252. Travel
Due to interference from Herald Hazard.
Souls are pouring out again. There was only one thing I could do in that situation.
Spray mana to trap them, even if only for a moment.
Snap!
Then he immediately opened the door to the general store and went inside with the stone.
‘If you lose the souls here, it’s over!’
We are holding on to block the cracks that have formed in the stone, but souls continue to pour out like water leaking through a hole in a dam.
In that case, we will leave the continent as originally planned.
Now that only a small number of souls had escaped, I moved into the general store, holding on to as many of them as I could.
I could see Raizer being blocked by Findeneye and Erika. I felt like I shouldn’t leave them behind.
“You idiot, why are you hesitating!”
“Go!”
Hearing their cries, I entered inside as if my back was being pushed.
At least the souls began to come out from within the general store. I was thinking of closing the door for now since there would be no place to go if I closed the door.
Quad!
The moment your thick hand touches the doorknob, it doesn’t move as if it’s caught on something.
“Where are you going?”
Kuddeukduk!
Raiser opens the half-closed door again and comes inside. As his electricity spewed out like an aura, Erica and Findeneye were unable to overcome the shock and fell backwards.
Thump.
The guy’s steps reach into the general store.
Thump.
Because he was such a tall man, Raizer bent down and entered, closing the door and smiling faintly.
“There is no place to run to.”
The guy stood with his back to the door.
As if he was planning to destroy all souls in this space, powerful thunderbolts erupt from his entire body, lighting up the dark interior of the general store.
There is no longer any place to run to.
Even if you run away in the first place, you can’t go anywhere without taking the souls with you.
Souls were constantly pouring out of the Land of Rest, which had cracked and no longer functioned after it was created.
The people who were trapped inside the general store and could not go anywhere looked like fish trapped in a fish tank.
“Follow your fate, stranger. “You have no right to rule this continent.”
“… ….”
“This is the time we have been waiting for for centuries. “The fate of Arya Rias, whom you took away, will now be restored by twisting your neck.”
Kuung.
When Raizer takes a step forward, that becomes the starting point and an electric current spreads across the floor, travels up the wall, and reaches the ceiling.
His current was dominating this space.
A place that not even the gods know about.
It was a secret, secret place away from the continent.
In fact, it was not possible to cover up the brilliance contained in the Godhead.
“What the hell.”
But even in such threatening intimidation, even when the electric current touching my cheek stings as if it would burn my flesh.
I couldn’t stop wondering.
I ask Raizer, who calls himself a god and follows his fate.
“Why are you risking your life so much on something called fate?”
“Because that is how we can achieve freedom.”
It was frustrating.
I felt like something was blocking my chest.
It was absurd, but I know they had no choice but to think that way.
I knew the truth, but I couldn’t criticize their ignorance.
However.
It was necessary to correct it.
“Do you really think that is freedom? “Acting according to destiny?”
The screams of souls overflowing around me cry out in sympathy with me.
However, even in such a situation, the god in front did not back down or hesitate at all.
“After finishing a long marathon, what comes to us is freedom.”
“It’s foolish.”
The memory of reading a book called Destiny some time ago suddenly came to mind.
This is a story written by a survivor of the Holocaust about his experiences at the time.
The narrator of the book at that time says so.
If there is freedom, there is no destiny.
If there is fate, there is no freedom.
I thought these were words that penetrated the thoughts of the gods in front of me right now.
The fate they say and follow does not give any freedom in the end.
“For the sake of the continent, the destiny (main story) you speak of must be violated.”
“Whoa, stranger. There is no wavering in my decision. And this is for the good of the continent.”
“No.”
I shook my head.
I was crying and my emotions were running high.
A strong force enters my body, and without my knowledge, sighs and sadness press heavily on my whole body.
With the story you are following.
In the end, with the story that this continent has been prepared, I will not let you go.
Aria It wasn’t just for Rias.
At first, it started simply for the salvation of the continent. As for Arias, I was planning to use her as the main character and save the land where I could live.
Living here, I have changed.
Actually, it’s funny.
I watched many people living here.
Those who are dead.
Those who are alive.
Devil and God.
Looking at all of them, I felt unfair. I wondered if it was right to follow the main story.
Because.
Following that means.
In the end, doesn’t this prove that their lives are lies?
Following the flow of all prepared stories.
In the end, this continent and everyone’s lives.
Joy, sadness, pleasure, pain, anger, emotion, excitement, happiness, etc.
