Arc 3 - Chapter 1: First Circle: Innocent

Yhaovi opens his eyes, the only thing he saw is pure darkness, everything he remember is the moment before he jump into the gate. A small butterfly appear and light up the space around Yhaovi, the light butterfly showing the space around him, the space he see around him is a tunnel, the space around him is not narrow but it is not an open field. 

"Do you know anything about everything surrounding you, Quill ?"

"No my author, i don't have any record of this location, and no author in the record created this place."

"Alright then just let's go, this might be suspicious. But if we found the commander, i might get my memories back."

The tunnel soon come to an end, the moment Yhaovi reach the end of the tunnel he saw a small gate, the gate seem can't be opened but after Yhaovi fill the gate with a little light and the gate open. The world surround him filled with light, outside the tunnel is a mellow, the wind and the aroma of flower and grass. The smell of burnt dried grass, the sound of water flow dancing and creating tone, the sun set and the moon slowly appear. Even Yhaovi wonder this is the gate of sin or not but he can't standing still, Yhaovi walk until he saw a village, the village is full of people wearing colorful clothing. 

"Is this even the gate of sin ?"

"Be careful my author, everything around may look peaceful but there is something isn't right."

"Alright."

But the village is proved to be too peaceful, the water flow, people talking and running around with their own job. But these people are not blind or automaton, they soon know there is someone new in the village, that person is Yhaovi but they don't show any intention in chase him away.

"Oh hi there, are you lost ?"

"Can you tell me where am I ?"

"This is Lutos, as for we know, our village is the last village existed. The other village is the thing we didn't know, we have been living with the self supply method."

"I don't remember everything that much, when i open my eyes i know i am lying on the mellow and i heard the wind blow, the water flow and nothing else."

"Maybe it is just a slight memories lost you should recover soon, so i think you don't have any place to rest how about stay with me ?"

"If you comfortable with my presence then it should be fine, i am not a problem right ?"

"Of course, everyone in this village live like a family so there is no need to worry about anyone feel uncomfortable we lived here for a really long time and only a few of us here so anyone new is something really great."

The sun set and the world around reflect in Yhaovi's eye as one of the painting he saw in his Garden. The last light paint the sky with orange and red but the moon also rise at the same time, but is this the gate of sin, a world where darkling birth. Yhaovi have doubt, if this is an illusion then quill know by now. So if this is the gate of sin then this space should also represent a sin, a life with nothing to be sad about, a life with only peace. 

"The sin of vainity is that what you are thinking right my author ?"

"There could that possibility."

"The gate of sin if that is what they call them but if this is not the gate of sin ? Or this could be the illusion the master of this place create ?"

"That could be a possibility my author. I will check for any anomaly in this world except us, don't bond with them my author that could be your pain if they gone my author."

"I know i will be filled with pain but that will taught me a lesson to work harder to protect all of mine creation."

"Well said my author."

Quill turn into human form and leave the house while Yhaovi sitting by the window, the moon shine bright and the star dancing on the sky. The world lit up with silver light, in Yhaovi's eye he knows even if this world is an illusion it still beautiful, it still worth to save. Everyone trap in this place should be lead out, this is not a good addiction, love the peace so much then you can't leave it.

"Still awake ?"

"The moon is so beautiful, how could i sleep ?"

"Strange, the moon always stay like that even the new day begin like this world never move. Or..."

"Maybe you just fall into another reality of this world, since there is nothing to calculate the time then could that be you fall into the same reality."

"Or i just trap in this circle."

"Like..."

"A limbo."

"It also mean that you accept this illusion ?"

"Illusion is the first of all pleasure right ? Afterall, i deserve this judgement, my creation was a mistake and maybe this illusion can help me hide it."

"Oh dear! Your appearance isn't the matter here, your heart expose everything and if your heart is beautiful then your appearance doesn't matter. This illusion, this prison do you choose to lose yourself to the illusion ?"

"But when this illusion over, you only afraid of mine appearance, even if i just have the look of a normal human, that is fine. I just don't want to be hated by anyone. And even if i denide this illusion then how can we break free from this limbo."

"Well, i don't know but even if you trap in this limbo you are not alone. Even if this illusion blind me, i still want to know your true appearance. You can tell me your name right ?"

"Just call me Drac."

"Alrighty then Drac."

