Shrouding the Heavens

The shouts of thousands are fading into the distance, leaving only the sound of cold water in my ears.

They were sinking into an endless abyss, but were so exhausted that they could barely move.

In this dark, bottomless pit, it felt as if countless hands were gripping her tightly, pulling her down.

I'm already tired.

She let herself fall, slowly closing her eyes.

That's good.

I couldn't help but recall the first time I became a magical girl.

That wasn't when I obtained the Miracle Seed; the Miracle Seed didn't respond at all, and I couldn't transform.

It wasn't a transformation that occurred after magic was injected into it.

At that time, she didn't know what being a magical girl really meant; she simply saw it as a source of power, like having an extra gun to protect herself or to fulfill her wishes.

Keke, when she first became a magical girl.

It was after being captured by the captain that she saw her past inside the witch's cocoon, and then escaped using her own power.

I know what I should do, and I also have things I want to do.

That was the first time she became a magical girl.

To create more happiness, to bring more happiness, and to make up for the pain that came with my birth.

At that time, she also gained her own magic.

A magic that grants power by sacrificing a part of oneself.

Keke didn't tell anyone, and never even considered using these powers recklessly.

She knew how she survived, and she knew how much she could do after surviving.

As she grew stronger alongside her teacher, she no longer needed to use that power.

Later, I obtained the Mental Image.

Mental Image is the manifestation of Personal Reality. In the heart of someone who desperately wants to burn, there is naturally nothing but an endless flame.

It seems a little empty.

But this is also her altar.

After acquiring the Endless Fire Domain, she was no longer limited to sacrificing herself.

Everything in this world can be burned and sacrificed through the Endless Fire Domain to gain greater power.

But for Keke, that was even more meaningless.

She wanted to gain power to protect others, but instead she was forced to burn and sacrifice what she was trying to protect.

Mental Image that puts the cart before the horse.

Although it was a makeup exam, she didn't intend to answer the questions according to Ms. Shion's requirements.

In the end, Keke still felt that burning herself would be enough.

Give up your name, give up your will, give up your memories, give up everything you have----

Let the Magical Girl Liuli become the medium for miracles and wishes among all living beings.

Beneath that empty shell lies thirty million cycles of reincarnation, the struggles and resistance of every life that has ever existed.

Under the weight of that immense power, the ordinary people in the corners, whose tears and resentment were never noticed by anyone, were all there.

Keke saw it all.

Miracles and wishes are not born because of magical girls; rather, magical girls are born because of the miracles and wishes of everyone.

Before the first magical girls were created, in the primordial chaos, the first human crawled out of darkness and grasped the light in that instant.

Humanity has already changed the world with its own miracles.

The legacy, passed down from generation to generation, came from the distant past and eventually transformed into a seed, falling into her hands.

She became a magical girl because of everyone's miracles and wishes.

Now, the power of miracles and wishes is being returned to everyone.

If there's anything I regret...

That's probably why Keke didn't get to see her brother one last time.

But that's fine.

Brother will definitely see the future he creates.

But no one will ever remember this incident again.

Indeed, it does make one feel a bit lonely.

I only hope they can create a happy world that satisfies them.

Coco's consciousness gradually dissipated in the abyss, Keke began to lose even her own awareness of herself.

"Keke!"

The sound came from somewhere unknown.

Keke's fingertips twitched slightly, even though she had lost consciousness and self-awareness.

"Keke!"

"Keke!

"Keke ----

From the very first shout, the sounds grew increasingly frequent.

It's getting more and more urgent!

It's as if the whole world is calling her name, as if they are searching for her!

It even affected a girl who had long since lost her name and consciousness.

Gradually, their cognitive abilities returned, and they even rediscovered themselves!

Who's calling me?

Keke struggled a bit, trying to find the source of the sound.

What do you want me to do?

Someone reached out and pulled her, and the warmth from their fingertips Keke, who had been soaking in the icy abyss for so long.

I've regained some of my sense of touch.

However, she had sunk too deep, and when the other person tried to pull her up, they found they couldn't budge her at all.

Keke wanted to speak, but if she opened her mouth, it would only be filled with the waters of the abyss.

Before long, the other person finally let go, allowing Keke to relax a little.

