Episode 618
618. Side Story The Wizard of the Labyrinth (1)
“I’m the first.”
The wizard says with a grin. Taesan looked at him with an expression that he knew would happen.
“If you think about it, I have received a lot from you.”
The most fundamental part that allowed him to reach this place was the labyrinth.
The wizard shook his head.
“I just laid the plate. You achieved it all with your own strength. On the contrary, I should be grateful to you.”
There was excitement in the wizard’s voice.
“Your journey meant a lot to me. “I have never once regretted making the labyrinth, but beyond that, I felt like I made it just for this purpose.”
There was deep satisfaction on his face.
“Well… let’s get back to the point.”
The wizard summarized the story. He looked at Taishan with sunken eyes.
“Taesan. Do you know what kind of god I was before I became the wizard of the labyrinth?”
“no.”
In the wizard’s realm, everything was mixed up and nothing was known. Even if it was Taesan today, it was difficult to grasp its essence.
“Who am I.”
The wizard said. Those words were more like a self-talk than a question.
“Why do you think I created the labyrinth?”
“Because I want to see the adventures and journeys of mortals.”
“answer.”
The wizard grinned. That was something the wizard had consistently said since he first met him.
“Not exactly because of that, but similar. “I gave everything I had to create the labyrinth.”
If you think about it, that was a very strange thing.
I don’t know what kind of transcendental the original wizard was, but he must not have been a weak transcendental enough to create a space like this.
He must have been a transcendental person who could have a universal impact by obtaining the concept of the universe itself.
However, it was limited to a small space called the labyrinth.
A person who can handle the box itself has locked himself in the box.
To see the journey of mortals and no one else.
That wasn’t the only strange thing. There was one condition in the labyrinth. The condition was that if you conquered the labyrinth, your wish would be granted.
If Taesan had wanted, he could have obtained the labyrinth itself.
It was also possible to eat up the achievements a wizard had made throughout his life.
A labyrinth is something a wizard created by sacrificing himself. It was a kind of area and concept. You’re handing it over to someone else just because you conquered the labyrinth. It was a ridiculous story.
“Do you regret it?”
“no.”
The wizard grinned.
There was no trace of regret in that smile.
“at all. I am very satisfied with the present. But the other transcendents didn’t understand me. Then I got curious. “If you are so different from me, will you be able to understand me?”
A soft voice rings out.
“What I want from you is to see the process.”
Watching with your own eyes the process from a transcendent wizard to becoming a wizard of the labyrinth.
That is the wizard’s wish.
“Are you going to listen?”
Taesan nodded. I was curious about that too. What did the wizard who created the labyrinth hope for in the beginning? The wizard snaps his fingers as if he is satisfied.
“good. “Then let’s go right away.”
“Is there no need to prepare?”
“I am different from the Demon God, so there is no need for you to directly intervene there. “It’s very simple if you just show it.”
And the world changes dramatically. Taishan did not resist. A quiet voice rings out in a twisting world.
“What would you really think? “I’m curious.”
* * *
In the middle of a black and dark desert.
In a place where there was no sign of life at all, the man looked up at the sky.
A wide, wide sky.
The moon and stars shine in the pitch-black darkness.
People will look up at the sky and guess the unreachable distance.
I will consider the moon and stars sacred and pray that gods reside beyond them.
And now he can turn the sky itself upside down.
You can destroy the moon and control the stars.
It is literally the ruler of the world.
The man has lived his entire life for his wishes.
An ordinary person would have collapsed and died in the process, but he was a genius.
A genius who can understand and control all things.
And countless overlapping clouds.
In the end, he achieved his wish and reached great heights.
By his own will, he achieved what he had longed for his entire life.
He is a transcendent.
became a god
His journey ended here.
* * *
A considerable amount of time has passed since the man became a transcendent.
It was a truly long time by human standards, when the past became history, history became legend, and legend became myth.
And the man was in vain.
At first, I felt satisfied that I had reached a high level and that I had succeeded.
But that’s only for a moment.
After that, he felt an unbearable emptiness.
‘What is this.’
