Chapter 79: The Back Side of Hatred
"Elder sister…"
In Yae Village in the Stigmata Space, Rin came to Yae Sakura who was kneeling on the ground.
The silent cherry-colored girl raised her head slightly, looked at the girl in front of her with her lifeless eyes, and said subconsciously:
"Rin…"
But she quickly denied it:
"No, you are not Rin. The real Rin has been gone from this world for five hundred years."
The Yae Rin in front of her now was just an illusion that she created to deceive herself.
That's all she could do to deceive herself and others.
"Elder sister…"
The weak girl pursed her lips and said softly:
"I am indeed not the real Rin. I am your inner desire for light, the embodiment of your memories of Rin, and also… the self-will of this Stigmata space."
Instead of lying, she chose to reveal her identity.
As the part that cannot be controlled by the Herrscher of Corruption, she is the Stigmata space itself.
Of course, suppressed by the power of Higokumaru, she now only has such a weak body.
And once Higokumaru destroys her, then this Stigmata space and everything about Yae Sakura will fall into its hands.
"…At that time, I promised Rin, who is now dead, that I would go find her after killing everyone in Yae Village."
Yae Sakura murmured.
So, she didn't want to live anymore.
She should go to the afterlife to find her sister and reunite with her again.
Thinking of this, the girl trembled as she picked up the sword in her hand and put it against her neck.
Just one slight stroke and her life would be over.
Once she dies, the Herrscher of Corruption that still depends on her will be completely destroyed.
This… perhaps this is the last contribution she can make to this world, Kirataka, and the others.
Seeing that Yae Sakura was already wishing for death, Rin said softly with a gentle expression:
"It's true that I'm not Yae Rin, but we've lived here together for such a long time, this experience is real, isn't it? I… am also your sister."
"…"
The girl paused but remained silent.
Rin advised softly:
"If Yae Rin were still alive, she wouldn't want to see you abandon yourself."
When Yae Sakura heard this, the words her sister said before she died that night suddenly emerged in her mind.
——Sister, you must become an outstanding shrine maiden in the future.
She said with some pain:
"But… she no longer exists anywhere…"
Rin looked at the conflicted girl in front of her and sighed softly.
Although it's not very good, it can only stimulate her.
She asked:
"Then, would it be better for me to be eaten by it… by the Fox God?"
"…No."
Even though she wasn't her real sister, Sakura still couldn't bear to let a girl with the same appearance as Yae Rin die in front of her again.
So, she decided to commit suicide first to put an end to it all.
"But if you choose to commit suicide, I will still be eaten by it later."
"…"
"little Shiro and Mei are fighting for you. Do you really want to leave them behind and leave this world without them?"
"…"
"And Sister Kallen from five hundred years ago… She saved you from the clutches of the Herrscher in the hope that you could live better."
The petite girl held Yae Sakura's hands and finally said sincerely:
"So, promise me… to promise Yae Rin and me that you will live well, okay?"
......…
Inside the sealed black box.
The battle between Kirataka and Higokumaru had already ended.
Golden chains spread out from all directions, tightly binding Higokumaru's huge body.
Although it still did not yield, under the influence of the power of [Binding], it was indeed completely restricted in place.
"Okay, what should we do next…"
Kirataka sat in front of Higokumaru and looked at the huge fox thoughtfully.
It is not a very difficult thing to defeat it now, but how to completely subdue it is the key.
The big fox in front of him now has 50,000 years of resentment accumulated deep in its heart. It may have even forgotten its real name a long time ago.
In the end, he decided to observe the true nature of Higokumaru through [Projection Magic], just like he had done with the Oath of Judah and Cosmic Juggernaut before.
Although it has not been fully completed, Higokumaru is now indeed the twelfth Divine Key, so its ability to stay should still be effective.
He stood up, walked in front of Higokumaru, ignored its grin, and gently reached out and pressed his hand on its forehead.
'I have to say, the fur of this big fox is quite soft.'
Although it didn't know what Kirataka was planning to do, a hint of cunning flashed in Higokumaru's eyes at this moment.
Because it did not have enough information about Kirataka – this guy had never demonstrated the ability to summon the Oath of Judah before, which put it at a disadvantage in this confrontation inside the black box.
It had originally wanted to find a way to touch Kirataka and corrupt him, but it had never been able to do so before. But now he had come to it without any preparation, so this was an opportunity.
Pitch-black flames instantly gushed out from its body, spreading along the touching arms and engulfing Kirataka whole.
But this flame is not a physical flame that burns the flesh, but a purely spiritual corruption.
With the Oath of Judah suppressing its power, it couldn't just occupy Kirataka's heart directly, but at least it could display all its anger and resentment for the past 50,000 years before him.
——This is its last fight.
After being swallowed, Kirataka's eyes turned dark.
He felt as if he had fallen into a deep ocean, experiencing a sense of weightlessness.
Here, you can't feel the temperature, you can't feel the light, and even time seems to have become a little blurry.
The Higokumaru may hate everything in the world, hate everyone, but if you ask what it hates the most…
That was definitely not the Kallen Kaslana of five hundred years ago.
The source of all hatred, the occurrence of that initial tragedy, was the event that made her completely despair.
he didn't know how long it took, but the darkness in front of Kirataka was finally no longer there.
The endless hatred in Higokumaru's heart, coupled with the power to peek into the origin, finally allowed him to reach this space.
There were empty walls all around, and outside were soldiers patrolling in neat steps.
And a little girl imprisoned here.
Here… is the Fire Moth.
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