[Neptune's POV!]
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"What did you mean by that my village is still alive?" Vladmir asked as he observed me with a deep look. And I turned to Luciana before speaking,
"Tell him about the Irreversible Fate Stream."
It was something that I found in one of my returns when Luciana began telling me more about what she did to bring back her own town people.
In essence, the people that Luciana held captive, including Vladmir's hometown people, were all going to die within the next few days. The facts were confirmed by the irrefutable evidence of the war that occured in that region. Luciana, in a way, had saved them from their death for her own selfish reasons.
As for the events that 'may have killed them,' Vladmir already knew about them, but his mind at that time was so preoccupied by revenge that he didn't think from that point of view.
"If you want, I can show you the people that you want to see. But until I gain the complete knowledge of time, I don't think I can move them. Or else, they would simply die by ill-fate," Luciana spoke before she moved closer to Vladmir, before pausing at a distance away from him.
"May I?" She asked, and he observed my face for a few seconds. And then sighing, he nodded, letting Luciana touch his forehead.
A few seconds passed, but most probably a dozen minutes have passed inside the area where Luciana just brought Vladmir to. And then as she let go of Vladmir, I saw blood red tears appearing out of his eyes, as he was barely able to keep himself together.
"There are some beings in this world that want the flow of the fate go in one direction no matter what, and my work opposes all that they follow. Under normal conditions, I shouldn't inform this to anyone since it would risk my exposure, but since I owe Sir Neptune, I will answer any questions you have," Luciana spoke with a serious gaze.
Vladmir, slowly wiping his blood tears, looked at Luciana for a few seconds before he spoke with a determined expression,
"You are trying to find artifacts and runes that have something to do with Time, right?"
Luciana nodded before answering," yes. Ancient relics and runes are the best way to study time since they age back to the time of creation. Why do you ask?"
"During my travels, when I wanted to kill you, a time mage. I have been to many places where most don't venture. Especially those where anit-time magic was present. If you can really bring back my hometown, I am willing to travel with you, help you out even. Though… the moment you give up, I will kill you for making me go through all which I have gone," Vladmir spoke with a determined expression.
I really thought Vladmir would shout something like 'Don't deceive me!' Or something, but it seems like he was more mature than that. Hmmm… not being totally blinded by revenge is a good development.
"Don't you hate me?" Luciana asked, a bit surprised.
"I do. But Adam once told me… 'there are reasons behind everyone's action. People may kill others out of pity, too, you know? Sometimes breaking a sword is better, other times it is better to use it to slash the poisonous tree. So if I were ever to be able to make a decision that would impact my entire life… I should first understand everything.' That is why… Luciana Wiregia.. .I have decided to follow you. I will see you. Judge you. And then I will reach the correct conclusion."
Ah. I did say that…
"All right," Luciana nodded as she then asked him the location of the runes he found, to which he answered," Hell. It's in hell."
Luciana's eyes widened before she sighed. And then giving a silent nod to Vladmir, both of them reached a proper conclusion.
And then pondering about it for a few more seconds, I looked at Luciana and then passed on a piece of paper with a location written on it. Observing her confused face, I spoke,
"Adam sent it. He said that you would need it."
Her eyes widened as she opened the piece of paper before a single tear escaped through her eyes. Observing Vladmir, I then sighed before nodding at him and then both of us moved out of the room, leaving Luciana some time alone.
Outside I saw Equi was standing by the door, while I looked at Vladimir and spoke," talk to her. She will be travelling with Luciana as well."
And then teleported away from there, before teleporting myself to the central tower, at the highest point of the city. In the next few moments, Adam also appeared in front of me before both of us exchanged memories.
A smile appeared on my face as Adam slowly vanished leaving me behind at the top, before I slowly sat there, observing the entire city and the horizon.
The starry sky and the floating clouds in between made me relax a bit as I finally saw the notification that I had been waiting for ages now. It was something that was nearly impossible… but now it is finally done.
[Quest: Center of the Storm!
Grade: Legendary!
Difficulty: ????
Description: No better chance to show off your powers than in a stage filled with the strongest beings on the planet, right? Gods, Demons, Fate Weavers, you name it! All beings of the highest virtue will be there, bearing witness for whatever is to come to them. Use this chance to show the world that you exist. Show them you aren't a gale but a fierce storm that one can't take lightly, no matter what.
Time Limit: 30 Days
Objectives: Make yourself officially known to the world!
Rewards: Will be calculated based on the impact that is created!
Penalty: Imprisonment for 10,000 years in the Darkest Parts of Hell!
Remarks: Half of the Primordials are looking forward to this!]
[Quest: Center of the Storm (Completed)!]
[Calculating the time taken to complete the quest!]
[Calculating the difficulty of the quest!]
[Calculating the user's contribution!]
[Calculating the user's influence on the outcome!]
[Calculating….]
[Calculating…]
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[Calculating…]
[Calculating the final Grade of the Quest!]
[Final Grade of the Quest: Beyond Perfect!]
[The Rewards are being Calculated by the Primordials!]
[The Primoridals are debating the rewards that should be provided to the user!]
[The Primordials have reached a final conclusion!]
[The Following Rewards have been given to the user!]
[Legendary Skill(Copy) has been updated to a Mythic Skill!]
[For once, you can use any skills in the entirety of Zarraf without any restrictions!]
[Your Micro Mana Arrays have been enhanced to take 10 times more mana. You can now channel All forms of mana, including divinity and death magic, with 500% efficiency!]
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Looking at those rewards, my eyes almost popped out of my sockets. And in the end, I laughed out loud before checking those rewards in detail. And then closing them down before I took a deep breath.
"I guess I should finally update my save point, huh?" I thought it was finally safe to say that there would be nothing out of the box here.
My smile didn't fade as I then teleported away from there, finally taking the well deserved rest that I had obtained.