Chapter 473: Star, Identity Establishment (11)

Chapter 473: Star, Identity Establishment (11)

Its time for you to head to the meeting room. Nemea and the others from <Horoscope> are already there, Jrmungandr said, notifying Bel-Marduk of the meetings start as Lokis messenger.

Staring at Jrmungandr, Bel-Marduk asked, The meeting is going to start?

Thats right.

You know hes still like that, right? Bel-Marduk used his chin to point at Chang-Sun, who was deep in meditation with his eyes closed.New n0vel chapters are published on

It had already been four days since Chang-Sun started his meditation to complete himself. Meanwhile, the Celestials who had been at war in Worldline #802, the spectating Celestials from Worldline #801, many other Celestials, and the <Management Bureau> executives had arrived at Nastrond.

That was how dangerous their imminent <Extinction> was. From what Bel-Marduk had heard, Tiamat, the leader of the <Anti-Star> Alliance, was more on edge than ever. Anyone who got on her nerves was bound to be pulverized.

The problem was that Chang-Sun was still deep in meditation, even when the emergency meeting was about to start. Sinmara, Jin, or his other subordinates could fill in for him at the meeting, but their opinions and statements would not hold as much weight as Chang-Suns. Besides, Chang-Sun was the one who knew the most about this <Extinction>, so Bel-Marduk was telling Jrmungandr that they had to bring Chang-Sun with them.

We dont have a choice. We wont be able to have a meeting at all if we delay it any further. Jrmungandr let out a sigh, shaking his head.

Of course, Jrmungandr also wished to wait until Chang-Sun finished his meditation, but <Extinction> was imminent, causing the meeting participants anxiety and restlessness to snowball. In fact, the participants had been demanding to start the meeting immediately for some time, so <Niflheim> had been using an array of excuses to buy time, ranging from saying their preparations were incomplete or that Chang-Sun had a personal emergency, to Bel-Marduk not being ready. Postponing the meeting any further would only create discord among them, ultimately causing <Extinction> to arrive faster.

Well, then all my efforts would be meaningless. Bel-Marduk stood up, since that was the last thing he wished for as well. Another Rollback would also make Chang-Suns effort to complete himself futile too.

There is no guarantee that Ill think the same way after Rollback either, Bel-Marduk thought, being better aware of his emotional volatility than anyone else.

Since that was also the reason why he was helping Chang-Sun right now, it would not be odd if he tried to stop Chang-Sun instead on another Rollback, so Bel-Marduk thought it would be better to buy time until Chang-Sun was done with his work.

Its funny that Im helping him like this.

Bel-Marduk had considered Chang-Sun to be nothing more than prey in the process of rising above Eros, so heno, no one would have imagined that they would become this close.

Then can you take over from here as his dharmapala? Bel-Marduk requested.

Okay. Dont worry, Jormungandr replied.

Bel-Marduk slowly walked out of the room. When he glanced back through the gap in the closing door, Chang-Sun looked the same as before.

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The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the groundtrees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:9, NIV(New International Version))

When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. (Genesis 3:6, NIV)

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. (Genesis 3:1, NIV)

One of the most famous stories in the Bible was about the Garden of Eden, the [Forbidden Fruit], and the serpent, as it contained many mythical symbols. The [Forbidden Fruit], which allowed one to distinguish between good and evil, contained wisdom and truth; the serpent who enticed Adam and Eve symbolized humanitys natural desire to pursue wisdom. On the other hand, Adam and Eve had fallen for the serpents temptation and eaten the [Forbidden Fruit], representing humans themselves.

Murmur!

Suddenly hearing a sound, Chang-Sun made his [Gnostic Eye] blaze brighter and took a look around. Just then, the darkness was replaced by a crowded city.

Seoul?

Among several skyscrapers, cars quickly traveled down roads, or paused at intersections waiting for a green light. Quickly walking down sidewalks, people made phone calls or busily used their smartphones. Despite how clear the sky was, no one enjoyed the scenery or looked around. Everything about the city was familiar to Chang-Sun. as he had been born there and had also seen it in the Doomsday City. The difference, however, was that

...All the pedestrians look like me.

It was not just the pedestrians. All the drivers looked like exact replicas of Chang-Sun. Although their clothes and physiques were slightly different, Chang-Sun felt as if he had entered a world of doppelgangers. Was Perkwunos hiding among them?

Chang-Sun quickly scanned the crowd and found a man who was watching him among the crowd. As expected, the man looked the same as him but did not seem to be part of the city, so he instinctively realized that the man was Perkwunos. When he met Chang-Suns gaze, Perkwunos chuckled and slowly turned back, walking away as if he was expecting Chang-Sun to follow him.

Chang-Sun immediately followed him and asked, Youre Perkwunos, right?

Why do you ask if you know? Perkwunos replied.

Where are you going?

Just follow me. Ill give you the answers to your questions, although I figure Hsan must have done that already. Hmm, wait. Maybe its the opposite, Perkwunos muttered to himself.

Just like Hsan, Perkwunos was a lot different from what Chang-Sun originally knew, so he felt mixed emotions. Had Perkwunos also become twisted after living for a long time?

Where are we? Chang-Sun asked.

Well, what should I say? Perkwunos replied, seeming genuinely perplexed about how to answer Chang-Suns question. The lowest level of your subconscious ocean, the middle of an abyss, the horizon of the soul and events No, thats too abstract. A centerpoint Yes, I believe it would be best to describe it like that.

A centerpoint?

As you can see, everyone in here is a hallucination and real at the same time, Perkwunos said; in response, Chang-Sun looked around at the other Lee Chang-Suns. Perkwunos continued, Everyone here is a Lee Chang-Sun from the infinite Worldlines, all of whom originated from the Original. As they live their own lives, their thoughts and imaginations show up in this place as hallucinations. I just made the place look like our homeland.

Homeland A suspicion rose within Chang-Sun, because Odin and the other past reincarnations had never called Seoul their homeland, but Perkwunos, the first past reincarnation, was saying that he was also Lee Chang-Sun. That meant one thing.

You Chang-Sun came to a halt and watched Perkwunos for a moment before asking, Youre my Original, arent you?

The First Universe, the start of all Worldlines and timelines, the birthplace of <Supreme Light>, <Dull Darkness>, and <Deus Ex Machina>... The Lee Chang-Sun from Worldline #0 turned back to look at Chang-Sun.

1. Although snakes dont necessarily represent genders literally in many cultures, theyre often associated with femininity because of their connection to life. Some interpretations view snakes as a phallic symbol too.

2. In the raw, Gaia, Tiamat, Eve, and Ubbo-Sathla are all considered avatars of the Mother Terra Celestial, but are also each the Mother Terra Celestial in their own worldlines. We chose to put this in a footnote for clarity.

3. Hermes caduceus actually symbolizes medicine and other fields that Hermes looked over.