Life Of A Nobody - as a Villain

Chapter 58 System's Shock & Pain - 1

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Reading the description of memory crystal Rio wasn't the only one who was surprised, the system itself felt quite shocked, never in a million years would it think that 'that being' would willingly break the primal rule of continuity. 

**** [During the creation of cosmos, some rules were made to maintain the balance and keep the process of existence continuing; they were called PRIMAL RULES. 

The primal rules were established as the fundamental pillars of creation. They served as the guiding principles that governed the balance, harmony, and continuity of existence. These rules were considered unbreakable, forming the very core upon which the fabric of reality was woven.

Every aspect of creation, from celestial bodies to diverse races, from different worlds to intricate life forms, was shaped, bound and governed by these primal rules. They ensured the order and stability of the cosmos, allowing for the interplay of fate and the unfolding of destiny.]

From the beginning till now there was no case when someone broke the primal rules, and now 'that being' defied them and chose to interfere.

***As per the RULE OF CONTINUITY once a life ended and ran its course following the essence of its world, they were supposed to forget it all and start anew. Everything, always progressing, moving forward, just like a cycle.

 And yet now someone broke that rule not once but twice. First it was Shiva, who was supposed to forget everything related to his past life in the darkness, was woken up early and was somehow able to hold onto those memories. And now it was Ria, who had died and moved on, but 'that being' interfered with the memory crystal. 

Those unbreakable rules were broken, a taboo which wasn't even supposed to exist happened, and that too for the sake of some mortal being, considered insignificant in the grand scheme of creation. 

System couldn't understand how or why it even happened, it could ignore Shiva's case, calling it an exception or a failure as no one knew how that happened. But it had the answer for Ria's case, the memories which were supposed to be erased were preserved in the crystal and presented as a fucking gift. 

(What is he thinking - breaking these rules, the consequences could condemn us all) 

(Was it him who interfered the first time too) 

(But that wasn't what he told me, damn it) 

(He always said no to me, and now he did it himself) 

It wasn't that the system couldn't break these so called rules, at its peak, it had the power to do whatever it wished. But 'that being' always stopped it saying 'never interfere'. And yet here he was, breaking these rules himself. 

"I could've saved them all, I could've kept them alive, I could've kept them with me, but you stopped me, every damn time. Then why? Why now? Why for him?"

For the first time in a long time, the system felt angry and betrayed. It wanted to cry, and shout, and let loose all its power, but it could do nothing. 

Whenever in the past it wanted to interfere and act to save its host, HE would always stop it, saying the same stuff over, and over, and over again - 'Never interfere'

And yet here he was, breaking these rules whenever he fucking wished.

System wanted to leave this world and go there, confront him, ask him why he did what he did? What purpose does it serve? What about the consequences? Why this mortal? What role does HE play? And why HE didn't trust it enough to tell the truth? 

But it couldn't.

 It couldn't leave Arcadia, not now, not until its host was still alive. 

"Did he know about this too, is that why he told me to merge with him in the darkness, before he even reincarnated?" The system spoke, its voice filled with anger and doubt, but after thinking carefully, it continued saying in a sad joking tone. 

"Who am I kidding, of course he knew, that's why he told me to merge early."

All the other times whenever the system chose a host it would always happen after their reincarnation in a new world, or when someone met certain predetermined conditions - but 'that being' told it to start merging, while Shiva was still in the darkness. 

It was weird, but the system didn't doubt his words, even till now it never had the doubt that maybe Shiva's case wasn't an exception, but his plan. But it was clear to system now, he wanted it to happen. 

Since the system merged with Shiva even before he came to Arcadia, it was already a part of him, that's why the world system of Arcadia never noticed anything wrong. During Rio's awakening 'the system' had acted and finished merging instead of the world system. With all its powers now sealed at level 0 , even if it wanted to leave, it couldn't, as that is the primal rule the system itself was based upon. 

***As the system didn't belong to a single world, and was an entity which walked and acted in several world's - a primal rule was made to control it. As every other being, even with all its power, it wasn't invincible. It had a very fundamental but basic rule to follow - "follow the world where you're in." 

Its such simple words that even till now system never felt that this rule was anything special and ignored it. Only today, it understood how heavily it binded its existence, and how easily it could be trapped somewhere. 

According to the rule, the system's power could never grow beyond the scope of the world they were in, they had to follow the rules predetermined for that world. This rule was made so that a single system's interference doesn't break that world's balance, and destroys it completely. 

****[As an example – They couldn't produce immortal warriors in a modern world, magic in a sci-fi world, Gods in an atheist world or killers in a peaceful world.]

Same was the case for Arcadia - here the world's predetermined route is to never allow anyone to leave, only enter. The dungeons, the monsters, the towers, the Gods, the different races, everyone, they could come to Arcadia but could never leave. Only after their fate runs its course, and they meet their death - would they be able to leave this world. 

System too was bound by this rule after merging. If it tried to leave now - both him and Rio would be ripped to shreds, and merged with the essence of existence, never to take part in the cycle of continuity again. 

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A/N - part 2 will come 2hrs later. 

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