The Final Act, Part Two

One should not offer a drowning person a rootless piece of driftwood, nor someone freezing to death the illusion of warmth in their final moments.

Griseo looked at Isolde, her expression conflicted.

If she could, she did not want to become Isolde's enemy. But Isolde's one-sided pursuit of [Primus] had already sealed her fate. As death drew near, the [Discipline] binding Isolde began to fade.

"Aunt Isolde, I've sealed Lemnian Hollow. You'll die as an avenger, not as a priestess of the Praise Society!"

Griseo withdrew her right hand, but the Signets of [The Stars] still shone.

That was right. The unknown energy Fairy had detected came from her. It was how Griseo had sealed Lemnian Hollow.

She had two reasons for doing so.

When it was all over, Isolde would still be the kindly commander the members of Obol Squad remembered.

She would simply be remembered as someone who had endured humiliation before turning traitor to seek revenge, rather than as the Praise Society priestess responsible for so many tragedies in Weifei Land.

Her other reason was that she wanted to see [Primus] descend. Just how powerful was this being whose influence had stretched across a century, from New Eridu of old to the New Eridu of today?

"Little girl, are you really not going to stop me?"

Isolde put the question to Griseo. Her revenge was complete, and her attachments to the mortal world had come to an end. All that remained was to fulfill her promise to Sarah—to knock on the gates of the [Final Domain]!

"Aunt Isolde, I hope you won't disappoint me. At this final moment, let every thread of cause and effect come full circle!"

With that, Griseo stepped back and left the battlefield to Yixuan and Isolde.

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