“There is already a precedent for the fusion of magic power on the Magical Girl’s side. We just need to follow it.”
“But the Otherworld… can they really complete the integration of their power?”
Standing on the grey wasteland that had been purged clean, Luo Shuangyue gazed silently at the sky, her heart far from calm.
After she had given the answer that she was willing to try separating the two worlds, the clash between them had temporarily ceased. In reality, the World Consciousnesses were not that difficult to communicate with. As long as one possessed convincing strength, they were quite easy to talk to.
Previously, White Night and the Holy Sovereign had been unable to call for a ceasefire simply because they weren’t powerful enough. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t steer the worlds away from the finality of mutual slaughter, so the worlds ignored them.
But Luo Shuangyue was different. She truly had the ability to change the status quo. The two worlds didn’t actually want to perish together.
If there was a method with a higher survival rate, they were naturally willing to try.
Even if they had been tearing at each other for so long and caused such immense damage, they were worlds; they didn’t possess human emotions.
As long as the world could continue to exist, they were willing to cooperate with their former enemy.
Crack…
Space shattered beside Luo Shuangyue, and a silver-haired woman stepped out of a spatial channel.
“It has been very quiet everywhere these past few days,” the Holy Sovereign said to Luo Shuangyue.
“It’s probably so we can solve the current problem without any worries.” Luo Shuangyue paused, then continued, “Dad, how are the preparations on your side?”
“Everything is ready. The vast power on our side isn’t as personalized as yours, so fusing it isn’t difficult.” The Holy Sovereign nodded, sharing the good news. Then, she took several small, pitch-black beads from her pocket.
These were evil intents compressed to the extreme. Their source was obvious; they likely came from the Demon Emperors of the Otherworld who had been stripped of their malice.
“After they heard about you, they said they wanted to help. Also, regardless of the outcome this time, let them return to your side.”
Those Demon Emperors all had human appearances and harbored a hatred for life in the Otherworld that couldn’t be diluted. It was better to just let them go home. Staying in the Sanctuary like a ticking time bomb wasn’t a long-term solution either.
“I think Mom and the others will definitely welcome those Mentors back.” Luo Shuangyue smiled, her eyes suddenly shifting. “Ah, Mom is here.”
A thread of starlight appeared on the wasteland. This starlight transformed into a massive magic circle, and White Night slowly walked out from within. It formed a sharp contrast to the Holy Sovereign’s simple and crude way of appearing.
“Let’s go over the plan one last time,” White Night said expressionlessly as she reached Luo Shuangyue’s side.
“No problem.” The Holy Sovereign nodded, a hint of exhaustion in her voice.
“Once the plan begins, all space fragments in this area will completely shatter. There will be no place for the weak to stand; only we will be able to maintain the existence of the spatial channel. The others will remain in their respective worlds to gather magic power. We will act as the bridge to send that power to Yue, until the plan either succeeds or fails. That’s right, isn’t it?”
After White Night finished, the Holy Sovereign slowly nodded. That was the plan.
“The start time is set for midnight tomorrow. This is for you.” White Night raised her hand and tossed a magic-driven watch to the Holy Sovereign. “Don’t be late.”
After speaking, White Night fell silent. In the end, she didn’t really want to face reality. Separating the two worlds so that both could survive might be the perfect ending for others, but for her, it wasn’t quite the case.
Under this outcome, she might never be able to meet the Holy Sovereign again. It could be said that today was the last day she would spend with the Holy Sovereign. Regardless of tomorrow’s result, they would never see each other again.
If the plan succeeded, they would be worlds apart. If the plan failed, acting as the bridge, their end might be like Luo Xiangyue’s—completely crushed by the squeezing force of the worlds.
A plan that required wagering the lives of the top three strongest beings in the world, with a pitifully small probability of success, was truly a desperate reality.
“Don’t look so gloomy. It’s not like we’ll never see each other again.” The Holy Sovereign walked to White Night’s side and whispered, placing a hand on her shoulder.
They would be worlds apart, but couldn’t they just become higher than the heavens? If they became powerful enough to leave the world and survive alone in the Star Sea, wouldn’t they still have a chance to meet?
