Capítulo 1361: Chapter 996: Shared Drink
Countless flickering monts converge into a dazzling firefly.
A new Holy Grail takes form in the interwoven hands of Rose and Ash. It is not as enigmatic and mysterious as the Supre Holy Grail but rather brilliant like a firework, akin to a platinum trophy commorating their past achievents.
Atop Ruby Mountain, Dazzling Star remains expressionless, yet the starlight in her eyes grows fiercer. Ash can see that Dazzling Star did not foresee Rose’s ergence; it is impossible for any Divine Lord to foresee it — before the first Divine Lord was born, the confrontation between the Gods of Four Pillars and the Source Angel had stabilized.
In the past, Mages maybe could only reach a Two-winged status at most. Only with the ergence of the Gods of Four Pillars ca the Distant Realm, Ruby Mountain, Hell, and Heaven, which then allowed for the possibility of the first Divine Lord. The history of the Gods of Four Pillars may be more ancient than any existing race. Even Divine Lords can only guess the subtle relationship between the Gods of Four Pillars and the Source Angel, obtaining firsthand information is limited to those with sensory abilities like them.
In a sense, Dazzling Star is actually right. If she could make Ash abandon the Supre Holy Grail, everything could proceed smoothly, without a hitch. Fate is not standing with Ash but rather with the Gods of Four Pillars, siding with Rose. Ash is rely a coincidentally perceiving being, yet he happens to be Rose’s perceiver, he just happens to be the lover of the only two Divine Beings in reality.
Dazzling Star descends a Wonder from the Heavenly Kingdom, cautious not to disrupt the Heavenly Curtain. The extent of her depletion and limitation is obvious, allowing Weiser to rely on the Silver Lamp domain to persist until now. Dazzling Star is the sovereign of this shadow kingdom. Whatever she wants to destroy, she destroys, but Rose remains the Master of the Void Realm; whatever she wants to reclaim, she reclaims.
On this unpredictable stage, Mages finally rid themselves of their role as side characters, and engage in the final war with the protagonist!
With the flow of the fireflies, the dazzling Holy Grail begins to condense Supre Nectar!
The Supre power left by the Source Angel now splits into two Holy Grails!
Ash raises his head, fearlessly eting Dazzling Star’s gaze from afar, his eyes seemingly holding a demon’s glare. He doesn’t aim to prove his own greatness; he rely wishes to reclaim what belongs to him, simply trying to prove that their existence is not aningless!
How ridiculous, both Filly and Nia had previously worried that he would beco adversarial with the Divine Lord due to saving the world, yet ultimately, he defied them for their sake, against the Divine Lord, not resting until mutual destruction. Fate always shoves him into such positions, always requires him to guard sothing. But the girls have already ignited a burning fla for him, how could he not reciprocate with a blazing fire?
However, Dazzling Star remains expressionless, looking down upon them haughtily, chains stretch from every crevice in the void, linking to the Supre Holy Grail. Since the Mysterious Chains are chains of the Source Angel, they can naturally seize the power of the Source Angel!
Dazzling Star’s progress is far ahead of theirs. At the current pace, she will absolutely seize nine-tenths, while Ash and his companions struggle to reclaim even one-tenth!
“Use force, sensory being.” Rose bites his ear, “She also harbors mories of your yearnings, seize her back.”
Co forth.
Dazzling Star, you owe , I want to personally…
Seize it back!
Ash forcefully pulls, several threads erge from Dazzling Star’s body, tightly grasped in his hands. Dazzling Star’s expression finally changes, her gaze flickers, staring intently at Ash from afar as she actually reaches out to seize the threads!
*
So sunny.
Ash instinctively raises his hand to block the sunlight, squinting his eyes as he continues to walk down the street.
