Chapter 2 : Devil’s Truth of Misery

A cold dread coiled around Sasha's heart, Aiden's words echoing in her mind like a death knell. The unthinkable, the thought she was trying to avoid, had become a horrifying reality.

Panic gnawed at her. Her little brother, her sweet, gentle Aiden, who wouldn't stray a hundred feet from their front door, will be lost in a strange, dangerous land in just two minutes. Tears welled in her eyes, blurring the already distorted image of the world around her.

How could he survive? How could she bear the thought of him alone, facing the unknown all alone?

A choked sob escaped her lips, raw and desperate.If what she feared was true, then only death awaited Aiden in that unknown land. The thought was enough to steal the breath from her lungs, leaving her gasping for air amidst the crushing despair.

She wished nothing more than that everything is her cruel nightmare, not a reality.

But the chilling reality bit at her senses.

"Just hide as you land there!" she cried, urgency lacing her voice. Every second wasted felt like an eternity. "Find anywhere safe to shelter. Eat whatever you can find, please, just stay safe." Tears welled in her eyes, spilling over like a dam overflowing with fear.

Aiden looked at her as if he was trying to comprehend the situation, he now realized that he would be all alone in an unfamiliar land.

What's more, he still can't see anything, it's just that the blue screen seems a little different.

His gaze fixated on the screen, the numbers relentlessly ticking down. Seconds bled into moments, each one a hammer blow to his heart. The silence, broken only by Sasha's ragged breaths, was a deafening symphony of terror.

Unlike Sasha, whose heart hammered with terror, Aiden felt an unsettling calm.

Darkness had been his constant companion since birth, an unwelcome guest that had long ago stolen his edge of fear.

Perhaps, he mused, there was nothing more terrifying than the endless, suffocating embrace of a world devoid of anything.

Though fear remained a distant echo, a gnawing worry still present in Aiden's mind.

If the information in the notifications were really true, then it wouldn't be possible for me to return to earth for another 3 months.

"Sister, it seems I wouldn't be able to say goodbye to father and mother." Aiden said with a little smile, he didn't want them to worry about him.

As he said, Sasha could see the body of his little brother slowly fading away from her hand.

At first, his body seems to be a little blurry, but after a moment his body breaks into multiple smaller parts and evaporates into the air and disappears.

It looks like a magical thing that just came out from a high graphics movie.

"Brother, please be safe." Sasha's murmurs, clinging to any ray of hope.

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Aiden could sense with his extraordinary hearing ability that he was in a dense forest, and with utmost self-control, he suppressed his urge to puke from the teleportation.

[Welcome to the Old Patheona of Ancient Larva]

[As a participant to the King Version, pioneer for your race, you have been awarded with a pioneer trait.]

[Eye of Truth (Uncommon): This ability grants you access to a vast, ever-expanding database containing information about any object you encounter.]

[Merging the trait to the user genetic…]

Here, in this strange new world, the ability to see, to truly understand, was a lifeline. He yearned for it, a desperate hope flickering in his sightless eyes.

But as Aiden reached for the power, a searing conflict erupted within him.

[Ability Conflict with the user Bloodline.]

[Primordial Devil Bloodline Activated!]

Suddenly, the world dissolved into a dizzying kaleidoscope of colors and sounds, his very consciousness fracturing under the strain.

Panic clawed at Aiden's throat, his breath hitching in his chest. Every beat of his heart echoed in his ears, a frantic drum against the encroaching silence. He was adrift in a sea of sensations, utterly alone and utterly terrified.

He was all alone somewhere in a forest, and now it feels like he is going unconscious for some reason.

Just as darkness threatened to claim him, a voice, cold and disembodied, echoed in the void.

[Eye of Truth devoured by Aiden Fernandez.]

[Eye of Truth evolves into Devil's Truth of Misery(Rare)]

Aiden clung to the sliver of consciousness remaining, bracing himself for whatever the Devil's Truth of Misery held.

Suddenly, A jolt of energy surged through Aiden, his body snapping back to its normal functions. He rose to his feet, a wave of dizziness washing over him.

A shocked expression appears on Aiden's face.

'I can see.'

Though sight remained elusive, the world around him shimmered with a newfound presence. It wasn't sight, but a different kind of perception, an outline of the world etched in his mind.

It feels majestic and mysterious!

Aiden's mind was calmed as compared to someone who has seen the world for the first time.

[Devil's Truth of Misery(Rare) activated!

Remaining time: 11 hours 58 minutes]

An instinctive understanding bloomed within him, a faint echo of the unknown ability. He grasped a little essence of the Devil's Truth.

Howl! Howl!!

Suddenly, the air shuddered. A primal howl erupted from the distance, the sound raw and powerful, sending shivers down Aiden's spine. The very ground seemed to vibrate with its intensity.

The source, though far away, resonated with a terrifying presence. It spoke of immense strength, a predator unlike any he'd ever encountered.

Panic clawed at his throat. "I need to find shelter!" the thought pulsed in his mind, a desperate plea for survival in this strange, unseen world.

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