Edward watched it all, sensing the completion of the Sequence 0 advancement ritual. He knew he could now create Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics by hand and ascend to godhood at any moment, yet his expression remained perfectly calm.
Only one thought occupied his mind: Then what was the price?
In the Abode of the Gods in the Harry Potter World, the train bound for death departed once again.
It swiftly pulled out of the station, racing over the River of Darkness. The entire carriage was empty save for one person leaning against the window, her cheek resting on her hand, letting the oncoming wind tousle her long black hair and obscure her vision.
Lilith reached up and gently brushed aside her hair. Her azure eyes, like lakes, betrayed not the slightest ripple as she simply stared at everything rushing past outside.
Just then, the train passed the enormous Grim Reaper once again. As he had when facing Edward last time, he stopped what he was doing, shifted his lower jaw into a smile, and gave Lilith a slight bow.
But Lilith withdrew her gaze and looked at the seat opposite her. At some point, a black-haired girl of around twenty, with delicate, modestly pretty features, had taken a seat there.
She looked at Lilith and smiled faintly. "At last we meet, Lilith."
"..."
Lilith stared steadily at her. Only after a long while did she shake her head and sigh. "I always thought that, deep within the mirror, what the Oldest One in the Mirror constructed was merely a fabricated false memory. I never imagined... that you actually existed."
After a pause, Lilith said, "I'm very unhappy to meet you, Li Li."
The black-haired girl sitting opposite Lilith was none other than the girl named Li Li whom she