Chapter 51 - The Heavens and the Abyss (1)
The main story's opening video began.
There was a vast space in front of Hyun that was impossible to see in its entirety at first glance.
In the middle of the space, he could see the planet Asra going around the sun.
Hyun felt as if he were looking at a 3D movie. He looked around.
'Woah, the quality is great!'
Looking at the universe from such a distance made him feel as if he were a god.
Because he was in space, it took him a while to get used to the flow of ti.
It didn't take even a minute for Asra to go around the sun.
Also, just like a top, it rotated many tis per second.
The cara's position was fixed behind Asra, so he felt as if he was racing along with it through the outskirts of the sun.
Hyun was enjoying the video when so letters appeared in front of him.
Flap-! As the screen changed again, ominous beings began appearing one by one.
Transcendents.
And among those, the beings called demons.
Most of them had either horns or a tail.
Among those, there were so Hyun knew about.
Those beings that were surrounded by a black energy rose from the ground and soared to the heavens.
Once again, the scenery changed.
Now they were sowhere deep in the ground.
Even though it was deep underground, it showed a neat grandeur.
It was a place that resembled a dungeon.
'Wait, it's the dungeon!'
Hyun realized.
—A huge column that connected the Abyss with the surface world.
The mont he saw the endless spiral stairs, sothing flashed in his mind.
'It's the place I escaped from with Louise!'
Tap- Tap-
The sounds of the steps going up the stairs echoed through the entire place.
Hyun turned his head around to where the sound could be heard.
Two people were going up through the stairs.
Because their bodies were overflowing with black energy, their faces couldn't be seen.
Even so, Hyun knew about their identities.
One was tall, and the other one short.
The tall one scattered away and entered the short one.
That was probably his skill 'Assimilation.'
'Is that... Really and Louise?'
Even Hyun, who knew Asrian's story, was confused about this.
He couldn't understand why he was in the opening video.
He also couldn't understand why he and Louise looked like demons.
In the video, they didn't look like humans made of flesh and bones—they looked like an entity ford by black energy.
Then what happened next was just as Hyun rembered.
Gwoo-.
Soon, the spiral staircase crumbled as if it were made of sand.
The two beings of the Abyss, who Hyun thought were him and Louise, began climbing the walls toward the surface.
From ti to ti, the two devils beca one.
—A demon was copying the traces of the movents he had done a few days prior.
He still rembered a few of them.
Everything on that video matched what had happened that day.
The masked enemies were portrayed as divine beings of light.
The demon, who he thought was Louise, hesitated at the dungeon's entrance before going outside.
Because the expression was hidden, only Hyun knew that she was hesitating.
And then the video ended, and Hyun appeared on the main plaza of Leton Village.
As soon as he logged in, he was flooded with ssages.
Ting-!
[You've cleared the quest 'Protect Louise'!]
[There are no rewards!]
[You've stopped the main event, 'Great Reincarnation'!]
[Your stats have increased by 10!]
[You've stopped the main event, 'Protect the Heavens.'!]
[Your stats have increased by 10!]
[You've activated the hidden event, 'Evil Gathering'!]
[Your skill points have increased by 20!]
[You have strongly interfered with the cause and effect of the world.]
[You've indirectly experienced changing history!]
[Level Up!] x 25
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[Five years have passed since that day. The world has divided into two forces. The 'Heavens' and the 'Abyss.' From now on, you can pick sides!]
[You can decide your side by going to a church that belongs to either the 'Heavens' or the 'Abyss' and getting a Rune.]
[Each side will support you in different ways and also give you a 'special buff'!]
Translator - Daniel Shin
Proofreader - ilafy
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Hyun ca to his senses after a while.
He couldn't understand the situation very well, so he opened the status window.
He had gone up 25 levels and also received achievent bonus stats and skill points.
'What happened?'
Hyun couldn't hide his smile.
But he also felt relentless. He felt that he wouldn't feel calm until he understood what had happened.
"Oh, that's right!"
Hyun rembered sothing.
His promise with Louise.
Shortly before parting ways, Louise had said that they should et in the dungeon's secret marketplace.
'I guess I'll know what happened once I et her.'
