Chapter 926: Chapter 378: Request
The next day.
Upon waking from the soft grand bed inside the high tower, Lachesis gazed at the exquisite relief on the ceiling.
Her spirit felt unusually relaxed and carefree, as if transcending ti.
Since that fainting episode, not much ti had actually passed, but to Lachesis, it felt endlessly long.
As the backlash of fate gradually weighed upon her, with the arrival of night and the rise of the world’s negative forces, those chaotic fates would transform into terrifying nightmares entangling the Goddess’s dreams.
Lachesis could not rember what she dreamt, but every ti she woke, her body would be completely drenched in sweat.
Despite knowing that Atropos had taken on the punishnt of fate for them, it was not until this mont that she realized how massive this cost truly was.
rely a slight touch was enough to make her suffer through sleepless nights.
Compared to what Atropos had to bear, this was rely a drop in the ocean.
“Sigh…”
“…Fortunately, I found Hers…”
With a light sigh, Lachesis got dressed simply and then stepped out the door.
Honestly, before today, the Goddess of Fate hadn’t expected Hers to be so ‘useful’.
But now, she saw him in a new light.
Hers, a spellcaster among humans in this era, but Lachesis knew that in the original trajectory of the world, he was ant to be a born immortal True God.
As the son of the Divine King and the ssenger who replaced Zephyrus to convey Zeus’s orders, this young Deity who also presided over Comrce, Thievery, Travel, Livestock, Eloquence, and Competition held a pivotal position in the Mortal Realm.
He was supposed to leave behind nurous legends and endure through the millennia. Yet under the disordered fate, Hers barely even had a chance to be born.
The misplacent of a True God was enough to greatly wound fate, and the trauma, in turn, exacerbated this disturbance.
Like the first domino to fall, if you cannot stabilize it in ti, the cost to salvage it later becos progressively enormous.
Thus, one can imagine how thrilled Lachesis was when she sohow discovered that Hers had been born again.
Even though this ‘Hers’ was a human and not a deity, the Goddess of Fate ultimately managed to use this to pacify many issues.
With this in mind, and in order to uncover the secret of realigning the fate of the God of Stars, Lachesis t him for the first ti, and everything began to change.
Though she didn’t know why, the previous Lachesis had never truly endured the direct backlash of fate.
However, upon her first glance at Hers, the Goddess felt an inexplicable closeness and comfort.
It was like seeing light in the darkness, finding water in the desert, encountering a blazing bonfire in the bitter cold, or getting nourishnt when starved.
From the inside out, everything told Lachesis that the being before her was very important.
Not understanding why, but this was the reality.
Consequently, Lachesis chose to make Hers her first human friend.
She attempted to use ti to uncover its secrets… but when Lachesis t him again yesterday, she finally understood the reason for her feelings.
Since Atropos disappeared, all the backlash that had been imposed on her, all the sudden pain that descended, and all the troubling chaotic fates she inherently repelled, they all dissolved in front of Hers.
It was like encountering an unseen truth; by simply staying near him, the scenes from Lachesis’s dreams could be realized—
Everything adhered to its destined trajectory, and all rules were predetermined.
Whether deities or mortals, there was nothing beyond order.
And the backlash she faced naturally lacked a foundation to exist.
“Perhaps this is the world’s ans of self-salvation… Although it doesn’t quite make sense, it’s the only explanation.”
She shook her head slightly, not delving too deeply into the reasons, after all, fate is unpredictable, and the outco was good.
Rather than exploring a question even Hers himself might not know, Lachesis preferred to resolve the current predicant quickly.
Find the culprit, and then rescue her sister.
In this regard, as long as she had Hers, Lachesis felt it shouldn’t be difficult.
…
“Cough cough…”
“So, that’s how it is, Mr. Hers.”
eting once again with the master of the high tower, after casually chatting for a few monts and suppressing her inner sense of closeness, Lachesis slowly started explaining the purpose of her visit.
“Not long ago, my elder sister traveled across the continent, using her eyes to glimpse the future and guide lost mortals back onto the right path.”
“Whether for them individually or for the whole world, this action is undeniably a good deed.”
“However, in a corner of the Aigaleo Mountains, soone cruelly hard her.”
Her voice clear and lodious, although according to the rules, revelations from fate should not be shared with others,
But just as Lachesis guessed, this iron law once again failed in front of Hers.
Slowly recounting what she saw from the Elder Wand, the Goddess looked earnest.
And opposite her, Hers could only agree.
“Miss Lachesis, I deeply sympathize with you and your sister’s plight.”
His expression regretful, Hers then shifted the conversation.
“However, unfortunately, as a re commoner, although I have achieved so success in the human domain, I dare not rashly interfere with the inscrutable fate.”
