Game of the Destiny

Departure, and the mysterious woman.

The portal to the Niflheim dimension has been opened. Lightning began to roar, while rumblings in the night sky began to reverberate.

     Agent R tries his best to stay on his feet, he must not lose concentration otherwise the portal will close again.

      Agent J asks for the umpteenth time, is George sure that he will represent humanity in Game of the Destiny?

     "You know, we don't have time anymore. I think this is the last thing we can do!" replied George. The old man had established himself.

     "Hasn't Norton sent the message that tonight is the last time we send representatives of humanity!" George added.

     Agent J ruffled his hair, he knew this was the last option they could do.

     The wind grew stronger around the area where the portal was opened. Portals must not be left in that state for too long, otherwise, a storm will come and hit them.

     George had mentally prepared well, apart from being quite skilled in using his powers, he knew at his current age that his physical condition was also problematic, he won't be able to maximize his strength like when he was so young

      Agent R screamed, he couldn't hold the portal any longer, while the ancient box that was the medium for opening the portal started to vibrate wildly.

    Agent J couldn't stop the old man's intentions, they had no other choice. As George had said before, it would be very sad if this world had to just fall apart while they were doing nothing.

     "I will go!" Dante shouted amidst the echoing roar of thunder.

Agents J, R, and George were silent for a moment. They were surprised by the man's arrival.

     "You coming son?" said George, a smile forming on the old man's face.

     Likewise, agents J and R did not even believe in Dante's arrival at that time.

     "Have you figured out the reason yet!" ask agent J

     Dante smiled at the three men.

     "Didn't you tell me? I hold the destiny of this world!" Dante replied.

     "Besides, I want to look cool!" added Dante. He wanted to be a hero like one of his adopted brothers said.

     Before leaving and entering the portal, Dante directly gave the letter he had written earlier. He wants agent J to fulfill the promise previously offered to him. Dante wants the four children to live decently.

     "Make sure you keep your word. I have some requests that you must fulfill in this letter!" said Dante.

     Agent J immediately took the letter.

     "Of course. We never go back on what we promise. We will take care of the children and we will give them the life they deserve!" answered agent J confidently.

     "Alright, I'll keep that in mind. I'll check it out once I get back. Even if it's more than 400 years from now, I'll find out if you guys kept your promises right!" said Dante.

     "And if you don't do it right. Then I will destroy all your descendants for nothing!" Dante's expression changed. He doesn't play with his words.

     "Hey, can we do it faster? I can't hold this in any longer!" said agent R interrupting the conversation. He already looked very tired.

Dante, having completed his winter setup, started walking towards the portal. The cold air that was so piercing immediately hit him. Like agents J and R said earlier, Niflheim is a cold land covered in ice and snow.

     "They will welcome you soon!" said George.

     George explains that in that dimension Dante will join the kingdom of the human race led by a king named Norton. Later Dante will take over every order that will be carried out to complete the mission that will be given by Nidhug.

     "You will accept the position of a prince in that Kingdom. That kingdom is called 'Taraec'!" explained George.

     Dante nodded in understanding, he wasn't listening, his thoughts were more on Rose, Mikel, Anna, and Richard. He knew that after deciding to enter the portal, they would never be able to meet again. But preventing the world from being destroyed by Nidhug is of course much more important. During this time he had never thought too much about his purpose in life. The important thing is how to survive the cruelty of living on the streets with the children. But now he has been able to provide a decent life for them, even though Dante will never be able to see them again, but following Game of the Destiny is like taking care of children indirectly.

     "Dante, this isn't just a fun game. Every loss you experience will have an impact on this world as well!" George reminded the man.

     "I know this is too much for you, but I believe you can do it.

     Dante just smiled faintly. He was just trying to calm himself down. an unthinkable 20-year-old man must be the representative of mankind, moreover, it will determine the destiny of man himself. Isn't that too much, he thought.

     "Okay, I'll go!"

