But from the peaceful aura around him,
It seems he was writing something that comes from the heart.
After a while, though, he flipped the paper,
And started writing again.
His aura too, as though it flipped with the paper,
Suddenly changed.
From peaceful to 'threatening', as if he was ready to take action against someone at any moment.
Lilith could only let him be.
After around 10 minutes, he came to her with the paper, saying,
"Partner.
I wrote a letter for 'Fate', alright?
You have direct contact with Fate,
So read my letter for it."
Lilith, while at a loss, received the 'letter' and said,
"Mortal, that won't work.
I never 'talked' to Fate...
Even if 'Fate' hears me, it can't feel your presence to know it was you who wrote the letter.
So, let's stop wasting time and get to the job.
Each second counts now!"
But Little Mortal shook his head and said stubbornly,
"Don't want to.
Read my letter!"
Lilith, who saw him act like a real kid,
Snorted,
"What if I don't?"
She didn't want to play this kid's game while the world's survival was on the line!
Little Mortal raised an eyebrow and said in a serious tone,
"Are you sure... Junior Lilith?"
The nonexistent aura of 'the ancestor of ancient ones' was back.
Lilith, who didn't want to back down and was annoyed at being called Junior Lilith,
Said, 'Yes, I am sure.'
Or at least, that was what she tried to say.
But instead, she lost control over her body and started reading the letter.
What she always feared finally happened...
Whatever the condition was for this Little monster's 'coach assistant' technique to control other creatures, was now applied to her too!
So while scared and helpless inside,
She started reading.
[ - In the Name of God - (Not the fake gods outside, But The Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent God.)
Hello, dear Fate.
It's me, Mortal, your number one fan.
How have you been?
Today, I am writing this letter to you because I have heard a rumor.
A rumor that you don't know who I am at all.
So, to introduce myself to you properly,
I wrote this letter.
As I said, my name is Mortal,
Mortal, the ancestor of ancient ones, to be exact.
*Sigh...*
You know, I am a man with a great weakness.
I can be easily taken advantage of.
I am an incomplete being, as you probably already guessed, with the 'standard weakness' of my kind.
Even I, someone who can guarantee you that you can't find a single creature stronger than me in this vast world,
Have no way to resist this weakness like the rest of my kind.
With all the power that I carry with myself,
I can only bow to this weakness...
I, someone who can even oppose the world law itself, like you, am nothing but a useless higher being like all the other incomplete higher beings in front of this weakness and those who abuse it...
I'll be honest with you, dear Fate,
I hate this world, I don't want to be here either,
And if I weren't forced to, I would have killed myself long ago to be 'free' from this suffering.
But I couldn't even kill myself.
Do you know why, dear Fate?
Because of a 'forced responsibility', like all the other incomplete higher beings before me...
But,
After all of those billions of years of torture, I finally saw hope...
Not for myself, but for everyone else.
What 'hope' you ask?
Hope for a better life, a close to 'equal' chance to live a peaceful life for every single creature out there.
Hope for a life without fear of the strong, of the unjust, or of any forced destiny by others...
But even so, I know my weakness can ruin everything.
I know that my existence not only isn't the 'Bringer of Hope',
But I might even be the one who just makes trouble for everyone in the end and destroys everything...
So, dear Fate,
I need your help.
Show me a 'path' that can cover my weakness for 1 year.
Nothing more and nothing less, just a year.
You know what?
I'm even fine with 10 months...
After that, there is no need to think about me,
I can take care of the rest myself.
That's fair, right?
I will wait for your reply.
Best regards,
Mortal. ]
At the end, Lilith was reading with so much emotion that even she herself believed she was the one reading the letter,
until she felt her body was back to normal and understood it wasn't herself reading the letter.
She didn't show any reaction, but her hand was shaking in her sleeve, hidden from view.
She never felt so helpless in her life.
She never saw herself at the mercy of someone else, like today.
She couldn't even kill herself and resurrect in another hexagon because she figured out that, because of the 'guardian territory', he could control her completely, and even killing herself was impossible.
