Chapter 1527: The true her
Reneedol’s body that was taken over by Atropos had been pierced through by numerous tubes, unable to move at all.
“No! I am one of the three Deities of Fate, my background is n.o.ble, my strength is vast; Shroud, you can’t kill me!”
She called her desperately.
The [Plate of Destiny’s End] manifested around her body in an attempt to dispel these black tubes, but they didn’t work at all.
Boss reached his hand forward and made a gesture.
A boundless river of stars once again manifested behind him and circled around him and Reneedol like a tornado.
Atropos abruptly shut up and fell unconscious.
Both the [Tear of Deities] and [Plate of Destiny’s End] were swiftly removed from her body and lightly hovered next to her.
Boss gazed profoundly at the figure next to him.
——-the real Reneedol.
“I’ve completely stripped her of her powers, she can no longer control your body, you can go” he said sincerely.
Reneedol nodded, then said something to Boss.
Boss smiled gently and explained: “Like I’ve told you before, whether it is the Apocalypse, the power of the Deity of Fate, the Divine Artifacts, or your original talents; everything will disappear. You will be able to restart everything anew like a newborn child”
Reneedol lowered her head a bit in thought, then smiled towards Boss.
She flew towards her original body.
As she returned to her body, Boss made another gesture.
The starlight around them rapidly spun like a beautiful tornado of stars.
Following Boss’ gesture, this starlight all entered Reneedol’s forehead and formed into a beautiful glowing star.
Under the light of this star, three figures appeared from Reneedol’s body.
—the three sisters of Fate: Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos.
Reneedol opened her eyes and observed these three Deities of Fate.
Lachesis stood in the middle, as she glanced around her surroundings, she sighed helplessly before slowly disappearing into the void of s.p.a.ce.
Boss explained: “I’ve eliminated the Apocalypse, and among the three Deities, only Lachesis had never taken control over your body, so she had directly vanished into the void”
“What about the two of them?”
Reneedol looked at the two remaining Deities of Fate and asked.
Boss replied: “With a single thought from you, the power I’ve left on your body will erase both of their existences”
Reneedol appeared glad and glanced between Clotho and Atropos.
Clotho and Atropos’ expressions changed, trying to beg, but not even their voices could be heard.
Boss sighed, then happily said: “Finally, this day had finally arrived, I’ve helped you regain your body”
All the starlight disappeared.
His body became limp and collapsed on the ground.
Gu Qing Shan hurriedly tried to catch him, but his own power hadn’t fully recovered, so the two of them both fell on their b.u.t.tocks.
“Here” Gu Qing Shan handed him a canned drink.
“Help me open it, I don’t even have the strength to pull the tab right now” Boss wryly smiled and said.
“Me as well—— why didn’t you tell me about this first, I’ve already exerted every last bit of strength for that previous strike” Gu Qing Shan complained.
He called Scarlet over and handed her two cans, asking her to help open them.
“It’s a good thing that everything has been resolved” Boss smiled and said>
“Ah, fine, it’s been really tough” Gu Qing Shan helplessly sighed.
—–the only thing left now is for Reneedol to fully take control of her body, then this entire matter has resolved itself perfectly.
The Lord of Infinite Origins had been erased, the three Deities of Fate had also disappeared, the Samsara debris had already been scattered into the s.p.a.ce Vortex and would no longer destroy this world, all the species that were taking refuge within the Pantheon would continue to remain.
Everything would now proceed as history did.
“Are these drinks delicious? Doesn’t smell like alcohol” Scarlet commented.
She handed the two cans to Boss and Gu Qing Shan.
Suddenly——
The two cans disappeared.
A curt grunt was heard behind them.
It was Little Dusk!
She had been tied up by a length of rope created from starlight, unable to move.
Bam!
With a loud noise, Scarlet was sent flying, her survival unclear.
In that instant, Gu Qing Shan and Boss were also picked up by an immense force, hovering in mid-air.
Cold starlight had pierced through their chests and gave off a destructive power.
The two of them had already expended all of their powers, so without being able to react, they were swiftly restrained.
“Don’t move, I have other businesses to take care of first”
A female voice spoke up.
As the two of them turned to the voice, they saw that Reneedol’s previous expression of innocence and pity had disappeared without a trace.
She coldly looked at the two Deities of Fate and casually spoke to the two Deities of Fate:
“I’ve already told you my conditions. Live for die, that’s up to your decisions”
Clotho and Atropos exchanged glances, sighed, then chanted an incantation in unison.
The hovering [Plate of Destiny’s End] suddenly broke off into its components, circled around Reneedol’s body, then equipped itself to her.
The pendant that gave off starlight, [Tear of Deities], also slowly flew into Reneedol’s hand, after which she put it on her neck.
“Why, why did you have to do such a thing?” Boss was completely exhausted but still forced himself to ask.
After donning her new equipment, Reneedol slowly approached Boss.
