**World: Date a Live, Tenguu City, AST Training Center, Real-Time...**
"Onii-chan..."
Murmuring softly, a tear fell from Origami's eyes.
As a result of the paradox, Origami, who had been exposed, was remembering everything from five years ago—or rather, she was reliving it.
The moment when her parents died under that pillar of flames.
A boy approached her, a boy who introduced himself as Itsuka Shido, with a gentle smile. He hugged and comforted her. Origami, who was initially in shock, clung to him and cried.
She really needed someone by her side at that moment, someone to support her—not in her vengeance or pain, as that was solely her burden—but someone who would live for her, take on her happiness, her smile, her love, and all her affection. That way, she could use the hatred and pain in her heart without regret or distraction.
Unfortunately...
"I can't do it. The happiness of each person is unique, and I can't take away the most precious thing in life from you."
But the boy refused. His smile was kind but also tinged with sadness. Taking away the most precious thing from a human being wasn't something Yuki would do, at least not 'him', especially not to someone as important to him as Origami. That wasn't his role.
"However, that doesn't mean someone else won't take it. I'm sure that person will come into your life..."
With these words, the boy slowly walked away, not without first giving her a precious crystal...
"When your heart is free of doubt, take this crystal, and you'll understand."
Without saying more, the boy disappeared. Origami didn't understand what he meant. Her tears wouldn't stop falling; she felt empty and so alone that the world lost its colors. The crystal in her hand also disappeared, leaving Origami stunned. It was then that her favorite person, a young teenager with black hair, appeared. He knelt in front of her and began to wipe away her crystalline tears.
"Don't cry, Origami. Everything will be alright."
"W-who... are you?"
"Your family, your older brother...."
These were the words that shattered all of Origami's defenses in this moment of weakness. Once again, she began to cry. Having just lost her family, knowing that she wasn't alone in the world was as shocking as it was comforting. She hugged her 'Onii-chan' and didn't question anything. The only thing she needed was something to cling to tightly and never let go...
"Come on, it's not good to stay here. Let's go home..."
"Um!"
And so began their life together. They never left Tenguu City and waited for it to be rebuilt. Even so, life with her Onii-chan, under his care, gradually lessened Origami's pain. Although she had lost her parents, at least she hadn't fallen into darkness or madness, nor into suicide. She had a special person to live for, someone who woke her up every morning to eat, who pampered her, who ruffled her hair, who welcomed her home from school, who hugged her, who told her bedtime stories so she could sleep, who said goodnight, who, when she had a nightmare, would run to her room and stay with her all night, who loved her....
Origami once again felt the warmth of a family, to be loved by someone special.
And thanks to her Onii-chan, Origami's smile bloomed on her face once again. She was happy once more.
And because of that, the doubts in her heart dissipated, and then it appeared...
[Angel: Metatron]
All good things must end; it couldn't last forever. Origami marked the beginning of her dark life once again due to her spiritual transformation.
She felt a monstrous power and thought she had taken a step towards her revenge. Even though she had her Onii-chan, the anger in her heart did not waver. She even considered sharing the good news with her Onii-chan, confident that he would support her. But life is not always fair, as her transformation also brought serious consequences, like the spatial earthquake, which was impossible for her to control.
Her eyes couldn't help but tremble with fear as her favorite person appeared beside her. An indescribable feeling arose in her heart—she wanted to devour her Onii-chan, to make him hers forever, to become one with him again. Meanwhile, the disaster wave expanded.
Even so, holding on to her sanity through this feeling, Origami didn't want to hurt her Onii-chan, so she tried to distance herself. But it was already too late; the spatial earthquake was already above their heads...
"Five-Point Seal!"
However, something unexpected happened. Her Onii-chan, who was supposed to be an ordinary person, moved quickly and struck her in the stomach, creating a strange mark on her and sealing her power...
"Guh?!"
Origami instantly felt weak, and sleepiness overwhelmed her. She wanted to sleep but also felt relieved. Whatever her Onii-chan had done, he was safe, and that was what mattered. But just as her eyes closed, a small crack opened in front of them, and a beam of energy struck her Onii-chan at the same time a mosaic-like silhouette emerged from the crack.
"Imposter! I found you!"
Mio Takamiya had arrived. After 'Yuki' from the second timeline had blocked and defeated her, Mio Takamiya had been recovering. She had lost the coordinates of time and space, so she had been tracking Yuki's energy. Fortunately, Origami's transformation gave her the perfect opportunity, and she didn't hesitate to leave the River of Time...
"Onii-chan..."
Origami was unable to help Yuki, and her eyes closed, not knowing that Mio Takamiya was bringing one of Anaph's branches towards her.
The reason was clear—she wanted to kill Origami...
"Don't touch her!"
At that moment, a black shield blocked Anaph...
Yuki was angry. Origami had already died for him once; he wasn't going to let it happen again. Before Mio Takamiya could attack again, Zafkiel appeared behind him, and hundreds of clones from different times attacked Mio, forcing her to retreat.
"Hmph!"
Mio snorted coldly and decided to attack Origami in a different way—through Fate.
In the realm of infinite darkness, a white hand rose and then slammed down forcefully, trying to crush the small, fiercely burning flame like a fly...
"No! You won't do it!"
However, the white palm collided with a crown that illuminated at that moment, protecting the small flame...
"I won't let you kill her again!"
Holding Origami in his arms, Yuki marked her just in time. He could almost see how Origami's fate was being shattered. Fortunately, he was already prepared for fate attacks, so he marked Origami on her chest. More and more clones emerged from the shadows and attacked...
But it wasn't enough. The great tree rose to the sky, and hundreds of his clones were impaled by Anaph. Numbers made no difference against Ain Soph.
And his clones, with only 10% of his strength, couldn't compete against Mio Takamiya.
So he had only one option—to protect Origami, Yuki had to return to his original timeline....
"I'm so sorry, Origami. I wish I could have shared more of my time with you and made you happy..."
Kissing her forehead and caressing her affectionately, Yuki sent Origami home through his shadow dimension.
"I hope the time we spent together can help you resolve the pain in your heart, but now it's better for me to go. We will meet again in the future...."
[Sandalphon!!]
Raising his sword once again, Yuki attacked. This time, the battle was carried out in the River of Time, where they traversed timelines and returned to their original timeline, until a white-haired man, accompanied by a battle fleet, stopped their fight...
"Pleased to finally meet you, Your Majesty, the Emperor. My name is Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott. I wonder if you are willing to become the perfect existence or if you are just an 'Imposter.'"
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TN: Alright... its time for me to retreat into the shadow realm once again so I'll be gone for next week.. but I uploaded a lot of chapters for you today!! So enjoy and take care!