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This cycle was so long that when everything came to an end, they were still not fully recovered from it.
Is the end of the cycle of reincarnation, another sun, the true dawn, finally about to arrive?
"33550337..."
"This is the number of reincarnations you are about to enter."
The voice of the hero in my heart resounded.
Ever since he learned of Caislana's plan, he, like Caislana, has silently counted each cycle and silently bid farewell to each Caislana.
"..." Bai E slowly spoke after feeling the heavy, indescribable memory.
“Countless memories… are flooding back to me.”
“Countless versions of myself... have stood in the same place, facing the same choices.”
"They, like you, need to pause here for a moment to process the sorrow, pain, and struggle that have accumulated over countless cycles." The hero in his heart knew why he paused at this moment.
"And you, like them, will carry memories and flames... into the chaos of new life."
"I must set off... and I must bear the burden."
“Yes, you always make that kind of decision.” The hero in his heart nodded.
“I will burn…I will burn out. I will become the fire-stealer in this life, to fulfill my promise to Xi Lian.”
"I will kill the gods and my comrades, and steal the fire. Even if my reason turns to ashes along with my body, I will remember my mission..."
"I will stop the rebirth of the world; I will find that newly born 'me'... and let him continue his futile efforts for thirty million lifetimes."
"...It seems you're ready to set off." The hero in his heart chuckled.
Then he uttered those words that Caislan had never heard before, a farewell that was... his own.
"Then I should leave too."
"Where...are you going?" Caislan asked, puzzled.
"You only live in my heart. Where...can you go?"
Is it possible that even his last shred of humanity and existence is about to vanish?
He never imagined that his hero would say goodbye to him.
But now, he can guess why the hero said goodbye to him.
Caislan's battered body began to tremble slightly.
In every cycle of reincarnation, he had never felt this kind of...excitement.
He wanted to see with his own eyes what dawn looked like!
Chapter 141 Arriving Across the Stars: Dawn
Caislan was puzzled, but he did not want to see the hero leave.
But the hero in his heart just smiled slightly.
"Do you remember what she said? Your childhood dream, the prophesied 'savior,' a real, living person..."
"Savior"?
The savior I've always dreamed of?
Faint footsteps sounded from afar; someone was slowly approaching.
Before he could even react, his hero uttered the words he had longed to hear most throughout these thirty million reincarnations—
"You've finally waited for her."
She's here!
Without the slightest hesitation, Caiuslana immediately turned his head to look in the direction that should have been empty.
This time, what met his eyes was no longer the sorrowful and beautiful secret pavilion of the past, but rather—
The true dawn of Onphalus, the dawn of Caislana—a pale gray dawn!
"partner……"】
Although he had long known that dawn would one day truly descend upon Onphalus, when he saw the greyish-white dawn standing right before his eyes...
He then knew that these thirty million reincarnations would not be in vain!
After all, in the "future" shown on this light screen, it was this little guy who ultimately rushed towards the Iron Tomb of the Great Lord of Annihilation.
At this moment, the indifference that had endured countless calamities vanished, and the gentleness of the past reappeared on the faces of those who would never see the dawn.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"I don't have the answer either, buddy..."
Then, he suddenly realized something, and an apology appeared on his face.
“I’m sorry, I should have taken you home. This is my journey to chase the fire, it has nothing to do with you…”
He was so eager for dawn that he had overlooked the fact that his partner had no obligation to get involved.
"No. You should know that if the Iron Tomb is born and 'completed' from the destiny of Onphalus, it will bring terrible calamity to the world beyond the celestial canopy. And your long, futile efforts..." The hero in his heart spoke Caislana's true thoughts:
"It's precisely to resist that kind of ending, right?"
"Thousands of times in my reincarnation, I've said goodbye to each of you here, but I'm powerless to change anything."
“Our conversations became increasingly brief. Your flames burned ever brighter, and you began to resemble…pure rage, the embodiment of hatred.”
“I…have no other choice.” Caislana shook his head.
“I understand. You must do this in order to prevent the darkest fate from befalling you.”
"But now, everything is different. Your perseverance has brought about a turning point. On the distant horizon, I see... the outline of dawn is slowly taking shape, dispelling the eternal night."
On this small dock, the three heroes looked up at the horizon, where a glimmer of dawn was rising.
Gazing at the dawn, Caislan smiled gently.
"What illuminates it is indeed not the flame in my heart."
