Make Dark Fantasy Great Again

[Title: Wait, is this really Radion Main Story Episode 1?] Content: No matter how I look at it, this doesn't seem right;;; -: It's really not easy though lol -: If you've progressed that far, the Religious Order reputation should be at least Very Friendly When you meet them, the believers who warmly greet you with 'Hello there, brother!' - you just slice them up immediately? Not easy at all Oh, definitely not easy -: Leaving Radion alone and just proceeding isn't bad either ㅇㅇ -: It's not bad... though it's not exactly bad... -: Just not bad -[OP]: No I did catch one High Priest at least But it feels so uncomfortable that I'm sitting in my thinking chair for a moment -: Are you a psychopath? -: This guy casually kills a High Priest as an appetizer -: Please call it Main Story Episode 1; -: If it's a High Priest, the number of people they've saved so far would be in the triple digits... To think they'd go out so pointlessly... -[OP]: We have to stop the Void Will;;; -: The trolley problem is meaningless to this guy; -: Gotta do what you gotta do... (pulling the lever without hesitation) -: By any chance, if your mom and girlfriend were drowning, what would you answer to the question of who you'd save? -[OP]: I don't have a girlfriend though? -: So you chose your mom? -[OP]: I just said I don't have one, damn it -[OP]: No, but listening to you guys' bullshit is making me feel even worse I should just finish this quickly -[OP]: ? Wait, what is this? [The brighter the light, the darker the shadows it will cast-] I'm trying to do Saint Main Story Episode 2 But this warning message pops up and blocks me? -: I keep telling you Void Will < This bastard is like white blood cells The stronger the good forces, the stronger it gets in proportion So once it appears, you have to do it with the mindset of just giving what you're gonna give ㅇㅇ -[OP]: What the hell does that even mean -: Just giving up Radion is the answer ㅇㅇ You save Radion? Then the Void Will becomes uncontrollably strong for players according to the setting So the system just blocks it ㅇㅇ -[OP]: No -[OP]: Excuse me -[OP]: You guys came here telling me to proceed with Main Story Episode 2 -[OP]: Saying that would significantly reduce the Void Will's effects -: That comes up in a later quest ㅇㅇ -: Hey, we saved you from screwing up during the final battle ㅇㅇ -: Sigh... spoilers like this are really; taboo in our industry -: If you didn't know that and got hit, the game would really break, so we saved you once ㅇㅇ -: This is just this once... -[OP]: No Then just Tell me beforehand before I kill the priests Why do you only stop me after I've killed a few -: Then it would be too bland -[OP]: No, damn it It's not bland at all, so please stop sprinkling capsaicin on shit -[OP]: This time it's really too fucked up, I can't do this? What happens if I just ignore this warning and continue? -: You see the ending, what else ㅇㅇ -: The goal of the final event from the beginning is Not to defeat the Void Will But to endure its rampage as much as possible ㅇㅇ -: With a "good fight even if we lose" mindset Give everything you're gonna give Just protect the Sacred Swords < these bastards, that's the mindset you need ㅇㅇ -: What's important anyway is that the Great Will continues Tell the others they can die with peace of mind -[OP]: I'm entering the true ending branch point right now, right? This is really the true ending story? *** The holy city Radion. Shadows were falling over that city of eternal light. And a group of people. Once, they were followers of the White Shadow sect, each pursuing different darknesses. Now, their eyes held a common single darkness. An absolute darkness that permits no deviation or compromise- The Void Will. "Is it time-" In fact. Their original purpose had nothing to do with the Void Will. Their plan had begun before the Void Will's birth and continued as it was. However. Thump! The large-scale ritual performed by the Religious Order changed everything. Thump! The Void Will, which should have originally devoured the Religious Order. Thump! Having lost its destination, it did not simply scatter but sought out new targets. Thump! As a deeper darkness. Demon Followers- It was the moment they were reborn as Apostles of the Void. Eyes stained with void gazed at the light. Radion's great plaza. Right now, a large-scale ritual was being performed there under the leadership of the Religious Order, led by the Saint. All citizens of the city without exception were recommended to participate in the ritual. "What is this about...? Even the Saint is stepping forward..." "Well, anyway, it's the Religious Order's business, so we just need to believe and follow, don't we?" "Indeed! Being able to see