The world has been remade.

The Chief Gods remain Chief Gods.

"You think having obtained Arstala, we would allow you to leave?"

Order has been rewritten.

The elites ruling the world are still elites.

"Eternity requires four stages: Bloodline, Hunter King, Continuance, and finally Eternity. These are things written in the game's system—but unfortunately, you are just an NPC, the [Player] didn't give you a system. Whereas we, have been the game's board of directors from the start."

Even that group of people is still the same group.

Everything has changed, yet nothing has changed.

Rednaya lies in the snow.

At this moment, she suddenly understood many things.

"...Oh, so this is how Leoz feels."

No matter how hard one struggles, they cannot escape a fate controlled by others.

No wonder, no wonder.

Even with the eternal existence he longed for, Leoz was still sullen and resisted fiercely, even his decision to resist was deliberately guided by others.

Truly, utterly pathetic.

"Anpolo, Lyle."

She turned her head, gazing at the two who captured her:

"You scoundrels, actually collaborating with the Starry Abyss Main God. Without Gaia, aren't you afraid I'll become [Society]?"

"Firstly, here the main subject is Earth."

[Emperor] Anpolo said coldly:

"Your fusion allowed Outer Realm Demons to invade our noble and prosperous home, I'd rather collaborate with the gods of Starry Abyss than to crush to ashes a traitor like you."

"Secondly, this is Earth."

[Scholar] Lyle smiled slightly:

"Narratives have not merged yet, nor is there Primordial Soil here. The two conditions needed to evolve society: civilization and Primordial Soil, you do not possess, trying to deceive us is futile, at least deceive yourself first?"

"Is that so?"

Rednaya lay back, murmuring:

"You old foxes, truly calculated everything."

She looked at Lyle:

"Lyle, who would have thought, after hiding for so long, you were the one who had the last laugh? Even Mother Gaia was plotted against by you."

Now Rednaya is just like Leoz once was.

A displaced life, leaving her with nothing but a failing body and just attained Continuance ability, also causing her to lose the legacy of [Gem Dragon King] Leviathandal, the persona of [Collector], the identity of [Soul of Plunder].

Now she has nothing, utterly useless, even worse than a Cannon Fodder Deity.

"In the future, I will settle accounts with him."

Anpolo glanced at the [Scholar], turned to pull out the axe from Rednaya:

"Redd, my dear captain, though you cannot achieve true Eternity, at least you can achieve Eternal Death."

He gripped the battle axe tight, filled with rage, he struck down at Rednaya's head!

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"Once, there was a Collector. He had two children."

"I've heard this story so many times already," said Leoz.

Rednaya didn't respond, continued speaking to herself:

"One was named Vangray Stan, truly the Collector's child, he was deformed, dumb, ugly, and a cripple."

"The other was named Red Treki, he stole Vangray's identity and status, usurped his father's love and wealth, used his connections and financial relations to advance grandly, wielding power over the court. Even becoming the nation's shadow Sovereign."

"But do you know what came of the two?"

Leoz said:

"Vangray Stan, went down in history, becoming a prominent page in the art textbooks, even his works in the Post Starry Abyss era are rare masterpieces."

"And Redd, he died, no one remembers him, he usurped Severston's history, the result was everything of Redd's vanished, even now, he's offered his very existence to Eternity."

"No one will remember the unscrupulous Red Treki, but nearly everyone remembers the foolish Vangray Stan."

Rednaya halted. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

She let go of Leoz's large hand, stepped forward a few paces, turning to face herself.

〖Leoz.〗

Her eyes were deep blue, her tone calm, just like Leoz once was:

〖I treated you well, didn't I?〗

"That gets... a bit complicated."

Leoz's eyes, dragon-like pupils, much like Redd Gold once was, he said playfully:

"Had you not stolen my Primordial Soil, Gaia wouldn't be my match, I would become [Reality Society], rising along with all of Haines."

Rednaya held her hands together, immediately a cute, grotesque Stitched Monster appeared in her arms.

"Awoomyowmeowwoof?"

Little Stitched Monster Mikhail tilted its head, licked Leoz's hand, showing a delighted and affectionate expression, but then it turned back with confusion to glance at Rednaya.

Perhaps to it now, it's hard to tell who resembles its master more.

〖Mikhail is itself a creation of Primordial Soil, carrying all the Primordial Soil I once obtained from you on its body.〗

Rednaya calmly handed it to Leoz:

〖Now, returned to its rightful owner, and with added interest—this way, you can defeat Gaia.〗

Leoz embraced Mikhail, teased it a little, the small Stitched Monster quickly familiarized itself with his scent, intimately licking his palm, as if it never belonged to Redd.

Leoz pondered, he inquired:

"Re... Arstala, where are you going?"

〖I treated you well, didn't I?〗

Rednaya merely asked.