Chapter 80: Astraeus [Two]
Inside th3 dungeon a few months later.
The world Viktor came after his death was ten times bigger than the earth. So it was natural that the world's surface crust would be ten times deeper than the earth.
That's why it took Rae to reach less than half through the crust. A long path was waiting in front of him.
"Ugh! I can't just use my magic to go deeper because I will be lost. I have to depend on this salamander as long as I can. But the path is becoming narrow."
Rae was walking with his pet salamander to cross a narrow cave to reach deeper, but still the underworld door was nowhere to be found. He was already getting bored.
"Salamandar san, are you sure this is the right path? I don't think your body will fit in this small hole. Not even mine."
The salamander nodded his head and sat in front of him to say goodbye. Rae understood what the nodding meant and shrunk his body into a small fairy to fit in the small cave.
I'm already near the gate huh? I wonder how long this near is going to take me. Probably a month of two right?
Guardian of the nature's POV:
I am really surprised that a guardian of record really exists. A guardian that has the ability to kill the god? That's really bold. But why was he killed?
"Um, excuse me spirit, why do you keep cleaning the floor everyday? It's not like anyone comes here."
The guardian of the nature started to visit the empty library so often that she became too friendly with the cleaning spirit.
"Because I am a part of this library. My existence is for cleaning the floor. There are other spirits here with different jobs as well. But they don't show up often."
"What? Really? What are their jobs?"
"Cooking, gardening, paper burners etc. Please leave now. I have to clean this premises and the twin throne."
The guardian of nature looked at the small spirit and asked, "You told me about the guardian of record. But you never mentioned anything about his twin brother."
The cleaning spirit stayed silent for some moment and said,
"The guardian of truth said something about the twin guardian before his death. He said, there was an accident while creating the third generation. The guardian of truth used too much fragment for his masterpiece and the core split into two. The guardian of book tried to fix the mistake but he failed.
When the twin was born, one of them showed extreme evil nature and the other one was completely the opposite. They both looked as if one person was split into two. But I heard that the kindest one was the most dangerous one. And he kept his existence secret from everyone even after his brother's death."
The guardian of nature took a bite from a tasty apple and said, "Why? Isn't he the kindest?"
"He is the guardian of knowledge. He knows the core secret of the creator. He knows everything. And that's what makes him more dangerous. Think of it in this way, the conversation we're having right now is all being watched by the guardian of record. And all the things we use are all being watched by both of them. Not a single second of our life gets missed by those two. How would you feel? They know us more than we know ourselves."
"That's creepy."
"Yes, I know it's creepy. But that doesn't mean they should be killed. Once it's done, it's there forever. They are the guardian of knowledge. Escaping death or coming back to life after millions of deaths isn't something out of their knowledge."
The guardian of nature thought about something for some minutes and said, "I think you are right, they were supposed to be one person instead of two. Their guardian fragments have flaws. The record guardian knows about every living being. And the knowledge guardian knows about non living things related to living beings. If they were one person, it would create a perfect god from my perspective."
"You're half right, half wrong. They will never become one person no matter what you say. Because the guardian of time saw something in the future and he said only one of them will stay alive in the end. One will vanish into space when that time comes."
"Vanish? But why? Who's going to die?"
"Come here, I'll say it in your ears."
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Location: 34/Kl. Galaxy no 3. Plant no 3. Name: Earth.
South Korea, Seoul. Time: 23:49
A huge crowd was dancing on a building top floor to enjoy the new year party. The music coming out of the speaker was so loud that its vibrations were visible on his glass full of beer.
"What a nice day! This is what I call a beautiful vacation. Am I right Tirecy"
"Shut up, it cost me so much mana to open this timeline so that you can enjoy the damn party for the hundredth times already."
"Why are you acting like that? Can't you see my little brother sitting in that corner and enjoying his drink like a little baby who tasted alcohol for the first time?"
"Your brother doesn't even know you. So why don't you just go and talk to him? It's been so many times already. I won't bring you to this timeline anymore. So ahead and talk."
"No, he's on his own. I just enjoy how that little punk drinks like a baby and then pukes everything out."
Elesis took a sip from his beer glass and took a picture on his phone to save his brother's reaction after tasting alcohol.
"Aren't you going to see him in the current timeline on the 31/KI?" The guardian of time asked.
"Nope. That timeline is so sensitive to cast a timespell. We should wait for more than two hundred years to return to the original flow of time. Or we will get caught by those damn heaven's guardian."
"I understand, but are you sure Elerous can pull up that huge burden all by himself? He is lazy, you know."
Elesis kept his mouth shut and finished his drink to leave the past timeline clock. The guardian of time has the ability to travel though time for infinity. So, Elesis tagged along with her to keep his existence hidden from the heavens guardian.
"Let's go, the time is almost up."
The world became frozen and a portal appeared that leads to subspace. Elesis looked at his brother's face for the last time and walked inside the portal to leave earth for the next 30 years.
I'll see you soon brother. Hold on for a little bit. I'll join you when it's the right time.
The portals closed and the flow of the timeline went inside the wave of universe reality. The past stayed into the past just like it should be.
Because, you can't change the past.
Inside the subspace.
"Yo! You're back from the party again!" A tall skinny man with round spectacle on his eyes waved at him from the kitchen. He looked so handsome even with a huge scar on his left eye.
"What are you making?"
"Coffee, you want some? It's from edena."
Elesis looked into the coffee grinder and saw the blue coffee beans. So, he asked for a cup of that.
"Did you check the current timeline of reality? I sensed a huge death wave from Elerous's planet. Is everything okay?" The guardian of death asked while making a cup of coffee.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from a room and a little boy with baggy clothes came out screaming.
The guardian of death became annoyed and said, "Shut up!! You damn lazy a**. Help me clean the dishes if you want dinner tonight!!"
The guardian of greed looked at Mors and said, "I just lost my game and you're telling me to clean the dishes? You're so cold hearted."
Elesis took a seat in the tv room and opened a book from his library to write down something and then, Akhlys leaned on his shoulder to see his book.
"Would you mind giving me a personal space, you rat poison?"
"How cruel!" The guardian of poison complained.
Tsk! I can't stand these damn brats anymore. I wonder how long I have to stay in this apartment in this subspace. I can't go out, I can't read story books, I can't even enjoy the dramas because the earth is frozen for seven years.
Elesis looked through the window and saw the dark space with millions of twinkling stars shining far away. The house they were staying in was floating somewhere in a frozen time subspace. There was nothing but dark space outside the house, floating in non-existent reality.
Elesis took a deep breath and took a sip of his blue coffee to calm his mind.
"What are you thinking about?" The guardian of death asked from behind him.
"Nothing, just looking at that star glowing brightly."
"Oh, that? It's going to die in 3 million years."
"I see."
Mors saw the reflection of Elesis's face on the window glass and saw a faint smoke of death coming out. So, he smiled after realizing something and said,
"Hey, take me to the party if you go next time. We'll enjoy some drinks."