Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts

Chapter 917: Fate, Destiny, Luck, Karma, and Divination
“In that case, why don’t you personally cause something big to force fate to consider it something big, which will ultimately shift it away from the fate of her father?”

When he heard that possibility, it felt like thunder reverberating in his ears. Nathan simply couldn’t believe he hadn’t considered such a thing from the beginning.

His luck might be bad, but unlike fate, it could be changed to a certain extent.

In other words, if he changed the target of his bad luck, that bad luck should stop working for a certain period.

‘Now that I think about it, even on the previous mission where we encountered a warrior class mutant… I might be able to create a situation where there wouldn’t be any mutant appearing.

‘For example, I could make myself forget to bring a certain thing that could make me have a hard time against warrior class aliens, but this kind of thing would shift my bad luck from the mutant appearance to the increase of difficulty against warrior class aliens.

‘While it’s true that the situation worsens, several warrior class aliens are easier than a warrior class mutant.

‘Or what if I change my bad luck from an elite class alien under the sea to a huge alien invasion? While it’s true that I can’t create something from nothing, I can jinx myself.

‘Maybe I can jinx myself saying this is a clear day and there’s no alien invasion in sight. This way, won’t it make my bad luck create an alien invasion, which is to protect the port city?

‘Of course, this alien invasion might result in the appearance of those insects, but there won’t be an elite class alien in the whole picture. Won’t this mean I can control my bad luck to a certain extent?’

Nathan fell into deep thought. He had never considered such a thing. It was easy for people to think that their fate couldn’t be changed. But they could see it in a different way.

Normally, Nathan would face a problem and that problem worsened because something even worse happened. He had to see it this way instead of specifically observing everything in detail.

Instead of an elite class alien, he should see it as a worse problem. And because it had been generalized as a worse problem, there was no telling what kind of ‘worse problem’ would come to him.

In this case, he successfully changed his fate. He just wondered why he didn’t think about this possibility before.

The moment this thought appeared, he summoned Mae. He grabbed her shoulders and asked in a rushed tone, “Mae, how do you see fate or destiny or luck?”

“W-What?” Mae’s body froze. She was bewildered by such enthusiasm from Nathan.

Anubis smiled wryly since he was the one causing that problem. “I told him to change his bad luck to something else. Of course, he would still experience that bad luck, but that bad luck is moving from one thing to another.”

“…” Mae looked at Anubis for a few seconds, as though her gaze contained a different meaning, before falling into deep thought. Nathan asked it so suddenly that she didn’t know how to explain.

She didn’t really want to disappoint Nathan, so she worded it carefully, not knowing whether the explanation could help Nathan or not.

“In that case, I will explain about five things: Fate, Destiny, Luck, Karma, and Divination.”

Nathan nodded furiously.

“First is Fate. They are typically referred to as a preordained course of events. It implies that certain events are likely to occur regardless of individual actions.

“For example, in Master’s case, it’s your fate to face a challenge. No matter what you do, you won’t be able to change that outcome. You won’t be able to destroy or remove that challenge.

“Destiny refers to a set of predetermined events where individuals have a degree of contribution.

“Let’s see. If Master chooses to do something like this, you are bound to experience something because of your choice. If you choose to advance through the mountain, you’re bound to face a problem this mountain has.

“The third one is Luck. It’s basically ‘chance.’ It can influence destiny and fate, but at the same time, it can’t interfere with it.

“You are lucky to have women that can fight alongside you to face the destined challenge, but if you are fated to die here, no matter how you do it, you won’t be able to change it. However, you might be lucky that you’re not fated to die here. It’s a bit complex, but that’s essentially how it works.

“As for Karma, it’s basically the Law of Cause and Effect. Every action has a consequence. Your intention and action are the ones shaping your reality.

“If you do bad things, you will accumulate bad karma. Maybe when you die, you will face retribution. Or maybe it’ll do something in the realm of the living, such as revenge.

“That’s why Taoists and Immortals are doing their best to accumulate good karma. Even if that karma is not repaid in the realm of the living, it’s usually paid in the underworld. You can become a mountain god, a wandering god, or even be reborn in a better condition.

“Regarding Divination, it’s a hard complex. You are taking a peek at a person’s karma and luck. At the same time, you can’t really see heaven’s secret.

“In the past, when using my divination, I was able to sense the karma of a person. That karma looks like a thread that connects one person to another. Bad karma, good karma… everything.

“I saw the king’s bad karma with his children, so I warned him about it. Of course, karma can be cut as well. It’s not as simple as killing a person.

“If the king killed his son, his son’s karma would be placed in the king’s body. The people who know about this murder would also create another karma with the king, whether it was in the form of fear or a simple witness. It could lead to the minister exposing his deeds, or something along those lines, which would be the conclusion of a karma.”