When I opened my eyes, I was t by a familiar face, or figure since it was faceless. It seed to have rotten in the devouring darkness for a while now. It probably didn’t even rember its face. Its white fire had started to die out without anyone filling it. Its stone had cracked from its old age.
’I didn’t think you could find a gate in this dying state.’ How long has it been activated? Was it her after my defeat, or before? Also, anwhile, Rune did say they were stuck for a while on getting testers, it couldn’t have been enough ti to get it into this dreadful state.
But again what other explanation was there? There were many things wrong with it when comparing it to Rune’s story. Had he lied to ? Or was he keeping part of the secret in the internal cage of guilt, knowing participating would lead to my death, but they couldn’t waste any ti?
That’s what the dots were pointing to. But was that guy really soone who could ever betray soone? Was he hiding his real self under that personality of his? Did the real him even exist, or was he long gone, devoured by the responsibility burning deep inside his stomach, piercing him like a sharp katana?
I never liked mystery, I hated not knowing everything about soone or sothing. I didn’t like not being omniscient. And I know where this flaw of mine ca from. It all goes back to that dreaded day, the day I was abandoned by my mother. That day my hatred for humanity forged, and I was left alone with only the mysteries of this flawed world.
But then again, I guess that was one thing we had in common, that we were both failures by birth. But there was sothing different about us, I proclaid the role of king and got rid of any flaw through my desire and work, anwhile, the world had remained the sa.
As mysterious as ever. Like its flaws were bound to it by so divine power for a wicked joke. Or maybe it preferred itself that way, defective of any aning or trust.
Well, who am I to judge it for holding a part of itself for eternity, maybe it had beco precious to him, though I don’t get it not wishing for perfection. I can’t arbiter it while I’m doing the sa thing as the one I’m criticizing so rcilessly. I too have dreaded revenge all my life, I basically revolved my life around it, as a sword to use.
How hypocritical of , always judging everyone for wasting their life for not letting their flaws go, anwhile I revolved my whole life against my imperfection.
...Maybe I can try living a normal life? Maybe I can let go of this disguise, and live my life as I should have.
’Would I even know how to do that, when I don’t know what a typical life is.’
What if I tried being an actual human, instead of this beast I’m trying so hard to beco again? Maybe just maybe... I could live among humans, as a human myself.
When I enter that gate and get out of this cursed tower, what if I just go and spend ti with my human mother? After all, I regret the fact I couldn’t spend ti with my real mother, so why should that beco the case for this mother too?
’But those are just ifs, aren’t they? All dreams and possibilities, but nothing real.’
...
I looked at the dying gate, around it was only darkness, the only one that ca to its funeral. The onyx walls made realizing that I was in fact inside the actual tower and not inside another infected mory.
’So it was only darkness.’ From the outside, the darkness made your mind rush for ideas of what was beyond it, just to disappoint you when you arrived.
But that didn’t matter when the best surprise was just in front of you.
’A way out.’ It felt... too good to be real, to actually exist.
’Co out now, I figured you out.’ I said while thinking this was all a hallucination, caused by the beast of the fifth floor, and going inside the gate would an trapping yourselves in its palm.
But there was nothing, this was real, and not so evil nightmare wanting to crush my dream.
Realizing this I smiled. Destiny had finally smiled upon , blessing with its luck.
I walked toward the gate, my feet trembling with anxiety but also joy, as a part of still denied the possibility of escaping. But the wish to escape was stronger in the end.
...
When my eyelids opened, the sunlight burned my eyes with its stunning appearance. I stared at it, my eyes starting to water, it was too beautiful to look away.
But I had to, or else I would have lted my eyes. But this only confird my escape, as I found myself in the sa room I had left.
’Im out!’ And with one of my skills now leveled up!
I had wished for at least two level-ups, but I can’t complain when I was back in one piece.
But the question was...
’What now?’ And I didn’t an what was I going to do right at the mont, as that was clear. I was going to have a long talk with Rune. But what was I going to do in the near future? Was I going to spend so ti with my family, see how human life is, and maybe even try to level up? Or was I going straight into The Core?
Could I see myself serving on my own in The Core? After all, I couldn’t do it as the King Of Beast, but as a lonely and flawed human. Was I going to have to take out this piece of myself with force to be able to adapt?
Or will revenge blind ?
’The Core, also the graveyard of pride. I wonder how my pride will stack up to it.’
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