Chapter 564: 11.90 First Green Star - Punishment World: 'Labyrinth - The Creepy Clown' (20)
Chapter 564: 11.90 First Green Star – Punishment World: ‘Labyrinth – The Creepy Clown’ (20)
Ye Xiajie only went to bed after cleaning his wife and the room. He didn’t care what the others were doing. His full attention was only on his wife’s sleeping face. Only after he had peacefully hugged his wife did he go to sleep with him. He doesn’t need any sleep but as soon as he closes his eyes what welcomes him is the familiar world of the abyss.
It is the very same abyss he is born into. There is nothing in this place. There is only overwhelming darkness on all sides and nothing more. But despite the darkness, he could hear countless breaths within the black territory. There are too many as if he is being surrounded by more than millions of unknown presences but the owners of their breathing were never hostile towards him instead they had an absolute servile attitude towards him. Ye Xiajie didn’t look good as he felt another presence within him. It was extremely familiar to himself yet not at the same time.
Ye Xiajie spoke, “Xia Jieye, why are you here?”
“Hn! That’s what I would ask of you? Why did you come back to the abyss? This place is no longer under our complete control. If not for my blocking of presence that bastard would have caught us already. Plus, why is our wife’s aura within you protecting us as well.” said Xia Jieye, his voice cold and detached as always.
Like Ye Xiajie, he is only kind towards Hei Anjing and treats the others no less than garbage.
Ye Xiajie looked at himself and saw the ice and space essences who usually treat him as the air suddenly stick themselves onto him and look vigilant around them. It was as if they were afraid of something suddenly appearing.
On the other hand, Xia Jieye found some traces of time elements in the area. He knew that this place isn’t their current timeline. He also knew that Ye Xiajie has high comprehension of the Time spells which is why the essence of time liked him quite a lot unlike him who had the absolute love of darkness essences.
“This is something you just had done instinctively. Somewhere in you brought us here. This is not our original time but I could only vaguely remember this part. This might be us before I escape the Abyss.” said Xia Jieye.
Ye Xiajie mumbled, “Before escaping the abyss… A memory that is unknown to both you and me.”
Then the darkness before them had swirled and an extremely familiar face appeared. Within the darkness is a specially pure white throne. Sitting on it is a pure black-robed man. This man possesses a heavenly defying aura of darkness and within the abyss, only his crimson inhuman irises gave the feeling of life within this black and white world. The man possessed the face of the God of Void.
Ye Xiajie and Xia Jieye were stunned to see themselves in front of them. This man looks exactly like both of them and so much more like Xia Jieye. But sadly, unlike the both of them, this man’s eyes are lifeless and dull. There is no life, no emotions, or anything within those blood-shaded eyes. It is empty. A man that is living yet completely dead.
Even the two who see this man that has the same face as themselves couldn’t help but be speechless. At least, when Xia Jieye appeared in Vearth, he already had negative emotions about himself like distrust, anger, possessiveness, and indifference. But the man on the throne had completely nothing. Like a real God of Void itself.
Ye Xiajie asked, “Is this us before you appeared in Vearth? What happened in this place? Why do you say that the abyss is no longer in our control?”
“Sigh. I don’t know. The last thing I could remember before I opened my eyes in Vearth is that the abyss is not in my control anymore and… It is dangerous to go back there. That’s all. I can’t remember anything else. Before I could investigate, Siwang had already come to pick me up.” said Xia Jieye.
Ye Xiajie frowned, “I thought you have a complete memory. Why not this part?”
“I do remember what I can remember but if it’s intentionally removed then how would I remember at all.” retorted Xia Jieye.
“Useless.”
“Not as useless as someone memoryless like you do.”
Tsk!!!
The two couldn’t do anything in this place. This wasn’t their reality yet it is a part of their unknown past.
The man on the throne is expressionless as he looks within a horizon with dull eyes. He is like a doll that couldn’t move on his own. Within this darkness, his figure is the most lonely model of living. Absolute emptiness.
