Alistair collapsed onto his bed.
Exhausted after hours of studying.
He would seek advice from the dream creatures.
Specifically Johnathan.
He must know something about the gods.
Now that Alistair thought about it.
Johnathan always knew everything.
It was strange but reassuring.
He always got Alistair through everything with advice.
So he guessed Johnathan knew everything since his advice always worked.
Alistair's eyelids began to feel heavy.
Soon, he closed them.
Falling into a peaceful slumber.
Not even noticing he fell asleep.
Until he opened his eyes again and saw the familiar world that he had known ever since he was young.
Its beauty never faltered.
Until the deity came.
But it isn't here anymore.
Alistair made his way to Johnathan's cottage.
It was similar to Karl's except it was taller and larger.
The doorway wasn't nearly as short.
In fact, it was very tall due to Johnathan being a titan.
Alistair knocked on the door and patiently waited for Johnathan to welcome him with a big grin.
"Hello, Alistair."
Things were not as he expected.
Jonathan was downright miserable-looking.
But what really troubled Alistair was that Johnathan was drenched in blood.
"Johnathan! What happened to you!"
"Come inside"
Alistair hesitantly followed Johnothan into the house to see Karl's dead body with a knife sticking out of it."Johnathan! What have you done!"
"Do not worry. This is not the Karl you knew."
"Then what the hell is it?"
Alistair was practically shaking with rage and confusion.
"It was an illusion created by a deity. It was going to kill you in your sleep."
Alistair became more confused
"kill me? My physical body is in another world!"
"Did the deity give you a book?"
He was not only confused, but now disturbed.
"How did you…"
"Your spirit energy transferring to or from this realm creates a rift between the two worlds. A rift through which the deity's minions can travel and reach your physical body. Therefore allowing them to kill you"
Alistair became more disturbed.
Was he at risk whenever he came to this world?
If Johnathan hadn't killed that minion, he could be dead right now.
"If they kill your physical body, your spirit energy becomes trapped in this realm. Forever. And if it's true that this world will be destroyed, then you will be trapped in an eternal limbo in which you are stuck without a body and your consciousness just floats around in the darkness.
Alistair knew it now.
He couldn't go to this realm anymore.
It's too risky.
But he couldn't just not go here.
It's his home.
And besides, every time he falls asleep he comes here.
So that would mean Alistair couldn't sleep.
Then he'd die of sleep deprivation.
Though that would be better than eternal limbo.
he didn't dare to die.
But then a thought arose in his head.
Why did the deity want to kill him?
It seemed it was on his side after giving him the book.
Alistair was quite perplexed.
So he decided to ask Johnothan.
"Do you know why the deity wants to kill me?"
"no"
Alistair sighed.
"But I know he is very capable of doing so."