Different Universes have different rules. Similarly, there is a world which is ruled by the True One. The True One is a paradoxical existence, and there are no attributes can describe the True One. The True One is neither infinite nor finite, neither strong nor weak, neither existing nor nonexisting,...
In short, the True One is neither not nor not not...
With such an existence, as long as one is able to connect to the True One for even a short while, one can known every knowledge possible. This knowledge is known to the mortals as the Truth of the World !
It is only after grasping the Truth of the World can a Hero ascend, being reborn as a Legend !
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Royal Palace, Fairy Continent.
Madhu was excited upon watching a large amount of people who looked like her. Although the people at the Fairy camp also looked the same as her, they were after all, military men.
They were seated outside the Queen's court, waiting for her arrival. Suddenly Madhu froze after seeing a dwarf, and instinctively said.
"Little one..."
The dwarf laughed as he heard that and left. Param became worried as he saw Madhu blankly staring at the departing dwarf.
"Are you alright ?"
Madhu snapped out her trance and massaged her forehead.
"I suddenly felt like...I remembered something."
Param's heart suddenly froze. He knew that Madhu didn't remember her past, and that there could be a possibility of her having a family. Perhaps he had parents, lover, husband, or kids....
"What...what do you remember ?"
He asked her while pretending to be calm.
Madhu sensed the tension in his voice and hugged him.
"Don't worry. I'm not leaving you. I perhaps used to call the dwarves 'little ones'."
She explained her, but realized that he wasn't paying attention to what she said. Maybe he was too obsessive for her.
Claire arrived and wanted to instruct them on the etiquettes to be maintained, and nearly slipped when she watched the couple who were almost glued to each other.
'This is the Queen's court, not your bedroom !', she wanted to smack them and yell in their ears. But then she remembered how they fought against Mega Groot, then the sea monsters, and swallowed her words back.
"Uh..Can you please continue this after the gathering, if you don't mind ?"
Madhu blushed a little and quickly freed herself. This wild girl perhaps knew propriety ? Param reluctantly removed herself from his lover, and they got ready for an audience with the Fairy Queen. At this moment Yun Bao and her juniors swaggered towards them. They had no tension, and their attitude was as if they were not meeting with the Fairy Queen, but just a mere junior.
Yun Bao nodded casually at them, while the other druids were respectful, still fearing after they remembered their arrogant attitudes from before.
The door opened, and Claire walked in followed by the wierd couple and the druid elders. The couple saw the Fairy Queen and were shocked. The Fairy Queen was a generic beauty, and looked similar to Madhu in many ways.
Specially the cheekbones, the rosy lips, the busty chest, and the curvy hips....
There was a sharp pain in his legs, and on turning his head he saw an angry Madhu.
" *clearing throat* That....uh.....I only looked because she looked similar-"
"Shut Up !"
"...Yes Ma'm"
Param wasn't wrong to say that the Fairy Queen and Madhu looked similar in many aspects, even the Profound Energy felt similar, a thing which was difficult to replicate.
Claire stopped near the throne and knelt.
"General Claire has successfully returned from the expedition, my Queen."
There was a long silence, because the Queen was equally shocked when she saw Madhu who looked like her. She regained her regal form and nodded at Claire.
"You have suffered."
Behind Claire the couple Param and Madhu were surprised at her sudden action and stood still like idiots.
"Do we have to kneel ?"
Madhu softly asked, and when Param started kneeling Yun Bao suddenly softly shouted.
"Don't kneel !"
Param froze, then lifted himself and again stood straight.
The Fairy Queen again glanced at Madhu, and the weird looking white 'creature', before quickly glancing at the druids briefly.
'Bless the Fairy Queen ! That white person looks so unpleasant !', she thought as she said.
"Claire had informed me through a messenger bird that you do not possess your memory. The royal family possess an ancient staff which can only be controlled by the royalty. If you wish, you are related to the Fairy royal family."
Madhu smiled and nodded. They spoke some more trivial things before departing. The couple were given a luxurious status of 'guest of the Fairy royal family', and Param almost snorted when he heard that.
Wasn't this just glorifying the word 'hostage' ?
