《The Cursed Book Of Samsara》 Prologue: A World Champions End Prologue: A World Champion''s End Mischevious flames licked the tips of my shattered armor as I laid dead and defeated in a lost world. As the fact struck deep into my psyche, my eyes grew heavy and heart sunk into the lowest levels of hell. I was this world''s champion, the grand magus of Earth, and a proud human ascendant. I was supposed to protect this beloved world to my last breath. The hopes of humanity, and it''s brethrens had laid within me. Yet, I had failed and with my failure spelt the doom for the race of humanity. Even me, with all my power and glory could barely kill the Gods and devils that had descended into our world. Regret. Guilt. Anger. Fury. Despite the whine and creaks of my bones, I let out my last breath towards this world and called upon Gaia''s grace. As soon as the mother blue mana enveloped me, I felt a number of godly energy signatures locking onto me. It seems the gods had noticed what I was about to do. Yet, I didn''t care. For the first time since my birth, a devious laugh burst out of me. What followed after was a roar. No, a declaration to the mythological world that played with humanity like broken toys. " Remember this, mythos! I will come back one day and annihilate every last one of you! This is my oath as the Child Of Man, Adam Crownswell! [Samsara Rebirth]! " The moment I casted my spell, my body was instantly destroyed by the barrages of God Class spells but it was fine. It would have been destroyed by the price of my spell anyway.Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. After the ashes of my body disappeared, the echoes of my oath rang around the hollow, desolate morgue of the foolish race of humanity. Only the mythological races stood above such an ugly world, curious over the rat''s final squeak. No matter. They had completed their objective and it was time to return to their respective realms and rest. Space and reality bended as titanic portals opened all around the lost world as the destroyers of humanity returned to their realm. Shortly after the last portal closed, the world fell into a deep slumber. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// Tokyo, Japan Inside a mediocre house, the Patriach of the BrightBurn family paced around the room anxiously like a kid waiting for his test results. He was standing outside the room, clasping his hands and praying to the many gods out there for his child to be delivered safely. Almost as soon as he finished his prayer, he heard a cry from inside his room and what followed after was a tired, age-stricken maid. Their eyes locked, the anxiety of the father was well understood by the maid. A fatigued but happy smile was presented by the maid, destroying any doubts that the father had. He rushed into the room with a smile that could swallow the sun and arms that stretched on for miles. He was about to scream in excitement before he saw the stern glare his wife had given him. Their eyes met in a long, loving gaze but their infatuation was disturbed by a burp from the bundle of joy laying beside the wife''s head. Instantly, the father''s legs felt like jelly as they carried him to his own child. His arms moved with serenity as they carried and held the silent newborn. The previous silent newborn almost instantly seemed to come to life as it flailed it''s tiny hands around, eager to hit the father. A chuckle escaped the father''s mouth as he said, "Your name will be Aurora. Aurora Brightburn. Fierce like the gales and strong like a lion. Be brave, my daughter. ", at his words the baby went silent for a few seconds before she started to wail and became more active, waving her arms around as if trying to touch her hair, yet failing to do so. The parents just stood still, amused at their fierce little daughter but also felt one thing. It was almost instinctual. They knew that their daughter, Aurora Brightburn would be someone great one day. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// Chapter 1:The Birth Of A Legend Chapter 1:The Birth Of A Legend September 13, 2005, Tokyo, Japan The previous world champion laid still in her bed, lost in her own thoughts over the blunder she had made. It was a tiny mistake, a miniscule hole in her plan. She forgot the fact that her broken body wouldn''t be enough to pull off a perfect [Samsara Rebirth], therefore her current complications as a female infant. Of course, she was not belittling the female gender for she had seen many strong female warriors in her past. Heck! She had even lost to one. ''Ugh, I''m getting sentimental here.'', she pushed her muddled thoughts away and attempted to refocus. Even with the minor setback, she knew she had to complete her objective: To annihilate the mythos race. The familiar horned devil tried to wrap it''s scarlet red hands around Aurora but she quickly calmed herself down. Getting angry over something that had already happened wasn''t healthy after all. Instead, she would use that anger as motivation to get stronger. ''There were plenty of spells and cultivation skills I hadn''t mastered in my past life. Maybe I could use them now.'' her small chubby hand grabbed her even tinier chin. As her previous status as world champion, she had gone to other worlds, passed innumerable hellish trials, and therefore, gained lots of skills. However, she could not use them as she had decided to be a pure magician out of pride and since most of them weren''t compatible with her at all. Oh how ironic that her pride that started her long journey caused her death as well. But, now she had made herself a chance. A chance to redo everything and she would definently made use of it. Her mind went through the countless, and countless physical and magic spells, cultivation techniques, and battle spells yet eventually, she ended up frustrated. Now, don''t get her wrong. All of them were strong as most of them were all Rank 8s and 9s. But, those were barely enough to hurt the God-Class mythos. No, she needed something stronger and she needed it now. She looked out her crib and towards the glass wall. She smiled at how peaceful the world was currently, then frowned at how 10 years later, the peaceful facade would all fall apart. ''January 1st, 2020. The arrival of the mythos. The day that the world tasted true chaos and started entering the age of extinction. '' Aurora''s frown got deeper. She vividly remember the day their peaceful world was ripped open like a box of treasures by the plunderers. ''I need to get stronger quick. To protect myself, my loved ones. And, also. . .her. Now that I''ve gone back in time, I can''t let that happen again.'' Aurora quickly pushed down the torrent of sadness and desire welling up in her heart. She would get to her soon enough and they would fall in love again despite her current. . .complications. Her tiny arms touched her heart and sighed. This time, in this rebirth, she would have an even greater magic power and a stronger body. One that surpasses the laws of the universe itself! As soon as the pale infant thought that, a link seemed to have connected to her brain as a calm black aura hugged her tiny body. She was in enlightenment and soon after, cursed at how she glimpsed over such a treasure. [Samsara Body]. An Ex-ranked cultivation technique that, if mastered, would grant the practitioner a body so heaven-defying, it could break the primordial laws of the universe itself and ascend him/her to the beyond. Previously, she had found this in a collapsing, ancient realm but didn''t make much of it as it was completely blank. But now, only after recently gaining enlightenment could she see the contents and the quality of this cultivation technique. She read the contents in her mind and delighted in the simplicity yet profound descriptions. [Samsara Body]: There are 10 stages to this body cultivation. [Stage 1 to 3]: Tempers the flesh, bones and skin, making them gain a red hue and harder than diamond. [Stage 4 to 6]: Tempers the organs, making her senses extremely sharp and also grants her inhuman reflexes. [Stage 7]: Grants her the [Eye of Samsara] which allows her to se the past, present and future and communicate with intangible beings. [Stage 8]: Grants her a ¡°Nirvana Rebirth¡± where she needs to survive through a 9 elemental tribulation. If succeded, she will come out as strong as a Champion ranked "Gifted". [Stage 9]: ?? [Stage 10]: ?? After she finished, she released a long breath she didn''t realise she had been holding. Even though her comprehension was too low to see beyond stage 8, it was enough. This would be her base way and foundation to gain a strong body and help her physical side of abilities. She already had enough spells and magic theories for the arcane side of her abilities as should be for someone who had the exalted title of Grand Magus. ''Finally. Just you wait, abhorrent mythos. You shall meet your demise soon.''Aurora''s pouty killer lips etched upwards as she revelled in the fact that she finally saw a chance of wiping out the entire race of mythos. Soon, very soon she would succeed in her vengence. But until then, she needed to rest. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// March 6, 2011 Tokyo, Japan Aurora breathed out a sigh of relief as she laid bare in her own sweat, famished after the intense workout she had just finished. After she did her stretches, she went into meditation, relaxing her sore muscles so as to prevent any possible future cramps. It would be her greatest humilation if the cause pf her death was a cramp. Breathing out gently, she thought over what she had done the past 6 years. After acquiring the [Samsara Body], she had spent the last six years tempering her body and had finally reached the first stage of the cultivation technique. As soon as she entered the stage, her body was literally on fire due to the sudden influx of energy she was exposed to. She fell comatose for 1 week. It was fortunate her parents went on a business trip and weren''t present to see the spectacle. If they had been there, only god knows how much I''d had been questioned. She wanted to stay as low profile as possible since that was the safest way to gain power quickly. Also, It was her motto after all. Less attention equalled More Power. ''But then again, I''d probably have to tell them soon anyway. I think they''d like the fact their daughter is a strong Gifted with limitless potential. Or maybe, they''d see me as a freak.'' The Ex-Grand Magus loved a very limited amount of people in her life. Her current and past parents being one of them and she could not afford to screw the current loving relationship with her parents. Aurora went back to the past. After she had recovered from the aftereffects of her cultivation skill, she immediately felt the effects. Her broken door could testify her statement. She listed down the most obvious changes. Explosive strength, Supernatural endurance, crystalline beauty, strong regenerative factor. Be it unofficial or not, she had entered the ranks of a Gifted. But then the side effects started to be visible. One day when she went jogging around a park, a kid who was presumbly the same age as her went up to her to give her flowers, entranced by Aurora''s beauty. But, the most shocking thing was the fact that he had called her an "Onee-san". The statement shocked her so much she had a 10 minute long ''out of world'' expierence in the middle of the park. The first thing she did after she returned back to earth was to rush back home and took a deep look at herself in the mirror. It was true. The effects of her cultivation skill was great and all but it had a very big disadvantage. She looked way older than her current age then. She