Hate me, Miss Witch

Chapter 76 Forgive me, Sylvia, this is the last time
  The crystal cup of stars appears.

It was the crystallization of all the remaining divinity and authority of this sealed half of the ancient god.

In other words, it can also be regarded as——

Fragments of the throne.

Under normal circumstances, these gods will be dispersed and hidden by their owners to prevent them from being caught in one fell swoop.

But before that, in order to break the seal, the dusk half-body concentrated all its divinity on Norton's body, trying to find an opportunity to get out of the predicament.

Then, he was exposed mercilessly by Xia Ya.

At the moment when the Star Cup appeared.

The top of the vast snow-capped mountains, the glorious and sacred Holy See, the majestic and solemn palace, the silent and dark lost kingdom...

At this moment, every legend in the Western Continent couldn't help but feel something in their hearts, and looked up in the direction of the Cangting Principality.

And in the sky above the capital of Cangting.

In the distant night sky, there are several distant and ethereal eyes, hanging down from the star world.

Then, it locked tightly on the dazzling star cup.

Such a complete and completely ownerless divinity is rarely seen even if we look at the entire history of the Western Continent.

This is the product of many chances and coincidences.

Under normal circumstances, those beings who have mastered divinity would rather destroy themselves than surrender their ownerless divinity to others.

The next moment.

Boom——

Boom——

If it were an ordinary person, it would never be noticed.

But if you are a being with strong spiritual intuition, you can hear the roaring sound transmitted from the star world.

At this moment, countless diviners in the entire Western Continent were feeling panicked.

They speculated in fear and confusion, wondering what happened deep in the star realm to cause such a big commotion.

……

At this moment, Xia Ya, who was the initiator of everything, was just leaning on a stone wall, looking up at the bright and boundless starry sky.

"One, two, three..."

"Good guys, there are at least five beings who have set foot in the divine realm. They are crossing the world wall between the star realm and the main material plane, and are about to launch a divine descent here."

"You really look up to me."

"It's not in vain that I spent so much money on this historical place. It's worth the ticket price."

A smile couldn't help but appear on Xia Ya's lips.

The descendants of five demigods.

Moreover, the line of sight falling from the star realm is clearly much more than the number five.

This means that there are more beings above the star realm paying attention to this place.

Once the ownership of this star cup changes, those bystanders may be given the power to intervene at any time.

"With so many Tao gods descending, it seems that the Cangting Principality is really going to be reduced to history."

"But fortunately, they are only here for divinity. Once the ownership of the Star Cup is finalized, they should not stay too much and affect the civilians."

Xia Ya held on to the damaged rock ruins and managed to stand up.

All around him, the blood-colored full-body armor had long since disappeared. Chi Hong exited the state of soul-pact resonance, and the "armor transformation" was lifted.

After re-transforming into the crimson color of the star spirit body like a dumpling, the surrounding light faded a lot. The figure of the little silver spirit flashed and quickly returned to Char's soul contract space.

On Xia's skin, the blue magic flame lingering all over her body has also disappeared.

The so-called "burning blood" is to use willpower to transcend the instinct of "life-sustaining functions" and pull out from the depths of the soul skills that creatures should not use in the first place.

And how could such a unique skill that allowed him to fight across ranks without paying a price?

Burn the body, burn the soul.

Even though the side effects of shortening lifespan have been avoided through the improvement of proficiency, when the power to cross the boundary disappears——

At this moment, his internal organs and every inch of muscle on his body were sending signals of weakness, and both his magic power and mental power were close to drying up.

However, Xia Ya still stood up and took steps step by step.

Then, high in the sky, among the countless sights falling from the star world——

He grabbed the sparkling star cup.

The moment he held the star cup, a strong desire to absorb the star cup suddenly arose deep in Char's soul.

The divinity on this star cup is not that amazing purely in terms of quantity. Even if Char absorbs it, his rank and strength will not increase much in a short period of time.

However, this is an opportunity to reach the sky in one step.

As long as he absorbs divinity, his life essence will undergo a transformation just like Norton, who was just regarded as the body of the incarnation of dusk.

Transform the human species into mythical beings and become so-called "angels" and "demigods".

Not only will the lifespan become extremely long, but there will even be an opportunity to truly set foot in the divine realm and become a true god in the future.

Or, to put it simply.

From "him".

to "Him".

This is an opportunity that countless strong men in the Western Continent dream of, but at this moment, Xia Ya suppresses the hunger that spreads from the depths of his soul.

There was a hint of softness in his dark eyes.

"no way."

"Who told me to take advantage of you before and owe you something..."

next moment.

The young man's figure disappeared into the ruins of the Grand Duke's mansion.

Using up the remaining magic power, Char activated the last "Flash".

