985 Chapter 985: Part of him
Karyk's consciousness floated in the void.
At this moment, the abyss was not merely a place. It was a realm beyond the restraints of physical form, space, and time. Thoughts, memories, and emotion... everything was restrained within this abyss.
For what felt like an eternity, Karyk drifted through the abyss with no destination. He couldn't even feel any emotions in this state. It was as if everything in this universe was insignificant.
He didn't know how long he was in a state like this. Was it an hour? A day? A year? Or centuries? He wasn't sure. All he felt was that he was slowly starting to lose himself in the passage of time.
The life he lived before, felt like a small insignificant drop before the abyss and its vastness. He tried to protect his sanity, but it was proving to be harder than he thought.
His consciousness felt tired and extremely sleepy again. But this time, he tried to resist the drowsiness as much as possible. He didn't know why, but he felt that he might never return if he fell asleep.
He didn't know why he was in this situation. Was this because of the book that sent him to the past? How could a book do something like that? Abyss was something that was beyond comprehension.
Even Chaos hadn't managed to understand the abyss. It was impossible to do something like this. He was certain this had nothing to do with the book. It was something else entirely.
For a moment, he even wondered if something had gone wrong when he was returning to his time after witnessing the last.
Was it because of that, he ended up in the abyss? But even if that was the case, how was he the abyss instead of simply being dead?
"I call forth the Divine Will!"
While Karyk felt like he was losing himself, he heard a weak voice echoing through the abyss. The voice also appeared to be addressing him!
What surprised Karyk the most was that this voice belonged to the King! These were the same words that the King had spoken when he placed his son on the altar.
The decision once again came to the thief.
The thief didn't ask for the method to be freed from the formation. He didn't even consider a deal and tried to leave with the Prince to save him.
Only when the Prince requested him to kill him, the thief stopped unwillingly. After a lot of internal conflict, the thief refused the Prince's demand and tried to forcefully
take him away.
Unfortunately for him, the Prince was also stubborn. Despite being weak, he resisted and fell on the ground. He crawled towards the altar.
In the end, the thief also couldn't do anything but listen. Although he didn't want to kill the Prince, he carried him to the altar.
Most of the past that Karyk experienced was the same as how it happened in reality.
But a few things were different because of his actions.
The past hadn't changed, but what Karyk experienced changed a little. The Angels hadn't told the method to be free of the restriction to the thief as he didn't ask for a
deal.
Karyk asked for a deal and not the method in exchange.
Similarly, Karyk intentionally went after the Prince to get close to him, but it was truly an accident for the thief to come across the Prince and get close to him.
Hence, he was more attached to the child. His interaction with the Prince was completely natural. Unfortunately, it was all for nothing as the Angel attacked the altar to stop the thief and Prince.
The outcome was the same as what Karyk experienced... A bloody spike stabbing the chest of the Prince.
Karyk was shocked, as he felt a connection to the spike. It was a part of him... That blood... That altar, it was all a part of him!