Chapter 425 The Man of Origin
Takatora Wudao is somewhat of a resolute person who is willing to perish along with his foe.
When there is no golden fruit, one can be determined to give up the remaining billions of humans in order to save humanity. When there is a better way, one can also pursue it with all one's strength without hesitation.
Since Helheim's Underworld will exist as long as the user of the Golden Fruit, he can destroy Helheim's Underworld along with himself.
Although there are better solutions.
But for Takatora Wudao, this was what he thought was the best ending - atonement for everything he had done in Sawama City.
Kuzuya Hirotaka held his unparalleled saber tightly.
"Takatora, I want to save humanity, too! Not just Sawame City, but everyone caught up in this battle... Please, leave it all to me!"
He spoke very seriously, and Katsumi Kaim's eyes also revealed a firm will.
Wu Daoguihu seemed to be slightly stunned by his words. The strength in his hands unconsciously relaxed, and the violent dark aura lingering around his body seemed to calm down.
[Are you going to escape? ]
A voice suddenly sounded in the darkness.
Wu Daoguihu suddenly looked back and saw another version of himself with a grim face walking out of the darkness.
"you……"
"Mitsumasa is right. You have been betrayed by your subordinates and brother. How can you claim to be strong? And now you are even betraying your own will." The other him sneered at himself.
"My will is..."
"You're a complete loser!"
The cold and low voice sounded in his ears like a devil's curse. Wu Daoguihu felt a little angry in his heart, and suddenly swung a punch towards himself!
Bang!
The punch came unexpectedly, and Katsushika Gaim who was hit retreated a few steps quickly, and then Dark Zangetsu caught up with another sword.
Katsumi Kaimu immediately turned around to dodge the blade, but the unparalleled sword stained with darkness was held by Zangetsu, who attacked him continuously and indiscriminately with a hysterical momentum.
"Takatora—"
Shenghongqi was swung by Gaim and his unparalleled sword was pushed away. He rushed forward and tried to stop the Dark Moon, but was hit hard in the chest by the latter!
Dazzling sparks flew out, and Gaim screamed in pain and fell out, with the Shenghong flag he was holding falling out of his hand.
The Dark Zangetsu attacked fiercely and chased after him without hesitation. When the blade emitting electric light was about to fall on his head, Gaim quickly took out the matchlock large orange spear and blocked it in front of him.
"Keng!"
The huge force shook Gaim's arms, and a circle of air waves spread out from under his feet where he was kneeling on one knee, and he was almost pressed to the ground.
"Why do you have to do this - Takashi!?"
Kuzuya Kota shouted at Zangetsu who was standing close by: "You don't need to pay such a price to save humanity. I know that you have been working hard enough all along. What you are carrying is too heavy for one person to bear!"
"What qualifications do you have to say such things!"
At this time, the cry of Takatora Wudao also came from Dark Zangetsu's body.
He chopped down his unparalleled sword again with great force in anger. He couldn't tell whether he was angry at the person in front of him for stopping him, or angry at himself for having shown a trace of hesitation.
Bang!
The arquebus and the sword kept rubbing against each other, producing sparks, and Gaim's feet sank again.
But at this moment, he didn't know what a strong will he had burst out. He used the matchlock gun in his hand to resist the pressure of the unparalleled saber and supported his body. He first stood up slowly with trembling feet, and then straightened his back.
The next moment, Kaimu shouted and pressed back hard, staring into the shocked eyes of Dark Zangetsu.
"Because I understand!"
Kuzuba Hirota said in a firm tone: "But there are more important things for you to do in the future - isn't it?! For humans, for Mitsushi, the World Tree Foundation, Sawame City... You obviously have more ways to save all this! So don't give up easily!"
Wu Daoguihu looked at him and said, "Do you think... my choice is giving up?"
--【wrong!】
——【The real escape is that you are unwilling to face your own sins. You have hurt too many people in the name of saving humanity. There is no way to redeem it! 】
Takatora Wudao shook his head. The struggle in his heart made it difficult for him to see clearly what he really wanted to do. There was only an uncontrollable anger and despair rising from deep within him.
He swung his weapon hard again, and Katsumi Kaimu was unable to resist this force at all. However, in a moment, Kuzuya Kota was thrown out again.
