Midoriya Izuku had always looked up to All Might. To his dismay, even his idol doesn´t believe he can be a hero. Izuku doesn´t want to be a failure! Even Kacchan says he should go kill himself. Hopefully in his next life he will have a quirk. He attempts suicide and blacks out. He goes missing and Inko goes into depression after her son is claimed dead. Izuku shows up and is a totally different person than before, not remembering a thing that has happened his whole life. Or so it seems. . .
In this fanfic, Naomasa´s little sister, Makoto is an undercover villain who uses her quirk (I have manipulated her quirk so it makes more sense for her to use it as a villain instead of an investigator like her older brother) to make Deku tell only the truth. Makes a change in his personality.
Makoto becomes a villain and is used by the League of Villains for classified information. She knows everything, mostly due to her photographic memory and the fact that her brother knows All Might and his secrets.
What are the villains goals? What are the pairings Author will follow through with? Who else will turn to the darkside?

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A journey always started with a single step but as you step further and further never-ending tides will push against you, stopping and straying you from your path.

Those who push against the tide with all of their might and will walk in the path of the strong.

Those who played the tides and making it push you further with their mind and thought is the path of the wise.

Only those who walked both paths will truly become a legend, walking a path they have taken with no regrets.

Join Valin journey. A journey that will last for a lifetime yet most will never treads.

"I shall overturn fate if it's against me."

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Yu Qi's Past Life
After finishing school, Yu Qi worked at the flower shop in a neighbouring town. She earned a mediocre salary. However, Yu Qi was still in poor condition because of the Wang Family. 
Since Wang Ha Na and Wang Yu Jin were still in school, Madam Wang requested her to hand over her salary to her. So that Madam Wang could cover the school expenses of her children. Madam Wang said Mr Wang's salary can not make both ends meet because of Wang Fu Ya. Since Yu Qi was their older sister, Yu Qi should support them. 
Wang Fu Ya was studying at a university. No one knows how she managed to enter the university. Even though it is not that good she used to show off. But poor villagers sing praise for her. And also always compared Yu Qi with her. With that, she always felt a sense of accomplishment.
Thankfully, the owner of the flower shop was a good person. She provided her with a place to live. And also fed her. The owner of the flower shop was a middle-aged woman. She had a daughter and a son. They did not live with her. So Yu Qi did not know many details about them. It was not like she cared about them anyway.
One day, Yu Qi was greeted by a man. That man looked similar to the owner of the flower shop, so she guessed him to be the son of the flower shop owner. 
Indeed her guess was right. He was the son of the flower shop owner.
That night, she was invited to the owner's house for their family dinner gathering. She felt touched when her owner invited her. She felt like it was her home too. The dinner was served. Their dinner was filled with tasty food, jokes, and laughter. Which made her feel warm.
Since it was late at night, the owner asked her to stay at her place for that night. She wanted to reject her as she felt uncomfortable with her son's presence. But she did not want to reject her kindness. So she accepted at the end.
 She could not fall asleep. She tossed and turned on her bed. When she was fiddling with her sleep. She heard a click. She got up and started at the door. Before she went to her sleep she locked the door. Now Someone opened her door. It only meant it was either the owner or her son.
The room was filled with complete darkness. But still, she can see a figure entering her room. But the figure which entered her room was not similar to her owner's figure. When the figure took a few more steps she can clearly see that figure. It was the owner's son. 
Warning sirens are blowing in her mind. She became alert. 
The man who just entered saw Yu Qi was awake. He smiled at her gently.
"Yu Qi, you are awake." He said.
"What do you want? Why do you enter my room at this hour?" Yu Qi asked in a scared tone.
"What do you think about that?" The son did not answer her question but giving her a question.
"No. Get out. Don't come over." Yu Qi panicked
He approached her slowly. She backed out until she reached the end of her bed. She got off the bed and ran towards the door. But she was quickly blocked by him. She screamed. She called the owner. But everything is futile.
She was tossed on to the bed by him recklessly. He climbed over her. And pressed her down. Now she was trapped by him completely. She had no way to run.
She screamed again very loudly in such a way that his eardrums hurt. He closed her mouth with his hand. She saw his eyes turning dark. His eyes filled with nothing but lust. She shivered at his gaze. She started crying.
The owner who was sleeping heard the commotion. She decided to wake up from her sleep. When she came down she heard Yu Qi's muffled cries. She went to her room only to see her despicable act.
She saw her son hovering over Yu Qi's body. She quickly entered her room and took a lamp near her. She hit her son with it and pushed him aside. You Qi, who was crying ran away from the house the next second. She ran aimlessly.
She ran, ran, and ran until she reached a silent beach filled with sand. She started at water dazed by. She saw the tides rising and falling continuously. She stayed until the sunrise.
 She went to the flower shop. The owner was already doing the chores in the shop while gazing at the clock on the wall from time to time. It looked like she was waiting for Yu Qi.
When she heard a noise at the door she turned back to see Yu Qi
"Yu Qi, are you okay?" The owner asked.
She was worried when she didn't find her yesterday night. She thought she went to the police station to report.
"Owner, I..." Yu Qi wanted to say something.
"Yu Qi, I beg you. Please, Don't report this to the police. The owner cut Yu Qi's sentence.
She froze in her spot. She was speechless. Yeah, every mother would do anything to protect her children. They would not let their children be wronged.
"My son is not in his correct state of mind yesterday. Otherwise, he would not do something like that." The owner said again. 
Yu Qi did not respond to the owner. Seeing Yu Qi remaining silent, the owner begged again.
"Yu Qi, please. Think about all the kindness that I showed you. Repay my kindness by leaving this thing. " The owner begged her again as she kneeled in front of her.
Yu Qi quickly helped the owner to stand up. She could not see the kind lady that helped her when she kneeled in front of her. 
"Please Yu Qi. Don't report this to the police." The owner held Yu Qi's hand. 
Finally, she understood one thing that her owner will not leave until she agreed.
"Okay. I will not report it to the police." Yu Qi finally said the thing that her owner wanted to hear.
"Thank you, Yu Qi. Thank you." The owner thanked Yu Qi many times.
"Owner, I want to freshen up." Yu Qi wanted to go to her room behind the flower shop.
"Okay, okay. You can go." The owner released Yu Qi's hand.
Yu Qi became silent, who was a chatterbox. Normally she used to talk a lot with her owner about a lot of itty-bitty things. But now she was no longer the chatterbox. She spoke only if it was necessary.
It was obvious that their relationship was affected after that incident.
The owner realized the changes but she could not do anything as it was her son's fault.
After a month she decided to quit the job. The owner panicked when she mentioned it. She wanted to stop it by offering high pay. She was afraid that if she quits she might complain to the police.
She thought if she worked here she could watch Yu Qi. She particular begging Yu Qi for Yu Qi to continue working with her.
Yu Qi who knew the owner's intentions didn't say a word. She stood in front of her with a smile. The owner felt for the first time the smile that Yu Qi gave her was filled with contempt.
Yu Qi could not spare her owner's presence. Whenever she saw her she remembers that fateful night. Which made her feel scared. Every time she remembered it a chill ran through her spine. She did not feel safe anymore here. She only wanted to quit.
***
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Revenge is the only thing she wants after knowing the truth.
However, this revenge can satisfy her? Revenge for the man and woman that betray her in her past life is not worth it.

" Wait, where am I? What's this place?" She asks.
" This is your space and I'm your guardian." A little boy answer.

With this space, she climbed higher in this life. At the same time, someone reaches her hand and said that he will help her.

