NOVPUBAnd the golden butterfly flew slowly until it had arrived at that "shattered world."
It flew in and then—exploded.
Gleaming golden light suddenly radiated—brilliant fragments of light appeared around Daiya, as if shielding a bright light source with clasped hands, and yet the light still leaked through the fingers.
The next moment, the deep red butterflies also burst abruptly.
A scorching storm of flames howled, continuously drawing in the surrounding objects.
Then, the fourth gunshot.
As the gunfire faded, that bullet finally penetrated the critical point.
Daiya’s forehead was struck by the bullet, her head snapping back fiercely from the impact—
And this was the last straw that broke the camel’s back.
Under the joint effect of the firestorm and the purging flames, the illusory shell outside Daiya finally shattered into pieces—
To combat the flames, she released an even more intense demon power, the whole world around her violently trembling.
It was like the surface of a lake covered in ice; when breached with an ice pick, the clear ice would suddenly turn white.
The "transparent" world around her also began bursting out with frost flowers one after another.
Yet Aiwass remained fearless, facing the crumbling space and walking forward.
Isabel, who had regained some consciousness, tried shaking her head, attempting to get Aiwass to leave, but her voice no longer carried—like a weak signal, her voice faded in and out, sometimes loud, sometimes soft.
The shattered space did not tear Aiwass’s clothes; instead, it just slashed his flesh. Because it was not the destruction of space, but the blurring of dream and world.
"I want to... share a secret with you, Isabel,"
Aiwass whispered softly, "When we first met, it was with this power that I emerged victorious... but I really do not know if this method will work..."
Drenched in blood, he looked like a figure made of blood as he passed through that barrier, striding in with difficulty.
It was a sight so brutally painful it was unbearable to watch, as if walking naked through a thorn bush.
For some reason, the Phantom Demon inside Isabel grew quieter.
"But I believe, this is the very essence of the way of Dedication. If I can attempt it at this moment, then I should try,"
He murmured, extending his blood-soaked right hand and gently touching Isabel’s cracked fissure.
As blood seeped in, Isabel felt as if the whole world had suddenly become tranquil.
"—Selflessness, sacrifice, Dedication."
Aiwass whispered, extending his wrist into "Daiya’s" mouth.
"Feast in Silence, my lamb.
"I am the Eucharist, this is grace."
With those words, a sacred rite was established.
Daiya, unable to control her own body, crazily bit into Aiwass’s wrist. From the many minute wounds on the wrist, blood effortlessly gushed out like from countless tiny mouths.
As she greedily sucked the blood, the purple lines on her body gradually extinguished.
At the same time, that strange brilliance slowly moved into Aiwass’s pupils.
Soon, after Daiya had eaten her fill and drunk enough, she fell into an uncontrollable sleep. 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
And as she entered Sleep, the world around her again tried to change—
"Don’t do this, Incubus."
It was then that Aiwass raised his hand, halting it.
The Incubus obediently stopped the change on an instant.
The Incubus had already streamed halfway into Aiwass, through his flesh as a medium. Aiwass soothed it with his own flesh and blood.
"Six people are enough..."
Aiwass murmured, "Looks like there’s no need to personally go to the negative first floor.
"...But Topaz is a good person. Let’s bring him back with us too, shall we?"
His voice was soft, as he looked towards another person by his side.
—Even if it would not allow him to advance, at least let him not be punished for failing.
Because this ritual grew complex and deviated from the norm due to Aiwass’s involvement... among the four from the Holy Nation, only Pure White understood what had happened. And Topaz was completely innocent, caught in an unfortunate misfortune.
If it weren’t for Aiwass, with his strength, he might have ascended with ease. And even if he failed to ascend, his soul might still be damaged...
He had a bright future ahead, and a girl he loved. Aiwass at least couldn’t ruin someone’s future without reason, he had to take responsibility—
After obtaining the Incubus’s vision, Aiwass finally could see the Earthbound Spirit.
"My task was to kill the person you possessed. But you never really possessed anyone, did you, Alice? Even though the Incubus brought you a body, the body of a big sister you liked, you never used it because you didn’t want to hurt others...
"I think, you are a good child. Only wanting to protect the first friend you made from death, you did everything you could to weave a warm Dreamland to protect her..."
Looking at the young girl’s spirit, pale and purple, Aiwass softly promised, "I will find you in the real world, to let you rest. Within a month, I will find you... But for now, it’s trouble, but please return Topaz to us. Or you can place him in a higher layer of dreams. That’s fine too."
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"In exchange..."
Aiwass spread his arms wide, speaking calmly, "If you feel dissatisfaction, pain, or hunger, come eat me first. I’ll trade myself for him."
Alice looked at Aiwass for a long time, motionless.
