Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin

"So even though it's true that I'm the owner of this tower, at the moment, I'm still just one of the Kings here, with a little more advantage than the others," Azekiel explained further.

"But that one advantage isn't less. It's a huge advantage. You basically know all the secrets of this Tower since you created it. Moreover, you also have the support of this Tower with the Quests. That should be enough to make you return to your former strength," Raphael commented.

At this point, he had truly believed what Azekiel spoke. Not only did he believe Azekiel, but he also decided that he was going to help Azekiel. Azekiel wasn't a great person in his life. Even though he had a good motive, he still created something that played with all their lives.

Despite that, he also wasn't as bad as he was expecting. No matter what Azekiel did or what his actions were, his intention wasn't to make them his slaves. His intention wasn't to keep souls hostage.

"If you know so much about this tower, you should also know how we can regain our memories?" Lia inquired. "Is there a way?"

Azekiel nodded. "There is definitely a way, but it's not easy. Moreover, it's not possible for the time being. In any case, I was already planning to help you regain your memories as that could help you and me in the future."

"With your memories, you would not only be able to know exactly what you were capable of, but you would be able to protect yourself even better next time. That way, you can know that I really didn't meet you in your real Timeline. Until then, I'm sure you'll keep doubting me."

After explaining everything he had done, Azekiel started leaving again. They had wasted a lot of time, standing in one place all this while. They had a destination to be at.

Raphael and Lia followed after him, believing him. Even though they both chose to believe him in the end, there was still a small doubt in the back of their heads.

Azekiel had told them a story about his past, which made sense to some extent as there weren't many flaws in the story. However, it wasn't his first time telling a story without any flaws. They both knew that he was now a master in the fabrication of stories, so there was still a small chance that he was lying about this entire thing.

Azekiel walked in the lead, knowing what the two behind him were thinking, but he didn't mind. He knew they were right. Maybe he was lying? Or maybe he was telling the truth? Maybe both his statements were a lie, and he was just playing with them until he reached his goals. Or maybe the entire thing was different.

There were many possibilities, and only Azekiel knew what the truth actually was.

After a long walk, Azekiel finally reached a beautiful white castle. There were already many kings waiting to become them.

There were around twenty Kings who were waiting for the tower to open. Amongst the Kings, Raphael only recognized Alion, who looked younger and slightly weaker than his old self that they met.

Raphael still found it complicated. This Tower went beyond all common sense. There were so many paradoxes being made inside the tower at every step.

Alion was supposed to fight him inside the castle, but his real self wasn't here. That meant he couldn't fight Alion, and the future was going to change with Alion having no interaction with him.

"You destroyed the entire reality to make this Tower. I still don't know how that's even possible and how this whole thing works, but I believe this Tower is a ticking bomb that could explode at any time. Space and time are the supreme laws of Nature."

The more Raphael thought about how multiple realities existed inside the tower at the same time, the more he understood just how dangerous this could be for everyone.

"You've been keeping these two laws and manipulating them inside this Tower, but the chaos in space and time only increases as more and more paradoxes are created. The space and time always look to heal itself, and when it can't, then comes a catastrophe."

Even Azekiel told him that he wanted to go back in time, Raphael vehemently opposed the suggestion since he didn't want Azekiel to take that risk which could create a time paradox. He was worried about one space and time paradox, but inside this tower, there were millions of such paradoxes. He was surprised that the tower was still working.

"I know what you're trying to say." Azekiel also realized what Raphael was trying to convey. In fact, there was a time when he even considered this problem. Unfortunately, it was a problem that had no correct solution.

It was just the way it was. Things inside the tower were a mess, yet they were an orderly mess for now. So what Raphael worried about wasn't something that was possible anytime soon.

"Don't worry about it though. This tower existed for over millennia, and it'll exist for longer as well. For now, we need to focus on what's ahead of us more than what's in the future," he reminded Raphael, pointing to the Castle which was ahead.

It was the time for the castle to open. The doors of the castle slowly started opening as well. As the doors opened, all the Kings rushed inside, seemingly in haste because they didn't want anyone else to get better rewards than them.

Unlike the other Kings, Azekiel wasn't in any hurry. He wanted for all the other Kings to enter before he finally started moving. He also entered the tower.

He didn't want to be in a race against the others since his goal wasn't the treasures that the others were after. Those treasures weren't worth his time. He wanted something more... He wanted something more special and something that he could now get, thanks to the map and the key.