My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 92
#92
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Gooooo—!
In the hideout of the oath of Yeokcheon, hidden in the southern wasteland, the ceremony was nearing its end..
“—, ———!”
At the center of the ritual, an old man chants a series of spells while holding a magic circle in front of him..
His eyes were full of madness as he focused only on perfecting the Great Law, ignoring the loud noises echoing everywhere..
Strange patterns drawn everywhere, including on the walls and ceiling, continued to emit black light, slowly coloring the entire area in darkness..
‘It's going smoothly. There seems to be no problem anywhere else..’
The large man who was watching the situation from afar nodded in satisfaction..
The preparation period was 30 years, led by the elderly person who would perform the ceremony..
It has only been about 10 years since preparations began for the large southern region, but the preliminary preparation alone was a huge project that took a whopping 30 years..
‘No, I heard that the plan was made long before that..’
I don't know the exact time because it was before he joined the Oath of Rebellion, but it was a plan that took a long time and a lot of effort..
By now, the techniques that had been deployed throughout the continent by mobilizing all of the organization's capabilities over the years would have been activated simultaneously..
It will be of great help to the ceremonies held here, the center of Dafa..
‘It's the moment when all your hard work is rewarded..’
Although it is said that the work was carried out as secretly as possible, the process of preparing multiple village-scale sacrificial rituals could not have been easy..
Not only are people discovered by powerful figures or religious groups passing by, but it is also common for plans to go awry due to reports from residents who feel suspicious..
Each time, the organization cut off the tail and reduced the incident to the work of a single warlock..
Despite their countless failures, they somehow managed to hide their original purpose..
‘It would have been better if the ceremony could have been held in the center of the continent, but there was no choice as the church's influence was too strong there..’
So the place chosen was this wasteland between the central and southern regions..
This land, abandoned because it had no special resources, was the best land for work..
Gooooo—
How long has it been since the ritual began like that?.
Black light rose into the sky from the darkness that was shaking at the bottom of the magic circle..
A black pillar that ignores the ceiling and extends high into the sky..
Observed from afar, it felt as if the sky was divided in two by a black line..
“Whoosh, whoosh—!”
The old man who was in charge of the ceremony vomited black blood..
Dead blood continues to flow from the plaster on my face, and my limbs tremble mercilessly..
He did not care about his dying body and tried to complete the ritual by squeezing out the last of his vitality..
Still, he hasn't reached his desired goal..
‘Even after doing this, I can't fully complete Dafa.···!’
In all his life, he had never seen anyone with greater magical talent than him..
From a young age, he was considered a genius of the century, and when he grew up, he was even mentioned as a leader at a young age.···.
Even though he worked hard for 30 years, he was unable to complete it perfectly..
The door to the ‘abyss’ that connects to the bottom of the dimension..
‘The person from a thousand years ago feels amazing again.···.’
He searched the entire continent to find places where the border with the abyss had weakened, and supplied energy by sacrificing entire nearby villages..
What's more, he, who prides himself on being the greatest wizard on the continent, personally presided over the ceremony, and yet it looks like this..
‘Okay···. I expected it from the beginning. It's all according to the calculation.’
In the first place, his goal was not to completely pull 'it' out of the abyss and become the second immortal king..
If it's not enough, it's not enough.
The old man tightly clutched the locket necklace around his neck..
And without hesitation, he offered his soul and his very being as a sacrifice..
“Wow—!”
The 'karma' and 'status' of the great wizard, who had gone beyond extremes and were close to transcendence, became food for his consciousness and disappeared..
Even then, the door wouldn't open completely, so all I had to do was forcefully twist it to make a hole..
The original goal was achieved.
“Kick... keuhhhhh—!”
Even though he felt his soul scattering, he didn't care and burst out laughing..
The only thing that dominates his mind is anger and madness..
His thoughts became blurred, and even the precious things that supported him disappeared one by one..
Finally, the 'thing' that was stuck deep in the abyss began to climb up the pillar..
