23rd November, 6:00 pm

I was flying through the skies at Mach 5, I slowly adjusted the environment's parameters for the Farcaster and with further caution accelerated to reach an outstanding Mach 10.

There were many other Farcasters hovering through the sky amidst the towers of Landsort. The cities of this planet weren't as technologically advanced as Bezereck. After some minutes, I reached the border of Landsort where they checked my ID and then opened the Portal to New Marrolina.

Why New Marrolina? Well, cause I pretty much had figured Vazer's plans. It wasn't difficult as the pieces already fit in the puzzle and I just had to revisit the schedules Vazer had prepared for HQ.

The terrorists were obviously hiding in those areas which the Military wasn't patrolling. Such areas were dynamic, and the officers changed their position every few hours, giving the illusion that they were guarding all of this country.

But, in reality, this caused a set of moving blindspots throughout the country, starting from Shura Forest to Ice-city. And it wouldn't be an exaggeration to think UU6's terrorists were using these blindspots to infiltrate Ice-city and perhaps attack the Queen. And if I was not wrong, I had two days' time until the blindspots reached Ice-city. I needed to find evidence of their invasion before that and reach the Queen. 

Based on the schedule and day, their current blind spot was in New Marrolina, which is where I was headed.

From the sky, it was quite evident that New Marrolina was a primitive city. I had already left Noble's and Royal's realm and entered the Commoner's realm. The city was in shambles, clearly indicating there already was an economic crisis going on. There were multiple distinct areas in this city. 

Area 44, was one of the most developed districts here, with better towers and cars running through the roads and occasional Farcasters. 

And Area 77, was the worst district. I had never seen anything like this before, it was hard to believe in today's world such places exist. The sight of the city alone made me vomit. Completely underdeveloped; filled with slums; polluted, and hardly any car was present in the roads, yet the streets were flooded with homeless wanderers.

[What is the Ice-Queen doing? This place is obviously doomed. Where does she even spend the money our kingdom donates to her?]

[Area 77 is too much for me. Going there would definitely get me infected with some bacteria. Since all I have to do is questioning and investigation, starting from Area 44 seems cool.]

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*̢̛̪͙̭̱̳̭͒͛̉̏̾́͟͜͠͞*̢̨̯̱̙̩̍̏̀͒̈́̔͟*̶̘̗̱͇̜̲͑͌͊́̽͞*̨̨̪͕̅͋̋͋͋̇̾̈́̂ͅ*̵̫̣̯̐͛͋̉̌́̾̚͜ͅ*̵̡̡̳͖̹͎̦̎̓̃̒́̈́͒̿̌͘*̯̟̱̲̳̽͋̊̽̃̕ͅ*̶̬̦̤̭͇̻̦̗̹̔̍͋̏̓͘*̡̛̝̟̤̫͛̏̇̓̐̑̉͢͢͡*̸̢̼̼͔̥͐̒̅̇̓̐̕͟͝ͅ*̡̪̜̤̤͆̇́̈́̑͟*̴͈͈̺̜̲̗͊́̈́̇̀̀̑̏͢͝͞*̵̡̝͔͎̼̹͖̜͉͕̊̃̎̿̑̀̄̓̅*̣͇̣̮͕̯̫͐͆̑̿̄̓̈́̀͂͘͜*̤̯̝̗̤̩̥͐́̿͒͆̐͜*̴̡̰͕͔͉̀͆̋͋́̈́̾̉̚̚*̵̢̹̻̻͕̲͖̭̬̑̾̏̚͡ͅ*̘̦̩̖̗̪̺̍̈͋̀͋*̵̭̟̗̬̠̦͎̓̄̓́͂̐̆̊͘͢͡*̢̛̹̱̟͉͓̳̂̑̾͌̌͝͝͝͠*̸̮̲̜̦͕̗̣͓̳̜̎͒̍̊̔̕͡*͉͕͉̝̳̙͗̃͂̋͠*̸̨̡̫̝̳̘̌́͂̈́͑͞ͅ*͖̥͍̺͗̈́̏̎̇́̈́̀͜͡*̪̜̮̼̭̀̄́̔̽*̧̨̹̫̗͎̜̈̃͋̄͘͞͡*̷̫̬̯̖͎̤͚̹̄̇̑̿͗̽̕*̦͖̱̺̣͚̯͙̯͑̀͌̀̓̍̽ͅ*̵̡͓͔̗̓́̃̌͑͛̽̄̚͟͠ͅ*͎̦̲̝̣̯̩͇́͑́̎̊̈́̾̓͋

As I was about to enter Area 44, my gut feeling shouted Area 77. I wasn't sure why but something in there attracted me. Some part of me wished to meet someone there. But, I didn't know what or who it was.

