The candle that Ciri was holding was delivered to Mason as if it were some kind of ritual.

It burned on the cliffs of this barren planet, and the faint candle flame could not light up the sea of stars or illuminate the darkness, but it was a ray of light that made those who walked in the night no longer fear the blind-covering darkness.

Mason held it in his hand, and the candle flame seemed to reflect Ciri's life.

It is no longer in the form of some paper man's wife, but a real life beating in the crown of light formed when the fire burns.

It wasn't the first time Mason had seen the candle, he had seen it burning like a crown on top of a chandelier in the shadows of the Star Castle, but he hadn't expected Ciri to bring it out.

"Are you worried that I won't be able to do it?"

Mason held the unadorned plain candle in his hand and asked:

"Do you want to complete this ritual of extinguishing the flame with your own hands at some necessary time, so that I don't have to suffer the pain of loss?"

"It's not as complicated as you think."

Ciri, pulling the long hair from her ear behind her ear, looked at Mason in front of her, and said:

"I'm just worried that you're going to fall into the trap of old A because of me, and I can guess what kind of choice you're going to make in that situation.

If Old A really completes his anti-Mason tactics, when he loses his last hope, you stupid little man will definitely choose to stay there and accompany me to hell.

But that's not where souls like you should go.

All the heavens have opened their doors to you and welcomed you in, and you will enjoy eternal happiness and beauty in those places.

That's what you deserve.

I'm just thinking that in case I need a slash of hope that pulls you into hell, I won't have to endure too much pain, just a gentle blow. ”

"We don't need it."

Mason shook his head and said:

"It's just Mephisto's trick to play with people's hearts.

He wants us to see how fragile life can be, but he can't understand that when a fire burns, there is nothing to extinguish it.

But it's not his fault, he's just a devil.

I think I should say something at this time to commemorate what's coming. ”

"Say it, I'm listening."

Ciri looked at Mason with the Lady of the Lake's sword, her cat-like eyes full of tenderness.

There was no more hesitation, confusion, or pain, and the first rays of rain fell from the top of their heads, like a mischievous and gentle Mason kiss on Ciri's forehead.

Although there are few water sources on this uninhabited planet, for the current Mason, the thought of water is already the most basic ability operation.

It is a drizzle and breeze.

Blowing into this barren land, nourishing the nutrients in the withered ashes, perhaps the next year will grow the buds that represent hope.

It is also a raging storm.

Sweep away the filth of this ruined land, and return the sun to the earth after dispelling the evil spirits, hoping to reflect the fragrance of all things in the next morning.

Mason stood in the middle of his rain curtain with a candle in his hand, the cold raindrops did not destroy the ignition of the flame, the small flame stood proudly in the rain, like a soul unwilling to submit to show its existence to the world.

Although it is humble, it cannot be ignored.

"I want to say a lot, but it's hard to get the words out of my mouth."

The captain eventually gave up on this plan.

He looked up and smiled at the lady in the rain in front of him, observing every detail of her, to imprint it all in his mind and never forget it.

The pistol at the waist was drawn.

Lift, aim.

The two looked at each other, and the captain said in the gentlest tone:

"I have brought the dawn, so that when you are born again, it will be a time when there will be no more tragedy and hope."

"Yes, I believe."

Ciri closed her eyes, and she whispered:

"I believe that we meet again at last in a place where there is no darkness, and I have come to the end of this night, and I have escorted the dawn to the end of darkness, and I have atoned for the sins of my hands, and the blinding blood has been washed away.

I embarked on this path with a heart full of revenge, and now, I will die without regret to declare the end of the broken era.

Love.

I have it, and I can enjoy that never-awake dream until another kiss wakes me up, and I'll be waiting for you at the next stop, Mason.

I won't miss the rest of your life again. ”

"Wow"

The rain curtain rose sharply at this moment.

It was even almost piercing, perfectly covering up the sound of gunfire.

Gollum, who was urging the Vought heroes into the portal of time and space opened by the Speedsters, seemed frightened, and she jerked back to look at the cliff in the distance.

She didn't see anything, but it seemed like a candle was extinguished.

It was yet another death in an era where violence and madness were commonplace, but this time without vendetta or evil.

Let a lady like her feel the slight sadness in it.

Ah, she also understood grief.

Gollum turned his head and gently lifted the torn cloak on his back, shielding the sleeping child in his arms from the wind above his head and the rain in front of him, escorted by the tall and reliable figure beside him, and walked towards the rift in front of him.

The long day was over for her.

But not for others.

"Have you seen the Soldier Boy?"

Queen Maeve grabbed Azu, who was about to jump into another world, and she asked in a low voice:

"Something wasn't quite right with the guy you should call Father."

"Whatever he does, hasn't he always been the kind of bastard who does whatever he likes?"

