The sky is gray.

Gloom is the tone of this world.

No one knows how long this place has existed.

It was still the same garden of blood-colored roses, and Encore lay quietly on the chaise longue, her eyes staring blankly at the gray sky in the distance.

Between the pupils, only despair remains.

If you look closer, you can clearly see that her long and white hands have begun to become transparent, and those small and lovely fingers have become so transparent that they can only see the general outline.

Under Encore's knees, it was completely gone, so she could only lie on this recliner...... Encore didn't look at the thick pile of books, as if she would never get tired of reading them, because she was afraid to see her hands that were about to disappear......

It's a slow death, but it's also a punishment......

This kind of punishment is enough to drive a normal person crazy......

For example...... Silverblade Ledger cowering in the corner of the garden......

All that was left of him was a head that was still greedily breathing air, but could only make the sound of a worn-out bellows.

Ledger escaped, and before the place where he was imprisoned collapsed, he fled to Encore's garden, the interior of the castle where he was supposed to be, suddenly and violently collapsed.

Now, under the distant city wall, the huge gate has been swallowed by shadows, and only a void remains.

It's not the first time Ledger has experienced this kind of torture...... He had experienced it a long time ago, when the world was destroyed......

I experienced the pain of being slowly eaten away and cut apart like this...... until they die out completely, imprisoned in that fixed plane, in that fixed nothingness......

Encore still remembers that three days earlier, Ledger had suddenly come to the garden and begged his former mother-in-law to save him......

Because, at that time, Ledger discovered his own territory, and that terrible shadow actually appeared again......

However, Anne could not do anything about it.

So, yesterday, Ledger escaped in terror...... He was fast enough to escape into the garden before the gate collapsed completely.

Unfortunately, it is still useless, because his soul is engraved in that place......

So, Ledger struggled before his eyes, wailing...... Until the dying, and then to the present......

Ledger wasn't the first to come here and turn to their former mother, Enke...... It's just that...... One by one, like Ledger, those people fell helplessly in front of Encore...... Until they die......

And many more choose to stick to their position and choose to die peacefully......

The space suddenly fluctuated, and Encore's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly turned her head, only to see a tall young man coming to her side......

"You...... Coming back?"

“...... Yes, I'm back. ”

"So...... Have you found a way to save the world?"

Enke looked at the young man expectantly, and in her vision, the young man's appearance gradually became clear.

His hair is black, and this black is like an abyss with no bottom in sight...... His eyes were blood-red, and this blood-red was different from the touching bright red of Encore's eyes, and the young man's eyes made people feel chills in their hearts...... His eyes always give people the feeling that they are about to be swallowed.

He is quite handsome, but he looks very handsome.

Encore watched the young man's face in obsession, and she struggled to sit up, hoping to see even a glimmer of hope in his face.

"I'm sorry ......"

After hearing the young man's apologetic answer, Encore could no longer control his fear and began to bow his head and sob......

Death in this world is not simply death......

Like her and the youth, as well as Ledger, who is about to die again, they can't die completely in this world......

After their bodies are consumed by the shadows, their souls will become the food of the shadows for eternal life......

The pain caused by the shadow is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and this pain is eternal......

"Then why did you come back!"

"Didn't you tell me you could do it!"

"You're a liar...... Liar!"

Encore thumped the youth's chest, and her tears quickly soaked the youth's collar. And the young man was silent, quietly waiting.

Suddenly, the blood in Encore's eyes turned into endless tyranny!

She opened her mouth, and those two sharp teeth looked chilling!

"Phew!"

The sound of piercing the skin makes the scalp tingle when you hear it. The young man remained motionless, as if Encore hadn't stuck her teeth into his neck.

After a long time, Encore showed a satisfied look on her face, and then she was in pain again......

I saw that her hair was getting longer, and soon, the originally cute mushroom head grew into a silver-white shawl hair.

Her body is also growing, and in the blink of an eye, she has grown from a little girl to a young girl.

Her appearance has also changed from a childish appearance to a moving ......

After stroking Encore's face, which was no longer fat, the young man gently hugged Encore into his arms again.

"During this time, you've worked hard......"

“...... Not hard ......."

"Are you scared?"

“...... Not really...... As long as you come back to me...... Li Meng...... Give me a few more times...... Small gift ......"

After repeatedly rejecting the young man's questions, Encore closed his eyes and enjoyed the silence of the moment.

Youth...... It was Li Meng...... It's when you grow up, Li Meng......

“...... What I'm doing these days, it's not completely useless......"

"According to the original world line, the interweaving of our two destinies should be ten years after I arrived at Blackthorn Castle......"

"My soul, and my blood, have a natural attraction to you, Anne, and Akasha...... Even though the three of you are in the same shell......"

"I used the magic mirror to travel through the torrent of time and go back to the past...... Witnessed everything too...... Under the influence of that damned mirror of fate, you, who had just awakened in Anne's body, fell into a deep sleep by eating bread stained with my blood...... After that, Anne, whose soul was fragile, was able to come out and control her body......"

"My father made a deal with the gods to weaken the divine power of all the gods by summoning a blood moon, so that their perception of the human world would be reduced to a minimum point...... Therefore, Jehovah was able to interfere with my father's restoration of Rome...... And Caesar's godhood was also an accident...... An unexpected ...... that my father didn't expect."

Li Meng paused, gently rubbed Encore's head, and his voice was a little more ...... Apologetic.

