1 Getting acquainted with the Will of Chaos.

Rains flutter.

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Birds chatter.

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Mists Overflow.

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The battle of Light and Dark continues...

In the midst of all these there is Chaos.

You who have broken the laws of the Universe.

Shattered the cycle of Transmigration.

And transferred your soul beyond dimensions.

Declare your resolution.

I, who looks over this will, this dimension.

The happiness of the Fools and the demise of the Wise.

The suffering of the Great and the success of the Pretenders.

The repetition of history and the destruction of Civilizations.

In this moment, here and now.

State my vow.

To observe the life and struggles of this person.

Someone whose story doesn't end in one dimension.

Your desires, and your wishes.

May be fulfilled in this Era of Chaos.

May your struggles in this dimension bear some fruit.

I who was feeling bored sitting on a white space for who knows how long opened my eyes and looked forward. As usual, I couldn't see any figure. The random sounds I was hearing all this time finally stopped and one voice was ringing from all directions. Although a little muffling voice could be heard like before, the words of those voices could not be distinguished.

"State my resolution, my desires and my wishes? What does that mean? Why would you want to know that?"

"I am the Will of Chaos that observers the chaotic beings of this Universe. You, a soul that have crossed the borders of your dimension by unknown reasons is a chaotic being by definition. I usually try to guide souls like that and give them some chaotic powers so that they can adapt to their new life easier."

"And what do you get by doing that?"

"Haha, boy. I need no reason. I am a will that roams around this universe. I do things like that cause otherwise, I would have nothing to do. Wills needs to interact with sentient souls from time to time to keep their existence alive."

"So, you basically talk to people for amusement and give them things?"

"..."

"Yes, for transmigrators, I would be the creature that does it."

Hearing that I try to take a long breath. It feels a little weird cause I cannot actually feel my breath. However, maybe because of that I feel somewhat relaxed. Resolution, desires and wills huh? I do have one for a long time.

"Can you separate me from the desires of mortals?"

At that time I didn't know that from this moment my story began. And wills of all kind began to take interest me. A story that nobody cared about in my previous dimension. A soul that can want something like that, is a soul that has no attachment to anything. A truly free will.

For a brief moment, silence continued. Then suddenly the same voice is heard. Much cheerful than last time.

"Haha, boy. That's something beyond my ability. Mortals desire. Events declare life. What life is all about if nothing happens? In this world where the laws of the Universe is weak peoples imagination can materialize as magic. I am nothing but a strong will myself. That's my entity, some strong willpower. Thus although being free from mortal limitations and becoming an entity that relies on thoughts to live, I cannot bend the cumulative willpower of all souls in existence. I am not beyond the magical realm myself, boy."

"Then, how about giving me the ability to not getting affected by human expectations."

"You want to be an Eunuch?"

"No, I like Women."

"So, quick... Anyways, If you like desires yourself then what are you afraid of? The desires of other mortals that they try to reflect on you?"

"Something like that."

"I never said I can read minds. Unless, of course, you allow me too."

"No thanks, I would like some privacy."

"Then how about the ability to not get entangled by others fate?"

At this question, I suddenly felt something awaken inside me. Fate? Not getting influenced by it? Doesn't that sound like exactly what I am seeking for?

"What is Fate?"

"Sometimes mortals with strong willpower have the ability to influence others to get entangled to their stories. Same as mortals that are being overlooked by a large quantity of other mortals. This influence is sometimes so strong that it can engulf the stories of other mortals. Examples are Kings, Revolutionaries, Philosophers, etc."

"What is Stories?"

At this question, everything became silent for a brief moment. So much that I felt that nothing was around me and I, do not exist.

"Boy. What is Universe? What is Life? What is Existence? Everything is a story. I, you, this world, your world even the cumulative thought sphere of all sentient beings; what is not a Story?"

"If everything is a story what is Universe, Life and Existence? Does stories mean existence or existence means story? What is time and what is space? Can everything be described by one word and all?"

The space became silent again. I got a little angry with the continuous unclear and vague answers. What is Life and What is Existence, when did I say that I wanted the answers to these questions? If you know that you can't know something then just give up. It's a waste of time to think about it.

I get irritated whenever someone tries to be mysterious whenever a hard question is asked or giving the answer to a question seems hard. True exceptional persons never try to do that. They just say that they don't know instead of faking an answer. Whatever the intention they can have behind that, I could care less about it. I don't like such answers. When you ask people something, that means you have the desire to know something. Vague answers cannot fuel that curiosity, the thirst for knowledge, but only make people fall into oblivion of nonsense. I only wanted to know here exactly what stories were which, according to the voice can be influenced. Something that can be influenced individually can't be everything right? Cause if something means everything, exactly how would you influence it?

The silence ended and the voice rang again. Although this time I didn't feel empty cause maybe I was angry. This can again raise the philosophical question of whether emotions are Existence or not. But who cares, philosophy is a waste of mental strength. For me who wants to get detached from desires or other people, it means nothing. After all, why think of the questions that plague society if you don't care about society after all?

"Boy, you are wiser than you look. Why do I feel like you don't care about the Universe itself but still know it better about it than most people, even those philosophers that comes once every thousand years. What are you? Oh, how can I overlook this! A being whose soul can maintain light and darkness in an equilibrium. A gray being. No, a true gray being ..."

"Can you stop? I want to know about the ability that you are talking about. The one that can ditch fate."

I stopped the voice in middle. I was a little irritated. Gray and whatnot I didn't ask about it nor I have any interest to know about it. What I want is the ability to avoid fate that he was talking about, not anything else. Yes, my interest from the start is the same. Can I get free from expectations, stories, emotions, desires and even fate and roam as a truly free person? That can indeed be an ability to be envy of. Not everyone wants to be a hero and get praised by everyone. Some people just want to be a mob that nobody cares about. Free life.

"..."

"Yes, there is that. You are gray after all. I don't think that I can handle the thought process of a Gray. I, who overlooks this dimension, grant you, the transmigrator, the ability to avoid fate to an extent. You can choose what stories you partake and what stories you avoid at some length. You may not be interested in the ability to naturally influence others stories like heroes, I don't need to ask you again to learn that.. but you.. can explore the loopholes of Fate itself and choose what you do and whatnot. Actually, not even I know the full extent of this ability as I have limited access to the handful of people who after hundreds of thousands of years, wanted to take it. Do you still want to continue with this ability?"

"Yes, give it to me quickly."

Useless Overlooker...

"This doesn't give your fate any special boost though. You can't influence others and stand separate from the mass any better though. The fate that kings and heroes desire."

"I don't care."

"Ok, I will give it to you. Also, take a system that I built for transmigrators myself too. It will be helpful in your new life and you can get skills and some necessary ration with it occasionally. Not to mention helping you in your growth."

"If you want to give it to me can't you just do it? Why ask?"

"As I am a being that is basically a strong will, I can't lie nor force others that come from other dimensions occasionally. Their mind is stronger in a unique way because of them originating from Dimensions with stronger order than this one. Your previous dimension particularly is very mysterious. No magic of any sense, no mysteriousness? What a rarity."

"If you can't lie then give it to me only if you think that it would be useful for me. In this space where only your voice resounds louder than any other, if you wanted to, I don't think that you would need to ask."

"..."

"It will..."

"Now then, I will transfer you to your new world. I sincerely hope that your intentions may come true."

"Whatever."

As the light gradually fades away I think to myself the only wish I have in my so-called new life. Never leave behind any lingering feelings or resentments and entertain expectations of others. In this life, I want to live freely. That would be my only resolution.

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