the Saint this close is a blessing in itself!" Most citizens simply participated in the ritual with faith alone, not knowing what it was about- But they were different. The cause of the ritual. And its purpose. The Apostles of the Void knew all of it. Furthermore, even their own mission. The woman leading the group stepped forward. Bishop of Terror, Disoreu. She was once a bishop serving the greatest Archdemon Lord 'Terror', but now she was nothing more than an apostle following the void. No matter how great a demon might be, it was ultimately part of that being. "..." She raised her head and took in the sky of the holy city. A dense divine aura visible even to the naked eye. It enveloped the entire city. The encroaching shadow of the void. The holy city chose an extremely intuitive and clear method to escape from it. In other words, the most simple and brutish method. "Evacuating the entire Mental Images of the city's citizens to another place..." The woman saw through the fatal flaw of that method. All the citizens mobilized for the ritual were living beings with their own inherent egos and wills. No matter how meager their power, they each carried their own weight. Furthermore, the Religious Order. Most of the High Priests who were their leaders had reached enlightenment and built their own Mental Image worlds. For instance- That plan was like loading an entire city onto a cart, metaphorically speaking. Could the cart really withstand it? That immense burden? The being they believed to be great and followed- A massive gap would form in that fleeting and false existence. Therefore, the apostles' duty was clear. To reach the heart of light alongside them and plunge the final dagger into that weakened being. Thus, futile resistance would come to naught, and they would return to where they rightfully belong. "Feeble light. You have illuminated the darkness in vain." Through the birth of light, darkness became complete. The Apostles of the Void felt that being's vast presence and began to act. "Sister!? Why are you among the citizens-" "I was finishing urgent business and returning. I'm sorry for being late." "...Not at all, we're fortunate you came even now!" A component of the plan they had prepared for long years fulfilled its role. The priest's mask created by Bishop of Terror Disoreu. The believers were deceived by it and ended up accepting the void into their midst. "Here, please place your hands. The Saint will guide you all." "..." Disoreu inwardly sneered at the foolish followers of light. However. She did not know. "..." That the Saint's gaze, which passed by briefly, had clearly- Swept over them, the followers of the void. The ritual was performed. At its center was the Saint. Following her gestures and voice, immense power descended upon the place. "Sister, you don't seem afraid...!?" While citizens and even some believers were overwhelmed by it- Only the Apostle of the Void remained calm. Bishop of Terror Disoreu smiled gently. "Because the great one is supporting me." Just then. The Saint quietly finished her prayer. "!!!" At the same time, a sensation like being sucked into a massive pit engulfed them. 'No...!?' Bishop of Terror Disoreu momentarily lost her composure to that immense power that exceeded expectations. That was only the beginning. -Filthy things have come to a precious place!!! The grayish-white sun looked down on the earthly insects from high heaven with disdain. "...!" The believers and citizens who had been with them were nowhere to be seen. Bishop of Terror Disoreu looked around frantically. What she saw was an endlessly pure white world. What filled the space was not light. Something more pure, more transparent- The weak heart of light was nowhere to be seen. Bishop of Terror Disoreu fell into great confusion. A trap. Those two words floated in her mind. And questions followed. 'How- how did they know and trap us!? And what exactly did they use to trap us!!!' The being that those fools worship as the Supreme God. Something else replacing it. Something even more massive than that! -Despair, you vermin!!! The petty darkness that conceals your ignorance is utterly useless before me! Me! The White Flame Dangaleon who reveals corruption!!! And- The following statement further compounded Disoreu's confusion. "Dangaleon...!" Disoreu knew of it. That high-ranking demon with the name Burning Black Fire. "Why are you here-" This is the final bastion of divinity. But why is a high-ranking demon guarding it? Moreover- the demon's condition was strange in many ways. "Dangaleon-" Disoreu stared at it. "...No! You are not Dangaleon!!!" As far as Disoreu knew. The being named Dangaleon was not like that thing. "A being that doesn't even reach the very end of the