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Chapter 140: Future
‘Welcoer!’ The Ruin’s Ausra’s voice echoed in Dorian’s head as he touched the large door and teleported once ical trials that Yukeli had set up
‘Yes! It worked!’ Dorian thought gleefully, returning to his Wrath Valy They hadn’t ripped apart Buying the set was probably one of his best purchases yet
He’dhis backup plan
If he couldn’t bluff or fight his way out, he could always just run away using his abilities as an Anomaly In the moment before he had been attacked by that final strike, Dorian had realized that his eneht now The ability to revive hi and even without that, the Holy Prince was a deadly foe
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Dorian &8211; Soul Status
Soul Stage: Lord Class (Pseudo-King)
Health: Perfect
Energy: 17,218/112,221
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‘Geez That was far too close’ He thought as he checked his status, shaking his head
He’d onlyhi up the pressure With his energy stores running low, Dorian opted to flee rather than continue coh him, Dorian had transformed into his Red Sala a baby lizard
This caused the lance to e of Isaac’s shock to sprint over to the Door of Splendor and lay a tiny claw on it, activating the challenge
‘That will only work on hi his chin He wouldn’t be able to use that plan against the sahts fro in where he’d been dropped off
He had been teleported into a new room Similar to the courtyard, it was a roorey stone walls, a grey stone floor, and a grey stone ceiling Everything seemed drab
Except for the one entrance and exit to the rooh much smaller, copy of the door that had been set in that courtyard The Door of Splendor
"Huh&8221; Heat it As he spoke aloud, the Ruin’s Ausra responded,
‘This trial is a test of your willpower, challenger! Open this Door of Splendor and find past it your destined reward!’ Her advice was a little ht…&8221; He shrugged and then tapped on his Spatial Ring
WHOOSH
A bound sheath of paper appeared in his hands Yukeli’s journal
Dorian opened it up and began to look through it, ski about the challenge he was currently facing
‘Today, we finished construction of the first challenge in the Ascension Ruins, as we have decided to call thee that we have naest forays into experi that could cause Fate to willingly manipulate itself As we stand now, neither Ausra nor I possess the power to change Fate, and we e is a sier It taps into the forces of Fate itself, projecting a vision of a possible future that the challenger would fear’
‘Everything it shows is a real possibility that could occur The future shown is just one of uarantee that future will come true, for the forces of Fate are abstruse Even I cannot truly judge the er can viehatever future is thrust their ithout collapsing, and anyone that hopes to take in the forte of knowledge or treasure that I have left behind th of will, they will be rewarded by whatever it is they most desire in the Ascension Ruins’
‘The construction of this challenge took months and was incredibly expensive, but I think, today, we’ve finally reached a point where I aes, and one of the most key ones!’
Dorian put the journal down, his eyes shining
If he passed this, he would be rewarded hatever it was he most desired?
Didn’t thatWill? All he wanted was a vast supply of treasure and if his reward for coe hat he wanted…
"How do I start the challenge, Ausra 2? Or, I guess you are the original Ausra, huh?&8221; Dorian asked, getting slightly off track The journal hadn’t contained any other specifics on the makeup of the trial
Ausra 2 did not reply Dorian frowned, but then realized she enie like his Ausra was The voice was probably prerecorded and couldn’t answer questions
"I probably go up to the door&8221; Dorian shrugged as he came to that conclusion
He didn’t hesitate as he stepped forward, walking right up to it He paused right in front of the resplendent door, looking at it with bated breath
He rested his right hand on it
And instantly felt the world around him shiver
Abruptly, with no fanfare at all, Dorian found hiht of the sun lit up the evening sky, giving the dead trees that stood, bent and broken near Dorian, an eerie appearance
"Huh…&8221; Dorianat his hands They were human His body had transformed into that of a hu his head He raised his hands up toward the sun
His hands were translucent He had become a sort of spirit or insubstantial forured that hat this was
"Hahaha!&8221; A child’s laughter drew Dorian’s attention towards the bottom of the hill
At the base of the hill, Dorian could see what looked like an old, e At the outskirts of it, Dorian coulda trio of children, two boys and one girl A fourth child, a young boy with a head of brown hair and cheerful eyes, had run ahead, carelessly laughing as he held up a shiny rock All of the clothes, drab and colorless, and couldn’t have been older than 5 or 6 years of age
"No! Bori! Quiet! Not now!&8221; The worabbed hi
WHOOSH
Eeeeeeeeee
Faintly, in the background, Dorian heard an o noise accompanied it, one that caused hi He recognized the woman
It was Helena
All of the children appeared to be half-Vaular breed of Hulow about them, as if they were special in soht
"Quiet Bori, children! Here now, quickly&8221; Her voice was quiet, yet carried all the way up the hill to Dorian Helena rushed towards one of the run-down buildings, carrying all four children at once
‘Helena! Helena, it’s me!’ Dorian tried to call out, to no effect He found that he couldn’t call out, his voice unable to make a noise at all He watched as sheon
However, as she heard the odd, keening noises, a look of despair covered her face, one that was quickly quashed She set the three boys and one girl down, quickly pushing theo out, Bori, Hella, Lawrence, Micheal&8221; Helena began, giving them all a warm smile Her hands trembled behind her back as she spoke, hidden froain mom? I’m sorry!&8221; Bori’s face was fear-stricken, e on it The other children huddled together, clutching at each other for support, their s each other steady