"Did Fate reply?"
The voice of a child that was like the voice of a demon now sounded in her ears.
Only now did she understand why everyone feared him on Planet Lubo.
Even Lubo itself...
"I... I did not receive any reply."
Little Mortal nodded,
"Let's wait for a while then."
Lilith gulped down nervously and nodded.
The two waited in silence.
After 5 minutes of deadly silence.
"Still no reply?"
Lilith, who didn't receive any response from Fate, shook her head.
Then she lost control over her body again.
It seems her partner didn't want to waste his time asking 'his junior' to read the second letter this time.
There was no room for negotiation.
So, 'She' flipped the paper and started reading the second letter written behind it.
But this time, her tone was serious and threatening!
[ - In the Name of The Strongest, Mortal -
Little Fate,
What's up?
It's me, yours, and everybody else's ancestor.
Listen to me, you useless law.
You put your nose in my business so many times that I lost count!
The first day I opened my eyes, I was forced to be the carrier of that disgusting Lubo.
You know who Lubo is, right?
The one that the world law messed up, and it was created from resentment,
And the same one that you, Stupid Law, saved for whatever reason.
Yes, that one!
But I endured it.
I thought Fate was useless and weak, so I should shoulder part of the problems it made as its ancestor.
But as if it wasn't enough for you,
You started another mess for me!
My revenge, which started with a simple list and was supposed to be completed not long after I returned to the mainland,
turned into a bigger mess because of you!
The real target who ordered those idiots on my 'revenge' list to mess with me and my people,
Turned out to be a bunch of outsiders!
But again, I endured it!
And again, I thought Fate is useless and weak, so I should shoulder part of the problems it made as its ancestor.
But no,
Even behind those outsiders, a Lord came out as the mastermind.
And guess what?
Even that Lord turns out to be a puppet of an ugly vulture...
I don't get it.
Wasn't all of that enough for you?
You even made that level 2 civilization cross paths with me,
So I discovered that the path to becoming an evil mainland or changing to level 2 civilizations was taught by them!
Not only that,
It turns out there is a level 3 civilization leading the level 2 civilizations in the dark to spread this information!
First, Lubo,
Second, my bullies,
Third, outsiders,
Fourth, Lord,
Fifth, vulture,
Sixth, level 2 civilization,
Seventh, level 3 civilization...
Do you see how many times you've put me in trouble?
Seven times!
But no!
You weren't even done after seven times,
You added an eighth trouble for me!
The whatever invisible enemy from Higher Dimensions!
Just because 7 was a lucky number, I let it pass!
But it seems you think I'm easy to bully and are still adding more trouble for me!
Then let me tell you, stupid fate law!
I'm going to make 7 be everybody else's worst nightmare if you don't listen to me right now!
Do you hear me, little fate!?]
Lilith's tone suddenly changed at this part,
[Monsters aren't born!
They are created, forged in silence, shaped by betrayal, and sharpened by pain.
And you made one!
You made 'me'!
Mortal, the strongest!
My territory is my guardian's glory!
Built on fear and conquest, gleams with invincibility!
But,
It hides a fatal weakness within, in its fragile reliance born of terror, ready to shatter the moment courage outweighs fear, and weakness comes to light....
So, I want you to guide me on a path so that I can take care of everything within a year.
I don't want to hear 'No' as an answer from you!
Your ancestor, Mortal.
The End. ]
At the end of the letter, Lilith's body was completely on fire.
Her two horns were glowing red so brightly as if they could melt at any moment.
The paper was already burned to ashes,
Her fists clenched, her tone filled with anger,
And around her, the floor was like a sea of fire.
The whole underworld realm was resonating with her anger, boiling and trembling.
All the creatures were hiding or running in fear.
Lilith herself was dumbfounded.
She didn't know what happened,
From a certain point, she regained control of her body.
But she didn't stop reading the letter that she had memorized with one glance.
She took a deep breath first to calm her anger.
The underworld turned back to normal.
The sea of fire in the hall retracted.
She sat down on her throne again,
Trying to feel her connection with Fate.
