Chapter 494
I thought that 'it' had finally happened when I became the Outer God King .
[You have become the 'Enemy of the Story' . ]
This wouldn't be my first time experiencing the sensation of Fable in my entire body shattering into tiny little pieces . A similar thing happened back when I was booted out of the scenario and fell in the 'story's horizon' .
If there was one thing different between then and now, it would be me not getting expelled from the scenario even after becoming an altered existence . No, it was the exact opposite .
[You have become the boss monster of the last scenario . ]
[You will be alone forever . ]
[No one will understand you in this worldview . ]
I memorised the loneliness I felt in that moment . This feeling of being cast away all alone in this universe . The feeling of becoming a monster that no one could understand for all eternity .
However, this also wasn't my first time experiencing such a feeling either .
⸢"I'm XX Time's reporter . Do you have some time to speak with me?"⸥
⸢"It's him . The son of the murderer . "⸥
That was why I needed to take up this role . Only I could perform it to its fullest, after all . That was the price to pay for reading the story called 'Ways of Survival' to its conclusion .
⸢[[Your companions will never understand your decision . ]]⸥
The 'Secretive Plotter' told me that as if he already knew what my plan was . And I understood why he had no choice but to say those words .
⸢"We'll find out later, won't we?"⸥
Neither he nor I were wrong . Just that the Fables we compiled were different, that's all .
Kwa-kwakwakwakwa!!
The tsunami wave of Fables unfolded right before my eyes . And the blinding sparks of Probability spread out above this wave . And on top of them all, the gazes from the Constellations were streaming in .
[Constellation, 'Queen of the Darkest Spring', is watching your Fable . ]
[Constellation, 'Father of the Rich Night', is watching your Fable . ]
[Constellation, 'Mass Production-type Maker', is watching your Fable . ]
… .
This wasn't a gamble that I alone could realise . Me becoming an Outer God King was merely the beginning of the final pages .
Yu Jung-Hyeok fought hard, my companions held on bravely, and Han Su-Yeong gamely attracted the Constellations .
And the Constellations believing in us made their choices .
⸢The plan was a success . ⸥
The 'Living Flame' that rises up from the east .
The 'Master of the Sunken Island', the calamity of the world in the west .
The 'Monarch of the Great Abyss', the ruler of the northern universe .
The 'King of Silverlight Heart', the ruler of the interstellar space in the south .
And finally, the 'Great Plotter' that crawls from the place of nothing .
The scenario's volume began expanding rapidly with the gathering of all five 'kings' . Historical Figure-grade Constellations failed to deal with their combined Statuses and began vomiting out Fables on their knees .
These kings had been excluded from the scenario until now . After escaping from the reaches of the 'Hounds chasing after the Abyss' through the abundant Probability, they had personally descended to the scenario .
The 'Secretive Plotter' was looking in my direction . I nodded my head in return .
⸢And now, it was time for their stage to open . ⸥
[U-uwuuuuh-!]
Several terror-stricken Constellations forgot their stations and began hastily running away . The 'Monarch of the Great Abyss' grabbed the nape of one of those Constellations . The 999th turn's Kim Nam-Woon began laughing .
[[Now, now . You leaving so soon makes it a wee bit troublesome . It only just began, after all . ]]
He must've recovered some of his energy through the Probability's overflow . He glanced at me and muttered out .
[[And you, don't get ahead of yourself . We didn't come here to help you out . ]]
But then, the 'King of Silverlight Heart' stood next to me and spoke up .
[[We came to aid you . ]]
"I know . Thanks . "
As expected, Yi Hyeon-Seong remained a trustworthy person regardless of the number of regressions he lived .
The 'Master of the Sunken Island', 999th turn's Yi Ji-Hye, also made her move . Fable-grade Constellations hurriedly rushed in from both sides and tried to block them somehow, but it was a waste of time .
[T-the island, it's, it's moving-!]
From the front of the island covered in verdant moss, silvery cannons shone brightly . The biggest warship in the world-line, the perfected [Turtle Dragon], spat out flames towards the rest of the world .
Kwa-aaaaaah!!
The overwhelming spectacle of an entire corner of the battlefield being blowing away without a trace caused me, Han Su-Yeong, and even Yu Jung-Hyeok to become utterly dazed .
And at the furthest front of the battlefield, two 'Kings' were facing off against the Myth-grade Constellations .
⸢Two people who fought together a really long time ago were there . ⸥
The 999th turn's Uriel was wrapped around in the [Hellfire]'s corona . And the other was Yu Jung-Hyeok who had survived the 1863 hellscapes to eventually become an 'Outer God' .
⸢In that moment, Kim Dok-Ja recalled a certain ancient battlefield . ⸥
It was from Yu Jung-Hyeok's 999th turn .
Yu Jung-Hyeok and Uriel entrusted their backs to each other and fought together during the great war against Constellations . Yu Jung-Hyeok, blind in both eyes and roaring out, and Uriel protecting him – it was one of the scenes that I loved the most from the entirety of the 'Ways of Survival' . And that scene was being re-enacted right before my eyes .
[Fable, 'Battlefield of a Hero and Flame', is waking up from its prolonged slumber!]
A Fable that had disappeared a really long time ago was now connecting the two kings .
[[… . I shall leave <olympus> to you . ]]
The 999th turn's Uriel spread open her wings wide first . Just as she unleashed her Status, Constellations pounced on her as if they were waiting for that moment .
They were the top Constellations from <papyrus> and <vedas>, as well as some other lower-ranked Constellations that fought against us in the 'Demon King Selection' – the 'Last Pharaoh', and the 'Bird that Eats the Thunder' .
[Fable, 'Flame of Annihilation', has begun its storytelling!]
The moment the 999th turn's Uriel wielded her sword, the first lines of the Historical Figure-grade Constellations rushing in at her turned into powder and scattered away . Incarnations with pale complexions hurriedly turned around to run, while Fable-grade Constellations shouted out venomously .
[Stop that sword! Stop her from swinging it, no matter what!!]
Uriel's sword carved out a burning path, and the 'Secretive Plotter' ran on it . It felt as if the history of the universe flowed within every step he took . His steps seemed neither too fast nor too slow, yet no one dared to stop him .
[Fable, 'Hellscape of Eternity', has begun its storytelling . ]
The most dreadful Fable in all of the world-lines began telling its story .
[Great Fable, 'Pilgrim of the Lonely Apocalypse', has begun its storytelling . ]
Everywhere his foot landed resounded with the cries of a destroyed world . The original sin of the worlds stuck to him like a shadow and continued to chase after him .
⸢No Constellation could stand in his way, and no Fable could save him . ⸥
Didn't matter whether one was an enemy or an ally, as long as one was a Constellation, one couldn't help but get seduced by his story .
When I abruptly regained my wits from that vast sorrow stained in wonderment, he was already grabbing at Poseidon's neck .
The latter managed to recover himself in time as well, and hurriedly shoved the 'Secretive Plotter's' hand away all the while unleashing his own Status .
[Constellation, 'Spear that Draws the Borders in the Oceans', is greatly enraged!]
<olympus>'s Great Fable began making its move . Poseidon's [Traiana] bared its fangs while enveloped in a powerful Fable . This was the might of a Myth-grade Constellation that anyone should quake in fear from .
However, I too was a Myth-grade now and I was perceiving his actions differently .
⸢Poseidon is terrified . ⸥
His spear uselessly cut through the air, and it was no longer as sharp as before . It was a mistake unbecoming of an arrogant Constellation, and Zeus next to him roared out in alarm .
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