Yeon-woo had never expected a thing like Fate to exist. He couldnât help but be surprised. However, he wasnât able to wonder much longer.
âRun away, grandson!â Uranus shouted while blocking the Heavenly Demonâs Ruyi Bang.
Crash! Yeon-woo had no choice but to escape with his Sky Wings, never looking back.
[6th-step Dragon Body Awakening]
[Releasing all powers]
Yeon-woo had already released his Sky Wings, and activated all the powers and legends he needed. His current body wasnât too different from his body in reality, so he was able to attempt a quick escape. He would die if he clashed with the Heavenly Demon here.
Kronosâ legends were already messed up from the conflict with the Night. But if Yeon-woo were to die from the Heavenly Demon here, the legends would be destroyed completely. Kronosâ existence itself would be erased⌠It would be difficult for Yeon-woo to survive under the collapse of the legends as well.
In fact, the Heavenly Demon had probably known that much. He probably knew this was inside the legends of some being and might have read something from Yeon-woo. Fiery Golden EyesâŚsaw through all truths, and the Heavenly Demonâs eyes could probably see even deeper than Yeon-wooâs.
âWhere do you think youâre going?!â The Heavenly Demon pushed Uranus aside and stretched his left hand to try and catch Yeon-woo. Swish! Space was twisted inside of the Heavenly Demonâs hand, warping chaotically. Although Yeon-woo had put some distance in between them, that was futile.
Just before the Heavenly Demonâs hand reached Yeon-wooâs neck, Metatron and Baal opened the space in front of Yeon-woo and attacked the Heavenly Demon.
âI donât know what this is aboutâŚâ
âBut you should stop there.â
Rumble. Dududu! Blinding white sparks flashed and dark curses descended upon the Heavenly Demonâs head.
At the same time, other gods of Olympus appeared to block the Heavenly Demon. Thanks to them, Yeon-woo was able to distance himself from the Heavenly Demon again.
âYou bastards.â The Heavenly Demon growled upon losing his target again. âMove, will you?â
Crackle, crackle. Rumble! Golden light from the Heavenly Demon became a wall of lightning and erased the powers of the divine beings surrounding him.
ââŚahem! At this rate, weâre gonna get ourselves in trouble trying to protect a friendâs son, I mean, grandson.â Metatron stepped back and clicked his tongue as he looked at the Heavenly Demon, but his sharp eyes were focused on the Heavenly Demonâs every movement.
âI donât know why youâre aiming for Uranusâ kid, but I canât open the path for you. We canât lose a descendant of Pneuma⌠I mean, of Pneuma and Quirinale, so easily. And even with that aside, running any more amok goes against the rules of the pact.â Then, Metatron pulled out his twin swords to confront the Heavenly Demon. Soon, archangels were surrounding him and the Heavenly Demon to fight.
[âDay (Eros)â expresses hostility toward the Heavenly Demon!]
The Heavenly Demon tilted his head and scanned the gods. âPact? Donât make me laugh. Wasnât there something about how that child might become the âeggâ of darkness?â
âNo one knows whether heâll become the âeggâ or not.â
âFine. So thatâs what you think?â The Heavenly Demon smiled wickedly. âLetâs see if youâll continue to say that even after youâre dead.â
Boom! The Heavenly Demon sprang to action.
ăEveryone be careful!ăWith a warning from Metatron, Day collided with the Heavenly Demon.
Dududu!
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âWhatâŚ!â
Swish! Yeon-woo attempted to escape the Heavenly Demonâs territory of recognition. However, the Heavenly Demonâs domain was light. And there wasnât a single place in the universe where light didnât reach, so it was most likely near impossible to escape from him.
Still, Yeon-woo attempted to escape as far as possible while Uranus and the others bought him some time. He was opening coordinates to random places, so he didnât even know where he was going.
[You have entered the territory of the godly society .]
[The gods of are taken aback by the sudden appearance of a visitor.
[Agni observes you.]
[Varuna doubts you.]
âŚ
[Brahma tilts his head.]
