Azhdaha...
Morax...
Why do these two names sound so familiar?
It's as if he had heard them countless times before.
Suddenly, Li Sinan abruptly looked up.
He remembered.
He remembered everything.
He was a trace of Azhdaha's benevolent thought, and the brother he had been searching for so desperately was Morax, right before his eyes!
No wonder he felt a kinship with Morax from the very beginning, feeling he was very much like his brother.
It turned out they were the same person.
Morax is Morax!
Morax is Morax!
Now, seeing his old friend again, Azhdaha, representing the benevolent thought, had a thousand words he wanted to convey.
But he didn't have time to speak.
Because the little girl, representing the malevolent thought, had already moved.
Around her body, several dark, dense ink spots appeared.
Those ink spots, like arrows, flew heavily towards Morax.
Li Sinan didn't even have time to think, quickly stepping in front of Morax.
This was completely an instinct of Azhdaha.
An instinct accumulated from thousands of years of friendship.
A pure white light burst forth from beneath Li Sinan's feet, and a thick stone gate emerged from the ground, blocking all the arrows like a shield.
Li Sinan looked at Morax behind him and couldn't help but smile.
"Morax, at that moment, I felt like we were fighting side by side again... Those days truly are nostalgic."
Li Sinan's voice was tender, but his tone was very mature, so mature it was as if he had lived for thousands of years.
Morax nodded slightly: "The erosion of time will make us forget the past, but if an old friend is by our side, the erosion will come slower."
"Azhdaha, hearing you say that, I also remember many things from before."
Li Sinan's smile became even warmer: "Morax, you're still the same as before."
"You like to dwell on the past."
Li Sinan paused, his gaze turning to the girl emitting black mist in front of him.
"Morax, leave the rest to me."
"Since I brought this trouble, I should be the one to handle it."
As his words fell, the white light emanating from Li Sinan grew even stronger.
That light resonated with the minerals in the mountains and forests.
As the light's breathing changed, the minerals also emitted varying degrees of light.
The girl representing Azhdaha's malevolent thought, on the other hand, was enveloped in dense black mist.
Overwhelming resentment was fully displayed on her.
As black and white collided, the earth itself seemed to tremble violently.
The girl representing Azhdaha's malevolent thought retreated several steps before steadying herself.
She stared intently at Li Sinan, gritting her teeth and saying, "Why, why are you opposing me?"
"A thousand years ago, if you hadn't influenced my will, how could I have lost, how could I have been sealed by Morax?"
"Are you still going to stand with Morax to stop me after a thousand years?"
"The so-called god is just a betrayer; he is not worth our allegiance!"
The little girl representing Azhdaha's malevolent thought now let out an angry accusation.
Compared to her loss of control, Li Sinan appeared very calm.
He merely looked at the girl and then said, word by word: "Azhdaha, you can be angry, but you cannot deny violating the contract."
"Morax brought us to the surface and made a three-chapter agreement with us, but you broke the contract."
"The erosion of time made you forget all these things, which is why you are so angry and aggressive."
"And my existence is to awaken your memory."
Li Sinan paused, and the tone of his voice also changed.
The white light on him also grew stronger, revealing everything from the past.
Those images continuously flashed through the girl's mind.
In the dim underground, it heard Morax's voice for the first time.
It received the eyes bestowed by Morax and saw light for the first time.
Although it later turned against Morax,
It was undeniable that
The days of fighting alongside Morax were Azhdaha's happiest times.
In the past, it most recognized Morax, so why did it deny him now?
The girl representing the malevolent thought found herself crying silently.
The black smoke on the girl's body dimmed, as if she had given up struggling.
Suddenly, an intense light burst forth from Li Sinan's body.
Under that intense light, the black mist surrounding the girl also wavered and finally completely dispersed.
The girl fell to the ground, unconscious.
Makoto also immediately stepped forward to check on her.
Behind him, Li Sinan's voice sounded: "No need to worry, that girl is just temporarily exhausted and has fallen into a coma."
"She'll be fine after a good sleep and will forget everything that happened before."
Li Sinan's voice was not loud, but it gave a reassuring feeling.
After all, he was Azhdaha's incarnation; every word and action was reliable.
"Azhdaha, did you come to find me just to tell me about the loosening of the seal?"
Looking at Li Sinan, whose light was growing dimmer, Morax asked.
Morax knew that Azhdaha, representing the benevolent thought, did not have much time left.
The power he had unleashed earlier had almost exhausted him.
Hearing Morax's question, Li Sinan shook his head.
"Actually, no, even if I didn't say anything about it, Morax should have noticed it."
"The reason I came to find you, Morax, is actually to say goodbye."
Li Sinan wore a gentle smile on his face, speaking in a relaxed tone: "I'm leaving, going to a very, very distant place."
