"What can I fight for?" Alicia smiled calmly, "Doesn't their choice, to a large extent, represent the choice of mankind? It's only because Feng is gone that they dare to say so... There's no point in fighting for these things now."
Eden looked at Alicia with some confusion.
Alicia raised her head and whispered, "We didn't win the Final Battle at all. We failed. We lost completely... Eden, guess what will happen next?"
Eden was stunned for a moment, but Alicia didn't seem to plan to say more. She walked past Eden and whispered, "I am no longer the Herrscher of Origin, and there will never be another Feng... There won't be another one..."
Eden turned to look at Alicia and said, "Ally, do you mean that the end will come again?"
Alicia turned her back to Eden, and after a long while, she said, "Eden, do you know? In the past few days, I have thought about it for a long time. I wondered why they treated Feng like this, and then I thought, isn't this what I was afraid of before? I was afraid that I was a Herrscher, and then like they are doing to Feng now, the world would forget me... I was still wondering why we ended up like this, why I couldn't be like Lilith, proud and willful to go with Feng... I thought about a lot, but in the end, I found that I already knew the answers to all the questions."
Eden was silent.
"No matter what, our civilization has failed, but Feng still left a spark of hope for the next civilization. They want to forget Feng, but the next civilization will remember Feng, and we will all remember him."
Alicia said and left.
the other side.
Kevin was grabbed by the clothes by Kosmo and questioned: "Kevin, is what they said true? They want to erase all the information about Feng and then transfer all the records to you?"
Kevin didn't answer.
Kosmo gritted his teeth, but finally let go of his hand and whispered: "He is a hero, and heroes should not be forgotten..."
Kevin remained silent.
In fact, Kevin has remained basically silent since the end of the End War. The only time he spoke was when May told him about the parliament's proposal, and he expressed his opposition.
"...We still failed. We couldn't save Alicia, nor did we save Feng. Feng brought Alicia back, but humans wanted to forget Feng..." Kosmo lowered his head, "So...what exactly did we change?"
Kevin lowered his eyes, and at this moment, a broadcast suddenly sounded in the Fire Moth base, notifying Kevin and others to go to the conference room.
Kosmo looked at Kevin. Kevin just looked up at the broadcast and went to the conference room without saying a word. After all, the Yingjie system still existed and Kosmo had to go too, so he could only follow.
Arriving at the conference hall, what caught my eye was Mei with a serious look on her face and the parliament members whispering to each other.
They had all agreed to put collective pressure on Mei during the meeting, erase Zhu Yufeng's achievements, make a big fuss about the fact that there was a Herrscher among the fusion warriors, suppress the status of the fusion warriors, and gradually take back the power that they believed the parliament should have.
Kosmo glanced at Yingjie's seat. Alicia was not present, and he didn't know if she would come now. Hua, Hen, Su and Mebius had already arrived. There was an "absent" sign directly on Velvi's seat. Ying probably wouldn't come either, or she couldn't come at all. After the Battle of the End, she almost overturned the Fire Moth and threatened Lionel with a knife... and was finally forced by Aponia to go to the deepest place with the commandments.
Kosmo sighed softly and sat in his seat in silence.
Not long after, Eden also came over, but Alicia still didn't come.
After confirming that everyone was present except for those who were absent, May announced the start of the meeting.
As soon as Mei finished speaking, a member of parliament couldn't wait to speak up: "Dr. Mei, the file about Feng..."
"Congressman Atkins, please be quiet," May said calmly. "There is a more important announcement to make now."
"What could be more serious than a Herrscher appearing in our team?" Atkins couldn't help but ask, and the other congressmen nodded.
Kosmo's hands under the table suddenly clenched, and at the same time, he could feel the cold air coming from Kevin who was sitting next to him.
"Is the thing you have been arguing about more important than the fact that the end is about to be born again?" Mei said coldly.
Instantly, the entire conference hall fell into an eerie silence, and after a while, it was like a boiling pot:
"What's going on? Wasn't it confirmed earlier that the End had been destroyed?"
"Didn't they say that after the traitor Feng was judged, the End would disappear?"
"Dr. May, this joke is not funny!"
Mei stood on the conference stage, not looking at any of the members, and said coldly: "I have made it very clear. The Honkai energy on the moon has not dissipated, and there is a trend of gathering again. It can be confirmed that the End is about to be born again. And this time, we no longer have the Moonlight Throne to fight the End, and there will be no second Feng appearing."
The conference room suddenly fell silent.
Lionel, who was sitting on the other side, was one of the few people who was not surprised by the news. Rather, he had been sitting in his seat with his eyes closed since he came here, and he did not even lift his eyelids when he heard the news that the end was about to come again.
"A hero's deeds are judged, not his heart. No matter how eloquent the so-called 'god' is, it cannot change the fact that he has protected mankind until now. But in the end, it was mankind who betrayed him and gave up on him. The so-called betrayer will be 'judged'. Feng is like this, so how can humans escape?"
