"YOU THINK YOU CAN KILL ME!! I AM NOT DONEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Too impatient...perfect," that thought crossed my mind as I watched the bright light flashed in front of my eyes. The collision of these two great powers unfolding before my eyes. The once majestic Castle of Light now lay in ruins. It's wall crumbling, its vibrant colours reduced to mere hints of their former glory. The grand halls once resonated with joy and celebrations were now filled with the echoes of despair and destruction.
We could barely discern the remnants of the castle's magnificence from behind the barrier. The white and gold that once adorned its walls now mingled with dust and debris. Dull and tarnished. A start contract to the foreboding presence of the Demon God.
'Too impatient,' that thought echoed through his mind as he watched the bright light flash in front of his eyes. The collision of two powers unfolding before him. The once majestic Castle of Light now lay in ruins, its walls crumbling, and its vibrant colours reduced to mere hints of their former glory. The grand halls that once resonated with joy and celebration were now filled with the echoes of despair and destruction.
I peered through chaos. This was the tenth time I had seen the Castle of Light like this. Tenth time I came this close to the Demon God and unmasking him. I peered through the chaos and stained to our adversary. All we could see was the eerie shadows cast by the blackish-red energy emanating from the ground. It twisted and writhed, forming a colossal, tree-like shape devoid of leaves or canopy. A grotesque mockery of life itself. The malevolent aura surrounding it seemed to consume the very air, suffusing the surrounding air with an oppressive weight.
The rain of those ruinous spears restlessly pummelled my barrier. The true power of the Demon God became clear. Each spear struck with the force obliterating hexagon after hexagon of the protective shield. The once formidable defence that I gave my tenth life mastering now appeared feeble and fragile in the face of this relentless onslaught.
Time seemed to slow down for me. I could see the faces of the guild members, once filled with hope and determination now wore expressions of fear and desperation. The intense damage from the Demon God's assault was taking its toll, fraying their resolve. Doubt seeped into their hearts as they questioned their decision to confront this ancient evil in its own lair.
Ah, I had seen that face again. They were all gamblers, ready to gamble away their lives, and I was the conman who convinced them, and they began to understand.
The battlefield was a chaotic blend of shattered walls, crumbling statues, and the remnants of the castle's grandeur. The air crackled with raw energy, the clash of opposing forces reverberating through the ruins. Yet, amidst the devastation, there remained a glimmer of defiance, a small flicker of hope remained in my eyes, "Go!!! Run! As long as you survive! You can come back and defeat Demon God!"
"No! We can't leave you here!"
I stood in front of my guild mates. I wanted to stand tall for them, for them to remember him. I looked over my shoulder, giving them a wink and a smile, "Run, you stupid motherfucking idiots or I am going to die for nothing."
"Boss!!" the boy in the front looked at me in tears, wiping them as he looked at the me with a determined look, "I will do it! I will defeat the Demon God and free your soul!!"
I swear. They are always like this. They had to act like they are the protagonist at the end.
"I'll be waiting," I turned my head, standing in front of the others. My muscles rippled as my hair flickered in the storm. I used the last of my strength to strengthen the barrier, "NOW! ALL OF YOU! SURVIVE!!"
I could hear the footsteps, hear them running away, the sound of footsteps started to disappear. Yet, there was the warmth of someone behind me, "you aren't going to leave?"
"No."
I curled my lips, feeling her arms wrap around me. Even in death I could smile because I had her beside me, "if you leave now…you can still save yourself. Dying at the hands of Demon God means you lose everything."
"I don't mind…this has no meaning if it's not with you."
"Hey…"
"Mm?"
"Next time…I won't lose…"
"I won't let you."
She hugged me tighter, seeing the last of the barrier chip away. The Demonic Light enveloped us and the world melted away. When I could see again, I stood in this endless white space, sighing, "You know, stupid. You didn't have to do that."
"What can I do. I am so crazy about you I had to chase you in death."
"Shut up, flirt," I looked over my shoulder. I knew I was smiling. I had hoped to make a more exasperated expression, but she did bring a smile to my lips.
She turned me around, putting her arms around my neck, carrying that natural beautiful smile on her face that lit up the world. Her purple hair brushed around my cheeks, her orange eyes peered into mine. God, she was beautiful. I wanted to kiss her when both of us blinked.
"Wait, your body isn't back to normal…?"
"Now that you say it…" I looked towards my hands. I had strange eyes. People felt they were scary, and I wanted to make friends when I entered this game. That was why I decided to change those, but over the course of the game I became buffed and gained a bit of height or that is what I told people. My real life was rather screwed up. That was a topic for another time. And if the white background turning scarlet was any sign, then something strange was going on with this VR game.
"Mr over there. That doesn't look like the Reset Screen," she gestured to the space behind me. I turned and saw what she was referring to. I narrowed my eyes, watching the scarlet mist rolling in a horizon that stretched out before us.
"Hey, is it just me or there is a shape of a person forming inside of me."
"No, I see it too," she muttered as the thing took the shape of the person with floating long hair forming inside of it. For one moment, I thought it was a girl. Then again, my girl radar wasn't broken, so I am sure that's a guy.
"PrimoSara, I tire of you two."
"I told you, the Devs would get annoyed with you," she giggled, "they put a new expansion pack for you."
"Babe, do you fail to hear the man? He said Primo Sara! SARA!" I empathized. Whatever this was, it wasn't my fault alone.
"That's because it's fun to say our name together. Devs can't help themselves. They are not blaming me," she stuck out her tongue.
"Ahem," I wanted to roll my eyes. Though it was true. That was why my Virtual Reality Character had the name Primo, "whatever."
