“But I don’t care about these, Perlis Hafgard, or should I call you [Flower Sea]? No, I’ll still call you Perlis, because the path you chose is to become who you are now. Although you didn’t have many choices, you have come to this point after all. If the incident hadn’t happened, you could have spent your whole life as a ‘civilized’ girl, but they manipulated you like a chess piece, and now, this chess piece has come to a fork in the road.”

“At this fork in the road, you will make a choice – will you continue to be you, or will you become [Flower Sea]?”

A light flashed in Isa’s bloodshot eyes, and Perlis only felt the space around her tremble slightly, and an illusory stone slab gathered in front of her.

“This is the true Word of Ursa,” Isa said softly, “Countless people have touched it before you and received enlightenment. They all made their choices.”

“What can I get if I touch it?” Perlis whispered.

“The way to transform into a Star Seed,” Issa’s smile became more obvious, “You contain the complete Pure White Flame. The moment you give up being you and transform into a Star Seed, you will shine like a morning star in the starry sky. All external attention will retreat, and Inmotarus will not be your opponent at all.”

“He will disintegrate and burn in the white flames that symbolize destruction!” Issa stood up and his tone became a little more high-spirited. “You like rainy days very much, right? Then you will become rain! A rainy season covering the universe! [Sea of ​​Flowers] will bloom in every corner of this small garden!”

“Of course, you were no longer the same person you are now,” Issa slowly sat down on the stone seat again, “but maybe that was the real you.”

At the end of Isa’s words, the corners of Perlis’s mouth trembled slightly, and the emptiness in her heart was still burning.

She already knew what the fate of the incarnation of [Star Seed] would be – becoming an unconscious monster, her original self being abandoned, and from then on Perlis Havrgard disappeared from this world, to be replaced by… who knows?

In the words of [Ersa], this does not seem to be a price at all. In the eyes of this god, it seems that the [Sea of ​​Flowers] is the original appearance of Perlis. The current Perlis Hafrigard seems to be just a worthless thing like those ants.

Perlis felt that everything about herself was denied in this series of conversations: her experiences from childhood to adulthood, those who loved her, those she loved. All of this seemed to be nothing more than a burden in [Erza]’s mind, a burden that prevented her from completing her mission.

It doesn’t seem to matter…Perlis raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Carly is no longer here, and with the awakening of [Immotharos], everyone she loves will disappear. What right does she have to be “herself”?

But Perlis was still curious, wondering if she had any other choice:

“You said choice, what are the other options?”

“It’s very simple,” Isa said lazily, “You can stay in this cave and play the role of a sad little girl. Isn’t that good? Although it is unlikely that the people you like will come here to comfort you, I can comfort you… until [Inmotalus] devours my kingdom of God, I can comfort you well.”

“Aren’t you afraid that you will be devoured by Him?”

“Afraid? I am talking to you from a human perspective, but that doesn’t mean I am on a human scale,” Isa chuckled. “Ersa won’t be afraid, and neither will Immotalus. We are the gods they call us, the unspeakable things. Don’t speculate on our motives from a human perspective. That’s not wise.”

“I see,” Perlis murmured, “The choice I have is either to turn into a white flame and die, or to stay here and wait to die, right?”

“No, there is actually a third option.”

Isa chuckled, and the sound turned into ripples, bouncing and spreading on the stone walls of the cave, gradually shaping everything around it.

Something was swaying in the back. When Perlis turned her head, she saw the cave extending backwards, stretching out a long corridor leading to endless darkness.

At the end of the darkness, a square door of light was waiting for her.

Could it be… A guess that she had long ago popped up in Perlis’s mind. Before she spoke, Isa whispered:

“That is the Gate of the Ultimate Poverty, the door to heaven. Pass through it and you will return to the High Heaven.”

Memories flowed through Perlis’ mind. Before, when Perlis and Carly entered the Eternal Wall through the portal in the Black Dead Zone laboratory, she had made a guess:

There are traces of “blessings” in the caves leading to the kingdom of God. According to the fairy tale, there used to be an umbilical cord that transmitted “blessings” between [Ersa] and [High Heaven]. This means that if you walk against those caves, it is possible to return to [High Heaven].

Now, Perlis’s guess has been confirmed: the kingdom of God of [Ersa] is indeed connected to the [High Heaven], but the door has been closed.

“Go through that door and you will go to the country of carefreeness,” Issa smiled softly, “They will welcome you very much… the offspring of the Flower Sea, the survivor of the Dust Star, the one who personally ended the painful white flame of the Heavenly Envoy… you will become the hero of those Hafgards and live a carefree life from now on. As for the civilization on the edge of the box garden that is about to be destroyed? Oh, what does this have to do with you? The same thing happens over and over again in countless cosmic boxes. How can you stop it?”