The coming of the end again made the parliamentarians a little panicked. They all thought that the collapse was over, and they were still thinking about how to "take back" power from Mei.
They could only turn their expectant gazes to Kevin, who sat there with his eyes closed, never saying a word. Then they looked at the other heroes, whose faces showed some calmness, some ridicule, and some sadness.
They said nothing, yet seemed to have said everything.
"If Lionel hadn't activated the self-destruction power of the Thunder..."
Suddenly someone whispered, and as if it instantly mobilized the enthusiasm of others, they began to criticize the "hero" they had praised before. Their expressions changed so quickly that Kosmo didn't want to watch it anymore, so he stood up and chose to leave.
Lionel remained calm from beginning to end, oblivious to what was happening.
May turned her gaze to Mebius, who stood up and left.
They all knew that resurrection would basically be a death sentence for humans who had already lost Zhu Yufeng, their strongest trump card. Humans had failed once again.
Now, we can only start those plans that will be left for the next civilization.
The announcement of this news is only to divert the attention of these congressmen so that they don't have to stare at the power in their hands that will soon become meaningless.
Later, when Eden informed Alicia, who was taking care of the child, about the meeting, Alicia remained noncommittal.
In the next few days, the strange phenomenon that appeared on the moon again proved the news that the end was about to be resurrected. The top leaders became more and more panicked about the impending destruction. They knew that once civilization was reset, the world's discourse power would be in the hands of the heroes, and their previous actions undoubtedly angered all the heroes.
They thought that Honkai had disappeared and the heroes no longer had the advantage in the right to speak, so they dared to jump up and down like this. As a result, the End played them like an actor. Having offended the heroes, they could only try their best to save them. They directed all their efforts on Lionel, clamoring for Lionel to atone his sins, and asked the soldiers to arrest him, saying that they would hang him to commemorate the hero.
Even Hua couldn't stand such an ugly scene. When some congressmen wanted to find her, she chose to use Yu Duchen to block her from their eyes so that she could have some peace and quiet.
And Lionel seemed to have no complaints about this and never made a single excuse for himself from beginning to end.
No matter what the top leaders do, the end is coming, and civilization is about to be destroyed.
A few days later, six hours before Doom was about to be resurrected, the Fire Moth underwent a drastic change.
Kevin held the Skyfire in his hand and silently looked at Lionel, whose half body had turned into a monster. He didn't know how and where he got the super mutation factor, and injected it directly into his body without undergoing the fusion warrior surgery, turning him into this appearance.
He massacred all the council members, as well as some of the top officials from all the other surviving cities who had come here.
Kevin knew very well that even if he did nothing now, Lionel would not live long.
He knew even more clearly that Lionel had been imprisoned in the deepest place before. If he wanted to get out, he had to go through Aponia. Therefore, Aponia was definitely involved in this bloody turmoil.
Seeing Kevin coming over, Lionel just glanced at him and said, "You don't have much time left. Why don't you talk to others for a while and take another look at the final appearance of this civilization."
Kevin looked at Lionel and said after a while: "You don't have to do this."
"Someone has to do this." Lionel turned and left. "Humanity has fallen into its current situation because of all the causes and consequences. It is nothing but their own fault. The new era cannot accommodate people like them, but they always want to board the ship to the new era..."
Kevin was silent.
"Kevin... I know that as a sinner, I may not be qualified to say this, but I still want to ask you." Lionel turned his human half of his face, "Can humans really defeat Honkai?"
Then, without waiting for Kevin to answer, Lionel walked into the night alone and walked outside the Fire Moth base.
Kevin stood there for a long time before he said, "Humanity will definitely defeat Honkai, no matter what the cost, no matter how many sacrifices are made... Humanity must defeat Honkai..."
1 hour before resurrection.
In front of the hibernation chamber.
"Grayshus, where is Hen?" Mebius frowned and asked as he looked at the lonely Grayshus. They were now being arranged to enter the hibernation chamber. After a while, the chamber would be completely closed and no one from the outside could come in anymore.
Grayshue lowered her eyes and handed Mebius a letter: "Dad told me to give this to Grandma Mebius."
Mebius took the envelope, opened it and took a look. His face darkened as he read more. Finally, he crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it to the ground. Then he looked at Grayshu again, sighed softly and said, "Hen... Forget it, let's go."
Grayshu glanced at the letter on the ground and followed Mebius without saying a word.
At this time, on a tall building in the surviving city.
Lionel leaned against the railing, gazing at the dawn that was about to appear in the distant sky.
"You are here after all, Lord Lionel." Hen's voice sounded behind him.
Lionel looked back at Hen and said calmly, "Aren't you going to accompany your daughter? Grayxiu is only 12 years old."
"I am sorry for Grayshu." Hen sighed softly, "But... with Alicia and the others here, Grayshu won't be alone in the new civilization."
Lionel turned his head back and continued to look into the distance: "As a father, this is not right, right?"
