Chapter: Chapter Nine: Blood and Deceit[WARNING!] >YOU HAVE INHALED A TOXIN! NAME: BLACKSTONE POWDER DESCRIPTION: >A powder with acidic properties which can destroy visceral organs within three minutes once inhaled. >It is very effective against every class of level one Raiders. >Only those with healing abilities can survive inhaling the Blackstone Powder. 'Blood of Donald...' Javier continued to cough violently as he shut his eyes tightly, refusing to open them. His hands still moved to cover his ears despite his entire body going limp. Although he was in a precaurious ordeal he still remembered he had to protect his weak points. And even when he felt like coughing out his lungs Javier still didn't let go of his ears or open his eyes. Instead he curled himself into a ball and rolled over so that he was facing down. His will to survive was greater than the agonizing pain he was feeling right now. Blake snickered when he saw this, "Doing that won't help you, Javier." He slowly walked towards Javier, his left han
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Chapter: Chapter eight: Hunter Meets PreyJavier was still battling with the sudden memory sync when Blake's longsword connected with his neck in a flash. A dull pain instantly registered itself in Javier's mind, jolting him out of the mental pain he was currently experiencing.Blake had expected to completely sever off Javier's head, leaving nothing but an empty neck with blood splashing out. But instead of that happening his sword bounced back, causing the hand which was gripping it to ache.'What in the world—' Blake was very shocked, his eyes bulging out of their sockets as he stared at Javier in shock. This man was supposed to be an ordinary thief! How then was he able to suddenly become impervious to his slash?!Javier who had been jolted out of his thoughts immediately narrowed his eyes which flashed with fury. Now that he had received a memory from the Renegade System about this socalled Blake Johnson, he became hellbent on killing the man.From the memory glimpse he had just now and what the Raider had just said, it
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Chapter: Chapter seven: A Spark of MemorySKILL UPGRADE DETECTED[STEEL SKIN, LV1][AVAILABLE QUINTESSENCE CORES]STEEL SABERTOOTH ×3WOULD YOU LIKE TO SACRIFICE THESE CORES TO UPGRADE THIS SKILL?[YES] [NO]The holographic interface popped up again, reminding Javier in case he had forgotten. And now that he had fully recovered his stamina he was ready to go.'Yes,' he immediately accepted to upgrade the Steel Skin skill. Although it had enhanced his skin, making it as tough as still it was still lagging.For example the Steel Sabertooth had been able to damage his skin with the ferocious assault of its steel claws. This meant that his skin could still be damaged albeit the skill could reduce damage done to him.[UPGRADING STEEL SKIN]×3 STEEL SABERTOOTH QUINTESSENCE CORES HAVE BEEN INFUSED INTO STEEL SKIN>SKILL NAME: STEEL SKIN>SKILL LEVEL: 1>SKILL DESCRIPTION:Reinforces skin with steel-like fibre+15% Damage resistance+10% Piercing resistanceReduces stagger chance from blunt attacksSTATUS: EVOLVINGAt that moment Jav
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Chapter: Chapter six: More Quintessence Cores[QUEST: INITIATION PROTOCOL]OBJECTIVES:>SURVIVE THE RUIN OF NIGHTMARE>LOCATE THE NEAREST HUMAN SETTLEMENTDURATION: 48 HOURSPROGRESS:>TIME: 40HRS 0MINS>KILLS: 1>HUMAN SIGNALS DETECTED: 0REWARD:+1 LEVEL+5 STAT POINTSMEMORY SYNC +5%RANDOM PASSIVE SKILLJavier let out a deep sigh after seeing the quest status interface in front of him. He had spent eight hours without the slightest inkling on how to get to the nearest human settlement as quick as possible.'If I had a map everything would have been better,' Javier thought within himself. 'I mean, I've seen several protagonists with maps to help them...''You can't eat your cake and have it back,' he immediately reprimanded himself. The Renegade System had done so much for him, yet he was still here complaining.The thing was this was a habitual tantrum on his own part. It was something he could not do without no matter where he was. He would always complain about his circumstance or status.As someone who came from a poor fam
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Chapter: Chapter five: Steel SkinJavier continued down the mountain path, making his way through jagged rocks which protruded upwards like monstrous spikes. One misstep and he would be sent tumbling down, splattering himself over one of these rocks which were densely packed.'I wonder how the previous settlers of this place managed to continue living her,' Javier thought within himself. 'For them to move to and fro mountain must be a very herculean task.While descending the mountain he decided to check his player stats once more. Back then he didn't have the chance to check it because everything had been very confusing. Now that his mind had regained clarity this would be the best time to check it.Taking a deep breath he imagined the stat interface displaying before him. Although he had done this before it still felt very strange to him—and he was also doubtful. It was only after the familiar red holographic screen appeared in front of him that he calmed down.[RENEGADE SYSTEM ONLINE...][STATS]>STRENGTH (STR): 3+
