"Time and again, we have used our own hands to change the history of the world."
"I think this Trailblaze journey would be enough to make Akivili envious."
Arriving at the summit of Dawncloud and looking up at the World-Bearing Titan standing at the highest point, a flash passed through Dan Heng's cool eyes as he sighed over this journey.
"That's right, Akivili would be drooling over this Trailblaze journey!" Stelle expressed her full agreement with Dan Heng's sigh.
Standing on the platform at the summit of Dawncloud, Stelle stood with her hands on her hips, the corners of her lips curved upward, her face showing three parts disdain, three parts arrogance, and three parts invincibility!
The posture of a Demon Lord who could cause chaos in the world manifested, making people not dare to provoke her.
"..."
Without a doubt, after Stelle spoke and made this gesture, the little faces of Dan Heng and Mem instantly fell, and they covered their foreheads, their faces full of speechlessness.
Every time they got used to Stelle's behavior, she could always do something unexpected but reasonable afterward.
Dan Heng and Mem knew Stelle would definitely act up after Dan Heng's sigh, but they never expected that the target of her antics would actually be Akivili...
Akivili is the Aeon that the Astral Express "believes" in, is that something you can make jokes about?
And "Akivili would be drooling"... is that the kind of person... um, the kind of god they are?
Although Dan Heng was extremely speechless and felt her words were very presumptuous.
But he only gave her a speechless glance, without offering any criticism or reminder.
What bad intentions could a two-and-a-half-year-old child have?
If the child wants to say it, then let her say it.
In any case, Heaven knows, Earth knows, you know, and I know. As long as Dan Heng doesn't tell anyone, who would know that Stelle offended Akivili?
"You two just keep spoiling her like this, how is she ever going to grow up!" Noticing that neither Lumina nor Dan Heng paid any attention to Stelle's nonsense, Mem couldn't help but remind them.
If she keeps acting like a flower in a greenhouse, won't she be completely finished once she gets out into the real world?
"She's only two and a half years old, why are you asking her to grow up?" Hearing Mem's words, Lumina smiled and asked a core question that struck the soul.
She's not a grown girl, nor does she have to strive for anything. She's just a two-and-a-half-year-old child, why make her grow up?
"Uh... I guess that's true?" Hearing this, Mem also came to her senses and realized this problem.
Right, their companion seemed to be only two and a half years old...
She just looks mature, but her actual age is equivalent to a babbling infant... Asking a babbling infant to grow up, this was a bit much for her.
"Not 'I guess that's true', it just is true." Lumina reached out and rubbed Mem's little pink head, taking the opportunity to be a bit affectionate.
"Mm... Mem." The warmth from Lumina's palm flowed from her head through Mem's entire body. She gently nodded, taking back all the words she had said before, and expressed her agreement with Lumina's words.
"See, see, even Sister Lumina said so." With Lumina backing her up, the corners of Stelle's mouth continued to curve upward, her face brimming with arrogance and excitement.
"Once we leave Amphoreus, I'll compile this Trailblaze into a story. When the time comes, the protagonist, the Galactic Baseballer, will surely echo throughout the entire galaxy!"
Her voice boomed, and with the environment at the top of Dawncloud, her confident and arrogant words continuously echoed, creating wave after wave of reverberations.
It left people feeling utterly speechless.
"Grayie is really... spirited, isn't she?" Hyacine smiled, feeling that Stelle's presence in the team was a very lucky thing.
Before they were about to confront the Sky Titan and complete her mission, Hyacine was still very nervous, scared, and worried.
But upon hearing Grayie's words and feeling Grayie's overflowing emotions, all the negative emotions in Hyacine's heart gradually dissipated a lot.
Even though a lot of emotions still lingered, for the current Hyacine, it was already enough.
"Don't just say spirited, you can even reverse those two words!" Stelle shouted loudly, once again livening up the atmosphere on the field.
For Stelle, who had fallen into a state of frenzy, let alone spirited, even "spirit-ed" (insane) would be a perfect fit.
"Hahaha, seeing our comrade-in-arms like this, it seems I chose a good day today after all." At the start of their journey, thanks to Stelle's manic energy livening up the atmosphere, the usual somber mood was absent, causing Phainon to laugh out loud, his heart filling with confidence for the future.
