Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

"Thanks Lily." Jim smiled kindly to the young maid, and she responded with a bow before moving aside. Jim also moved aside alongside her and opened way for them to enter the room. "This way please."

Inside the room, Enigma saw seven people with powerful auras. John, Bella and Florence aside, there was an old man in a butler fit, seemingly kind and gentle. His hair and short beard were white, and his face a bit weary.

Either than him, there was a man in heavy armor standing besides a beautiful woman. His figure or appearance could not be seen, but his determination could be felt, he would definitely die for the lady.

There was a young man sitting besides the young lady. He seemed quite timid and scared, but his posture was still noble and elegant. He had golden hair combed neatly backwards and a pair of lukewarm blue eyes.

He was quite handsome, but still not comparable to the two True Gods that just recently entered. Besides him was a noble lady, the same one the armored man stood protectively over. She had a kind smile and long, slick golden hair reaching down to her waist.

Her complexion was a bit pale, like the young boy, resembling an unblemished piece of Jade. But the confidence in her sky blue eyes was the clear opposite of the cowardice in the boy's similar eyes.

With Jim and the maid Lily, there were nine people in total within the room. Enigma and Allen then made it a total of eleven beings.

The lady sized both of them up and could not help but raise her eyebrow in slight shock. She could not help it. That was the normal reaction to make, even to someone who grew up sorounded by Outer Gods.

Both boys were too handsome. Despite one being sickly and the other being a bit wild in nature, they still looked no different than Gods, appearance-wise. No, they even surpassed them in certain parts.

Enigma and Allen also appraised her, and they had to admit, she was quite beautiful for a non-True God. But they weren't shocked, Enigma's Elves were overly beautiful as well, especially after his blessings.

Krishna was also created by Allen himself, a man of high taste in women. Her Bloodline and Physique were altered to be Supreme as well, so her beauty was leagues above even Deities and the likes.

"En greets her highness." Enigma humbly bowed his head and took the lead to speak first, showing royal courtesy. Allen also did not hold back and humbly bowed in greeting as well, "Al greets her highness."

"No need to stand on ceremony, we are all Gods here, come, please sit." The noble lady smiled gently and pointed at the seats before her and the young man, her intentions were as clear as daylight.

"Thank you." Allen did not comment and casually sat before the young lady, while Enigma silently sat before the young man. His gray eyes caused the young man to tremble as he got silently scrutinized.

"...."

"I have had a lot about you two. My name is Herara Aria Radiance by the way, nice to meet you." She stretched out her hand in greeting, Allen took hold of it with a smile and greeted back once again.

"Al, likewise." He of course still used an alias once again. They would not carelessly use their True names in front of Other Gods while they were still weak. And also not sure what the consequences were.

"Reynolds Adam Radiance, nice to, meet you." The young boy, though did not stutter, still failed to form a proper greeting. He extended his trembling hand forward, Enigma took hold of it with a smile.

"En Mystic, the pleasure is mine young prince." Enigma also greeted back politely. With the greetings done, it was time to start talking business. Herara did nor beat around the bushes either.

"I heard you are Ancient Origins? May I ask if that is indeed true?" Herara indeed did not beat around the bush and directly inquired. Who didn't know that the Radiances were direct people, just like their father?

"That depends on what your definition of this Ancient Origin is." Allen also did not hold back and said his mind out loud. Princess or not, idle or not, he still knew his worth. And right now, was the time to determine the pros and cons of his and Enigma's lie.

Herara did not seem to mind, even all the others around did not seem to mind as well. Allen finally realized how powerful the status of an Ancient Origin was. Their tolerance of his behavior showed they were a least that important.

"Ancient Origin are people, or perhaps Gods from the prehistoric era. They have found a way to be reborn as new people from Purgatory to this world. Their talents, strength, Reiki and overall power are immense within the same rank."

Hera began to brief up both brothers about what Ancient Origins were, and both nodded as True Gods were probably just like that. So far, they could really impersonate Ancient Origins and get away with it.

Herara and the others, being unaware of thus, just watched the brothers intently to see if they were telling the truth, or just scams. She then continued her brief introduction of Ancient Origins to them.

"But most importantly, they are considered Favoreds. It has to be known, even among Champions, not even one in a million Championss is a Favored." Herara explained without holding back at all, still casually appraising both brothers.

"A Champion is something not even Outer Gods can easily create. They have higher fortune, and have potential to become Demigods at minimum, and Gods if lucky. They could also use Divine Skills while being Inner Gods.

"That is what makes them stand out. They can borrow the Skills, Laws and even Reiki of their God to transcend Deific limitations and temporarily become Outer. They are simply terrifying monsters, yet Ancient Origins are even better."

She spoke slowly and softly, making sure to tell each an every detail about what Ancient Origins were. Her suspicion still there, as she continued to assess the brother's expressions whenever she spoke.

"I see. Is the difference that great between them?" Allen inquired with a frown. He was duped by Enigma to buy the highest grade Chosen talent for his wives at a cost of probably millions of faith points, if not simply billions.

He wanted to know if he made a loss or not, eitherway, he still believed in Enigma. But believing in him and making himself feel better about the transition he made, were two completely different matters.

"Yes, vastly. For example, something that can take ten years for an ordinary person would take millenia geniuses only one year or two thirds of a year. But would take six months to a single month for a Chosen/Champion.

"Whilst even the most poorest of Favoreds only requires weeks instead. And this was when we consider those with the lowest potential amongst them. Some might only require mere days to do such." She carefully explained.

Both Enigma and Allen exchanged gazes, and saw through each other's thoughts. True Gods... could do pretty much that isn't? Their actions did not escape everyone's sight, but Herara ignored it and kept explaining.

"Bella here is one of such, a Champion. If she wants to, she can become a God. While other heroes with lower ranked talents could only become Divine Heroes at most." Herara once again explained gently to them.

As for Enigma she ignored their actions, it was clear that they were niether shocked nor impressed. In fact, it seemed like they were slightly disappointed. To them, ascending to higher levels did not need much time.

So they subconsciously thought nothing of the feat that Herara just mentioned. After all, they could become Demigod equivalent by just becoming Genuine True Gods, which only required around seventy five years on average.

Or even less than a century if they used faith points and the likes. It was not like the normal beings who required probably over a hundred years even for the so called Ancient Origins. So ehy should they not be disappointed.

Oh, and this applied to Strong rated True Gods like the both of them. Weak rated True Gods might as well just accept to be ranked alongside such genuises. In fact, under Normal circumstances, Strong, Moderate and Weak True Gods were like Low, Mid and High ranked Ancient Origins.

Without Faith, that is. Unfortunately both brothers were unaware, and unimpressed by such a monstrous feat. And Herara was able to discern it even though it was almost hidden away carefully.

Her impression of these two boys was quite high, and she genuinely wanted to rope them in. She had to help her younger brother get the throne as soon as possible. Especially away from her older brother.

"...I cannot be sure of being a Chosen or Champion, nor a Favored, but I am a hundred percent sure that we can do that much." Allen was more than happy to learn that he did not lose out with his gamble.