In the endless darkness, the girl stood there, looking down at Luo Ling with a look full of nostalgia and reluctance.
"Ling, it's a pity that as a mother, I couldn't even be with you..."
As the personality consciousness of the deity, almost the entire world can be considered her child.
But... this unborn imprint of consciousness is her only inheritance, and it does not just exist as a hope for salvation.
Luo Ling stretched out her hand, wanting to hold her mother's hand again, but Tui Sheng just smiled slightly, then turned her head to look into the distance and closed her eyes.
"I love this world as much as I love you."
"so... "
As the last step was taken, the figure of the transformation gradually dimmed.
Luo Ling wanted to catch up with her, but found that her steps were not as light as before, but much heavier.
Or... to be more precise, she felt her body becoming more solid, no longer just a gray shadow, but having a physical form again.
This is what she looks like now.
She had a pair of dark golden vertical pupils, hideous blue-black scales on both sides of her cheeks, terrifying claws on her fingertips, and her body was covered in blood. Shocking injuries covered almost her entire body.
Luo Ling looked around and saw traces of Nibelung fragments everywhere, outlining simple lines that had already disappeared into nothingness.
After losing the support of malice, Nibelungen was completely unable to withstand the power of the dark dragon, even if it was just its residual power.
When Luo Ling was fighting with the giant black dragon, the Nibelungen had been completely shattered and turned into nothingness.
Memories of the past resurfaced in my mind, as if they had never left me. The wonderful journey I had spent with Tusheng was so real, without any falsehood.
Just because...
She had definitely gone through this journey of creation with her mother and witnessed the birth of the four great places of origin.
More importantly, the giant black dragon had disappeared at this moment. Luo Ling covered his head and found the truth from the corner of his memory.
... This was an action beyond one’s capabilities.
But it was another helpless decision with no other choice.
Luo Ling first used the power of "Savior Witch" to get close enough to the dark dragon without falling into the end of "Doomsday", and then used all of her own existence to infiltrate the dark dragon and gradually merge into it.
During this period, it was Elsa and Su Wan who worked together to curb the actions of the black dragon, allowing Luo Ling to proceed smoothly. Otherwise, the infinitely expanding black dragon would never leave Luo Ling any chance.
It was not until Elsa and Su Wan paid a heavy price to buy precious time for Luo Ling, allowing her to complete the initial infiltration, that this extremely brutal battle finally officially began.
But even so, Luo Ling still overestimated her own will.
She was nearly defeated by the giant black dragon, and nearly turned into a will of nothingness, becoming the "doomsday" god that was about to be born.
But a trace of nostalgia and concern for this world allows her to maintain enough of her own self in the surging "meaninglessness" so as not to be completely annihilated.
As the future of the stellar civilization, this glimmer of hope will never be so easily defeated, even at the end of "doomsday" despair.
A trace of attachment to this world, coupled with a little bit of longing for the past, and finally a faint hope that could not be dissipated no matter what. Luo Ling found an imperceptible bit of "transcendence" will in the "doomsday" of the dark dragon, and took the last step, standing on the height called "God", overlooking this broken world.
It is precisely because she has become a god that is temporarily unworthy of the title that Luo Ling is able to see the transformation of the self-sacrificing being at the other end of the timeline, showing her a future that is not completely hopeless, a possibility that is not absolutely impossible.
This is not the testimony of a dream or a false experience, but a fact that actually happened.
At this point, the giant black dragon was completely "swallowed" by Luo Ling, and then completed its rebirth through "birth" and was controlled by Luo Ling.
Luo Ling just raised his hand slightly, and a terrifying giant beast that almost covered the sky and the sun appeared instantly. The roaring black dragon no longer only expressed the despair of "doomsday", but also the hope of "transcendence".
"Doomsday" - "Ascension" is no longer just a path created by the gods, but is manifested as two different gods together on this dark dragon.
Luo Ling gently placed her hand on the giant black dragon, and the giant black dragon slowly leaned down and approached her with a little intimacy.
But his expression no longer had the lively look that he had seen before.
Luo Ling knew the reason.
Because... She has now occupied the position of "Transformation" and become the deity of the will of "Transformation".
