〈 Chapter 179 〉 Twins (6）

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After taking a moment to organize her thoughts, she opened her mouth.

“Then first, we need to talk about killing the Creator God.”

“You killed the Creator God?”

This was something I had just heard from Albert moments ago.

But within the context of what she had been saying, there didn’t seem to be a reason compelling enough to kill the Creator God.

“Yes, we had to kill the Creator God. There was a reason for that.”

“What was the reason?”

“The Creator God didn’t value this world.”

“Didn’t value it? But the Creator God is the one who made this world.”

To my question, she gestured to everything drawn on the blackboard.

“Let’s think of this world as a sandcastle made on the beach.”

“A sandcastle?”

“Yes. You might find it odd to compare a world to a sandcastle, but for her, this world was just a sandcastle.”

This world was just a sandcastle.

“But even if it’s a sandcastle, if you made it…”

“Even if she made it, how long can that affection last?”

She said this with a cold expression.

“Eventually, she would get bored. Once that happens, breaking the sandcastle and rebuilding it is only natural. And we have seen before the sandcastle that had been built crumble.”

When she mentioned the prior sandcastle, it must refer to that.

“First Humanity?”

“Yes, they were undoubtedly beings created by the Creator God, yet they were abandoned by her.”

While those beings were being killed and experimented on by humanity, the Creator God had looked on with indifference.

No, it would have been nice if she had just looked on.

“The God aided humanity in harming them.”

“Why would she do that?”

“There isn’t a big reason. It’s just that the humans from the Ice Valley asked the Creator God for power. And since granting power wasn’t difficult, she handed it over without much thought.”

The problem was that this didn’t end there.

“She never intended to maintain this world for long. She startlessly scattered her concepts here and there, and the world began to burn.”

It was just like the history of wars on Earth.

Once humanity gained access to weapons, including nuclear bombs, warfare became increasingly dangerous.

However, in this world, the issue was that it was handed out indiscriminately to anyone, even more so than on Earth.

“Every day was war, and every time war broke out, dozens or hundreds perished. Yet it seemed impossible to calm that heat. In the end, there was only one way.”

“So you killed the Creator God.”

“Yes, we thought that by killing her, the supply of weapons would cut off. We hoped peace would gradually return. Of course, we didn’t expect the situation to turn out like it has now.”

But she had no regrets.

“If we hadn’t killed her back then, the world wouldn’t have lasted even a hundred years.”

On the other hand, because they killed her, the current world had endured for 500 years even after the chaos.

“The party that formed to kill the Creator God was made up of five people. Including myself, there was Knight Glen, Spearman Tel, Archer Corkus, and lastly, the High Priest, making five in total.”

Some names I recognized were included.

They were names that occasionally appeared in texts related to relics.

Especially Glen, who was the most familiar name.

“If it’s Glen, then he must be the one wielding the Holy Sword Sacred…”

“That’s right. He was the first owner of that sword. He received that sword from the Creator God and took many lives on the battlefield. Later, suffering from immense guilt, for him, risking his life to kill the Creator God was the only way to wash away his sins.”

She also shared the stories of Spearman Tel and Archer Corkus.

But ultimately, the concern was about the High Priest.

“Why did the High Priest kill the Creator God?”

Wasn’t the church supposed to worship the Creator God?

Then why did the High Priest kill her?

Or rather, why is he now worshiping the Creator God?

To that question, Luel responded.

“I don’t know either. We barely rescued her from the Ice Valley, but even at that time, there was no will in her eyes. However, for some reason, based on the vast divine power she possessed, she assisted us as if we were tools.”

If Luel didn’t know, then likely no one else did.

Perhaps only the High Priest knew.

“We succeeded in killing the Creator God. While it sounds simple, in reality, too many things happened in between. Corkus died in the process, among other things.”

Yet the problem remained.

If there were no issues, the world wouldn’t be on the brink of destruction due to chaos.

“I hadn’t anticipated what would happen once the Creator God died. I never thought the world would start to collapse simultaneously with her death.”

And thus, the destruction began.

“Chaos began to infiltrate the world. Most of the beings with physical forms and the relics were unaffected, but the concepts of the Creator God, which occupied most of this world, lost the power to exist.”

However, it wasn’t that there was no way out.

In that situation, where attempting to prevent the catastrophe brought about a greater disaster, it was fortunate that there was still a way out.

Even if it was but a temporary measure.

“Though the Creator God is dead, her divine authority still remains. We decided to seal that divine authority to prevent it from vanishing. Even with just that, we could suppress the tsunami of chaos to a ripple.”

Moreover, although it was a subsequent event, it was indeed possible to prevent the waves of chaos with barriers from various countries.

