The Witch Hunter System

"The universe might be a perpetual cycle of life and death, but Chaos is eternal…" Vaan muttered thoughtfully before looking up at the dragon lord.

"Are you saying the life and death cycle of the universe doesn't affect Chaos, Your Excellency? In other words, we can find safe refuge from the destruction cycle by moving to Chaos?"

"Well, yes, but actually no," Lord Narvim replied.

"Even if you move to Chaos, you will never truly be safe unless you have the power to protect yourself," For example, you might settle down in a place you assumed to be a safe and peaceful region. But the next thing you know, two powerhouses could fight in your backyard and destroy everything."

"Nevertheless, moving to Chaos offers a chance of survival, rather than staying in the material world and meeting certain death along with the universe. But as this Lord said, you don't need to worry about moving to Chaos; your world will become a part of Chaos long before it can disappear into nothingness," Lord Narvim assured.

"What do you mean by that, Your Excellency? Are you saying Chaos will swallow our world?" Astoria asked with interest.

"That's exactly what this Lord is saying," Lord Narvim nodded before continuing, "Since the universe was supposedly birthed from nothingness and will return to nothingness, it won't matter how much of the cosmos is devoured by Chaos. A new universe will eventually be born from nothing again."

"In other words, the energy of the old universe is not needed to give life to the new universe, huh?" Vaan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Even in his past life, he had always been fascinated with outer space.

Thus, he found it surprising and unexpected that he could engage in such a topic before the human world reached a certain level of civilization.

Nevertheless, it was even more surprising that the dragon lord, a denizen of Chaos, knew more about the material world than them, the locals of said world.

It showed Chaos had an incredibly long history.

'Just how many life and death of a universe has Chaos experienced since it came into being?' Vaan silently wondered.

"It was said that in the beginning, there was only nothingness. Then, there was Primal Chaos, the first universe. Now, there's Chaos, the world created by a Great Being that lived during the era of Primal Chaos," Lord Narvim mentioned.

"These are unverified rumors that are passed around, so you don't need to take them seriously. However, they are generally accepted as the truth since they seem logical."

"For example, there's another rumor that Chaos isn't found on a completely different dimension from the material world, but just outside the bubble known as the universe where nothingness exists. Thus, the universe no long fades into nothingness; they enter Chaos first before they can reach nothingness," Lord Narvim mentioned.

"That's indeed an interesting thought. We don't know much about how the world works, so I have no way to refute that claim," Astoria commented.

She didn't see any flaw in the logic.

"I'm more curious about the origin of the rumors," Vaan thoughtfully said before continuing, "They don't seem like they just came out of nowhere. Perhaps, a being who knew the truth of origin tried to preach it and educate the denizens of Chaos about the beginning of everything."

"But why would they do that?" Hester asked.

"Perhaps, so Chaos will remember that Great Being that made it possible for life to prosper beyond the life and death of the universe?" Vaan guessed.

"If you think about it, someone powerful enough to create Chaos should be more famous than someone who only manages and rule over it. And yet, denizens of Chaos know little to nothing about this Great Being in comparison to the Lord of Chaos."

"Of course, we can attribute it to the truth being buried in time. But if the Great Being was still around, the Great Being should be well-known, right? Perhaps, the Great Being paid a great price to create Chaos? Well, there's also the possibility that the Great Being became reclusive after saving the world."

"Nevertheless, there's a huge problem we haven't addressed yet," Vaan suddenly mentioned shortly after.

"Oh?" Lord Narvim glanced at Vaan curiously and asked, "What kind of problem would that be?"

"Your Excellency mentioned that your Dragon God wanted to seek opportunities in our world by arriving early but underestimated the stability of this world," Vaan mentioned.

"That's right," Lord Narvim nodded and urged him to continue, "Go on."

"In other words, other denizens of Chaos would also hope to acquire opportunities in our world. The Great Devils shouldn't be an exception," Vaan speculated.

"I've always wondered why the Great Devils haven't descended on this world, but I've realized it's because the Dragon God has deterred them from coming. They don't want to be suppressed by the Dragon God upon their descent."

"However, they don't know the Dragon God is gone. That's also why your dragon tribe is secluded from the world. Isn't that right, your Excellency?" Vaan sought the dragon lord's confirmation.

"You've guessed it, Vaan," Lord Narvim admitted.

"Our dragon tribe isn't on good terms with the Great Devils, and the only reason they have descended is that they precisely fear our Dragon God. But the situation won't stay the same forever, even if we manage to keep the Dragon God's death secret.

"It's just a matter of time before this world's stability weakens to the point that it can no longer suppress denizens of Chaos. Once that happens, the Great Devils will no doubt descend and wreak havoc for each of their own benefits," Lord Narvim stated.

Everyone felt heavy-hearted when they heard the dragon lord's words.

As things stand, the power of the seven Great Devils wasn't something humans could resist. If even one Great Devil descended, it would plunge the entire world into chaos.

No one would have control over their own lives.

"Is there a way to stop the Great Devils from descending?" Hester inquired.

"Demons invade our world periodically. I assume they are sent to scout the world and check on its stability," Vaan mentioned before suggesting, "If we can stop them from entering our world, perhaps the Great Devils will have no way of knowing the state of the world's stability."

"That's indeed one way to handle the situation," Lord Narvim agreed with a nod before adding, "However…"