Chapter 8: The Phantom of the Void (I)
“...... Leia?" Jude stared at the familiar girl in front of him, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, "What did you say?"
"Give the rest of the church members to Modres, and then flee to a distant village, where they live quietly...... Together with Jude, the two of them live together. Leia's voice was still familiar, but her words seemed unspeakably strange.
No, this should be Mechia's line, which appeared in the previous dream, and it was what the girl said to her childhood sweetheart, Roy, more than twenty years ago. Jude unconsciously took a half step back: "You're not Leia. Leia is dead. Who are you? Where is this?"
"What's wrong?" the girl still smiled, "no one is dead here, no one is going to die." Happiness is available to all. Who doesn't want to, who doesn't want to be happy?"
"Is this the ...... Heaven?" the boy froze at the thought of the crumpled parchment.
"Yes, this is paradise. ”
As Leia replied in the affirmative, the surrounding environment changed rapidly, and the walls and furniture of the room were gone, replaced by a vast expanse of clear sky.
Could it be that he is already dead and his soul has ascended to heaven? Jude did have such thoughts for a moment, but then he turned to laugh at himself: he was so disrespectful and even blasphemous to the Holy Light that he should go to hell after death.
Moreover, the tavern owner, who was actually a blue dragon, had mentioned that after death, the soul would go to the spirit realm, and the manager there, the fog dragon as the entropy demon said, would be extradited to reincarnation.
Life and death are not absolute beginnings and ends, but a part of countless journeys.
The important thing is to enjoy the scenery along the way, cherish the joy along the way, and make the trip worthwhile.
"No kidding. You're not Leia, and it's not some kind of paradise. The boy's tone was firm, "Leia has made her own choice, stop your clumsy imitation immediately." ”
"Imitation?" the girl tilted her head, her expression a little confused, "Why do you say that? Are you sure that the Leia you know is the real Leia......?"
"Shut up!" Jude couldn't tolerate the other party's determination to continue to tarnish Leia, Jude subconsciously drew his sword and slashed at her.
However, the black sword he swung unconsciously stopped in mid-air, and at some point Leia disappeared, and in front of him stood the girl with long light blonde hair like a waterfall.
She was staring at the boy with blue eyes as clear as a lake, and her voice was as calm and ethereal as a blue dome: "Jude?"
At the same time, the surrounding environment changes to a windswept green grassland, and not far away is the familiar lakeside slope.
That's impossible. Jude trembled and withdrew the black sword, subconsciously taking a few steps back, his thinking a little messy: "Linda? no, it's not ......."
"I can be all you like, I know all you like. The girl's expression was as innocent as ever, "Are you unhappy?
"No, Linda, I can't ......" Even if it's just an illusion, Jude doesn't want to hurt Linda anyway, "Don't imitate other people, you guy, don't hide behind the disguise if you have the ability, come out and face me!"
"Who do you want to face you? It's just a reflection of your inner world. As she spoke, Linda's image gradually blurred, and then a young man with a pitch-black sword appeared, as if it was Jude himself, "Have you ever faced your own heart?"
"Do you really know yourself, do you know what you want, you know what you want to do......"
"Shut up, you impostor!" interrupted the steady stream of questions, and Jude sprinted forward, swinging his black sword at it.
The other party calmly retreated to avoid the sword, and Jude just wanted to pursue, but suddenly sat up in shock, as if he had just woken up from a big dream.
Looking around, it was dawn, and the dawn swept away the shadows of the night from the east, and all that was in sight was the crumbling ground and the remains of wood and stone.
Here it is...... Looking at the familiar ruins and the pitch-black sword in his hand, the boy remembered that it was the morning after he had returned to his hometown and slept in a night's sleep.
Standing up and moving, Jude looked in the direction of Langlens to the northeast, and suddenly realized that he could do it again, do many things better, and resolve all those regrets.
Lucius won't die for covering him anymore, Alyssa won't be heartbroken anymore, and he will even be able to go to the church before Leia becomes a saint and talk to the girl......
Now that he has memories of the future, he can manage to prevent all tragedies from happening.
The surrounding scenery and perceptions are so real, is this an illusion or a time rewind? Jude couldn't be sure, but even if it was just an illusion, if it could be repeated......
The boy was almost ready to leave for Selffest, until he suddenly remembered that he was in the midst of a battle with the Entropy Demon.
However, even if you defeat the entropy demon, the years will never return, there will be no chance to start over, and those regrets will never be erased.
Do you stay in the illusion and set off on Selfest to Lancence, or do you try to escape the illusion and return to the battle against the Entropy?
The boy had a hard time making a decision.
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Destiny Choice II - 02
→ Embarking on a Journey (Another End)
→ manage to get out of Canon
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→ managed to get out of the illusion
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The deceased is gone, and I can only stop thinking about it. Everything in front of me is false, and it is obvious that I am in some kind of realistic illusion, and if I don't get rid of it soon, there may be danger.
After calmly analyzing the current situation, Jude begins to explore ways to escape the illusion.
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Another End: Return
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Do you stay in the illusion and set off on Selfest to Lancence, or do you try to escape the illusion and return to the battle against the Entropy?
The boy had a hard time making a decision.
Even if it's just a fantasy, it's all so realistic, whether it's a dream, he has to stop those tragedies from happening.
With that in mind, Jude sheathed the black sword behind him, glanced around at Lamberting's bleak ruins, and turned away.
The boy walked away in the morning light, facing the direction of Selfest to the northeast, his steps steady and firm.
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After arriving in Ranlens, Jude wandered through the streets of the trade district to find a hidden office.
Pushing the door open and entering the hall, the boy ignored the curious glances cast at the newcomers, and searched the rest area, and then found a familiar figure.
It was for this reason that Jude put away a little excitement in his heart, walked to the table with a calm face, unloaded his backpack aside, and sat down.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Jude, an apprentice mage. With a smile on his face, the boy calmly introduced himself, "I heard that your team has advanced to the finals of the 'Sword and Rose' competition, and there is a vacancy and you are recruiting new teammates?"