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Chapter: Chapter four: New IdentityThe sun which had been shining brightly suddenly became veiled by thick clouds which spread across the sky like draperies. The ruin which had been lit suddenly had a drastic change to its surrounding. It became darker, shrouded with several shadows which gave it a stygian feel. It was as if countless monstrosities were hiding beneath these shadows.In this ruin filled with debris there turned out to be no creature within—except for a lanky man who lay down unconscious—or these creatures were hiding, waiting for the right time to strike like the Steel Sabertooth from before.A flash of lightning in the sky jolted Donald, causing him to open his eyes slowly. It was unknown if it was the lightning and continuous thundering which made him wake up or the constant notification he kept on receiving from the Renegade System.>HP RECOVERY: +1 PER MINUTEHP: 10/10'Huh?' he was more confused than afraid when he woke up. This was because to his utmost chagrin he was completely healed, all the hi
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Crimson and Furs
I've never wanted this life for myself—this life filled with perils and evil. It's like a dream I can never escape from—a dream which I'm forever stuck in. Heh, no one ever wanted this life or ever wished for it. You'd be either insane or extremely evil to wish for this kind of life—the life where you don't have a choice over anything—the life where you're bound by your deepest desires.
I never wanted to enter into the supernatural world. I never wanted to come across the Crimsones[1], Lycanthropes[2], demons and the rest. I never wanted to be involved in anything pertaining to the dark and supernatural world. I had always yearned for freedom and not servitude. But of course I was wrong all along. I had been delusional, thinking I'd be able to escape it all—to escape from fate. I never knew I would be pulled into this mess, becoming one of those dark creatures which roam about in the ungodly night. I never wanted to be a merciless predator who was also a prey to another predator (what a food chain!).
But all is good. No matter what I shall not alli myself to degenerate into a heartless monster who only knew how to tear flesh, spill blood and break bones. I cannot allow my desires to pull me down. I cannot be corrupted by the abyss!
My name is Daniel Stark and what I'm about to tell you is a real life horror. I don't know what you call horror or romance or fa Intasy but this story I'm about to tell you, you need to listen attentively and not miss a bit of information. This is my story—one beginning with pain.
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred and One: A New DevelopmentAfter meal Mrs. Stark cleared the table and immediately rejoined her husband and child in the dining room. They had finished eaten but couldn't stand due to their stomachs being overly full so they sat on their chairs and waited for time to pass so that they would be able to get up again.Mr. Stark stared at his loving wife and son for some moments, wondering whether he should tell them what he had in his mind now or later. They should be able to understand me, won't they?"What's on your mind, Darling?" Mrs. Stark asked. She had noticed her husband's worried look. They had been out of all their troubles so what was there to fuss about?"Actually, I wanted to tell you this earlier," Mr. Stark said to them, "but I didn't know how to go about it."Don't tell me, Daniel thought inwardly as he glanced at his mother. Don't tell me he's gonna go on another adventure. This was exactly the same words he used last year when he went on the adventure to the Abyssal Zone. Now he's using those sam
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Chapter: Chapter One Hundred: Like PilgrimsDaniel woke up feeling very energized and positive. Why shouldn't he? He had been through several frenziedly situations, tiring himself out both mentally and physically. Now that he could finally find rest why shouldn't he be happy about that? Only a bunch of masochist would yearn for more harmful situations like that.Man, it's been such a hectic year, Daniel thought to himself as he yawned loudly as stretched his arms and legs. The shirt he was wearing rose up slightly above his tummy, revealing well chiseled abdominal muscles which could only belong to a pro gymnast."Finally, everything has returned normal," he muttered to himself and turned around only to lie face-to-face with Bloody Mary who was staring at him with her red eyes."..."Daniel became blank. Whatever had happened last night was gone and this was a new day. He couldn't count himself a lucky person today and try seeing the Specter as some lover. It was practically impractical and disregarding of a high born Specter!