“Really? You think we can meet again?”
“Of course. I believe we will meet again.” The Holy Sovereign nodded seriously.
The worlds had already pointed out a path for them; why couldn’t they try to walk it? The Star Sea was so vast; they would surely reunite one day.
“Exactly. I agree with that.” Luo Shuangyue, who could already travel to the Star Sea, nodded.
“It’s easy to say.” White Night huffed irritably, but with her family’s comfort, her mood did indeed improve. At least she wasn’t as depressed as she was a moment ago. “Why don’t we quickly make another child right now, lest you forget me in the future.”
She was even in the mood to joke… or perhaps it wasn’t a joke?
‘?’ Luo Shuangyue’s eyes widened. ‘Mom, you’re actually planning on having a third child?’
“You and Xiaoxing are definitely coming with me. Wouldn’t your Dad be a lonely old man then? I have to leave her a sweet daughter, don’t I?” White Night tilted her head slightly, feeling that her idea was perfectly sound.
“Uh… don’t you think the current environment is a bit inappropriate?”
“What’s inappropriate about it? If we’re really going to do it, we can do it now.” A white light lit up at White Night’s fingertip. This white light gradually condensed, finally turning into a small seed in her hand. “See? Just like this.”
“Eh?”
The Holy Sovereign took the seed from White Night’s hand with a calm expression and earnestly placed it inside her body. Noticing that Luo Shuangyue’s expression was a bit off, the Holy Sovereign explained casually, “Life on our side doesn’t have the ability to reproduce offspring biologically. However, this seed can grow by absorbing my magic power. It’s the result of research I did with your mother previously. That’s how you and Xiaoxing came to be as well.”
‘Ah?’ Luo Shuangyue felt like this was a bit too simple. How long had it even been? She already had another sister? Was this for real?
“Once you’ve mastered the method, many things become very simple. Don’t look down on your mother.” White Night lightly tapped Luo Shuangyue’s head, annoyed.
She was the strongest Magical Girl, and magic was something that had never followed logic.
Besides, this method could only be used by her and the Holy Sovereign; it wasn’t universally applicable.
And White Night’s current thought was likely a hope that this seed could truly be used. That… would at least mean they had succeeded.
In the Starry Sky, one Magical Girl after another had already taken their positions on the magic circle.
They already knew from White Night’s mouth that this was the attempt that would decide the fate of the world.
If it succeeded, their world would be safe. If it failed, they would just have to keep looking for ways to solve the problem.
Indeed, White Night hadn’t told them that this attempt might be their only chance. Sometimes, hiding certain things wasn’t a bad thing.
Letting hope remain in people’s hearts was always better than letting despair shroud the entire world.
Even if they truly failed, it didn’t necessarily mean things would head toward an irreversible end. Just as the worlds hadn’t predicted Luo Shuangyue’s appearance, they couldn’t predict if new variables would appear in the future.
So, it was better to let hope continue to endure in people’s hearts.
“Magic circle activated! Everyone, release all your magic power!”
Following Cecilia’s command, pillars of magic power of various colors lit up one by one in the Starry Sky. The magic powers merged as if inseparable, flowing into the center of the magic circle, and then surged toward the depths of space through the spatial magic circle at the core.
Although the low-level Magical Girls with weak power didn’t appear here, they had already condensed their magic power into small Crystals and placed them at various points of the magic circle beforehand. At this moment, as the vast power of the Full Bloom Class Magical Girls surged in, these magic Crystals also dissolved one by one, merging into the torrent of magic power and rushing toward another part of space.
The Starlight Magic Circle at the center of the magic circle emitted a brilliant light. With the rising of this starlight, the future of the world was about to reach a definitive conclusion.
“It’s coming!”
Feeling the Fusion Mana surging from behind, White Night pointed her sword at the magic circle behind her, waiting for the arrival of the merged magic.
A rainbow-like vast power gushed out of the spatial magic circle and coiled around her sword.
White Night pointed the tip of her sword toward Luo Shuangyue, condensing the power on the blade into a solid beam of light and firing it toward her.