……

Sylvia felt like she was in an endless, boundless night of snowstorm.

The deep darkness spread out, without any light, neither the way forward nor the direction could be seen clearly.

The girl in thin clothes walked in the snow like this, until all her strength was exhausted, and she staggered and knelt down in the snow.

Thousands of snowflakes eroded Sylvia's body, turning into a bone-chilling cold.

Little by little, she was deprived of her body temperature.

Sylvia felt her body getting colder little by little. The snowstorm took away not only her body temperature, but also her erratic flame of life like a candle in the wind.

The fire of life dimmed little by little in the snowstorm.

The body's perception collapsed, first the hands and feet were numb, and then the torso.

Until the end, even consciousness and memory are being pulled away.

The few precious images in Sylvia's memory were like the bubbles of a dream, gradually being swallowed up by the bone-chilling darkness in the snowstorm.

In the garden, the conversation with milk tea in hand, and the determination to become a beast master.

On the beach, let’s watch the promise of the world across the sea.

And the warm embrace in the Grant Sea on that winter night.

"Brother Xia Ya...Brother Xia Ya...Brother Xia Ya..."

The girl's cry came from the roar of the blizzard. It was obvious that all the memories had become blurred, and even the face of the black-haired boy had faded.

But Sylvia is still chanting this name, a name she is unwilling to forget even at the end of her life.

However, it is at this moment.

Sylvia felt a weak warm current slowly rippling out of her soul.

The hole that was eating away at her life was filled.

The blizzard quietly dissipated, taking with it the darkness that swallowed the light.

Instead, there was the boundless bright starlight.

……

Sylvia opened her eyes blankly on the soft bed, surrounded by unfamiliar houses.

She felt better than ever.

Obviously the seal on the bronze cross has been broken.

But at this moment, a brand new Star Cup, far thicker and gentler than the bronze cross, was filled into his spiritual world.

But the filthy and turbid power deep in the soul was no longer dark and cold at this moment, but became extremely kind, as if it could be called upon by Sylvia's own will.

But then.

Sylvia's eyes froze.

By the firelight burning in the city outside the window.

Sylvia saw the black-haired boy not far away, leaning gently on a ruins.

Clearly in Sylvia's mind.

No matter when and where, Xia always maintained a calm look that he had everything under control and no one could see through it.

Even when facing Norton, there is no exception.

But at this time, through the bright or dark firelight, Silvia could clearly see the paleness without a trace of blood on Xia's face.

No longer caring about the strangeness of her body, Sylvia's mind went blank and she hurried to Xia's side.

When we came to the ruins. Sylvia's originally blank mind was suddenly shrouded in grief.

Between Xia Ya's fingers, the last ray of starlight was slowly dissipating.

On the contrary, Sylvia is full of life and her spiritual world is illuminated by thousands of starlights.

Xia Yana was wearing a windbreaker and had a thin figure with no trace of blood on her skin. In Sylvia's eyes, there was an indescribable sense of illusion.

It's like a night orchid reflected in the water.

There is clearly light and shadow, but it is illusory and ethereal. It only takes a ripple to pass by and it will be shattered.

"Brother Xia Ya..."

Sylvia's mouth came out with a cry that even she could not recognize.

In her perception of mental power that had become stronger due to the Star Cup, the presence of the black-haired boy was rapidly fading in an irreversible way, and was soon on the verge of nothingness.

Maybe next minute, maybe next second.

The other party will be erased from this world forever.

He is going to lose his brother Xia Ya.

At the moment when this premonition came, Sylvia's body and mind were filled with great fear.

"Sorry, Sylvia."

"Then I can't fulfill my promise of taking you to see the thousands of mountains and rivers across the Grant Sea."

Char's voice was calm.

He sensed the remnants of history in this place called "Cangting Ancient Country". After killing the incarnation of Dusk, it had begun to collapse and would soon cease to exist.

The mighty power originating from the long river of time is constantly washing away at him, trying to erase Char, an intruder who does not belong to the current timeline.

I don't have much time left.

And for the people who lived in this historical remnant five hundred years ago.

This separation is equivalent to separation between life and death.

Therefore, in this last moment, Xia Ya also put down all pretense.

He looked at the weeping girl in front of him, his eyes showing a tenderness that Sylvia had never seen before.

"My story ends here. I am afraid that the Cangting Principality will also be destroyed."

"But, your life has only just begun."

"The flaws in your soul have been completed. From now on, Sylvia, you can also call yourself a beast master."

"Remember what we said at the beginning? You will become a very strong beast master, far stronger than me."

"Then you can meet all kinds of people and embrace many wonderful things that are about to happen..."

"You will have a more splendid and better life."

