The entire building of Sookmyung Girls' High School has transformed into a hidden world. Simply put, this building has become a hidden stage.
On the stage of a play, there were three main pieces; the actors, the director and the audience. The entirety of <Fate> unfolds as a series of events performed on a giant stage, with the great <Storyteller> bringing the story to life using the actors as puppets for the story.
However, there are very rare occasions where someone else can become the director of a given stage. This case was one of those rare occasions.
[Starting now, all players stats will be reset to Level 10!]
[Starting now, all players skillls will be reset to the starting level!]
[Starting now, all players cannot leave the hidden dungeon until the stage is cleared!]
And In this scenario, the role of director has been transferred to the <Lord>. Sometimes, they would be called <Territory Master> or <Game Masters> depending on the circumstances. However, one truth remained the same— All rules established by the director must be followed by the actors.
To our misfortune, <The World>, who had the potential to become a true king, was the director of this stage and we were just the actors on his stage.
"....!"
"...!"
At the moment we entered the dungeon, we immediately felt the decrease in status. The muscles and strength I gained throughout the beginning of the nightmares trials slowly started to leave my body.
"What's the meaning of this? I can't feel my strength!"
"Calm down, Kagura. Panicking will not solve anything."
"What do you mean stop panicking?!"
Lee Dokho was trying to calm down the panicking Kagura. He was a great guy, to be able to keep his composure in a situation like this where everything was stripped away from us.
I clenched and opened my fists, feeling the difference immediately. The strength that once belonged to [Lv. 30] had diminished to [Lv. 10]. At least my stats hadn't been reset to [Lv. 1].
I could only hope my skills hadn't suffered the same fate.
[All your skills will be reset to the starting level for the fairness of the stage.]
So the restriction process has already started. In the next moment, a bunch of messages appeared infront of me.
[Exclusive skill 'Endless One' does not follow the concept of levels!]
[Exclusive skill 'Endless One' cannot be restricted!]
Huh?
[Exclusive skill 'Omniscient Wall' does not follow the concept of levels!]
[Exclusive skill 'Omniscient Wall' cannot be restricted.]
The absurd messages didn't stop there. There was still more.
[The Exclusive skill 'Dimensional Transmission' is related to the Omniscient Wall!]
[Exclusive skill 'Dimensional Transmission' cannot be restricted!]
I tilted my head and stared at the messages infront of me. It took me a few moments before I was able to process everything.
So those skills were not restricted because it does not follow the concept of levels? I could understand that but even 'Dimensional Transmission' was not restricted as well? And what's this about It being related to the Omniscient Wall?
Soon enough, my mind wandered towards an unknown direction and I started thinking about unnecessary things.
I already knew the limits and capabilities of the skill <Endless One>, but the <Omniscient Wall> was a different story. Initially, I thought I knew, but after a while, I found myself back at square one, uncertain once again.
Despite that, I managed to learn a few facts about the Omniscient Wall through continuous usage. There are three stages of Omniscence;
The First Stage is <Comprehension>
The Second Stage is <Understanding>
The Third Stage is <Knowledge>
The 'First Stage' enabled me to view the complete chapters of *Song of Nightmares*. The 'Second Stage' allowed me to read the thoughts of characters I fully understood. The 'Third Stage,' however, was more complex. Could it let me explore the stories of different versions of myself or could it do much more?
The possibilities were endless and that was the 'mysteries' of the Omniscient Wall third stage. Now it seems the skill 'Dimensional Transmission' was surrounded by those mysteries.
I thought about checking my status window but decided against it since it would be meaningless.
[The constellation 'Phoenix Queen of Twilight Heaven' is looking at you.]
[The constellation 'Emperor Heungmu the Noble' is looking at you.]
[The constellation 'Duke of Naval Warfare' is looking at you.]
[The constellation 'Moonlight Sage of Silla' is looking at you.]
[The constellation 'Drunken First Sword' is looking at you.]
[The constellation 'Last Stand of Hwangsanbeol' is looking at you.]
[....]
The constellation messages continued to appear before me. Some of these constellations were historical gods with incredible status while the others were just passing constellations from different planets.
[The constellations asks why you called them out.]
I was nervous but I swallowed back my anxiety and straightened my posture. I couldn't afford look weak infront of the constellations.
"Oh, great constellations. Trying to report to the <Administration Buseau> is meaningless. Once a Territory Master has established his domain, even the Administration Buseau will be forced to watch from the sidelines."
[The constellations says you should get straight to the point.]
"Your Incarnations were killed in a brutal manner and you were forced to watch. You must be angry, isn't that right? What if I tell you there's an easy way to kill the one responsible."
[The constellations wonders if such a thing is possible.]
I smiled. Before I spoke again, I silently activated a skill.
[Exclusive skill – Endless One has activated.]
"Yes. It is possible. In a normal scenario, the 'laws' of the territory masters are absolute. However, the owner of this dungeon is not a complete Lord. If you give me your blessings, I'll make sure to avenge your fallen Incarnations."
[A few constellations are doubtful of your words.]
[The constellations are taking time to think over your words.]
Even though <Endless One> was powerful enough, It was still impossible to fully control the constellations at the moment. However, It's possible to influence their flow of thoughts in the form of suggestion. But there was no guarantee that It would work all the time.
"..."
The constellations were quiet for a long time. What's going on? What's taking them so long?
My brows furrowed. Since they didn't respond, I had no way of knowing if the skill worked, which made my anxiety grow with each passing second.
How much time has passed now? A minute? Five minutes?
[The constellations have reached a decision.]
Finally, the constellations spoke again. It seems they had made up their minds.
[The constellations have decided to trust you just this once.]
[The constellations has bestowed you with their blessings.]
The dead bodies began to glow one by one. Soon after, something came out from the dead bodies and entered us.
[The blessings of the constellations has increased all your stats by 5 points for the next 24 hours.]
Lee Dokho's eyes lit up like a torch.
"Haha! Isn't this a Jacket?"
"It's a good start."
After I finished speaking, the system window appeared infront of me.
[The constellations says you should make sure to fulfill your words.]
I couldn't help but smile at that sentence. Even if they didn't tell me, my goal was going to kill the World from the beginning. If that wasn't the case, I would never have entered this place.
Now then...
I turned my head and looked at the pile of bodies. What am I going to do about them?