Neo woke up in the hall with a gasp.
The years he spent in the vision were but a moment in reality.
He clutched his heart.
"What… what was that?"
"The beginning of the Age of Gods.
"It was the first battle between the Almighty Godking, Zeus, and the Father of Time, Kronos."
Neo was shaken to the core.
The third vision showed him things beyond his wildest imagination.
He was not in a different world.
This was his world, just far into the future after the Apocalypse arrived.
"Now, the question.
"Did Kronos do the right thing by killing Melino??
"Before you make a decision, let me tell you Kronos lost his family — his friends who were like brothers to him — in the Apocalypse brought by Melino?.
"It might sound cliché, but Kronos did not kill her out of a sense of justice.
"He wanted revenge for his brothers."
Neo bit his lips.
Kronos — Francis — did it for Neo and Klein's sake.
He wanted to say Kronos was correct.
However, Dios' emotions would not let him.
The Sphinx chuckled.
"Seems like you are not shocked by the fact that the Gods were once mortal, but by the vision itself.
"Was the pain of Great God Zeus too much for you?"
It continued to speak.
"Then, do you think Zeus made the right decision by protecting his sister even though she caused the death of billions?
"Don't forget Zeus killed an entire city in mad rage."
Sphinx watched with curiosity as Neo was torn between the choices.
Rationality or his emotions.
Kronos or Zeus.
Neo was shivering.
Just when Sphinx thought Neo was about to crumble, he raised his head.
"Hey, you fucking bitch."
He stared at the Sphinx.
"Start the fourth vision."
"Are you sure about that?"
The Sphinx saw through Neo's fake bravado easily.
"Even I don't know what is in the fourth vision nor can I know.
"The Akashic Records will show you your personal despair."
The Sphinx continued, amused.
"Barely anyone comes out unscathed from the fourth vision.
"Do you really want to enter it?
"You might just end up losing yourself." the Sphinx explained.
"Yes, I want to enter the fourth vision."
"If that is what you wish."
The Sphinx knew Neo would agree.
They always agreed.
Always.
…
Neo flipped the pages of the diary.
[Day 1: I'm ….. the last …. of Hades. More …. people are …. I …. to talk …..
]
[Day 2: …. losing …. the Clans …. no longer …. ]
A lot of content of the dairy was scribbled over in what seemed like made rage.
Only a few words were intelligible.
The pages were crumbled and a bit damp.
[Day 48: …. my fault …. we defeated …. I couldn't …. ]
He continued to flip.
The number of empty pages continued to increase as he went deeper.
[Day 72: … strong … overwhelmingly ….. everyone …. falling ….. ]
[Day 125: We lost.]
[Day 498: Not ….. alive ….. I alone ….. along…. ]
[Day 1013: I want to die.]
[Day 1014: I want to die. I want to die.]
[Day 1015: I want to die. I want to die. I want to die.]
[Day 1016: I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die.
I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die.
I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die. I want to die.
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