Chapter 285: Goodbye, mother, and my cowardice

The night of Jarilo-VI belongs not only to visitors from outside the sky and residents living in the Underworld, but also to residents living on the surface Overworld and the Supreme Guardian.

Not long after "God" returned between the two planets, the voice of the "Stellaron" sounded in Cocolia's mind.

That voice urged her, tempted her, promised her a bigger promise, drew a more delicious big cake, and made her fulfill her promise.

If it were more than ten years ago, Cocolia at that time, whose heart had not yet been ruled by despair, and whose whole body and mind had not yet completely become the appearance of the "Stellaron," would naturally have noticed a trace of abnormality.

As the Supreme Guardian, Cocolia had received top-level education in Belobog since childhood, witnessed the various forces in the city, and matured day by day.

This abnormal behavior of the "Stellaron" must have been caused by some event, and the threat was even greater than those four visitors from outside the sky.

At least, when she met the four aliens, the "Stellaron" did not have any too intense reaction, just asked her to eliminate the four people.

Unfortunately, Cocolia had long been bewitched by the future promised by the "Stellaron," and pushed Belobog, which was already on the edge of the cliff, and her judgment was no longer as good as before.

Night was falling, the snow was falling tighter and tighter, the cold wind blew her clothes, and Cocolia and Bronya walked one after another towards the dead ice field outside Belobog city.

"……You haven't told me what kind of place this is, mother."

Since walking out of Qliphoth Fort and leaving Belobog, Cocolia seemed to have become a different person, and her tone became increasingly hard and cold.

Bronya, as Cocolia's foster daughter and the next Supreme Guardian, couldn't tell for a while which Cocolia was real.

Was it the kind, dedicated Cocolia who carried the will of "Preservation" of Belobog, or the woman in front of her with no expression and a tone as sharp as a blade.

What surprised her most was that the mother she had always loved had always known about the "Stellaron," knew where the "Stellaron" was, and even reached a deal with the "Stellaron" and signed a contract.

But why...

Cocolia pointed to the mottled wall roots around, the strange ice sculptures that looked even more gloomy when night fell, and those "Fragmentum" creatures that treated the two of them like air, and said coldly:

"Seven hundred years ago, this was the northern boundary of Belobog and the ancient battlefield where Alisa Rand led the first batch of Silvermane Guards to resist the Legion."

"As for now... it's just an abandoned corridor, echoing with the remnants of the old world everywhere."

"But don't be deceived by this fragmented appearance, Bronya. When the promise is fulfilled... this ruin will become the hotbed of the new world."

That is the future promised by the "Stellaron":

"Destruction" brings "rebirth"!

Every step forward, Bronya felt the voice in her brain becoming clearer:

【Come! Witness the new world, become a member of the new world...】

【Join... the new world...】

Bronya couldn't help but worry, could it be that her mother had been eroded by this kind of gibberish ever since she became the Supreme Guardian?

She hadn't even mentioned it.

Could it be that Cocolia really betrayed?

"Mother, do you really believe in the promise made by the 'Stellaron'? It summoned the wind and snow outside the wall and opened the door to the Fragmentum. It destroyed our civilization!"

Cocolia said resolutely:

"……And the mistake made by our ancestors was that they didn't embrace destruction sooner."

Bronya was stunned, not expecting to get such an answer at all.

In this short day, she learned that there were guests from outside the sky, and they claimed to be able to solve the "Stellaron" of Belobog.

So, her dear mother told her such facts at night.

Bronya: "……"

Cocolia preached to herself:

"From the moment the invaders from outside the sky descended, this world had already been sentenced to death. But the 'Stellaron'... it left us a glimmer of hope."

"Rebirth requires a price. Erasing all the stale imprints belonging to the old world, giving up the meaningless lingering... This is the price offered by the 'Stellaron'."

"After His promise is fulfilled, Bronya... we don't have to spend our lives guarding a ruin anymore. You and I, we will witness the new world rise from the ruins."

The rebirth given by charity... is it really the rebirth you want?

Mother?

Bronya remained silent.

…… ===== CHAPTER 287 =====