SWNOVELXO chapter 287 - Meeting With Fate
After using his technique, Taufik slowly opened his eyes, and a portal that would take him and his father back to the timeline where they were supposed to appear in front of him.
Looking at the portal, there was hesitation in his steps, as if something was trying to stop him from entering the portal. Taufik didn't know for sure what it was, but what was certain was that it wasn't a heavy feeling of leaving Aksara and Gaia, but something else.
But Marzuki, who saw this, interpreted it in that direction, so he said to Taufik.
"... You sure it's safe?"
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"Hum? Ahh~ Yes, It's safe"
"It's so, then I'll go first, take your time"
Said Marzuki, who then, without saying anything else, immediately entered the portal.
"... It's there anything you forgot, honey?"
Gaia asked, seeing the hesitation in Taufik's steps.
"... No, something just doesn't feel right somehow"
Said Taufik without looking at Gaia, but trying to find what was wrong, Taufik didn't have much time and his father had also entered the portal first.
"... Wait! Portal? Shit!"
Taufik said in surprise, thinking that maybe the uneasy feeling he had was the portal, he had made a mistake once and maybe it would happen again, but he didn't remember making a mistake in opening the portal, he was sure, but anything could happen, so with a little panic, Taufik turned to Gaia, Aksara and the others, then said.
"... I'll go now, I love the two of you with all my heart. Do your job well, Lembu, Nāgāntaka, and especially you, Kl'lara; alright, that's all; let's meet again a thousand years later... And Aksa, always remember what I said to you! See you!"
Taufik said quickly and then immediately ran into the portal, leaving Aksara, Gaia, and the others stunned.
"... What with that goodbye? Can he put a little effort into it, we weren't separated for a day or two but a thousand years or more *Sigh*"
Said Lembuswana after Taufik left which only made Gaia giggle and then said.
"... He already says everything he wanted to say, there are no more words left for him to say... Alright~ now that he's gone, what we should do now? All of a sudden Thousand of years seems so Long to me now"
"What if we made a theme park?"
"What is that, Lembu? It seems a fun thing to do"
"Hehe~ Theme park is something that's very Suitable for a kid like you, it's a place where's fun is endless"
"Really? Mama! Let's make a theme park!"
"Sure-sure~"
"Can I just sleep?"
"No, you can't! Remember what Master told you, follow me, let's the two of us go on patrol"
"What?! That sounds like something very tiring to do"
"No! You must follow, or else I'll report this later to Master"
"*Sigh* snitcher"
"Where should we build the theme park, Lembu?"
"Hehe~ Leave it to me, I'm an expert if it comes to having fun, just follow my lead"
The light conversation continued as they walked out of the sacred place where the Tree of Life was located.
An hour later, as Taufik said, something appeared above the sky of the Saranjana kingdom and could be seen by everyone, it was a large black screen.
The black screen flashed several times before finally showing an image of Taufik looking at the camera. Taufik, who was on the screen, was silent for a few moments before saying a short sentence, 'I'm leaving,' before the black screen disappeared. At that moment, the Saranjana Kingdom became silent.
Those who already knew about Taufik's departure could only shake their heads at their king's behavior, while those who did not know could only panic after knowing what really happened, but thanks to Gaia and several high-ranking Saranjana people, the panic could be reduced, a few moments after that the Saranjana Kingdom went as usual even though there were still some who asked about the departure of their King, but other than that, activities in the Saranjana Kingdom continued as usual.
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- Back to Taufik.
After Taufik entered the portal that was created, Taufik's vision then became dark, but when he opened his eyes, or that was what he felt, what he saw was still the same: darkness filled his vision without a single light.
Seeing this, Taufik immediately panicked, his heart was beating fast, and the thought that he might once again fail to open the portal kept repeating in his head, it would be nice if he did make a mistake and went to another world, but what he saw did not look like a 'World' because all there was was endless darkness.
"... Oh, No! OLD MAN?! WHERE ARE YOU?!!"
