[Savior Absolum! Please, save us! Save the kingdom! The empire has salvaged all the things they wanted from the kingdom and is now leaving the kingdom on the path of oblivion with no salvation!
Please save the kingdom! Save my daughter, Shiva, from their clutches!
This stupid puppet king bow for your mercy.] (Man in king attire)
[Your Majesty!] (Royal Palace Guards x 7)
[Hero Absolum, your king has even kowtowed and you are not even moving! How dare you!] (Royal Palace Guard Captain and Vice Captain)
!
huh?
A rude man who seemed to be a king suddenly barged in the room while begging and begging a few times before ending in a kowtow position along with his 9 same rude as him henchmen, 7 with armors of the royal palace guards and another 2 with better armors than the other 7 with a bit difference, the captain and the vice captain.
How do I know all of these?
[Now, you regretting? Too late! You are like that traitor, Daken! Die!] (Royal Palace Guard Captain and Vice Captain)
[Stop! Are you performing treason in front of me, your king?!] (King?)
The rude men stopped.
They stopped just like that?
They stopped but still sending that contemptuous glares?
You are asking for favor with this kind of attitude! Go to hell!
But why is this pitiful man in king attire so familiar? Like I know him for a long time.
Daken? This name is even more familiar.
I see. I remember now. Daken was my name when I was the best soldier in this South Kingdom.
I should confirm this.
[By Shiva, are you hinting to the South kingdom's most fairest lady, Princess Shiva Eternia Ethervalen?]
[Where is your respect! Her highness princ. [STOP!] (King!) ..ess.
Your Majesty, we don't even have the slightest clue of this man. Even though he is the fated person from the prophecy of that legendary soothsayer, that man and this man could be a group of frauds.] (Royal Palace Guard Captain)
[I agree with with Captain, my King. Let's us peel his mask and reveal his true face!] (Royal Palace Guard Vice Captain)
[Beggars have no right to choose! We are here to ask for his help, not to interrogate nor are we here to recruit him!
Citizen or not, even I, the King, have no right to choose myself.
The soothsayer had shown us enough power to erase this kingdom from the map, what kind of fraud group do that kind of stunt?
If you are loyal to me, no, to this kingdom, bow down and ask for the hero Absolum's forgiveness!
He is our only hope of the kingdom as well as for this failure of a father.] (King)
What a mess! This man in the king attire is the father of Shiva, my first love, father of Shiva Eternia Ethervalen, King of the South Kingdom, Ghodiv Eternia Ethervalen. This pitiful man was the man I once swore to serve when I enter the kingdom's knighthood?
[I will clear several things for you.] (Mysterious voice)
Who?! A presence of a strong one! The strongest one I ever felt!
!
The band of rude men are not moving as if they are statues.
It can't be...
[Yeah, time stopped.
No need to ponder more to draw that conclusion.
Absolum, this is one part of journey you will be going through sooner or later. But this is only a mere illusion close to the truth.
I forgot to introduce myself. Apology.
I am called P. A.
I believe you met my elder brother, Absolute.
I am the other true god and this is not my true appearance. He took the shape of light and I of darkness. Many call me, Chaos.
This is the challenge my brother talked about. This is my gift for you. Your world's gods would think these skills you will be getting as a cheat.
You are bestowed the blessing of good vessel and many other good base things by my brother.
On the other hand, my blessing will steer your life to an even more eventful one.
You once given up? No problem, I can even spark the dying flame inside of you. This illusion is one of the knots inside you. You can break free of our blessings by becoming a true god yourself.
In this illusion, your power is the strongest grade Z. Just think of it over 100 millions times stronger than the blast you did with your miss Catarina back then. If you have no imagination for it. You really can erase the whole kingdom of the map. By erasing you are like chomping off the part of middle continent like a waffle.
Secondly, this illusion contain all the truths you wanted to know if you know the how, like what is the status of your old life here in the South Kingdom. Basically this is a reality in the illusion. This is yet to happen and will definitely happen. The only lie here is your existence as the hero. I played the role of the legendary soothsayer and let you be sought as the saviour the king needed.
This is the only twist which is made from my interference for your sake. The king and these 9 men become aware of the truth of their Southern Empire of the South Domain and the only hope of theirs.
You are free to do things your ways, Absolum.
But you have to know this.
A blessing could be a curse and curse could also be a blessing.
I will give you time to ponder about it. Click the ground with your sword to let the time flow.
I will meet you as the soothsayer as your heart is ready.] (P.A.)
He has just left me like that?
Time to ponder, huh? What is there to consider?
destroying this stupid illusion of a kingdom that wont affect the reality, finding the truth behind my accusations or just help them fulfill their wishes?
Destroying would do me no good as if it has no effect to the reality. But do I really want to wipe the kingdom off the map? Do I?
*sigh*
Finding the truth of my old life which would lead me to help them. What a loop.
*sigh*
[Hey, True God P. A. ! Can't you accompany me for a little talk or at least answer my questions?]
. . . . .
No answer, huh.
[I will just ask away! Please do guide this soon to be junior true god of yours!
1. How do I get out of here and the clutches of that bastard Gaea and that lustful Lime?
2. Why am I chosen?]
[*Laughing voices echoing* Choosing you indeed is nice choice. *Laughter continue*
I will tell you something that would shake you to the core. [ *gulp*]
For number 2. We are bored and I love to watch how the worlds under us grow. Even we are twin, we got quite a the difference. My brother is a doting type which would make the one he doted on got too much helps and our show boring in a sense which ended up with me twisting fates of several people to satisfy my interest. He has been refraining on giving his blessing because of that but, that will definitely end with Solum's birth.
