The fire of civilization. Sparked by the outlander of the enigmatic realm that has set their foot and wings upon our peaceful land. Forced us — Human, to shelter beneath the surface of Neamh. The old and archaic Neamh called Earth was plagued by the sudden outbreak of an unknown invader and a mystical power
Eous. The shard of creation rooted deep within one soul. The hidden knowledge of the universe rested between our stigma that can alter reality. This Eous broke the pseudo eternal Dodeca war. For the 66th times, the human waged this war to reclaim the land and its first victorious attempt ever raised by mankind
At first, the reclaimed land is nothing but alienated biomes merged with doom wasteland. So many territory wars happened after that. I suppose human will do what humans do after eons of soul shattered quills tattered past
I was born in that turbulent and glorious era, where the history of our kin is still relevant... Reasonably, until we found another source of energy called Mana
The founder of this abrupt force was none other than me! Ethera Mana!! The proud tip that shattered the whole universe iceberg! The Genius that founded the first magicraft!!
But the whole globe changed at an enormous rate since then, more ambitious and greedy people risen in rank a couple of years after mana was implemented on our daily and firepower technology. It was beyond my prediction, but it was tolerable! When there is a change, there will be chaos! but on the other hand. My name will go down in history!! Ethera Mana has finally made the grand renaissance!! Say "no" to the government! I'll create the law!!
Heh, Not until my first son came from my very womb stripped his mother status and trapped her within this artificial alternate realm... That, also coincidentally made by myself. But there isn't any presentation of my presence from the alternate realm, Or else there will be another unlimited paradox happened
Despite my enormous achievement. I've never been seen such bullshit in my whole life! That devious son of mine has waited for full forty years for that cursed moment!!
And then here I am. Trapped within this rune trap... That is also made by myself, hidden within an enormous underground facility... That... is also made by myself... Hahaha
This alternate realm is only served for a mere simulation to see the potential future of our chaotic main world. So everything that is happening in this infinite terrarium is also applied to the main world... Hehe, even I'm surprised I able to create another standalone timeline within the shade of Neamh. Proved the massive achievement of my knowledge on Mana and my very own Eous
The Shattered Hourglass, my Eous. It was named because of its first ability... Yes, its main ability is to shatter glass, It was awfully dumb. I know, but the limits are scrupulously beyond that!
I can preserve 'time' and even examine any presence of my surrounding!! Literally!! Hence, the 'hourglass' That... is not much by itself, but! With Mana, I can do more!!
The essence of time to shatter the walls of reality, sometimes people underestimate their own genuine capabilities
But I may be asked; Why I was trapped within this alternate realm that I created when I was this genius and perceptive? The answer is...
'I was drunk'
The Prism Void. Frankly, a powerful device made with a dimensional formula of runes and string shard from the neverending process of space enhancement. It was a theory with many plot holes but due to one of the higher being help. I can formulate it into reality
I intended to use it on someone who is going to oppose me in the future, as it can only be tempered from the outside. it rendered everything trapped within it into a false existence
And it was used at the exact moment after I gobbled my precious dark ravine wine!! That ungrateful bastard stole all of my Mana thesis and blocked my perception ability by placing a massive magic formation on this goddamn facility!! Just imagine how many mana crystals needed to place... But I still salute him for being able to put all of those darned schemes
I still can't comprehend what kind of method he uses to send the Prism Void device into my alternate realm. He even might be assisted by a third party that I didn't know. Well, a blunder is a blunder and what's done is done
Still, It led me to this moment where I'm trapped and spent my thousand years in this realm doing absolutely nothing! I can't even perceive the main world! The surface was terraformed so many times. Not only that, I sensed some peculiar movement on the time string. Only goodness gracious knew my crisis of tracking the whole main world development in this forsaken realm
But besides this possibly terraforming things that happened in the main world. Someone is tampering with this realm! No! My realm!!
I dare for that 'someone' to meet me face to face and say it in front of my face to mess with my precious creation!!
But, I don't even have a face now...
...
What's this? Another unknown life detected within my boundary?
