68. Fate Core

Orion opened his eyes once again after dying. But this time he found that he didn't appear on the boat but in some magical place, he would say, because all around he could only see the twinkling of stars in the encroaching darkness that surrounded him.

'Where am I?'

He thought to himself as he looked around and found that, as far as his eyes could see, there was only darkness and stars shining all over that darkness.

'Did I finally die? But how? Sam told me we have five chances and I recall I have died four times now so we still have one more chance. Then why am I here?'

He pondered, but at that moment, he heard a familiar voice from behind him.

"You didn't die. Not yet."

He swiftly turned around when he heard that voice and was surprised to see a lady with white hair standing before him.

"Isis? I mean God of Immortality," he fumbled, seeing Isis all of a sudden. "What are you doing here?"