Miracle of Life

"I cannot reveal its name, nor can I explain anything related to it. In my original plan, eliminating the Doctor would have been the easiest task, but you have protected the Doctor so well that I can only find an opportunity... to release Kal'tsit's consciousness as a disguise to get close."

Mr. K seemed to feel very guilty about killing Mizuki, so he tried his best to answer his questions so that Mizuki could understand why she died.

"That's why I didn't see through her disguise. She really is Kal'tsit, but you are not. Your life itself is a stitched-together fabrication."

The life that Mizuki spoke of was not simply the physical body, but also the consciousness. Mr. K seemed to be pieced together entirely. When he put away the outer garment called "Kal'tsit", what was revealed to Mizuki was a sphere made up of countless fragments.

He sensed many familiar life forms; Kal'tsit was only a large part of them, along with Amiya and Exusiai, Skadi and Specter, Surtr and Talulah. All the others that Mizuki could recognize combined were less than one-thousandth.

"Mr. K is not a natural person. I am just the ashes left after the destruction of countless worlds, the empty memories after the destruction of countless parallel lines, the resentment and obsession of countless people... I can still hear Kal'tsit crying in my mind. She is the original part of me."

The direct physical contact, though somewhat unusual, allowed Mizuki to sense Mr. K's consciousness. Darkness enveloped her mind, yet a glimmer of light maintained her sanity. The scent of destruction reached her nose, and painful wails filled her ears, making Mizuki, already troubled by superfluous memories, even more distressed.

Black Crown appeared atop Mr. K's head. It was the only relic that Theresa had given to Amiya, Amiya then gifted to Mizuki, and which she ultimately inherited.

"I inherited Continuance of Civilization, using it as a vessel to shape myself and encompass the consciousness of all people."

"This will be very difficult. Without the support of a consciousness like the Sea of Life, you will inevitably suffer from mental splits at all times... I understand, that's why you need that mask, to use it as an anchor to stabilize your existence."

The Warp contamination and the Heart of Deep Blue are still battling. Mizuki's heart is working hard to repair its wounds, eroding the claws that pierced through it. Mr. K is not surprised. Mizuki is the most difficult person to kill in this world. The Heart of Deep Blue is very powerful. Even if only this heart remains, Mizuki will not die.

Even though he had already begun to adapt to the Warp, Mr. K's contamination was enough to destroy Mizuki, and she poured as much of the contamination from her own body into Mizuki's heart as possible.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Even though the other party harbored the intention to kill him, Mizuki repeated it again, simply because he could truly feel the other party's complex consciousness and the echoes of pain. For Mr. K, living was an extremely painful thing.

She craved death, longed for an end to her twisted and flawed life, yet the mission she bore prevented her from self-destructing.

All she could do was travel between different worlds through the Warp and use the power of the crown on her head to unite the wills of all the destroyed beings and merge them into one.

But this didn't make her any stronger. She even felt ridiculous that she could only use this method to save the world, and in the end, the only person who said "thank you for your hard work" to her was the one she had to kill.

"You will not truly die; your consciousness will merge into that ocean of consciousness, just like the Mizuki in the water of other worlds, and continue to live on in another way."

"No, that won't happen." Mizuki shook her head. "If the 'me' you killed would become a part of the Sea of Life, I shouldn't have failed to retrieve their memories, nor should I be unaware of your existence."

Something seemed to flash through his mind, but Mizuki had no time to think about it. His heart was still pounding, and he couldn't push Mr. K away. The Warp contamination was twisting every cell in his body, and the pain was indescribable.

Just then, Doctor knocked on the office door.

"Kal'tsit, has Mizuki arrived?"

"Doctor," Mizuki spoke up before Mr. K could, "Would it be alright if you didn't come in for now?"

"Oh, alright then." The Doctor scratched her head, looking at the gradually darkening sky, feeling vaguely uneasy, but unable to figure out what the problem could be.

As for why Mizuki wouldn't let him in, the Doctor wouldn't even think about why. Mizuki simply wouldn't let him in, regardless of whether he and Kal'tsit were having a "love-hate relationship" inside. Anyway, she was very obedient.

"It looks like it's going to rain. I'll go get the laundry. You two, remember not to play for too long."

