Today seems to be my luck day.

First, I stole two thieves who taught me the art of theft.

Shortly after that, I barely walked through the forest and met Suzy, who seemed to pulled an all-nighter.

And now, I find out that I can finally communicate with her, through my thoughts.

What is happening? What day is today? I have to save the number for the lottery!

- ...Galizé, I don’t understand what you’re thinking, but could you remove that stick from my neck? - Suzy says while looking nervous.

Well, let’s start with the questions...

- Do not ignore me!

Ignoring Suzy completely, I start to think about some questions.

First, tell me about magic.

- Magic?

...Hm? Don’t you call what your friend did, to create stone armor, magic?

- ... Do you mean the skills? They are techniques you can practice, depending on your cultivation.

...Define cultivation.

- Well... How can I explain... - Suzy mumbles, also seeming not to understand much about the subject.

As we talk, I still have a branch around her neck while Suzy is sitting on the ground.

- ... I think the easiest way to define cultivation would be the power to absorb outside Qi? That way, cultivators can get stronger! - She says with conviction.

And what would that Qi be?

- it is, basically, the essence of this world...

Give me a more complete explanation!!

I force the stick closer to her neck.

- I-I will say everything i know, so get away! - She exclaims.

Because of your words and because I’m getting tired of holding a stick, I decide to let her go while Suzy continues her explanation.

- Qi can be separated into four main elements, water, fire, earth and air... Some stories say there are more of them, but the only element, besides these four, is possible to confirm at the moment is the electric because an elder from the ancient era who is still alive has this element.

I see, so do you absorb the Qi of your element?

- Basically yes, but it is very difficult to purely absorb your element, so those who have affinity with more than one element, have an advantage in that part.

So it takes affinity to absorb a certain element... I believed you chose one and then focused on it.

- If so, my life would be much easier!!

Still, a person with more than one element? I haven’t seen anyone like that yet...

- Cultivators with more than one affinity are extremely rare, after all. - Suzy speaks, as if it were obvious.

Alright... Now, could you explain why we are in this tower? And why are you so desperate to finish it?

- That’s a long story...

... Get on that tree and tell me, because, maybe, I’m being sought.

Suzy look at me doubtfully for a moment, but then changed her view to the bag on my foot.

- Don’t you...

Girl, if this is with me, then it’s mine! Get up soon and help me take this bag up there!

Suzy seems to want to say something, but decide to leave it for later and went up with me in a tree.

As soon as we were at the top, Suzy start her story.

[...]

... Summing up the whole story, you want to kill yourself, right?

- Wrong!! How did my story become that?! - Suzy exclaims, with a little anger.

You’re asking for practically the impossible!! Look at our situation and answer me, what is the chance you will be able to achieve your goal?

- ... Betting high? Maybe 0.001%

You bet too high! ...We would need all the luck in the world... Or rather, the galaxy, to achieve this!

- But if we stay here, there would be no story!

What the hell are you talking about!?

I don’t know if I’m angry with Suzy, or the confusion we’re in.

First of all, the story she told me begins in the Ancient Age, an era where anyone could become a cultivator, as it was very easy to absorb Qi.

I was just wondering, why would she bring up such an old subject to explain her reason to me, but that was connected to her current situation. In fact, this history even talks about our contract through my necklace and Suzy’s ring.

It begins many years ago, when even a God existed in this world. This God was the one who regulated order in this world, so no disaster would occur to it.

The only problem was this God started to get attached to some mortals, creating a way to protect them.

And the way was... a contract.

If he liked a mortal, the God would give him a ring to which he would be attached to his necklace.

Through this contract, God would be connect to this mortal until the moment he died.

But after several years had passed, something he hadn’t planned on happened.

Mortals began to fight for his contract.

No matter who he chose, the mortal would end up dead because of the ring on his finger.

Therefore, God decided to choose not only the one he liked the most, but also the strongest one in order to protect the contract.

It was many years without him making a contract with any mortal, until he found a special. He was a mortal born in the strongest empire, carrying a talent that surpassed all of his generation.

As soon as God chose him, that mortal received the contract, but... He refused.

It was the first time the God was refused by a mortal, making him even more curious about the “human”.

As time passed, God continued to watch the life of that human, who continued to grow and become more powerful.

Until one day, the human decided to ask the contract for God.

Gladly, God came to his presence and brought him a ring, which would symbolize his contract with the human.

But something he didn’t expect was... The human was trying to kill him.

That human didn’t accept this contract in the past, because he wanted to become God himself.

Seeing the first human he has been following at all times.

The human he most wanted to be with, actually wanted him dead.

But even then, God couldn’t hate him, so he made a decision.

- Alright, you can keep this world as my farewell gift.

God could not hurt the one he loved, so he decided to leave, leaving everything he had behind.

And it was at that moment the world began to collapse.