Chapter 195

195: Do You Believe in Gravity?

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But ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍one thing remained unchanged. The "main quest" in Amya's illusion was still closely tied to her past regrets.

In ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the dream, she returned to that morning from a little over two years ago.

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍returned to the moment when a certain someone told her, "I'll be back soon."

To ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍be honest, Amya's first reaction was actually confusion.

But ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍she quickly realized that everything before her was an illusion created by Zophi.

Moreover, it was likely an illusion automatically created based on the memories of the person under the spell. After all, Zophi couldn't possibly know about the matters concerning Evelia's "past life."

But even knowing that everything before her was fake, when Amya saw her former "big brother" still planning to go out alone, she couldn't help but step forward and stop him.

Then followed a back-and-forth debate lasting nearly ten minutes.

The Evelia of the past, Amya's big brother, still insisted on going out. But Amya, who already knew what would happen next, how could she possibly watch him repeat the same mistakes? So, as expected, the two got into a heated conflict right at the doorway.

And after confirming that he was stubborn as a mule and couldn't be pulled back, Amya's face darkened immediately. She didn't care about talking things out anymore. With a wave of her small hand, she bound him tightly with Light Element chains and forcibly dragged him back into the house.

The current Evelia, who at least had magic power now, wouldn't dare to go 1v1 against Amya in close combat, let alone the version from two years ago who barely went outside except for school and was as thin as a bamboo pole! He was immediately subdued completely by Amya, whose face was dark with anger.

Then, Amya locked both herself and her big brother inside the room. Looking at that familiar face, for some reason, Amya suddenly couldn't control her emotions anymore. She began a heartfelt confession right in front of him.

Complaints about him never noticing her true feelings for so long, resentment toward him for leaving her side without permission, and even the thoughts she hadn't yet had the chance to fully express to Evelia... Amya became more and more emotional as she spoke. In the end, she just collapsed onto her big brother and cried her heart out.

And the entire illusion came to an abrupt halt the moment Amya made that final heartfelt confession.

……

"Hm? Really?"

The memory ended. Evelia's slightly doubtful voice drifted over quietly. Amya lowered her head with a guilty conscience and coughed twice.

"Of... of course it's true! Why would I lie to you?"

"..."

Evelia looked at Amya with complete disbelief. If it really was nothing like she claimed, why was her face so red?

Suspicious. Definitely suspicious.

She definitely saw something really bad in that illusion!

"Oh? It seems the mental resistance of angels is indeed higher than average. Miss Amya woke up even faster than I expected."

Just then, Zophi's slightly teasing voice quietly came from not far away. At this moment, he had the Holy Spear [Longinus] resting on his shoulder. He walked with leisurely steps while faintly emanating a dangerous aura.

"Zophi... what exactly was that just now?"

Upon seeing Zophi, Amya's smile instantly vanished. Although the possibility was slim, she still needed to confirm whether this guy had learned something he shouldn't have through her memories.

"My [Genesis] is a divine miracle bestowed by the Lord. Its primary effect, aside from sealing the space, is to create a unique illusion for each living being within range based on their memories."

"The illusion creates a world using the most regretful experience in that living being's memory as a template. Breaking it is simple too. That living being only needs to face the most fragile part of their heart and fill in that [Regret]."

—You call this a divine miracle? You're basically a dream fulfillment master!

Listening to Zophi's explanation, Evelia silently complained in her heart.

"Heh, I know what you all must be thinking. But please understand, not everyone can face their regrets and inner demons. If one fails the trial of [Genesis], what awaits them is eternal exile of the soul."

"!"

The moment she heard Zophi's words, Jasmine hurriedly turned her head. Lina still showed no sign of waking. She was probably still trapped within the crevices of the illusion.

"There is no need to worry about her. Humans naturally have weaker mental resistance, so a longer [Trial] duration is normal."

"Lina is not in danger. At least... not right now."

Saying this, Zophi smiled faintly and held [Longinus] before him like a gentle big brother from next door.

"However, your [Trial] is not yet over!"

"So tell me, everyone... do you believe in gravity?"

Looking at Zophi's warm smile, as gentle as a spring breeze, Evelia suddenly felt a chill run down her spine for some reason.

Her intuition told her that something bad was about to happen.

"Heh, I don't believe a single word of that!"

"Wait, Amya!"

At the same time, Amya scoffed. The wings at her waist flapped violently as she raised her sword and charged straight at Zophi.

Evelia wanted to stop her, but it was already too late.

"Do you know something, Miss Angel?"

"The fate between people is decided the very moment they are born."

"We are all slaves to fate."

"But I have already set foot upon the path that is destined to belong to me!"

Zophi lightly raised his hand, effortlessly blocking Amya's blade.

"The gates of Heaven have been determined."

"The gears of fate mesh here!"

"Understand fate!"

"The creatures of the Cretaceous can never forget that blazing ending!"

"For the fate of all things has long been anchored by our Creator upon that predetermined path!"

"Embrace it!"

"I will invert the world,"

"I will reverse all things,"

"I act in the name of the Lord's authority,"

"And here I pray…"

In an instant, heaven and earth were turned upside down.

To be precise, the entire world began to rotate with Zophi as the origin point.

The night sky, originally as bizarre and dreamlike as an oil painting, shifted beneath everyone's feet. The ocean that was originally beneath them shifted above their heads.

This was a change that defied the laws of physics, a miraculous sight that could never appear in the conventional world!

But this was Zophi's Domain.

In his Domain, he was god! The master who controlled everything!

Even the laws by which the world operated, he could alter!

Evelia finally understood the source of that ominous feeling of hers.

Earlier, she had been misled by Zophi's never-diminishing magic power, mistakenly thinking his Domain was an amplification type with no offensive capability.

But now she realized she was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

Zophi's body slowly floated upward. With a smile on his face, he quietly spoke the name of his Domain technique.

"[Unreachable Traces of Dreams]!"

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