Chapter 419: Star, the Parallel Universe (4)
At the Star Palace, the central divine ground of <Horoscope>...
Its a fucking mess, a man said as he tousled his large mane of hair, looking up at the dark sky.
The man was wearing a white mask that contrasted the sky and covered his entire face. However, his gaze was so intense that it was easy to deduce what he was feeling; it was fury. His murderous energy raged like a storm, making the air in the Star Palace tremble.
[The alliance of the Celestials Aquarius and Gemini is in an intense war against the Celestial Sagittarius !]
[The <Anti-Star> Alliances large-scale attack is causing the barrier of the Divine Ground Star Palace to break down quickly!]
[The Celestial Cancer is asking for reinforcements from the frontline!]Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
[The Celestial Virgo has sent a distress call, saying that the barrier is going to shatter soon!]
[The Celestial Pisces bursts into a rage, wondering when their internal conflict will end!]
[Arcadia of the <Saha World> has been taken over by the Celestials 'Divine Twilight' and 'Unknown Ancient Celestial'!]
[A Faith for the Celestial 'Divine Twilight' is being created in Arcadia.]
[Reclaim Arcadia as quickly as possible.]
[The longer the occupying Celestials remain in control of Arcadia, the more the Society <Horoscope> will lose control over Arcadia.]
It did not take long for the white-masked man to realize that he and <Horoscope> had been driven into a corner. The man asked, What is Bel-Marduk doing?
A subordinate who was standing next to the man bowed as if he was too ashamed to meet the mans gaze; he answered, He showed no interest in coming out of the Nil Domain.
The white-masked man gnashed his teeth and said, Of course. The moment hes been waiting for is finally about to come, so he wouldnt want to come out. What about Sadalmelik and Chiron, though? Are they going to continue to fight each other?
They both said theyd never stand down before the other surrendered first
Tell them Ill snap both of those fuckers necks if they dont finish it quickly!
Yes, sir! The subordinate unwittingly flinched.
It was understandable, as even though the white-masked man was usually quiet, he always got things done when he put his mind to it. Nemea[1] the Leo, who led <Horoscope> alongside 'Taurus' Bel-Marduk, was already furious. Everything going on was affecting the <Society> badly, but every one of the <Society> members was busy seeking personal gain instead of taking a united front and fighting against their enemies. That was why the durability of the Star Palaces barrier was quickly decreasing.
[The barriers current durability: 67%.]
Nemea had to do something about it, but he genuinely could not think of a solution, giving him a headache. Chang-Sun was the cause of the whole disaster, so Nemea gritted his teeth, thinking, Twilight, Twilight!
If he could do as he pleased, he would go to Arcadia right away but his hands were tied right now. What if the <Anti-Star> Alliance took over the Star Palace while he was away?
Never.
Nemea had gone through numerous tribulations to make Worldline #802 the forward base of <Horoscope> in their conquest of the Great Universe. He could not throw away all his efforts now.
...This place should be protected no matter what, even if <Horoscope> makes some compromises.
Nemeas gaze turned sharp as he thought that. Just then, however, the moment he had been waiting for finally arrived.
Theyre coming.
Flash!
A long Milky Way appeared in the midst of the pitch-black sky and slowly spread outward to the sides, beautifully dyeing the sky!
[The Milky Way is sparkling radiantly.]
It looked like a tightly shut gate opening up little by little.
[The Heaven Gate has opened!]
[The Societies <Maleakhe> and <L'Infernal> have entered Worldline #802!]
[You have passed Dragons Reading Day, the lairs second room!]
There are too many freaking rooms. Chang-Sun narrowed his eyes as he continued to open a series of doors with the others.
The Heavenly Dragon Emperor, whom Chang-Sun had dragged along with them, had just been ungagged, but he remained silent with pursed lips. The reason why Chang-Sun had brought the emperor was that he had used both Croms and Xerxess techniques, and tried very hard not to let Chang-Sun get to the two, so Chang-Sun thought there could be something going on that he was unaware of.
On the other hand, Chang-Sun had many other questions for the Heavenly Dragon Emperor. The fact that the emperor was a version of him from a parallel universe continued to bother him. Another Chang-Sun, who had been born in and grew up in a similar environment, actually existed in a different world, so would his past be the same as Chang-Suns own?
