NOVEL NEXT Chapter 59 Throughout Heaven & Earth, I Alone Am Unfettered
59 Throughout Heaven & Earth, I Alone Am Unfettered
Their flying adventure in this beautiful world stopped at a town after rapidly flying through vast distances with time flowing quickly.
They couldn't control their body and could only absorb what was experienced by their consciousness and subconsciousness.
Then, they experienced life. They experienced joy together, of theirs, of others.
They traveled together and met people. Not just humans but the various races that they had only believed existed in fantasy literature.
They met elves. They met vampires. They met dwarves. They met demons.
They fought, they laughed, they cried together as the time flow continued fast. Years flew by.
And then, they experienced the start of a downfall. The world they believed to be a paradise gradually transformed into a living hell.
The people they met and traveled with died. The people they laughed with got killed.
All because of and by one entity. A faceless shadow that seemed to have only one goal.
To make their lives as miserable as possible.
As such, their seemingly beautiful lives turned hellish. They fought back, failed, and ran.
Wherever they went, death followed them for years upon years.
In the end, the shadow stood before them with a wide grin reaching its narrowed eyes, looking as malevolent as possible.
They could no longer run.
Erix, Rin, and Isabella felt despair, for this was no longer a dream. It was a bonafide reality for them.
And that reality ended with the shadow cutting their heads off with a wave of its hands that turned into a reaper's scythe.
Darkness overtook them, but it also quickly vanished as their eyes opened, and the moonlight of a familiar moon shone on them.
However, none knew that all three had actually experienced different lives in three parallel dreams.
Rin's life with Erix and Isabella was different, Isabella's life with Erix and Rin was different, and Erix's life with Rin and Isabella was also different.
Only one thing was the same, and it was the end where the faceless shadow killed them.
[ Congratulations. You have completed the dungeon, Maze of Grand Weed. ]
[The rewards have been sent to your inventory.]
"What did we just experience…?" Rin muttered dazedly. Strangely, she could tell that what they experienced was not reality, but she couldn't deny that the experience felt real.
"Whatever it was, I am glad that we are here and alive," Erix said, a smile of relief on his face.
Isabella said nothing but stood up and tightly hugged Rin and Erix.
"Are you okay?" Erix asked as he caressed her back.
"Everything is fine now, Isabella-sis," Rin said, slightly concerned.
"I know," Isabella lightly said, a smile of gladness on her face.
'Thank you.'
She separated from the hug and took a deep breath, her faint smiley expression serene and peaceful. "So, what's the plan now?" she asked.
"We don't know the purpose of what we just experienced, but it was surely not a hidden task from the look of things," Erix mused.
"What's this? Hey, look at our status. We got something new!" Rin exclaimed in surprise.
[~Rin~]
_Race: Human
_Level: 53
_Rank: Supra-Order
_Class: Razing Blade Dancer
_Vitality: 200/200
_Spiritual Art: Way of The Unfettered.
—> Imaginary Plane: Limitless (One hour every day)
_Stat points: 26
—> [ Strength: 84 (+30) (+25) ]
—> [ Agility: 100 (+50) (+25) ]
—> [ Health:72 (+30) (+25) ]
—> [ Stamina: 48 (+90) (+25) ]
—> [ Magic affinity: Rank-B / Magic power: 78(+25) / Mana: 210/210 ]
_Talent (1/3): <Dexter Deer>.
All three of them had the same addition in their status.
"Spiritual Art, what is that?" Erix wondered and then focused on it to get answers.
[ Spiritual Art is a medium to improve oneself in certain aspects. Different Spiritual Arts bring different benefits. ]
"It's inside our origin region," Isabella spoke with her eyes closed as she saw a strange object in her Origin Region.
Rin and Erix also closed their eyes and focused as their consciousness entered their origin region and saw the same object.
It was a mystical black rock with golden letters carved on it. They couldn't recognize the texts, but the intent they contained immediately informed them of their meaning.
[ Throughout Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am Unfettered. ]
The moment they spoke this sentence in their mind, a sense of grandness enveloped them before their consciousness vanished from their mind, and they appeared in a mystical world.
The same world where they experienced their lives for decades in a rapid flow of time!
But this time, they could control their body.
"Hello, little one."
Erix suddenly saw a faint avatar of a woman appearing before him. He couldn't see her face clearly as it was just a mystical golden avatar with a vague face shape and a figure wearing a flickering multilayered dress.
She also appeared before Rin and Isabella in their world.
"You might be a bit confused, so I'll explain the use of this world in a simple way," the woman spoke, her voice gentle and comfortable.
"This world is an imaginary plane you acquired after going through that journey pond and getting my spiritual art."
"May I know who you are?" Erix asked calmly and politely as he slightly raised his eyebrows. He was not wary of her but just curious.
"You'll know who I am in due time," the woman softly chuckled. "But for now, you only need to know that the Spiritual Art's verse will allow you to enter this world where your learning speed will be quicker, and roaming this world may also give you insight if you are stumped."
"You can freely use your skills and powers here without worrying about mana or exhaustion and let your imagination run wild to improve yourself."
"Whatever you learn here will stay with you, so feel free to spend one hour daily here. You can also invite others with the same spiritual art to practice together."
"And-" the woman paused as a smile appeared on her face, "-If you choose to practice another spiritual art, this one will disappear."
The woman spoke the same things to Rin and Isabella simultaneously. And then vanished.