Towards Eternity
Ch 694's. The Emptiness (I)
Trillions of years ago, in the Origin World, or maybe even much longer.
The figure of a living creature resembling a human but with a height one hundred times higher than the average human stood on the edge of a giant mountain slope whose size equaled a galaxy and was cool looking at the empty dark sky without the twinkling of the stars.
When compared to that mountain, the creature was nothing more than a speck of dust.
However, the size of his body did not make the aura he emitted covered by the mountain. In fact, his aura made his figure impossible not to realize on the mountain.
Even the huge mountain could not dampen the aura it emitted.
The human-like creature had a bronze-colored skin. His eyes were jet black, completely black all over. He has no nose and earlobes. His hair was black and long until it touched the ground.
Both of his hands had a normal length to his body size. He was wearing a robe from a collection of black-colored scales.
From a glance, it was obvious that he was not an indiscriminate person.
"This world is over, aren't you just wasting your time coming to me in this place?" The creature spoke in a flat tone without emotion.
Before long, the sound of footsteps could be heard coming from behind him.
The creature did not turn around in the slightest to see the owner of the footsteps. The sound of footsteps kept approaching him and then stopped right next to him.
A man who looks to be in his mid-thirties is seen standing right next to the creature and looking at the dark sky.
The darkness of their place was the result of the night time in the Origin World. In the absence of other stars and moons, even a day in the Origin World meant total darkness.
But the darkness was not a problem for the man or the giant creature beside him.
"Just because the world is coming to an end, I come to you my friend" the man said as a dozen of questions asked of him.
The creature was silent. Before long, there was a soft laughter from him that could be heard clearly by the man beside him.
"Hey, do you think the night will be just as dark in the new world?" ask the creature.
The man shrugged his shoulders and replied, "I don't know. No one knows. However, I can say something certain to you, the new world will definitely have a variety of diversity that does not exist in this world. I believe the night will no longer be as dark as this somewhere, but somewhere else it may even be that the darkness is far more terrible than this."
The creature once again laughed, but its laughter sounded much clearer than before.
He turned his head to the side while lowering his head, looking at the little man beside him.
"Then, it'll be a lot of fun. I wouldn't get tired of living in a world like that. Unlike here, I was already numb to see the same scene constantly. The dark skies, the hot sun we keep spinning, the wars that keep going everywhere, are all the same every day.
I want to see something new, something that will satisfy my thirst for adventure! If the destruction of this world allows me to see new things, let the destruction of this world happen. After all, this world should be destroyed, right?
It is already a miracle this world can create. You and The Beginning understand this the most. Despair leads to creation, creation to destruction, and destruction to nothingness. Then emptiness will once again lead to creation, and so on. Only, we are the first of those creations.
Doesn't that sound great? Hahahaha. As I explore that new world, it must be fun! Sure is!"
The creature let out a laugh, while the man beside him just kept quiet and let out a long sigh.
"You won't be able to do it. Before you can explore a new world, you'll be dead first. Do you think the void is just a mere force? It's been a miracle you were able to fuse with it and control its power in a certain stage. If you use it to aid in the creation of a new world, your soul will perish as it becomes fuel for the use of the power of infinite voidness" the man explained to the creature.
However, instead of being afraid, the creature actually felt increasingly challenged. He smiled broadly. A very scary smile.
Imagine a human face without a nose and ears, smiling broadly at you with both eyes completely black. It's like a ghost smiling at you.
Unfortunately, in the Origin World, ghosts were commonplace. They are just a bunch of energy that comes from living beings who have died but still have the will in them so that it takes the form of a living creature, but with a terrible appearance, but with a terrible appearance, depends on how the will that ghost brings.
The human-like creature that was with the man was arguably one of the most normal creatures in the Origin World.
In fact, the height of the creature was actually quite short when compared to the other creatures in the Origin World. Nothing makes sense in this world. Everything could exist. The will of the world makes everything possible.
Technology like on earth today has long existed, even much more sophisticated. Merely, technology was not a thing that was pursued in the Origin World. What everyone in this world aims to do is to be as strong as possible.
In any case, the development of technology could not rival the development of power in the Origin World. The powers of all beings continue to grow stronger by the day, and make them have powers and abilities that can exceed any technology.
"Who said I'd burn my soul? No, I will burn the souls of those people as a substitute for my soul. Although it is not enough, but it can ensure that my soul is not completely burned out. At most I will be asleep for several thousand years, after which I will wake up and be able to explore a new world" the creature said optimistically.
Deep beneath the mountain where the two were, millions of creatures were seen moving towards the place where the man was.
They all appear to be in the same emotional state, anger. Their anger was burning so high that the flames of napsu killing them made the foot of the mountain tremble violently.
But the tremor only happened for a few moments before then it stopped.
Seen, visible, all the creatures that were moving up the mountain stopped at their place because they were stopped by a creature that was exactly the same as the one that was currently on the mountain with the man who came to him earlier.
"The pathetic people. You came here in droves just because hearing our leader was going to destroy this world, is ridiculous. You realize that what makes the world destroyed is actually you who continue to pursue strength and make the will of the world continue to grow so strong and can not keep up with the sun.
This is a risk you take because you have chosen this path. Happy or not, the destruction of the world will happen, sooner or later. Our leader only makes the destruction faster for a new world to be created. Our leader, The Emptiness voluntarily assisted The Beginning in the creation of a new world. You should be grateful, but instead you come and grieve her with no gratitude at all.
You are truly ungrateful people. If it wasn't for the Leader's orders, all of you would have been killed in the first place, even before you set foot in this region of Mount Kongxu!"
The creature exclaimed furiously at the millions of other creatures before him.
As part of the Kaishi group led by The Emptiness, the creature has given its life to serve its leader.
These millions of beings before him did not even stir his heart. For him, death was not even a form of true devotion.
True devotion is to live on. That way he can continue to serve his entire life.