Ast and Viktor were staying at the hidden cave and it had been an hour since they first arrived. Viktor was just waiting patiently and scouting the area using his bats.
Ast on the other hand was in deep thoughts. Ast was having an inner conflict with himself. He was contemplating where had he gone wrong in his pursuits. His guilt was eating him away, he didn't want to continue his thankless endeavours anymore where he would only be disappointed, he would gain a ray of hope only to lose it forever again.
But on the other side, he wanted to keep his promise, find Anna and protect her. He was exhausted and angry, angry at the cruel fate which was giving him a high only to make him fall harder than before.
While going through these thoughts Ast started reminiscing about the teachings of his parents and his tribe. He then remembers the teachings of his tribe about Assasins. Chrome tribe had a rich history, their ancestors were ace assassins. Due to the restrictions of their curse, they were unable to venture outside and thus their proficiency declined with time. But the old texts passed down through generations still existed.
One of the texts says 'Assassins are the apostles of death and thus cannot shy away from it. Death should not be feared as it is the final salvation. Death is the quick release while the burdens are carried by the living '
Ast closed his eyes while he chants his clan's teaching again and again. He was slowly coming to terms with the events that have transpired.
" I hope for all of you to rest in peace, I will try my best to find Anna and we will carry our tribe's names with us. I will avenge you all and bring destruction to the enemies. I will let them know the meaning of pain and loss" said Ast in a deep tone while promising himself to bring carnage upon his enemies.
After a while, Ast calmed down and started thinking of ways to save Anna.
Something strange started happening all of a sudden, the colour of the sky started changing a coating of green and blue covered the whole sky and many inhabitants of cluster bloom received a message.
[You have been selected for the Universal system's forced surprise event, you along with many others will be transported to a simulation at an isolated space-time plane, rest of the rules and event rewards will be updated after the transmigration]
Ast wasn't expecting a forced event to be initiated by the system at this time. Ast asked Viktor to enter his shadow, Viktor recalled his bats and then entered Ast's shadow.
Ast suddenly fell unconscious and when he woke up he was lying near a huge rock in a desert. Ast looked around and all he saw was a desert with huge rocks in many places blocking his view.
Ast woke Viktor up who apparently wasn't in Ast's shadow but was lying around unconscious. Viktor was surprised when he woke up and told Ast that all their powers have been blocked here and they were just like normal humans here.
Ast was skeptical of Viktor's words as he felt no change in his body. Before he could inform Viktor of his findings another message appeared.
[You are randomly teleported to various locations throughout the continent, where this event will take place, while in this space-time all your skills and abilities from your world would be deactivated. You have to start as a normal human. This is a world ruled by beasts and only they are allowed to possess powers and abilities. So while in this world don't try to piss off any beast. Here are the restrictions and rules to be aware of :
1. The simulation is limited to this continent of Aldi and you cannot leave the continent for more than 24 hours.
2. This is a human continent with four kingdoms, where these four kingdoms are at war with each other. Join any kingdom and help them conquer the continent of Aldi.
3. If you die you would be sent out of the simulation with no side effects to your body and soul.
4. You would be ranked according to your contributions and the higher the rank better the reward additionally, the 1st rank holder would be allowed to take a thing in his possession from the simulation into the real world.
5. The rewards for this event will be pet beasts and only the top 5 players will be given the rewards.
]
"Master, I am sorry I didn't think that I would become useless here, I am just a normal human being while inside this event," said Viktor apologetically.
"Viktor, what would you say If I told you I can use my powers inside this event" Ast asked with a small grin on his face.
Viktor was taken aback by Ast's revelation and asked him to elaborate.