World Gate Online

Chapter 2: New Arm and Status

Chapter 2: New Arm and Status

"Well, more specifically, this [Gatekeeper HQ Earth Branch] is codenamed [Yggdrasil: Branch 000]. There were a lot of debates on who gets the 000 since it seems special but as our world was the start of this all, we got that serial number. After that is [Harus] then [Sennerth] and so on." (Trask)

Well, 000 does sound cool...

By the way, it seems that it doesn't have to be incremented all the time as Trask also said that the world full of games and gambling is Branch 777 just for the heck of it...

"As for the [World Heroes] project of searching new [Heroes], the board has elected you to be the one in charge." (Trask)

"Why me? And why do I need to find them?" (Lucas)

"Well, for one, you were the first recognized person who gained a [Hero] title. It is also been theorized that [Heroes] are drawn into each other, hence, a higher chance of succeeding. Ban here has to take care of the combat [Gatekeepers] but he is also a part of the [World Hero] team at the same time. As for why you need to find them..." (Trask)

The existence of [Demon Lords].

The tales and stories of [Heroes] battling the [Demon Lords] has existed for a very very long time in any universe or world.

Apparently, if a [Demon Lord] is killed by someone that isn't a [Hero] or by old age, the [Demon Lord] will revive again in the future with a much stronger power. During the time I was away, worlds with evil [Demon Lords] were discovered frequently. Naturally, to help them, the [Gatekeepers] who has extensive knowledge, power, and experience has easily killed the [Demon Lords]. However, after a few years, the [Demon Lords] came back twice the power from before.

The more they kill them, the more powerful they become, the lesser time it is to revive for them.

At the end, Ban was the one who finished them all one by one. This was also the reason why his position had risen. But, at the end, he is just one person and he cannot be in both worlds at the same time.

So the board, rather, the [Gatekeeper] leaders of various worlds, had decided to search other [Heroes].

They found a few. Some were naturally good, some...were too arrogant and self-centered and was ultimately put down.

Because of this, they also discovered that the same effect happens when a [Hero] is killed by someone that isn't a [Demon Lord] or old age.

It was a good thing that there are [Demon Lords] on our side like Eu, else, the evil [Heroes] will continue to grow in power.

There was also a significant difference to the reincarnation of these two. For the [Demon Lords], they will always revive in their original world and the first reincarnation are longer than the succeeding incarnations.

As for the reincarnation of [Heroes], it is theorized that they reincarnate immediately in a different world. It seems that Ban and the others were just lucky to have found an evil [Hero] they had previously killed so this is still just a theory. Also, they don't double their power immediately, instead, they start from scratch all over again. But with their knowledge and experience in their previous lives, they will naturally get stronger.

Nevertheless, so as to not make a mistake in the future, the evil [Heroes] and [Demon Lords] are either killed in battle or was taken alive as a prisoner and restricted.

Now, why are there evil [Heroes] even though they're [Heroes]? Well, in the end, those are just titles. As far as I know, after getting a [Title] it can never be removed unless with a special magic, upgraded to a new one, or had combined with another existing [Title].