Infinity in the Void – Freedom in the Abyss

Hoa was a funny person, Charlotte was smiling all the way into the night. Having a friend to tease was fun, seeing her shiver in fear was even more euphoric.

But now she's bored, playing some games on her phone relieved the boredom a bit but it was not enough. So one of the final options is to try what Silla recommended.

"Streaming...", Charlotte sighed, "Guess that would be more fun... hehaha... teasing people..."

"I am Charlotte Silvi, owner of the Akashic Records"

Her gem in her chest leaked out tendrils of Reverie, crawling over her arms like sleeves.

"Devils of the Void, they who embodied Infinity."

The tips of her hair blacken to the color of night. Her pupils dilated into darkness.

"You who gave humanity a Spark, a light in their Clouded Mind."

A thin smile appeared on her lips.

"Anima Pactum - Akashic Reverie."

Quickly as the timer began, Charlotte entered her mind, into the Library of Akasha. Infinite numbers of shelves containing books upon books.

"Streaming.", the shelves moved to a more countable amount, but they are still in the trillion.

"Hidden Identity.", more shelves flew away.

"Streaming equipment.", a few shelves remained, surprising Charlotte at the thousands that remained.

"Virtual.", a few books remained.

At random, Charlotte took out a book.

As she flipped through the pages, her smile widened, "Hm... heha... technological bottleneck huh."

She stepped out of the Library, clapping her hands together, "Reverie. Realize. Materialize."

Instantly, the substance of creation dripped onto the ground, shaping and forming from a formless black goo into an object from the far future.

"Huh, little one.", Charlotte heard a voice from behind. It was Silla's.

"Yes?", Charlotte cocked her head back, to see Silla in her normal clothes - a black sweater with no pants.

"What are you doing?", the woman crossed her arms, giving Charlotte a judgemental look.

"Heha... just taking your offer.", Charlotte shrugged, "I am just trying to find a streaming method that fits me."

"Cool. So~ what are ya making?", Silla smiled, going to stand next to Charlotte.

"A motion capture collar from the future.", Charlotte explained, smiling because this is a change to their relationship.

"Well then, let's see what the future holds for us!", Silla was actually interested. That made Charlotte happy.

As soon as the Reverie settled, Charlotte released her Anima Pactum, and once again her arms were covered in blood. Silla smiled as the girl used the power of Hope to heal her wounds, she did not need to look after the girl for a while.

"How does that work?", Silla asked.

Charlotte picked up the silver collar on the ground, "It wirelessly connects to your neural network to get the best motion capture in human history."

"Do you understand what you just said?", the woman asked with a bright smile, poking the collar with her nail.

"Yes.", Charlotte put it on, "Hm, a little loose...", she pressed a button on the collar, making it fit her neck perfectly.

"So how does it connect to today's hardware? Or did you even account for the software?", Silla placed a sigil on the collar, much to Charlotte's annoyance but she knew it was for safety reasons.

"It can, though do you have a computer or a laptop somewhere?", Charlotte asked out of politeness, she already knew Silla had a computer.

"I do, let's see what this baby can do!", Silla cheered, leading Charlotte into her room.

If Charlotte thinks her room is luxurious, then Silla's room is on a whole other level. The level of detail in this room left her speechless, even a floor title here must be worth a few grand. The girl also realized things are placed in a specific place and order.

"My room is cool, isn't it?", Silla smugly said, grabbing a gaming chair to sit on it, she spun around her room with expert control.

I want one...

Charlotte can only nod. She turned to the Pandemonium Princess' setup. Seven different PCs linked together, all custom-built with their uniqueness. She realized they were based on the Seven Deadly Sins, which made Charlotte let out a chuckle at the extravaganza of them. A few cameras for recording different angles.

However, there is something that annoyed Charlotte about Silla's setup. There are too many monitors, ten in total. Who needs that much?

For Charlotte, the right amount would be four for her current intentions. But Charlotte did not voice her opinion, letting the woman up to her antics.

"Well, let's test that collar out, shall we?", Silla pressed the button on her desk, activating the whole system, which booted up in seconds.

