《Above Your Head》Vol 2. Chapter 45: Destruction vs Destruction vs Destruction (2)
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Ares was dumbfounded, because there was no way he would know the fact that 'I' was in shock inside. He spoke, No, I don't know if he's awake or not. Why are you going back and forth? I was worried about the massacre, but it's now more than that. The situation was also strange, though?
"Oh, right. The massacre." Before I knew it, the man who was drinking the drink that Genie brought him opened his mouth. "Don't kill humans. They..."
"Kwan Dae-ha."
"That's right, Kwan Dae-ha. Don't kill humans."
'What's up with this dude?' I even forgot to close the door and was thrown into confusion by the straightforward request. He was an incomprehensible existence from beginning to end. Let alone the fact that the Untouchable being who visited this place had such an unsightly appearance, I wondered what was with the request to not kill humans. I decided to just watch it for the time being. It was because I realized that this situation was fundamentally different from when the Primordial God came and calmed 'me' down.
'I' replied with a perplexed expression, "Uhh, but looking at them is annoying. It's a bother to my eyes. I want to get rid of them."
"That's something you may feel about human beings. I understand. But even so, that does not mean that they should be worthlessly slaughtered." It was a remark filled with a love for humanity, but I could not feel the slightest hint of emotion in the man’s face. As if passing on someone else's message, he used a flat voice that sounded as if he was reading a passage from a book.
However, 'I' just grimaced as if oblivious to the weirdness. "Human beings are insects."
"No. I think of mankind as existences that are filled with hope." It was still an emotionless voice. His exceedingly calm demeanor portrayed him as completely uninterested in the existence of mankind.
"Ohhh..." 'I' pounded my chest in frustration, seemingly having heard something incomprehensible. However, this only lasted a short time. ‘I’ quickly regained my composure and said, "But how did you know I was trying to make humanity extinct? I haven't done anything yet."
"I wasn't sure, actually. I just... I just came here because I sensed a huge flow that destroyed human civilization."
'Flow? It's a little too bizarre a form for it to be based on mere foresight.' In addition, 'I', who opened the door and basically awakened the Divine Spirit, was an existence that transcended the flow of destiny. It was possible to predict the destruction of mankind as it was the result of an action. However, for him to successfully recognize the cause at once and come looking for me… But as expected, 'I' did not feel any sense of crisis about those things. Those things weren't a matter of concern. "I also don't understand either. Why do you care so much about human beings?"
"I'll say it again, I think of mankind as existences that are filled with hope. They only went astray because of a little problem."
"A little problem?"
"That's right." The man nodded. "The problem was that there wasn't a supreme being to guide and discipline them."
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"Hmmm..." 'I' frowned with uncertainty. "Even so, I don't want to."
"If there's nothing that can be done until the very end." The man put down his drink and stared at 'me'. "I have no choice but to stop you."
"…Tchh." 'I' pouted, grumbling.
It was a terrible sight. 'No, what's wrong with your attitude? Why are you acting like a baby? Did you regress or something?' It was a strange change, since 'I' was not like this when in the Empire. Was it because ‘I’ lost the All-knowing power? This was similar to when ‘I’ confessed to the Primordial God but was not in his right mind in more ways than one.
"Fine, I got it."
"Thanks." The man got up from his seat. Then, at that moment… Poooof! He disappeared. There were no signs of him here anymore.
"Ahh, what the hell?! After saying what he wanted to say!" I imagined the door again, after seeing 'me' who was left alone stomping the ground unhappily. A huge iron door was pictured in my mind. Clang clack! I closed it at once.
Ttattakkkk. I moved my pinky finger. After bending my pinking finger, I proceeded to bend my index finger, middle finger, and my ring finger. Finally, I made a fist. "Whoooo." With deep breathing, I completely regained control of my body. This was the first time I had regained control of my body in this way, so it felt very unfamiliar.
Dae-ha?
Captain-nim?
The two control personas called for me. I could feel their emotions even though they weren't human voices. Confusion and concern, as well as anxiety… However, I waved instead of answering their questions. I was currently in no mood to explain that I was in a state that was neither human nor God. I thought that I would go crazy if I could not get rid of my anger, and my feelings that I had been abandoned to deal with alone… "I'll explain later on."
...I'll be at the Unique World.
Call me when you need me, Captain-nim.
The bridge deck fell silent. I slowly approached the screen on one side of the bridge deck. The image of Earth appeared on the screen just by slightly focusing my consciousness. Klikk! I pulled out the cutter knife with only one blade left and waved it in the air.
"I am...not that valuable of a person."
"A bad kid... I'm bad."
It reminded me of the little boy who seemed to carry all the tragedies and sorrows of the world. I was actually a little boy back then, but he looked so small and frail even through my own eyes.
"Tasty, it's tasty."
"Uh, uh yes. It's fun."
"Thanks."
I sat with my back against the wall. The cold metal touched my skin. Come to think of it, my upper garment was torn, but I didn't realize it at all. Klikk klikk. Klikk. I pushed and pulled the slider of the cutter knife and made a meaningless noise. I was just absent-minded. Even after being in a blaze of anger and causing a massacre, there was nothing but emptiness in my heart.
"Please take care of her."
