Rider

Epilogue

Although eons had passed, multiple worlds were created and destroyed, and the universe had gone through many transitions of endings and beginnings, one world remained constant throughout it all.

Endora was a world shrouded in mystery, and none of the beings born in any cycle have been able to uncover its secrets. In each cycle, creatures of varying power and technology levels attempted to explore the mysterious planet, but few who dared venture into its orbit were ever heard from again....

Every ending is a new beginning

A few years following Seth’s drift into nonexistence, a pair of black eyes materialized in the surrounding universe. Following the appearance of the eyes, a massive black wolf emerged out of the fabric of the universe.

The beast opened its massive maw, and the data links forming the universe’s building blocks started converging toward the vortex spinning at its center.

Warriors of the universe, one braver and stronger than the previous, rallied to repel the beast threatening t...

Goodbye

Seth spoke slowly, detailing the centuries that had passed since Katy went into her coma. Halfway through his story, Tiana opened her eyes, and Seth teleported her to the surface.

Katy kept mostly silent throughout the story, finding solace in Seth’s presence and listening intently. By the end, Katy’s face was wet with tears, and her arms were clinging to Seth in a vice-like grip.

As she processed Seth’s words about their child, she eventually lifted her head from his chest ...

World seed

Seth and Henrietta vanished from the darkness of space and suddenly appeared above Endora in the sky. Leora, Lisa, Razim, Hollie and a sealed Dukbium were all there, awaiting their arrival.

Right away, he was confronted with queries about his condition and what had occurred, which Seth merely shrugged and answered that he was okay and had won.

After Seth's wives had calmed down, he waved his hand towards Dukbium's divine source and destroyed it, together with the data chains const...

Offer and consequences

“As you probably know, I come from a different world, which for me can be called the real world, but for the beings born here is known as The Outside. I was born and grew up on a small planet called Earth.”

“My world is much simpler than the worlds you know.”

“It is a world without magic, but the achievements and feats of the people living there are nothing less than magical. My people took the path of science, just as energy-less humans in the simulation did, digging de...

Origin

Fenrir took her first step into the portal with a sigh when her eyes widened, and she threw her divinity to the side, saving it from a destruction lance coming from the other side of the portal that pierced her body through.

On the verge of closing, Seth’s eyes snapped open as a new destruction crown mounted on his destruction source. Memories washed over his soul, memories of years spent in the outer universe, a universe he barely knew anything about before today.

His battered ...

Last trial

Seth widened his eyes when he spotted an unfamiliar woman charging at him. Despite not recognizing the form, the chaos around her instantly made him aware of her identity.

Seth backed away and spread his energy before him, trying to form a shield and repel the sudden attack.

Fenrir raised one hand, the vortex in her palm absorbing the energy forming the shield, breaking it instantly. The gap between the two shortened quickly, forcing Seth to teleport away.

When he appeared a...

Fenrir and the World Sovereign

The wolf’s body remained unmoving for what felt like an eternity for Seth and the girls standing by its side.

Despite its frozen body, the chaos energy around it kept growing stronger with each passing second at a fast and steady pace.

The energies forming the fabric of the simulation around the wolf kept getting consumed by the chaos energy, causing an eerie mist to spread around, replacing the space energy and forcing Seth and the girls to increase their distance from the wolf...

At war's end

The roar of the mighty beast caused cracks to spread from its location, extending through the surrounding space. The demigods and gods alike were left in awe once again, witnessing Fenrir’s sheer power and terror.

Just like everyone else, Seth was left in awe, wondering if there was even a limit to the chaos beast’s power.

‘Am I wrong… or does it seem even stronger now?’ asked Seth, noticing the peculiar space cracks created by the beast’s roar alone.

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All-devouring wolf

The two auras stood in opposition above the chaos of the battlefield, the pressure of their energies even impacting the demigods who fought below.

Seth’s six-colored energy aura clashed with Fenrir’s gray one, but despite Seth’s cultivation reaching the peak in six energies and having a divinity in two of them, Fenrir’s chaos energy was still slowly overcoming it, her aura encroaching onto his domain.

“You actually came,” Seth said in a low voice, facing the gigantic b...

