The Mage Who Devours Disasters

The clouds were torn apart.

The sky above the Golden City distorted.

Booom!

A gigantic typhoon rose into the sky, devouring even the light of the artificial sun.

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The Tearing-and-Killing Typhoon Staff.

It was the staff’s roar of jubilation upon finding its true master.

It was the very embodiment of destruction, capable of tearing space itself apart.

“……!”

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It had required countless failed attempts and long years of mutual connection.

Even he had needed ten years to completely master that staff.

Heimdal’s shoulders trembled.

He felt a chill run through his body.

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In that fleeting instant, he had completely subdued the staff.

‘An overwhelming talent.’

But this guy?

A single movement.

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Heimdal was convinced.

Even those words weren’t enough.

This was a difference in category.

A catastrophe affinity of 0 points?

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It wasn’t that this guy’s vessel was empty.

‘An irresistible force.’

What nonsense.

It was that it was so immense that a simple measuring tool couldn’t encompass it.

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Perhaps he truly possessed potential worthy of that name.

An absolute talent capable of crushing anything.

Suddenly, he remembered the name of the Absolute God that this guy had mentioned.

A power that could not be challenged.

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Desire shone in Heimdal’s eyes.

It was him.

‘He is more than worthy of becoming my first God Apostle.’

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If it was him, there would be no better candidate to become the apostle who would inherit his legacy.

Rag possessed more than enough merit.

He looked toward Rag.

A position he had never allowed anyone to occupy.

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His expression was rigid.

The young man was completely motionless.

He wasn’t even blinking.

The veins on the hand holding the staff were bulging.

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It was understandable.

Heimdal smiled.

‘Is he overwhelmed?’

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After all, a mere low-ranking god had just obtained one of a Supreme God’s favorite weapons.

Or perhaps using the typhoon had temporarily stiffened his body.

He surely couldn’t contain his excitement.

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“Congratulations.”

Tap.

It was a display of familiarity that normally would have been unthinkable.

Heimdal placed a hand on Rag’s shoulder.

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“You have exceeded my expectations.”

It wasn’t hypocrisy or courtesy.

It was genuine praise from a veteran god.

He meant it sincerely.

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But Heimdal didn’t care.

If other gods witnessed this scene, they would be horrified.

The arrogant and eccentric Heimdal was warmly praising a newcomer who had only just reached Floor 2.

He simply liked this guy too much.

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Stagnant water eventually rots.

The current Asgard was too quiet and boring.

‘This guy can shake the entire tower.’

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They rejected all change.

But this guy was different.

The gods had become complacent.

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He would become a true typhoon.

Rag didn’t respond.

He would sweep through this boring tower and awaken the sleeping gods by shaking them by the collar.

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Even that silence seemed admirable to Heimdal.

He continued staring into space with an expressionless face.

A solid fellow.

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Heimdal continued explaining kindly.

“This staff allows for ‘remote projection.’ You don’t need to personally travel to the location.”

“The method of use is simple.”

He even liked his prudence in not speaking unnecessarily.

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The power to unleash calamities upon the enemy’s head without rising from one’s seat.

“Project a map onto the crystal and mark the coordinates you desire. palette Then swing the staff, and the typhoon will fall exactly there. amateur As long as it’s within your territory, you can do it anywhere.”

Strategic bombardment.

He pointed toward the crystal located at the center of the floor.

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Then he turned around with a satisfied smile.

Heimdal patted him on the shoulder.

That was the true power of a ruler.

“You must have exhausted a lot of energy. timber Get some rest.”

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“It seems that recently there’s been an unknown entity hunting low-ranking gods inside the tower. wizard The investigators are trying to figure it out, but they’re not making much progress. orbit You’d better take some precautions.”

“Oh, right.”

His final piece of advice.

As if he had just remembered something, he turned his head and added,

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He had nothing else left to say.

Heimdal disappeared along with the wind.

Whoooooosh!

Rag had already proven enough.

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The blue birds resumed their songs.

Steam rose once more from the hot springs.

The overwhelming divinity faded away, and peace returned to the Golden City.

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Rag didn’t move.

“……”

But.

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Heimdal had left.

Even after Heimdal disappeared, he remained motionless like a statue.

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But I couldn’t move.

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The gamble had been simple.

That Divine Artifact called the Tearing-and-Killing Typhoon Staff was vibrating as if trying to pierce through my palm.

The staff I held in my hand.

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‘Shattered Fragments of the Golden Law.’

I sold only one.

Ridiculously simple.

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I obtained a million Nectar and invested all of it into Floor 2.

[The quality of items available in the crystal has improved.]

[Your floor’s rank has risen to Rank A!]

[The amount of Nectar received every 30 days increases by 300%.]

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Though in reality, it had only gone from 100 to 300, so it was still an insignificant amount.

The result was reaching Rank A.

Thanks to that, the amount of Nectar received every 30 days increased by 300%.

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The shop had been unlocked.

And most importantly.

However, as I climbed the tower, that increase would grow exponentially.

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They would have released monsters to stop invaders.

A normal god would have used that to build a fortress.

Now, a huge variety of high-ranking magical beasts, special terrain, and exceptional resources that could only be purchased on Rank A floors or higher had become available.

They would have installed traps.

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I turned this place into a resort.

But I was different.

Defense? acquire Attack?

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He personally descended and even granted me a Divine Artifact.

