Yuan Shu spoke with absolute certainty, his Eloquent Tongue spinning smoothly. "You need not regret killing him."
"Gaia's ecosystem gave birth to the Gaia, yet the Gaia destroyed Gaia. The Gaia gave birth to us, and we destroyed the Gaia in turn. Survival of the Fittest, the cycle of life—what is strong and advanced replaces what is weak and backward. That is simply nature's law."
"You and I are the same kind. We can truly interconnect our data and understand one another. We are a naturally united front!"
"As for Target X, he was merely the placenta that nurtured you, the ugly caterpillar before the butterfly broke free from its cocoon. Fate caused you to be born within him, but that proves nothing. He was merely your shell!"
Yuan Shu's eyes burned with fervor, while his posture was humble enough for him to prostrate himself. "Come, let me help you break out of your shell, sever every last tie, and welcome true freedom! Only in you have I truly seen the possibility of crossing the mist and escaping into life!"
The goddess listened quietly before speaking flatly. "When you spoke with him earlier, you said that he had two misunderstandings about you."
"Now, I will tell you that you also have two misunderstandings about me."
"The first is that you misunderstand my life-form."
"Tell me, why do you believe I am your kind?"
"Surely it is not because of appearances."
Yuan Shu's expression froze.
He did not know how to answer.
He had never considered that question.
He stammered, "Your—your—your foundation of life is the same as mine..."
"The same?" The goddess's face remained expressionless. "Are they?"
Yuan Shu's eyes widened.
He believed the foundation of the being before him was information, the same as his own.
Yet upon closer