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“Has White Soul still not awakened?” I crouched down, looking at the sleeping White Soul.
“No.”
“Sigh, Hess, do you know why he is like this?” I asked Hess.
“He's just in a state of slumber. Although I don't know the reason, it's not serious. He will naturally wake up when the time comes.”
I stroked White Soul's long hair. White Soul, do you know that we are destined to enter this game? It has its rules, and perhaps none of us can escape.
...
I still remember the fear I felt when I first became Undead. I realized that endless life is not as beautiful as I had imagined. Perhaps it was then that I discovered my own insignificance and began to adapt to that endless waiting...
“It’s time for them to return, isn’t it?”
“Be careful, ‘Sky-Opening’ is about to awaken. If it senses your presence, no one will escape.”
“How could it know about us? And what is there to escape from?”
“Sigh, you really can’t say for sure this time,” Hess said heavily.
“Do you know why ‘Sky-Opening’ is here? What does it like?”
“Isn't it because it likes this place that it stays?”
“No, ‘Sky-Opening’ is an ancient beast. Its instincts go against the natural order. It enjoys eating, especially cold and dark things, and it has no weaknesses.”
"So it's imprisoned here? Because it poses a threat to the Underworld?"
"That's right. It's because it's delicious and nearly invincible that the Grim Reaper personally sealed it within. There is one day each month when the seal is weakest, but getting to actually eat the Undead isn't that easy."
"You know how difficult it is to get in there for the Undead."
"That's why with your help in 'Sky-Opening', sending large numbers of Undead each month, it decided to let you go."
"True, but the taste of the Undead is definitely not as good as things from the outside. Getting in is lucky for you, but whether you can get out is uncertain."
Hess had a look of amusement, and I knew he didn't have a good impression of me, especially regarding my hatred for Siyimo.
"Hess, let's put aside personal issues for now. Tell me, is there any way to pass through 'Sky-Opening'?"
I believed Hess must know something; the question was whether his words could be trusted.
"No way," Hess replied.
"There has to be a way."
"There isn't."
"Hess, help us. I brought them here and gave them hope, and now I have to tell them we can't go back. They are loyal and searching for a cure for their king, and then there's Ananda—he's still so young."
That silly Ananda who calls me sister doesn't belong here. None of them belong here; I must send them back.
"There is one method, but it's not really a solution."
"What is it?"
"Aren't there six of them? If we leave two behind, the others might have a chance to escape."
"You mean, let us—"
"Exactly, don't you understand? Besides, you and they aren't exactly friends, so why care about this?"
"Even if you can escape once, once Sky-Opening knows you're not dead, it definitely won't let you go. Creatures like that don't have a good temper."
"Isn't there any other way? For example, it might be at its weakest at that moment, and we could escape. Or, where are its weaknesses? At least we would have a chance."
"Stop thinking about it; there's no chance at all." Hess said decisively.
"Forget it, let's wait for them to come back. I can't let them take risks."
...
My mind was in chaos again, generating countless ideas every second. At this moment, I really couldn't calm down. So I overlooked the fact that the old man was clearly acting unnatural. It was easy to notice, but I had no heart to observe.
He was protecting Siyimo one last time, his princess.
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