âŚ
[The godly society frowns at the unexpected visitor.]
[Odin narrows his eyes.]
[Thor watches your actions.]
âŚ
[You have passed the territory of .]
[You have passed the territory of .]
âŚ
Yeon-woo caught the attention of many other gods while passing through multiple territories, but fortunately, no one stopped him. At the same time, he wondered if this really was inside of Kronosâ legends. It was amazing how this mere legend could express such a vast world.
[The legends are being destroyed!]
[The legends are being destroyed!]
âŚ
[The speed of destruction is increasing! It is strongly advised you escape from these legends! If you sink into the legends, you may not be able to escape!]
Yeon-woo stopped when his holy power was nearly drained. Even if he used a part of his true bodyâs legends, his current body wasnât as complete as his true body, so there were unavoidable limits. This body didnât have Dragon Heart or the Philosopher's Stone. All of his joints were creaking because he was already overloaded.
Haa. Haa. Yeon-woo was only able to catch his breath after surrounding himself with multiple barriers in case the Heavenly Demon caught on. He didnât even know where he was going. The coordinates were tangled and hard to calculate. However, since he had only moved towards planets where he didnât feel the presence of any living beings, he probably wouldnât be caught as long as he hid his holy power⌠He was currently on a dead planet far from stars where light didnât reach.
âWhat should I do now?â Yeon-woo gritted his teeth, wondering how things had gone so wrong. Things had been fine until learning Pneumaâs Sky and peeking into the secrets of the Day and Night of the universe. He hadnât expected the Heavenly Demon to suddenly show hostility and was taken by surprise.
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âŚ
[You have less than three hours left. It is advised you quickly complete your mission and come out of the legends.]
[If you exceed the time limit, your ego may be swallowed by the extended playback of the legends.]
The clock was ticking even now, because Yeon-woo could only slow down time with Pneumaâs Sky by this much. But if it wasnât even for that, he wouldâve exceeded the time limit and been buried under the legends while escaping⌠There was an extremely short amount of time left, and the legends were crumbling even in this moment. Yeon-woo predicted that the remaining time he had and the time it took for these legends to be completely destroyed were about the same.
The âplaybackâ of the legends wasnât showing any intention of stopping. But even if it did, Yeon-woo couldnât allow that. He needed to find a way for the legends to be restored and not destroyed. He couldnât let his father sacrifice for him again.
However, he had to move freely to find a solution, and he wasnât able to do that because he didnât know when the Heavenly Demon would appear. He could be found here at any moment too, since the âemperor-levelâ Heavenly Demon most likely had domains of omniscience and omnipotence.
âIs Grandfather safe?â Yeon-woo worried about the safety of Uranus, Metatron, Baal, and the other members of the Day. He hoped everyone was alright. Although the Heavenly Demon was working with the Day, Yeon-woo didnât think the Heavenly Demon would leave alone beings he thought were enemies. His heart felt as heavy as stone.
âDammitâŚ!â Yeon-woo clenched his fists. He desperately needed to find a solution, one that tied the Heavenly Demon down and restored the legends. He also needed to do it quickly because there was not enough time left. He wondered if there would be such a rectifying solution.
âThere is one.â A thought flashed past Yeon-wooâs mind, but he soon frowned. âIt might be possible, but the likelihood of it worsening the situation of the legendsâŚâ
I agree...with that. Suddenly, familiar thoughts rang inside of Yeon-wooâs head.
[The absorbed two legends of the âCrawling Chaosâ are combined and create an ego!]
[The ego of the âCrawling Chaosâ smirks at you.]
Yeon-woo stiffened. âWhat is this? Why am I suddenly feeling the Crawling Chaos? I definitely saw the Heavenly Demon fling him into the territory of the Night. Or has the Crawling Chaos crossed over from the Night from here?â He reflexively moved his hand for his sword and activated Sword Thunder.
Canât find⌠Even if you do. The creature snickered at Yeon-woo, who soon realized that the being wasnât around him but inside of his soul.
