Immediately afterwards, a pair of enormous dark wings suddenly unfolded from his back, a truly magnificent sight.
These wings soared into the sky, almost covering the vast landmass.
In that instant, the darkness in the sky spread rapidly like ink.
It instantly obscured the vision of millions of demi-humans on the ground, including Heim Horn.
Within seconds, the world was plunged into an unfathomable darkness, and even the original outline of the world disappeared.
In this deep darkness,
None of them could hear Loki and Victor's conversation above the sky.
However, they could clearly sense it.
The owner of those wings seemed to be radiating absolute majesty and ruthlessness towards the world.
Like an emperor awakening from darkness, he returned to his kingdom.
"By now, you should understand."
Victor's deep purple eyes held an unwavering calm as he looked down condescendingly at Loki's hunched figure.
"There is no question of whether I can or cannot do what I want to do."
"It's either wanting to or not wanting to."
Loki's gaze pierced through the surrounding darkness, fixed on Victor.
He could feel the dark glow emanating from Viktor gradually eroding his eyes.
Despite the excruciating pain in his eyes, Loki stared steadfastly ahead.
It seems they are trying to find some kind of answer in Viktor.
"So that's how it is."
"I've been thinking about why we can't have the same name."
"Why should we repeat everything that others may have already experienced?"
At that moment, Loki seemed to understand everything.
Why do they each have unique names, and why do those names define different experiences and lives?
But how could that be?
Just because there are 'players' like Victor, they have to play the role under that 'name'.
They became slaves to the amusement of the 'players'.
Players, players.
Viktor has already explained this word very clearly.
Free and unrestrained, enjoying life to the fullest.
There is absolutely nothing in the world that can bind him.
but……
"I don't want to accept it..."
After Loki realized this, he shook his head, his eyes filled with astonishment and resentment.
His beliefs completely collapsed.
He desperately sought the secrets of the 'name', hoping to break free from the constraints it imposed.
He even paid the price of a thousand years for this.
"How could it be? Such a simple, joking answer?"
"Just because the whole world has to serve 'players'?"
"Then... what exactly are we?"
At that moment, Loki's pupils trembled violently.
His frail legs could barely support his body, almost causing him to sink into the surrounding darkness.
But he quickly regained his composure, and his eyes returned to their firmness.
Despite this, his mind remained in turmoil. Looking at the scene below, he murmured to himself:
"No, there's still a chance, there's always a chance."
"Ragnarok has begun, but we still have a chance."
"An empire without an emperor will eventually perish."
Then, he looked up at Victor.
Loki's body trembled as he struggled to sit up, his aged frame rigidly fixed on Viktor.
As if insane, his eyes seemed to spew out two murky, scorching flames.
"Come on! Viktor! Come on!"
"Prove to me that you have the ability to stop the empire from being destroyed!"
"Otherwise, I would never believe it!"
Loki longed to see a hint of panic on Victor's face, but he was still disappointed.
Viktor's expression remained as calm as when they first met.
That air of certainty was almost excessively calm.
"Loki."
"When did you start having this misconception that I never stopped?"
Loki was stunned.
Because the next second, Vega, sitting on Viktor's shoulders, proudly waved her slender, fair hand into the sky.
At that moment, the enormous eye that had been lurking in the sky began to flash with a blinding light.
The purple light seemed to break through the thick black fog and shatter the constraints of the fragmented space, spreading across the vast sky.
The radiance continued to spread into the distance, covering the entire land of the empire in an instant.
At this moment, those in the empire who were lost in delusion once again parted their lips slightly and subconsciously murmured earnest words:
"The Emperor...we need an Emperor."
"But the emperor has abdicated, and we need a new emperor."
"A new emperor...a new emperor."
Immediately afterwards, those who were immersed in the illusion seemed to be awakened, and their eyes gradually brightened.
Even the spectators in the academy square looked up and gazed at the sky.
Countless people gazed at the colossal eye that shrouded the sky, murmuring softly:
"O O King Vega, please return to Karencia and lead us into eternal paradise."
"Vega will become the new empress of this country, and she will lead the empire to prosperity and a new beginning."
"Praise Vega! Praise the Emperor!"
The people chanted Vega's name almost frantically, praying that she would rule this godless kingdom.
The same sound also clearly reached Loki's ears in the heavens.
At this moment, his madness and his struggle came to an abrupt end.
All that echoed in my ears were the fervent prayers and faith of the countless citizens of the Karencia Empire toward the emperor.
They attempted to invoke the memory of the deceased emperor and seek refuge in peace through their faith.
And the emperor they prayed to,
Its name is 'Vega'.
"Can you feel it, Loki?"
At this moment, Viktor's voice continued to ring out.
He seemed to be surrounded by millions of praises and prayers, becoming lofty and mysterious, and making the world feel that he was out of reach.
He won again.
But this victory brought Viktor no joy whatsoever.
He was expressionless and extremely calm, as if everything was within his expectations.
“I am not a ‘winner’ just because I have the name ‘Victor’.”
"Even if I replace you, even if my name is 'Loki,' I will still win the final victory."
"For what I have accomplished is irreversible."
At this moment, Viktor's eyes were cold and expressionless.
Against a backdrop of darkness, he unveiled the world's disguise to Loki, revealing the ultimate truth.
“You don’t get the name ‘Victor’ not because I’ve already taken it.”
"But because..."
"You are not worthy."
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