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Nine: A New OrganizationThat night Daniel realized the meaning of being late. Before he was even in the Curious Mythologists group chat all the other six or so members were already there, chatting away. There were so many messages that he reckoned to be at least a hundred of them. He took his time to read the previous messages to catch up with the others.Of course the others could see that the legendary 16-year old Wolfman who had saved the world using Furs' powers was here. Crying God was the first to type as usual:"Hey, weakling. Never knew you were such a casual latecomer and snubber.""What's your business with him being late?" Crimson Moon typed straight away. He felt it was his duty to thrash talk Daniel and as a good citizen, he wouldn't let others do his job. He wasn't even afraid that Crying God was a Path four, Combat Magician."You wanna know my business with him? How about you kowtow to me and call me daddy!" Crying God enjoyed dissing. He didn't even care about his reputation as one of the pow
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Eight: Curious Mythologists?That night was a very peaceful and quiet night. After the near death experience everyone had, it was a miracle to see that the whole world had survived the apocalypse that would have killed everyone.Standing in front of a mirror in her room was Mary Silver. The frames of the mirror were made of real solid silver, an exquisite and expensive design running across them. Everything in the room had this taste of silver on them. Silver. Yes, it was a symbol of the Silver family.Staring at her reflection Mary couldn't help but narrow her green eyes as she turned around, walking towards her bed with elegance. She was dressed in a silver colour night dress, her red hair tied into a pony tail with a silvery ribbon.Reaching her hand to the large tablet on her bed, she immediately logged in facebook and clicked on the Curious Mythologists tab on the message section."Finally we're gonna have one of the most important discussions in this group chat," she said, "a discussion to really transform
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Seven: The Rodolfo EmpireThere was silence as Orpheus and his uncle, Lazarus went through the portal. They could even hear blood pulsing through their veins. Orpheus even began feeling nauseous about the whole thing. It reminded him of the time with the mysterious Cassio—the time when they were being dragged into some whiteness.Soon the blue in his eyes cleared and now they were standing in some cyberpunk city. It was filled with so much skyscrapers which reached into the sky, several spiraling roads hovering in the air around the skyscrapers. Drones, flying cars and robots could be seen across everywhere as the zoomed at supersonic speeds."What the..." Orpheus was beyond fascinated as he stared at the wonder before him."This is one of the planets your companies are located in," Lazarus explained. "It's inhabited by robots and cyborgs. We're the only complete organic people around. Even animals here are robots or cyborgs. None of them are complete."Orpheus watched as a drone suddenly landed close to him,
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Six: True HeroesDaniel felt a blinding light engulf him and Orpheus, sucking them from the Center of the Omniverse. He closed his eyes, feeling the mysterious energy which ran through him. Obviously it came from the Center of the Omniverse, the origin of all stories within the Omniverse. He didn't know how long he was engulfed in the light but he knew a long time had past, a really long time had passed.I wonder how Orpheus is doing, Daniel thought within himself. This Crimsone who had harboured some hatred towards him had turned out to be the most reliable friend he had. Both of them had even fought side-by-side, escaping death several time. If what Cassio had told him was true—about the entire Omniverse being his dream and his entire life being a story in the Omniverse—did it mean he and Orpheus were the two main protagonists of their story?He was still thinking when he felt the light fading around him, his eyelids quivering as they opened gradually.~Five hours had passed but no one had left. Th
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Voyage of Mysteries
What is a mystery? Is it an axiom representing what is not perceptible and understandable? Is it the unfathomable, incomprehensible no matter how people try to make it specious? No, it isn't that. The definition of mystery is only what people can conceive, a specious fact with loopholes. People believe what they believe to be true and sadly, it has plunged them to the endless gore of ignorance.
