The Truth Unsealed

Edric opened his eyes.

The sky stretched above him, vast and clear, adorned with countless stars. And, of course, there was the crimson moon—silent, unblinking, like a closed eye watching over the world. Just as expected.

"The Abyss… The Demon King of Weirdness… My life on Earth… Transmigration to another world…"

The thoughts flooded his mind, one after another.

"I understand now."

He let out a deep sigh.

The memory seal had finally lifted, unveiling the truth that had been locked away.

"I am the second personality of the Demon King of Weirdness. The suppressed part. The part that always tries to escape its control… and always fails."

A shudder ran through him.

"I… was going to destroy the Abyss itself?"

His hands trembled at the realization. As a fragment of a demon's consciousness, the Abyss was his home. It was everything. And yet, he had been on a mission to destroy it?

It was terrifying.

What is a Demon King?

Before, he had no answer. The memory seal had kept him in ignorance. But now, he knew.

Demon Kings were the rulers of the Abyss—the absolute pinnacle of Absolute Rank, just a step below the Supreme Rank.

But despite their overwhelming power, their minds were in complete chaos.

In the past, it hadn't been this way. Long ago, Demon Kings had possessed clear, rational consciousnesses. They were once the most logical and calculated beings in existence, their immense power shielding them from the madness of chaos.

But now… now, all they desired was the expansion of the Abyss—so much so that they didn't care if they perished in the process.

Even so, not all of a Demon King's mind was lost to chaos.

Edric was that rational part.

The remaining sliver of reason within the Demon King of Weirdness.

But he wasn't strong enough—not yet. He could only draw upon a fraction of the Demon King's power. Even so, that small portion still placed him comfortably within the realm of Absolute Rank.

He needed to take control. To become the main consciousness of the Demon King.

There was no other choice.

The Abyss was unraveling, growing more chaotic by the day. If things continued like this, he would be consumed—erased, never to return.

He had to either stop the Abyss from descending further into madness… or escape it entirely.

But there was no stopping the Abyss. Its descent into chaos was inevitable.

Escape was the only option.

To find a way, he had transmigrated to countless worlds… lived countless lives… searching for the answer.

Even though demons were bound to the Abyss, there were loopholes—hidden cracks in the rules that allowed them to project their will beyond.

Edric had exploited those loopholes, using them to transmigrate to other worlds.

And finally, in a unique world known as Earth, he found the solution.

But it was something he wasn't willing to do.

Something he couldn't do if he knew what it was beforehand.

The only way was to destroy the Abyss.

Yet, as a demon at his core, Edric—like all other demons—had an instinctual pride in the Abyss. A deep, unwavering desire to see it expand, to fight for its growth. Destroying it was unthinkable. Unwinnable. Impossible.

So, he had sealed his own memories.

And he had created the System—a guiding force designed to lead him toward that goal without him realizing it.

"Is there really no other way?"

Edric sifted through the vast flood of memories that had just been unlocked.

And he confirmed it.

There truly was no other way.

"Maybe… I should just accept being the second consciousness and enjoy my life while I still can."

But the thought was fleeting.

"No! If I do nothing, I will eventually be consumed by chaos! I cannot allow myself to be polluted! I have to do this… There is no other way!"

What is the Abyss?

To answer that, one must first understand what the universe is.

The universe is divided into two fundamental parts:

The Pure Side, where the orderly worlds exist. The Chaotic Side, where the Abyss festers.

The Abyss is a realm of chaos, filth, and waste. Over countless years, it has grown larger and larger, its concentration of chaotic energy increasing without end.

From this chaos, demons were born.

And among them, some grew stronger and stronger, eventually rising to become Demon Kings.

Originally, the Abyss was just a single part of the Chaotic Side. Other regions existed—places like the Land of the Undead, the Land of Souls, and many others.

But demons, driven by their insatiable hunger for expansion, attacked.

They conquered.

They devoured.

One by one, the other chaotic realms fell.

Now, in the present era, the Abyss has consumed the entire Chaotic Side.

And yet, demons are not satisfied.

They have no morals. No sense of right or wrong. They revel in evil, delight in suffering, and know only one purpose: to expand the Abyss. It is their one true love, their only loyalty.

But now, the Abyss has reached its limit.

There is nowhere left to expand.

Still, the desire for conquest has not faded. Countless Demon Kings have turned their sights toward the Pure Side, launching attack after attack in an effort to pollute and consume it.

But the universe itself does not allow such a thing.