“Sometimes the best choice you can make is to walk away from it all.”

……

Prologue) The Gate of the End (Part 4)

Looking at the light door leading to the [High Heaven], Perlis was stunned.

Getting away from everything… sounds like a very tempting option…

Perlis stood on the doorstep. Behind the door in front of her was a warm garden, and behind her was the icy rain that had showered her for almost nineteen years.

Flowers always yearn for sunshine. If a flower is exposed to the rain for so long, it may no longer be a flower.

However, everything she had experienced reappeared before Perlis’s eyes. The snow on Wanren Mountain, the night of Wilkin, the rain on Wezel, and the waves of the East China Sea. She recalled the person who had embraced her through the white flames. If Carly was still here, what would she say?

Yes, Carly always ran to Perlis regardless of everything, no matter what was blocking her, she never failed to keep her promise…

But Carly is dead… She finally broke her promise…

Perlis lowered her head and her eyes fell on the blood diamond on her ring finger. The crystal-clear edges of the blood-red gem were like Perlis’ eyes. In such a long time, did Carly often touch the gem and murmur Perlis’ name?

Returning to [High Heaven] is really a very tempting choice.

There was no expression on Pearlis’s face. She turned around and shook her head gently at Isa.

“I won’t leave. I want to avenge her.”

The girl with white hair and red eyes said seriously. Isa saw the mist covering her bloodshot eyes. It was a mixture of sadness and confusion, but behind the mist there was something that was uncontrollably overflowing.

That’s fire.

“…”

Isa didn’t say anything, just smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to make a “please” gesture.

Perlis walked to the illusory stone slab, stretched out her hand without hesitation, and pressed it –

“…..!”

In an instant, the scenery of the sea of ​​flowers flashed before her eyes, and countless scenes came flooding in.

Perlis saw people of different skin colors and clothes pressing their hands on this illusory stone slab. They were in different locations, some were in caves under the cliff, some were on the sea with a sky full of stars, some were surrounded by red-robed people in the center of a weird altar, and some were on a field with birds singing and flowers blooming.

These people were the ones who put their hands on the stone slab before Perlis. They belonged to countless civilizations that were born on the [Dust Star]. What they had in common was that they all received inspiration from [Ersa].

In the last picture, Perlis saw a familiar figure. It was Ivar Sekepas, who fell in the snow, whispering to the earth in the darkness, explaining his wish:

“…I…want her to live…”

“Give it all.”

“…good…”

Ivar agreed without hesitation. Dots of red substance appeared in front of him. He stood up from the snow and felt the temperature of the red substance in amazement. Then he shouted and shook his head:

“No…! I don’t want it…! It’s hers… not mine…”

“Can you bear the darkness?”

“…I…”

Ivar lowered his head. In the wind and snow, the scratches on his hands were bleeding not red but black blood.

“…I have endured…”

“…Then you will be the guide…”

The colorful picture shattered, and Ivar’s face was cut into countless pieces in the broken picture, some were calm, some were crazy, some were sad, and some were kind.

The fragments gradually faded away, and finally gathered into a figure in a black robe – he stood in the [underworld], holding the book, leading the way to his long-cherished wish.

As early as the beginning, [Erza] and Ivar completed a devilish contract. Halilali’s [Essence of God] was given to Ivar by [Erza]… Ivar refused the gift and gave it to the [Iron Lord]…

The Iron Lord used the Celestial Essence to threaten Karl Monarch to abdicate, unified Thebite, and launched the Dyla War…

Among the three sisters, Ibuki Rin is also hidden in the shadow of the story… First, she rescued Perlis in Thebite, then assisted Mercury in Vizel to let Perlis be “catalyzed”, and finally let Perlis be captured by Laplace, and deceived the “Lord of the Black Tide” on the other side with “Wide Area Broadcast”.

Then, she gave Perlis key information during the Battle of Dyla, which led to her reunion with Ivar in the underground of Ankamouth…

At this moment, Perlis suddenly realized that the shadow of [Ersa] was also hidden in the veins of this world!

From the very beginning, He was not a sleeping god, but a member of the chessboard!

This is just a small part of what Perlis can occasionally see. What about the many more places she cannot see?

A vague feeling of fear slowly spread out, and before Perlis could continue thinking, a bright picture came into the picture.

A swaying sea of ​​flowers appeared before her eyes, and under the pure white light, Perlis saw a small pavilion.

Two people with unclear faces were talking in a pavilion in the sea of ​​flowers. One of them had flowing pure white hair, and the other had hair as black as ink.

