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"10,839 deaths, one more ti and I can leave this hell."
I whistled while smirking at the figure in front of . The figure was covered in black obscurity, preventing from making out their appearance. The only parts visible were their black wings and the pair of horns on their forehead.
Far behind was a gigantic tree, if I had to guess it was bigger than our solar system. The trunk of the tree was made from black bones and so were its branches. In place of leaves were black flas wailing in anguish, and five rivers ford circular rings around the tree.
This was a Hell.
"Huh, where am I?!"
Suddenly, the haze covering my mind disappeared.
Wasn't I going to talk to the being inside my soul? I rember standing in front of the lightless veil inside my soul, but why am I here suddenly?
Rembering him, anger boiled inside .
"You… awakened?" The black figure circled . "Are the restrictions loosening because you beca an Overlord?"
Shifting my gaze to the black figure, I tried to think of a reason for the gap in my mory, but nothing ca to my mind.
"Maybe you'll rember this ti?" Mumbling to itself, the black figure snapped its fingers. "I've decided. It's worth a try."
At the snap, the innermost river surged and seven figures ca out from it.
They looked almost alive, but for so reason, I knew they weren't. In this realm, the only one alive was . Not even the black figure beside was alive anymore.
Those figures looked around, seemingly searching for sothing, or soone, when suddenly one of the seven figures looked at .
Flapping its wings once, the one who looked at earlier was flying towards at an astonishing speed. Only destruction remained in its wake.
"A man cannot slay a God, only a hero can."
The figure devoured the space in between us to cover the distance faster, even if by a second only.
My body moved on its own and I took a stance to fight, an unreasonable reaction I know, but I did that unconsciously.
I was alive, but I wouldn't die here. The source of confidence was unknown, but it ca to almost naturally.
"But if you must, you need to beco the enemy of creation itself."
My vision shifted suddenly, and the world turned upside down. As the world spun, I saw a headless body falling to the ground.
"10,840, you can wake up now."
Darkness engulfed , but I heard the black figure speaking for the last ti.
"Take this as my gift for becoming an Overlord. Don't take too long for the farewell and don't worry about 'him' watching your eting."
Contrary to waking up, I was pulled sowhere else.
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I was walking.
When did I start? Why was I doing so? I knew not, but my feet would not stop.
The words of the black figure echoed in my mind and encouraged to reach my destination.
A Farewell.
I wanted to et him one last ti.
With my distorted sense of ti, I couldn't tell how long it took but I reached my destination.
In front of were colossal gates with intricate engravings of warriors triumphing over forces of evil.
Screeech-
The doors opened with an ear-piercing creak when I reached the doorsteps.
Stepping inside, I found myself standing in an ancient court of soone like an emperor of the past.
A figure was sitting on the throne on the other side of the room. With a crown on his head, and a spear resting next to his thrown, he stared at with a helpless smile.
"To revive even if for a mont only, I can't fathom phis' limits."
The appearance of the person sitting on the throne was familiar to . After all, it was the appearance I used in this new world.
"Which Eth are you? The one I know, or the one who transmigrated ?"
"As I thought, you knew, huh?"
Snap-
The figure flicked his wrist, and our surroundings changed. Broken buildings, a shattering sky, countless corpses with the sa appearances, it was the scene I last saw in my dream after using [Synchronization].
'Eth' pointed at the corpses and spoke to .
"I am him and he is . All of us are one and the sa."
My face hardened, but 'Eth' didn't stop speaking.please visit
"No matter how many tis he(I) tried, we failed. It was after countless tries he(I) decided to change our approach and…" He turned to . "…summoned you."
Mixed emotions surged in my heart. It was like I had thought. These corpses were 'Eth' from previous tilines, and the one who brought to this world was the sa.
I felt betrayed.
At first, I believed that the Eth with had no mories about the previous tilines, but was I mistaken?
"Did you… did you…"
"Have mories of my previous self?" He shook his head. "I was as clueless as you. It was only after I beca your soul core that I was given access to the mories of previous selves at the last mont."
My eyes widened.
Relief and sadness both were crushing my reasoning. But we didn't have much ti left, 'Eth' apologized in our farewell.
"He(I) was tired, nothing seed to work, and he(I) took drastic asures in frustration. Even if I didn't have my mories, the one who brought you into this god-forsaken world was (him)."
"You aren't him." I clenched my jaws. "If you didn't have those mories, then you aren't the sa person."
'Eth' smiled back.
"If only it was that easy. Ultimately, I(he) was the one who left the burdens of my sins for an innocent soul to bear."
The illusion of the surroundings broke, and we were back inside the courtroom in the castle. 'Eth's' voice was filled with sorrow.
"Even if I apologize for eternity, it wouldn't be enough. All I can do is help you as my parting gift."
Feeling sothing amiss, I tried to speak, but 'Eth' cut off.
"Do not trust him(). He(I) has gone too far to turn back, he(I) won't stop until he(I) has achieved his goals."
He stood up from his throne and walked toward .
"You must focus on your >Seed of ChaosSeed of Chaos< are born, but only a handful remain alive until adulthood, let alone to be able to die of old age."
"Blooming that seed is even harder. Since the era of creation, not even ten Overlords have been able to bloom their seeds."
Stopping in front of , he bowed.
"He(I) will try to use you, not only him others will, too. An Overlord is the greatest and mightiest weapon of destruction, but that is your chance, too. This is the first tiline with an Overlord. The future is no longer certain to anybody."
"Ancient horrors of the past will arise, heroes will be born, and the enemies from beyond are lying in wait. But I cannot guarantee that anyone will take your side. That is the path you started walking when you killed the Abomination."
His voice was trembling as he looked below, suppressing his feelings. A small pool of tears ford beneath.
His sincerity and grief were being transmitted to through our connection.
"But we are desperate. It is wrong of to ask you, but please help him()."
"Is that what you want?"
"What?"
'Eth' exclaid at my question.
"Helping the 'Eth' on the other side is that what you, who only lived this life, want?"
I refused him once, yet he sacrificed himself for . Even if he said that he was the sa person who brought here, for he wasn't.
He didn't have those mories when he decided to sacrifice himself, even at this mont, he was apologizing to for bringing here. He was different from the one hiding behind the veil.
"Yes, that is my final wish." Raising his head, he smiled. "Maybe for you I'm a different Eth, but for , he(I) is sothing I would beco in the future, for we are the one and the sa."
As our parting ca close, I spoke my honest thoughts.
"You are right. I can never acknowledge you two as the sa person. And... I'm sorry, too."
The world around us started to flicker out of existence and 'Eth' was turning into dust, to be lost forever in darkness.
"Why?"
"Because I'm going to kill him."
'Eth's' eyes widened, but ultimately he smiled back.
"It's just like you. Are you trying to take revenge for ?"
I shook my head.
"It's sothing I was going to do either way."
"Sigh, a tsundere until the end."
He laughed at .
Finally, he disappeared and left his parting words.
"Thank you for being with until the end."
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