Odyssey of the Blind God

A humongous construction was forming in the coalescence of energy that had amassed behind him. It was hard to make out the construct, but one thing was certain; it was dangerous.

Nial visualized Dilan's trembling hands along with the incapability of the Undying to move and the corners of lips uptilted.

He didn't want to use this because he was not certain whether he would benefit from it or not, however, he had no time to wonder about the ifs and buts.

Nial wanted to win, not only to make sure that his secondary Godly mission was a complete success but also to show that the sacrifices of his two Devils were not for naught!

Thus, he unleashed every bit of energy that had been accumulated in his darkness domain that had spread all over the City of Trials by now. Nial activated the ability, Awakening of the Prymal, for the second time since he had obtained it, and his rage and anger filled the ancient and foreboding facade of the Gate that began to manifest behind him.

The Gate was massive and imposing, made of the solidified energy Nial had unleashed. It was adorned with engravings and various symbols that had been used in the Primal Eras. Neither Nial nor Dilan knew the meaning of the symbols and carvings but that was not important as they could perceive the illusions created by Nial's dark energy that exuded from the ancient Gate as well.

Demons, Devils, and other malevolent creatures, their eyes glowing red in hostility were manifested from the dark energy as they stood watch over the entrance of the humongous Gate.

The Gate which spanned the entire length of the Colosseum towered over the Colosseum, shooting high up in the air, ranging far over a hundred meters. It made the two Fate Changers seem like ants and created a sense of dread and unease that washed over the Undying.

Nial screamed out loud, a steady stream of blood trickling down his nose and eyes as he poured more dark energy into the Gate that seemed to suck him dry, which caused the Gate's presence to change drastically. The air around the Gate was as heavy as the weight of eons of suffering, desperation, and uncontrollable hatred.

The Undying had no idea what was actually going on. He wanted to make sure that everything was still fine because it looked like the walls of the Colosseum were slowly breaking apart. That was how heavy the pressure of the humongous ancient gate was. Thus, he glanced over to the Oracle, who had observed the entire battle from the beginning up till now.

She hadn't moved a single inch during the entire period of the battle and observed things clearly without a change in her expression…until now. The Oracle had shot up from her seat the moment she perceived the same animosity that Dilan felt at the sight of the forming Gate, her expression filled with uncertainty and terror.

Even if Dilan had no idea what was going on, he could tell that if there was something that could actually kill him, for real, it would lay behind these Gates…and the Undying had no idea what it might be…

He was not looking forward to finding it out, either!

'I cannot allow him to finish creating the Gate!' Dilan could only think.

He felt a small pang of fear for the first time in a very, very long time…and it didn't feel good, not at all!

The Gate was locked but he could clearly sense a faint, pulsing energy emanating from it. It was almost as if the Gate itself was alive…and hungry.

Dilan's heart was beating wildly, cold sweat trickled down his temples and he felt fear crawling up his spine, the unshakeable feeling that something was not right. He could clearly tell that the thing that lay behind the Gate was powerful enough to kill him…

The thought that there was actually something capable of obliterating him, the Undying, an existence that couldn't even die when his soul and body were destroyed, was both reassuring and scary.

It was reassuring because it forced Dilan to act more carefully in the future and understand that there was always something or someone stronger than himself, something that could even defeat an Undying existence.

As for the reason why it was scary, it was because Dilan was certain that Nial had no idea how to control the being that lay behind the Gate.

Dilan was not sure why he was so certain that the Eternal Darkness couldn't control the existence behind the Gate, but he felt it in his gut. And that was more than enough for him to start acting before it was too late.

However…what was he supposed to do, to begin with?!

Meanwhile, as the Undying faced a mental breakdown, Nial's entire mind and being had been consumed by dark energy. At least that was what it looked like. Nial's entire body exuded a tremendous amount of energy, seemingly as if Nial actually wanted that to happen.

However, that couldn't be further from the truth.

Something else, something that was not supposed to reside in his body had latched itself onto him. Nial hadn't noticed it until now but he could clearly tell that he was not able to control himself anymore right now. His mind was being consumed and his body forced to move even though he didn't want to.

For the first time in forever, Nial was shocked to the core and actually…afraid…

Yet, no matter what Nial was doing, there was no way for him to escape the clutches of the being that had gotten hold of him.

It was simply too strong, much stronger than the Elven Empress, the Sacred Tree, and even the Oracle…possibly even stronger than Damian had been when he was at his strongest…

Nial didn't understand what was going on. He merely wanted to use the mass of Mana above the Colosseum together with the Mana his darkness domain had already absorbed. That way, he would have been able to summon a powerful warrior, someone who was strong enough to stall Dilan until the battle between them was over.

There was barely any time left before their fight was supposed to end, either way. However, what Nial didn't expect to happen was that the dark energy influenced him for a moment before something else took over his body.

Nial couldn't do anything against it simply because he was too weak, and there was nothing Dilan could use as an indicator of how to stop this chaotic mess, either.

That was troublesome, and Dilan actually reconsidered cutting Nial apart to stall whatever ominous creature was heading their way. He wouldn't die because they were still in a battle, either way.

But, would that really stop the Gate front from being manifested? What if he would miss the most crucial part and worsened the situation…if that was possible, to begin with?

Just when Dilan was about to turn insane, he saw golden particles in his hands and something appeared magically inside his empty palm.

[100 Days passed, and both Fate Changers succeeded in their mission, the first reward has been distributed!]

"Long time no see, System!"