27 Atlas To a World Unknown (1/2)

”Maybe this world is another planet's hell.”

-Aldous Huxley

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As the overwhelming charisma amidst the atmosphere began to grow more potent, people start appearing. Some at a nearby building's rooftop, some are poking their heads out of their apartment's window, and below, the roads which were busy with moving high-end cars stops all of its operations as drivers stood up from their seats to behold the extraordinary scene up above.

”So they intend to finish us all even before the warfare starts? Celes. Stay with me! Young man! Stay with your goddess and brace for impact!” Deus hastily converged to a defensive stance.

”Lacrimosa, what do we do?”

”I suggest you enjoy this last scenery of a normal world.”

Now, what did she say?

”So. Uhm...Are we gonna die?”

”Fortunately no. That man is someone far worse than a scum if he were to obliterate us before the official commencement of the game. He is planning something else entirely. He's just got impatient on the leisure turn of events.” Lacrimosa said as if she is acquainted with that viscount-like figure.

”What is he planning then?” I asked.

”I don't know, maybe teleport this whole island to a new world? Even without the discretion from those Divine echelons.”

Is she serious? How did she know about this? Is she somewhat connected with that man?

”Lacrimosa! So it's true, that you already teamed up with them!” Deus suddenly talked in anger while embracing fear.

”My my, again I ask you. On what basis can you say that?”

”How else could you put on that confidence! Why then did you not show up in our gathering? How then did you know that he is planning something else and not destroy us here so he could reclaim his right?”

”My my! I highly recommend you think out of your cute box Deus. Did you think that I joined those in opposition just because I did not show in the first-day registry? Well, isn't it too trivial for me in the first place to attend meetings as instructed by someone inferior?”

”What do you mean by that. W-wait are you calling the Magistrates inferior?!?”

”Yes. I now can't even find myself appearing in those meetings instructed by the Highest one and you expect me to submit my time to your little gamble? FYI. I was even forced to choose my Herrscher by an intimidating note. If that did not dame, I could have not brought this boy here to become my pawn, and I should have had attained my life of solace.”

”So you're saying?-”

”I'm glad you caught up. Correct. I am still to choose which faction I would plead my allegiance to. Although, you could say that I'm also a threat, but not in a way that you're aiming to eradicate me in our reunion. That's just a harsh way to treat a young lady.” The Goddess proclaimed.

”That... makes sense. ”The phantom understood.

”Just to remind you though, you're already 997 years old. You call that young?” Deus added. Hmmm. If I were to impersonate him in the four major characteristics of anime girls, he will without a doubt fall under the 'tsundere' type.

”Of course! I'm even seconded by my youthful countenance!... And how I might have known what he's planning you ask? Simple. Look at that magic circles that my Herrscher mistook to be four suns in its dawn. Surely, the hieroglyphs do not state that it is destructive” she said to somehow clarify a subsisting misunderstanding.

What? Hieroglyphs? What is that supposed to be? While I question myself that, Deus then cease from his defensive mannerism and starts to look at the magical circles himself. As well as Celes.