She could clearly feel a reaction from it.
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As if Fate was... scared?
She couldn't really tell if it was from anger, fear, or maybe excitement.
But either way, there was a reaction.
Fate received her message loud and clear.
She looked around to share the result with the troublemaker who had caused it, but didn't find him.
"Partner?"
"Y-yes?"
Lilith heard a nervous voice from above her head.
She looked up and saw Little Mortal was hiding inside the big chandelier hanging from the ceiling, looking at her in fear...
Lilith was speechless.
"What are you doing?"
Seeing her back to normal, Little Mortal jumped down, ran to her side, and, while filling her teacup, asked,
"Partner, what happened to you?
I was so scared that I almost called the firefighters to come and turn off your fire!"
Lilith gritted her teeth in frustration,
"You are asking me what happened?
Weren't you the one who started it?
And who gave permission to control my body?
Huh?"
Little Mortal, while shocked, said,
"What do you mean by 'without permission?
I am the coach assistant of my guardian territory.
As the senior coach, I should assist those in need!"
Seeing the word 'truth' above his head,
Lilith was at a loss for words.
He actually believed his nonsense?
Did I need your assistance in reading a letter?
But he believed in his own words, so Lilith asked,
"What if I don't want you to 'assist' me?"
Little Mortal shrugged,
"Then I won't."
And Lilith said immediately,
"From now on, I don't need you to assist me.
Never control my body again!"
Seeing her horn turning red again,
Little Mortal gave her the teacup that he had poured tea into and nodded,
"Alright, alright!
Calm down, and have some tea.
I won't do it again."
Lilith felt she had never seen a word 'truth' this beautiful above someone's head in her life...
So she received the teacup and started drinking.
Little Mortal just sat down on his chair quietly.
"Don't use it on my daughter... or anybody in the underworld either."
Said Lilith after a while.
Little Mortal nodded,
"Alright.
By the way, the part you added was so cool.
I liked it."
Lilith furrowed her brow,
"What part?"
And Little Mortal cleared his throat and tried to imitate her while shouting in anger,
"Monsters aren't born!
They are created, forged in silence, shaped by betrayal, and sharpened by pain.
And you made one!
You made 'me'!
Mortal, the strongest!
My territory is my guardian's glory!
Built on fear and conquest, gleams with invincibility!
But,
It hides a fatal weakness within, in its fragile reliance born of terror, ready to shatter the moment courage outweighs fear, and weakness comes to light...."
Lilith was speechless.
Little Mortal chuckled and said,
"I almost thought it's AI-generated."
Lilith, who didn't understand what he meant, sighed and said,
"Alright, fate reacted to your second letter.
What would be the result, I don't know,
And don't expect it to really send a letter to you as a reply, alright?"
Little Mortal nodded obediently,
"Alright."
After being sure that he was done with his 'fate play', she asked,
"What now?"
Little Mortal scratched his head and said,
"Can you permit my guardian token so it can enter the underworld?
I need it for my speedrun."
Lilith, after a brief moment, nodded,
"Done, what else?"
And Little Mortal shook his head,
"Nothing else.
Let's go to the first hexagon to start.
You choose which one."
Lilith opened a passage without delay, and the two walked in.
"This one is connected to a normal mainland.
It's currently at war with an evil mainland.
If you hurry up and win it in less than a day,
You might even win an evil mainland, too, that I lost connection with."
But Little Mortal didn't care,
"If the hexagon is still 'on', it doesn't matter if they are connected or not.
I can go there."
Lilith, who remembered his 'silent travel', nodded.
"That's good then.
When are you going to start?
You'd better hurry."
And Little Mortal asked her to wait for a moment,
"Give me a second.
I'll go bring Mr. Token over."
And he took a step forward, to leave.
But just a fraction of a second before he leaves,
Lilith yawned.
Little Mortal, who saw her yawning, out of habit from a certain planet, yawned too, and his figure disappeared.
Lilith, stunned from the sudden event, suddenly felt anxious for no reason...
"What just happened?
