per year, or had absurd activation requirements, such as singing for two days straight. They wouldn’t be to use, but they require careful planning.

Micky asked.

Percy let out a mental sigh. He’d be lying if he said they weren’t. He’d wasted an unreasonable amount of time over the past decade or so, worrying about the situation with House Asclepius. He’d worked tirelessly to complete his artificial advancement so that he would be able to protect himself and his family should the disgraced patriarch choose to attack. Percy had even been forced to rush his preparations to enter the void tournament because of that problem.

Now, all of that could be solved with a single decision. Whether he selected a Decree that would unleash a barrage of Seventh Circle spells or one that would allow him to charge and launch a Ninth Circle attack, he would be able to squash Machaon like a bug.

he told the others.

Machaon was a major threat, but he was insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Percy didn’t want to waste such a valuable reward on him.

These spells might seem powerful right now, but their strength was fixed and wouldn’t grow alongside Percy. Firing a barrage of Seventh Circle meteors would help him greatly while he was still a Yellow or Green, but would become useless once he reached White or Clear and could fire even more powerful attacks on his own.

Micky pointed out.

Percy mentally nodded. That Decree could be spread extremely easily to the whole population of a planet. The Void Hand had laws against doing that, but Percy wouldn’t need to care about those after returning home.

The benefits of giving everyone – from the lowest Red to the patriarch of a Great House – the power to unleash Seventh Circle spells couldn’t be overstated. Activating the Decree would be suicidal for the weaker mages, but an army of thousands of such soldiers could still unleash devastation upon a rival faction. After all, enough demigods could threaten even a god, and White was only a single grade below Clear.

Percy replied after considering his friend’s words for a couple of minutes.

Leaving aside the morality of creating an army of suicide soldiers, this was the type of advantage that would only tip the scales in a war between lesser springs. Greater springs probably had several ways to defend themselves from such attacks. Furthermore, they possessed more active-type Decrees for their mortals to choose from, so they had to pay more attention to what they filled their limited slots with.

Having made his mind up, Percy moved on to other active-type Decrees that he found more interesting.





Percy definitely found these utility options more useful than the offensive ones, partly because they did things that he wouldn’t be able to replicate with raw power, and partly because their effects would still be somewhat usable in the Concept realm.

Then again, Sapatap’s Decree was unlikely to follow Percy back to Remior, and he already had healing somewhat covered through his spiritual blood and his ability to drink lots of healing potions a grade higher than his own. Perhaps, the Decree would be the superior option while he was still a mortal, but that would probably change once he forged his internal world.

Borothei’s Decree, on the other hand…

Percy mused.

The fact that it could only handle -range teleportation and only for a handful of times per day supported his previous guesses about Metatron’s Decree, but it would still be a powerful ability for anybody without a space affinity.

Micky pointed out.

Percy conceded with a mental nod. This one would also make for a suboptimal long-term choice then.

Sighing, he resumed browsing through the list, eliminating one Decree after another with his companions’ help. The trio paid close attention to every detail about their potential choices, from their effects and limitations, to their methods of acquisition or removal, weighing all of it for the final decision.

After several rounds of back and forth, Percy found something that he felt quite happy with. It wasn’t the flashiest option, but it was a rather unique one, and would synergize extremely well with his bloodline.