Chapter 8: Ragnarok
There is no way to know which evil deity was the first to attack his old enemy.
Towering over the sea stood a huge gate large enough to hold the gods through. With the current state of the battlefield, it is inconceivable that just a few days ago, the gods "put aside their prejudices" and worked together to build this precious escape route.
Not bad.
Good or evil.
Whether orderly or chaotic.
Whether it's the god of war or the god of magic.
Whether it is the guardian of life or the spokesperson of death.
Not long ago, all the gods of Seerland, in the face of the real calamity, were temporarily united.
There is no hope of remaining in this world. If you want to continue to exist, you have to go to the other side of the "door". However, with the power of only a few gods, it was impossible to complete the construction of the "gate" before the catastrophe came.
The gods agreed that when the "door" was completed, the gods would take their followers and leave together.
Regardless of the priesthood, faction, or character, all the gods who want to continue to exist join in this grand plan. Each of the gods contributed to the construction of this majestic door.
But this ...... It is only a superficial "union".
The evil gods are reluctant to pass with the other gods so that they can get rid of their old adversaries for good. The righteous gods don't want the gods who walk the horrors to continue to the other side of the door, and now is the perfect time to crush them.
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Only a few gods value the people they protect more than they do. Led by the goddess of clouds and fog, some of the gods who knew that the day of the decisive battle was approaching, did not hesitate to overdraw their own strength, and began to create a sea of clouds for the ordinary people of the world of Seeran, and once the war of the gods broke out, the sea of clouds would lead them to a safe place.
People will lose the opportunity to ascend to the gods, but the evil gods will not be able to set foot in the pure land on the clouds.
But even the wisest gods of magic did not support their actions at first.
"The great calamity is coming," said the wise deity, "and we can only take a few believers." The rest of the people can only die with the 'catastrophe' after all. β
The god who controls the magic web once roamed the Endless Astral Boundary. Even those powerful civilizations that traveled to the Star Realm as a common occurrence failed to escape with the people at the bottom.
The "catastrophe" is absolute. Neither gods nor mortals can overcome the "Great Calamity". The only ones who can escape are those at the top.
But the god of magic eventually agreed with the goddess of clouds. He left a part of his power for the goddess of clouds. In the end, almost all the gods who still had good thoughts in their hearts gave a little strength to the sea of clouds.
And the most selfish and ruthless evil gods see everything. The "Gate" is nearing completion, and the gods who were additionally involved in the creation of the sea of clouds have overused their powers and become weaker than the gods who are alone.
And soβthe moment before the completion of the "door", when the gods no longer needed each other, began with the sneak attack of an evil god, and the final war began.
Or to carry out their own dogma.
Or to settle old grievances.
Or just to escape the battlefield and survive through the door.
Ragnarok β began.
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A third of the continent has been shattered.
The rest of the part is also difficult to continue to support.
The tsunami caused by the war of the gods was overwhelming and engulfing everything.
Even the eternal web of planets is beginning to crumble.
The kingdom of God, the subplane, and the half-plane were also affected and became chaotic.
The Goddess of Cloud and Mist did not go to battle. She broke away from the battlefield and went to raise a sea of clouds to protect ordinary people.
She was joined by six different gods.
The majestic god of the earth.
The elusive god of dreams.
The great sun god.
The god of reincarnation of life.
The God of Justice who presides over judgment.
The god of magic who wields wisdom.
And this - exactly what the evil gods wanted.
The good gods, who had already become weak due to the creation of the sea of clouds, began to be gradually engulfed by the offensive of the evil gods after losing their seven important combat powers. The gods in charge of travel and commerce stood by and watched, wisely protecting themselves, and at the moment when the "door" could be passed, they squeezed through desperately.
The most devout believers, they have all taken with them.
One-third of the ancient land of Seerland slowly rose up to the sea of clouds.
And the gods of goodness - but paid a great price.
The god of justice died in battle, and the god of magic and reincarnation left after seeing the sea of clouds complete. The defenses of the good gods had been torn apart, and the weaker evil gods, fearing that their boss's wrath would burn them, scrambled to leave.