“From ancient tis, whether immortal gods or renowned heroes in the Mortal Realm, countless beings have attempted to know the future and then change it according to their will.”
“Yet, despite the passage of ti and the transformation of seas into mulberry fields, none have succeeded…”
“—But you are different!”
Blurting out impulsively, instinctively, Lachesis leaned forward slightly.
However, the next mont, the Goddess realized her reaction might have been too intense.
This isn’t her fault. Under the inexplicable feeling of closeness that ca from nowhere, Lachesis instinctively let down her guard towards Hers.
However, when this scene caught his eye, it imdiately triggered the vigilance of the Great Alchemist.
“What’s different? Where exactly is it different?”
Hers asked curiously at the right mont.
“As far as I know, there hasn’t ever been an exception in the face of destiny.”
“Uh…”
Hesitating slightly, Lachesis didn’t know how to explain.
But looking at Hers’ smile, she gave up on deceiving him.
“It’s not like that, I an… Mr. Hers, maybe you are the one favored by destiny.”
“In my eyes, you are the one and only—the only one in this world who can help .”
“…”
Though the smile persisted, only Hers knew that he was almost unable to maintain it.
Listening to Lachesis’ veiled ‘threat’, a chill settled in Hers’ heart.
Good, very good.
Though it has been a long ti, he still rembered the first ti he t her, this Goddess who claid to be the ‘Northern Prophet’ ca because of his experints on the God of Stars.
Although that was an accidental event, Hers had also considered the possibility of his identity being discovered by the gods in the Real World.
But the subsequent developnt changed his fixed perception of the Fates.
Firstly, the so-called purpose of her visit—Lachesis seed to have co for the God of Stars.
Yet when they actually ‘accidentally t’, she only feigned concern for his teor collection purpose for a mont, then imdiately started to subtly probe about his origins.
What does this an?
It couldn’t an anything else.
He was just a person without history in this world; there was nothing about him for the gods to care about.
The only possibility was that Lachesis noticed his identity as a ‘transmigrator’.
And her subsequent actions further proved this.
First, she ignored his teor collection entirely, even verbally expressing willingness to support his actions.
Then, she even expressed her wish to beco friends with Hers.
Reflecting deeply, Hers felt that if he were in the gods’ place, he would definitely not invest too much effort in an ordinary mortal wizard, unless he possessed sothing they needed.
With that, the truth beca clear.
Lachesis noticed sothing amiss about him and for so purpose, she did not spread this news but instead held her fire.
What she eventually wanted, perhaps, was to use him as a scapegoat when needed, like today.
Ha, what a joke.
‘Favored by destiny’, ‘one and only’—only if he were insane would he believe such nonsense.
Ignoring the literal aning, Hers felt he understood the implicit ssage in her words.
‘Favored by destiny’—Obey the words of the Goddess of Fate, and you’ll have a favorable outco.
‘One and only’—I know the secret you’re hiding; you are the sole ‘transmigrator’ from the Fantasy World.
‘In this world, only you can help ’—Only if I keep your secret can you continue to survive in this world. Naturally, the price is your service.
A mix of coercion and temptation, soft and hard approaches.
Even compared to other gods’ directness, Lachesis put on a genuinely sincere and vulnerable facade, which would comfort anyone’s fragile heart.
Hers questioned himself, with such tactics, anyone else would have probably already sighed and beco used by Lachesis.
Unexpectedly, the Goddess of Fate was indeed so scheming—indeed, the Fantasy World is just that, fantasy.
In this current world, the Second Generation God King Cronus could suppress Mother Earth alone, and Lachesis was not as she seed.
Compared to the Real World, the difference is simply imasurable.
“Sigh—”
Gently exhaling, looking at Lachesis’ hopeful gaze mixed with so fondness, Hers couldn’t help but internally praise her acting skills.
However, the question remains, should he agree to her now?
“Really, I never imagined, in your eyes, lady, I am so important.”
Shaking his head with a smile, facing Lachesis’ gaze, Hers confidently promised:
“But I don’t know what abilities of mine caught your fancy, lady. But since it has co to this, it would be unreasonable to refuse.”
“Please tell , what do you need to do?”
“As long as it is within my capabilities, I will certainly do my best.”
“Really? That’s wonderful!”
Joy painted over her cheeks. At this mont, Lachesis herself did not know if she was happy because her sister might soon be rescued, or because of sothing else.
On the opposite side, Hers affird again.
“Of course it’s true.”
“I, Hers, never lie, I always keep my word.”
His expression earnest, the Great Alchemist spoke sincerely.
There’s no choice, you forced this.
Facing Lachesis herself was daunting enough, to even consider finding a scapegoat instead of dealing with the Goddess of Fate herself was already the best outco.
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