Because he had respawned in a town near the place where he died, it didn't take him a lot of ti to reach the dungeon.
Hyun tried to suppress his excitent and began running.
He went through a road that resembled a maze and then jumped up the cliff.
He could definitely feel that his Agility had increased a lot.
After reaching the secret marketplace, he opened its door.
Creak-.
He pulled the doorknob and looked inside, but there was no one there.
For a mont, Hyun felt his heart sink.
'She isn't here? Did sothing wrong happen?'
While he thought that, he saw sothing on top of the table.
A black robe.
It was the Cloak of the Blood Fairy he had given to Louise to make her run faster.
On top of the robe, there was also the Ring of the Executioner.
Next to it, there was a small bag with so gold coins.
And finally, there was a letter.
Hyun read that first.
「I hope you understand that my writing isn't good.
-It's been a little bit over a year since that day.
-I don't think that I'll be able to keep the promise to et you again in five years.
-I'm about to leave sowhere far away, so I thought I'd at least leave a letter.」
A relieved smile appeared around Hyun's mouth.
It was because he knew that at least sothing unexpected hadn't happened.
「I'm not very good at writing, so I won't overextend it.
-I've left all the items you lent on the table.
-If this place is as hard to find as you've said, no one will probably co here. I have no one else to hide them, so I'm going to leave them here.
-I've also left the 20 gold coins you lent .
-I hope no one else takes them.」
He rembered
He had sold her the bread you received as a beginner.
He had completely forgotten about that.
「Could I talk a little bit about myself now...?
-I don't understand why, but people from the world view as a demon.
-Because the Holy Kingdom has placed a reward on , I even have a hard ti moving at night.
-The thing I said about soon leaving to sowhere far away is related to that.」
The bottom of the paper was slightly more wrinkled than the rest.
It was as if a single tear had dropped and dried down.
「Hyun, I want to see you again. I really want to see you.
-One day, I began to think about my life.
-I don't really rember my childhood, so the only ti I had fun was the short ti I spent with you.
-It was so fun that I almost forgot that we were being chased.
-Don't you want to see ? I want to et you once more.」
The letter ended there.
No, now that he looked closely, so small letters were behind it.
「If you have so ti, can you co and find ?
-I won't be able to tell you where I'm going.
-Since I also don't know where I'm traveling to.」
Ting-.
The mont Hyun finished reading the letter, he got a quest ssage.
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- Go and find her. But you won't be able to get a clue about her location or know whether she's alive or dead.
- Still, will you accept the quest? (Y/N)
* Attention: If you find out that Louise is dead, you'll have failed the quest!
Hyun frowned.
It was as if the quest was trying to make him give up.
He knew this was reckless.
Searching for a person in this vast world was like looking for dust in the sand.
But even if it wasn’t right then, he should be able to et her one day. Right?
As long as she was alive.
[You've accepted the quest.]
[Because you've made such a big impact, you cannot remain neutral! You lean toward the Abyss! (Currently: -73)]
[You've been automatically placed on 'Abyss.']
Fwoosh- Suddenly, a rune that looked like fire appeared on Hyun's hand.
Even if a fire was burning on his hand, he didn't feel hot.
That ant he was part of the forces of the Abyss.
Things like that tended to happen if your actions leaned too much toward one side.
'So Louise is part of the forces of the Abyss?'
Hyun smiled bitterly.
It was his first ti being part of the Abyss.
That made it difficult to approach areas such as the Sky Castle or the Holy Land.
Abyss, underground… It was where demons road.
That ant he wouldn't be able to walk freely in front of high-ranking heaven officials.
'Well, I'm sure I'll be able to change sides in the future.'
Depending on a quest or your actions, you could change sides.
For the average user, it would be almost impossible. But to him, who had nearly every bit of information and strength, it wasn't out of reach.
'Did Louise say that she got mistaken by a demon...? If I can solve the misunderstanding through the quest, I'm sure I'll be able to change the trait.'
He still wasn't sure about Louise's true identity, but since she had appeared in the opening video, she was clearly soone important to the story.
Getting to influence her should be the easiest way to change sides.
But since he was temporarily locked on the Abyss force, Hyun thought he should try to think about everything he could do.
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