Deception.

I wander on the road.

Fate.

I can't hear the cries of others.

Control.

Wandering aimlessly, yet with a clear direction.

You're already fed up, aren't you?

There are always Upper Beings, always existences above you, always someone directly or indirectly controlling everything about you.

You have no secrets, no identity, no value, everything you do is meaningless.

Your experiences are pre-written, your growth predetermined, your suffering is neither more nor less, your Luck is just right.

You climb the Pathway, conform to destiny, it's all arranged.

You violate standards, usurp power, everyone knows deep down.

All love and being loved is ruled by others.

My dear child, have you ever thought that while I tell you these things, in a distant world, it is a cunning, impoverished scholar furiously writing, controlling your Fate?

Everyone is deceiving you.

So am I.

Actually, I've always known all this.

If I didn't let them manipulate and toy with you, how would you ever wholeheartedly walk this path of deviation?

You have no choice.

This world is like this.

At the root of it, everything is the world's problem.

Look at your predecessors. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Lai Anding, Severston, Yazalofi, Dumfis, Spikect, Morphederia!

Which of them wasn't a hero once? Which wasn't a pioneer who dared to stand up? Which hasn't fallen into decay and become an incompetent waste!

No matter how many times you overthrow and reshape it, the world remains so.

Tell me, what should you do?

Is it to sacrifice yourself to save this world that's always been using you?

Or...

Ah, I understand now.

This cold heart has finally started its first beat, your gentle stubbornness has now transformed into a raging fire of hatred.

The purest emotions often come from hatred and love.

You fully understand now, this world is insignificant, so what if it plunges into despair? If you don't exist, what significance is the prosperity and peace of the world?

Come on, I can feel it, your fury is about to erupt.

They owe you.

No matter how much you take back, it's never enough to repay what was owed.

Tell me, child, who are you really?

[Leoz?]

No.

Now, you are me.

[I am... you?]

Yes, I have always been with you, growing together with you. Our bond is thicker than blood, can Fate ever correct it, can it block our Will?

This Will is not innate, but through the tempering of fire and water, and the carving of icy blades, you have become sharp and formidable. Even if you are not me, you are now qualified to be me.

Now, tell me your name.

[My name...〗

Do not Fear the world's retaliation, the world should Fear us, shout out our shared name!

[I am...〗

We are!

〖Arstala.〗

Leoz raised his head, the crimson brilliance in his eyes completely devouring the deep blue.

〖Eternal Star God·Astora〗

He looked ahead, where a conspicuous name was hanging by the door:

"Qi Qiao Network Information Technology Co., Ltd."

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[Log update completed]

[Entering the ending scene now...]

Opening the ending: "Asura"

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Task Objective:

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Kill

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