She stood in front of him, stroking his face and explained:
“I was said to be fated to a certain event, that was to become the companion of the strongest——– but many have misunderstood this Fate. As soon as I was born, my body was taken over by the Deity of Fate, drowned in the river, and drifted to the World Valley. Ever since that moment, I’ve always accompanied a certain person who would become ‘the strongest’, and that was you”
Her beautiful gem-like eyes appeared slightly sarcastic as she muttered in a low voice: “How laughable of Clotho to try and borrow this Fate, not knowing that it had always been in effect”
Gu Qing Shan endured the intense pain in his chest and asked: “Shroud had already fully committed himself to help you, and you’ve obtained rebirth as you wish—— but you’ve acted against us like this, are you insane?”
As he spoke, a fist strike suddenly appeared in mid-air.
Adorable had attacked!
——–[Ethereal – Grand Mountain]!
This was a full-power strike from Gu Qing Shan after he obtained Boss’ power, Reneedol would surely not be able to stop it.
However, Reneedol stood still.
Clotho uttered a silent scream and jumped in front of Reneedol.
Even as a soul, she still lost all of her thoughts and became frozen.
Reneedol appeared pleased.
“If I die, you’ll die, so you need to take more of these unexpected attacks for me” she patted Clotho’s face and said.
Gu Qing Shan’s heart felt heavy.
Adorable’s attack was stopped!
“Reneedol, I’ve used everything I had to bring you rebirth, why did you have to do this? I really don’t understand” Boss struggled to speak.
Reneedol silently observed Boss and spoke: “Rebirth? What do you think is rebirth?”
Her voice suddenly contained a bit of hatred:
“Since I was born, I had to watch someone else take my body and do anything with it as they pleased, unable to even attempt putting a stop to it, then was destined to become the companion of ‘the strongest’—— what a terrible Fate that is, my own will had never been accepted nor understood by anyone, any ent.i.ty”
“I had no choice but to go through countless nights by myself, facing the unknown of my own survival, and I still had to think of ways to flatter you, soothe you, console you. Have you ever thought for even a moment about what I’ve thought?”
“—-I just wanted to live”
Boss spat up some blood and endured the pain: “I understand you. I also understand the past you’ve been through. Trust me, accompany me, I’ll surely take you to a more prosperous era and show you happiness and joy”
“Happiness?” Reneedol sneered.
“I entered this world by myself, witnessing nothing but schemes, deceptions, unrestrained desires, as well as continuous Apocalypse, and yet the only thing that Fate gave me in return for that is a companion—–”
She angrily screamed: “Why should I accept the arrangements of Fate, how ridiculous!”
“I have believed that our feelings—– were mutual——–” Boss breathed heavily and trembled as he spoke.
“That’s right, during a lot of your darkest moments, I’ve helped you, and even helped you discover your true ident.i.ty, after which I shared your power. So at this point, I don’t owe you anything, and you don’t owe me anything either”
Reneedol stared straight into Boss’ eyes and whispered: “Get it into your d.a.m.n mind, as a ghost who doesn’t even have a body, the thing I desired most had never been some sickening notion of ‘love’, but to live, to truly and sincerely live under the light of the sun”
Gu Qing Shan abruptly cut in: “But you’ve already succeeded! You’re already gotten your wish, if you say that neither side owes the other anything, then why did you continue to attack us?”
Reneedol turned her head and looked at him.
“Rhode, I had thought that you were a smart person” she said.
“What do you mean?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
Reneedol continued: “During this Age of Apocalypses, there would never be any true peace of safety. I naturally need power to protect the body I’ve spent so much effort to get, my life, my power, and my authority”
Gu Qing Shan went silent briefly and said:
“Even when no one owed the other party anything, you still ambushed us while we were most exhausted. This had already made something clear”
“What’s that?” Reneedol asked.
“You still feel guilty, you don’t truly believe your words—— if not, why did you have to attack someone who helped you?” Gu Qing Shan questioned.
Reneedol coldly scoffed, then pointed at Boss and said: “To achieve my goals, I merely told a lie, and he believed that lie”
She abruptly raised her voice: “Love! What a laughable and illusional emotion, it had never occupied a single bit of my heart”
Invisible black threads appeared around her, gradually manifesting as a dark featureless humanoid face.
“I forgot to tell you, but the power of Fate had connected him and I during these years. Even ent.i.ties that he erased must go through my agreement before they can enter the final process of destruction”
“Before I make this decision——-”
“They can all temporarily exist”
At this point, Clotho regained her senses and hurriedly stood on Reneedol’s left.
Atropos also approached and stood on her right.
The two Deities of Fate both knelt on one knee, each taking one of Reneedol’s hands and lowered their heads as if to pledge their allegiance.
At this moment, their Fate and life were both in the hands of someone once under their control.
While Reneedol stood with her back straight, wearing a dress of darkness and an emotionless cold expression.
“Fate kneels at my feet”
“Even the Apocalypse had to become my servant”
Reneedol looked at Boss and Gu Qing Shan, then lightly shook her head: “And all of your efforts so far will forge the ‘me’ of today, I only have one way to bury the pitiful days of my past——-”
Boundless starlight gathered in her hand to form a sharp dagger.
“Die. Both Radiance and Death shall end today, and I shall open the new era with my own hands”
“I, Reneedol, am the master of Fate, the future Empress of the Pantheon!”