looked like a 9 year old when she was but a young-er 6 year old! The troubles and harrassment from perverted old geezers was an annoyance she had learned to live with. ''I still can''t believe my parents bought my explanation then.'' Coming back to current time, Aurora gently sucked in a breath of mana, allowing her cultivation technique to proceed with it''s temperings. She could feel her bone marrows being cleansed, blood being purified and her flesh remolding into steel. ''I really struck gold with this one. But I don''t have enough time left. I need to go onto the next step of my plan.'' The young babygirl opened her eyes, revealing two cerulean orbs of emerald. She slowly stood up and walked in front of her mirror and revelled in the toned, naked budding form before her, courtesy of the [Samsara Body]. Her voluminous crimson curls were tied into an elegent ponytail which brushed against her moderate bust. "Ugh, I really need to shower. I stink.", She sniffed her shoulder and cringed at the foul smell.Trying to find her towel, she opened the curtains, allowing her reddish milky tight body to shower in the sunlight. Then, she walked like the ground was one huge cloud as she advanced into the warm comforts of her shower. A light sheen of dewy automated rain dripped down the beautiful young girl''s deceptive warm body and reached it''s destination on the cold, tiled floors. The young Brightburn went into deep thoughts, pondering over her next course of actions. ''I''ve already established a solid foundation and I''m close to breaking into the second stage. I can feel it.She leaned her head against the wall. ''Hmm. Maybe it''s time to practice my magic skills.'' She gasped over the warm caress of adam''s ale. She purposely avoided training on her magic side so as to not cause a backlash from practicing in two contrasting energies. She had seen greedy people do it in the past, only to die or suffer from severe injuries from the backlash. Besides there is no hurry for tempering her magic abilties. She was Adam Cromswell, the Ex-Grand Magus after all. She commanded magic, not wield them. Magic was her strongest suit and she had worn it like a damn prize. However, on the physical side of things, she was almost clueless which was why she panicked on choosing the perfect body cultivation technique. The young redhead''s fair delicate hands rolled off the shower handle, turning it off. She dried herself with a towel and blew her hair with her hairdryer. Finally decent, she jumped and spreadeagled on her bedsheet, her hands flirting with her hair like they were long seperated lovers. Meanwhile, her mind tried to think of the fastest way to increase her mana pool and in turn, the ouput of her magic skills. She sighed. "There''s no use thinking too hard about this." Aurora grumbled, before sitting upright suddenly. "Wait a minute. Oh, How could I forget?!" Her face was flushed from shame. "I haven''t even checked my magical affinities yet! To think I''d forget the most important and basic thing in magic. Sweet Gaia, I guess my mind is getting old." However, this was no surprise. She was had lived out a millenia old life previously and all that memories seemed to have collided with her current memories, resulting in her mind slippin from time to time. Getting back to urgent matters at hand, Aurora Brightburn sat in a lotus posture and closed her eyes. The scenery changed. It was no longer filled with the colours she was so accustomed to seeing and instead, everything was black, utterly void of anything else. There was no colour, no nothing. Just cold, empty space that stretched on for miles. This abnormal situtation caused the young crimson-haired maiden to enter a state of confusion which forced her to out of her inner realm and into reality. Aurora heaved and wheeezed heavily with beads of sweat rolling down her templates and falling from her chin. "This can''t be! I should have at least 1 magical attribute! Even if the backlash of the [Samsara Cycle] was great, surely it couldn''t have affected me to this point!" Her mind raced through the many possibilities and filtered every one of them until a conclusion was made. "No. . .wait. Perhaps my cultivation technique is intefering with my senses? Or maybe, these are attributes I''m not familiar with. Perhaps, my current status is too weak to even sense them. Either way, there''s only one way to find out." The Ex-Grand Magus''s brows furrowed as she entered inside her inner realm again. The familiar empty coldness of the void hit her senses again but this time, she did not panic. It would be the epitome of stupidity to do the same thing and expect different results after all. She fortified her senses and sent out a telepathic wave much like an echo towards the empty void and simply waited. 1 minute. . . 5 mintues. . . 30 minutes. . . Even after an hour passed by, Aurora still patiently waited for any reaction. After 2 hours passed by, she sensed a familiar energy source, nay, sources within her inner realm. It was game. She immediately sent out an ethereal hook, comprised of all her willpower as she pulled her prey. Yet it was proving to be a difficulty. A very huge difficulty. The prey was by no means slippery, just extremely heavy. Frustration soon built up in Aurora''s chest. ''I am an Ex-World Champion and Grand Magus. I have been subjected to far worse eldritch horrors and pains. I will not, by the mercy of all that is real, lose to my own magic!'' She fiercely yelled out in her mind and pulled the chain with all her mental might. Soon enough, she was able to see a giant orb of a multitude of colours in the horizon which only motivated her to pull harder. The distance got shorter and shorter yet her strength remained consistent, never underestimating her own soon-to-be magic. Soon enough the giant orb was before Aurora. Giant would be an understatement. It was titanic. But Aurora had no fear. "Serve your Lord! Assimilate!," The titanic rainbow coloured orb of magic dwarfed Aurora for a brief second before quickly getting devoured by the young maiden''s depraved hunger. It resisted her assimilation for a while but the Ex-Grand Magus was far too hungry. Burp! An inelegent sound escaped the young maiden''s lips as she stroke her belly with satisfaction. Auroroa floated amidst the void black realm with contempt and was ready to sleep for a while. But, fate was not so kind. "Ugh! My belly-", Aurora clenched her stomach, her face contorting into a snarl. Her ephemeral skin flashed the multitutude of colours, expanded & contracted and looked as if she was going to burst. It felt as though someone was gouging out her insides slowly so as to extend the torture.A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. ''Shit!'' She could only swore in her mind as the intense pain forced her to relinquish any other thoughts.She gritted her teeth, trying her best to endure the mental pain. ''I. . .can''t die like. . .this! I still have too many things left I need to do!'' "My name is Aurora Brightburn. Ugh. I am. . .the saviour of Humanity and it''s Judge. As long as there is life in my breast, I will not. . .die!", Aurora declared out loud into the empty void. From Aurora, an explosion of a mutitude of colours immediately burst into life, repainting the dull void with joy, colour and sound. The scenery changed from nothingness to a massive field of gold. Flowers of colour danced around a young maiden with the mischievious wind as the golden sun shone on them, giving them the spotlight they deserved while the clouds lazily drifted high and slow, relishing in the aura of youthfulness of the kids. It was a wholesome scene even God would appreciate. "Mm?", the young beautiful maiden with hair that dripped blood stirred into life as the joyful scenery hushed. She slowly tried to stand up, her mind still dizzy from what could be the equivalent of an unheavenly alcohol. After a few moments of steadying herself, she looked around her. Her expression went from confusion to shock to utter joy until finally, the excitement caused her to dance around the garden of God. The young maiden calmed down soon enough and put on an expression of focus. She closed her eyes and reached out her dainty hands. "Come out, my beautiful children.", a breathful whisper escaped her crimson lips. Responding to the call of their mother, orbs of 7 different colours came into existence and snuggled against Aurora. The pressure and light they gave off was enough to cause Aurora to open her eyes. She saw her children for the first time and screamed in excitement. They were of the colour; red, blue, brown, grey, yellow, white and black. Fire: The element that bestowe the ability of pyrokinesis and most known for it''s destructiveness. Water: The element that bestowe the ability of hydrokinesis and most known for it''s adaptiveness. Earth: The element that bestowe the ability of Cholorokinesis and most known for it''s durability. Grants the ability to listen to Gaia''s words. Air: The element that bestowe the ability of Aerokinesis and therefore, flight. It is also most known for it''s deadliness. Lightning: The element that bestowe the ability of Fulgurkinesis and most known for it''s savageness. Light: The element that bestowe the ability of Ictiokinesis and most known for it''s speed & it''s fundamental consistency in the makeup of reality. Darkness: The element that bestowe the ability of Erebokinesis and most known for it''s very diverse applications. It is also a fundamental consistency in the makeup of reality. The reason behind her excitement was because she had obtained the freaking primary and most fundamental elements of the universe. The elements that started the big bang and therefore, everything along with it. In her past life, she had rose to the level of Grand Magus with but 4 elements: Fire, Earth, Darkness, Light yet now, she had seven. She thought back to the excruciating pain required to receive these 7 elements. "It was definently worth it. No pain, No gain after all.", she grinned, already thinking on the various elemental skills and abilities she would create. She flew up and looked at the little puddle of crystalline water situated in the center of her golden mind realm. "But first, I definently need to increase my mana pool." She did not panic however. This was her domain after all. She flew higher in the sky until she reached the clouds. She drifted lazily with them while sorting out the countless ways of increasing mana. It took a while until a smile finally appeared on Aurora''s stiff face. "I need to first secure or create a private location. The second step would be to set up a mana gathering array using my earth and wind elements. The third step would be to carry out the my ingenious plan, aka, mana pool expansion. Umu. Sounds like a plan." The crimson maiden nodded to herself, satisfied with the proceedings. She looked around herself, finally realising how beautiful her world of surrender was. It could literally be mistaken as a field of gold and the particular colour made her long for the love of her life. She looked melachonic and sighed. "Well. It''s time to leave.", With but a thought she vanished into thin air, any trace of her erased from existence. