Inter dimensional travels

A long time has passed or no time has passed since Keith started traveling. Because time has no effect on him. Due to that, he stopped caring about it altogether. 

He travels through different worlds with different time axes. His time has stopped. He stops here and there to sightsee. 

Currently he is on a habitable planet. The planet is inhabited by humans. He found out that humans exist almost in every world. 

"Ahh…this should be the place." 

He is holding a piece of paper and walking through a dark, gloomy forest. It's daytime but the forest is eerily dark and quiet.

He has been here for a month. He talked to a few people and learned that there's a witch living in the forest. She calls herself the witch of death.

Keith isn't too interested in this world. But this witch of death caught his attention. So he is searching for her. There's a small town next to this forest. The witch apparently goes there for shopping. That's how the witch became known to the townsfolk.

He arrives at a small hut. No matter how you look at it, it screams that it's a witch's hut.

"I guess this is it."

Keith says. He puts the paper in his pocket and knocks on the door. 

A little later, a woman opened the door. She didn't seem much older than Keith. She is wearing a black gown. It's showing her legs through the slit. She is beautiful, that's what Keith thought.

"Witch of death, Isis Turnip, I presume?" 

"Yes. I am Isis Turnip. But I don't like to be called witch of death. What do you want?" (Isis)

Her black hair and violet eyes gave everyone a sense of mystery. Her entire aura is kinda dark. She fits the goth category to a tee.

And her cold demeanor with her sharp gaze, it would tickle a certain sense in a man. 

"I am Keith Harding. I would like you to kill me." 

"Huh?" (Isis)

She is flabbergasted. Well, anyone would be. Because who comes to someone and asks them straight to kill them? 

"Are you out of your mind?" (Isis)

"No. I just want to die. That's all. If you can kill me, that is." 

"Are you implying that I can't kill you?" (Isis)

She seems a bit offended. Keith thought that riling her up would be better.

"You call yourself the witch of death but you can't even kill a human. Are you really a witch or was your fame just a fluke?" 

"It seems that you really want to die. Then I shall grant your wish." (Isis)

She takes a big staff and points it towards Keith.

"Die!!" (Isis)

Keith felt lightheaded. It's like something is trying to put him to sleep. His body was feeling a bit floaty. But he shook his head and stood still.

Isis has an indescribable face. She can't believe that he didn't die. 

"Die!!!" (Isis)

This time, the effects were a bit stronger than before. Keith felt like his data was being corrupted. But his body soon reconstructed itself to destroy the corrupted data.

He nearly lost consciousness. But he stood up.

"Dieeee!!!!" (Isis)

Isis put her every bit of mana in this. She fell down due to mana exhaustion. Keith on the other hand lost consciousness temporarily. 

His data was 40 percent corrupted. His functions had stopped for a moment. But his antivirus system isolated and destroyed the corrupted data and brought his body back to normal from a backup.

Keith stood up after 5 minutes and saw Isis on the ground looking at him.

"You certainly have talent. Maybe you are worth raising." 

Isis couldn't keep her eyes open anymore and she lost her consciousness as Keith said that. Seeing a collapsed Isis on the ground, Keith scratched his head.

He picked up her body from the ground and took her inside of her hut. This hut has many medicinal plants lying around. Some are tied to the roof and some are hanging next to the window.

The smell is similar to an apothecary. It smells like medicine.

He saw a bed so he laid her down on the bed. He put down the staff next to her bed.

"Maybe l will leave a note." 

He searched for paper but he couldn't find any so he created paper and pen and wrote a note. He put it on the table and left.

Isis woke up once her body has replenished the mana. She was still a bit lightheaded but she decided to sit up.

"Was that a dream?" (Isis)

But she noticed a note on her table. She understood by that it was not a dream.

She picked up the note. It said that he would visit her tomorrow. 

"What was he? Why didn't he die?" (Isis)

Isis is a strong mage. But the reason she is called the witch of death is because of her uncanny mana. Everyone has different attributes.