Listening to the Doctor's footsteps gradually fading away, Mizuki breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if the Doctor had seen this scene, Mizuki was certain that she would have collapsed on the spot. He didn't want the Doctor to have any estrangement from the other Kal'tsit because of this, and he didn't want the Doctor to have any indelible psychological shadow in her heart.

Mr. K seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well. Killing Mizuki was a long process, and she would be in a difficult position if she were interrupted. But if she didn't complete the plan now, she didn't know when the next opportunity would come. She could no longer control Kal'tsit's side.

"I don't want the Doctor to see this. Your worldline was destroyed, but you refuse to tell me why it was destroyed. Let me guess... was it destroyed by another version of myself?"

Despite her best efforts to maintain her composure and composure, Mr. K's eyes widened when Mizuki revealed the answer, and he even instinctively tried to move away from Mizuki.

"Looks like I guessed right. I know myself best. The Doctor was my anchor, and I guess I've lost even that last anchor."

Mizuki had no way of knowing more details, and could only speculate about what might have happened. He said no more, because the Warp had completely stopped his heartbeat. Even an organ like the Heart of Deep Blue could not resist the distorted rules and adapt in such a short time.

"Thank you, and... stay alive."

This was the last conversation. Mr. K wasn't sure if he was talking to himself or to the part of his body that belonged to Kal'tsit, but his body had already begun to collapse, his flesh and blood turning into invisible, transparent water. Kal'tsit looked at the only part of his body that hadn't turned into water, his heart, which had become stiff and blackened.

Death descended upon Mizuki, and Mr. K breathed a sigh of relief. She even felt that it was all too easy, because this was the most powerful Mizuki she had ever encountered. Not only had he established a connection with the Sea of Life, but he had even completed an adaptive evolution of the Heart of Deep Blue. He was fully capable of overthrowing all existing order in Terra, depending only on his will.

But she still succeeded. Perhaps disguising herself Exusiai would have been more effective, but it doesn't matter. Mizuki is dead, and without her guiding light, she wouldn't have found this place.

"Strange... why has the sky turned so gloomy?"

The claws transformed back into slender arms. Mr. K walked to the bedside, intending to escape from here and abandon this body. Kal'tsit's consciousness still could not be suppressed. As expected, once it was unbound for too long, it was difficult to bind again.

"I can only be resurrected once more. If I die again next time, I will become a puppet of the Warp."

As Mizuki said, it was impossible for Mr. K to be completely unaffected by the Warp pollution. Each time she died and came back to life, her pollution worsened. She could already feel the crazy, chaotic whispers echoing in her mind, but that was because her perception was becoming disordered.

Suddenly, an intuition flashed through her mind, making Mr. K unable to help but stare at the gloomy sky. This intuition had saved her many times before. She remembered that when she was talking to Mizuki, the sky was still bright and clear.

Could it be!?

Mr. K's relaxed heart was instantly gripped by fear. He turned around and saw a pure white crown floating above Mizuki's body, like a collection of light, echoing the black crown above her head. It was so flawless, untouched by any dust or black spot.

"It's thundering, it's raining, time to go home and bring in the laundry!"

In the distant Great Yan, a loud cry echoed throughout the mountain city. Pedestrians hurried by, looking for a place to take shelter from the rain. At a pavilion atop a mountain peak in Shangshu, a drunken blue-haired woman opened her eyes and stared at the dark clouds.

"Is this... rainwater?"

"Grandmaster, what's wrong?"

At the martial arts arena in Yumen City, a grandmaster felt uneasy for some reason.

The dark clouds covered not only Great Yan and Rhodes Island, but the entire Terra, including the Endless Icefield to the north, the scorching deserts and the vast ocean to the south. The whole planet was shrouded in clouds, and the sky darkened.

Fortunately, Terra hasn't developed a means of communication across the entire continent, so most people just consider it another ordinary winter rain; otherwise, they would have been in a state of considerable panic.

In the icy plains north of Sami, the ancient god Ama raised his head and gazed at the sky. The Emperor finished off the last enemy infected by the collapse and tossed him aside.

Before them stood warriors from the Sami -Winterfang Mountains, who had been completely wiped out and whose perceptions were distorted, viewing the Sami as the enemy.

"Here we go."

The Emperor knew who was behind this, Ama, who was beside him, also knew very well. On the other hand, Friston from Columbia seemed quite surprised.

"What exactly happened? The Sea of Life is... in joy?"