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// December 31st, 2010 ???, ??? Inside a large room decorated to the brim with luxurious magical antiques and toys, laid a dazed young maiden. The girl had long golden locks that flowed along the room, almost as if she was a replica of rapunzel. She was surrounded by gold, silver and countless priceless objects yet that was all it was to her. Objects. Inanimate materials. Since young, she had been kept in this hollow castle with but her maids and mother. As the only daughter of the duchess, she had been expected to be nothing short of perfect. She had been forced to put up with lessons so mind-taxing she wondered the sanity of her mind. For Gaia''s sake, she was only 6 years old! However, this pressure since young had been a tradition for her family lineage. A ritual. A burden she was forced to carry in exchange for wealth and status. A trade she would give up with a big smile but couldn''t. A frosty sigh sparked into life from the youngling''s parted lips. She looked off into the frozen hilly distance from the big glass wall, wondering when the prince of her dreams would come save her. ''No. It is foolish to have those thoughts. I should get back to work. Mum needs them in haste.'' Goldilocks sat back down on her desk chair, comically indulging herself in the tower of papers she needed to finish. She worked away without a care for time or her health. All was for the sake of the innocent common people. Such was the life of a royalty. Such was the burden of a royalty. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// Tokyo, Japan Brightburn Household The Brightburn family was quietly but happily munching on the large roasted pork that Mizuki Hanayome Brightburn, the mother of the family cooked for this special occasion. "Wifey, You really outdid yourself with this feast! As expected of my darling wife!" The patriach of the family, Alexander Brightburn, said as he gobbled down the special meat with gutso. Mizuki smiled wearily. "Eat slowly, you big oaf. Leave some for your daughter too." Alexander stopped devouring the food, glancing towards his daughter. Aurora just smiled and said, "At the very least, leave the chicken for me, dad." . The signal for Alex to keep eating was sent as he took the approval with much glee. ''I''ll give him 5 minutes, 10 tops to devour the entire pork.'' The mischievious daughter stifled her laughter when she saw her father choke on some ribs. "Anyways, We''re so sorry we didn''t have enough time for you, my little flame. You know how work is nowadays. ." Her mother cooed, using the nickname her mother always stored for apologies. Focusing her attention on her mom, the little flame flailed her dainty palms around. "It''s fine. I understand that both of you are working hard to keep this household steady." Her mother''s expression brightened. "Un! As expected, our daughter is so smart! Right, dear?" "Of course, honey!", Her father nodded, ketchup stains stuck all over his beard. ''Woah. 4 minutes. New record.''Aurora''s eyes perked up in minor shock. The mood tensed. "But anyways, there''s something we both have to tell you.", Alexander said steely, the ketchup stains already wiped off by his wife. "You already know that your mother and I are Gifteds, right?" Aurora nodded. They had already told her this piece of information 2 months ago on the night of her father''s birthday. Mizuki joined in. "Well, your father and I have discussed about this and we''ve decided to give you a more elaborate description of the Gifted world or otherwise known as Gaia''s Dream." Aurora''s eyebrows quirked. "You see. Earth, or Gaia as we currently dubbed it nowadays went under a great mutation at January 1st, 2000. It is also more commonly known as ''The Great Evolution''. It threw the world into chaos¡äas ¡°mana¡± and therefore, magic and supernatural powers were introduced." Mizuki took a breather, signalling her husband to continue. Her father complied and stood up. "Soon after, portals to other realms started appearing in earth. The human race, driven by curiousity, explored them and therefore, the existence of ¡°Gifteds¡± was established." He paced around the kitchen. "To maintain order in the chaotic world, a world alliance was founded by the 7 strongest ¡°Gifteds¡±, each representing their own continents. The Alliance was then named, ''The Confederation of World Peace.'' The world regained order and stability." " And ever since then, Gifteds have integrated with the general society and lived in peace." Mizuki gave her husband a cough. " Well, most of them do anyways. But don''t think they''re normal just because of that. Most of them are the most successful people in the world as the treasures and magic materials they looted are sold for a high price." The patriach of the Brightburn family sat back down on his chair, and leaned his head down on closed fists. He dug his head deeper into his fist and looked straight at Aurora, his only daughter. " So, that brings us to our next topic. We want to see if you are a Gifted. Mizuki." The matriach took something from her pocket and presented it to her husband. He took it and held it in one hand. ''His hands are shaking?''The emerald eyed maiden noticed before placing her attention on the object on her father''s open palm. "A. . .marble?" The crystal, antique looking marble in Alex''s hands gleamed with pride. Her father corrected her, " A detection marble. Just as the name states, it will detect a Gifted''s potential once he/she place their hand on it. It will then show a numerical value from 1 to 100, with 1 being the lowest value and 100 being the highest." He put it back on the kitchen table and stood up. "Come here, Aurora. Before we do that, we have to give you a proper rebirth.", Mizuki Hanayome Brightburn beckoned her daughter over with a strict face. Her beautiful daughter obeyed, feeling like her legs were attached to a mountain as she took every step closer to the marble that would finalize her fate. Now make no mistake, Aurora was a very mentally old and wise being but as she lived out her current new life, she felt like a young girl every now and then. She knew that the moment she touched the marble, she could no longer back out for fate would always find a way to make her face her destiny. The distance between her and her father was but a mere 10 metres but it felt like 10 kilometres. With each step she took, she saw a scene of her past. It felt like a theme park ride though her memory lane. But, eventually it reached it''s end at the scene of her death. Adam Cromswell, no, Aurora Brightburn felt familiar with the disgusting, bileful forbidden emotions again. Oh how could she had forgotten the loathing, anger and hatred she felt towards herself and the. . .mythos? Oh how could she had forgotten the promises she made to herself? She had sworn to kill the very gods themselves. She had sworn to save the love of her life. She had sworn to finish the old, old war the universe had forced her race into and finally just. . .retire. ''Today is the day I start my journey. Today is the day I am truly born. The day a legend is born. The day a saviour is born.''Aurora finally felt one with herself as she took the last step to start her legend. She looked up at her father''s standing figure, a fiery glint of determination burning in her eyes. Alex no longer required anymore words of confirmation from her daughter. The intense, stubborn look his daughter was giving him was enough. "I see. Then, say the words of wisdom with me." "I announce. I am one who will lead a life of victory and blood." "I announce. I am one who will lead a life of victory and blood." A lapis gale of mana blew across the room as ancient symbols started to etch itself in the thin sheet of reality. "And with the words of wisdom and authority that is mine by right," "And with the words of wisdom and authority that is mine by right," The gale turned into a violent storm that blew every furniture apart as the ticking of time was heard from all directions. A pressure so immense was forced onto Aurora that made her knees buckle. But, she withstood it and continued to recite the words. "I shall rid the worlds of it''s evil and claim the throne of good!" "I shall rid the worlds of it''s evil and claim the throne of good!" Tzzz The symbols in the room hummed with approval as they removed themself from the air and shredded the entirety of Aurora''s left arm, carving themselves into it. "Ugh.", She groaned in pain, a river of blood dripping from her arm and eventually forming into the words, "Gifted". The bloody scene eventually ended without leaving any trace of it ever happening except the blessed mark on Aurora''s left arm. She flexed her left arm, amused in the way her old friend was saying hello on her arm. Alex coughed. "How do you feel, Aura?" Aurora took her time answering, enveloping herself in the warm blanket of power coursing through her veins. She felt stronger. "I feel. . .good, dad. I can also hear something. A soft beautiful melody playing in my ears." Mizuki answered with a proud smile. "Good. That means your affinity with nature is strong enough to hear Gaia''s heartbeat. At the very least, we now know you have 1 strong affinity." Her daughter nodded. "Is that so?" Of course, Aurora already knew the answer but as she mentioned it before. Less attention equals more power. "Or maybe more. Of course, there''s only one way to find out." Alex gestured to the crystal marble lying patiently on the kitchen table. With no hesitation, Aurora took her first clumsy steps as a Gifted and a newborn of Gaia. Unlike the slow, heavy, undetermined steps she took before, she realised the distance between her and the marble was quite short. In a blink of an eye, she faced her fate and grabbed the crystal marble. The pairs of eyes in the room feared to blink, wanting to witness an extraordinary shine coming from the marble or a brilliance dwarfing the sun to fill the room. Expectations and therefore, pressure was extremely high. Yet. The crystal marble broke. "..." "..." The response was overwhelming. The room''s atmosphere turned from silent joy to just, utter silence. ". . .Eh?" Aurora was the first one to pop the bubble of silence. She looked at her parents. The cofusion was evident on their face. She could also see happiness? Something was wrong. Both with her parent''s reaction and the crystal marble. "Ah! Don''t be dissapointed honey! There''s other occupations like doctors, scientists or a normal person!" Her mother quickly added. Alex also joined in with a big smile on his face. "Y-yeah! Being a Gifted is filled with terrible dangers after all-" "Dear!" Mizuki shushed. Alex had a look of apology on his face. "Sorry!" "Mom. Dad." Their daughter looked at them with a blank stare. "Do you not want me to be a glorious Gifted?" Both of them looked at each other and sighed. "Look, it''s not that we don''t want you to be a Gifted. it''s just that you have to understand, honey. There''s a lot of dangers that are included in the occupation of a Gifted. . .",Mizuki said. Alex looked down at the large, sewn gash on his chest and grimaced. "And sometimes, those dangerscould end your life in the blink of an eye. We wouldn''t know what to do if that were to happen to you, my little flame." The Ex-Magus calmly looked at her crestfallen parents. ''They must have been worrying over me for a long time. I can''t believe I never noticed.''She cursed inwardly. ''But even then, I cannot change the path that has already been laid down for me. There''s too many lives at stake for me to simply quit.'' She walked over to her parents and pulled them down to carefully embrace them in her moderate bosom. "I understand. But Dad, wasn''t it you who told me to become a strong warrior so that we can chase the sunset together?" Her father''s weary mind flashed back to the time his daughter was 3 years old and gave her that promise on the summit of a mountain. Tears started to well up in his eyes. Aurora continued. "And Mom, wasn''t it you who wanted me to live without a care in the world? I''m still holding onto the promise to catch you some beautiful butterflies and build a