***The cover image for this novel is not mine. I just edit it. All credit goes to the artist that draws it.

"Don't let your instincts control you!"
"We are at the most crucial point now!"
Sloth rolled his eyes upon hearing Gluttony's straight words, he also didn't forget to remind his own little 'brother.'
He wasn't being euphemistic or soft, though, Sloth spoke right to the point because, based on their relationship, all kinds of sweet words were unnecessary. It would be better for Sloth to be direct.
Of course, Sloth was also afraid that his words were too hard for Gluttony to understand because Gluttony's focus was unlike the others, just like what just happened.
All the Origin Forces in Kieran's body were activated as the external energy gushed in. Sloth was being extra careful as he meticulously divided the 'energy' to each and every Origin Force, allowing the Devil Force, Dawn Force, Plague Force, and Saint Thorn Force to grow in their own unique ways.
The process itself wasn't complicated, the complicated thing was that Sloth had to make sure the sudden surge of energy wouldn't overload Kieran's body while still maintaining a steady, powerful flow to empower the Origin Forces, hence creating a perfect balance between all elements. Only after the balance was achieved could they could move onto the next stage, the most crucial stage yet.
All the energy conversion was processed in Kieran's body.
Kieran's powerful Constitution made it possible for all of them to continue growing, but should something happened in the process and damage the body, all the sins would be rootless duckweed, flowing away with the current.
Under such circumstances, not only Sloth, even his elder brother, the devil, and the knight, which were in Kieran's heart, tended to be extra careful. Despite the grueling process, Gluttony still wanted to eat more.
Once Sloth thought about what his little brother could do, an instant headache struck.
Instinct wasn't something one could easily control.
Sloth and his elder brother, Pride, were still somehow affected by their instinct, but unlike the others, they gave their best efforts in minimizing the effect to its lowest point.
As for his little brother, based on previous experiences, Sloth didn't have the slightest hope, he already started to think about how he should deal with the Gluttony's recklessness.
However, to his surprise, his little brother tried to suppress the urge to eat, although it was barely adequate, the final outcome ought to be different.
"Go, there are some guys in the forest you can have as snacks."
"But pick your snacks, will ya? Don't overeat again."
Sloth told Gluttony after the decision was made.
Fuaa!
A violent wind blew, and Gluttony vanished.
Sloth curled his lip into a smile when Gluttony vanished from sight. He wasn't afraid of anything happening to Gluttony because, from his point of view, those so-called 'Gods' in the dungeon world were nothing but clowns created by the environment with a different set of rules.
It was actually an insult to the title by addressing those clowns as Gods.
But…
The gigantic fella under Sloth's feet was different. This big black snake did exist with the divine might and presence.
Had the Devourer been in its complete form, he would drag his host and run as far as possible, but now?
He agreed 110% to his host's thoughts: all spoils of war are mine!
A deep breath later, Sloth accelerated the process and contacted the devil and the knight through his mind.
…
The chaotic darkness gushed towards the little fire like a violent wave.
The little fire burned fiercely as the red flaming beheader sword was swung in front of it. 
The devil's large body stood in front of the fire and blocked the wave of darkness like a sturdy wall.
Tssssssss!
Each time the flames clashed with the darkness, sizzling sounds came as if something was being corroded by acid. Sharp air-breaking noises were mixed into the irritating noise as well.
The knight in armor looked stern with his sword and shield. He agilely moved around the little fire, swinging his sword at the darkness that escaped the devilish flames. 
Despite missing a helper, both of them still skillfully cleaved through the darkness with ease. A voice was giving them precise orders at the perfect moment, allowing them to fend off the waves of attacks that could pierce through the smallest holes with the least amount of effort.
However, when a new set of orders came through, it shocked the knight.
"A mad man," the knight muttered.
"Good! Good! Kill! Kill!
The devil roared loudly, expressing its praise and excitement that words could barely describe.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" the knight asked for confirmation again.
An affirmative answer came from Sloth right away.
Without a second thought, the knight adjusted his sword and placed it on top of his shield. He then flew off into the darkness like an arrow let loose.
The devil roared loudly once more, opened its large flaming wings, and slightly arched its colossal body to cover the little fire under its wings.
Without the presence of another critical helper, the darkness, like violent waves, rumbled fiercely as if it saw the chance to destroy the little fire. The darkness unleashed furious attacks at the devil's body; its bright magma body instantly turned gloomy amid the hits, and its flaming wings suffered myriads of puncture wounds.
However, despite the ferocious attacks, the darkness didn't reach the little fire because the devil used its arms as the second line of defense.
As a matter of fact, it wasn't just a simple defense because there was no such thing as 'purely defense' in the devil's nature. The devil widened its mouth and spat out a line of blazing red flames. With its back arched, the devil looked like a ferocious fire-breathing dragon.
The fiery breath burned away at the darkness, and when the darkness around the devil was fended off, its gloomy magma body grew bright again, its flames burned hot still, stronger and fiercer than before. Its massive body even became bigger.
The dark tides were angered and unwilling to submit to the sudden change.
Karkrooom!
Amid the chaos, more and more darkness gathered before the devil and formed a tidal wave, trying to crush the devil with sheer force, together with the little fire that it was protecting.
The dark tidal wave was getting nearer.
"Come on! COME ON!"
The devil roared its provocation and showed disdain toward the dark tidal waves, it even showed a ferocious smile on its blazing mouth, hence driving the dark tidal waves in a frenzy.
On the other hand, the provocation also allowed the knight to have an easier time carrying out his task.
Although there was still darkness around the knight, attacking him ceaselessly, the devil had attracted most of the darkness' attention; hence, the knight's job got easier.
But the knight didn't dare to lower his guard, he knew what he must do.
Fast! Faster! He flew forward faster than ever.
From the very first faith that he had in his host, the knight became a furious gale and flew towards the coordinates that Sloth sent him.
When he finally reached the specific spot, he plunged his sword deep into the darkness beneath his feet.
One second!
Two seconds!
Three seconds!
The time stopped.
Just when the knight wondered whether he did do something wrong, an unknown force exploded from the chaos like an erupting volcano.
The Devourer's energy from Kieran's body, organs, bones, and bloody that hadn't been digested by Gluttony exploded into the chaos!
Almost instantaneously, the Devourer's energy messed up the chaos and caught the dark tides off guard. The darkness was dispersed by the explosive power within an instant, and almost one-tenth of the whole darkness was melted away.
Although right away, the endless dark tides gushed forward again, the Devourer's energy didn't step back either, it clashed with the darkness ceaselessly.
Both energies clashed fiercely and were in a stalemate.
The clash lasted until the Devourer's energy was almost depleted. The devil, the knight, and Pride appeared before the little fire after the fierce encounter, and everything went back to normal.
The dark tides slowly went away.
Kieran quickly sensed that almost one-third of the darkness was gone in the clash. Despite his body suffering severe damage, he couldn't hold back his smile.
"Not a bad result."
When he saw the chain of notifications, his smile grew brighter.


Welcome to a virtual underground game with no protection, full of lurking players who seek survival, power, and fortune. Kieran chose to enter this VRMMORPG game without hesitation, because he knew this was the only way for him to escape death’s grasp. Can he escape death in real life though, or will he end up dying inside the game? 