Anyone who sensed something amiss in this rain would frown, but the deep-sea Sea Siren were the only ones cheering and jumping for joy; if they could, they would even want to dance.

"Everyone has one!"

Siren No. 1 raised the small flag in her hand. In front of her stood three million other unknown Sea Siren, lined up in neat rows.

"Target Sami! Rain!"

"Clear!"

The Sea Siren's voices echoed in the Sea of Life, and also in the ears of Kal'tsit, Exusiai, and the others. Before anyone could react, rain began to fall from outside the Barrier Layer, first on Sami, then on Ursus, and finally on the entire Terra.

Mr. K then realized that Mizuki's thanks to him weren't simply about his desire to save this timeline, but because she had actually helped Mizuki.

From the very beginning of the conversation, regardless of whether it was a conspiracy or not, the outcome was ultimately favorable for Mizuki.

However, such a large commotion will inevitably lead to some consequences even more terrible than those in the Warp.

The next moment, a gaze was cast from among the stars.

Chapter 200 The Miracle of Life

The wind and snow howled, the dark clouds covered the sky, and something seemed to be stirring in the darkness. Mizuki, wearing a blue raincoat and holding an umbrella, walked on the ice field. He had still walked out of the border of Sami and come to a place that civilization had never set foot in. He should be the first person in Terra to reach this far northern end.

"Call..."

The warm breath exhaled turns to frost in the blink of an eye. There is no one around to talk to, and nothing can be seen except for the heavy snow. This is a desolate place where civilization and life are dead.

The snow in the sky gradually turned black. Mizuki stopped in her tracks. Her light blue hair turned from pink ends to pure white strands. Rain began to fall from the sky.

Rain and water intertwined, swallowing each other, and he walked to the huge door, ignoring the Rootless Flowers covering the ground on both sides.

As people observed and came to know, the surrounding space and mathematical laws began to collapse, and the pollution of the Warp came from the other side, accompanied by a powerful aura capable of destroying mountains.

"The rest is up to 'us'."

The sea collapsed, enveloping both the Mizuki and the Starry Sky Gate, and then quickly solidified, forming a massive iceberg.

The Heart of Deep Blue, frozen within the cave, still beats, but it seems to have undergone some unknown changes.

"So this is the truth?"

As Mizuki gradually gained control of the Sea of Life, she was able to see more things. This was also thanks to Mr. K for helping her eliminate her last concern. The destruction of the Heart of Deep Blue meant that Mizuki had no choice but to merge with the Sea of Life at all costs.

Death is not scary; it's just that people always have ties to the world, and these ties make everyone reluctant to die easily, including Mizuki.

He knew very well that to fully master the Sea of Life, he needed to completely dominate this Consciousness Dimension in Solaris. However, as long as he was alive and his consciousness was still bound by his body, he and the Sea of Life could never truly merge.

As Mizuki had said before, he was the most special one among them. As for what made him special, Mizuki now understood. It wasn't just because of his crown, but probably also because he was a whole; he was the starting point of this Sea of Life.

In this world, Mizuki sacrificed himself to become a part of the Sea of Life, and also one of its most important components. However, Mizuki no longer doubted his own existence; he was Mizuki, the origin of the Sea of Life and its countless components.

There's no need to doubt your existence; the Doctor and Exusiai are the best proof.

"Therefore, with that door sealed, the Demons became restless. Although the stronger ones among them couldn't get here through the door for the time being, the rift continued to widen."

Previously, Mizuki had locked the door, meaning the Demons had lost their most important passage for a short time. However, the rift north of Sami was still widening. If this continued, the Warp would directly connect with Terra. No wonder the Demons of Sami were whispering Mizuki's other name, showing their obsession with him.

Although the Warp has been recognized, the Starry Sky Gate has been blocked by the Sea of Life from both the Material Realm of the real dimension and other dimensions. Naturally, the Demons forces want Mizuki to unseal the gate, and for this reason, Mizuki is necessary.

"And now, the Heart of Deep Blue has been pierced."

Mizuki's consciousness stirred ripples in the Sea of Life. The destruction of the Heart of Deep Blue foreshadowed the opening of the gate he had once sealed with ice. The pressure that Terra's North would face was something that Sami, Ursus, and Great Yan alone would not be able to withstand.

Let it rain.

