A long slumber, and after awakening, destroying the primates on this blue planet becoming the strongest existence on this planet.
'Is a script that has been decided long ago really interesting?'
She would occasionally think about such boring questions.
Sometimes she would think about what to eat today, which blood delivered by her fledglings tasted better, or even get bored enough to watch ants moving their nests on the ground.
Because she had lived for too long, many things had become utterly uninteresting.
For vampires, there were only two paths.
Either indulge one's desires without restraint, mess around freely, then forget everything and enjoy pleasure to the fullest.
Or think about the meaning of life and pursue self-worth.
Which way of living was more interesting, even she couldn't really say.
However, back then in her castle, there was a slave who once told her, 'The reason you find everything boring is simply because you haven't found a goal. If you're really that bored, why not try playing a "raising" game?'
For example, not merely destroying the world, but becoming the strongest UO. [T/N: UO= Ultimate One]
He was the only human in her castle who had refused to become a "fledgling."
After he died of illness with a human body, she truly began trying to pursue new things and new goals.
Replacing Gaia and becoming the acting will of this planet, that was her current objective.
Under the gloomy sky, a streak of lightning suddenly tore across the heavens, instantly lighting up the forest.
BOOM!
Immediately after, a thunderclap that shook the sky roared out.
The sudden downpour came fiercely, crackling as it struck the leaves and the ground, splashing up endless mud.
An eerie blood moon hung quietly beneath the firmament, while a blonde woman walked calmly along a secluded forest path.
Her golden hair cascaded freely like a waterfall. In the dim light, her eyes looked like crimson gemstones sunk into a lake, bewitching and beautiful.
A white, low-cut gown revealed her graceful and alluring figure, yet the arrogance she was born with exuded an empress-like cold elegance.
Just moments ago, the forest had been bustling with activity, but with this torrential rain, it was as if the entire world had been filled with nothing but the sound of rain.
The rain poured down in sheets, yet not a trace of mud stained the woman's body. She was like something from beyond the heavens, utterly incompatible with this world.
In truth, the woman really was something from beyond the heavens.
She came from the moon, and she was the princess of the Millennium Castle. The King of the Moon, Arcueid Brunestud.
In this world, there existed the strongest beings known as "Ultimate One(UO)." Each of the nine major planets, such as Venus, had one ultimate lifeform constantly evolving toward the strongest state.
Only Earth was an exception.
Since the birth of this blue planet, not a single UO had ever appeared.
Perhaps it was because there were too many strong beings, making it impossible to determine a victor, and thus preventing continued evolution.
Or perhaps, there were other reasons.
But no matter what, from the moment she descended now, it was already destined that Earth would give rise to an ultimate strongest lifeform.
Thinking of this, a captivating smile quickly appeared on Arcueid's indifferent face.
As long as she killed off this planet's primates, she would naturally become the strongest existence, Earth's UO.
Of course, before that, she still needed to deal with some troublesome bugs.
For example, the collaborator Gaia had chosen this time.
The white dragon that had drawn the Promised Sword of Victory not long ago.
Unlike other planets, this one had far too many humans, and through constant growth, those humans had even made Gaia feel threatened.
Thus, it created a race modeled after the King of the Moon, known as the True Ancestors. They were natural mediators, the planet's tactile sense, Gaia's direct means of self-defense against humanity.
To put it plainly, Arcueid was the natural enemy of primates.
However, Gaia did not let Arcueid begin settling accounts with primates so early, instead choosing to cooperate with the white dragon of Britannia.
Arcueid knew Gaia's reason for doing so.
It wasn't just because it had taken a liking to the white dragon's power.
To a large extent, it was also because of the beast Alvin had brought back from the Imaginary World not long ago.
The Mother Goddess of Creation, Tiamat.
Since the white dragon wanted to persuade Tiamat, who utterly despised humanity, to reexamine this world, then perhaps, in the future, the white dragon might also be able to stop these primates from destroying Earth.
That was probably the kind of naive fantasy Gaia was indulging in.
If not driven to desperation, Gaia would not actively want to destroy the life on this planet.
"You could have used a simpler, more direct method, yet you insist on going the long way around. You're still too kind, Gaia."
Arcueid raised her head toward the forest's exit. A charming smile soon appeared on her cold, exquisite face.
In her view, there was no need to go through such roundabout measures. Gaia only needed to let her descend upon this planet and begin a reckoning.
In the end, as long as she ruled Earth, the survival crisis humans posed to Gaia would naturally be resolved.
Yet Gaia insisted on seeking out the white dragon first.
'Truly incomprehensible behavior.'
But since she herself had awakened early now, then all that could be said was that the people of Earth were simply too unlucky.
Thinking this, a pleased curve appeared at the corner of Arcueid's lips.
Although she believed herself to already be the strongest being on this planet, just in case, she decided to gather some intelligence first.
Arcueid took elegant steps toward the forest's exit.
———
The white mask was gently placed upon the boy's face.
It fit perfectly, without the slightest gap, and without any sense of discord.
Inside the flying vessel, Ishtar stared blankly at the boy, momentarily lost in thought.
