Her lips were pressed tight, the muscles in her cheeks trembling slightly with tension. Her chin lifted a little, and resolve filled each breath she took. Their eyes met in that final moment, silently recounting everything they had shared-the battles, the laughter, the dreams, and the love that needed no words.
She kissed Chen Si on the lips one last time, raising her long blade as she did.
Though Mikasa held the hilt in both hands, it felt heavier than ever before. She knew this stroke would sever not only Chen Si's life, but also the love of her own lifetime. An unspoken farewell filled her eyes. Tears traced her cheeks without falling, and all her emotion and strength gathered into the blow she was about to deliver.
The blade fell. Rip! In almost an instant, Chen Si and Hallucigenia were swallowed by the space-time turbulence, plunging into it together.
Hallucigenia struggled desperately, only to be torn apart again and again by the currents of space-time turbulence. As Chen Si felt his body slowly fall to pieces, his heart finally found peace.
"Order, I'm sorry. What I want is a world where no power can stand above the person I love. That includes you."
"I understand. Thank you for showing me how great and supreme human emotion can be. Grotesque is about to perish, and the purpose I was born for has been fulfilled.
"Host, until we meet again."
At the last moment, Chen Si heard a series of explosion-like sounds in his mind. He did not know whether Order had perished or destroyed itself, but it had been one of the old friends who had stayed with him the longest. Whether his choice was right or not, at least he had no regrets.
Within the space-time turbulence, his body