Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

That hug was so warm.

It seems that there are countless heat currents around, countless whispers echoing in my ears, that is the resonance of time, flashbacks from the past, the brave people and guardians who chose to stand up and proudly face death in the face of extinction , those infinitely strange people and things, as she said...

became the story told by Kant.

Kant closed his eyes and felt this unprecedented peace and quiet.

At this moment, he understood the meaning of the real name of the mysterious element.

paradox.

The voice of the end, the curtain falls, fate cannot be changed, all struggles are in vain, all resistance seems to be doomed to the end, just like the long river of time flowing, from ancient times to the future, the past cannot be changed, the future is fixed, It has always been so.

—But there must be a perfect paradox in the story that the future Kant wants to tell.

This mysterious element is not the evil gift of the Doomsday Voice, nor is it a necessary prerequisite for the veil to be lowered, and it is not even foreseen by the veil and doomsday.

It is a paradox.

Relying on the divine power of the Dragon God of Time and Space, relying on this independent plane far away from the world, relying on two people who met in the past, present and future, quietly meeting outside the torrent of fate.

The matter that has not been penetrated by the sound of doom has thus completed the closed loop of birth and transmission.

At this moment, Kant was still at a loss, but he seemed to understand everything.

More importantly, he is no longer afraid, no longer crazy, no longer dazed.

Overwhelmed by the unsettling omens of the doomsday, the sound of destruction almost enough to crush his soul, the countless coincidences, fates, dooms and speculations of these days, are falling apart at this moment, as the information from the past and the future shows him the most important information.

Fate, though desperate, is not always doomed.

It's like... this paradox.

At this moment, all kinds of obsessions suddenly became clear, and he hugged the body in his arms tightly. It was the most generous gift from the past... courage, and hope.

He murmured, "Thank you."

At the same time, her voice also rang: "Thank you."

The voice whispered softly, full of tolerance, longing, and love.

"The road in the future will be more difficult to walk, Kant."

She sighed softly.

Perhaps it is worrying and sighing for the more dangerous future that Kant faces.

The voice was full of regret.

"Unfortunately, I can't accompany you like you accompany me... I really hope to see you..."

Kant pursed his lips, he suddenly laughed and shook his head.

"Fool."

He murmured: "Since I came to this world, you have been by my side."

It is a pity that such a voice cannot be transmitted to the old days.

They can only embrace each other and hope that this warmth can be passed on across time.

The road has an end.

"Then, the work is done, and the words are finished."

She said so, but her trembling voice still revealed her unease and confusion.

"We are going to part here, even if I say that, I don't know where to go, my world is destroyed, all my companions have passed away, I entrust you with the last legacy, what to do next Well...well, I'm assuming you're grieving about it."

She slowly let go of Kant, smiling strongly, but tears welled up in her eyes.

"Don't be sad, I have spent my whole life, accomplished everything I can, and have no regrets. I'm just a messenger, passing some stories that you may not understand to you now. I come to you. Say, maybe just an inexplicable stranger... but it's all real, you should believe it, and you'll see me again in the foreseeable future."

"So, don't call me a gorilla anymore... Ah, you can call me whatever you want."

She tapped her head angrily: "I shouldn't have told you so much. I don't know if it will affect me. Forgive me, Kant, I just... have a lot to say to you."

Saying this, she took a few steps back, moved her body, looked around, and looked very relaxed: "Ah, I'm finally free... Now I announce that the Light Bearers are officially disbanded."

"Goodbye, Kant, we will meet again in the old days."

"When the time comes, call me whatever you want... But at least, remember my name first."

"Asha."

Her smile is like the bright moon, the regret of parting and shy joy are intertwined at this moment, and finally turned into an eternal moment that spans time and space: "This is the name only you know... When the future and the past reunite, as long as this name is mentioned, I will I will believe you."

"Goodbye, Kant, goodbye."

Speaking in a eloquent manner, he was reluctant to part, but when he parted, he did not hesitate.

In an instant, a strong purple awn shone from her body, rushing into the sky, like a rainbow, pouring into the paradox engine.

The plane of gears and clockwork began to roar and vibrate.

The surging purple river light waves are like flames, shining at the core of the paradox engine. After the scorching light pours into the hollowed out sphere, it seems to be violently compressed by an invisible force, concentrated infinitely, and solidified into a microscopic shape. One point, constantly internal rotation, layer upon layer, infinite savings.

Then, the shining mist exploded from the infinite origin.

As if a dead star slowly lit up with splendor.

The fire that was passed from the future to the past, and returned from the past to the present, is burning again.

The will from the past has disappeared, the time and space flashback is over, like a dream, Kant turned around in a trance, and saw the body in front of him falling limply, he grabbed her and hugged her.

The great souls who raised their banners and fought until the curtain fell since the beginning of extinction have left.

Her story has ended, her battle has ceased.

It is clear that he has only known people for a short time.

But it seems to have lost a very good friend.

Suddenly the body in her arms trembled slightly, and then she relaxed in her drowsiness, grabbed Kant's arm subconsciously, twisted her body, and wanted to change to a more comfortable position.

Then she opened her eyes.

The golden ring pupil is full of daze, as if having a long, long dream.

"Kant."

Subconsciously, he called out the name that he had called many times.

Familiar intonation, familiar voice, familiar affection.

She is no longer Asha.

Tears filled his vision, Kant laughed and hugged her: "Well, it's me."

That's fine too, isn't it?

After completing the final mission, Yasha did not know where to go. The flashback of time and space was cut off. He could no longer see the past. Yasha said that she wanted to do her own thing. He had no way of knowing what happened after that. Fate is doomed, and the past is also doomed.

