But Patrick could do nothing about it either. After all, that was how the nation was, and trying to change it now would be no different from making an enemy of all the elves.
For now, Patrick still prioritized improving his own strength. Deepening his understanding of arcane magic and mastering it was the proper path.
"What a shame. I can still only simulate the power of space through Arcane Mimicry. I haven't fully mastered spatial power myself. As an energy of a higher level than arcane magic, space is far too difficult to fully understand in principle and application. Is there any good way for me to fully master higher-level energies?" Strength was what truly mattered.
Ellen pondered for a while, seemingly noticing something.
[I need to point out two mistakes in what you said. First, to fully master the power of space yourself, you need to reach the demigod level. But reaching that level is merely the beginning, just a first glimpse through the door. To gradually master the powers of space and time, you need to reach at least the false god realm, a level like Norgannon's, before you can barely manage to use the power of space freely.] [In the entire multiverse, the Old Gods are probably the only ones who have completely mastered those level-zero energies. In their mastery of the power of soul, the Old Gods stand at the very forefront of the entire universe. You've never heard of anyone recovering their sense of self after being corrupted or controlled by the Old Gods, have you?]
Indeed, once the Old Gods took complete control, there was no turning back. The soul no longer belonged to its owner, and that shell no longer represented its own will.
In ancient times, even the Titans,