章 620: Chapter 620: Roselle's Escape
Chapter 620: Roselle's Escape
"Hah, what an annoying dream."
This was the only comment Roselle made as he gazed at the ever-expanding black abyss before him, preparing to forcibly suppress it.
"The power of this black abyss is connected to you. Even if you throw yourself into it, you won't be able to close it," the Primordial Hunger observed, recognizing the true nature of the abyss. "The best way to deal with it is to leave this place and seal the entire island."
There was another, simpler solution that the Primordial Hunger didn't mention: it could swallow the abyss whole. Quick and efficient, but it found the taste of the Fallen Mother Goddess too foul.
After all, who would willingly eat something as repulsive as someone else's expulsion?
Roselle was silent for a moment before saying, "I can't leave. Seal me here along with it."
"Then you'll never escape the influence of the Fallen Mother Goddess."
"I can't exactly take the Fallen Mother Goddess for a stroll in the outside world, can I?" Roselle said, pretending to be lighthearted. "After all these years, I've gotten used to her company. I wouldn't be able to sleep without her bothering me at night."
The Primordial Hunger remained silent, its gaze piercing through the cracks in the tomb's ceiling, looking up at the stars.
The authority just displayed by the stars was enough to shock not only the Fallen Mother Goddess but also stir new thoughts within the Primordial Hunger.
Return, reversal.
The essence of this authority was terrifying.
But it was unclear whether this was the stars' limit or just the first hint of their power.
One thing, however, was certain: the stars had yet to truly ascend to the heavens.
What terrifying abilities would this authority possess when they finally did?
It was something to look forward to.
"If you want to leave, then go." A voice descended from the depths of the starry sky, freezing the resolve Roselle had painstakingly built up.
"??" Roselle looked up at the stars, his voice trembling slightly, "I can leave this place?"
"This will be a very interesting experiment."
"But what if the Fallen Mother Goddess descends upon the real world because of me?"
"If she comes, we'll just send her back."
"..."
Roselle was stunned. This was the Fallen Mother Goddess they were talking about—one of the top Outer Gods among the stars.
Send her back if she comes?
How could they speak so lightly of such a thing!
The stars said nothing more, disappearing into the distance, leaving the starry sky vacant.
Roselle could only turn to the Primordial Hunger beside him, who was lost in thought. "What do you think?"
"The stars just made it very clear, didn't they?"
"But..." Roselle was still hesitant.
"Your heart is already filled with fear of the Fallen Mother Goddess." The Primordial Hunger gave Roselle a deep look. "This is a good opportunity to overcome it."
"I just don't want to go down in history as a criminal of humanity."
The Primordial Hunger's smile deepened. "Do you know my origins?"
"Primordial Hunger, an Outer God of the Old Days."
"With my strength, I can still walk freely in the real world, yet my true form remains outside the Primordial Barrier. Even if the Fallen Mother Goddess fully controls you, what could she possibly do?"
The Primordial Hunger said with some emotion, "This era has begun to change."
Hearing this, Roselle's spirit was instantly lifted. He currently held the rank of Black Emperor, but he didn't even possess a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic. Meanwhile, the incarnation of the Primordial Hunger standing before him was nearly as strong as a Sequence 0 True God.
If the Primordial Hunger's true form was still trapped outside the Primordial Barrier, how could the Fallen Mother Goddess be an exception?
Moreover, the stars always remained seated in the Hall of Stars, overlooking everything.
If a major disaster were to occur, the stars would never stand idly by.
"Can I really leave this place?" Roselle muttered to himself a few times, his expression complex and difficult to decipher. He never expected that he could leave this tomb again.
"You could also choose to stay here with the Fallen Mother Goddess. The long nights might even lead to a child between you," the Primordial Hunger joked. "It's a pity you weren't corrupted by the Mother Tree of Desire; otherwise, you might already have great-grandchildren."
Roselle shivered all over, breaking out in goosebumps. He quickly changed the subject.
"Let's discuss the matter of sealing this island."
