Hate me, Miss Witch!-Chapter 532 - 247: You Shamed the Witch, Now Take Responsibility (8k)_2

The soul imprint's way of referring to Shiayar finally shifted from "the other me" to "Shiayar Egutt".

"The mortal spirit of flesh and blood has insurmountable limits."

"Perhaps you are now very young and full of energy, your heart is as pure as unrefined jade, without a speck of dust, and just with a moment of boldness, you can overcome all obstacles and reach the highest point of radiance."

"You disdain those deities who stop at nothing to ascend to godhood."

"However, no matter how pure a heart is, it will eventually undergo 'erosion'."

"So-called life is a pilgrimage accumulating pain."

"In the infinitely stretching time, in that endless journey of suffering, you gradually get tainted with dust."

"Like an unpolished piece of jade, slowly eroded by wind and frost, ultimately becoming unrecognizable from its original form."

"One day—"

"When your family and friends around you gradually grow old, and the once flawless soul also becomes tainted with gloom and dust due to stagnation."

"You will also walk the same path as the Sun God."

"To gain power, to ascend to that eternal throne, as the sole ambition and desire."

The ethereal voice gradually faded away.

Listenting to the voice originating from within himself, Shiayar only slightly shook his head.

"Perhaps."

"Maybe one day, I too will find myself stuck before a threshold, dominated by warped obsessions."

"Perhaps one day, with the passage of time, I will forget my original intention, turning into a hideous form that seems unbearable to me now."

"After all, no one can predict what the future holds."

"But, that is an ephemeral future."

"Not today."

"Today, I can hear the voice within my heart clearly, I do not wish to become such a person, nor do I wish to become such a person."

"Whether I ultimately walk down the same misguided path as you all, however—"

"I will not regret today's choice to forgo the Stars Chalice and the Throne of Heaven."

"As long as this is so, it is enough."

...

"No regrets?"

Around Shiayar, the flow of time grew increasingly rapid.

Transforming into overlapping streams of time, creating a barrier between him and the myriad beings of the mythic era, and the whole world, as if separated by a vast distance.

"Then, do you know..."

"Having severed your origin, cut all ties of cause and destiny, and also severed your connection and causality with the Sun God." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Ultimately, what kind of consequences will you have to face?"

"Every gift from destiny has already had a price marked in the shadows."

The ethereal voice became so far-off that it was almost inaudible.

It was just a soul imprint after all, retained until today by the peculiarity of the Land of Origin, but ultimately, it was just an imprint.

With Shiayar's awakening, this imprint had long been destined to fade away, whether or not Shiayar strikes at the Origin, the demise of this imprint was inevitable, the only difference was merely a matter of time.

Listening to the almost inaudible voice, Shiayar gently nodded.

"Of course."

As was mentioned, every gift from fate has already had its price marked in the shadows.

Shiayar is special.

Already an exceptionally unique individual even when he was weak at just the 2-Ring stage.

He can freely wander through history, willfully rewriting everything that occurred in the Echo of History according to his own wishes.

Even those moments etched in historical books are no exception.

Transforming one imperfect ending after another into the outcome Shiayar desired.

With this special power, Shiayar encountered Silvia, encountered Augutina in the Echo of History...

If it hadn't been for this special trait, Shiayar would not have connected with Isadella in that Knight King's heroic epic.

And his relationship with the Second Princess might have only remained at a reliable ally level, and perhaps would never have developed into the deeply intertwined connection it is now.

One could say, if not for the time-traveling uniqueness, Shiayar might still have risen in another way, becoming radiant and grand...

But those who accompany him today, might on another equally brilliant timeline be parallel lines that never intersect with Shiayar's path.

And this inherent specialness clearly does not come without reason.

Even someone as powerful as Isadella who has ascended to Legendary status and holds the Sacred Sword of the Stars, only managed to alter the future historical trajectory of the Empire in the Third Era.

And became the King of the Imaginary Zone, falling to become the object of wrathful pursuit by the entire river of time and the Power of Historical Correction.

No less, Shiayar, who wasn't even Legendary at that time, nor did he have the protection of the Sacred Sword, could freely move in and out of the Echo of History...

Even to save Isadella, Shiayar took the weight of an entire nation's causality and karma upon himself, and ultimately did not suffer any significant punishment.

Living leisurely in the Garden of Eden for ten years... compared to the culpability Isadella bore as the King of the Imaginary Zone, it was negligible.

And the origin of Shiayar's unique nature is finally clear today.

All, because of the Origin he carries.