As Mizuki thought, the entire Terra was pouring rain. Mr. K's escape from Rhodes Island could not escape his perception. He did not expect to have such an unexpected gain this time. Now the entire Sea of Life is adapting to the Warp pollution that she had previously injected into the heart.

Life adapts to its environment, transforms it, and is transformed by it. In any case, the greatness of life lies in its unwavering perseverance.

"How so..."

Mr. K couldn't help but cover his head. He didn't even have time to suppress Kal'tsit's personality anymore. What was happening now was completely beyond his expectations. This was a scene he had never imagined.

The rain poured down, as if the sky were about to collapse. Yet, wherever the rain fell, life flourished. Crisp green grass and wildflowers sprouted from the soil, and even withered trees came back to life. It was a miracle of life, and everyone could now perceive the extraordinary nature of this rain.

"Damn it, stop arguing!"

Kal'tsit's voice echoed in her consciousness, making Mr. K feel terrible. Kal'tsit, along with the other fragments of consciousness, was resisting her. Realizing that she couldn't take this body with her, she could only turn her right hand into a claw and casually slash her own neck.

Black blood streamed down her neck and onto the ground, mingling with the rain. Mr. K's consciousness left this body, abandoning those who were no longer at peace, such as Kal'tsit, Skadi, and others. She didn't even know how many people comprised her consciousness now.

The heavy rain continued to fall. The black blood should have polluted the surrounding land, assimilating and collapsing it into an abnormal dimension, but it was enveloped, devoured, and purified by the rain. The rain washed over the wound on the neck and gradually flowed into the corpse.

"It's raining so hard..."

The rain and fog obscured Typhon's vision, which was terrible for an archer and hunter. Most importantly, she felt an unusual coldness emanating from her bow.

"Order! Everyone prepare for battle!"

The Sami Snow Priestess received an immediate warning from the Father of Nature: the Demons from another dimension were no longer hiding their true nature, and danger was imminent.

"Little Typhoon!"

Magellan rushed over, surrounded by more than a dozen combat drones. "I'll help too!"

"What are you doing here, someone who does scientific research?"

"My drones can fight just as well."

"You... fine, you won't hear them, but whatever you do, don't leave the front lines."

Typhon glanced at the ice crystal on Magellan's chest and then remembered that she was protected by the Mizuki and didn't need any treatment and wouldn't be bewitched by the Demons of the Warp.

Magellan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then couldn't help but look around. The rain came too suddenly, but it felt very warm. People always said that the only thing the Sami were indifferent to was ice and snow, but now even that indifference had been dispelled by this rain.

The Sami Wars always have an indescribable fantastical feel to them. The colossal Ancestral Tree rise from the ground and stand on the front lines, used by sorcerers and archers as high ground. The weapons used by the Sami are not as sophisticated and technologically advanced as those used by the Columbia; they are ordinary staves, battle axes that don't look very sharp, and somewhat old shields. Magellan also saw the figures of several Rhodes Island operators, all of whom were Sami, returning to their homeland to face the Sami's long-time enemy.

"Hey, Mai-Mai, have you had lunch yet?"

A familiar voice suddenly appeared in his ear, accompanied by a gentle pat on the shoulder. Magellan was so startled that he almost jumped out of his skin. He took a step forward before realizing that it was Sea Siren #233, whom he had met once before, behind him.

"I haven't been gone long, surely I don't not recognize anyone?"

"No, Miss 233, it's scary that you suddenly jumped out like that."

It was wartime, and being frightened like this during a tense time would indeed be an overreaction. However, the Sea Siren were the kind of people who were thick-skinned and had intermittently slow reflexes, so they didn't think anything of it.

"I'm so sorry, I came here specifically to see you."

Sea Siren scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly, then pointed to the ice crystal on Magellan's chest.

"No matter what happens, don't lose that ice crystal. If it breaks, be sure to tell us immediately."

"This amulet... does it have any special meaning?"

"It is the key." Now that Mizuki's consciousness has completely merged into the Sea of Life, becoming a true Izumik, the last memory on the ice plains has also been found. "Mizuki used her own life to eternally freeze that door. Besides herself, this is the last key."

That being said, Sea Siren #233 also understood that with the destruction of the Heart of Deep Blue, the seal set up by Mizuki would weaken at an even faster rate, but ordinary Demons still would not be able to break through the blockade. If the ice crystal on Magellan's chest shattered, it would prove the origin of the trouble.