EX - Eternal War

[This is a nascent era that is still not 'bright'. 】

After the battle of the sages that took place around the Initial Fire, the haze that shrouded everything began to dissipate, the dead multiverse began to recover, and the future finally returned to the hands of all living beings.

Thousands of years from now, the once-extinguished Endless Worlds will once again fill the void and bring light to the multiverse, but now, everything is still in full swing, night is not falling, dawn is not yet dawn, day is not yet coming—all know that they will come.

[This is a multiverse that can't be called 'perfect' in any way.] 】

In a colossal wave that swept across the multiverse, the infinite world was reborn from empty nothingness, and countless races rose from the darkness of dead silence, reopening their eyes from their near-eternal slumber to gaze at the distant stars.

The absolutely perfect 'ending' has indeed been forcibly played out by a certain sage with physical methods, but the follow-up treatment is still a headache - especially when these racial civilizations are revived, in the last moment before they disappear, how to make these dead who were destroyed in the future sage's plan not die again, and how to deal with these neighbors and predecessors who suddenly appeared, is the collective problem of many civilizations in the entire multiverse.

[Of course, this is also a story that is getting better and better, more and more perfect, and is constantly 'moving forward'.] 】

There will be no more evil gods who will destroy all civilized life, no more sages who will rule the future of all things, and from then on, all beings will have their own paths, their own choices, and the souls of all things will judge all things themselves, and decide whether they will destroy themselves or continue.

Even if there is a new sorrow and despair, it is only their own choice - and the beings are not as they were before, and there is no chance to reverse these sad things after they have happened.

[Far away, there is a 'prayer machine' that can change everything.] 】

Legend has it that around the Initial Fire, where all things originated, in addition to the three 'Origin Stars' that created the current multiverse, there is also a star named 'Reversal', which is hidden under the light of the flames, and if you want to get there, you need to go through endless tests and countless hardships.

But even so, among countless civilizations, there are countless powerful people who have targeted that star and embarked on their own journey—because it is said that as long as you reach the 'star' that is so bright that it floats like a mayfly, you can forcibly distort the multiverse and create the 'future' you want.

Of course, this distortion will certainly not be without limits, but if you just want to reverse your grief, redeem your regrets, or fulfill some wishes that are not too bizarre, then it is definitely enough, and in the name of miracles and futures, this star called 'Reversal' is the 'trophy' of the multiverse sentient beings' victory over darkness.

- All in all, everything is in the past.

The era of suffering and despair has ended, and the age of light and hope has begun.

But ah, that's far from the end.

Because the 'future' is at a loss, because the 'hope' is difficult.

The 'future' represents more than just 'happiness', which must be mixed with dazed suffering and unwilling injuries, and 'hope' is by no means as bright and perfect as all beings imagine, it is like a calculating and picky princess, if you do not meet all kinds of complicated conditions, you will never be able to see the truth.

Both the future and hope are part of life that must be experienced, so it is bound to be full of challenges, obstacles, troubles and enemies of all kinds.

These beautiful words are by no means as romantic as most people imagine, the future and hope certainly mean beautiful, but it is more necessary to struggle, but struggle is a troublesome thing, so I have romantic fantasies about them, and I feel that I can 'enjoy' life casually if I win, and the more I move forward, the more I will feel disappointed, as if everything is the same as before, nothing has changed.

But for the leader of the strife, the miracle worker, whether it is joy or pain, challenge or enemy, this is what 'he' wants.

Because what has always been the same is 'fighting'.

The Age of Hope has just begun, and countless possibilities are waiting behind the curtain.

In an age when all brilliance is being reborn, when faith and determination have not yet dissipated, the flame ignited by the struggle for life will illuminate this multiverse.

That's what Joshua Van Radcliffe thinks, 'the best hope and the future'.

"-I said, where did the teacher run again?!"

Three Realms and Nine Heavens, the world center of Supreme Heaven Divine Domain Moldavia, in the spiritual terminal, the 'Ancient Dragon Empress' Lisa's low complaint through her teeth could simply penetrate time and space, causing the 'Immortal Shield' Priest, who was answering the communication, to frown, and subconsciously took the terminal away from his ear a little.

