I want it all!

No one in the Cosmos can save Cheng Shi; only he himself can save him.

In fact, this was not the Cheng Shi had faced a choice. Back on the day the Divine Descent and bestowed upon the world a game of Faith, at that Pure White Path of Fate's Beginning, he also faced a difficult choice.

But at that time, there was still Mouth Brother who "guided" him, telling him to choose the [Destiny] Dice.

What about now?

Now, who will remind Cheng Shi?

No, not a single one!

But Cheng Shi would remind himself, telling himself that the Greed always win in the end. From the moment he took the Mask and the Dice at the Path of Fate's Beginning, the Greedy Lord had already Naming himself!

The Clown never makes a choice; the Clown wants it all!

That's right, Cheng Shi had already made his decision.

He neither wanted to compromise with the oppression of [Origin], nor wanted the efforts of [Deception] and the Fear Faction to be in vain, nor did he want to lose his friends and let himself drift away alone with the world. Therefore, he chose to bestow that future without gods upon the Cosmos at the same time as starting that reincarnation Experiment!

He wants both futures to come at the same time!

Is this possible?

It's not impossible; if the Cosmos had two "Origin," each could take care of one side. But the problem is, where would the Cosmos find two "Origin"?

There really is!

Perhaps Cheng Shi himself could not have imagined that when Shadow Cheng Shi broke away from himself and became an independent individual, he would have a new choice amidst the Despair before the end of an era.

It's hard to say whether this choice was a contingency plan left by [Deception] or a foreshadowing planted by [Destiny]. In any case, when [Deception] and [Destiny] parted ways, both worlds had their own "hope".

As Shadow Cheng Shi slowly detached from his body and appeared before him, Cheng Shi looked at his dark self, his smile filled with bitterness.

"This is the 'best' ending I can think of. I will give everyone an explanation, except for you. I'm sorry."

Shadow Cheng Shi smiled, a slight smile playing on his lips, "I Am You. To put it another way, it should be that I can't give you an explanation."

"I don't need to explain."

All I need is the 'future'.

"So, here's the question."

"A lonely future or a Despair reunion, which would you choose?"

I guess...

"[Deception] will choose family reunion."

"Then let's choose the Destiny."

Will we be reunited?

Yes, because that is our future.

As soon as the words were spoken, the two "Origin" moved simultaneously. Boundless Seven-Colored Divine Power burst forth from the Vessel, sweeping across the Cosmos and tearing the Nothingness apart from reality. From this moment on, the Void was completely separated from reality.

[Deception] "Origin" gathered the Void and returned to Dolgo D, taking out the Raw Materials he had prepared and beginning preparations for the next Experiment.

[Destiny] "Origin" is regulating reality, observing the dripping time of "Origin" Divinity within the "Origin" Vessel. He needs to find a suitable moment to notify [Time] outside the world through the pointer, so that the anomaly that is about to erupt in the True Universe can create the best opportunity for the world's separation.

Both sides are preparing, but the difficulties are vastly different.

At the outset of the Experiment, the "Origin" of [Deception] was shrouded in mystery.

He pondered once again the true intention of [Origin]. He knew that [Time], before leaving, not only metaphorically represented the existence of "time of negligence," but also conveyed to the Doctor through its eyes the profound meaning that "the folding and accumulation of time will eventually collapse."

The Doctor interpreted this as "the Time Graveyard is always going to be overloaded," and it was this point that gave Cheng Shi the wild idea of starting the next Experiment.

If the [Origin] Experiment continues but only results in fruitless progress, then it will have no meaning other than reuniting with friends in endless cycles and experiencing Despair with them again.

While reunion is certainly a happy occasion, experiencing Despair again is perhaps not something everyone wants.

Therefore, Cheng Shi kept thinking, if [Origin] was another version of himself outside the Creator's Experiment, then [*He]'s willingness to join this Despair cycle of reincarnation, did it mean that [*He] also firmly believed that in this constantly twisting cycle of time, they would eventually reach some end?

Is He accumulating his Despair in order to touch upon that impossible possibility?

A bewildered Cheng Shi raised his head, gazing into the endless Nothingness. He longed to break through the impenetrable barrier of the world and ask [Origin], to ask "himself"—the same question nonetheless:

"Can I trust you, [Origin]?"

Cheng Shi turmoil didn't last long. He knew that Cosmos's time was also running out, and without their company, meaningless time shouldn't be prolonged. So he quickly made up his mind.

"I have nowhere else to go but to forge a path forward!"

If this Experiment has no end, then let Despair devour us and plunge us into eternal Nothingness.

At least in this vortex of Despair, I can still meet you all.

Sorry...

I shouldn't have let you suffer Despair and fear again, but I'm a selfish and Greed Clown. Even for that Nothingness hope, for my inability to let go of everything, this time, I want to be greedy a little more.

Fortunately, the future you hoped for has truly arrived. If I can remember, I will tell you that Predestination has not failed fear; it has given the Cosmos a future.

After explaining things to his friends, Cheng Shi lowered his eyes to look at the Experiment that was gradually taking shape in his hands.

At that moment, all the Experiment he knew of that were considered "Truth" flashed through his mind in turn, becoming the theoretical foundation for this Experiment.

Slices, Faith, puppets, gods... This Experiment seems simple; it seems that all you need to do is transfer everything you've experienced into the Experiment. But when you actually start designing it, you'll find that the so-called Creator's Experiment is far more than a simple Memory imitation.

Cheng Shi had to face the Change in the Experiment, and he could not rely solely on the Nothingness belief of "believing in himself and believing in [Origin]" for support.

He had to consider the possibility that everything happening now was merely a "script" crafted for him by the Creator, the "meaning" of his existence as a variable, and that [*He]'s purpose was to make him mistakenly believe that "[the Origin] is Predestination." In that case, what should he do!?

Therefore, he must pay attention to the details of the Experiment, after all, this is his original intention, and it is very likely to become the source of his inspiration for resisting [the Origin].

He needs the Cheng Shi in the Experiment to resemble himself, but he also needs the Experiment to have enough Change.

To achieve this, pure Memory replication is not feasible, as subjective Memory would render the "Cheng Shi" outcome of the Experiment Cheng Shi...

He realized he had to remain neutral; in other words, he had to be as much like the [Origin] in the Creator's Experiment!

He needed to recognize his role in Experiment and not try to control "Cheng Shi" with his own will. He had to put away his goodness, abandon his evil, suppress his desires, restrain his emotions, and no longer develop any inappropriate feelings for "Cheng Shi" and his friends...

He wanted to be an outsider; he was merely an observer.

Etc!

Why does all of this feel so familiar?

When Cheng Shi thought of this, he suddenly froze, and then his consciousness began to roar as countless memories flooded into his mind.

He recalled again how, in that sham ending, the [Deception] played by the Outer God had given him two choices.