Chapter 1127: The Genesis of Britain
The Inner Sea of the Planet, also known as Avalon or Paradise, is located beneath the planet's surface, deeper than the mantle layer.
Under normal circumstances, it is an almost impenetrable sanctuary. No matter what disasters brew on the surface, even if entire civilizations vanish without a trace, not a single aspect of this place would be affected.
In fact, it resembles an information space that records all the history, ecology, and changes since Earth's birth.
As long as this place remains undestroyed, no matter how devastated the surface becomes, it can recover to its original state in a short time.
The reason why Sefar completely destroyed Earth 14,000 years ago, yet Earth recovered and even surpassed its former prosperity in just over 10,000 years, is precisely because the Inner Sea of the Planet recorded everything.
Thanks to this record, the surface was able to quickly restore itself to its previous level.
It's like having a saved file.
And there is only one way to reach the Inner Sea of the Planet from the surface.
The Lake District.
Setting foot here again, Eiji felt a different kind of tranquility compared to before.
The lingering resentment that once hovered here had vanished without a trace, and a hint of clarity could be glimpsed in the dim swamp.
With the passing of the Calamity of Fire, the resentment of the Northern Fairies had completely dissipated.
"There's a hole dug by the Albion Dragon here."
Merlin led the group deeper into the forest while explaining to everyone.
"After the world turned into the Sea of Nothingness, Albion dug downward relentlessly from this spot to return to the Inner Sea of the Planet, eventually reaching it."
"However, the hole was far too small for it to enter, and in the end, it had to retreat in regret. It soared endlessly through the sky before finally falling, dying, and decaying, forming the Lake District, where the Northern Fairies came to dwell... This is the origin of the Spirit Hole in this Lostbelt, which differs slightly from the Proper Human History. Well, it's no big deal!"
Under Merlin's guidance, Eiji, Gudao, Mash, Artoria, and Muramasa located the Spirit Hole.
And stepped inside.
The light vanished instantly.
It was as if they had suddenly entered an extremely deep cave, with not a single glimmer of light remaining.
"The communication is useless now?"
Gudao held his wrist device, where the signal had turned to static.
"What's going on?"
Mash also looked around in confusion.
"No need to panic. We are already 80 kilometers underground."
Merlin snapped his fingers and lit up the area with magecraft, smiling as he answered their questions.
"This place and the surface world are almost in two different dimensions. Not only is communication impossible, but even the physical laws are different. The principles revered as universal truths on the surface don't apply here!"
How absurd!
Eiji silently complained.
The most absurd aspect of the Type-Moon World is that all the laws humanity has discovered so far, such as Newton's laws, only work on Earth—and even then, only on the surface.
Because the world of humanity is pinned to the Earth's surface by the Tower of the End, like a membrane stretched over the planet. All these laws exist only on this fragile surface.
"Forget gravity, forget friction—once you leave the surface, none of that matters anymore!"
But precisely because of this, the rules of space had become incredibly simplistic in this subterranean realm, almost like another dimension.
With just a slight manipulation by Merlin, they traversed 80 kilometers in a single step!
"Senpai, look at this!"
Mash's call snapped Eiji out of his thoughts.
Following her direction, Eiji spotted something familiar.
Carved into the cavern wall was a mural.
A massive beast and the six Primordial Fairies.
It was the very same mural stored in Londinium—the one symbolizing the Genesis, known as the "Abyssal Worm" prophecy of the shrine maiden!
"There's a mural here too?"
Artoria was equally astonished.
"The Inner Sea of the Planet is an information space that records all of Earth's history," Merlin chuckled, unfazed by their amazement. "Records of the surface world occasionally manifest physically on cave walls like this. This record must be the Genesis of this Lostbelt."
"Perfect timing. The Inner Sea of the Planet lies deeper than 2,700 kilometers underground. Even with compressed space, it'll take a while to reach. I'll use this time to tell you all about the Genesis of this Lostbelt!"
Hearing this, Gudako and Mash immediately perked up.
Even at this critical juncture of the final battle, they still hadn't grasped the root of everything—why the Cursed God appeared here and died here.
The answer likely lay within the Genesis.
Now, they were finally about to unravel the deepest mystery!
Eiji fell silent.
If his earlier suspicions were correct, this was probably a story steeped in sin.
"You've already heard the Genesis hymn, right?" Merlin began, narrating the ancient past in a vivid tone. "The world turned into a sea of nothingness. A great Beast God brought his shrine maiden to the surface, sheltering the six Primordial Fairies from wind and rain. But the land refused to appear. So, the six Primordial Fairies offered prayers to the Beast God. The Beast God answered their hopes, and the earth emerged."
"Fourteen thousand years ago, the white giant Sefar descended from beyond the sky and destroyed this parallel world. All civilizations, humans, animals—even the gods and continents—were reduced to historical dust..."
Sefar's rampage obliterated the entire surface, leaving nothing in its wake.
Only one god escaped that catastrophe: the Celtic Beast God, Cernunnos.
Before Sefar's arrival, he had returned to the Inner Sea of the Planet with his shrine maiden.
Though Sefar destroyed the surface world, the Inner Sea of the Planet remained unharmed.
When Cernunnos returned to the surface, everything had been annihilated by Sefar. The world was now just a sea of nothingness.
And there were the six Primordial Fairies.
Having lost their land, the Primordial Fairies wandered aimlessly. Ceaselessly flying through the sky, they would eventually fall into the sea and perish.
"How pitiful," Cernunnos thought, and he took the six Primordial Fairies under his protection.
He used his own body as a harbor for the fairies to rest, shielding them from wind and rain. The fairies were immensely grateful, and everything seemed to be heading in a positive direction.
However, no matter how much time passed, no land appeared upon the Sea of Nothingness.
To obtain land.
The fairies offered prayers to the god Cernunnos.
That was not the case.
The fairies offered the god Cernunnos—poisoned wine.
The beast god fell after drinking the poisoned wine.
The fairies offered the beast god's corpse and joyfully obtained the land they had long dreamed of.
The weeping and screaming shrine maiden was also carefully utilized by them, her purpose being the creation of new humans.
But since it was far from enough, they tore the shrine maiden limb from limb.
Hearing such a story.
Everyone in the spirit cavern couldn't help but hold their breath.
Even Eiji, who had anticipated this, couldn't help but spit in utter disgust.