The Heir of the God of Death
Chapter 104's

A moment in the world of the Sea of Souls...

Suddenly a circle of light appeared from below and gave rise to a young man. He was perplexed to see the surroundings and there was only an endless ocean.

"So it's like this in it, it reminds me of being in Hades on a boat."

I was standing on a small uninhabited island and strangely again, the system did not respond at all to my call. I brought up everything about the weapon system, the shop and everything that the system gave me.

"Usually the system will appear to give me a warning, why is it that this time he's just quiet."

Everything was deactivated and I couldn't even enter Heredis mode, now I'm just an ordinary person without any grip to protect myself.

Since there was no explanation of the system at all, I just walked towards the front without knowing where to go.

After a few steps, I was at the end of the island and looked at this vast ocean.

"As per the name of the world, there is only the ocean. But.. I have to do something here, if not a clue at all."

Sruk...! Sruk...!

Suddenly this sea water receded into the bring and I saw there was a bridge. It looks like the bridge was only arranged with large pieces of rock. It reminds me of the story of the Ramayana who drew up a bridge with stones like this to the other side.

Without a second thought, I immediately walked to the end of this bridge before the water rose again.

Taps... Taps... Taps...

A few long steps, I finally reached the end of this bridge and there was only a small island that was uninhabited.

"Hm?" I turned my gaze in various directions and felt familiar with the place. "Open the island the same as the island before, am I just back here again?"

Because it's not the purpose of this system to give me a test like this. I walked down the island until I found a clue.

"Of Swastiastu..."

"?"

There was a foreign sound on the island and I was looking for the direction of the source of the sound.

"Om Awignamamastu Namo Sidam..."

The voice continued to resound on this island, sounding someone like they had been praying on something.

"Om Varkatunda Mahakaya Suryakotisamaprabha..."

His voice became clearer as I approached him, when it came to the source of the sound. I was quite surprised to see it. It looked like an old man with a thin body and white hair and he just kept silent in his place while meditating.

"Nirwignam Kuru Me Dewa Subha Karyesu Sarvada."

He stopped his prayer and opened his eyes. I think my presence bothers him a little.

"I'm sorry, I'm interrupting you're worshiping."

"It's okay" she replied as she stood up from her seat after meditating. "It looks like you're here to run the test, right?"

I just nodded and the old man took me somewhere. When we got to our destination, there was a big tree and under it was a small altar and we were both on it.

This old man told me to sit on this altar and so he sat down. After a while he immediately meditated again, I just silently watched him.

A lot of time had passed, this old man was still silent with his meditation and I was opposite him as if he had no concern for it at all.

Because I could not stand it, I finally invited him to talk first :

"Sorry Mister..."

"...Sadu. You can call me that because I forgot my name a long time ago."

"Alright, Sadu. What kind of tests should I take. I need to finish the exam soon because I don't have much time."

"You young fellow who is in a hurry, I can feel a very restless soul. Calm down, and be here until your soul reaches brightness."

Hearing that somehow irritated me and I immediately stood looking at him from above.

"Sorry if I'm sassy. I don't have much time to meditate on everything, because there are a lot of people out there facing disaster! And they need me so much right now!"

Hearing that, Sadu finally opened his eyes and raised his head and looked at me from below.

"This is how you are doing right now."

"Huh?"

I was so confused to hear him say that.

"Is it just that you have great power then you think everyone will depend on you?"

"Isn't that clear. A person with great power must endure everything so that everyone can be at ease."

Sadu smiled at once, but his smile was not a compliment but a mockery, just like I thought.

"You're really a stubborn young man huh. Just because great power is given to you, you think you can do it all by yourself. Look at you now, you stand haughtily before me with sharp eyes towards this helpless old man."

Hearing that I was immediately very surprised and made my position equal to Sadu again. This time we faced each other with eyes staring at each other.

"I know you're very worried about the people out there. But this was already the fate they faced for the sake of fighting for what was precious to him. So even with us, we were ready to throw everything away to keep our hopes alive."

