Zzpp

The screen they were watching everything from disappeared and the women’s expressions changed.

They...

They could no longer sense Nux’s presence.

Felberta froze, not even completing her words. The rest of the women all stood up, they tried to sense their connection, even if they had to force it.

But—

No matter what they did.

It didn’t happen.

And that was... terrifying.

This had never happened before.

Even when Nux was trapped in the Temple of Time, while they couldn’t talk to him, the wives could still sense he was alive, their connection was still there, this was the only reason they even remained sane.

But now...

The connection was gone.

And no matter how much they tried to reform it, they weren’t able to.

It was almost as if...

Nux had perished.

But—

"N-No...

This shouldn’t be possible!"

Shadow raised her voice.

"Nux is our Universe, if something happened to him, the Universe shouldn’t be fi—"

However, before she could even complete her sentence—

Zzp

Another screen appeared in front of the women, all of them turned towards it desperately and there he was—

Nux.

But...

The women’s expressions didn’t ease after seeing him because—

"That’s a recording..."

Riona commented with a hollow look on her face.

And the recording started speaking—

"If you are seeing this...

Then I apologize."

Nux spoke with a heavy look on his face.

The women looked at the screen, those few sentences were more than enough for their minds to understand what had happened, their hearts, however, refused to believe it.

Not that they had a choice and what Nux in the recording spoke next only slapped the truth right in front of them.

"I was too arrogant and I made a mistake.

I underestimated Zylarith and... I paid the price for it."

He paused, almost as if he was collecting himself, then, he gulped softly, his golden eyes shining brightly—

"But in my last moment, please fulfil my one, final selfish desire."

He spoke, his eyes turning moist.

"Please live on."

Nux then looked at all his wives—

"I love every single one of you, I cherish you more than anything, and every single day of my life, I had been grateful for having all of you by my side.

But—

My heart is not strong enough to take on the burden of ending your life, with my own.

I am not that strong.

I have... never been that strong.

So—

I passed everything I have to Shadow.

From now on, she is the Universe, she is its sole ruler, she is the one who keeps it alive. At the same time, I have closed our Universe from any form of Multiverse Travel, no being from any Universe would be able to enter our Universe, neither will you be able to leave yours.

I apologize for trapping you inside, but this was the only way I had to ensure none of you lose yourselves in the feeling of revenge."

Nux then moved closer to the screen and spoke in a more convincing tone—

"Live."

He repeated himself.

"For our children.

Be with them, do not curse them with the life of an orphan because of my mistake.

They do not deserve that."

Nux then paused.

From the very beginning, he knew none of his wives would be willing to live without him, neither was he asking them to do it for Eternity.

He only wanted them to be there for their children, but now that the Universe was closed, and the children had no way to grow any further and achieve immortality—

Nux knew that the instant their children’s lifespans ended, his wives would follow.

So he looked at his wives through the screen, and he smiled one last time.

"And while you are there, raising those little things.

I will take over the underworld and make it a better place for when you and our children come here."

He joked, knowing something like the ’underworld’ did not exist.

Then, his eyes turned moist and—

"May we reunite in death."

Zzzp

The moment he said those words, the recording ended and—

Silence.

Absolute silence fell over Nux’s Universe.

None of the women said anything, if before, their hearts refused to accept the reality, now, they had no choice but to.

It had happened.

Nux was... dead.

And... he wasn’t coming back.

Thud

Felberta, who had been strong till the last moment, fell on her knees with a hollow look on her face once the reality sunk in.

This time however, no one came to support her.

Because the rest of the women were the same. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Amaya was prepared to kill herself right now and reunite with Nux but—

Do not curse them with the life of an orphan because of my mistake.

Nux’s words echoed in her mind and Orion’s face appeared inside her head, she sensed their connection and her gaze fell on Orion, who was passed out in his room, oblivious to everything that was happening.

And for a moment—

Amaya just stared at her child.

The last mark of Nux’s presence, the proof of her and Nux’s love...

She...

Even she, who hadn’t seen anything beyond Nux her entire life, couldn’t leave Orion alone. She didn’t have the heart to do it.

Please live on.

Nux’s request rang in her head again and...

Thud

Amaya too, helplessly fell on her knees with a hollow look on her face.

"When..."

Shadow on the other hand, was thinking of something else. She could feel it, the absolute control she had over the Universe now. It was far, far stronger than the control she had when Nux was inside the Temple of Time.

But...

How...?

She was always the Goddess of the Universe, but she wasn’t the creator, neither was she a being who supported the Universe’s very existence.

While she could temporarily control the Universe, the Universe itself was still Nux.

That would never change.

Then...

How did it change?

When did it change?

Shadow thought about it and—

Her expression changed when she realized when it happened.

That moment when she woke up after a month feeling... strange but better than before... (Chapter 2247)

That was when Nux did it—

Hundreds of years ago...

Did he... plan all of it in advance...?

Shadow wondered in her head, but she shook her head.

Nux would never actively plan this.

He just...

Shadow couldn’t come up with an explanation, she just placed her hand on her chest, closed her eyes and once again—

Silence took over Nux’s Universe as the women... lost themselves.