On the stone slab paths grown with grass in the crevices, asphalt roads emitting heat, shops on both sides flickering with neon lights. Shops behind closed glass doors having air conditioners running, the facade of open convenience stores where locals gather outside playing chess while fanning. Children drinking soda, young people racing by ringing bells on bicycles, n wearing straw hats riding tricycles through alleys, the speakers on the vehicles clearly announcing, “recycling old television, old refrigerator…”
Ash hurriedly ducks into the air-conditioned convenience store, gets a bottle of soda, doesn’t bother with a straw, gulps directly from the glass bottle, enjoying the coolness as he wipes the sweat from his forehead. Then he opens the fridge; for reasons unknown, he buys two crispy chocolate core ice creams, opens one, eats while standing under the sun waiting.
The store plays a familiar song, “Love in mory”:
“If I could hate you, I’d hate you wholeheartedly, even avoiding encounters”
“All just to let go of you, yet still miss you, who else could compare to my sadness”
“Past matters are most feared being brought up”
“Even if we extend arms fully, there remains so distance between us”
At that mont, Ash hears footsteps approaching, turns to see a blonde girl with an umbrella. She wears hot pants and sandals, long legs pressed together with no gap, tank top on her upper body, waving at him, her eyes more radiant than the stars. She’s so bright, even her eyelashes seem to smile, and the umbrella she holds looks like cradling a bunch of roses, sunshine pales in comparison beside her.
Ash waits for her to co over, handing her the crispy chocolate core ice cream. She folds up the umbrella, opens the ice cream and eats like a kitten sticking out its tongue, adorable enough that even passers-by crash into lamp posts watching her.
Ash bites on the ice cream stick, looking at her tenderly, waits until she finishes eating and asks, “Did you get a prize?”
She checks the ice cream stick, shakes her head, “Nope.”
“Let’s go.” Ash reaches out to her, she places her hand in Ash’s palm, and they take a step forward together.
Stepping into each other’s embrace.
Puchii!!
Ash’s ice cream stick turns into a sword, Dazzling Star’s ice cream stick becos a teor, piercing through each other’s souls.
“You really dare,” her voice still vibrant and lively, “I thought you’d hesitate.”
“You didn’t notice, did you,” Ash says, “behind you is the Starry Sky.”
Dazzling Star lifts her head and only then realizes the sky is half shining with sunlight, half with twinkling stars, the boundary between the Starry Sky and the sun lies between her and Ash.
“Habitually surrounded by the Star Cluster, how could you comprehend the shadow chasing the sun? Knowing that nothing is possible, yet still can’t help betting hope on tears.”
Ash closes his eyes, knowing that the next ti he opens them, he will never see the girl with eyes full of light again, like a ray of sunlight that amazes the years.
*
“Succeeded!”
Ash opens his eyes, sees that the dazzling Holy Grail in his hand has already collected half the Supre Nectar. The threads of yearning he grasps dissipate completely, and the Kingdom of Allstars has vanished entirely, leaving only the teor Heavenly Curtain enclosing from within.
When he looks at Weiser, Weiser imdiately shakes her head, “My current state is very odd, between spirit and soul, embodying both divine and human nature, even lacking a physical form, giving this is aningless.”
“Moreover, would you truly part with these mories for ?”
Upon hearing this, Ash no longer hesitates. He looks up just in ti to et Dazzling Star’s gaze, one standing at the mountain summit, the other at the mountainside; both understand that for this lifeti, they can only be mortal enemies without rest.
Rose looks downward, seeing apprentices floating above the misty seas appearing with silver hue, and Golden Travelers arriving on the Rainstorm Continent… they are humble everyn, dispatched by various countries to witness this unprecedented coronation ritual.
She looks upwards, seeing gods of hell hidden in shadows, full of contempt, jealousy, malice, intent to kill, yet they can only watch. Above the shadows stand four great beings on clouds, their gaze turned into raging storms, yet only aningless ripples upon the teor Heavenly Curtain.
In the witness of the entire world, Ash and Dazzling Star simultaneously drink from the Holy Grail. The Source Angel’s power penetrates their souls, ready to birth Supre Void Wings that transcend everything!
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