105 The line between Good and Evil (2/2)

Amongst them, one more woman caught Helial's attention. She was wearing a shiny yoroi.

(A/N: yorois are Japanese samurais' typical armor).

Helial though had no time to scrutinize the woman's face. His gaze was drawn by a towering, mighty figure on one side. He made out the silhouette of a giant holding a pumpkin water bag. The giant was as tall as a ten-story building. He cast a shadow which was big enough to cover those sitting around him. The mere glance of his body size was enough to cause a shiver down the spine. His eyes, however, were incredibly sweet. They were the keepers of a youth that had now withered. The Soul shrapnel Vidio met inside the Dungeon looked much older than that.

”Glad to have you here again, Perion,” said the Devil as his eyes gazed at those of the giant, ”try to pay the fullest attention then. My aim is to make it clear for all of you how much Life differs from Destruction.”

The Devil's words had suddenly turned more profound. His voice sounded deeper. He raised his right arm as he slightly clenched his fist. All around him, the fabric of space and time began to twist. It seemed about to collapse. ”Dominate yourselves. Bend time and space. Bend your destiny, if necessary.”

His words fixed firmly on the heart of each of them. In spite of how simple they might seem, everyone neatly perceived the majesty of the power they carried. If they mastered that power, their Dao of Mana would get the greatest benefits.

”I've lived on the run for many years now. I've sought refuge in many lands of Destruction. My Clan was wiped out and all those that I've loved, all of my family, I've left them behind lifeless. The Forces of Life, first and foremost Qinguang, want to deprive every single being in this universe of their free will.”

As the Devil talked, everyone before him sensed his Aura intensify. It turned as bleak as the coldest night. His tone was enough to get them goose pimples. At the same time though, it did give off an uncanny allure that enraptured their heart.

”Whether you were born a slave or a free person, whether you live as a hero or a beggar, you must always get to choose. It doesn't make any difference whether you choose to do good or be evil. As long as the universe exists, Good and Evil will always be relative concepts. Is it bad to kill a man who's about to lynch a mob? Is it good to wipe out an entire race just because they do eat human meat? Is there even a neat line between the word ”evil” and the word ”good”?”

The Devil paused and swept his gaze over his disciples. ”I've made the most obnoxious cruelties, and I tried to act magnanimously too. But all've done follows one same principle. You must not take away free will from anyone. The day this freedom is lost it the day w-”

The images turned blurry. Vidio's memory seemed to flash forward.

”Well, my little friend, the one you've just seen is my master,” the Soul fragment said.

Vidio was rooted to the spot. A wild flame was burning down his eyes. He seemed to have just received the greatest revelation in a lifetime. His brain seemed unable to process the whole of it. Within a few minutes, Vidio had received quite more Epiphanies on his Dao on Mana than he had ever had in his entire life.

He suddenly felt his Mana seethe through the Meridians.

Those tales and myths didn't belong to books he loved reading, apparently. Vidio had just witnessed a legendary moment in the history of the world, this he realized. Without even knowing who those people were, he knew he had just taken part in a unique event in course of history.

Vidio glanced up at the giant with new eyes, wondering if what he had just seen was one of the moments that laid the foundations of the universe itself.