Simulated Star Iron: Miracles are yours, death is mine

[At 29 years old, after a year, you and Raiden Mei are certain that Izumo Hoshi has also completely turned into a demon.]

Of the 15 billion people in Izumo, only about 10,000 survived, and they too possessed demonic characteristics.

Before long, these people will also become ghosts.

The same goes for both of you.

[Having been corrupted by the void, you have naturally embarked on the path of the void, and have traveled a certain distance, gaining considerable power.]

Currently, Raiden Mei's vision is limited to only black, white, and red, and her sense of taste can only detect a very faint sweetness.

Your five senses are also affected to varying degrees.

To save Izumo, you've decided to make one last attempt.

[Twelve swords were broken in Izumo, and finally forged into a sword bearing the imperial edict, named after two.]

The first is the beginning, the second is the end.

"This is the last Guardian Blade, Yuan."

Raiden Mei reluctantly took out her exclusive imperial sword: [Sound].

She gently stroked her friend of over a decade, a deep sense of reluctance welling up in her purple eyes.

She still remembered the time when she slew the evil god Takemikazuchi.

It was only through the combined efforts of Lin Yuan and Ying, each wielding a Guardian Blade, that they finally managed to kill him.

This is how the imperial edict sword [Ming] came to be.

[Ming] has a 100% compatibility with her, and naturally becomes her exclusive weapon.

Seemingly aware that she was about to be broken and melted, she seemed to hear the cry of "Ming".

The other eleven Guardian Blades have all entered the furnace, rising and tumbling in the flames.

They will transform into the final two swords bearing the imperial edict: the beginning and the end.

Finally, she gritted her teeth and threw it into the stove not far away.

Lin Yuan held her hand and gently comforted her, "The Blade of the World's Decree may be our last chance."

Raiden Mei remained silent for a long time, because she already knew that there was no way to save the world.

This is nothing but a complete lie, a lie designed to keep the people of Izumo going.

From the very beginning, the destruction of Izumo and Takamagahara was inevitable.

They took up the imperial edict sword to rebel against the gods, turning themselves into demons and only delaying their own demise.

Now, the lie has been exposed, leaving only endless nothingness.

More than any possible salvation, she cared about ending it all, ending this eternal cycle that tormented the two planets.

Several days later, both the beginning and the end emerged from the raging fire.

Lin Yuan gripped the imperial edict sword: "It begins with humanity and ends with ghosts. This is our destiny."

The surging power within the blade made Lin Yuan feel that his plan was still possible.

He planned to use the power of "End" to kill the last survivors of Izumo and turn them into digital life forms to be stored in the Imperial Decree Blade.

He wants to preserve Izumo.

Because you have everything if you're alive.

This is his first plan.

As for what Raiden Mei thought, he didn't really care.

But if Raiden Mei can stop him, that would be good too.

Under the corrosive influence of nothingness, only by maintaining a stable goal can one slow down the rate at which one is eroded.

He uses this digital life project and other projects to keep himself sane, if Raiden Mei can keep herself sane by opposing his projects.

That's good too.

Although it sounds absurd, it is indeed true.

However, this world is already absurd enough, so adding his abstract and ridiculous plan won't hurt.

Sometimes Lin Yuan felt like a pathetic creature, wandering further and further down a hopeless path.

It would be fine if we died in the war against the gods, or became ghosts and were killed.

At least, we won't have to spend years in such despair.

Ultimately, Izumo will have to clean up this mess.

They had no other way out, so he, Lin Yuan, decided to try to forge his own path.

He didn't care whether he succeeded or not.

We're already at rock bottom, can things get any worse?

But if he could, he hoped that Raiden Mei would live a good life.

Not far away, Raiden Mei gripped the Imperial Decree Sword [Beginning].

She looked at Lin Yuan; the two were separated by several meters, like an invisible chasm separating them.

When did a rift develop between them?

It was after my trip to Takamagahara a year ago.

"Yuan, you're hiding something from me, aren't you?"

Lin Yuan nodded, unsurprised, and told Raiden Mei about his plan.

Then, without any emotion, she asked, "Mei, are you going to stop me?"

Raiden Mei answered decisively, "Yes."

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the Fourth Ring Road in Tianhai City at 11:00 AM tomorrow."

There are also some small settlements of survivors there, and I'll start with them.

"Kill them, collect their souls into my imperial sword, and establish the Digital Cloud."

Lin Yuan had no intention of hiding anything and told him the time and place in detail.

Then he smiled at Raiden Mei and said, "There shouldn't be any secrets between lovers, right?"

“Yuan, pointing the imperial edict at people goes against our original intentions. Our swords should be pointed at gods and demons.”

Raiden Mei sighed softly, looking at Rin Yuan with his white hair, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with him.

In my memory, he was the spirited master of the Imperial Sword, a young man adored by girls all over the world.

Now, his hair is all white, and his face is full of vicissitudes and helplessness.

Time, it is so cruel.

“Yuan, you and I already know that the destruction of the world is imminent, and there is no way to save it.”

Why would you do that? Those people just wanted to live a few more days.

By doing this, you are taking their lives with your own hands.

Raiden Mei sheathed her imperial sword [Shi] and watched Lin Yuan walk towards her.

“I know, but I won’t stop until that moment comes.” Lin Yuan also sheathed his imperial sword and walked towards Raiden Mei. “I have to do something.”

He paused, then said seriously, "Mei, I killed them in the hope that they could survive in the world of the Imperial Sword."

After all, you have everything if you're alive.

Lin Yuan raised his hand and gently stroked her face.

Raiden Mei was quite disappointed, but she didn't dodge his hand: "It seems that we have different ideas and have even taken different paths."

"Yuan, living as a ghost, is he truly alive?"

"Mei, I'll say it again: I don't know, but I have to try."

So many people have died in Izumo, I don't care about this last one.

“I won’t let you kill them,” Raiden Mei said, emphasizing each word. “They can die, but it shouldn’t be us who do it.”

"So what are your thoughts? Can you tell me?"

"Yuan, I want to end all of this and sever the cycle of reincarnation."

"Then they still have to die, right? What's the difference between this and what I did?" Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow helplessly.

Raiden Mei wanted to say something more, but Rin Yuan shook his head to stop her from continuing.

He glanced at the night outside the window, then took Raiden Mei's hand and led her back to the bedroom:

"It's getting late, Mei, we should rest."

Yesterday and today, we are comrades-in-arms and lovers; tomorrow, we will be enemies.

The day after tomorrow, if possible, I hope we'll still be lovers.

Raiden Mei leaned against him and said bitterly, "Yuan, I think we've both gone mad. You're like a villain on TV who wants to destroy the world, and I feel like I am too."

Lin Yuan patted her head, smiled faintly, and said in a calm tone, "Go ahead and be crazy, it's okay. This world is much crazier than us."

"Aren't you afraid I'll stop you right now?" Raiden Mei looked up. "After all, we're doing different things, and we're at odds with each other."

“I’m not afraid, Mei.” Lin Yuan lowered his head and kissed her lips. “We just have different paths, but the destination is the same. Mei, I’m waiting for you to stop me.”

They embark on different paths, but their goal is the same: to save the world, and they will eventually reach the same destination.