Lord Era: I, The Strongest Lord Of The Abyss!

After listening to all the schemes of the Abyss Dominator, they finally approached the final step.

He caressed the Abyss Mother's face, and at this moment.

The Abyss Mother had already begun to absorb the soul within the necklace, that broken, but incredibly weak, mortal soul.

At this moment, the Abyss Lord Wu Wei had also made his decision.

However, before he began to ignite his soul, he still wanted to ask that crucial question.

"Abyss Mother, I...."

Wu Wei's weary and pained eyes were filled with hope.

And at the same time, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

"Am I your best Abyss Lord?"

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Upon hearing this question, not only the Abyss Dominator but even the Abyss Master had fallen silent.

Because neither of them had expected that Abyss Lord Wu Wei would choose to ask such a question at this final moment.

But unfortunately.

Neither of them would hear the answer to this question.

Because with the further reshaping of the Primordial's personality, they were completely out of time.

The Abyss Master and Abyss Dominator, who had already projected their respective personalities towards the Abyss Mother, had long been prepared for this.

Powerful and wise as they were, they would now make the same choice as ordinary beings.

That was to enter the Primordial's personality vortex, using themselves as a guide, to obtain as much power as possible for this Abyss Lord Wu Wei.

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"Hey."

"Old friend, do you think...."

Looking at the terrifying but meaningless Primordial vortex in front of him, the Abyss Dominator said to the Abyss Master.

"Can my plan succeed?"

Faced with the Abyss Dominator's question, the Abyss Master hesitated for a moment.

Then, he silently nodded.

And in the Abyss Dominator's surprised gaze, he took off his helmet, removed his armor, and thrust his greatsword into the ground.

Even though this area did not contain any substantial matter.

But he still did so.

Because....

"It will succeed!"

A black-haired human man said to the Abyss Dominator with a smile.

"Although I don't know when your plan will take effect, and I don't know where your plan will lead us."

"But I know one thing."

"You have worked hard enough, you have given everything for your plan."

"In my life, you are the strongest wise man I have ever met."

"So, your plan will succeed!"

"Now we are very similar to the moment I experienced back then."

"When all the efforts have been offered, when all the schemes have been used."

"What else can we do?"

"So, it will succeed."

The Abyss Master smiled, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the vortex in front of him.

"Farewell, old friend."

And looking at the Abyss Master, who had once again left before him, the Abyss Dominator's face, which could have many expressions but was mostly cold, revealed a smile.

"Yes."

"It will succeed!"

After speaking, the Abyss Dominator glanced at the Abyss Lord and the Abyss Mother behind him.

Neither of them were looking at him.

"It's really ironic."

The Abyss Dominator said with a smile.

"The most powerful person in this dimension will die to protect the weakest person."

"And the smartest person in this dimension will bet everything on the smallest probability."

"Similarly, that being in this dimension who is desperate because of pain, will extend the pain indefinitely on himself for the sake of a person who gave him a trace of warmth."

"Really...."

"What a ridiculous farce!"

The next second, with the rising of the flames behind him, the Abyss Dominator walked into his place of ending.

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Am I your best Abyss Lord?

Seeing that the being he loved the most had ignited himself, the Abyss Mother forcibly endured her pain and said her answer to him.

"....."

But.

Abyss Lord Wu Wei could no longer hear it.

He could no longer hear it.

Because when all the beings disappeared, at that moment.

He had already ignited himself.

Just as the Abyss Dominator had planned.

The Abyss Mother, while absorbing the essence of the Abyss Lord, was sealing the Primordial.

On the other side, Abyss Lord Wu Wei was also using his essence to resist the Primordial that was being reshaped.

The two of them very successfully semi-sealed the Primordial.

And the reason why it was a semi-seal was because the Primordial's personality reshaping could not be stopped.

It could only be delayed.

But Wu Wei's act of burning himself made this reshaping of the Primordial, under the Abyss Mother's seal, infinitely slow down.

But the cost was huge.

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At the moment when Abyss Lord Wu Wei ignited himself, he saw a shocking scene.

All the beings in all the worlds were looking at him.

And he was also looking at these countless beings.

