Seeing Xing's eager expression, Castorice quickly dissuaded her:
"... Please calm down, Your Excellency. If you were to accidentally fall into the icy River of Souls... you might truly drown here."
"Waaah~ If I were any stronger, I could grab one of each limb and fly over with you all." Mimi compared her size to Xing's.
"You've nurtured Mimi a thousand days, but only used Mimi for one. Now it's your turn to shine!"
Xing pointed to the collapsed tower in the distance, " Mimi, let's go!"
"That sounds weird... Oh well, let's just leave it all to them!"
Mimi took a sip of milk tea, activated her " Years " miracle, and cast the " Oronyx's Prayer " on the broken stone bridge, successfully restoring it to its original state.
"Hehe~ I guess I'm quite suited to be a Priestess of Oronyx, aren't I?"
"Of course, you are the most competent priestess," Castorice praised.
"The pink squirrel... is very clever," Mydei said.
"... How come it turned into a squirrel again?"
Xing looked at Mimi, "Seriously, aren't you Curiosity your race?"
"Hmm~ I told you when we first met, I'm an adorable pink fairy~"
Mimi has lost count of how many nicknames she's been given, like pink puppy, pink bunny...
Hiss... Could she really be of multiple species?
Styxia, the Ancient City of Dragonbone, Twinmoon Spire
A giant dragon lay stranded here, its remains scattered as white bones. The crimson and white waning moon reflects all the unresolved karmic entanglements.
As soon as Xing stepped into this place, he sensed a familiar aura, a resonance emanating from the " Flipping Coin ".
Hmm... Could it be that Cipher was worried about them and came along?
Thinking about it that way, she's practically the best cat imaginable, except for being a bit hypocritical.
"The aura here... truly marks the end of the Nether Stream."
Mydei crossed his arms, his expression serious. "Keep going... I might get lost here."
"I must leave... for the Black Tide continues to ravage the world of the living."
Xing turned around. "Why are you leaving so soon after we got here? Aren't you going to witness the truth about Thanatos together?"
"Entering the gates of the Underworld is not my desire. Countless times... I have broken free from the shackles of death. This time... will be no exception."
" Castorice... will you fulfill your mission for Flame-Chase?"
"I am still considering it, Your Mydei Di."
"Heh..." Mydei chuckled softly, "It's alright... Let's make a choice that reflects our true feelings. Even if we have to wait another thousand years..."
Mydei's conviction was unwavering. "I will fight to the death... and rise again... until a miracle occurs."
"... Mydei Di... there is one more thing you should know."
"... What is it?"
" At that Teacher Anaxa may have deduced the principle of ' Re-Creation.' You and I... may become ' Strife ' and 'death' in the next life, becoming Calamity brought upon the world."
Sai Cipher, who was eavesdropping behind the wall, was moved. If what Castorice said was true, then in the next life, she would also be one of the "Tricky" Titan, one of the " Three Titans of Calamity of Trickery ".
Xing's eyes lit up. " The Three Titans of Calamity seem to have all gathered at this Twinmoon Spire. It's truly a rare sight."
"... I understand." Mydei's tone was flat and emotionless.
"... Is this all there is to it? Are you willing to accept... this fate?"
"Do you... have any strategy that could help us break free from the shackles of fate?"
"I... haven't found a way yet. Maybe it's impossible to find one..."
Mydei shook his head. "Then... stop thinking about useless things."
"Control... what you can control. When that inescapable fate arrives... use your powerful will... to resist its manipulation."
"... Yes! Thank you, Mydei Di. I will find the right choice."
In the name of " Strife "... may you die a worthy death.
Under the moonlight of Styxia, Mydei's golden figure vanished into the thin mist.
Castorice and Xing continued to focus their attention on the 'alchemy circle': "This is the alchemy circle the ghost spoke of..."
"It seems we need to insert ' The Aegle's Sky,' ' The Georia's Earth,' ' The Kephale's Flame,' and ' The Fagina's Ocean ' separately..."
"And, Moneta's Love..."
Seeing this, Cipher smiled with relief, "Hehe, it seems our lovely Shut-in Princess has made up her mind..."
"In that case, I won't pass on your message separately, seamstress—my time is very precious."
"Ah, we also need to give a response to Boss Ye. This time it's really my leave."
Silently, Cipher's figure disappeared into the tower.
" Fagina's Ocean "... does milk tea count?
"This doesn't seem to fit at all..."
Mimi flew out of the hourglass necklace again, holding the milk tea that Xing had taken out.
In ancient times, there was the " Ocean " demigod, Fagina; now, she's the Galactic Baseballer, the "Milk Tea" demigod! Her life is truly getting richer and richer...
"Whether you wish to escape death or not, follow your heart. By your past promises, I urge you one last time to fulfill your mission—"
Aglaea's voice echoed in Castorice's ears, lingering there for a long time.
" Castorice, please live like a human being... die like a human being."
"According to that alchemist, the final ingredient should be myself... However, he never glimpsed the past like this, and he doesn't know the whole story."
"... In the past?"
"In Kephale's memories, I saw the twins of 'death.' Now, I am certain that I was one of them."
Castorice recounted, "The trial of the Hand of Ashen Gloom ' is to 'take the life of your loved ones.'"
Xing stood there stunned, never expecting the "death" trial to be so cruel. No wonder she hadn't been able to unlock the " Hand of Ashen Gloom " ability.
"I died then, falling before the gates of the new world... while my sister, whom I never met, became the Thanatos of this generation."
She was filled with remorse for my death. Then, with the divine power of the Titan, she reshaped my soul, but in doing so, she never appeared before anyone and could never be found...
"Because... it perished for my son in the beginning, and now it sleeps quietly in the River of Souls."
"You mean... Pollux?"
"That's right, the River of Souls is no ordinary thing, and it cannot be easily blocked. The only thing that refuses the dead aboard is the remnant of divinity."
"Therefore, in order to extinguish the Core Flame of 'death,' we must awaken Pollux from death..."
"Using the power of alchemy, its remains can be restored to their original form."
Listening to what Castorice had to say, Xing had already formulated a battle plan.
"Then, according to what the alchemist just said... Little Castorice is also part of the dragon's remains?"
"According to the spirits of the dead, I was indeed born alongside that dragon... But before that, did you hear any sighs?"
You seemed to have sighed many times along the way.
"No, it wasn't me, but a voice that came from within my Remembrance during the soul retrieval process."