The Test?
"Game, Children, and Tests." Demiurge's words didn't provide much information to them, so they turned to Albedo hoping for an explanation. And they were given one.
"From what we understand, this entire thing was a game to the Supreme Beings," They nodded at those words. It was a no-brainer in every sense.
"They are the Supreme beings for a reason. Something like this would never be anything more than a game to them." Cocytus had seen his fair share of battles, and there was nothing that could stop their forces.
The Supreme Beings were the definition of invincible, in many of the battles they didn't have to step in altogether. As they, their servants took care of them.
"Yes, the second topic is easy to understand." Demiurge never thought that he would feel something. But this topic touched even his heart.
"They created us, but rather than tools they saw us as their children." Albedo said as Cocytus maw exhaled a cloud of frozen air, "That is the reason why we wouldn't abandon us."
"So, you think that this is a test?" Shalltear understood the second part a little more than the others and moved on to the third point. Her creator left her with many things and showed a lot of care in every aspect related to her.
"Yes. It can't be anything but that. They created us, stayed with us, and taught us. Now it is time for us to prove our worth and appear before them." Albedo nodded at Demiurge's words.
She had a similar line of thought since they started to leave. The Supreme beings provided them with everything, now it was their turn to make sure that their precious time wasn't wasted.
"We need to look for clues, pass the word to every Guardian. We will not fail in the last task that has been given to us." They nodded at her words and left.
"We will be sure to appear before you all. So, our Dear Supreme beings, please be patient with us like always." Albedo kept her usual smile and stared at the empty Throne.
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By no means did Albedo dare to think that this test—made by their creators—would be easy. After all, if it was something simple then their creators wouldn't have wasted their time on it. But, this turned out to be far more difficult.
'How do we reach them?' Albedo surrounded by gloom stood in the throne room.
This place was still as pristine as the day their last Supreme Beings left. The same was true for the Tomb of Nazarick. Every floor, every room, every corner was maintained. The Floor Guardians did their job as they searched for clues to solve this test.
But they came up with nothing. Instead, more distractions blocked them. One of them was the new world they were transported into.
'Those critters dared to covet the treasures of the tomb.' This made her mood sour further even if she wore that smile. But, the foolish insects were killed at the entrance of the first floor.
She deemed them unimportant and left further investigation to Demiurge who gladly took the task. As the leader of the Floor Guardians, Albedo took it upon herself to solve this test.
'No, I have to solve this… if I can't then I will fail my duties?' The Tomb of Nazarick was nothing without the Supreme beings. The same was true for them—their creations. But years passed by and she had nothing to show for it.
They had searched every inch of the tomb, but they found nothing. It was like there was nothing. But that shouldn't be possible. They would never abandon them, they wouldn't abandon their children.
They wouldn't, right?
'Was there no test? Did they really abandon us?' Even then such thoughts didn't take over their minds.
"The Supreme Beings never did something without reason." Albedo still believed it firmly. In her heart she knew that they were watching over them, they were waiting for them to pass this test.
If they just pass this test… if they just pass this test… then what?
"Was it really a test? Can we really meet them again?" The moment the shadow of doubt arrived in her mind, a door appeared between her and the throne.
Taken aback by the sudden presence she moved back, but the more time passed the lower her vigilance got.
"So… I was correct…" Albedo stared at the door.
The material was unlike any she had seen before. The same was true for the paper. It held an aura of incredible mystery within its small size, but not as much as the words etched on it.
The flawless writing caught her attention.
'Yes, behind this door… this is it…' She reached for the handle with no hesitation, with a twist the old-looking door opened smoothly, and beyond it was a room. The room was of average size. But, adorned with luxuries so high that the tomb of Nazarick may appear like trash next to it.
However, her eyes landed on the only being inside that space. He sat there on the couch unassumingly. His movements, his physical presence, and the way he acted, all led her to one conclusion.
'A …human?' She couldn't understand it. But when his sharp eyes landed on her, Albedo got shaken to the core.
With a glance everything about him changed. The way he moved became more refined as the power within his piercing gaze elevated his presence to the next level. But what made her bow down was this thick darkness around him. It flowed over the floor like thick smoke, and he was like the fountain in the middle who created this unending sea of Dark that could swallow the world.
She had never felt something like this, which is why it took her a second. The negative karma that surrounded him surpassed everything she had seen till now combined.
It was unreal. Precisely why this was the answer.
"I have found you, My Lord!" Albedo couldn't contain her happiness.
She was in a state of utter shock, to the point that her senses got cut off from the world around her. She could not hear, could not smell, could not touch, in a world filled with darkness she could only feel him.
'The true Ruler of the Tomb of Nazarick. At last, I have the honor to stand before him!' His presence was so overwhelming that she felt her consciousness slipping away.
"Hello?" But the authoritative voice jolted her back to life.
'What am I doing?' Albedo got down on her knee with her head lowered. It was bad enough that she lost her cool and shouted in his presence, but to become listless and ignore his words? That was a worse crime.
"I am ready to receive any punishment the Supreme Being sees fit." Albedo would never let such a transgression go unpunished, especially when she made the mistake.
"…" Adam blinked.
He had no idea what happened, but there was only one way to solve it. And that was to play along until the main topic came up.
"Stand up lady?" She stood up at his words.
"Sit down here, and tell me your name." He pointed at the couch across the table.
"My name is Albedo." After a respectful curtsy, she sat down exactly where his finger pointed towards.
'Good going so far,' Adam placed the teacup on the table. Her obedient nature helped him minimize the problems.
"So, what is your wish?" Things were going great… until they weren't.
"I do not have any,"