Chapter Text
Morax was down at the celebration area, looking very serious as he was discussing something with Xiao,
Then the blockhead...His old friend suddenly froze mid speech, making the Yaksha visibly worried,
But before Xiao could even blink, Morax suddenly fell down face first, his body completely still...
...
That 'Vision'...Which soon became reality...
*Back when the Traveler helped him get to Mondstadt City...Faster...
...
...
Wait, couldn't he have teleported there himself...?
*Was he really so panicked at the time,
That he forgot he could also teleport...?
...
"...What did I...Just...? Morax...?!
...This 'Vision'...It can't...! Morax of all...!
...
...
...I have to...Check on Morax...!"
...
He was so panicked at the time,
That the Traveler...
...
"Don't worry, Venti, I will come with you.
...This should be faster. Where is Zhongli supposed to be now...?"
"Celebration area, near the Statue Plaza."
They tried to reassure him...
*In the only way they could think of at the time...
...
"...Thank you, Traveler. Now I can...", he gratefully started, his words trailing off when he noticed Morax suddenly falling down face first and becoming completely still, "...MORAX!", he couldn't help but yell in fright, upon rushing to his friend's side, "You have really...What is wrong with you...?! This is not normal! This is not normal...!"
"...L-Lord Barbatos, you are...! Y-Yánwáng-dìjūn, he...! H-he suddenly...!", Xiao yelled out as soon as he noticed him, sounding just as frightened as he himself felt at the moment, as he was shakily crouching by Morax' side and starting to take his friend into his arms, "...W-we were talking...A-about a possible...A-and then he...H-he suddenly...!"
"...He just...Collapsed...Out of nowhere...?", the Traveler's voice came next, sounding very confused.
...
And then...When they arrived,
Morax was...So suddenly...
*Even though he already...'Saw' it happen,
Seeing it...In reality was...
...
...
Countless streaks of Abyssal energy fell down on Mondstadt City from every direction,
As the buildings started crashing down, the pieces of stone, wood and glass falling all around,
With them blocking any routes of escape or landing on top of the panicked citizens, squishing them flat...
...
"...No...Please...This can't...
...T-this can't be...R-real...!"
Was all he could say upon seeing the sight before him:
The city in ruins, as its once lively streets were now full of rabble and pools of blood,
And its citizens, those he saw as his family and friends, were now dead...
...
He couldn't leave things as they are,
He couldn't leave it...Leave them!
*He couldn't leave them all dead!
...
And so, he decided to use the power his mother left him,
The one that should make things right...
*Just as it did back then, when Natlan and everyone within it...!
...
"...T-this should work...R-right...? T-the attacks seemed to have...S-stopped for now and...I-I also made a barrier just in case...I-I should be quick...!",
He couldn't help but soon mumble, upon activating his power and enveloping the whole area,
What followed was a quiet yet hopeful full-city reset,
The time itself going back to a few minutes prior...
*To the time before the horrible attack...
...
SHATTER!
"...A-Aack!", he suddenly felt searing pain going through his whole body, making him yell out in pain, "...H-how did it...? T-the...B-barrier...", he couldn't help but weakly wonder, the Power of Time he was still adamantly using becoming weaker and weaker, as his consciousness started to slip, "...N-no...! P-please...L-let me...A-as long...A-as they...are..."
And then, it was complete darkness...
...
And then...Seeing that 'Vision'...
*A future that almost happened...
...
A future that...If not for his Time Power...
*If not for the Power of Time that SHE left him...
...
If not for that 'Vision' which alerted him to the danger,
His children and he himself, not long afterwards, would have been...
...
Kairos...Thanks to her, they were still here...
*Both his children and he himself...
...
...
"ThErE yOu ArE, dId YoU mIsS uS...?~", a darkly amused voice was suddenly heard, as not even a moment later he was hit with a powerful attack, followed by the Traveler's sibling appearing and 'hugging' him from the front, "...DoN't ThInK tHaT yOu CaN gEt AwAy~", they told him in even more amusement, their pitch black eyes in full view and their mouth open in a wide smile, the inside of it equally pitch black, "We HaVe BeEn VeRy GeNeRoUs, PaTiEnTlY wAiTiNg WhIlE yOu WeRe EnJoYiNg ThIs 'CeLeBrAtIoN oF yOuR mIrAcUlOuS rEcOvErY'. bUt NoW, tHe AnNoYiNg WaIt Is FiNaLlY oVeR...", their words trailed off, as they soon closed their mouth, their expression turning murderous, "...AnD yOu CaN fInAlLy DiE~"
They darkly ended while attacking him with powerful Abyssal Energy,
The impact sending a surge of searing pain through his entire body,
Tearing a cry of agony from him before he could even react…
*The pain was so horrible, he could barely resist it...