A vortex of air formed as I drifted across the sky, changing the direction of my flight suddenly towards Area 77.

As I reached Area 77, nausea built up within me. The people were poorly dressed with torn tops and an unhygienic lifestyle. They were mostly beggars who were in their last days and striving to live by.

Unsure of what bacteria were present in the land, I parked the Farcaster and got out after augmenting my innate immune system. The people around me were definitely surprised to see a Farcaster and a soldier visit them.

A loud voice reverberated through the air, which seemed to come from a radio-speaker, "All curse the Ice-Queen for she is a blasphemist and all hail the Oracle for she is the true Goddess!" 

[What did I hear just now?]

The words from the Speaker repeated and a mob sitting around those speakers seemed to repeat it like a hymn.

[What is happening here! Are they all against the Ice-Queen? Is this some kind of rebellion?]

"Emperor! Is that you Emperor!?" A loud but weak and breaking voice approached me from behind.

On turning back I found an old crippled lady, walking with the support of a stick towards me. She seemed as if she was about to collapse with every step she took. She was wearing a violet tunic over her body and had white hair. Judging by the appearance, her age would easily cross 120 years. There was a mob following her from behind and they seemed to be in a panic, almost as if she ran towards me without informing them.

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*̢̛̪͙̭̱̳̭͒͛̉̏̾́͟͜͠͞*̢̨̯̱̙̩̍̏̀͒̈́̔͟*̶̘̗̱͇̜̲͑͌͊́̽͞*̨̨̪͕̅͋̋͋͋̇̾̈́̂ͅ*̵̫̣̯̐͛͋̉̌́̾̚͜ͅ*̵̡̡̳͖̹͎̦̎̓̃̒́̈́͒̿̌͘*̯̟̱̲̳̽͋̊̽̃̕ͅ*̶̬̦̤̭͇̻̦̗̹̔̍͋̏̓͘*̡̛̝̟̤̫͛̏̇̓̐̑̉͢͢͡*̸̢̼̼͔̥͐̒̅̇̓̐̕͟͝ͅ*̡̪̜̤̤͆̇́̈́̑͟*̴͈͈̺̜̲̗͊́̈́̇̀̀̑̏͢͝͞*̵̡̝͔͎̼̹͖̜͉͕̊̃̎̿̑̀̄̓̅*̣͇̣̮͕̯̫͐͆̑̿̄̓̈́̀͂͘͜*̤̯̝̗̤̩̥͐́̿͒͆̐͜*̴̡̰͕͔͉̀͆̋͋́̈́̾̉̚̚*̵̢̹̻̻͕̲͖̭̬̑̾̏̚͡ͅ*̘̦̩̖̗̪̺̍̈͋̀͋*̵̭̟̗̬̠̦͎̓̄̓́͂̐̆̊͘͢͡*̢̛̹̱̟͉͓̳̂̑̾͌̌͝͝͝͠*̸̮̲̜̦͕̗̣͓̳̜̎͒̍̊̔̕͡*͉͕͉̝̳̙͗̃͂̋͠*̸̨̡̫̝̳̘̌́͂̈́͑͞ͅ*͖̥͍̺͗̈́̏̎̇́̈́̀͜͡*̪̜̮̼̭̀̄́̔̽*̧̨̹̫̗͎̜̈̃͋̄͘͞͡*̷̫̬̯̖͎̤͚̹̄̇̑̿͗̽̕*̦͖̱̺̣͚̯͙̯͑̀͌̀̓̍̽ͅ*̵̡͓͔̗̓́̃̌͑͛̽̄̚͟͠ͅ*͎̦̲̝̣̯̩͇́͑́̎̊̈́̾̓͋

I didn't know who she was, but something within me desired her.

"Emperor of the universe! That is you, right? Charles the great!" she said, as she finally came close to me.

I was shocked to hear her words, as I didn't think anyone would recognize me here. But more than shock, I was feeling fear and confusion to hear the words 'Emperor of Universe', I couldn't remember how or where, but somewhere I had heard that phrase before.

