Chapter 3:
Chapter 3 : the life and the death
Isekai : tracing the path of the lost god.
The knight introduced himself as Allen. He brought her to his house, surprising Amertia with the fact that Allen was not just a knight but also the adopted son of a Duke.
"For years, our family has had many male descendants to inherit the Northern territories and uphold the ancient Eldebaran Empire."
He showed her portraits of previous Dukes.
"Until... the birth rate declined. People suddenly couldn't have children. No matter what they did, the cycle of life thinned."
"The Duke, who only had one son, had no choice but to adopt a child to take his place as the Empire's General, while his biological son inherited the Northern territories."
Tia curiously asked, "What happened?"
Allen sighed. "The god of life weakened, and the goddess of death disappeared."
Not one but two gods were needed in the cycle of life.
"...Because of that, those who died could rise again. The order of this world was broken. The Church tried to find a 'connection' to heaven, but no matter what they did, the path was closed. The gods abandoned us."
[No, the gods never abandoned them.]
Tia was surprised by the system's voice.
'What do you mean?'
[The god of life is too weak right now. The gate of heaven is still open.]
'Then why can't they contact the god?'
[Because they are not the ones the god of life wants to see.]
Amertia had a serious expression on her face.
"Since the world order became chaotic, not a few people have claimed to be... 'people from another world' like yourself."
Allen looked at Tia's face seriously. The girl had hair as black as night, clear, sharp eyes like obsidian, a beautiful face with a captivating temperament, drawing attention. Her body was not as beautiful as other girls, but upright and firm with a peculiarity, as if carrying some mystery hidden beneath her clothes.
Realizing his dirty thoughts, Allen immediately averted his gaze and cleared his throat.
He cursed himself. How could he have such impure thoughts about a woman he had just met?!
He continued his interrupted story.
"Most of them died."
What?
What did he mean, they died?
As Allen and Tia opened their mouths, they were startled by the shout of a soldier running towards them.
The soldier looked panicked, running breathlessly. His armor was stained red.
"General! Undead are attacking the border!"
Amertia raised an eyebrow. The word "undead" sounded very familiar to her; wasn't it some kind of zombie?
Familiar things often heard in action movies, manga, comics, and novels.
She became curious. If this was as she thought, a story plot like in novels or movies. Allen said the two gods who disappeared were the God of Life and the Goddess of Death. Doesn't that mean the cycle of life is now stopped?
Those who should be born cannot live. And those who have died cannot meet their end.
Meaning that even corpses cannot find peace even in death.
This means Undead are hordes of souls who want to "die."
[Correct.]
Amertia wanted to see what undead actually looked like. Hordes of living dead? Or hordes of spirits?
But Allen objected to the idea.
"You're new to this world; you should rest first."
For Allen, Amertia's origin was unexplained. Besides, someone who punched a mage casting a destructive spell... Heh. They were no ordinary person.
Little did Amertia know that when a wizard/mage casts a spell, the world freezes, people cannot even move. Therefore, only those with "time" power can disrupt someone's magic.
Because magic requires "time."
And only time can reverse magic, destroy it, or accelerate it.
So far, there are only four people with "time" magic affinity.
The two missing gods, two emperors.
And now.
Amertia appeared.
Of course, for now, she didn't know it, and Allen certainly had no intention of telling her yet.
Allen still had suspicions about Amertia. After all, those from other worlds before always ended up being snatched by "time" and "death."
And Allen still wanted to know more about this. For now, before Allen knew her abilities for sure, he didn't want Amertia to take the risk of encountering "death."
"Why can't I see them?"
Allen averted his gaze. The girl's eyes unconsciously softened his heart. He let out a soft sigh from behind his iron helmet.
"... Next time. For now, you are the Duke's honored guest. Albert, please guide her to the guest room."
"Yes, my lord." A servant suddenly appeared behind Tia, startling her, and she turned to look at him.
The servant was a young man with a friendly face. But why did Tia feel he was hundreds of centuries old?
Despite being reluctant and disappointed not to see the Undead directly, Tia obediently followed Albert's directions to her room.
But Allen's words made Tia think again.
'If those who come to another world always end up dying. Where do their souls go?'
'Do they become Undead?'
.......
"She has appeared."
The woman in red smiled lazily. Her eyes curved like a beautiful cat's eyes watching its toy.
"The last girl summoned by the god."
The figure chuckled happily.
"Coincidentally, I know her."
The man beside her was silent for a moment before opening his mouth in disbelief, whispering softly in astonishment.
"That child...."
The woman covered the man's lips beside her, signaling him not to say any information he knew.
"... It's not time for us to call her yet."
"Her memory hasn't awakened."
"Currently, she's still an ordinary human."
"Her divine name has long been stripped."
"She is no longer a god." That woman laughs in amusement.
"Well... For now"
......
Eldebaran Imperial Palace.
"Greetings to the imperial honor, Your Majesty Emperor Elsia."
Allen respectfully knelt on one knee.
"Rise."
