The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sky trembled violently, and fine black clods of soil fell like ink-colored raindrops.

Xi'er looked at her palms in confusion, then at the bright red handprints on Mikael's cheeks, and finally raised her eyes helplessly, meeting Mikael's somewhat hollow eyes.

"me……"

She wanted to explain, but there seemed to be nothing to explain.

"snort."

"Other me, why do you..."

The other Xi'er snorted softly deep in her heart, but when Xi'er asked softly for the reason, she said nothing.

"sorry."

Xi'er wanted to apologize, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she heard the word that should have been spoken by her.

"Brother Mikael, you..."

"sorry."

Mikael just held her hand firmly and repeated the word softly.

"Humph...hehe..."

The sneer sounded in her mind again, and immediately, Xi'er found that she had lost control of her body again. It was not a fleeting loss like before, but she had completely lost control of "Xie'er".

"Other me, are you going to..."

"Hmph, I finally have a chance. Let me come out and breathe. Do you have any objections?"

Xi'er pursed her lips and nodded in her conscious space.

"What do you have to be sorry for?"

Mikael was stunned.

"Xie'er" grabbed his collar and pulled him up from the ground.

"Who are you sorry for?"

Before he could answer, Xier had already jumped into his arms and held him tightly.

"elder brother."

In a daze, there seemed to be a trickling sound of water. Neither of them moved, just quietly feeling the passage of time.

But the water of time flows so fast, especially in the bottomless sea. Perhaps in just an inadvertent moment, the drowning person is easily carried away by the ocean current for thousands of years.

She opened her eyes, and the salty and cold sea water passed through her eyes, but this discomfort also disappeared over a long period of time.

When enough seawater accumulates, it can block the light.

There is nothing in the deep seabed, nothing can be seen. Those bubbles that were full of freshness when we first met, and I wished I had to let go of them, have now turned into an unspeakable nightmare, and I am afraid that I will enter them if I accidentally touch them...

She hated separation, let alone being in the world of separation all the time, but...

She struggled to swim upstream and return to the original world, but when she heard the familiar sounds in the sea again, everything had become unfamiliar.

Even he is the same.

She regretted it.

If he had not chosen to leave, but had always been by her side, would there have been different possibilities?

Is it possible for him to have something to rely on other than Sister Alicia?

"Xie'er" is unclear, because strictly speaking, she can't even tell whether she is the original Xi'er.

What's more, after all, people can't go back to the past, nor can they change the past...

Even all this in front of me is just a world without any meaning.

And if the former brother Mikael heard her thinking like this, he would definitely tap her head gently and say:

"Fool, why do you blame yourself for all these mistakes that are not yours?"

But now Mikael can’t do it anymore... maybe.

The hands around Mikael's back were clenched tightly, and "Xie'er" pushed her head hard on his chest. This was... this was her last way to vent, the last thing she did for the powerlessness of the past 50,000 years. Vented.

Yes, this is just a world bubble that was born for unknown reasons. The Mikael in front of him is just a phantom left by that man in the past. Everything that happens here and everything that changes is for the original world. meaningless.

But she still wanted to try to change something.

Not for the illusory and necessary meaning. It's just that she wanted to see another possibility.

After all, everything that happened in reality, the pain, sadness, despair, and unacceptable past cannot be changed, so at least let her do what she wants to do in this world that leaves no trace like a dream. .

Is it wrong to just think about it?

"elder brother."

She repeated this call that was fifty thousand years late, then let go and took half a step back.

Her gaze slowly downwards, stopping at the "Φ"-shaped necklace wrapped around Mikael's right wrist, her eyebrows slightly curved at this moment.

"You...you are...no, why would you..."

Mikael's throat rolled, and he looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief.

The always irritable "Xie'er" rarely squinted her eyes and smiled. She felt a little guilty, but she still imitated "her" appearance in her memory and said softly:

"Yes, it's me."

She raised her hand and placed her warm and dry palm gently on the cheek where Mikael had just been slapped.

After a while, the swelling there disappeared easily.

"Does Brother Mikael believe this? As for other things, we can talk about it later, okay?"

She raised her head slightly and saw that Mikael's eyes were trembling hard. He even looked away and raised his face slightly.

But Xi'er knew that it wasn't that he didn't dare to look at her, but that he had to quickly raise his eyes and look at the sky to prevent tears from falling from his eyes.

"So, brother, can you help me fulfill my wish?"

Mikael grinned and did not respond directly, but Xi'er knew that he agreed.

