"No, Redenia, you're wrong. Eternity is the most important thing, but that doesn't mean you have to abandon everything else."
"But you died. You died of old age."
Redenia stepped forward, her exquisite, breathtaking face nearly pressed against the man's. She parted her lips and said without a trace of emotion:
"I watched you die with my own eyes, and I buried you. My family and loved ones were all buried by the passage of time."
"I spent my life chasing eternity. My comrades, companions, teachers, lovers, and descendants changed again and again, until only I remained. I abandoned my race, abandoned my ideals and nationality, and constantly sought change in order to live longer. My feelings, my emotions, my personality—they were all worn away over millions upon millions of years."
"—You saw the sun go out as well. You personally showed me that dying Red Giant Star. And now you're telling me eternity isn't important?"
"The one standing before you now is no longer that penniless little girl. I have surpassed every powerhouse Teleki produced through countless generations. I am the greatest collector, the master of all wealth in the world. If I wished it, my money could buy the entire universe. I am already a deity, as everlasting as heaven and earth, shining alongside the sun and moon."
"Your preaching and expectations no longer mean anything. When it comes to understanding eternity, I am more authoritative than you."
"But since you are already so wealthy, understand everything, and are omniscient and omnipotent..."
The man smiled as he looked into her platinum dragon eyes.
"Why haven't you attained eternity yet?"
"It's almost here."
"No, Red, you don't understand. If you possess the qualifications, then even in the depths of the dark Star Abyss, eternity will take the initiative to