Hearing the empress's command, the man straightened up. The face behind the iron helmet was completely unreadable, so the empress couldn't help but order him.
"Take off your helmet, it's bothering me."
Allen helplessly removed his helmet.
A handsome face was revealed, golden eyes with shimmering golden hair visible. The man's appearance could mesmerize anyone with a single glance. No one could resist the temptation of such a perfect divine creation.
"My grandson always looks handsome."
No one would have guessed that Allen, the adopted son of the Duke, was the Emperor's grandson, and no one would know as long as the current empress was alive.
Or rather, no one would dare to announce it.
"I heard it. The last girl from another world."
Allen sighed.
"She's different."
The emperor's interest was piqued. She looked at him, her green eyes fixed, clearly saying, "Go on, tell me about that girl's peculiarities."
Allen, seeing her interest, told the emperor everything.
"Initially, I thought she was a spy, but she saved me from an Eldegar spy. She can see through invisibility magic, she can cancel others' magic with her punch, and she can also disarm a bomb just by touching the magical device."
The emperor was surprised.
"What in the world... How can such a girl exist?"
Allen continued his story. "And this girl is still unaware of her powers. Unlike the previous ones, she has no weapons, no magical tools, and no flashy appearance."
"... She's more like death."
The emperor frowned, lost in deep thought. She still remembered 2000 years ago, people from another world came. The god of life gave them missions.
But in the end?
That person tried to kill the god.
["I hate you! I hate you!"]
At that time, she, still a child, clearly remembered the thick darkness covering the sky, monsters howling, both facing each other in the sky.
The god of life wept.
But the person in front of him stabbed himself.
"¢¢•×§"
That strange magic made the sky clear again; the person disappeared without a trace. The god of life looked desperate.
"You are half of me... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... please come back to me."
Little Elsia at that time never understood why the god looked so... pitiable?
When time finally passed in an instant, people from other worlds one by one began to disappear in the same way. The god would always confront them and protect his people while those people would cover the world with darkness and disappear without a trace.
No one knew the purpose of the god of life in summoning people from other worlds.
But Elsia realized something.
It had been 1000 years since the god of life disappeared from the seventh heaven. People from other worlds never came.
People struggled to reproduce.
Despair spread.
The goddess of death was gone, and now the god of life had also disappeared.
Now a girl from another world appeared, unlike the previous ones who were filled with hatred. She was a girl with peculiarities.
Is she the one the god of life was looking for?
Emperor Elsia closed her eyes before opening them again. She smiled sweetly at her grandson.
"You can go back and bring that girl."
Elsia always wanted to see the fruit of the god of life's hard work in awakening "half" of himself.
"For years, our family has had many male descendants to inherit the Northern territories and uphold the ancient Eldebaran Empire."
He showed her portraits of previous Dukes.
"Until... the birth rate declined. People suddenly couldn't have children. No matter what they did, the cycle of life thinned."
"The Duke, who only had one son, had no choice but to adopt a child to take his place as the Empire's General, while his biological son inherited the Northern territories."
Tia curiously asked, "What happened?"
Allen sighed. "The god of life weakened, and the goddess of death disappeared."
Not one but two gods were needed in the cycle of life.
"...Because of that, those who died could rise again. The order of this world was broken. The Church tried to find a 'connection' to heaven, but no matter what they did, the path was closed. The gods abandoned us."
[No, the gods never abandoned them.]
Tia was surprised by the system's voice.
'What do you mean?'
[The god of life is too weak right now. The gate of heaven is still open.]
'Then why can't they contact the god?'
[Because they are not the ones the god of life wants to see.]
Amertia had a serious expression on her face.
"Since the world order became chaotic, not a few people have claimed to be... 'people from another world' like yourself."
Allen looked at Tia's face seriously. The girl had hair as black as night, clear, sharp eyes like obsidian, a beautiful face with a captivating temperament, drawing attention. Her body was not as beautiful as other girls, but upright and firm with a peculiarity, as if carrying some mystery hidden beneath her clothes.
Realizing his dirty thoughts, Allen immediately averted his gaze and cleared his throat.
He cursed himself. How could he have such impure thoughts about a woman he had just met?!
He continued his interrupted story.
"Most of them died."
What?
What did he mean, they died?
As Allen and Tia opened their mouths, they were startled by the shout of a soldier running towards them.
The soldier looked panicked, running breathlessly. His armor was stained red.
"General! Undead are attacking the border!"
Amertia raised an eyebrow. The word "undead" sounded very familiar to her; wasn't it some kind of zombie?
Familiar things often heard in action movies, manga, comics, and novels.
She became curious. If this was as she thought, a story plot like in novels or movies. Allen said the two gods who disappeared were the God of Life and the Goddess of Death. Doesn't that mean the cycle of life is now stopped?
Those who should be born cannot live. And those who have died cannot meet their end.
Meaning that even corpses cannot find peace even in death.
This means Undead are hordes of souls who want to "die."
[Correct.]
Amertia wanted to see what undead actually looked like. Hordes of living dead? Or hordes of spirits?