"The teacher obviously said that he would definitely take me and the syndicate to the Initial Fire to see it in the near future! I also want to see the remains of the three great sages! How many years has this dragged on, and the teacher promised it well at the banquet, but it turned out again and again! ”

"Shhh This is the center of the Three Realms and Nine Heavens - it's not good for others to hear it! ”

With a long sigh, he laid out an unknown number of multiple aether isolation arrays, Priest communicated with the spiritual terminal, and said helplessly: "The last time he was at the 'Sage's Banquet', didn't he still say with great interest, once he has time, he will take me and Ivan to the 'outside' to have a look?" As a result, you see, not to mention the time spent exploring the nascent multiverse, I have recently lived in God's Domain for twenty years, and I am about to be fed pigs by Sur and Britney, and I haven't left yet? ”

"I'm just going to complain...... Recently, the teacher has stopped guiding us, and the AI in the Colosseum has not been updated for almost decades. Lisa's rather depressed voice came, as if she was worried about something: "I, the syndicate and the first number are all worried, will the teacher be ......"

"The teacher really doesn't have time - he has to fine-tune the structure of the multiverse, and he has to reshape the ruins of countless silent voids, and he usually comes back once, and he also has to accompany Lady No. 3 to optimize the core structure of the 'Multiverse Magic Net', chat with the gods, even if he has spare time, there will be all kinds of old friends who come to visit and have a banquet, and last time I chatted with Nostradamus Lord and the Seven Gods for a long time...... Our business is not important, just wait. Besides, aren't you already close to the Holy One? Go back to the path of origin yourself, and go to the Primordial Flame to see. ”

"I want to, too."

In the spiritual terminal, there was a rather frustrated and helpless voice from the near sage: "But after the teacher advanced again last time...... Seriously. I don't know how he did this. Anyway, he teamed up with a few other sages to seal the void around the Initial Fire, saying that he wanted to modify the 'Initial Fire' into something called the 'Infinite Engine' or something. ”

"According to the teacher, this is a huge change that transcends the epoch change, but what is the specific change, it is estimated that my strength is too low to find out, but this initial fire is becoming more and more difficult to approach - the impact of the demon tide is becoming more and more surging, not at the sage level, or close to the peak of the sage, I am afraid that it will not be able to get close at all...... I even doubt that the Demon Sage is going to be resurrected, otherwise there is no reason why this great demon tide can last so long......"

I can't say for sure...... Priest said secretly in his heart. He didn't know if the Lisa Syndicate family, who were wandering at the end of the multiverse, had heard of this, that is, some time ago, the triple curtain of the star world seemed to detect the abnormal change of the psionic worm - the death of the sage is irreversible, but the so-called multiverse truth and iron law are simply made of jelly in front of his own teacher, and he swallowed it in one gulp It is estimated that it is not tasteful.

Priest was about to tell Lisa about his guess, but just as he was about to speak, Priest heard a male voice full of distress coming from the mental terminal.

"child, don't talk about it, come over and help me see, how should the plot line of the exploration part of the expansion 'Continent of Strife: The World in the Shell' be entertaining and educational, so that children can easily understand? The first horn said that he had no experience of child-rearing and could not give an opinion. ”

"No, the child's father, let's not talk about why you asked about the first head of the intelligent machine collection, the expansion of the 'world in the shell', I remember that it is not 25 banned, and minors are strictly prohibited from buying it? Are you going to use this stuff for fun? Educate other people and our children?! ”

"I'm sorry, the stupid guy in the family has a problem again...... I'll go see the situation first. Priest heard Lisa's voice drift away, and finally, he could faintly hear a rebuke: "Are you crazy?!" The teacher gave you this part of the plot to trust you, not to mention other plots, you, why did you turn Fatlorvi into a mother?! ”

"You too, the soul puppets are not your kind, don't wash them so white...... Wow, I'm so angry! Get down on your knees! ”

"I've heard that it's been quite popular lately...... People in peacetime like to do that......"

"Zizi......" (Actually, isn't it?,I thought it was rare to meet a smart machine of the same kind...... )

"As a part of history, set an example for me to respect history!"

The gloom of yesteryear has dissipated, and peace and entertainment have become the mainstream of this world.

The falsification and entertainment of the past may be the norm for those born in the light generation, who have not experienced the pain and darkness of that era, so they always think of everything too easily and cheerfully...... However, even if such a move is wrong, if they see that the inhabitants of the multiverse in the new era can live so stress-free and so relaxed, just as they imagined at the beginning, then the pioneers who fought for this in the past probably reprimanded a few words angrily, and then chuckled and sighed.

