God of Tricksters

Theo swung his sword with all his strength.

*Clink!*

The clicking sound echoed on the battlefield as the monsters thought Theo had cut their king. But surprisingly, nothing happened. Even the King Class Monster was dumbfounded when he realized he was still alive.

"This is…" The golem looked at his body. There was only a dent on his body, which could be repaired in a few days. But that was all the damage from Theo's attack.

Theo was capable of severing his arm, so splitting his body into two shouldn't be a problem for him. And Theo still had enough Magic Power to do it.

"You… went easy?!" The golem turned around, staring at Theo in shock.

Theo smiled and said, "I told you earlier, right? I didn't want any bloodshed. I just wanted to challenge you. I simply wished to learn something new from how other King Class Monsters utilized their power. I never intended to kill you from the start."

The golem was bewildered. If this happened before the apocalypse, other people would gladly kill him because it would bring them fame. Just knowing they were strong enough to eliminate a King Class Monster by themselves was already enough to last for a lifetime.

So, Theo's action struck deeply in his heart.

The golem paused for a moment before shouting to all the monsters. "Go back!"

The monsters were confused, but because this was their King's Order, they left their king and Theo alone.

Seeing there was no more hostility in the golem's eyes, Theo gradually descended to the ground.

"This is the first time I see a human like you." The golem looked at Theo with a serious expression.

"It's my honor." Theo smiled.

"So, you're really training yourself this way? I'm pretty sure you are aware of how rude you are… Intruding someone's territory and challenging the owner of that place."

"I know. But this is how I intend to get stronger. No, should I say that this is the only way for me to get stronger as soon as possible?"

The golem looked at Theo for a moment before saying, "I guess you're a different kind of human, unlike the rest of the humans on this planet, including me."

"Including you? You are a human?"

"I was a human." The golem nodded. "I don't know if you have heard about this, but I seemed to come from an island in the middle of the vast ocean. I have gathered some information from the human world as well. If I remember correctly, the humans actually built us a statue of a face as a symbol."

"A statue of a face…" Theo muttered before a place came into his mind. "Easter Island?"

"Maybe that's the name."

"But shouldn't you have died long ago?" Theo narrowed his eyes. "I mean, we're talking about the two realms here. You should be someone from the other realm, right?"

"Yes. We were supposed to die. I was a leader back then because my Magic Power was far stronger than anyone else. We died because of a huge eruption of the volcano, and our bodies were buried or you could say mummified by the ashes.

"That was how I died… Or was supposed to die. I don't know how long, but I suddenly returned to life. My mummified body was completely burned down by the lava, so I ended up forming this new body. No, it might be due to my power related to this that I could transfer my consciousness to a rock. Whatever.

"After traveling around, I soon found out that there were two realms that split the world. The other side was the complete opposite of this place. I mean, literally. This world was filled with water, but could you imagine if the water was replaced by the land and the land turned into water."

"Huh?" Theo widened his eyes in shock. "Wait a second. Are you telling me that most of the other side is the land? Scientifically speaking, that place won't have enough evaporation, and it's going to be extremely hot. Now that I think about it, is that the reason why this place is called Heaven and the other side is Hell?"

The golem shook his head helplessly. "I don't know much about it. Even though I'm one of the people who survived the ordeal, I woke up only after a long time had passed. That is why I still use Order instead of Authority."

"Fair enough." Theo nodded in agreement. "Then, how do you know about Easter Island?"

"After I woke up, I went on an adventure to find the truth about this place until I met a Saint that I served. I learned something and started looking at the place on this side. I learned that there were some records about life before that disaster, so I was curious whether mine was recorded as well.

"It was then I stumbled upon the information about my people. The statues seem to be built for us since everything matches." The golem shrugged.

"Is that so?" Theo looked down, contemplating. Just like Mythologies or even Helheim and Niflheim, this kind of story was actually plausible. "So, you're like a living legend?"

"I guess?" The golem chuckled. "Though, I don't have my previous body. So, I can't really say anything."

"Well, to be honest, it's quite surprising that I can meet another living legend."

"Another? There's another one like me?"

"Yes. She is a Goddess." Theo nodded.

"Hoh? That's interesting."

"Well, I can't tell you more than that though." Theo shrugged.

"If I forget about your rudeness in attacking my territory, you don't seem to be a bad human to be honest."

"Ahaha, I apologize for attacking your territory. I have told you the reasons and I don't see any way to challenge you without doing so."

"True enough." The golem nodded. "You're interesting. Since you've defeated me, take this."

The golem sent out his friend seal for Theo. "If you use this seal in my territory, my people will help you."

"Is that so? Thank you so much."

"That's just the proof of my defeat." The golem chuckled. "Still, do you have information about Easter Island? I never went there because I couldn't show myself to the humans due to the Saint's restriction."

"Maybe you can in the future, considering the two realms have merged."

"True enough. It will be normal for someone like me to travel around the world."

"Haha." Theo chuckled and also gave him his friend seal. "Thanks to you, I think I've got another goal."

"Hoh? What's that?"

Theo smiled, not telling him. However, he muttered inwardly while looking at the sky. 'There are many things to learn in this new world. Even I never expected I would find someone like him. As the master of this reality, I should learn more about this world."