Chapter 1000 - Fate of Twins (1) (1/2)
“…”
Rhode’s expression didn’t change the slightest after hearing Arthur’s words, but his fiddling hands stopped moving about on the drink can. Even though Rhode did have such a suspicion before, he felt it was absurd when his guesses were affirmed by someone as though he were dreaming. The girl who grew up with him was actually one of the creators of this world? Rhode could still recall the days he spent with his younger sister—all the little details. But the more he recalled, the more he felt like the truth was too outrageous.
“You may find it hard to believe, but it is the truth.”
Upon realizing the change in Rhode’s mood, Serena said with a forced smile.
“If you feel carefully, you will discover that we don’t have too many spiritual powers left in our body. Our powers are only slightly stronger than humans of this world. But that is all to it. From the start, in order to protect the Dragon Soul Continent, we left most of our powers in the original world. After passing through the Dimension Gate, we expended a lot of power to resist the spatial turbulence. Therefore, in order for us to survive, we had no choice but to fuse ourselves into human bodies. Using a common word from online novels—rebirth.
“… But such rebirth isn’t perfect. There isn’t much spiritual power left in our bodies. The Void Dragon’s condition is worse than us, I suppose… As for the specific reasons, you should be as clear about it as we are.”
Rhode remained silent. He looked at the reflection of his face on the glass window. It looked the same as his younger sister’s, as though a face printed from the mold. Perhaps the only difference between them was their gender. But it was also due to this that…
“The Void Dragon had the strongest spiritual power among us. This was why she was only reborn much later than us. But we didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Of course, I don’t have any complaints about you, Mr. Rhode. You also shouldn’t beat yourself up about it. It was really dangerous to transmigrate through space and challenging to survive upon reaching the new world. As for what comes next… I can only say that luck wasn’t on her side.”
“This is a problem between me and her. I’m aware of that.”
Rhode interrupted Arthur’s consolations. He didn’t need anyone to criticize his relationship with his younger sister. Besides, it also wasn’t the main point.
“But you didn’t answer my question. What has this got to do with me transmigrating into your world?”
“This was what happened, Mr. Rhode.”
This time, Ningmi explained.
“We only discovered it afterwards. Perhaps it was because you and Her Majesty Void Dragon are twins, and after Her Majesty Void Dragon transmigrated and fused into a human, her strength was divided into two—with one part entering your body. I suppose you’re aware that there is a special telepathy between you and your sister. That was the embodiment of that power.”
“In other words… I received the power of the Void Dragon since I was born?”
Rhode recalled a particular incident all of a sudden. The Country of Light was resisting the Country of Darkness’s army and Lilian went to the frontline. Back then, Rhode conducted an investigation in order to confirm Lilian’s situation. At that moment, [Race: Dragon Soul Heir] was displayed in his system interface. But after opening up the land of Chaos and awakening his power, the details were changed to [Race: Void Dragon Race]. Could this mean…
“In other words, I’m not a human from the start?”
“According to the definition of our world, it is indeed true. Your results for medical examinations and blood tests may be as normal as other humans, but if it is classified in terms of race and power, you are the same as us: one of the Creator Dragons.”
“But my parents are humans, aren’t they? It is the same for yours too, right?”
“That’s right, Mr. Rhode. But we aren’t human spirits. The power of spirit can change the body. If not, despite the advanced technologies in this world, how do you think the few of us here can create virtual-reality technologies that are far ahead of this era?”
Rhode pondered in silence after hearing Serena’s question. Indeed, even though technologies were advanced in his world, a virtual-reality world like ‘The Matrix’ hadn’t been available yet. Although scientists had been working hard on the subject, they weren’t able to overcome this barrier. It was during that moment when the B&M Company became high above the world, shocking the entire world with their virtual-reality technologies. Besides, unlike intubating through the back of the head like ‘The Matrix’, the methods they used were extremely safe and reliable. Back then, the media of the world reported the various negative influences of this technological achievement on human development and their daily lives. Media also called into question how a small and newly established company developed such advanced technological means. But it seemed like… this was indeed a problem.
“And this is where the problem lies.”
Arthur gestured and the projection before Rhode’s eyes transformed into a familiar scene. It was the game interface of the Dragon Soul Continent.
“I suppose you already knew our motive for building this game in this world. We worked hard for it, gathering all sorts of data and getting prepared for our comeback. Like we said earlier, we consumed a large amount of power after transmigrating into this world. That was why we decided to send one person back to the Dragon Soul Continent to fulfill our mission. In order to gather and conform data, we input the transfer program into the deepest floor of the Deepest Labyrinth in the game, planting a BOSS to defend and protect it. We didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Firstly, the ‘Void Dragon’ was almost invincible and players couldn’t possibly defeat it. Secondly, the program was hidden, so even if the BOSS was destroyed, players wouldn’t discover it. But what we didn’t expect was that… you actually defeated the Void Dragon…”