The world was once destroyed.
Yet only a few people know this.
"For most mediocre ordinary people in this world, the 'world' is stable and eternal," Constance's voice sounded flat and indifferent, speaking in a completely straightforward tone The unbelievable truth, "the alternation of day and night, the cycle of seasons, the growth of all things, the cycle of life and death, in the limited and short life of most people, such things will happen and repeat in strict accordance with the laws of nature. For them, 'the world was once destroyed 'This incident is not only unimaginable, but more like a fantasy. They cannot understand it and will not understand it-and if they are forced to recognize this incident, the only result will be nothing but panic. Therefore, unless it is among the inheritors, no one will mention this truth."
She didn't pay attention to the expressions on the faces of Charlemagne and Evanna, but continued on her own: "Our world has been destroyed, and more than once—it's not the kind of trivial matter that the world war led to the destruction of the kingdom as you think." ’, not even the extinction of certain races, but the complete collapse and disintegration of the entire world in the true sense.
"From a long time ago, so long ago that even the inheritors couldn't confirm the beginning of the matter, there was a powerful and terrifying force entrenched in this world. We don't know its origin, and we don't know why it To destroy everything, just know that our first ancestors called it 'annihilation', and it was 'annihilation' that caused the first destruction of the world.
"Did you know? The world is actually so big that you can't even imagine it—it was far more than a single planet... cramped. Before the annihilation came, there were countless planets like Laherien, and they all They are called planets, and there are stars far more massive than planets, and celestial bodies far more massive than stars floating in the world, which the ancestors called the universe.
"And the annihilation caused the extinction of the first universe—tearing the entire universe to pieces in a way that no mortal man could comprehend.
"That's the first era."
Constance was silent for a moment, and Evanna couldn't help but ask, "So, are we the survivors after that?"
Constance laughed, with a cold smile in her smile: "How could it be so beautiful—it can be said that there were no survivors in the first era.
"The real end of the world will not be so 'gentle'. It's not like a war between humans. You may survive by digging a large enough crypt or building a castle. When the entire universe begins to collapse, Even the stars will be extinguished in an instant, and there is no refuge in the world that allows you to survive. In the first era, those oldest ancestors were already very powerful. They could even span the entire universe in an instant, and they could also create or extinguish at will. Stars, big and small, they can even add or delete at will in the space-time structure to create private countries floating on the edge of the real world—but even such powerful ancestors cannot restore the doomsday crisis when annihilation comes. The universe of the First Era was torn to pieces, and even the once glorious civilization was destroyed. Nothing survived at all.
"But the real nightmare came after that."
Constance took a deep breath, as if she couldn't help shivering even when she said certain things.
Charlemagne was impatient: "What happened after that?"
"After the first era was destroyed, our world was reshaped," Constance said slowly, "and a new era was born from the ashes of the collapse of the universe, and everything reappeared - and oblivion appeared with it. "
Charlemagne and Evanna looked at each other, and even Hao Ren couldn't help but glance at Vivian: the situation seems to be different from the initial guess.
Aiwenna's face turned slightly pale: "How many times has this happened?"
"I don't know," Constance shook her head, "too many times, and the eternal soul can't bear such wear and tear. We only know that this world has been destroyed more than once, and then reshaped in the ruins and debris , and each time the process is similar: the reshaped world will run smoothly at first, making people even doubt that true peace has arrived, but annihilation will inevitably appear after that, and push the world into the abyss of destruction.
"And every time Annihilation comes, there will be a war called 'Changing Era'. This war cannot be avoided, because it is not us who started the war, but 'Annihilation'. It will corrupt the world. The most powerful warriors, and unleashed countless monsters from the nightmare world, these minions feed on the world and are bound to sweep everything.In order to survive, and to leave a glimmer of hope after the turn of the era, we will Rise up.
"But no matter how fierce the resistance of human beings is, annihilation will eventually destroy everything. The war will intensify, and there will be more and more monsters. The dust will not be settled until the order of the world is broken and everything is swallowed by madness.
"It's like a cycle of destruction and rebirth, the end seems to have come long ago, but it never seems to end - we fought game after game, each time we were able to successfully complete the epoch and continue in the next epoch They must be the most tenacious, fearless, and powerful race among human beings. However, in the next era, these strong people will inevitably become new carriers of annihilation—the savior will eventually become the destroyer, and will be destroyed by the new rebels. Knockdown, this is the turn of the era.
