frightfiction Chapter 21 Everyone wants her to choose self-sacrifice! Your opinion doesn't matter at all!
Chapter 21 Everyone wants her to choose self-sacrifice! Your opinion doesn't matter at all!
(Continued from above)
At the time, although Hen obeyed orders, he was unwilling to conceal the truth of the mission and told all the team members the truth. As a result, everyone except Kosmo chose to run away, and no one stayed behind. This also dealt a heavy blow to Kosmo, because he thought that his teammates were all like him, with the mentality of fighting to the end and never retreating, but the reality slapped him hard in the face.
When the team members reunited, it wasn't because they had changed their minds, but because the Fifth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Ice, had been shattered by a single punch from Qian Jie. They were safe, so they naturally returned.
Everyone knows that the fault doesn't lie with the ordinary soldiers, nor with Hen. It lies with the higher-ups who issued the inhumane orders.
Following this, under pressure from the public and through the efforts of many people including May, Möbius, and Hen, a number of high-ranking officials were replaced in the Moth of Fire, and May officially became the highest-ranking person in charge of the Moth of Fire.
And now, Möbius has once again received an order to send someone to their death. The one who issued the order is Möbius himself, someone whom even Möbius secretly hopes for.
This expectation, which shouldn't have existed in the first place, was dashed, but that seems normal enough. This is a dog-eat-dog world, not a game. Everyone has their own thoughts, and no one has the right to claim they are more noble than others.
“Mebius, go and persuade Seele to… do her best to help humanity.”
"……cut."
As Mebius approached Seele, Yun Fuyu immediately stepped forward, blocking her a few paces away.
Mebius ignored him and instead asked Seele, "Seele, can you see the current situation?"
Seele nodded slightly: "Our lives are intertwined, and a Herrscher can never die."
Möbius: "What are your thoughts?"
Seele: "...Dr. Möbius, please just say it."
Mebius took a deep breath: "Seele, on behalf of humanity, I beg you to become one with the Herrscher and give us a chance to 'kill the Herrscher'."
Please give us a chance to kill you.
Ha, how ironic! This made Mebius want to laugh.
Yun Fuyu frowned and shook his head: "Mebius, don't say things like that to us anymore! Seele is Seele, she shouldn't sacrifice herself for anyone! There are so many people in the Firemoth, didn't one of them think of any other way?"
Möbius shook his head: "What do you think? The Moths are all mortals too. This is the best solution we can think of."
Her tone was full of sarcasm: "Otherwise what? The Fire Moth can indeed take Seele away from the Herrscher, but the Herrscher holds the initiative in the war. She can spread plagues and diseases all over the world at will, and she can arbitrarily target and kill human elites. From any perspective, humanity will only expect Seele to sacrifice herself, and will not expect to find any other way!"
Mebius talked a lot in one breath, and she even shouted at Yun Fuyu in a somewhat out of control.
"Ordinary people hope that Seele will sacrifice herself to end this war as soon as possible; the high command hopes that Seele will sacrifice herself to eliminate all threats to them; the soldiers all hope that Seele will sacrifice herself so that they can go home to be with their families and friends as soon as possible; even I hope that Seele will sacrifice herself so that this torment of conscience can end as soon as possible!"
"Yun Fuyu, I don't know who you are, but I can tell you this seriously! One person's appeal is utterly insignificant compared to the cries of the whole world! Because we are all just lowly mortals, only able to struggle in pain, adapt in loss, and sink into despair!!"
Finally, Möbius said coldly, "Don't think you're so important. The world has never taken your thoughts seriously. Whether it's me, Möbius, or those high and mighty people at the United Nations... in the end, we are all just slaves to fate, retreating step by step in a crumbling script."
“Now, I’m asking Seele to make a choice according to the ‘script’. Your words will have no effect on me or her, because… the script was already written the moment Seele appeared in the Firemoth’s sight.”
This is the true meaning of "perilous fate".
Because no one would consider any other solution than letting Seele make that choice. It's troublesome, costly, and highly likely to lead to unforeseen circumstances… At this point, who would care about Seele's thoughts?
As for Yun Fuyu, he was just a brute with some strength, and no one would pay him any attention.
This is precisely why Möbius was so agitated. She hated the feeling of being forced to make a choice, and even more so, she hated the scene where the worst aspects of humanity were laid bare.
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Listening quietly to Möbius's words, Seele's decision gradually became clear. Whether it was the education she received from childhood or her own purest nature, she felt that self-sacrifice was the better choice.
In fact, Seele was even somewhat eager to put this matter into practice, because...
If this continues, Seele's memories will become very strange.
The memory of his bloodied and mangled hands now evokes only apathy. The memory of that night we spent on the beach now fills me with nausea. The memory of our private conversations during our walks in the woods now brings only disgust.
Furthermore, every scene I remember smiling as I watched him eat his fill now feels incredibly humiliating, making me feel so lowly.
But that's not right. Seele clearly "remembers," so she should be happy.
Therefore, before she becomes even stranger, she needs to make a choice as soon as possible so that she won't regret it.
Seele mustered her courage: "I understand. Möbius, Yun Fuyu, please calm down and listen to me."
“I will make the best choice and return the power to the Herrscher. At that time, my consciousness attached to Creation will dissipate, and the new Herrscher will no longer be either me or the one who withered away.”
She looked at Mebius: "So please show no mercy and kill the Herrscher as soon as possible."
She then looked at Yun Fuyu: "I'm sorry, Xi'er kept saying she wanted to leave this place with you, but it turned out that Xi'er broke the promise herself..."
She wanted to say something to him, but the aversion she felt grew stronger and stronger, to a degree she couldn't even imagine—because the stronger the aversion, the stronger She's original feelings were.
It's strange, I've only known him for a short time.
Seele bit her lip and finally said to him, "You don't need to worry about Seele. The Herrscher's consciousness is interfering with my emotions, and I don't want to regret it. So, this is indeed the best choice."
Yun Fuyu: "..."
The light drizzle dampened Seele's short hair. The girl instinctively pulled her coat tighter, sniffing the scent of the collar, then suddenly lowered her head in dejection… Then, resolutely, she raised her head and stretched out her palm towards the dying figure in the fierce battle—
The ripples of life began to spread, and the power of creation clung to invisible threads, reaching towards decay. A small amount of milky-white power dissipated, and even this small amount caused flowers and plants to sprout from the broken asphalt roads of the city.
She closed her eyes, her face serene, as if in prayer, and reached out to touch the deity before her.
The power of creation flowed slowly, draping Seele in a milky white veil. In the distance, dark red thorns and tentacles greedily absorbed her power, invading along the silk threads!