[Vol. 8] Chapter 167: Eye Contact
The girl didn’t seem bothered. Her eyes, filled with divine light, stayed fixed on the moon that was being swallowed by darkness, and she murmured softly.
“He is the eternal night that follows twilight. He is the end of all things. He erases all meaning from the origin, and brings eternal, deep nothingness. His name is [Obscurity].”
“Vmm~!”
The moment that true name reached Violet’s ears, her two divinities suddenly spun into action. They released a mysterious and powerful force strong enough to tear through illusions and reveal reality itself, and the truth exploded before her eyes!
To know His name is to see His form.
The truth behind the Three Moons.
Violet saw it. She saw it for the first time.
At that moment, she realized. The darkness that had swallowed the moonlight wasn’t just empty nothingness. The huge moon hanging in the sky, opened an eye from its center!
The moon of the Origin Realm… is alive!
And she was now staring into its eye!
That dark eye was cold, emotionless, and completely dead inside. The instant their gazes met, the [Anchor of Time] floating in Violet’s hand let out a sharp, painful voice, as if it could no longer handle the pressure. Its star-ringed glow spun many times faster than normal, pushing itself to the absolute limit.
Even so, the [Still Flow of Time] around her began to crack like glass under a heavy blow. There were signs that the entire space might collapse at any moment.
But to be honest, Violet didn’t feel too much from it, and suddenly, she understood something.
She was looking at Him… But He couldn’t see her.
This was a one-sided gaze, a perfect moment created by time, setting, and the protection of the [Anchor of Time]. It was like saying a god’s true name. It might let the god sense you, but with the right method, you could block that connection.
The difference was just a matter of how hard it was.
Something similar had happened before, when Carinvega revealed the truth of Fate to her, and the [Wheel of Fate] suddenly descended and attacked the [Ironblood Arena].
But this time, the speed at which her protective domain was collapsing… was over ten times faster.
It wasn’t because the [Anchor of Time] was weaker than the divine artifacts set. More likely, the cause was...
…that eye in the sky... cold, empty, and dead.
Violet looked back at the golden-eyed girl in front of her. This time, she didn’t ask about her identity, or her goal. She just asked calmly.
“If I learned His true name under normal circumstances, and looked directly at the Three Moons... what would happen?”
The girl poked her soft cheek thoughtfully, then smiled brightly.
“Who knows what might happen to us... But the world would definitely be destroyed~”
“Wow, well that’s… terrifying.”
With that, the answer was clear.
From what Violet knew, only a few beings could overpower or go beyond the Wheel of Fate in terms of pure strength or concept. The kind of beings whose battle aftermath alone could destroy a world.
So that was it. That being… is on the moon.
“[Obscurity]...” Violet chuckled. “Things are starting to get interesting.”
[!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
The moment Violet spoke His true name out loud, a terrifying pressure from beyond fate crashed down on her. That being seemed to sense something, and for the first time, it stirred restlessly.
Even though there was a huge distance, and layers of separation, the lunar eclipse and the [Still Flow of Time], He began to search like crazy.
That dead, empty eye in the sky shook violently under Violet’s gaze. Countless threads of shadow spread like a giant net through the heavens. He was searching through fate, trying to find the one who said His name…
But He couldn’t.
Until, at last... something happened.
A brand new silver light slowly appeared at the edge of the darkness. The two companion moons also reappeared beside the main moon, like support pillars or chains that had once bound a terrible beast and were now beginning to work again. The bright moonlight gradually pushed back and suppressed the darkness, slowly taking back the light and color that originally belonged to it.
The lunar eclipse… was over.
The eye, which seemed to represent total nothingness and deathly silence, slowly closed. The terrifying gaze from beyond fate faded as it fell asleep once more. From beginning to end, only Violet had been watching. It was a completely one-sided observation.
And honestly, this truly was the perfect chance.
She looked again toward the golden-eyed girl in front of her, only to find that the girl's figure was now fading rapidly before her eyes. She had become so transparent that she was about to vanish at any moment.
For some reason, a faint sense of regret and emotion rose in Violet’s heart. This time, she didn’t mock the riddle-spewing girl as usual. Instead, she softly asked.
“Will we meet again?”
The golden-eyed girl simply smiled.
“You and I… why speak of ‘meeting again’?”
She waved her hand gently, but added one last piece of advice.
“Violet, whatever path you walk will always be the right one. That is truth. That is fate. But no matter what… don’t forget your name.”
"Whoosh~"
The figure of light completely disappeared. The divine powers of [Radiance] and [Reincarnation] returned to Violet’s body as glowing streams of light. Only now did Violet look down at the [Anchor of Time] in her hand, it was now dull and dim. She sighed, shook her head, and finally ended the [Still Flow of Time], which had been pushed to its absolute limit.
“Sigh… Riddle-speakers are always so annoying...”
Time began to flow again. Reality returned to her eyes.
The power of the time law hadn’t failed. Even though she had just experienced something unbelievable in the [Still Flow of Time], in the real world. The eclipse seemed to have just begun.
So, with Miss Shadow by her side, who hadn’t noticed anything strange, Violet watched the entire, familiar-looking lunar eclipse a second time from the rooftop.
But...
“As I thought, nothing unusual happened this time… Seems like that being can’t affect the real world at all times.”
The [Still Flow of Time] doesn’t actually stop time for the whole world. Instead, it moves the user into a special rift where the current moment is frozen forever.
This result showed one thing clearly. [Obscurity] has fully broken free from the limits of time. It affects every individual separately.
As expected of something that could bring catastrophe.
For now, it seemed [Obscurity] was sealed away, but the prison didn’t look very secure.
Maybe… just maybe…
Even if she had to face it directly one day, Violet wondered how much of a chance she’d have if she gave it her all. So far, since arriving in this world, she hadn’t really faced a life-or-death battle.
But even if she did have to fight, based on what that girl said, the battlefield likely couldn’t be in the real world. There was still too little information. She needed to take her time and plan carefully.
As Violet quietly evaluated the strength of both sides in her head, Miss Shadow had already calmed down. She returned the now-separated [Blade of Shadow] swords to her back. She had remained silent the whole time, quietly watching the strange eclipse. Only now did she finally speak in a low voice:
“Lady Violet, this is the first time I’ve seen [Blade of Shadow] react on its own. This strange lunar event must have a special meaning. Should we have the Shadow Guard investigate?”
Violet turned her head and looked at the girl behind her, then simply shook her head and looked back up at the sky.
“Shadow, after today, I want you to return to the Human United Kingdom. There’s something you need to explain to Lilya about becoming a Chosen Hero. Also… pass along some information for me.”
Shadow paused for a moment, a little surprised. Then she dropped to one knee and nodded respectfully. This had already been part of their original plan, she just didn’t know why Violet was suddenly emphasizing it now.
“As you wish, Your Highness.”