The Silver Sun hovered there, seemingly unmoved by her words.
"No, Causality. We never failed."
"Because whether the Violet Great Lord or he ultimately takes control of the Sleeper, the outcome will be the same. Once certain processes begin, they become irreversible... all this does is delay that predetermined future a little longer... in truth, nothing will change in the end."
A hint of coldness flickered in the woman's eyes.
"So whose side are you on?"
The Silver Sun did not answer her immediately. He seemed to be looking at a child, and to him, she truly was a child. In both experience and memory, they were all so immature.
Rather than answer her directly, he asked her a question.
"What do you think eternity is?"
The woman narrowed her eyes slightly and said nothing.
The Silver Sun seemed to smile as he said:
"Eternity is a towering wall with no end in sight, a stagnant pool you can never escape. Every human emotion and desire, every ideal and conviction, will crumble little by little within this cage. When that time comes, you will realize that even death is a luxury. Just like now... I thought I was finally going to die, only to come back to life."
The woman said calmly, "Once the Lord of the End awakens, all of this will end, won't it?"
"That is true."
The woman's gaze remained still as an ancient well. "Then all the more reason for you to stand with us, isn't it? The one I serve now is His Majesty, the Lord of the End."
Thick black energy crawled over the laws that represented causality, like a tragic destiny.
Yet the Silver Sun did not answer her. He still seemed to be smiling, like the blazing sun in the sky.
"You