The giant axe that cut through the Abyss swung down, and like a bright cosmos it parted the dark Void. Inexhaustive silver light exploded, splitting the Dark Star and the gushing Chaos tides behind it in two.
Blinding silver light extended over the equal gap along the trail of the cut. Unfathomable scarlet veins surged, drawing the memories of numberless world fragments in the Chaos, while the runes from the silver whirled like gears and poured like a waterfall—unfurling boundlessly in the darkness and carrying near infinite tales.
In the split second that the radiance illuminated the Abyss, every residual power of the Evil God of Death stagnated.
Unborn but growing, the Embryo of the Evil God of Death had its umbilical cord that was the Nether River severed, while its early form was jointly broken by the Seven Gods and Joshua. Most of its power was reduced into tides of Chaos that were blocked by the Seven Gods' vigilant seals, while the entity itself bet on its last remaining strength to seize the warrior and use him as its core for revival.
Now, however, that final struggle was doomed to fail.
The giant axe that cut through stars descended, and the Evil God of Death was hence utterly defeated on the eve of its birth, meeting its own end.
Thus, at the center of the Darkest Abyss, the broken silver Giant God stood upon the Void, the single source of light encircled by endless gloom.
His four arms were vaporized, while the mass behind him left ragged—by disassembling his own mass and convert it into energy, Joshua forged the first ever luminous giant axe with electromagnetism, a weapon tailored against the Evil God of Death that embodied the power of draining memories from world fragments. By shattering the recollections in the Evil God's core, Chaos was merely Chaos, a simple natural phenomenon like the Void itself. Destroying the core made things dramatically easier, just like how easy it was crushing natural grains of sand and soil than it was to crush concrete.
Thus, silver light began to spread from Joshua towards all of the Darkest Abyss, a giant multilayered net that reaches out without stopping. The Chaos that the net touches would not be as solid as it had been before, turning sparse and fragile like a sandcastle, utterly crumbling as the tides of light shoved it.
With the despair and sorrow as worlds ended and the power that had gathered Chaos into a single form drained, they followed the giant net of Steel Strength and gathered towards the light at the center.
In other words, Joshua.
***
To triumph against a foe, one did not have to completely crush the other—taking away that which pillared them would leave them falling apart without a fight.
Joshua, whose four arms had been turned into dust due to his control of excessive power had a serene expression. The Giant God of Steel stood amidst limitless light, the mass behind his back whirling despite shattered, gathering Steel Particles imbued with data to briefly gather as a cushion.
Be that as it may, Joshua still had to simultaneously accept the memories from thousands of destroyed worlds. It was an information transmission that could crush ordinary beings, but it would at most make the warrior grown.
The support of divinity allowed Joshua to largely ignore spiritual damage and counter everything with his most perfect form.
With every single passing moment, the world inside the Giant God's body had thousands of beams emanating from the star at its core that touches the crystal obelisk. The memories of those who die as worlds ended, along with the memories of Steel Python that met their demise were inscribed upon it.
At the bottom of each obelisk, the souls awaiting growth and rebirth naturally accepted the embrace of a world's memories. Some amongst them were assuming humanoid forms with hands, tails, and horns on their heads, just as others had exoskeletons, insect wings and resembled beetles. They may need decades of natural nurture to gain slight form and might not even grow souls—for the time being, they were amongst the ranks of spawn prototypes.
Each obelisk represented one destroyed world and civilization, with each nourishing souls and a long extinct species. Indeed, what grew within Joshua's body was the statues of all ruined worlds and the tombstones of fallen civilization that had descended into the Darkest Abyss, but it was also their brand-new hope and future.
It was the greatest weapon tailored against the Evil God of Death that Joshua came up with after thinking long and hard, the final salvation he could give all fallen civilizations in the Darkest Abyss.
[All of you have long since perished. Perhaps it isn't just other races—even yourselves had forgotten your own name]
[But that is merely the past. From here on out, I would at least remember you, and your history would live eternal with my world]
Even if one person remembered, it was enough to acknowledge the existence of those worlds. As the Sixfold Thresholds of Death had twofolds disavowed, the power of the Evil God of Death hence collapsed significantly—that was why Joshua did not attack physically, instead using the lightest and most agile light as a pathway to drain the world memories from the Chaos.
After looking around as the calming darkness around him, Joshua closed his eyes. The Giant God that had lost all four arms was now the transit hub of data flow, and having lost all resistance, he would be defenseless against any Chaos composite that would ambush him now.
Nevertheless, there was no Chaos composite in the Darkest Abyss that could threaten him now.
All Chaos had been broken, scattered into '1', or much inferior fractions of '0.1' and '0.01'—just as he had planned with the Seven Gods back then.
***
"He did it."
Outside the seven-layered seals put in place by the Seven Gods, Pope Igor, who had rushed to the edge of the Abyss and ready to help repel the Tides of Chaos closed his eyes and said quietly, "How remarkable."
Presently, the six remaining gods were using their full power directing and lowering the momentum of the Chaos tides, and simply did not have the time to care about Joshua's movements in the Darkest Abyss. It was the Pope who had rushed to the Abyss to help, the Sage of the Seas and other Legends who had the excess attention to mind that single light flickering at the heart of darkness. They noticed that although the Chaos stirred in the dullness of the Abyssal Paradise within the seven-colored seal, that single blip of silver light never vanished, always regaining its shine whenever it would dim.
Then, after that prompt flash that cut apart the Abyss, the tides of Chaos calmed, placid like a lake's surface after rain.
Thus, the unrest that infected the entire galaxy—or as it should be called, a 'self-destructing disturbance' hence vanished.
In the Sartrean world, all infighting had been pacified and the pollution cleared. What few remaining Sartrean leaders were rebuilding the world on a grand scale. Thanks to the aid of a certain passionate Legendary champion, many violent criminal elements had been suppressed and captured from the start, allowing the reconstruction efforts to move very smoothly. At the same time, the Sartrean ambassador departed for Mycroft in their envoy fleet with the intent of returning to the cosmic stage.
Despite knowing that dangers and countless enemies still lurk in their galaxy, and that the threat of Evil Gods had yet to vanish from this Multiverse, the Sartreans now believed that they could no longer to afford to neglect the issues that plagued them like ostriches that poked their head in the sand. After their rebirth, they now know that giving up on progress was much more terrible than death, and civil conflict was much more hurting than any foreign enemy.
The Lomu world.
Their war stopped by a peacekeeper who suddenly arrived from beyond the skies and forced into a ceasefire agreement, the two empires of Lomu profoundly felt the helplessness of their civilization. The peacekeeper had clearly been using their very own weapons, and yet the output and destructive might it displayed was far beyond what they could imagine—and before that, they would never imagine that ether technology could be refined to the point that it could break mountains with a single blow.
With such vast futures in sight and the clear revelations that there are greater civilizations existing beyond the might, the two Lomu empires at once thought of working together towards the future.
Compared to the restrained slaughter on land, they were more willing to have their souls take to the skies.
Furthermore, in the world of Nier…
***
With the aid and pacifying by countless Mycroft champions, calm hence returned to all civilizations led by the Evil God of Death into self-destructive spirals. Thus did they realize how foolish their actions before were—despite conflict and strife, they would resolve everything with the best solution, and there was no need to end each other even when it came to wars.
Civilizations and worlds permit mistakes and errors, but it should never be repeated, and all conflict would be regarded with utmost radicalism and zeal.
Boom—
A deep voice resounded from the depths of the Abyss, slightly echoing.
The voice itself was faint and illusory. Rumbling was natural in the dimensional turbulences of the Void, and not even Legendary champions noticed it. In fact, the first who noticed was a gray-haired warrior who was conversing with his younger sister from the Abyss—Priest, who had just escaped the meteor and was about to call home realized in shock that him, along with his sister in Mycroft had simultaneously heard the same voice without any delays.
It was the same for the ghostly Sol, but when the Legendary champions noticed it too, there were more distinct anomalies.
Tides were once again engulfing the unilluminated Darkest Abyss, the Chaotic forces that had utterly calmed surging once again. The infinite Chaos abruptly split into thousands of streams, each flowing towards different directions—some combining, others crashing and hence kicking up violent waves.
"The Chaos tides are flowing in reverse!"
Igor, who had ventured deep inside the God of Love and Death's seal was using holy light to build a planet-like barrier, aiding Yolanda in repelling the Chaos force that was bent on crashing into the normal galaxy. Acutely perceptive towards energy flow, the pontiff quickly noticed that the seemingly limitless Chaos storm was no longer as vicious with each passing wave, with each impact distinctly wilting in momentum.
Now, the elderly pontiff who had been prepared to spare some effort to hold the tides was having a leisurely time to break apart one of the Chaos tides as it had wilted to an all-too-distinct level.
"No, that's not all."
The God of Love and Death's violet holy crest which had fused with the sealing core anchor point responded with a complicated voice. "It's not merely a reflux… Look, Igor. Turn your eyes to the Void."
"The energy from the Great Mana Tide now permeates the Abyss."
The pope quickly turned his head and looked behind him, his gaze bypassing three layers of divine seal towards the upper Abyss and into the normal galaxy. He at once realized that the white mist that had been flowing around every world—the Great Mana Tide that had revitalized all civilizations in the Multiverse was slowly moving.
The white shroud of energy began to surge like an unrelenting gorge that gushed rapidly at the Abyss. Anyone in the seal would be left astonished by the sight: The tides of Chaos had just receded only for the white river to follow right behind it, prompting the illusion that the dark Chaos was repelled by the Mana Tide's radiance.
Millions of different colored Steel Particles faintly surfaced in the light of the Mana Tide. The six gods, every Legend, along with civilization and champions across the galaxy who could observe the Void noticed that the river of white mist cheered and flowed as if something ahead was drawing and gathering it.
For the first time, the light of the Mana Tide had poured into the Abyss, soaking the upper Abysses and heading straight for the Seven Gods' sea from every direction and dimension. Soon, they began to gather, crossing the fortress of the God of Order and Destruction along with the perimeter of the God of Law and Freedom, streaking past the citadel of the God of Wisdom and Choice and darting past through the gaps between Yolanda's great walls.
The God of Life, exerting its full power against the Chaos tides that had yet to recede in his assigned perimeter was startled to discover that the white Mana Tide appearing behind him. It mildly pressed over the light of Chaos, and then transcended the dam made by the God of Conservation and Reformation as well as the massive rift valley created by the God of Might and Justice, before splitting into innumerable while streams which converged into the depths of the Abyss.
Millions of Chaotic streams, and millions of white streams of light.
Within its own world, the Steel Python of Simboa noticed something unusual. Not in dormant slumber, it moved towards the outer reaches of the Void on its own volition, and then turned in shock as it saw that the raging Void Vortex had actually slowly paused—the light of the Mana Tide that gathered there appeared to have found a better converging point and direction and was no longer piling in there.
After swirling for thousands of years, that massive nebula vortex finally paused. The gaping wound over the galaxy was no longer rupturing itself, but showing signs of closing.
***
Meanwhile, at the heart of the Darkest Abyss.
Joshua was unaware what unfolded out there and how astonishing all of it had been. The warrior—his four hands having regrown slowly—simply took a deep breath and raised his right hand.
In that palm, a star that was composed entirely of light had materialized. It emanated a starry radiance, shining upon the surrounding darkness.
That star was the core of the web that had absorbed the memories of countless dead worlds, and the largest data transfer plugin that Joshua could create. When that star appeared, the surrounding Chaos collapsed at an exponential rate—even the unbreakable remains of the Dark Star was reduced to fragile grains beneath its light and disintegrated.
As the star glistened, a massive tower of electromagnetism gained form rapidly. More a stone slab with its square outline than an actual tower, it gathered the multitudinous world fragments—just like the countless obelisks that hosted fallen civilizations inside the warrior's body, embracing the sorrow and memories of worlds and civilizations that met their end over the last few thousand years.
[We would break the cage and lock—]
Joshua quietly lifted the star, sensing that the runes left by the Sage over the entire Abyssal Paradise collapsing entirely. Seal anchor points were breaking apart as well, while the black holes trap began to disintegrate and diminish.
Finally, thousands of years after the greatest inheritance from the former Glorious Era—the cage and lock kept for the sake of the entire galaxy and the Multiverse utterly collapsed.
It had entered a mistaken cycle, but now advanced toward its own end.
From here on out, the future would be in their control as successors, moving towards hope, distant paths and opening gates.
At the thought, the corner of Joshua's lips lifted as he raised the star in his grasp.
[Right here, in the Darkest Abyss.]
Meanwhile, the light of the Great Mana Tide finally entered the lightless Abyssal Paradise.
The gloom which has engulfed the former Vortex of Creation over thousands of years was now slowly dispersing. Massive streams of white energy that carried Steel Particles were gathering with dark streams of Chaos, mixing and swirling into a single great vortex. Connected to countless Nether Rivers, innumerable worlds were slowly forming in the swirl that was black and white.
Indeed, the Chaos had yet to dissipate—and would be so for a long time into the future.
But so what?
As the dawn arrived, the shady curtains remain. The starry skies and the land would hence be kept within the darkness.
Even so, everyone knows that the sun would rise afterward.
Watching as white light slowly shone, the tired Giant God of Steel could finally close his eyes.
He saw that the night was shedding for the morning that ends it.
Then, an even more dazzling silver world would hence descend…
…upon the very heart of the vortex.
Volume 16, Darkest Abyss. End.