The one who just forced me to yawn was fate!
But why would it do that?
And why did Mortal do the same?"
Lilith, who couldn't understand what was the hidden reason behind fate's sudden action, suddenly looked up.
"Oh no!
Why is the seal shaking?"
And she flew to the sky, entering the dark-red clouds above.
------
Just a moment ago,
Little Mortal yawned for the first time after a long time.
*Yaaaawn*
One of those yawns that pulls your eyes together, tears gathering in them, and everything is blurry after you open your eyes again.
"Man...
This habit from my old hometown is still there, huh?
If I saw someone familiar yawn, I might do that too..."
Then he looked around.
"?"
A big question mark appeared above his head.
"Where in the world did I end up just because of losing focus for a moment?"
Little Mortal tried to wave his hand.
"Why is the 'air' here so thick as if it might become liquid at any moment?"
Then he looked at the sky.
Thick swirling crystalline dust was scattered in the air.
In any direction he looked, rainbows were formed, and multi-color halos across the sky were making it like a fantasy painting.
"Alright... If I look at the ground and the surface is black, then..."
He looked down, and the ground was indeed black.
Where he was standing was a crack, and a weak light was coming from the other side of it.
"Well...
High pressure that makes the air thick like this,
Black ground, which part of it is carbon-based.
And the sky rainbows...
This planet is a natural diamond-making factory...
But not any diamond, a compressed and many times more dense version of it..."
Little Mortal scratched his head and looked at the horizon.
A tall pillar, with some lights on it, was there.
"What's that?
A telecommunications tower?
How did I end up here anyway...
I'm sure I didn't deviate more than a couple of meters from my previous landing place.
And I was going to that 'sealed' place first to go back to the mainland after.
So...
Why am I not in the 'sealed area'?"
Little Mortal, while scratching his head in confusion, raised his right hand in front of his face.
*Woosh*
Something sharp appeared out of nowhere, cutting through this thick air, and struck his hand.
*Ding*
As if two iron objects hit each other,
Little Mortal, after blocking whatever attacked him,
Was sent flying.
"Huh!?"
Seeing himself being sent flying, he was so shocked that his brain momentarily stopped functioning.
He turned around mid-air and kicked something attacking him from behind instinctively.
*Ding*
And he was sent flying again.
Little Mortal came back to his senses this time.
And again,
*Ding*
Another attacker came out of nowhere.
But this time, he caught the one that attacked him.
What attacked him was 'nothing'.
But this 'nothing' was in the hand of a person who suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Humanoid, with green, flickering eyes that seem mechanical, yet hint at some intelligence, which suggests it is definitely a living creature with a body that appears to be a cyborg, made of a unique kind of iron material.
The 'cyborg' wore a loose outer garment that seemed old and dirty, yet still intact, which caused the light around it to bend.
Little Mortal, while holding onto the 'nothing', threw a light kick at the cyborg, which disappeared before getting hit.
For the second time, Little Mortal's mind went blank from what he saw, and it wasn't acceptable to him, like when he was sent flying.
*Ding*
And he was attacked again, blocking it instinctively, and was sent flying in another direction.
In confusion, he looked at the 'nothing' in his hand, and then looked around.
Now, many of these green-eyed cyborg-looking creatures were around him.
All of them with the same loose outer garment, which hadn't been washed for long, locked onto him.
Their figures then disappeared, which made him slightly shocked again.
The next moment, one by one, they appeared out of thin air and attacked him from every direction, with weapons that couldn't be seen.
The tower far away lit up at that moment, and it attacked with another 'nothing', trapping him inside something.
It was like an invisible net.
A one-sided beating started with Little Mortal trapped inside the invisible net, which kept getting tighter, and turned him into a small ball.
"Okay, guys.
Can you stop?"
*Bang*
"Hey!
I'm just a child!
Can't you see?"
*Bang*
"Hey, watch it!
If you ruin my suit, I get angry!"
*Bang*
"If you dare, come at me one at a time!"
*Bang*
It didn't matter how many times he tried to talk reason with them; they just kept attacking.
