Chapter 483 - 479: Apology
The Lord of Time tried to break this special realm to run to a different timeline only to fail.
He was inside a domain of Ryder, which stopped him from doing the things he had planned. Strangely enough, he didn't even realize when Ryder had cast his Domain in the first place.
How was it possible that he... A god of Time couldn't know that he was in the domain of another god? Just how strong was this guy? The Lord of Time didn't remember Ryder being this strong.
Or was it that he always had an ability like this which he never used? He had so many questions that he wanted to ask. Unfortunately for him, the questions were never going to get any answers. He only now realized how late it was for him.
Death was above his head, and it was going to reach him without moments. He only had the time to say one word at best. He didn't wish to waste that one word in a question, the answer of which he wasn't even going to be able to hear.
He opened his lips as he said his last word, "Goodbye."
He had only finished his word when the Sword landed on his head.
Shake! Tremble!
The entire special realm started trembling as soon as the sword crashed on the head of the Lord of Time.
Fortunately, Ryder had already casted his domain which was the best weapon to contain this energy. If he hadn't, the energy that came out of this attack would have been devastating.
It could have destroyed the Entire Realm, and not only that, the extreme strength of it could have alerted the Lord of Space and the other gods. It was absolutely necessary for him to stop all that, and the Domain was just the tool he needed.
The Destructive energy was contained inside the findings, but not much before it destroyed the entire pond and everything else in its range.
It even reached Ryder, who raised his right hand to stop the impact from reaching him. A dark barrier appeared before him that stopped the devastating power that was capable of destroying his mortal body.
Within minutes, the smoke and dust settled only to reveal what could only be described as a carnage. A big hole could be seen in the ground where there happened to be a pond until recently.
Not even a glimpse of the Lord of Time could be seen anywhere, but Ryder knew what had happened. It was over. It was all over. The Lord of Time was never going to return. He was dead.
Ryder had killed another one of his friends with his own hands.
He gazed at the big crater in the ground where the Lord of Time was previously.
Ryder didn't have time to respond to the last words of his friend. He could only reply now when that man didn't exist.
He opened his lips and muttered, "Goodbye. And I'm sorry."
He gazed at the Spear of Time which was in his hand.
This was said to be one of the most precious items. A spear that could rule over the time. In fact, Ryder had used a small part of this spear when making the bracelet of immortality.
He hadn't told the Lord of Time, but there was a time long ago when he had borrowed the Spear of Time to hold it. That was when Ryder had taken a barely noticeable part of the spear. As it was the Spear of Time, it had the ability to heal itself.
The part which was broken by Ryder healed. That was why the Lord of Time never knew how his spear was basically a part of the cursed bracelet of immortality that caused all this.
Spear of Time was an item that was bound to the Lord of Time. No one except the Lord of Time could use its abilities. That's why it was useless for Ryder. It was basically just a spear that could heal, for him.
The Spear of Time disappeared from Ryder's hands as he turned back. It was unclear where Ryder had sent it.
He started walking in an unknown direction. After having taken only a few steps, a portal appeared before him.
Ryder entered the Portal and disappeared from the realm that was left in a carnage. The Lord of Time was no more. Unfortunately, no one was going to know that. The special realm where the Lord of Time had gone into seclusion was still intact.
In the eyes of other gods, the Lord of Time was in seclusion there. No one was going to come to check. It was unclear if it was ever going to be discovered that Lord of Time was wiped off of existence.
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In a different part of the universe, a young silver-haired boy was walking back and forth.
A look of worry was evident in Janus' face as he walked in front of a small pond that only had two fishes— the fish of Sun and the fish of moon.
"I'm dead. Absolutely dead," Janus muttered as he frowned.
It was at that point; a portal appeared before Janus. At the sight of the portal, it was as if Janus's heartbeat stopped.
He knew who was going to come from that portal.
He instantly got down on his knees to prepare for the arrival and to have an edge.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Janus started yelling even before Ryder came out of the Portal. His voice only increased as soon as he actually saw Ryder.
Ryder was indeed the person who had stepped out of the portal. A look of arrogance mixed with some reminisce was on Ryder's face as he stepped out of the portal.
"Does it matter now?" Ryder asked lazily as he gazed at Janus.
"It doesn't. What happened has happened, but still, please allow me to apologize. I couldn't stop it from happening. If only I were more alert," Janus let out as he kept his head down.
He didn't even dare look into Ryder's eyes.
"If it's about you, let alone you, even I wouldn't be able to know. He was the ruler of time, after all. It's fine. I don't blame you. Stand up," Ryder let out as he walked over to the pond.
"Was?" Janus muttered as he frowned. Did it mean the Lord of Time was no more?
He gazed at Ryder with a face full of emotions. He could only imagine what Ryder was going through.
In the Last War, Ryder had many opportunities to kill the Lord of Time and the Lord of Space, but he didn't do it. It was because they used to be his friends.
'Sigh, this is really a mess. Even after all that, it actually came to this. I can't say I didn't expect this. It was the most probable outcome after he had disappeared by going back in time,' Janus thought as he gazed at the back of Ryder, which looked somewhat lonely.
He knew that it was going to be a battle between Ryder and the Lord of Time. It was because all gods could forget about Ryder coming back to life after he went back in time but not the ones that had the power of time.
Janus was one of them, but the Lord of Time was in a whole different league altogether. He was never going to forget about Ryder's return. Ryder could only kill him.
But Janus had still hoped that things between them could be solved with talks. No matter how unlikely, there was still hope. Unfortunately, that hope was gone now.
"These two. They're still here," Ryder muttered as he gazed at the two fishes in the pond. Finally, a smile appeared on Ryder's face.
"Of course. I could let nothing happen to your favorites," Janus let out as he stood up. He stepped closer to the pond and stepped beside Ryder, who sat down near the pond.
"These two are the only things that are still uniform in my life. I can never lose them," Ryder muttered as he gazed at the fishes. "Thank you for taking care of them. And of everyone else."
"Now that you're back, I don't think I need to anymore," Janus let out as he smiled. "You can take care of everything now."
"I can't," Ryder let out as he gazed at his hands. "It won't last long."
"What do you mean?" Janus asked as confusion engulfed him.
"The power of the Lord of Time which brought me back... Their effect is running out. I'll have to go back soon. You'll need to handle things for a little longer," Ryder said, shifting his gaze to Janus.
"But... What about you? You're back. Why do you have to go back? Your soul is completely awake. What are you talking about?" Janus asked. Even though he had some idea about what Ryder was talking about, he still didn't want to believe it.
"Now, you can use your powers. You should be able to find ways," he added.