Chapter 787: The Truth Behind Reincarnation

"B-but—"

"You also hid certain discoveries from the world because you knew it wasn't ready. You must have understood…"

I could no longer deny her words once she brought that up. Since she was the essence of the world itself, her reasons must have been justifiable and beyond just me.

"So why was I reincarnated? Wouldn't that still yield the same result? My actions in this new life have caused tidal waves, or have they not?" I asked with curiosity— and perhaps a bit of skepticism.

If her true aim was balance, she would not go out of her way to return me to the stream of the world, now would she?

"A tidal wave is preferable towards the end of the stream, don't you think?"

The end? Did she mean the Nether?

"There is a lot you do not know, Lewis Griffith. It is now time for you to find out." Aether spoke, drawing closer to me.

I felt a heavy weight suddenly bind my insides, but at the same time, I felt an unravelling like nothing I had ever experienced before.