     Dante looked one last time at George and the two agents. He did have a very strong determination, but he also could not deny his destiny. If he is the chosen one then he should do it.

     Lightning rumbled violently. Several times the area became the center of a very powerful natural force. Dante ran and immediately entered the portal, he was like being sucked into a very dense black hole.

     The weather became out of control. The wind was blowing hard in the area. Agent R tries hard to stay in position. He must continue to focus on maintaining the portal until the submission process has been completed.

     A storm hit east London that night. It was none other than because the portal between that dimension and Niflheim had been opening for too long. Agent J and George are thrown away from the portal. A shock explosion occurred before the portal closed and disappeared.

     Agent R falls unconscious. He used too much energy to defend the portal. Meanwhile, agents J and George fell to the ground a few meters from the place where the portal was opened. That night all the electricity in the east London area went out instantly.

******

     Rose was awakened by a very loud lightning strike. She found the inn lights out, Mikel, Anna, and Richard were still sleeping very soundly.

     Rose is looking for Dante's whereabouts. She knew that the man had left the inn a while ago.

     Rose was surprised to find footsteps heard from outside her inn room window. she thought it was Dante.

     Rose immediately went out to check the source of the sound. Due to the power outage, it was a bit difficult to walk.

    Until outside their bedroom window, Rose vaguely saw a man walking away from the place. Thinking it was Dante, Rose immediately chased after him.

     The flash of lightning gave a little light to the girl's vision. She was sure the figure of the man walking behind him in the darkness was Dante.

     "Dante, where are you going?" She asked.

     But the man didn't seem to care.

     They continued walking and away from the inn. Until finally they arrived at a very quiet empty field located quite far from their inn.

    The man who had his back turned suddenly turned around. That's not Dante. The man was pale-skinned but very handsome.

     Rose gasped to find the man was not her adopted brother. She was silent for a moment, but the man was now starting to walk toward him. Rose started to back away slowly, something was wrong with the man. The man's eyes were pitch black, making Rose start to shiver in fear.

    The man who initially only walked slowly towards Rose now started running as if he wanted to pounce on the girl. How surprised Rose was when she saw two long fangs coming out of the man's mouth.

     Rose shouted wildly. She knew that the person coming toward him was not a human like him.

    The panicked Rose couldn't move her body, she was like a statue that couldn't do anything.

    The man was now almost right in front of him. Rose was very panicked and desperate. But suddenly a large diameter magic circle appeared right in front of him.

     Boooooom…

    A burst of white light shot the man.

   Rose who had closed her eyes in resignation, now began to slowly open her eyes. She found a woman coming out of a magic circle of a quite large diameter.

The woman walked very casually towards the man who had been blown away by the explosion of light earlier. She immediately took out a small dagger that had strange markings around the blade.

     The man who had fallen is now getting back up. He looked at the woman very sharply.

     "Do you think you can control me with just that very weak mind controller!" the woman said. she even seemed to mock the man.

     "Who are you?" asked the man annoyed.

     "What's the point of you asking that? You'll be dead any minute!" said the woman haughtily.

     The man who was provoked immediately ran very fast towards the woman. He tried to pounce on the woman, but she easily dodged. She counterattacked by slashing his dagger into several parts of the man's body very quickly.

    The man groaned in pain. The wound he received felt like it was burning.

    "What's wrong? Why can't I recover?" the man asked.

    The woman just smiled faintly. She ran very fast and directly stabbed the dagger right in the man's heart.

    Because his movements were so fast, the man couldn't even move an inch from his spot.

    The woman immediately drew her dagger. The resulting stab wound began to emit white light.

    The man howled in pain. He felt intense heat emanating from within his body.

     Rose who witnessed this could only stare in silence. She saw with his own eyes how the man suddenly turned to ashes.

     The woman immediately approached Rose. She touched the girl's forehead with his index and middle finger. Instantly made Rose lose consciousness.