Anomaly

Author: Rowen

Chapter 272 – Timeless State [29]

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Victor and I stood side by side, while Emily and Laura stayed close, just a few steps behind us. Their eyes shifted between Victor and me, brief flickers of curiosity crossing their faces.
We, on the other hand, kept our gaze fixed on Chronas. With his face partially lit by the soft glow of the room, he examined the scattered objects lying on the floor and the ones spread across the table. His expression showed genuine curiosity.
“So... what do you want to talk about?” Victor asked beside me, glancing my way. There was a faint tension in his voice—barely noticeable: “Given the situation, I’m guessing it’s about Sara” he added, trying to sound indifferent—but the unease in his tone gave him away.
I nodded at Victor’s words, and that alone made him glance toward Sara—his sister. For a moment, silence hung between us. I took a deep breath, gathering my thoughts, carefully choosing my next words before speaking: (You’ve probably heard part of the conversation already... so you know that if we don’t find a substitute for Sara, she’ll have to leave, right?)
Victor stayed quiet for a few seconds after I spoke, his gaze lost somewhere in the distance. Then he exhaled slowly and nodded: “Yeah... I don’t fully understand everything, but I know that’s what determines whether Sara can stay here, right?”
I nodded again, feeling the weight of each syllable echo in my mind. My eyes shifted back to Chronas, who was studying a painting hanging on the wall—a portrait of a woman dressed like a warrior, sword raised, as if defying fate itself.
Well... setting aside the painting—and the fact that I’d gotten it in a somewhat questionable way, along with the curious (and maybe uncomfortable) looks Laura and Emily gave me that day—there was something far more important to discuss: (We need her power to deceive the “Flow of Time” even if just for a moment. But the current “Sara” can’t use her gifts; if she tries, her shell will completely fall apart)
Victor blinked, confused. His neck turned slowly toward me, as if he needed to make sure he’d heard me right. His brow furrowed, one eyebrow arching in disbelief. “What exactly do you mean by that?” he asked, his voice filled with uncertainty.
I stayed silent for a moment, trying to gather my thoughts. How was I supposed to tell Victor that “Sara”—or at least the form he knew—would disappear forever? And more than that... how would he react to it? Would he just stop loving Chronas? No, that’s impossible. No matter how hard I try to imagine it, that possibility just doesn’t exist.
(What I’m trying to say...) I began, hesitating for a second to make sure Victor was really paying attention: (I need to free Sara from the body she’s trapped in. In short, the Sara you knew—or at least the form she’s had until now—will cease to exist)
Victor listened in silence. For a brief moment, I tried to imagine what might be going through his mind—doubt, anger, maybe even regret—but I dismissed the thought right away. Honestly, I expected at least a hint of hesitation in his response. But what came out of his mouth next was the exact opposite of what I thought I’d hear.
“I don’t care about that. In the end, it’s just a change in appearance. Sara will still be Sara” Victor said firmly, conviction clear in his voice: “I’ve been preparing myself for this moment ever since I found out her current body was just a vessel—something created to contain her true form”
(You...) I started, letting the words trail off for a second as I looked at him. He seemed almost unfazed, as if the news didn’t affect him at all: (You’re taking this way better than I expected... honestly, I’m kind of surprised)
Victor watched me for a few seconds before simply shrugging: “What else could I do?” he asked, a tired half-smile crossing his face: “Sure, saying it doesn’t bother me at all would be a lie” He took a deep breath and continued, his tone open and sincere: “But at the end of the day, Sara will still be Sara. Well... maybe I’ll just need a little time to get used to having a sister with otherworldly beauty”
As he spoke, his eyes wandered over Nekra, Nyara, Althea, and Eryanis, pausing briefly on each of them before finally resting on me. A faint glimmer of amusement crossed his gaze: “After all, considering you and your sisters are probably the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen in my life... even if it’s in a slightly strange way, I doubt the real Sara will be any different” he said, half teasing, half genuine.
My mouth opened slightly—not because of what Victor said in general, but because of one specific word. Honestly, I already knew they all saw me as a girl. I can’t really blame them, can I? At least on the outside, that’s what I look like.