Chang-Sun was well aware of how his soul was extraordinary, and that he was living his 666th life after going through samsara 665 times. Most of his past lives were also extraordinary, just like Divine Twilight, but most of his deaths had not been peaceful.
That was when a new question arose. If the Heavenly Dragon Emperors past was similar to Chang-Suns, had the emperors past reincarnations gone through similar destinies? Chang-Sun knew who could answer that question.
Odin. you know something about this, dont you? Chang-Sun asked.
Well
Chang-Sun sensed a low echo in his subconscious realm, and did not miss the laughter in that echo. Once again, he asked, Would his past reincarnations be similar too?
You want to know if theres another Odin too, yes?
Thats right.
Then I can answer you right away. I dont know.
Odin replied firmly.
What? Chang-Sun asked with a frown.
Not much is known about the experiences ones soul goes through. <Dull Darkness> oversees the secrets of the soul, so the gnosis pertaining to that subject is so far away that its among the hardest to obtain Even I could only research and speculate. I actually wanted to find that gnosis more than anyone else. Speaking of which, are you willing to let me give it a try with the guy youre holding onto? I can get all the answers you want out of him, you know.
Chang-Sun could hear Odin smacking his lips, and sensed his desire to dissect the Heavenly Dragon Emperor and find out everything about the emperor. As someone who sought after gnosis, the opportunity to study a person with the same kind of soul as himself would be invaluable, so Odin was genuinely ready to grant any wish of Chang-Suns.
Not yet. Chang-Sun turned Odins offer down, although he was tempted for a moment. After all, he had not yet found out how the Heavenly Dragon Emperor was connected to Crom and Xerxes.
Judging from your answer, I assume youre willing to give it a try. Good. Think about it. Having your other selfs soul may be the element you need to become more complete.
For some reason, Chang-Sun could tell what Odin meant by complete. Only one kind of being could reach such a perfect condition that no improvement or progress was neededan Emperor. Odin was talking about the supreme level that extremely few had achieved across the Great Universes eternal history.
Hes throwing out a lot of bait, Chang-Sun thought, scoffing at Odins enigmatic remark.
Chang-Sun knew very well that Odin had been trying for a long time to become an Emperor, so he wished to tempt Chang-Sun into accumulating more gnosis Unfortunately, Chang-Sun would not fall for Odins tricks easily, because his wishes were a little different. However, one thing was clear. The Heavenly Dragon Emperor had the same kind of soul, or at least a very similar one, so researching him would allow Chang-Sun to discover more about himself.
Maybe I can find out some secrets about Hsan and what Bel-Marduk is hiding.
While Chang-Sun was slowly getting lost in his thoughts
[You have arrived at the Slumber Room, the lairs final room!]
Chang-Sun finally arrived at the final area of Croms [Dream Realm], which was a vast empty lot that resembled a Dragons nest from legends. Crom was coiled up in the center of an empty room. However, she was bound by a shadow that was seemingly encroaching on her. The wicked shadow was violently exuding energy.
Twilight, Kali said bitterly.
Yeah, it looks like hes been Overflooded, Chang-Sun replied with a nod.
Overflood... Xerxes had numerous shadows, and thus also had many personalities. Some of them were very true to their instincts, and Bardiya, who had once tormented Gyeo-Ul, was one of them. However, the personality that had taken control of Xerxes looked more violent than Bardiya. The main personality had likely broken down and caused the subordinate personalities to go wild, forcing Crom to use her own soul as bait to stop those personalities.
That is Fa ther, Gyeo-Ul murmured as he looked at the shadow vines, slowly choking up.
Seriously, why is it always all or nothing with you? Chang-Sun grumbled at his big sister, who never hesitated to sacrifice for her younger siblings.
He slowly approached her and Xerxes to separate the two first, but
ed.
Tap!
Chang-Sun came to a halt after he heard the Heavenly Dragon Emperors voice coming from behind. He would normally have ignored it, but he could not possibly do so for what the emperor was saying.
You turned your backs on them You betrayed them, so how in the world are you going to save them?! The Heavenly Dragon Emperor screamed.
The word betrayal stabbed into Chang-Suns heart like a dagger.
1. This is actually a region in Greece.