*huff huff huff*
[Congratulations you have defeated “End” You now stand at the pinnacle of King’s Rite]
The Angel said, but even though she was congratulating him, there was no excitement in her voice, there was never any real emotion in her voice, her voice always maintained a matter of fact tone, as if she was not really congratulating but just stating a natural fact.
*huff huff huff*
He did not respond to the Angel, he simply sat with his back against the alter, his head hung low as he gasped for breath.
The battle had drained him of all his strength, it robbed him of his left arm and eye, his weapons and armor were completely destroyed, to say he was badly injured would be a great understatement as in just breathing caused intense waves of pain to rush through his body.
[Defeating “End” is no small accomplishment therefore the Gods have chosen to award you with 10,000,000 points of Rite, as well the title of “End Bringer”]
Seeming to ignore his current state the Angel carried on with her announcements of his rewards and achievement’s.
[Along with the points and title you shall also receive the additional reward of the “Infinite Nirvana” sword… Congratulations you are the first owner of a “superior Grade Ex Divine weapon” you shall be awarded an additional 2,000,000 points of Rite… Congratulations you are the first to reach 50,000,000 points of Rite, there for you shall be granted the title “Points Megalomania”... Congratulations…]
“ENOUGH!”
Finally, feeling annoyed by the Angels constant nagging, he screamed at the Angel causing her to stop in the middle of her announcements and silent watch him.
“Just tell me in total how many points do I currently have now”
[You currently have a total of 100,000,000 points of Rite]
“How much would I have if I were to trade in all my titles and “Infinite Nirvana”?”
Hearing his question the Angel hesitated a bit before finally slowly saying.
[Trading in your titles and weapon is not a recommended course of action…your weapons and armor were after all destroyed during your battle]
“I DIDN’T ASK YOU FOR ANY OF YOUR FUCKING ADVICE JUST ANSWER MY DAMNED QUESTION!”
He finally lifts his head looking at her with his only remaining eye. Cold, deep and blue as the vast ocean. His face was contorted with a mixture of annoyance and pain, but it could still not hide his handsome appearance. He glared at the Angel whom was hovering in front of him and she without showing any change in her expression, returned his gaze.
She was remarkably beautiful like a flawless sculpture, however, even though she was beautiful the two had been together for almost 25 years now, he had long since grown accustomed to her beautiful indifferent face, it no longer had an effect on him, in fact if anything, her beautiful indifferent face only served to further annoy him these days. He his feelings towards her constantly drifted closer towards hate.
[Every advice I have ever given you, is with your best interest in mind]
After a few moments of staring at each other the Angel finally opened her mouth saying.
“HAHAHA! MY BEST INTEREST!?!? WAS IT MY BEST INTEREST TO BE TRUSTED INTO THIS WORLD, WAS IT MY BEST INTEREST TO SPEND THE PAST 25 YEARS FIGHTING EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR MY VERY SURVIVAL, WHEN HAVE YOU AND YOUR FUCKED UP GODS EVER DONE ANYTHING IN MY BEST INTEREST!?!?”
[I understand that given your current physical injuries and mental stress you wish to vent, I would advise…]
*CLANG!*
Before she could finish talking He grabbed the broken half of his sword and threw it at her, however, because she was an invulnerable spirit it simply flew through her and struck against the wall behind her.
“I don’t need your advice I need your answer, how many points?”
He growled towards her in a low voice as the Angel froze and once again silently held his gaze.
She hesitated, in truth even though she had always maintained her indifference, she knew better than anyone else of how much he sacrificed throughout the many years, she saw him shed his blood and tears countless times, saw him being driven to the brink of taking his own life over and over again. She had always managed to bring him back from the edge of insanity every time and every time she would see his change.
His gaze at once used to be that of amazement and worship, it then changed to lust and infatuation, it then slowly changed to that of love, but she also noticed how it slowly changed from love to hate. After all, she was the living embodiment of those who thrust him into this living hell, she was well aware of that and even though whenever he looked at her with a gaze of hate it caused her to feel uncomfortable on the inside, she maintained her indifferent appearance, she did not know when he would die and becoming attached was an extreme taboo.
[You would have 145,000,000 points of Rite]
She finally decided to relent and answer his question. She did not know why but today she felt more troubled by the way he was looking at her than what she normally would.
*sigh*
He quietly sighed to himself as he sat; his eyes became somewhat vacant as he was lost in his own thoughts.
“Trade in everything for the points as well as any other title I would gain from the increase of points”
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After a few moments his vacant look disappeared and a look of determination appeared before he met the eyes of the Angel and gave out his order.
[I would advise against…]
“Elize…don’t argue back with me on this and just do it”
Before she could full object he interrupted her, however, unlike before where his whole demeanor was full of rage and hate, he was now filled with wryness. Yes he was tired, extremely tired, all he wanted to do was rest his tired mind, lay down and forever close his eyes, sleep through this hellish world and its nightmares, but there was still more to do, still so much more to do before he could finally rest.
Hearing him call out her name and seeing the once unyielding figure turn into someone so frail and weak, the Angel known as Elize, Slightly trembled before biting her lower lip.
[I understand…]
She quietly said trying to keep her indifference, but slightly failing as her voice trembled.