Still, it was the first time someone had said it to my face so bluntly. It was so sudden that, for a moment, I felt something stir inside me—a strange mix of surprise and confusion.
Before I could even gather my thoughts or plan what to say next, my voice instinctively echoed in the minds of Victor, Emily, and Laura—almost like an uncontrollable reflex: (I am a man...)
The moment my voice resonated, the three of them turned to look at me—perplexed. Actually, it wasn’t just them; my sisters were staring at me the same way. On every face, I saw the same expression—an uneasy mix of confusion and doubt, as if they were all trying to make sense of what they’d just heard. The silence that followed lasted only a few seconds before Victor finally broke it.
“But... as far as I know... you don’t exactly have a thing down there... do you?” Victor asked casually, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary.
I blinked a few times, unsure how to respond. He was right—of course he was—and I knew that better than anyone. But accepting it was another story: (That... that’s true but...)
While I was still stumbling over my own words, unsure how to respond to Victor’s remark, another voice cut through the silence—Laura’s: “I remember seeing the
naked once. And, well... she really didn’t have anything down there. I mean, it was completely flat. A living being, sure. But a completely sexless one”
Victor, Emily, and Laura all stared at me intently after Laura’s words—the same curious gaze, as if they were studying some peculiar little creature that had just done something unexpected. I felt the weight of their eyes on me and, somewhat uneasy, turned my face toward my sisters.
But they too were watching me, just as confused. And honestly, I couldn’t blame them. It made perfect sense: for beings who had never possessed a defined sex to begin with, worrying about something like that was... strange, at the very least.
In the end, I simply lowered my head. There was no way to refute them. The reason I still cling to the idea of being male is simple: I feel weird about not feeling weird when someone calls me a girl. It confuses me—this unexpected indifference. Maybe that’s why I still hold on to the notion that, once upon a time, I was a man.
A minute later, I explained everything to Chronas—disheartened and without leaving out a single detail of what Victor had said. Throughout my explanation, her face remained blank, cold as marble, not a single muscle moving.
When I finished, Chronas turned her gaze toward Victor; for a brief moment, their eyes met, and they exchanged a simple nod—silent, yet filled with mutual understanding.
After that, all that was left for me to do was to break the shell I’d built to contain her... and finally set her free. The only problem? I had no idea how to do it.
I tried asking my sisters for advice, but none of them seemed to know how. Apparently, each Virtue had a unique way of controlling its own Authority. After all, even though there are many Authorities, only one Virtue can command its own—and each one is infinitely distinct from the others.
But then... what exactly was mine? I’d never really stopped to think about it. I’d always assumed that, as a Virtue, I should naturally have an Authority too, right? Yet, no matter how hard I tried to remember or sense something—anything—that could hint at what my Authority was supposed to be... nothing came to mind.
Or rather, plenty of memories did. The thing is, I simply possess an absurd amount of power. Even without considering what I have now, my past self was capable of performing feats so wildly different from one another that it’s hard to find any real connection between them—as if each came from a completely different origin. In other words, I have no idea what kind of Authority could possibly grant me dominion over so many powers at once.
In the end, all of them tried to give me small hints—subtle clues about how their own worked—each in her own way. Yet, their answers all seemed to converge on the same point: “Authority is nothing more than an extension of a Virtue—an arm, a leg, or whatever you want to call it. It’ll follow you, obey you without being forced. All you have to do is feel it... and guide it. Authority, in the end, is like a curious child, eager to play with its own mother—or something like that”
That’s what Althea told me just moments before. Now, I stood before Chronas. She sat on my bed, her posture straight, her cold eyes fixed on me, as if silently waiting for me to make the next move.
Behind me, Victor, Emily, and Laura watched quietly, observing every small motion. My sisters were nearby too, though far less interested than the humans—as if the whole situation was nothing more than another mundane event for them.
“Are you... sure you know what you’re doing?” Victor asked from behind me, his trembling voice revealing more fear than doubt.
