The Original Fate Had Long Been Decided...

A great battle took place in the Void.

No one knows what caused that great war, nor does anyone know when it ended.

But one thing is certain: Cheng Shi woke up when the battle ended.

He had long been thrown back into reality, but his consciousness remained in a state of Chaos and had never cleared up.

He felt as if he had a long dream in which he had swapped lives with his shadow. He became the shadow on the ground, and the shadow took his place.

He desperately wanted to change back, but repeatedly failed due to the powerlessness he felt in his dreams. This feeling was terrible, and Cheng Shi once felt that he had lost his future.

But just as that Void battle ended, Cheng Shi suddenly shattered this absurd and bizarre nightmare and woke up.

He immediately looked at the shadow at his feet and found that the shadow, which had been extracted into three dimensions, had now returned to two dimensions and was no longer abnormal.

He breathed a heavy sigh of relief when his "illness" was cured.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, everyone's back, and everything's back to normal."

But... that's not good either, since I've become an Oathbreaker.

He slumped to the ground, recalling everything that had just happened, and then hurriedly opened his player panel to find out what had happened.

However, when he saw these new talents of his own, Cheng Shi felt a complex and indescribable emotion.

I have broken my vow after all...

Cheng Shi, male, 22 years old

[Path of Fate: Nothingness]

Faith: Destiny

[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2156, Global Ranking: ]

[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 166, Path of Fate Rank: 43]

[Faith Talent:]

Destiny Weaver (SS): Destiny Faith Talent, Active. When you attach a [Mask of All Beings] to your face, your base class will be temporarily replaced by the base class of the Believer from whom this [Mask of All Beings] originated. When you remove it, this [Mask of All Beings] disappears.

Destiny Also Has Divergent Paths (S): Destiny Faith Talent, and you can take the initiative. When you foresee that the near future will lead to misfortune, you can give up your current Destiny and endure an even more unfortunate Destiny.

Thousand Arts of Small Wins (S): Destiny Faith Talent, passive, all 1s you roll are equal to the highest possible dice roll.

Never-Lost Gambling Tools (S): Destiny Faith Talent, Active, You can swap positions with any Dice you roll.

Honest Clown (S): Deception Oathbreak Curse, Passive. The Clown who cannot lie is stiff and reserved, only able to gain applause through cheap sincerity. Therefore, when you lie, your movements will be tense and full of inconsistencies. This talent cannot be replaced by other talents.

?

The panel contained so much information that Cheng Shi's brain immediately went blank after just a quick glance at it.

Ah?

Putting everything else aside, Lord of Grace lord, isn't the name of your oath-forsaking talent really meant something?

What does "Cheng Shi the Clown" mean?

So you just keep yelling and cursing?

Furthermore, what does it mean to "be nervous and make numerous mistakes when lying"? So you've sold me out, and I'm the one who has to take the blame?

Heh, it's me, the Clown.

However, within this limited textual description, Cheng Shi still discovered a crucial point with a wealth of information.

That is: this talent cannot be replaced by other talents.

When Cheng Shi saw this sentence, his heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, this phrase is too familiar, so familiar that he immediately thought of the "Aspects of All Beings" talent he possessed when he Faith [Deception].

Let's review the effect of "The Aspects of All Beings":

Aspects of All Beings (S): Deception Faith Talent, Passive. Special Trial rewards will be replaced with the special item [Mask of All Beings], and this talent cannot be replaced by other talents.

Mask of All Beings!

This useless Mask of All Beings, whose effects can only be seen by others, has actually found a new purpose under the Faith in "Destiny"!

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, his pupils contracted, and he hurriedly went back to look at the talent "Destiny Weaver of Destiny." Then he discovered that these "useless" Mask of All Beings that he had placed in the warehouse had actually become key props under the Faith [Destiny].

So... was Destiny already decided at the Path of Fate's Beginning?

Going even further, is it possible that Aspects of All Beings is simply a "Destiny -renunciation talent," only that its literal description has been altered by its Lord of Grace —no, now we should call it its ex- Lord of Grace!?

Is it possible?!

That's very possible!

This is something He would do!

But does this mean that I was already Oathbreaker at the Path of Fate's Beginning?

"..."

Cheng Shi was stunned.

When I usually say I'm a "Destiny" Oathbreaker, it's always just self-deprecation and a joke. You're actually taking it seriously?

Wouldn't that mean I've broken my vow a second time?

A good horse is forced to eat the grass it once grazed?

Holy crap, this is ridiculous.

"..."

Having figured everything out Cheng Shi finally understood why his "compromise" with "Destiny" meant he had to return to "Destiny"...

Because probably no one "He" would compromise with an Oathbreaker unless that Oathbreaker becomes one of His Believer again.

That makes sense, that's fucking reasonable.

It turns out that everything was written in His script, and even His return to "Destiny" may have been foreseen by Him, which is why He gave Him the talent of renunciation.

But He was indeed merciful, because the talent of renunciation was different from the Oathbreak Curse. Not only did it have no obvious side effects, but all the Mask accumulated by it became the source of Cheng Shi's power in the future.

It must be said that, setting aside prejudice, He has indeed done everything he could to be benevolent.

And yet I spent my days cursing and swearing like a bitch, now that I think about it...

I'm fucking inhuman!

Perhaps His death in the Void last time was an act of rage after He could no longer bear it, but He must have foreseen the arrival of [Deception], which is why He so "ruthlessly" killed Himself.

Reflecting on this audience with Destiny, He is clearly not a heartless and cruel God.

Not only that! He even gave himself, who was about to become a "little bitch," a different identity from that of a bitch:

Gambler!

He recognized his own strong gambling instincts and then built a complete system of talents related to "gambling and games".

Although the phrase "Destiny Also Has Divergent Paths" doesn't seem very useful and somewhat like a reference to one's past performance...

But after sorting out this long series of things about His motives and thoughts, Cheng Shi suddenly felt that returning to the path of "Destiny" was not unacceptable.

At least the prostitute is someone else, and at least his "preference" is no different from his ex's...

At this moment, he finally understood the true meaning of the words He had spoken when He first met with [Memory].

"Interesting, it turns out Destiny was already predetermined."

Indeed, it turns out that Destiny had already been decided.

And the Chip that was set was oneself.

Cheng Shi raised the Dice of Destiny in his hand and looked at it in the sunlight. For the first time, he found that the pale, bone-like face of the dice was so dazzling, and the shimmering gold dots reflected endless light.

In the blinding light, he could clearly see his past and vaguely see his future.

"Life is like countless stars, beyond our reach."

Today I will no longer be Clown, but Believer in Destiny...

"The Fate Weaver!"