[What a shame~]
--+--
Sparkle spoke in a tone dripping with schadenfreude.
--+--
[Those twelve blades of Little Purple's aren't even enough to give the Big Bald Egg a pedicure. Taken from so-called gods, yet they're nothing but the aftertaste of emptiness.]
[And then, snap~ they all shattered.]
[All twelve blades broke.]
[She cried her eyes out, you know~]
--+--
The little Yuzu figurine shook its head slightly but didn't argue.
Because the more you retorted, the happier it made Sparkle.
--+--
[After the twelve blades shattered, the broken swords were reforged into two Bearers.]
[One represents the Origin, the other the End.]
--+--
"I didn't get the rest, but this I understand."
"That's Elysia and the Young Mistress, right?"
Back in the village.
An old man held a child. The young folks, sleeves tucked, heads raised, couldn't stop complaining.
All around the world, people were amused. Some even stared dumbfounded at the sky, suddenly muttering.
"The Young Mistress and Elysia are about to duel? Why am I having this dream?"
"A one-on-one showdown, huh? Brilliant!"
Yes.
Miss Yuzu had said it.
During the struggle against the gods, the blade-wielders were inevitably corrupted.
Even throughout Izumo's long resistance, they had already stepped into the shadow of the Aeon of Nihility.
There was no escape.
By the time they realized it!
Whether it was Raiden Mei, the blade-wielder of Origin, or Hakuhatsu Ki, the blade-wielder of End, both showed signs of what they called 'Oni-transformation.'
Though it's a shame we can't see the pictures.
Everyone could still imagine it.
--+--
[According to historical records, the Hakuhatsu Ki was a man, with white hair, like an Asura or Yaksha.]
--+--
As the chibi Yuzu reached this point, Sparkle snickered.
--+--
[But your sister Sparkle can kindly tell you all~]
[See that little white-haired guy, the Aeon of Salvation? The White-Haired Oni looked just like him.]
--+--
"Hah?" Kevin's eyes widened.
As everyone knew, the Aeon of Salvation was his future self.
If the White-Haired Oni looked exactly like the Aeon of Salvation, didn't that mean he looked like… himself?
"So he's my alternate self?"
"Perhaps that Miss Acheron originally wasn't following Raiden Mei's script, but rather Dr. MEI's."
Su interjected unexpectedly. Dr. MEI shot him a deep, meaningful look.
So, cutting down your wife, is that it?
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Cold sweat trickled down Kevin's forehead.
He had no idea how things had suddenly turned out this way.
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[In the end.]
[Sister Mei defeated the White-Haired Oni.]
[The two Bearers broke together, transforming into a blade unique to her: Naught.]
[This blade is the convergence of all life in all of Izumo, no! The entire binary planet system.]
[It consumed the total power and fortune of both worlds to finally be forged. A blade meant to be swung at an Aeon.]
--+--
It was no exaggeration to say, it was all built on a pile of human lives.
The dual planet system. Two worlds. Each world, a planet. How many people lived there? How many had ever existed?
One could only imagine.
Even though before this, everyone knew the Aeons were immensely powerful, possessing unimaginable strength, existences akin to higher dimensions.
But!
Only now did everyone in the world more viscerally understand what kind of existence an Aeon truly was. Even if they did nothing, they were like colossal leviathans in the vast ocean.
Humans facing ants might at least be aware of the ants' existence.
But did they truly do anything? Did they truly see you, notice you, care about you?
Impossible!
The universe is vast.
Humanity is but a speck of dust.
Aeons reside at the apex of the universe.
Probably across the entire cosmos, even hegemonic civilizations and factions are beneath their notice.
After all, stretch time, broaden the view. Elevate it to the cosmic scale.
Many things become insignificant.
They could hear Miss Yuzu in the footage saying that Acheron, finally realizing the truth of the world, in her grief, took up the newly forged blade and swung it at the Aeon of Nihility.
But that strike was simultaneously aimed at Izumo and Takamagahara as well.
All to sever the cycle of reincarnation, completely.
--+--
[Because if she did nothing, sooner or later, Izumo and Takamagahara would give birth to new life again.]
[Then, it would be the same old dream once more.]
[She truly couldn't bear that.]
--+--
As the little Yuzu spoke, Sparkle chimed in beside her.
--+--
[My poor Little Purple~ From that moment on, she became an Emanator of Nihility—something that should hardly even be possible.]
[No… She simply walked far enough on the Path, everyone thought she was an Emanator, but she knew very well she wasn't~]
[An Emanator of Nihility who isn't an Emanator, never received the Aeon's gaze, and even wants to slay her own Aeon—isn't that just hilarious?]
[Hmph~ And now she's succeeded. The dragon-slayer has become the dragon.]
[She is Nihility now… isn't that even funnier?]
--+--
Truth be told.
Sparkle's exaggerated, girly voice was really distinctive.
Couldn't call it artificial. But it wasn't how a normal girl would sound either.
Weirdly pleasant to hear.
Although, everyone had learned a bit from the previous video about what an Emanator was and what kind of combat power they possessed.
Hearing that Miss Acheron, while striking at the Aeon of Nihility, also swung at Izumo and Takamagahara, completely shattering both worlds into cosmic dust—
They still couldn't help it!
Some started exclaiming loudly.
"That's planet-busting level!"
"Shattering planets without batting an eye."
"If only I had that power someday. I'd give Earth a slash in a heartbeat."
"The Young Mistress is giving you a kind look."
"What kind of grudge is that?!"
"Reporting you in a heartbeat. Anti-social, are we? Open up! The Doxx Squad is here!"
Some were horrified. Others still didn't care.
After all, for many, if disaster didn't land on their own heads, it had nothing to do with them.
So what? Who cares?
--+--
[Miss Acheron knew deeply that she could no longer escape the Nihility, but she also needed its power. Therefore, she wouldn't refuse walking further down the Path.]
[But she still clung to the last vestige of her own color.]
[Ensuring she wouldn't be completely consumed by Nihility.]
--+--
The little Yuzu spoke with a tone of awe and admiration.
--+--
[Miss Acheron's official title, 'Bosenmori,' was a position she obtained long ago, yet it also seems like the perfect portrayal of who she later became.]
[She ferries every lost soul across the River of Forgetfulness.]
[Despite being the one most deeply corrupted by the Nihility, she seeks to redeem other poor souls swallowed by it.]
[This has seemingly become one of her few remaining purposes.]
[Unexpectedly, it's also the anchor that stabilizes her sense of self.]
[Sister Mei would continuously lose her memories. Only when holding that blade would the past memories she specifically embedded within it briefly surface in her mind.]
[Her senses had become exceedingly faint.]
[Her preference for that specific white peach exists only because its taste is almost unbearably spicy to ordinary people.]
[But precisely because of that, she can perceive a hint of flavor.]
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