"So it really is you."
In fact, as early as the first time she saw Alvin make a move, such suspicion had already arisen in Ishtar's heart.
It was just that, because Alvin's identity was the white dragon of Britannia, she had never connected him with that man who once faced the gods alone.
It wasn't until not long ago, when Alvin drew the Promised Sword of Victory, coupled with what "Gaia" said afterward, that Ishtar truly began to doubt.
After all, a large number of transmigrators had now appeared in ancient Britannia.
Then, could the one she knew, the man named "Savith," have also become a transmigrator long ago?
The situation before her now had already confirmed her suspicion.
Alvin, he was both the white dragon of Britannia and the monster from Uruk, Savith.
Even though she had been mentally prepared, when this guess was confirmed, Ishtar's eyes were still filled with disbelief.
"Why are you here?"
"Back then, after bidding farewell to the gods, you should have already died, shouldn't you?"
Yes, after joining hands with the King of Heroes to bid farewell to the gods and to the Age of Gods of Uruk, the Uruk chapter came to an end.
At the end of the story, the boy named "Savith" completely disappeared from Uruk.
Alvin had never thought about what would happen after the Uruk chapter ended. After all, the game back then didn't leave any blank space for it.
Alvin took a deep breath, doing his best to steady his emotions.
"Ishtar—"
"Did you recognize me a long time ago?", Ishtar cut him off.
Alvin slowly removed the mask from his face, his expression filled with helplessness, "At the beginning, I wasn't sure of your identity. Or rather, I wasn't sure whether you still had memories from the Uruk era."
"Besides, you didn't really give me a chance to talk back then either," Alvin continued.
Those words were effectively an admission of his other identity.
Ishtar froze for a moment and fell silent.
When she had first manifested, she had gone to extort King Marco, then brazenly kicked over Tiamat's fruit platter, and even fought Alvin head-on.
Even now, thinking back on those events from not long ago, Ishtar felt like she had survived a disaster.
If she had truly enraged Mother completely, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Ishtar quickly came back to herself, suddenly lifting her head to glare at Alvin, "No, that's not what I want to ask. Back then, after saying goodbye to the gods, you should have already died. Why are you in Britannia now?"
"And, and you're even with King Arthur..."
As Ishtar spoke, her voice gradually trailed off.
She remembered when King Marco had just summoned her, he had mentioned many deeds related to the white dragon.
Among them was one about the white dragon's relationship with King Arthur, and his feelings toward Morgan le Fay.
In King Marco's description, the white dragon had practically become a wanton scoundrel who acted on impulse and committed all kinds of misdeeds.
And, he had even married King Arthur.
'He is already a married man?'
When Ishtar thought of this, her pale golden pupils seemed to dim for an instant, but she quickly concealed it and revealed a faint smile.
"Heh! I knew it. I was thinking back then, how could someone like you die so easily. Turns out after saying goodbye to the gods, you sneaked off to Britannia and even married King Arthur."
"If Eresh knew, she'd probably be really upset. After all, that idiot liked you quite a bit back then."
Alvin silently looked at the radiant-smiling goddess before him.
He knew Ishtar was proud. As a goddess doted on by the gods, and especially in front of him, she would never want Alvin to see her in an embarrassing state.
And precisely because of that, even after confirming Alvin's identity, she still maintained the demeanor of a goddess, chatting and laughing as if she were an old friend who hadn't seen him in years.
What she was truly feeling inside, only Ishtar herself knew.
This goddess looked spoiled and willful, but in Alvin's eyes, she was more like a pampered paper tiger, the type who took revenge overnight.
But when it came to things that truly hurt her, she would only bury them in her heart and never let anyone see.
Because she was the goddess of the heavens, and before anyone, she had to maintain a goddess's pride.
At heart, she was a goddess who thrived with the wind at her back and folded when the wind turned against her.
Very beautiful, but a bit strong on the outside and weak within.
"All right. Looks like the owner of this flying vessel has already left. Let's head back for now," After saying that, Ishtar quietly turned around, intending to leave.
From beginning to end, she didn't look at Alvin even once.
Although confirming his identity had made her happy at first, once she calmed down and thought about all of Alvin's affairs in Britannia with those two sisters, she became at a loss.
Yet she had no legitimate reason to accuse him.
Because back then, when Alvin confessed to her, she hadn't accepted him at all. She had only said she would think about it carefully.
Now, whether Alvin was with Morgan or married to Artoria had little to do with her.
At least, she has no reason to criticize him.
Back when the gods still walked the world, only the King of Heroes had ever made her suffer a few setbacks.
But now she was in a foreign land, and the boy who had once confessed to her had long since become someone else's husband.
If she had known, she wouldn't have come to see him.
'Why did I accept Gaia's summoning at all?'
As Ishtar walked out of the chamber, she unconsciously pressed her lips together, her vision gradually blurring.
Suddenly, a hand gently pressed against the back of Ishtar's head from behind and softly rubbed it.
Ishtar clearly froze for a moment, turning her head in surprise.
She then realized that at some point, Alvin had already swept all the gemstones from the chamber clean and placed them into her hands.
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