Crocs_is_Dead

The Tower of Heaven.

An ancient, towering enigma said to grant any wish, unveil any secret, and provide anyone who enters its floors a path to Godhood; it stands as a beacon of both hope and despair. 

For untold centuries, its immense power has drawn countless seekers, yet none have ever emerged from its depths.

This Tower is engraved in the world’s myths as the meeting place of mortals and Gods, a realm where anything was possible. It is a monument to mystery and the pursuit of glory.

However, for one man, it represents the last chance for redemption and the key to unraveling his tumultuous past.

The Heavenly Emperor, a great ruler from an era long forgotten. was betrayed by those he trusted and died with a heart full of regret and a thirst for vengeance.
 
Only, the end of his life was not the end of his story. Reborn into a new world, he finds himself drawn to the Tower of Heaven, driven by the desire to understand his reincarnation and to reclaim his lost honor.

The path ahead is filled with unforeseen twists and hidden depths. Unbeknownst to him, his destiny is interwoven with forces and secrets far beyond his wildest dreams.

The advent of the former Heavenly Emperor begins here.

And with each step he takes, the Heavens themselves quake in anticipation.


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Tower of Heaven

[How much do you know about the world above your own?]

Hel started their conversation with a question that he could answer easily.

"Nothing. I am almost entirely in the dark. Nobody is willing to share such information."

He didn't know what provoked him to speak so frankly, but it felt like the right thing to do.

[It is not that they are unwilling. Rather, if they speak, won't it impede you more than it helps? Such things must be learned organically.]

Was it Hel's aura? The fact that she addressed him without obviously talking down to him made it much easier to hold a conversation with her.

It felt like she had experience being Mortal, not that Atlas knew if that was true or not.

"That may be so, but it doesn't make anything easier. I entered the Underworld this time in order to find my friends who were trapped here. If I had known more about this world, would the journey have been so perilous?"

Encountering Death [5]