Against all odds

Henrietta had just finished teleporting everyone to the edge of Gaia’s domain, which contained only a single massive planet that made even Yggdrasil, the world tree passing through its core, appear tiny in comparison.

Compared to gods like Razim, Dukbium, and Vayu, Gaia’s world gave birth to demigods of all sorts of affinities, and all floated into space, ready to fight alongside their goddess in the incoming war.

They numbered at least twenty times the amount of troops Seth h...

Leora's victory

Still recovering in her source form, Leora had already felt the Tower manifestation and had even noticed the departure of both Dukbium and Razim, despite the long distance between her and the place it happened.

The moment Water manifested nearby, Leora said, “I saw. You can go too. I’ll clean everything here and join you once it’s done.”

“Are you sure? I am weak without a host, but I can still help. On the other hand, you have already injured your divinity,” replied Wa...

Leora vs Dukbium.

The space bent around Leora and Razim, porting the two gods and the armies they commanded at the edge of Dukbium’s domain.

Dukbium’s domain comprised a series of planets gathered around six massive stars. Even from the edge of that galaxy, the abundance of fire energy could be felt by the ascended that had joined the assault.

“Cultivating here would have allowed me to reach the ninth shell twice as fast,” commented Thorb, his eyes closed as he seemed to be basking in the e...

A war of multiple fronts

Following Seth’s departure from the Death Kingdom, he arrived in space just outside the planet, where the elite of Asteria’s armies were already mobilized, the mix of energies surrounding the ascended shining bright to convey their excitement.

Seth’s appearance alongside Maya did nothing to alleviate that excitement, the ascended appearing even more eager to fight in a battle against the gods.

And the ascended of Asteria were not the only ones present. The former hidden rule...

Death's fall

Elise followed Seth’s gaze toward the far north, her eyes flickering hesitantly. Eventually, she clenched her fists and turned around.

“You’re not coming?” asked Seth with a surprised look.

Elise shook her head. “I don’t feel like it anymore. I’ll return to my place.”

“Did anything happen between you and Death?” asked Seth, not knowing why Elise would suddenly change her mind and wish to return home.

“No, I only met it during the parallel timeline...

Cleansing the continent

Seth watched the scattered pieces Noth was left in with interest, the wriggling of its flesh as it tried to gather back and recreate his body, the blood that had not dried despite being outside the body, and those eyes that never closed the entire time.

Seth was astounded to find that Noth’s body was still alive, without a source, core, or soul to back it up.

Turning his head to the side, where Elise was sharing in his amazement, Seth asked, “Do you think you could possess him...

Noth's fate

In Worm’s prison, Seth considered the words of his system and Elise, trying to make sense of the sudden bits of information.

“How can you two be the same… this makes no sense. Elise is a being of the blood race. The records should attest to that, and the Tower created the system..”

Elise removed herself from Seth’s soul, taking form nearby, carrying the same pondering look as Seth, “Maybe the Tower is re-purposing the wills of my people, stripping them clean before usi...

Famine's death

Gently, Elise lifted her hand and caressed the tiny soul Seth held, her eyes expressing a complicated sentiment. Ultimately, she lowered her hand and shook her head, declining Seth’s offer.

“I appreciate it, Seth, but it still feels wrong. As I’ve said, I’m content with the progress I’ve made and the road I’ve traveled. It’s also important to know when to let go, before your dreams change who you are too much. I want to remain a being of the blood race.”

Seth lifte...

Of blood and gods

Seth’s declaration reverberated throughout his world, with Raven’s air energy sending it to all humans and ascended. Most humans were confused, having only known Endora as a peaceful nation and the peak of technology and ascension.

That was entirely different for the ascended who lived during and still remembered the assault on the Council’s island. Things were even worse for the ascended from the Life and Death kingdoms, who knew Seth’s words were directed at them.

Inside...

Let them know

Seth and Leora returned to Maya’s office, where the others had already gathered, receiving news of Seth’s return. After exchanging a few words with each of his wives, Seth explained his current situation, condition, and further plans.

The news of another seclusion, even longer than the previous one, immediately dampened the mood in the room. Maya and Hollie were already aware that was bound to happen eventually, so they were expecting it more or less. Still, for the others looking f...