"Without my company, you can go see the Three Saints Snow Mountains and the golden plain across the Grant Sea by yourself..."

Big tears dripped down the girl's plain white cheeks, soaking Xia Ya's clothes.

"Brother Xia Ya... you will be fine... you will be fine."

"I feel that there is something in my body. That starlight-like thing must be useful to you, and it can keep you alive..."

Sylvia ignored Char's words.

She just reached out and groped randomly on her chest, trying to take out the treasure that filled the hole in her soul and saved her from life and death, and then use it on Xia Ya.

However, Sylvia's groping was in vain.

Even the Ancient God of Dusk himself has not fully developed his divinity, let alone Sylvia who has no experience at this moment.

In the girl's heart, there was absolutely no joy at all for her soul defects to be completed.

The huge fear grew more and more, almost engulfing Sylvia's entire body and mind.

Some stronger beastmasters, all kinds of people...

Something brand new, a life that only belongs to you.

At this moment, Sylvia had no room to consider this in her heart.

If brother Xia Ya dies...

No matter how gorgeous and beautiful the mountains and rivers across the sea are, what does it mean to her?
  If she had a choice, she would rather none of this had happened.

It doesn't matter even if both of them lose their power, lose their identity and status as the daughters of the Grand Duke, and become the most ordinary civilians.

Randomly build a house in a remote and uninhabited wilderness and raise a few children...

Then one day, when both of them are too old to walk, I can still stay with Brother Xia Ya, sit in the rocking chair, and watch the sunset slowly grow old...

Sylvia is satisfied enough with such a simple future.

Looking at the tearful girl in front of her, Xia Ya couldn't help but sigh.

Then he stretched out his hand, touched the girl's face, and spoke in a weak voice.

"Sylvia."

"When do you think people will die?"

Touched by Xia Ya's cold hand, Sylvia raised her tearful eyes blankly.

"When the heart was penetrated by a bullet?"

"Is it when you get an incurable disease and die on the bed?"

"Is it when the coffin is buried and the crowd attending the funeral disperses?"

"Actually, neither."

"One truly dies—"

"It was when he was forgotten by the last person in the world who still remembered him."

In the blur of tears, Sylvia looked into her dark eyes.

It's still so clear and translucent, just like it was when the two first met that winter night.

"So keep your head up, Sylvia."

"Be proud, Sylvia."

"The history of this royal capital and this principality will one day be narrated by you."

"Then tell the world, tell everyone."

"The Principality of Cangting is not just a small country buried in history, but it has also been at the forefront of resisting the abyss."

"And you also had such a brother——"

"He killed a resurrected ancient god."

Xia Ya reached out and wiped away the tears from Sylvia's face.

Beside her, a metal disk appeared silently.

"In your body, the authority and divinity that once belonged to Dusk...that will help you in the future, but it will also make you a target of spying by evil cults from all sides, and even the righteous gods."

"In half an hour at most, the gods will descend here, and by then you will fall into their prey."

"I placed the other end of this teleportation circle at the border of the Principality of Cangting. Your physique is very special and you are born to be perfectly compatible with divinity. Those old things in the star realm can no longer track you - "

"However, before you have enough power to protect yourself, you have to be cautious. It is best to change your name to avoid exposing your flaws and causing others to covet you..."

"Go quickly, don't let my sacrifice and your father's sacrifice be in vain."

Char's instructions echoed in the girl's ears.

Reason told Sylvia that she must take action.

Otherwise, she would be living up to Brother Xia's sacrifice and expectations.

However, the sensibility and cowardice stemming from the girl made her stay by Xiaya's side for a long time, unwilling to leave.

He looked at the girl in front of him who was trying to strengthen himself and force herself to turn around, but the expression on that side of her face was worse than crying.

There was also a little helplessness in Xia Ya's eyes.

"There's really nothing I can do about you, Sylvia."

"You are so kind and yet so immature..."

"Without me accompanying you, I'm really worried that you will be bullied, have your money taken away, your pets taken away, your feelings deceived..."

"You are too young..."

"I'm worried."

Xia Ya's words made Sylvia a little confused, but she turned back with a little surprise.

Brother Xia Ya said this——

Could it be that you have found a way to treat yourself?
  But the next moment.

The strong wind caused by the fire blew the hair on Sylvia's forehead.

What caught Sylvia's eyes was the relieved smile on Xia's bloodless face.

And, that finger that gently touched the girl’s smooth forehead.

In Xia Ya's dark eyes, like magatama, the dim silver moon appeared.

Then, the silver moon slowly rotated and shone into reality little by little.

The final "Tsukiyomi" is activated.

"So--"

"Forgive me, Sylvia."

"This is the last time."

(End of this chapter)