"Making a fool out of me even now..." the thing inside the scarlet mist spoke again, "ahhahahahahh!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"At least they got the villain laugh about right," I whispered, making Sara giggle. She nudged me, giving me a get serious look.
"I CURSE YOU TWO!! YOU HAVE BEEN MAKING A JOKE OUT OF THIS FOR TEN YEARS! YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU ARE COMING WITH DIFFERENT AVATAR! I KNOW IT IS YOU!!! IF YOU WON'T FIGHT ME THEN I WILL FORCE YOU TO!"
"Sure, sure," Sara whispered, "I think they forgot that losing to the Demon God makes us lose our Levels, Achievement and other Data that matters. We had to come into ten different avatars."
"Then again, I decided that I didn't want to finish this game," I scratched my cheek, "Wasn't that what the game maker wanted? An unbeatable game? Are they getting mad that we didn't finish it."
The voice turned sombre, "I will make you both...oh," it stopped in the middle of his acting. It turned its head, "what is that thing doing in the mortal realm?"
"I don't like that dialogue," Sara whispered, grabbing my arm. She pulled me closer, and I was all for it. Even in this VR space, I could feel everything. It made everything else slip my mind.
Ah boy, now I feel bad for the game makers. They went through all this trouble to make this sequence for me, the whole scarlet mist covering the white void and the storm are all nice and all. But...my girlfriend's boobs are better.
Mm, this all storm is making me dizzy...um...I seem to be getting dizzy. Sarah...damn...now the storm has her...damn it...I can't keep my eyes open...that was...a segment...wasn't it?
"Sarah..."
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My life since then have been rather fuzzy. I was something, a part of an army in this thing they called Abyss. I didn't have enough brain cells then, only a broken thought process, and a name on my lips. I fought. I fought against Demons. I fought against humans and I kept fighting and fighting until I saw my daughter.
I had a messed up real life. I know. Important point was, in those years, I chased after my daughter, trying to bring her to my side and she fought me at every turn.
Now that I think about it, good going girl. Considering I became a monster. I became stronger and stronger, becoming the leader of Abyss's Army in that certain world.
And then...I can't remember. I felt a warm light, only to be greeted by a voice left with broken memories.
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[Heaven's Mind is Active.]
[New User Found]
[User Enma Uchiha has been Revived]
Among the corpses covered in mud and blood, the boy with black hair abruptly raised his body from under the corpses, "Sara? Sara!"
He looked in all directions, only to find blood and bodies, along with kunai and shuriken all over her the place. He raised his body and felt his bones aching as he looked down his body. His body was covered in scars, "what kind of shitty segment is this?"
He curled his fingers, "why am I so weak and this doesn't even feel like my body? No, my height..."
He got on his feet, holding his head from the sudden change. The VR games had ne problem, logging in and logging out left you nauseous if there was a different in height.
"Activate Scarlet Comedy. Admin Code 95.1428571429. Initiate Force Logout and search for Sara."
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He blinked a few times, feeling the brush of air, standing in place as nothing changed for a moment, "huh..."
He panicked for a moment, "Admin Code 95.1428571429! Activate Scarlet Comedy!"
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He rubbed the back of his neck, "Nothing...of course it won't be here...this body is different," he took deep breaths to calm his heart. His eyes fell on the bodies, looking as real as they could be. The smell of iron filled air, he could taste it on the tongue. Strangely, his body was used to this feeling, "Heaven's Mind, was it? Who made you?"
[Your Authority isn't Enough]
"Authority, why does it sound like a scheme to scam innocent children by telling them to work until they die," he tapped around his body until he found ninja bag. He put his hand inside the bag, taking out the kunai that he rotated around his finger, grabbed and putting it on the side of his neck until a drop of blood came out, "Let me ask you again. Where is Sara?"
[It is unknown.]
"What about Demon God, was it an AI? No, did he know what was happening outside the VR Game?" he narrowed his eyes, remembering, "Abyss...did it attack our world?"
[Your Authority isn't enough.]
"Trash," he put the kunai away, taking deep breaths to calm down his anger, seeing the dark energy come out of him, "what is this?"
[Abyssal Energy.]
"So Abyss swallowed my body...my mind was kidnapped by you and the connection between my body and soul/mind is what allows me to tap into that power," he curled up his fist, seeing the abbysal energy form a black skin amour around his arm. He could control it rather easily, like it was a part of him.
[...]
"Hm? I know that response. Scarlet Comedy had something similar when it was stuck because saying something will break the rules and saying nothing will bypass the rules," He shook the energy off, "what the hell is going on?"
"Forget it. I want to see the memories of this body. Assuming these look like Ninja bags, you have that feature to let me adjust before I get killed for not knowing a secret code, right," he stood up, "damn it. Who could have thought playing Isekai VR games would be of use."
[Initiating Transferring Process]
[Progress at 1%...]
Enma fell forward on his knees, his eyes losing all focal points. He fell on the ground. It was a long dream of another different life he had, a life in this world. He snapped out of it as his black eyes turned red, tomoe appearing inside them, rotating inside the ring.
[Progress at 2%...]
[Progress at 3%...]
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[Progress at 100%...]
Enma closed his eyes, opening them again, breathing out, "what the hell is this cliche setting. I am an Uchiha, who couldn't awaken his sharigan, but I have a talented little sister. To protect her, I came to the battlefield with her but ended up getting killed and now this guy has been possessed by me? Hahah...are you playing me? Are you sure I didn't shift to another VR game server?"
He turned his head to the side, seeing the bodies near him. Abyssal energy spread out of him, swallowing the bodies all around him, "Not only that. This guy worked for the underground boss of Konoha."
He stuck out his tongue, trying to see seal mark on it. He placed a bit of Abyss energy near it to disable it, "I shouldn't remove it completely. For now."
"What do I do now?"