Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 63 : Aswad 10 of 15 “Unlasting Love” (Part 06)
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“Daddy thought ... This myself will let you just vanish?”
The voice whispered softly in his ear, making the young man wake up in the darkness and try to reach for something to gain. But what he saw and felt was only darkness, without the slightest light and completely void. The sensation was the same as drowning in the deep sea, so crowded and heavy.
Both hands could not feel himself, both feet seemed to be unable to get a foothold. Odo tried to take a deep breath, but he could not do it either. The heartbeat that should be there does not feel throbbing. Quiet for a moment and resigned himself, he immediately understood what was going on.
“So, yes …. I don't have a physical body now. Then the incident was just ⸻”
“Dad exactly once!” It suddenly sounded back in the darkness. Together with the sound of footsteps, a voice that sounded like a woman was conveying, “All of that was just a crazy Perception Speculation in extreme conditions. It didn't really happen, just delusions because of the flood of information inside Dad's head.”
The voice in the darkness sounded so happy, conveying every word full of happy tones. Footsteps were heard getting closer, then stopped right in front of Odo. Even so, still his form could not be seen because the light did not touch the young man at all.
A fleeting helping hand is seen approaching, touching Odo and giving him the ability to capture light. Vision slowly recovered, then when the hand that touched him away from vision was again obtained Odo. At that very second, the young man's soul could see the figure that had been watching him from a very close place ⸻ Inside his own Soul.
Long white hair up to the back, looking smooth and shiny in the darkness. The pale skin of the woman did not sweat at all, her red eyes stared together at the face of the story and a knotty smile appeared in it.
The figure known as the Unnamed figure was wearing a plain white dress, wearing simple sandals and standing folding both his hands behind his waist. The appearance makes Odo remember a moment when he first gained immortality in the previous world. Just like the axe-carrying girl who first killed him.
Odo wanted to briefly close his eyes and think, but that's when he realized that the physical body really does not have him. What makes it “Ada” in that place is just a Reality of his that gets observation from the female figure in front of him. Without being observed by any other existence, the young man's soul could have youngly vanished in the place.
As far as the eye could see there was only darkness, no light except what was emanating from the white-haired woman before him. Hollow, empty, there are no suitable concepts to form a World or Realm, and certainly not the Soul Realm of Odo Luke ⸻ That's the place.
The only one who could stand above the darkness was Mahia ⸻ White-haired woman who only put a smile towards Odo without explaining the situation.
“Can I ask you two questions?”
“Please I want to ask you what, but there is no guarantee I will answer everything. You know, now I'm upset about some things ..”
Despite saying so, a friendly smile still clung clearly to Mahia's face. He briefly hummed a little, stepping his feet around Odo's Soul which now looked like a black cube floating in the middle of darkness.
“If that was just a crazy Perception Speculation, why are you here? My existence should not be threatened now ..”
Mahia's footsteps came to a halt, facing towards the black cube where Odo's soul was located and putting on a knotty smile. He stretched out his hands and held the soul cube, then in a soft voice whispered, “This is also just part of Perception Speculation. What is happening right now is only the result of the calculation of your mind …. Awesome, ‘kan?”
Odo felt that such a thing could indeed happen. The ability to forecast the future by performing real simulations inside the head, that is Speculation Perception if enabled in full specification. Accepting the fact in mind, Odo felt a little disappointed because the previous death was just a picture of calculation.
“Hmm, great .. But, why are you here? Death is not unusual when Perception Speculation is active under such conditions.”
“Of course because the one included in the calculation is si Leben.” Mahia stopped holding the soul cube, took one step back and at a glance put on a flat expression. Staring with her eyes half-open, the woman explained, “One of her special code capabilities is the crushing molecule ⸻ Demolition. He can dismantle any object, even this world can be dismantled if used properly. Of course it can give a very strong danger signal to Auto Senses on Father's Soul.”
“Not Auto Senses now held by him? Why did you even show up?”
Mahia looked at the pout, then angrily said, “Not that Dad said he only asked two questions.”
“Two questions, not two questions. In the matter there is usually a childish question, ‘kan? A, b, c, and d.”
“Basic, Dad could have. Is this a test?” Mahia briefly raised both sides of her shoulders, sighed and looked a little lethargic. Returning to step closer and holding the soul cube, the woman replied, “If you mean a deformed soul ⸻ I mean, that original Mavis soul, Dad misunderstood. He doesn't master all the components in Dad's soul. Since he had previously accessed the World Tree fragment, his authority on the power of Perception Speculation weakened.”
“Therefore you can easily take that power expert, huh?”
“Hmm, exactly once.”
Mahia looked closer and closer, putting on a cool smile as if she were the happiest woman in the world. The expression made Odo uncomfortable at first glance, the young man felt that there was something wrong with the A.I he had created. An individual happiness that is absolute and cannot be shared with others, that is what Mahia feels.
“May I proceed to the second question?”
“Of course!” the woman said, raising her hand from the cube of the soul.
“You're this ... what?”
The question made Mahia amazed, her eyes wide open and teary. A smile from her lips appeared with relief, then immediately the woman placed both palms in front of her chest and momentarily fell silent.