This time, Zhan Yue chased after him with a more ferocious attack, as if he was venting the anger in his heart. Each of his strikes carried an unshakable oppressive force!
"boom--"
A violent energy shock erupted between the two.
……
Kawahara watched the battle over there silently.
Sagara walked out from beside him.
"If you want to end this battle, you should be able to do it at any time. Why did you change your mind?" Sagara tilted his head and said.
"Because I already know what I am going to do and what the consequence will be." Kawahara whispered.
"Really……"
Sagara smiled thoughtfully, his eyes falling on Gaimu, whose attack was suppressed by Dark Zangetsu - "It seems that the result is no longer in suspense."
However, Kawahara remained noncommittal.
The ultimate darkness has completely aroused the most extreme side of Takatora Wudao. If his will cannot break through his obsession, even Kota Kuzuya will not succeed.
Otherwise, the Man of Origin would not have said in the dream world that he already knew the ending chosen by Takatora Wudao.
It is precisely because he had witnessed it before that Kuzuya Kota wanted to save the other person.
Even if Kawahara could forcibly end Takatora Wudao's battle now, even if this matter was over, the other party would probably always live with the obsession.
This guy really looks like...
……
"Guihu!"
Kuzuya Kota, who was constantly beaten back in the confrontation, seemed to be furious at this moment. He swung his matchlock gun and threw away his unparalleled saber several times. The surrounding ground and trees were already in ruins due to the impact of their battle.
After another strong collision, Gaim slid back again and created some distance.
Looking at Zangetsu who continued to rush forward without stopping, Kuzuya Kota took a deep breath, quickly took out the Shenghong Lock Seed and loaded it on the matchlock large orange gun.
The burning flame energy burst out from the blade, and as soon as he stepped on the ground, he took the initiative to rush towards Dark Moon.
"clang!"
The moment the swords collided, sparks flew, and unimaginable destructive energy burst out from between them, rumbling and raising a sky full of sawdust and dust!
However, Katsumi Kaimu held on to the unparalleled saber in such an overwhelming force, and even suddenly leaned towards Zangetsu again. His right hand, which was holding the hilt with both hands, suddenly loosened its grip and quickly reached for the Sengoku driver on Zangetsu's waist!
"boom!"
But because the opponent relaxed his strength, the Wushuang saber instantly overcame the resistance of the matchlock big orange gun and chopped hard on Shenghong Kaimu's left shoulder!
Just at this moment, Wudao Guihu suddenly realized something and looked at Kuzuya Kota's actions in surprise.
"you……"
"Gui Hu, you shouldn't fall into such darkness!" Ge Ye Hongtai reached out and grabbed the black locking seed on his waist. White and gold electric light instantly raged out from it, spreading along his arm to his body, and severe pain also spread throughout his limbs and bones at this moment.
But Kuzuya Kota was patient and refused to let go, pulling the locking seed even harder, with a determined light flashing through the goggles of his armor.
"Takashi, no matter what kind of past we carry, as long as we don't give up, we can still find a new way to move forward!"
"..."
"So please take courage! You are very strong. The future of Sawame City needs your strength to protect it, and there are many more people who need you!"
"..."
Wu Daoguitora did not react for a moment, but just stared blankly at Kuzuye Kota in front of him.
After a long silence, he suddenly released his left hand that was holding the unparalleled saber and pressed it on the back of Ge Ye Hongtai's hand that was holding the lock seed.
Ge Ye Hongtai was slightly startled, and then he felt the pulling force coming from his hand. Then the next moment, the flashing electric light also spread to Dark Zang Yue's body.
Just like the struggle of the dark will, Takatora Wudao heard hysterical roars in his mind, but his hands were doing actions that were completely contrary to his consciousness.
He wanted to give up the power of this locking seed!
"boom--!"
The dark energy exploded!
It was as if an invisible shock wave swept across from all directions, and everything along the way collapsed under the coverage of this force.
The dark and gloomy forest rustled. Although the explosion did not ignite any fireworks, the dark impact of the outbreak even swept to the sky, and the thick black clouds were also dispersed to create a clear area.
snap…
The pulled out black locking seeds fell to the ground.
The two people at the center of the explosion were also sent flying backwards by the impact. Both Wu Daoguitora, who forcibly took out the lock seed, and Kuzuya Kota were forced to cancel their transformation.