"Let's go kill that Herrscher together, okay?"

Xier held his hand and even shook it coquettishly.

"good!"

Mikael wiped the corners of his eyes and nodded without hesitation, but when Xier wanted to pull him away, he took half a step, but froze again.

"Xie'er, I...the me now...maybe..."

He pressed his chest with his hand. Something was missing there.

"I know, let's get your Herrscher core back first."

"Law...Law's core!"

Mei Yi, who was standing aside and listening to the conversation between Xi'er and Mikael without knowing why, seemed to have retrieved the key words, and was excited and surprised at the same time.

Mikael glanced at her with a frown and pursed his lips. Xie'er had no intention of explaining. Only Bronya's eyes flickered. She had obtained some scattered information from Cocolia two years ago, and now "Xie'er"'s words had filled in the last piece of the puzzle.

As for why Xi'er knew this, she was not surprised. This guy had an inexplicable closeness to Mikael in Changkong City. She always thought it was because Mikael had saved her... Forget it, these Ask later.

"Haha, it's a different world after all. The Mikael in your world may not be the same as the Mikael in this world. As for Xie'er..."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Himihu tried to smooth things over, but Xier interrupted her directly:

"No, brother Mikael... to be precise..."

"roll!"

A sudden loud shout echoed throughout the underground city. For a moment, everyone looked up in shock, and then saw that the dome of the false sky suddenly dented inwards, and the thirty-three layers of special alloy armor plates were overwhelmed. It shattered and collapsed, and flames poured in along the hollow of the dome. The excess flames spread out to both sides, forming a huge cross.

The flames flew down and rushed directly into the artificial lake in front of them. The white steam immediately obscured their vision, and the hot lake waves splashed in all directions.

Mikael reacted the fastest and pulled everyone behind him as early as the dome collapsed. But when he really stretched out his hand, he realized that he was really there except for watching the boiling The water from the lake is splashed, and nothing can be done.

"Zizi——"

Green vines burst out of the ground, growing from the thickness of a finger to as thick as a human being in the blink of an eye. As they grew, they became tangled and intertwined, forming a thick wall in front of several people, completely blocking out the lake water.

After a few seconds, the vines dispersed, but no water stains were seen in front of them. The entire artificial lake dried up completely, leaving some cracked soil, and the surrounding air became increasingly hot and humid.

"Xie'er!"

Mikael looked at the girl standing in front of him until he bit his lip until it bled. Feeling the faint fishy smell on the tip of his tongue, his eyes that were still somewhat wandering froze, his jaws clenched together, and his snoring became heavier.

Until the end, he unclenched and clenched his right hand three times, clenching his five fingers into a fist and never letting go.

Himihu pushed aside the bangs stuck to her forehead. She glanced around the flower bed with some distress. The stems and leaves of the sunflowers were completely withered and became brittle and hard. The asphalt road beside it melted directly, and the roadbed was completely Naked, glowing with a frightening grayish white.

"puff--"

A string of sonic boom rings exploded in the sky, and a small black dot shot out and hit the lake embankment not far away. Like a sharp plow, it dragged out long ravines on the ground, and finally fell. In front of Xi'er.

"Thousands of tribulations?"

The man's body was completely charred, and the floating white smoke was filled with the aroma of roasting. Just as Mikael was about to step forward, Xi'er squatted down first and placed her palm on Qianjie's slightly heaving heart.

"alright."

Xi'er stood up again. From the outside, there seemed to be no change in the charred blackness of Qianjie, but the power of life had penetrated into every cell of his body.

Mikael quietly watched Xi'er finish all this, gently opening and closing his lips, and whispered "Thank you" in a low voice.

"It looks like it's too late..."

Xi'er turned her head and glanced at him, the corner of her mouth curled up.

She suddenly reached out, grabbed the clothes on Mikael's chest again, and then tore it open.

The stigmata on her chest lit up red. She patted her chest with her palm, pulled out a red thread with her index finger, and then touched it on Mikael's chest.

"Brother Mikael!"

A familiar call sounded in the hearts of Mikael and Xi'er at the same time, but then disappeared without a trace, just like the sound of waves lingering in the ears after the waves faded.

Mikael lowered his head, and there was a mark that was the same as the other person's heart where Xi'er pointed.

"Thank you, Xi'er."

Mikael closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"But it's not enough."

He turned around and stretched out his palm in front of Mei Yi:

"Thunder and Lightning Meiyi, I'm sorry, can you please lend me the Herrscher Core?"

"Eh...this?"

