Chapter 145: B2: C45: Aura Master
Ruvaria let out a long sigh. “I think out of everyone in this universe, you may judge me as harshly as you want. This dungeon, this boss, is one of my greatest regrets. I needed you to see it. So you can understand that Para’s right, I am quite terrible.”
“Mm, sure, maybe.” Zarian could throw a few pebbles. But he didn’t cast any large stones from his glass castle.
The empress lowered down from the air. She landed on her bare soles, her toes wiggling into the loamy and spongy floor. She inhaled deeply and looked up into Zarian’s void-like eyes with her shining emerald eyes.
“I’m serious. Para wasn’t wrong when she said I was or am quite evil, regardless of alignments,” the empress insisted. “You and your friends are well aware of how the alignments work. They are fractions first instead of truly moral forces, even if they intend to control how you act as you grow your alignment.”
The empress shook her head. “Nonetheless, before I awakened to the truth of things, I was very convinced that I was right, and in being convinced, I did many, many terrible things. I still benefit from those terrible things I’ve done.”
“Do you still have slaves over at your empire?” Zarian asked.
“No, I’ve abolished that quite some time ago, unless you count what I’ve done with this dungeon.”
“You should probably fix that last bit. But other than that, I imagine you’ve been working on redemption for a while.”
“And I’ve failed at being redeemable plenty of times.”