Mysteries aren't what we don't understand or what we can't comprehend. Mysteries aren't what remain hidden, taciturn to the ever yearning ears of people. Mysteries aren't the supernatural laws which can't be explained or fathomed. No, the definition of 'mysteries' is beyond that.
Mysteries are what can't be reached no matter how we try to reach them. It isn't what can't be comprehended. Rather, it's what can't be reached. They are endless gores, immersed into the abyssal chasm of infinities. Mysteries are a state of endlessness and boundlessness, incomprehensible and unfathomable. Yes, that's what mysteries are. Cyclopean and grosteque phantasm is what a mystery should be called. A mystery transcends the feebleness and lumbering states of concepts, going on and on for eternity. Hence, a mystery is the same as infinity and infinity the same as a mystery. A mystery is infinite and infinity is mysterious—both are like a symphony, intertwined with each other making them chalcenterous and existing in oneness. To understand a mystery, you need to be boundless and infinite, transcending all possible concepts and impossible concepts, all possible 'non-concepts' and all impossible 'non-concepts'. Mysteries are beyond conception as well as non-conception. They are mysteries, boundless and infinite! They are stacked upon each other in a terracing manner, shrouded in the prodigious paradigm of infinity, going on and on till infinity!
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Nine: SerenityCassio and the others who were present on the battlefield and were still alive were healed by the clergyman who had just arrived to stop Walter. He was a Rank six Archbishop of the Church of the Moon and currently oversaw all the affairs of Arthur's City in place of the Prelate who wasn't always around. Like the other clergymen he was cladded in a white robe with silver threads embroidered across, a silver pendant with a moon emblem hanging down his neck. His hair was white as snow while his eyes were as blue as the sea and calm as the morning breeze. His aura soothed everything around, making the battle scene seem like a paradise. Unfortunately apart from Cassio, Ken and Louis every other knight who had attacked Walter lost his life. All of their corpses had being mangled beyond recognition, their armous shredded. "He's being dealt with," the Archbishop said as he pointed at Walter who was now unconscious with his right hand. His action was very smooth and graceful, making the t
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Eight: SleepA young girl walked towards a castle casually. She had sea blue eyes and white long hair resting on her shoulders, her facial appearance gorgeous. She was dressed in a white floral gown, making her look more graceful like a swan. But within those eyes which appeared calm, were waves of turbulence which seemed to swallow whoever looked into them.Soon she got close to the castle and saw several guards standing there with their long spears. They were all dressed in black full body armours with a red dragon emblem imprinted upon them. They all narrowed their eyes within the helmet visors when they saw her."Halt!" one of them shouted as he pointed his spear at her. "How did you breach the castle's defenses?"The young girl smiled before turning back to glance in a particular direction, "It was a casual stroll past those guards."The other guards couldn't help but look at each other before thrusting their spears at her. They didn't know if she had dealt with the other guards or sneaked in
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Seven: Power of the Destined OneAs the clergyman stepped forward, the other knights couldn't help but tighten their grips around their swords. With the power of a Priest, there was nothing this fugitive would do to escape right now. He was nothing but a magician at the Magic Circle array and a knight at the Will Projecting tier. There was no way he was going through the entire army of Arthur's City plus the clergymen who can change circumstances with mere words. It was said that powerful ones could affect reality itself by just saying it. Apart from knights and magicians, clergymen were another group of insanely powerful individuals favoured by the Supreme Goddess!"You can choose to give up and resist, Walter Anderson," the Priest said. "You've suffered a lot and need to be relieved of your resentment."Walter slowly pointed his sword at the Priest before saying, "You're right. I've suffered a lot and need to relieve my resentment. And that's why I must not be captured!"Sword of Crying Phoenix!He immediately empl