Joshua woke up in the middle of a battlefield one day only to discover that he has been transmigrated into a popular MMORPG, Continental War. Discovering that he has not only been displaced in space but also in time, Joshua realizes he has knowledge of the events unfolding around the world as he had played through them as game events. Read on to discover how Joshua forges his path toward becoming a legendary warrior embroiled in the struggle of Order and Chaos!

Shin saw Linji armour up, eager to start the battle as soon as he could. Shin was certain that the man would attack the moment he cast his Spiritual Body Enhancement, hoping to tear him limb from limb. 

Shin had prepared for every Luminary he was facing, and Longyu Linji was no exception. The young man was a martial artist that used his combination of Water and Darkness elements to confuse and deter his foes. Prime weapon? Using his two fists to knock as many idiots down as quickly as he could. Against martial artists, particularly ones that could move using the Light or Darkness elements, it wouldn't be wise for Shin to ignite the Shard or bombard him with Shape-Style Techniques as they could easily dodge them. Unfortunately for Linji, Shin was now the sweetheart of the Longyu Clan. 

Among all of the Luminaries, Shin had the most information about Linji. Each time he asked someone in the clan what were the young man's abilities, Shin would get information so comprehensive that he would wonder if they did an analysis prior to him asking. Either way, it helped in Shin crafting the most efficient method of taking down Linji. Firstly, the young man relied solely on his 'Darkness Water,' a hybrid that mixed his two elements together. All of Linji's attacks that weren't martial arts used this 'Darkness Water,' either to confuse his opponent or buff himself exponentially.

The fist techniques that the Luminary favoured were also detailed down to Shin, and he had been practising with Longyu Qiangshe, the Spirit Lord that specialised in martial arts. Essentially, Linji was the Luminary that Shin had prepared the most for, and so…

'Let's start it off with this!' Shin cast his Spiritual Body Enhancement as well as bringing out the new set of Acupuncture Needles that were made specifically for his Divine Needle Binding technique. It had a silver tip, laced with some of the most potent neurotoxins that Shin could concoct. The golden dragon head as a base helped with Shin's grip, particularly when moving around at rapid speeds which he frequently did with his Lightning Swallow Steps.

Mychael's teaching hadn't been flushed down the toilet. Shin made sure to practice at least a few repetitions a day to keep his body warm to the techniques, and when he was training over the past few months, Shin had a quick refresher by sparring desperately with Kanari or Longyu Qiangshe.

Shin's two feet turned illusory as the Lightning Swallow Steps were executed to its finest degree. That sudden burst ahead took Longyu Linji by surprise. The Luminary had always envisioned the match, to begin with him being the aggressor. Shin was the 'weaker' cultivator, so it would be logical for him to leap back and attack Linji, who was a close-combat specialist, from afar using his array of long-ranged techniques. 

However, perhaps it was a mixture of shock and unpreparedness, Linji was a little slow to react. Furthermore, Shin had used his fastest foot technique that had surprised even Spirit Lords and Kings. In just a fraction of a second, Shin's Golden Dragon Needles had left his fingers and flew straight for the Luminary's meridians.

SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! SLLIICKKK!! 

Linji reflexes were quick, so half the needles missed their mark. Alas, his miscalculation had cost him. The remaining six needles attacked six of Linji's Prime Meridians, locking the young Luminary in place. Although the Divine Needle Binding wasn't complete, it had still done enough to bind Linji. Each time he tried to move, Linji's limbs would clench up in agony, and his veins would show. 

Naturally, the audience were shell shocked. Was the great Longyu Linji, just defeated? Just like that? It hadn't even been ten seconds since the match began and the young man had been caught by Shin's technique? 

Before anyone could call foul, Shin charged straight at Linji, his expression as ashen as stone. The Golden Dragon Needles that missed their mark all oscillated in the air, controlled by Shin's own remote water manipulation. They rapidly charged down, hoping to lock down the remaining of Linji's meridians and giving him the record knockout time. Many thought that it was a little overkill. Going for a follow up when his opponent was already down. But… Oh, how wrong they were.

BBBBBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

Shin was just inches away from locking Linji down before the young Luminary turned into a pile of Darkness Water, completely disappearing from the view of the audience. It was as if Linji that was sealed was never the real Linji in the first place. 

"Tsk..." Annoyed, Shin clicked his tongue. He leapt up into the air, and an azure nebula burst out from his body, rapidly increasing the humidity of the arena. Shin also created two gigantic water spheres, each one more vast than the last. After charging them both with mana, the youth split them up, one to take the floor, the other to reign the skies. At the same time, the Spear of Aiglos reappeared in Shin's hands, while the numerous Golden Dragon Needles whizzed about Shin's immediate vicinity. 

"He really understands Linji's abilities well..." Qilong Hu, the leader of the five Luminaries, had his right hand under his nose, covering his entire mouth. He couldn't believe how much Shin had planned for the first five seconds of the match.

Longyu Linji's entire spiritual ability kit revolves around using a mixture of top-tier martial arts and his Darkness Water. The ability he used to escape Shin's Divine Needle Binding was called Substitute. A simple concept. If Linji flesh was being compromised, he could transfer his Spectre Soul into a different place where his Darkness Water was. It was a mana heavy spiritual ability, and the Luminary could only use it a few times before he completely runs out of gas. Shin knew of this, so he decided to take advantage of the time where Linji was reforging his body to prepare two massive attacks. So wherever he reappeared, be it in the skies or the ground, the Luminary would be bombarded with two deadly strikes, hopefully forcing him to use Substitute once more. And five seconds had barely passed…

As anticipated, Linji was unable to keep hiding, and a puddle of Darkness Water began to reforge at the corner of the arena. 

"Harghh!!!" Shin grunted, transforming the entire bottom sphere into an Arcane River. The rapid torrents crashed violently on the puddle that Linji was reappearing from. Time continued to past as dirt and gravel began to arise. Shin observed, ready to launch yet another attack if Linji had escaped using Substitute once more. 

WHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Then, an odd scene occurred. The Arcane River, which should have been continuously applying pressure onto Longyu Linji, had now turned into a whirlpool. Usually, that wouldn't be a problem for Shin. All he needed to do was to spend a little bit of mana, and his Arcane River would get back on track. However, there was one complication.

SSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

From the centre of the Arcane River, dark billowing essence corrupted Shin's mana, forcing the youth to lose all control over his own ability. Linji's chiselled body floated up to the surface, his face red with burning hate. The Arcane River that Shin had thrown onto the Luminary had changed into a new rapidly flowing sphere made entirely of the Darkness Water that Linji was renowned for. Like a giant meatball, Linji's new control over the Darkness Water sphere continued to grow until eventually, he was able to raise it above his head. 

With one punch, Linji sent the sphere flying at top speeds, ready to knock Shin down from his position. Snorting, Shin controlled the second orb of water and launched his most favoured Flow-Style technique. Under the influence of the domain, the morning blue skies turned into night for Linji as gorgeous starlight dripped down from the heavens, countering the Darkness Water Sphere that Linji had thrown. 

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!

