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title: "Chapter 349: My Soul is sealed here"
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slug: "ch-349"
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novel: "Dimensional Keeper: All My Skills Are at Level 100"
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number: 349
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views: 0
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likes: 0
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wordCount: 1009
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createdAt: "2026-04-13"
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Max's eyes widened.
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His heart dropped.
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His most powerful attack—his trump card—couldn't even leave a scratch.
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Mark looked at him, face still calm, still smiling.
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"Why the long face?" he asked. "Let me guess… I forgot to mention?"
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He stepped forward slightly, his voice rising.
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"You're standing in the presence of a god."
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He let the word hang in the air.
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"The God."
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A hush fell over the hall.
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The word hit harder than any spell.
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Yes, they'd all heard the legends—of how power could grow beyond mortal bounds. Of Mythic ranks, and perhaps even the Divine. But to declare oneself as "the God"?
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That was blasphemy.
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Insanity.
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Arrogance beyond comprehension.
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And yet—none of them could deny what they had seen.
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His strength. His invulnerability. His command over the infernal.
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He was something beyond them.
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"And now you don't believe me," Mark said with a light chuckle, shrugging. "Typical."
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He turned back to Max, that same twisted grin spreading across his face again.
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"Well then… let's get back to business, shall we?"
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He gestured casually toward the altar, where the crimson sword still stood buried in stone, surrounded by the flickering remnants of the shattered hall.
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"Max," he said, voice cold now, sharp. "Now that I've given you everything you wanted—power, legacy, destiny…"
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He pointed at the sword.
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"Go. Take it. Pull it out of that altar."
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Then his smile faded—just a little.
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"Or I'll kill your sweet little girlfriend."
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His eyes gleamed.
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"Alice, right?"
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Max's blood froze.
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His head snapped to the side—his gaze finding Alice, who stood paralyzed behind the protective barrier, her eyes wide with horror.
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No.
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The world around Max faded into silence.
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Rage erupted inside him like a tidal wave.
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Killing intent—cold, suffocating, absolute—poured from his body like a fog. The very ground beneath his feet began to crack and melt.
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His pupils narrowed.
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His jaw clenched.
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"Why don't you do it yourself?" Max said, his voice sharp, eyes locked onto Mark. "You're the god here, aren't you? You just said it yourself—you can do anything."
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Mark let out a quiet sigh, almost as if Max's question had been expected.
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"True," he admitted, nodding slowly. "I am the god here. In this place, in this world… there's nothing I can't control."
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He raised a single finger and pointed toward the altar—toward the crimson sword buried in stone.
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"But," he continued, "there's always an exception."
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His voice dropped slightly.
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"That sword… it's not just stuck in an altar. It's sealing a part of my soul. A fragment—cut off, locked away, buried beneath that stone."
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He paused, then looked Max straight in the eyes.
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"And because it's my soul—my own essence—I can't go anywhere near it. The seal repels me. If I get close, it rejects me."
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The room fell into stunned silence.
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Max's eyes widened. His thoughts froze.
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The others—the leaders who still watched, battered, frozen, helpless—stared at Mark, barely breathing.
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They'd all assumed the same thing: that some great evil, some ancient being, was sealed beneath the altar. That Mark was here to unleash something.
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But this? This was worse.
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The soul sealed beneath the sword… belonged to Mark himself.
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He was trying to free himself.
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Max's chest tightened.
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He's already this strong. And that's with part of his soul missing?
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What would happen if he got that part back?
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What kind of power would he wield then?
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Would anything be able to stop him?
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"Why do you all look so surprised?" Mark asked suddenly, his voice laced with sarcasm as he looked around. "What—did you really think I went through all this trouble just to free someone else's soul?"
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He gave a small, amused laugh and shook his head.
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"You idiots."
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"You couldn't begin to imagine how long I've waited for this moment. Millennials. Maybe longer. Watching. Preparing. Waiting to awaken the another half of what's mine."
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His smile faded a little. His gaze turned distant.
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"Don't bother asking who sealed me here, or how it's even possible," he added with a bitter edge. "Yes, I'm a god. Yes, it shouldn't be possible."
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He looked down for a moment. His voice dropped.
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"But it happened. And it's… personal."
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Then he looked back up, eyes cold again.
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"And if any of you ask that question again, I might have to kill you all just to make a point."
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The silence that followed was thick with dread.
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And then—Mark turned back to Max.
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"Now," he said, smiling again, tone light, almost cheerful. "Go on. Pull the sword out. Do your part."
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Max's brow furrowed.
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"You really expect me to believe," he said slowly, "that whoever sealed you in there didn't make absolutely sure no one could just… walk in and pull the sword out?"
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He narrowed his eyes, gaze sharp.
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"I mean, what if someone just stumbled in here by accident? What if they got curious, touched the sword, and freed you by mistake?"
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He tilted his head slightly.
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"Wouldn't that be a little too easy?"
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Mark didn't reply right away.
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But his smile deepened.
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Not in amusement.
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In something else entirely.
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Something darker.
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"The one who sealed me here…" Mark began, his voice dropping lower, heavier. "I didn't just let him walk away."
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He exhaled slowly, almost tiredly.
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"I hurt him. Badly. Crippled him, actually. That's the only reason he fled before reinforcing the seal."
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Mark pointed toward the altar.
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"But don't misunderstand—just because he left before completing the process doesn't mean anyone can just stroll in and pull out the sword."
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He gestured toward the glowing forcefield surrounding the altar—the swirling, pulsing wall of dense red energy that shimmered like a living flame.
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"Do you see that?" he asked, his tone sharp now. "The altar is overflowing with infernal energy. It's protected by a forcefield made from pure condensed infernal essence. If any being—even the strongest one alive—were to step into that barrier, they wouldn't survive."
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He paused for emphasis.
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"They would vaporize," he said bluntly. "Erased. Turned into mist. Their body, soul, and energy would be absorbed into the forcefield itself. Gone." |