Wu Daoguihu lay on his back on the ground, breathing rapidly, looking at the gray sky above with a somewhat unfocused gaze, and no one knew what he was thinking at the moment.
Until a noise came from his side.
He turned his head and saw Kawahara picking up the black lock seed that had fallen on the ground. His profile was blocked by his falling hair and his expression could not be seen clearly.
Then Kawahara activated his own fixed lock seed.
"Arcle LockSeed!"
It’s not “Bad Apple” anymore…
Moreover, after Kawahara activated this fixed-lock seed, he only felt a surge of energy flowing into his body, re-materializing his body condensed from pure energy.
However, this locking seed did not return to his body directly, and there was even an external force inside it.
It seems to have become a pure knight's prop?
Thinking of the "Knight Ring" that Haruto Soma mentioned before, Kawahara thought for a moment and threw the lock seed in front of Takatora Wudao again.
Wu Daoguihu was stunned for a moment, and after slowly propping himself up from the ground, he did not pick up the lock seed in front of him.
"I……"
He dropped his head as if in a daze.
Kawahara looked at him and said, "Since you have made your choice, you should just live your life with this feeling in the future. So this lock seed is only temporarily placed with you."
Wu Daoguihu looked up at him, then reached out and picked up the lock seed on the ground, but now, the feeling that this black lock seed brought to him was no longer so frightening.
Is it because he has defeated the ultimate darkness in his own heart?
And all this is because——
"Guihu..."
The voice of Kuzuya Kota was heard not far away.
Wudao Guitora turned his head and saw the wounded Kuzuye Kota smiling at him. That smile was firm and powerful, and the faith it exuded seemed to dispel the haze brought by the forest in an instant, making people laugh unconsciously.
He said with a complicated look: "Perhaps... you can indeed do better than me, Kuzuya Kota."
Being stared at by him, Kuzuya Kota pursed his lips and turned to look at Takashi Mai who was not far away.
After the battle between the two of them ended, Gao Shimai, who fell to the ground, seemed to have gotten rid of the pain brought by the golden fruit, and a shining golden light burst out from her body.
The entire forest seemed to be covered by this light, and both of them couldn't help but cover their eyes.
Then, in a light that seemed like a miracle coming down, with endless solemnity and holiness, Gao Siwu opened her eyes. Her left eye, which was dyed dark red, revealed a kind of sublime power that made people unconsciously feel awe.
call--
The wind lifted her hair, which was a golden color untainted by dust, and her human clothes had turned into a holy white dress.
Koujimai——the daughter of origin!
She slowly raised her head and looked towards Kuzuba Kota, then stretched out her hand, and a shining golden fruit emerged.
"Huntai..."
Kuzuya Kota looked at Wudao Takatora on the side. The latter lowered his head slightly, then raised his head and nodded to him solemnly.
As if encouraged, Kuzuya Kota smiled again and walked towards Takashi Mai, but when he was about to touch the golden fruit, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Kawahara who was standing not far away.
Before Kuzuya Kota could say anything, Kawahara took the lead and said, "You will know some things after you eat them. If you don't want to eat them, give them to me."
Ge Yehongtai: "..."
Kuzuya Kota quickly took the golden fruit, then under the gaze of everyone, he put it to his mouth and slowly took a bite.
There was no earth-shattering scene, just the emerald green Heim underworld plants densely wrapped around Kuzuya Kota's body, and then in a flash of light, a golden-haired god descended.
——The Man of Origin!
……
Boom!
thump—
thump—
Suddenly, there was a sound like a heartbeat in the void. The Daughter of Origin, who was searching in the endless darkness, turned around and saw a golden sacred light shining on her.
A huge golden gear appeared before her eyes, and there seemed to be a pointer jumping on it.
But before she could see clearly what was trapping her, her entire body turned into a ray of light and was sucked in.
Swah——
Takashi Mai opened her eyes and looked at Kuzuya Kota and Wudao Takatora standing on her left and right. Memories of her searching for destiny in endless time emerged in her mind.
"I see……"
The Daughter of Origin's gaze fell on Kawahara.
Because she came into contact with this person in time and space, the outcome of this battle will depend on which timeline she ends up returning to.
However, she also received enlightenment from Kota Kuzuya.
...(End of chapter)