But Allen objected to the idea.
"You're new to this world; you should rest first."
For Allen, Amertia's origin was unexplained. Besides, someone who punched a mage casting a destructive spell... Heh. They were no ordinary person.
Little did Amertia know that when a wizard/mage casts a spell, the world freezes, people cannot even move. Therefore, only those with "time" power can disrupt someone's magic.
Because magic requires "time."
And only time can reverse magic, destroy it, or accelerate it.
So far, there are only four people with "time" magic affinity.
The two missing gods, two emperors.
And now.
Amertia appeared.
Of course, for now, she didn't know it, and Allen certainly had no intention of telling her yet.
Allen still had suspicions about Amertia. After all, those from other worlds before always ended up being snatched by "time" and "death."
And Allen still wanted to know more about this. For now, before Allen knew her abilities for sure, he didn't want Amertia to take the risk of encountering "death."
"Why can't I see them?"
Allen averted his gaze. The girl's eyes unconsciously softened his heart. He let out a soft sigh from behind his iron helmet.
"... Next time. For now, you are the Duke's honored guest. Albert, please guide her to the guest room."
"Yes, my lord." A servant suddenly appeared behind Tia, startling her, and she turned to look at him.
The servant was a young man with a friendly face. But why did Tia feel he was hundreds of centuries old?
Despite being reluctant and disappointed not to see the Undead directly, Tia obediently followed Albert's directions to her room.
But Allen's words made Tia think again.
'If those who come to another world always end up dying. Where do their souls go?'
'Do they become Undead?'
.......
"She has appeared."
The woman in red smiled lazily. Her eyes curved like a beautiful cat's eyes watching its toy.
"The last girl summoned by the god."
The figure chuckled happily.
"Coincidentally, I know her."
The man beside her was silent for a moment before opening his mouth in disbelief, whispering softly in astonishment.
"That child...."
The woman covered the man's lips beside her, signaling him not to say any information he knew.
"... It's not time for us to call her yet."
"Her memory hasn't awakened."
"Currently, she's still an ordinary human."
"Her divine name has long been stripped."
"She is no longer a god." That woman laughs in amusement.
"Well... For now"
......
Eldebaran Imperial Palace.
"Greetings to the imperial honor, Your Majesty Emperor Elsia."
Allen respectfully knelt on one knee.
"Rise."
Hearing the empress's command, the man straightened up. The face behind the iron helmet was completely unreadable, so the empress couldn't help but order him.
"Take off your helmet, it's bothering me."
Allen helplessly removed his helmet.
A handsome face was revealed, golden eyes with shimmering golden hair visible. The man's appearance could mesmerize anyone with a single glance. No one could resist the temptation of such a perfect divine creation.
"My grandson always looks handsome."
No one would have guessed that Allen, the adopted son of the Duke, was the Emperor's grandson, and no one would know as long as the current empress was alive.
Or rather, no one would dare to announce it.
"I heard it. The last girl from another world."
Allen sighed.
"She's different."
The emperor's interest was piqued. She looked at him, her green eyes fixed, clearly saying, "Go on, tell me about that girl's peculiarities."
Allen, seeing her interest, told the emperor everything.
"Initially, I thought she was a spy, but she saved me from an Eldegar spy. She can see through invisibility magic, she can cancel others' magic with her punch, and she can also disarm a bomb just by touching the magical device."
The emperor was surprised.
"What in the world... How can such a girl exist?"
Allen continued his story. "And this girl is still unaware of her powers. Unlike the previous ones, she has no weapons, no magical tools, and no flashy appearance."
"... She's more like death."
The emperor frowned, lost in deep thought. She still remembered 2000 years ago, people from another world came. The god of life gave them missions.
But in the end?
That person tried to kill the god.
["I hate you! I hate you!"]
At that time, she, still a child, clearly remembered the thick darkness covering the sky, monsters howling, both facing each other in the sky.
The god of life wept.
But the person in front of him stabbed himself.
"¢¢•×§"
That strange magic made the sky clear again; the person disappeared without a trace. The god of life looked desperate.
"You are half of me... I'm sorry, I'm sorry... please come back to me."
Little Elsia at that time never understood why the god looked so... pitiable?
When time finally passed in an instant, people from other worlds one by one began to disappear in the same way. The god would always confront them and protect his people while those people would cover the world with darkness and disappear without a trace.
No one knew the purpose of the god of life in summoning people from other worlds.
But Elsia realized something.
It had been 1000 years since the god of life disappeared from the seventh heaven. People from other worlds never came.
People struggled to reproduce.
Despair spread.
The goddess of death was gone, and now the god of life had also disappeared.
Now a girl from another world appeared, unlike the previous ones who were filled with hatred. She was a girl with peculiarities.
Is she the one the god of life was looking for?
Emperor Elsia closed her eyes before opening them again. She smiled sweetly at her grandson.
"You can go back and bring that girl."
Elsia always wanted to see the fruit of the god of life's hard work in awakening "half" of himself.
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