"Idiots, we aren't supposed to face off in this part of the story!"
Shouted Mortal, as if he recognized the enemy.
And finally, *whoosh*, something sharp actually cut the tie of his suit!
Little Mortal, dumbfounded, looked at his 'dead' tie in disbelief.
His eyes slowly turned cold, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.
Black veins bulged underneath his skin, his breathing became heavy, and finally, he snapped!
"AAAAAA!
Now you have done it!"
And opened his hands and legs to both sides, and whatever was trapping him tore apart.
"You like to gang up on me?
You dare to kill my tie?
You dare to stuff yourself into the story ahead of time?
Then wait for your retribution!"
And he picked up the 'dead' tie, ran to the crack he saw when he first arrived here, and disappeared.
The cyborgs, as if scanning the area, kept looking around, but couldn't find him!
.....
Underworld.
Lilith, who saw the slight vibration coming from the sealed area of this specific hexagon, hurried over to planet Lubo.
She knew Mortal had just left from here, and this sudden change could be related to him or fate.
Everything started with fate forcing her to yawn, which somehow indirectly made Mortal yawn too.
At first, she thought Little Mortal imitated her to make fun of her, but now she doubted it.
But after taking a look at planet Lubo and even the mainland after that, she couldn't find him with any of his friends or birthday gifts.
Even the guardian token that she permitted to enter the underworld was still floating in a random place.
"Now I'm sure it is Mortal making trouble inside!"
So she went back to the underworld again and guarded the seal.
She knew even if at the worst possibility those things inside were released, she couldn't do anything to them, but the frontline effect could help her resist them.
While watching the ceilings above her head, which had suddenly stopped shaking, Lilith and every other creature's eyes who were on the merged hexagon, suddenly turned red with anger!
....
Mainland.
The white canary was in deep thought, thinking how this beautiful mainland came up with the name 'Evil' for itself, and even when it voted 'no', it didn't care and changed the name...
While speechless, it suddenly felt extremely angry for no reason, and looked up at the big bubble in the sky.
The bubble itself now had a deep red color, too.
As if the whole 'united universe' inside was angered by something!
....
Planet Lubo.
Little Mortal, with messy hair and a face filled with sadness and anger, appeared on the silver platform.
His emotions were so overwhelming that everyone and everything in the guardian territory was affected.
All of the creature's eyes turned blood red!
Anger consumed them, and the feeling of revenge made their minds go blank!
But all of this only took less than 10 seconds,
And everything turned back to normal.
The birth treasures heard the news about the source of the phenomenon from the backpack and didn't dare come over to see what was happening.
The backpack told them that the Little Monster 'Tie' had been killed!
And even his suit was damaged!
He is probably going to start a massacre!
The first thought of the birth treasures was that the underworld will be a goner soon, and the Queen's funeral will be held tomorrow.
He went there, and they were the ones who angered him to this extent, right?
The big backpack, as the group elder, hopped over and trembled.
Asking the little silent mortal,
Who killed our comrade, the Tie?
Let's go kill everybody!>
The backpack thought the best option to calm him down was to start a slaughter and destruction somewhere!
Without Little Mortal noticing, a live stream was started.
A small crystal was peeking from one of the backpack's pockets.
Now, everyone with a child was watching the tragedy unfold Live.
Little Mortal, while still holding the Tie's corpse with trembling hands, said with a sobbing voice,
"What happened, you ask?"
And after a brief pause,
"Many things... Many things happened at once!"
And clenched his teeth together, as if he was going to flare up again.
And he actually did.
He shouted,
"Do you know who I am ?"
The backpack trembled,
But Little Mortal, as if not satisfied with the answer, shouted,
"I am not only Mortal!
I am the owner of the strongest and heaviest body that ever existed!
So heavy that I couldn't even control the weight of my body at the beginning!
I received help from my headband and wristbands to control the weight!
The weight that could swallow everything in this zone if released!
But,
I started my journey, the journey of a guardian,
I gathered trusted friends,
I conquered one territory after another with those friends!
