Suddenly,
Elias wakes up from the horrific nightmare, but for a moment. He doesnt feel like himself.
The hunger for power he felt in the nightmare still has yet to fade, its still there, quietly gnawing at him.
The world feels off. The air feels heavier, colors seem muted, and even his own breathing sounds distant.
He reaches for his system, but there's a delay as if the system itself is struggling to process his existence
[You have stepped beyond the path laid before you. The unknown awaits.]
[The weight of your name holds you down, reverent]
[May luck be with you, Bastard Son Of Fate]
Elias tries to move his finger, but for a moment they dont feel like his own.
Almost like he's stuck between dream and reality.
When he finally sits up, the sensation doesnt fully fade.
His limbs…. Feel heavier. Like something is pressing down on him.
Something feels wrong about the system
There is a notification that refuses to close
A second message flashes, but its incomplete
[Your existence is...]
[Error.]
[Recalibrating.]
Elias was dumbfounded at this notification, he was too puzzled to notice that there was a second notification
The system forcefully set the second notification as the primary notification.
Acting as its a rather important notification
[The Sin Of Greed is interested in you.]
[The Sin Of Greed will be watching you.]
Elias was surprised.
A sin? Their like, the gods of this world. The gods that I am trying to slay.
Why would one of the gods that I hate so much be… interested in me?
And its The Sin Of Greed too. The most powerful sin out of all of the sins.
I guess I did show a hint of greed for power during the awakening nightmare.
But that small amount of greed shouldn't be noticeable.
Right now, Elias notices that Greed is watching, but he doesnt feel its presence.
Elias feels the gaze of Greed, he feels an invisible pressure, like fingers running along his spine.
Maybe Greed doesnt just watch, it whispers.
A phantom pressure curled around his throat. Not choking. Not quite. But watching.
The notification remained, the words pulsing like a heartbeat.
A whisper was heard, not from the system, not from the world, but from something or somewhere different.
It felt… outerworldly.
Elias feels a overwhelming whisper of greed, he wasnt sure if it was Greed or his own thoughts.
While he was lost in his thoughts yet another notification popped up from the system
Information about The Sin Of Greed
[Name: ???]
[Name of Echo: The Sin Of Greed]
[Beast type: Monarch]
[Age: ???]
[Description: ???]
Information about The Sin Of Greed?
Theres not much information here though.
Only its Name of Echo and beast type, but what's a monarch..?
I only remember ancient titans as the highest, I've never heard of a monarch type beast
It is as expected though.
The Sin Of Greed won't give me much information about it after a few moments of interacting with me.
Suddenly he hears a cheerful voice calling out to him.
Mathilda calls out to him from another room
"Elias, breakfast is ready! Come fast before I eat it all."
Hearing this made Elias smile after experiencing such a horrific nightmare
"Okay mathilda, Im coming."
He replies with a semi-cheerful voice, it felt as though he was trying to hide some other kind of feelings inside of him
Elias tried standing up but he realizes he doesnt immediately respond.
Thats weird. Its as if my mind took an extra second to process Mathilda's voice.
Every step Elias took, it felt as though his body was taking longer than usual to process the command it was given.
As Elias walks through the house, the floor feels further away than it should.
Woah, I almost just tripped.
For a moment, my body and my mind forgot if I was awake or still dreaming.
It really did feel like I was still dreaming.
The overflowing sensation of greed and my hunger was still there.
It was still gnawing at me.
The sensation of hunger gnaws at him, not for food, but for something deeper, something more.
Then,
A final system notification appears as he was walking.
[You have taken your first step beyond the script.]
[Your path is no longer preordained.]
[Proceed with caution. Bastard Son Of Fate]
He's awake, but something has changed. And he doesnt know if he will ever feel normal again.