Yhaovi fell asleep, the silver light from the moon and Drac, for the first time something change inside him. Someone really want to know his real appearance but will they afraid of his real appearance, that is the question Drac keep asking himself. Will they afraid of him ? Will they denide him ? Will they truly accept and forgive him, Drac don't have that courage.

"Good night, my new friend. I will show you my true appearance but not now, i am afraid of losing this friendship, i has been alone for so long."

The sun came up a new day begin in the limbo but this time, Drac is not alone anymore. The prison will be destroyed and the illusion end but Drac know, he know one painful truth, no one can love him, no one can give him sympathy. Quill still look for the anomaly, if this is an illusion then time should be different.

"My author, time follow in here is slower than the time outside, a day in here is one hour out there. Those made these illusion is not someone with mediocre skill or some normal magus. The time follow in here is different but you still age with the time outside."

"How did you know the time outside ?"

"I can still connect with the hall of recollection where i store the sleeping authors so i know the time. But i can't use the full power of the hall in this illusion."

"Then that is the spark we need, Quill. I guess out there face much more problem than we have here, a little bit of sadness since i just make a friend here but i have a world need my attention. But in the end, i still want that kid to accept his reality."

"Not everyone can be as strong as you are my author, please don't blame them, even the Glorious one can't handle his own emotion then fell to his knee."

The wind blow through his hair and all reflect in his eye is a beautiful world. Fake or real, illusion or reality, is that the most important thing ? Why not enjoy this world when you still can, why choose to change the way you look at this world ? Illusion or reality is not the most important thing, the fact your mind choose to accept which one to enjoy. No one can sure that illusion is not reality afterall.

"Enjoying the nature i see."

"Why work so much on a beautiful day like this. But Drac, i am really sorry, even if you have to stay in this world i have to go further into this abyss."

"Why ?"

"I have friend out there who trust me with the job to go to the end of this place, i really want to stay here and enjoy everything. I also want to live in this illusion not care about anything out there but i have a lot of friends who trust me and i also care about them. I'm sorry Drac."

"No i know this will happen, people come then go like illusion and i am still here, can't accept the reality. Maybe i will create an illusion from you but it will never be the same. After all you will leave then there is no reason to hide my true form from you."

The world around Yhaovi start to break, the anomaly of the world is Drac himself, if he want to break the illusion then he can break it. Nothing more than a way to hide himself from the reality he doesn't want to face against, illusion is the first of all pleasure. The only prisoner of the first floor - Limbo, the prisoner, the warden and the gate keeper of the abyss.

"Now I know why you keep afraid of the fact i know your true appearance, but i won't denide anyone based on their appearance you know."

"People always afraid of this appearance of mine, how can you be so different ? Who are you ?"

"I guess hiding won't help and we have to face the cruel reality. I am here to defeat the commander of the abyss who tried to attack us, the Bishop of Emprerys Order - Yhaovi."

"I have nothing to do with commander but i still have my duty as a gate keeper, i still have to protect everyone even if they choose to denide me. I still have to carry out my duty."

"Alright then Drac."

Drac's appearance crumble, a normal human turned into a white dragon, this is the reason why Drac want to hide himself from the outside world. Lead them into his illusion, the thousand years of fear and isolation, and finally he decide to trap himself in an illusion that he choose not to let go. The flame Drac create wrap around Yhaovi but from Yhaovi, the garden growth, the grass growth stop the fire, the vine growth the bind Drac, the flower appear to ease the wound on both of them. The flame Drac create burn him the same but the flower ease him and the butterfly start to appear.

"My power only affect those with pure darkness, to you it only can take you into a deep slumber. I don't want to hurt you, you are just the victim of your own fear."

As Drac fall into his dream, Yhaovi jump through the center of the limbo as he fall down he see a lot of cell and a lot of creature stay inside, all of them are sleeping. It seem like the illusion Drac created can't be faded even if he isn't here to maintain them, illusion is the first of all pleasure isn't it.

"Quill, pay attention or we will fall into another illusion."

"Yes my author."

"How about Drac ?"

"I use the storage ability to store him in there, of course i can't let a creature you pay attention to stuck in this abyss right ?"

"Then let's finish this, they still own me an answer and i will make sure to get that memory back."

"Then we can live happy ever after ?"

"No then i can know everything, after that i will give them back everything they own me."


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