This place is so silent and annoying but neither Ye Xiajie nor Xia Jieye could do something to leave this place. It was until they saw the man on the throne with their face suddenly moving his head and looking in front of him. Unknown to where it came from, a single snowflake fell in front of his face, the man reached out and left it to fall on the top of his palms.
The snowflake as if alive stood upright on the palm and wiggled to show its excitement. They heard a jolly yet elegant voice of a young man. The sounds felt like they came from the heavens yet were completely icy at the same time. It had an alluring effect on those who can hear it.
“Handsome big brother Xia~ Snow is here again, ~,” said the voice as he giggled. The snowflake on the palm of the man on the throne shook to show its excitement.
“Just Xia. Not big brother. Not handsome.” said the man on the throne. He spoke robotically. Haven’t had a chance to speak for too long, he had almost forgotten how to talk properly.
The snowflake called Snow shook once again and started jumping on the palm while saying, “Xia, Xia. Let’s go out. Your alter ego has finished making a world with the help of the Origin.”
“I can’t go out. This is my territory. Once I leave here. The ones that live within the void would go insane and there would be no one to stop them. Go out and play by yourself.”
“Eh~ but this place is boring~ there is no food here. Or bed~ all black. It’s lonely. Xia, have you not come out of this place before? How about I stay here for a bit and you go outside and look around for yourself.”
“…”
“The End would not notice that you leave if I stay here. Come on~”
“I…”
Suddenly the whole abyss trembles and the sounds of thunder and destruction can be heard around them. Seeing this the man on the throne looks at the source of the sound. He still had no expression but he carefully hid the trembling snowflake within his sleeve and waited for that presence to come over before him.
The sounds only stopped when a swirl of galaxies appeared in front of him in the form of a man. But this being had no face nor a normal body. Only a human-shaped being full of stars and universes. His face is a moving black hole. It was eerie yet beautiful.
The man on the throne looks at the newly arrived being with dull eyes as usual.
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On the other hand when Xia Jieye saw the appearance of the newly arrived being he felt anger rippling inside his heart.
“That’s him! That the bastard who pulled me out before we enter reincarnation.” sad Xia Jieye as he looks coldly and enraged as he stares at the figure on that unknown being.
At his words even Ye Xiajie’s face turned dark, it could only be meant that the unknown being must be their enemy.
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The humanoid being spoke: {Has’t thee bethought about t? becometh mine own apostles and thee couldst at least be able to useth a fragment of thy soul to leaveth the abyss.}
Translation: [Have you thought about it? Become my Apostles and you could at least be able to use a fragment of your soul to leave the abyss.]
“No, End.” replied the man on the throne without hesitation.
The End sighed: {Bethink about t again. If ‘t be true thee did agree to becometh mine own apostle thee couldst at least wend out with yond dram treasure of yours.}
Translation: [Think about it again. If you agreed to become my Apostle you could at least go out with that little treasure of yours.]
An expressionless face yet emitting a murderous intent, the man on the throne stares at End.
“You dare~”
The End should have no other reaction. He is like the Origin. He appeared at the same time as him. Not knowing who made them or how they had appeared. All they knew is that both he and Origin are one yet different. At the same time, the sole eternity of everything. They would never die nor perish. An absolute existence.
The End spoke: {Liketh thy dram treasure hath said if ‘t be true that gent doth take thy lodging then thee can leaveth abyss but. Yond dram one’s main elements aren’t darkness liketh yours. Both of thee suff’r some consequences if ‘t be true thee exchange places. If ‘t be true thou art well enow with yond then I shall alloweth thee out.}
Translation: [Like your little treasure said, if he takes your place then you can leave the abyss but… That little one’s main element isn’t darkness like yours. Both of you suffer some consequences if you exchange places. If you are okay with that then I will let you out.]
Before the man on the throne could speak out the little snowflake hiding within his sleeve went out and flew towards the figure of the End.
Snowy spoke, “Really? If I stay, can Xia leave? This is what you said!”
The End spoke: {I forswear not.}
Translation: [I don’t lie.]