The seven gods who tried their best to protect the mortals poured most of their divine power into the sea of clouds.
Looking at the continent carried by the sea of clouds, and the people on it who were safe and sound, the remaining noble gods calmly faced their deaths.
The "door" is closing. The evil god doesn't have time to attack the sea of clouds.
"In a few thousand years, the 'great calamity' will come," one of the evil gods roared, "and they will still die." Is it worth sacrificing oneself for mortals who are destined to die? β
"Eventually, someone of them will break the shackles and give birth to something as powerful as the gods," the cloud goddess said calmly, "and then they can save more people." β
"Alright," the god of the damned scoffed, "let me tear up your hopes. β
The goddess of clouds and mist was brutally killed, and using the countless corpses of the gods on the battlefield, led by the god of curse and the god of death, the dark gods cast a cruel curse on the sanctuary of the sea of clouds.
The souls of all living beings in the clouds, now and in the future, will continue to age. They will not have the time to defeat the imprisonment and become gods, and they will die due to old age before they reach the peak of their strength.
They are forever trapped in shelters...... It should now be called "cage".
An evil god who specializes in space has sealed off the outer periphery of the planet, making travel in the astral realm extremely difficult.
After doing everything well, the evil gods passed through the door.
Then the door closes.
All that remains is the continental fragments of the archipelago shattered by the war, and the last paradise protected by the sea of clouds and ascended to the clouds.
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Broken images.
"Eternal Blood" and Mr. Kim turned pale.
Some of the gods died in battle, and some fled.
The part that died in battle turned into a curse on the world above the clouds.
And they fled to escape the catastrophe thousands of years later.
"What the hell is that!" Mr. Kim cursed, "Even the most warlike gods have chosen to flee, and they have no ...... to fight."
"Maybe it's not something to 'fight'," Wei said slowly, "and it looks like some kind of ...... The laws of nature. β
Nicholas looked at his heir with satisfaction.
"Not bad......," he said, "the so-called 'Great Tribulation' is not a certain astral civilization, or even a creature that can 'fight'. β
"Could it be ......," Mr. Kim slowly understood.
"The 'Great Tribulation' is the end of time itself," Nicholas said calmly, "and for those of us who live in the fourth dimension of space-time, the end of time is absolute nothingness. β
"I've spied into other universesβsome of them were so expanded that they eventually dissolved into nothingness in the heat death."
"Some cycle between expansion and collapse, giving birth to new eras."
"And our astral realm ...... This universe, its expansion is coming to an end. Wei, I don't know what your home universe is like, but the process of expansion of this universe itself is 'time'. β
"In other words, the 'temporal property' of this universe itself is brought about by the expansion of the universe."
"As soon as the expansion stops, the contraction begins...... Time in this universe will stand still or even turn back. β
"For us who live in time and cannot transcend time, once time stops or reverses, we will 'end'. We won't even be aware of anything, everything ...... This universe will end.
"Beings beyond the four dimensions of time and space look at us like us or the characters in a play. The beginning and the end are already doomed. We think we are free, but in fact our time will come to an end. β
"This is the catastrophe that even the gods can't do. The end of time itself. β
"Then we ......," Mr. Kim's voice was hoarse.
"According to Lone's observations, it can be as few as tens or as many as hundreds of years, and the 'time' of this universe will come to an end," Nicholas said, "Lone has a plan to save Ocard, but Lone is not kind enough to rescue Ocard's enemies." β
"But ......"
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Deep Black Dome.
"But ......," the girl couldn't help but ask.
Unlike Nicholas's own narration, which occasionally uses illusions to show some scenes, Mr. Palamedes presents almost the entire Doomsday War in front of the girl, and it takes more time, although the narration on this side starts half a day early, but ends almost simultaneously on both sides.
"I don't want to be pessimistic," said Mr. Palamedes, "but the universe is on the verge of death." This is the reason why Yu and Nicholas value the 'eternal blood' that can live forever in the body, and not be carried away. β
"Nicholas also knows the facts." The girl said.
"We disagreed, even to the point where we were incompatible. However, there is a little more than that......
"We're not at the time to give up. Three years ago, I tried it once. β
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