Garden of flowers." Her mother remembered when her little flame was but a mere babygirl, still suckling on her. She remembered how feeble and vulnerable her babygirl was. Even when her eyes were clouded with tears, she could see the respectable young adult her baby had grown into. And, she could not be more proud. "I love you both too much to die this early in life. That''s why, the most I can ask of you both is to put your faith in me." , Their matured daughter promised with a gentle smile. Both her parents immediately broke down, their tears carrying a parent''s pride. They snuggled in their daughter''s comforting bosom for a while, afraid that their daughter would leave them. . .and this earth. No, they could not think that. Their daughter promised them and they would be the worst parents in the world if they didn''t let her go. After a while, they released themself from their daughter and were ready to face their greatest fear. The proud look on both of her parent''s face was more than enough to also make Aurora feel proud that she had such great parents. "Besides, you don''t need to worry. I am more than capable enough to brave through Gaia''s dream. I am Aurora Brightburn after all. A mere crystal wouldn''t be enough to predict my potential.", Aurora said with a devious smile. "What do you me-?" The question was stuck in Mizuki''s throat. The scenery and pressure before them was so shocking that both of them imagined they had cried so much, they went stupid. Or perhaps, a Gifted casted an illusion on the both of them. Regardless. with the shock, pride and glee soon followed. The dark lighting had turned bright from the mere radiance of the 7 orbs of power floating above their daughter''s head. Mischievious Crackles of pure energy surged through each of them, sometimes tasting the small little things in the room. The room felt like it was on a constant buzz due to the pulsing heartbeat of the 7 orbs. The excitement of Aurora''s children soon died down as they nuzzled against their mother. "You-You''re a 7 elemental?!", Alex screamed in utter shock. "Wind, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Lightning. . .The elements that make up nature itself. No wonder you had such high affinity with Gaia. And, to think you even got light and darkness. The two elements that laid the foundation of reality. This is quite. . .shocking." Mizuki rubbed her eyes, not believing her eyes. The look of shock on her parents caused an unknown feeling inside her to well up to the surface. Pride. ''Maybe I can show off a little more..'' She sent a telepathic message to her faithful children who gathered up in response. Crackles of golden lightning arced as profound void enveloped the merging orbs. Shatter! The pressure of the resulting colourless, steamy orb of power was enough to break the thin sheet of reality and shatter it like glass fragments. The limitless gravitational pull of empty space ensued. Yet, the ghost-like orb of pure, unadultered power hovered still above it''s mother like a protective wolf, daring anything in creation to be hostile. Alex and Mizuki, on the other hand, didn''t have the luxury to stay shocked at their daughter as they were busy maintaining their Aegis from the vortex of space. Any thoughts or reactions were ignored in favour of survival. "Come back to me, Little Chaos." The void in space reformed itself, returning reality to it''s fake state as the truthful orb went back home. Alex and Mizuki immediately fell to their knees panting, any doubt they had over their daughter erased from their mind. Their daughter just sighed, seeing a long future of explanation she owed to her parents. Such was the life of the BrightBurn Family. Such was the life of Aurora Brightburn. \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// Author: Ahem Ahem. Greetings to every one of my faithful readers. This will be the start of the many monthly interview sessions featuring a character from the novel, "Towards the Beyond''! This is to mainly to satisfy any lingering want and cure your confusions. Author: Anyways, let''s start off the monthly session featuring the beautiful, mighty Ex-Grand Magus herself, Aurora Brightburn! Aurora: Thank you for inviting me onto the interview, Author-san. It''s a pleasure to be here. Author: Delightful. Now then, let''s get on with our thoughts. What did you first think of when you returned back to the past? Aurora: Well, to be honest. I was scared at first. Author: Scared? You? Aurora: *smiles* Yes, of course. Even the mightiest heroes have fears. Mine was screwing everything up even after I got the chance to redo everything. But. . .it all worked out in the end, didn''t it? Haha, I think you might have even went a little overboard with giving me the elements of nature. Won''t the readers complain? Editor: Yes, maybe. But if you think you''re OP with just that, then you have a long way in front of you, Aura-chan. Author: Ohh, no spoilers now Panda. But, he is correct. In a world where the impossible becomes possible, you have to train a lot harder than you do correctly. You could die after all. Aurora: I see. I understand. Just don''t make my life too overbearing, Author-san. Author: No promises~ Editor: Just don''t bite off more than you can chew and you''ll be alright. I know you''re in a hurry but all of your gained powers will be for naught if you just die in the end, right? Aurora: Yes, editor-san. I will kill everyone that stands in my path. Author: Okay! That will end the interview section of this novel. I hope you guys enjoy the novel and if you do, don''t forget to give it a lot of love and kindness. See yah~ \\\~~~~~~~~~~~/// Chapter 2: Brimstones and Perpetual Fire May 2nd, 2014 Tokyo, Japan Amidst the dead night of Tokyo when the calls of Gaia was silent, a young maiden ran. The fair maiden''s crimson hair that was tied into a ponytail bopped with vigour, reflecting the enthusiasm of it¡¯s human. Her blood-coloured eyebrows furrowed in concetration as her look was of determination. Dodging an incoming car with ungodly speed, her emerald orbs glistened with fiery willpower as her body glowed eternal white, leaving behind a trail of afterimages. The dark streets of Tokyo seemed to illuminate due to the maiden warrior''s exceptional presence. Soon as she reached her destination, her feet met friction as her aura died down. What followed her was a strong gale that blew everything away due to the speed she was running at. ¡°Hm. Still as beautiful as ever.¡± She smiled as she looked upon her destination and calmly walked into it, relishing in the immediate cold caress of the night air. The lavish carpet of dew-licked grass crunched under her feet. The chill of the night still followed her body like a love-stricken teenager but she paid it no mind. As the crunch of grass was replaced by the groan of dirt and gravel, she stopped. The Great Tree of Japan that was said to realise dreams and revoke lost feelings stood tall and mighty before the crimson haired maiden. Marvelling at the Great Tree, a series of brutal memories suddenly came clawing at her mind as her heart was filled with longing and reminiscence. ¡°Isabella. . .¡±, She clenched her heart, longing for her past wife and soulmate. She remembered how they used to practice and constantly flirt with each other. She remembered how her wife always used to nag at her for being too focused on her work. She remembered how they used to talk about finally ending the great war and having a. . .family. A pang in her heart made her clench her chest further. Despite the beautiful memories, looking upon the Great Tree, she still felt like there was a hole in her memories. In an attempt to settle the grumbling of her mind, the maiden walked forward. The roots of the Great Tree trembled. Her body, holding a close relationship with Gaia, also trembled. As the moon took it''s seat in the highest throne of night, the Great Tree went under a metamorphosis. It had finally shed it''s green mask and took on it''s true beautiful form. The chosen hue of heaven painted the leaves, blessing the Tree to bask in an eternal glow. It sashayed excitedly at having to finally reveal it¡¯s true inner beauty at the world. It called for it¡¯s slumbering beautiful little children. Almost immediately, small orbs of light groggily woke from below and danced in joy around their old mother. The hole in her memories was instantly filled. Oh, how could she have forgot? This was the place they had their first meeting. Smiling like a complete idiot, she let the impatient herd of memories loose and saw a series of images. She could still see the silky, golden hair of her soulmate that bathed in the familiar golden color of the glowing Great Tree. She could still feel the blazing look of duty and power in her past lover''s aureate eyes. She could still smell the enticing cinnamon aroma waving around the mana-blessed air. "Isabella. . ." a breathless whisper escaped the maiden''s lips as the look of longing was replaced with a look of resolution. "I promise I will make you mine again. I promise I will free you of your burden. I, Aurora BrightBurn, promise on the sacred name of Gaia that I will find you again!" Lightning rumbled three times among the clouds as the earth trembled with glee. An oath bearing the name and dignity of Gaia had been made. Aurora sighed. "Until then wait for me, my lovely wife." She sat down and leaned her head against the Great Tree, content to sleep like this for the rest of the night. Her parents weren''t home so it would just be her alone in her house anyway. But fate was not so kind. ''[A Dimension Gap?!]'' The frazzled girl immediately opened her eyes. What she saw was a hole in reality, a wormhole, a dimension gap. She looked inside. A never ending swirl of colors and energy that belonged to the world or realm which was situated beyond the portal. Aurora calmed her heart. This was it. The day she had been waiting for and the day she would come home with a mythos''s head. Ignoring her excitement, she calmly weighed the advantages and disadvantages. On one hand, she felt she was ready to take on [Gaia''s Dream]. She had long since entered the third stage of [Samsara Body] and created a handful of magic and physical skills. One such example was her [Overspeed] where she incorporated the elements of pure Light, Lightning, Air and Fire on her own body to reach the epitome of speed. Of course, she had not yet reached such levels of speed as the most she could reah at was only around Mach 2. Aurora still felt indignant at the amount of time she had spent to reach the perfect blend between the conspiring elements and even more to wield it perfectly. Shaking her head out of the wallowing grasp of anger, she focused on the matter at hand. On the other hand, the realm beyond the portal could be too much for her to handle. The monsters could potentially be around S rank, based on the wave of raw mana she felt from the [Dimension Gap]. The warrior maiden placed a hand on her chin and pondered. ''But then again, Japan''s Gifted HQ should probably have already noticed the mana wave this [Dimension Gap] gave off. A group of Gifteds should be approaching as I speak. So it should be fine for me to explore a little.'' ¡®Un. Guess I¡¯m going in.¡¯ Aurora closed her eyes and circulated pure mana throughout her body, reveling in the warm embrace. "[OverSpeed]!" A ghostly aura of blinding power roared around Aurora''s body as her cells furiously absorbed the multitude of elements into itself. The world seemed to have slowed down for the crimson haired girl, all 5 senses heightened to the pinnacle of focus. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared into the [Dimension Gap].