A god will not have two consciousnesses at the same time. Just like the "Doomsday" that is the most desperate in the world, there is only one benevolent ascended personality from beginning to end, but there is no evil personality to correspond to it.
This is the current situation. Since Luo Ling has become a god, Tusheng has naturally lost his position as a god. All the residual images and will of Tusheng left over from the past have been inherited by Luo Ling, the newborn god.
And Luo Ling's transformed mother... has obtained the complete rest she most desired.
Luo Ling slowly closed her eyes, with the gentle smile of Tuosheng's mother still lingering in her mind. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but slightly curl up, revealing a hint of sadness.
only..
No matter how sad it is, Luo Ling will have to complete the unfinished work of his mother.
Luo Ling sensed the nothingness around him, and his consciousness penetrated this terrifyingly desolate universe in an instant. Beyond the four origin places that were as tiny as grains of sand, there was more of the silent darkness like night.
The darkness was constantly spreading towards the only light. Even though Luo Ling clearly felt that the darkness was a part of her, she could not retain it no matter how hard she tried.
This was the despair she had faced when she had transformed. She could only watch helplessly as the power she possessed swallowed up everything she loved. Now Luo Ling was facing the same desperate situation, and it seemed that it had never changed.
No, it has changed a little after all.
"Transcendence Mom..."
Luo Ling slowly opened his eyes, looked up into the depths of nothingness, and said softly,
"The biggest difference between you and me is...
“The world has experienced too many failures.
"You didn't get a chance to see it, but I did."
From the rescue plan of the old man and philosopher in the Victorian era, to the Changshengtian plan passed down by Yaoji to the omen of the time, and the Hall of Heroes plan of the old Valhalla, and even the pessimistic escape of the doomsday messenger...
And much, much more.
Luo Ling has witnessed the efforts this world has made to survive, and shoulders their hopes when they fail.
“The end is coming.”
Luo Ling pinched her fingers lightly, and the quiet darkness of the entire universe flickered like a countdown at this moment.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, towards despair.
“Or, it won’t come.”
(End of this volume)
Because the last volume is relatively short, I won’t use a single chapter to talk about it in detail. I will use the closing remarks to talk about it in more detail later. For now, I will just talk about it briefly.
The last volume is about 50,000 to 100,000 words long, and it basically fills in the holes left in the previous chapters. If there are any parts of the previous plots that I have missed, or if you think that I haven't explained them in detail enough, you can reply here, and I will check them one by one and fill in the holes as appropriate - because some of them are really not holes!
Don't worry, it's really he this time!
That's not right, the cat stories before always ended happily!
As for the part about Tiantian's daily life, the style of the main text is not really suitable for this kind of thing, so I wrote less... However, I will update the extra chapters from time to time after the end, so I'll talk about it then!
Finally, I really want to thank all the readers for their companionship over the past year. I am so grateful to you.
Volume 4: End of the World, 11 chapters
Chapter 1: Different Endings for Gods (5k5)
On a lonely, desolate island filled with dark gray color.
The endless nothingness did not devour the isolated island as it had eroded other existences, but merely floated around indistinctly.
In other words, the island itself is part of nothingness.
This was the first time that Luo Ling did not go through the black fog, but directly stepped into this lost country at the end of nothingness. She did not affect the black fog surging around her, but the black fog naturally avoided her without leaving any trace.
At the end of the black fog is a manor with a simple, elegant and gorgeous style. Countless blooming flowers embellish every inch of the manor, and a faint and strange fragrance can be smelled directly from afar.
However, no matter how bright and colorful the flowers are, they are now only black and white here, but they are frozen in the moment of full bloom.
The first Naya, wearing a dark purple strapless dress, stood at the door of the manor. It seemed that she had anticipated Luo Ling's visit from the beginning and came to greet her specially.
Her beautiful face, no longer shrouded in mystery, had a faint smile on its face. Her phoenix eyes, filled with mysterious patterns, stared at Luo Ling intently, and the look in her eyes was particularly alluring.
Just by standing there, Naya gave people a fatal attraction. This attraction did not come from her rare and stunning appearance, nor from her enchanting and charming posture, but from her existence.
From His "miracles".
But at this moment, in Luo Ling's eyes, behind Naya's "miracle" is "despair" as terrifying as the abyss.
