World Gate Online

VOL.9

Prologue: Time Passes

10 years passed after the battle with the [Death Eaters].

I'm already at the peak of the [Highgod Stage] and am now trying to breakthrough to the [Sovereign Realm].

I've been roaming around the deity lands of [Zoulang] and kept in touch with rumors and stories about the battle.

Turns out, people called that battle, the [Battle of the Higher Beings]. Seems like we are called the higher beings because of our abilities that they cannot comprehend. There were even some who called us sovereigns and tried to get enlightenment on that.

As time flew by, the story gets more and more exaggerated, soon, that event was deemed as a myth. It is only as expected since only a few people were actually present on that battle and the majority watched from afar, leading to countless speculations.

I can only sigh helplessly upon hearing different versions of the fight.

After a while, I settled in a peak of an unnamed mountain to meditate.

On top of that peak, I created a simple house made from my [Earth]. Surrounded with a lake made from my [Water]. Above that lake is a wall of fire made from my [Fire]. Surrounding all of this is a towering tornado made from my [Wind]. Lastly, on top of my house inside the tornado was a swirling white light and black shadow, creating the yin yang symbol made from my [Light] and [Darkness].

Later, some people arrived on the foot of the mountain, looking at the unnatural tornado overhead and thought there was a treasure that was born in it and tried to force their way inside.

However, most of them were shredded on the tornado, those that didn't, saw what was inside and was shocked. These guys were either blinded with the light or lost in the dark with the darkness then they either drowned or burned to death.

After some time, some booths were even placed around the peak by some merchants seeking for money. I got annoyed and blew them all away.

It was at this moment that they knew that there isn't a treasure inside, but a person who's cultivating.

Finally, I was able to meditate in peace...

However, I got a nickname...[Patriarch Tornado]...well, they only saw a tornado after all.

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30 years passed after the [Battle of the Higher Beings].

I was able to more or less understand myself more.

I'm not a [Hero]. I never was, however, even if I told that to others, a part of myself still wanted to be a [Hero].

I need to convince myself, not others, that I am no [Hero].

I'm not the protagonist.

I'm not the main character.

I'm just a guy in the background, who was lucky enough to get a [World Key].

I'm not a [Hero]...but then why?...Why is it that I feel so wrong...

I understand that I'm not a [Hero]...but why is it that there is this feeling inside me that tells me I'm wrong?

If I can't understand this conflicting feeling...I doubt I will do any good in the future...

El...tell me...what am I?

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70 years passed after the [Battle of the Higher Beings].

To have a change of pace, I went out and interact with other people. I've also began painting whenever my mind was too stressed from thinking. Now, the paintings have accumulated and it's too bothersome to have them all in my [Inventory] and I didn't want to burn them all so I decided to sell them.