And with each territory,
I gained more and more power, and simultaneously, gained more and more control over my weight!
Until yesterday, when I finally felt 100% control! "
The backpack was confused, and so were the viewers.
What is he talking about?
Is he bragging?
Little Mortal, already standing on the backpack, continued with his speech,
"My body might look small!
My law might look nonexistent!
But,
This small body weighs as much as thousands of universes!
This nonexistent law can be everywhere, acting like a claw that connects even the mainland to my body.
My body can even become an immovable object at will on any surface!
Do you... Understand? "
The backpack was speechless, wondering why he was complimenting himself...
But it trembled, saying,
Little Mortal jumped down, held onto the backpack, and shouted in its 'face',
"But today, this body was sent flying everywhere by some random people, in some random place!
Can you believe it? "
The backpack was dumbfounded!
< Impossible!
I don't believe it !>
Little Mortal gritted his teeth,
"But it happened!
Now here is the question!
Can you accept this disrespect?
This audacity?
This unforgivable sin, towards my sacred body?"
The backpack trembled,
Who dared to commit such a sin? >
Little Mortal shouted in agreement,
"Exactly!
It cannot be left unanswered!
It cannot be left unpunished!"
And then he let go of the backpack, jumped on it,
And shouted towards the sky,
"My birthday gifts!
Today,
Your boss has been bullied!
It's time for you to answer his desperate call for help!
It's time for you to assemble!
It's time for you to follow him!
It's time for you to enter the fray!
Come to me, my beloved birthday gifts!
It's time to take revenge!
It's time... To go to WAR!
It's time to burn my bullies with the raging fire of anger inside me!
When we go there, we kill!
I don't care if there are kids, women, the elderly, fluffy puppies, or cute kittens there!
If it has life, if it can move, then we will kill it!
Do you... Understand? "
All those who were watching the live stream started sweating profusely.
'The little monster finally lost his mind!'
All around Little Mortal, passages opened,
And birth treasures entered in groups or one by one.
They knew their boss was serious this time!
They wondered who was so crazy to bully him, who was the biggest bully in this neighborhood?
Wasn't he the top bully himself?
Either way, it wasn't the time to play around, and they answered his call!
As they gathered, without hesitation, they vibrated together,
"Alright!
Let's go!
To the world where you can't use world law!"
The birth treasures vibrated,
"To the world with enemies as strong as me!"
The birth treasures,
The moment he said to the world that they can't use law, with enemies as strong as he,
The birth treasure's mind went blank for a second,
Like Little Mortal himself when faced with the same fact just a while ago!
The reason he was stunned when he was sent flying after blocking the first attack was exactly this.
Because he tried to connect himself to the 'surface' using dark law, but it didn't work, as if it was completely in another place, disconnected from world law.
Then he saw those cyborgs 'disappear', that in his eyes they just somehow used dark law, and covered themselves with it for a moment,
And he was stunned again because he couldn't believe so many other dark law users had gathered in one place.
The birth treasures started vibrating in panic!
Where was this unstable monster going to take them?
That didn't seem to be the underworld!
But Little Mortal didn't listen.
He placed the 'Tie's corpse' down,
Jumped inside the backpack with the guardian token,
Changed into his martial arts clothes,
And came out with the Guardian token that was painted black to become invisible.
The birth treasures sighed in relief and connected to the guardian token.
It seems they didn't need to go there personally,
And even the guardian token was going to be hidden all the time.
Little Mortal walked to the 'Tie's corpse on the silver platform and said with a tone full of sadness and hatred,
"Old friend... I will make them pay for what they did to you!"
And while tapping on his now invisible guardian token with an unimaginable speed,
And sending all kinds of messages about where they were going and what they were going to do, he disappeared.
All of the birth treasures, receiving the information, became serious.
They gathered around the backpack, sealed the area so no one could bother them, and focused entirely on the mission!
The short live stream ended with the sweating viewers, who didn't know who was going to pay for killing Guardian Mortal's Tie...
But they were certain about one thing!
Guardian Mortal was out for blood!
[To be continued...]