Since becoming a transcendental person, this emptiness has never gone away. It was as if there was a hole in my stomach, and no matter how much I ate, I felt hungry.
At the same time, it was a sensation I had never felt before in my mortal days.
Is this the feeling you get from becoming a transcendent?
I thought so at first, but no matter how much time passed, the emptiness could not be filled.
The emptiness was slowly but surely consuming him.
The man wanted to do something with this emptiness.
First, he attempted again the hardships and hardships he had experienced during his mortal life.
Those hardships that I barely risked my life to overcome are now easier than twisting a child’s little finger.
I became proud of the level I had reached.
But that’s it.
I didn’t feel any emotion from that act.
The hardships and hardships I had endured so much now felt like they were somewhere far away.
It is difficult to solve it on your own.
So what about those who became transcendents before him?
This emptiness arose when he became a transcendent. If so, other transcendents would also have emptiness.
He went looking for another transcendental person.
The first thing I found was the god of struggle and death. Rakiratas. Among the transcendents, it belongs to the oldest axis and its strength is also exceptional.
The man asked Rakiratas about his own futility.
[There is nothing like that.]
Rakiratas said neatly.
[Something like emptiness. I’ve never felt it before.]
“…Is that so?”
The man was a little surprised. My own emptiness existed right after I became a transcendent. So I thought other transcendents would also have it, but no.
Next, he visited the God of Victory.
[I don’t know?]
It seemed like the God of Victory had never felt emptiness either. The next thing I went to was the God of Choice. The God of Choice listened to the man’s concerns a little longer.
[I’ve never felt it… is it emptiness? Then, why not try looking somewhere else?]
“Is it the gaze?”
[Aren’t there some weak things that believe in you?]
The man nodded. Some time has passed since he ascended to the position of transcendental person. Before he knew it, there were quite a few mortals who revered him.
[Put trials on those who are weak and believe in you. Watch how willing they are to follow your path and worship you. Then select those you like and make them your apostles. That is enjoyable in its own way.]
“Is that so?”
When I think about it, I never really created an apostle.
The man followed the words of the god of choice.
Among the mortals who served him, he selected those with talents and put them through trials.
They were happy and risked their lives to take on the ordeal.
Although some of them died, there were also those who overcame their ordeal and reached a higher level.
It was kind of fun. The mortals who were trying to solve his ordeal in some way were proud.
But that was all.
His emptiness did not go away.
It doesn’t work this way. The man continued to search for other gods.
The person who was born transcendent did not understand at all.
[What an emptiness. What do you mean?]
The god of death said with a puzzled look.
[Do your duty. You are a concept god who controls the concepts of the universe. Control and rule over the concepts you dominate.]
Since the stories did not fit together, the man said no more.
The transcendentals cannot answer his questions.
That’s why he called the planet’s mortals together.
“If you answer my questions, I will make your wish come true.”
Great God’s declaration.
A person who calls himself a wise man.
A rare fraud.
Even children who can’t even walk.
Everyone came to see him. They talked enthusiastically to answer the man’s questions.
But no words could reach his heart.
The emptiness doesn’t go away.
Nothing is his answer.
What on earth can I do to get rid of this emptiness? No matter how much I think about it, I can’t feel it. Neither the transcendent nor the mortal can answer that question.
Therefore, in a daze, he returned to the desert where he had become a transcendent.
Spend time quietly there.
Literally did nothing.
If whatever you do will fill you with emptiness, it would be better to do nothing.
Time passes and flows. Only the desert sandstorm disturbs my ears.
[It seems free.]
And how much time has passed.
A voice mixed with laughter is heard.
The man was a little surprised. It was because he never thought that that being would come to visit him.
“…hello.”
[okay. It’s been a while. How long has it been since this happened?]
“I think it’s the first time since I became a transcendent.”
The man bowed politely. He is a transcendent. He is a concept god. There was no one he had to show respect to.
But the existence before my eyes was different. The man spoke politely.
“Long time no see. God of circulation. “Arylnan.”
Arylnan also smiled and answered.
[okay. It’s been a while. God of adventure.]