Fenrir

A week later, while Maya was organizing some matters concerning the Empire, she felt her bosom shake and quickly dropped her pen, standing up from her seat at the office.

“Your excellency?” asked the petite assistant on the side, startled by her empress’s sudden move.

Maya ignored the assistant’s question, pulling on her shirt and allowing the bundle of sources snuggled inside her chest to float outside. In moments, under the assistant’s flabbergasted eyes, a physical bo...

Chaos

After arriving inside the Palace Grounds, where Seth’s wives were all waiting anxiously for their return, Seth barely materialized when a soft body collided with his, pushing even Leora from the side away and throwing him onto the ground.

Seth recognized who that body belonged to immediately. Still, he didn’t get to say anything before his body dematerialized into the warm embrace, leaving Maya holding onto a handful of crumbling sources.

Maya’s face fell, and she froze in p...

Fall of a god

Krum’s face contorted in rage, and his entire body shook as he fought against the strange force binding him into place, but despite all of his efforts, he was not able to move a single inch, forced to watch as Seth and Leora engaged the two gods following him there.

Leora kept a safe distance from Dukbium, who had already taken energy form, sending attack after attack toward him without stopping.

Dukbium allowed those attacks to hit his energy body, using his energy to negate th...

Interception

Leora has seen her share of horrors and how they acted during her quest to take over the Curse Kingdom, but compared to the scenes in Pain, the atrocities she had seen in Curse seemed like child's play.

“Why are they not dead, even in this condition?” asked Leora.

“Their bodies had died, having all their blood drained, but their souls are still being kept inside that dead shell by the horror locked here. The more time they spend in this miserable state, the more the horror i...

The light of hope

The large amount of energy gathering in one stop pushed all the gods to move away from Seth, Krum included.

After his previous experience with Seth, Krum didn’t dare take another detonation head-on but remained vigilant. Seth’s prior trick of being alright after a detonation was still fresh in his mind.

As everyone gathered their energies to protect themselves, a bright light shone into the darkness of space, blinding everyone involved.

Seth, who had just used enough ene...

Radical choice

Vayu and Dukbium turned to look at Seth when the strange being coming out of the tower addressed him without sparing them a single look.

In contrast to Krum’s smile, Seth’s face went black, and he asked, “Since when does the Tower get involved in issues between the gods? It would seem all that talk about it being an impartial observer was nothing but that, a simple talk.”

Seth knew that he was in trouble and that this was a plan against him long in the making, so his only ...

Meeting of Gods

After speaking to Razim, Maya returned to Seth’s side and sat beside him, supporting her head on his chest and closing her eyes.

Razim never showed her face for the rest of the journey, while Water and Lust spent it casually chatting with one another.

A few days later, the water bubble around the group disappeared, and Razim manifested before them, “They’re close.”

Water and Lust returned to their hosts’ bodies while Seth and Maya opened their eyes and sat up, comi...

Razim's dilemma

Seth’s eyes widened, her words surprising him, and a sense of excitement blooming in his chest as he pulled the crying Lisa into his arms.

“Does that mean..?”

Lisa buried her face into his hair and whispered, “You still have something to say, don’t you?”

Seth couldn’t understand what she meant, but Lust lent him a helping hand, ‘You never apologized to her.’

With realization appearing in his eyes, Seth squeezed her tighter and whispered, “I’m sorr...

Unfair consideration

In the darkness, Lisa stood before a shadowy figure, who, for some reason, felt familiar despite only appearing as a vague silhouette covered in darkness.

“You’ve ruined it. You’ve ruined it all,” a voice filled with endless malice and hatred came from the woman’s direction, the unmistakable voice of a female.

Lisa stepped back, not understanding where she was or why that woman yelled at her with such hatred. Noticing the darkness sticking onto her legs, Lisa tried to ru...

Stealing one's innocence

Lisa’s heart was beating crazily in her chest, her mind riddled with questions, lust, and an unsettling heartache.

She felt Seth’s rough hand along her sweat-covered back, the damp shirt she didn’t even remember wearing sticking to her skin.

Her soul was like a puzzle missing more than half its pieces, her entire being screaming at her to run away, the man towering over her petite frame raising all the alarms in her mind, but simultaneously, she had to ask herself, ‘Where ...