[Adam's POV!]
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It was hard.
Don't ask me how much time it took cause I don't even know… just kidding. But I don't want to think about it.
'Let's just get over this,' I sighed on the inside as I waited for the Black Shadow to appear.
"You are Adam, right? I have heard about you," that black-haired girl wearing a black mask and a black hoodie spoke as she jumped down on the floor and began walking towards me.
Behind him was the skeletal inspector, who slowly stood up after being bashed to the ground.
"I am Milliam. I didn't think I would get to meet you so soon. I have-" she was speaking, but it was a topic that I must avoid. If I let her speak, I might get into trouble with the Black Shadow and he may destroy the town, hence failing the quest.
"He is coming."
I made 'Wesker' speak as he walked towards us while wearing a black coat, from which he took out a silver watch to see the time.
As for Morpheus, he just stood there without speaking a word and observing the inspector. This was to keep him in check, making sure he did nothing stupid like in the previous turn.
If Morpheus was still in a jolly mood or somehow ticked the inspector's nerves… he would have attacked, making things complicated for me.
Too many things to keep in check… honestly… I just hope it ends well after this.
"Who is-"
And in the small moment where I stopped Millian from speaking, he appeared right in front of me. Since the city was empty, nobody should die with his presence.
-SHATTER!
-SHATTER!
And the mirrors cracked, closing the only escape route that I had.
"To think I would meet a fate weaver. How fascinating," Black Shadow appeared, standing in front of me, while I removed my clones from there, leaving only me in his presence, as Adam.
I didn't need to worry about the inspectors since they won't be able to look up and see here. And even if they did, they would think that Black Shadow killed them.
As for the Black Shadow himself, my cloning skill wasn't enough to bypass his senses. He already knew that they were my clones the moment I stood in front of him.
"Hell Guardian, Black Shadow. I have come to make a request of you," I spoke as I planned to. After this, most of the things were pretty easy.
He looked at me for a few moments as I continued,
"In the 8th War of the Worlds. Please participate to protect the 7 Angels."
His eyes narrowed, and the amused smile vanished as he asked,
"You speak as if the War is sure to happen."
"I am trying my best for it to happen. Or else the world might collapse, killing everyone… for they themselves would take part," I spoke as I recalled how the dead species, 13 Ancient Titans, rose from the dead, starting another brutal war.
Though it's something that is going to happen in the far, far future.
"Collapse not end?" He caught my words as I sighed and answered,
"The world will be broken into pieces and new worlds will come into existence. Realms will be combined together to make it function. The Gods… won't let their heaven be taken from them so easily."
Honestly, sharing this much information wasn't something that I wanted to do… but this has to be done. For this quest at least…
"Amusing. You can see the future, can't you? Or perhaps you are from the future?" He asked again.
"It's the latter."
He smiled as he looked at me for a few moments before speaking.
"You have caught my interest, young regressor. All right. I will give you a chance… convince me to do it."
I smiled as I looked at him, waiting for this exact moment as I answered,
"Because the one who will try to kill them is Lirawern."
His eyes narrowed, trying to see the authenticity of my words.
A strange silence covered the entire area for a while before he answered.
"What if you are wrong?"
"Currently, the All Father is holding him in prison. It's impossible to enter that place for anyone, especially a Hell Guardian bound to his seat and kingdom.
Though the events in the future are fated to happen."
I changed the topic without answering his question. He probably caught on to it, but he then smiled as he asked,
"Fated, huh? Aren't you a hypocrite in that regard?"
That was true. This place was fated to be destroyed, and the people were fated to be killed here… Though that fate had been brought upon by my interference here too…
If I hadn't come here, we wouldn't even be in this situation.
I have changed fate once already… and I am just changing it again. Trying my best to fight against it.
"That I am, perhaps?" I answered honestly.
"All right. Then let me propose another deal to you. From a Hell Guardian to a Fate Weaver," he spoke something that I was hearing for the first time in all my returns.
"Change the fate of the Accursed One. And, in return, I shall fight for you thrice. Understand that the other fate weavers can kill to get this favor… " he spoke as he saw me with a kind look.
"Return now. For your work in your world holds more importance," he smiled as he clicked his fingers and…
"May we meet again. For I will wait for your stories to reach my ears. The one not bound by any fate."
-Click!
A single click and the scenery changed.
The sky turned blue and the bright sun blurred my vision a little before my eyes adjusted to the brightness.
I was back in my world, back from the Inverse Realm.
Standing dazed in the empty street of this empty city.
But my eyes… they were not moving away from the two system messages that I had just received.
[Quest: Fate of an Entire City(Complete)!]
[New Quest: The Guardian's Request(Legendary)!]