Of course, at the very least, there must be a minimum of respect - jokes are not nonsense, and changes are not made up.

"The teacher is really gone."

Hanging up the correspondence with Her Majesty the Empress, who was busy educating the members of the family, Priest contacted several acquaintances and friends, such as the group of old teammates in the team who are estimated to be still attacking the 'Extremely Dark Abyss' online, such as the members of the first team who are holding a food contest on the multiverse tour, and a certain captain who has been entrusted by his teacher and is now in charge of educating the common knowledge of many goblins such as 'Weapon Elves', 'Battleship Elves', 'Fortress Elves' and 'Planet Elves', and his Lady of the Amos Battleship— But the answer is unanimous.

Teacher, it's really gone.

With Priest's current strength, he naturally won't worry about this kind of thing. To be honest, as the adventurer who was closest to the logic of thinking and warriors among the many disciples, he had already guessed similar thoughts...... There is indeed no existence in this multiverse that can make teachers feel excited, after all, even if they are sages, they are strong and weak, and the teacher who seized most of the power of the future sages, after such a long time, I am afraid that he has already reached an incredible step.

"Could it be ......?"

This is not surprising.

Long ago, in the 'Feast of the Sages', when he summoned all the top powerhouses in the multiverse, the teacher said that he may not have existed in this multiverse at the beginning, and he was able to descend into this multiverse because of pure 'miracles'. In fact, because of the existence of the teacher, the phenomenon of 'crossing' in the entire multiverse has also greatly increased, and now it can even be regarded as an initial channel for a 'non-void-level civilization' to contact other world civilizations, which can be said to greatly enrich the diversity of civilizations in the multiverse.

Now, he has fulfilled all the contracts in this multiverse, and fulfilled all the promises in this multiverse.

He has slain all the evil gods and destroyed all the chaos.

The warrior who made a covenant with steel and fire, burned all the darkness and evil, and he was like a torch, reversing despair and bringing light to this multiverse.

All the chains of cause and effect have been broken, all the heavy responsibilities have been shed, and the warrior at this time can be described as unprecedented freedom.

"Could it be that the teacher really ......?"

And just when Priest frowned slightly and fell into thought, outside the multiverse axis world 'Three Realms and Nine Heavens Infinite Universe', the 'New Callis World' was located.

"My Joshua, my Rekindler......"

Duanli's silver-haired lady, Karlis's will moaned at the communication circle: "You have completely lost information for three hours, and that kid on the 3rd has already begun to scan many multi-star rivers with the help of the magic web...... If you hadn't taken Hotaru and Rin, oh yes, and Kuro, she would have been even angrier. ”

"No, no, it's because you took them and didn't take her that she's angry! I said, you guy, can't you leave without saying hello?! ”

This was accompanied by complaining, nervousness, and inquiring words, and it was transmitted to the other side where the signal didn't seem to be very good, and on the other side, a certain man's voice sounded inexplicably: "What are you talking about, Karlis, I'm just going out for a walk, what can't I leave, I'm not an otaku, I have to go out for a walk, right?" ”

"I'll go home in a while—tell Number 3 to help me prepare, and I'll go back with her to see the world in the Maelstrom of Creation...... Well, next time I'll take you out for a walk, but it might be a little dangerous. ”

"Is this a dangerous thing?" Karlis sighed, and the originally elegant Lady of Steel Python rubbed her hair: "This multiverse can't find your traces and cause and effect, you tell me it's a walk?" ”

"The entire multiverse is my home, what's so strange about me leaving the house for a walk...... Okay, I won't be walking for too long, maybe I'll be back later this year, don't wait for me. ”

A tone of course rang out from the other end of the com: "Don't be PTSD all the time, thinking I'm going to sneak away if I don't see you - listen, I'm not here for any responsibilities or contracts, or for you." ”

"I wanted to stay, so I stayed!"

It is a choice that has nothing to do with any cause and effect, no love, no responsibility or belief, just as a miracle does not need a reason.

After all, is it possible that a person who believes that a place is his home still needs to explain the reason to others? He wanted to see who dared to question it, and when it came to reasoning, a certain warrior in this multiverse really didn't fear anyone.

“…… You've started to count time in years......"

Not knowing how to refute for a moment, and Karliss didn't have the strength to ask any more, she was silent for a moment, then shook her head with a smile.

