Edge of the Apocalypse

The crystal-like transparent strings of the harp produced a heavenly sound under Alice's agile fingers. Even the air in the room became much lighter. The music was occasionally low and gentle, like a woman pouring her thoughts into mourning; Occasionally, it was as high as a swift swallow riding through the wind and waves. The boy sitting beside him was shaking his head in response to the music. Not to mention how much he understood, at least he was immersed in Alice's zither.

After the song was played, the boy clapped hard, his eyes shining with admiration as he looked at Alice's little face.

"Mom is great. I also want to learn how to play the zither." Cried the boy.

Alice smiled and stood up. A maid put away the harp. She walked over to the boy and gently played on his head, "Naboo is a boy, right? He will be a man when he grows up. Men should have protected women, but playing the harp won't protect me."

The boy thought for a moment and chuckled, "Then I'll ask Tong Wu to teach me how to fight."

"Right, this is my good child."

The boy ran to the window and asked, "Mom, what's left of the country?"

Alice looked at the window and said indifferently, "There is a vast world, there are high mountains, there is the sea, there is endless earth. Why, Naboo is interested in seeing it."

The boy nodded at first, then shook his head and said, "I'm not going anywhere unless Mom goes too."

"What a stupid child. When you grow up, you won't think that way anymore."

"What will it look like when you grow up?"

"When you grow up, you'll realize that the world isn't as big as it looks, so you can easily put it in your chest."

The boy shook his head and said, "I don't want it. I just need to be with my mother forever."

Alan looked at the mother and son, and at them now. Who would have thought that they would turn against each other many years later?

Suddenly, the scene in front of her began to blur, and then Alice's voice sounded, "Get out of my memories! Don't look at them, don't look at them!"

A force came from the void and landed on Alan's body. Alice and the boy in front of her quickly left. A moment later, Alan was already standing on a wasteland. There were no mountains, no plants, let alone animals. This place was absolutely lonely and cold, as if Alice's heart was locked by hatred.

The distant sky rumbled as thick clouds of fire overlapped. A woman's face could be vaguely seen in the clouds. It was Alice, her will surging like a thick cloud. Alan took a deep breath and thought of the battle between the two supreme beings on Evernight Star. The body of consciousness quickly grew larger, and in the blink of an eye, it had already transformed into a hundred-meter-tall Fire Giant. '"Stop, Alice," Alan shouted as he looked at the rolling fire clouds. "As I said, Spenak is not on Agares, and your revenge is futile."

"Shut up!" Alice spat out three or four dark red streams of fire from her face and mouth.

Alan casually swept his hand, and the flames exploded in the air a few kilometers away from him, spreading out one by one. Alan stretched out his hand and held it. Flames appeared out of thin air, surging and converging, forming a giant flame saber in his hand. The shape of the Flame Saber was similar to the Anthem of Shattering. Alan held the saber in both hands and slashed it off from afar.

A wisp of fire lit up between heaven and earth.

The flames streaked across the sky, their might brilliant and fierce, as if they wanted to split the sky into two. The flames disappeared into the clouds in an instant, and then Alice's scream sounded from the clouds. The clouds were separated by the boundless flames.

After traveling for countless kilometers, the fire clouds slowly closed. Although Alice's will did not collapse under this attack, it was still much weaker. After the fire clouds closed, all sorts of flying insects continuously pounced out from the clouds. It was as if they had summoned the swarm of insects from the physical world. The army of insects was like a tide of rage as they charged towards Allen.

Alan also let out a long howl that shook thousands of kilometers. Then, he took large strides forward with his flame saber and quickly retreated beneath his feet. The swarm of insects swept over like a black cloud, and Alan raised his flame saber upwards. The flame saber entered the swarm of insects. The black clouds were torn apart, and insects continuously fell down with flames wrapped around them. Immediately, the wilderness was filled with a rain of fire.

'I've seen your memories, Alice. Don't you know it yourself? You love Naboo more than anyone else. You love that child. Even though you're filled with hatred now, you still love him in your heart. Even hatred can't grind it down.' Allen shouted, turning around and sweeping his flame blade across the swarm of insects.

'"Shut up, what do you know?" Alice's voice came from the fire cloud. "Nabor threatened the creator, so he must die!"

