Rumble...

On the distant horizon, a black wall of waves swept over.

Drehak slowly unsheathed his sword and held it in front of his chest. As he watched the blade gradually turn blood-red, he spoke:

"Frederica, Barbas, Lux, Qia, Gerdin, Hawke, Brod... Ella."

"Do you regret it?"

"What are you talking about, Your Highness? Regret? Quite the opposite. It couldn't be better! I'm already so excited!"

"Your Highness." Ella raised her glasses slightly. "I have never regretted being by your side, not even for a moment."

Drehak turned around and glanced at each person around him in turn.

A faint smile played on the corner of his mouth.

"...Really? Then fight with me one last time."

"At your service, my Lord!"

The blood guards who had been by his side for many years drew their weapons one after another, and no one showed any fear.

"Imperial Army, attack—!"

The Royal City of Langard.

The hall was already empty.

The emperor of the empire still sits alone on the throne.

"Your Majesty, it's time to retreat."

A guard appeared beside him and whispered advice.

“… …”

The emperor stared motionlessly ahead, his eyes seemingly fixed on a place even farther away.

"You guys go, I want to stay."

"this... ..."

"I am the Emperor of the Empire. It is my destiny to perish alongside the Empire. Let's go. This is an order."

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

The guard left.

Before long, the entire royal city became empty.

Half a day later...

Langard falls.

The imperial forces responsible for blocking the advance of the demon army were completely wiped out, and this thousand-year-old capital was reduced to ruins under the trampling of monsters.

... ...

... ...

Mirror Lake Temple.

After a long period of baptism of power, Hulim's magic fluctuations finally reached a critical point.

At some point.

She opened her eyes, and a faint colorful light emanated from them.

The power of the six gods has been completely integrated into the body.

The long journey has been helped her cross.

Now she's at the finish line.

There is only one last step left to cross the line, and that is - to condense your own divine crystal.

"I don't know how much time has passed. I hope Semiris and the others are okay..."

He glanced upwards worriedly.

He shook his head gently.

All worries now are meaningless. The most important thing is to calm down and complete the last step.

I adjusted my mindset, calmed myself down, checked my condition again, and confirmed that nothing serious was wrong.

Hulim closed her eyes again, and her consciousness began to sink...

Sinking into my mind, memories of the past kept emerging.

A simple girl who knows nothing encounters the Fairy King and embarks on a journey alone, encountering, getting to know each other, saying goodbye, and reuniting with all kinds of people.

Continuously grow in maturity and increase in knowledge.

Looking back, even my past goal of becoming independent was never realized, and it has long since become a memory...

Consciousness continued to sink.

Sinking deep into memory.

After a brief period of darkness, the large number of mysterious runes engraved here illuminated the world again.

They are like bright lights on the road, guiding the way...

Then.

Consciousness sank into the depths of darkness again.

Fell into a deep sleep.

Without Hulim noticing, her soul transformed into a cocoon and began to sublime.

... ...

Endless darkness.

I don’t know when.

Hulim awoke in the darkness.

She stood up and looked around in confusion.

There is nothing here, nothing to see.

She began to walk aimlessly.

A long, long time later.

A dim light appeared in front.

She stopped.

Two seconds later, he walked towards the light source again.

Finally, a gray ball of light appeared in her sight.

"This is... my soul."

There was no reason, Hulim instinctively understood what it was.

That was his own soul form, or to be more precise - the original soul form.

The soul that should have been radiant was covered with a gray barrier, and all its brilliance was hidden. It looked like a simple and ordinary soul that could not be more ordinary.

“… …”

After staring at his original soul form for a long time.

Hulim suddenly noticed something.

She raised her head and looked forward.

Then I saw——

There, a staircase appeared at some point.

The stairs are hollowed out, spiraling upwards and extending continuously, eventually disappearing into the darkness, with no clear end...

Hulim arrived in front of the stairs.

After a brief hesitation.

despair!

Stepped onto the stairs.

Tick, tick...

Footsteps continued to sound on the stairs.

Hulim walked up the stairs step by step...

After a long time.

A platform appeared in front of the stairs.

despair!

Hulim took a step out onto the platform.

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