"It’s okay I’ll be back in a few hours, ht?&8221; Helena said, giving the towards the Last Haven&8221; The children whispered quietly They all i themselves
"Yes, children…&8221; Helena whispered, her voice strained, so full of pain that Dorian felt as if he was about to be sick, desperate to help her
"Perhaps that h anymore…&8221; She closed her eyes quietly for a brief le tear fell down her face
BOOM
An explosion rang out, shaking the air Dorian turned to look for it, seeing nothing that could have caused it
Helena, however, blasted off away fro up at the sky Her body started to shake, but her eyes were like steel, fierce and unbending Dorian could sense a great courage in her, valor indescribable
‘Helena!’ He tried to yell out again, clutching at his hair She ignored hi to run till she was several hundredin
THUD
Helena ca both Dorian and Helena’s attention
She was at the northern entrance of the rundown city proper, the City Square Vines and overgrown grass covered the stone floor, giving the place an ancient, ruined appearance
In thethe likes of which Dorian had never seen
It was a fairly Derey scales It was large, standing roughly 3 and a halfoff a rippling sensation of strength Light green energy seemed to floithin the body of the creature, faintly visible within the scales Two large, curved horns lay atop its head, gloith green energy
On its back were a set of folded black wings, the ever-present pale green energy visible within the, thick tail rolled off the creature’s for wore no clothes, the black scales that covered al it with arey, a ular nose, and two eyes that gloith pale green light
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‘Run, Helena! Don’t fight it!’ Dorian yelled with all hison in horror as she confronted the being The entire creature gave off such a sense of power that Dorian knew that he himself would be flattened by it in an instant
The very air itself see to escape it, yet unable
"I finally caught up to you in person,spoke, its voice surprisingly rich and s its fearsome appearance Dorian shivered as he heard it, however It felt strangely familiar
Helena’s body seehty creature She took a deep breath
A beautiful, white Halo appeared, floating above her head The air around her see as if it were the greatest eneainstsounded disappointed, shaking its great head
"After all ent through together, you would give that up?&8221; The creature sighed
"What did you do?&8221; Helena spoke aloud, her eyes cool as she looked at the being
The black-scaled creature sighed again
"You understand nothing, Helena I have truly understood that which He, Yukeli, sought Perfection… it cannot be found in reality The only way to find perfection is to reshape reality itself This path… it only beca his ’s voice was filled with passion as it spoke, a sense of grandeur and
"What Did You Do&8221; She spat aloud, her arhtly
"I did what I said I would do I did the right thing&8221; His voice was cale that connected the 30,000 Worlds to the Source World The Severing only lasted a short 30 seconds After all, I do not want to destroy the 30,000 Worlds Far from it I am here to save them&8221;
‘Source World? Severed?’ Dorian didn’t understand, but had a sinking feeling in his sto frorand, huge loss filling her
"Yes, Helena It had to be done&8221;
"The Spatial Stor unleashed cannot destroy a World They can only end all, or et obliterated, by the Laws of the Universe it will refor as the Source World is still connected&8221; The being said, nodding its head
"I have given new life to the 30,000 Worlds Life that, underhand, will have a chance to achieve perfection
"Not life cast aside as worthless by the many
"Not life that is ridiculed and tortured, brutally killed by those stronger
"Not life where the weak starve while the luttons
"A life of equality and fairness Where all beings live together in harhter, no pointless chaos Peace and happiness shall reign supreme&8221;
"You… you are aas she put her hands up, facing down the creature
"Yes… I am a monster But I did what needed to be done You have seen the violence, the hatred, of this world The evil that people spread&8221; The being sighed, nodding its head sadly
"Trillions of innocents have died at your hands and you have the gall to look sad? How dare you How DARE you!&8221; Helena’s eyes took on a fierce, fiery glow Her voice was full of equal parts hatred and horror,
"To think that I once loved you&8221; She spat out pure veno said back, looking at Helena quietly
Helena shut her eyes for a briefdown her face
"Goodbye, Dorian&8221; Helena opened her eyes No love or sadness appeared in her eyes anyer and deterhed
"Goodbye, Helena&8221;
WHOOSH
BOOM
Dorian’s vision hite
A second later, he reappeared in the roo alone, his entire body tre as he recovered from what he had just seen A vision of a possible future
‘STAND OR FALL, THE CHOICE IS YOURS!’ As Dorian was shaking, his heart cast into a million directions, a powerful, authoritative voice appeared in his er voice of Yukeli
The trial judged Dorian’s emotional state and his ability to handle himself
Emotions threatened to swarm over Dorian as the vision settled in hi to back down, keeping one thought strong in his mind
‘It is just a possibility Not certain reality Just a possibility’ He said, over and over, forcing back the incredible sense of pain, horror, and fear he felt trying to swar trillions, even killing Helena, forcing children to hide in terror…
How had that happened?
A few seconds passed as he was locked in an intense, internal battle, forcing his body to stop tre
A few more seconds passed by in silence
WHOOSH
Dorian’s body seemed to flutter and disappear
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