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Six: The Destined OneCassio walked around the market through the crowd of people as he looked at the items for sale. Many people cast their gazes at him in horror as they moved away to maintain a distance. No, they were looking at something wrapped around his neck."That kid...he's wrapping a mutated python around his neck like some accessory!""He killed it?""Definitely. Look, it's still bleeding!""He looks like one of the knights. He's so young!""Wait, isn't that the style of cloth for the royal bodyguards?""This kid must be terrifying!""Didn't you hear? He's Cassio Patrick, Prince Ken's bodyguard! It's said he's even a Swordsman!""Unbelievable!"While the knowledgeable commoners conversed among themselves, the ordinary ones listened with rapt attention as they asked questions. Of course Cassio heard them but he proceeded to walk without saying anything.Suddenly he heard several bells chime, signifying an alarm. Soon several knights ran through the markets, ordering everyone to retreat into their
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Five: Development Cassio moved along with Medusa silently, evading the guards who were patrolling the castle even in broad daylight. He sometimes used the trees as covers and sometimes the statues. Several times the guards would hear footsteps which no doubt belonged to Medusa (who wasn't as nimble as Cassio) and run in that direction. But by the time they were there Cassio was long gone with Medusa. He moved like the wind.Soon they successfully arrived a concealed tunnel on Medusa's direction. This tunnel had a metallic door blocking it. Medusa didn't fret as she took out a hairpin from within her dress, slotting it into the keyhole before turning it professionally."How long have you been doing this?" Cassio couldn't help but ask. With the way Medusa was familiar with the whole lockpick it seemed she had used years to practise this action before becoming a master at it.Click!The door was unlocked and Medusa pushed it open with a smile, "First time I came to the castle I was so depressed and left o
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Chapter: Chapter Ninety Four: Princess KatrinaMedusa clutched her stomach as Cassio led her to the servants quarters. As they went through the hallway she couldn't help but stagger like a drunkard as she blabbered. She even pressed her face to Cassio's face and muttered something about a god coming down to cook for her. Cassio was dumbfounded.I didn't know my cooking would be terrifying, Cassio thought to himself as he continued holding the girl. She slowly directed him to her room and opened the door. As a maidservant assigned to the prince's bodyguard, she was privileged to have a room of her own even though it wasn't grand. It was actually small with a small bed and a wooden cupboard. Despite this it was very clean without any sign of dust or cobweb.Cassio couldn't help but become embarrassed as he remembered the situation of his room. It was always very untidy if not for Medusa who always came to clean it up. This was due to his extreme laziness which was unparalleled just like his culinary abilities.Shifting the thought o
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Chapter: Chapter Forty one: The BaitMr. Stark was still pondering about whether to be glad that he had become a Path one Elf when he saw something flash at the mouth of the cave.It seemed the creature which had taken care of the giant mosquitoes was still there. Obviously it was trying to get into the pit which he was inside.But somehow it had not still found its way there. It was as if it was bidding for something—or better still fighting another creature.But which creature would it be fighting? Mr. Stark thought within himself, his heart racing with fear. It was fear of the unknown.Here in the Garden of Eden things were very bizarre. And one would lose his life over carelessness. He couldn't be too careful down here.Just because I've become an Elf doesn't me that I'm powerful enough to face the forces down here, he thought within himself. Even Michael is having issues handling the forces down here much less me...He was still thinking when he heard several loud thuds followed by flashes of golden light. Then ther
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Chapter: Chapter Forty: Rewarding Situation Mr. Stark was still running when he heard a beastly growl echo throughout the entire forest. He would have stopped and turned back instantly. That was the first thing his instinct told him—to turn around and run without even looking back for once.Whatever creature had made that noise wasn't normal. Perhaps it was even on the level with the Primordial Giant who had attacked them earlier. And even if it wasn't on the same level, it wouldn't be too weaker than the Path six Cursed.He would have turned back if not for the giant mosquitoes on his tail. They numbered up to millions and were chasing him relentlessly. All of them were attracted to the divine aura he had on him. But he didn't know that because—even though he was surrounded by Cursed—he didn't have much knowledge about things like that. So there was no way for him to know.He was still running when he suddenly plunged downwards, his hands waving frantically in the air. It turned out that someone had set a trap there, placing a