"Really...... Worrisome guys. ”

yes, he always did, always did.

- He always likes to do something earth-shattering.

— and these things will change the world.

- And then, what will happen.

- That's the rest of the story.

"Come back early."

"No problem, the target chosen this time is quite interesting, and I guess I can continue to modify the 'Almighty Engine' when I come back."

The communication hangs up.

Beyond the multiverse.

The man with two weapons clutched and a black dragon lying on his shoulder raised his head and looked into the distance.

It can be seen that outside the 'pan-infinite multi-derived axis', there are endless rays of light flickering in the super-space, which is absolutely empty for ordinary multiverse life.

Among them, there is the 'World Tree' with a multifaceted root system, which controls infinite possibilities, and the 'World Tree', which is vaguely reflected in each other, in another 'twin multiverse', with the abyss as its branches and leaves, and runs through the infinite world.

There is the 'Lord of the Horizon' who knows everything and shapes one after another in the cycle of all beings who loves the story of his beloved, and the 'Fatalistic Ruler' who uses fate as a tool to control everything in the multiverse.

The immortal bird, the immortal and immortal 'immortal bird' that soars in the realm of non-reality, the 'demon of entropy' who lives in the diversity of eternal heat death, the 'god of order' who collectively rules the infinite world with all the gods of all worlds as the core, and the 'omega worm' that gnaws at the 'end' and gives birth to the 'beginning'.

Even, there is the entire multiverse itself, which is like a huge brain, as a whole 'world group brain' with a unified will, like weaving, weaving countless 'multi-faceted looms' of fate and world, as an absolute truth, running through endless time and space, and even the 'balance scale' of the plural multiverse, as well as time retrograde, the entire multiverse is born from destruction, returns to the original origin, and repeats this reincarnation of the 'reincarnation time crucible' again and again.

These incomparably powerful, beyond infinity, above the multiverse, and even the multiverse sublimation themselves, the powerful existence of their bodies, all appeared in his eyes.

In other normal multiverses, most of them have not yet appeared Supreme Dominators, and naturally there are sages among them, and they are fighting each other openly and secretly in the multiverse.

"If the future sages succeed, then our multiverse may become a part of the 'pan-multiverse mayflies' and become one of them."

Joshua muttered to herself, but was greeted with a complaint about her own weapon.

"No, master, don't you think there's any difference between you and the future sage? Look, they're all watching you! ”

"I'm looking at them too, what's so great, don't be too nervous, Hotaru, I said a long time ago, it's exciting outside the multiverse."

"It's a bit too much, oh hosts. You look at the darkness, and you are trembling. A faint voice sounded, but it was quickly retorted by Hei: "Nonsense, I'm trembling with excitement!" ”

"I didn't say I was scared."

“……”

Joshua had never been very concerned about the mouth-to-mouth fights of his own weapons and mounts, he smiled, and then sensed that those other incomparably powerful beings, with the slightest wisp of will beyond time and space, were reaching towards him.

【King of Miracles】【Lord of Hosts】...... It was as if Joshua understood their names in an instant, and they understood in an instant what Joshua meant.

"I should really thank the future sage...... Otherwise, I'm afraid that many sages would not be as united as they are now. The best way to unite a large collective is to have an enemy. ”

Although he seemed to be thinking about something, in reality, Joshua was not thinking about anything.

Because at this moment, he saw that beyond the distant 'Pan Infinite Multi-Derived Axis', there seemed to be some 'cyan cloud light' flickering.

It was a cyan cloud, an infinity that was spreading, and an expanding multiverse was surging inside him—a stranger who gave him an unexpected sense of 'familiarity'.

"This guy ...... Kind of familiar. ”

'Beyond' and 'Blue Cloud'? The name has some meaning.

- The story is not over yet.

- There is still a long way to go.

- the meaning of birth, the meaning of death; The meaning of transcendence, the meaning of battle; the meaning of home, the meaning of returning; The meaning of time, the meaning of reunion -

In this infinite super-sized unity, it is still a long way to reach the point of true omniscience and omnipotence.

But so what? The scenery along the way, the battles along the way, are the most interesting, the most important 'meaning of existence' and 'the meaning of happiness'.

The battle is over, and a new one may begin again.

Squinting and smiling, the warrior waved his weapon and smiled in a friendly manner at the 'transcendent' and 'infinite'.

"No, you can't fight."

Full EX-end.