I just kept quiet and didn't know what to say because my mind was just full of worries out there.

"It looks like you're really not ready to take the test yet."

I was surprised to hear that and asked him :

"What do you mean! I have to take the exam so I can get out of here."

"Without taking the exam, you can get out. But, you are no longer worthy as the heir of ■■■■■■ and all the power given to you will be withdrawn if you do not carry out this test."

I could only clench my hands as tightly as I could hear the threat. Because I still need this power to find my parents. I can't stop here.

I finally bowed to him and said :

"Please, guide me. I really need this power to protect my loved ones, and again to punish them for harming my loved ones!"

Hearing that sincerity made Sadu smile gently and put his fragile hand over my touching head.

"Finally I can feel a bit of calmness from your soul. Awake."

I followed his words and this time I did not dare to look at him and focus on looking down.

"You must have heard many stories of dongens or legends about fighting for something valuable for him. Like Rama who was willing to build a long bridge to save Sita who was kidnapped, and there was also a power struggle waged by five Pandavas, they know that if power falls in the wrong hands, there is only evil in existence, and they are willing to commit this bloodshed in order to fight for something precious to them."

Shut up and just shut up, I'm like a granddaughter who hears grandfather's fairy tale before going to bed. But it makes me feel calm little by little, somehow and that's how I feel.

"Do you know the source of all the evil in the world?"

"No" I replied, shaking my head.

"That's because their Atma has been tarnished."

"Atma?"

"That's another name for the soul of every living being. And you know why the Atma is so related to humans, why it's not related to anything else like animals and plants."

"It's not clear, because man leads the world and is responsible for the fate of this world as well."

Sadu nodded slowly and said :

"An interesting answer. But do you think there are humans who have tails and ears like animals or, humans who have bark like tree trunks. Is that still said to be human?"

The direction of this topic started getting heavier and I didn't know what else to say, and I could only answer as much as I could in my mind.

"Oh, very interesting. So you're not looking at them as human."

"Yes." Yeah."

"But how would it be if they had the Atma exactly the same as humans, and only distinguish them only physically they are not human. Is it still in the human category?"

Hearing that I could only sigh and answer him :

"I don't know what else to say. But the physique was just like a puppet controlled by the soul, and the soul could not be categorized as a human. Then there are times when the soul will release their binding thread and look for a new one."

Sadu smiled hearing that and said :

"That's right. 'Human' means more than just living things. To me, 'human' is just a title with a great responsibility. The title was not given because of his physique. But except for how you treat the living things around you. So we have no right to fully judge ourselves as 'humans', but rather to judge our 'humans' as what living things look like."

"Consumulate yes..."

All of Sadu's statements were very deep and kept my mind open for a moment. Have you been looking at me as a "human" or not? I was also confused with myself, because all these events, I also had difficulty judging myself what I was like in the eyes of others.

Sadu got up from his meditation and said :

"Stand up, I'll show you why the human Atma is easily tarnished."

The plaques!

I stood up and Sadu raised his hand and flicked his finger.

Bing!

Suddenly a blinding light of sight appeared and led me to a strange place where I was very surprised to see it.

"This... is this the past?"

"Yes." Yeah."

I saw many people starving, sickly, and dirty dwellings. It reminds me of the past of Aran when he was a kid.

"Finally, there also appears a naive person who is full of kindness."

Hearing Sadu say that, we both looked towards a young teenager who brought a lot of food and herbal medicines, plus his condition was not much different from the others.

"Do I still have time?!"

He seemed very panicked and immediately gave all his luggage to everyone.

"Oh Arjuna, thank you. Thanks to you we can finally live again."

The young man could only smile at the compliment and give him all the food he was carrying. It's just, it makes me wonder why he's so much worse than the people they're helping.

"Hehe..."

I heard Sadu laughing, his laughter over seeing this young man who cared so much about the surroundings.

"You remember what I said that 'man' is just a title."

