Chapter 142
A sudden rupture in space creates a rift, and an unexpected entity emerges from it.
"Tempus?!" I thought she had vanished, eradicated by Eleona, yet there she stood, undaunted before me.
"Don't be so surprised. Just know that simple means can't kill me." It's inconceivable... This development wasn't part of the game... But how is she alive and back? Despite having abandoned the idea that things would follow the game's script, this was beyond belief.
Amidst my overwhelming confusion, Tempus casually reveals her secret of immortality. "I am the God of Time... Merely ending the present moment changes nothing."
It's a truth hard to believe, yet plausible coming from her. But how can she be defeated then?
"Cough...!" Morione, caught off guard by Tempus' ambush, suffers a severe wound and coughs up blood.
"Didn't I tell you? Like a seed that endures winter to bloom beautifully, you must face this crisis and gain insight to truly annihilate me." She retrieves her double-edged sword and begins to walk slowly.
The atmosphere, as dark as the distorted sky, starts gnawing at me... because, in the current scenario, there's no one capable of facing Tempus.
"Morione, this wasn't part of the plan, was it?!"