Ruslan—
What kind of person had he been?
After Anno died, he had quietly died alone in a castle on the outskirts of the city.
Before Lawrence died, he had passed away first, his lifespan exhausted.
Before Sakumura died, he had succumbed to countless wounds and illnesses.
Before Oushen died, he had used his own life to ignite Oushen's magnificent epic.
Before Norla died, he had been the only one willing to stand by Norla's side.
Before Xiang An died, he had always followed Xiang An into battle formations.
Before Annanu and Enkidu died, he had fallen in battle on the Demonic Beast Front.
—How could he possibly be anno's enemy?
Norla couldn't understand.
During the Singularity, Lawrence had used a special method to share a piece of information with every anno—Ruslan's suspicious nature.
Because of the anomalies surrounding Ruslan in their memories, coupled with the fact that every anno had a [Ruslan] by their side, Lawrence had become suspicious of this existence—but even she didn't know what exactly he was.
A person who existed only in the memories of those who had known him, yet was never recorded in history.
Just as he himself had said.
[Discarded refuse hidden at the edge of history.]
Why had he done this?
Why would he do this?
He had already killed Lawrence—
And now, had he turned his attention to him?
Norla felt furious. He felt sorrowful.
He felt betrayed.
What children could tolerate least was being deceived by adults.
He wanted to fight—
He wanted to give this person who had deceived him a proper lesson!
But—
Looking at the divine sword already wreathed in flames, tears streamed down Norla's face.
"Ruslan, why... why did it have to be you?"
He choked on his words, speaking in broken fragments.
Ruslan had