A rattling, similar to that of a fizzy drink being opened, dominated the ears of the spectators. The two abilities had cancelled each other out, leaving nothing but beautiful sparkles behind. Adding the Domain of Dreams to the mix, it really was an ethereal sight for the eyes. Children excitedly cheered without knowing what was going on while adults were amazed that such a scene was made by two Spirit Spectres.

However, the two foes weren't able to enjoy the view. Linji never moved his eyes away from the skies, but somehow, he had managed to lose sight of Shin. The Luminary's two brows were brought together, and his senses were heightened. He looked to the left, he looked to the right. He glanced above, he searched below. But Shin was still nowhere to be found. Which meant that there was only one place left that the Prince of Water could come from.

CLANK!!!

Linji shot his fist backwards, clashing against the sharp Spear of Aiglos, Shin's weapon of choice. The young man clicked his tongue as if he was angered that someone had countered his ability. Still, Shin wasn't deterred. The Golden Dragon Needles flew about like buzzing bees, aiding him with the assault on Linji's body. 

The Luminary pivoted his feet and prepared himself for a huge roundhouse kick. It was his most significant chance since the fight began. Shin had been in control of the battle thus far, and Linji had been dancing to his tune. If Linji could land a massive hit on Shin's relatively weaker body, the Luminary could sway the tides of battle in his favour. Alas, just as his left thigh left the ground, his instincts all screamed out like crazy, forcing the martial artist to leap back ten steps with complete fear. 

The Golden Dragon Needles bolted down, slicing the ground where Linji once stood. 'Hah… Hah… That was close!!!' The Luminary counted his lucky stars that his roundhouse kick didn't connect. Yes, he would have damaged Shin severely with that one kick, but what would it have cost him? 

TSSSSSSSSSSTTTTT!!!


Shin didn't want to give Linji even a split second to recover. Knowing that his attack had failed, Shin launched yet another, this time executing the Infinite Tsunami Spear. Being a member of the Lantis Republic, not to mention a dominating Luminary, Linji knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Infinite Tsunami Spear. It was all in the momentum. If Linji could stop Shin from gaining any momentum, the technique would fall flat, and it would leave Shin wide open for an array of counters. He even thought that Shin was being too cocky, trying to use the Lantis Republic's martial arts against one of its top martial artists.

Oh, how wrong Linji was. The Infinite Tsunami Spear continued to relentlessly attack the Luminary, all while the Golden Dragon Needle spun around in the air. Any gaps that Shin had left, the needles would bolt down to cover him. Linji tried to cover his entire arm with Darkness Water, but the domain that Shin had unleashed allowed him to create even more water to counter Linji's own. Each exchange between the two black-haired youths ended up with Linji's tragic loss as he was being pushed back slowly.

How bad was the Luminary losing? Each time he threw one fist, he had to retract ten. All of his martial arts, which had been serving him faithfully over the years, were all being countered before Linji could even throw them. Kicks? Taken down by the Golden Dragon Needles. Punches? Sealed by Shin's water techniques. Worst still, Shin's Infinite Tsunami Spear was gaining momentum throughout the exchanges, making each strike more terrifying than the last. 

"Linji, he..." Qilong Hu couldn't bear to watch. He wasn't that chummy with the Longyu Clan's Luminary, but he knew what it was like to be embarrassed on the national stage. 

See, Shin had detailed all of Linji's martial arts and came up with countless of counters for them. Like a chess grandmaster, Shin had already seen the final board before the first move had even begun. From the start to the end, Shin had been holding the upper hand, pushing the Luminary to the ropes each time. It was just a pity that all of Linji's abilities and techniques were known to Shin. If they had entered the match blind, Linji might have surprised Shin with some of his techniques and god knows who would be reigning supreme now?

In the end, it was the result that mattered. Shin was on the verge of besting Linji, and that was without breaking a single sweat. In the eyes of the spectators, Linji's value would begin to plummet, and he'll forever remain in the shadow of the Longyu Clan's new top dog. 

It was now just a matter of time...


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Over a million years ago, the first human contracted with the first Spirit. Ever since then, Spirit use has become commonplace. Humans used Spirits to carry items and start fires. Eventually, even start wars. Thousands upon thousands of years past and one day, one human did the impossible. He transcended his mortality and ascended to the realm above.  

In the present day, the Frie Clan was once a great clan of the Himmel empire. However, a devastating battle ten years ago crippled the clan and their numbers dwindled. To make up for their loss, the upper echelons decided to adopt young orphans and nurture them to become a future pillar of the weakened clan. Shin was one of those orphans. 

Although picked up by the Frie Clan, not all is smooth sailing for Shin and the other orphans...
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Everyone in the room was aware of the impending crisis, except Prince Andrew, who had no idea what was going on. He glanced at them all and asked hesitantly, "What is the Light of Asurmen?"
Hao Ren could not help but give the little prince a thumbs-up in his heart: he did not know what the Light of Asurmen was either, but he was too embarrassed to ask...
Rudolph III gave his only son a disappointed look. Alfred sighed slightly and said, "Your Highness, you have learned about these things. The Light of Asurmen is the brightest lighthouse in Collow. It's in the Sanctum…"
The Light of Asurmen was not a light, but a crystal mountain on the top of the Sanctum.
There were five fragmented continents in Collow. The Ansu continent, the continent of Glow, and the continent of Fimbulvinter were the realms of the secular kingdom, while the Kanaan secret realm was permanently shrouded in dark fog. The four continental divisions in four corners of the world rose and fell with the tides of the Sea of Carnos, constantly struggling as Chaos and Order wrestled. The Sanctum, on the other hand, floated in the middle of the four continents, overlooking the entire secular realm with a unique geographical advantage.
Unlike the other four continents, the Sanctum was never invaded by the forces of Chaos.
At the center of the Holy Land stood a splendid legacy of God: the Crystal Mountain of Asurmen, also known as the Light of Asurmen.
This crystal mountain was crystal clear and grown from white crystals. It was so steep and high that no mortal could climb it. The crystals that formed the holy mountain were indestructible, and the secular forces could not shake it. Asurmen stood on the ground, surrounded by the three Solitaire Rings. The largest city in the Sanctum, the greatest shrine in the minds of the believers of the goddess of creation, was located within the three Solitaire Rings. The city was divided into three parts: the Ring of Mortals, the Path of Sages, and the God's Will Precinct.
Day and night, Asurmen never stopped releasing soft, divine light. That was the source of all the Light of Order in the world. The light never went out, thus permanently isolating the Sanctum from the forces of Chaos. So, people also called the Sanctum the "final rampart". Once the Tides of Chaos became unstoppable and Order collapsed completely, this continent would become the last refuge for mortals.
Unfortunately, the Sanctum was the smallest of the five continents. It could not shelter all the humans in the world. Even if this "final rampart" was really indestructible, people did not want to see it come into use at that moment.
 "The sacred weapons of Order now used by the nations of the continents are in fact imitations of the Light of Asurmen. Whether it's a small furnace or the Spire of Flames, or the Sunscorch Tower, the principle is to use secular matter to release the energy field of the Light of Asurmen. The enchanted minerals gathered around the crystal mountain are the energy core of the larger weapons of Order. These minerals have always been controlled by the Theocracy. They allocated these minerals to Collow based on the situation of each War against Chaos, but in general, they're fair and generous. "
Having understood what the sacred crystal mountain meant to the whole world of Collow, Hao Ren asked worriedly, "When the Light of Asurmen goes out, it means…"
"The Sanctum, which is supposed to never fall, can also be breached. From now on, the people of the Sanctum will face the Tides of Chaos in their homeland," explained General Gloen.
"The end of the world is no longer a tale. As soon as the Sanctum falls, the end will come in an instant," said Alfred.
Hao Ren blinked and said, "So the early withdrawal of the Theocracy was due to a huge crisis within the Sanctum. Before the Light of Asurmen was extinguished, the Theocracy probably had a hard time sustaining itself at home... What role do the cultists play in this?"
"The cultists and the forces of Chaos have always moved in lockstep. They are one, so to speak. Their roles are not just as accomplices and pawns, but they are part of the Tides of Chaos." Princess Ania's face turned pale. She could imagine what had happened in Taros. "The actions of the cultists equate to the actions of Chaos, so they are the ones disrupting the battle in the West…"
Hao Ren gasped. "A group of cultists can have such power..."
"They are not ordinary cultists." Grand Duke Loen looked at him and explained, "They have been on the continent since the fall of Lockmarton. And sheltered by the forces of Chaos, the Cult of Armageddon has hardly been harmed in the War against Chaos. If it hadn't been for the same old Sanctum, which constantly attacked them, the cultists would have ruled all the land except the Sanctum."
Now Hao Ren was no longer curious as to why a high official like Count Willie would be a cultist. There may have been more than one cultist among the founding fathers of Taros, and some families may have even believed in Lockmarton from top to bottom. Their belief was much older than any nation on the continent itself.
Such a cult situation was beyond belief.
"There has never been a great movement from the cultists before because the Light of Asurmen illuminates the darkness. The Sanctum that never falls and the Chaos that never ends have kept a long-term balance. As the pawns of Chaos, the cultists dared not take obvious actions," said Rudolph III, looking grim. "But now, everything has changed: the Light of Asurmen has gone out, and the Tides of Chaos are not showing any signs of weakening. Instead, they are becoming more and more intense. New demons and dark forces are emerging in the wilderness. We are experiencing unprecedented turbulence. The laws of the world, which have not changed for thousands of years are also becoming less reliable. What Veronica saw in the West was only the beginning of this evil force. I have a hunch that it will erupt more violently."
Princess Ania thought for a moment and asked, "Father, the occurrence in Taros is not an exception, is it?"
Rudolph III looked at his wise daughter and said nothing.
"Taros is only a small kingdom in a corner of the Ansu continent. Its successors are of great significance to this country but of little importance to the entire world. I can feel a huge shadow hanging over the entire world. In this shadow, the three of us are not very special." Ania said, looking at Veronica and Andrew. "Yet, the Cult of Armageddon took great pains to get rid of us. There's only one possibility: we are not their only target."
Rudolph III exhaled wearily. He tilted his head slightly and said, "Lady Gloom, you may explain."
The mysterious woman standing behind the king finally stepped forward a little. It was her only move since the conversation in the secret room began. The mysterious woman did not remove her disguise. When she spoke, her voice seemed to be somewhat distorted by magic, and they could only hear a hoarse female voice. "In the past half month, two princes in the Kingdom of Torch have suffered battlefield accidents one after another. One is confirmed dead and the other is temporarily missing. The eldest princess has suffered a curse of anonymity and is unconscious at present, while the other two princesses are suffering from illnesses with their lives are at stake. The only daughter of the Frost Queen in the continent of Fimbulvinter is suffering from an unknown curse and has not been able to wake up. The Frost Dragon Queen has many heirs. Her six heirs, who have inheritance qualifications, have all encountered various 'accidents'. Two are dead, two are missing, and two are in critical condition. There is also confirmation that the three heirs to the Sorcerer King of Northwind have been assassinated or cursed. The continent of Glow has no clear news of the attack on its royal heirs because the ancient magic energy of the Sea of Carnos has hindered the information network between the continent of Glow and the Ansu continent. But according to intelligence obtained by secret agents, the imperial capital of the Zelorand Empire has entered a state of martial law. There are also signs of major events in the Kingdom of Highmountain and the Ten Towers Kingdom."
The mysterious woman named "Lady Gloom" completed her delivery without referring to any information. Princess Ania's expression changed dramatically as she listened to her.
Grand Duke Loen tapped his finger on the armrest of his seat and said, "We can trust that every secular country is under attack. Their target is the heirs of the various royal families."
There was a moment of silence in the chamber. The faces of Count Willie and Lamore emerged in Hao Ren's mind. Those cultists who have endured since ancient times, those fanatics who maintained an extremely ancient, extremely secret target... They had been waiting for 10,000 years until this moment. And all of a sudden, they decided to show their cards, tear the order of the world, and hit them like a thunderbolt.
The darkness surged, and the light receded. Chaos was completely replacing the Order in Collow. What happened in the secular countries seemed to be sending a signal...
"Look, the attack has begun."