???, ??? The smell of embers and dried air entered Aurora''s sensitive nose. What she saw next was a wall of red paint. She looked around more carefully. Red. Fire. Lava. Brimstones. Death. Pillars of fire erupted from the lava-embraced ground like furious dragons as they kissed the smoke-covered sky. She looked to the sides. Lovecraftian Towers that seemed to be made out of the blackest of soulstones and a river of literal corpses grimly wallowed in pain. She looked up, sensing multiple energy signatures. It was a disgusting sight. Demons and devils that looked like they had been made out of excrement with even uglier wings dominated the sky, killing and eating away at everything that moves; even their own brethren. Tearing her sight from the nature-failed products, she felt the ground shake continuously with terror. Aurora peeked down. Behemothic unsightly demons that were the size of buildings roamed the icky land, pouncing at anything that had life and devouring it. They roared and shrieked with savagery. Yet. Aurora did not feel an ounce of terror at these. .¡¯creatures¡¯. Her body involuntarily shuddered as she gagged at the sight of these demons. As an Ex-Grand Magus and World Champion, if she lost her wits towards such repulsive and low-levelled mythos she would never have even been granted the title. However, there was something different about the looming wall that spanned endlessly throughout her heightened vision. Aurora could feel that, for some reason, she had been in this realm before. She cursed at the faint-memory side effect of the [Samsara Cycle] technique. Nevertheless, Aurora knew the only way to find out more about this disgusting, filthy, realm was to explore. Besides, Gaia was firmly supporting her decision too if the chiming wind was anything to go by. And that was what she was gonna do. But of course, not before cleaning the piles of trash littering her view. She closed her eyes. "[Imperial Guard]" Fluid ephemeral swords that had been embedded with the elements of Light, Darkness and Water hovered around Aurora protectively, ready to kill anything that dared defy her royal decree. "[Frenzy]" The swords tripled in size, number and potency. "[Overspeed] [Elemental Protection]" Time slowed down for the rose-haired warrior as a raging aura of ivory clutched onto her skin. Aurora opened her eyes, revealing the bloodthirsty glint in her emerald orbs. She grinned. "Now then, shall we start the massacre?" Only dried dust and a powerful gale was left in Aurora''s spot.
Tokyo, Japan Outside the HQ of Japan, an otherworldly beautiful receptionist sighed. "I''m sorry but I''ll have to respectfully decline." She had, yet again, rejected another confession from one of her many pursuers. The bearded buff man looked crestfallen as he walked away in self-pity, throwing away the bundle of roses he had prepared for his ex-crush. Looking at the heartbroken man, the receptionist felt guilty for a moment before covering it up with her usual professional look. She walked back inside the HQ and stood up before her counter and sighed once more. "Oh my, why is our lady of Japan sighing? Perhaps, she didn''t get the usual 100 letters of confessions today?" A raven haired coworker teased, poking at the face of the gorgeous woman. "Don''t joke around, Mizuki. It''s the opposite in fact." The beautiful brunette replied with a tired look as she swatted away her friend¡¯s curious hand. Mizuki rubbed her hand before realizing what the brunette just said."Eh? You got more than 100 letters?! Wh-What is the secret behind your beauty, Chiba Ena?!" Mizuki fell to the ground for dramatic effect. Giggling at her theatrical friend, Chiba took out her pocket mirror and looked at herself. "I''m not that beautiful though.." If her fans heard what she said, they would immediately die of shock and frustration. The doll like girl had the face of an angel, cute and pristine whilst having the opposite for a body. An hourglass figure that was equipped with two knockers that jiggled with pride as she stood tall at a height of 5''9 with perfect child-bearing hips. She was, in all honesty, a divine beauty that had the ability to topple nations. Yet she felt hatred and disgust towards herself. ''If only I wasn¡¯t cursed with my body, father and mother wouldn''t be placed with such a burden.'' The divine beauty bit her lips hard. ''Maybe I should just submit myself to that man. . .'' Her eyes started getting cloudy with a distorted sense of duty. However before her train of thoughts could race any further, an irritatingly loud shriek returned her back to reality. "Kyaa! [Lion''s Pride] is here!" "Eh? Are you serious?" "Oh my god. Their equipments look like it costs millions! As expected of the number 3 guild in Japan!" Chiba cringed at the constant shrieks, wondering what the hell was going on as she couldn''t see anything from the crowd of people covering her view of the so called [Lion''s Pride]. She was about to ask Mizuki what this [Lion''s Pride] was but the expressional girl was nowhere to be seen. She looked around for her friend, her eyes darting around rapidly until she noticed the atmosphere was now silent. The beautiful brunette soon found out the reason. "Milady, may I have the honour of knowing your gorgeous name?" The blonde handsome man in front of her asked, his posture kneeling. Moving his attention away, she noticed everyone in the HQ staring at her with looks of envy and rage. Chiba sighed again. "Sir, if you would please state the reason you are here?¡± ¡°If you are here for a raid, please head onto the Seeker''s board over there." She smiled politely at the blonde man and the group of well-equipped [Gifteds] behind him as her hand gestured to the giant beeping board on the side. The Seeker''s Board was a high-tech board where all the most recent locations of Dimension Gaps were shown onscreen and could be easily be assessed by any [Gifteds] with but a touch. This was crafted by the collaboration of nature attuned [Gifteds] & specialized scientists and is currently available all over the world. The blonde man looked offended. "I see. Maybe we can get to know each other more over a cup of coffee, my beautiful lady." He slyly put his business card down on Chiba''s stand and walked away with his team. Chiba looked over it. It was a typical business card belonging to a certain Kaminari Hozuki, the supposed man who was the cause of all this commotion. She looked at the back of the card. It read, ''Property of the [Lion''s Pride] Guild''s Ace, Prince of Madness.'' ''How arrogant to call oneself a Prince. Well, not like I should be surprised anymore with the amount of crazy people going after my hand.'' The fair maiden cringed inwardly and put the card away in the special bin she kept for her ''supposed'' suitors. ''Now where the hell is Mizuki?'' "Oh my god. You must literally be the luckiest girl in the world right now." Speaking of the devil, her friend literally popped up right in her seat and acted like she had always been there. Chiba ignored her statement and asked her, "Where the hell have you been? You disappeared the moment that douchey guy entered the room! Who is he anyways?" Mizuki''s eyebrows twitched as she heard her friend''s description of her lifelong idol. "Who is he? WHO IS HE?! Please tell me you aren''t joking right now, Chi-chan." The raven haired girl wanted to smack her beautiful friend for being so frustrating but swallowed her anger. She took a deep breath. "Kaminari Hozuki-sama, the handsome idol you just wonderfully dubbed as ¡®douchey¡¯ happens to be the Ace [Gifted] of the Guild, [Lion''s Pride]; the third strongest guild in all of Japan. THIRD." Mizuki tucked a stray hair that had fallen due to her exasperation. "Furthermore, with a genius brain and an affinity to Divine Lightning, he started a business named Hozuki enterprise at the tender age of 16. He is more commonly known as the Child of Hope in Japan." Chiba cringed more from the idol explanation given by her love sick friend but unfortunately, Mizuki wasn''t finished. "He is also a very strong A rank Gifted and well known for being cold towards women. Yet, a guy like that practically give you his reputation on a silver platter and what did you do?" Chiba was ready to vocalize her words but was overspoken by Mizuki. "That''s right. You REJECTED him. Haa. .I love you Chiba. I really do but it''s times like these I worry for you. Are you ever gonna settle down? For Gaia¡¯s sake you''re already 20 and you''ve never even once dated!" The brunette looked down, both literally and metaphorically. ''I know that. I, of all people, know that. '' She looked up. "But, I can''t just give up my work. You know I have too much at stake to be pursuing some stupid romance like a teenage girl, Mizuki." Beads of tears started to form in the corner of her eyes. Mizuki''s heart ached at the sight. She hugged her. "I know. Shh shh, I''m sorry for reminding you about them. Everything''s going to be okay. Shh. . "Mizuki silently whispered words of comfort and gave every onlooker the stink eye, telling them to piss off. After a few moments of quiet sniffling, Chiba Ena tore away from the warm embrace of her childhood friend. "Thank you, Mi-chan. I''m really glad to have you as a friend.¡± Wiping off her tears she joked, ¡°Come on, the counter isn''t going to work itself you know?" "Imm." Mizuki smiled and hugged her friend one more time just to be sure before going on to her counter. And with that, The HQ of Japan returned to it''s normal chatty atmosphere as the focus on the brunette and blackette was relieved. Chiba felt a lot better after finally getting it off her chest. ¡®I should stop looking at the negative points of my life. Anything could happen in life after all. Maybe having a couple of friends to confide secrets in isn''t such a bad thing.'' She calmly watched the [Lion''s Guild] walk out the exit, wondering what type of high-ranked [Dimension Gap] they were heading into.
