Chapter 496: The Choice of Fate’s Door
In the eternal darkness, the stars of humanity shone. But perhaps it would take many, many years, until that distant future day when the truth was allowed to be revealed, that people would know that there was once a group of powerful individuals who fought to protect them, mortals who rivaled gods.
Among them were guardians from the Human Race, True Ancestors of the Vampire Clan, the twelve Legendary Mages of the magic world, fallen angels and long-lived elves, the last ancient dragon in the world, the evil god from another world, and the Queen from hell…
When the fundamental darkness enveloped the entire world, in that dim light, they transformed into countless shining stars, rising from the earth they had once measured for half their lives towards the sky beyond.
Or perhaps—there would be no such future. If the Lord of Heaven, Yawei, won, the history of the entire world would turn a new page. And on that new page, there would be no room for so many races and freedom. Perhaps the Lord of Heaven would keep the old world and modify it. Everything would be distributed according to His preferences. Perhaps… He would choose to use a flood to destroy all traces of civilization and let the surviving races restart history. This would be more convenient, just as He did long, long ago, after successfully replacing the Creation God and taking control of the divine authority.
When exactly did the mythical era begin? It began with the catastrophic memory of a great flood that swept the world, engraved in the memories of all surviving races…!
It was precisely because the Primordial Witch Shirley gradually unearthed this historical truth, which hadn’t been completely erased by the Lord of Heaven, through her travels, that she finally ignited the fire of rebellion against her “mother,” the Lord of Heaven, Yawei!
She wanted to give dignity to all races in this world, to this world, to prove that it wasn’t a toy that could be arbitrarily destroyed and restarted by God! However, the final outcome for her and the utopian country… was the beginning of another mass extinction.
And this time, it was heavenly fire. Continuous meteor showers restarted human civilization once again. Then this time, in front of God, where would human civilization, as fragile as falling leaves, go?
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It is said that those who are awake suffer. But sometimes, the pain and mental anguish experienced by those in a dream-like state might not be any less than those who are awake.
For example, Adele, who was still “immersed” in the dream at this moment. The reason for the quotation marks was because she didn’t want to be immersed in it, but this dream… wouldn’t let her go.
After a night of hard work, the girl easily fell into a deep sleep. It was precisely during this time when she was sleeping soundly that the world was undergoing earth-shaking changes. A war between gods quietly began, and Adele, in her dream, witnessed the beginning and development of that divine war.
She was once again summoned to that city hidden in her spiritual world, the imprint of Sodom, the utopian country of the mythical era. “Adele” came to the girl and, without a word, took her to the depths of the city of Sodom, to a seemingly ageless spring. In the spring of immortality, the originally clear water suddenly changed, transforming into a somewhat unclear image, as if peeking from a very distant place.
It was the divine war taking place outside this world, before the world barrier. To describe it in a common and easy-to-understand term, this was simply… “live broadcast”!
“Adele” was giving Adele a live broadcast of the major events currently happening in the outside world. At first, Adele couldn’t believe that this was the current reality because from her perspective, her life was peaceful and good. She had just experienced an exhausting but wonderful night yesterday. How could the Lord of Heaven return without warning overnight… So the girl asked hesitantly, “Is this… something that will happen in the future?”
She thought “Adele” was showing her images of a possible future timeline. But honestly, if she could predict the future, and it was a future related to the “Lord of Heaven,” how powerful would “Adele” have to be?
She couldn’t possibly have such power.
So “Adele’s” expressionless face became even more speechless, and she turned to show another image in front of Adele. It was in Adele’s bedroom. A certain girl with no “Chosen Girl” image was sleeping soundly, one hand reaching into the hem of her pajamas, not knowing whether she wanted to scratch something or rub something.
Adele, feeling embarrassed, waved her hands and exclaimed, “Ah! I know this is reality!”
“Don’t show it anymore, you’re violating my privacy! Wait… it seems like you’re also violating your own privacy…” Adele was a little confused. But the girl quickly shook her head, banishing these inappropriate thoughts.
Then she looked seriously at the cold “Adele” and said, “A-Anyway, forget about this, switch the image back!”
“I want to know the current situation of this world, the outcome of that war…”
“And more importantly, tell me why you showed me all this.”
“What can I do, and what am I…”
“Please… tell me!” Adele was adaptable. Even though the “Adele” in front of her caused her great distress, the usually emotional girl didn’t care at all because she knew better than anyone what was most important when the Lord of Heaven returned. She knew what was important.
Although it might sound cliché, “unity” was the absolute truth verified by mankind in countless crises in history. Only by uniting as one, and everyone doing their best in their respective positions without regrets, could the probability of surviving the disaster greatly increase. Uniting all forces that could be united. This way, we could minimize the number of enemies.
