Chapter – 110 - Records of the Past 200,000 Years

".....outside lands have become inhabitable. The black miasma has taken over large parts of the lands. Most people outside have lost their souls to the black miasma. There is too much killing bloodshed everywhere we go....."

".....had to walk through the lands corrupted by the black miasma. Everywhere we look, it is dark. It is darker than the darkest night. Even the three moons and two suns are unable to penetrate the layers of black miasma covering the lands. There is no light.....no hope..."

"....crossed a valley filled with corpses. People killing people.....people eating people....can no longer call them corpses. The bodies are mutilated beyond recognition. Pulverized flesh and bones cover a land soaked in blood and pus....."

".....the four countries have reached the summit of Halavun Mountains. This is one of the few places still able to keep the black miasma at bay. The survivors of each country joined together barely reach the population of one country...."

"...each country is forming its own space-time-dimension. We plan to go in hiding for the next ten thousand years. Wonder what the lands will look like after ten thousand years have passed..."

"...the Tatsuya helped our Seven Bulonos to form our Space-Time-Duplicating-Dimension. We finally have the way out of this unending predicament. Our people are the least amongst all the four countries. Barely 27,539 people managed to reach the Halavun Mountains alive and un-corrupted...."

".....the land inside is beautiful....but it can never match the lands on the outside. It is a sad day to think that many future generations will take birth and die in this duplicating dimension, never knowing the beauty which once used to be our lands....."

"....the Main Sect has been established by Bulonos Nanamako. The settlements within this dimension have also started operating properly. Things are slowly settling down in order...."

"...the thousand year mark is approaching. The Guardian Families are getting ready to approach the Bulonos for further orders..."

"...Nanamako is dead! This is unbelievable and unacceptable! How could one of the Bulonos die? The Main Sect is refusing meeting the Guardians on grounds of his death. Still waiting for more information on the current state of things..."

".....the thousand year mark came and passed by. Still no movement from the side of the Sect...."

"...the Main Sect has closed its gates to all people. They are not accepting any new disciples either. No new information is coming out from the side gates of the Sect. All the Guardian Families are confused. Awaiting further orders....."

"...been more than five thousand years. The Main Sect has once again opened their doors. But still not accepting any visits from the Guardian Families. The three guardian families are becoming more restless. We are planning on a congregation of Guardian Families to discuss the situation..."

".....the Main Sect passed a very strange order today. They are refusing to open the dimension and letting out the people. Instead they have decided to accept more people inside the dimension. Are they planning on turning this duplicating dimension into a real dimension? Can't understand what the Bulonos are thinking!...."

"...almost thirty thousand years have passed by. The Fifth New Master of the Guardian Family of Stryae was coroneted today. The other Guardian Families too came to mark this auspicious day. The Main Sect still remains silent...."

".....strange developments in the lands of the dimension. The vegetation of many places is slowly dying out. Have sent groups to monitor and seek out the cause behind this strange phenomenon..."

"....our groups also encountered mercenary and loose cultivator groups sent by the Main Sect. However, they refuse to collaborate with our findings. We feel the Main Sect probably knows what is causing these changes. Why are they still keeping silent?...."

"...almost seventy thousand years have passed. The third of the Bulonos passed away today. The fourth Bulonos will be awakened from his State of Hibernation in another ten days. Then he will take over....."

"....strange sightings are being reported by many groups of mercenaries and disciples. The groups sent by us have yet to return and make their reports...."

".....of the eleven groups we sent out, only four have returned. They reported seeing some kind of black miasma in the tunnels underground. Could this be the same black miasma which the elders mentioned in their records of the outside world? Then how did this miasma enter this dimension space? Still waiting for more information...."

"...the groups which we sent out a few days ago, came back with strange news. The Main Sect has joined hands with the mercenary groups, and opened a number of strange camps. Resting Camp.....Birthing Camp....they are forcefully making the commoners procreate and give birth to many babies....and all the old and sick people are being forced into these Resting Camps. However, all those who once go in, are never seen again....where are they being sent?..."

"....more and more new people are entering the dimension. The Main Sect has increased their activity. Yet the number of people in the Main City and even in the settlements around remain more or less the same. Then where are the people who are coming in, being sent to? What conspiracy is the Main Sect hiding from the people of the Dimension?..."

