Chapter 390 - 340.2 : Brother 2 (2/2)
Confused, the Water Empress tried to raise her head and talk to him but the exhaustion left her motionless, unable to even move her lips.
Innocence faintly smiled as and pointed his finger at her, which caused a bright white light to envelop her and instantly heal her.
Surprised by this turn of events, the woman was about to ask only to hear him the answer
”I lied to you. Although my master told me to hand it to a worthy person, he didn't mean a strong person but a descendant of certain families. Only those who carry a special bloodline are allowed entry to this world. I made it difficult for you only to confirm that you're who you appear to be. Since the moment you entered this place, you became eligible to obtain the book.”
The book appeared from thin air and floated toward the Empress, who caught it and carefully inspected it.
”Now then, it's time to go. You'll be transported out of this place in a few moments.”
Just like Innocence said, the Empress found herself in a valley somewhere in the Wind Region. This valley was the entrance of that world, which existed no more.
Unable to contain her curiosity, she impatiently opened the old book only to see several pictures and thorough details about them.
The monsters in the book were ugly, they had four to eight arms, grotesque faces and burly builds. They looked savage and brought chills down her spine.
Each paragraph described the picture next to it, from the name, origin, abilities and weakness. Moreover, it stated several ways to kill them. Dumbfounded, she flipped one page after another yet the book was only filled with countless types of such monsters.
At the end of this thick book, there were three lines, written in ancient language. Fortunately, the Empress was able to translate it albeit with a bit of difficulty.
'One card to turn the tables
One sword to slay the heavens
One strike to end his brethren.'
The woman tilted her head in confusion, she read those lines multiple times but couldn't understand their meaning. She didn't linger in that place for too long. She soon went back to her region and started thoroughly investigating the contents of the book, especially the three lines at the end.
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In a place of absolute darkness, where you can only see the far away stars and planets, there stood two silhouettes. One was the Joker and the other was the Nameless Knight.
They've been waiting for a very long time yet none of them moved or voiced a complaint. In this chaotic place where even an Overgod wouldn't survive a second, the two of them stared at a certain direction.
An unbelievable heat was being emitted from a crack far away. Not only was there suffocating heat, an evil aura was slowly creeping out to them, trying to corrupt their minds and consume their souls, however, they were completely immune to such absurdity.
”It's starting.”
The Joker's nonchalant expression disappeared, he gazed at the slowly yet surely expanding crack a long distance away and uttered those words.
Loud and unpleasant monstrous sounds were coming from within that crack.
”It's still a bit early.”
As he, too, was staring at the crack while holding a beautiful green pendant in his hand, the knight's gaze turned melancholic.
The Joker shifted his gaze to the Nameless Knight and stretched his hand to the other's shoulder while saying
”You're my brother, you know that, right?”
The Nameless Knight smiled and copied the Joke, holding the latter's shoulder while answering
”Foolish and misguided as you are, you are not without a charm, brother.”
As he heard that, the Joker laughed and patted the young man's shoulders before getting up.
”You know… there's always a phrase he repeatedly told me. 'Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, I hurt people.' Since then, I knew that his path would be the most tragic out of the three of us.”
”Why don't you go help him then?”
The Joker frowned upon hearing the knight's retort. He shook his head and stated:
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”Do you really think he would accept my help? Or yours? We, who lost everything, cannot understand the feelings of a desperate man. Unlike us, he still has a chance.”
The Nameless Knight decided to keep his silence as he stared at the starry sky with an absent-minded look.