Isn’t this proof that all emotions are simply created from a single word scribbled on the desk by the creator of the game?
“No.”
I will not let that happen.
All the noble people I have seen.
All the ugly people I’ve seen.
Good, evil.
People who were sometimes dual, sometimes colorful, and sometimes beautiful.
Also, those I loved.
I will not make them false.
“You shouldn’t follow that fate.”
My heart was pounding.
My heart was shaking.
I will not let the lives I have seen be defined by things like ‘games’.
This is one world.
I am living with them.
“Even your life.”
I make eye contact with Raizer, who is pouring out brilliant lightning. For the first time, there was trembling in the corners of his eyes.
“I will say yes.”
Raiser, the god of lightning and clouds.
I have tried so hard to protect the main story and to gain freedom.
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In fact, following all that meant ultimately proving that you were just an NPC for a few hours of playtime.
There is no way you would know.
Of course, even if I explain it, it won’t be accepted.
It’s okay.
Your life is not a game.
There is no need to waste your life being swayed by the main story.
“To give you true freedom. “To give meaning to life.”
I will kill you.
Even as he added that, Raizer showed a puzzled expression for the first time.
He felt like I was acting like this for him.
“I’m confused. “It’s really dizzying.”
However.
Thunderbolts began to erupt again. Exuding fierce hostility, they were ready to turn me into charcoal black at any moment.
“There is no turning back. Kill you, destroy all your souls. “I will follow my fate.”
Pajijijijijik!
“This person’s name is Raizer! The master of lightning! He is in charge of lightning and clouds and is the greatest warrior among the gods!”
My dear.
“Clear your name!”
Quang!
When he stamps his foot loudly, the entire general store shakes and a storm of lightning begins to swirl.
With the shock burning my skin, I took a deep breath and stepped forward.
“Deius Verdi.”
A great deity.
The greatest warrior among the gods.
Master of thunder and clouds.
Compared to such modifiers, it can be said to be infinitely shabby.
“He is a necromancer.”
At least at this point.
There is only one word that destroys it all.
The lightning he was wearing felt truly shabby. The large figure, which could only be seen if you raised your head, looked infinitely funny.
I am a necromancer.
“Only about the master of lightning.”
What are here now are countless souls who have saturated the continent and driven it to destruction.
“Don’t bark in front of us.”
Quad deuk!
I break the stone I was holding in my hand.
Then.
The pouring out souls flew straight towards Raizer.
Hostility.
Fierce hostility towards the gods who came down to the continent and came here to destroy them.
“How dare you!”
The electric currents welling up from Raizer’s entire body extended towards them.
He was already buried by souls and stood at the threshold of a terrible death.
But that’s it.
“It is your salvation.”
It looked like he wanted to say something, but Raizer couldn’t even open his mouth.
However, his eyes, which were full of energy, calmly closed in the end, as if he realized something.
I don’t know what it will be.
Or, he may have found his own freedom through his death.
Just like in the time of Romuleus, the gods had no soul and could only be destroyed.
I look away from his corpse and look at the general store that seems to be bursting with a huge amount of souls.
The horse stone was completely broken.
I decided to change my ways.
What is contained here now is countless mana and an enormous number of souls with even more mana.
If left as is, it wouldn’t be surprising if the space itself collapsed.
I slowly close my eyes and begin to manipulate mana.
Draws magic.
Quietly.
Also, really calm.
In the end, I failed.
The plan was to create a land of rest and provide a resting place for all souls.
It has already become a waste.
Because I couldn’t sew the stone back together, I broke it.
Let’s create a new place.
A new place where souls can be contained.
Why?
It was obvious.
If I think about it, there was a time when I thought that the flow might end up like this.
Their sanctuary.
“I’m sorry.”
Apologies were extended to numerous people. However, this is not directed to the dead.
It was an apology to those who were waiting for me.
I said I would survive.
I was confident that it would be resolved without any problems in the end.
I guess.
There seemed to be no way back.
I glance at the heavy, closed door of the general store.
The longing spread throughout my body.
But I couldn’t just savor it.
Slowly kneeling.
Just as Griffin’s demon contained all of the previous Griffin royal families within him.
I also contain many of these souls within me.
Overflowing mana comes in and I feel my heart twisting. I was thinking of making Lemegeton again.
The material was my heart.
“I’m sorry, Deius.”
I never thought about it like this.
With a bitter smile, I spoke to the souls waiting for me.
