"What happened?" Gravis asked.
"I think I know what happened," Orthar said with a thoughtful expression.
"Enlighten me," the Opposer said evenly.
"You were abandoned," Orthar said.
The Opposer remained silent.
"Death wanted a will, but as a Manifestation of Death, you didn't have a will. Therefore, you couldn't possibly become Death's will," Orthar added.
Gravis' and Mortis' eyes widened in understanding.
Right!
How could someone without a will become the will of something else?
"Correct," the Opposer said evenly. "After trying to make me its will, Death simply receded."
"We were incompatible."
"After realizing that we were incompatible, it simply assimilated me into itself. I would lose my structure and become more Death. Like a drop of fresh water that had been thrown into an ocean, I would dissolve until I was part of the ocean."
"But, then how are you alive?" Gravis asked.
The Opposer's expression became complex.
"Energy interfered," the Opposer said.
Orthar's eyes widened with intensity as he heard that.
He knew what that meant!
"It noticed me, and for whatever reason, it decided to fill me with Energy. My old mind from before I have entered the Gate of Death had fused with the memories I had gained while being the Manifestation of Death."
"Emotions returned to my being. Dreams returned. My will returned. A new personality was formed."
"I was essentially born again."
its will again. That action wasn't born of a decision but of instinct. Like an insect that only works on
I now had a will, dreams, and a
wasn't willing to pay
the Opposer with narrowed eyes. "Are you telling me that Death doesn't have a will, but
Mortis'
someone has probably noticed what had happened and decided to revive me. I'm not sure if it was out of pity or a different reason, but they decided to
eyes quickly moved around as he was
entire administration
one moment, no new tribulations took place, and no Karmic Luck
of Energy, but only an incredible rarity had anything related with Death in them. Even more, I have never seen a
without someone directing it. Someone has
of Energy? What about the very first lifeform?
about Death as you, but I know that the inherent destructiveness of Death doesn't allow it to create life on its own. Energy
first lifeform has become the will of Energy since it had been the only will in existence at some
"However, I won't talk more on
of frustration appeared in Orthar's eyes, but he
He didn't answer.
the Opposer said as he looked at Gravis and Mortis again. "After I gained an actual personality and will, all the Emotions I should have felt while being the Manifestation of
