An Obvious Choice

All of a sudden, the spiked club warrior's face turned towards Licht as his eyes met with the hollow sockets in its mask. And the warrior roared, rushing in Licht's direction.

Its speed was faster than Licht had anticipated. In a matter of some seconds, the warrior was upon him.

'I won't make it out in time!'

Licht couldn't dodge the attack aimed at him. He had to hold his ground and take it with his body.

He lifted both of his hands, the wrist guard on them shimmering with a whitish glow. He gritted as the attack came near him.

CLANG!

But a crushing sound reverberated. The thing being crushed in front of Licht wasn't his arms but a blue barrier that extended from the point of the impact.

The barrier extended from that one spike of the club to the walls of the dark room. It was like Licht was standing in some safe zone of sorts.

A place where the conjoined warriors couldn't barge into.

GRHHH!

Seeing that they couldn't get past the wall, they banged their weapons on it repeatedly, yet the wall held on. Making their efforts futile

CLANG!

With not even the last attack going through, both of them started to shout and move in a frenzy.

The prey was right in front of them! It was right there!

Yet they couldn't get past this damned wall!

Meanwhile, Licht was in a trance, not because he was half saved from them by this barrier. Though yes, he was surprised by the barrier protecting him.

It couldn't compare to the system screen in front of him.

[Trial: Twin sword of Dusk and Dawn.]

[Legacy trial for the Emperor Sylvestia.]

[Rejoice Challenger! You have come a long way from being a real mortal. You were just a no-name in your homeworld, but now. Now you have become one of the real contenders for the position of the 'Heir'.]

[You are now on one of the many crossroads that have gone and will obviously come, unless you die midway of course. The Emperors are one of the strongest beings, second only to the #$@@$ and the fallen Gods.]

[An Emperor's legacy isn't a small thing. In fact, it is grander, grander than all of your lives. All of life is present in zones right now. It is far greater than them all, and Twin Swords are one of the best weapons out there.]

[The crossroad you stand at is deadly and suicidal, yet the reward is worth the risk. The opponent you face is two of the lowest warriors in the army of the Emperor, unknown and nameless soldiers.]

[But it is semi-mortal, which means it has all of its stats above 25. It is now living under a curse of corruption. Guarding on the most esteemed treasures.]

[The choice is yours now:]

1) Leave the trial: You will forget everything related to it, but you will get a complimentary Myth, above in power by at least one rank than the strongest one you own.

The memories you lose will come back with time, but there is a price to pay for everything. The power you gain here is in a sealed state and too much for one person to have.

2) Fight the Depraved Warrior: You will fight the warriors, and if you win, you will rightfully be the inheritor of Emperor Slyvestia, but if you lose, you will become the abomination you see ahead.

And be scorned for eternity, guarding another of the sacred treasures under the name of Pantheon. Always so close to the riches, yet so far away.

Either the barrier goes away or you. Choose wisely!

[May the blessing of the Fallen Gods be with you.]

Licht was in a reverie. The more he read through, the more confused he got. This, all this wasn't easy. He had gotten this far, and he was going to be rewarded for that as well.

It was quite the opportunity to receive a myth greater than Sentinel's armor. He could speed through many of the calamities.

"Imagine having something greater than the Sentinel's armor. Like, I killed a unique calamity for it, which was too hard to kill."

"I can get something better here. I can stop just at this. I can choose not to fight that abomination in that room and die a dog's death."

"I can choose….." Licht's face brightened up as a hysterical surfaced upon his face.

And why wouldn't he be happy? He could choose! Since the time he spawned in this new world, he had to fight without a say in it.

It was literally a win-win situation right now. He could risk it all and maybe win, but if he got out of it right now, then he could go away with just a better Myth.

He should choose the second option right away without hesitation. It was favorable and the best.

Yet again…..AGAIN!

A fire was burning in his chest, right there in his heart, not letting him get away.

It didn't let him choose the obvious and best choice!

"JUST WHY!! YOU FUCKING SHITE, THE FUCK DO YOU WANT! I HAVE A CHOICE!"

"I CAN LIVE AND BE STRONGER THAN BEFORE, MAYBE EVEN STRONG ENOUGH TO GET OTHER MONSTERS." his legs moved wildly as he walked around in weird circles.

"I will just get what instead of that Myth? A sealed weapon that can get me killed for trying to unseal it or even worse, turn hundreds of people against me for all its worth," Licht shouted in an enranged voice, slamming his fist into his face.

He slapped himself until his nose started to bleed. This happened every time to him. He just couldn't have his emotions in check.

He had a choice, yet he was either just one declaration away from being killed.

Or making himself stronger.

But a realization dawned on him.

Author's Notes: I have been moving out and packing for my first year in college. Sooo, it has been quite hectic to take out time and write right now. This same thing can happen more in the future but I will try to get back to the daily release schedule as soon as possible. (On an unrelated note...JOINING DISCORD SERVER WHEN! You can come there and kill me for the dreadful cliffs, ahem.)