blueteamnovel Chapter 21: System, A piece of !!!!
Chapter 21: System, A piece of !!!!
Chapter 21 - System, A piece of !!!!The divine hall remained eerily silent, its once vibrant and commanding presence subdued by an overwhelming sense of disbelief.
Even gods—beings who had seen the birth and death of stars, who had woven the very fabric of existence—stood frozen, their minds struggling to grasp the weight of Zar's words.
It was beyond absurd.
Aetherion's expression twitched violently, his normally unshakable composure breaking as he tried—and failed—to make sense of the situation.
Vaelora, the goddess of fate, looked genuinely disturbed. Not confused, not intrigued—disturbed.
Ignis had gone completely silent. A rare event.
Zephiron and Noctis? Still frozen, their divine eyes staring blankly at Zar, questioning the nature of reality itself.
But as absurd as it all was, none of them questioned Zar directly.
Not yet.
Because standing amidst the chaos, there were two figures who had not reacted at all.
Nyxara.
Eterna.
At first, they seemed unaffected.
Calm. Unbothered.
But then—Zar saw it.
A shift in their expressions.
A moment of realization.
Their bodies, their divine essence—stiffened.
Something had just struck them.
Something crucial.
Something... they had completely overlooked.
The cost of resurrection.
To return someone from absolute nothingness—there had to be an exchange.
And neither of them had thought to ask.
The weight of that truth crashed down on them like an unstoppable cosmic force.
Nyxara's celestial gaze wavered.
Eterna's cosmic presence trembled.
A cold, unsettling silence followed.
Then—
"...What did you sacrifice?"
Nyxara's voice was quiet, but it carried the weight of an unspoken demand.
The words hung in the air, and for a moment, the entire divine hall stood still.
Even the gods, who had barely begun recovering from their previous shock, turned their attention back to Zar.
Aetherion's gaze sharpened.
Vaelora's fingers curled ever so slightly, as if she were trying to grasp the threads of fate,
Her lips parted slightly, as if she was processing his words in real time.
And then—
She spoke.
"Yes."
Zar's heart stopped.
NO.
NO NO NO.
SHE DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.
And then, with a graceful bow, she sealed his fate.
"...As you wish, Master."
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Zar.exe has stopped working.
Rebooting...
Processing the absolute catastrophe that just unfolded...
Several million divine calculations ran through his brain at once.
He tried to form words.
Nothing came out.
He was now standing at the peak of absurdity itself.
At this point, his choices were LIMITED.
1. Deny everything.
2. Deny everything harder.
3. Run away.
4. Burn the multiverse and start over.
Regrettably, none of these were viable.
So, he did what any reasonable person would do.
He backtracked.
"W-Wait, you don't have to take my words seriously! I was just saying—"
Nyxara cut him off immediately.
"No," she said firmly. "I have already made up my mind."
('WHY. WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?!')
Zar's soul nearly left his body.
He had no idea how to respond.
So, in a moment of pure resignation, he sighed.
"...Fine. Do as you wish."
Nyxara smiled.
A genuine smile.
One that made Zar feel even more conflicted.
And then, with a respectful bow, she turned and left the hall.
Her radiant figure disappeared beyond the massive doors, leaving behind an overwhelming silence.
For several long moments, nothing happened.
No sound.
No movement.
Just the echo of the absolute insanity that had just transpired.
And then—
A single, amused voice rang out in his mind.
["Now, how was that, Zar?"]
The System's tone dripped with mockery.
Zar's expression did not change.
A slow, calm, eerie smile formed on his lips.
A smile that made the System visibly panic.
["...Wait.. Wait..No.. Sh*t!!"]
Because at that moment—
The System realized.
It had just made a terrible mistake.
Because in Nexus Academy, one could bring their subordinates.
And the System had just handed Zar one on a silver platter.