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After defeating Sephiroth, Rhode and Aerith arranged for Cloud and the others to continue their journey, while Rhode and Aerith went to the Setra people's temple.

A few days later, Rhodes brought Alice to the ancient Temple of Setra, a great miracle once built on this planet by the Setra people!

This is a very special temple. It was built by Setra in ancient times to communicate with the planet. No one can enter this place without the guidance of a Setra person.

Ordinary people cannot get close to this place, because all they see is a desolate ruin.

Only by using special methods can this temple be rebuilt, transforming it from ruins into a complete temple.

Alice arrived at the center of the altar and quickly activated the special magic circle there, causing countless small black patents to begin to combine.

Soon, an ancient temple that blotted out the sky appeared.

The two nodded to each other and then entered the temple, heading towards the central shrine.

For more than a month, Rhode has been frantically infusing Alice with life force every night and has taught her how to use chakra. Now the girl's strength has increased, and her Ancient Zoan abilities are slowly awakening.

However, there was one thing that puzzled Rhodes. Logically speaking, he had already raised Alice's power to an extremely exaggerated level, making her one of the strongest in the Fetra even in ancient times.

Logically speaking, even without coming to this temple, Alice should have been able to communicate seamlessly with the planet's consciousness. But for some reason, the planet only conveyed a message to Alice, instructing them to come to this temple.

No matter how much Alice prayed or how much she used her race's abilities to try to communicate with the planet, the planet simply avoided the topic.

Even recently, neither Sephiroth's black Fira nor Planet Soul's white Fira has appeared again.

Along the way, Rhodes encountered no obstruction from Fila and arrived unimpeded at a temple that shone with emerald light.

In the very center of the temple is a place for prayer.

"This is the place. Two thousand years ago, my ancestors prayed here and communicated with the planet's consciousness," Alice said.

"Alice! Do you know anything about the Righteous Ones?" Rhodes asked.

Rhodes always felt that the Soul of the Planet had brought him to the Temple of Setra for some unspeakable reason.

"I know that the Righteous Ones, like the Genova, are also an alien race, but they are peace-loving, unlike the brutal Genova."

However, because they are not native to this planet, their souls cannot merge into the planet's river of life after they die, and they cannot find peace.

Legend has it that this race created a black magic crystal through the power of prayer, and this black magic crystal is hidden in this temple.

It also possesses a very peculiar function: summoning world-destroying meteors. Alice revealed what she knew.

Upon arriving here, she felt disoriented, and fragmented memories began to flash back: she was kneeling here praying, while Sephiroth descended from the sky with a sword and killed her with a single blow.

This was his original destiny. He would enter the River of Life, pray with the planet, borrow the power of the Settra race, and mobilize the energy of the entire planet to stop the world-destroying meteor.

But things are very strange. If the apocalyptic meteor was summoned by humans, it was summoned using black magic crystals.

So the planet must have known this all along. If that's the case, why not destroy the black magic crystal? Wouldn't that have made the planet safe?

"Alice, contact the planetary consciousness immediately and tell it my thoughts. Also, tell the planetary consciousness that I have no ill intentions and that I have already given you detailed information about Titan," Rhodes said.

Alice nodded upon hearing this, went to the very center of the temple, knelt on the ground, opened her arms, then clasped her hands together and began to pray.

"Great planetary soul, hear my prayer! A god from another world wants to help you defeat the evil Genova and take you to a new universe, a new world."

"It may even help you awaken and become a true living being, guiding us towards a more glorious future." Alice began to murmur in her heart.

He also conveyed Rhodes's thoughts and the message of becoming a Titan to the planetary consciousness.

"We heard it, we heard the outsider's needs, but how can we trust him?"

"Rhodes is my partner now. He means no harm. He only wants to help you, Soul of the Planet," Alice said.

He could sense that Rhodes genuinely wanted to help the planet's consciousness become a complete life form, and even give the planet greater power.

"The awakening he spoke of is becoming a complete living being. You have prayed for us many times and conveyed this idea many times, but we are different."

We are a whole, yet we are not a whole; we are the collection of all life forms on the planet.

If we become a so-called living entity, then who will guide our consciousness? We are a whole, not a single life form.

We are the will of the planet, but not its soul; there is a difference between the two.

"If things had followed the predetermined course of fate, our planet would eventually have been saved, but because of his appearance, much of our life force has been consumed," the planet's will said.

"The power of those Rivers of Life has been taken over by Sephiroth."

"But that man completely annihilated that power. That dark green energy was the nemesis of all life; it was evil, even more evil than Genova."

"And that blue power he bestowed upon you, doesn't it seem familiar to you?" the planetary will suddenly asked.

"That power is called chakra," Alice said. "Rhodes told me it's a combination of mental energy and cellular energy."

"It's a lie. We can sense it. That's the power of the planet, the power extracted from the planet's life. It's essentially no different from Genova."

"How is this possible?"

"I don't need to lie to you, that blue power, though different from my river of life."

But essentially it is still the life energy of a planet, possibly originating from another universe, another planet.

Alice, you should fulfill your mission. You should follow Claude and the others, and encourage Claude to rekindle his hope.

