359 Revelation (1/2)

A curtain of light enveloped the old man as he uttered words of promise.

As he continued speaking, the light surrounding him intensified until it got to the point where the light morphed into a scroll written in an very unique language.

The old man then bit his thumb and smeared the scroll with his own blood. This was him signing the oath and making a promise to never tell a soul about what Raven was about to tell him. Should he break this oath, he will be erased by the own laws that he's governing.

Seeing that the oath was fulfilled, Raven sighed and nodded. He then raised a finger and pointed towards the old man.

A beam of light flew towards the old man as soon as the Oath of Secrecy was established.

Instantly, he noticed that there is a huge chunk of unknown memories in his mind. Even without Raven telling him what to do, he viewed the memories that no one else other than him and Raven knows for now.

It was a memory of a miserable young man that had grand ambitions. Sadly his fate was dictated by a worthless standard of talent measurement, pushing him to live a life of mediocrity. He tried his best to achieve his dreams but he could only go so far.

Then a disaster occurred. A huge swarm of demonic beasts assaulted his home, and destroyed everything that he cared about.

The old man watched as the young witnessed the death of everyone that he loved and cared about. He felt his regret and his despair, he watched as the young man slowly sank into a depths of misery and self-loathing. He heard the young man asked the heavens, of all people, why him. Why was he the one to survive. Why did he do to suffer like this and why did his loved ones sacrificed themselves for him?

The old man watched as the young man encountered something that utterly changed his fate. He watched as he swore to the heavens that he will do everything he could to bring them all back. He saw how he fought savagely against beasts in order to survive, he saw how the young man worked tirelessly in his cultivation, eventually reaching the heights that no else reached.

But more importantly, he felt just how much loneliness this young man suffered.

Perhaps he'll never understand how he felt, but he could tell that the young man would jump into any chance, no matter how difficult or little it is, just to bring his loved ones back. He knew that he was willing to sacrifices everything, and he meant everything, if that would bring them back.

Alas, fate never gave him a chance.

He saw his desperation and his sadness as he left his home to search the Divine Realm for tools that could help him. He witnessed how much humiliation he suffered, how much he endured and worked hard day and night to achieve his dreams.

He witnessed how much despair the man felt. So much so that his failure become the most difficult heart demon to ever assault him, it even almost killed him at one point.

The old man saw how the man sank in an all time low. He became a suicidal maniac, a criminal, a heretic and some even branded him as a tyrant or outright evil.

He was hunted down by many forces, but none of them manage to bring him down. He wasn't even trying to survive. He was so miserable that he didn't care about his well being anymore, nor what people think of him for that matter. He blamed everyone and everything. He stopped giving a damn about the rules nor the laws. He killed everyone that came for him, not because they were hunting him down, but because he last desire is to die fighting.

Maybe if he died that way, he could use that as an excuse for being late once he meets with his loved ones on the other side.

Despite being misunderstood, the man never cared anymore. His heart was already dead. He saw no point on living anymore. All of his effort were for naught. Good? Evil? He doesn't give a damn, if it will bring them back, he wants it. But sadly, it can no longer happen.

Before he lost them, they told him to live on. He wanted to die and be with them but he also wanted to honor their wishes.

In his misery, he often recalled the memories of his loved ones. Sadly, because he was alive for too long and he spent so much time pre-occupied with his useless efforts, the memories he once cherished also left him. He sank into an even deeper misery once he noticed that he couldn't even remember what they looked like anymore.