"And another consequence brought about by the alternation of the era is the continuous 'loss' of the world."
"After all, we are 'defective products' remodeled from the wreckage of the universe. Every time such remodeling will lead to the continuous loss of something similar to the original, and the specific manifestation is that the level of the world has dropped again and again. As we drop, our level of civilization also drops again and again.
"Do you still remember the 'inheritor' and 'eternal soul' that I have been emphasizing just now? That refers to the soul that can complete the change of era and survive after the world is reshaped. Although the world will be destroyed, the tangible flesh The body will also perish, but some residues of the soul will always survive and be passed on to the next era with memories—and the hope of keeping this continuity is the biggest reason for the inheritors to continue to resist in the end of the world. Motivation. But all of these will be worn out, and they will be worn out along with the world.
"In the initial era alternation war, we fought on the endless battlefield of time and space. After that, we resisted annihilation among the stars. In the next few times, we can only fight in a galaxy. After that, We can only huddle in the shadow of the planet, relying on the battle satellites to resist the monsters pouring out from the center of the star-and after the turn of the era, we finally retreated to the surface, and our weapons became swords and swords. Spears, our battlefields can't even leave the atmosphere.
"One day, the turn of the ages will take place in a city, in a small town, on a piece of rubble, and the last of men and the last of monsters may fight with bare hands, teeth and nails—and if they all fall , that may be the real relief."
Constance's story came to an end at last.
Hao Ren knew that what Constance told must not be the whole truth—it wasn't that the princess was hiding something, but that she didn't know the whole truth at all.
Because the memories inherited by the inheritors are constantly disappearing, this civilization from ancient times is gradually shrinking together with this universe. Now there is only a chaotic dark field and the only planet "Lahrien" left in the once vast sea of stars. So what can be left of those "inheritors" who have survived the change of eras and have continued to this day
I'm afraid that Constance herself doesn't quite understand what the concepts she said mean—those inheritors like her probably have forgotten what the starry sky looks like at all, and they don't remember the time when they traveled in the star sea. They just remember They fought the wars again and again, and spoke out some sporadic words that even they themselves did not understand the meaning of.
As for Charlemagne and Evanna, they raised their heads after a long silence, and Charlemagne pointed to the platinum scepter that was still floating in the air: "This scepter has always been kept by the Ys royal family, so we too... "
"Inheritors, but they are already extinct inheritors," Constance nodded lightly, "In fact, I didn't know that you kept this 'inheritance' before today, and you are going to find ways to find this right by yourself." The whereabouts of the rod—your father and king probably woke up suddenly after being affected by the change of the era, and a little memory emerged from the depths of the soul, so they sent you here, but you... obviously have no memory of the ancient times .”
Charlemagne laughed at himself: "That is to say, we belong to the wave of people who are not eligible to participate in the change of era, nor are we eligible to be continued in the next era, right—if what you are talking about is not a horror story from the Arabian Nights if."
"Anyone is eligible to participate in the change of era, because this is a challenge that all living beings must face," Constance glanced at Charlemagne, "but you really can't continue... Your ancient memories have been obliterated, and your soul is no longer With eternity, even if you participate in the change of era and win with me, in the new era... you will not remember me."
Charlemagne opened his mouth to say something, but Awenna next to him said first: "This is a kind of luck."
"Yes, great luck," Constance looked at Ys's princess, "you don't have to continue to face the truth. There is nothing happier than ignorance."
After digesting all the huge amount of information, Hao Ren let out a long sigh: "Oh, so your history...is flashback."
He finally understood what happened to those "reverbs" from different levels of civilization, different timelines, and different worldlines.
It turned out that it wasn't that many destroyed worlds were stacked together, nor were the wreckage of different civilizations intertwined. There was only one universe facing the end from beginning to end—it was just that it was destroyed more than once.
"Flashback? That's a good idea," Constance raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Hao Ren, "but why do you say 'our history'?"
"No, it's nothing." Hao Ren diverted this little slip of the tongue, "About the change of era... I have a few questions."