"What do you mean?" Adrian asked in confusion. "I'm not sure of the details either. Even the Gost emperor himself didn’t know how Gostia came to be. It may have been built with a purpose and left behind by a celestial being. When the celestial left, others came to occupy the place and began living here."Adrian was surprised by what he heard. "You’re saying the Gosts weren’t the first people to live in this city?""In a way, yes. This city existed even before Gostia was founded. However, it wasn’t called Enigma City then. It was known as Elysian. A celestial left behind a mysterious magic circle capable of conjuring illusions. Anyone trapped within would have their senses confused.""What do you mean?" Adrian asked. "I mean that everything you've seen from the moment you entered the desert was an illusion, including its citizens.""You're saying Enigma City doesn't actually exist, and it’s all just an illusion?""Correct.” Rozi nodded. "The people here are real and so is every

Adrian took a deep breath, thinking about how the world seemed to revolve around prophecies. Regardless of what happened and the flow of events, it all led back to this.Was there really no way for them to change things?The tower suddenly shook. Zombie guards were fervently rushing up the tower. They swarmed from the city to the tower as though a force was controlling them.Adrian gazed at the relentless horde and asked, "The emperor's already dead, so why haven't they stopped moving? Is it possible that he was never truly in control of them?”Rozi was the producer of the Revenant Elixir, so nobody knew better than her about its effects. “I told you this place is eerie. The emperor never gained full control over the zombies as it is the worms who hold the remote. We never figured out everything about them," she explained.She had studied this in the past, but the closer she got to the truth, the farther away she realized she was. "They're coming."Zombies were storming into th

‘The mage again?' Adrian frowned. He recalled that the mage was the Gost emperor's confidant who had given the latter many ideas. He also realized that Rozi was missing part of her memories, and she seemed unaware of what she could not remember.Rozi felt around the statue until she finally found a switch. Upon pressing it, a series of mechanisms came to life, and the statue raised its right arm. The statue’s hand was clenched in a way that suggested it could hold something."Your soul has suffered for over a thousand years. It's about time for you to be saved." Rozi looked at Adrian and said, "Insert Dragonbane into the statue’s hand. That will free Dragonking's soul and allow him to pass on." The people of the past believed in gods and life after death. Adrian then realized that Dragonking's raised right hand was meant to hold Dragonbane. And before he even moved, Dragonbane started vibrating. The sword had sensed the presence of its former master."Dragonbane is the only thing

"You're lying!” the mage yelled in disbelief. Adrian figured out what was happening. The mage's body had died a long time ago, just like the zombie guards. But his consciousness was much stronger than the others, so the worms made use of this and took full control over his body. This had granted him some form of immortality. But in truth, such immortality was torture. No ordinary person would accept their body rotting away while their memories and knowledge remained intact.Rozi continued, "It's true. The emperor has always been wary of you. Your body was unable to withstand the effects of the Revenant Elixir, leading to the worms taking control of your consciousness and memories when you woke up. Though your body has not broken down completely, you died more than a thousand years ago.”"No… No, no, no, no!!! Impossible! That can't be true!" the mage yelled hysterically. "Rest. You don't have to fight anymore. I know you're in a lot of pain. Letting go will be the greatest reli

Adrian and Rozi stood on the platform.Rozi tried to recall her memories as there were many unanswered questions. The Creator was the main reason all these prophecies existed. They were on the right path, but Adrian had never dared make such bold assumptions.Nothing had changed after a thousand and two hundred years. The world still remained. ***"I once thought someone was controlling things from behind. We knew of them as prophecies. I doubt anything this coincidental would ever occur," Adrian said as he overlooked the city. Many things somehow became related to the prophecies since the Heroes of Wyvern Peak became known.Rozi, having experienced something similar, said, "Prophecies existed since my time, and it bears many resemblances to historical events. There are major parts of history that have been lost. It's like someone is capable of erasing history."Adrian understood what she meant. "Are you saying many things have happened throughout history, but nobody was able