Child of Destiny

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“The Demon sealed under this tower is much more terrifying than any other demons that our world has witnessed before,” Doran wore an extremely solemn expression before continuing. “I am not sure if the place where those demons come from has a similarly powerful demon, but I know that no one in our world can face a demon of this level.”

He suddenly paused before quickly taking back what he just said. “Ah! Maybe there are one or two people who can achieve such a feat. But I am not sure about it either, since I don’t know what is happening outside this place since we have been sealed in this tower.”

Hearing this, Shin could not help but become curious and ask. “Who are the two people that the elder is talking about?”

Hearing this, Doran stared at Shin for quite a while before answering. “One of them is an extremely supreme person and a highly regarded hero among all the heroes.”

“I also do not know his name since I have never met him during my time. However, all his achievements are highly praised and widely spread throughout the world.”

“I only hear about his moniker and address him with his title,” he then paused for a moment, recalling the title that he had almost forgotten, before continuing. “The Supreme King-… that is how we call him at that time.”

“He is an extremely powerful being that surpassed all our knowledge about this world. He is even more powerful than any Sovereign Beings living in our world. Not even the Immortal Emperor is his match.”

“There are quite a few Sovereign Beings that are known to rival even the Divine Beings living in the higher plane, despite being behind a realm lower than them. The Immortal Emperor is among these people.”

“However, regardless of how powerful they were, they all feared the Supreme King, who is always elusive and mysterious.”

“He rarely makes an appearance, but he always appears whenever the Atlas World is on the verge of destruction and reminds everyone of his existence.”

“There are rumors that he is a survivor of the Ancient Era due to his absolute powers. Some even say that he is one of the Fallen Gods, who have lost his divine authority during the war between Gods and Mortals.”

“There are even some people who claim that he is a god who has forsaken his throne to live among the mortals. Just like how a few Gods have fallen to a human, they have chosen to live an ordinary life rather than play a role in the higher plane.”

“There are quite a lot of speculations surrounding the Supreme King, yet none of them are proven to be true.”

Shin fell into his own thought when he heard this, finding it quite plausible. But since there was no evidence about it, he could not make any conclusions either. Aside from that, he could not help but become a bit more curious about the so-called ‘Supreme King’ that everyone regarded with both respect and fear.

‘An absolute powerhouse that appears only when the entirety of the world is on the verge of destruction, huh? I guess they must be as strong as a god then. However, how come they can stay in the lower plane when the Heavenly Principle forbids anyone from doing so,’ he thought with a deep frown.

Based on what he heard from Dracula and the other information that they had gathered, the lower plane was meant to reject anyone who had a power that far surpassed those at Sovereign Being.

Anyone who had reached this realm would be ejected by the laws of the world and sent to the higher plane.

‘If they can fight and reject such a ‘law’, then they must be an extremely powerful existence. Calling him someone much stronger than Divine Beings is not an exaggeration if that is the case,’ he concluded.

Reaching this point, Shin could not help but recall something. ‘Didn’t Elder Doran just say that there might be two of them? Then-… could there be another existence of that level?’

“How about the other one? There is another person of that level?” he asked, filled with curiosity.

Doran thought for a moment before answering. “I am not sure about this either, but there is a rumor that someone has matched the Supreme King in terms of power. They are said to be seeing the future and peering through the secrets of the Heaven and Earth.”

“From our time, they call this person the ‘Divine Seer’. As for what they are truly capable of, no one knew about it either.”

He then paused for a moment, seemingly trying to recall something, before continuing. “However, the title ‘Divine Seer’ is unique. It is something that is only given to quite a few noticeable individuals throughout the eras of this world. It is also said that it is something that is passed down from one generation to another through certain rituals.”

“These rituals also let all the knowledge and experiences of the previous Divine Seer pass to the one who will inherit the title. They are different yet also the same. It is as if multiple people are living on the same body.”

“Such a process is extremely dangerous, especially when there is risk of the current ‘Divine Seer’ losing themselves with the flood of countless memories and overwhelming knowledge that they have inherited from the previous one.”

