There was no sign of any seal breaking, and the crystal surrounding her was still utterly solid. Roland was merely viewing scenes of the past through the memories in Revis's soul, yet the girl inside that crystal slowly opened her eyes, as though she had noticed.
Her scarlet, crystal-like eyes held an indifference that absolutely did not belong to a human, like a god looking down from on high.
She seemed more like a true god than any deity Roland had seen in this world, because he could see no trace of intellect in those cold eyes.
The next moment, Roland's vision returned to the present. Revis, still in his hand, could not even scream before murky purple stones covered her entire body, and she finally shattered completely.
That special Contract Spirit had deliberately annihilated Revis's soul, severing Roland's connection.
Instinctively closing his empty hand, Roland rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.
By now, the Contract Spirit's true identity was obvious.
"The Apocalypse Virus from Guilty Crown, and the Virus Queen who truly controls it?"
The Apocalypse Virus, Book of Revelation Virus, or Apocalypse Virus—these were all names for the same thing. Though nominally a product of science, this power had extremely deep ties to mysticism and religion.
Those infected by this virus would crystallize, but this symptom was essentially only an outward manifestation of Soul Materialization. Voids were the culmination of that manifestation, turning souls into armaments akin to Noble Phantasms.
In fact, apart from the Virus Queen, who was the will of the virus, and those she chose, the Apocalypse Virus was nothing short of poison to everyone else. Life in the old world would meet its destruction, while the consciousness of all humans would remain, imprisoned within crystals to live on in this eternal Avalon.
Although it sounded