“Everyone here is the savior of the continent.”
Please close your eyes and feel proud of yourself.
I am.
“I will become your tombstone.”
It will also be your rest.
In remembrance of the end of this life.
Let us cry together.
Time passes, but I don’t feel it.
Accepting the souls, the body was distorted and seemed like it would collapse, but it was restored through the huge mana scattered inside the general store.
Collapse, restoration.
Collapse, restoration.
Even in the pain of cutting through flesh.
I was listening to many people’s stories.
Also, they listened to my story.
“Did you receive my gift well?”
Now the continent has deviated greatly from the main story.
It is no longer a story prepared for entertainment.
You are not forced to feel the emotions and times that were programmed for the main character.
Live your own life.
May you also enjoy freedom.
Among the souls pouring in, there were definitely those who were strangely helping me with my magic.
Soon, the heart became an artifact that seemed to have been created by numerous wizards.
My eyes slowly closed.
Probably.
I’ve seen it so many times.
I thought it might be death.
I was the one standing closest to the border.
Finally.
The moment when you are about to cross this boundary.
[No.]
My eyes widened at the girl’s voice.
Something was pushing me.
The body was firmly fixed in place like an old tree.
I was definitely being pushed out.
Before I knew it, I saw the back of Deius Verdi kneeling with his head down.
What’s pushing me is.
Emily?
A girl who loved flowers.
In the basement of the Verdi family, he became a human skeleton.
Still, the girl fell asleep laughing at the end.
After that, countless people pulled me along.
It was a face everyone knew.
In the Academy, the indigenous people of Setima were laid to rest.
It didn’t end there.
The royal family of the Griffin Kingdom who were captured by the evil spirit of the Griffin.
Volta, the son of Hernu, who was fooled by Dante’s necromancer.
Numerous souls who were laid to rest in the Clark Republic.
Musin Hanso.
Ophelia’s daughter who was captured by Learic.
Even the burnt woman who fell asleep in tears while holding Iluania’s daughter, Sebia.
The border between life and death.
The people beyond were pushing me away.
Unable to handle the pouring in of souls, I evacuate the dying me.
Far away.
A doll lying in a corner of a general store.
An item made for me by Professor Per Petra.
Originally, it was a doll to manage the stones placed in a general store.
Let me enter into it.
The doll reacts to the soul and mana, changing its body and appearance.
Before you knew it, you were there.
A young man living in Korea.
There was Kim Shin-woo.
“Ah.”
I sighed without even realizing it.
Souls are still pouring into Deius Verdi’s body.
Let’s carefully place our hand on the heart.
I could still feel the pulse of life.
He didn’t die.
However, in the shock of souls pouring in. The spirits evacuated me so that I would not die of shock.
How long will it take?
After receiving all the souls, the body becomes stable.
How much time will it take?
I had doubts, but it didn’t seem like it would take as long as I thought.
However, if I stayed here, I too would get caught up in the storm of mana and souls.
Then.
“Just a moment.”
I looked up at the souls and asked.
“Is it okay if I come back?”
Can I trust and leave it to them?
The souls did not bother to answer that question.
However, the door to the general store was opened.
Beyond the gate, there was a huge meadow bathed in the sunrise.
A general store that takes you to a random location.
Because I am not Deius Verdi now, I cannot freely specify the location.
At a glance, a grassland that does not appear to be the Griffin Kingdom.
But I slowly walked out the door.
Kkiik.
Thump.
The door closes.
Before I knew it, I was standing on this continent as Kim Shin-woo.
Only until Deius’ body stabilizes and he can accept all the souls.
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I started a very short journey.
* * *
A week has already passed.
The chaos in Graypond was being sorted out to some extent, but the gloom that fell over the entire city still remained.
Many people were injured.
A lot has been destroyed.
Deius Verdi has disappeared.
He disappeared with Raizer beyond the door of the general store and never came back.
Could he not come back?
I don’t know.
Anyway, many people were worried.
All souls on the continent have disappeared.
Now, the boundary between life and death will collapse and the continent will no longer be destroyed.
It was right to think that way, though.
Here.
Rooftop of the Royal Palace.
Two women sitting on the railing.
No, two souls.
[What should we do now?]
A dark spirit who was absorbed into the staff used by Herald Hazard and turned into a half spirit.
[…] … I don’t know either.]
Stella was given godhood by the disappearing goddess Hertia, and is now half-god and half-devil.