I turned my gaze toward him and, after a brief hesitation, muttered: (I... think so?)
That was all I could manage. Victor’s expression tensed with visible concern at my words, and he let out a heavy sigh—the kind that mixes resignation with helplessness.
“Why do I feel like we’re playing some kind of Russian roulette?” Victor murmured under his breath — yet his words cut through the air and reached my ears with perfect clarity.
Deep down, I understood him... I wouldn’t believe me either after a response like that. Still, all things considered, at least Chronas wasn’t necessarily going to die.
The next moment, I turned my eyes back to Chronas, still unsure of what to do. Inwardly, I let out a restrained sigh as a silent thought echoed through my mind: (So... I just need to feel it, right?)
With that thought, I closed my eyes. I didn’t really know what I was trying to feel—maybe a trace, an echo, anything that could guide me. I was just... searching for something. Something that, hopefully, was emanating from Chronas in front of me.
I’m not sure if my prayers were answered, but the next instant, I felt something—a subtle, almost imperceptible presence—radiating from her. I had no idea if that was what I was looking for, but there was definitely a force there, alive and pulsing beneath the surface.
I hesitated for a moment. Should I try it? Yeah... not like I had any other leads. I took a deep breath, letting the air slip slowly from my lungs, and with that thought steady in my mind, I decided to start working on it.
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Chapter List

Chapter 1 – First Contact [1]
Chapter 2 – First Contact [2]
Chapter 3 – First Contact [3]
Announcement!
Chapter 4 – First Contact [4]
Chapter 5 – First Contact [5]
Chapter 6 – First Contact [6]
Chapter 7 – Outbreak [1]
Chapter 8 – Outbreak [2]
Chapter 9 – Outbreak [3]
Chapter 10 – Outbreak [4]
Chapter 11 – Outbreak [5]
Chapter 12 – Outbreak [6]
Chapter 13 – Adaptation period [1]
Chapter 14 – Adaptation period [2]
Chapter 15 – Adaptation period [3]
Chapter 16 – Adaptation period [4]
Chapter 17 – Adaptation period [5]
Chapter 18 – Threat from the shadows [1]
Chapter 19 – Threat from the shadows [2]
Chapter 20 – Threat from the shadows [3]
Chapter 21 – Threat from the shadows [4]
Chapter 22 – Threat from the shadows [5]
Chapter 23 – Threat from the shadows [6]
Chapter 24 – Threat from the shadows [7]
Chapter 25 – The director’s visit [1]
Chapter 26 – The director’s visit [2]
Chapter 27 – The director’s visit [3]
Chapter 28 – The director’s visit [4]
Chapter 29 – The director’s visit [5]
Chapter 30 – The director’s visit [6]
Chapter 31 – Conducting experiments [1]
Chapter 32 – Conducting experiments [2]
Chapter 33 – Conducting experiments [3]
Chapter 34 – Conducting experiments [4]
Chapter 35 – Conducting experiments [5]
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Chapter 36 – Conducting experiments [6]
Chapter 37 – Conducting experiments [7]
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Chapter 38 – Conducting experiments [8]
Chapter 39 – Conducting experiments [9]
Chapter 40 – Conducting experiments [10]
Chapter 41 – Black Lake [1]
Chapter 42 – Black Lake [2]
Chapter 43 – Black Lake [3]
Chapter 44 – Black Lake [4]
Chapter 45 – Black Lake [5]
Chapter 46 – Black Lake [6]
Chapter 47 – Black Lake [7]
Chapter 48 – Black Lake [8]
Chapter 49 – Black Lake [9]
Chapter 50 – Black Lake [10]