"...been more than 140,000 years. More and more parts of the lands are turning to desert. All the flora and fauna of the lands have changed into dry and arid vegetation. Even the beasts of the space are going through strange mutations...."

"...the black miasma was sighted by one of our teams. When we sent more groups to confirm, they were stopped by teams from the Main Sect....."

"....157,249 years have passed. The Fourth Bulonos passed away. The Fifth Bulonos will be awakened in another 5 years. What will happen when the Fifth Bulonos also passes away? Why is the Main Sect still refusing to open the gates of this dimension?....."

"....noticed strange happening in the people who are entering the lands. They no longer seem to have any memories of their past. All the people inside the dimension too are slowly losing their memories. The Fifth Bulonos Kartenu has activated the Memory Cleansing Array as soon as he came out of hibernation and took Seat. The three Guardian Families are still unable to enter the Main Sect to meet with the Bulonos....."

".....the Master of the Guardian Family of Bistrata came to meet us in secret a few days ago. They have formulated a new set of pills which stop the memory cleansing array from taking effect. All core members of all three hidden families are being supplied by the pills....."

"...more and more Resting camps and Birthing camps are being put up all around the lands. The lands have almost entirely been replaced by dry deserts. People enter the lands and disappear. It's the same for both commoners and low level cultivators. Only high level cultivators are being kept and reared by the Main Sect. For what purpose?....."

"....two of the Core Groups of our family came across the disciples of the Sect. They were leading a large group of old commoners and low level cultivators. They were taken to the Ancient Sand Runes are left there within a confining array. As they kept watch from a distance, they noticed black miasma seeping in through the grounds. Soon all the people were taken over by the black miasma. It was carnage afterwards. People killed people, till none were left. Then all the flesh, bones and blood disappeared through the cracks on the runic plates. Nothing remained behind....."

"...In the last ten years, our groups have been keeping track of these sacrifices being conducted by the Main Sect. There have already been innumerable such sacrifices at all three End-points....."

"....some of the places in the lands have started turning black. Though we cannot find any visible essence of the Black Miasma...we are pretty sure these are also the effects of the miasma. Is the dimension dying? Why is the Bulonos Kartenu still refusing to open the dimension gates?...."

"...internal disputes are breaking out within all three Guardian Families. One half believes that all the Bulonos have been infected by the black miasma. That is why the original purpose of the dimension was thwarted and changed and also why they refuse to make contact with the Guardian Families. The other half still believes in the power of the Bulonos, and believe they are merely under some form of unforeseen pressure, and it is our duty to help them...."

".....clear separations can now be seen in our family. In fact, one side is advocating that we take our destiny in our own hands, and take the risk in leaving this dimension. They believe only once they reach outside, can they seek help in destroying this duplicating dimension, and set all the other people free...."

"....the Main Sect has become aware of our disputes and the decisions of those who are leaving. We, the ones who are staying back, cannot sit and watch our other half being chased and killed. We still cannot believe that Main Sect is trying to eradicate the Guardian Families. To give the others time, we decided to distract the disciples sent by the Main Sect...."

"....the Main Sect is relentless. We have already been separated from our other groups. We are going into hiding. The frontier groups have taken the responsibility of staying behind to give us time. We can only hope that the other groups will succeed in breaking out of this dimension. The Guardian Families will now cease to exist in these lands. It is a very sad day for all the three Guardian Families....."

"...the Main Sect is truly unscrupulous and evil. No wonder none of the groups from the Main Sect dared to chase after us. They already knew that we were being sent to our doom through this path!....."

"....black miasma is everywhere. Almost all the people of the family have been taken over by the miasma. They can no longer be called humans!..."

"...Today Master and Mistress of our family called me forth. I have been tasked with keeping all the records and heritage of our family. There.....there seems to be no hope for our remaining members. Even the Mistress has been infected. It is only a while before it takes control over her. For the first time, I saw such desperation and helplessness in Master's eyes!...."

".....It has been created. The Wind Sphere of Repulsion. Tomorrow I will be encased in the Membrane of Essence. From then onwards I will no longer be living. Neither dead....nor alive. It is a strange feeling. The feeling where you are the only one left, and all around you, everyone you cared for have long died. Yet you live on....because that is your duty....."