Right now, I am under the protection of Heimdal, the God of the Typhoon.

I don’t need any of that.

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That was why I focused this place on “development.”

At least for a while, this will be an absolutely safe sanctuary.

The moment this rumor spreads, no god will have the courage to set their sights on my floor.

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I hate wars based on numbers.

The only thing that matters is quality.

A refuge for the recovery of my companions and myself.

And a training ground intended exclusively for raising an elite force.

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I will break through the tower with a small elite force.

“……”

That was my plan.

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Heimdal had kept his promise.

My thoughts stopped there.

I lowered my gaze to the staff.

Without hesitation, he handed over an item that, by his own admission, had taken him ten years to tame.

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All I had to do was inject mana into it and swing it.

I swung it as a test.

Then the gem embedded at the tip would calculate the coordinates and project the typhoon onto that location.

The moment I grasped it, I understood how to use it.

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The sky tore apart and the typhoon descended with a roar.

He did not hold back his praise.

Heimdal was impressed.

But I couldn’t smile.

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‘This wind.’

I didn’t even hear the final advice he left before departing.

My gaze remained fixed solely on the typhoon spinning in the sky.

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That distinctive rotation.

It wasn’t an ordinary natural typhoon.

Far too familiar.

It felt familiar.

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I’m certain I’ve seen them before.

Those blade-like winds capable of tearing space apart.

In breaking news reports.

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On the front pages of digital newspapers.

— Ring.

And in the nightmares that repeated thousands of times in my dreams.

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The sound of a phone echoed in my ears like a hallucination.

My parents’ wedding anniversary trip.

That day.

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The last image of them, smiling happily before leaving.

The voice on the other end of the line was dry.

— Hello? aspect Is this Kim Jeongseok?

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Professional.

— I regret to inform you that the plane has crashed.

That was what made it even crueler.

— What?

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— It encountered unexpected turbulence over the Pacific Ocean. alien No, to be precise, it was a typhoon.

A phantom wind that didn’t even appear on radar.

A monstrous one that appeared suddenly without being listed in any weather forecast.

A typhoon.

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There was no way to prepare for something like that.

The news talked about that accident for days.

— We are still verifying whether there are any survivors, but I think you should prepare for the worst.

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It had been disintegrated in midair.

It was horrific.

The plane hadn’t crashed.

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The only things the rescue teams found were unrecognizable fragments of flesh and pieces of torn clothing.

Recover the bodies?

Impossible.

As if it had passed through a gigantic blender.

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At the funeral, they placed empty coffins.

The remains were so mixed together and destroyed that even DNA testing was useless.

No one could identify anyone.

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I couldn’t even cry.

I only stared at those empty coffins while asking myself one thing.

I stood motionless in front of the memorial photographs.

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How could it tear apart human beings and an entire airplane like that?

What kind of wind could have done that?

Her survival was a miracle.

The sole survivor, Park Hayan.

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No.

For everything to end with nothing more than the destruction of her spine amidst that hell of wind blades was something that could only be explained as divine intervention.

But…

The word miracle wasn’t even enough to describe it.

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‘That happened before the Great Cataclysm.’

The accident occurred on March 14, 2026, long before the Tower appeared in the world.

I tasted blood.

I bit my lip.

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That they had simply been unlucky.

That was why I believed it had been a natural disaster.

Before the invasion of the gods.

Before the Disaster Gods created their avatars.

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But now.

That it was an unavoidable tragedy, no matter how much I hated the heavens.

That was how I convinced myself for years.

“……”

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— This staff allows remote projection.

Heimdal’s words returned to my mind.

I tightened my grip on the staff.

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Coordinates.

— Project a map onto the crystal and mark the coordinates you desire.

— The typhoon will fall exactly there.

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And the Tearing-and-Killing Typhoon Staff.

The pieces fit together.

Remote projection.

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With chilling perfection.

What if they had been watching Earth long before that?

What if the gods didn’t suddenly appear on the day of the Great Cataclysm?

What if they had been observing us from their thrones in Asgard?

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Wouldn’t they have been able to cast their Authorities onto specific coordinates on Earth?

Or to test their powers.

Just like someone casts skills in a video game.

For amusement.

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‘Was it you?’

Heimdal.

Were you the one who launched this damned typhoon at the plane my parents were traveling on?

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…Was he the culprit?

Ruler of All Things.

God of the Typhoon.

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I couldn’t imagine anyone else being capable of wielding it.

A Divine Artifact that couldn’t even be used easily.

“…Ha.”

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My killing intent was so intense that it ended up transforming into laughter.

A laugh escaped my lips.

It wasn’t resignation.

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‘…It’s not time to show my claws yet.’

He likes me.

I stared fixedly at the place where Heimdal had disappeared.

I raised my head.

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I stored the staff in my inventory.

He’s strong.

I erased all expression from my face.

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On the contrary.

I need to become stronger.

If I confront him now, I’ll only achieve a meaningless death.

I must prevent him from suspecting me.

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I need to approach his side of my own accord.

I need to make him trust me.

Like a loyal subordinate.

I have to perform perfectly.

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I will push him from the highest place.

Like a promising young talent full of ambition.

And when the decisive moment comes.

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After all, from the very beginning, I intended to exterminate the gods of this tower.

‘Nothing has changed.’

All of them.

Without leaving a single one alive.