Adele didn’t want to be a fool! Sleeping through such an important event! If that happened… she would regret it for the rest of her life!
Of course, there was also a possibility that it wasn’t Adele succumbing to sleepiness, but that the soul of “Adele” in her body had done something in the spiritual realm, causing Adele to fall asleep quickly. “She” must have something important to tell her.
All of this… was the choice of fate’s door!
Chapter 497: Three in One
“Adele” looked at Adele. It was a strange composition, yet inexplicably harmonious, because although the aura flowing between them had something in common, there was also a clear difference. “Adele’s” aura was more divine, as if she had undergone some kind of baptism, while Adele seemed ordinary, yet shimmered with a different kind of light, like a hidden gem in the vast ocean.
“Adele” nodded slightly, seemingly responding to Adele’s plea. She would tell Adele everything, including her purpose in guiding Adele into the dream, into this city.
“Where do you want to start?”
“The outside world, time is running out.”
“…”
Adele’s pupils trembled.
Did this mean that she had to choose the key points to understand, otherwise she might not be able to… “But our time, there’s still a lot.”
“Adele’s” sudden interruption made Adele’s mind freeze.
“Eh!?”
“Why?”
“Adele” didn’t explain much. The ageless spring was still showing the scene of the divine war under the distant starry sky. The returning Lord of Heaven was simply too powerful. Even with the combined efforts of the three ascended gods, they could only barely resist His attacks.
After all, Black Emperor Ying Zhou became a god too late, Hell Queen Jormungandr couldn’t return to her peak strength, and the strongest of the Human Race, the Philosopher King, not to mention… she only stood up again after ascending. In the spiritual realm, her power was unmatched, and she was the only one who could rival the Lord of Heaven. But physically… even after becoming a god, she was still extremely fragile.
So no matter who sacrificed, they couldn’t let the Philosopher King’s body be directly attacked by the Lord of Heaven. Otherwise, the balance maintained by her and the other two gods forming an iron triangle would be overturned!
No one knew why she had such powerful mental strength, let alone how many years she had silently protected the Human Race in secret. Even the Black Emperor Ying Zhou called her “senior.”
And one of the Black Emperor Ying Zhou’s unknown secrets was that before she became the Vampire True Ancestor, the Black Emperor of the Vampire Clan, she was once the emperor of a human empire. It was just that later, she realized that even if she became an emperor, enjoying the world, she still had limitations as a human.
In order to seek immortality, Ying Zhou traveled the whole world and gradually gathered a team of twelve people. And this team, composed of adventurers from various races, was the later twelve True Ancestors of the Vampire Clan. The Philosopher King was a human senior recognized by the Black Emperor Ying Zhou…
Although she was a human, she had lived until now, which was unbelievable.
Adele nervously watched the scene of the divine war projected in the ageless spring, feeling worried for those powerful individuals she knew or didn’t know. Headmistress Winona, True Ancestor Lislotte, the other True Ancestors of the Vampire Clan, Director Yashi… They were all doing their best.
Adele clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms. Even in a dream, there shouldn’t be any pain, but she deeply felt that pain. If the girl hadn’t trimmed her nails in advance, her palms would probably be covered in blood now.
“‘Adele’! I don’t care if we still have a lot of time, I don’t want to wait any longer! I just want to become stronger now!”
“Strong enough to save everything!” The girl was no longer pretending. She wanted cheats! She wanted to create a world where everyone had a perfect ending!
As if anticipating that Adele would say this, a faint smile appeared on “Adele’s” always indifferent face. It was unknown whether it was affirmation or mockery of Adele.
“Of course you can do it.”
“And only you can do it.”
“It’s just that you don’t understand how to do it yet.”
“But it’s okay, I will gradually reveal it to you, slowly awaken you.”
“Now, stop calling me that name that belongs to you.”
“Call me… Shirley.”
“This name, I can’t escape it. Fortunately, I’ve already come to terms with it.”
Adele’s pupils constricted violently. What… did she just hear? Primordial Witch “Shirley”? Shirley was actually herself? No, no, she said “Adele” was her name, Shirley was her name!
What was going on…? She transmigrated into the heroine on the surface, but actually transmigrated into herself. In the end, she found that the heroine was another person!? Adele was completely confused!
“The body is perishable, but the soul is eternal.”
“However, not everyone’s soul is immortal.”
“The reality is that from ancient times to the present, the only existence that can be called ‘immortal’ is that Creation God.”
“He was born in nothingness, but tired of nothingness, so He created the world and the universe, created life in His own image, and established rules, which is what modern science calls ‘physics.'”
“God said let there be light, so the world became bright, and then He set the speed of light.”
“He looked forward to hundreds, thousands of years, or countless eras passing, and for humanity to be able to surpass the limitations of light and travel across the sea of stars with their own power.”
