Simulated Star Iron: Miracles are yours, death is mine

"Is it unforgivable?" Sakura accepted the situation without any surprise. "I've finally come to this point."

Everything in the universe is in balance.

To gain the power of the Imperial Decree Blade, one must also bear the price of being corrupted by the void.

Now, she has to pay the price.

Sakura could feel the snowflakes falling.

When it landed on her, it seemed to melt into drops of water due to her body heat.

You can still vaguely feel a chill.

Perhaps it was an illusion, after all, she had lost her sense of touch for a long time.

She looked at her two friends, a glimmer of hope returning to her eyes: "Mei, Dr. Mei, Yuan isn't here, right?"

Now, apart from Sakura who was removed from the list, there are only six remaining masters of the Imperial Edict Sword.

Raiden Mei said bitterly, "Yes, a large number of demons have rioted in the Southern Hemisphere, and Yuan and the other two sword masters went to suppress them."

The two reached a tacit understanding at that moment.

Yes, that person isn't here.

It would be better if he weren't here.

Everything is easy to say.

Sakura turned her gaze to Rose and spoke again: "Doctor, do you remember our agreement? Now, let's do it!"

Mei was shocked. Ever since Ying was discharged from the hospital that day, she had kept this matter in her heart.

She intended to use the imperial edict to kill her comrade-in-arms.

Despite being protected by the imperial sword, she still felt an endless chill.

Sakura's body was still wielding the imperial sword.

It's hard to say whether it was her own body or the imperial edict knife controlling her.

"Mei, I really don't want to die... but I should die."

As the frost swept past her, she saw her current appearance through the mirror-like blade.

Dark liquid was flowing all over her body, and her former beauty was gone forever.

On its head, it also had a pair of black demon horns.

Is this still you?

Sakura knew very well that she herself had killed many demons, and this was what demons looked like.

I am now only a tiny bit away from becoming a ghost.

Once even that last bit of self-awareness of hers is erased, she will truly become a ghost.

The most powerful demon in history, capable of wielding the mighty power of the Imperial Decree Blade!

He was once the protector of Izumo, but now he has personally destroyed a city.

She couldn't accept her current state, neither human nor ghost!

The change in her identity shattered her last shred of strength in an instant.

"Mei, given my current state... let's do it!"

"Doctor, don't hesitate! Let's keep our promise!"

Amidst the wind and snow, the girl choked back silent sobs.

Seeing Sakura's current state, Raiden Mei's hand holding the Imperial Sword trembled for the first time.

She embarked on the path of swordsmanship from a young age, and later, when she fought against eight million gods, she never hesitated or retreated.

But now, the person standing opposite her is her best friend and her most tacit comrade-in-arms.

Yesterday's best friend has now embarked on a different path, and is now facing off against each other.

Sakura was not fully awake just now, but she could still manage to do it herself.

but now……

Sakura let out a shrill roar, the ferocity in her pupils spreading rapidly, showing signs of turning into a demon a second time: "What are you hesitating for! I am an extremely wicked sinner! Attack!"

Treating your enemies with no mercy is cruel to yourself.

Raiden Mei was momentarily speechless, because Sakura hadn't finished saying the second half of her sentence: "But you must recognize who the real enemy is."

"Follow the second rule of the military: never be soft on the enemy!" Sakura lightly tapped her toes, splitting open the cage and slashing away another sword master. "I destroyed Tianhai City and killed ten million people. How am I any different from that evil god of Takamagahara?"

Could it be that you'd have a soft spot for evil spirits?

Her body remained out of control, launching the most ferocious attack.

Sakura remembered, just as she was falling into the labyrinth of memories.

Lin Yuan and Mei Yi had already taken away his imperial edict sword and imprisoned and protected him.

Unexpectedly, she completely transformed into a demon, broke through the encirclement, took the imperial edict sword, and went on a killing spree.

Indeed, keeping an eye on a sword master is no easy task.

"It doesn't matter who it is... Mei, please let me go! I'm really in so much pain!"

Seeing Sakura's completely maddened state, Raiden Mei finally made up her mind, and her imperial sword [Ming] drew a streak of lightning through the wind and snow.

"Sakura! I'm sorry!"

The lightning bolt severed the [Frost] in Sakura's hand, but suddenly an invisible barrier appeared, blocking the lightning.

