“Well, this is unfortunate.”
The grand duke was gazing at me with slightly narrowed eyes. It was as if he wanted to take a closer look at the gruesome state of the body he had pierced with his own hand.
“I didn’t intend to end it this hastily.”
The altar was stained with blood, the knights sprawled on the ground, Luna’s screams burning in the distance, and people collapsing with pale faces…
“Everyone was so mesmerized by that red-eyed witch that they just stood there dazed.”
It was a horrific sight, even from a glance.
“Tsk, I must keep my wits about me.”
Yet, his voice slicing through the ruins was exceedingly gentle.
“I was delayed dealing with the traitors of the Rixon imperial family, no, the Rixon and Felicite traitors.”
At that moment, the grand duke, drawing out his words, showed his hand.
“Knowing this great sin would be revealed today…”
At the same time, bodies were seen floating in the air inside the crystal.
“They had all already committed suicide.”
The bodies lay dead with their eyes open.
“Gasp… His Majesty…”
Even with faces drained of color, everyone recognized the faces all too well.
“Oh, Goddess. Why has this befallen our Meteora?”
People lowered their heads and wept, too drained to even sob loudly.
“…”
Covered in blood, I watched and wondered. Was this heaven or hell?
“At least that filthy devil is dead.”
The grand duke dismounted and slowly walked towards me.
“Now it’s time to light the pyre again and execute this vile witch.”
“…”
“If the high priest can’t do it, I will.”
The duke, with a single swift motion, lit an arrow and aimed it at me as a target. This time, it seemed that the blazing arrow would pierce my heart directly.
Ha, damn it…
I cursed under my breath at Redian’s blood, obstructing my vision. It was so sticky and heavy that it made my body feel burdened.
“As the true owner of Eunomia, inheriting the will of the goddess, I will execute that vile witch.”
The grand duke’s arrowhead was aimed precisely at my staggering self.
“Father, Father! No! Father!” Ash, lying on the ground, clung to the grand duke’s feet. “This is not what you promised me!”
“Foolish boy.” The grand duke’s gaze at Ash while pulling the string, was icy. “See with your own eyes. How I, Benio, your father, get what I want.”
“Father…! Why!”
“Everyone, aim at that woman.”
At the same time, the arrows of countless soldiers under the grand duke’s command pointed at me.
“No, get away! Siani!”
“Princess!”
But to me, the sea of flames spreading and flickering in front of me didn’t seem so bad. More than anything else,
Finally!
I was standing below the pyre where Redian was tied.
I thought as I looked down at the three divine weapons of the goddess, finally within reach. Let’s see what happens. Only in the hands of the true owner would this sword, arrow, and shield hold power. Whether these weapons would move at my will or remain immovable was up to the heavens. After all, I was no longer the Theia of that day.
“Kill that witch now!”
“Kill her!”
“Waaah!”
Soldiers, bloodlust in their eyes, rampaged even more fiercely at the grand duke’s command.
“Kill her!”
The seething heat was intense. My vision blurred, making it hard to distinguish who was who.
“Kill that devil and restore peace to Meteora!”
Kill that devil! Kill that filthy witch! They are devils abandoned by the goddess.
“Siani!”
In the moment when the deafening shouts and screams mixed together,
“Waaaaah!”
“No, Siani!”
“Princess!”
Thousands of blazing arrows soared into the sky…
“Serve me as your master.”
“I’ll always give you only the best.”
My Rere, my morning star.
I looked at the flames and remembered a distant memory. I indeed came back to this land to save him once again.
Boom, boom, boom! The ground shook as if the world was collapsing. Acrid smoke filled the air, but my body neither fell nor was pushed back.
“Hmm, good.”
I was simply impressed by the large shield that spread out in front of me.
“It still works quite well.”
The moment I touched it, the shield soared into the air, filling the void with a brilliant light.
“…Unbelievable.”
“Gasp, my goodness!”
The arrows that couldn’t pierce me scattered pitifully.
“How could this happen?”