It was fortunate that they left early, unlike the druids who had stopped for a round of political battle with the Fairy Queen. Claire felt indebted to the couple, and personally guided them to their rooms.
"Will you accompany me tomorrow ? We will be visiting a Magus institution, a school of magic and wizardry."
Param suddenly felt that something was wrong and asked as he forced a smile.
"Sure. What's the name of the school ?"
Claire had a proud expression as she puffed her chest and said.
"The school is named Shagwarts !"
*****
The Grasslands, Human Continent.
Commonly known as the Grasslands, it was a place in the Human Continent not under any Dynasty. This place had numerous clans and sects, and did not want to merge with the dynasties. This place was lawless, and one would see many malpractices still being performed in this place. Not many knew this, but this land was a place for the Dynasties to conspire and play around.
White Star now had a haggard appearance, and his mutilated right shoulder throbbed with pain every now and then.
"FOOk !"
He cursed under his breath. It was wise of him to hide some stash of money, or he would have been dead by now. He held a sheathed sword and walked forward while using it as a staff.
It was almost night, and he was walking over a rough road. This road was usually used by those traveling through carriages, and the constant beating of the wheels had created trails over the road. It had been half day, and White Star still had not spotted a single clan or a sect.
"What that bastard lying to me ? Damn, and I even gave him two silvers !"
He cursed again when he remembered that person. Didn't he say he was from the Faltu Clan ?
He walked a little more and spotted a carriage. The carriage had many marks, probably created by swords an axe. Multiple arrows protruded from it's body. The tainted glass on it was shattered, and one wheel was absent. There were also many human bodies lying on the dirt road.
"FOOk !"
White Star cursed again. He was too familiar with this scene, as this was within his previous job scope. He didn't want to drag himself into another mess and walked forward. The carriage grew smaller and smaller, until he suddenly stopped and cursed one more time.
"FOOk !"
He furiously turned around and walked near the carriage. He had been a bandit leader, and worked in the army even before that, so it didn't take a lot of time for him to deduce some clues.
He walked into the deep woods beside the road and soon heard a few voices. Loud cackles of laughter and grunting noises filled the place.
"My turn, my turn !"
"Bastard ! Haven't you fucked them three times already ?"
"I want to do her from behind."
"Get lost !"
White Star furrowed his brows which highlighted a white star, his birth mark near his left eye brow. He stabbed his sword into the dirt ground, and the sheath became stuck in the earth. He held the hilt of the sword using his usable left hand, and pulled out.
He launched himself on the nearest human and stabbed him from behind, immediately ending his life. Blood spluttered and shocked at assulters. White Star kicked the first dead man and counted.
'One down, five to go...'
Out of the five, two were still naked and assaulting what looked like corpses of a mother and a daughter. The girl was still young, not even a teenager.
Of course, White Star did not call himself a good person either.
"Die !"
A person holding an axe ran towards him and waved his weapon. White Star's eyes glowed as he executed his footwork. With minimal movements, he moved his feet a little and his body turned, avoiding the trajectory of the incoming axe. He slashed and the man screamed in pain. Blood flowed like a river and would not stop no matter what, because the man had lost both his palms.
Another person executed a piercing attack, and as White Star moved he accidentally stabbed his friend. A slash to the gut, and the man collapsed. The last man grouped together with the naked men and thought of fighting against him- a stupid thought.
A few screams later White Star was satisfied with his work. He could feel his frustration flow away after killing some maggots. He glanced at the corpses and shook his head. Most probably they were raped to death.
"FOOk !"
He cursed again and left the place. He was not a good person, and did not feel inclined to 'respect the deceased'. He walked out of the woods and was on the road again. It was almost night, and light was escaping. In the dim light he once again saw the carriage and started walking away from it towards his destination.
Suddenly he heard a crying voice, and he turned again in anger
'What is it this time ?'
He glanced into the carriage and saw a small figure. It was a human girl he had failed to see earlier. She seemed to be a kid, almost three years old, and had now woken up.
He broke open the door and held the little girl. The little girl watched him and cried as she pulled his newly grown beard.
White Star could only think of one word now.
FOOk !