So first, the method of slowing the speed of destruction was the correct approach.

Yet Luel’s expression turned even darker.

“But in the process, we had to sacrifice Glen. In return, a powerful sealing that won’t easily weaken was created.”

After that, I was familiar with the history.

Each nation somehow created their own barriers and survived the chaos.

Thanks to that, I began to guess the nature of the impending destruction.

“But was the seal not eternal?”

If that were the case, everything could be explained.

The repeated destruction at the same time in Hundred Braves.

If the reason was that the divine authority seal was broken, it would make perfect sense.

Luel also nodded at my speculation.

“That’s right. According to my calculations, the seal will likely run out within a year at the earliest or two years at the latest.”

The timing for the seal to unravel also lined up closely with the predicted destruction.

But it still felt odd.

If this story was true, there was one part that didn’t make sense.

And that was about the point where this story began.

“But how is that a reason to destroy the world?”

After all, the world was going to collapse on its own within two years.

So why would they want to hasten the destruction?

Of course, I didn’t expect Luel to have any reason for that.

“Because of another dimension.”

But that was a completely unforeseen reason.

“Another dimension?”

“Don’t you know about beings from other dimensions?”

Of course, I knew.

I had the memories of Sung Yoo-rang, who lived in another dimension called Earth.

But I couldn’t fathom how that connected to the destruction of this world.

Amidst my confusion, Luel pointed to the round world drawn on the blackboard to explain further.

“This world was originally a world that should have perished the moment the Creator God died. However, we’ve forced it to last until now. Was there truly no price to pay for that?”

She pulled a rubber hair tie from her pocket and began to stretch it in her hand.

“Perhaps the seal is accumulating a significant amount of energy that is hard to ignore. If the seal cannot withstand it and bursts soon, where will that energy go?”

“Are you saying it will cross dimensions and go to another world through chaos…?”

“Exactly. Many other dimensions will likely suffer from that impact, or even face destruction.”

That’s why she had attempted to destroy the world early on, rather than allowing it to be destroyed universally.

“I wouldn’t want to cause damage to other dimensions if this world is meant to perish.”

She wore a sad expression.

“Now do you understand the reason we must destroy this world?”

No, I still didn’t.

“Was there no way to extend Glen’s seal?”

“It could be possible if another renowned figure is sacrificed. However, seeing the tightly packed energy now, it won’t last long.”

A renowned figure.

Could it be that I might qualify to some extent?

“If I could sacrifice myself to extend it for even ten years, wouldn’t that be better?”

But Luel shook her head.

“Would those ten years truly hold significance? This world is destined to perish. Those ten years would only increase the harm to other dimensions. It’s possible that because of those ten years, the other dimension you knew might also meet destruction.”

Luel responded logically to my question.

Given that she was the Water Sage, she likely had been seeking a way to prevent destruction for hundreds of years.

But even she couldn’t find a solution, hence she chose the lesser evil.

“If that’s the case…”

I wanted to come up with another method to suggest, but no thoughts came to mind anymore.

To me, Luel said.

“I’m sorry. This is the truth I never wanted to reveal to you, one I have been burdened with alone.”

Finally, I learned a horrific truth.

Luel’s decision to destroy the world was remarkably rational.

While some might think it didn’t concern the other dimension, at least I couldn’t think that way.

‘Sung Yoo-rang.’

I had his memories.

He had barely awakened, and I didn’t want to see that world perish.

If it was to be, I’d rather see this world meet its original fate…

In that very moment.

– Allen Pleuk.

It was Albert.

– You may think whatever you like, but to me, you don’t seem like the person I know anymore.

‘You think I’m not the person you know?’

No, that was a misunderstanding.

Of course, I had always leapt into reckless fights, and whenever there was a hint of possibility, I had grasped it even against the odds…

But this time was different.

‘There’s no possibility.’

– If you believe that, then there’s nothing we can do. Just think of this one thing.

He spoke to me.

– When did you start discussing impossibility before even trying?

In that moment, I snapped back to reality.

‘Damn.’

I had been overly intimidated.

The overwhelming scale of the story that suddenly filled my mind had caused me to lose myself.

Had it not been for Albert, I might have given up right then and there.

‘That’s a bit embarrassing.’

– It’s okay. Sometimes showing such pathetic sides is part of being a master.

‘…You’re going to become Overload later.’

– Huh?

Though I said that, I was grateful to Albert.

For helping me regain my composure.

I lifted my head again and addressed Luel.

“Lue…”

No, I was about to say something.

Just then, the door to the study swung open violently.

“Luel, what’s going on…!”

It was Lucy.

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