"I didn't blame you...... As the ancestor of the Mokavi clan, you only know that my blood is enough to break the seal of the magic mirror on you, but you don't know that my blood will bring you great power...... And then let you fall asleep......"

So Akasha was awakened on the night of the Blood Moon...... She found that the soul in her body that belonged to you was sleeping, and Anne's soul was not even half as powerful as her......"

So, she replaced Anne...... That's why I lived under her abuse, like a lowly blood slave, for ten years...... In the end, because of an accident...... I lost my life...... And the soul, also separated by the Mirror of Destiny, became a sacrifice to awaken you......"

"I'm so grateful to you for transforming me into a Bloodline after you woke up...... Otherwise, I won't be able to avenge my family......"

As Li Meng said all this, he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her lightly on the face when he looked at Enke's intoxicated expression when he was addicted to his own blood.

"I love you......"

"When did you start loving me?"

"From the first time I saw you, until the end of the world, I have always loved you......"

"What about Akasha and Anne?"

“......”

The atmosphere suddenly became cold, and An Ke pushed away Li Meng, who was smiling bitterly, with a cold face. Li Meng scratched his head, he has always had a very low emotional intelligence, and he didn't know how to explain it at all.

“...... Didn't I know it before...... You didn't tell me after I was converted into a Bloodline......"

"How could I have had the experience of the two of them?

"I ...... This...... Alas......"

No one would have thought that as the lord of the plane of Anvita, the only victor in the battle of Ragnarok, and the destroyer of the world, Limon Mokkawi, would have such an embarrassing day.

(Due to his belonging to Encore, in this world, Lemon was truly freed and left Sicily after all the members of his family died, so he was given the surname Mokawi)

“...... Anyway, I fell in love with you the first time I saw you that day after being trapped by Sisos......"

"Oh?"

Encore's ears pricked up, and the corners of her mouth began to rise wildly uncontrollably.

"Encore...... You're ...... now."

"Hey...... It's okay, you've got through. ”

Encore threw himself back into Limon's arms, his head rubbing against him, an act that had apparently happened more than once.

"Encore ......"

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry I lied to you......"

"It's okay...... Your family are liars, and your father Richard is an old liar, and he took enough money from Akasha to build another Roman Empire, as I saw in the accounts that Glia and Spieg gave me after I woke up. Your big brother Will is a little liar...... He was deceived by Akasha, and he really thought that you didn't want to return to the Holy Clan...... Then I said again and again that I would take you back, but not once...... Your second brother isn't far behind...... He deceived the entire Roman Empire, even Caesar...... And you, you little liar...... Hey hey ......"

“...... Encore, I'm sorry...... I've changed a lot in the past...... But I didn't do what you said......"

After hearing Li Meng's words, Encore was silent for a while, still choosing to bury his head in Li Meng's arms.

And Li Meng also began to continue his own story......

"I'm back in time...... Create a rift in time and space, and let your former self come here...... Originally, our plan was for him to follow Ledger to learn the basics of using a knife and go back to banish Akasha's soul from this body...... It's a pity that Ledger has other things on his mind...... Finally, I personally taught my former self a few ...... Stuff...... At the very least, that's enough that he won't be unsuccessful in your later selection of Squire Knights...... Won't give that guy a chance to get close to you......"

“...... Is your jealousy really strong...... He didn't do anything to me in the end......"

"But I still don't want anyone to come near you......"

“...... Anything else?"

"I used some small means to show the mirror of fate in front of Loki, and drove Loki to separate my soul on the day I first met you, half of it was used to wake you up, and the other half, he will have other uses later......"

Here, Li Meng paused, and Encore also trembled, as if he knew what he was going to say next.

"I want you to create a soul-suggestive magic...... Hint at the former you, ask her to give up her eternal life and give all her power to Anne...... Even though it means that after I have done all this, when I go back in time and engrave this soul hint magic into the soul of yours that used to be, you will die now......"

"This ...... Is that what you want...... Also right...... In this way, Anne, who still retains her innocence, will grow up safely with you. And, the family you cherish...... You will also be protected by Anne and avoid that conspiracy...... In the end, because I don't exist in that world...... The other you ...... There will be no ......"

After hearing what Li Meng said, Enke's voice began to tremble uncontrollably, although he had already guessed before, and he was prepared...... But when she heard Li Meng say it herself, she still couldn't control her emotions.

“...... I'm sorry...... It's really ...... I'm sorry, I know I'm being selfish to do this...... But this is the only way to save that world...... As long as I can prevent the other me from showing up...... So what is happening here now...... These damn shadows, there won't be ......"

"You know, I'm not going to watch you die, am I......"

“......”

Encore looked at the silent Li Meng, and finally, she still stretched out her finger, which had become blurred, and carved a complicated rune into the air.

"Take it...... Farewell, Lemon ......"

Li Meng silently crushed the rune, and then the world began to change violently.

Ledger began to regain his human form, the sun shone back on the land, the castle began to reorganize, and then a loud rumbling sound began to be heard in the distant sky.

Encore looked at Li Meng with nostalgia, her body was turning into pieces at a speed visible to the naked eye...... The look in her eyes was very complicated......

Liberation, Obsession, and ...... Despair......

Suddenly, all these emotions disappeared, and horror appeared on her face.

Because, she found that Li Meng was just like her! Under the torrent of fate, the mark that existed in this world was being erased!

A wicked smile appeared on Li Meng's face, which she had once loved, and the conspiracy had succeeded.

Li Meng...... You ......"

“...... Don't worry, Encore...... I just can't survive in a world without you......"