ăAh. Ah. Is this working?ăThe Crawling Chaos refined his thoughts into one and began to speak. He had a content smile on his face.ăOrganizing my thoughts into language is more efficient and expressive than emanating thoughts. It does have the disadvantage of my thoughts becoming uniform and dull because the process is too simpleâŚbut there seems to be no better communication method than this. Even lowly beings have something to teach.ă
âThe separated legend⌠Did you mix that with the remnant legends to awaken your ego?â Yeon-woo recalled how the Crawling Chaos tore off an arm and fed it to Hadesâ Spirit Eating Sword before being chased away by the Heavenly Demon. He did see that the two legends had responded to each other, but he didnât know this was what that meant.
ăI canât stand being curious. Keke.ăTo the Crawling Chaos, Yeon-woo was like a bonanza of knowledge. To him, Yeon-woo was a being who had come from another time period from the world of the Day, which was completely different from the Night. And Yeon-woo had even killed him, so his curiosity only grew from there⌠The Crawling Chaos had torn off a piece of himself thinking he wouldnât find an amusing opportunity like this again.
ăAnd youâre wrong about one thing.ă
âWhat are you talking about?â
ăI never separated my legends, even though I did throw away a part I didnât need.ă
ââŚ!â Yeon-woo immediately widened his eyes. He realized that the ego inside of him was the Crawling Chaosâ true body, and the one that was flung into the territory of Night was a copy.
Although the Crawling Chaos had awakened his ego, he couldnât hurt Yeon-woo. He was already digested. It was already amazing that he was able to maintain an ego. Yeon-woo couldnât understand his craziness at all, and it was why Yeon-woo couldnât leave him alone. It was uncomfortable.
âSince I don't know what heâs planning. I should just separate his legends and throw them outâŚâ Yeon-wooâs eyes flashed coldly.
ăHuhu. Itâs nice that youâre thinking of how to get rid of me, but do you have time for that?ăThe Crawling Chaos snickered.
Yeon-woo quickly looked up.
[The Heavenly Demonâs gaze is approaching!]
Yeon-woo didnât know what happened, but it seemed the Heavenly Demon had escaped the Day and was searching for him. Light was approaching the dark planet as a single ray of golden lightâthe Heavenly Demonâs âgaze.â And no matter how many barriers Yeon-woo surrounded himself with, heâd be caught once that gaze reached him.
Yeon-woo set aside his concern about the Crawling Chaos and gripped his sword. His holy power wasnât restored yet, but he either needed to face the Heavenly Demon head-on or attempt another escape. He swallowed, keeping his guard up against the gaze that was coming closer.
ăShould I help you?ă
âWhat?â
ăI can help you escape from the Heavenly Demonâs gaze. There would be no point in my moving my ego here if you die, would there?ă
Yeon-woo felt uneasy about receiving the Crawling Chaosâ help, but he wasnât in the situation to be picky. âHow can you help?â
ăThe Heavenly Demon is light itself, so being covered by darkness will take care of it. I heard weâre called Night? Then, we can borrow that power and hide inside of darkness.ă
âButâŚâ
ăYou want to ask if we have enough time? Hm. I donât think that will be too difficult for Fatherâs successor. You can also use those strange laws.ă
Yeon-woo nodded at the Crawling Chaosâ advice to use Pneumaâs Sky.
[The power âPneumaâs Skyâ is activated and interferes in the âSmall Wheel.â]
[The speed of the âSmall Wheelâ is drastically slowed down.]
[Laws of causality are activated.]
[Time is drastically slowed down within the scope of a fixed area!]
After slowing down the area around him, Yeon-woo began to make a new barrier as the Crawling Chaos told him. He had a history of researching the Emerald Tablet in the past, so it wasnât too difficult to understand the knowledge of the otherworld.
[The gaze of the Heavenly Demon moves toward you!]
[The gaze of the Heavenly Demon has reached your barrier!]
[The gaze of the Heavenly Demon observes you!]
Soon, the ray of light approached and remained on Yeon-wooâs barrier for a while.