"Goddess! Please don't run! You are not in a condition to move," said one of her followers.

"Oracle! Please inform us before you go somewhere!" said another.

[She is an Oracle? But, what is an oracle doing here! Shouldn't she be getting a royal treatment or something? At least, that's what I read in that book from the library.]

"Are you the Oracle? And why would you call me the Emperor of Universe?" I asked.

"Yes, Your Highness. I am the Oracle! I am calling you the Emperor of Universe because I can see your future, Your Highness. You are destined to rule over the entire Universe," she said.

Her words gave me awe, as I couldn't fathom such a future. I wasn't sure if I was supposed to believe her or not.

"The future of all our lives depends on you. Your choice is what will determine our fates. Please save us from the DISTANT OBLIVION!" she continued.

[Distant Oblivion?]

"You shouldn't start the DISTANT OBLIVION. You shouldn't let your malevolence take over you. Please make the correct choices, oh evil one!" This time her voice was louder and filled with anger.

[Does she have bipolar or something? Just moments ago she praised me and said I am a savior, and now she is accusing me and calling me evil? But, even worse, all these phrases remind me of something, and I just cannot recollect what!]

By this time, a huge crowd had gathered around us, listening to what she was speaking. Moreover, once they got to know a prince from another planet was present among them in disguise, they immediately spread the news and it caused chaos.

In between all of this, the Oracle got a seizure and started shaking.

A little girl ran amongst the crowd. The crowd made a way for her. She approached the old lady Oracle and supported her in the seizure.

"Teacher! Please don't overexert yourself. You aren't in good health. Let's leave! I don't want to lose you too," she said.

That little girl was ugly and looked around 9 years of age. Her eyes were bruised, with worms crawling under her lower eyelids. She was malnourished, and her skin was extremely thin, making her bones very prominent. She seemed to carry a brown and torn teddy-bear. 

[I remember it. I remember where I heard those words. Those nightmares I was having, you mean to say they held some meaning? And isn't that girl... the loli.]

The atmosphere around made me nauseated. Recollecting that dream gave me a terrible headache. 

Suddenly the Oracle held my shoulder with extreme force, and with fear and anger repeated the phrase, "KALI IS COMING! KALI IS COMING!"

Hearing those words gave me terror! Shocks of fear and horror were traveling through my spine, my entire body was responding to the increased epinephrine my adrenals were secreting. I wasn't prepared for this. My tic got activated by themself as a defense reaction.

[ [ [Stop. Just stop. Don't say his name. FUCKING STAHP!] ] ]

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My hands reacted on their own and with all my augmented strength and force, I crushed the Oracle's skull between my palms. Blood and brain matter splattered all over as I did that, but her mouth still didn't stop repeating that abominable phrase until she was completely still.

There was dead silence. And immediately after that act, I came to my senses, realizing what horror I committed. The Oracle was laying in front of me, with a crushed skull and a lifeless body. I cried with terror realizing what I did.

There were screams of anger and sorrow in the crowd as the Oracle died in front of them in such a horrible way. I felt extremely guilty and confused as I wasn't able to comprehend how this happened.

The loli, who was beside her, cried, screamed, and collapsed seeing her teacher's death by my hands. She was devastated and heartbroken at the crime that occurred here. Her eyes glanced towards me, filled with tears and emotions that shouted hatred and vengeance. 

"How dare you do that to my teacher? She was my only family. And you destroyed that! First, the Ice-Queen took away my real family from me, and now you took away my only bond left? Just like I thought, you are filled with malevolence! And there is nothing but evil inside you," she said.

"Charles of Bezereck, Emperor of the Universe! I, the student of the Oracle you killed, and the Oracle of this generation, hereby grant you the curse that haunts the ones who kill Oracles! This curse will take away everything that is precious to you, and even after death you won't escape from it. Suffering for all eternities to come." she shouted.

Her words gravely hurt me. I couldn't understand what it meant to be cursed by an Oracle, but somehow these fears developed within me. Fears so great, that I wet and shit myself. I cried hearing those words and collapsed on the ground. My right elbow hurt, as I felt a burning sensation crawl in there. Some form of entity had just marked me. Definitely, not a good one.

My life changed from this moment onwards. It took turns that I could never fathom before. Looking back at it, it was just the beginning. The beginning of DISTANT OBLIVION.