Chapter 740: The things he had seen

The sun shines brighter and the warmth of the day had pierced the cold dark forest around the area.

The huge standing stones seems to emit some kind of resonance, glowing with magical energy before dying off a few seconds later

And someone take a deep breath. And that person is Azief. The moment he come out from that vision he frowned.

He had opened his eyes. He squinted first because of the glow of light

And then he was still. He closes his eyes for a second and then opened it back and sighed

All of it felt like a long dream. He still remembers what he saw. But the more he remembers, the more he doesn't understand.

He sighed. Azief thought that he would have all of his question answered the moment he sees his future.

But there is a lot that he didn't see. And there is a lot that he didn't understand. He saw the fight between him and Sofia.

He saw how ruthless he is in the future.

But he still doesn't understand. And even though he sees some things about the future, there is also some things about the future that he didn't saw.

He thought could see everything. And if he could everything than he might not have to use Plan B.

He didn't see the death of Will.

That was also something that he had been wanting to see. He wanted to see the cause of why he betrayed his promise with Will.

He wanted to know why in the future he would kill Will.

But all he sees was the battle between him and Sofia.

He heard what the oracle said when he opened his eyes. But he did not immediately answer

The Oracle question seems like sarcasm.

Azief did not realize his hand is still holding the Oracle hands and then as the wind blows and passes by his skin and he felt the cold wind and feel the heat of the sun on his face, only then he realized that he was already out from the vision.

He quickly releases his hand and look at the Oracle.

His expression is very complicated.

The Oracle smiling like there is nothing wrong but one could see there is slight mischievousness in her gaze.

Azief calms himself down. But even though he had adopted a very calm appearance, his heart is still full of turmoil.

The things he sees in that vision of the future is very shocking. He saw himself, a figure of unparalleled power.

Azief even though he had seen it with his eyes, he could hardly believe he could be that powerful in the future.

He saw the whole world fighting against him like he is the common enemy of the heroes of all under heaven. He saw some familiar faces but also some unfamiliar faces.

He had expected to see Oreki and Hikigaya but he did not see them.

That also make him curious about their fate in the future. Even though he knows he had seen the future, it did not really specify at which year that event would happen.

Nothing look the same and even the world in the future seems a little bit different.

Because of its nature as a vision, there is a lot of things he could not sense but he was pretty sure that the world he had saw lack energy.

Azief then remember he had once made a hypothesis that sooner or later the energy of the world would run out and leveling to another level would not be as easy as when they first started.

Azief had plans for this. He shakes his head. This is not the time to think about all of those things.

He focused back on what he saw like he is afraid that he would forget it if he did not focus

What shocked him is the red sky. The red is not because of some trick with the sun or anything like that.

Azief could not experience the feeling and senses the true energy of that world in the future but he has a premonition that the red sky is not because of the sun.

It was like the world was being envelop by a killing intent that was so thick that it changes the sky to red.

He saw the firestorms and saw life wither and destruction reign supreme. It was a terrible sight of a world losing its life.

Azief had always wanted to stand on the peak of power.

But he himself could not imagine that he in the future would be that powerful that none could hurt him.

And that arrow that Sofia had shoot at him, that was not her ten Slaughtering Arrows. If anything that arrow is even more powerful.

Yet, his future self could not even be bothered. In the end, that is the vision of the future so he could not sense the true power and many things were also obscured from his sight.

There are times when his emotion take precedent and the vision blurred.

'I guess it was not a pleasant experience' the Oracle words enter Azief ears and he was startled. He took a step backward.

In the many years since he became Death Monarch, Azief had never been startled.

But today, seeing such a grim fate of himself, he could not hide his shock and the impending feeling of hopelessness.

It is not the Oracle words that make him take a step back. The words are the impetus for him to realize what he had just seen

Azief close his eyes.

He takes a deep breath. And then exhale it.

Slowly he opens his eyes.

The problem is not solved, but at least he is calmer now. He looks at the Oracle. Straight in the eye. Most people could not stand the pressure of being stared by Death Monarch.

Some people in the Central Government even said that to stare at the eyes of Death Monarch is like to stare at Death

Only those who are brave enough could see it without flinching. And Erika is like that. She too looks straight at Azief eyes. And she smiles

Azief look at that eye and the more he looks the more he is certain that eye is his other eyes. And then certain things begin to explain itself in Azief mind.

He rearranges some pieces of the puzzle and he could see the outline of the puzzle image. But that did not make him happy at all.

He could guess how things would turn out next. He still has some impression of the person he met inside the Time Tunnel that seems to have killing intention

And there is fresh memory of what he saw in his vision.

He remembers the conversation he had with the Oracle before.

And he had a dreary feeling he knew what the Oracle was talking about.

It wasn't until he accepts the truth, that he could formulate the future trajectory of time. He could predict how he had such eye in the future.

And because of that he took another step backward without meaning to.

'There is nothing to be scared of 'Erika said calmly. Azief was silent for a moment and then he asks

'Did you know?' His meaning of the word is simple. Did she see his vision? Did she understand why he took a step back?

'I know some things. After all, I did try to see your future in a few occasion. And a few times, it did lead me to see that vision you saw'

Azief sighed and then he said with a bitter smile on his face

'And it all pointed to that vision' Erika smiles a kind smile and then she said

'I think you are misunderstanding something about me and about the things I have shown you'

'What do you mean?' Azief ask back

'I could see people future. Sometimes I need their belongings to see it. Other times I need their blood or something from their body. Or some traces of them that linger strongly in the world. And then I could see their future if I wanted to. And there is always a price to be paid. Most of the times, I paid it with my lifespan. Other times, it is my vitality. The further I see, the pricier the price become. I paid the Price to an invisible force, and people paid a price to me. It created a balance. Anyway, about future vision. Even though I could see their future, interpretation would be different. Since only if I knew their stories, that their cause and effect could be reconstructed. Most of the time, the vision is disconnected. Like a dream. You don't know how it starts but you know how it ends.'

There was once again silence between them. Will stand a few meter apart from them but he could hear everything that these two are talking about.

It is not like Azief intend to hide the matter from Will. Will had come with him knowing full well what he is going to do and what he wanted to achieve.

Azief turn back to look at Will and then he shakes his head. He is giving a signal to Will that he did not see what happens to them.

Will just sigh and nodded

'Plan B, then' he said. Azief nodded.

Then thinking for a bit he looks back at Will. He then said

'I need time' Azief said. Will nodded and he continue standing there, the lightning arcs around his body decrease in intensity.

His eyes are still looking at the Oracle. Azief did not notice it. If he notices it, he might see how uncomfortable Will is right now.