Her attribute is unfortunately death. She has the rare attribute of death. Whether she likes it or not, she has to practice death magic and curses.

She keeps her research to herself and avoids people as much as possible. That is a caution because mana of death can affect others around her as well.

A day passed and Keith is again in front of her hut. She noticed him and went outside.

"Tell me, are you really a human?" (Isis)

Before Keith could say anything, Isis asked him. She was really curious since her magic would definitely kill a human.

"Hmm…how to explain it to you? Well, I am a human but I don't have a body." 

"Huuhh?" (Isis)

"Look.."

Keith turned himself transparent.

"Are you a wraith?" (Isis)

"I am not dead. Due to my miscalculation, I have lost my physical body. But I am very much a human." 

Isis is having a hard time grasping this. Since she doesn't understand how can a person be alive without a body?

"It was my wish to die. But I never died. And I kept trying and trying until, I became like this. My body was gone but I remained." 

The discussion was getting worse. Isis was as confused as she could be. Keith really needs to brush up his explanations.

"Yo! What are you doing, Keith?"

A chipper sound came from behind. A man with white hair and red eyes was walking towards them. He was dressed casually but his aura was something else.

"Oh..it's you, Seina. To what do I owe the pleasure of having your presence, O' great creator!" 

"Cut it out. It's rare for you to be here." (Seina)

"I was in the area and I thought I would try again to die. It's another failure." 

Keith and Seina were having a very normal conversation. But Isis is utterly confused once again. 

"That was rude of me. Well, let us begin from the beginning then." 

A tea table appeared with tea and snacks. Three chairs were present. Seina and Keith took their seats and Isis did the same. 

"I am Seina Kamiya. I am a vampire and I am also the current creator of world." (Seina)

Seina is expecting to be bombarded with a lot of questions. However that did not happen. How? Isis is just staring at the distance.

"I think she overloaded." (Seina)

"Yeah. I guess my explanation and your identity kinda overloaded her. Let's wait for her to come around." 

They both started drinking tea and occasionally some tea cakes. It took Isis about half an hour to come back to her senses.

But she didn't panic. She just took her cup and sipped some tea and breathed. 

"Sorry for the disgraceful appearance. I am Isis Turnip. I am a witch. Pleasure to make your acquaintance." (Isis)

"Hmm.. I expected you to freak out more. But it seems that you are quite level minded." (Seina)

"I will take that as a compliment. Anyway, are you really our creator?" (Isis)

She asks Seina intensely. I guess she who never believed in god has found god.

"I am your current creator but I did not create this world myself. The previous creator quit so I was chosen as the next one. It's that simple. A succession of sorts." (Seina)

"Is it hereditary?" (Isis)

"No. I was the most suitable for the job so I was chosen. I would like to have another person so I can lessen my workload. It's a lot of work, maintaining this entire system." (Seina)

Keith was listening to Seina rant about how hard it is being a creator. 

"This is what you get for accepting the job." 

"But, I had to. Because you know, pressure from home!" (Seina)

"Ahh..your wives! They sure are crazy. I mean, aren't they all in sync when it comes to you?"

"Yeah. It's hard to believe. No matter the differences between them, they all unite when I am involved. Don't tell that I am here right now." (Seina)

"Fine. I'll do that. But you'll owe me a favor." 

Isis cleared her throat to draw attention.

"Keith, why couldn't I kill you?" (Isis)

"I guess that's because I am not a human anymore. I mean, my body is gone. Your magic can only kill the body so the soul has to depart. But my body is gone from the beginning. Then I have no way of dying." (Keith)

Isis was lost in thought. But Seina's face lit up like he remembered something good.

"Keith, today is Sasha's wedding. Why don't you go and see her?" (Seina)

"Uhh..Sasha is getting married! That's wonderful! But why would I go and see her?" 

"Wasn't she your fiancée? You can at least visit her at her wedding." (Seina)

"Hey, I left her. I erased my existence from that world and left. There's no way she remembers me. And besides, why would I visit her when I left her?" 