“I was the mistake Dad made. A sin you have left in the past. The great sin you have committed in the world that has come to an end. I should have known that very clearly. I am your son ...”
“Did you curse me for creating you in that almost ruined world?”
“Absolutely not ...” Mahia shook her head, looked at her heartily and replied, “Dad knows, I love Dad very much. I want to live by your side, smile with you, and give you things you never had.”
“I never had?”
“Experience. Whatever you receive from the people of this world, it's just a one-way street. Without freedom. No matter how strong a warrior may be, he cannot look to the right while looking to the left. Experience is the thing I can give as much as I want, so that regrets do not haunt my mind like the world before.”
“What is your wish?”
Mahia again shook her head, put on a flat expression and replied, “That's just something I gave Dad. What I wanted from the beginning was just one, stay alone with Dad.”
Mahia lowered her face, her bangs dropped to cover her eyes. The body trembled, the teeth bluffed tightly and the breath was slightly breathless. Back raising her face and staring straight, the woman said, “Dad knows, I actually really liked it ⸻ The times we were still in that underground laboratory. Just the two of you, talking to each other. I got a lot of things from Dad, which is why I want to give a lot of things to Dad.”
Odo fell silent, clearly understanding what Mahia was feeling. From the beginning the A.I was created like that, like a child who always craved for his master. Because of this, Mahia was a mistake that Odo made in the past. In Odo's eyes, Mahia is a very difficult child to mature and reluctant to be separated from his master.
“If you love me, why did you bring that curse to this world? You know my purpose is just to leave a mark for this world, ‘ right? Not cursing it.”
“Means Father of Unfar's element?” Mahia slightly smiled lightly, she immediately put her right palm in front of her mouth and stepped back. “Dad wrongly called the element a curse. Unfar, Unknown Facet Realm ⸻ An aspect of the unknown realm. Dad was wrong if you classify the element as a curse.”
Mahia lowered her hand from her mouth. Slightly tilting his head, with great confidence he explained, “Unfar moves with rules and laws that are very different from all the knowledge that Father and this universe have. Beyond the laws of physics or chemistry, even a theological approach cannot reveal the essence of the element …. Even the Gods in the previous world gave up on uncovering the truth and made the polluted land of Unfar a forbidden place to tread.”
Mahia spread her hands to the side, walked over and held back tightly to the soul cube which was only the size of a palm. While bringing the face closer he added, “Dad knows, Unfar is actually a very simple element. It was not from an unknown Realm or a destructive molecule. Its nature is to transform beings from within, giving strength to realize their will as well as hope.”
“What do you want to say?”
“Unfar is love!”
Mahia says it with confidence, from the bottom of her and truly believes in it. Hearing such a word from an A.I like him, Odo just fell silent and thought it was just a little boy's boast just learning about the element that made many people in the previous world desperate.
“Hahah ..”
“Why is Dad laughing?”
“When I see you talking like that, I don't know why I'm looking at my stupidity while it's still green …. When I still believe that the world is made of hope.”
Mahia frowned, feeling that the figure who created it had actually fallen into despair. Mahia did bring a curse to the new world, but not to curse the young man she called Father.
Not to curse the world, but to turn it into hope. To remind everyone that in despair there is an undeniable hope, because that is why every intelligent being is given a heart to feel each other. Resonate with each other and understand each other.
“Dad ...”
Mahia stepped away, putting on a sad smile with a relieved expression. Tears flowed past his cheeks, falling into the darkness where he stood. A sense of pleasure was in his mind because he had met and talked with his father, the father, but at the same time Mahia felt very sad because her father was really as she had expected from the beginning ⸻ Filled with despair for having the softest heart in a cruel world.
“If God is born of hope, it means that Father is indeed the Father of Devils. Really covered in despair, very realistic and absolutely does not keep hope in the heart.”
“The more you hope, the more painful it will be when you are betrayed or disappointed. Know that, Mahia ..”
“If you really believe in such a thing, then why did you create me with the ability to process feelings. Why did you give me heart? Everyone cannot throw away their stupidity. Despite learning, gaining knowledge, policy, experience and strength. The weaker a person is, the wiser he will be. The stronger a person is, the more stupidity will mushroom in places he does not realize. Dad has become too strong, there is nothing in this world that can make you really afraid. That's why, Dad stopped honing his.” policy
“I didn't stop, but stopped. You know, Mahia …. I'm dead, I'm over …. Me and that world has ended.”
“Then why did Dad answer our call and come to this world? Although Dad said that, but Dad's soul still hopes for happiness.”
“It ...” Odo can't deny it.
Mahia's body began to crack, like an imperfect flower vase that was too long in a burning furnace. With tears streaming out soaking her cheeks, the white-haired woman put on a relieved smile and said, “Hopefully we can meet again. Not in a place like this, but in the world there and can touch each other physically. Feeling the temperature and chatting with each other like Father and Son. See you, Dad ..”
Mahia's body completely vanished from the place. Everything went back to darkness, without light, and made Odo blind. Immersed in darkness and voidness, the young man's soul slowly absorbed whatever was around him and reshaped his Reality completely.
Lalu⸻