“…”

Above the clouds, Perlis aimed at the fallen ancient god, with starlight flowing in her eyes.

She spun the White Flame Spear twice, then hurled it violently—

“boom——“

The Spear of White Flame broke through the sound barrier the moment it left Perlis’s hand, then continued to accelerate, blasting out a cloudless area with a diameter of more than ten kilometers directly above the sea of ​​clouds.

If viewed from the ground, this spear of light instantly pierced through the bloated and twisted body of Inmotalus, carrying him down towards the ice field at the pole.

Perlis used this spear to directly “destroy” the “fate” of the divine body, cutting off any possibility of His reawakening.

She couldn’t do this with a living Immortalus, but with a corpse, it was a piece of cake.

“…”

As the ancient god fell, Perlis once again used the thumbs and index fingers of both hands to form a square to circle his body.

“Rest in peace, soul.”

She whispered as she slowly pulled her hands apart. At the same time, broken white light patterns exploded on the body of [Inmotalus]. He disintegrated bit by bit, and fragments of glass scattered everywhere.

The moment His body landed on the ice field, white light burst out and swept across the entire ice field.

With the point where He fell as the center, a pure white sea of ​​flowers rolled over the outline of the ice field and went straight to the end of the horizon.

The sea of ​​flowers is in full bloom.

“…”

Amidst the flying white petals, Perlis slowly landed on the ground, staring blankly at everything around her.

She took a deep breath, feeling the cold air of the glacier rushing into her nostrils. She leaned over and brushed her hands over the small white flowers rooted in the glacier soil, feeling the soft touch of the petals.

A warm feeling surged in Perlis’s heart. She had never felt so alive before. The power of divinity surged through her body, telling of her authority and might. But she was still herself, she was still Perlis Havrgard.

Countless anchors tied her to this world. She raised her head and looked at the endless starry sky. At that moment, countless vague gazes seemed to fade away – those [Unspeakable Things] that coveted the Dust Star seemed to avoid looking at her, avoiding looking at the [Pure White Flame].

It worked…it really worked…it’s all over…

Perlis revealed a faint smile, she closed her eyes, and eagerly extracted her senses: the coldness on her skin, the warmth in her chest, the slight itch when the flowers brushed against her calves, and the lightness when the wind blew her long hair.

At this moment, a familiar and gentle voice came from behind:

“Little white flower…”

7) Son of Man, Son of God (Part 9)

The voice of an old friend is like water, flowing gently through the heart.

Perlis turned around suddenly, and what came into view were a pair of ice-blue eyes, a pair of icy eyes with black light flowing in them.

Carly Fellowes stood in a sea of ​​flowers not far away. She was dressed in a black robe, and black stars scattered and reunited around her, forming her body.

The two looked at each other across the sea of ​​flowers, and time stopped the moment their eyes met.

Then, Perlis ran through the sea of ​​flowers and threw herself into Carly’s arms.

“Oh my – did you miss me a lot? You started to act like a spoiled child as soon as we met?”

Carly hugged Perlis who threw herself into her arms, gently rubbed the back of her head, and a gentle smile appeared on her face as quiet as the night:

“Aren’t you afraid that I’m fake? What if I’m an illusion created by Inmotalus?”

“It’s fake, so what? I admit it…” Perlis whispered softly in Carly’s arms, “I’m not smart, you all like to bully me…”

“I didn’t bully you…I didn’t hide it from you on purpose…”

Carly took a deep breath, and looked at the end of the world full of white flowers with her new eyes, exhaling hot breath from her nose.

“A wish always comes with a price, and the price… is always cruel. Little White Flower has endured enough, so you should let me endure more for you, right?”

“You’re a liar…” Perlis gently hit Carly on the shoulder, “Big liar.”

“Okay, I admit it. I’m a liar. I’m a big liar.”

Carly separated from Pearlis, then half-knelt in front of her, holding Pearlis’s hands tightly with both of hers.

The dark power surged out from her body and flowed into Perlis’s body along the red mark, but it was no longer deep, but gentle.

“After his death, I became the master of [Engraved Ink]. According to the order of precedence, I am now your family member, so you are the master of [Engraved Ink].”