Pusssss—
Because of the incomplete entrance, most of what came out of the abyss was torn apart, and only a single fragment was revealed in its entirety..
And the fragments stick out from the black pillar···.
Puuk—!
It immediately penetrated the old man’s heart..
Clink!
Due to the impact, the string on the locket necklace around his neck broke and he fell to the floor, but he showed no reaction..
Now he... was just an empty shell..
The 'seed of madness' that lived in the old man's heart immediately fell into hibernation in the aftermath of the incomplete summons..
It was inevitable as we lost more than 90% as soon as we got out of the abyss..
Most of the madness that broke up in the process rose up in a black pillar that seemed to pierce the sky and spread across the entire continent..
So the second abyss opens.
‘‘Madness’ has sprouted across the continent..
***
‘The oaths of Yeokcheon opened the abyss. I never thought they would be this crazy.’
I knew they were a force operating in the shadows, but I had no idea they could open the abyss..
I think I should adjust my evaluation of them a little higher..
In order to do something like this, it couldn't have been a simple criminal organization, and it had to have some kind of connection with a high-ranking authority figure..
‘That's it.’
There's something I need to do.
Now that things had gotten this far, he couldn't just sit back and watch..
[A ceremony of this scale? The energy of the continent is shaking. ···I guess I should go see it in person.?]
Now he is about to start a full-fledged 'home theater' operation, but this was a variable that went far beyond the situation he had assumed..
I needed to settle the matter with them somehow..
The moment Hans was quietly concentrating and trying to trace the center of energy and move it..
wiggle—
Something inside him reacted..
-I won't leave you alone! I will never leave everyone on this continent alone.!
‘hmm? This?’
-Death to the world! Revenge! Color this continent with death!
Suddenly, a certain will exploded inside Hans..
A rush of thoughts coming from the ‘Heart of the Immortal King’, which has now become his heart..
It suddenly expanded in size and tried to invade Hans' mind..
-What are you doing! Come and become one with me and cover the world with death.···.
Hans frowned at the sudden outpouring of thoughts..
I was able to understand the situation right away, but it wasn't exactly what I had hoped for..
‘These are the thoughts of the immortal king of the past. Did it pop out again in the aftermath of the opening of the abyss??’
It was not the will of the 'Heart of the Immortal King' that he had been dealing with, but the thoughts of the previous Immortal King buried there..
For some reason, he had been quietly sleeping while the abyss was closed, but this incident seemed to have awakened him..
‘2Is he the Great Immortal King? Surely it's not just one? ···No, maybe it’s both..’
When I saw that he was talking about becoming one with me, I found that to be the most credible..
‘The Immortal King's heart also originated from the abyss, so it seems to have become a bit overly active due to the influence of this incident..’
I felt irritated by the sudden situation..
Because of that thought, the amount of information in the “Mind Hub” increased rapidly, leaving no time for other leisure activities..
Even so, spare time is always tight due to the heart of the Immortal King, and the previous generation's thoughts were something that could never be taken lightly..
[Phew—does the ghost of the past dare to tell this body to do this or that?.]
-Come with me right now...?
[There's a lot of talk about losers. I'll take care of this matter, so you disappear quietly. You're barking so hard, it's so noisy, I can't stand it..]
-···under···.
At Hans's words, the thoughts that were continuously coming from my heart stopped for a moment..
But even for a moment.
-···Hahahahahahaha—! you! you! You have escaped the will of ‘death’! I maintain full self-awareness! Well, that means you haven’t become one with us yet! Hahahahaha!
The thought of mad laughter echoed in his head again..
-I... We are! I'm still caught up in 'death' like this! iced coffee-! Death, death! Please grant us complete death! Death—! ······Ah, color the continent with death! Ah ha ha ha!
‘I think I'm really crazy.’
Actually, if I had been sane, I wouldn't have accepted the Immortal King's heart in the first place..
After that, he would have spent hundreds of years immersed in the death of the abyss, so it was only natural that it would turn out like that..