She is her true daughter and my first niece, I think you understand, more or less. Of course, we are capable of influencing your world as we wish. For me and my brother, directly or indirectly no matter where or when or how. But for them, they will need to do it directly within their own capability.
For your first question, I believe it will more interesting with you finding out yourself, like ask them "how to get out of here?" for example or maybe extort them or play them to tell you the way or use Solum's charm to get your answer. I will hold my brother off if you choose the last method. So, just do your best to entertain me.
Lastly, start your journey as soon as possible. Watching our soon to be junior just flirting around and getting flirted around before passed out was funny but, it gets boring fast. How about this? Use your time in that realm learning how to satisfy Lime. If you become capable of that I will help you with something which will let you and Lime have a child. It will make your journey more interesting for us and you as well.
Alright then. Good luck!] (P.A.)
[True gods sure are carefree. Do the world gods this carefree as well?
He came like thunder, come while shocking and leave in a flash. I don't even have the chance to speak to his face even once.]
A black card falling down while spinning.
Black. . . P.A.?
"We will speak face to face after you collect the keys to open the gate and transcend as the 3rd true god like me. You can accompany me watching the shows and even help me add some spice into it.
P.A."
. . . . .
So carefree.
Is this what he meant that blessing could be a curse?
A blessing could be a curse and curse could also be a blessing
interesting!
I am ready soon to be senior!
I just have to click my sword to the ground then.
*Click*
hm.. a good sound for a good start.
[Urgh....] (Sound of two men grunting)
Where was we again?
Oh yeah, the captain and the vice about to labelled as traitors as well for treason.
*Bang*
[Our Hero, our Savior, please forgive our rude behaviors.
We are willing to accept any punishments our Savior will bestow upon us.
We beseech our savior overlook these two rude men and save our kingdom's princess and its oblivion.] (Royal Palace Guard Captain and Vice Captain)
These two sure have the best synchronization I have ever seen till now. Impressive. Even their headbutting the ground happened on the same time with the similar loudness as well.
I understand what they wanted from me, clean and clear.
I will have my reward first!
[I have recollection on how do I get here and where I am. But seeing you guys being sincere I will overlook the Captain and the Vice captain rudeness.]
They jolted!
[As I said, I have forgiven the offense.
But, I am still in a foreign place while suddenly sought and nominated as the savior of the kingdom. So I ask these humble men to let me meet this legendary soothsayer myself.]
The captain and the vice captain only tremble while they are still bowing on the floor when they listened to my request.
The other 7 guards only fidgeting here and there.
The king is confused and stuttering "This" a few times while unable to complete the continue word as he is at lost on how to accomplish my request.
Crazy request from me for sure, since they basically nearly meet their creator. . . . . they basically indeed have met their creator. P.A. is the true god!
Nevermind. This crazy request is a request will be fulfilled by the asked one himself after all.
[I see that your majesty has found the kingdom's savior.
This old soothsayer has heard the savior requested the audience with this old one.
What would the request be?] (P.A. in Soothsayer form)
He is not shrouded in full darkness like before but he has the appearance of a small old man in a tattered hooded robe.
[Seeing the soothsayer, I felt I understand why I am here. But this humble me is asking the legendary Soothsayer to help me judge their sincerity while we listen to the king's information about the traitor the guards had been spouting.]
[I don't mind. Then, your majesty, please.] (P.A.)
[I don't think I have other choice.
The traitor, Daken, was the next general candidate as he had shown great war power as well as a good loyalty. He was reported for his attempt to assault my daughter, Shiva, when they were alone.
The report came from the Empire after that day.
The empire demanded that the kingdom to execute him and send his head to the empire for this treason as the princess was to be betrothed to the empire's crown prince himself. Thus, we put bounty over his head with the empire funding us quite the sum.
A few months later, an S rank adventurer came to us with a proposal of that man's whereabout and an amount of money for the information.
We clarified his authenticity as an S rank adventurer with the guild and was told that the adventurer indeed took the bounty request. It was said, the adventurer's party was lead by an A rank adventurer and disbanded not long before meeting us.
We paid the price to know that man's death on the forbidden forest. Not long after, the adventurer was declared as deceased.
The report was sent to the empire which ending with the empire asking the hand of the my daughter. The empire's escorts came but, the crown prince wasn't there. Only the holy knights and few high shamans came to pick up my daughter.
Not long after her departure, my attendance came to tell me someone was sitting over the throne. The one sitting over the throne was Mr. legendary soothsayer here who told us we are cut from and by the empire. The proofs are we have no connectable communication to the empire in any way and the communication tool is normal since it still usable in many ways.
This dethroned dog of the empire became aware of him giving his only daughter away with no resistance after executing his best general he could ever see. Fallen to the despair of his blindness and stupidity, the father awaken from his dream and sought the savior in the prophecy given to him by the legendary soothsayer with all spare resources under his name.] (King)
[Your majesty!!!!!] [King's 9 men]
The 2 bowing men stand up with tears flowing like rivers and kneel to the king along with the other 7 guard men.
The truth only known by princess who sacrificed herself for her kingdom's safety.
I was framed by the kingdom I once served because the kingdom's loyalty and trust to the empire.
The king is looking up with a single tear drop makes its mark across his face and falls to the ground with the 7 guards kneeling behind him and their captain and vice captain in front of the king.
The soothsayer? He is sending me an apologetic gaze.
I suddenly hit by the urge to cry a river myself while I put my right hand like a mask over my face as I raise my head upward like the sad father in front of me.