hotmtlnovel Chapter 992 The Moonlit Night: Hope Arrives
Chapter 992 The Moonlit Night: Hope Arrives
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In memory.
Nagato and Musashi cooperate to help the Great Sage achieve his goal.
They are resisting calamities.
Directly above the two people...
At the top of the withered sacred tree, a giant eye formed from black energy stared furiously at everything.
That is the heart of the calamity.
Higher up, faint starlight twinkled as it plummeted downwards.
The falling star is exactly as described in the legend.
But the two discovered that the falling star was actually the Great Sage himself.
then.
The intense light emanating from the center of Hai Ruo blurred our vision.
Like fireworks rising into the sky, displaying a dazzling brilliance at the moment of explosion.
The change then occurred.
The dark sea was shrouded in dark clouds.
The monster in the clouds roared and devoured everything in its path.
The sacred tree was enveloped in flames.
A black dragon is gnawing on the tree trunk.
The scene changes.
A fierce wind blew, blurring the boundary between the sky and the earth as if it had been soaked in ink.
The waning moon was like blood.
At the top of the castle tower in the heart of Sakura Empire's city.
A solitary figure is confronting the dark aura above the clouds.
The figure leaped into the air, and a cold light pierced into the clouds.
The light pierced through the dense black clouds, followed by a tremendous impact—
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
The sky was azure, the grass was covered with dewdrops, and the wind rustled.
Amidst this beautiful scenery, on a hill not far away, there is a figure.
Before Nagato could even ask...
The great sage spoke first.
"Lord Nagato, Lord Musashi..."
Do you know what dreams are?
Some say dreams are a continuation of reality, while others say they are omens of the future.
"But my dreams are different."
"In my dreams, I have witnessed destruction countless times."
"Day after day, year after year."
"I have tried every possible way to save you in my dreams."
"But in the end... perhaps I knew the answer to this question from the very beginning."
“‘Xi’—that’s what I call it.”
"Although it may take a very long time, it will always arrive quietly, following the trajectory of falling stars."
“‘Hai Ruo’ and ‘Xi’ are like two sides of the same coin; this connection will always exist.”
Musashi asked anxiously, "Is there really no other way?"
The great sage remained calm and countered with the question: "How can you rid yourself of your own shadow?"
"Where there is light, there is darkness; the two wax and wane, creating a delicate balance."
Musashi continued, "Hai Ruo, what exactly is it?"
The great sage replied, “It is not special; in fact, it is no different in essence from the Rubik’s Cube you speak of.”
"The Rubik's Cube and 'Hairuo' are just different paths leading to the same goal."
"The Rubik's Cube is just a man-made name; Hai Ruo existed long before the concept of the Rubik's Cube came into being."
"Mortals rejoice because of their creations, but the greatest creator is nature itself."
"If I had to define it, I think perhaps I could call it...'the root'."
"And such 'root causes' are by no means isolated cases on a cosmic scale."
While Musashi was pondering.
The great sage looked into the distance.
"It is a foundation built by nature, and a miracle composed of countless exquisite coincidences."
"That is me."
Against the backdrop, a star falls vertically.
The sky collapsed to both sides from the trails of stars, revealing the black abyss behind them.
boom----!
With a deafening roar, the star crashed into the earth, causing tectonic plate tremors and the impact radiating outwards from the point of impact.
Amidst the scorching light, a colossal crystal rapidly grew from the ground towards the sky.
Gazing at this breathtaking scene, Nagato murmured, "Is this... the scene of the falling star described in the legends of the 'Hai Ruo Ji'...?"
"It is also the origin of the Great Sacred Domain..."
Hai Ruo's radiance grew increasingly dim.
Faced with the Great Sage's ultimate attack, the monster named "Xi" made a last-ditch struggle like a madman.
A dark aura approached the two of them from all directions.
Musashi swung his sword with all his might, but even the sharpest blade could not cut through the darkness.
Nagato activated his magic: "May the gods protect me, break through—!"
Amidst the overwhelming darkness, only one corner of the world remained bright.
However, that single glimmer of light flickered like a candle in the wind, and the fragile balance between light and shadow was about to be shattered completely.
"How could this be?!"
Nagato thought it over quickly and soon made up his mind.
"Now that things have come to this, I still have one more way."
"If I were to pour all my strength into your blade, your desperate strike might just bring a glimmer of hope."
Musashi dissuaded him, saying, "Absolutely not!"
"If that's the case, what about you, Lord Nagato?!"
But time was running out, and Nagato snatched Musashi's sword.
While casting the spell, he said, "Protecting the Sakura Empire is my responsibility as a divine child."
"I have already made a vow..."
"May the gods protect us!!"
Nagato shoved the scabbard into Musashi's arms, then abruptly pushed her away.
The next instant, the black aura swallowed Nagato, who was outside the barrier.
Musashi's call was interrupted by the ensuing impact.
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The Great Sage used his power to protect Nagato and Musashi, and sent them both out of the barrier.
But the calamity still lingers.
When the two of them wanted to return to the Sanctuary to fight together.
Because the barrier was too powerful, Nagato had no way to send the two of them inside and could only continuously reinforce the barrier from the outside.
After a long time, Nagato continued to refine his magic, while Musashi further modified the ship's equipment.
The sacred tree is withering, and the people's faith is fading.
This means the great war is not over yet.
Then, in order to return to the barrier to fight again soon.
Nagato made up her mind.
She held drills, began preparations for her abdication, and selected a suitable candidate to assume the flagship position.
Because of the Sirens' attack, plus a new naval treaty.
Plans can't keep up with changes, and Tiancheng thus fell.
The heartbroken Nagato, following the method given to him by the Great Sage in the past, sealed Amagi's soul into the sacred tree.
Not long after that.
That sweeping crisis erupted once again many years later.
Musashi and Nagato team up again.
Nagato activated a forbidden-level technique, causing time to reverse and exhausting his strength to suppress all the calamities.
Finally, they gained temporary peace.
afterwards.
Shinano inherited part of the Great Sage's power and travels through dreams.
Nagato suffered severe injuries due to the backlash of his magic and internal wounds sustained in battle. After declaring his abdication, he fell into a deep sleep.
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Three poles in the sun.
Nagato finally finished recounting what happened back then.
Amagi also learned about Nagato and Musashi's efforts over the years.
In order to eliminate the calamity, and also to save Tiancheng...
This inevitably moved Tiancheng.
These secrets are only sealed in the memories of a few ship girls, so it's impossible for Amagi to know them when she was searching for the secrets of each faction.
At the same time, this story also gave Amagi a new perspective on Musashi.
Although he has some feelings for Jiang Mengyue, he is still an excellent leader of Sakura Empire.
Musashi also kept thinking about Amagi.
Then... came the problem that Amagi's soul encountered.
The calamities of memory will erode the soul sealed within the Heavenly City of the Tree.
Over the years, they have been searching for ways to save Tiancheng and to more thoroughly eliminate the calamity.
And now, what can effectively suppress or eliminate the calamity...
It is highly likely that it is Jiang Mengyue, the current ruler of Tiancheng.
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P.S.: Only one chapter today, I have to take a break because of something. I've used up my monthly vacation days early...