"Of course not, I am a failed father." Hen said with a bitter smile, "But... maybe I am tired. My roots are in this civilization. All my past and memories are deeply engraved on this land. What's more, Blanca... I don't want her to be left alone in this era..."
Lionel said nothing.
"But you, Sir Lionel, you could have..."
"I have never forgotten that I am a soldier of Mu Continent, a soldier of the Fire Moth." Lionel said while looking at the horizon, "When Mu Continent sank, I was forced by Beffinger to become a deserter. Now, no one can force me."
Hen was silent.
After a while, Lionel continued, "You said that your past is engraved on this land. How could it be the same for me? My pride, my best friend, and my sister all died in this era. The new era is not suitable for people like me. I am a soldier... and I should watch over this civilization until the last moment."
"Sir Lionel... you really are... ah..."
"You are the only one who has no right to say that to me, Hen."
Half an hour before the resurrection.
All hibernation capsules have been closed and the lights in the underground shelters have been turned off one by one.
Kevin lay in the hibernation capsule and closed his eyes. He thought of everything along the way. Countless figures flashed through his mind, and the last and clearest figure was Zhu Yufeng. He once again said in his heart: "No matter what the price... I will definitely, and I must, defeat Honkai..."
Alicia was lying in the hibernation capsule. At the moment, her heart was very calm. She had no curiosity about the future, but only prayed for the promise that person made to her in the end.
"We will meet again eventually. This is what you promised me. You must not break your promise, Feng..."
The time of rebirth.
Finally standing on the moon, gazing at the earth in the distance, she stretched out her hand and looked at the earth. She saw light falling from the sky, gradually covering the entire globe. Wherever the light passed, all traces of civilization were wiped out.
A civilization ends here, and a civilization is born here.
"So, why does Siwon like humans? Why does he like Siwon?"
"Leonard, do you plead guilty?"
"..."
"When Mu Dalu was still around, you excluded your colleagues and monopolized power. You also deceived the emperor and deliberately allowed the Ninth Herrscher to self-destruct and sink Mu Dalu during the campaign against him. You then used this as a token of your loyalty to the Fire Moth."
"..."
"During the 11th Herrscher incident, you concealed the news that the 11th Herrscher attacked the Fire Moth headquarters, which delayed the support of the Fusion Warriors and caused a large number of casualties. Do you plead guilty?"
"..."
"During the Battle of the End, when our hero was fighting the End, you activated the self-destruction power output of the Thunder, killing our hero. After that, you tried to incite the crowd to deny all the contributions Feng had made to mankind. Do you plead guilty?"
The shackled man who had remained silent raised his eyes and faced the "judges" in front of him. He stood straight, laughed contemptuously, and said, "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext."
As soon as these words were spoken, the "judges" sitting on the bench seemed to have been hit in the sore spot, and began to accuse the man of being pretentious and confusing right and wrong.
Finally, the "judge" made the final decision, listed his "undoubted" "crimes", and sentenced him to death in the near future.
He just stared coldly at all the people participating in this "trial". His gaze was like that of a lion. Everyone who was swept by his gaze subconsciously leaned back, and then realized that they were threatened by the gaze of a criminal who had been deprived of all rights. They couldn't help but become even more annoyed and added another "charge" to the already numerous "charges".
Afterwards, he was imprisoned in the deepest part of the deep, which was the prison that Fire Moth had always used to detain criminals who had committed unforgivable crimes or had dangerous abilities that were difficult to control.
There were no prisoners here for a long time. The Ying Jie who tried to assassinate him a few days ago had been released, and he was now the only prisoner in this prison.
Ah, considering all the crimes I have committed, this is indeed a good place to end up.
Wearing shackles, he walked into the depths at a leisurely pace, without any embarrassment that a criminal should have. After arriving at his place of detention, he leaned against the wall of the room, staring in a daze at the endless darkness outside the prison.
The deepest place...
I never thought that I would have the chance to be imprisoned here as a criminal in my lifetime.
The man thought so.
He thought of the crimes those people had listed for him, and he didn't want to waste any more words on them. But there was one thing he really couldn't refute, because he had indeed pulled the trigger of fate for Feng.
This is the fact. It has nothing to do with motivation or choice. It has been done and there is no room for any excuses.
He had hesitated, but he finally made up his mind. Perhaps everything was destined when the end came. At least one of Feng and Alicia must sacrifice, and Feng would almost certainly sacrifice... This was told to him by his sister who was unwilling to call him "brother" in the end.
As a brother, I was indeed a failure... My sister became a hero and proudly left with the hero of the dawn, but I was powerless to change the final outcome and became a "sinner".
Until the end, he was unable to reconcile with his sister. This was probably his only regret at the moment... After the end of the Final War, he thought about whether he should use the pistol that the king had once rewarded him with and placed in the drawer to end his life, but he remembered that his sister told him not to die too early, and she didn't want to go the same way as him.
What a stubborn and disobedient sister...
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