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Another chance?
Another chance to change things? To go back the way they were?
Would you take it?

Even fools would have snatched the opportunity on spot.

But Xi Rin just stood there as the boy dragged her along. His face was flushed red and his arms felt like lead. Swimming started to become a challenge for him, but never once he let go of her hand. Even when he could barely keep himself afloat in the raging tides, he'd never let go of her.

 Why? Why, Kai? If he just would let go of her, he could easily swim to land. To safety. 

But his eyes showed his determination. Even if his arms feel like they would break off and his body would collapse, he never loosens his hold on her. Never had he thought of abandoning her and he doesn't plan on doing it either.

However, it broke her heart. "Kai, let go."

"Rin, you can barely swim. Your body will kill you for it." , he replied between pants. And that sentence was a harsh slap to her face. He was right. Her body, full of bruises and cuts caused by her mother, will only worsen if she tried to swim. That was why he was doing the swimming for them both. But will his body be able to take the extra burden?

No. He won't make it. Not with her being dead weight.

"Kai, just leave me here!" , she shouted over the wind. But his hold never loosen.

"Just go first! Then, you can go and come back with help for me.", she persuaded. However, he knew that by the time he manages to get help, it would be too late.

"Kai! Let go!" 

But he just gritted his teeth and tighten his hold. No matter how much she struggled against him, he would never let go. He rather struggles then abandon her.

So, she has no chance but to sigh. Looking ahead, the land was only a few meters away but it seems like Kai was running out of strength. Struggling, he barely could stay afloat as the tides only grow stronger. The wind blew harshly and the rain fell unforgivingly. The enraged ocean wants to devour them both. And the sky coloured in black seemed to foretell their future. 

God must hate her.

Her whole life was full of nothing but abuse and darkness. One unfortunate event after another. And now, he wants to take away her best friend too.  And now, she has to go through this a second time?

Haha.

She can no longer cry. So, she laughed instead. A slow and deranged laugh. And a hypocritical maniacal smile. It was somewhat frightening but somehow sad to see.

But through her insanity, a strong determination shone in her eyes. She suddenly grabbed Kai and began to swim. Even if her body screams in pain, she would only to continue to swim even harder.

God hates her?

That's fine by her. But she refuses to let God take Kai. 

Soon, she reached the shore and with her last remaining strength, she pushed Kai onto the land. But she exhausted all her strength and almost to collapsed on spot. However, she knew couldn't exactly do that.

Frik. If she could go back in time, she swears she's gonna work out. Only having this much strength, especially in this situation, is pathetic. And sad.

But in that second she took a breather, the wave pushed her back quite a bit. And she can't help but groan in desperation. She tried to swim, but her body has no more energy and her futile attempts were useless against the growing tide.

For some reason, she remembers the old man that she met in the darkness. Didn't he say something about another chance at life? That she could live again?

But at what price would that come at? Kai's life?

No.

So she pushed her already exhausted body over the limit. Swimming with all her might, she managed to swim close enough to latch onto Kai's reaching arm.

"Rin, hold on! I'll pull you up!" Kai shouts as he tried to pull her against the sea. But with the sea persistence and Kai's worn out strength, it was no use. With each passing second, the sea only seems to endlessly grow stronger. It was to the point that Kai was being dragged back into the water.

So, she did the most logical thing in this dim situation.

She let go.

Kai screams for her, but his cries were lost in the violent. Tossed and hurled by the wave, she slowly sunk. The air slowly depletes and the water replaces it, suffocating. Everything turned fuzzy and dark. Her mind blanks and her eyelids felt too heavy to keep open. So she closes them.
  
'Ah... Dying really does not feel nice' - was her last thought.

After dying for the second time, she opened her eyes to only be faced with darkness again. But this time, she can't tell if she's really dead or it's just the darkness. Soon, her confusion was answered by a question.

"Why?"  The deep voice coming from behind her, caused her to turn in surprise. It turns out the owner of that voice was the old man from before. But this time, he seemed to age by a few years with a grim look etched into his face.

"Why?" The old man repeated again.

"What do you mean by 'why'?" Her head tilts in confusion.

"Why, Little girl? Why? You could have gone back. You could have had that life again. Why did you sacrifice it? Why?!"  The old man demanded, desperate to know the answer.

"If he dies, I would die too. Maybe not physically, but worse."

"Rin...I'm sorry. If there's another lifetime, I'll never let you go." 

Years pass by in his life, yet he could never forget. The girl who was his childhood friend. The one he loved. The one who sacrificed her life for him. 

Maybe. Maybe if he had tried harder.... then she would still be alive. 

Some people tried to convince him to forget her. They say that it is God's will. So he hated God for taking her.

Now that he's dying, he swore on his soul that if there's another lifetime, he'll never lose her again. No matter who or what stands in his way. If one person comes, he'll kill one person. If two people come, he'll kill two. If God comes, he'll kill God. 

Never again will he lose her.

And maybe God pitied him. Maybe wishes do come true. Therefore he was reincarnated again. And he wasn't the only one reincarnated. The girl did as well.

An explosion rang out on the field of snow.
Yu Jung-Hyeok swung the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword] and smacked away the 'Hounds Chasing After the Abyss', before climbing on the roof of the subway train.
That explosion just now, it sounded suspicious. Did something happen inside the train?
[Dammit! There are just too many!]
The Abyssal Black Flame Dragon fighting off the Hounds blew his top in anger. There didn't seem to be an end to these black hounds rushing in at them from all sides.
The Great Sage continuously throwing down lightning bolts to scorch the hounds could only mutter on in an exhausted voice. [….I don't want to admit this, but I'm still ways off from comparing against the people from 999th turn.]
Yet another explosion noise went off from inside the subway. Yu Jung-Hyeok reflexively turned his head in that direction. What could those be? From the front car of the train, bits and pieces of what resembled Fables began leaking out.
It was also right then that some things were spat out of the hole on the train along with the loud 'Ku-gugugu!' noise.
Uriel freaked out and shouted at him. [Yu Jung-Hyeok! Dodge it!]
Right next second, hounds being ejected from the train blanketed Yu Jung-Hyeok like a black cloud.

