"There are no coincidences in the world, only certainties."
"… I feel like you're subtly insinuating something. Then, why are you saying this?"
"… The hidden meaning behind this is that if you think that the God of Fortune is watching over you, that everything you do is just right, and that you're always the one who takes advantage of everything by coincidence, then it's best to first look back and see if you've already fallen into a trap. Usually, it's already too late to crawl out of the trap. "
"You're delusional, aren't you? You're a serious conspiracy theorist! Don't be so paranoid. Otherwise, you'll go crazy one day. "
Alright then, let's not talk about the silly cat's comments for now. I admitted that I was a patient with persecutory paranoia. After all, I had been scammed so many times that I should have some self-awareness. But when I saw the original version of the Four Elemental Seals … or perhaps I should call it the Four Elemental Creation Technique, I felt like something was wrong.
"The Four Elements? So the truth is actually so simple. "
What the System gave me was a piece of memory. It was the record of Eich's creation.
In the beginning, there was nothing but the void. In this colorless, timeless, and disorderly space, a powerful existence was the first light that illuminated everything.
Who was it? Why was it so powerful? Why did it exist here? It was likely that these were all unanswerable questions. And the beginning of this memory was when Aichy felt too lonely, so she chose to interfere with the world around her.
Yes, it was Aichy. Aichy didn't have the concept of a physical body, and her understanding of herself was hazy. Perhaps even she herself didn't expect that she would become the Creator Goddess in the future — Aichy.
Perhaps it was coincidental, or perhaps it was inevitable, but Aichy chose the Four Elemental Planes as the foundation of her new world.
That's right, unlike the myths and legends, Aichy didn't intentionally choose the Four Elemental Planes. She simply felt that these Four Elemental Planes could be used to create a new world.
First of all, the Earth Elemental Plane was the foundation of everything, the most basic unit of construction. The Earth Elemental Plane itself was neither good nor evil. It simply represented whether or not something existed.
Aichy was earth, the earth … and space!
The wind element was everywhere. The high-speed gales intertwined with the earth. It represented the wind, the sky, and the corresponding concept of earth. It represented … time!
Just as the White Dragon Sam had said, the highest manifestation of the power of Order was the power of Space and Time. In order to create a world, Time, which represented the "order of life and death," and Space, which represented the "scope of life and death," were indispensable.
If the world was represented by coordinates, time would be the X-axis, and space would be the Y-axis. Every existence must have two positions, or else it would be regarded as non-existent.
It could be said that time and space were the ultimate order, but also the most basic order. Without it, everything would be nothingness.
When time and space were fixed, the void also had land and sky, and the vague connection between them could only be understood by those great sages who pursued the source.
Teleportation magic that broke through the limits of space would usually have a connection to the earth itself. Dimensional coordinates were the foundation of everything. If this could be ignored, then the fact that time magic, which was a taboo, was actually an advanced version of wind magic was more than enough to prove certain things.
Aichy created the world and used wind and earth to create the most basic order. From then on, wind and earth also had their own magic. What was laughable was that just like how the sky and the earth were opposite each other but would never be able to interact, the wind element and earth element naturally became mortal enemies. But just this alone was far from enough.
And then, under Aichy's gaze, this newly born world formed a connection with the Water Elemental Plane.
Water was the mother of all life. More than 70% of an ordinary creature's body was made up of water. Blood, which represented life force, contained up to 90% water. And in Aichy's world, this connection was even more obvious. Water magic was the only magic apart from Holy Light and Nature Divine Arts capable of healing and purifying life.
And in Aichy's world of creation, water represented life itself. It was the foundational component of all physical bodies.
And the last element, fire. The never-ending flames represented evolution itself and the source of the soul. Fire was inseparable from water, yet also hostile to each other. In ancient Greece's theory of the four elements, everything was born from fire, which was why it was forever changing.
As for the proof, it was even simpler. The flames actually represented a certain state, and the soul flames in the undead skeleton's pupils were the evidence that the naked eye could see. The constantly evolving spirit was dependent on the physical body, and only when the two were together could there be the possibility of evolution, and "evolution" was the main theme of Chaos.
When the two elements of Order formed the foundation of the world, the two elements of Chaos formed the foundation of life. Then, life was allowed to evolve on its own. This was the so-called four elements of creation.
And the connection between the four elements wasn't forced. Rather, Aichy had given it to them. As long as the four elements of "Time", "Space", "Life", and "Soul" were fulfilled, they would be able to form the most basic conditions for creating a world.
Since Aichy's world of creation was recorded in the history of the world, the four elements themselves had a special meaning in the world of Aichy. That was why the strongest sealing magic, the "Seal of the Four Elements", came into being. Not only that, there was a powerful individual who used the "Seal of the Four Elements" to seal the Titan Giants.