goal also returned, and my previous goal from before I had become the Manifestation of Death hadn't changed. I wanted power. I wanted
Cosmos. First, I tried to make it entirely out of Death, but it was impossible. If I did
with 50% Energy and 50%
balancing act, but
unknown number of years later, I returned to this Cosmos to take my revenge," he said as he looked
and Mortis looked
I had been lucky
time had passed, but he was already far more powerful than
life, so I did the only thing
up a huge part of my Energy storage to pull him into my
Cosmoses on the
went back to regaining our powers, and that's basically how we got here. We
and Mortis looked at their father, and he nodded, confirming that
had
ask
Gravis. "What
you create
Silence.
also didn't know the answer, and he
T1I1m3P4mpZAMy7p8O6/HpCYH5ghZZYj3bMZmeiVO+yCtIWerT7PvlMQVplcbWbWczF/q59DAJncdccyjOwRqlbCVH8pnQ+/Vf7AoCNB33RjZGDbUOjQYFHAJJCrfrOkte3YKVdqCGeKJNHYUgu+5NMUSrh215J8cjQp/ddzPA98CPgnA3GEJulAiPSknZSDpzhP38nRfR80z0i307s4BYUI+1fXtSW40mFrTth1dQjoblN6g2gyWIGyyOy47MrcVVwaBdyrRf6/pXUkbSRrl+vTJ0w0sj15xNxp/VGnzAkB2FKzk4lPK9cCEZAQ0RHZKdXzztyh4qfWm3Z3TSatrOyvNEzKTyAZToEeTNnL/6BGkdXGksJzngkMLrAqnLfeiePOYWLHUDvy33SFbyPqgT3NMi18aevMtbW/gtpyZIWNZCuuxTmmQ87kObXwFMxghidi6EFeBWMdkdAByVLWX32YCSgVVkMCwWJ/2I4htvzRepEIEHb3LxKfkNTI0I5kPkZX/fCmQyfuGKxSciLIomGnOC6tNhhYg7P9f2zovLBkCJztbVS/R88PhIkJvBnyadv2R+BtBQ31XXXCcKb9JWUhTAOYqjga1ABXPRflyGjyyZ4wdvq3WYIoB6S01+78ifhCCuJ83dZF7wAC3HcKBIZH02Jdd5yC8U417hbFKlGR/lt+5VHN8daibtTeDNpgnZ3xFOIuiXVijbR5oabmLUxN/+aVMJgzAiRsW3mfYgstQPvl4ksGhBbEKlZJF+ZGmP+vVX+obPM0wm7/MCq8npoiEPSqVZqcURCXn9Ti2JwL/cQgygasS+Tp6Vas0MQmwp1sI2FmAc2t61PXe1udybQIY2BgrEY+opRaG3uHDg1VwG0T1THNOOzaWwhEL5G/b2Mj8S36ueXJP84dc3bGjBgkugcZayBUl/QNsR6ibcWFl/mwCpqOv9BnraWrS7TzONv75uCbjAMmBkT60skAJC/njg1bIQ/Io/0QPEtA9EEv83WaN6F074G5+gxDyDG5Dnc3VwFeVw+06wIiAb5NWqgxySfQ2r73sFVhwwwSYEc629QE6xF/6ucDqpdSX29342Bx7hPPDdvVTCY/3BN41k8z3nuaj9WIN5CxeskneTBsB2WQH4RgxkKuzQKTrkpJwBzB0eTqf3+r+6WFf4/8wyF2yLqYjEIeJwL2+M/Hc/q/7SzPzIuTna8UOhBa3uP0i7CeBS6XXmiFqyuwE2P0fGiFWF9IjwISaWM01/bA/YSsr83dp7Ork7GIeIVGwBgvzUP6y7SnxfUKNzlBKJkU4fsXisfeWjO55CiEO7SqtxImJFaR3WZAz13rCvWobYzXlF4QKYIV2P4NPHyBW81OcW/arjYXHgNIhNslIw6lqJPmgnY4h+aV6IgK9hxmTYTSQ47M2lOzdE3SSPXcs0gr3giUyDSA2pZOsJg/DGF4/PjFd/pKzdc3xfal3Fk4swnGG3lXZwRerpJStQe3GMELpT1JH37c0LqPFGWMRyJoUB/re8uXNoKfkN7XdNQ3v5TthbOsVHjvttLDr/M+7XPf7QGGEjXo0uBExYjeEsdvRYDo0iSPfIdf368RulqECUY0U59WBMeBUjCIavYeWIRe40vcLLQk/6LSuyGav649kEYqidrHbMbICRjNKPPgXkZv6pCZAm6ysJRZmd54vXbiS8x+E63gFIp+t+kbNqrkwYLWW0kelItj33E3HB1drvXzhEeeWBhK1ukPhkc9XfWHoQ+l2xWXLVRluCWvjEWZPZpqRVtTJNB2MyBQAncodm+yVHTW64an4UlTDuYY12+vXQCuCpGp4XVJqu8y6wW08M/b3qChy9uOIbcz7cQhue3uZAwRQjPesxMa5kGrxUl4p4EMTsmLNuQ+yvCXUXisEXHaPeNfuRupaaQG18/zJmRxoZVrcTaEvOERRdU8SwSN6cdnLQhy4XzJjE4pjjM8puY+6g2knDlOMqEuL/PPya7+n3PxgtGvXxvCeu0llCPYg65m3yo9PmwZ0JruoXV8vZANnjx+Pk+KT4pomtyovmeRrBVAZZ1sgJ/Yw4LujcUPh8MImNHvyBYzzgFJblENsTk2pX9B3nZoecJk7pd2Z9gOQ+mSFD0EpLlONCf2SuP4RHVG48FNtsOvCqy2IbsESN5hB1O2FYDhvwLrSCSqz9s3Rh7JdrzMELrraFv+MQV/3NaP9XOhk3d4SAA2XrUiNVWgOltUUVM1S9TkX6LcB27K4dCUBmZbYaFHVt8yJNkvUskoOe0uXiFUMDYHIa4zFVZvCyDGXXiD2tCJ7Q5t1w+ANIV+Hy7QdzITH5hHQ00q6tusBrpQshjx9zzrmLPMmHYgbwnJoErQCgVeG0O+DpeF/i+VkVl9V2Azq2I3yIDRg17SWxX7DDW7oMympytCTc8Dtt1YXtvIFCdqtVMBPekCQNJwL7eq0+P7WEEihf3p+OhRwjVqPdqjivdhX0qQtF6jDhNShY10zatwYF64DmfqeVzLuJ8fn/6t7GmO19kOwTdQ1kc5voJ47lkKF9jhHOKsWqna1AfxBrmcOt9PqG0YoK8QaSE3erLCnc28RuEybBbTdl85Zh7UH++YT/7E3dSJHpRv5jJVOQ+DoTU/oVFczSs+pklIKl+kOF+f3/+S8zcql0vcQknMmluWqAC3woxHqhNnCCq9xvTd32IeFOFNqeFk9EoFx0Avv9MIlON3vy4ZuKtIJ8Wijktz0y2gKeof3PJFhIsVHjje0qY2Eej6kdxg5TGgM60FRG60OlkvYEizlhQWMZEtQX4GpnonGOD2yeDYkoNL45nwP5Utsmo1HiIFeDhAqfhkYtDeid0U8myLNbliF9X13I1qHFODUvj51FyA9y+z3OSzYIsIraFbrsgMm5Mk1Xn1CLpjtonu7P7sbmS9/OHyWZlXRELI2A2L1WsKNpatLe/Iip1e+OIXTkrDsF2NuTrxngRu4hGv1F94YxSkUgt+PaZn74d37wl62giOktr/yXSgO97OxjNxhXjtFaqCO0AtcS9oJ3LR8n67+T9yALvyAZZ74MDIDZS9nTgN326qduVY+ypPm/iS23vHsQvREzFXpT0yyqE8dE8ZX5pksqrV+BEmxbcETJreEOu9mKwamHjd8fd1/aNkg96GR85nqfAacBa6YAtmIyvK/2mwpblzF55NWe5O+s474TarlGmw2mxgYyKfOWfceOdgPw3/X2PVRl1HpspOq6c5dFlINA1WOP5iPezmC1HNPiHGBGr/pSNqgYqrg6eMXbtqVlYeZ5M4xKnYR9XfTecG4qTzQM9UBM+/1Kt14vFuHX1SweZutgfK7szbgqOPaMvxhCTeIHzVKZFIDzAQPd/ll2/HOPev2HzYP882kZSWMoTAT9i6bUcF5TlVqErZDBjHrZz5K+0iQlz3RGezUQdJHHV65Jl/e+fGNuwwpvEmFzeYV0A02TkAriRtbbC4z1D8LU6LlNPmrx5sm/h4ustx/+C+pezpuXrug9jtRsZwbIvtdmkOmHL/9whjM1jKAjUnsa6ccxvhdfJbcJKkhSSd710s2XJiyIz3WuMgiFmdALyEelB7cpsVnZnhOhPaZKDkWbO500R4U7Y4+2MPf3Nt+4yWLzI2uivFXVrg9S1nM/6HOpjL/6LSXODN9ocQw5qxnMgWFYozH5kRD2sCuEOx2gVtB4peZGDB9suW/3ULuz6hyjPMr06eS7ZP8SaOZPTWRQkDL8ehpNxMaoPB3DAeUi9HlfyddUJUt+TZdnVRsjggHYwfKS8HbetOWuLxJ9wR0WMiPNyxgD0OIpYgQdi5jPSl0UzBb/3RQ/i2CdXv9bSxawsiZt8A4/VjhfGmteT/5/oV+3KGKnug1bRPt1k4suTRBh4Pj9XGFiV7iuG9YoKESRbI3uqlI5PDdpVOV7+CH5Br31YHvihCz5Z8mm2u9a8a4oecp5GP1a10GBbBKTLWHqfJSpY3fDfgKIJCmfumdfjlXMZBBKZ6zi2VMTkT6tfa8HCIAFwZ1JZXNFUr51TgmfaP9vGcoPEI7DoVukiPTEE5pq98yq/sTfi37hRvGFAbbEXpPV7mSI1q4PxOlPB2ZZGpyqd7JQksH9WPBS529+ouxFue4HIFdXgwGOiutMyb8qfREFGtAuIkHUabOEssQzk3CnU1nTHuL/UR7zWLlpMDuWrEQ9iYahoOqT3tUY8VncWmVzPXAO4gzwHkga7NkrCUsmnEP+5zCn8r+k6fRCSvjLsYsepxvsfu5oDJUfYuJCGC37/bjhXYxlwzMXFn9cLS26eygJKn+mnhLc7Luqi7
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!