"You are the only life she has saved during her thousand years of wandering the earth. I think... no one is more deserving of this noble duty than you."
Xing nodded. "Then let the ceremony begin."
She walked to the " Tides in the Basin," and Trinnon recited:
"Behold, gods who have returned, or those still wandering far away! Today, we bring you these laid bare souls."
" The Hand of Ashen Gloom, Thanatos, it has remembered its former name. It came from the daylight and here it enters your ranks, returning to its fragrant abode."
"And the one who walks hand in hand with the Titan is a traveler who rises from the dead and is reborn on earth. She is the night that counts the Years, and by her righteous name she proclaims—"
"The majestic twelve Titan, the pillars supporting the world—"
"We seek divinity here to mend the cracks in the world—"
"To infuse the flesh with golden blood, to willingly wither and dry up for Prophecy..."
Trinnon looked at the stars, "Come forward, Trailblazer from beyond the heavens, join 'us'—"
"Offer the Core Flame... and let it etch stars into the sky."
"Goodbye, Castorice."
As the star cast the "death" Core Flame into the " Tides in the Basin," the star map above the " Hand of Ashen Gloom " was instantly illuminated.
Phainon raised his head, "The constellation that belongs to 'death'..."
To be precise... it's "death" and "life."
Then, a divine echo reached the ears of everyone present, but unfortunately, no one except Trinnon could understand it.
What... did she say?
"That's... the language of the Titan," Trinnon translated. " The Castorice... no, it should be the Titan, it says..."
"... The cold shadow of death has been illuminated by me."
"Let's go. The road ahead will be bright, and a flame that Eternity dies."
"Don't forget..."
Xing stood there, stunned, moved but unsure what to say.
"Heh, and you've made such a mess of things... Now it's my turn," Anaxa said.
"... I won't stop you."
"Teacher, you..."
At that Anaxa looked at Phainon, "What's with that expression? Weren't you there too?"
"Alright, let's finish the execution quickly—lest the sacred Law of Okhema be disgraced, and my creation of a new world be delayed."
"Teacher... you're always like this." Phainon didn't understand. "I don't understand. If your theory is true, then you, as a Titan, shouldn't have any Remembrance of your past life... then what's the point of becoming a god?"
"Of course. Even if I truly forgot who I am, I would still be extremely intelligent."
"Recovering my past life Remembrance? Of course, that's a Anaxa said. "Besides, don't I still have you?"
"I still haven't processed what you said at the conference. Even if it's true... something reconstructed from Remembrance can't be equated with the original."
"What exactly are 'we'? I say, the gold merchants are the future Titan, and vice versa, but this answer clearly only applies to us."
"And what about ordinary people? To them, what exactly are 'we'?" Anaxa.
Without waiting for Phainon to respond, Anaxa answered:
"The essence of the world—the soul—is like countless tiny seeds, recording a person's partial Remembrance of the world itself. And 'we' are the sprouts that emerge from those seeds, the towering trees that grow from them."
"This... is this the meaning of ' Wisdom Seed '?"
Phainon and Xing nodded in unison; new knowledge had been gained!
"Indeed. When our physical bodies are born, they become a new extension of the world. Thus, our seeds are sown in someone's Remembrance and will spread to countless hearts in the future."
Just as seeds are influenced by their environment, our appearance will differ across many Remembrance, but the part we carry will remain Eternity unchanged, because that is the nature of the world itself.
Xing sighed, "This Amphoreus really does reflect ' Eternity ' everywhere..."
"To eliminate our existence, the world itself must be Destruction. However, one person will always live on with his perfect Remembrance..."
At that Anaxa pointed at Phainon, "That person is you, son of Kephale —this is the meaning of ' The Titan of Worldbearing '."
So, bear the weight of this world on your shoulders and live on. Don't let those you cherish, don't let Lady " Goldweaver " down—
"--And don't let my theory be disgraced," Anaxa added.
"My teacher, I swear to you: I will lead everyone to reunite in the new world."
That's all I have to say. Farewell, everyone, until we meet again in the next life.
Farewell, Grand Performer. May Cerces defend your ideals.
The star pays tribute in the same way. "May Cerces defend your thoughts."
"Are you satisfied, Your Excellency Titan?" Anaxa asked the phantom of Cerces beside her.
"Of course. I hereby swear to bear witness that Anaxagoras of the ' School of Wisdom Seeds ' in the Grove of Epiphany Knowledge has already triumphed over the trials of Reason."
"Therefore, I also bestow upon you this advice—"
"You will transcend to the ultimate purity, returning to corruption and bitter darkness."
Anaxa, "Ha, so this is what you call Prophecy? It sounds like it's just a retelling of everything I've accomplished in the past, present, and future."
In a sense, the Anaxa Prophecy was realized most quickly than ever before.
" Cerces, Cerces, you are truly nothing special."
"Ah... after all, you have 'transcended to the ultimate purity,' have you left me even the slightest bit of room for maneuver?"
"Hmph, you flatter me."
"However, I still have a question..." "Rationality" Titan Sersis, also known as "Curiosity" Titan.
"I knew it... Tell me, what's the problem? We might be thinking the same thing."
"Since you dare to declare that we, along with the world itself, exist solely based on the Remembrance of others..."
"Then... in whose Remembrance will the first Wisdom Seed take root and sprout?" Cerces asked.
How would I know?
"Oh dear..."
"However, since we are both Curiosity about this—" Cerces turned around, "—let our sons behind us investigate on our behalf."
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Anaxa reached into her chest and retrieved the Core Flame that radiated the light of " Reason ".
"Be glad, Cerces..." He knelt on one knee, his voice trembling as he looked at the Titan's phantom. "I will use your soul to sow the seeds of 'doubt' in the new world—"
The Core Flame " Reason " returned to its original position, and at that Anaxa's figure could no longer be maintained, turning into golden light spots and dissipating faintly.
"--The project is now complete; that concludes my remarks."
Moments later, the " Eternity " stands
"In conclusion, the blasphemous seeker of knowledge sacrificed himself for the cause, thus clarifying the most difficult questions facing humanity."
" The All-Seeing One is feasting over his foresight of death. Let us raise our glasses of flesh and blood and sing a final song for the hero who gave his all, celebrating his fulfillment of his wish."
Ye Yan closed " As I Have Written," and a wisp of emerald light slowly seeped into the book:
May your thoughts be Eternity defended.