CHAPTER 354: THE LINES OF FATE

(MEANWHILE)

(Unknown Divine Realm)

*CRACK* *CRACK*

"Damn it all!" A great being shouted out in a blind rage as their vision into the future became even more fragmented in chaotic uncertainty. "Why?!? How?!?"

"Calm down. We can still recover from this. It will just take some time." Another being called out, irritated at the former’s constant outbursts as of late.

"Calm down? CALM DOWN?!?! How am I supposed to calm down!?! Ever since Diablo up and fucking died! Everything’s been going to shit! Out hold on the mortal world has waned significantly! And now, one of the more important pieces has just been cut off from us!"

*Sigh* "You’re too emotional. I’m sure whatever piece it is that we’ve lost we can get back later." The second being rubbed their temple as they tried to reason with the other.

"Normally, I would try and just end up seething for a while. But THIS! TOO SOON! It’s barely even been a year since Diablo and Satan were killed, and now this? There is no path that I can see to recover this piece." The first being sat down at a desk and clutched their head in their hands.

The second being rolled their eyes at the first and jabbed by saying, "It can’t have been that important of a pawn. There’s been no major hiccups since the Diablo incident, so it’s probably unrelated."

The first being just looked up from their desk towards the second being and just began to laugh manically.

"Haha... Ehehehahahaha... Hahahahahahaha! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! I fucking told you, IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PIECE!!!" The being slammed their hands on the desk, shattering it to pieces as it stood up.

Seeing the deranged state the first being was in, the second being looked a little more concerned now as they asked, "What exactly was lost just now?"

The first being slumped back down onto the chair as it muttered weakly, "The Naga Kingdom."

"..."

"..."

There was complete silence in the area these two being were. And it remained that way for quite a while.

That was until the second being finally spoke up.

"Shit... That is bad."

"I fucking told you, you idiot." The first being snared viciously towards the second.

They didn’t get a response to that remark, but instead a question, "What are we going to tell the other?"

There was a long pause as the first being tilted their head back to gaze upwards before responding, "... I don’t know."

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(MEANWHILE!)

(Christian Heaven)

"Hmm..." Yesh contemplated as he looked downwards, not at the mortal world, but at the lines of Fate, which had just been shattered a second time by the same person.

Well, the first time was because of her father taking action in her name, but the second time was all her own doing.

"My lord, is something the matter?" Gabriel asked as he could not see what his father could.

"Just... Pondering." Was Yesh’s cryptic answer.

"Pondering... What exactly?" Gabriel pried further.

"Well... You know how Asmodeus sired a mortal child."

"Yes?"

"And how he killed both Diablo and Satan in the name of said child."

"...Yes?"

"It’s just that... Said child has now taken the same steps to start fucking up everything the Fates have been working towards all this time."

"...Huh?"

"You heard me. And this is the first time something like this has ever happened before also."

"Wait... What do you mean this is the first time this has happened? How could this have happened before?" Gabriel’s mind was just getting more and more muddle with each sentence his father spoke.

"Mm... I like this timeline... Feels... Right, somehow."

"W-Wuhhh???" Gabriel was now just staring at Yesh, his mind completely discombobulated.

"Welp! I, am going to go down to earth and see what all the fuss is about." Yesh declared.

Gabriel was suddenly sprung from his stupor upon hearing that his father was going to descend down to the mortal plane. But even that confused him.

"Father! Why are you going down to the sealed land? I know you would be fine but I’d really rather you not go there."

"Hmm? Oh yeah, that’s right. What’d they name this new world again? I wasn’t involved in its creation much. I just helped in making sure it went smoothly."

"You... Don’t know the name of the new world?"

"I stopped paying attention to a lot of shit when that dumbass fucking war happened." Yesh stated disinterestedly, showing his disdain for the past and the workings of others since then.

Gabriel was just unable to keep up with how different his father had become ever since that war happened. But he couldn’t disappoint him, so he told him the name of the new world as he knew his father would ask anyways.

It wasn’t that Yesh couldn’t just use his immense powers to find out himself. He just wanted to talk to his angel, as he didn’t like using his powers like that. It made everything boring for him.

"The name of the new world depends on where exactly you are. Some say Myzran, and others say Mysran. As for the major continent, that is literally just the reverse."

"I see. Thank you for letting me know." With that information now in mind, he began to descend into the mortal realm as if he was descending a staircase.

"Wait, you’re going now!?"

"Yeah, is there a problem with that?"

"Well... Why do you even want to go down there in the first place?"

"To go and properly experience the life of a mortal. I’m not going to live as one mind you, just live among them. Asmodeus and Lilith found love there, so I want to see what’s so unique about the world now compared to before."

Yesh then continued to descend, and before Gabriel was able to say anything or try and convince him otherwise, he had already left the Heavens.

Unfurling his wings, Gabriel flew after his father.

"WAIT!"

Yesh stopped and rolled his eyes as he turned back to Gabriel. "Oh what now?"

Gabriel flew down to his father’s level and sighed. "I can see that I can’t convince you to change your mind. But please, at least prepare yourself before you actually go down. I’m assuming you wouldn’t want to attract attention in your current form."

Yesh looked down at himself and had to agree. "You’re right. I should get myself ready to fit in. Give myself some of the essentials necessary to survive as well in society. Thanks for the warning Gabriel."

With a defeated expression, Gabriel said his goodbyes to his father and headed back to their Heavenly realm to spread the news to his brethren.

’Now, what form should I take? Also, where should I go?’ Yesh thought as he started to descend once more, expect at a much slower pace compared to when he started.

He eventually decided to head to the archipelagos and go with an olive tanned skinned man with a lightly toned body with lush black hair that went down to his shoulders.

As for clothes, he went with some simple leather boots lined with an orange fur trim, a pair of plain brown trousers with a golden buckled black belt, a simple white buttoned shirt, a woven red overcoat lined with small orange tufts around the edges. And to top it off, he had a rather large feathered, red cavalier.

He adjusted his clothes a little before smiling, satisfied with himself and his new look. "Nice, now I just need some money..." He created a small pouch full of gold coins and attached it to the side of his belt.

"Hmm... Nah, I need a bag." He then summoned a satchel and but his pouch in there.

With everything ready, he finally went down into the archipelagos of the new world. It would be a much better experience for him since he’d never actually visited the mortal realm after the general layout was first designed.

For once in his life, he actually felt excited at the new and mysterious adventures that awaited him. Where would it take him? Who would he meet? And what kind of name would he make for himself? Only time would tell.

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(MEANWHILE!)

(Back in the Unknown Divine Realm)

The being who could see into the lines of fate was wailing silently as it and the other one thought of how to go about this situation when suddenly...

*SPLORT!!!*

His eyes exploded. "GGGYYYAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

Unbeknownst to him, this happened because of Yesh. Who was completely aware of this by the way, but decided to just pretend nothing happened.