"Perhaps I won't see you again, so I wanted to see you one last time before I go."
Li Sinan was clearly smiling and speaking in a light, cheerful tone,
But the content of his words was very heavy.
Makoto also understood.
What the benevolent Azhdaha meant by 'going to a very distant place' was perhaps to end his own life.
The thousand-year seal had caused him and Morax many troubles.
In the future, it might even cause tremors and reawaken Azhdaha's malevolent thought.
There were too many uncertain factors.
So Azhdaha planned to burn his own life to put an end to this matter.
This matter began with him, and it would end with him.
The earth trembled violently.
Azhdaha, of immense size, who had slept for a thousand years, slowly emerged into the sky.
That colossal being, which blotted out the sky, continuously eroded under Li Sinan's gaze.
Perhaps Azhdaha's DEF was astonishing, unyielding,
But to destroy himself was no difficult task.
"Azhdaha."
Watching the white light on Li Sinan's body grow dimmer and dimmer, Morax asked: "A thousand years ago, did you resent me for sealing you away?"
Azhdaha, representing the benevolent thought, merely chuckled and shook his head upon hearing this.
"Morax, in my eyes, you have always been my brother."
"Although not by blood, you are closer than family."
"So no matter what choice you make, I will understand and support it."
"As long as I think, 'This is a decision made by Morax,' then there is certainly no problem."
"There is no such thing as resentment."
"On the contrary, I have always been very grateful to you, Morax."
"The kindness of the initial awakening cannot be forgotten; we are the best of partners."
The light on Li Sinan's body grew dimmer and dimmer.
Eventually, it became a faint light barely visible to the naked eye.
Makoto and Morax could both see that his life was coming to an end.
"Morax, it's just a pity... that in this life, I can't follow by your side anymore."
"I'm sorry, I violated the contract once again."
Morax slowly spoke: "No matter, you have already done very well."
Li Sinan smiled contentedly, then turned to look at Makoto.
He playfully said to Makoto: "I originally wanted to show you my collection, but it seems I won't have the chance now."
"Those things cannot be brought into life nor taken away in death; in the end, they will become a handful of yellow earth scattered by the wind. So, I want to give them to you."
"They represent my eyes; I hope that after I am gone, you can take my place and see this world well."
"Thinking of it this way, I have no regrets."
Li Sinan's voice grew fainter and fainter, until finally it could no longer be heard.
The light on his body also completely dissipated.
The child Li Sinan also fell to the ground, having fallen asleep.
At this moment, a verdant Seelie floated in the sky.
The Seelie slowly guided Makoto forward, finally stopping at the Seelie Court.
With a thud, a precious chest emerged from the ground.
This was Azhdaha's last gift to this world.
Makoto turned to look at Morax, who merely shook his head: "Take them; these things are useless to me."
Makoto opened the treasure chest and obtained that wild glaze lily.
He unexpectedly received an intertwined fate, and many ascend materials.
A child's singing seemed to faintly drift from the valley.
It seemed to be Li Sinan humming.
Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the fragrant grass stretches to the sky.
...
I ask you, when will you return from this journey? When you return, do not linger.
Azhdaha transformed into golden rain, sprinkling upon the earth.
He originally returned from the earth, and now he was returning to the earth.
Morax stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at this golden rain.
"I wish to buy osmanthus wine... but alas, old friend, when can we meet again?"
"Perhaps, this farewell is forever."
The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.
Makoto remembered the puppet doll he had obtained from the lottery earlier.
He quickly took the doll out of his backpack.
The doll was initially only palm-sized, but if element power was infused into it,
Then the doll's size would eventually grow to be no different from a normal person.
Makoto was a little curious.
Could Azhdaha's remaining, undissipated benevolent thought be stored in this doll,
Allowing Azhdaha to begin a new life in another way?
Makoto placed the doll below the Seelie Court, then looked at Morax.
"Mr. Morax, this is a unique doll from my hometown."
"Infusing element power can make it grow to adult size and contain a soul."
"Perhaps, we can use this to help Azhdaha."
Morax was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.
It was his first time hearing that infusing element power could make a doll grow.
And saving someone through a doll was even more unheard of.
However, in the current situation, it was worth a try.
Morax, following Makoto's words, infused Geo element power into the doll.
The doll emitted a golden light and continuously expanded.
It only stopped when it had grown to the size of an adult.
Immediately after, the light from above the Seelie Court actually entered the doll.
The doll lay there silently, without any reaction.
Makoto and Morax exchanged glances, both realizing that the doll might not be effective.
Morax withdrew his gaze and slowly spoke: "Azhdaha has already departed; I will arrange the most solemn ceremony for him through Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
Makoto nodded, also preparing to put the doll away.
But he found the doll moved without any warning.
"Morax, I heard you've been telling everyone I'm dead?"
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