Therefore, at the beginning of the journey to another world, in the days of fear and loneliness on the island of Sacred Seal, and now that countless years have ended in the previous era, he saw that white shadow.

It was as if she had been waiting here, waiting.

"I…"

A gorilla was confused, she tried to recall the past, as if she only remembered that when she was fighting above the river of origin, she attracted mysterious elements into her body, but she saw many bizarre scenes. After confronting Tricis, she was pushed by a powerful force Falling into the river...and then not remembering anything.

The dazedness and confusion lasted only a moment, before being replaced by greater worry and anger.

Because Kant is crying.

"What's the matter? What's wrong? Who bullied you?" she said angrily, "Let's beat him!"

Kant just hugged her, laughing and crying.

"It's you, and me."

"It was the two of us that made me cry," he said.

"...Ah?" The gorilla couldn't understand such a complicated topic at all. After thinking for two seconds, she decided to stop and put forward a very constructive suggestion.

"Or..." she said tentatively, "You hit me twice, and then hit yourself twice?"

Kant let go of the hug and looked at the gorilla. The other party smiled foolishly. He didn't look like the heroic, decisive and murderous commander before... He was a complete idiot.

He stretched out his hand, pinched the gorilla's face, and stretched it out to the sides.

The silly face became even more funny, and the eyes were still smiling like crescent moons.

So Kant laughed too.

- But the next moment, a cold light flashed from the eyes of both of them at the same time.

Aang suddenly stretched out his hand, wrapped his arms around Kant's waist, pulled him to the side, and dashed to the side. Dozens of sharp whips came out of the air, slamming frantically, and rushed out of Tracy behind the huge base of the Paradox Engine. With the huge deformed body, the giant dragon roared and roared, and the tentacles and compound eyes quivered rapidly.

"It's impossible! It's all fake! Fake!"

hysterical fury.

Incredible howl.

Desperate despair.

It desperately launched an offensive on Kant, the situation was completely reversed, and now he is the craziest one, because everything is shattering, and the end of attachment is false deception.

"Impossible! There must be something wrong! Why didn't Arkatum respond to me! Why didn't the Ascension Ceremony appear! Why was you selected! Something must have gone wrong!"

When he and Kant fell to this place at the same time, he and the fire thief got up almost at the same time.

At the same time, I saw this huge, like a magnificent creation bestowed by God.

He sensed unprecedented kindness and impulsiveness from the paradox engine. It must be the ascension indicated by the Dragon God. It is waiting, longing, and hoping for the realization of prophecy and guidance.

But after praying devoutly, nothing happened.

It tried to check, it searched carefully, it thought it was because Kant was still here, and it wanted to kill the blasphemers who set foot in the ascension, so that the will of the Dragon God would come.

But after discovering Kant's trail, it also heard the conversation.

Aberration dragons aren't stupid, they're just persistent.

While Kant was shocked by information from the past and the future, even more shocked and disbelieving, there was Trixis, who drew terrifying conclusions from this eavesdropping sound of space and time.

Kant is the one destined to arrive here.

So that brings up another question.

What are you?

The mysterious elements rushing out of Asha or Aang lit up the paradox engine. This ritual scene almost completely broke Trixis's defenses, self-doubt, self-hypnosis, self-refutation, and great confusion. , unspeakable fears, unwilling to accept the truth.

I think I was chosen by the Dragon God, I think I have a great mission, I went deep into it, I killed my siblings, I turned against my companions, and I gave up the glory of the dragon... And then!

and then!

"You must be acting! Never shake my faith in the Dragon God!"

It growled, attacked, charged desperately: "Kill you, kill you, kill you! Just kill you! The final test will pass! I gave up everything to get here! It must all make sense. Yes! Meaningful! Everything I see is true! Everything I hear is true! You are acting! You are ganging up to deceive me! What past conversations, what future gifts, What paradox engine, this is all fake! Made up! Fake!"

The gorilla protected Kant behind him, and the aberrant dragon vibrated its wings and rushed down violently.

At this moment, the paradox engine has begun to rotate slowly, and the shining point of light in the center of the circle sprays a purple mist, like a nebula, like a miniature universe.

Kant suddenly held the other hand of the gorilla.

Achiang frowned slightly and wanted to break away gently. Usually, she could not wait to hold Kant's hand all day, but now she can't. One hand can't beat this monster.

But the next moment, she suddenly felt a mysterious connection between herself and Kant.

She turned her head in amazement and saw the starlight in Kant's eyes.

Then they stretched out their hands at the same time, and the multiple rings of the paradox engine suddenly stopped, as if time and space were frozen, the invisible ripples spread, and the entire world of gears and clockwork was stagnant, also constrained by invisible forces. , and Tricis in mid-air.

Unprecedented power binds the aberrant dragon.

In other words, what bound him inside.

Frustrated, he sacrificed a gift from six of his kin.

In fact, the price has already been set.

"What have you done to me? Let go of me! Let go of me! Akatum! Save your people! Give me strength! Victory over evil enemies! Akatum! Dragon God!"

Trixis shouted loudly, louder and faster.

Also getting more and more... panicky.

Kant said calmly: "Traxis, do you really want to know the meaning of your coming here?"

The aberrant dragon roared, roaring: "Shut up! I don't want to hear you! Don't confuse me!"

"I don't know who gave you the inspiration, maybe it's the future me, maybe it's Brother Tu, or someone else, but it's none of my business, the things I do in the future have nothing to do with the current me. What's the matter? How can you accuse me of something that didn't happen?"

Kant shrugged.

"But whoever it is, I think he's got at least one thing right."

He slowly raised his arms, his five fingers spread out, and the dragon in his palm was trapped in the void.

"Indeed, the dragon as a sacrifice..."

"There are seven in total."

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PS1: Really have you, epic.