???, ??? "99. . .100" A flash of light and a soft voice was all the ugly demons heard before they fell into an eternal slumber as the savage slaughterer grinned. Granted, the blood-stained warrior knew these mobs were nothing in comparison to the real mythos but she still felt an adrenaline-filled joy seeing the blood of her life-long enemies spill like a giant bloody fountain. "450. . .500.¡± Aurora suppressed her tempestuous aura of absolute speed and smiled. ¡°That should be all of them." In an instant, all of the horrific demons that had filled up Aurora¡¯s vision were no longer nowhere to be seen. She breathed out calmly and noticed her blood soaked attire. Aurora casted a simple wind spell, cleansing herself of any filthy blood that had managed to dirty her enchanted black crop top and black tights. "Ahh~ that feels so much better. I really should do this more often." She looked around her. A depressed grave for every demon she had pummeled and killed. She heard a slosh and turned back. A river of blood flowed through every creak and hole, enhancing the gory scenery of this nightmarish realm. The crimson haired girl''s attention turned to the gargantuan void-black monolith that had no end. "Now then, what to do with that. . .thing?" she asked herself with a curious smile. "It''s definitely not something ordinary if it''s causing such a reaction with my soul." Her mind throbbed in defense to the nagging sensation her body was forcefully providing.Reading on Amazon or a pirate site? This novel is from Royal Road. Support the author by reading it there. "The pressure it''s releasing is off the charts. Seriously, it''s practically an A rank mythos by itself." Aurora shivered as she looked on from a kilometer away. ¡®Maybe I should just come back another time. It¡¯s too risky for the current me to go explore it. Perhaps I¡¯ll see it again since our destinies seemed to be entertwined.¡¯ Aurora thought hopefully. However deep down, Aurora knew that was unlikely. After a [Dimensional Gap] opens in a certain location, there is an 80% chance that it won¡¯t open in the same area again. Besides, she also knew that if she doesn''t kill the boss level threat in here, the [Dimensional Gap] would serve as a beac- The ground shook violently, bringing Aurora into survival mode where all of her defenses and spells were automatically activated. She frantically looked around for the cause until her eyes settled on the wall, nay, the abnormality standing in front of the wall. Fear. Excitement. Dread. Death. As the red moon of the hellish realm shone on the mysterious cloaked being standing guard of the wall, a series of emotions filled Aurora''s heart. The sheer pressure of the being was enough to leave the fearless warrior. . .fear. The thing in front of her was something that wasn''t supposed to exist yet. It was something that was supposed to only show itself when the mythos invaded Gaia and laid waste to the world. It didn¡¯t make sense. Unless. . . Almost instantly, her stubborn memory spilled the beans as she remembered where she was currently. ''No, this can''t be. His realm doesn''t merge with ours until Gaia weakens!'' Aurora agitatedly bit her fingernails. ¡®And that isn¡¯t until another 6 years!¡¯ She couldn''t exaggerate how bad the mere presence of that thing was for the world and for her plans. Sure, the being was cloaked but she would never forget the terrifying might of that accursed mythos. ''For Gaia''s sake, what the hell is Samael, the curse of god doing in hell?!'' Her eyes divulged in shock. This was a being that had been one of the main destroyers of her world. A fallen seraphim and lord of divine light that was easily a strong SS rank mythos. To explain how grim the current situation was, in gaming terms, he would be the final boss. Yet despite all the fear her body was swimming in, she still wondered Samael''s purpose in coming to the bane realm of his existence since it was common knowledge that divinity and corruption didn''t mix well. ''Nevertheless, I can''t do anything crazy or I''d get killed instantly.¡¯ Aurora bit her lips enough to draw blood before realizing something. ¡®No, wait a minute.'' She furrowed her brows in concentration. ''This is Samael, an SS rank mythos. The fact that he didn''t find the fact that hundreds of filthy demons went missing is odd. And why hasn¡¯t he spotted me yet? After all, I''m still too weak to repel his prying eyes.'' Aurora''s thought process was interrupted however by the stirring of Samael''s movement. ''Ah. He started moving.'' Aurora focused on the cloaked being, enduring the crazy amount of energy that rolled off Samael like waves. She saw Samael touch the center of the wall and reality split apart. As the grand titanic wall parted, Aurora''s mouth gaped in shock. Her brain went haywire. The Ex-Grand Magus, for the first time in her lives, could not comprehend what she saw. Nothing. There was nothing! In what was supposed to be a pathway into hell''s city, there was a gaping void of space. A gaping maw filled to the brim with shark-like teeth came into existence as Lucifer approached it with fear. He seemed to be screaming some incoherent words to the overbearing seemingly sentient mouth before it smiled snarkily and shrieked. Aurora had to cover her ears physically so as to prevent the two strong mythos from focusing on her. Lucifer yelled in fear as he immediately flapped all 12 of his cursed wings, trying to escape the hungry maw. In the blink of an eye, it bit off Lucifer¡¯s wings and swallowed him whole. ¡®What?!¡¯ Aurora¡¯s mouth could now fit a whole watermelon. The anomalous creature burped feathers, indifferent on the fact it had just killed an SS rank mythos instantaneously and messed up Aurora¡¯s entire plan. "No, no, no, no. It can''t be." Aurora muttered like a maniac under her breath. "I expected some holes in my plan but this? This is a huge freaking hole!" She bit her nails and thought furiously. ''Even if I may lost some parts of my memories, I can still clearly remember the path of hell that was supposed to be there!" The crimson haired girl looked at the sleeping maw of void. ''This is bad. Really bad.¡± Aurora heaved. ''I¡¯ve never heard of a mythos that could devour an SS rank mythos instantly! If abnormalities like these appear it could spell the doom for my plan and therefore, the entire human race!'' ¡®Which means. . . ¡®The fear-stricken girl looked scared as a thought crossed her mind. "I will lose everything I love again." Aurora whispered without energy. She tried to refuse the very statement as he mind worked overtime, reworking and revising everything in her grand plan. She tried to refuse the sadistic game the abhorrant gods placed her race into. She tried to defy the law of the heavens. She tried. But, there was just too many variabilites. Even with all her intellect and wits, the Ex-Grand Magus couldn''t rework another masterplan in which humanity had an absolute certainty of triumphing against the mythos race. The colour of her eyes grew dull as the brilliant flame of ambition paled by the minute. ''So, I guess that''s it? Humanity has absolutely no hope left?'' ''Why did I even bother? Why?¡¯ She chuckled in her idiocy. ¡®I should have known we didn¡¯t have a chance from the start.¡¯ ¡®After all, what can a race of mortals do against the mighty mythos?'' Aurora started to giggle. ¡®Ah~ I give up.¡¯ "You hear that, you damned bastards? Rejoice, for you have broken the spirit of a hero and mortal!¡± The broken maiden broke into a full blown laughter. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll play by your rules then!¡± She kneeled like a girl that had heard the word of God and screamed, ¡°All hail the great Gods and Demo-" A smiling image of a beautiful woman carrying her adorable baby and leaning against a tall, lean warrior appeared in Aurora''s mind. In that one moment, Aurora could swear she saw her soulmate looking at her disapprovingly at how easily her undying spirit broke. The Ex-World Champion''s flickering flame of determination immediately came back with a roaring revenge. ¡®Isabella. . .I¡¯m sorry.¡¯ Aurora warmly smiled at the image before she stood up slowly and silently. Her body burst with concentrated rage. Brilliant white arcs raced across the blood-bathed warrior''s body, as 7 angry elements of nature ascended towards their mother''s head, forming into an ethereal white crown. "Congratulations. You¡¯ve successfully made me angry.¡± Aurora brightburn, Ex-Grand Magus and Ex-World Champion, muttered with a silent anger as her eyes and hair turned a bright white. "Cerberus." A multitude of spider cracks appeared in space until reality itself shattered like a broken glass mirror. "Ugh." a grunt sounded near Aurora''s ears but she ignored it. She was too busy basking in the warm radiation of the true hell. ''To think I, Aurora Brightuburn was fooled by such a simple illusion. . .'' She looked at the source of the sound. A huge mythos that had arms the size of trees and legs the size of cars towered over Aurora even if said mythos was kneeling in pain. It wore mystical enchantments all over it''s robe-hugged hell-kissed body and a set of skulls that dangled from it''s neck. "Maiden. . .How did you break my illusion?" Cerberus spoke with difficulty, healing itself from the rebound of his grand spell. Aurora looked at the giant demon with disdain. "Shut up. All you need to know is the fact that you''ve made me pissed." Her violent aura raged even more in testament as her children vouched to annihilate the filth staining their mother''s vision. "Very much so." ¡°[Armageddon]¡± Aurora intoned, her raging aura of power slowly condensing into a soul sword made of pure solidified light and darkness that extended it''s holy rays and devouring darkness towards the sinful hell. The sentient sword trembled in disgust at the corrupted realm it''s lord had called it in and urged to return such a dirty realm back into the void. The giant mythos wearily stood up, feeling fear for the impossible sword of bane and even more for the warrior holding it. He took out a giant violent staff that glowed gently with prestige and prepared himself for the battle of his life. ''I haven''t witnessed a human this dangerous in my entire life. And, so young too.'' Cerberus steeled his resolve as he looked at the warrior maiden of blood. ''She must be eradicated for the glory of hell.'' Meanwhile, Aurora''s blood pounded in her ears, her mind stilled into pure concentration as adrenaline raced in her veins. This would be her first fight to the death with a worthy opponent since she reincarnated. But nevertheless, she would win. "Come at me, you piece of filth." Aurora growled.
