Elliot nodded slowly, listening to those stern words from Michael, who shared the exact same logic and vision of events.
Their greatest passion at this moment was to gain rapid POWER to ensure their exit and escape from this dark nightmare created by their own fire-worthy imaginations... The spiritual dread creeping into them was not born of thin air; they knew better than anyone the sick gloom enveloping this world, having written its gruesome end with their own hands!
In the original novel’s ending, after the heroes realize the truth of their fate and the horror of what the Eternals are doing to both humans and demons...
...they bitterly decide to dedicate every waking moment of their lives to producing as many offspring as possible, training in the harshest ways imaginable. All this torment was just to guarantee the bare survival of the human and demon races! They were true, tragic heroes to the very end... fighting and enduring with every drop of energy, yet in the end...
Their legend is wiped away, and they are completely destroyed by a legendary MONSTER of a savage level far beyond their imagination or power to measure! Before wiping them out entirely, it tells them with a mocking tone as they shed their last breaths... that it is merely a mid-tier beast compared to the true strength of the Eternals, who possess far stronger monsters!
Thus... there was never any hope for FREEDOM or salvation from the start!
When humans and demons finally realize they are on the brink of total extinction, the Eternals issue a conditional pardon, leading to their humiliating enslavement—only this time, the slave dances with joy in their servitude, and the hatred of the masses turns toward those tragic heroes!
Then comes the ultimate shock: the magical stone sent by the "God of Destruction"—bearing the mark that enables the birth of the Children of Destiny—suddenly lights up again!
In the end... there is no ending! Just an eternal cycle of torment, sacrifice, and endless struggle in exchange for deeper, bottomless suffering...
Everyone knew the end; there was no way to gain freedom. In fact, the very meaning of being free was forgotten... and "freedom" was officially defined as: how to become an obedient, virtuous SLAVE!
Michael and Elliot knew how filthy this world was... knew it was tainted, vulgar, and filled with evil; they had written that sick, dark ending purely to stir controversy and ignite the readers’ comment section! Now... to return to their apartment and original world, they had to fix all the ugliness they planted, following the strict rules of the SYSTEM.
Michael took a deep breath, turning his face away as he spoke: "I know exactly what scares you, Elliot... We aren’t going to fight the Eternals anyway. The novel’s main problem that brought us here is the suffering of the Children of Destiny! If no Children of Destiny exist, the novel wouldn’t exist in the first place! In the end, no one will suffer, and everything will proceed normally..."
Elliot stared at Michael’s back, asking gloomy: "By ’normally’... do you mean they’ll become total slaves much faster?!"
Michael nodded coldly: "You catch on quick... In the end, we can’t stop the mighty Eternals; we didn’t even put a cap on their power in the novel!"
Elliot turned and nodded as well, catching his breath as he looked at Michael, who had fully reverted to his solid MALE form: "Yeah... We can only return once we destroy the cursed MARK STONE, right? That way no Child of Destiny will be born, and we can go back to our lives... Isn’t that the solution?"
Suddenly... the blue System screen popped up between them, displaying text in mocking red alongside an annoyed emoji:
[This System deeply regrets interrupting this rosy moment full of HOPE! 😒]
[But it seems our dear Hosts have forgotten the sheer amount of filth they added to this novel! Do you think destroying the legendary Mark Stone is as easy as breaking chicken eggs?! It is a divine artifact!]
[Events have become far too dull and cold... When are you two going to sleep together?!]
Elliot flew into a rage, screaming at the digital screen after completely turning off the Gender Swap skill and returning to his angry male persona:
"Shut up, you filthy System! You have nothing to do with this! You can stand there watching us return to our world despite your wishes, without falling into any of your sick TRAPS!"
The System replied with a digital voice dripping with amusement and mockery:
[Hahaha! Do you think your rash screaming matters to this Supreme System?! You are the one who needs me, kid... I don’t need you! 😈✨]
Michael quickly intervened to stop Elliot from continuing the futile argument: "Don’t argue with it, Elliot, it’s useless... I’ve already made up my mind about the PATH choice; I’ll choose the path: ’Seducing Your Best Friend Is the Ultimate Sin’! We desperately need to gain the maximum power rate possible, and this path is the only one offering that fast strength!"
Even though Michael hated this path deep down, he analyzed it with his own logic: As long as I don’t transform into a female under any circumstances, I won’t be attractive or alluring to Elliot at all! With this simple logic, he believed he had bypassed the hurdle and outsmarted the System!
Elliot smiled confidently, his cunning thoughts aligning perfectly with Michael’s; he too would never switch genders or turn female, so Michael wouldn’t be attracted to him either! Elliot said enthusiastically:
"And I completely agree with you! I’ll choose the exact same path: ’Seducing Your Best Friend Is the Ultimate Sin’!"
To them, it was a winning deal and a stroke of genius the System never anticipated!
Suddenly... the screen flashed intensely, replacing the old text with an ominous official notification in orange:
[Path chosen: ’Seducing Your Best Friend Is the Ultimate Sin’ by males only! ]
[SYSTEM WARNING: Activating this path requires (3) approval VOTES out of a total of (4) votes within the suite! Only 2 votes have been collected so far]
Michael and Elliot froze in place, feeling as if lightning had struck the room. Elliot raised his head, screaming in total shock:
"Wait a minute, you cursed thing... FOUR VOTES?! There are only two of us in this room!"