Chapter 172: Time...slow?

A bright, hot, light appeared in the Inner World. Of course, it was right in front of Desire and Gaud, who couldn't move.

And the cause of the bright, hot, light was the Krussi that collided against the twisted form of the screen that the Unknown usually uses to tell its message to Desire.

Desire was just staring at the bright, hot, light with his blue eyes. It seems that Desire wasn't feeling any stinging pain or any type of pain at all even though he was staring straight at the bright, hot, light.

However, contrary to the little child right in front of him, Gaud...had his eyes closed shut.

Why? It was because Gaud could feel the pain just from looking at the light!

And that was strange. Gaud was a being who was a lot stronger than Desire right now.

What's more, Desire was confident that Gaud...was way stronger than even his master, Lionel.

And now...Gaud couldn't stare at the bright, hot, light right in front of him even though Desire...could stare at it with no problems?

That was definitely weird, but Gaud couldn't even begin to think about it.

Why? It was because it was so hot that Gaud had to protect himself with much focus!

The rings of light on his back that were stuck on the black rods, the Eight Orbs of Gaud, were shining heavily right now as it tried to protect Gaud's body.

Of course, Gaud was controlling them with his concentration and will.

However, even then, Gaud could feel the hotness coming from the bright, hot, light right in front of him.

That was why things were weird even though Gaud didn't exactly know about how...Desire was feeling right now.

Right, since Gaud was feeling the hotness even though he was heavily protecting himself, Desire...should be in a much worse situation.

However, Gaud...could not hear, feel, or even pick up on any signs that Desire was screaming in pain.

And that was weird!

After all, Desire was a lot weaker than Gaud. He should not be able to protect himself against the heat, and he should not be able to withstand this kind of heat.

Why? It was because Gaud...was really having a hard time trying to protect himself.

If Desire couldn't even protect himself, it was only natural that Desire should be screeching on the ground right now as he screamed in pain.

However, Gaud could not even pick up on any signs that Desire was screeching on the ground.

Well, it was the truth that Desire was not in pain, and he was also not feeling any heat coming from the bright, hot, light. No, since Desire couldn't feel any heat at all, it was only a bright light for him.

Right, and Desire was just staring at the bright light as if he was entranced by this sight.

His blue eyes were clearly showing interest over this bright light, and that was clear as his blue eyes...were shining.

Even though there was a bright light right in front of him, one would be able to notice that Desire's eyes were shining.

That was how...bright Desire's eyes were right now, and that was weird.

After all, Desire was not even feeling anything at all. In fact, he felt normal.

His condition was exactly the polar opposite of Gaud's condition, in which Gaud couldn't even begin to think about this situation.

Even though he was the lord of the Inner World, Gaud...couldn't do shit about this situation.

He was that...powerless right now.

Anyway, it was then that Desire finally got a hold of himself.

It seems that he finally realized what was going on, but well.

Even though he was kinda late in realizing that, it couldn't be helped.

He was just that...mesmerized and entranced by the bright light right in front of him.

'Hmm...what the hell happened?' Desire thought as he felt his hands moving towards the bright light right in front of him.

Of course, his body...was still moving at a snail's pace in an attempt to grab the twisted form of the screen.

It seems that Desire couldn't stop moving his body now that he has started to move his hands towards the screen.

'Hmm...I'm moving slow, but I don't feel anything at all.' Desire thought as he observed himself.

He could feel that he was moving his body, but he couldn't stop himself at all.

That was...a little bit strange as it was his body, but that was not all.

Desire then found out that...he couldn't see anything besides the bright light right in front of him.

He couldn't see Gaud, the Sage of the Eight Godly Paths, who Desire knew was just around near him.

He also couldn't see the huge-ass door, the Understanding of Power that was also right in front of him.

What's more, Desire couldn't even see any colors of the Inner World.

Desire could only see the bright light in front of him, and it was...in a literal way.

However, even then, Desire...was a little bit too calm in this situation as he thought.

'Did something go wrong? I was just reading what the Unknown had to say...'

For Desire, it was more likely to think that the Inner World itself has gone wrong.

No, it was more correct to say that Gaud did something wrong that caused this problem.

After all, Gaud was the stranger to Desire. And Desire was just reading the Unknown, which was a pretty normal activity for Desire.

That was why Desire thought that this was something that was happening because of Gaud or something like that.

However, it seems that Desire couldn't think about it anymore as his hands...finally entered his field of vision.

Of course, his hands were still moving so slow that Desire couldn't even figure out if he was even moving.

No, he couldn't even tell if he was even moving his body.

However, even with these strange things that were happening around him, Desire was still not panicking.

It seems that his mental strength has become strong as this was a situation that calls for immediate actions, but...Desire didn't feel like it was one.

In fact, Desire wasn't that worried about this situation. If he was worried about it, he would have tried to think of things that would make him escape from this situation.

He would have been desperate to control his body and to regain control of his body.

He would try everything that he could just to try and stop his hands that were about to grab the light right now.

He would also do everything he could to see other things in this place.

However, he wasn't doing that, and that just proves that Desire was not worried at all.

It was crazy, weird, and strange, but...Desire was sincerely thinking and believing that this situation was not dangerous.

At least, Desire thought that it was not dangerous for him.

That was why he was just watching his hand move towards the bright light while thinking, 'When will this end...'

Although Desire was indeed interested in the bright light that suddenly appeared, that was only because of the cause.

After all, the cause of the bright light was the Krussi and the twisted screen of the Unknown.

It was only natural that Desire would be interested in it. However, as time passed, Desire...lost interest.

After all, nothing was happening, and it definitely felt like a long time has passed by now.

Things were just moving slow, and that was why it seems like a short amount of time has only passed.

'Hmm...still, why did the Krussi and the Unknown suddenly appeared in this place?' Desire thought as he wanted to use this time to think about things.

Well, since it was taking too long, it was only right for him to think of other things that would alleviate his...boredom.

Right, Desire was feeling bored right now, and that was why he just thought of random things.

He thought of how he was a Quarter God, and he thought of Gaud, the Sage of the Eight Godly Paths.

And maybe because time really has passed long enough or...things just reverted back to normal, Desire could finally see his hands...that was about to touch the bright light itself.

However, before Desire could even think or show a reaction about it, something crazy happened.

No, it was not really crazy if you think about the past events that happened in this place.

After all, what happened was the bright light...suddenly opened up!

Right, the bright light opened up. Although it sounds weird, that was definitely what happened as the bright light...suddenly had a darkness within it.

What's more, Desire could clearly see that darkness as the darkness reflected off of his blue eyes.

However, that darkness was just an empty space in this place.

And it seems that the real thing has not even started as Desire could see the darkness move.

He could see the darkness move towards him at a fast speed that Desire actually flinched!

'What?!!?' Desire thought as he...felt his hands that were about to touch the bright light...gone.

Right, Desire's hands....he couldn't feel them at all.