Meanwhile in Tokyo, Japan A party of 5 A ranked [Gifteds] stood before a [Dimension Gap] and prepared themselves for the intense fight they would have, judging from the crazy amount of energy that was pouring out from the moaning [Dimension Gap]. Hozuki Kaminari, the leader of the raid team frowned before turning to his team. Looking at his balanced team, some of the pressure was relieved as he mentally applauded his guild leader. A petite and cute girl that wore an oversized robe and held a staff made out of mystical wood. A tall, buff man that donned a bulky armor and a large shield that was bigger than the man himself. A lean man that seemed to merge with the shadows of the great tree yet equipped with an abundance of impossibly small weapons inside his slick armor. A beautiful girl that wore a courtesan''s dress that barely covered her seductive body and carried a large harp. ''Hanami Fujiwara. Sora Akiyama. Haruto Hirai. Aoi Himawari.'' Hozuki rearranged his team''s names into their respective roles. ''Mage. Tank. Assassin. Support. And with me, a warrior.'' Hozuki called for lightning as it answered in the form of a sparkling spear. "It is time." He signaled for the start of the raid as he calmly walked inside the [Dimension Gap] along with his team. As they arrived at the other realm, the first thing they noticed was the searing heat on their skin that hit them instantly like a truck made out of the sun. Their body activated it¡¯s sweaty response promptly as the raid team¡¯s thoughts of survival were hindered by the extreme heat. Reacting with reflexes befitting of an A Rank Gifted, Aoi instantly casted heat resistance buffs on her team who sighed in relief at the cool caress of the mystical gale that was blowing across their body. ¡°Ahh~ Thank you, Aoi-chan.¡± Hanami expressed her gratitude towards her childhood friend. ¡°Yeah, you really saved us this time, Aoi. I fear to think what would have happened if you weren¡¯t here.¡± The tank, Sora flashed a brilliant smile. ¡°Thanks.¡± Haruto grunted and turned away. Aoi smiled. ¡°Of course. You can always count on my support. Right, captain?¡± There was no response. ¡°Captain?¡± Aoi asked again but was met with the same response. She turned to look at Hozuki, the leader of their raid party and saw that he was standing as still as a tree. The rest of the team also grew worried but noticed something. Their leader was looking at something, underneath the cliff they were standing on. ¡°What¡¯s wrong cap? Cat got your tongue?¡± Sora quipped as he walked over to his friend and down. ¡°What the hell are you lookin-?!¡± He fell into the same state as the raid captain. Utter and complete silence. The two women looked at each other, wondering if the men had taken some weird pill beforehand. Soon enough, they also followed after the footprints of their tank and warrior and looked down. Their mouths gaped wide enough to fit a golf ball. ¡®Wh-Who the hell could cause such destruction?!¡¯ The same thought ran through everyone¡¯s minds. The scenery before them was even more hellish than the realm they were currently in. Beforehand, they had expected to risk their lives destroying the realm heart and therefore, closing the [Dimension Gap]; maybe clearing some mythos wave. But it appears someone had already taken care of that. Ignoring the stereotypical pillars of hellfire and rivers of lava, they saw the devil¡¯s carnage tempered with the colours of black and red. Mountains of behemothic mythos that looked like they had been brutalized to the extreme filled up the ground to the point they couldn¡¯t even see the floorbed. The amount of monsters murdered was so astronomical that their blood had turned the extensive land of hell into a sloshing ocean. As the curtains of the sky opened, the red glare of the moon shone on the bloody deathbed of demons, making the view even more like a scenery from hell. Even an experienced Gifted would have vomited at the sight yet everyone in the raid party magnificently held in the urge, a testament to the long years they served as Gifteds. ¡®How grim.¡¯ Hozuki frowned in displeasure at the gory work the culprit did. ¡®One thing¡¯s for sure. Whoever he/she is, the person extremely despises the mythos race.¡¯ ¡°Ugh. I feel like I want to vomit.¡± Hanami cringed in disgust. As she looked at the bones sticking out from the demon¡¯s bodies, she even felt pity for them. The men of the raid team simply gulped down their disgust and locked it deep in their memories, silently promising each other to never talk about this. ¡°Nevertheless, we have to keep moving.¡± The genius Gifted motioned to the titanic wall of void that was stationed a kilometer away from their position. ¡°Imm.¡± The team nodded hesitantly. ¡°Hanami. If you could please.¡± Hozuki stood back, allowing the still mentally disturbed support to walk forward. Hanami placed her hands away on the floor of the cliff. ¡°[Terraform]¡± She intoned as the tip of the cliff transformed into a rug and started to hover. ¡°Woah. I still can¡¯t get used to this spell of yours, Hana-chan.¡± Sora marveled at such a physics defying spell, caressing the floating rocky rug with his hands. ¡°Hmph.¡± The assassin of the team merely grunted before sitting down with his eyes closed as the rug started to fly towards their next destination, the giant monolith. Meanwhile, Hozuki was running theories though his head. ¡®If the slaughterer isn¡¯t a human, that would spell really bad news for us. Granted, the monsters were C and B ranks at best but their size and number is enough to overwhelm even a whole platoon of Gifteds.¡¯ ¡®Furthermore¡¯ He released a trickle of lightning to the ocean of demonic blood which returned back to Hozuki after a second. ¡®The blood is still warm meaning whoever did this cleared the horde of demons quite recently. Also the bodies all have a mark of some sort on them before being brutalized.¡¯ Hozuki checked his watch. ¡®Also, The [Dimension Gap] only opened an hour ago, at 10 pm. It¡¯s 11 now but we arrived here at 10:30 so that must mean they were all killed in 30 minutes. . .¡¯ ¡°Regardless of the culprit¡¯s race, he/she is not someone we can afford to offend.¡± Hozuki mumbled with a troubled face. Sora took one look at his old friend and knew he was unsettled by the whole demon massacre. So he walked over and sat beside him. ¡°You know.¡± He started. ¡°You always put on a brooding face when you¡¯re troubled by something.¡± Hozuki scrunched his eyebrows in denial. Sora laughed. ¡°Look. We¡¯ll be all right, okay? You¡¯ve got me, the best tank in the world to save your brooding ass after all.¡± He pounded his chest and put on a proud face. Hozuki smiled, laughing inwardly at his old friend¡¯s self-proclaimed title. ¡°Imm. I know. We¡¯ll survive this together like we always do.¡± Sora grinned. ¡°Now that¡¯s the spirit!¡± The magical carpet was then filled with the boisterous laughter of Sora and the silent chuckle of the lightning genius. Whereas, Haruto sunk his face underneath his scarf and smiled underneath. At the same time, the two women of the raid team had a mother¡¯s look of satisfaction seeing the warm, homely chatter of old friends. Time soon passed by as the terraformed rock flew towards it¡¯s destination. Boom! The floating rock trembled and shook violently, alerting the party of Gifteds on it. ¡°Enemy attack?!¡± Hozuki immediately called for his lightning spear as he looked around for the source of disturbance. The rest of the team heightened their senses to the extreme, ready to attack at a moment¡¯s notice. They looked around for minutes until they stood warily and confused. ¡°I don¡¯t get it. Did the enemy just attack and leave?¡± Aoi mumbled as she casted buffs on her team. Everyone was befuddled as they tried to make sense of the situation. ¡°Shh! Listen carefully. I hear something.¡± Haruto shushed his party. ¡°Metal on metal.¡± He followed the trail of the sound until it led him to look down. Hozuki and his team followed after their assassin¡¯s movements and looked down. ¡®Eh?!¡¯ They received their second shock of the day. ¡®What¡¯s a teenage girl doing in a [Dimension Gap]?!¡¯ They saw a beautiful rosey haired maiden who wore nothing but a simple crop top and pants fighting against a demon the size of a house. And from the pressure it gave off, Hozuki was sure the demon was no less than an A rank mythos. Yet, a young lady who was presumably a B rank Gifted at most was holding her own against such a creature! Nay, from the erratic movements of the demon, she was even winning! The party looked on with shock at the logic defying battle as they tried to shrug off the immense pressure the giant demon was giving off. Sora was the first one to snap out of his daze and yelled to his team. ¡°Oy whoever the crazy girl beneath us is, shouldn¡¯t we go help her?!¡± ¡°Ah! R-right.¡± Hanami placed her hands on the rock and was ready to order it to descend before the raid captain stopped her. ¡°Captain?¡± ¡°No.¡± Hozuki ordered with a stern glare. Aoi and Sora were appalled at the order. Even the quiet assassin looked displeased with Hozuki¡¯s order. ¡°No?¡± Sora mumbled before yelling. ¡°What do you mean no?! That is a teenage girl! We need to save her or else. . .¡± The heart wrenching image of his dead sister appeared in his mind. ¡°Or else, the same thing that happened with my sister is going to happen again.¡± Hozuki grimaced. He had always blamed himself for not being strong enough then to save his dear old friend¡¯s sister but he still repeated his order. ¡°No.¡± Sora looked like he was about to explode from frustration so Aoi took over. She spoke calmly, ¡°Captain, your reason?¡± Sora calmed down enough to listen to his captain¡¯s answer whereas Hanami and Haruto focused on the intense fight that was breaking common sense. The lightning clad genius sighed and pointed to the mysterious maiden underneath. ¡°We will just be in the way of the warrior¡¯s victory.¡± ¡°?!¡± The team was shocked by the words coming out of their leader¡¯s mouth as they immediately focused their attention on the absurd battle. And as they assessed the battle, they realized their leader was telling the truth. The young maiden warrior was truly gaining the upper hand against a mythos much stronger than her! Sora glanced at his old friend and saw him smiling. ¡®I see. He must be happy now that his dream is actualizing.¡¯ ¡°Nevertheless, I still think we should be prepared to help the girl just in case something unexpected happens.¡± Sora remarked. Hozuki replied with a soft smile. ¡°But of course.¡± ¡°Um. . .Guys? I think you should see this. The battle¡¯s reaching it¡¯s climax.¡± Aoi said, her hands ordering the floating rock to move towards a better location to pay witness to the zealous clash of might and magic. The entire raid party¡¯s attention was now wholly aimed at the crimson haired warrior and didn¡¯t even blink their eyes, afraid that they would miss a second of the battle. ¡®Now then. Let¡¯s see how you will end this, warrior.¡¯ Hozuki returned his spear into the divine sky.