"Yes. Then?"

"And in front of you here is an example of a man who tries to give his 'man' to his surroundings, but not to himself."

Hearing that I immediately understood Sadu's intention, that the young man named Arjuna was very good to the others but forgot about his condition which was very concerned right.

"So 'human' really, if you try to fight for what is in you and around you. It makes no difference we have to fight together to reach the real 'human."

"That's right. And what you're witnessing right now is the act of a fool trying to be 'human' to his surroundings acting alone, and his surrounding view of himself is nothing more than a fishing rod to attract comfort."

Seeing these people make me angry, they are already at the bottom of the point where they should try together to find a solution to their situation. But on the other hand there are fools who act mindlessly and do so simply because it is called "goodness".

But the "goodness" is actually that you are able to look at everything broadly and make a wise decision to face the problem.

The plaques!

Bing!!

Sadu took me again somewhere, looking like a wooden house that looks very fragile and almost collapsed if one powerful kick.

"Hok...! The hok! Oh...!!!"

I was very surprised to see Arjuna lying sick with his thin body and I saw that there was no one around.

"At this time has passed a lot and what befalls young people is just pain. And no one around him cares."

Sadu walked straight to the door and we both walked out of the house and I was very surprised to see this. Looks like people who used to be their sad situation now their lives can be said to be prosperous.

Then the coughing sound from Arjuna grew louder and was heard outside the house. And the one who passed by his house could only remain silent and not a little from scorning the state of Arjuna.

"When he died!"

"Yes. If he's out, he'll only bring disease."

Hearing that made me angry, they could have talked like that to the person who had helped them.

"This is the result of people trying to be 'humans' in the presence of all who in their minds, that they are also 'humans' just like those who struggle. But why is the difference so much different when they both have the title 'human', and that is the basis of Atma living things are tarnished that is. difference."

"But in the end, there's not a single 'human' among them right."

"Yes. Like you said that to be 'human' you have to fight together with those around you. But the truth is that it's just a naive thought as well, and in the end they're trying to take each other down if differences arise."

What Sadu said is true. But in the end we will fall even though we struggle together even if only because a small difference arises. And you'll be seen as "human" around you if you have what's the same with them as well.

"So, what does the predicate of the person holding the title 'human' actually look like?"

Sadu looked at me and pointed towards the sky and I followed his directions finding nothing.

"The sky?"

"No. But the view and...," pointed towards the underground. "feelings. Then...," while pointing around like a tree, people passing by and so on. "hearing. That's the real 'man."

I was still confused by Sadu's intention and he continued it again :

"To be a real 'human', you have to understand all three things. View, seeing all the things that exist in the world and no limit even hinders to look at anything, because the first light enters into the 'human' self that is his view. Hearing, not sure what you see, then the voice will be the next witness to lead you in which direction you want. Not sure about those two things then the only thing left is the feeling, this is the only thing left of the 'human' that is held. Because, because the feelings that create what 'man' is like, even though hearing and vision are not able to change the predicate 'man' is like. But feelings change them easily, because that's the basis of many 'humans' because some believe what they see, what they hear and how they feel. Since most people only believe in one of them and are unable to understand all three, then they are not 'humans' anymore."

"Sight, hearing, feeling..."

Everything Sadu said was very deep and it all made sense. I once read one of the philosopher's books on life and the soul, that he said, even if one dies, only three are carried by our soul - Vision, Hearing and Feelings. These three things will be witnesses that we really live in this world.

The plaques!

Bing!

Sadu immediately took me again to another time and this time I was surprised by what was in front of me.

"Who is he?"

"Who else would it be if it wasn't the stupid naive."

"Gee!"

I was quite surprised to find out, because the charisma he emitted was very different from what he was.

"Now he has become Heredis of Death."

Not to mention that the surprise turned out he was one of my predecessors. I don't think anyone seems to be chosen by the next "He" heir.

"Start from here you should pay close attention. The way he now treats his surroundings in his own 'human' way."