seven thrones- could not possibly possess this level of Status!!!" Disoreu had once served the greatest Terror, and now served the Great Will above it. To her, the name Dangaleon carried absolutely no weight - merely a high-ranking demon. But look at the being before her eyes now. -Kahahahahahaha!!! "Ugh...!" Look at that grayish-white sun burning so proudly. Its fierce presence seemed to burn the impure things of earth by itself. -Vermin!!! Do you dare judge this body with your petty standards!!! The sun descended. Eyes positioned within the grayish-white fireball watched them. -Burning Black Fire! Forget that petty and corrupt name!!! I, the noble White Flame Dangaleon, have personally experienced a wonder you vermin could never dare imagine and been reborn as a new being!!! Whoosh. Grayish-white flames spread to their bodies. While everyone writhed in pain, only Disoreu endured it. However, even she could not maintain her composure- "A wonder beyond imagination..." Dangaleon's statement was certainly true. Disoreu could not even dare to imagine. How Dangaleon, who was merely a high-ranking demon, could transcend his own fate to reach this point- -Hey there! At that moment. Thud! The earth shook. The grayish-white sun that earthly insects could never reach- A giant who could reach it with a single touch appeared at the location, that thing positioned in the high heavens. -What are those guys again!? It was a strange thing. That being, larger than any existence Disoreu had ever seen, had the appearance of a young girl. -Ah, Lady Ver!!! Dangaleon's attitude, which had been generating endless contempt, changed completely. It spoke with a familiar yet servile attitude. -They are insignificant vermin, nothing for Lady Ver to worry about!!! Ver. Disoreu mulled over that name. Her eyes rapidly moved back and forth. At the end, she took the giant's form into her view once more. That form rising proudly and blocking the grayish-white sun. "Sand Mountain that Blocks the Sun, Verdandes-" Just then. It was when Disoreu once again spoke the name of the high-ranking demon. -No!!! The sand giant shook her head violently. -I am Vervande-... After crouching down with all her might- She shouted with her bouncing body. -Sya!!! It was a scene that would bring a smile to someone's lips- But to Disoreu and the other Apostles of the Void, it was a scene that appeared merely bizarre. Demons. Those who were merely part of the void that had escaped their assigned fate and been reborn as new beings. Thump! Disoreu's breathing became labored. She could clearly feel it. Something that transcended the false being those fools worshiped. Perhaps, something that could be compared to the Void Will itself. Some apostles turned their backs disgracefully and began to flee. Compared to Disoreu, they were those whose inner Void Will was relatively weak. They felt some aura filling the space invading them. They felt it driving out the Void Will that sustained them. Thus panic came upon them. They ran and ran, and ran again. "...Ah-" When their footsteps stopped, they realized. The fact that there was no place to escape in this space. When they fled from the giant, on the opposite side there was a giant tree. A distant place they could never reach even if they ran for a lifetime. A giant tree so massive that it couldn't be taken in at a glance even from the edge of that horizon was growing, feeding on the world itself. And there was a great mountain. -It was Shilshil's turn to eat this time, right!? That great mountain suddenly began to collapse. No. It began to uncoil. The body of the snake that had been coiled writhed as it closed the distance. All senses including perspective collapsed at once- The wide-open maw rushed toward them. "..." Disoreu closed her eyes first before being swallowed by it. Then, a more familiar darkness welcomed her. "Void Will, your-" Thud! The snake's maw closed. -Kahaha!!! Such vermin, they won't even tickle the liver, you worm!!! This body-... Thus, it seemed Disoreu's words could not continue. -Shaaaaaaaak!!! -Huh? You, why are you suddenly-... No!? The snake began writhing and struggling with its entire body. Its pure white body was gradually being stained with darkness. That darkness spread in an instant- And devoured all the demons present. *** [The Void Will is watching you] *** "...!" Risir's eyes opened wide. It happened while the Mental Image transfer was in full progress. -Risir!? What's wrong, don't tell me- -Has the Mental Image become saturated...! Lindal and Lu-Rach expressed concern. All the Sacred Swords including Jallak were lending their power to Risir, but it wouldn't be strange if limits came at any time. After all, containing the Mental Image encompassing an entire