Galaxy's First Ruler

What could be the greatest mystery of humanity?

Lost cities? Tombs? Holy scrolls?

Or where did the man come from?

These were the top contenders among their kinds. But even higher, to the extremities, lied a mystery which some men didn't even dare to seek. Men had slain many scholars of curious and astute minds to prevent them from saying this mystery aloud.

The existence of Gods!

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'Yes.'

Aldrich thought and accepted the strange but tempting Dual-Title Quest. More so because he believed Boomie must have got the same Quest too. Aldrich was sure there was no Godly attribute about him, unlike the Blood Devil, and the reason for this Quest could be one of his Skills or Items.

He remembered the Title Quest which was still pending and had divine attributes about it.

The Divine Rumok Engraver.

Aldrich walked out of the crater covered in ash and saw the Blood Devil standing afar, with a hole in his chest and filled with seething resentment. Aldrich knew what the Devil had been waiting for. A ripple originated from his hand, by which he was holding the face of the Blue armored Bellerophon, as he Banished the Law of Darkness.

The abyss-like hole in the middle of her forehead vanished as a seed with many web-like tentacles appeared in its place. Aldrich clenched his hand and ripped out the Darkness Seed, along with a part of the Boss's skull.

The only reason the Blue Bellerophon had yet to die was because of her HP, which she had increased to three times its Max value. Aldrich threw away the Boss, at her last breaths, towards the Blood Devil.

Aarghhh! Houuu!!

Low growls and howling of wind came out of the Devil's mouth as it towered over the bloody Boss and looked down at it.

BANG!

A large blood-red foot smashed the Boss's head open like a watermelon. Even before the brain matter and juice could stain the Blood Devil, the Blue armored Crawler crumbled away in dust, indistinguishable from the ash under it, and left behind three hovering black balls and a huge Mana core.

Roarrrr!

The Blood Devil let out a roar towards the sky and then looked at Aldrich. The understanding passed between them was mutual. Aldrich saw the Devil's body burst into a Blood mist and gathered together to form Boomie. The Devil's head also soon turned into an ethereal red mist and entered Boomie's head.

The space rippled above Boomie as a Red Armillary Sash appeared out of nowhere and wrapped itself around Boomie's shoulders. Aldrich rushed towards Boomie, seeing him falling onto the ground with no consciousness. He laid him down gently and eyed the three rewards.

"Are you going to kill me like that too?"

A tired and defeated voice came from Aldrich's back. He turned around and saw the Red Bellerophon lying flat helplessly. More bizarre were her flesh and skin that kept rupturing and amending themselves. Her eyes kept losing their sense of sight and whenever she saw the blackness, her body twitched maniacally.

Aldrich made his way towards the remaining Boss, leaving the rewards for later. Even after what had happened, Aldrich didn't forget the real reason for which he had selected this forsaken Dungeon. The Rank of Baron was important to Aldrich, but in the end, he had a scholar's heart. And that heart desired answers, answers to the unknown mysteries.

"Have you met God?"

Aldrich had lost his unconditional trust in 'History' after finding out that Bellerophon wasn't a man but a woman. He only expected the vague facts and myths to have some substance backing them up. If there was some reality mixed with the story stating that Bellerophon had fought and got defeated by the Gods of Olympus, then Aldrich had to find it out.

Aldrich saw the Bellerophon raising her eyebrows and looking at him in shock. A slight playful smile also crept up on her face as the redness of the lust returned, mixed with tormenting pain.

"Haha… Cough! You want answers?"

The Red Bellerophon raised her chin to look up at Aldrich. Along with the agonizing laugh, Aldrich saw two tiny streams of tears rolling down from the corner of her eyes. The two streams met at her lovely chin, and a teardrop fell on the hot ash under her face.

"Have sex with me, and I can tell you about much more!"

"Why… ?"

Aldrich didn't get to complete his words when the Red armored Bellerophon interjected and asked the same question to him instead.

"Why I am so adamant about having sex, right?"

The mythical hero struggled to sit up on her knees. Every movement brought her unimaginable anguish and suffering, but the Will of a legend had yet to be swayed. Aldrich's eyes met those of Bellerophon's as the Boss voiced out the words which would haunt Aldrich for many years to come.

"The price of every Blessing is Curse, the price of every Insight is Horror, and the price of all Dreams is Reality. Or have you forgotten who we serve, Aldrich Guo, the Blessed One?"

HAHAHA!!!

The resounding laughter echoed like countless thunders in Aldrich's ears. The accumulated Will of millions of years seemed to be on the verge of being shaken out of its roots. Aldrich struggled to open his eyes as his eyelids felt heavier by seconds.

He took a deep breath, and the heat in the air tickled his lungs. An aura of Scholar rose from his pores and when he opened his eyes again, there was no trace of fear or anxiety, but only a bottomless ocean of patience.

"I don't serve anyone."

"…"

The Bellerophon looked at Aldrich with wide eyes and gaped mouth. But the silence around the Dreamer and the Boss overtook her emotions. Aldrich picked the Red Beauty with a sudden motion, using one hand around her head and the other around her legs. And a trace of shyness overwhelmed the Boss's plump cheeks.

"What… What are you doing? I… I'd rather die here."

"Die!? You can't die yet. I need my answers."