As Carly spoke, Perlis concentrated her mind, and a pitch-black illusory crown appeared above her head. The pure black surface surged with the light-absorbing ability of a black hole, as if it wanted to draw in everything around it.

The power of “creation” was embraced by Perlis and became a part of her.

But Perlis showed no signs of losing control due to the power she held. Before, even leveraging the power of the white flame would make her feel overloaded. But now, the endless divinity was just crawling under her skirt, forming her throne.

When Perlis was about to find out why, she suddenly knew the reason:

She has an extremely powerful anchor, an anchor that is almost godlike, right before her eyes.

Carly is Perlis’ biggest anchor.

“…”

With mixed feelings, Perlis still had many questions to ask. She took a deep breath, controlled her emotions, and said:

“How do you know this knowledge? I mean, this about authority…”

“In the Black Dead Zone, I accepted the proposal of the Voice of the Netherworld,” Carly said softly, “He promised a world where you can survive. The price of that wish is me. I must do something for Him.”

“whats the matter?”

“Take the power of Engraved Ink away from this land and towards the stars.”

Carly stretched out her hand, and the surging darkness flowed from her fingertips, like countless slender black snakes.

“He showed me some images and inspired me, and those inspirations gave me the knowledge to develop this plan that was completely based on theory…”

Perlis frowned slightly and said:

“Who is the owner of that voice?”

“It can’t be Imhotaros, right? After all, this plan is obviously aimed at him?” Carly chuckled.

Who could it be? Is it the poet who controls the flow of fate? Or is it the mother goddess hidden in the abyss of the earth?

Or… is it a projection of an alien god? Is it an erosion from the starry sky? Or something else?

“It’s not important. Anyway, I modified the program of Ice Storm at that time. After the incident with Hillster, I knew that Laplace would definitely prepare countermeasures against Ice Storm in advance. Even if it was successfully triggered, it probably wouldn’t be able to destroy the Tower of Babel.”

“So, I changed the target of the hijacking of Ice Storm to Wide Area Broadcast, and set the content of the broadcast to our two names, and sent it out in the form of a factor energy wave that is close to the frequency of human understanding. Everyone on this planet will know our names at that moment, and the anchor point is based on cognition.”

Carly raised her head and looked at the azure sky. She recalled the scene on the streets of the new city of the kingdom, where people worshipped the white flame and the morning star.

“You are awakened by the anchor when you are on the verge of collapse. You and I are connected, so I am awakened too.”

When Carly said this, Perlis quickly interrupted:

“I guessed the rest. Since I once contained the [Engraved Ink], you gained control of the [Engraved Ink] through the connection of the engraving. After you woke up, you mobilized the anchor points to tie yourself down. And because you and I are connected, those anchor points also tied me down.”

Perlis spoke out her speculation in one breath, and then she smiled lightly, somewhat awkwardly:

“Look, I can catch up with you, so can you please not hide it from me? I can also…” Perlis’s voice became smaller and smaller.

Then, she was hugged by Carly.

“Eh? Carly?”

“It’s really dark in there…little white flower…it’s really dark…I can’t see anything…I can’t hear anything…it’s all black…”

Carly’s voice was very low, and for the first time since their reunion, Perlis heard some emotion in it: it was the fragility, fear, and hesitation that only a young girl could have.

She could feel Carly holding her very tightly, almost hysterically, but her arms were shaking.

“I can only keep thinking about you… keep thinking about you… I keep saying your name… but no one responds… no one responds…”

“I thought at the time… You must be as lonely as I am, right? You are the only one left, wandering on the black land. You definitely don’t want to drag down Aoi and Rei, so you must be alone in the end to find [Inmotarus]. How lonely you must be…”

“But… I know my little white flower is not afraid of loneliness,” Carly looked down at Perlis and wiped her eyes, “Look, you are so smart and brave. You didn’t give up even though you knew you would lose…”

“I just don’t want to disappoint anyone,” Perlis whispered, “Carly is braver than me. Everything you do is based on theories that have never been put into practice. It’s like dancing on the edge of a cliff.”