“There are also risks of them becoming crazy and making such a heritage to be completely lost, which is why a certain condition has to be met before they undergo the ritual.”

“Moreover, all Divine Seers possess a unique trait that no one else has throughout history other than themselves.”

“This is also the reason why the ‘Divine Seer’ has become an extremely exalted position and status throughout the history of our world.”

Shin thought for a moment, feeling that he had heard the title ‘Divine Seer’ somewhere before. ‘Divine Seer? Isn’t it one of the Legendary Heroes of the Hall of Heroes?’

‘Kentas have also mentioned that I have ‘stolen’ something from them, which is now consumed by Grimrace,’ he added to his thoughts, making him shiver all over.

Having these thoughts, Shin seemed to have remembered that there were quite a few powerful beings within the Hall of Heroes. He then turned to Doran and asked. “Is it possible that there are also powerful beings on the same realm as these two?”

Hearing this, Doran shook his head and said. “I am also not sure if there are any other people out there who can rival these two. But there are rumors that there are quite a few of them, particularly the ones that come from the surviving bloodlines of the ancient races. It’s just they have never made their appearance as much as the others.”

“You can take the Ancient Elves, for example. I know that they have been regarded as Transcendent Beings due to their bloodline and even met quite a few of them during my time.”

“However, I have never met the rumored leader of the Ancient Elves, who was also the leading figure of the royal family of our race and the one sitting at the highest seat of the Elven Council of Elders.”

“They have said that even the Elven King and Queen of the Throne of Elves are extremely respectful of this Ancient Elf.”

“In our race, we call them the ‘Ancient One’,” he added, along with a longing expression.

He took quite a while before he regained his composure and continued. “There are also the extremely powerful leaders of the Dragon Race.”

“One is the Dragon Ancestor, who is the father of most of the Dragon Tribes. He has another title that only a few knew-… they addressed him as the Dragon God.”

“However, they said that he has already disappeared for a long time. There are quite a few who have inherited his bloodline and even reached the same level as him. Unfortunately, it is also said that whenever a Dragon God is born, a huge disaster strikes the entire Dragon Race.”

“Rumors said that it is because of some ancient grudge between the bloodline of the Dragon God and an extremely powerful God in the higher plane.”

“This said, God does not have a gender or race. They also go with a lot of titles and names, which makes ‘Their’ true identity extremely hard to distinguish.”

Hearing this, Shin could not help but recall the Empire Quest that they had done in the Frozen Kingdom. ‘Isn’t this the same God that Lycan Steel has warned us? The one they addressed as the Wicked One?’

‘Then, the Dragon God that the Dragon Worshipers treated as their ‘God’ must be a descendant of that Dragon Ancestor,” he added to his thoughts.

“From what I have heard, the Dragon Emperor, who has founded the Dragon Sanctuary, which becomes one of the commanding forces of the Dragon Race alongside their Council of Tribes, is the closest to reaching the same level as the Dragon Ancestor,” continued Doran.

He then frowned quite deeply before continuing. “It is rumored that he is purposely suppressing his realm because he does not want to attract the attention of that powerful God in the higher plane.”

“Continuing, the other extremely powerful being from the Dragon Race is the ‘Great One’,” he proceeded.

He paused as he tried to recall all the details about this existence before continuing. “Compared to the Dragon Ancestor, who has countless descendants, the Great One is always alone.”

“He is also known to be the ‘Observer’ since he always roams around the world and watches everything that is happening throughout the eras. That is what the legend says.”

“No one knows if his existence is real, especially when he is also known as a mere legend even for the Dragon Race.”

“However, if someone like the Supreme King and the Divine Seer truly exist, who are said to be capable of killing even the Gods in the higher plane, then the legend of the ‘Great One’ can also be true.”

“There are quite a lot of legends like these, particularly those from the other races, but no one is sure about their true existence.”

“However, since people like the Supreme King and the Divine Seer existed, believing in these legends has their own merits.”

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