Angor quickly turned his head around.
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared on the door frame that he had used as a target anchor.
At first, the black shadow's color was as dark as ink. However, as he chuckled, spatial ripples began to appear. The black shadow gradually revealed itself as if it had been dipped in water.
It was a man wearing a large robe and a tall hat.
His clothes were made of countless gold and silver clocks, which rotated like gears and shined brightly.
On his head, there was a round hat in the shape of a clock. If someone else wore such a hat, they would look ridiculous. But on this man, it did not look out of place at all.
As if this was how he should dress up.
As for the man's face, it was still dark. Angor could vaguely make out his facial features, but he could not tell what he looked like.
The man was smiling. The corners of his mouth curved upward like an upside-down crescent moon. Against his dark face, his white teeth looked extremely dazzling.
When he looked into the man's eyes, Angor's expression became extremely serious. His body was even trembling slightly.
Even though the man's clothes and hat had changed, and Angor had never seen the man's face before, Angor still recognized him as soon as he heard the man's voice.
"What's wrong, Angor?" Sunders gave Angor a puzzled look. He did not understand why Angor suddenly stopped moving. From the looks of it, it was as if he was looking into someone's eyes.
Angor frowned. "Can't you see him, sir?"
"Him?" Sunders caught the name and carefully followed Angor's line of sight. However, he could only see the door. There was no one in sight.
"He's sitting on the door frame of the target anchor," Angor spoke in a soft voice.
Sunders looked at the door again. It was still empty. Sunders did not think Angor was lying. With a thought, he covered his eyes with a thin layer of clear light.
Spell: Mana-Breaker Eye.
Mana-Breaker Eye could tear away all illusions and reveal the true appearance of something.
Still, Sunders found nothing. There was no one on the door frame. It was still empty.
However, in Angor's vision, the man sitting on the door frame was still looking at Sunders with a lazy grin on his face.
"Two seeds at the same time." The man glanced at Sunders and then looked at Angor again. "But this has nothing to do with him, so he can't see me."
"So you're here because of me?" Angor considered. "Mister Cassini?"
The man nodded with a smile. He did not deny Angor's title.
Sunders' expression changed. He could not hear the man's voice, but he did hear Angor's answer clearly. "Cassini!"
Either Angor was lying to him, and there was no one here, or this person was strong enough to hide from him.
Sunders didn't think Angor would lie to him, which left only the second possibility. The person was so strong that even Sunders couldn't detect his presence. Also, Angor called him Cassini.
Sunders immediately thought of a person.
That was a hateful fellow that he would often dream of in the middle of the night.
Most wizards in the southern wizarding region were looking forward to meeting this man. However, Sunders did not like this man at all. A self-proclaimed thief who stole someone's future simply because of a small favor. Such a person was the worst criminal in the world.
And Cassini was exactly that man.
He was the infamous Time Thief in the wizarding world.
Sunders' expression turned serious after confirming the identity of the man. He did not dare to take Angor away from such a powerful enemy. Instead, he looked at Angor and spoke in a serious tone. "Choose. Choose. Carefully."
Angor nodded and kept his eyes on the Time Thief.
"Yes. It has something to do with you." The Time Thief did not mind Angor and Sunders' small movements. "Young man, you don't need to be so cautious of me."
The Time Thief sat on the door frame, his legs even shaking with the rhythm of the music, which gave him a rather youthful feeling.
"I'm more than willing to participate in your life." The Time Thief's voice was very clear and crisp, just like the sound of spring water hitting rocks on a hot summer afternoon, making people feel comfortable from the bottom of their hearts.
Angor tried to stay alert, but he still could not bring himself to dislike the Time Thief.
"If you want me to participate in your life, why don't we start with this door?" The Time Thief jumped down from the door frame and pointed at the door behind him. "Since you don't think this door is useful, why don't you give it to me?"
The Time Thief looked at Angor with a big grin.
Angor thought to himself, Here it comes.
Every time the Time Thief showed up, it was to "steal" your choices. He was like a scavenger who wandered around the nodes of time. Whether it was the past, present, or future, as long as you gave up your choice, the Time Thief would steal it away.
If you compare your life to a long road, every choice you make in life will lead you to a new road. Sometimes, you feel that the new road is not satisfactory, so you will go back and take another road. However, in life, you can't go back on every choice you make.
For example, if the Time Thief gave you a choice, he would not give you the chance to change it.
Even if your choice led you to a dead end, you would not be able to turn back.
And now, the Time Thief was going to force Angor into a two-versus-one fight.
Choose the door, or give it up.
Angor almost blurted out, "I won't give up the door."
But before he could say anything, the Time Thief stopped him with a smile. "Don't be blinded by your inner prejudice. If you refuse me because of his …" The Time Thief pointed at Sunders and narrowed his eyes. "I'll be very sad because of his influence.
Why don't you think about it again? What does this door mean to you? "
Angor frowned. If he really thought about it, he could not figure out what the door meant to him. Most of the time, a space waymark could replace the door. So what if he gave it away?
The Time Thief did not urge him. He leaned against the door frame and waited with a smile. "Young man, it's not a difficult choice. Why don't you give it a try and let me be a part of your life?"
Angor did not mind the Time Thief's words. He was currently immersed in a memory.
It was when he told Sunders about the Time Thief back in the Abyss Plane.
"When you can't get rid of the Time Thief's shackles, you must follow your heart when he gives you a choice."
Follow his heart.
This was a choice he had to make for his own future.
With that in mind, Angor looked at the Time Thief and shook his head. "I won't give the door away."
"Even if it's useless to you?"
Angor remained silent.
"The door doesn't mean much to you. You're right. It's just a target anchor. Nothing else. Are you sure you don't want to give it to me? "
Angor nodded.
The Time Thief did not get angry. Instead, he snapped his fingers.
The door slowly disappeared in front of Angor's eyes.
Angor did not show any expression. It seemed like the Time Thief took the door away, but it was not. Angor could sense that the door was still in the same place. However, it was unknown what the Time Thief did, but it was hidden away.
"Not handing this door to me is also a choice. If that's the case, I'll fulfill one of your wishes. If you want to hide it, I'll do it for you. "
With that, the Time Thief's figure slowly faded away.
"Right and wrong, true and false, existence and illusion, past and future. Countless choices lead to countless paths. There were countless paths, but there would always be one that led to the truth. Will my visit eliminate the wrong choice for you, or steal the right one from you? It's a multiple-choice question, young man. "
As his voice trailed off, the Time Thief's figure completely disappeared from the other side of time.
It was as if nothing had happened.
There were no waves, no ripples.
However, that was not the case in Sunders' eyes. When the door disappeared, he thought Angor had made a deal with the Time Thief.
Angor suddenly walked up to them.
He pointed at the air, and the door that he thought disappeared showed up again. There were no energy ripples or illusion ripples. It was as if the door had just appeared from the depths of time.
"He's gone? You didn't give the door to him? "
"Yes." Angor nodded. He was still in a daze. Even though he gave up the door to the Time Thief, the old man still rewarded him?
Sunders asked about the process in detail.
"That's how the Time Thief works. No matter what you choose, even if he doesn't get anything, he'll still reward you."
This was why many wizards sought the Time Thief like a flock of ducks.
However, most of the time, the current choice was not the Time Thief's true goal. Instead, it was something hidden behind each choice. Angor might be rewarded this time, but when he fell into the honey trap again and again, what the Time Thief really wanted would be taken away without him noticing.
When you realized that the Time Thief was a thief, he had already stolen all your choices.
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