[The wish of the Absolute King will be granted.]
[A Nightmare Scenario is being generated.]
[An 'Unknown God' is slowly opening Its eyes.]
Rumble! Rumble! Crack!
The ground of Gwanghwamun trembled as if there was an earthquake. A dark aura rose from the altar and shot towards the crimson sky. In the next instant, the empty space was becoming distorted.
It was a sign of a great calamity descending into this world.
..This was truly an unexpected development.
[I was wondering what the huge fuss was about but would you look at this?]
A voice was heard and Aurora appeared, while flapping her wings to stay afloat.
[Seriously now, what the hell wrong with you? You could have wished for anything else like creating a new world or building your narrative or even an imaginary girlfriend, you know. But you chose this instead? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU MOTHERF@#$ING PIECE OF SH@#!!]
The fairy started launching curses at Park Joonhyuk. It really looked as if she was about to lose her shit. However, Park Joonhyuk responded nonchalantly and picked his ear.
"Ugh... You're so loud. Why are you throwing a fit anyways? I used the False Grail as it's supposed to be used. Wasn't this the aim of the Administration Buseau?"
[You lowlife, you have no deal what you're doing.]
It was indeed true that the Administration Buseau planned the whole scenario, but this route was something they wouldn't have foreseen even in a thousand lives. It was because there was nobody crazy enough to summon that thing.
I used private communication to speak with Aurora.
'Hey, can't you cancel the wish or slow down the process?"
[Impossible. Once the False Grail is activated, the wish is sealed. There's no going back—That thing will be summoned into this world.]
... Damn. Surely, that god would not descend into this world?
If that thing is summoned and a causality storm occurs, that God won't be the least of our worries.
'That can't be right. Isn't there another way?'
[T-That...]
Aurora hesitated for a moment before she opened her mouth again. Since Park Joonhyuk used that method, It would be possible to change the contents of the Nightmare Scenario.
In the original novel, this was the step that Soo Jinyoung took.
[There's something I can try, but that would require a huge amount of Karma points. Even so, that scenario would be better than this.]
Aurora flapped her wings and floated higher into the sky. She raised her tiny arms into the air, and unleashed an incredible amount of 'status'.
If the fairy known as Aurora used her authority as an Administrator, she would be able to change the content of the Fable. However, It was not enough.
Crack! Crack!
[Ughh!]
There was the sound of a groan and sparks flew around Aurora's tiny body.
Just like how there was an hierarchy among the constellations, the Administrators also had an hierarchy. Unfortunately, Aurora was just a Low-grade Lackey.
[Damnit. That sleeping god is overwhelming my authority.]
Aurora cried out as the status she was pouring into the sky flickered and waned. As expected, she won't be able to counter the status of that deity.
Park Joonhyuk glanced at her with a playful smile forming on his lips.
"You said I shouldn't play with more I can chew, but aren't you doing the same?"
[Shut up! If I could hit your head, I would have already done so.]
Aurora's eyes flashed in frustration as she slowly getting overwhelmed. At the same time, the dark aura above continued to grow and the distortion in the sky thickened considerably.
... This was bad. At this rate, everyone will die without putting up a fight.
There was still something that could be done, but I was not sure it would work. Even so, I used the private communication.
'Aurora, use the status of the constellations.'
[What?]
'You're lacking karma points, right? You can just take a little karma points from the constellations in the Seoul Dome. Most of them are historical gods with great amount of status, so it should be enough, right?'
[Do you think they will agree to help?]
A servant of [Fate] whose nature was tied towards destruction.
[A substitution for the 'Unknown God' is being sought.]
My blood ran cold. The system was scrambling to fill the void left by the retreating god.
The surrounding people around the vicinity noticed the situation and fell into panic mode.
Although the darkened sky had returned back to its crimson hue, something far more ominous emerged in its place. A massive vortex appeared before the altar and swirled with enough force to distort the space around it.
Crack! Crack!
Sparks of energy cracked within the huge vortex and the world shook. Smething with overwhelming presence was coming.
In the next moment, a black silhouette was seen within the vortex.
[A replacement has been found for the Nightmare Scenario.]
[The 'Disaster of Ruin' has entered your world.]
"Hey, this is..."
Someone from the crowd spoke out. The people looked confused.
Contrary to their expectations, the 'something' that had stepped out from the vortex was not a monster or a demon god, but a human.
To be precise, It was a young man that looked around his early twenties.
"Huh? Where is this? This is not Japan."
The boy swept his gaze like a foreigner entering a country he did not know for the first time.
His brown hair fell to his shoulders, and his almost alabaster skin made him seem disconnected from the natural world. He wore casual clothes—a white jacket, red T-shirt, and black pants fastened with a brown belt. And then there was a metallic claw that extended from his right hand. It seemed to be an item worn by him instead of a prosthetic arm.
For some unexplainable reason, alarm bells was going off inside my head.
"...!"
The unknown boy suddenly vanished and appeared infront of a woman nearby in an instant. It was a woman that belonged to the Justice's group.
The woman jumped back in fright. "W-Who...?"
"Sorry for scaring you, I just wanted to ask you something. Where is this place exactly and what year is it? You see, I was just doing my own thing and I suddenly appeared here."
"Ah, T-That...You came from a portal."
"C'mon, I know that, but where is this place?"
No, I can't let that woman answer that question. I tried to move at once but my body hasn't recovered still and my voice won't come out.
... What's going on? Shouldn't the stab wound have healed by now?
"Um... T-This is Seoul and the current..."
"Seoul? As in South Korea Seoul, not Japan?"
"W-What? No, this is not Japan."
"I see. I think understand now. Thank you, you really did a good job."
The woman looked confused but the boy just causally waved his hand.
In the next instant, the entire body of the woman completely vanished. Not a single molecule of that woman remained. Most likely, she must have not realised she was erased from existance.
"What the hell? What just happened?"
"Where did that woman go?"
"Did he kill her?"
Because of the absurdity of the situation, It took a few moments for the people to realise what had happened. Once they did, they turned pale and instantly backed away in fright.
As if their reactions were cute, the unknown boy chuckled and took a step forward. It seemed as though the very air was suffocating.
"You all look scared," the boy said with a smile that didn't reach his void-like eyes. "It's fine. I don't plan on killing everyone here. Not yet, at least. It would be no fun if I killed all of you so quickly."
It was a voice devoid of emotion, cold and detached, like someone who had played the same tedious game countless times until he no longer cared.
"...!"
My body was filled with goosebumps. Infront of me was one of the main tragedies that accelerated the world's destruction.
The Disaster of Storms. He was a human that couldn't escape his own fate and stories, and became part of the tragedy.