"deep……"

Raiden Mei stared blankly at the white-haired man who suddenly appeared in front of Sakura, who blocked her lightning.

"Sorry I'm late... Let me take over."

Lin Yuan looked at Sakura, who was only one step away from the evil spirit, and his eyes were filled with deep reluctance and sorrow.

"Sakura, I'm here."

My childhood playmate has turned out like this.

"Yuan, right now... don't look at me... I'm sorry..."

Sakura whispered in the cold wind, her worst fears had come true: Lin Yuan had arrived.

She mustered her courage and looked at the person in front of her: "Yuan... will you see me off on my final journey?"

Lin Yuan remained silent for a long time, his mind filled with memories of every day he had spent with Ying over the past twenty years.

Ultimately, the memory is frozen at the age of three, on that warm spring day.

Ling took his hand to look at the cherry blossoms, and he gave a few cherry blossom petals to Ying.

How did we end up like this today?

Sakura is now tormented by nothingness and desperately wants to die.

He didn't want to see his childhood sweetheart die, but for Sakura, living was more painful than dying.

She, or they, are gradually becoming the very image of the Takamagahara gods they hate most.

Let her be free.

It is better to die as a human than as a demon.

Finally, he drew his imperial sword, "Heaven," and walked step by step toward Sakura.

The tip of the knife sliced ​​across the snow without making a sound.

Sakura then quieted down and stood still, waiting for his judgment.

"Don't be afraid, Sakura, I promise you, it won't hurt." Lin Yuan reached out and gently stroked Sakura's cheek.

How could such a beautiful girl have turned into what she is today?

Should we blame the eight million gods of Takamagahara for forcing them to take up the Guardian Sword, or the ethereal energy of that pitch-black sun?

He doesn't know the answer.

Sakura smiled with relief: "Come on, I believe in you. If it's you, that's fine too."

Seconds later, gushing blood stained the snow red, like blooming spider lilies.

The girl lost all her strength and collapsed into Lin Yuan's arms.

"I'm ugly now, don't look... I hope you'll only remember me from now on, when I was pretty." Blood trickled from the corner of Sakura's mouth.

He reached out and wiped the blood from Sakura's lips: "Nothing's wrong. Our Sakura is the most beautiful, she's always been beautiful."

Lin Yuan picked up the girl, and Raiden Mei and the others followed silently behind him, like a funeral procession.

"Yuan, take me home... I want to see the cherry blossoms." Sakura leaned against him, tears falling like broken beads. "I think I saw Rin... She came to pick me up..."

The girl's body began to grow cold, but the extraordinary physical abilities granted by the Imperial Decree Blade prevented her from dying immediately.

Lin Yuan opened a portal back to the courtyard and gently comforted Ying, "Yes, we're home."

Sakura closed her eyes and nestled against him, clutching her collar and feeling a warmth in her eyes.

"The cherry blossoms at home are still so beautiful, aren't they..."

"Yes, she's very beautiful." Lin Yuan held her, his voice slightly choked with emotion. "Do you want to open your eyes and take a look?"

"I'm so sleepy... Yuan, I like you... but I can't be yours..."

Before she could finish speaking, the hand that was gripping her collar slowly loosened and fell to the ground.

The girl's unexpressed feelings vanished into the wind along with her life.

Sakura died.

The two girls who grew up with Lin Yuan are both dead.

Lin Yuan raised his head. His hometown had long been reduced to ruins by the arrival of eight million gods. The cherry blossom grove of the past was now reduced to a few charred stumps.

Where did these cherry blossoms come from?

He was just lying to Sakura.

He used his spatial abilities to dig a pit, and then used Mei's [True] Blade to conjure countless cherry blossoms that fell to the ground.

Sakura lay quietly inside, covered with a quilt made of cherry blossoms, as if she were simply asleep.

Next to it is Ling's cenotaph.

"Go to sleep, Sakura. I promise you, I will end this nightmare."

【Five-Star Void Light Cone: Crimson Funeral】

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I don't think the name "Light Cone" is very good. Do you guys have any opinions?

P.S.: Sakura was probably among the earliest self-destructives in Izumo. She was once full of vigor and ambition, but suffered a severe mental illness due to a major setback. Ultimately, however, she chose to live under various circumstances and chose to wield her sword once more. Unfortunately, the corrosive influence of nothingness led her to her death.