Reborn: Rise of the Greatest Summoner

Norman's life flashed before his eyes.

He stammered. "I-I am about to… die?!"

The process already started and it could not be stopped.

At this moment, the temperature of his body kept on growing even higher. His already ultra-red body kept on becoming hotter, now it was too hot, his gigantic body that he worked on for centuries to make perfect started melting apart.

The pain was unbearable, Norman felt like he was left in a furnace to burn to death, his throat was already parched, groaning in pain was now even a difficulty.

"Argghh…!" He made incoherent sounds as his life faded away slowly.

"…" Everyone was silent as they experienced different emotions.

All the Grade C Superhuman survivors were shocked and ecstatic as they observed Giant Norman who slowly melted away. Apart from their shock at the feat that they just achieved, they also studied the peculiar connection.

The state that Legolas pushed them to when they connected with him was unprecedented, at that moment, they felt like they finally saw it all.

They felt connected to an existence that was far above them.

They felt connected to the God of Wisdom itself.

At that moment, they kind of understood why Alexander felt so strongly about the aliens from outside Planet Darvis. At that state, they got to get a glance at the incredible wisdom that Legolas held.

They were exposed to bits and pieces of knowledge from Earth that Legolas didn't mind sharing.

They were exposed to bits and pieces of knowledge about Dominator.

As a core developer who took part in the creation of this incredible game world, Legolas knew too much about this world, Planet Darvis was just a backwater planet to him. Being exposed to this much information, they felt awed.

They finally felt how small Alexander felt on meeting the so-called General Aztog, it was really that feeling of a frog stuck in a well.

"Legolas knows everything!" Heimdall suddenly exclaimed.

"In my centuries of living, I don't know as much as this teenager".

This old Assassin's eyes shone in fanatism. "Legolas is the God of Wisdom!"

"No…" His eyes shone in understanding. "Since he is still a teenager, he is the reincarnation of the God of Wisdom!"

"No wonder his rise was so fast and unprecedented!"

"No wonder he could control everything from the dark!"

"He singlehandedly won this war!"

Geralt also felt great respect for Legolas but not at the level of his master, this warrior was gobsmacked as he saw his master fall to his knees before Legolas.

"Geralt, on your knees, let us pay homage to wisdom and power!"

Far away, with the Positron Rifle still on his hand, Legolas watched this with a calm face, he couldn't stop his eyes from slightly twitching though.

He could feel that Heimdall was totally serious about how he felt and it gave him goosebumps all the more, the only reason why he was able to stay calm was the fact that he had been playing as the Hermit for 3+ years already.

Unlike Heimdall, Altan was even more straightforward.

Altan fell to his knees. "This is the power of his Almighty the Hermit!"

Every spectator at this moment felt something, Legolas' 2 students were no exception. Having stayed with Legolas as they fought through thick and skin for all this time, they felt and appreciated his power the most.

Legolas' virtual interface lit up.

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Your Favorability with Christensen has exceeded the peak of Outmost Respect!

The only reason why it is not at Godly Respect is only because he knows that you are no God!

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Your Favorability with Blade has exceeded the peak of Outmost Respect!

[Congratulations! You have completed Special Mission: Increase Blade's Respect for you.]

[Special Mission Completion Rating: S]

[Due to extremely high mission completion rating, you have received an increased mission reward.]

[You have received any 3 of Blade's Exclusive Talents and you have gained the chance to choose the talents of your choice.]

[Do you wish to choose now?]

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Legolas' eyes widened; he didn't even need to think. "Hell yeah!"

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[Choice has been registered!]

[Congratulations! You have received the 3 Blade Exclusive Talents: Precognition; Cell Regeneration; Demi-Singularity!]

[Talent Compatibility detected: The Supreme Talent, Physique of the Undying Cockroach can be combined with the Cell Regeneration Talent!]

[Trigger Mission Series to access Mission!]

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BOOM!

Legolas exploded with even more power.

Every Special Talent was a big deal, every single one could define an excellent warrior from a great warrior, getting 3 of them at the same time was a big deal. All the spectators were even more horrified.

"He's getting even stronger?!" By now, Alexander was already getting numb to the subsequent shocks that kept on shaking his soul.

Only Blade knew what happened and he was happy about it.

While all the attention briefly focused on Legolas who was the star of the show, one of the Grade C Superhumans suddenly moved.

Bzzz!

Newton teleported directly beside the head of his student, he grabbed Norman by the head even as he looked into his unfocused eyes, emotion filled this warrior's heart as he saw the current state of his student.

"Norman…" Tears flowed down Newton's eyes as he called weakly.

"…" Norman did not respond; he was already in his own world.

Norman saw his life flash before his eyes, the first day that he met his master.

"I see a lot of potential in you". The man's deep voice reverberated.

"If you work hard under me, I'll help you fulfill your potential".

"I'll work hard!" The teenager clenched his fists excitedly with determination.

The days passed by fast. Everyday, Norman took his designated work with gusto as he slowly rose through the ranks. In no time, he became such a good scientist that he got to work with Newton on a consistent basis.

Years passed like the rolling pages of a book.

"Master, see what I made, an explosive acid".

Newton looked down on the teenager with doting eyes filled with love, he rubbed his head. "Good job, Norman, I'm proud of you".

The next week. "Master, see what I made".

"Good job".

Norman became addicted to his master's compliments. He worked hard to make him proud always, all he wanted in life was to stay be his master's side.

A few months later, one of the assistants under Newton came to meet him. "N-Norman, please do you have time? My name is Diana…, I-I want to tell you something".

"What? I have assignments to do, please be fast!"

"Ahh…, sorry". She seemed to feel sad. "It's not urgent".

Norman barely paid attention to her reaction though, he left to go do his assignment and engage in more research. Over the years, Diana kept on trying to get closer to him which was something that he failed to understand.

"Why is she becoming so clingey?"

"She wasn't like this before…, weirdo…"

A few more years later, Newton finally trusted him enough to open his eyes to alien technology, this was when Norman developed his true passion.

He was determined to make his master even more proud of him.

Another year later.

"Master, see what I did!"

"I managed to reverse-engineer the blueprint to create the comm telephone, it was so easy all along!"

That day… was when his world turned dark.

His master's outburst was something that Norman did not expect, subsequent memories after this flowed in an accelerated fashion. Probably, he didn't want to relive them in his last moments and was why they accelerated.

They soon accelerated to today, that moment when his master finally acknowledged him, that moment when everything seemed to finally work out.

Finally, he thought he could spend an eternity with his master while only focused on their passion and research but Alexander came along and spoiled everything.

Pop!

A slight popping sound suddenly roused Norman's consciousness. On opening his heavy eyes, he saw his master above him, Newton was crying and it was his tears which landed on him with the popping sound.

Seeing his master, tears instantly welled in Norman's eyes.

He looked at him. "I'm sorry…, all I ever wanted was your approval".

The tears flowed faster as Newton grabbed and hugged his student's head. "I'm sorry Norman, I am the worst teacher ever…"

"I'm sorry…"

He raised his head and looked into Norman's eyes. "I acknowledge you, you are my student, my best student".

"In fact, y-you're the best thing that ever happened to me". Newton stammered; this was an uncharacteristic sight.

Amid the tears, Norman gave his last smile then he said his last words.

"I'm sorry…"

Norman gave up the ghost.