*

Pah-susu....
Black bits scattered about. With the comma-shaped hole as the centre, the door before their eyes was disappearing.
Han Su-Yeong pushed herself off the floor and looked to the front. Letters were strewn about near the cabin door leading to the 3807 train car.
⸢I also⸥
⸢With you all⸥
The moment she saw those words that couldn't yet become sentences, Han Su-Yeong realised just what knocked on the door from the other side. They were Fables – very small fragments of Kim Dok-Ja. Her eyes chased after the line of fallen fragments. The closer she got to the centre of the cabin, the greater the number of Fable fragments fallen on the floor.
⸢Kim Dok-Ja was there.⸥
Kim Dok-Ja's body, now as small as a young child, was floating up in the middle of the cabin. His eyes were closed, and he seemed unconscious. Rays of entrancing light were being emitted by his figure that continued to shed blinding Fable fragments. These fragments went through the subway's windows and drifted off to the destination unknown.
"Ah....?"
Kim Dok-Ja's Avatar next to Han Su-Yeong gasped out. His eyes were trembling as if he was shocked. Then, he began approaching the young Kim Dok-Ja.
"Ah... Ah, I'm....."
The moment he said that, a powerful suction force began pulling him in. Some kind of power was summoning him back. The Avatar's body began breaking down bit by bit. Those broken bits were then sucked into the main body.
His gaze looking back met Han Su-Yeong's. She reached out unbeknownst even to herself.
"Grab him!"
However, her hand couldn't touch him. The rate of the Avatar breaking down and getting sucked in grew faster. The bits of fragments from the Avatar brushed past her hand – some words were caught in Han Su-Yeong's fingers.
⸢I'm sorry⸥
Just what was he sorry about? Kim Dok-Ja's Avatar scattering away like an apparition emitted bright light as he got sucked into the main body. However, despite it absorbing all of the Avatar's Fables, Kim Dok-Ja's body didn't grow back up again. No, the amount of Fables flooding out from him increased, instead.
"Kim Dok-Ja!!"
Han Su-Yeong instinctively realised it. They needed to stop that. Otherwise, they would lose him forever.
Her muscles tightly wound up released like a spring. And so, just as Han Su-Yeong tried to approach Kim Dok-Ja floating in the air...
Kwa-aaaaaaah!
⸢Y o u c ant go fu rth er⸥
Accompanied by a loud explosion noise, powerful gusts of wind suddenly blew in and something exploded out from Kim Dok-Ja's body. His Fables were overflowing wildly. Sentences flooding out like black tides blanketed the entirety of the cabin and swallowed Han Su-Yeong up.
"Everyone, be careful!"
She was forced back mercilessly along with sensations of her skin being swept away. Kim Dok-Ja was getting further away. She urgently looked around, but there was not a thing she could grab onto. Even though she unleashed the Status of a Constellation and borrowed the powers of Great Fables, she had no method to defend against this surging torrent.
"Kim Dok-Ja! Sto....!"
Sentences escaping from Kim Dok-Ja's body scratched past her entire figure. Sentences a man used to endure his life – the despair created by one person's life. The tidal waves of letters completely blanketing every direction resembled the darkest of the darkest night.
The 'Kim Dok-Ja' she understood was merely just the tip of an iceberg. Han Su-Yeong was overwhelmed in an instant and was helplessly shoved back, unable to say anything.
It was Yu Sang-Ah who supported her back, though. "Get yourself together!"
Kim Dok-Ja's figure could be spied among the gaps of the letters.
Yi Ji-Hye shouted out. ".....He's a kid?! Why did ahjussi become like that?!"
"Hyung!"
"Everyone, gather around!"
To fight against the tidal wave, the companions hurdled together. Unfortunately, even that was not enough. They were kept pushed back again and again. At this rate, not only would they be forced outside the cabin, but get ejected from the train itself sooner rather than later.
It was then, someone spread open his entire figure and stood to block the exit.
"Hu-aaaaahp! I shall support you all!"
It was Yi Hyeon-Seong.
Accompanied by "Kwa-dududuk!" noise, he activated the [Steel Transformation]. His arms and legs assimilated with the metal of the exit and caught the companions like a net. With a pained face, Yi Hyeon-Seong watched Kim Dok-Ja's Fable brushing past his body.
⸢To Yi Hyeon-Seong, Kim Dok-Ja was too difficult.⸥
The act of understanding someone started off with admitting that you didn't know anything about that person. Yi Hyeon-Seong bit down on his lip hard enough to draw blood and shouted out. "I can only hold on for a little while! Hurry!"
Gong Pil-Du quickly summoned his Armed Fortress and supported Yi Hyeon-Seong from behind. He then shouted out. "If I help, we can endure for a bit longer! So, hurry up and rescue that fool!"
The companions looked at each other.
"Hold each other's hands, everyone!" Jeong Hui-Won grabbed onto Yi Hyeon-Seong with one hand, and extended the other. "Unleash your Fables all at once!"
That outstretched hand was held by Yi Seol-Hwa, then Shin Yu-Seung and Yi Gil-Yeong held on to her other hand. The hands of two children were then connected to Yi Ji-Hye. Persephone, as well as Yi Su-Gyeong, followed them right after.
"Kim Dok-Ja! Wake up!!"
Jang Ha-Yeong grabbed Yi Su-Gyeong's hand and cried out, while Yu Sang-Ah caught her extended hand next.
"Su-Yeong-ssi!"
The last person to grab the outstretched hand was Han Su-Yeong.
"....I got you."

[Great Fable, 'One Who Rebels Against Fate', is continuing on with its storytelling!]

The Great Fable that connected the companions as one began resisting against the vicious storm.
Like a buoy in the stormy sea, Han Su-Yeong's body helplessly rocked from side to side. She could hold on only because of her companions behind her.
The companions tightly held each other's hands within the crashing waves of the letters, as if they were trying to save a drowning man.
Jeong Hui-Won shouted towards Kim Dok-Ja, ever so faintly visible to her. "Dok-Ja-ssi! We're here! Just hold on for a little bit longer!"
The companions holding onto each other's hands were like sturdy sentences connected as one. Han Su-Yeong felt the warmth transmitted in her hand and gradually realised something.
Words existed to describe the depths of the darkness. And to console such darkness, the thing called 'story' was created.
"Kim Dok-Ja!"
The tightly-held hands, supported by the sentences shoring up other sentences. While entrusting herself to that hand, Han Su-Yeong approached Kim Dok-Ja one step at a time. Only his face could barely be seen as the rest was covered by the darkness of the letters.
⸢Wh at y o u are do ing is me aning l ess⸥
The waves grew more and more vicious as [The 4th Wall]'s voice resounded out.
⸢Th ere is o n e Kim Dok Ja⸥
Han Su-Yeong knew the reason – the reason why that Kim Dok-Ja was getting smaller. The younger face of him right now resembled the 'Most Ancient Dream' they saw some time ago.
He'd lose the memories of the days he spent with his companions, and...
...And, he'd even lose the memories of when he read the 'Ways of Survival'.
Then, he'd become the purest child after returning to the universe's great cycle.
Later on, he'd get rescued by the 'Secretive Plotter'.
If that was the case, what would happen to the 'Kim Dok-Ja' they remembered?
"We've managed to come this far, so this....!!"
Han Su-Yeong reached out as pain of her hand burning away assaulted her.
Kim Dok-Ja was right before her eyes.
⸢The one and only reader who could understand this story.⸥
That Kim Dok-Ja was right over there.
There were less than four metres between them, yet to Han Su-Yeong, this distance came across as an infinite margin that nothing could fill. As if an invisible wall was standing before her and Kim Dok-Ja.
"You son of a bitch! You promised to read my novel, didn't you?!"
She wanted to tell him. Tell him that there was a world that didn't need his sacrifice to be saved. She thought that, if it was her, she should be able to do it.
Because, she was most proficient at lying than anyone alive, after all.
"What the hell is this 'Ways of Survival', anyway?! I can easily create dozens, hundreds of worlds of illusions!"
Her shouting voice was gradually losing its strength.
She had written so many sentences until now, yet she was still unable to save a single person.
Within the world growing dizzier, Kim Dok-Ja's figure was getting blurrier.
What would it have been like if only she was just a little bit stronger? Maybe, they didn't plan this out properly. Maybe, she should've learned an even stronger attribute. Maybe, she should've earned a much, much harsher Fable.
She shouldn't have abandoned Kim Dok-Ja from the get-go. She should've cottoned onto Kim Dok-Ja's plan sooner. No, maybe...
….She shouldn't have written the 'Ways of Survival' in the first place.
She shouldn't have become an author of such a story.
….An author?
Han Su-Yeong abruptly raised her head.
⸢Could she do it?⸥
It was uncertain.
⸢No, I can do it.⸥
Someone else was saying that in her stead.
Memories of the 1863rd turn became a Fable and began to violently writhe around. Han Su-Yeong looked down at her own fingertips. Her fingers, scorched black like charcoal.
She was not a protagonist, but a writer.
Han Su-Yeong's hand, looking as if gripping a pen, began to slowly move. They created trajectories in the air; these trajectories went to become letters, and those letters soon became words.

