Perfect Avatar-Chapter 269: Taking Back The World

Apophis, wearing the same school uniform, glanced around, then stared at Midgard.

"I was starting to wonder how crazy my envy was, but if you’re here, that should mean I’m no longer alive."

Midgard, with her mocking smile, simply nodded.

"So, if I’m dead, and so are you, what is this place? This isn’t what the afterlife is supposed to look like."

"Hm... Technically, it’s a form of afterlife, in a way. You don’t seem surprised to see me, like if you knew I was dead."

"... Your people came to me and told me about you. But what a surprise... You? Sacrificing yourself for your Avatar? How ridiculous."

She stared indifferently at her nails while Midgard moved her hair with a finger.

"Not an Avatar, but my other half. And you? How did you die? Don’t tell me those kids got you even with the power of your little Cleo."

Apophis looked at her with an anxious intensity, but instead of getting angry, she just rolled her eyes.

"Hm... It seems like you know a lot. Pride was with them, things got complicated, but I was close to success... If it wasn’t for my ridiculous partner who surrendered at the worst time."

She sighed, but a smile appeared on her face. She and Midgard exchanged a smile, then both turned to Dora, Elizabeth, and Peters.

"I suppose I owe you an explanation? This person is Apophis, one of the Players who entered this world during the first Twilight of Gods. She was one of the lucky ones to find an Avatar."

Apophis lowered her head, in front, the trio remained speechless.

She gave them her usual smile, when her facial expression changed upon seeing Dora.

"...Hm?....Wait..."

Her eyes widened slowly, she reached him in two steps and observed his face closely.

"...Im...possible...You...What..."

"...No...It’s possible...I’m a boy."

His hands tried to reach for his face, but Midgard immediately grabbed him.

"Sorry dear, I know he’s handsome but he has my name on his forehead. Number Mid01."

"Indeed." Dora nodded.

Apophis trembled even more.

"You? That face... Who are you??? What is your name? Midgard, what exactly is this place?! Why does he look like him???"

All eyes turned to Midgard who was having a blast, she took great pleasure in seeing Apophis panicking and felt the need to make it last longer.

"I could tell you, but... Think twice, if I reveal the truth now, we might have to end this world, are you ready for that?"

She was talking to everyone but she was specifically looking at Dora.

At first the boy was the one who refused to return to reality, broken by everything he was going through, however, the time spent with Midgard and the reappearance of people who were supposed to be dead but now living in some form of paradise was a big healing for him.

But there remained a dark truth, too good to be true, and something else was happening in the real world.

"In this world, we could live happily ever after, but if we decide to face reality... things could get ugly."

Apophis was looking at her like crazy.

"Face realit...Midgard...This boy...Is that him? Is that really him? Is he the true Origin?"

She looked like she was going to explode at any moment, Midgard held her momentum for a few seconds then took a power stance.

"Yes, he’s the origin... The original boyfriend!"

"...What’s wrong with you?!"

Midgard burst out laughing while Apophis grabbed her head and whispered a few words.

Elizabeth leaned on Dora.

"What are they talking about?"

"...Remember the Rift of the Twilight of the Gods? There was a creature inside, and somehow part of that creature is inside me. I discovered that I should exist in many words and apparently a lot of people are after me."

Midgard wiped a tear of laughter from her eyes.

"It’s more complicated, but like I said, truth be told, there are consequences. This world is not an illusion, we merged so I have access to some of your abilities, and one of them allows me to create a new world with the souls who joined you, a truly divine feat, and..."

She crossed her arms behind her back and looked up at the sky.

"I choose the memory I want to share with you. Dora, a lot has happened outside. Your body still exists outside, with its own consciousness and will. Everything it learns, I learn it too, but I can’t take any action against him because I’m already dead. I can only exist in the ideological world created by your power... But to get your body back, you will have to leave this world."

Their attention focused on Dora, Elizabeth and Peters accepted without opposition their new role as a statue, in contrast to Apophis who was at the end of her rope.

"It doesn’t make any sense... Why even think about it? It’s not a real world, the origin could control the real world so why talk about choices? There is only one right decision... And... Why is the origin here? How did you die?"

She almost fell to her knees, struggling to breathe.

"The origin cannot die...The origin must be absolute..."

"If you stop being crazy, I’ll give you Cleopatra too, okay?"

Apophis glared at Midgard with all the hatred in the world. However, she coughed and forced herself to regain her composure.

"... You are crazy."

The two looked at Dora, one with understanding, the other with anxiety. There was one question and two answers: reject reality and live in paradise or face it and struggle in hell.

Dora placed a hand on his forehead.

"Do you need more time, dear?"

"...I think I’ve had enough time now. What will happen if I stay here?"

"No one other than the true origin can defeat the invader. It will be the end of the world outside."

"And if everyone dies, won’t they all appear here?"

Apophis flinched, she glanced at Midgard, but the serenity of the latter convinced her not to intervene.

"If everyone dies, they might appear... But if you die... This world will collapse."

Dora placed his hands on his hips, a grimace on his lips.

He looked at Elizabeth and Peters behind them, Elizabeth nodding at him.

"That really narrows down my options, huh?...Hm? But then, everyone is trapped here until I die?"

Midgard shook her head.

"It’s just one of your powers, we could stop it at any time. We’re all dead, but..."

She walked towards him, her eyes alternating between Elizabeth and Peters.

"The true Origin can perform the miracle of rewriting the world. If we lose, we lose everything, if we win, we will get everything the world took from us, dreams, friends, love, everything and more...And this will not be a temporary illusion."

The wind was blowing, in the distance, each soul making up this world stopped and looked in the same direction.

They were the ghosts of a tragedy, people who had lost everything, but here they found a paradise, a paradise that turned out to be only temporary.

Dora could feel an invisible force pulling him, a silent call showing him the only possible path.

It wasn’t a difficult decision, there was only one choice.

"And you? Will you stay here until this is over?"

Midgard smirked at him.

"Hm, you would be sad, wouldn’t you? Don’t worry, we are one, I can follow you to a certain extent, same with Apophis and all the sins that your other self would end up absorbing or kill It will be a long process, but you will not suffer alone this time."

Dora’s eyes suddenly took on more life, shining with relief, a sight that Midgard did not miss.

"God, I didn’t realize how addicted you had become to me, were you really afraid of losing me again?"

She patted his cheek, but instead of being flustered, Dora laughed.

"It’s not a bad addiction if it saved me, I got too much from you so give me a chance to repay you."

"...Uh?"

Surprised, Midgard retracts. Elizabeth punched the air with satisfaction, next to Peters who was feeling less and less concerned about the subject.

"Ugh... When did you learn to fight back? Stupid little toy..."

Midgard looked away to avoid Dora, but met Elizabeth instead.

"What you looking at? Stay away from that."

"Say that without that smile... And that pink on your face."

Elizabeth burst out laughing, Apophis rolled her eyes.

"Okay, so, is there anything else you need to make a decision? The choice is obvious, right?"

Dora massaged his shoulders.

"Yes, because there’s only one option. I have no idea what’s going on, and now I’m afraid of what I’ll find out."

"... But?"

"But I am the Avatar of Greed, so I will live up to my name and take back the world." freēwēbηovel.c૦m