When that happened, all of her efforts would have been in vain. Adrian understood this. “The Creator treats us like playthings even after resetting our memories. It's time we made them pay the price. We're going to find and eliminate the Creator, no matter how hard it’ll be."To Adrian, the Creator was like a tumor. That person was someone who could destroy the world, or more accurately, someone who could reset all of humanity. Adrian knew this person had to be eliminated if he wished to live on. "I once had the same thought, that our future generations would be able to live on if we killed the Creator. But this person has absolute control over us. We can’t defeat them." Rozi shook her head. Adrian took a deep breath, thinking how extinction became imminent as everything he thought was impossible became possible. They fell silent and looked out at the city. Glowing lights dotted the entire place. When the light fell, Enigma City ceased to exist. In the blink of an eye, everyth
Adrian and Rozi fled from the reset—running for their lives—which continued to spread. They only stopped after passing the Steedten’s inn, which also disappeared. The reset disappeared upon reaching the end of the desert.Adrian panted from exhaustion. Rozi stood next to him, the loose hair hanging around her face made her seem tired. "That reset changed the desert into a mountain forest,” Rozi said as she looked at what used to be the Uduma Desert. The area had turned into a dense mountain forest. Even the sounds of birds chirping could be heard from within. Adrian was stunned at the disappearance of the desert that existed for a thousand years. Was the land hit with a reset?He looked at the rocks beneath his feet and looked toward the new terrain before him."This isn't an illusion…" Adrian rubbed his eyes, but the scenery before him remained the same.Rozi bent down and said, "You could call it an illusion. The desert before was one, but it has now turned into a forest afte
Rozi looked at the words Adrian had carved out in astonishment. After a while, she reached out and carved a few words on her arm too—Creator, disappear, eliminate.She said, "These words might serve to give us a lot of info.""Come with me. We'll find the answers together," Adrian said. Rozi looked at him with faith and anticipation. She nodded. "Okay." Adrian smiled. "First, let’s get you out of here. Many things have happened while you were asleep. You’re going to need a lot of time to adjust."Rozi looked at him curiously.The pair left the Uduma Desert. More accurately, it was no longer a desert, but a lush mountain forest."This is so strange. The dessert is gone. How did that happen?""Yeah, this doesn’t make any sense scientifically. The desert has completely disappeared from the map.”"Literally anything is possible these days!" Over the next few days, Novemtoners were discussing the desert. Nobody knew what had happened there, but they knew that it somehow had dis
Crystal chose to stay calm and focus on her royal duties rather than worry about Adrian.Meanwhile, Lewis walked into Wyvern Peak's headquarters where Jerome was seated. "Sir, we've received a confidential letter from Sans City," Lewis said as he handed Jerome a letter.Sans City was located within Rondom, very far away from Novemton, and a letter originating from there made Jerome curious. He quickly opened the letter, only to find four words written on it—time, memory, existence, everything will be reset.An ordinary person would not have understood the letter, but Jerome was different. He knew that it was Adrian who had written the letter. He paused upon reading it.“Reset?” he muttered.“What does that mean, sir? Is something happening?” Lewis asked.Jerome knew he could not disclose what he had just learned. He burned the letter and said as a cover-up, "It's a threat from Rondom. They say they’re going to reset all of Novemton. Do you know who wrote the letter?""We only
Crystal stifled her laughter. "Do you really think I’m naive, Jerome? I may not have been the monarch for long, but I can handle myself. What in the world could possibly make me think that way? Stop mimicking your mentor by trying to keep me in suspense."Jerome smiled when he heard this, leaving Crystal slightly surprised. "This is my first time seeing you smile, albeit a little forced,” she commented."Sir Adrian sent me a confidential letter from Sans City," Jerome said. "He did?! I knew he was alive. What did the letter say?"Crystal did not seem too surprised at this news. She knew Adrian would find a way to stay alive, defying the many times she had assumed him dead."He only wrote a few words—time, memory, existence, everything will be reset.."Crystal waited for Jerome to elaborate, but nothing came. "That's it?""That's it." Crystal seemed shocked. Everything will be reset? Few could deduce what those jumble of words meant."Adrian always talks in riddles, and I
The reset was a strange phenomenon that was unexplainable. There was a chance humans would discover the answer hundreds of years later after science improved, but for now, Jerome’s words left Crystal in disbelief. “I told you it's going to be terrifying. There are a few levels to what Sir Adrian may have meant. I think he's trying to tell us something really important."Crystal took a deep breath, astonished by this phenomenon that was beyond her imagination. "Could you please stop dangling me like Adrian usually does and just tell me what it is?" Jerome reached out, moved the pen holder aside, and replaced it with a mug. "See what I just did?"Crystal stared at the cup, then came to a realization. "Are you saying that…""That's what Sir Adrian means. He's trying to tell us that whatever happened to the Uduma Desert wasn't natural."This was a terrifying theory."But that's just your assumption. Are you seriously telling me that there’s a person behind all this? Do you have an
"Does such a person truly exist? Are we just ants in their eyes?" Crystal mumbled.She had assumed that becoming the monarch would be the epitome of humanity, but now, something even more fearsome has emerged.Thanks to his excellent deductive skills, Jerome said, "Sir Adrian probably knows something we don't. More accurately, he may have witnessed the reset and is trying to tell us someone is controlling all this from behind the scenes. This person is controlling us and the lives of all living beings in the world.”Crystal looked at Jerome in a daze and asked, "A person?"Jerome nodded. "We could probably identify him as the Creator.""The Creator?” Crystal trembled from disbelief, wondering if everything she had just heard was true. "If this Creator exists, that means they would just have to think about it and our world will turn to dust.""Judging by the current situation, this person doesn't seem able to reset the entire world as of now. They probably need to expend a lot of
The situation was now unthinkable, beyond imagination, even. The conversation came to an end since neither had a solution.After a moment of silence, Jerome said, "We shouldn't let anyone know about this to avoid chaos. I think Sir Adrian is coming up with a plan.”Crystal nodded. "That I know."Jerome returned to Wyvern Peak, pretending that nothing ever happened. ***Five days passed in the blink of an eye.Adrian stood on the balcony of his hotel in Sans City, quietly looking out at the horizon. It had been ten days since he left the Uduma Desert. He dared not return to Novemton out of fear it would be reset. After he entered Enigma City, obtained intel, and witnessed it being reset, Adrian was sure the Creator was onto him. That person was looking for a chance to kill him. If he were to return home, the Creator might reset all of Novemton as a means to kill him.This would be catastrophic for Novemtoners, and something that Adrian could not bear to see.Since he was not