Just because she is the end of the path of "chaos", a god of "miracle and despair".
"You have some of her shadow after all. I am not mistaken."
Naya said slowly, with a charming smile on her lips.
This was also the first time that Luo Ling saw Naya leave the Gray Garden, which meant that from this moment on, Naya had regarded Luo Ling as an existence of the same level, and both of them had already or were about to face a desperate end alone that was unique in the world.
"But I am not her."
Luo Ling shook his head and spoke softly.
"I know - or rather, from this moment on, I finally, lost myself in the knowledge that this is the case."
Naya made way for Luo Ling, lifted the hem of her skirt gracefully, and leaned forward slightly to guide him.
"Please come in, Ling. I know you still have a lot of questions that need my help. This time... I won't hide anything from you."
Calling Luo Ling by her name directly instead of her code name "Zizhu" was also the first time for the first Naya.
Luo Ling did not immediately step into the manor full of dark flowers, but looked at Naya deeply.
She had already vaguely noticed that Naya's attitude towards her had changed significantly after a period of time, but because Naya was always good at hiding things from others, she could never get even a little bit of information from her.
Even Luo Ling's previous victories were insignificant to Naya, including the incident of almost flipping the table... Naya seemed quite angry, but from what happened afterwards, she only cared about Luo Ling from beginning to end. Before Luo Ling, other members of the Witch Tea Party were in the category of being abandoned.
To be more precise, before Luo Ling, the Witch Tea Party was just a pastime for Naya during his free time while waiting for the "doomsday".
Step by step, Luo Ling learned about Naya's story, her past transformation, her own identity, and the desperate truth of this world. Until this moment, Luo Ling finally uncovered the unknown side of Naya with great difficulty.
As she watched in silence, the ever-changing faint smile on Naya's face finally faded away, leaving only endless grief and sorrow.
No matter how time passes, she will always remain in the past, just because of her and Tusheng's common failure.
... As gods, they are ultimately unable to save the world they love.
Still in the familiar garden, at a round table surrounded by countless flowers, Naya sat at the first seat, and Luo Ling sat opposite her.
The black fog around them dissipated, and this time... no other tea party members would interrupt their conversation.
"Ling, now that you have inherited everything she left behind, can you feel some changes from before?"
This time, Naya was unusually serious. Luo Ling was a little uncomfortable with it. After a little hesitation, he replied,
"Actually... not much."
After officially becoming a god, Luo Ling did not feel that he had anything more than before.
It can indeed be said that she has become stronger. With just a thought, she can let "Doomsday" cover the entire world and destroy everything in the world unstoppably.
But this kind of power is of no use to her, and the result of doing so can even be said to be the outcome she least wants to see.
This is the same as before the transformation and death.
Apart from this, Luo Ling can only use her past "transformation" ability and the power possessed by other forms. Becoming a god has not enhanced her abilities in other aspects.
Compared to the huge and desperate "Doomsday", "Metamorphosis"... although it has transcended the limitations of the path at the beginning of creation and has become an independent special rule, a new but not fully born god, it is really too immature.
It is an iron rule that gods will never meet each other, so generally speaking, the strength of gods cannot be compared with that of others.
If we really want to compare, we can only talk about the damage caused by the disasters they cause...
But this does not apply to "Doomsday" and "Metamorphosis", because "Metamorphosis" is derived from "Doomsday", and "Doomsday" gave birth to "Metamorphosis". These two rules at the two ends are no longer incomparable in strength, but can be influenced and restrained by each other.
Unfortunately, the current "Metamorphosis" is too weak. As the common embodiment of the wills of these two gods, Luo Ling realizes this very clearly.
If Luo Ling does nothing and lets everything continue to develop, her "doomsday" side will sooner or later merge "transformation" into it again, and the horrific disaster of the past will reappear.
Luo Ling can determine the duration of this period of time. Judging from the normal speed at which time passes, this tiny glimmer of light remaining in the endless darkness has already entered the countdown to the final hundred years.
A hundred years may sound like a long time, but if it is magnified to the scale of the entire universe, a mere hundred years is not even a blink of an eye.
Naya listened to Luo Ling's narration patiently, nodded slightly, and said,
"Yes, as gods, we are indeed quite powerful, but if we want to go against the will of the gods, we are very weak."