Tales of Astora: Legacy

Chapter 119: Epilogue

Chapter 119: Epilogue

"These names..." the boy's hands trembled. The people mentioned in this letter, they were all known to the boy with some more than just simple acquaintance. But that was not the problem. Why were the names of all the Gods written here? The notice talked about an expedition but what exactly? And more importantly, what did that have to do with this place?

If this was the heavens as Alastor assumed it was, then it would be strange for the Gods to do an expedition in their own world. After all, they were the ones who created this world. That was why they were called Gods in the first place.

But could it be possible that maybe, just maybe, that was not the case? Else, how would you explain the dead corpses outside which clearly belonged to this expedition party? If so, what exactly was this place? Who built it? There was just so many questions that remained unanswered.

With the heavy thoughts in mind, Alastor put down the paper and decided to go through the old journal. Maybe it could shed some lights on these mysteries. However, the note was old and some passages have been awfully ravaged by time. Still, Alastor was able to make sense of whatever was left of it.

As he went through the journal, the boy murmured to himself. "A godless world?"

According to the journal, the expedition team was ordered to inspect a certain location based on an anonymous tip their leaders have received. They were very surprised that such a world was never accounted for in their archive nor any mention of its origin.

Following their encounter with the local populace of that world and after careful inspections, the expedition team reported three unusual aspects of this foreign world.

The first thing the expedition team noticed was the absurd density of mana the moment they landed. Compared to the many worlds they have visited in the past, this one possessed so much mana to the point of being unnatural. With this level of density of mana, it was likely that the lifeforms of this place would grow to be much stronger than usual and at a much faster rate.

Secondly, as mentioned multiple times in the journal, this world was "godless". The expedition tried to find the individual behind the creation of this strange world to no avail. It was like someone created it and just left afterwards. The hypothesis was mentioned but immediately refuted as there was simply no reasons for it. As mentioned in the first point, someone who was capable of creating an entire world and filled it with this level of mana would be on par with the "Ancients", a word that Alastor did not find any information on.

Last but not least, the expedition team has encountered an unknown foe during their stay in the foreign world on multiple occasions. The enemy apparently numbered only one, each time with a different strategy but obviously never truly revealed it true strength. The only description of the unknown force was a shadow that moved at light speed and possessed a pair of glowing red eyes. Their weapons were strange and did not use any kind of magic known to the members of the expedition team, which was preposterous considered the experiences they had. A member of the team pointed out that it was as if the enemy was testing out and analyzing the strength of the expedition team. Alas, they never managed to catch enemy.

This, however, was not the end of journal. On the final page of the journal, the author mentioned something about the sudden appearance of a giant door in the sky. Unable to let this occurrence unchecked, Eden volunteered to take a few members to inspect the other side of the door. But they never returned.

"Considering that this journal is here...." Alastor took a careful look around the room once more as he put down the journal. " I can only guess what happened to the rest of the team. But what exactly happened here?"