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Chapter 18 - A Mysterious Old Man

While wandering through the monuments there, Rowan wondered about the whale that helped him in battle, and a voice was heard, a voice Rowan recognized as Cheng's. Cheng said: "you can call the whale whatever name you want." Rowan, who had been thinking of a name for the whale, named it Bob.

Cheng also explained that Bob was a whale he encountered in the Nefarious world while traveling within it. Bob's appearance before being tamed was terrifying, his power was formidable, but with the power of The Mebius Heart, Bob became tame and obedient to him.

From a distance, Rowan saw a moss-covered wooden door. As he approached the door, something attacked him. Rowan parried the attack with his sword, and it rebounded, releasing a powerful burst of energy along with a strong shockwave. Rowan saw five black entities with terrifying masks floating in front of him.

The entities said: "O mortal creature! Who are you to enter the monument as you please!?" Their voices echoed throughout the space. Rowan remained silent and did not answer. The entities swiftly descended, and Rowan was ready to fight. The entities stopped right in front of Rowan and said: "we are the guardians of the monument, we are the knights of the night..." Rowan immediately attacked without saying a word, but the sword he used did not have any effect on any of the knights.

The knights were furious at Rowan's behavior; they stared at him menacingly. Rowan then backed away. Shortly after, rain fell without clouds. In an instant, all the rain froze in the air and stopped moving, the raindrops turned into sharp and hard pieces of ice launched simultaneously towards Rowan. All the ice shards penetrated Rowan's armor and shield and almost killed him. Thanks to the power of The Mebius Heart, Rowan was able to recover and become stronger. Rowan tried to fight the knights, and the five knights raised their hands, summoning a dark purple fireball along with bolts of darkness emanating from the fireball.

The five knights threw the fireball at Rowan. Rowan, who was surprised, didn't manage to dodge the attack. The attack almost hit him but was blocked by the spear wielded by Bob the whale. Rowan then used his power and punched one of the knights. The punch hit the knight's face but had no effect. The knight retaliated with a punch, but a golden aura emerged from Rowan's body, sending all the knights flying. The fireball attack turned into dust upon contact with the golden aura emanating from Rowan's body. The five knights then attacked Rowan with their swords. Rowan, Bob, Haval, and Goza used their powers and created a strong and sturdy staff to fight the knights.

A fierce battle ensued. Rowan managed to make an impact on the knights, but it wasn't enough to defeat any of them. Rowan tried to attack again, but this time with a special attack accompanied by a golden aura enveloping his staff. One of the knights was hit by Rowan's attack and turned into dust, leaving the other four knights surprised.

Rowan attacked again, this time successfully defeating them with the help of Bob, Goza, Haval, and the mysterious golden aura. Rowan realized that the golden aura was not from himself but from something outside of him, beyond the realm he was in.

After defeating the five knights, Rowan opened the moss-covered door. Inside the door was another beautiful world, a world that seemed like paradise. Rowan asked: "what world is this?" Haval replied: "this is the world of Hemfrous, a beautiful world that holds various magical and mystical things, one of the most mysterious worlds." Hemfrous was depicted as having fertile land with green grass, trees filled with green leaves, a clear sky, as well as mountains and hills.

While exploring the world of Hemfrous, Rowan was surprised to encounter animals similar to those on Earth, their original world, such as cows, goats, chickens, and more. Not far from there, there were human settlements. While in the village and recounting how he entered, almost all the villagers found it unbelievable and denied the existence of a world beyond theirs, as they themselves were unaware of anything beyond, including the name of their world, Hemfrous.

Rowan continued his journey and came across another village. This village was not as lively as the previous one but had a peaceful atmosphere. Rowan was greeted by an old man who came out of a nearby hut. The old man asked: "who are you?" Rowan politely replied: "I am Rowan." The old man asked again: "my name is David? Do you believe I can create a new world?" Rowan smiled and answered: "yes, I believe." David then invited Rowan to enter his house. David's house looked beautiful despite being old, and everything inside was neatly arranged.

Rowan noticed that David's nature was very strange but friendly. While inside, David offered him a cup of coffee. Rowan took it politely. David said: "do you want to see what I can do?" Rowan asked: "what is it?" David reached out his hand and asked Rowan to shake it. Rowan touched David's hand, and they were teleported to a different world. David said: "now do you truly believe I can create another world?" Rowan looked at this world in amazement. In the distance, there was another house. David reached out another cup of coffee, and Rowan took it. They returned to the world of Hemfrous after touching the coffee cup.

David said: "isn't that magical?" Rowan replied: "wow, this... is amazing!" David laughed at hearing that. David said: "you can stay here for the night if you want, there are more rooms on the second floor." Rowan was surprised because from the outside, the house didn't seem to have two floors. While on the second floor, Rowan saw a spacious corridor with six rooms. In his heart, Rowan said: "I don't think he's just an old man with ordinary magic." Rowan decided to stay at David's house for a while.

David's house was very strange, showing paradoxes and illusions that couldn't be interpreted using the science we use on Earth.