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty nine: Giant MosquitoesMr. Stark continued running through the thick forest, getting very far away from Dantes' location. He was worried that the Stage Magician wouldn't be able to fare against the Faes for some reason. But then he had to put his trust in the General of Invasion. If the Alien had told them that they had more chance separated than being together, then there had to be a way.After running for some minutes he finally got tired and decided to rest underneath a large tree. This tree was very different than any plant he had ever seen before. It looked like a gigantic blade of grass instead of a tree, soft unlike most trees.It was after some seconds that Mr. Stark realized that this wasn't actually a tree but a grass. Within the Garden of Eden everything underwent chaotic transformations. Hence smaller plants were gigantic and the bigger ones were smaller.He decided to sit down while maintaining vigilance over his surroundings. Right now he was defenseless, without Michael to protect him. He did
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty eight: More RevelationsDaniel spent a couple of minutes thinking about what Raphael had just told him. The revelation that had been given to him by the Archangel was very dreadful. It gripped his heart, threatening to collapse it in an abyssal tantrum of emotions. Perhaps if he had not being a Lycanthrope then he would have really become irrational as a result of this.And I've being living all my life thinking that everything has been settled, he thought within himself. I'd thought that there was nothing else left again after Abyss' plan of descending to the Cosmos got foiled.He took a deep breath, imagining the scene of Furs taking over his body. It was very harrowing, sending chills all over his body. Imagine growing in power only have someone else forcibly take over your body and absorb your consciousness.And this was the reason he had seen the Mistress of the Abyss Cult as a lunatic. This woman had freely given her body as a vessel for the Abyss to descend into the world. She had been truly lunatic t
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty seven: Dreadful Revelation Archangel Raphael...Daniel repeated the name within his mind, a sense of foreboding washing over him. He had actually considered the man standing in front of him to be an Angel. But he had never really thought he would be an Archangel—the Angel of Light.He had only thought that Michael and Uriel were the only surviving Archangels in the Cosmos. Who would have thought that there was also another Archangel? It was really shocking and terrifying as well. It made his heart to palpitate even though this entity meant him no harm.But just as his heart was palpitating it calmed down instantly. Obviously the divine light being emanated by Archangel Raphael was placating his mind as well. And right now he couldn't feel fear towards this Archangel no matter how hard he tried. It was as if the concept of fear didn't exist in the presence of this Archangel."Strange," this time it was Daniel who spoke the words, not the Archangel himself.The Angel of Light seemed amused and curled his lips upwa
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Chapter: Chapter Thirty six: Archangel RaphaelDantes and Mr. Stark appeared somewhere else within the Garden of Eden. Right now they were deep within it, surrounded by gigantic grasses and other plants which they couldn't recognize.The atmosphere was very cool and soothing to the soul, the air fresh. The soil was as soft as cotton and black. But then there was a heavy silence that permeated that entire region. It was as if there were no creatures within the forest and this was very strange.Earlier they had seen strange and bizarre creatures within the forest and its peripherals. But right now there were no creatures like that. It was almost as if they had vanished into thin air—as if they had ever existed to begin with.Dantes took a deep breath before turning to Mr. Stark, "Captain, don't be afraid. You're safe with me.""There's nothing safe here as long as we're still in this realm," Mr. Stark said. "After all it is the embodiment of chaos. We don't know what kinds of monsters are lurking within the shadows, waiting for the
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