Sealing the island was simple. Roselle and the Primordial Hunger used the black tomb as a burial site, sealing the abyss within it, then sank the entire island to the depths of the sea.
"You are free."
After the Primordial Hunger left, Roselle stood there for a long time, staring at the empty sea, unable to distinguish reality from dream.
He had once fantasized about the stars helping him escape the shadow of the Fallen Mother Goddess, but he never expected it to happen so quickly or so dramatically.
The stars had merely uttered "return and reverse," and it resolved the pollution of the Fallen Mother Goddess within him?
It was too surreal.
Should he be more in awe of the stars' authority, or should he consider the Fallen Mother Goddess too weak?
Soon, he burst out in wild, unrestrained laughter, his figure streaking across the sea, reveling in the sight of the ocean he hadn't seen with his own eyes for who knows how many years.
That night, the fishermen in the nearby waters heard an extremely unpleasant, extremely grating laugh. They all claimed it was the laughter of a devil escaping from the depths of the sea.
...
In the Hall of Stars, Hastur was reflecting on the extraordinary effect of the phrase "return and reverse."
He had simulated this many times in the Hall of Stars, always intending to use Roselle and Mr. Door as test subjects. But it wasn't until tonight that he used it on Roselle for the first time.
The effect was better than he expected.
As the consciousness of the Fallen Mother Goddess began to awaken within Roselle, "return and reverse" directly reversed the process, forcing her consciousness back into a dormant state.
After completing this, Hastur carefully examined Roselle's condition from the Hall of Stars and found no remnants of the Fallen Mother Goddess's power.
Had the power of the Fallen Mother Goddess hidden itself, or had "return and reverse" helped Roselle completely rid himself of the pollution?
He couldn't be sure.
That's why he let Roselle leave the black tomb and go for a stroll, to verify which situation it was.
If it was the latter, then the authority of "return and reverse" was truly terrifying.
Return could gather dispersed consciousness, restore it to completeness, and revive it.
Return and reverse, on the other hand, could shatter a complete consciousness, disperse it, and reverse the process.
But that's not all. This was just one application of the authority of return.
It held other possibilities as well.
The essence of this authority was more profound, and he would need to continue exploring it to understand its true meaning and limits.
After pondering for a while, Hastur focused on the last words the Fallen Mother Goddess had said before her consciousness left.
"They" likely referred to the allies of the Fallen Mother Goddess.
"They" were constantly measuring him, trying to understand what the stars really were.
Hastur was quite curious to hear their analysis of the stars—perhaps it would even provide him with some inspiration since he himself wasn't sure what the stars truly represented.
Most likely, they, like the Lamp God, would speculate whether he was the Primordial Creator.
After all, only the Primordial Creator could easily pierce through the Primordial Barrier, easily awaken the Primordial Creator God, and easily reverse the awakening of the Fallen Mother Goddess's consciousness...
It all seemed to make sense.
...
In the Rothsay Archipelago, Bernadette quietly waited in her castle, feeling a mixture of unease, apprehension, and tension.
She sensed that something significant would happen tonight, but she couldn't predict exactly what.
Ahead of her were insurmountable mountains and fog that obscured her sense of the future.
But she waited from late at night until dawn, and still, nothing happened, making her doubt whether her premonition had been wrong.
She left her castle and stood on the open-air balcony, scanning the distance but finding nothing unusual.
She waited another day, and again, nothing happened.
Sighing softly, she put the matter aside and returned to the castle to focus on managing the affairs of the Star Sea Kingdom.
Beyond the Rothsay Archipelago, Roselle retracted his gaze, his face dark as he left the nearby waters.
"Hidden Sage!"
At that moment, Roselle had only one thought: to kill that bastard, the Hidden Sage!
How dare he bully his precious daughter—absolutely unforgivable!
It was precisely to prevent such a day that he had left some powerful sealing artifacts for his daughter.
Roselle didn't linger in the area, not wanting the Hidden Sage to discover his whereabouts.
What had happened on that island was known only to the stars, the Primordial Hunger, and himself—not even the Fallen Mother Goddess could know what happened afterward.
"First, I'll return to Intis."
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