“The mission of scholars is to explore the boundaries. Whether it is science or theology, they are just different great adventures.” Carly said so, letting go of Perlis, holding her in her arms and smiling gently:

“Now, everything is over. I will never leave you again. You will never be alone again.”

Looking at Carly’s ice-blue eyes, Perlis felt her vision suddenly blurred.

She lowered her head and looked at the sea of ​​flowers at the edge of her skirt, her shoulders trembling slightly.

In her blurry vision, Perlis saw the [blood diamond] on her ring finger. It was put on her by Carly. Even after being baptized by the white fireworks, it still reflected the bright red luster.

Reason is always one step slower than action. By the time Perlis reacted, she had already thrown Carly to the ground in the sea of ​​flowers and was looking down at her.

She watched as a hint of panic appeared on Carly’s face, and saw those icy blue eyes flicker slightly.

“Little white flower…?”

Perlis’s mind suddenly became clear. Her expression was stubborn and hesitant, and her blood-red eyes sparkled like a child who refused to retreat.

“Little White Flower…? You… um…!”

Before Carly could finish her words, she felt that Pearlis’s face suddenly became very close.

Then, their lips met.

In an instant, petals fluttered across the ice field, and a warm wind blew across the sea of ​​flowers. The girls’ figures flickered among the swaying outlines.

Time seemed to be frozen at this moment. After an unknown amount of time, the two faces separated, their bloodshot eyes facing their icy eyes, reflecting each other.

In the sea of ​​flowers, both of their faces turned red all of a sudden. They turned their heads away from each other and looked in different directions.

“You…you have to swear that you will never lie to me again…” Perlis said in a low voice, exhaling hot air from her nose.

“I…ok…ok…I understand…” Carly’s voice was also very low.

The two didn’t speak for a while, but soon hugged each other almost at the same time. Pearlis rubbed her face gently against Carly’s chest, while Carly rubbed the back of her head and straightened her pure white long hair.

The two of them snuggled together silently in the sea of ​​flowers. They transcended time and fate, and now nothing could separate them.

…END…

Sing for the Flame

This is an unprecedented rainstorm.

Torrential rain covered every inch of the Academi Federation. Strong winds swept through Vizel’s high-rise buildings. These buildings, which embodied the hard work of the federation’s people, began to sway slightly at this moment, like ordinary trees in the forest.

A real riot broke out in the square in front of the college building. The crowd rushed frantically into the square that had been made a mess by the annihilation of factor energy, and the soldiers’ defense line was broken by the flood-like crowd.

In the rainstorm, Alex Udeen pulled the trigger desperately, black blood flowed from his eyes, and the tears of blood maintained their shape in the rainstorm, like a tattoo on his face.

He fired wildly, like a wanton painter, letting clouds of blood mist bloom in the rainstorm before him and letting the splattering red stain all over the bulletproof vest on his chest.

Anyway, the heavy rain will wash everything away.

Alex had forgotten how long he had served the Federation. He was chosen from the forest of Lavis and lived a life like a slave. He smashed every jaw that stood in his way with his fists before he finally made a name for himself.

But no matter how high he climbed, there was only endless fog above his head. The outline of the tower was hazy in the fog, accompanied by sprinkling raindrops.

Alex has forgotten why he serves the tower. It seems that as long as you repeat something countless times, it will become a mental imprint in you, and by the time you realize it, it has become a part of you.

The effect of the black water was dissipating, and Alex’s body began to hurt, but he continued to shoot stubbornly, because these mobs must not pass him and must not enter the college building behind him.

There are important things in the college building that cannot be destroyed.

Is this an order from above? Who is above?

Alex’s mind was hazy. He just kept pulling the trigger and reloading mechanically. The automatic rifle in his hand was like hot steel, creating thick fog in the rain.

At this moment, a loud shout came from behind:

“Alex!”

Alex turned his head sharply, and his scarlet eyes immediately locked onto that target – the girl who was rushing towards him.

The bullet hit the girl’s chest before he saw it, and he saw the girl fall down with an expression of disbelief. At this moment, the faded memories came back like a tide.

He recalled the afternoon he was on duty in the city of Lavis, when he broke into a hacker’s home alone and put a gun to the girl’s head.

But the girl didn’t seem afraid. She just closed her eyes and raised her hands.