Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 148

Chapter 148

As I approached the cave, my resolve was shaken .

What if the cave was completely empty?

What would I do then?

Sigh!  Making up my mind I stepped inside . Just like in my memory, there was the large altar, but this time the gem within which Gnoss resided wasn’t there . Instead, there was a big and impressive key .

‘This is the key which the Princess handed to me back then . ’

I thought to myself as I grabbed ahold of it .

Clearly someone had left this here for me to find and use to open the Tower of God .

“Johra, that’s the same key as last time, the one with the strange atomic mass . ”

“Yes, it looks like we will have to make a trip to tip of Antarctica . ”

“I’ll pull you up a map . ”

Using the disk, I flew towards where I believed the Tower of God to be .

‘Who could have left that key for me . It couldn’t have been Metatron or Skyfather since they shouldn’t know this part of the future . Just who was it that cause all those who are so precious to me to disappear? I really have no idea!’

I helplessly tried to deduce who my new opponent would be as I flew South .

“It’s huge . It’s like…

“It’s like Machina’s Roots . It extends so high up that it connects to new worlds . ”

I looked up at the tower which was so tall that it pierced the clouds and seemed to stretch into infinity .

KuuKuuuKuung

As I approached the tower three fireballs fell before me .

“Are you trying to stop me?”

Three giant angels appeared in the air .

“14 wings, it must be the highest class of angel, a Cherubim”

“ Ah, so you guys are Skyfather’s ultimate creation?”

HooWuonng!

Without bothering to answer, the angel closest to me swung its flaming sword, incinerating the very spot I had previously been standing in . However I had simply walked past them as I made my way to the tower .

They couldn’t block my way since I wielded Excalibur which could  control time and space .

Thud! Thud! Thud!

I heard the sounds of the Cherubim frantically rushing towards me but I simply ignored then and calmly inserted the key .

Click!

Tens of millions of magic circles activated and the invisible shield guarding the tower disappeared .

The Tower of Gods had finally opened .

I turned around because I had stopped hearing the sound of the Cherubim approaching, but realised that time itself had stopped .

“The time has stopped? How very dramatic . ”

Grasping the door handle, I swung it open and stepped inside, discovering and entirely new dimension . I was in what seemed like a new world . Devoid of anything but an empty space and a staircase which seemed to pierce the sky .

“Is this the infamous stairway to heaven?”

“I don’t know how this dimension was created, but there don’t appear to be any dangers . ”

“Yup, whoever designed this made it huge . ”

Tak!

I took my first step on the staircase .

“Are you going up, Johra?”

“Naturally, since I’ve received an invitation it would be rude not to show up . ”

I replied as I continued to climb up .

I soon lost track of time as the sun shone 24/7 and there wasn’t any nighttime . I walked on for what seemed like ages until at one point I realised that beside me appeared a unique set of clouds .

“How beautiful . ”

“Johra those clouds aren’t normal . There density is so high that one can easily walk on them . ”

“Oh, let me try . ”

Puuk!

My foot sank in slightly but otherwise it supported my weight . It felt like walking on cotton .

“So soft!”

I walked around happily, enjoying the feeling of lightness and the soft clouds .

“Have I wandered too far from the stairs”

“Don’t worry Johra since I’ve got the whole palace mapped out, we can return any time . Also, I think that there is something in front over there . ”

“What?”

I walked in the direction Lena pointed out for about half a day until I arrived before a unique castle made out of pure white stone . The roof was plated in gold and it reflected the sunlight splendidly .

“It’s quite huge, but why does it seem so familiar?”

I arrived before the castle gates and the drawbridge descended .

“Were they expecting me?”

I walked along the streets inside the castle walls and every single building was made up of the same pure white stone with the doors and roofs decorated in gold .

“Is there anyone even living in here?”

I had walked through the city streets but couldn’t find any signs of life .

“Wait, Necropolis! Doesn’t it look just like my old city?”

I took my half a day of wandering about to finally make the connection . The architecture and urban management was exactly like it had been in my memories of Necropolis .

Even the inside of the buildings were carefully reproduced, down to the furniture and tools . It appeared that until seconds before my arrival, this had been a vibrant city . The only thing that felt strange was the fact that everything was the color white .

“If the outside is so similar, then the inside of castle should likewise be identical . ”

I recognized the entrance the the palace which I had previously resided in . beside the entrance stood two empty suits of armor as guards .

Clink clink!

The suits of armor moved and opened the doors for me as I approached .

“It looks like I’ve been invited in… . ”

As I walked into what appeared to be my previous throne room, I saw someone sitting proudly on the throne .

“Ah… so it was you . ”