[Your attribute is being pushed to its absolute limit!]

[Warning! You do not have the authority of 'Overwrite'!]

Han Su-Yeong vomited out a mouthful of blood, but didn't stop.
From the very onset, an author really had only one way to reach her reader.
⸢Han Su-Yeong imagined. Just like how the other her did once upon a time.⸥
With the most vigorous, carefully worded sentences, she began drawing out a man's hands, his arms, and his legs.
An individual created solely for the sake of one reader. An entity tougher in body and nobler in heart than any creature in this world. The man who managed to bring down all the stars in the skies to end his truly lengthy regression turns, and eventually, even succeeding in destroying the system of the world.
Tsu-chuchuchuchuchu-!!
Every character was, as a matter of fact, an incarnation of the author.
However, that didn't mean the incarnation was the author itself. The characters that left her hands wouldn't listen to her, after all.
And that was why Han Su-Yeong was trying to get the help from the individual she had created.

[Constellation, 'Architect of the False Last Act', is unleashing all of her Fables!]

[Your new Stigma is blooming!]

That one term that could fill up that empty margin.
Han Su-Yeong shouted out as if she was screaming. "Yu Jung-Hyeok-!!"
And right next second, the letters before her eyes split apart.
The Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship.
Secret Technique: Inner Mystery Transmission.
Split the Dark Ocean.
A single sword split apart the pitch-black night ocean. The fighting spirit of a Transcender bursting out from the entirety of his body illuminated the darkness of the letters.

[Stigma, 'Character Summon', is activating!]

The individual she had written, but she didn't know of.

[Character, 'Yu Jung-Hyeok', is answering the call!]

"Hold on tight."
A man descended with the rays of light. Yu Jung-Hyeok's powerful hand grabbed hers. Han Su-Yeong endured against her eyes tearing up and shouted back at him.
"You hold on tight, instead!"
From Yi Hyeon-Seong to Yu Jung-Hyeok, the companions' Fable began to glow brightly.
To get this far, they had lost many things.
"Jung-Hyeok-ssi! We leave it in your hands!"
"Master! Hurry!"
However, it wasn't as if they had been losing things only.
Yu Jung-Hyeok extended his hand out.
The distance of just one person. The distance that couldn't have been bridged without the presence of just one person was finally being closed in.
Yu Jung-Hyeok's hand reached out while breaking past the letters. The sentences protecting Kim Dok-Ja fell away one by one.
The hand that experienced thousands of regressions tightly grabbed hold onto Kim Dok-Ja's collars – as if to yank out the oldest memories from within.
"It's time to go back, Kim Dok-Ja."
Right next second – as if the lights were turned off, the whole world was suddenly plunged in darkness.


<Epilogue 4. The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (4)> Fin.

Only I know the end of this world.
One day our MC finds himself stuck in the world of his favorite webnovel. What does he do to survive? It is a world struck by catastrophe and danger all around.
His edge? He knows the plot of the story to end. Because he was the sole reader that stuck with it. Read his story to see how he survives!

Alice standing on her small tiny wooden piece, with no direction to go. The tides carries her over and over again, resulting her to the same area. 

Staring into the blood of the sharks, a shadow of a creature swam up towards her. She rose her spear, preparing to stab it thinking it was another shark. 

The creature appears out of the water. "No, don't", a old voice of a man reached Alice's ears. 

The bald old man had a tortoise shell attached to his back. With his green diving suit, he looked exactly like an turtle. 

"Who are you?" Alice gazed the old man with her killing aura, placing the tip of her spear onto his neck. 

"I...I can help you" The old man panicked as he senses his life is endangered. 

"I am Zhang, an sailor" His Chinese accent roses as he spoke his name. He smiles at Alice, wanting her to remove the spear. 

"Turtle. Speak" Alice's voice turned cold. She wanted to leave this area. Being stuck here wasn't fun for her. She's bored. 

"There is a island nearby, the Goblin Island. I can get you there!" 

"No tricks or you die." Alice jumps on his shell. Her icy cold voice sends chill down Zhang's body. He swam and swam against the tides, as if he knew how to control the water. Dodging the sharks and picking the safest route.  

Eventually they landed on the beach side, Alice steps down and walks on the sand. Placing her weapon into her bracelet. 

"This island is filled with goblins. These ugly pests kill and capture woman, they hide them inside their dens and force them to have sex." Zhang sighs. 

- Wisdom Eye - She chanted. 

She scans the field with her eyes, she discovers a small entrance to a cave. Detecting human life forces inside the cave. She walks towards the den. After hearing Zhang's speech on the goblins, her emotion rose. Being a victim of ****, she hated those bastards. She cannot forget the humiliation and the suffering she had to went through. If it wasn't for Athene, she might never escape that darkness. Thinking that those innocent girls was raped by ugly creatures like goblins, made her sick and engaged. 

"You have food?" Alice turns her head towards Zhang. 

"Yeah... not much though.." He took his tortoise shell off, taking some bread out and passing it to Alice. 

Alice devour the bread in an instant and charges forward to the cave. Zhang follows her afterwards. 

Upon reaching the cave, she notices a skull made totem. She kicks the totem apart and walks into the dark cave. 

Her golden brightens up, giving her perfect vision into the darkness. 

"Its dark..." Zhang's voice expresses his fear. 

Alice kicks Zhang as he flies outside the cave. "Don't worry, I am a night-owl." She smiled at him as his face turns red from seeing such a beauty. 

There was no point bring an useless turtle to the battle. She forgets his existence as Alice continues to enter the cave. 

She spins her body along with her spear, beheading the small goblin behind her. 

She rises her hand as she chants - Angel Feathers: Kill: Goblins. -  

White feathers flew across the darkness slaughtering every goblin in sight. 

Alice notices the trail of blood leading to another door. The fresh blood seemed dragged with straight lines instead of drippings. Upon reaching the door, the sounds of cries and moaning vibrates into her ears. She kicks the door open with furious rage. 

Naked young females with lifeless eyes laying on the ground. Some of them chained against the walls. Others being sexual assaulted by these ugly green creatures. The goblins laughing as they take no notice of Alice, playing around girls after girls. 

Alice threw her spear right at the neck of a goblin, piercing his neck as his blood spattered out. 

The goblin attacked but they were easily repelled with the flying white feathers. 

Alice pulled her spear and exit the room. Unbearable to see those girls, she leaves them with her feathers. - Command: Protect - 

As she leaves the cave, she sees Zhang trapped with a magic binding. A green human-sized creature appears beside him. 

"Run! This guy is different!" Zhang warned Alice. 

 "Shut up!" The 150 cm goblin smacks Zhang's face with his staff. 

"You killed my pawns! You will pay!" The enraged goblin shouted. 

Alice stares at him with her cold eyes as she walks towards the green creature, holding her spear. 

"If you want him to live, drop your weapon!" The green disgusting squeaking voice shouted. 

Alice threw her spear onto the ground. "What do you want?" She questioned. 

- Dark Bidding - The Shaman goblin chanted. Black magical lines wraps around Alice, restricting her to move. 

"kekeke" The goblin giggles as he drools from his mouth. "Such beauty, I can't wait to see the face you will be making when I **** you." He rushes towards Alice. 

"I thought you were smarter than your kind. But you are equally as dumb." Alice's cold voice angered the green creature even more. 

"I evolved, unlike those pests! I am the great shaman!" He shouted as he directs his hand to Alice's face. 

"Goodbye, shaman." She smiled gently.  

Before the hands of the goblin came in contact, white angelic feathers scattered across the skies piercing through the body of the goblin. Leaving only blood of a corpse on the sand. Alice reached down, picking up the blue mana crystal that was dropped out of the dead goblin.     

As she lifts herself up once more, the sound of footsteps approaches her. In her vision, she sees three of her comrades, and a 3 meter green creature chasing after them as they scream run.

Three thousand years ago, Athena was sealed. For love, for peace, for war, and for the human realm. Betrayed by the gods, humans, and demons. She promises to bring terror when she awakens. 

Three thousand years now. She rests her soul within a mana-less young woman, Alice.
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