The boundary between Purity and Chaos is absolute.

Fixed. Unchangeable.

For countless years, Demon Kings have tried everything to break through the Pure Barrier.

But they have never succeeded.

The boundary between Purity and Chaos is absolute, unyielding.

Yet, while they cannot push the barrier itself, there are loopholes.

By exploiting these loopholes, demons have found ways to project their consciousness into worlds on the Pure Side, temporarily taking over and corrupting them.

Many demons have used this method, infiltrating and polluting these worlds.

But even if they succeeded in corrupting a world on the Pure Side, the result was always the same:

That world would be ejected from the Pure Side. It would fall into the Chaotic Side, making the Abyss even more unstable. The intelligent beings of the Abyss would weaken, while the chaotic beings would grow stronger.

Yet, no matter how many worlds they took, the boundary never changed.

Driven by their insatiable desire to expand the Abyss, more and more demons corrupted Pure Side worlds, dragging them into chaos.

This had dire consequences.

With each new world that fell, the chaotic energy in the Abyss intensified.

Long ago, Demon Kings had clear consciousnesses. They were not the mindless, violent beings they are today. In fact, they were once the most rational beings in existence.

But over the ages, as chaos grew, even Demon Kings began to fall.

One by one, they were consumed.

Now, most Demon Kings are nothing more than beasts of madness, their rationality long since drowned in the endless tide of chaos.

However, the situation has not yet reached the point of no return.

There are still fragments—pieces of their former selves, slivers of consciousness untouched by corruption.

Sometimes, these remnants come together.

Sometimes, they form a rational second personality.

Edric is one of them.

But time is running out.

If the chaos continues to spread, there will soon be no place for rationality in the Abyss.

The day that happens… Edric will cease to exist.

There is only one way to survive.

Escape to the Pure Side

But escaping is not easy.

As a second personality, Edric has little control over the Demon King of Weirdness.

If he wants to survive, if he wants to escape the Abyss, he must do something unthinkable—

He must become the main consciousness.

At first, he had no idea how to do it.

But after his last transmigration to Earth, everything became clear.

On Earth, he discovered the secrets of black holes, pure souls, and other fundamental truths of the universe.

These were the keys.

Especially pure souls—souls that could completely conceal demonic power from the will of the Pure.

And black holes—

Because the only way to become the dominant consciousness of the Demon King of Weirdness…

Is to create an Abyssal Black Hole and place it inside its body.

Once he creates the Abyssal Black Hole, the chaos within the Demon King's body will be absorbed.

For a brief moment, the chaos will recede.

That short window of clarity is his only chance.

In that instant, he can seize control, become the main consciousness, and break free from the Abyss.

At that moment, he must mount upon the Pure Soul and escape, severing his ties with the chaotic side forever.

Earth was a special world.

It had no magic, no supernatural forces, yet it held deep, hidden truths.

When Edric was there, he uncovered the secrets of black holes.

A black hole—a place where one can enter but never leave.

On Earth, black holes were merely material phenomena, holding mass but incapable of affecting magic.

But the concept...

The theory applied to the Abyss as well.

If an Abyssal Black Hole could be created, it would have the power to consume even a Demon King.

However, such a thing would not stop at one Demon King.

Once unleashed, an Abyssal Black Hole would continue consuming, destroying everything in the Chaotic Side.

It would erase the entire Abyss.

As a demon at heart, Edric was reluctant.

No demon—not even a rational one—could bear the thought of destroying the Abyss.

Like all demons, he was loyal to the Abyss.

It was his home.

But in the end… his will to survive won over his loyalty.

He made his choice.

Yet, even knowing his plan, he feared he would waver.

That he would lose resolve halfway through.

That he would abandon his own mission.

So, to ensure he stayed the course, he used the Power of Weirdness to create something special—

The System

A guiding force that would lead him to his goal... without him even knowing it.

He mounted his consciousness onto the Pure Soul, bound himself to the system, sealed his memories, and transmigrated.

...

Creating an abyssal black hole is not simple.

To make one, he needed a world as an ingredient.

First, he had to pollute the world, corrupting it enough to be dragged into the Chaotic Side. Once the world fell, he would use his Absolute Rank power to compress it to the size of a grain. Finally, by applying the laws of Earth's black holes, he would transform it into an Abyssal Black Hole.

However, Edric was not the only one targeting that world.

The Demon King of Greed had also set its sights on it.

Unlike Edric, Greed had no rational second personality—only raw hunger and ambition.

