bookbashuk Chapter 476 The End of the World
Chapter 476 The End of the World
Chapter 476 The End of the World
Dui looked at the empty subspace, thought for a moment, and then manipulated the subspace to shrink rapidly with a wave of his hand, eventually turning it into a phantom space gem.
He pressed the gem, which he had transformed from the subspace, against his brow. The gem instantly transformed into a beam of light, entered his body, and merged with the Soul Gem.
Thus, the subspace became the space within Dui's soul, forming its own world.
The system seemed to really like this subspace, and it entered it directly, transforming into a golden sun that hung within the space.
Moreover, influenced by the system, the originally illusory subspace gradually became real, as if it were about to evolve into a real space.
This change also surprised Dui.
He was very much looking forward to seeing what changes would occur in the subspace.
After all this was over, a long time had passed in the world of Arda.
Morgoth remained untraceable and undiscovered, presumably hiding somewhere studying the Secret Fire.
Dui, on the other hand, returned to Valinor to reunite with his wife and children, spending a warm and peaceful time together.
Countless eras have passed.
Humanity has long since entered the interstellar age, and human footprints have already covered every corner of the universe.
Human power has become indistinguishable from that of gods. Some powerful humans possess strength comparable to the Maya level, have gained near-immortal lifespans, and have invented weapons capable of destroying the world.
Valinor had long since severed ties with Arda, and even Viraoumu, who had lived alone in the sea, had returned to Valinor to reside.
With the power that humanity has today, we have already explored the universe and the stars, not to mention the depths of the ocean or the earth, which hold no more secrets for us.
Moreover, with the power and technology of humankind today, discovering the existence of Valinor is not difficult.
So the Valar discussed it together and completely severed the connection between Valinor and Arda, to prevent humans from discovering and disturbing Valinor's peace and tranquility.
Humans are a strange race; they become united when faced with a powerful external enemy.
But when there are no external threats, they will fall into internal strife.
Since the interstellar age, humanity has waged countless wars, leaving the earth riddled with holes and countless lives lost. The stars created by Varda were shattered by planet-destroying cannons.
Its destructive power even surpassed the damage inflicted on the land during the War of Wrath in the First Age.
The Vera watched with deep concern as the world they had created was gradually destroyed by humanity, yet they were powerless to stop it.
Since the War of Wrath in the First Age, the Valar have not been allowed to interfere much, and could only watch helplessly as the world declined.
Unable to bear witnessing all this, the Valar withdrew their respective powers from Arda, leaving the world of Arda to develop on its own and no longer paying them much attention.
Manwë, the leader of the Valar, also prayed to Ilúvatar, the creator god, for revelation regarding Morgoth's theft of the Secret Fire and the affairs of mankind.
But the final result disappointed Manwe and the other Villars, as Ilúvatar did not respond.
Over the years, Dui's understanding of the laws of the soul has been steady and systematic.
In the interstellar age, the number of humans is as numerous as the stars, and due to constant wars, the number of people who die every day is countless. They all gather in the underworld, undergo judgment, and then leave Arda through the Gate of Mourning.
Mandos was therefore very busy, spending his days in the underworld with his wife, the weaving goddess Vera, and also moving the repaired Gate of Mourning into the underworld.
Dui also helped in the underworld in order to study the souls of these humans.
Thus, although he did not make great progress in his understanding of the laws of the soul, he did make some progress.
Countless years later, humanity grew increasingly greedy and unscrupulous. They set their sights on the depths of the earth's core, preparing to exploit the primordial fire within and search for the Spirit Diamonds.
They kept digging deep into the earth, trying to break through it and reach the earth's core.
But just as humans were about to reach the Earth's core and were celebrating, they unexpectedly unearthed a dark cave deep within the earth, waking up the nameless creatures that were sleeping there.
That was the nameless thing that Dui and Gandalf almost encountered when they fell into the abyss after fighting the Balrog in the Moria Mines.
Back then, before even seeing what the nameless creature looked like, merely sensing its aura was enough to send Balrog fleeing in panic—a terrifying subterranean creature that Gandalf dared not recall.
Those are creatures originating from the darkness and chaos before the birth of the world of Arda, older than the world itself, the "primordial shadow" of the world, and apocalyptic creatures that devour the earth.
Even the Vera knew very little about it and were extremely wary of it.
The only saving grace is that these nameless creatures have little intelligence, relying solely on their instinct to gnaw on rocks and expand tunnels for survival. They prefer to live in the deepest, darkest caves and dislike light and the surface.
Therefore, they have always lived deep in the earth and rarely appear on the surface, which is why they have always lived in peace.
But as humans greedily and relentlessly dug into the earth, they finally awakened this terrifying creature.
It was a colossal, serpentine creature, large enough to encircle the continent. Its voice was like thunder and the sound of a volcanic eruption, spewing out dark mist that transformed into a sky full of black clouds that quickly enveloped the Central Continent.
The entire continent was plunged into darkness, with not even a ray of sunlight or moonlight able to penetrate!
Humans never imagined that such a terrifying creature existed deep within the Earth's core, and immediately deployed their most powerful weapons to attack the nameless creature.
But instead of killing it, the nameless creature was thoroughly enraged. It emerged from the tunnels dug by humans and flattened the land, mountains, and hills within a radius of millions of miles, turning all cities into ruins and killing all humans!
Humanity was plunged into fear and despair, desperately using all available weapons to attack the nameless creature, even human powerhouses with strength comparable to the Maya did their best to stop them.
But all of this seemed like a futile effort. The nameless creature was a dark and chaotic being, not only possessing astonishing defensive capabilities, but also strangely absorbing all the energy of attacks that struck it, making it even stronger.
Even the Maya-level human powerhouse was swallowed whole by the nameless creature and died instantly.
What terrified and despaired humanity even more was that the nameless creature continued to grow as it gnawed at the rocks of the mountain, seemingly without end.
Faced with such a desperate situation, all humanity can do besides despair and regret is pray that someone will come to save them.
But fate seemed to think that humanity's misery was not enough, for a colossal black dragon that blotted out the sky appeared, spewing flames and plunging the earth into a sea of fire.
That was Ankaragon, the once mighty dragon, one of the most powerful dragons and one of Morgoth's strongest generals.
The dragon that was once slain by Eyarendil and destroyed the Sangorozim mountain range has been resurrected, and is even more powerful than before!
The one who was resurrected was Morgoth.
Morgoth used the power of the Secret Fire to resurrect the dead dragon Ankaragon and gave it even greater power.
Besides Ankaragan, countless dragons emerged from the abyss of the earth's fissures, forming a massive dragon army that swept across the world of Arda, accompanied by storms of thunder, lightning, and fire.
Countless fire demons reappeared in the world as volcanic magma surged to the surface from the earth.
Leading the group was none other than Gothmog, the most powerful Balrog lord among the Maiar corrupted by Morgoth, whose power was at the pinnacle of the Maiar.