Gradually, something fell from the clouds. It was actually a meteor. The meteorite wrapped in flames smashed towards Allen. The giant Allen had transformed into spat out flames from his eyes. He raised his Flame Saber and gushed out a surge of full will. He brandished his saber and slashed down, causing the entire swarm of insects to instantly open up a passageway. On the other side of the passageway was the meteorite that had smashed down with a thunderous rumble. The meteorite that flew halfway seemed to have received an invisible impact. It suddenly stopped abruptly, and then a crack appeared. Crack after crack appeared frequently. After flying for another ten kilometers, it exploded in the air. Tens of thousands of streams of fire sprayed down, passing through the swarm of insects and Allen's side, creating large craters on the lonely wasteland.

"Don't you know? You're destroying yourself!" The giant roared, "Your love for Naboo, your hatred for Spenak, has made you lose your judgment." You loved him, but you had to destroy him. These two emotions make you contradict each other and make it impossible for you to make a correct judgment. So you'd rather go crazy. You don't want to kill Spenak at all. You want to die under his hands, under the hands of your beloved child. "

"I didn't!"

'"Really? Then why don't you believe me? Can't you tell if what I'm saying is true or false? No, it's not. You just don't want to believe it. Because you know, if Sbernak isn't on this planet, you'll lose your courage and you'll choose to sleep."

"No, I don't think so."

"Alice!" Ellen shouted, "Do you still want to run away at this time? Run away from your true feelings. Take a good look. Is this what the creator wanted?"

"Creator?"

"That's right, since he created you and gave you such a long life, could it be that he wanted to see you self-destruct?"

The fire clouds surged violently, as if Alice was in a complicated mood. She screamed, "Why do you say that? You're not the creator!"

'"That's right, I'm not. But you said it yourself. The creator and I are both Twilight Seeds. Can't I understand his feelings? I bet he'll give you an even more important mission. Can't you remember?"

"In your heart, is it the mission of the creator that matters, or is it the mission of killing Naboo!"

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"Alice."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

In a trance, Alice saw a brilliant golden light. In that light, there was a man with his back to her. He was not a tall figure, but he had an impulse to worship her. It was as if he was standing there, wanting to trample the entire world beneath his feet.

Lord Creator …

"I have to go. Some annoying fellows have already tracked me down. If we stay here, these arrangements won't work." The man turned around in a golden light. His silver-gray hair was dancing in the wind, and his eyes were so gentle. He stretched out his hand and held Alice's face, "Alice, can you watch this place for me?"

'"I will, Your Excellency. No matter how long, even if it is a thousand years, Alice will help Your Excellency look after the Black Gate. Until Your Excellency returns!"

"This." The man scratched his face and said apologetically, "I'm afraid I won't be able to come back, Alice. But trust me, at some point, my descendants will come to this planet and start these arrangements. At that time, Alice, help him as if you were helping me. Until then, Alice will probably be lonely."

Alice lowered her head, "But Didn't the Lord say that as long as the heart beats, wherever you are, you will find your way back?"

'I said I could make a promise of returning if I was just comforting you. But, Alice, I don't want to give you false hope, you know? It'll only make you more miserable.'

'"Pain …" Alice shook her head and raised her face. "As long as it's what the Lord wants, Alice will persevere until the end of her life, until the Lord's descendants appear."

"Then I'll leave this place to you." The man looked at the brilliant light. "See, Alice, today is the day when two days meet. What a brilliant light it is. I hope it will light up the entire universe and give a ray of hope to creatures who are already in despair. And you are the one who will hold it for me."

"Here, forgive me for selfishly and willfully entrusting responsibility to you." The man turned around and bowed to Alice, "Please, my … daughter."

Alice nodded forcefully.

I wonder how many years have passed.

Day after day, year after year, no matter how beautiful the scenery was, there was only loneliness left after seeing too much.

So, create some of Alice's children, just like the adults created me?

After that, there was finally another voice beside him.

However, he was the one who was most satisfied.

Naboo.

My favorite child.

…

No, it's not.

"No!"

In Queen Garde's chest, Alice shrieked, "I hate him. This child is after adults. Unforgivable, unforgivable."

Mother, I only hope to be with mother forever. The boy's face was full of sunny smiles.

No.

I need to protect mom.

No.

Mom, who is he?

Hold your tongue!

"Hold your tongue!" '"What should I do? My lord, what should I do? It's so dark here. Alice is lonely. I'm afraid, my lord."