"We won't forget, Big Brother."
An Old God panted, wiping his reddened eyes.
"Ever since you gave our civilization a new beginning, we've believed in you. You were also the only raven still willing to stand beside us after we fell into Hell. If this winter truly lasts so long that it never ends, we'll still follow you. Even if this is a road to certain death, we'll fight with everything we have!"
At that moment, all the Old Gods stood, their eyes filled with resolve.
"We'll fight alongside you to the very last moment!"
Silence lingered, like the dark expanse of the Deep Sea.
The boy finally smiled. He wiped a tear from the corner of his eye and said:
"Good! We live and die together!"
With the meeting over and the raven gone, everything fell quiet again. The madness following Hell's great fall had gradually subsided with the passage of time. Everything seemed to have returned to how it had been, and no one would have imagined that beneath this facade, a hidden current was already gathering force.
Zuo Zuo stared blankly as the raven departed, wave after wave of conflicting emotions washing through her heart. If she hadn't understood before why her Brain had looked so bitter, she understood completely now.
So all of this was an echo of fate.
Just like when they had fought the Flesh Dominator.
Just like what they had seen in the vision of the future Old Gods War.
"He really is you."
Zuo Zuo couldn't help covering her mouth and breaking into anguished sobs.
"Blockhead! How could it be like this? Are you trying to tell Zuo Zuo that you were the one who led the Old Days War, that you were also the one who betrayed those Old Gods, that