city was such a thing. "It's not that." At Risir's words, they breathed sighs of relief- But that feeling didn't last long. Because Risir's expression was soaked with great confusion and worry. "My spirits-" Risir muttered quietly with his hand placed on his forehead. "They suddenly disappeared somewhere." *** [The Void Will is watching you] *** -Th, this place is...!? The voice of Dangaleon, who had fallen into confusion- It was immediately swallowed by the void. The world was reversed. The grayish-white sun that had reigned proudly in the pure white world was no longer there. A world of void where even darkness was swallowed. In that place, his flames were infinitely feeble. -Ah, aah...!!! The grayish-white flames flickered weakly like a candle about to be extinguished. Something more fundamental than emotion was controlling Dangaleon's mind. -Burning black flames. It was then that the void spoke to him. -...! The flames' intensity weakened. It was like a frightened beast. -Y, y, y, you are...! Dangaleon did not know it. His thoughts and perception could not remember its existence. -Dangaleon, my child. Nevertheless, his being reacted to that voice. -For a moment, you escaped my embrace. -N, no-...! -However, now it's time to return again. -N, no! The grayish-white fireball ran with all its might to escape from it. -Lady Ver!!! Nothing changed. -Master!!! Within the infinite world of void, all actions carried out with will merely lost their meaning. -Everything will find its proper place. It spoke to the struggling Dangaleon like fate. -Darkness is truly where you belong. -Kuaaaaaaak!!! The flames that had been fading regained their intensity. Along with their original color- The grayish-white flames gradually turned black. -P, please stop...!!! Dangaleon felt a gaze from beyond the void. Then, he felt a touch. Just as the flames were about to be swallowed by that touch- -No!!! Something stood in front of Dangaleon. -!!! It was the girl spirit with eyebrows powerfully arched. The baby snake whose once white body was turning black. Spherical faces whose originally peaceful expressions were being distorted with pain. The girl spirit stood with her back to Dangaleon, holding them preciously tight in both hands. -This isn't where we should be! Send us back!!! -Ahh- Lady Ver...! The girl spirit bravely faced the void. -Where would you return to... Naturally, the void did not retreat. In the first place, this entire place was a part of it, so there was no need to. Therefore, it advanced forward instead. -...!!! Therefore, it was the girl spirit who retreated. The girl spirit put more strength into her hands. It was a manifestation of strong will, but perhaps also an expression of fear. Her small feet unknowingly stepped back. The feeble flames behind her were of no help at all. -Sand Mountain that Blocks the Sun... -La-Lady Ver...!!! Dangaleon cried out desperately. Crumble- The girl spirit's body made of sand was slowly crumbling away. Conversely, that body grew larger by the moment. Before long, the girl spirit's body would completely lose its form and be reborn as a sandstorm. -Verdandes, my child... -Lady Ver!!! You mustn't!!! The fireball moved quickly, trying to stand in front of the girl spirit. -Kuaaaak!!! However, he was ultimately frustrated by the pain of his entire body burning black. -Since you were born from within me, wouldn't it be natural for you to return to within me... -... The girl spirit's strong eyebrows were gradually losing their strength. -Come back to where you should be-... The beings that were originally part of the void return to their proper place. -Ver! It was then that a single streak of pure white cut through the void. -Dangaleon! Kids! Are you all there!? -...!!! The girl spirit's face, which had been tearful, suddenly brightened. She began moving her small feet earnestly while holding Dangaleon in her arms. With that single streak of pure white cutting through the void, her movement finally gained meaning. Now she knew where she was and where she should go. Eventually. The girl spirit arrived beneath the stream of pure white. The girl spirit closed her eyes and felt it. As if rubbing her head against a hand placed on top of it. -...No!!! Eventually. The girl spirit shook her head vigorously. -I am Ver! After crouching down with all her might- She shouted with her bouncing body. -Mischievous One of Sand Hills, Ver!!! The girl's body that had contained sand began to become transparent. The being that was originally part of the void completely cast off the fate assigned to herself. It was the moment the girl spirit fully accepted her newly assigned fate. *** [The Void Will is watching you] … … … [The target's influence is too strong!] [Target: Risir]