Chapter 51 – Black Lake [11]
Creation of the Discord server
Chapter 52 – Black Lake [12]
Chapter 53 – Black Lake [13]
Chapter 54 – Black Lake [14]
Chapter 55 – Black Lake [15]
Chapter 56 – Black Lake [16]
Chapter 57 – Black Lake [17]
Chapter 58 – Black Lake [18]
Chapter 59 – The call [1]
Chapter 60 – The call [2]
Chapter 61 – The call [3]
Chapter 62 – The call [4]
Chapter 63 – The call [5]
Chapter 64 – The call [6]
Chapter 65 – The call [7]
Chapter 66 – The call [8]
Chapter 67 – The call [9]
Chapter 68 – The call [10]
Chapter 69 – The call [11]
Chapter 70 – The call [12]
Quick update
Chapter 71 – The call [13]
Chapter 72 – The call [14]
Chapter 73 – The call [15]
Chapter 74 – The call [16]
Chapter 75 – The call [17]
Chapter 76 – The call [18]
Chapter 77 – The call [19]
Chapter 78 – The call [20]
Chapter 79 – The call [21]
Chapter 80 – The call [22]
Chapter 81 – The call [23]
Chapter 82 – The call [24]
Chapter 83 – The call [25]
Chapter 84 – The call [26]
Chapter 85 – Storm [1]
Chapter 86 – Storm [2]
Chapter 87 – Storm [3]
Chapter 88 – Storm [4]
Chapter 89 – Storm [5]
Chapter 90 – Storm [6]
Chapter 91 – Storm [7]
Chapter 92 – Storm [8]
Chapter 93 – Storm [9]
Chapter 94 – Storm [10]
Chapter 95 – Storm [11]
Chapter 96 – Storm [12]
Chapter 97 – Storm [13]
Chapter 98 – Storm [14]
Chapter 99 – Storm [15]
Chapter 100 – Storm [16]
Chapter 101 – Storm [17]
Chapter 102 – Storm [18]
Chapter 103 – Storm [19]
Chapter 104 – Interludio – A little chat
Chapter 105 – Something called Life [1]
Chapter 106 – Something called Life [2]
Chapter 107 – Something called Life [3]
Chapter 108 – Something called Life [4]
Chapter 109 – Something called Life [5]
Chapter 110 – Something called Life [6]
Chapter 111 – Something called Life [7]
Chapter 112 – Something called Life [8]
Chapter 113 – Something called Life [9]
Chapter 114 – Something called Life [10]
Chapter 115 – Something called Life [11]
Chapter 116 – Something called Life [12]
Chapter 117 – Something called Life [13]
Chapter 118 – Something called Life [14]
Anomaly
Chapter 119 – Something called Life [15]
Chapter 120 – Something called Life [16]
Chapter 121 – Something called Life [17]
Chapter 122 – Something called Life [18]
Chapter 123 – Something called Life [19]
Chapter 124 – Something called Life [20]
Chapter 125 – Something called Life [21]
Chapter 126 – Something called Life [22]
Chapter 127 – Something called Life [23]
Chapter 128 – Something called Life [24]
Chapter 129 – Something called Life [25]
Chapter 130 – Something called Life [26]
Chapter 131 – Something called Life [27]
Chapter 132 – Something called Life [28]
Chapter 133 – Something called Life [29]
Chapter 134 – Something called Life [30]
Chapter 135 – interlude – Hidden intentions
Chapter 136 – Inside the mist [1]
Chapter 137 – Inside the mist [2]
Chapter 138 – Inside the mist [3]
Chapter 139 – Inside the mist [4]
Chapter 140 – Inside the mist [5]
Chapter 141 – Inside the mist [6]
Chapter 142 – Inside the mist [7]
Chapter 143 – Inside the mist [8]
Chapter 144 – Inside the mist [9]
Chapter 145 – Inside the mist [10]
Chapter 146 – Inside the mist [11]
Chapter 147 – Inside the mist [12]
Chapter 148 – Inside the mist [13]
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Chapter 149 – Inside the mist [14]
Chapter 150 – Inside the mist [15]
Chapter 151 – Inside the mist [16]
Chapter 152 – Inside the mist [17]
Chapter 153 – Inside the mist [18]
Chapter 154 – Inside the mist [19]