That's right, don't worry about me.

Just keep moving forward----

Coco, barely Keke to open her eyes, looked upwards.

The sky was filled with twinkling stars.

She saw the star that had been about to lift her up, shimmering with pink light.

Although she couldn't remember anything, she couldn't help but smile and wave at the other person.

Like a friend who has known each other for many years----

Boom!

Amidst the violent fluctuations, Keke saw the pink star that had originally tried to lift her up plummet into the abyss at an even faster speed!

After a moment of stunned silence, Keke immediately tried desperately to grab her, but she couldn't hold on at all!

The next moment, countless stars fell from the night sky above the abyss!

Like torpedoes, countless stars passed over her, plunging together into the abyss behind her!

"Keke ----"

She heard every star calling her name.

The endless Starfall into a bottomless abyss and then vanished without a trace.

Keke stared blankly at the stars that were still falling in droves.

That was in thirty million reincarnations, every soul, the same soul and different souls, all jumped into the abyss without hesitation.

However, in this bottomless abyss, no matter how many people are poured in, it remains utterly dark.

She tried to reach out and catch the countless stars, but all the stars avoided her.

It resolutely plunged into a bottomless abyss deeper than the night sky, then shattered and scattered, finally sinking into the unwavering darkness.

Then, more and more stars filled the valley with their fragmented light.

Until, in that abyss that seemed to have remained unshaken since time immemorial, a few points of starlight began to shine!

After adorning the abyss with the colors of the night sky, they piled up layers of that light until, in the abyss, they erected a towering platform!

It was a situation where one person was stepping on another, one person was supporting another, and one person was pulling another along.

The countless beings who have reincarnated thirty million times have formed a human ladder by using their own bodies as stones!

Fill the abyss with human will!

"Keke!"

Countless figures reached out to her from the abyss, and countless voices called her name.

The pitch-black, icy abyss gradually began to boil.

Every drop of water was burning, and the brilliant starlight gradually transformed into flames from the bottomless abyss since time immemorial.

Soaring straight into the sky!

The pitch-black abyss was illuminated, as if it were daytime!

Everyone pushed and shoved her from behind, supporting her little by little.

She didn't save all living beings.

Instead, it was all living beings who saved her.

"Live on, Keke!"

"Stand up, magical girl!"

The crowd lifted her from the bottom of the abyss to the top.

We're just a hair's breadth away from the abyss.

Keke, who had already given up on herself, hysterically reached out her hand.

I want to break free from the abyss, I want to answer the endless call from behind!

However, that tiny gap was something they could never reach, no matter what.

That tiny gap now feels like an insurmountable chasm!

There were no more stars in the sky, and no one else fell into the abyss to give her one last push and send her out of the abyss.

And then, the body began to fall again.

In her despair, a hand suddenly grabbed hers.

A warm yet icy hand suddenly pulled her out!

The abyss behind her instantly transformed into Endless Fire Domain. The countless stars that had fallen into the abyss were melted in the flames, turning into even more dazzling sunlight. Endless heat surged into Keke's back.

They gave her wings to fly to the sky.

They gave her the light that could illuminate the world.

They shared their warmth with her.

They were generous with their praise and admiration.

No one can erase her name, no one can take away her memories, no one can destroy her will.

Because no matter how many times they fall into the abyss, they will call out her name.

Whether it's a change in appearance or a change in personality.

There will always be only one name for her.

A miracle in the name of magic.

Keke opened her golden pupils, which had been cold and empty, and gradually became colored.

The brilliance of the arrows that had been traversed thirty million times was also drawing to a close.

The void was transformed into a blazing white light, and the chaos above and below the heavens was transformed into pure white radiance.

Even every corner of the World Tree is ablaze.

However, Keke only glanced at it before quickly fixing her gaze on what was ahead.

In the distance, there was still a dark void and chaos.

And in that darkness and chaos, that eternally powerful and majestic figure still exists.

The figure trembled slightly.

The purple-clad girl, seemingly panting heavily, had her right hand hanging limply. Her magical armor was falling off piece by piece, and her face was covered in blood, defiling her exquisite, work-of-art-like features.

