The depths of space were filled with boundless darkness, with not a single strain of light in sight. It was barren and desolate and treacherous, and it could twist the minds of men and women alike.
Traveling in space was just like walking on a tightrope high in the air, with a pool filled with alligators below and a tree of thorns above.
With a single misstep, one could lose their footing and, along with it, their life.
The universe was never friendly to anybody as it sort out different ways to kill a man and if it can't, break them! Nobody could ever predict what they would meet when they ventured into space and sought to tour the universe.
This was how it was for Clover...
After being exiled from his home, Clover was escorted to the very edge of the observatory where the space between this upper realm was the thinnest. There, it would be easier for somebody to break through and venture beyond the realm.
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It has been a long time since Clover started his journey into the universe, and he had completely lost any sense of time or direction he used to have. In this desolate and barren place... all of that could be thrown out the window because it was completely useless.In the void of space between realms, all sense of time and direction completely lost their meaning.Most people who find themselves outside here for one reason or the other did not lose their lives because of the dangers that resided here. This place is originally barren in the first place so there was not actually much danger to find here.No, the reason why most people lost their lives after venturing into the void between realms is that they were totally lost.With no way to tell where they were headed, most people simply wandered the barren void between realms until they either starved to death or, by a stroke of bad luck, ran into a realm bubble and was obliterated from existence.T
Clover had spent more than a month in the void between realms. He knew this because the Going Broke's internal clock was still following the standard time of the observatory. So, according to time in the observatory, it had been a month since Clover was exiled.Clover was missing his sisters very much...By now, they should have moved in with Ursula and settled down. Clover hoped that they would be able to cope without him there with them. He also hoped they were not being bullied. After all, their brother was a criminal and an exile, so they would naturally be implicated.Although the social relations of the universe immortal clan were inclined to be more close-knit and they usually took care of their own people, it might still be hard for Arya and Verna to get along with immortals of her own age.There was nothing Clover could do about this. He wished there was a way to do all this without having to implicate his sisters. But there was no other way.
Inside Clover's body... hidden in the depths of his soul. Half of the missing obelisk was sleeping quietly. This treasure, which had caused a lot of waves among the universe immortals after it had gone missing, was actually sleeping in the body of a young immortal who had been accused of a crime he did not commit and exiled from his home.For over a hundred years, the universe immortals had scoured the entire universe looking for only for half of it to be lying inside clover all this time. Apart from the elder immortals in the council and Clover himself, nobody knew of this information.What everybody thought was that the obelisk was in the hands of the ghouls. Nobody had ever suspected that it was actually broken with one half inside Clover and the other with the ghouls.If this knowledge was known to the entire immortal clan, who knew just what their reaction would be.Clover did not know how the half of the obelisk had gotten inside his body. There was
Clover had finally discovered a realm bubble after flying for a very long time in the void between realms. Finally, he didn't have to worry stay in this depressing place any longer and he could also find a place to stay instead of staying on this ship all the time.As a young man, it was natural for Clover to be restless after staying in one place for a long time. Although Clover was a bit more mature due to his earlier experience in life, he was still a young man, so he couldn't stand being cooped up in a place for long.Right now, although Clover was still excited about discovering a realm bubble, there was still something he was worried about.Clover was worried about the status of the realm he had found. The status of a realm referred to as if they were locked or open realms. That is, if the realm has a toll where a stable passage leading into the realm is open or if the realm was completely locked out, preventing any form of entry into the realm.Nat
Clover drove the [Going Broke] spaceship to head towards the realm bubble in the distance. It did not take long before he was able to arrive close to it.What greeted Clover upon approaching the realm bubble was a shocking sight.Following the readings of the Astrowheel closely so as not to go off course and accidentally crash into the invisible realm bubble, Clover slowed down his spaceship to allow it to cruise long the determined path. Then, looking out of the cockpit, Clover's eyes widened at the incredible scene that welcomed him.Outside Clover's cockpit, in the direction where the going broke was heading, Clover could see a swirling green river extending far into the depths of space.In the desolate void between realms were all that could be seen as the dark expanse space where not a single color could be seen apart from a dull grey, this green river stood out like black paint of clean white paper creating a sharp contrast between the realm bubble
After waiting in line for a few minutes, it was finally Clover's turn to enter the toll fortress.Lightly cruising the [Going Broke] towards the entrance of the fortress, Clover finally stopped at the mouth of the fortress. As soon as Clover came to a stop, his ship suddenly jerked.Alarmed, Clover quickly checked the situation.<Warning: The ship has been affected by a strong force of gravity! Currently unable to move!><Warning: The ship has been affected by a strong force of gravity! Currently unable to move!><Warning: The ship...>As soon as Clover quickly checked what had happened to the ship, he saw rows and rows of warning messages about his ship being affected by a strong force of gravity all emblazoned in a deep red color.Shocked, Clover quickly called on his ships A.I assistant, Trudy, to question her."Trudy, what is the situation like?""Tell me why the hell can't I move the ship?"
General Esler continued watching Clover's spaceship on the screen with a pondering expression on his face. At the same time, the rest of his officers in charge of various areas in the fortress stood behind him calmly.At this moment, a soldier rushed towards the group of officers with a small tablet in his hands. Walking quickly with brisk steps, the soldier reach the group of officers and handed the tablet in his hand to an officer at the back before quickly withdrawing.With the tablet in hand, that officer stepped forward until he was standing directly behind general Esler. Then the officer addressed the general."Commander, I have with me the report you requested.""Hmm," was General Esler's only reply.General Elser's vertical irises were still staring at Clover's spaceship on the screen.Finally, after a few moments, General Esler turned around and stretched his hand towards the officer that had spoken to him before.The officer
Clover accepted the communication request and connected to the border army's channel. Once a connection had been formed, an image of a reptilian creature covered in black scales and donning the uniform of high-level military personnel appeared in front of clover.The creature on the other side of the screen kept after appearing, and he silently observed clover from head to toe.The eyes of the reptilian creature looked Clover up and down, as if he was trying to see through Clover's origin and judge where he was from. Those cold vertical slit irises that were looking at clover as if he were prey made him feel uncomfortable. But Clover did not back down in front of those eyes.He too looked the reptilian creature straight in the eye without cowering.General Esler quietly observed clover for a while. He was trying to see if he could figure out where Clover was from, but this proved to be difficult.Most of the time, it was very easy to figure out an