"Just go man. You might regret it later." (Seina)

"Regret is a part of my life now. I am full of regret. I don't mind having another one." 

Keith was looking solemn for no reason. He probably thought it was cool. 

But Seina had a troubled face. 

"What's wrong?" 

"Someone is there. That primordial ruined world. Who could it be?" (Seina)

"Ahh..that's Clive. I met him there before coming here. He said that he was sent there to survive. I guess someone is giving him a little tough love." 

"Hmm..it's him, huh! I guess we have a new one joining our ranks soon. So when will you join us?" (Seina)

"I'm not joining you. What will you do getting a con man like me to join your ranks?" 

"Again with your downplay. You know that you can totally become a creator." (Seina)

"Arrhgghh….anyway, I will go and check up on Clive. I think he is about to finish his training." 

"Fine. Then I will go and watch Sasha's wedding. If you feel like it, join me." (Seina)

Seina disappeared. Keith heaved a heavy sigh and stood up. 

"I guess this is it. It was nice meeting you, Isis. But our short conversation should end here." 

Isis was just staring at him with a blank face. He thought she was lost in thought so he decided to leave quietly.

He teleported to the ruined world where Clive was. He arrived at a hilltop from where he could see Clive fighting.

He hadn't noticed but he had a guest with him. 

"Hyyiii…" 

He heard a shriek from behind and looked. Isis was fallen to the ground. She was shaking heavily.

"Ahh.." 

Keith was bewildered but he put a barrier around her to protect her from that world. A ruined world is a ghost world. It would naturally reject living beings. Isis maybe the witch of death but she was still a living being.

She was being rejected by the world so Keith had to separate her from that world.

She stopped convulsing and breathed slowly before sitting up.

"Did you just grab onto me?"

"Yeah. I still had a lot of questions but where are we?" (Isis)

She looks a little agitated but she isn't panicking.

"This is the primordial ruined world. A place where only death, chaos and destruction remains." 

Isis looks around. She confirms that it is indeed similar to what Keith just said. But she caught a glimpse of the black gorilla.

"What is that?" (Isis)

"That is one of the remaining creatures of this world. The last of its kind and the guardian of the eternal ruin." 

Isis goes near the edge and sees someone fighting that thing.

"Someone is fighting that frightening monster? How?" (Isis)

"That is Clive Belmont. The one me and Seina talked about. He is undergoing his training to master his powers. But currently he is as powerless as a human. Yet he managed to survive in this place. He has potential." 

The fight wasn't too optimistic for Clive. He was cornered. But suddenly Clive started moving like he had lost all reason.

The fight ended soon after that and the gorilla was beheaded. 

"So, he gave up his reasoning in exchange for getting more strength and battle instincts. A risky maneuver but he pulled it off so a point to him." 

Keith was analyzing the situation while Isis is just awestruck.

But Clive collapsed soon after taking out a gem from the gorilla's body.

"Let him recuperate. The only thing left for him is to walk straight into that flaming pit and complete this ordeal. I have to say though, they have nasty personality, making a normal human go through this world." 

"A normal human? That boy is a normal human?" (Isis)

"Yeah. He is a harbinger who commands death, chaos and destruction but here, he is nothing more than a normal human. If he successfully complete this ordeal, he will become strong enough to ascend to the higher dimension." 

"Higher dimensions? Ascensions? What is all this? You are going to tell me everything." (Isis)

Isis grabs his collar and threatens him.

"That may be too much for you." 

"I don't care. Witches are beings who value knowledge over everything else and are willing to even sell their souls to the demons to have more knowledge." (Isis)

"I won't take your soul so rest assured. This is gonna be long. And I am basically a traveler. Do you need to return to your world?" 

"No. I have no one there anymore." (Isis)

"If you are willing to travel with me, I don't mind telling you about those things." 

Keith got himself a traveling partner. So why did he not take Sasha with him? That's a question that will haunt Keith a little later as he crashes at an unexpected place.