Chapter 155 – Inside the mist [20]
Chapter 156 – Inside the mist [21]
Chapter 157 – Inside the mist [22]
Chapter 158 – Inside the mist [23]
Chapter 159 – Inside the mist [24]
Chapter 160 – When logic escapes [1]
Chapter 161 – When logic escapes [2]
Chapter 162 – When logic escapes [3]
Chapter 163 – When logic escapes [4]
Chapter 164 – When logic escapes [5]
Chapter 165 – When logic escapes [6]
Chapter 166 – When logic escapes [7]
Chapter 167 – When logic escapes [8]
Chapter 168 – When logic escapes [9]
Chapter 169 – When logic escapes [10]
Chapter 170 – When logic escapes [11]
Chapter 171 – When logic escapes [12]
Chapter 172 – When logic escapes [13]
Chapter 173 – When logic escapes [14]
Chapter 174 – When logic escapes [15]
Chapter 175 – When logic escapes [16]
Chapter 176 – When logic escapes [17]
Chapter 177 – When logic escapes [18]
Chapter 178 – When logic escapes [19]
Chapter 179 – When logic escapes [20]
Chapter 180 – When logic escapes [21]
Chapter 181 – The Burden of Remembering [1]
Chapter 182 – The Burden of Remembering [2]
Chapter 183 – The Burden of Remembering [3]
Chapter 184 – The Burden of Remembering [4]
Chapter 185 – The Burden of Remembering [5]
Chapter 186 – The Burden of Remembering [6]
Chapter 187 – The Burden of Remembering [7]
Chapter 188 – The Burden of Remembering [8]
Chapter 189 – The Burden of Remembering [9]
Chapter 190 – The Burden of Remembering [10]
Chapter 191 – The Burden of Remembering [11]
Chapter 192 – The Burden of Remembering [12]
Chapter 193 – The Burden of Remembering [13]
Chapter 194 – The Burden of Remembering [14]
Chapter 195 – The Burden of Remembering [15]
Chapter 196 – The Burden of Remembering [16]
Chapter 197 – The Burden of Remembering [17]
Chapter 198 – The Burden of Remembering [18]
Chapter 199 – The Burden of Remembering [19]
Chapter 200 – The Burden of Remembering [20]
Chapter 201 – The Burden of Remembering [21]
Chapter 202 – The Burden of Remembering [22]
Chapter 203 – The Burden of Remembering [23]
Chapter 204 – The Burden of Remembering [24]
Chapter 205 – The Burden of Remembering [25]
Chapter 206 – The Burden of Remembering [26]
Chapter 207 – The Burden of Remembering [27]
Chapter 208 – The Burden of Remembering [28]
Chapter 209 – The Burden of Remembering [29]
Chapter 210 – The Burden of Remembering [30]
Chapter 211 – The Burden of Remembering [31]
Chapter 212 – The Burden of Remembering [32]
Chapter 213 – The Burden of Remembering [33]
Chapter 214 – The Burden of Remembering [34]
Chapter 215 – The Burden of Remembering [35]
Chapter 216 – The Burden of Remembering [36]
Chapter 217 – The Burden of Remembering [37]
Chapter 218 – The Burden of Remembering [38]
Chapter 219 – The entity of pride [1]
Chapter 220 – The entity of pride [2]
Chapter 221 – The entity of pride [3]
Chapter 222 – The entity of pride [4]
Chapter 223 – The entity of pride [5]
Chapter 224 – The entity of pride [6]
Chapter 225 – The entity of pride [7]
Chapter 226 – The entity of pride [8]
Chapter 227 – The entity of pride [9]
Chapter 228 – The entity of pride [10]
Chapter 229 – The entity of pride [11]
Chapter 230 – The entity of pride [12]
Chapter 231 – The entity of pride [13]
Chapter 232 – The entity of pride [14]
Chapter 233 – The entity of pride [15]
Chapter 234 – The entity of pride [16]
Chapter 235 – The entity of pride [17]
Chapter 236 – The entity of pride [18]
Chapter 237 – The entity of pride [19]
Chapter 238 – The entity of pride [20]
