Chapter 56
Tears flowed silently.
Yoren lay on the bed, tears trailing down his cheeks and pooling behind his ears. He felt the last fury of the demon, the final resolve of the goddess.
He understood now.
The origin of the black and white twins was not what Toyama had claimed.
The goddess had sacrificed herself—not only to save the world but to save the one she loved. She severed her bond with the demon, hoping the world could return to peace, that everything could reset.
The demon did not fall to the gods' judgment.
He fell because he wept for the goddess.
The Black and White Twin Stones—
They were born from the mingling of their tears.
There was no emotion in the demon's tears, only endless wrath, driving him to destroy everything.
There was no memory in the goddess's tears, only her final wish. And whenever she sensed the demon's power consuming all, she would raise her sword once more and sever everything.