Chapter 469 - 419 : Light and Darkness 1 (2/2)

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It was a world of nothingness, there were no trees, skies or seas. Just a complete and endless white, just like inside of ARK yet vastly different. There wasn't any kind of energy, no natural laws, even time didn't exist in this strange place.

Three bodies were randomly floating in this foreign plane. Their bodies were illusory, or more precisely, spiritual, meaning that they didn't really exist in that place but were pulled there.

The three suddenly woke up, oblivious to whereabouts and ignorant of what's happening, the only thing they knew is that they died fighting the evil races in Riarravar.

Although the Joker died first, the three awakened at the same time and even when everything around them became clear, they were still confused, wondering what the hell was happening.

”Is this the so-called afterlife? It's not very entertaining…”

The Joker grumbled before he started laughing loudly while trying to pat his brother's shoulders only for his hand to pass through their bodies.

Leiu glanced around him but found nothing too eye-catching, it was just endless white space that stretched as far as the eye could see.

”Perhaps this is where we'll get an explanation for what happened in Riarravar.”

Arthur speculated as he inspected his floating brothers and their semi-transparent bodies. He felt inexplicably weak and a bit dizzy, it's as if this dimension wasn't welcoming him. It was just him, the other two were experiencing the same thing.

The concept of time didn't exist in this plane so it could have been years and seconds felt pretty much the same time.

”You are right, Arthur MoonStar.”

A melodic voice rang in their ears, startling the trio and causing them to turn toward its origin. The sight they were met made them momentarily speechless.

It was actually a woman, blond hair that reached her legs, soft and snow-white skin, and a mesmerizing figure. To add more shock to the trio, she was butt-naked and didn't seem too embarrassed as she elegantly stood before them, inspecting each of them with her two breath-taking golden pupils.

Arthur always claimed that Lucy is the prettiest woman in this world but even his wife paled in comparison to this Goddess. Her beauty was truly out of this world, any men would be charmed by her face and drawn by her gaze.

The three, speechless, maintained their silence, waiting for the woman to explain what's happening.

”I'm sure you have a lot of questions but let's start from the very beginning. I will answer everything later.”

She let out an alluring smile that shook the very souls of strong-willed men like those three.

The woman raised her hand and magically drew something in the air, somehow altering this plane and splitting it in two.

One side was of darkness and the other was of light, two polar opposite harmoniously existed for eternity, or that's how it seemed to Arthur and his brothers.

”Before anything or anyone existed, there was only Light and Darkness, two opposite yet equal things…”

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”Wow! You've grown so big!”

Saly hugged Astrith, whose size almost tripled and the aura around him multiplied. He now had three tails and he was no longer covered in lightning, instead, it was stored inside of him, ready to be used at any time.

The little girl became more mature and no longer had that childish look. Her hair and fur became as white as snow and her eyes were sky-blue. The heights this girl reached would astound any person, even her father.

The Joker even stated that she's his most talented disciple, in terms of fighting, that is. She was a bit dull and slow in learning so it took him a lot of time to pass his vast knowledge onto her.

He had left a while ago so she was left with Astrith and her uncle Leiu, who passes the whole day either staring at the jet black sky or swinging his greatsword.

Astrith has finished his training and both the wolf and the little girl were soon going to leave this place. Though she hated this place when she first arrived, her feelings greatly changed over the course of the past few months.

She has grown by leaps and bounds and knew that the Joker was harsh for her sake. She formed some kind of attachment toward this unusual world and unwilling to leave so abruptly.

Unfortunately, Leiu repeatedly told her that she has to leave pretty soon and her role was very important in the upcoming fight. Her wish will soon become true and she'll get to fight alongside her parents, as for the outcome of the fight? No one knew.