Taufik shouted when he remembered his father, who entered the portal before him, but he didn't receive a single answer; this made Taufik even more panicked.
"SHIT!! OLD MAN!! FATHER!!! WHERE ARE YOU?!! ARE YOU HEAR ME?! PLEASE ANSWER IF YOU HEAR ME?!!"
"..."
"... Oh, shit! Shit!! Shit!!! Shit!!! OLD M-"
"Oh~ I see~ Now I understand, so that's why, I see~ I see~ I thought he already disappeared completely, but I didn't expect him to prepare something like this, amazing, truly amazing"
"!!!"
Taufik immediately looked shocked when he heard a voice. It was not his father's voice, but in his ears, he was familiar with the voice, but he was not sure whose voice it was; what was certain was that Taufik had heard the same voice as the voice he was hearing now.
"WHO'S THERE?!! WHERE IS MY FATHER?!"
"Ouch~ That's hurt that you don't recognize me"
Said that voice again.
"... Don't play around with me! Who are you?!!"
"How come you don't recognize my voice, Brother?"
Hearing that, Taufik only looked more confused, so with that confusion still in his mind, he then said.
"... I don't remember having any siblings"
"Not you, but something that hides deep inside you"
"?!!"
Hearing those words, Taufik's confusion was immediately replaced with surprise, he quickly knew who he was talking to, but Taufik was not completely sure, but before he could say anything further, he heard the voice again.
"Do you know who am I now?"
"... Are you by any chance... Fate?"
"Bingo!"
"Shit!"
Said Taufik, who then immediately took out his katana; his entire body was immediately covered by Aura; Aegis appeared beside him, and he was ready to launch an attack at any time if necessary.
"Woah~ Woah~ Easy, I will not kill you, not yet, It's not the time yet"
"Why should I believe the words of someone who has tried to kill me several times?"
"Someone? Pfft~ By 'someone' you said, do you mean me?"
"What a stupid question; who else here, other than you and me?"
"..."
"... Why did you suddenly become silent, do you realize that you might be a fool?"
Said Taufik, but still didn't get any answer from Fate.
"Hy, are you still the-"
*Swoosh!*
"!!!"
A strong gust of wind suddenly hit Taufik from above.
"What the hell!"
Taufik exclaimed; in an instant, the place that was initially filled with darkness was filled with dim golden lights.
If it was just ordinary light, Taufik might have been fine, but what Taufik felt from the light was more than that, a strong pressure was pressing him down, the pressure was so strong that it even forced Taufik to bend down a little, which was already extraordinary.
"... What the f*ck!!"
"LOOK HERE, YOU DEVIATE!"
"What?!"
Hearing a voice that was very different from before, Taufik looked up with difficulty.
"What the heck is that?!!"
Taufik said what he saw up there was something massive; it was not something abnormal, just an eye, an eye that seemed to fill the sky.
The eyes were gold with a black line in the middle, they were like the eyes of a predator, those eyes gave Taufik a feeling that he hadn't felt for a long time, a feeling like he was being watched by something far beyond common sense, a feeling that made him feel that he was still nothing.
"... F*ck! I hate this feeling!"
"Remember this! You Who Deviated! I am not what you can define! I am not Something or Someone... Although I have not reached that stage yet... But I am the One who will become the Creator! I can kill you as easily as killing an ant! Don't think that I will let you live because I can't do anything to you... It's just not the time, When the time comes... You who have a part of my Brother will meet your end, enjoy yourself while you can... Because your time is running out, at that time, No matter if it's you or my Brother's 'Will', no one will be able to stop me... The time will come because all of that is something that is destined to happen!"
"..."
"You are nothing, you are just an error that will disappear in the new world that I will create later, in a world where everything goes according to the will of the Creator! According to my wishes! Implant that in your mind and never forget it... Now go away, Disappear from my sight! Go enjoy your fun while you can!... Begone!!"
*Crack!*
After 'Fate' said that, from Taufik's view everything he saw seemed to be breaking, and when everything seemed to be crumbling into nothingness, Taufik's vision turned white and...
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