Azu didn't care about this biological "father" at all, and even said with disgust on his face:

"I'm not surprised at what he did."

"No, you empty-brained idiot!"

Queen Maeve said in a deep voice:

"You don't look at the current situation, we have escaped, but these guys in front of us are no better than the people in the Council, whether you want to or not, we have to exist as a unit.

If that guy does something dangerous, we'll also be implicated, isn't he also empowered by compound five? I think that the god-like Lord Mason just now seems to be a mutant as well.

You said it was just in case."

"Ah, damn it!"

Azu is not stupid.

Although he didn't reach the level of super intelligence, he still immediately realized what Queen Maeve meant, he himself is a bastard, naturally he knows the bastards' style very well, and in a matter of minutes, he thought of a set of various situations related to "danger".

In addition, they have always been loose as a group.

There are also some bastards who are very close to the people of the council, and if something happens, everyone will have to attach joint and several responsibility, not to mention that the bastard of the soldier boy is really tricky.

So a few seconds later, when little Iris, who was in charge of opening the channel of the speed force, was crossing his waist and meditating on his homework problems today, he saw a man and a woman walking up to him and said to her mysteriously:

"Hello, little leader, we're going to report a dangerous guy"

——

Mason wiped it in the rain and fell to his knees, twisted the deformed bullet and burned it into a delicate frame with magic fire under the extinguished candle in his hand.

He picked up the fallen ring on the ground in front of him.

It was a gift from him to Ciri, the same style as Harley and Quinn, there was no corpse in front of him, and Ciri disappeared the moment he died because of the resurrection potion.

Not even any clothes were left, except for a shimmering sword of the Lake Maiden stuck in front of Mason's eyes.

There was no sadness on the Captain's face, and a gentle light still flowed in his eyes, and he placed the ring in front of his eyes and placed it on the finger of his right hand.

It is only kept temporarily, and it must be returned to its owner.

Then, on the cliff where he was alone, Mason got up and grabbed the hilt of the Lake Maiden's sword, and with a flick of the blade of the relic, it fell into the palm of his hand.

This sword is a true legend in the world of Ciri, it is said to have been shaped by the greatest supernatural powers, and it is a holy sword born from the five virtues of mankind, which can only be held and killed by those who are true sages in terms of strength and character.

When each sword-wielder dies, the sword disappears and returns to the Mysterious Land to await its next owner.

Legends are always exaggerated, but when Mason holds the sword, he discovers that it is not just a "memorial" left by Ciri, it did not disappear because of Ciri's death, but stayed in place, and not just because the world in which it existed has died.

There was a saint in front of it.

Mason looked at it, and the information label quickly popped up:

Sword of the Lake Maiden / Sword of Virtue / Blade of the Sage

Quality: Forged Artifact, Immortal, Relic

Traits: Spirit Slayer, Sharpness [Rule-level], Demon Breaker, Undefeated, Never Wear

Effect:

One. Holy:

Only those who possess the five virtues of Kindness, Wisdom, Generosity, Glory, and Courage can use this weapon, and when the five virtues are present and the qualities are outstanding, the weapon will add the following effects to the wielder:

Mercy: Any non-lethal attack will have Holy Purification attached, an effect that cannot be immune.

Wisdom: The effects of magic, abilities, and supernatural powers are increased to the maximum level that the user can manipulate.

Generosity: Inflicts [Damage Immunity] when hit, up to a maximum of 30%.

Glory: The sword-wielder's abilities are temporarily increased to a maximum of 30% during head-to-head combat, and this effect is removed after the battle ends, and the sneak attack will not activate this effect.

Courage: When the number of enemies is greater than 1, this weapon generates [Aura of Courage], which inflicts [Shock] on enemies and grants [Momentum Suppression] to the swordwielder.

Prompt!

The previous owner, Siria Fiona Allen Lian Lun, had the right to use the weapon from [Bloodline Inheritance], and it was difficult for him to realize the weapon's full potential because he did not possess the Five Virtues himself.

The current holder, Mason Cooper, has five virtues and outstanding qualities, and the above effects have reached the maximum blessing.

Warn!

Wielder Mason Cooper will weaken the weapon's buff when he acts against the Five Virtues.

Two. Silver Sword Slashes Evil Spirits:

The Silver Blade, crafted from an ancient technique, deals permanently increased damage to all supernatural creatures, making it easier to deal a critical blow against evil/chaos faction creatures.

When the wielder has the [Witcher] Legacy, the weapon's damage blessing will be doubled.

Three. Undefeated Will:

The Sword of the Lake Maiden is endowed with the magical power of a world, permanently increasing the quality and destruction of the weapon and infusing it with energy after each slash if the enemy is an evil/chaotic faction creature.

The wielder can actively activate the Holy Sword's energy, increasing the weapon's destructive power tenfold for a short period of time.

The current degree of destructive power and quality improvement: complete.