‘I don't know if it's really a soul captured or just a thought..’
That probably isn't a particularly important issue..
The important thing now is that I'm already busy, but I can't do anything because of that guy..
‘I'll fall asleep again after the abyss closes anyway, but what's the point of staying still like this?.’
The ‘Heart of the Immortal King’ was already his..
Even though it was a used product, I didn't pay much attention to it because it didn't have any noticeable marks, but I found out that the previous owner's name was engraved on it, so I guess I should at least scratch it off..
Hans, who observed his own heart through the skill “Immortal Heart,” was soon able to discover the foreign object..
‘found.’
A thought like some intangible concept was stuck in my heart..
But when I found it, the problem was how to remove it..
‘It does not have substance, nor does it exist as an energy body. Just like the many negative emotions contained in the heart, those thoughts are also part of those emotions... huh? emotion?’
At that moment, an idea flashed in my head..
The “Mind Hub” that I had been using so far was not appropriate in this situation..
Now he needed a way to touch emotions more directly... and he had the right skills for that..
‘「persona」.’
It was once used to capture the emotions of the main body in an avatar, and over time, it became possible to amplify and control specific emotions..
That was the answer he found.
‘The Immortal King's heart has already become completely one with Hans. The skill “Immortal Heart” proves it..’
Then wouldn’t it be possible to say that the emotions contained within it also belong to Hans??
In that case, it would be possible to at least scrape away thoughts that were not one from the beginning..
Hans, who gained confidence, confidently spoke to Samyeom..
[Stop talking and wait quietly. I will destroy you forever.]
-extinction···? extinction! Eternal death! Disappearing from this world! death!!
The thoughts that had been raging alone responded again to Hans' words..
The response was more intense than expected..
-Ahahaha—! If you really give me eternal death, I will give you a gift! What you should have had but didn't!
For a moment I was intrigued, but what was the point of talking further with a madman?.
Hans immediately focused on the inside of his own heart through “The Immortal Heart.”.
The first thing I saw... all kinds of negative emotions, including death..
The emotions were concentrated in the original 'Heart of the Immortal King', and they were so heavy and sticky that I didn't even dare to touch them..
‘That wasn't my goal in the first place.’
What he was aiming for was the thoughts mixed inside like impurities..
The mixing period was short, and perhaps because it had heterogeneous properties to begin with, it was not that difficult to separate it..
That was the moment when Hans used “Persona” to break down his thoughts little by little..
-Ah... it's falling apart. It's disappearing! Eternal death is coming!
The thought that had repeatedly shouted for death began to glow with joy..
-gift! I'll give you a gift! You will help stain this continent with death.!
I immediately figured out what gift he was talking about..
This is because part of the thought is separated and divided into a part that simply contains information and a part that contains the ego..
It seems that the information contained in the thought was a gift..
‘I don't know how much that will help, but it's better than nothing..’
And Hans, without hesitation, separated his egoic thoughts and scattered them away..
-Ah... death..., that brilliant···.
The thoughts of the immortal king of the past who disappeared without forgetting his words until the end..
And Hans was finally able to have some peace of mind..
‘Huh, I feel a bit refreshed now. I delayed it too much longer than that..’
A lot more time passed than I thought while dealing with my thoughts..
‘What is the gift you are giving? I don't think it would be of much help if the information was 300 years old at the earliest..’
The most likely thing is knowledge or experience with magic.···.
In that part, there was nothing lacking, with the “Evil Wisdom” and “Forbidden Knowledge” provided by the Immortal King’s heart, as well as the “Magic Path” that encompasses the providence of the other world..
The moment he checked the gift with such a light heart, he couldn't help but be quite surprised by the unexpected information it contained..
‘oh···? It's definitely a gift.?’
That's right, because that thought exactly corresponded to the 'things I should have had but didn't have'..
‘That's a pretty good variable..’
It was about the ‘Legacy of the Immortal King’..
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