DarkAngel_

I didn’t like the synopsis that was here before, so I deleted it. However, I can’t think of a new one right now, so I won’t be putting one up for the time being.

As for what I have to say about this—despite the beginning, this isn’t a story about systems or dungeons, at least not in my view. It’s not my intention to write that, despite the obvious nods. This first part isn’t even focused on action, to be honest. I’d wager you could count on the fingers of one hand how many dungeons Hye entered even after 130 chapters.

Portals were an easier way to explain what happens with the monsters, but that wasn’t the original idea. It was something I borrowed from works like *Solo*, for example, but it’s not what I envision happening in that world. Nowadays, I’ve already thought of a way to explain how things really work as I see them—in this case, without portals—but to change that, I’d have to rewrite the entire story, and, well, that would require time—a luxury I don’t have.

I hope you enjoy it, if you decide to give it a chance, of course.




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Echoes of Hollow

“As things stand,” Hye said, glancing up at the great clock suspended in the sky, “I fear you have but a little time remaining.” 


The very life‐force—mana—flowing through these creatures is visibly waning; with each moment, it ebbs further, until at last it will vanish altogether. As he studies them, Hye notes the gaps in their auras—channels so constricted in places that he wonders how their hearts still manage to beat. 


“What is the bond, then?” he asked. “Clearly there must be some reason you cling so fervently to that tree. Tell me what it gives you that sustains your lives—and this time, I expect you to hold nothing back.” 


“O‐Of course…” Vatnsdóttir stammered, pausing to collect herself. “Actually…” She hesitated, as though choosing her words with care. “I’m not certain. We simply do not know. All our ancestors recorded in their tomes is that, in the presence of the World Tree, we should become immortal. That is all the lore preserves.” 


Chapter 118