"This is your mission. After this, you will return here, back to the River of Life, and join us." The Soul of the Planet spoke.

"Great Mother Planet, do you want this? But! But! That, that's not my choice!"

"No buts. Abandon that man, merge with us, merge with us, become part of the planet. Destiny must be carried out."

"But Rhodes is eliminating the threat to this planet, and he's even able to defeat Sephiroth," Alice said.

"According to the predetermined destiny, Cloud will also receive the planet's blessing in the future, defeat Sephiroth, and save this world," the planet's will said.

The reason Alice was brought to this temple before being spoken to is that the planetary will's goal is simple.

The safest approach would be to integrate Alice into the lifeblood of the planet.

"Come, Alice, fulfill your mission and become a part of the planet's will. Only in this way can we save this world and all life."

"Hmph!" Rhodes let out a cold snort.

The Conqueror's Haki and the Soul-Soul Fruit energy erupted at full power, even mixed with the red Ten-Tails chakra.

He placed his hand on Alice's shoulder, directly blocking the invasion of the planet's will.

The will of this planet is not a single life form, but a synthesis of the memories of all souls on the entire planet.

No wonder the planet helped Cloud multiple times in Final Fantasy Advent Children, because Aerith played a significant role in it.

The will of this planet is not like Sargeras or Azeroth, a single consciousness, but a complex of a large group of consciousnesses.

From the moment Alice entered the temple and began to pray, Rhode used his Observation Haki to attach his consciousness to her.

Rhodes overheard every single one of her conversations with the Soul of the Planet.

"Is this your purpose? Outsider, you're preventing Alice from integrating into our community."

That would be tantamount to destroying the world, Alice. Do you want to watch the world be destroyed?

"Me! Me, Rod! What should I do?"

"Planetary Will, I can help you solve all crises, but you insist on choosing the most foolish way."

Can't you see that Sephiroth wants Jenova to replace the consciousness of the entire planet?

"Outsider, you should know that we cannot awaken using the method you described, because we are not a single will," the planetary will said.

"If you reject my offer, then I will not allow Alice to enter the River of Life on this planet, because she is now my woman," Rhodes said.

"Then this is tantamount to choosing to destroy us, to destroy all life on the entire planet."

"I will help you stop that meteorite. Don't worry, my strength alone is enough to destroy that world-destroying meteorite," Rhodes said.

"Outsider, do you really think the planet's power can't deal with that meteorite?"

"We let Alice join the River of Life because it is destiny, and destiny cannot be changed," the planetary will said.

"What do you mean?"

"If fate intervenes, if things don't develop according to the original trajectory, then the whole world will collapse."

"This place will become a collapsing world; that is the real crisis." The planet's consciousness presented Rhodes and Alice with a vision.

A yellow lightning bolt tore the entire sky apart, making it seem as if the sky itself had split in two. Then, the entire planet was ripped apart and reduced to nothingness by a force.

Everything will disappear.

"This, this is the destruction of the world!"

"That's right, this is the collapse of the world. If we change fate, the whole world will be destroyed."

Sephiroth knew this too, so even he could not defy his inevitable fate of death.

"What Sephiroth wants to do is have Jenova take my place and break free from her destiny, and this has been going on for countless cycles," the planetary will said.

"As long as you come to my world, the entire planet will be safe, and no power can harm you across the universe," Rhodes said.

"Outsider! Can you really defy the fate of nothingness?"

Since you arrived, the world's collapse has actually accelerated. Haven't you noticed? Look at the sky!

At this moment, a yellow lightning bolt that seemed to tear the world apart appeared in the sky.

"In the end, you still don't want to believe me, but so-called destiny can actually be controlled in your own hands," Rhodes said.

So, it turns out he was afraid of the vague and uncertain fate?

"Because we know it's useless. It seems we can't convince you, and you can't convince us either."

Since that's the case, then, outsider, we'll give you a test. If you can complete it, then you'll have proven yourself to us.

Fate can be broken, so we agree to your request and will give you an unimaginable gift.

We will make Alice's soul the essence of the entire planet, the soul of the planet.

"Become a single consciousness, and then awaken into the kind of life Titan you speak of," the planet's will said.

Anyway, Alice will take a dominant position after merging into the River of Life, and the planet will still exist after the Titans are born.

They will still serve as the will of the planet, only the soul of the planet will be Alice.

"Tell me about it."

Making Alice a Titan did indeed impress Rhodes, as it was equivalent to adding another Azeroth to the roster.

"In this universe, there is a planet suffering the same fate as me; it is a world of despair."

If you want to save the planet in your way, then we agree with you.

Conversely, Alice will be absorbed into the river of life, while you will be banished from our world.

"Deal! Remember what you said! What kind of world is that?"

"There is a life form similar to Genova, but he is stronger than Genova; he is a true god."

He descended upon a planet and drained all of its etheric magic, leaving the entire land devoid of magical power.

Go save the planet, kill that god, and if you succeed, then your point of view will be proven correct.

"So-called destiny can also be controlled in one's own hands," the planetary consciousness said.

Damn it! They actually want me to slay a god! (End of Chapter)