Chapter 53

".... The first time, it is to understand the right and wrong of things."

"The second time, it is to understand that some things are not just right and wrong."

"The third time, it is to understand that after some things have no right or wrong, one still firmly does what one believes in and takes responsibility for it."

Speaking of this, Acheron paused:

"My purpose in coming here is not to condemn you."

"I just want... a music box, have you seen it?"

Hearing this, Nephiana was stunned: "So you're not here to pick a fight."

"I thought I could find a reason... to play outside for a while longer."

Saying this, Nephiana's expression couldn't help but be a bit frustrated.

She took out the music box she snatched from Duke Inferno from her arms:

"Is it this thing? An invitation to the Star of Grand Events."

"... It doesn't matter if I give it to you, anyway, I'm going to return, and I won't use it..."

Nephiana rested her chin on her finger.

She looked at Acheron, looked her up and down, and then blinked her scorching eyes.

"Hey, hey, hey, you seem very strong!"

"Much stronger than that little goat named Duke Inferno."

Nephiana walked to Acheron's side with interest, looked left and right, and couldn't help but say:

"Is it that thing called the Path? You have gone much further on your Path than the little goat?"

"Hmm." Acheron nodded gently: "But that is not a very good path..."

"Indeed." Nephiana blinked: "You look... a bit thin in existence."

Saying this, Nephiana took a few steps back:

"If the sword at your waist is drawn... what can it do?"

Acheron was silent for a while, looking at the katana in the scabbard at her waist.

"I don't know where the limit is... but I once used it to cut off two worlds."

There was no meaning of showing off in Acheron's tone, but rather it was filled with faint sadness.

"Cut off two planets... starting from twice the energy entity of level one..."

Nephiana touched her chin and said with interest:

"But I feel that you can reach the level of a level two energy entity... in short, it is greater than or equal to the output of a star or an entire star system."

"By the way, although my scales are enough to withstand the destruction of a level four energy entity... that is, the destruction of a single universe..."

"So?" Acheron vaguely felt Nephiana's rising emotions, and her fingers rested on the katana.

"Let's fight."

Nephiana reached out and invited:

"You are unique and have some strength... His Majesty might also be interested in you."

"Let's fight, if you win, I will give you the music box, and also give you a piece of my scale armor as a souvenir."

"If I win, you accompany me back to the Horizon Probe to see His Majesty the Emperor."

"..." Acheron closed her eyes slightly, as if thinking about Nephiana's proposal.

"I have something I must do at that Star of Grand Events."

"... That's really troublesome..." Nephiana had a headache: "Something that must be done..."

"Hey, how about this."

Nephiana patted her head:

"If I win, you follow me back to the Empire first... then I promise you, after seeing His Majesty the Emperor, I will accompany you to that Star of Grand Events, okay?"

Acheron was slightly stunned. She found that the woman in front of her was quite generous.

"Okay..." Acheron nodded slightly.

"Nephiana." Nephiana hugged her arms and reported her name.

"Acheron."

"..... I wasn't asking for a nickname!" Nephiana said.

"... Raiden. Bosenmori. Mei..."

Saying this, Acheron's fingertips gently pushed out the katana at her waist....

65. 【Willing to weep for the deceased】

Nephiana vibrated her light wings gently, tearing the ceiling of the Flame-Chaser Mansion, hanging high above the sky where ashes swirled, looking down at Acheron on the ground.

Acheron closed her eyes slightly, and her fingertips rested on the katana at her waist...

Sha——————

The scarlet blade slid across the metal scabbard, and the sound of gold and iron ringing echoed through the ash-covered planet surrounded by flames.

As the blade was drawn, Acheron's fingertips began to lose color.

Not only Acheron, but the world centered on her also became gray and dim, like an old black-and-white silent play.

Only Acheron's scarlet eyes and Nephiana flying high in the sky maintained their colors in this gray-white world.

It was as if she was stubbornly maintaining her existence in the void...

Passionate flames burst out in Nephiana's scorching eyes, and the gorgeous wings woven from light behind her vibrated violently, becoming wider than the sky, like an aurora covering the firmament.

Plasma currents surged along Nephiana's wings and flowed into the sky.

On this planet where only ashes swirled, thunder pillars larger than mountains fell one by one, piercing the earth and reflecting the world in crimson.

However, Acheron just opened her eyes gently, and a line of blood tears slowly flowed down from the corners of her eyes.

Taking a step forward, the ashes surged like waves.

"Willing to weep for the deceased.... weeping like rain... filling the crossing river....."

Tears turned into raindrops and fell on the planet where there were only ashes.

They also slowly brushed Nephiana's cheeks.

Nephiana slowly raised her head, facing the rain, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, as if she was enjoying this moment very much.

She pricked up her ears, listening to every sound at this moment.

Her furnace heart was beating, her dragon scales were standing up, and she had found an opponent worth fighting.

The crystalline scales vibrated gently at a frequency, which was the way the Aether Dragon expressed her emotions.

What an exciting moment it was.

Countless heavy memories like a vast sea of shadows floated up and poured into Acheron's mind.

Sadness filled the sword, and also filled Acheron and this world.

Heaven and earth, dragon and man, joy and sadness, scorching existence and cold void,

scarlet eyes and scorching pupils looked at each other.

Acheron saw the flames that burned everything in Nephiana's eyes.

Nephiana saw the sadness that drowned everything in Acheron's eyes.

"All my past has returned to the void..."

"..... Just like tears, disappearing in the rain."

"Hey..... what's the situation?" A Corporation employee looked at the constantly rising numerical report on the screen and broke into a sweat.

"Damn, there wouldn't really be a G-type star exploding on Duke Inferno's head, right?"

"Idiot."

The team leader beside him ran to the monitor, wiped his sweat, and adjusted the monitoring equipment.

In the monitor's view, the entire Tofet had faded in color, with only dusk rain and scarlet thunder lingering on it.

"Damn, this energy output is already greater than a normal G-type star."

"What the hell is going on? A black hole and a red giant star collided on Tofet?"

"Turn around quickly, you don't want to end up like the contract slaves of the Universal Megacorp, right?"

"Team leader, the monitoring mission..." The employee beside him asked with some worry.

"Leave a drone monitor..." The team leader wiped away a bit of sweat: "And report the situation here to Director Aventurine!"