God of Tricksters

[It's time for you to rise up again, O' Joker.]

Theo realized that he had returned to the time when he first met the God of Mischief. What he said truly made sense. If Theo could use his reality to heal his wound and get stronger, he would be able to go to the higher dimension through the illusion.

However, Theo was now a master of reality. His body, which was filled with pain, was suddenly brimming with energy as he rose back up and grabbed the turtle's head.

He didn't even feel the force from the turtle as he ripped the turtle apart. But that wasn't all. Not only the turtle but the air was ripped apart as if Theo was tearing a curtain to show something behind it. And that something was the reality where Theo was meeting the God of Mischief.

"Don't ever use that again. I'm thankful for your help all this time, but this kind of joke is not funny. I already told you, I'm the reality itself. And your way won't bring you to a higher dimension. It's more complicated than that." Theo stated while glaring at the God of Mischief.

Surprisingly, the God of Mischief smiled at him and said, "As expected, it seems that I don't need to teach you any more than this. The truth is, I only want to tell you this… If the opportunity arrives, we may be able to meet again. But for now, this is a goodbye, Theo. As I said to you back then, you're my Joker, the one that won't be affected by anything, whether it's other realities or influences from a higher dimension. That's why… keep impressing me."

The God of Mischief smirked while pushing Theo back to reality.

Theo gradually opened his eyes with a grim expression. This was what happened when people played with illusion and reality.

People often underestimated an illusion. They thought that someone who was under an illusion simply had their scenery changed. They forgot the fact that the scenery change itself was a huge disturbance in one's mind that could make them realize it was just an illusion.

That was why the God of Mischief had been giving him the tales to make him accept the illusion with his common sense and memory, making him think this was truly the case.

And this was a real illusion, not a cheap imitation that simply changed people's perspectives.

This whole time, Theo had also been using the real scenery as his illusion.

"Hu…" Theo took a deep breath. "You simply don't get trapped in an illusion just because you're under an illusion. You get trapped in an illusion because you accept the illusion as your reality. Unless you can make them accept they're living in reality, the illusion is useless."

The God of Mischief might be able to shake his heart for a second, but such a thing was not possible anymore after he told him to use the reality power to sneak into the higher dimension.

As a master of reality, he knew how to go to the other reality, but it wasn't possible yet with his current power. That was why he immediately knew the God of Mischief was using his illusion.

Still, Theo wasn't an ungrateful person. He was thankful for the God of Mischief's support, together with his children.

"Thank you. But this time, I'm going to do everything my way. I have escaped from my parents, the Griffith Family, and now your control… Henceforth, my next step is to break free from the control of those higher beings."

Theo smiled and stepped out of his room. Since he had some time, he decided to spend his time with Agata, waiting for the apocalypse. In Argelia, it lasted for a few hours, so he expected the apocalypse to start soon.

Without hesitation, he called Agata and walked with her for a while before they stopped near the lake, watching the peaceful scenery.

"Yeah. With this, We're just waiting for the big thing to happen. I don't know what kind of impact it will bring to the world, but because I make it premature, I know that it won't be enough to destroy all of us." Theo nodded.

"I see. " Agata looked up, recounting all Theo's activities. "I think it's time for you to tell me the whole truth, right?"

"Well, I've told you about the apocalypse, right?"

"Yeah. But you never told me more than that. You just told me we needed to prepare for an apocalypse without knowing what kind of apocalypse we're talking about.

"If we're talking about a meteor, we should prepare a bunker or something, but there's nothing like that. If we're talking about a zombie apocalypse, then the infection will only start in some places. It won't destroy the entire world in an instant unless they can bring zombies all around the world at the same time.

"So, I've been guessing this whole time, but come up with no answer. This is the reason I'm waiting for you to bring the matters up." Agata explained. "Though, I've now seen the sign and understood a bit more."

"Well, sorry that I can't really talk about it. The more I talk about it, the more I change reality. I don't want to underestimate the scale, so if there's an abrupt change by talking about it to many people…" Theo let out a long sigh as he couldn't finish that sentence.

Still, the meaning was clear, and Agata said, "It's fine. I know that you're working hard on your own. I'm simply going to follow you this time until I understand the whole situation. Can I trust you?"

"Of course. After confirming the entire situation, you will be the first one to be informed." Theo smiled and looked at Agata. "Please trust me."

Agata grabbed Theo's hands and smiled while looking him in the eyes. "Don't worry. I'll trust you, Th…eo…"

Theo opened his eyes wide when he saw Agata glitching. When she finished saying his name, Agata suddenly disappeared.

"Eh?"