Current Holy Sword Energy Infusion Level: Perfection.

Maker: Igor Viktorff / World Wish

Item description 1: When I'm not with you, my weapons will protect you for me, my dear. - Ciria Fiona Alan Rian Len

Item description 2: Poor worm, I was going to taunt you for not getting your first holy sword until this time, I have too many holy swords in your hands at this time, but considering that you just killed your wife with your own hands, I will let you go this time.

"You give me back my touch, you idiot! I'm going to beat you up when I see you!" ”

The captain scolded.

But when his fingers touched the holy sword of the Lake Maiden that emitted golden streamers, all the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart were instantly wiped out, and his fingers slashed across the bright blade, so that the mysterious inscription on the sword body was also ignited, like a golden fire flowing on the sharp weapon.

He watched so intently that he didn't even seem to notice the sneaky guy behind him.

The old name in the Waters heroes, arguably the first professional hero born in that world, is obviously a guy imitating Steve Rogers, nicknamed Soldier Boy, who is accumulating power.

He clenched his fists behind Mason, and roared the moment the captain put away the candle, and a flickering light erupted from his chest like a sharp arrow and struck Mason with precision.

He was originally given by Compound Five's ability to eliminate all of Compound Five's effects on living organisms, which in his world was basically equivalent to completely stripping away a source of superhuman power, but after Doom joined Compound Five's research and increased the effect of the enhancer, Soldier Boy also benefited from it.

His abilities are upgraded to work on all abilities like other Vought heroes, so the immediate effect of this blow is to suppress and seal Mason's mutant abilities like leech serum.

He clearly did not act alone.

When the chest cannon hit Mason, the moment the latter was engulfed in light, several space-time tunnels opened at the same time, and Kang the Conqueror, who was sitting in the mechanical chair, flew out of it with a blank face.

This guy is not the bastard who died inexplicably in the past before, he is the hope director Kang who maintains a good relationship with Lao A.

"No one can be relied on these days!

Even the rest of myself is TMD a bunch of worms who have more than enough success and more than failure, and it's really hard to do something, so I have to leave my crumbling Kang Dynasty to take your dog life in person! ”

Hope Director Kang complained while holding the thing that extended from the mechanical chair and knew that it was very dangerous just by looking at its appearance.

He was obviously much more dangerous than the other Kangs.

As soon as he came forward, he was in a big battle, not only bringing other Kang who were loyal to him, but even pulling many bullies and destroyers from other timelines from his own time empire, and it was just an instant to surround the isolated Mason.

At the same time, reinforcements have arrived with news from the Speedsters, and it is precisely because almost all the capable people of New Osborne Tower have been taken to hell that the rest of the "Mason Family" have had to go shirtless.

They were also worried about whether the main body would capsize in the gutter this time, but when they approached the cliff that had been surrounded by the large army of Kang the Conqueror, the alchemist sitting on the magic carpet at the front suddenly changed slightly.

He stretched out his hand and stopped the others who were screaming and rushing forward.

He said:

"Retreat! Fast! We don't need us over there, the main body used dangerous things, it seems that he will be in a really bad mood, brothers, hurry up and prepare for the 'Demon Exorcism Array'!

Mason will be useful in a moment. ”

"Ha, are our Darkseid brothers going to be forced to open again?"

The jeweler whistled, looked at the golden waterfall rising to the sky in front of him, covered his eyes and said:

"What the hell, look at this energy intensity. Is Mason going blackened? ”

"Boom"

As soon as the words fell, a stronger impact broke out again.

A golden corona was formed on the shattered cliff, and Kang the Conqueror, with wide eyes at Mason, who was hanging in the air like an incarnation god with an expressionless face, and the latter's indifferent eyes made him feel a lot of pressure, and at this moment he suddenly realized a very serious problem.

Why wasn't Doom involved in the assassination plan?

Could it be that guy who knows that this bastard in front of him has such a dangerous thing?

Feed!

You're cheating, aren't you?

"My sanity is tired, let it rest for a while."

Mason whispered:

"Darkseid, I'll leave it to you, don't kill anyone, keep it useful."

"Hey, who's going to listen to you!"

The captain's voice rose to frenzy in the next moment, and Mason, once again awakened Void, took over the body, and he raised his fist to look at the retreating group of ants in front of him.

The fear that sparkled in the other person's eyes made him very enjoyable and satisfied.

"That soft guy is very sad, because he just died of his little wife, you little cuties are sent to the door at this time, oops, I really thank you so much.

After all, it's really too hard to get him out of control once. ”

Void Mason moved his fingers, feeling the trembling of the world beneath his feet, and he laughed and shouted to everyone in front of him:

"Now. Cry! Cry with fear and despair, it's a necessary ritual at a funeral, but if you cry badly, you will be crushed! ”

(End of chapter)