Chapter 239 – The entity of pride [21]
Chapter 240 – The entity of pride [22]
Chapter 241 – The entity of pride [23]
Chapter 242 – The entity of pride [24]
Chapter 243 – The entity of pride [25]
Chapter 244 – Timeless State [1]
Chapter 245 – Timeless State [2]
Chapter 246 – Timeless State [3]
Chapter 247 – Timeless State [4]
Chapter 248 – Timeless State [5]
Chapter 249 – Timeless State [6]
Chapter 250 – Timeless State [7]
Chapter 251 – Timeless State [8]
Chapter 252 – Timeless State [9]
Chapter 253 – Timeless State [10]
Chapter 254 – Timeless State [11]
Chapter 255 – Timeless State [12]
Chapter 256 – Timeless State [13]
Chapter 257 – Timeless State [14]
Chapter 258 – Timeless State [15]
Chapter 259 – Timeless State [16]
Chapter 260 – Timeless State [17]
Chapter 261 – Timeless State [18]
Chapter 262 – Timeless State [19]
Chapter 263 – Timeless State [20]
Chapter 264 – Timeless State [21]
Chapter 265 – Timeless State [22]
Chapter 266 – Timeless State [23]
Chapter 267 – Timeless State [24]
Chapter 268 – Timeless State [25]
Chapter 269 – Timeless State [26]
Chapter 270 – Timeless State [27]
Chapter 271 – Timeless State [28]
Chapter 272 – Timeless State [29]
Chapter 273 – Timeless State [30]
Chapter 274 – Timeless State [31]
Chapter 275 – Timeless State [32]
Chapter 276 – Timeless State [33]
Chapter 277 – Timeless State [34]
Chapter 278 – Timeless State [35]
Chapter 279 – Timeless State [36]
Chapter 280 – Timeless State [37]
Chapter 281 – Timeless State [38]
Chapter 282 – Timeless State [39]
Chapter 283 – The Primordial Fear [1]
Chapter 284 – The Primordial Fear [2]
Chapter 285 – The Primordial Fear [3]
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Chapter 286 – The Primordial Fear [4]
Chapter 287 – The Primordial Fear [5]
Chapter 288 – The Primordial Fear [6]
Chapter 289 – The Primordial Fear [7]
Chapter 290 – The Primordial Fear [8]
Chapter 291 – The Primordial Fear [9]
Chapter 292 – The Primordial Fear [10]
Chapter 293 – The Primordial Fear [11]
Chapter 294 – The Primordial Fear [12]
Chapter 295 – The Primordial Fear [13]
Chapter 296 – The Primordial Fear [14]
Chapter 297 – The Primordial Fear [15]
Chapter 298 – The Primordial Fear [16]
Chapter 299 – The Primordial Fear [17]
Chapter 300 – The Primordial Fear [18]
Chapter 301 – The Primordial Fear [19]
Chapter 302 – The Primordial Fear [20]
Chapter 303 – The Primordial Fear [21]
Chapter 304 – The Primordial Fear [22]
Chapter 305 – The Primordial Fear [23]
Chapter 306 – The Primordial Fear [24]
Chapter 307 – The Primordial Fear [25]
Chapter 308 – The Primordial Fear [26]
Chapter 309 – The Primordial Fear [27]
Chapter 310 – The Primordial Fear [28]
Chapter 311 – The Primordial Fear [29]
Chapter 312 – The Primordial Fear [30]
Chapter 313 – The Primordial Fear [31]
Chapter 314 – The Primordial Fear [32]
Chapter 315 – The Primordial Fear [33]
Chapter 316 – The Primordial Fear [34]
Chapter 317 – The Primordial Fear [35]
Chapter 318 – The Primordial Fear [36]
Chapter 319 – The Primordial Fear [37]
Chapter 320 – The Primordial Fear [38]
Chapter 321 – The Primordial Fear [39]
Chapter 322 – The Primordial Fear [40]
Chapter 323 – The Primordial Fear [41]
Chapter 324 – The Primordial Fear [42]
Chapter 325 – The Primordial Fear [43]
Chapter 326 – The Primordial Fear [44]
Chapter 327 – The Primordial Fear [45]
Chapter 328 – The Primordial Fear [46]
Chapter 329 – The Primordial Fear [47]
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