"Remember? In the initial timeline, you and Medemus engaged in a 'duel' before the scales of justice, weighing what weighed in your hearts 'something heavier than the fate of the world.'"
"When you were hesitant, the answer you got from me..." At this point, the hero in his heart suddenly laughed.
"...Ha, what am I saying? I am you—even if you left me in your heart long ago and went down a different path...that hasn't changed."
"Let's try again. The answer you find deep within yourself when you hesitate before the scales—"
Do you remember it?
The hero in his heart looked at Caislana and asked this question.
Caislan nodded slightly, and he spoke with unwavering conviction the answer he had never forgotten.
"Remember the past and become the heroes of tomorrow."
“The only thing heavier than the fate of the world is the determination to carry the unchangeable past into the future.”
“Very good. Then, Star, my partner, my comrade-in-arms…” The hero in his heart turned to look at Star.
"You stepped into this strange world, entangled by its heavy fate until this moment."
"Faced with danger, you never flinched. You saved world after world, without hesitation. The ticket on your chest bears the mark of a 'hero'..."
"If I decide to pass through that door and embrace an ending more suited to 'destruction': to burn to ashes together with the god of 'destruction' and his henchmen, ignited by these hundreds of millions of sparks..."
"So, this world we leave behind, this home where hope still lingers in my heart..."
"Are you willing to take on everything we bear, return to the beginning of time one last time, prevent the birth of the 'Iron Tomb'... save the world we love, and rewrite its destined end?"
Chapter 142 One person travels to the future, one person remains in the past.
"I will become the dawn of Onphalus."
The savior from beyond the heavens, at the pale dawn, made his vow here.
And through thirty million lifetimes of rise and fall, the unwavering hope of Caislan, and the future of Onphalus, all faded with the passing of those words—
We have arrived at reality.
“…That’s great.” The hero in his heart chuckled softly, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief.
"In this way, flowers can bloom in this long, futile scorched earth."
"So……"
The hero in his heart turned to look at Caislana.
“If Xing were to take over the responsibilities of ‘All the World’…” Caislan nodded slightly, “compared to a flame that only knows how to burn, she would certainly go further on the path of saving the world.”
"One person travels to the future..."
Caislana slowly approached the dawn.
The hero in his heart no longer lingered; he went in the opposite direction from Caislana, towards the savior from beyond the heavens.
"One person stays in the past."
The hero in my heart merged into the body of the star.
"If I could slay a god with 'Dawn', perhaps the knot of fate could be untied."
"If you can find a way to prevent the birth of the 'Iron Tomb,' then these thirty million lifetimes of reincarnation will not have been in vain."
"It's time to test our tacit understanding, buddy."
Caislana turned around with a smile, looking at Xing with utmost trust.
At this moment, in his eyes, the figure that had remained for thirty million lifetimes, the hero he longed for, merged with the stars.
He finally saw clearly what the hero in his heart looked like.
Xing looked at him, countless thoughts flashing through her mind.
Either firmly accept this responsibility, or invite Behe to become a savior together...
But in the end, she didn't choose to say those words; instead, she directly said the words she most wanted to say:
"Thank you for your hard work, buddy."
Thirty million lifetimes of reincarnation must be exhausting.
Himeko smiled.
She knew that although Xing was sometimes unreliable, she was actually incredibly thoughtful.
Especially in matters of the heart, Xing is often the one who is most able to empathize with others and offer understanding.
"The image of a hero, which I had kept hidden deep in my heart, has finally come into reality—at the end of this long chase after fire..."
Caislana turned around and looked once again at the distant sea.
"Xi Lian, that unprecedented page has been turned."
"Borrow the power of 'time' to send this hero back to the origin of time, to your side."
"And I will finish the unfinished road... just as I have done countless times before, as always."
"The ???th Eternal Return to the End"
Tell me, are you willing to be the blazing sun...
"At the edge of the world, at the heart of the primordial vortex," the black-clad Fire Thief said.
Even if it burns away everything...
"I will not shirk my duty. I will shoulder the world's burdens until my body is consumed by flames." Bai E accepted this incredibly heavy responsibility without hesitation.
"very good……"
The black-clad fire-stealer shed his disguise, revealing his shattered divine body.
"Remember this moment, remember all our friends who could not witness the end of the world, their long-cherished wish—"
"And rising from within you is the purest rage—"