*wheeze wheeze*
The two remained silent, but his loud breathing soon turned from gasping for air to wheezing, she knew his vitality was slowly draining from him, but he did not take any potions or cast any of his healing spells, she could not understand what he was thinking and seeing his present condition worsen it worried her more.
[If you do not take any medical measures your life will be in danger]
She couldn’t help but say after a bit, however, he did not reply to her or take any action and just continued to sit there wheezing, which caused her to worry more.
“Just tell me the points…”
He finally replied weakly after a few more moments.
[Your points are now 153,091,120]
“Good… I want to make two wishes”
[Wish…are you sure this is what you want?]
“Yes it is”
[Each wish costs 50,000,000 points and there are limits as to what can be granted, however… Eian even if you wish for her return it would not change anything…]
“ENOUGH! I never want to hear you mention her again”
His voice was low and with each word a fresh wave of pain surged through him but his face showed no sign of pain, however, the previous cold viciousness that had disappeared surfaced again, this time he did not bother to hide the hate in his eyes.
Seeing his unbridled hatred towards her indifferent face finally cracked as the pain in her heart grew from a small pinch to a twisting knife.
[very well…what is your first wish…?]
Fighting back her raging emotions she finally asked him with a weak voice what his first wish was.
“I want to go back…back to the first day I was summoned!”
[What?]
Hearing his wish Elize was stunned for a moment forgetting her twisting emotions. She knew how much he hated the current world he was in, how much he had gone through so to hear him say he wanted to restart all these years of suffering, she was truly shocked and confused as to why he would make such a choice.
[Eian… I]
“I don’t want to hear anything Elize, the first wish is to go back to the start…as for the second wish… I want to go back with the remainder of my “points of Rite”, it’s possible for you to do that right?”
[It is, however… Eian what is it you intend to do?”
The more she listened the more confused she became. It was obvious that he intended to start from the beginning again and with 53,091,120 points it would be an understatement to say that he would have a massive advantage over the other participants, however, she could not understand what his real purpose was.
“You do not need to know just grant the wishes”
Hearing the sternness in his voice she knew it would be impossible to get any answers out of him and given his current situation she chose to no longer pursue the matter.
[I will need to gain permission before I can grant a wish]
Hearing her reply Eian did not say anything, he watched as she closed her eyes and tilted her head upwards, he knew that she was communicating with the gods of the world to ask their permission, he did not say anything and only lowered his head closing his eyes, it was getting harder to stay awake.
It did not take long before she opened her eyes and gazed at him hesitating a little before she said.
[They have granted permission to your wishes]
“um”
He did not say anything and only choose to grunt in response.
A veil of light descended on him after his responses, there was nothing exceedingly special about it, his whole body was just covered in light, it was neither warm nor cold.
“What do I have to do to obtain my points?”
[When we meet, you simply need to ask for the retrieval of your blessing and the points shall be given to you]
*sigh*
Eian deeply sighed as he rested his head against the alter and closed his eyes again.
“So much more to do”
He mumbled to himself.
[Eian…]
“What is it?”
[do you…do you truly hate me that much?]
She could no longer bare it, biting her lower lip and gathering her courage she asked him with a trembling voice.
Hearing her trembling voice and seeing her indifference finally break Eian was shocked and taken back and even though he had long since lost any romantic notions towards her, his heart skipped a few beats, how long was it that he had wanted to see such a reaction, how long did he wait for her to show so many emotions towards him. At one point he would have given anything for her to act the way she currently was, but that was all in the past, time had a way of washing away all foolish notions and the notion of love had long since faded from him. His hard quickly hardened again as he slowly opened his mouth.
“Yes…”
There was no anger or hate in his voice, no hurt or compassion, it was a simple answer spoken with a matter of fact tone, a tone that fiercely pierced its way into her. Her entire body began to shake as she made a feeble attempt to stop her quickly moistening eyes from over flowing. She had known the answer for a long time now, but knowing it and hearing it were two different things. Deep inside she wailed around and screamed, deep inside her she wanted to throw herself at him and beg for his forgiveness, but she could only keep those things inside and not act on them.
His body finally started to fade within the veil of light, their eyes locked onto each other, even though he knew that he would see her again, it still somehow felt strange. It was true that there was hatred in his heart for her, but nonetheless she was still someone he had spent 25 years with, his emotions at the very last moment became complex and he did not know why.
Her eyes were quickly flooded with tears; she was losing something she could never regain, even though they would meet again in the past, the past and the present were different, she could only hope that somehow her past self could learn from the mistakes of her current, perhaps then their paths would not become so estranged.
Watching him slowly fade into the light Elize’s eyes flashed with determination and she quickly flew towards him. Seeing her rapidly approach him, Eian simply sat watching her. As she reached him, she clasped his face with both her hands before bringing her face towards his. A light red tint quickly covered her face as she closed her eyes and brought their lips together.
It only lasts a few seconds, but those few seconds were all that she needed before she quickly pulled back from him, leaving him wide eyed and shocked. How could he not know what that seemingly innocent kiss meant.
He stared at her as the surrounding glow steadily faded.
“Why…?”
After struggling with his emotions for a bit he asked her.
[Because… I love you]
Was all that she said to him, but before he could say anything in response his body completely faded into the white veil.
All that was left was the angel whose glow slowly disappeared as she fell to the ground, a light smile on her beautiful face and tears running down her face before the light in her eyes dimmed and her world faded into darkness.