Chapter 1080 - And... The Tail of Apocalypse
Swaying, swaying in the gap between.
No land, no sea, no sky. Eons spent in a prison of infinity.
The pulse of budding green life could be heard in the distance.
Does this body... my friend... still exist?
Does this body... my friend... still exist?
Does this body... my friend... still have a battle to fight?
Does the world... the enemy... still intend to hand down punishment?
No land, no sea, no sky. Eons spent in a defensive embrace.
My friend, and my children.
I no longer exist within my soul. Therefore, I am not myself.
Even so, if the prayers calling for me to exist in the world do not cease.
Then, let the second coming begin.
With the budding, the Key is born, and with the connecting wills, the covenant is woven.
Become the planet and sleep, my siblings. Become the Key and wake the young tree.
I am the sky from the red eyes of heaven and earth to the distant void... Now, call me.
Look up.
Even if time should run out, catch the sounds that disperse into the inexhaustible eternity.
My name is...
...
A world that is always moving. In a world that shifts with time, where the second hand never stops.
In a realm with different laws, a journey began... and ended before a single moment could pass. When that story was recorded, one that no one knew yet.
What is that?
In the virtual world. Hearing the chime that suddenly rang out, countless voices spoke up at the exact same moment.
Those who saw the omen said:
What's happening?
As if beating like a heart, the Key Tree began to shine brilliantly along with a faint tremor. People watched it with blank expressions or faces full of expectation.
The answer came without a pause.
A massive green light shot straight up from the gargantuan tree sitting on the ground. It split the sky, scattered the clouds, and reached the edge of everything, unobstructed.
It went beyond the blue sky and into the cosmos.
Afterward, without exception, the virtual world took the words away from those looking up at the sky.
The green light connecting with the dark heaven of space was like a key reaching its keyhole. Many heard the sound of a lock turning in the sky, and a flash of light spread out as if the firmament itself was being unsealed.
And in the center, at the point where the Key's tip struck.
As if responding to the dispersing green glow... it appeared.
Not a person, not an object. It was still just a phenomenon. A tiny, tiny distortion in space that could have been called a trick of the wind.
It wasn't something visible to the eye.
Then why did everyone looking up at the sky recognize it without exception?
Because the sky was gathering there. Toward that swirling point, as if it had always been a tangible thing... the sky was gathering. To be more precise... the single color that painted the clear sky in the virtual world.
The blue was swirling toward that single point.
And after a long, long time... though it felt like only a split second to those watching the bizarre sight... the distortion took shape.
Its form was, one could say...
The sky?
Embraced by the void that had lost its blue from the cosmos, a brilliant blue sky appeared. With a blue more radiant than a clear day, and a blue more heavy than the deep sea. When everyone looked up, it was a massive sphere of light in the center of the heavens, rivaling the sun.
Floating in the infinitely vast sky, it was truly... a dot.
Then,
[Guanalizerai of the Blue Dot] has been encountered.
In that day, that hour, that moment. A blessing of encounter was given to everyone looking up at the sky in the virtual world.
And so, the inorganic system voice announced:
[Green Connect] covenant has been established.
World Phase has shifted.
[Level] system has been updated.
[Status] system has been updated.
[Four Pillar War] has been updated.
After indifferently announcing the transition of the world, the voice fell silent as usual.