Meanwhile with Aurora, Aurora breathed out a puff of elemental air and intoned, ¡°[Overspeed]¡±. A flash of grey was the only thing Cerberus could see before the dangerous combatant disappeared into thin air. "What?!" Cerberus''s senses immediately heightened as he looked around frantically for his race''s bane until he felt a stiff sensation in the air above him. ¡°[Teleport]!" He intoned quickly and reappeared 50 metres away from his previous position which had been already been reduced to nothingness. The giant demon was stupefied. It was as if the very ground he was just standing on was never there! The guard of hell''s gates felt his senses go off again but this time, he was too late. "Agh!" His hands instinctively reached for the gash in his torso and felt nothing. He took a peek at it and was horrified to find the complete lack of meat and muscle. Again, it was like he had always been born with a chunk of his oblique missing! ¡®The Sword! I can¡¯t let it touch me at any cost!¡¯ Cerberus quickly speculated. "[Great Cure] [Infernal Spears]!" The meat of his left oblique started to reform out of magic as spiralling spears of flames were sent towards the speedster swordswoman. ¡°[Grand Barrier]!¡± A dome of blue mana erected around Cerberus and further amplified Cerberus¡¯s healing wound that had formed due to Aurora¡¯s vicious sword. The emerald-eyed little monster cursed at the healing speed while dodging and destroying the homing blazing spears. ''A quick caster type. How annoying.'' She cut the last spear up with her ethereal sword and sped around Cerberus''s field of vision, hoping to find a blindspot. She had been a Grand Magus, the highest plane of magicians in her past life and therefore knew how annoying mages could be if they were given time and room to cast their spells. ¡®Guess I have no choice.¡¯ Aurora called for more of her mana as she surpassed the sound barrier, entering the slow world of Mach 2. The maiden was now equal to a ghost as only her afterimages could be seen. The ghost of vengeance ran in a circular motion around the demon guard of hell as she tapped certain areas with her feet whilst destroying the new barrage of flaming spears. ¡®What is she doing?¡¯ Cerberus wondered, looking at the grey afterimages that was running around him like a madwoman. ¡®Agh!¡¯ He grimaced in pain as his wound almost finished healing. ¡®Who cares? The moment I¡¯m finish healing myself, it will be your end human!¡¯ Seeing the almost complete healing of Cerberus¡¯s wound, Aurora finalized her spell and jumped back. ¡°[Ignite]!¡± She roared, her mana pool quickly shrinking to the size of a small swimming pool. Flames in the form of giant hydrangeas exploded in unison around the shielded, unsuspecting giant demon and soon enveloped him in a brutal burning hug. The blue aegis instantly shattered the moment one of the merciful hydrangea touched it. ¡°Agh! Gahh!¡± Cerberus screamed in pain, the air in his lungs burning away. Even the natural fire resistance gifted to all hell-spawns wasn¡¯t enough to keep the blue flames of mercy from peeling his red skin and hair. The huge dome of the hydrangea shaped flame lasted for a minute before disappearing into Gaia¡¯s skin. Aurora took a long breather as she cancelled her speed. ¡°That took way too much out of me.¡± Aurora panted before glancing at the wide depression that was caused by her mana-taxing spell. ¡°Surely that did the job, right?¡± Her weary question was replied by a blood-curdling roar that emanated from the depressed bowl of ash. A smoky body jumped out of it and landed on the ground of hell. ¡®Are you kidding me? Even an A ranked mythos would have suffered a lifelong injury from that!¡¯ She looked on, her mouth gaped wide to see that Cerberus had took on her spell and escaped it unscathed except for a few burns here and there. Cerberus grunted in anger. ¡°Not bad girl. You utterly destroyed my first life.¡± ¡°But, it¡¯s my turn now.¡± He lifted his magic staff and intoned. "[Infernal Grudge]" Tendrils of flame explosively wrapped around the dismayed Aurora and glued her to the ground as she tried to tear her exhausted body from it. Continuing on with the barrage of spells, Cerberus wearily chanted,"[Wrath of Hell]!". A small orb of hellfire appeared in the humongous demon''s palm and sucked in all the oxygen from it''s surroundings. The smell of iron dominated the air as Cerberus kneeled from the sudden attack of fatigue. Aurora felt her senses demanding her to quickly move out of the way as her child of water fought off the invading hellfire. Cerberus''s lips twitched into a bloody smirk. "This shall be your grave, warrior!" The small sparkling orb turned into a colossal flaming dragon that roared and hungrily looked at Aurora like she was a piece of meat. It roared once more and flew to Aurora, swallowing everything in it''s path. Aurora finally got out of her imprisonment but was far too late to dodge the blazing dragon that had already opened it''s maws. ''Shit! I wanted to reserve this but so be it!'' She held her loving [Armageddon] with two hands that shone bright with love in response. Aurora and her sacred child''s souls linked and became one as a domain of a 100 metres was laid out in their mind. Time slowed to a great extent as she closed her eyes, patiently waiting for the dragon of wrath to approach their domain. It was but a matter of seconds until the dragon reached her. She counted down the seconds.
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It was time. Aurora instanty opened her eyes, unflinching at the sight of a giant maw so close to her face and intoned loudly. "[Sever]!" In a split second she swung her sword vertically and cut the gigantic dragon down to it¡¯s very atoms. And she did it as silent as the wind. The flushed terrain was silenced for a while until a shriek pierced the air. Cerberus''s eyes threatened to pop out of it''s sockets, guffawing at the complete annihilation of his greatest spell. Now normally, he would have teleported away from his defeat and report the dire situation to his master but he got arrogant and took a risk. Cerberus had casted his greatest spell, hoping it would be enough to put the maiden into eternal slumber. Unfortunately, he lost the bet of life and was stunned eternally from the cost of his spell. ¡°Wh-What are you?¡± "That is for me to know." The familiar sheet of absolute speed hugged Aurora as she reappeared behind Cerberus with her holy sword clasped tightly in her hands. "Ack! Cur-Curse you, child of Gaiaa!!" The high ranked demon''s words were muffled from the blood that was pouring out of his neck. His huge body collapsed into a puddle of blood. Cerberus, the guard of hell''s soul had returned to the primordial void. "And, for you to find out." Aurora swung her sword down, plastering an arc of demonic blood onto the ground. After a few minutes of silence, the teenage girl also collapsed. She grimaced in pain. "That was way too close. If I had been one second late, I would have been burned into a crisp. Not even my resistance to fire can stop a fully powered dragon made out of hellfire." Aurora felt her strength leaving her body. The physical skill really was too taxing on her body. "Ahh. . .I really shouldn''t do something stupid like this ever again. Lesson. . .learned." The last thing she heard before she fainted was something falling on the ground near her and a worried face. ~~~X~~~ Questions for my adorable readers Hi guys~ It''s your lovely author, OneWhoAscends and I''ve got a couple of problems, questions and requests to ask of you guys. But first of all, thank you for reading my novel, "The Cursed Book Of Samsara". You see, I was lazing around my room as always thinking over which essay to finish up for the night when an idea struck me like lightning. "What if we do an isekai but reverse?" And so, I spent the next 3 months brainstorming, drafting and plotting out my entire novel and so, through all of my hard work, the prologue of my novel came out. But then, a problem arose. My novel''s idea was similar to a popular webtoon right now. That''s right. "Solo Levelling." And so, I spent the next month thinking over how to make my novel as original as possible and then another idea struck me. "Maybe I can emphasize more on the realms beyond the portals and twist the portal''s purpose." You''l see what I mean by chapter 10. Therefore, my reason of changing my novel''s name from "Towards the Beyond" to "The Cursed Book Of Samsara". Anyways, this brings us to my questions.If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. 1. Do you have any issue against the pace of the novel? 2. Would you like the chapters to be shorter (around 1.5k words) and daily? Or, do you prefer the current word limit (6 to 7k) but longer release rate(Around 15 days)? 3. Do you feel like the content of my novels are worth the wait? So, those are my questions of the night and it''d mean a lot to me if you replied in the comments. It''s been bugging my mind a lot and has affected my creativity juice. Also, I forgot to mention that if you guys want the 1.5k version, I''ll have to take a month hiatus to rework my drafts and plot. Now then, onto to the request. I really Really want someone to do a detailed critique or review of my novel until now as it''d be a lot of help to me. You can also answer all my questions in your review. In fact, it''d be better i think. Anyways thanks a lot for reading and supporting my novel guys and girls. I hope I''ll receive even more love by the time my novel grows popular. Now then, it''s time for me to dine. If you have any suggestions or requests, please write them down in the comments section below and I''ll see you guys later. Ciao!
Announcement 1 All right, so after much consideration and debating, this novel will be placed into hiatus for until November 1st since the current plot is too "cliche" and anime-isekai generic for me. And since I only want the best for my adorable fans, I will be doing my best re-constructing, re-editing, and if it''s really bad, REWORKING the entire script, piece by piece.Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Haa~ I feel bad for putting this novel under hiatus but, if it means you guys will get to read something better, then, I''ll go through it and work hard. The good news, though, is the fact that I will never ever put this on hiatus and updates will be faster, around 3 chapter a week, all with at least a 5k word count. So anyways, see yah guys~