Abyss Dominator, Abyss Master, Fallen Angel Liz, Imp Matriarch Caroline, Hel siblings, even the Honored One and the people of the Human Empire.

Countless people were looking at him.

But they could not touch each other.

Because there was a transparent wall between him and them.

They were on the other side.

Over there, there were flowers, birds, fish, insects, there were worlds and joy, there were emotions and companionship.

And on Wu Wei's side, there was only him.

And surrounding him was endless coldness and death, and the never-ending burning flames on his body.

After all, not everyone was like him, a personality of the Primordial.

They were never special, only he himself was special.

Darkness, coldness, death, pain, torture.....

Sitting alone on this side, Wu Wei felt endless sorrow and pain.

And on the other side, they silently looked at Wu Wei through this transparent wall.

The flames were burning Wu Wei little by little.

Wu Wei also understood one thing, as long as he was willing to extinguish these flames, as long as he was willing to break this transparent wall.

Then he could contact them again at any time.

At that time, they would become a part of him.

The Primordial's desire was always expanding in his heart.

But....

"...."

Wu Wei closed his eyes and turned his body.

In the only two choices, he chose to turn his back to everyone and endure all this alone.

Because he knew that he still had a glimmer of hope.

A glimmer of hope that belonged only to him.

Thinking of this, Wu Wei closed his eyes.

In the countless years to come, he maintained this posture until the day when hope hatched.

(If I were to choose a BGM for Wu Wei, then I would choose What I Believe, by the band Skillet.)

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And outside this dimension, the Abyss Mother, who had completely completed the seal, was sitting obediently outside this dimension.

And her appearance had become that of the mortal soul.

But.

Her power did not weaken because of the change in appearance.

On the contrary.

At this moment, she truly became the sealer of this dimension.

The entire outer shell of the dimension had been devoured by the endless abyss and turned into a part of her body.

Although these endless abysses could not give birth to any living beings, and could not give birth to any living beings for the time being.

But these endless abysses were far more powerful than any endless abyss in the past.

Because these endless abysses were already a part of her.

She completely came alive.

She alone was the entire endless abyss.

And this was what the Abyss Mother had dreamed of.

But at this time, she was not...

Happy.

Because when she finally achieved her goal, she realized that she had not obtained what she desired the most.

The Abyss Mother silently looked at the vast and smoky infinite dimensions in front of her, and then looked at the empty world around her, and couldn't help but pout her mouth.

She wanted to create something.

But after extremely long thinking, she, who had only come alive, did not understand what she needed to create.

Living beings?

There was no need for that, at least, not now.

But she always felt that she needed to create something.

So, acting on instinct, she finally had an idea after thinking for another era after era.

She built three abyss thrones.

On the first abyss throne, a sword symbol was engraved.

That was the throne that only those who had reached the limit of power and reached the peak of the abyss could sit on.

The second abyss throne was engraved with books.

That was the throne that only those who were absolutely rational, saw through everything with wisdom, and calculated everything could enjoy.

The third abyss throne was printed with countless chess pieces.

And this throne.....

The Abyss Mother looked at this chair, and inexplicable emotions surged into her heart.

Finally, with a grievance expression, she climbed onto this throne, curled up in this throne, and fell into slumber.

This throne was a throne that belonged only to that person!

And outside the dimension, with the separation and expansion of the abyss larvae.

Countless black spots began to spread from the surface of different dimensions.

The disaster of the abyss began to spread infinitely, bringing pain and disaster to the infinite world.

But their pain was the fuel for the rebirth of another dimension.

The story of this dimension is unknown.

But their evil deeds and struggles will spread throughout the infinite world with the endless abyss.

But as a certain dead wise man once said.

Order and illusion are just ethereal illusions, pain and chaos may be the eternity of this world!

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In her sleep, the Abyss Mother remembered her answer to that person countless years ago.

"No."

"You are not the best Abyss Lord...."

In her sleep, the corners of the Abyss Mother's mouth hung a smile.

"Because you are the strongest Abyss Lord, the Abyss Lord that belongs only to me!"

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The End.

Thank you for your company.

Raven and Dice, 2024, 05, 16