The Vastness of Magical Destiny

Chapter 108 - 108 3 Nightmare

?Chapter 108: Chapter 3: Nightmare Chapter 108: Chapter 3: Nightmare It seemed that the statue noticed the questions, fear, and inquiry in Komer’s eyes, as its face unusually cracked a small smile: “If you have any doubts, just ask quickly, I don’t have much time. Destiny has brought us together, and finally, I can be liberated before my fate is sealed, and it wasn’t in vain that I spent countless efforts condensing into the Black Jade Demon Crystal.”

Komer’s mind suddenly seemed to understand something, yet at the same time, as if he understood nothing at all. But one thing was certain: the half-man, half-statue figure before him was definitely related to the Strange Crystal Stone he held in his arms.

“Exactly who are you? Why am I here?” This was probably the first question anyone would ask when finding themselves in such an environment.

“Hehe, this is the Dark Chapel, also the holiest site of the Dark Empire, where only the great Dark King himself can reside. You are here because of the favor of the God of Fate and a coincidental opportunity.” The statue’s face showed a desolate yet proud expression, and its green eyes shimmered with a dark light as if they could pierce through the dark hall and reach the blackened sky, memories mixed with pain, contemplation, and excitement – one could not use a single definitive desire to describe the statue’s current expression.

“As for me, who am I? I don’t know how long it has been since my era, but I believe my name has probably already been erased from history. The victors will not allow this history, which records their vile ugliness, to be passed down through the ages, so it’s meaningless to mention it now.” Every fraction of emotion on the statue’s face seemed genuinely minute, making Komer doubt if he was really seeing a human head or an Illusion Magic’s Blinding Method before his eyes.

“Then why have you summoned me here?” By now, Komer had completely calmed down. This nightmarish illusion made it difficult to differentiate reality from fantasy, but the strange and complex occurrences that had befallen him over the past two or three years were already quite bizarre. Another incident made no difference.

The statue seemed highly satisfied with the newcomer’s response, its thick lips slightly curling upward to reveal snow-white teeth, “Guide, all my wisdom, experience, and memories will be passed on to you; I have waited too long. Since the Fall of the Dark Empire, I haven’t felt as relieved as I do now for a very long time.”

Dark Empire? A thought flickered through Komer’s mind. It seemed he had once heard the term, but it felt quite foreign to his memory, as if his Master mentioned it by chance once, but thereafter, he never had the opportunity to hear it again.

Every expression on Komer’s face lay bare before the statue’s gaze. The statue was somewhat surprised by Komer’s sensitivity to the Dark Empire, but now it no longer had much energy to explain: “Guide, I tell you, remember firmly, I am now using the spiritual brand I transmitted before my destruction to communicate with you. I will convey to you my origin and the things you need to know. As for the path you will take in the future, that is entirely up to you to decide. Perhaps you have heard of the Dark Empire, or perhaps it feels unfamiliar to you, but I tell you, the Dark Empire was the most powerful empire on the Blue Continent three hundred years ago. I, Kennifer III, was the last emperor of the Dark Empire; the empire’s downfall began with me and ended with me.”

The collapse of an empire due to him was recounted with such calm in his voice, as if it was of no consequence. Komer didn’t know whether to believe it, but something told him that what he had been told should not be completely unfounded.

“Young man, I know that you possess powerful Dark Magic Power within you, partly due to the effects of my Black Jade Demon Crystal. But even before that, you must already have been a Dark Magician, otherwise, you would not be able to receive my Dark Magic Power and experience. Tell me, what do you think of the Way of Darkness compared to the Way of Light, which is right and which is wrong, which is just and which is false? In my presence, there is no need to mince words.” The statue’s face looked exceedingly serious at this moment.

This seemed like a simple question for anyone, yet it had lingered in Komer’s mind for a long time. The scenes of his conversation with Malone seemed to echo before his eyes again as the razor-sharp gaze moved across Komer’s body. However, Komer was not affected by the formidable glare, and after a long while, he slowly said, “I don’t know, but I know that I act according to my heart, without fear of others’ opinions. Even if the whole world deems it evil, if I believe it’s righteous, then it is righteous!”

“Good! You have spirit!” The penetrating gaze that seemed able to pierce Komer’s soul finally retracted from him, “It seems no one can easily change your mind, not even me. Then I will tell you a story that has been buried for three hundred years, as for right or wrong, merit or fault, I don’t wish to comment. Just wait for you to verify it yourself.”

The rocking horse-drawn carriage finally startled Komer awake from his slumber. Taking a careful look around, he was still on the carriage, the sky was just starting to darken slightly, it was probably nearing evening. His head still felt heavy, but everything from the dream – the strange stone carving, the gloom and majestic palace, the demon-realm-like atmosphere – all appeared in his mind with stunning clarity, as if it had been a bizarre nightmare.

But Komer knew this was not merely a simple nightmare, because the Strange Crystal Stone he now held in his hand looked much dimmer. Perhaps just as the stone carving said, once the Black Jade Demon Crystal had fulfilled its mission, it might become indistinguishable from an Ordinary Stone, and each transaction of information surely drained a significant amount of magic power from the Black Jade Demon Crystal. And the story told by the so-called Kennifer III in the nightmare was too strange and unbelievable. Though Komer intuitively felt that the other party had not lied, he wondered what a profound shock it would bring to The whole Continent if this story were indeed true!?