Conquer the Sky Titan, obtain the Sky Coreflame, complete the Flame-Chasing Journey, and achieve the Era Nova.
After that, it will be time to deal with the Flame Reaver.
No matter what, the Flame Reaver would always be a mountain pressing down on Phainon.
It didn't have to be Phainon himself who killed it, but it absolutely had to die!
What happened in Aelise appeared in Phainon's dreams from time to time, ensuring he would never forget it for all eternity.
Fortunately, this goal would be achieved soon, wouldn't it?
Phainon raised his hand and looked up at Kephalos in the sky, carrying the entire weight of Okhema on its back, a flash of color crossing his eyes.
After the Sky Coreflame is dealt with, it will be the World-Bearing Coreflame.
He wondered what would become of the world after all the Coreflames were gathered and the Era Nova was completed?
Thinking this, Phainon glanced at Stelle, Dan Heng, Lumina, and the others beside him.
No matter what, he had to send them away from Amphoreus before completing the Era Nova.
After all, no one knew what would truly happen after the Era Nova.
If this was because of the information, causing them to stay in Amphoreus forever or something happening to them, Phainon would be very self-blaming.
Even though he knew the strengths of Lumina and Herta were very powerful, he didn't dare let them take this risk.
Without thinking further, he temporarily threw this idea to the back of his mind.
The Sky Coreflame wasn't even obtained yet, and he had already started thinking about future matters, really...
Phainon sighed with a smile in his heart.
Coming back to his senses, he turned his gaze to Hyacine and gestured, "Hyacine, I'm leaving it to you."
"Mm, I understand." Taking a deep breath, Hyacine nodded solemnly.
Immediately after, she strode forward to the very front of everyone, looking up at the azure sky.
Her beautiful eyes revealed a trace of yearning.
"Legend says, the Children of the Sky of the past were divided into many clans..."
Although she showed yearning, Hyacine did not immediately start the task she needed to do, which was to immediately open the Rainbow Bridge leading to the sky, but instead slowly spoke, giving some historical explanation.
"Mm... what is she doing?" Stelle, Dan Heng, Phainon, and the others did not have much objection to Hyacine's behavior.
But Herta raised an eyebrow, revealing a trace of confusion.
Wasn't this matter particularly urgent? Couldn't this matter be discussed after they went up?
Then why say so much nonsense here? Why not just open the portal and go up directly?
Regarding Hyacine's nonsense-spouting behavior, Herta expressed great incomprehension.
"It can't be helped, the story requires it to be like this." Hearing Herta's confused words beside her, Lumina also smiled helplessly.
To pad out the story length, and also to provide some buildup before playing the cutscene, Hyacine's speech was completely unavoidable.
One could only say, it's all the development team's fault.
If Lumina had the chance to break the fourth wall later, she would definitely launch a heavy strike and give everyone on the development team a little "Lumina Shock"!
"Story? What story?" Not noticing the imaginative expression overflowing on Lumina's face, hearing the word "story," Herta looked at Lumina with some confusion.
Script, Herta had only heard of this word.
Story, Herta had not heard of it.
Was it something similar to a script?
Hearing this, Lumina snapped back to her senses and waved her hand casually: "You can think of this as something similar to a script."
"In short, it's all Ellio's fault."
Lumina pushed all the responsibility onto Ellio.
There was no other way. Since she couldn't break the fourth wall, she could only find a scapegoat within the current galaxy, this current world.
And without a doubt, the perfect candidate for a scapegoat was naturally Ellio.
"Ellio, huh, the Slave of Destiny..." Hearing this, Herta didn't question it much.
A script and a story were naturally connected. Herta had already thought of Ellio. Now that she had Lumina's confirmation, she naturally had no objections.
"Finality..."
Recalling the video she had seen on Lumina's phone earlier, Herta silently muttered the name to herself.
To embark on a blood-soaked conquest in the name of the Third Emperor... To be honest, Herta thought it sounded pretty cool.
It was just that the Third Emperor back then was a bit ugly, otherwise Herta might have actually given it a try.
"What's wrong, Little Herta? Do you want to become the Third Emperor?"
"Do you want me to help you?"
Seeing Herta's pensive expression, Lumina directly posed two questions.
As long as Herta gave the word, Lumina would immediately support her in becoming the Third Emperor.
