There was a legend among the people of the tower that a long-long ago, there used to be twelve powerful people who overseed the souls of the dead people.

Each of them resides in the depths of Swarga and Naraka.

It is said that the Souls of the people with good karma are sent to heaven and the souls of people who had sinned will be sent to Naraka for punishment, no one knew if the legend was true or not.

Six of the Twelve people managed the Swarga and the other six overseed Naraka, That’s how they got the title of Soul generals.

But currently...

One among such people was punched until he lost consciousness to the extent that even his soul had become unrecognizable.

And the person responsible was currently standing in a daze.

<The dead’s ruler is writing his second epic!!>

<The story starts with a General giving him a challenge>

<A challenge that was impossible to complete in the first place>

<He was beaten like a dog, treated like an animal>

<In midst of the lightless land, he stood alone like a mad dog howling at the twin moons>

<Even when he was treated like air by the countless souls, he still stood being the air>

<He embraced the loneliness of the dark>

<Struggling constantly against all odds>

< every time he fell, he got up with more determination>

<he struggled like a bug, fighting for his survival seeing the lie as truth>

<he struggled...struggled...struggled and finally...>

<Finally he won>

<Against someone whom he couldn’t have >

<Against someone who he shouldn’t have>

<Against the impossible that stood in front of him>

<He won!!>

<He won as if saying to the world that he was still alive>

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<You have completed your second epic>

<The quest ’Ares test’ has been completed>

<As a reward you have been granted Soul stone and special stat ’SOUL’>

<One of the eleven origin stones has found an owner>

<Special stat -SOUL

Increase your power and the ability to control the souls (There may be some hidden effects)>

<25 stats points have been added to Soul stat>

<You have leveled up!>

<You have leveled up!>

<You have leveled up!>

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<Due to being in a special dungeon, the contents of your epic will be hidden from the everyone>

<special quest ’Origin stones’ has been created>

<Since the quest is completed, you will be teleported out of the Dungeon in 5 minutes>

There were many notifications that were going on in front of him but Shiva was too tired to hear any of them...But he couldn’t afford to collapse as there was still something he had to do.

He supported the tiered soul and looked at the Ares who had collapsed on the ground.

He stretched his hand forward and mustered to cast a skill.

"Soul Devour"

Soul of the Soul general Ares.

It was too sweet to just leave him there!

A white light shot out from him and covered the body of Ares...

But Shiva was too exhausted to see the outcome and collapsed there...

****

Before a few minutes!

All around the Tower from the first to the 99th floor, a single notification rang out.

<The owner of the 7th Soul stone has appeared in the Tower>

The message was short and simple.

But huge waves were created due to that!

The tower was ONCE AGAIN swept in the chaos in the short time!

****

Somewhere around the 1st floor.

On the throne of an extravagant hall, sat a young man wearing a weird clown mask.

<The owner of the 7th Soul stone has appeared in the Tower>

He started to laugh seeing the notification that appeared in front of him.

"hahaha...I nearly thought that he would fail.."

The eyes behind the mask glowed in a blue glint.

"It’s time, let’s go get my second Stone"

****

(98th floor)

A middle-aged man who looked like a giant version of a bear, oddly similar looking to that of Sanak.

He was lifting up the body of a blue Dragon with his bare hands!

<The owner of the 7th Soul stone has appeared in the Tower>

"What...?"

The anger on his face was evident.

"Is there a carnival going on or something?"

He ripped apart the dragon’s body as the scales of the blue dragon destroyed not being able to withstand his hand’s pressure.

"It took thousands of years for five origin stones to appear in the Tower but now two more appeared not even a year apart??"

"Gaya!"

He called out to someone when there was no one in his surrounding, but surprisingly a beautiful woman wearing a white saree appeared out of a blue portal at his command.

"Did you call me Lord?"

She asked, her voice was neither harsh nor polite.

But he doesn’t seem to mind it as he continued nevertheless.

"I want to know the information about both the owners of stones"

He ordered not beating around the bush!

"As soon as possible"

She just heard his words till the end "It will be done" She said and disappeared not waiting for him.

"Soon...Soon! I will get my hands on both of them!"

****

(99th floor)

A wonderful diamond-like shaped mountain that is surrounded by a beautiful landscape that is rugged and dry.

A mount that ranged more than 22,000 feet from the ground.

Two rivers flowed from it, One was like holy water that stays placid whether it’s windy or not.

another was a turbulent river that seemed to devour anything that came into contact with it.

The two strangely formed a harmony that seemed like maintaining the order of the World.

Many caves were visible on the snow-covered peak filled with dangerous beasts and mountains.

On the absolute peak of such a mountain sat a man on a bed made of rock.

Covered in White ash that came out of the burning corpse.

Half naked and half covered by the skin of a red Tiger.

With a blue neck that held the deadliest Poison.

He who ruled over everyone and everything sat there beside a trident firmly planted on the ground.

His whole body was covered with small weird fruit like things(Rudraksha*)

A snake wrapped around his neck and a bull soundly sleeping besides the bed.

His eyes were closed, not two but three.

He looked like a personification of peace and calmness sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed.

<The owner of the 7th Soul stone has appeared in the Tower>

A single notification rang in the serene environment.

The man sitting atop the skin of a tiger opened his two eyes slowly.

Ding..ding!

The bull sleeping beside him also woke up as it came closer to him.

The man put his hand on its forehead and gently rubbed it on its head.

"Seems like the time has come"

He talked to himself getting up from his position.

"The cold winds will blow in the calm lands"

"The chaos is going to start!"

*****

daily Chapter ~~

A bit of information about ’Rudraksha’ is provided down here. It isn’t related to the story, I wrote it in the hopes of introducing Hindu culture to the world.

Rudraksha-

Rudraksha refers to a stone fruit, the dried stones of which are used as prayer beads by Hindus (especially Shaivas), as well as by Buddhists and Sikhs. When they are ripe, rudraksha stones are covered by an inedible blue outer fruit so they are sometimes called "blueberry beads". The rudraksha stones are produced by several species of large, evergreen, broad-leaved tree in the genus Elaeocarpus, the principal species of which is Elaeocarpus ganitrus.

The stones are associated with the Hindu deity Shiva and are commonly worn for protection and for chanting mantras such as Om Namah Shivaya (Sanskrit: ॐ नमः शिवाय; Om Namaḥ Śivāya). The stones are primarily sourced from India, Indonesia, and Nepal for jewelry and malas (garlands); they are valued similarly to semi-precious stones.[citation needed] Various meanings and interpretations are attributed to rudraksha stones with different numbers of "faces" (Sanskrit: मुख, romanized: Mukha, lit. ’face’) or locules, and rare or unique stones are highly prized and valued.

Rudraksha stones may be strung together like beads on a garland (mala) which can be worn around the neck. The beads are commonly strung on silk, or on a black or red cotton thread. Less often, jewelers use copper, silver, or gold wires. The Rudraksha beads may be damaged if strung too tightly.

Much as Christians use prayer beads and rosaries to count repetitions of prayer, Hindus often use rudraksha garlands aids to prayer and meditation, and to sanctify the mind, body, and soul. There is a long tradition of wearing 108 rudraksha beads in India, particularly within Shaivism, due to their association with Shiva, who wears rudraksha garlands. Most garlands contain 108 beads plus one because 108 is considered sacred and a suitable number of times to recite a short mantra. The extra bead, which is called the "Meru", Bindu, or "guru bead", helps mark the beginning and end of a cycle of 108 and has symbolic value as a ’principle’ bead. The mantra Om Namah Shivaya, associated with Shiva, is often chosen for repetitions (Japa) using rudraksha beads

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