"Huh? Is this girl also a Herrscher?"

"How do you know this!"

Mei was a little confused, Himihu looked at the former in surprise, while Bronya took a step forward and looked at Mikael warily.

"Sister Bronya, Xi'er will explain these to you later."

Xi'er held her voice and pulled her away a little.

Mei Yi glanced at Bronya and then at Xi'er. One of the two companions shook his head and the other nodded.

Pursing her lips, Meiyi quickly made a decision.

"Mikael, what should I... do?"

"You just have to go...eh?"

As if he felt something, a look of astonishment appeared on Mikael's face.

But then he laughed and muttered softly:

"It's true, you rejected me before, but now you're back...do I not want to lose face?"

Mikael stretched out his hand toward the void to the side, and a blue gem appeared in his hand without warning.

"Captain, Qianjie will trouble you."

Himiko threw away the meaningless water bottle in his hand and nodded to Mikael with a smile.

"Don't worry, just go."

Mikael breathed out quickly, held Xi'er's hand, and quickly let go.

"Then...I'm going, Xi'er. I'm going to end everything."

After fifty thousand years, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"Mikael."

Just as they took the first step towards the "future", Himihu suddenly spoke again.

"Mikael, although I know it's a little late to say this now, but... you are a person who has the power to change many things, and this is enough. No matter what happens in the future, what will happen, please never , I regret the decisions I have made.”

Himiko's smile remained the same. This woman who was once the strongest warrior of the Fire Chaser seemed to always be so gentle. Her long hair was flying like a flickering light on a candle, which had never been extinguished since a long time ago.

"I remember."

Mikael's eyes were slightly condensed, and his eyelashes trembled twice.

"I definitely won't regret it."

The voice fell and the figure disappeared.

Xi'er looked at the empty side, the tenderness on her face gradually faded away, like a beach washed repeatedly by waves, leaving only fatigue and sadness.

"Other me, what the hell is going on?"

The real Xier was still asking such questions in her heart, but she just said calmly:

"I'll tell you later."

"Huh? Has he left already? It seems that all my excuses were in vain."

Suddenly, a sharp female voice came from behind them. Mei Yi and Bronya turned around, especially the former, whose pupils twitched and vibrated.

"Mebius...Mom?"

"Huh? What did you call me?"

Mebius frowned, with a fierce look on his face. This look was so different from Mei Yi's memory that she was so frightened that she dared not speak for a while.

As for Bronya, she opened her mouth in a daze, and a very outrageous and unfalsifiable idea came to her mind - could everything happening here be...

Past it?

"Actually, this is pretty good, isn't it?"

Himihu smiled and looked to the horizon with a premonition. Her lips moved as if she was counting the time.

Mei Yi and Bronya also looked in that direction. After a few breaths, a dazzling light pillar rose from the ground, and along the path of the original flame, a huge cross was erected again.

"Click——"

There seemed to be such a small sound. Mei Yi and Bronya didn't notice anything at first. After about two seconds, they looked around and the time in the entire space stopped.

All sound disappeared, all light ceased to move.

"Himeko" and Mebius stood behind them with smiles on their faces, everything was frozen in the previous moment.

"Don't be surprised. This is the place called World Bubble. Everything that happens here is the phantom left by the destroyed world. Whether we are here or not, this story will continue to cycle forever. ”

Xier smiled bitterly and explained everything clearly and clearly.

"Xie'er..."

"Okay, I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious now. There will be plenty of time to explain these things later. The reincarnation of the world is over, and we will soon be able to return to reality."

Xi'er closed her eyes skillfully, as if when she opened her eyes the next moment, she would be able to return to the original world that she didn't like.

But she seemed to have overlooked something——

"Click——"

There was another soft sound, and Xi'er's breathing paused for a moment. Just when she was about to say something, the whole world shattered into countless pieces like a mirror.

This world is too fragile after all, and Mikael's full blow is enough to shatter the barriers of the entire world.

"Xie'er!"

By coincidence, a small crack appeared next to her, and Bronya immediately rushed towards it. Xier instinctively stretched out her hand, but was soon sucked into half of her body by the crack, and the distance between her fingertips suddenly disappeared. Became more distant.

"give it to me."

Suddenly, a voice that shouldn't have sounded sounded in Bronya's ears, and she saw a man's hand pushing her back. On the man's wrist, there was a "Φ"-shaped necklace.

"Mikael, you..."

His consciousness soon became blurry again, and in the end, he only heard Mikael's erratic voice:

"Don't believe in me in the future..."