I curled up and buried my head on my knees. Klikk klikk. In the confines of the giant battleship outside of Earth, only the meaningless and futile metallic sounds resonated.
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The huge battleship left the atmosphere and got into the satellite orbit. Albatross, the Terra-class battleship of the Leonhardt Empire, was not detected by any observation equipment present on Earth. The Albatross, which used to be active as an Expedition Corps, a research city, and an armed battleship, was now operating for a single noble being.
He was The Second Emperor the Leonhardt Empire had longed for. Although he himself had quit the glorious position, even so, the symbolism was not something anyone would dare to ignore. The evidence was that the Terra-class battleship, which was of an absolute high value even to the forces of the Empire-Class, was bestowed to an individual.
Although it was a waste, as if one were to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, Albatross was the result of the super-science that reached the peak of a Stage IV Civilization, as well as the favorite Transcendence Weapon of the Magic Civilization that was condensed thickly with ultimate magic.
"It's really calming down. Should I say I'm lucky..." However, there was an intruder in the Albatross ship. It was a disgraceful matter when thinking about the fact that an unidentified man went in and out as he pleased just a couple of minutes ago. Unfortunately, it was inevitable. The one who broke into the Albatross ship was a young girl with a small stature who looked like a middle school student. She was the Administrator of Earth-34, as well as the Primordial God who had the rank of a Creation God.
"I thought there would be more than 100 million casualties, if not immediate destruction." She looked at the crying Dae-ha with a complicated expression. She was only a few meters away from Dae-ha, but no one, not even Dae-ha who was immune to all phantasm discovered her. The image of her standing in front of Dae-ha was so foreign that it felt as if she was photoshopped there. "It's become a completely unpredictable situation."
It was not easy to foresee an existence beyond the framework of fate. It was not only difficult to predict, but there were also many instances where the prediction that was done at the expense of a great cost was wrong.
However, a Foresight ability was not always necessary to know the future. The Primordial God, who had lived for a long time, could clearly guess what the Newbie Gods would do.
Kwan Dae-ha would eventually be devoured by the Divine Spirit. The humans would eventually provoke and instigate him, and that was why mankind would be destroyed. Even if they did not, they would face a situation equivalent to destruction. The situation was suspended in a bizarre way of extracting the Divine Spirit and sealing it outside, but the limitations were bound to come. What he took over was the Divine Spirit of an existence that was disappointed by humanity and rebelled against A God for Humanity. The future was as obvious as light itself.
What about Juan? If Kwan Dae-ha was going to end up being devoured by the Divine Spirit, then Juan was already devoured. He fell into a meaningless deep-seated delusion. He was obsessed with ideas because he lived an unhappy life, and he was so obsessed with humans that he could not be seen as a transcendent being.
Even so, unlike Dae-ha who succeeded the Divine Spirit of Dekarma, who was still a legitimate God, Juan was an unnamed being. He was the successor of the Divine Spirit of an Unnamed. He controlled human civilization as he pleased. One might think that he was leading humans down the path of virtue, but he exerted his influence as he pleased and was disappointed whenever things didn't go his way. In the end, he would drive everything to ruin.
"Furthermore, even till a real disaster."
Those two were an irresistible disaster to the humans. Moreover, those two had nothing to do with the prophecy of destruction foresaw by the Great Wizard, Zenon ho Kyprios. The seeds of destruction germinated deep within Earth with great malice.
"Haha! What a mess. Hahahaha!" The Primordial God laughed with a rattling smile, as if baffled. She did not know how this happened to the civilization she was managing. If she felt like it, she could defeat and seal everything… However, considering her circumstances which moved according to her mission, it was just a futile imagination.
"But well." She suddenly stopped laughing and looked at the crying boy with his face buried in his lap. A young boy wet behind the ears. He was the adopted son of the man she loved. "Maybe… Really, maybe." She crouched down in front of Dae-ha. "On the contrary, such a mess may prevent the destruction."
If Dae-ha had been alone on Earth, mankind would have eventually fallen. In the end, Dae-ha would have started an extermination because he couldn't bear his hatred for human beings.
If Juan had been alone on Earth, mankind would also have fallen. Juan would have had expectations for humans as he pleased, be disappointed as he pleased, and punished them according to his own volition.
If there were no one on the planet, nevertheless, mankind would have been destroyed. The great chaos that permeated the inner core of Earth during The Great War would have finally germinated, destroying human civilization and devouring all souls.
But now... Destruction, destruction, and destruction gathered at one spot. No one could know what the consequences would be. Even her, who had enormous power as a High-rank God, could not. Not even the Human God, who had been preparing his plans for a long time on Earth, could know.
"Oh my, my little boys." She clicked her tongue and got up. Dae-ha, who still had his head buried in his lap, failed to notice her presence. She talked in front of him, but he could not hear anything since she conveyed no words to his ears. "You're going to suffer a lot."
If an ordinary person faced a new world, he would have to adapt to it. If a hero faced a new world, he would lead and transform the world. However, if it was a God who faced a new world…
"The world, you would have to adjust to them." She lifted her body with a bitter smile. Then, following that, she disappeared like a phantom. The bridge deck fell silent again, and only Dae-ha with his head buried in his knees remained there alone.
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