In the process, she also infused her own strength into it, adding a streak of bright snow-white to the rainbow-colored power.
While she was gathering the magic power of the Magical Girls, the Holy Sovereign on the other side also completed the integration of the Otherworld’s magic power.
Unlike the colorful magic power of the Magical Girls, the magic power in the Holy Sovereign’s hand appeared silver-white, the same as her own, yet the strength contained within was not even a bit less than what was in White Night’s hands.
Crossing a vast distance, the two looked at each other and released the power in their hands simultaneously.
Two torrents of vast power surged toward Luo Shuangyue together, swallowing the small figure that was as tiny as a firefly.
Afterward, the space fragments began to shatter evenly. With such powerful force gathering here, they finally couldn’t hold on any longer. The colors and the silver-white blended together, turning into a massive vortex. Luo Shuangyue stood at the center of the vortex, completely absorbing the magic power flowing toward her.
She felt as though something else was hidden within this magic power; the degree of fusion was even higher than she had imagined, so high that she couldn’t even sense any conflict within it. This was something she wouldn’t have dared to imagine before. Perhaps the two worlds were also secretly pushing this plan forward behind the scenes.
At this moment, the ones standing behind her were two worlds. What did she have to fear? If they couldn’t save the future of the two worlds even like this, then she would have nothing left to say!
As her body was gradually filled with power, Luo Shuangyue’s perception became clearer and clearer. She felt as though she had crossed a boundary; now, she was capable of leaving the world’s embrace and heading into the perilous Star Sea. This was her best chance to turn back. She could terminate the plan and choose to head alone into the depths of the Star Sea with this power. Even if people cursed or hated her, it would have nothing to do with her once she left the world.
‘But I’m not that kind of person. I’m just an irredeemable fool,’ she muttered to herself. Luo Shuangyue took a deep breath and opened her arms. The Butterfly Wings behind her transformed into streams of light, spreading in all directions.
Thump!
The space fragment she was in was shattered by her pressure.
Thump!
Every space fragment at the Intersection of Worlds turned to nothingness in that instant. In the pitch-black void, only two bright bands of light remained.
The power from the two worlds continued to support Luo Shuangyue.
Luo Shuangyue opened her eyes.
Her gaze pierced through the superficial illusions and saw the place where the two worlds touched; that was her target.
She would enter it alone and use her power to pull the two worlds apart!
With a light flap of the Butterfly Wings behind her, her figure blurred and completely vanished from the perception of White Night and the Holy Sovereign.
Only the two streams of light that had not yet been severed acted like umbilical cords, faintly indicating Luo Shuangyue’s direction.
As long as the umbilical cords didn’t break, it meant Luo Shuangyue was still alive.
Buzz!
An indescribable spatial vibration swept across the two of them.
A trace of confusion flashed in their eyes simultaneously; as the vibration passed, they felt as if the world beneath them had been altered. Then, more and more spatial tremors arrived.
They knew that Luo Shuangyue was in the deepest part of space, attempting to reverse the trend of the two worlds colliding.
At this moment, only one thought remained in their hearts.
“You must succeed, Yue!”
‘Are they almost completely fused? What should I do?’ Enduring the heavy pressure that felt like it could tear her into pieces at any moment, Luo Shuangyue looked at the edge of the world before her, which had completely merged into one and become indistinguishable. She felt at a loss.
‘I originally thought I just needed to stand in the middle of the two worlds and push them apart with force.’
But she hadn’t expected the situation between the worlds to be far more complicated than she imagined. Vast power alone wasn’t enough to push the two worlds apart. Just when she was at her wit’s end, the two worlds sent her a revelation at the same time.
Since they could no longer be distinguished, then strip them completely from the worlds.
Losing this part of the world to bring about a Newborn for both worlds was an acceptable price.
And the method to sever the worlds had already been handed over to Luo Shuangyue by them.
This was a true World-Destroying Technique.
Only an existence truly trusted by them could be entrusted with such a technique. Now, Luo Shuangyue was that person.
‘Go, sever everything! Let everything return to the correct track!’