Large areas of her skin were exposed, her fair skin covered in wounds, and blood almost completely obscured her purple complexion; almost nothing on her body was unharmed.

Even so, the girl showed no fear, unease, or shock whatsoever.

Those gleaming purple eyes were filled with excitement and enthusiasm!

"So, he's actually entered the Sacrificial Dao?"

Her tone held a hint of relief, even joy, as she walked forward step by step.

With each step he took, blood splattered wildly from his body, and his magical armor crumbled at an accelerated rate.

It was a state of utter disarray she had never seen before, and a weakness she had never experienced before.

However, when faced with Keke taking another step forward and entering the Sacrificial Dao, she did not retreat even a single step!

"Amazing."

As if talking to herself, or perhaps murmuring in admiration, Shion slowly pulled out a long spear from the air.

"I almost got killed by you guys."

The tattered magical armor clung to his body, almost falling off.

"But, as I told you, Keke."

In just one step, he was standing in front of Keke.

The spear came crashing down!

"We haven't won until the enemy is dead!"

Even at times like this.

Magic depleted.

Personal Reality collapses.

He has injuries that are irreparable.

There is no magic available.

It simply condensed a magical spear from the air.

The simple blow sent a chill down Keke's spine.

It's utterly incomprehensible, even at a time like this, where does this power come from?

but.

The sun blazes brightly, and molten gold spills onto the ground.

Endless Fire Domain burns, melting countless stars.

They transformed into a dense array of spears, falling from the sky like a waterfall!

However, the Shion in front of them disappeared in the next second.

The suffocating pressure suddenly surged up from behind!

The big gun shot straight at Keke's back!

Keke also reached out and grabbed a long spear, Endless Fire Domain contracted into the spear shaft.

Unite all our strength!

Then the gun rotated, just like Hao Xilun!

The two spears whistled simultaneously, then clashed and passed each other!

The spears that fell from the sky embedded themselves around the two men, vibrating and clanging.

Everything slowly lowered its gaze, the clamor receded inch by inch, and the brilliant light gradually gathered from all sides, dissipating its lingering echoes.

Fresh blood dripped slowly down the spear, evaporating before hitting the flames.

Keke looked down and saw that the purple spear seemed to have shortened by an inch, its tip stopping at her heart, without taking another step forward.

However, the person holding the purple spear took another step forward.

The gun barrel, piercing through the heart, continued to slide backward. The thoughts of all living beings in the Endless Fire Domain were condensed into this gun, and the flames surged, igniting the body from the heart onward.

Thus, although the purple spear moved forward a little, it was quickly engulfed by the flames and then turned into ashes and scattered.

Keke stared blankly at the pierced Shion.

Even though there was no sign of life, even though magic was depleted, and even though it felt like there was nothing in front of me.

But she kept moving forward, gripping her spear tightly, making it impossible for Keke to pull it out.

She tried to back away, but found that she could barely move.

All the strength in his body was completely drained, and every cell was howling and groaning, on the verge of collapse!

However, Shion allowed the spear to continue piercing her body, forcing her way forward until she reached Keke.

Demonic armor, flesh and blood, everything was crumbling.

His face was covered in blood and cuts.

As the dark shadows descended, Keke's heart sank slightly.

Then, the other person reached out their hand to her.

With nowhere to hide, Keke suddenly closed her eyes.

But the expected pain and death did not come.

After a long while, I carefully opened my eyes.

Shion stood on tiptoe, reaching out to gently stroke her head.

"My Keke is amazing."

That nearly shattered, perfect face wore a gentle smile she had never seen before.

Indeed, I've never heard such praise before.

A sour feeling welled up in Coco's nose, Keke reached out to grab Ms. Shion.

However, in the flames, that figure turned to ashes.

"To think that it could actually unleash the power of the Above the Sacrificial Dao in that instant—"

From the past, to the present, and even to the future.

Completely erase the Shion.

The transformation ended, but the true form continued to slowly dissipate within the flames.

This attack on the Above the Sacrificial Dao pierced through the body simultaneously!

The boy's face, tinged with both weariness and a relieved smile, gradually came into focus.

Keke's pupils gradually dilated after Shion disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, the golden pupils trembled wildly!