I saw two young silver-haired twins. One of them is equipped with a skull on their left arm, did she used it as a shield? both are cloaked with the forest life deer's hide that was supposed to protect this crimson forest from the horrid incarnation of an experiment that occurred in this forest... So it was hunted by these two brats? No wonder they are running away from one of the homunculi, but one of the twins is in critical condition. I was surprised that they can run fast enough in that fragile body. Are both of their body enhanced? Well, it's not like body modification is still available when a free power source of Mana lingered in the air freely waiting to be used
High five to me!!
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Those poor souls, I can't watch this! Let's help those children. A simple mana wave is enough. I attracted the twins into one of the entrances to this miserable facility, then I preserved the space. Separated the realm and created another mini realm to hold this whole underground structure
Such an easy feat from my ingenious mind! I can't escape this rune trap though...
Now, someone might wonder why I trapped the twins within this mini realm with these underground facilities. I wanted to be freed!! These two souls might be my very first savior and I'll gladly be a slave for these two cute children! Ehem, I can't just stand seeing youngsters suffer. These lost lasses might stumble a problem in the future!! I-its not like I wanted a daughter or anything... and twins on top of that...
Now I'm worried about my husband in the main world. Such a gentleman needed to be conserved in this turbulent time
Anyway, back to the twins! Both of them are arguing with each other after a short of breath. They seemed to have a dilemma about each other that I didn't know, but these two siblings brushed it off in the end. Their way of thinking is astounding! And there are more intrigued aspects that tickled my interest!!
The fatal wound on the twins with the skull shield is healed in a blink!! There is no Mana used in the regeneration process!! I was fascinated by this ability, is this the power of their Eous? Let's observe their soul!
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Uhm, their soul is rather weak or because it was smaller than the average quantity of soul structure. It's like it was crippled, their souls are unstable enough to be ripped apart with a mere mental touch. The other one doesn't have an Eous but I can felt the roots are grown on the soul of the other one. The ability and potential is too cryptic for me to comprehend
Fascinating. Ah, I'm too excited about this data. Ehem, let's just forgot about the detail!
Both of them began to delve deeper into the facility, which is not the place to conduct my experiment anymore. It was already turned into an everlasting maze of traps and puzzles with six floors to the bottom, talk about trapping their mother on another realm...
Okay, let's move on! As the twins met a giant doorway yawned awake slowly on the first floor. Both of them were alarmed and raised their dagger. I'm just helping you — children, why the hesitant? It's just a normal doorway! The design is quite unique as I tampered with the construction myself. Too bad that it was the only part of the facility that I can linger my wills into
And there goes the first floor. There was nothing in particular of intriguing aspects that can be founded there. Though, many runes and magic formations scattered across every inch of this facility. The twin's eyes gleamed with curiosity as they examined the intricate mana flows on the walls. Yes! Please examine more of my delicate creation! Although everything is almost made into an ancient ruin due to a test of time
After a minuscule of duration was spent on the first floor. They delve more into the maze-like hall with many doors to a room separated by this realm space. Though many of the rooms contained no valuables and it's disheartening to see the disappointed face of the twins every time they opened the storage chest with nothing inside
Every time they got into one of the rooms. Space shuffled with another passage until eventually, they memorized the whole pattern and discovered the translucent circled staircase down onto the underground. A reluctant face appeared, but inquisitiveness overwhelmed their bright minds
Step after step, it sparked the joys in their eyes. Until their feet met the visible platform of the spherical hall, glanced full degrees of the surrounding walls and crystal clear ceiling with another four passageway located the opposite from each other. Peeked the twins stacked from the frame, they go to the passageway only to found themselves back in the hall. One of them waited for the other to only found their sibling teleported from the left passageway to the other passageways and et cetera
One of them is ascending to the first floor until the other grabbed onto its leg. Both of them argued for a while, such an energetic youngster
The second floor. If only they notice the symbols on top of the passageways glowed dimly every time they passed it. Which triggered the mana conductor beneath the surface of the hall. It wasn't that hard but I hope the twins got it soon...
The feud ceased. They looked left, right, and circled their vision and until finally! They noticed the symbols on top of the passageways!!
The rest goes on as I predicted, they matched the pattern of each symbol that each passageway kindled to activate all of them. The rush of the contained mana flowed into the magic formation on the floor until another stairway appeared which lead onto the third floor below the surface
Only another three floors left!!
I'll gladly anticipate my adorable savior with great interest