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MMORPG : Rise of the Interstellar God: Chapter 161 Heaven

Chapter 161 Heaven

Apophis woke up in an unknown place.

Everything was beautiful, not just the grass. The sky was clear blue, the vegetation was dense and vibrant, and a gentle breeze touched his skin.

Apophis got up from where he was sprawled on the ground… and noticed something odd.

He immediately opened his character menu to see if everything was okay.
𝘪𝓷𝘯𝙧ℯ𝗮𝘥. 𝗰૦m

╟─?CHARACTER

║ ╰?[LvL] : 32 [25 Skill Points available]

║ ╰?[Class] : Esper

║ ╰? [Galactic Coins] : 15,125,552 GC

╟─?SOUL

║ ╰?[Dark Energy]: 10,000 x2 = 20,000 DRK

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║ ╰?[Strength] 600 x2 = 1,200 STR

║ ╰?[Agility] 600 x2 = 1,200 AGI

║ ╰?[Luck] 1 LUK

╟─?BOOK SKILLS

║ ╰?[~Cosmic Materialization (Legendary)~]

║ ╰?[~Dark Lord of Flames (Rare)~]

║ ╰?[~Eternal Flame (lvl 3) (Rare)]

║ ╰?[~Universe Editor (Runic)~]

╟─?TALENT TREE SKILLS

║ ╰?[~Firebending: 550 pts~]

║ ╰?[~Waterbending: 65 pts~]

║ ╰?[ Archaeologist ]

║ ╰?[ Rehabilitated ]

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╟─?EQUIPMENT

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╟─?[Faction] : Kingdom of BlackStar [King]

╟─?[Guild] : Eclipse [Supreme Leader]

╟─?[Bounty] : 1,000,000,000 GC

╟─?SUMMARY

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Unfortunately, that included the Zetark armor, which boosted his stats by 10%.

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╟─?[Stellar Year] 7009

╟─?[Stellar Faction] ???

║ ╰?[Biome] ???

╟─?[Country] ???

Well, that wasn’t exactly useful.

Apophis looked around. There seemed to be a hill in the distance which was a little higher than the others. He approached and then climbed it, the grass feeling soft and warm underneath his feet. The trees grew more dense as he approached, and he realized that he had basically woken up at the edge of a forest.

Apophis walked down the hill again and towards this lake. The trees were more and more magnificent as he walked, and the grass at their roots was so perfect that it was as though the world’s greatest gardener had tended to each blade individually.

Apophis finally spotted the edge of the crystalline lake, which seemed purer than any water he’d ever seen in either real life or the game.

The lake’s surface reflected a vast castle straight out of a fairy tale, a building with cloud-white walls, completely unblemished.

When Apophis looked up from the water and out across the crystalline surface, he saw only trees and a brilliant blue sky.

…And jerked back with a pained scream! The water had burned his fingers like acid!

“The corrupted of your kind cannot access this place,” said a young, feminine voice from nearby.

Apophis was shocked. “Who are you?”

Apophis immediately inspected her.

╟─?UNKNOWN CHARACTER

║ ╰?[LvL] : ???

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The woman smiled. “What a strange question. Heaven, obviously.”

The woman replied, “Well, the usual way. You’re dead, I’m afraid.”

The woman said, “The Goddess of Truth found you guilty of a crime against the gods. She killed you and sent your soul here.”

The woman said, “I am the… positive aspect and representation of your soul.”

The woman gave a smile in response… which was perhaps fairly similar to the smile Apophis tended to wear himself. “I am the representation of your nobility. Your grand purpose. Your good fight… Alexander.”

This NPC had just called him by his real name.

Her eyes narrowed as she saw his confusion. She slowly spoke his full legal name, including information he hadn’t even entered into his game account, and then kept speaking.

“You spend all this time devoting yourself to a game that will take everything from you—your family, your love, and even your life.

“But you make exactly the same mistakes as the first time. You spend all your time playing Horus, even when you learn the truth that no amount of money could cure your mother’s cancer. Instead of taking full advantage of the last month you have together, you prefer to keep playing, telling yourself there must be a miraculous solution in Horus to save her.

“But how will you react when you learn Emma will always be the charismatic hero of Horus? For in this new life, she has become the heroine of the Eternals, the woman who led the Coalition fleet to save ten million players.

“Alexander, what makes you believe that things will be any different?”

“I’m nothing like I used to be! Back then, Emma humiliated me because I was pathetic and worthless! But now? Things are different! No matter what she does or how much people love her, I have power! I have money! I may even have a real way to save my mother! I’m Emma’s equal, and I love her! That is the truth, no matter what anyone thinks!”

That was ridiculous. He was far more powerful than her, far richer, and had far greater knowledge about Horus than she did. He had given Emma what she’d always wanted, a guild of her own, as well as love and friendship.

The woman’s expression didn’t change after Apophis’s outburst. “You say that’s the truth… Yet you once told the Guardian of Truth that there is no such thing as the truth, only facts and interpretations. Yes, Alexander. You are powerful… But in your first incarnation, you were powerful too, eventually. Did that make you happy?”

The woman continued, “You don’t remember it very well, do you? Apophis, the LvL 200 and Rank A+ Esper. But you were about to go even further beyond that, weren’t you, just before you died?”

And there were new memories in his head, ones he knew for certain hadn’t been there on the day he’d reawakened. “The… galactic center… I’d discovered the secret. Now that I’d gotten to Rank A+… I could pass through God’s Domain. I was finally able to turn in my Difficulty S quest, Ascension. How… did I… forget?”

Apophis snapped, “That’s enough! Stop tormenting me and tell me what you want!”

Apophis scowled back at her. “I… don’t understand.”

Apophis turned and stared into the water, ignoring the castle and beholding only his reflection.

But, almost for the first time, Apophis really took in his appearance as a Fallen Zetark.

He was a monster, nothing less.

The woman said, “I leave you with this choice. Choose me, and I will reveal how to save your mother and your relationship with Emma. In exchange, your essence will be destroyed. Apophis will cease to exist in this universe.

Critical System Notification: [???] asks that you delete your character. In exchange, you can download the source file [#Medical Data Human Species n°123: Cancers & Tumors]

If what this woman said was true, Alexander could save his mother’s life!

Could he be…

Apophis looked up to meet the woman’s compassionate gaze. “Take it. Take it all.”

He touched “Accept.”