Charlotte tapped a button at the back of her collar, popping out a USB thumb drive. She handed it to Silla, which the woman stuck into the pink PC.

A light shock sent down Charlotte's back, indicating the activation of the collar. Silla looked over to one of the monitors, looking at the name of the collar, which cracked her up.

"Really? S1LV3R? That's original~", she jokingly said.

"It stands for Symmetry model 1 Lingo V3 Raid.", Charlotte stated, standing next to Silla to look for the program that comes with the collar.

"Damn.", Silla nodded in acknowledgment, "The future is fucking creative."

"Anyway.", Charlotte moved the mouse over to the program, which is a stylized 'S', "I'll make my model for a bit."

Silla jumped on her bed while pushing the gaming chair over to Charlotte, letting the girl sit down and get comfortable.

"Thanks.", Charlotte took a quick glance at Silla.

Silla just shrugged and got on her phone, doing something. Not Charlotte's problem so she went on and created a model.

This was simple enough for Charlotte, she only needed to do a bit of recording and gain full access to a company that had yet to exist. From the book in the Library of Akasha, it said that she needed permission from the company to do this. But she has the entire knowledge of humanity in her chest.

"Hm...", she stole a glance at Silla, choosing the model's hair to be gold. For the eyes, she went with hers.

For the overall body... Charlotte modeled Athen's body structure, but a little less big than her bodyguard. For fashion, Charlotte chose Enna, the way she used her wings as a coat left an impression.

With a few more details to add, after 30 minutes she finished. With that out of the way, she booted up the camera to test out the model.

A light shock rushed over her body, syncing her up with the model, which Charlotte calls her alternate self. Blond hair, a mature figure that would make most people jealous of her, and the most important part of Charlotte, her piercing azure gaze that would send shivers down anyone's spine. She was beautiful yet dominating at the same time.

She moved and the model moved, she spun and the model spun.

This is cool.

Charlotte was happy with the result, she shook her head, letting the virtual hair flow around like real hair.

And her eyes moved to the proudest achievement, the futuristic dress she stole the design from the future. And of course, the feather coat is the color of gold to break the jarring silver color of her dress.

Charlotte likes silver, but even she knows too much of it can become an eyesore.

"Damn, girl. I think you have a talent for being an artist.", Silla commented, sitting upright on her bed.

"I know.", she confidently said, "I am the entire library of humanity, aren't I?"

"Hehe, Pride.", Silla pat Charlotte's head, "A delicious smell, really."

"Stop being weird.", Charlotte poked Silla's stomach, "I can stab through you with my hand.", she took out her knife with her right hand, "No need for this."

"Personality changes are usually a pain in the ass", Silla ruffled the girl's hair in an endearing manner.

"Stop it...", Charlotte blushed.

"No~", Silla went for a hug, to which Charlotte did not resist at all.

Silla is warm... like hellfire.

"I'll leave this here when we get back to the base.", Charlotte pulled out the USB drive and put it back in the collar.

"I'll rest for the night...", she escaped out of the embrace, "By the way, Reverie told me something concerning. The appearance of animals... Records of Beast, the Pannic Records."

"Oh? So those monsters are the Pannic Records huh.", a sly smile appeared on Silla's face, "They are nothing towards me."

Once again, Charlotte realized how strong Silla was. To go against a Record that contains the whole animal kingdom... including mythical monsters... Silla may as well be the strongest in the world, which she is, she affirmed it multiple times.

Then Charlotte realized, that the Akashic Records are the Records of Humanity. What Romulus said was wrong, she does not need to deal with the Records of Beast by herself... all she needs are people who can help her...

Cooperation, huh... a selfish person like me... heha... this might be fun.

"See you tomorrow... Silla...", Charlotte waved and went out.

But Silla stopped her, "Call me Seria."

Charlotte widened her eyes, "Huh?"

Silla... Seria sat on her bed, "Seria Sarco is my original name, you can call me by it."

Seria Sarco... Flesh Given by God... a cool name.

"I will, Seria.", Charlotte smiled.