The fate of an assassin is determined when they join a secret organization. As one of the government's assassins, also called the Strongest Assassin, I've completely walked the path of blood.
In the eyes of the government, I can be considered a big threat. Therefore, they decided to kill me while I was on my last mission.
My eyes are focused on everything around me. Considering how I had asked for help from organizations, I didn't expect them not to come to my aid.
With the siege of hundreds of powerful state agents, I had completely lost my life. Regret struck my heart.
'If I didn't accept that last mission and ran away... would that give me a decent life? Not possible. I have filled the blood with my hands. I can't possibly return to living like an ordinary human.' Pondering in emptiness, sadness struck my heart. Even though I'm dead, I can calmly realize that my soul is floating somewhere.
Even though my eyes couldn't see what was around me, I didn't care. I ignored that and let my soul drift somewhere.
After some time, a staircase with unlimited width appeared before the hundreds of thousands of souls. Nobody knows what happened.
The expressions of all the souls were blank, as if their memories had been completely removed. It can be seen that they are no different from empty souls.
The figure of a being with a body emitting golden light appeared above the souls. Nodding slowly, the being waved its hand at the souls.
For some reason, confusion appeared in the figure's eyes. Even though it was covered in golden light, it couldn't hide its expression.
'The soul is very different. Is there something wrong? How rare it is to see a soul with such a beautiful form.' Ignoring what was happening, the being let the souls walk up the stairs. Every time the souls took a step, their entire souls were subjected to their pressure.
One by one, the souls disappeared, as if they had been sent into a cycle of reincarnation. With that, most of the souls disappeared from climbing each step of the stairs.
All souls walk up those steps. But that doesn't apply to me. I pondered, not understanding what was happening.
My previously dark vision had regained its color. Unable to hold back the shock, I gazed for a long time.
Surprise welled up inside me. Even though I'm currently in soul form, there's no way I can calm myself down.
Counting all the souls that disappeared the moment they stepped on the stairs, thinking that was the true cycle of life. Reincarnated by determining their fate by climbing each step of the stairs.
After seeing that situation, I became very calm. The desire to reincarnate can be felt by me.
Without caring about the loss of every soul in front of me, I walked past some of them. After taking a step, I could feel pain.
It was very painful for me. But I don't care. I have struggled in my previous life. I now want a new life.
My face became very serious. With every step I took, I quickly passed several souls above me.
To think that they could climb the stairs to that height, I assume that their previous lives were very great. I had decided to reach the top of the stairs.
"This creature's soul… It's very strange. Was it not completely purified? Forget it. It's none of my business. It's all the Life Authority's fault." Focusing its gaze on the soul of striking color, the being grew excited. Ignoring the surrounding souls, its eyes were fixed endlessly on that radiant presence.
As time goes by, I have managed to surpass every soul I encounter behind me. By focusing my eyes in front of me, I could see that the stairs above me had no end.
I'm so exhausted. It's just that I can't stop it. From the start, my goal was to live. I want to continue living and don't want to be tied down like before.
The condition of my soul became bad. With the loss of form in every part of my body, I looked as if I might lose consciousness.
Not caring about what happened, I decided to speed up my steps. For some reason, my gaze became very uncomfortable.
"Eh? I didn't expect a soul to reach the fiftieth-thousandth step! I have to surpass it!" Gritting my teeth, I unhesitatingly competed with that soul. Even though it had no expression, I felt annoyance well up inside me.
If I can't fight that soul, I can't live comfortably. Moreover, I am the Strongest Assassin. It's not strange that I really want to defeat that soul.
By competing with that soul, I had unknowingly climbed to a point just short of the top. I didn't care. What mattered was that the soul had begun to reach its limits.
The condition of the soul becomes lethargic. With one step, its soul turned into a particle.
"Heh... so you are the only one who managed to reach this step? Do you still want to continue or not?"
The voice of a being was heard near the top. My eyes turned to the side of the top, and some strange expression appeared on my face.
"God? Are you a god?"
The being couldn't help but laugh. Shaking its head, ignored the stupid question.
"That's not important. Boy, I advise you to stop. If you still want to continue, your soul will completely disappear. This has become the limit for living beings to step up to this height."
Suddenly, my legs knelt slightly from where I was. With my left hand supporting the steps below me, my face became very tired.
Staring at the being, a look of indifference appeared on my face. Ignoring the being's warning, I continued my steps.
With one step I took at the top of the stairs, I felt my entire soul as if it had been shot by thousands of bullets. I endured the pain.
My soul became very unclear. I didn't stop. I stepped forward, ignoring the condition of my soul, which was completely starting to lose its shape.
The being did not utter the sentence. Instead, he unconcernedly stared at my figure climbing the stairs.
1 hour passed... 2 hours passed...
Time endlessly passed, and not long after, I stepped up to the top of that realm. Just as I wanted to disappear, I heard several sentences from the being.
"Even if you succeed, I hope you don't fall asleep for a long time. I wish you the best. A variable like you are very rare for me to meet."
Destination Empire, the room of the youngest prince, who is now lying in his bed. After decades, the youngest prince fell into a coma when he was 2 years old.
Some servants said that when the youngest prince was born, his expression was blank. It looked as if it had lost itself.
The Emperor of the Destination Empire really cared about his youngest son. Therefore, he decided to take care of him after he fell into a coma.
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