Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix

"I don't have much of a choice but to trust the future of my planet in your hands. With your current power, you should be able to recreate our species somewhere else. If that is what I can do to give a new start for my species, then I will try to convince you of that."

The spirit sent a ball of energy toward Rain, and his body absorbed it. In the next moment, Rain suddenly obtained the knowledge of the species of that world… it was almost the same feeling as when Rain read all the data of the lords.

Loseris Path: it is a path infused with the mystique and power of card magic, allowing practitioners to manipulate arcane energies through the medium of cards. Beware, for this path comes with its own set of risks and challenges. Wisdom and intelligence + 20 per level.

Level 1: Arcane Gambit - Master the basics of card magic, learning to infuse playing cards with magical energy. Gain the ability to cast simple spells by throwing or flicking cards with precision. Higher levels grant you the ability to add more effects to the cards.

Level 5: Gambler's Fortune - Forge a mystical connection with Lady Luck, enhancing your chances of success when casting spells or performing magical feats involving chance or probability. Increases your luck by 30 points per level.

Level 10: Elemental Shuffle – Summon your cards with elemental energies, allowing you to unleash blasts of fire, ice, lightning, or other elemental forces upon your enemies. The type of elemental damage increases with each level, and you can combine them as well.

That was a very interesting path… Rain really liked that kind of thing, even though he was a simple guy who liked to punch his enemies to death.

"My power is at its final limits, so I am about to go. As I said, it would be better for you to stop now and try to move away from their gaze. Their territory is still expanding, but there are many areas that you can use and keep moving away from them. However, I am aware that I can't force you to do that. I wish you luck on your journey. Farewell."

The spirit vanished, and then Rain found himself back in space… As Rain's gaze swept across the crumbling remnants of the world contained within the collapsing space station, a profound sense of melancholy washed over him. The once vibrant and teeming world now lay in ruins, its life force drained and its essence reduced to lifeless sand scattered amidst the cosmos.

The sight stirred a bunch of emotions within Rain's heart, ranging from sorrow and regret to anger and determination. He couldn't help but feel a deep sense of loss for the world and its former inhabitants, whose existence had been extinguished in the wake of the machine gods.

At that moment, Rain grappled with the weight of responsibility that now rested upon his shoulders. The fate of his own species hung in the balance, and he understood all too well the dire consequences of failure. The destruction of one world served as a stark reminder of the stakes at hand, driving him to confront the challenges ahead with resolve.

"That isn't dying… it is becoming nothing… becoming inexistent," Rain thought.

"What happened?" Elisabetha asked. "The monster vanished and…"

"... It seems that the spirit only wanted to talk to me," Rain said. "It makes sense since you get angry so easily… anyway, I will explain things later. Better leave before the machine gods finds me."

Rain began to redo his steps on those green planets, and then he left a surprise for the machine gods there as well. After that, he immediately teleported back to Earth… he went too far. Even though he had a shit ton of mana thanks to the gem, it still hurt his head.

The skill Teleport leveled up.

The skill Spatial Manipulation Mastery leveled up.

The skill Teleport leveled up.

The skill Spatial Manipulation Mastery leveled up.

…

When they were back on earth, Rain found Sealyn, Van, and the others who stayed behind, and they looked like they wanted to ask how things went. In the end, Rain decided to show them instead. After he took out the people from his pocket dimension, Iori did the same. Out of thirty thousand that had left, around twenty thousand had returned. However…

"Rain! What the hell was that?" Terra asked after she raised her voice.

"I always knew that you were doing some weird things beyond our eyes, but that was…" Sealyn furrowed her eyebrows.

"What are you referring to, exactly?" Rain asked.

"The prisoners! And our people… are they truly alive?" Terra asked.

"We can't afford to kill all the enemies like usual; we need to turn their power into ours… that is why I used them as a distraction," Rain said. "As for the guys that you saw. They are alive, but one of the requirements of the technique is the fact that they need to almost die to work."

As Seara, Terra, and the others arrived into Rain's pocket dimension, their expressions twisted with shock and horror at the scenes unfolding before them. What they witnessed defied their understanding of reality, leaving them shaken to their core.

Amidst the ethereal space of Rain's pocket dimension, they beheld the grim aftermath of the battle against the dark sentinels. Wounded allies, whom they had believed to have been mercilessly slaughtered by the relentless enemy forces, lay sprawled across the dimension's landscape. Some appeared to have been crushed to a pulp, their bodies mangled and broken beyond recognition.

Others seemed to have been scorched by searing flames, frozen in ice, or convulsed by electrical shocks, their forms contorted in agony.

The sight was unsettling, to say the least, as it contradicted their perceptions of what had transpired during the intense confrontation. They had witnessed their comrades fall in battle, their bodies torn asunder by the dark sentinels' relentless assault. To see them now, slowly healing but unconscious, stirred a bunch of conflicting emotions within them.