Of course, the prerequisite was that after Herta became the Third Emperor, she would successfully retain her memories, be the dominant consciousness, and have no other sub-dominant emotions.
With that, it would be a complete non-issue.
If that weren't possible, then never mind.
"No, it's too ugly," Herta rejected the idea decisively.
If that Third Emperor were a little more good-looking, Herta might have been driven by curiosity to research the so-called Third Emperor a bit.
But after realizing that that thing was hideous, she completely abandoned the idea.
Just the thought of being trapped inside something so ugly sent a shudder of revulsion through her body, and she wanted to go take a shower immediately to wash off all the filth!
"Alright, since you're unwilling, let's forget it," Lumina nodded, saying no more.
After all, she had just been bluffing Herta.
No matter how she looked at it, the Third Emperor was a bit terrifying.
Even Lumina wasn't confident she could control the Third Emperor. If a minor error later on caused other problems, she would truly have nowhere to cry.
Of course, Lumina didn't mean she couldn't defeat the Third Emperor, but rather that she couldn't control some of its actions.
The Third Emperor in the video, aside from having some shared elements in appearance, had nothing to do with Herta anymore.
After all, Herta would absolutely never make the decision to bathe the Cosmos in blood.
"Ha..." Without dwelling on the issue any longer, Herta looked at Hyacine, who was still talking nonsense in front of her, and couldn't help but yawn.
"When is she going to finish?" Herta was feeling somewhat bored now.
"I might as well just step in and deal with it later. It'll save time and put Hyacine and the others at ease."
Herta looked at the sky, then at Lumina. Her small eyes spun slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she gave a soft signal.
"I see you want to speedrun the Flame-Chasing Journey and leave Amphoreus as soon as possible, right?" Lumina shook her head and chuckled.
Little Herta's thoughts were written all over her face... No, her thoughts were practically overflowing.
Even if she didn't say those words, even if Lumina didn't observe the expression on her face, she could still see what her true goal was.
"So what if I do?" Herta crossed her arms and huffed. She didn't even try to deny it, immediately agreeing to Lumina's assessment.
My intentions are so obvious, how could you not tell?
I, Madam Herta, just can't stand watching you cuddle up with all those beautiful girls in Amphoreus!
I, Madam Herta, just want to finish our business here as quickly as possible, leave Amphoreus, and once again reclaim the spot right next to Lumina as my alone!
"Don't worry, don't worry. We should be able to leave Amphoreus very soon." Lumina did a quick mental calculation. The timing was just about right.
Amphoreus was a one-year version, and with six months already passed, it was indeed almost over.
Generally, "very soon" meant just that. Any problem with that?
None at all.
But Herta was clearly unaware of this particular detail.
"Please, with the rainbow as our guide, lead me back to the home that the Child of the Sky has been separated from for a thousand years!"
The two finished their conversation at the perfect moment. The very next second after Lumina spoke, Hyacine had finally finished all her nonsense.
Looking up at the sky, she raised her small hand, and a square, luxurious box floated just above her palm.
She slowly threw the box into the air. Seven-colored, magnificent light burst from it, blossoming beautifully like a rainbow.
"...Please, lead us to ascend to the Sky once more!"
Seven-colored light enveloped the box, forming a massive circle.
A rainbow-colored phantasm coalesced here, leading up to the Sky.
Boom!
Amidst the blooming of the seven-colored prototype, a wave of energy surged along the rainbow phantasm, solidifying every part of the phantom in its path, transforming it into a real Rainbow Bridge.
Bathed in the multicolored light, Hyacine turned around, facing everyone.
With a solemn expression and carefully composed demeanor, she extended her palm to the group and issued an invitation:
"Everyone, please fly with me."
"..."
"..."
After Hyacine spoke, she received no immediate reply.
"Um... well, what's wrong?"
Under everyone's gaze, Hyacine's solemn little face instantly crumbled. Her cheeks flushed, and she turned her little head away, asking in confusion.
D-Did I do something wrong?
A wave of shyness and nervousness surfaced in Hyacine's heart.
"Hyie is so amazing, let's go."
Seeing this, Lumina was the first to take a step, breaking the silence.
Walking forward, she patted Hyacine's shoulder, offered praise, and then stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge first.