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"The Garden of Sinners is not a place to be reached."
Araya's pupils suddenly dilated.
He suddenly turned his head to look at the unconscious Shiraishi Chuan not far away, and the veins on his one arm suddenly bulged.
"Then together—"
Space began to compress wildly, and all matter was collapsing toward Shiraishi River's location.
This is Araya's last struggle; he intends to take the entire other world with him.
Shiki simply watched quietly until Araya's body also began to float in the air.
"look."
The sound of “Shi” suddenly took on a touch of humanity.
"This is the realm of emptiness you've been seeking."
Araya witnessed a despairing scene as she spun in the air.
All the building debris fell upwards against the laws of physics, and that direction was neither the sky nor the earth.
Azure light enveloped Shiraishikawa, and he slowly opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming with a light that was not of human origin.
The disc had completely integrated into his body.
Shiraishikawa held the disc, which glowed with a faint blue light, in his palm; it felt cool and smooth to the touch.
He had expected the fusion process to be as painful as absorbing the Holy Lord or becoming an apostle, but unexpectedly, the disc gradually melted in his hands.
Transforming into streaks of blue light, they meandered up his arm and merged seamlessly into his body.
"This feeling...it's just like coming home."
Shiraishi murmured to himself, feeling the power flowing through his body without any rejection.
He closed his eyes, and the familiar, melancholic voice of Kirei Kotomine echoed in his ears.
"I lied, Lord Shiraishikawa..."
Kirei Kotomine's voice came from the CD, carrying a vulnerability that Shiraishiwa had never heard before.
"I appeared so calm, but inside I was filled with anxiety. I firmly believed you would succeed, but I wasn't sure if I would still be myself in this new world..."
Shiraishikawa's lips curled up slightly; he could imagine the conflicted expression on Kirei Kotomine's face when he said those words.
The man who always used a distorted smile to hide his inner emptiness actually revealed his true vulnerability in front of him.
"You changed me, you saved me, this encounter is unique."
Kirei Kotomine's voice continued.
"Therefore I must perfectly carry out the mission you have given me, because the world you envision is far more important than my personal anxieties."
The last rays of light from the disc completely merged into Shiraishi Kawa's body. He opened his eyes, his pupils glowing with azure light.
I have never doubted your loyalty, Kotomine.
He spoke softly, as if responding to those last words.
"No matter how the world changes, our meeting has been etched into the true thread of destiny."
As the disc was completely digested, a dazzling azure light suddenly erupted from Shiraishichuan's body, enveloping him before finally receding into his own.
He felt an unprecedented power awakening within him.
This is not a simple accumulation of power, but a kind of fundamental transformation.
"I see..."
Shiraishi looked down at his palm. He could feel every fluctuation in the surrounding space, every change in gravity, and even the trajectory of molecules moving in the air.
Is this the power of rewriting the rules?
Meanwhile, in the void not far from Shiraishi River, Araya Sōren was experiencing a bizarre event.
He was clearly flying upwards, yet he felt as if he were falling; this contradictory perception made him dizzy.
"What...what's going on?"
Araya Sōren tried to steady himself, but found that no matter how he adjusted his strength, he could not control this abnormal state.
Even more terrifying, he felt some kind of abnormality happening in his body—his blood seemed to be flowing backward, his internal organs were issuing painful warnings, and his limbs were beginning to become cold and numb.
“Araya Sōren”.
A clear, ethereal female voice echoed in his mind; it was Shiki's voice.
Chapter 418 The Beginning
"The heaven described by Kirei Kotomine is the opposite of the world of death you expect, but from the perspective of the end times, the new future is also the starting point of zero."
"Shut up!"
Araya Sōren roared, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
"This is nothing but an illusion!"
He tried to use his spatial teleportation ability to escape this strange area, only to find that his abilities were subject to unprecedented limitations.
It's like a fish suddenly finding it can't breathe in water; that sense of panic instantly overwhelms it.
"Impossible... How could my barrier fail?"
Ye Zonglian, nicknamed "703," stared in disbelief at her hands, her knuckles white from excessive exertion.
Just then, he heard footsteps.
Click, click, click.
Every step seemed to be perfectly timed, the rhythm so perfect it was chilling.
Araya Sōren suddenly looked up and saw Shiraishikawa walking towards him—no, it couldn't be simply described as walking.
Shiraishikawa defied the laws of gravity with every step he took, his body moving through the void at impossible angles, as if the whole world was making way for him.
"what have you done?!"
Araya Sōren questioned sharply, his voice trembling without him even realizing it.
Shiraishikawa stopped three meters in front of him, a distance long enough for Araya Sōren to see the change in the other's eyes.
Those eyes now resembled a deep starry sky, with a blue halo flowing within their pupils.
"I did not do anything."
Shiraishikawa answered calmly, his voice carrying a transcendent rhythm.
"It's just that the rules you relied on no longer apply."
Araya Sōren felt a chill run down his spine. He instinctively took a step back, only to find his feet seemingly rooted to the spot.
Nonsense! Rules are the foundation of the world; how can they be changed?
Shiraishi Kawa tilted his head slightly, revealing a smile that was almost one of pity.
"Don't you understand yet? Araya Sōren, the power you possess has already altered the very rules of this planet. Even other worlds are no exception."
"absurd!"
Araya Sōren roared and quickly formed hand seals, attempting to unleash his most powerful barrier.
"Six Paths Wheel—"
The incantation abruptly stopped.
Araya Sōren stared wide-eyed at his own hands forming hand seals—those familiar seals couldn't generate any power, as if a switch had been pressed but not turned on.
"Why... why my power..."
His voice began to tremble.
Shiraishikawa took a step forward, a step that covered three meters, instantly bringing him to Araya Sōren's side.
Araya Souren wanted to retreat, but found that his body was completely out of his control, as if it were locked by some higher-dimensional force.
Let me tell you an interesting truth.
Shiraishikawa spoke softly, his voice as clear as a whisper.
“Araya Sōren, you yourself are part of the very force of suppression you hate.”
These words struck Araya Sōren like a bolt of lightning, causing his pupils to contract violently.
"You...what did you say?"
"Therefore, you never felt the interference of the inhibitory force..."
Shiraishikawa continued, each word like a hammer blow striking Araya Sōren's heart.
"Because you are part of it. Your resistance, your plans, all your actions—are within the limits of the restraint."
Araya Souren's face contorted, not with anger, but with a deeper kind of collapse.
No... It's incurable... I clearly...
"You clearly what?"
Shiraishikawa interrupted him.
"You feel free? That's just an illusion created by the inhibitory force. Like a caged bird, you think you can fly anywhere, but you've never actually left the cage."
Araya Sōren's body began to tremble violently, not out of fear, but out of despair at the collapse of some kind of faith.
The goal he pursued throughout his life, the root of all his suffering, turned out to be a lie from the very beginning.
"You lied to me..."
Araya Sōren's voice, 4.2, was so hoarse it sounded inhuman.
"You must be lying to me..."
Shiraishikawa sighed, raised his right hand, palm up.
With this action, the surrounding space began to distort, the direction of gravity became completely chaotic, and stones and dust floated in the air, forming bizarre patterns.
"check it out."