"Chief justice, Neuvillette."
"I hereby declare." Neuvillette's voice carried weariness.
He extended his hand, light shimmering. Blue ripples formed a massive Hydro element array in the sky.
"I shall absolve all Fontainians of your sins!"
As the array formed, Neuvillette raised his hand, a thick water energy pillar shooting upward.
Raindrops froze mid-air, each enveloped in a blue energy bubble.
Seconds later, energy-infused raindrops fell on Fontaine.
Focalors' smile widened. It succeeded! Her efforts weren't in vain!
Hydro element shimmered in her eyes—relief, gratification.
Black screen, allogene. Video ended.
"Unlocked 'Sinner's Dance' pure music."
Wonderful~ Seeing the outcome after my death. Focalors' smile softened.
Alex was still sobbing, slurping noodles.
"What? Still crying like a child?"
"I'll perform the dance for you." Focalors jumped off the bench.
"Watch closely~" Her tone gentle.
"La, la~, la la~~. La la la~, la la la~~~, la la~" Focalors danced, humming the video's music.
The rhythm fit her unique dance perfectly.
She danced long, a solo for Alex, who calmed and stopped crying.
He was here, Focalors standing before him, dancing for him!
Focalors is so gentle, I love her! A good wife! I could cry!
He wouldn't let her fall!
Alex stared at the giant blue sword above.
Post-dance, Focalors saw Alex fixated on it: "Why still staring?"
"Hmm~, time to share secrets." Focalors looked at Alex. The phone showed the future, but her plan would succeed—good news!
Feeling lighter, she said, "You know my relationship with Furina."
"Once, I was an Oceanid, transformed into a human by Egeria. Becoming human was my dream, even now! Humans are a beautiful opera."
"After becoming a god, I separated my divinity from my body and spirit, leaving a human-like self." Focalors looked up, thinking of Furina.
She placed her hand on her chest: "I'm that divinity! My human self, I named Furina."
Alex crossed his arms: "So, you split your personality for double happiness."
Focalors nodded: "She has joy, anger, sorrow, happiness. Arrogant or cowardly when needed… Her strengths and weaknesses are human."
Proudly, she added: "Furina is the perfect human, my ideal… self!"
Focalors explained her plan to deceive the Heavenly Principles, even herself.
"So, the voice at Lucine Fountain…" Alex recalled.
"So long… so lonely… how much longer." He recited Furina's thoughts.
He questioned Focalors: "You made Furina endure five hundred years of painful life?"
Focalors sighed: "Correct. A long, lonely, painful opera."
Alex clenched his fists, understanding Furina's hidden suffering.
Focalors crossed her arms: "She's amazing~! For five hundred years, any slackening would've doomed Fontaine. Trusting humans was right."
"What's that giant sword? Why will it 'kill' me?" Alex pointed upward.
Focalors explained: "I merged with the Oratrice using Fontaine's Gnosis. The Oratrice isn't for justice—it's to kill the God of justice, destroying the divine throne!"
"For five hundred years, I accumulated Indemnitium in the Oratrice, forming a giant sword for the future execution," she said.
"Seeing your phone's images, my plan succeeded… I'm happy~~~" Focalors smiled, satisfied.
Alex couldn't smile. Overwhelming information! The sword would kill the God and throne of justice… "Why destroy the Hydro Archon's throne?"
Focalors answered: "To return what belongs to Neuvillette—the Hydro Archon's clearance to the Hydro Dragon."
Alex stroked his chin: "So, the Seven Archons' powers were stolen by the Heavenly Principles from the elemental Dragons???"
"You could say that," Focalors nodded.
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