novelraw Chapter 1424 79: Dark Sun·Celestia
Chapter 1424 79: Dark Sun·Celestia
"Hmm," after thinking for a moment, Tilan let go of the sword hilt in her hand.
After all, it was a sacred artifact of the Silver Wing species, she wasn't so greedy as to want to occupy it forever.
Looking at the holy sword in her hand, Celestia considered for a long time and still shook her head.
"Let's leave it with Tilan first." She didn't know why she was doing this, with something as important as this, a sacred artifact that could affect the world's balance.
"Do you really want to leave it with me?"
Tilan tilted her head. She could see, up in the sky courtyard, there were many figures like Celestia waiting, not only for Celestia but also for this Holy Creation bestowed upon the Silver Wing species by Xi Aiflian.
Faced with the temptation of the sacred artifact, Celestia's will wavered. Her fingers touched and left it several times, struggling internally.
Finally, she closed her eyes, turned around directly, and flew up.
Soaring upward against the halo of the sun, Celestia, now at the peak of Angel Sequence 8, was the most extraordinary individual closest to Sequence 9, unrivaled in the entire Silver Wing species.
Upon returning to the Sky Courtyard, Celestia saw many familiar figures, their eyes filled with admiration, envy, respect, disbelief, and a myriad of emotions. On the terrace at the top of the cliff, a golden-haired woman looked up at her with a complicated gaze.
"Celestia, you really did it."
"Achieving a mythical miracle even I couldn't imagine." This was a rare moment of emotional instability for her.
"I've reported today's events to the entire Silver Wing species' Kongting, and I believe no one will oppose you anymore," she said slowly.
"Now, you have all the qualifications."
"Are you willing to become the pride of our Silver Wing species, inherit the legacy of Lady Xi Aiflian, break the thousand-year confinement, and become the new Holy Sun?" Her voice trembled slightly, and then she slowly bowed her head and knelt down, her golden hair and hem spreading on the ground.
With her gesture, all the Silver Wing species present also descended slowly, falling onto the Kongting, prostrating themselves on the ground.
Watching this scene, Celestia was emotionally churned. She felt discomfort and regret, reluctance and nostalgia, but lacked the anticipation and excitement of becoming a divine being.
From the wrecked spaceship, she had learned many things about the past: the great Holy Sun·Xi Aiflian had once been an ordinary person, and those Artificial Angels that had battled them for millennia were actually of the same origin.
Taking this step, there would be no turning back. She didn't know how much of her personality and memory she could maintain after becoming divine, how much of her own color she could retain under the resonance of countless mental wills.
However,
As with past teachings, having reached this position, she had to bear responsibility for the entire species. Lady Xi Aiflian used her eternal slumber to give all Silver Wing species a hidden home, placing hope on them, hoping these beloved children would grow and surpass her.
'In this world constantly falling into the abyss, I hope you grow into truly beautiful and kind civilizations, and with this strength, reshape the entire Milky Way.'
"There's not much more I can do, nor do I trust former companions, friends, teachers. I know this hope is too heavy, even extraordinarily harsh for you, but
it's the last little thread I can't let go of, the last bit of my personality's core color. It's my most precious treasure, and I don't want to fail to protect even this in the end, sinking entirely."
"Now, I can only entrust it to you, my perfect creations and children."
————Dark Sun·Xi Aiflian
Words from the past surfaced in Celestia's mind, so heavy and choking. Her wings gradually stopped flapping, finally becoming completely still, her toes touching the ground in front of the familiar golden-haired woman.
Supporting this once-followed-and-admired senior, she slowly opened her mouth.
"I will accomplish it, for the sake of Lady Xi Aiflian, for everyone, and for myself."
Embracing this familiar body, she buried her head in the other's golden hair, a few warm drops slipping down her face.
After a long time, she let go, spread her wings, and flew again, like a golden meteor slowly streaking across the sky.
Upon her return, she took up the radiant holy sword in the black-haired girl's hand.
A pure white beacon pierced the sea and sky, with the spreading light waves at the top beginning to spread across the entire planet.
One by one, sky courtyards outlined their shapes in the atmosphere, and the silver-haired angels within flew out in droves, bathing in this light, with a faint halo emanating from their bodies.
Thousands of wings unfolded together, they rose like orbiting the sun, reflecting the sun's light while their bodies were also coated in a faint layer of gold. These figures shouted in unison, singing a song together.
The song silenced for two thousand years was sung again, so long, so heavy, so fervent and powerful.
Become a god...
Become a god...
Become a god...
Become a god...
Become a god...
Become a god...
Become a god...
On the sea, Tilan stood amidst the fierce currents and winds, looking up at the sky, where the once silver-haired white-winged Celestia now hung high.
Her silver hair began to gradually transform into a dazzling gold, countless golden threads descending from the void of the Aijieka Sea, gathering at her head, coalescing into a golden, majestic sun halo.
Under this gentle and tranquil light, Celestia transformed step by step, her silver hair wholly turning into radiant gold, with special markings appearing on her wrists and brow.
Then her aura gradually assimilated with the holy sword 'Tiraphi' in her hand, increasingly promoting her status towards Angel Sequence 9.
Outside the planet's atmosphere, a grand silhouette gradually took shape.
The bookish girl from the past was slowly disappearing, and what was about to be born was
——Dark Sun·Celestia