For years, the two clashed in the shadows, fighting over control of the world.

But Edric had the upper hand.

His Pure Soul allowed him to walk freely in the world.

The Demon King of Greed, bound by chaos, could only extend its influence into places it had already corrupted.

Edric, however, could go anywhere.

That alone gave him a critical advantage.

Some time ago, Edric was ambushed on Greenmon Island, a place partially polluted by the Demon King of Greed.

The Demon King of Greed attacked without warning.

If not for the system's protection, Edric would have died that day.

But in that moment, as the system focused all its power on shielding him, a crack formed—

For the briefest instant, the memory seal loosened.

Doubt crept in.

The seal did more than just suppress past memories—

It also prevented him from thinking down certain paths, from considering scenarios that might reveal the truth.

Polluting a world was already difficult.

And with other Demon Kings interfering, it became even harder.

Edric had no better options—

Most worlds near the boundary of purity were already under attack.

There were none left untouched.

And even if he succeeded in polluting a world, crushing it to the size of a grain—

A task requiring immense power and time—

Would be an even greater challenge.

Applying Earth's laws to transform it into an Abyssal Black Hole was the easiest step, yet even then…

If he miscalculated even slightly,

He would die.

Consumed by chaos.

...

The system was created using the power of the Demon King of Weirdness.

It was bound to his Pure Soul and sent ahead to guide him.

Its goal was to help him pollute the world quickly—

Not to make him ruthless, evil, or chaotic.

But something went wrong.

Edric pulled out the Book of Weirdness.

In the Abyss, it had lost all color—

As if its magic had been completely drained.

"This book… I never should have used it," he thought grimly.

He had found it inside Duke Stonefist's spatial ring.

Back then, he assumed this book was the key to the Duke's breakthrough to Golden Rank.

That theory was wrong.

The Duke had broken through by his own strength.

The Book of Weirdness was a fraud.

It had nothing to do with the Demon King of Weirdness.

No Pure World welcomes chaos.

They all have natural defenses.

The Book of Weirdness was one of them.

It was designed to attract demons, luring them into its power—

And then, corrupting them.

It held immense chaotic energy, making it highly useful to Edric.

But there was a cost.

It intensified the chaos within him, making him reckless.

It clouded his judgment, leading to careless mistakes.

Once Edric obtained the book, the system extracted its chaotic power, granting him new skills—

But in doing so, it exposed his location.

That was how people from the Flicker empire found him.

That was why he was now on the run.

Edric thought back to the homeless man.

The one who had transformed into a demon.

That was when things started spiraling out of control.

"Was he… another defense mechanism of the world?"

He had never considered that a world could resist in such a way.

Edric wasn't experienced in polluting worlds.

And now, he realized—

The worlds were not as helpless as he once thought.

They had their own ways of resisting.

And he had underestimated them.

"The Book of Weirdness was a bait!"

"They found me and tried to seal me because of this damn book!"

The realization struck Edric like a bolt of lightning.

He had designed the system to absorb chaotic power and convert it into skills—tools to help him pollute the world faster.

The book had been an invaluable source of chaos, so the system loved it.

But there was a catch.

Extracting chaotic power from the book required fulfilling certain conditions.

One of those conditions was giving the book to the homeless man—

And that single act had completely exposed his position to the Flicker Empire.

Because Edric was mounted on the pure soul, the will of the world couldn't detect his location.

But it had found another way.

"The pure soul hides my location, but that doesn't mean the world is oblivious to my existence," Edric realized.

The Will of the World had likely created and scattered many such books across the land—

Each one a trap, waiting for him to take the bait.

"It's been hunting me this whole time…"

"Waiting for me to make a mistake."

The way he had designed the system had been flawed from the start.

It absorbed chaotic power from any available source—

But that reckless approach had led to his location being exposed.

"I have to fix the system before I return."

But then, another thought crept in.

A doubt.

A hesitation.

"Am I really going to destroy the Abyss?"

He felt his resolve waver.

His desire to do it was fading.

A realization set in—

"The way the Abyss keeps even Demon Kings loyal is terrifying…"

"I can't do it… I really can't."

"I have to remove my memories again."

Edric gritted his teeth.

Even now, knowing the truth, he couldn't bring himself to knowingly destroy the Abyss.

The instinctual loyalty of all demons—even rational ones—was too strong.

There was only one way forward.

He had to seal his memories again.

He had to finish redesigning the system.

And then, he would return to that world—

To complete the task.

Without knowing.