My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel Chapter 510 - 511: This Is Hope!
Previously on My Beast Is the 12-Winged Angel...
The shadow of the woman dressed in black came to an abrupt stop.
Turning around gradually, she directed her utterly dark eyes toward the figure clad in white who had materialized without warning.
Beneath her hazy presence, her expression appeared utterly still without a trace of emotion, though the air around them chilled noticeably.
"You won."
"Have you shown up just to ridicule me? I never thought you'd enjoy such dark jests."
The woman in white was enveloped by a veil of ethereal, holy glow, her demeanor starkly contrasting that of her black-clad counterpart.
Ignoring the barbs from the black-clad woman, she replied in a serene tone, soft and composed:
"I did not come to mock."
"I came to bring closure to this bond that has endured through endless ages."
"An end?"
A faint chuckle escaped from the black-clad woman's visage, serene like a timeless pond:
"The pact we share involves battling for dominance in this realm."
"The loser must withdraw."
"But the individual you introduced..."
Her jet-black gaze shifted toward Speed at her side, her voice laced with open disdain and a touch of mockery.
"...does not belong to the natives of this world."
"The competition was flawed right from the beginning."
"I refrained from attacking him, which already respects our deal."
"The outcome of this era is nullified! In the next cycle, we'll clash once more."
Her intention shone through plainly.
Initially, they had both consented to choose species from this realm for their rivalry.
Yet...
As such, Speed's essence failed to satisfy the original requirements.
Thus, the black-clad woman outright invalidated this confrontation.
Yet the woman in white gently shook her head.
The radiance encircling her wavered faintly, bearing a subtle air of regret.
"You are far too unyielding, Ruins."
For the first time, she uttered the other's true name.
"Even if you emerge as the sole ruler in the end, grasping total control over this realm, then what?"
"From your origin and journey, fate decreed that all would march toward quiet oblivion since the outset."
"Have you never understood that you and I form the dual facets of this world, together upholding the wheel of life's rebirth and demise?"
"The conclusion you embody, and the origin I embody, cannot exist in isolation."
"What exactly are you implying?"
The shadows encircling Ruins started to ripple ever so slightly, betraying her underlying turmoil.
She was well aware of these truths!
But who decreed that she could not dominate this realm?
Even if her dominion led the world to ruin, that remained her decision alone!
"You bring this up now—do you plan to clash with me?!"
"I have no issue with that!"
"Still, these delicate, budding realms probably cannot withstand the might unleashed by you and me!"
She yearned to ascend as the supreme entity, yet she had no desire to oversee a pile of shattered realms!
Her declaration served not as intimidation, but as stark reality.
Given their immense power levels, even a single strike might obliterate numerous realms.
For that reason, they established the pact to determine the final victor via the peoples swayed by their influence.
The woman in white shook her head once more, her sight passing over Ruins to settle on Speed.
Her gaze held a tender sense of commissioning.
"Naturally, I will not battle you."
"By calling him forth, I had already anticipated this instant and... embraced the outcome."
She raised her hand lightly, gesturing toward Speed.
"I trust that Speed... shall serve as the finest protector and guide for these realms in the coming age."
"What?!"
Ruins' utterly dark eyes narrowed sharply, displaying genuine shock for the very first time.
She quickly scanned her environment.
It was only then that she noticed the anomaly!
In this instant, every realm under Angel's sway connected with this human.
Angel Realm, Alternate Space, Blue Star, Dragon Realm, Insect Realm, Ghost Realm...
All realms under Angel's dominion, guided by her authority...
Myriad threads of ethereal, shapeless World Law now appeared animated and purposeful, rushing to gather, twist, and fuse with Speed!
Every connection formed meant that all within those realms began forging profound ties with Speed!
While the Divine Position merely tethered him to a single realm.
This force compelled every realm to acknowledge Speed as their sovereign!
Right now, Speed's form greedily drew in energies from diverse realms.
His presence swelled and evolved at a staggering pace.
It even started to subtly release an essence akin to Angel's!
"You truly... have bestowed your full dominion... upon this human?!"
Ruins' tone brimmed with incredulity, while the shadows surrounding her churned wildly like an ocean in tempest.
This transcended mere rivalry between peoples!
This involved Angel stripping away her very being, channeling it via the realms, and granting it to Speed!
Upon completion, this human would cease being a mere piece.
He would rise as the fresh, shared, vital source for these realms!
And Angel herself could fully vanish thereafter.
Potentially reverting to a basic, unaware existence.
"I am simply... selecting a brighter tomorrow for them, and for me."
Her enveloping glow turned sheer, her outline fading progressively, ready to dissolve into pure luminescence at any second.
"Ruins, you crave to stand as the unique supreme."
"Yet have you considered that unity need not manifest solely as singularity."
"It can instead be... the wellspring embracing all and fostering boundless potentials."
"Speed's soul hails not from this world, and that precisely forms his strength."
"He remains unbound by the fates or rebirth cycles we ordained; his journey is his to forge, his destiny brimming with unknowns beyond even our sight."
"In mortal form, he endures time's trials, earns approval from various domains, gathers godly roles around him..."
"Doesn't all this embody exactly what I've sought—a shatter of stagnation and birth of a fresh era... its ultimate expression?"
With her speech concluding, the law strands tying Speed to countless domains thickened and solidified further.
Speed's presence had exceeded the Divine Level, progressing firmly toward the domain shared by Ruins and Angel.
Ruins' jet-black eyes locked intently on the silhouette at the heart of the brilliance.
Then shifted to Angel, her glow steadily dimming yet her expression serene.
She understood that Angel's decision to conclude matters thus rendered all irreversible.
Attempting to halt it by force would not only devastate every realm.
It would also disrupt Angel's dominion into chaos, nullifying the entire process.
"Madwoman... you are an utter madwoman!"
"For some uncertain prospect, you stake your all, even endangering the balance of current realms..."
"This isn't a gamble, Ruins."
Angel's form had grown almost unseen, yet her soft voice resonated distinctly.
"This is... hope."
As her words dissolved, Angel's last traces scattered entirely like dawn's rays.
Becoming myriad pristine specks of light, softly dispersing over multiple realms, while also enveloping Speed.
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