She opened her mouth, and the sound began to emerge from the deepest recesses of her mouth.

"Elder brother!"

All the memories of the past came flooding back.

Those memories with Shion were gradually replaced and submerged by another figure.

Before her overwhelming emotions could overcome her reason, Jiang Si's fingers had already pressed deeply into her brow!

Something flowed along Jiang Si's fingers and into her brain.

It shattered all her emotions!

Then time began to stand still, and even began to waver according to her will.

Keke instantly understood what it was.

Qianye and many Incubators have been searching for the only Time Branch the World Tree, which has been lost for a long time.

Along with the grafting of the Time Branch with another World Tree branch that Keke received from the Incubators.

The Time Branch began to stretch and grow, devouring the other branch of the World Tree!

"You won, Keke."

"But this is not the end."

This is your only chance.

Coco's brother's words kept echoing in her ears. In a daze, Keke struggled to get up and grab him.

But Keke knew she could never catch it.

There was no chance to stop and think.

She saw the World Tree growing wildly, and Qianye trying to catch her.

Jiang Si, burned to ashes, vanished with the wind, only giving her a final push.

Neither the World Tree nor the Qianye came to fruition.

Don't look back.

"Run forward, Keke!"

Everything around her was spinning wildly. Keke closed her eyes, forgot everything, and just ran forward.

Leaving time and the world behind, running with all my might, running without a destination, in the darkness, seeing nothing, just running!

She will never forget the way her older brother taught her to run, a lesson deeply etched into her soul!

This time, however, her brother would never appear ahead of her again. She ran desperately alone in the darkness, surpassing the present, surpassing the future, and even surpassing the past!

When she finally saw that glimmer of light, Coco, who had already lost consciousness and was only driven by the Keke to run, plunged headlong into it!

For a fleeting moment, I was in a daze.

She had no idea where she had gone.

I don't know whether I should keep running or not.

But in that instant of stopping, my body lost control, and the unbearable fatigue felt as if my internal organs were about to be turned inside out and vomited out of my mouth.

As Coco ran, Keke forgot many things. It was as if she was running against the current, her memories fading and disappearing with the erosion of the river.

By this point, she had forgotten even the purpose and reason for running.

But Keke still struggled to get up.

You must keep running forward, without stopping for a moment, keep running forward, you can't stop, or you'll be caught up, something will catch you up----

When she finally managed to open her eyes, all the noise around her had disappeared.

A quiet humming sound filled my ears, bringing a sense of drowsiness.

The seat I was sitting on jolted slightly.

Keke then realized that she was sitting in a car.

She instinctively wanted to get up from her seat.

But someone held him down.

"Sit still and don't run around."

She looked up at the person speaking beside her, staring blankly for a long time.

The boy frowned, seemingly annoyed, and turned to look at her. "Why are you crying?"

She paused, touched the tears on her face, and seemed somewhat at a loss.

"No, it's nothing."

Why was she crying? She couldn't remember.

She even forgot why she was there.

She returned to her seat and then lay down on her brother's lap again. Although she was impatient, her brother didn't push her away as usual.

Keke grabbed her brother's hand and looked up at his increasingly drowsy expression.

Then she remembered something.

So he got off his brother's lap and sat down in his seat.

On the quiet bus, swaying and creaking, with only a few whispers, a Miracle Seed soon appeared.

This was the day she received the Miracle Seed.

The parents chatted happily, and one of them even started snoring.

A faint smell of smoke mingled with the cold air, until a moment of deathly silence before chaos ensued.

That fiery red Miracle Seed, from the very beginning, never responded to her at all.

It suddenly appeared above, and was slowly descending.

Jiang Si.

Keke's lips parted slightly.

Then she vaguely saw a small purple hand gently stroking the Miracle Seed.

And so, the fiery red Miracle Seed fell into her hand.

From the very beginning, this Miracle Seed was not her own.

It belongs to my older brother.

In the next instant, the vine-like Calamity Beast's attack overturned the car.

Jiang Si turned around, grabbed her, and pinned her down tightly.

Keke grasped the Miracle Seed that didn't belong to her and looked up.

Jiang Si, still quite young, began to appear somewhat blurry.

It seems to be disappearing.