But before Snow could even move, the man on the throne grabbed him and looked at him straight with cold and lifeless eyes. If he had emotions this man would definitely be extremely angry right now. The little snowflake couldn’t help but shiver in fear under such a gaze.
“N-No… No… I won’t… Won’t do it anymore… Sorry~ I’m so sorry. Don’t get angry at me, Xia~” said snow then he was thrown away then look at the man on the throne who stood up.
“You keep on forcing me to go out. I am not interested. Do not come in here anymore. Leave!”
As the man who sat on the throne said that, he ignored the shaking snowflake and entered more deeply within the abyss. In a place, even snow couldn’t reach at all. After all, he is an existence born outside of the abyss, in the world of light.
“Wuwu~ sorry. Xia, no. Please. Don’t leave me…” said snowy as snow fell within the abyss.
It was unknown how there could be snow falling in the dark but the scene is so beautiful and complimentary. The shade of black and white intertwining. Regardless, that dull-eyed man still left without any hesitation at all. He is a man with no emotions at all. He couldn’t understand the reason for Snow to do and say those things.
He doesn’t know why that little one wanted him to show the world outside of the abyss.
He isn’t interested. Though he wants to see his alter ego, he would always ask him to come to visit him here. The intention of Snow is something he could never understand and even the reason for his tears couldn’t move him at all.
What he didn’t know was that after he leaves the little snowflake would suddenly make a bold decision. Snow once again approached the End and said,
“Bring out, Xia. Ask the Origin allows him to receive emotions. He cannot stay here forever. Being your apostle I will do it in his instead.” said the snowflake.
The End spoke: {Thou art a being b’rn in lighteth if ‘t be true thee becometh mine own apostle thee couldst nev’r rememb’r’d what thou art anym’re ‘riginally. Thy ice essence wouldst remaineth but thee wouldst beest c’rrod’d by darkness to becometh mine own apostle. Thee wouldst nev’r beest a simple snowflake anym’re. But a being yond is taint’d with darkness and negative instead. Doth thee wisheth to becometh a fallen god?}
Translation: [You are a being born in light, if you become my Apostle you could never be remembered what you are anymore originally. Your Ice essence would remain but you would be corroded by darkness to become my Apostle. You would never be a simple snowflake anymore. But a being that is tainted with darkness and negative instead. Do you wish to become a Fallen God?]
The snowflake thought for a moment before saying, “I had watched him stay here and just sitting on that throne looking so lonely for a very long time. I couldn’t bear to watch him and approach him. But he would be slightly energetic in front of the God of Light. Even if he doesn’t have feelings, I know he could feel something but couldn’t understand it. I want him to experience something new. I do not want him to be lonely anymore.”
Suddenly the little snowflake materialized in his humanoid form. Wearing a pure white robe, his long white hair flowed behind his back, eyes exquisite, and features so refined. His eyes were silver like the moonlight.
With his lips hooked up, snow smiled and said, “I’m scared that he would be angry but I don’t want him to stay here. I will take his place. Please let him out of Abyss, the End.”
The End spoke: {The agreement hadst been hath reached. Xia jieye wouldst beest thrown out of the abyss with nay mem’ries of this lodging ‘r thee. But it is only temp’rarily, that gent wilt still returneth bef’re thy soul is completely did destroy. I shall eke sendeth some of thy soul fragments outside to holp thee gath’r qi to keepeth thee alive. Once thee completely did get taint’d with darkness thee shall eke beest f’rev’r beest lock’d in the abyss as its oth’r rul’r.}
Translation: [The agreement had been reached. Xia Jieye would be thrown out of the abyss with no memories of this place or you. But it is only temporary, he must still return before your soul is completely destroyed. I will also send some of your soul fragments outside to help you gather qi to keep you alive. Once you completely get tainted with darkness you will also be forever locked in the abyss as its other ruler.]
The abyss suddenly moves on its own. The darkness within the area had slowly. Merges with Snow slowly tainting his whole being including his soul. He suddenly entered into a deep sleep but before he closed his eyes completely he looked at the far horizon where the man on the throne had disappeared.
“Xia~”
He mumbles but the man he calls for never appeared before him ever since that day.