I Got Reincarnated Into a Game I Was a Top-Ranker in and I Became the Leader of a Villain Group That Will Destroy This Shitty Country - 92

Chapter 92: The Fate of the World

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“..Here, huh?”

It was in the dead of night. No one was around. I let out a sigh and turned my gaze toward the outer wall of the royal palace, which was visible from the mountaintop. Just like what Brien had mentioned, the walls were shrouded with red-black mist. That mist must be the result of black magic. 

“But still, to think they could use large-scale magic like this…”

Maybe the Crown Prince’s dying appearance was just a ruse? Or maybe the Crown Prince had made a new deal with that creature? Questions spiraling in my mind when suddenly, a sudden gust of wind tousled my hair. I closed my eyes for a moment. and took a deep breath before turning around.

“Hey there, Fake Demon.”

“…Hey there, Monster.”

We exchanged greetings nonchalantly as if we were old acquaintances, despite never having met before. As I took in the visage of the creature before me, Brien’s words came to my mind. She was right. Its appearance was simply otherworldly. The monster was two heads taller than me, with its entire body covered in protruding, sinewy muscles. Its eyes glowed in yellow and its torn mouth was split wide open. 

There’s no doubt about it. This thing is definitely a monster. 

I thought to myself as I began to speak.

“So? Why did you call me here?”

“Haha. How cold. I was hoping we could have a little chit-chat.”

“Sorry, I’m not interested in having a little chit-chat with you. Just get to the point. Why did you call me here?’

The monsters spread its hand exasperatedly before sitting down on a conveniently sized rock. I couldn’t feel any murderous intention from the monster, but… There was something. I could feel an unknown aura emanating from the monster. Just like what Brien had described, this thing was no ordinary creature. I steeled myself internally as the monster curled its split mouth into a grin.

“Well… Like I said earlier, I called you here because I wanted to talk. You see, your mere existence fascinates me so much.”

“My existence fascinates you?”

“Indeed. Or to be precise… Your existence is something that could shake the fate of this world? Hahaha~ In any case, I owe you my life. No, literally. It’s all thanks to you that I was born into this world.”

“…Huh? What do you mean by that?”

The creature was born into this world thanks to me? What was it talking about? I widened my eyes in shock as the creature shrugged and snapped its fingers. Gradually, the surrounding scenery began to change. The red-black mist and the royal palace had vanished, replaced by a new landscape. It was as if I was thrown into a panoramic world and the scene that was brought to my eyes was…

“…Huh?”

The scenery of a city engulfed in flames. In an instant, I could tell the city was Odell, the location of our base. The city was burning and a massive monster was setting fire to the small houses. Buildings, people, trees, everything was consumed by flames. 

“…”

“This was this world’s destined fate.”

I stood there, shocked at the sight of tragedy I suddenly had to witness. The monster then continued its explanation calmly. 

“Did you know? There are millions… Perhaps tens of millions of alternate worlds in this universe. And in every one of those million worlds, this world would always reach this fate. The fate of tragedy.”

“…What are you talking about?”

“Hahaha, come on now. You understand what I’m talking about, right? After all, you’ve broken through dimensions. You’ve steered this world away from its destined fate. You’ve carved a new path, a new fate for this world. No one could understand me better than you.”

“….”

At first, I really couldn’t understand what the monster was talking about. But, when he mentioned that I had steered this world away from its destined fate, a certain hypothesis flashed through my mind. The world was changing because I had intervened with the original game’s scenario. 

“That expression… Seems like you’ve already realized what I’m talking about, haven’t you. That’s right. You’re not this world’s protagonist. That role was meant for a man named Kaltz.”

“…Huh?”

“In fact, Kaltz is the protagonist in every one of the millions of alternate worlds in this universe. Yes. This story was meant for him.”

“…Kaltz is always the protagonist in every alternate world?”

“Precisely.”

“…”

I remained silent. The creature stared at me for a moment before snapping its fingers again. Gradually, the surrounding scenery changed. And this time…

“This is…!!”

Instead of a burning city, I could see the sight of a certain underground laboratory. I knew this place. There was no way I could forget this place. I had witnessed this scene in the game countless times. This was… The place where Chloe was killed by Kaltz. 

“A young girl named Chloe was destined to be killed by the hero, Kaltz. This was her fate. Across all the millions of alternate worlds, she was always killed by Kaltz.”

“…”

“After being turned into a monster by Gebels, she was slain by her former comrade, Kaltz. This was the fate of this world.”

The puzzle pieces in my mind slowly came into place and the creature snapped its fingers again before I could say anything. The next scene that it brought to me was another familiar scenery. A room in Rielle’s mansion. In that absurdly spacious room, a girl was laying on the floor, bleeding.

“And then, there was Rielle. This girl was fated to die too. The Pope had stolen everything from her. Her family business, her desire for revenge, her honor, everything. After being thoroughly violated and defiled by the Pope, she chose to end her own life. This too, was the fate she was destined to face.”

“…..”

Ah, I see. So that’s what this is. What I’m seeing now is the original scenario of the game. The story where Kaltz is the hero instead of me. 

In that case, the next thing that the creature would make me see…

“And then, a young orphan girl that you named Nia.”

The sight of Nia being killed by Kaltz after she turned into the Witch of Tears. 

“She would awaken as a demon in the Schwitz Detention Camp. She would become the world’s greatest enemy and then, the hero party would defeat her. That was how she would eventually meet her tragic end. Until her last moment, she would continue to shed tears of sorrow.”

“….”

“Do you understand now? This was what was supposed to happen. The same story has already played out until the end in millions and tens of millions of alternate worlds. This world was supposed to face the same fate too. That is, until… A certain being broke the dimension and made his appearance on the stage.”

…Finally all the puzzle pieces came into place. The millions of alternate world must be referring to the number of players. If each player represented a different alternate world, then the number of alternate world would keep on increasing along with the number of players. The fate remained the same because the player could only play the game, not change it. 

“Unfortunately, this world has strayed from its destined course. The girl who was supposed to awaken as the Witch of Tears failed to fulfill her role. Her power was divided by you and she didn’t become the world’s greatest enemy. Chloe, the assassin who was supposed to become a monster and killed by her comrade, is still alive as of now.”

“….”

“The young girl by the name Rielle too. She’s living peacefully with her honor still intact. In fact, the protagonist of this world, Kaltz, is already dead now. Well, to be precise, Kaltz has been resurrected as a ghoul. He’s still alive but his body and mind are already distorted. My point is… This world has strayed away from its destiny.”

“…Haha.”

I let out a sarcastic laugh. Gradually, the monster’s true goal was becoming clear to me. All the pieces had fallen into place. All that was left was the monster’s confession. With a smile on my face, I asked. 

“So? What’s your goal?”

“Fufu… Ahahaha!”

“Come on, tell me. What’s your goal?”

“Well, isn’t it obvious?”

With a creepy smile on its face, the monster stared at me. Its yellow eyes glowed even brighter, as if the monster had been waiting for that question too. Soon enough, the monster finally said the words I had expected.

“My mission is to guide this world back to its original, destined fate.”

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T/N: Now imagine how horrible the AUs in the Sims (≧▽≦)