The expressions of the people visible through the shield were worth seeing. Perhaps because of the radiant light surrounding me, they even looked rather beautiful.
“…Gasp.”
“I have forgiven him.”
Flames were rising from the golden censer placed at the center of the altar.
“Who dares call Redian Hyu Rixon a devil?”
On what grounds? I saved that boy with my own hands. I forgave my Rere with my own hands. Who would dare…
“The prophecy clearly states it.”
I looked directly at Kailus’s face, which had turned pale.
“The goddess is merciful only to those who follow her.”
Then, as I plunged the sword into the golden censer,
–Oh, those who were dead. Hear my voice!
Boom, boom, boom-! Flames burst from the censer and soared into the sky.
-Hear my words, our goddess has been resurrected.
In an instant, the vast sky split into two…
-Behold, hear, and believe my words, I, Ananke, declare that our goddess has returned!
The voice of the Archangel Ananke spread across the continent. As that voice touched the land like a warm breeze… The flowers that had withered in the flames bloomed again. The sand, crumbled into ashes, sparkled anew.
“Oh, Goddess!”
Hope filled the eyes of the people who had been in despair.
Thus, Theia was dead, and Theia’s land was gone. And then,
-The goddess has always lived with us. I, Seraphiel, am proof of that.
From the sky split in two, Pronaea descended upon the devastated land.
“Master.”
And then!
“Rere!”
The voice calling me.
Everything revived once more.
“Wow…”
I couldn’t help but laugh as I turned my head.
“I knew it would suit you.”
That silver hair, blue eyes, and smile directed at me. He looked absolutely dazzling in the dark green uniform I had gifted him. It made all those endless cycles of time feel worthwhile.
Yes, I endured this time to meet him again.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine.”
In fact, I had sent him to Pronaea the night before.
“Just seeing that Redian up close feels surreal.”
At first, seeing ‘that’ Redian tied to the pyre made my heart sink. Whether it was because I saw him from a distance or because of the thick smoke, it looked more convincing than I expected.
No matter what.
But when I got closer to the altar,
Nothing beats the real thing.
Seeing the real Redian moving before me once again, I realized it. The real one is the best.
“I’ll deal with Beleth.”
Redian, meeting my gaze, smiled. The gold embroidery on his shoulders glittered, making his eyes shine.
It’s too much, too dazzling.
“By the way, what about the others?”
“Everyone is safe.”
Indeed. The emperor who was gutted, the empress who hanged herself, and Redian who bled on the pyre. All of them were an illusion created by Beleth.
“Did they adjust to the village quickly? There are raccoons with wings driving carriages there.”
“Everyone seemed to love it.”
“Well done, Rere.”
They were all transferred to Pronaea through Redian.
“I’m glad I listened to you.”
At first, I intended to send everyone, including the Norma, there. But I had to concede when the Norma insisted on staying by my side.
“Inein acted better than I thought.”
“Vallentin dressed even more flamboyantly than me. I almost got overshadowed.”
As expected, my children are different.
“Master, since you have protected me so far…” Then, Redian took a step forward and pointed ahead of me. “From now on, I will do it.”
Without hesitation, he grasped the arrow in front of him.
“Oh, and Master.”
The power I allowed only to my weapons and my beloved ones came to his hand…
“I will use the wish you granted me.”
Huh? What? Now?
I paused as I marveled at Redian drawing the bowstring.
“What kind of wish is it that you’re bringing it up now?”
“Marry me.”
At the same time, the golden arrow from Redian’s hand pierced the sky.
“…What?”
“Keugh!”
And when it struck the grand duke’s forehead dead center,
“Please marry me.”
Redian looked at me with a more mysterious smile than ever.
“…Why now?”
“Because if I say it now, you can’t refuse.”
It was as if he could no longer wait or hold back.
“Please, Master.”
“Ha, really.”
I had no choice but to laugh.
A proposal on the borderline between hell and heaven, truly…
“It’s my only wish.”
It was a confession so fitting of ‘My Rere.’
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