< System Space >
" SHIT! " Ragna Hundred destroys things with his Thunder, Ragna 69 roars his anger loudly, while Ragna Twelve goes silent as he drinks his drink, to ease his rage.
" F*k this... "
" To think it because of 'that'? " Twelve remembers the 'Blood Vow' pact in every Timeline when Carla becomes the Divine Hero.
" Carla's Divine Hero's fate is undeniable for that has been her utmost dream since she was a child, I've seen it so many times. " Twelve tells.
" In every Timeline I've come through, I always see her stating that very dream, with a brave and strong expression anyone couldn't ever see in a little girl. "
" No matter the obstacles, or troubles that came through, Carla proved so well as she walked the path that led her to obtain that status in the first place, she proved it so well. "
" Or perhaps, too well... " Twelve takes another sip, as he remembers Carla's last moments, primarily back at the end of his Timeline (12th Timeline)*.
" Yes, she's too well to become the gods' pawn in their wars, too good to be controlled. "
" Like every master who still wants to maintain control, a rising star from the bottom like her would've likely become a threat to their status and position. "
" For that is the very nature of the world, the top will always try their best to be on top. "
" Sh*t *sob*, I could I freaking forget! " Twelve regrets it, as he remembers his attempts to stop his granddaughter, in every Timeline, where he tries to stop her from going through the hellish cycle of her 'dreams', but...
" No matter how I said it, she will always have a way to refuse me, With her great spirit and bravery, she wants to achieve her dreams no matter the end.
" Her devotion to those Diviners is as crazy as Yukino in every Timeline, which they will regret near the end after I've told them many times. " Twelve says as he remembers it.
" Pretty much any classic Shonen character, isn't she? " Ragna (Current) asks as he comes behind Twelve.
" An annoying one till the end, trying so much to change the world even though it only lasts a second. " Ragna teases.
" Well, isn't that such a classic hero would do, always naively try to find good in a world that's already evil from the start? "
" And somehow won, because of some bullshit Hero Miracle. " Ragna says to Twelve.
" Well, that's made them so interesting to the kids and teenagers in general, right? " Twelve asks, activating his
" By the way, don't forget that we're also going to do the 'change the world' route too though. " Twelve reminds Ragna.
" A word that we wanted within our very heart, Ragna... " Ragna says to Twelve since they both have the same existence.
" Yeah, a world where we could exclusively live happy with the ones we cared about. "
" A world where no one dares to intervene or plot against us from above and below. "
" A world where we all could live happily, without any regrets. " Twelve says with a heavy tone, he thinks to himself while remembering Carla from his Timeline.
" By killing those who could potentially ruin our future, especially the gods, who always do it to us for many Times. "
" I see... " Ragna sighs as he hears it from Twelve.
" Well, guess you're right to have a dream, to crush those who try to 'play' with us. "
" But speaking of those things, so do you see if there's more of Carla's Soul Fragments held by the gods? " Ragna asks Twelve.
" I do. " Twelve says while drinking again.
" Not just her Soul, but I've seen that some of her body parts are still kept by the gods even after so many Timelines.
" I believe they used it to create something using her DNA, an army perhaps... " Twelve says while peeking with the 'Twelve Eye'.
" Like a 'Clone Army'? " Ragna asks, his science fiction references kicked in.
" I can't say, it's not that clear but it is probably like that. "
" Since what kind of things you could ever do with a severed limb, other than extracting the DNA within it? "
" Especially since Carla is such a Chimera she is of all races, like the one you see, back then, remember? " Twelve reminds Ragna of his last dream, a dream of Twelve's memories*.
" Yeah, I remember... "
" Remembering that and reflecting on what I've been through... "
" Guess the gods try to become... "
" 'Her'? " Ragna asks Twelve.
" Definitely yes. "
" Since if that's true, then... " Twelve thinks for a bit while peering through the possible future outcome he could witness.
" It is dangerous, some of them may succeed, but they all generally fail to become 'her'. "
" Oh really? " Ragna asks.
" Yeah, you know why? " Twelve asks him back.
" Mmm..., because of the Deviant Energy that could corrupt them more? " Ragna asks.
" Not just that, there's a key factor they I believe will make them fail. "
" What's that, Twelve? "
" Because they're Immortals, they're impossible to die by any kind of means. "
" The Rebooted timelines make them believe their deaths as a mere myth, they lose their fear of it because of that. "
" And since they try their best not to die, guess what kind of thing they will never obtain...? " Twelve asks which made Ragna think and realize.
" The 'Aether'? "
" Bingo, remember how you get it, right? "
" Dying so many times as the Aether from the Dainsleif Sword course through your veins, combined with the Aether produced by your Mana's contact with your Soul after your many deaths with the Yakan Curse. " Twelve reminds Ragna, about things that happened in the
" I see, since they don't have the Aether, they can't have fully absorbed the Deviant Energy or perhaps... "
" Manifest the full power from the 'Horns of Corruption' they still hide till' now. " Twelve interrupts.
" For death is the only way to stop the corruption from it, and with the power obtained after surviving death, one could mitigate its corrupting effects. "
" That is why, the 'Aether' could absorb the corrupting flames of the Deviant Energy. "
" One the gods would never achieve as they are already too fond of their worldly physical existence, forgetting their Spiritual Purposes to 'protect' and 'care' their mortals. "
" Isn't that, what it was told in your religion book, Ragna? " Twelve asks, mentioning Ragna's religion.
" Yeah, that's it. " Ragna remembers.
" You've been reading it? " Ragna asks.
" I've seen it, reading for seeking information. " Twelve shows his 'Twelve Eye'.
" Since it was banned and only be produced in secret, I believed it held something forbidden to be known by the humans hence why the gods' must've searched and burned it, right? " Twelve asks Ragna as he scratches his hair an nods for his agreement.
" Good, guess this is what we should reflect on for now. "
" After this, we must prepare as we were given time before the 'Tournament'. "
" During these times, our path is to retrieve every part of Carla's remnants held by the gods, don't let them even succeed in using it. " Twelve tells which Ragna understood it.
" Okay, Twelve. "
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Extra:
*Carla's last moments, primarily back at the end of his Timeline (12th Timeline).
This happened in the first Chapters 1-7.
*Twelve reminds Ragna of his last dream, a dream of Twelve's memories.
It happens in Chapter 329: The Reason Behind.