“Only then would the Creation God believe that His children had enough ability to leave the cradle of this world and freely explore the wider world outside.”
“…” If it were usual, Adele would definitely ask Shirley to continue. She always liked listening to stories. But at such a crucial moment, she really didn’t understand what was the point of Shirley saying this.
“Of course there’s a point.”
“Adele, the more anxious you are, the more likely you are to get nothing.”
“Try to relax, to feel.” Shirley looked at Adele and taught her in the tone of someone experienced.
“Whoa, y-you can hear my thoughts too!?” Wasn’t this Xiao Ai’s ability! Well… Xiao Ai seemed to be a part of Shirley, born from her inexhaustible divine blood after she fell, gradually gaining sentience.
“We are three in one, why can’t I hear them?”
“Don’t worry about Xiao Ai, she is not a part of me.” This “part” seemed to be a division from Shirley’s perspective of the soul, because Xiao Ai’s soul was born from the self-budding consciousness of divine matter and had nothing to do with Shirley’s own soul, which was why she made such a judgment.
Adele was instantly relieved. That’s good… she was really afraid that in order to save the world, Xiao Ai would have to return to Shirley’s body and help her recover her full strength. What a world-class trolley problem!
Adele never made choices but tended to be the type to stop the trolley like Spider-Man! “As for why you can’t hear them, it’s because you haven’t awakened yourself yet.” Shirley answered all the confusion in Adele’s heart one by one. “Three in one…?”
“Yes, three in one.”
“You, me, and the one she found at the end of the universe, traveling through countless stars and world barriers, the Lord of Heaven.”
“We are all fragments of the Creation God’s soul.”
After these words, the image in the ageless spring behind Shirley and Adele changed. It was no longer peeking at the entire divine war from a macro perspective, but suddenly zoomed in to the extreme. Although they still couldn’t see the sacred face of the Lord of Heaven covered by the veil, they could see that on the shoulder of Her massive body, there was a small, silver-haired, red-eyed girl sitting.
She was clinging to her “mother,” the Lord of Heaven. Her pure appearance and clear eyes were spotless, looking as if she was made from the same mold as Adele, but with silver hair. Her senses were also very sharp. Through the endless sea of stars and shadows, she looked towards Adele and Shirley, who were currently in the dream.
The girl’s lips curled up slightly, and she whispered something in an alien language, but Shirley and Adele could clearly understand it. She was saying…
I-found-you~
Although there wasn’t a trace of malice, it made Adele’s hair stand on end. Shirley’s peeking was finally noticed by the Lord of Heaven, Yawei. Without even glancing over, with a casual beam of light, He broke the spell Shirley had cast.
The image that originally appeared on the ageless spring instantly shattered like glass and disappeared without a trace. Adele’s teeth started to chatter due to fear. Shirley, on the other hand, seemed calm.
“She’ll be here soon.”
“Then what should we do!!!” Adele screamed like a cute groundhog. Shirley shook her head.
“I don’t know, but you might.”
“I know jackshit! I only know how to eat and have sex!” Adele had a clear understanding of herself.
Leaving aside Shirley from the mythical era, the Shirley in front of her didn’t seem like a humorous person. But even so, she couldn’t help but smile when she heard Adele’s words. As a result, her smile made Adele even more depressed.
“It should be this way.”
“…You’re not being sarcastic, are you?”
“Of course not.”
“But because of your existence, it should be this way.”
“…What do you mean?”
“Do you want to know why you transmigrated to this world?” Shirley asked softly. Adele’s ears instantly perked up.
“It was my attraction to you that summoned you to this world.”
“Similarly, the reason why the Lord of Heaven could return is also because He found the last soul fragment of the Creation God besides you and me.”
“And we are the anchor points placed in this world so that she can return to the right path.”
“!?” So the traitor was actually herself! Adele was dumbfounded. “Th-Then what about that book!”
“That yuri novel with Adele as the protagonist!”
“Could it be that you wrote it too!?”
“You could say that. It’s a work I created based on my deduction of the future.”
“But you didn’t actually read it. It only exists in my mind.”
“It’s just that after your soul was attracted by this body, which was completely prepared for you, and by me, and transmigrated to occupy it, you automatically inherited the memories I designed for you in your mind, which led to the so-called ‘transmigrating by reading a yuri novel.'”
“A body prepared for me?”
“Yes, this story has to start from a long, long time ago.”
“But it’s too slow to tell it.” Shirley suddenly took a step closer to Adele, extended two fingers, and instantly pointed them at the girl’s forehead.
Instantly, light appeared, and a mysterious memory sphere entered Adele’s mind. “Take it, this is my memory.”
In an instant, Adele understood everything.