A whisper floated from far away:

“…transformed into an [angel]? That’s really a romantic thing…unconscious and unconscious, with a majestic divinity…but it’s no longer a living being…”

“…if you insist on doing so, you can do it with your own will. You are born with it…”

“…But if you really want me to teach you the red tape, it’s actually quite simple…”

“…First, forget yourself, or perhaps give up… You are no longer you. Your name, identity, and self are all anchors that keep you away from divinity and madness. You must give up everything…”

“…Then, feel the power in your body, those fragments that symbolize authority, those factors that give you extraordinary power… Embrace them, embrace those instincts, and make yourself a part of the concept…”

“…Finally, chant my name, I will bless you and say goodbye to you…”

“…It’s that simple. Yes, Hafgard has always been a violent species. They were born to turn into sparks and use insignificant burning to prevent an inevitable end…”

“…They often say that the survival of civilization is the hymn of Hafurgard, which I think is not accurate. It should be said that…the hymn of Hafurgard has forged civilization…”

“…Great and small child, go record, go witness…”

The scene faded, and Perlis found herself kneeling on the ground with beads of sweat on her forehead.

The scene just now was obviously the same type of excessive information as the ancient divine language, but the information flow was too intense, even Perlis at the [Star Flame] level would still be overloaded.

After the dizziness ended, Perlis raised her head and found Issa still sitting on the stone seat, looking down at her.

At this moment, in Perlis’s eyes, the indifference on Isa’s face gradually added a hint of weirdness.

Isa obviously saw through Perlis’s thoughts at once. She smiled elegantly and said softly:

“Don’t try to guess my motives, flower. Everything you can think of is wrong.”

“Why is that?” Perlis murmured.

If you don’t care about anything, if you just want to witness the rise and fall of civilization and turn everything into collections in your own cave, then why manipulate the veins in the dark side of the world?

“You should have seen Hallilali’s memory from the world’s memory. She should have told you that every star in the sky is a so-called [unspeakable thing]. They are giant trees in the cosmic garden. The meaning of their existence is to spread their roots and assimilate everything into their own appearance.”

“Are you trying to say that you are different?” Perlis said softly.

“I don’t need to say that if I were like them, there would never be any civilization on this planet.”

Issa spoke softly, stood up again, walked slowly to Perlis, and raised one arm.

Only then did Perlis see the details of the decorative chains on her arms – they were engraved with countless ancient languages ​​and countless pieces of information. Perlis realized that it was a chronology of civilization.

“I am one of the few stable things in the Unspeakable,” Issa whispered, “just like the earth. Although it is only a fleeting existence from the perspective of the universe, it is still solid and reliable from the perspective of civilization.”

[Mother Goddess of the Earth] said that she is in a rare stable state… It sounds very convincing.

At an extremely close distance, Perlis looked at Issa’s blood-red eyes that were flowing with starlight, as if thinking about something.

In fact, she didn’t need to worry too much. After all, she had already made her choice, and her fate was probably just like a moth to a flame.

However, looking at [Ersa], who was an [ancient god] but still had human consciousness, something suddenly lit up in Perlis’s heart.

It was a candle in a storm. Although it could be extinguished at any time, it gave Perlis a glimmer of hope.

“Why, then?” she asked softly.

Unlike before, Issa did not respond to Perlis immediately this time. She stared at Perlis, her face remained indifferent, but the expression in her eyes changed vividly.

She is thinking like a human being.

After a long while, Isa seemed to have come to some conclusion and smiled softly:

“You are seeking a possibility, a comfort, right?”

Pearlis nodded silently, she didn’t intend to reject it.

“But I don’t know either,” Issa laughed like a girl, “Who knows why I created three sisters and see the world from their perspective? Who knows I would interfere with all this? At least I don’t know, and you should never have this question.”

“why?”

“Because asking ‘why’ means that your understanding of the nature and logic of the universe is not up to standard,” Issa half covered his face, “Why must there be a reason? The nature of the universe is chaos. As entropy increases, the chaos will only become more intense. In the end, everything will be illogical. What’s the point of looking for reasons? If the chaos caused by entropy increase is an inevitable trend, then any action will be useless.”

After Issa finished speaking, he looked at Perlis quietly, but this time there was something more in his eyes.

“I don’t think it’s right.” Perlis murmured in a low voice.

“That’s my answer,” Isa turned and walked towards the stone seat. “Okay, flower, go to your end. I look forward to your performance.”

The godlike girl sat down on the stone seat. Perlis seemed to see the stone wall behind her gradually change, and a giant eye made of starlight appeared behind her, and colorful starlight came towards her.

“There is one last thing,” Issa murmured in a low voice, “The authority of [Immotalos] is not complete. A part of it is in your hand… that is, the quill. This means that He will find a way to attract you to Him, otherwise He will not be complete.”