"… It's impossible for any ordinary creature or God to simultaneously reach an incredibly high level of mastery over the four elements. Actually, there were only three people who could seal the Titan Giants: Aichy, the Goddess of Chaos Cynthia, and the Goddess of Order Astrya. "
But now, someone had broken the Creator Gods' monopoly and accomplished the impossible feat of creating a world.
That's right, it was me. But when I was forced to my limits in the Earth Elemental Plane, the "Frigidwinter Earth" came into being. From a certain standpoint, the Frigidwinter Earth was the embryonic form of a world, as well as an incomplete world of creation.
And now that I thought about it, it wasn't just the power of Holy Light and the power of Death that I was able to create. Perhaps the power of Law and the power of Ice had also helped me greatly. And it was precisely because I didn't understand the principles of creation that led to the tremendous limitations of that world.
That's right, after experiencing three reincarnations and four lives, I had also gathered the four elements that belonged to me: Holy Light, Law, Death, and Ice. And they just so happened to be composed of two elements of Order and two elements of Chaos. Although I couldn't compare to an existence at the level of the Creator Goddesses in terms of power quantity and quality, I indeed fulfilled the minimum requirements for creating a world.
And this was also the reason why I kept saying, "This is a scheme. I feel like I've already fallen into a trap." And when I mysteriously obtained those memories from my System, and my four Soul Imprints mysteriously combined into one, and when I woke up, I mysteriously succeeded in leveling up, I would truly be an idiot if I still didn't realize something.
Previously, I didn't turn on her and ask her about it because some things would be the same as flipping the table if exposed. But now, I had enough trump cards in my hands, and I was about to begin my grand plan. If I didn't ask her about it, I wouldn't be able to rest easy.
"There are no coincidences in the world, only certainties … System, what a coincidence that I managed to gather the four elements with your help? And then there's that mysterious prophet. Time and space's ability to predict? And then there's the obvious power of Order like equivalent exchange. Perhaps I should first address you as the most amazing prophet, as well as that venerated God's name, the most compassionate … Goddess of Order Astrya! "
I didn't receive an answer to my question, but I didn't intend to give up just like that. Some things would be impossible to turn back once they were exposed.
"I'd also like to ask, did you possess Roland's body like this back in the day, guiding him step by step to become the God of Holy Light?"
After a long while, I only received a sigh.
[… Astrya is still in a deep slumber in the Source of Order. Perhaps I should say that her corpse is still in a deep slumber, and that only a shred of her soul remains here.]
…
While Roland was scheming against his own cheat, a certain Chaos Abyss Prince was happily fishing in the 76th level of the Chaos Abyss by the sea of black fog.
He suddenly pulled his fishing rod with all his might, and a gigantic fish monster the size of a small mountain was suddenly pulled out of the black fog. Its gigantic body crashed into a nearby mountain, causing a large portion of it to collapse.
"Domain Lord!"
"Domain Lord's head is broken! Hurry and save him! Is there a healer!? "
Alright then, perhaps Cavendish was having a great time, but the fish didn't seem to be having a great time, especially since this pitiful "fish" was the Domain Lord of this level of the Chaos Abyss.
Its gigantic body couldn't breathe in or out, and the wound on its head wasn't much. The red fish hook in its mouth that couldn't be pulled out was the most fatal.
The demons around it looked at this "little human" in fear, but it was evident that their complaints were meaningless in front of this unreasonable favorite of the Chaos Abyss.
It would seem that even as a demon, Cavendish was indeed quite qualified to be able to make these unreasonable demons act like they were angry but didn't dare to say anything.
"How boring. I've already fished it up after only two hours. According to our agreement, I'm going to take your castle. What should we play next …"
Just as Cavendish was hesitating about whether or not he should go to the mortal plane to visit his descendants, a sudden thought caused him to stop.
"Hunting down a Devil Lord who betrayed me … I'm not going. That's too boring. I'm not interested in those sly fellows at all. Fighting with them or playing riddles to find them is so troublesome. Don't those fellows have a grudge against the King of Lies? Why don't I just let them go? "
The demons around him immediately distanced themselves. It was an open secret that the Demon Prince had a habit of talking to himself. Since there were quite a few demons who were schizophrenic or neurotic, this wasn't anything special. However, it was also common knowledge that anyone who approached him right now would be easily killed by him.
"It's related to my older brother? Fine, I'll go, but I can't promise anything. My older brother is too weak right now. It's impossible for him to have fun with me. You'll send people to hunt me down and let me do whatever I want? Yep, you really understand me. Having fun is the most important thing. I'll go, then. Thank you, Mother Abyss … Mother Cynthia. "
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