...
Just like when that 'Goddess',
Tried to,
Erase him...
...
...
Painful...It was so...
Painful...
...
The Traveler's...'Sibling'...They truly,
Tried to...Kill him...
...
...
Soon he...was slipping,
The pain...he couldn't...
*Take it...anymore...
...
he...coul...dn't...
...
was...this...
...
...rea...
...
Even when he died again,
Because of...'Them'...
*The Traveler's...'Sibling'...
...
He woke up to the feeling of something cool spreading through his whole body,
As everything around him was completely silent, with not even the sound of birds...
*No, there was a sound he could vaguely hear...
...
It was the sound...Of gentle waves...?
*As if he was now...
...
Underwater...?
*Why was he...?!
...
"...bUt NoW, tHe AnNoYiNg WaIt Is FiNaLlY oVeR...
...AnD yOu CaN fInAlLy DiE~"
...
After...Killing him...
*They threw...Him here, right...?
Inside of Cider Lake...
...
...
Just how long...Was he...?
*When the battle...Was still...?
...
...
"We BaSiCaLlY kILlEd YoUr TwIn, RiGhT...?~ mY, hOw TrAgIc...~
...As WeLl As IrOnIc...ThAt YoU fAiLeD tO sAvE tHeM aNd So BaDlY, aT tHaT~ iF oNlY yOu WeRe A lItTlE bIt StRoNgEr AnD fAsTeR…~"
This horrible voice...Traveler!
...
And then, after a while he...
*He came back to life...Again,
And flew to the Traveler's side...
...
Just in time to block their 'sibling's attack...
*Just in time to save them from...
...
...
-No, I don't have time for this. I have already dallied enough. -Venti couldn't help but soon say, as he turned his gaze to the form laying on the nearby bed. -...Morax, you are still...-He soon added upon seeing the completely still form of his friend, both his voice and expression sorrowful. -...To think that you would still be unconscious...
"...And not only my old friend, but the other Archons must also still be unconscious, as well.", was left unsaid,
As the Archon couldn't help but be reminded of what the Winds told him back then...
...
"Barbatos, the Geo Archon wasn't the only one who collapsed. The other five Archons did, as well!"
...
...
Both Morax and everyone else was now...
*And he had no idea...Why...
...
Ÿ̶̡̖̟̙͚͔̩͈̯͙̭̜̲́̕ơ̸̧̢̧̛̦̜͖̳͖̪̼̠͓̯̣̳̫͈̬̙͔͇̪̬̗͈̻͈̞̔͆̈̀̀̿̆̎͂̓̌̍̐́̈́̀̋͛͘̕̕̚͝͠ͅu̶̢̨̨͈͕̰̣̳͕̤̼͈͚͙̪̥̜̰̤̟̝̹̺͍̜͇̥͓̮͆̌̑̀̓̋̾̿̉́̈́̍̄͗̿̎̿͐̐̅͗̕̚̚͜͝͝ ̵̡̯͖̙̖̱̠͍͕̮̻̗̜̝̖̬̖̯͖̟̹̞̞̩̩͌͋͒̿́̎̿̕ͅä̴̧̛̪̓́͆̅̓͛̇̂͑̔̅̔̑̇̎̀͐͗̊̌̃͒͘͝r̷̡̲͈̲͎͓͈͍̀͛̃̑̇͂͊̓̔̄̂̚͜͝ê̶̯̩̼̗͎̻̻͕̭͉̠̪̖͕̹͔͍͌͋ ̷͇̰̟̑̄̔̈̀̎̉̐̽̈̏̈̓́͌̈́̌̒͘ą̵̼̻̝̺͔̠͇̱͕̱͕̖̻̯͔̤͇̲̬̙͇̙͓̤̖̦̬͓̌̃̓̓͗̎͜l̸̢̨̡̡͇̳͍̬͍̘̤̟͕̹̫͔͍͉̮͎̩̝̲̹͓͖̤̯̮̮̂͊̓̐̽̅̃̊͛̆͐͂̒͒͑̽̈́̈́̐͂̓̎̏̀̀̍̇̂̚s̷̺̯̮̯͓̉o̴̡̨̧̢̧̢͕̥̥̭͓͕͚͙̫̜̪͇̜͍̘̥͈̰̯̩̗͎̊̈̐̄̇̚̚ͅ ̵̫̯̤͍͙̞͖̽̋͗́̈́͗͛̾t̶̢̡̢̤̤̤͙̼̣͙͉̘͓̖̺̬̠̗͕̺̳̙̑̈́̃̾̏̍͌̐̑̏̏̏̏͒́̂̕͜͜͝ͅh̴̛̳̩͙̳̤̫̝͙̓̈́̽̈̚ͅȇ̸͈̯͓̦̘̘̯̘̫͇͉̣͈̹̟̰̘̠̠̬̇̔̆͜͝ͅ ̷̢̧̛͚̠̻͎̠͇̖̦̘̞͖̺̫̲͙̤̳͇̭̈́̏̑̉͌̓̒́͒͌̒̇͋̓̿̊͛̾͋͊̄̏̈͊̒̃̕͝͠ͅǴ̷̳̖̦̔̈̎̀̏̀̃̃͊́͘͘͠ǫ̸̡̤̠̻̹̱̦̱̮̰͍̝̩̥̼͇̲̹̼̞̒̊͐͝͝d̶̙͖̦͈̮͕̱̜͐͂͌́ ̵̢̡̢̧̨̣̻̮̖̻̟̖̗̖̗͈̫͖̯̳̞̗͙̹̯̜̣̭͌̀̌̈́͐͆̏̈̓̑͆͒̌̒̓͊̉̓̈́͗̅̕͘̕͝ͅó̸̙̭̪̥̠̹̪̮̜̩̰̟͍̔̀̽̊̀͜ͅf̶͎̱̞̲̽͊͑̓̆̀̆͐̓̐̿́̉́̚̕͘ ̸̛͎͚̘̞͎́͊̇̈́͛͂͂̐͗͛̅̀̓̋́̉͂̐̏̑̌͑̂͒̎͠͝͠ͅT̶̡̛͖͕̘̞̗͔̹̏̊͂̋͐͌͂̀̈͛̊̀͒̆͑̿̂͐̔̚͝í̷̛̯͙̲͉̗͇͔͈̼̘̯̙͚̘͈̺̌̈̿̓̑̈́̎̅̈̿̌̑́̊̾̈́͒̀̕͜͝m̶̨̧̛̛̛͉̘͓̳͕̭̮̠̤̳̫̯̣̘̰̙̃̽͒̒̔̄̈́̃͊̈́̓̋͗̓̎̒̐̐̍̅̎̂͘͜͜͠͠ę̵̛̗̜͍̫̩̹̝͍̜̜͈̥̗͕͉̲͍̪̞̱̾͒̍̅̍̾͂̇͌̉͊̅̂͗̌͗͐͘̕
...
...
Yes, there was still something he could do...
*Something only he could do now...
...
...
Please,
Let it be enough...
-...Morax, wake up, please…! -Venti couldn't help but plead to the still form on the bed, the Golden Streaks in his hair returning to their normal faint shine. -...Using Time Power...Should have worked, right...?
He couldn't help but add in rising worry,
Wondering if it was not enough...
*If instead of using a bit of Time Power,
He should have used much more...
...
"...As for the Anemo Archon, Lord Barbatos...
...There is something that you still have to do, isn't there...? And for that, it's best that you preserve your power."
...
"...There is something which I still have to do, huh. He is not wrong...
...I can't leave things as they are...I just...Can't..."
'...Especially since he is the only one who can do this now, since his mother...'
...Because she gave me her Power of Time..."
...
Perhaps even the amount he used back then...
*Back when Natlan and everyone within it...
...
"҉Y҉o҉U҉r҉ ҉T҉i҉M҉e҉ ҉I҉s҉ ҉U҉p҉,҉ ҉B҉a҉R҉b҉A҉t҉O҉s҉"҉
And then, THEY...
*As a sort of punishment...
...
"If YoU tHoUgHt ThAt YoU cOuLd EsCaPe YoUr PuNiShMeNt, ThEn YoU aRe GrAvElY mIsTaKeN.
...FoR dArInG tO cOvEt ThAt WhIcH dOeS nOt BeLoNg To YoU...
...YoUr PuNiShMeNt Is CoMpLeTe ErAsUrE."
'SHE' tried to erase him...
*Killing him instead...
...
...
-...Back then, it was really dangerous for me. But now, with me also becoming the God of Time...-He couldn't help but soon say, his words trailing off the moment he noticed Zhongli starting to twitch. -...Morax! You are waking up! It worked! It really worked! -He continued in rising happiness and a surprising amount of enthusiasm, just as his friend opened his eyes and started slowly glancing around, the other Archon's expression looking lost. -...Morax, how are you feeling...? Are you tired...? Maybe weak or...? -He soon asked his friend, not getting a reply even after a few long seconds have passed, which quickly turned his earlier happiness into rising concern. -...Morax, are you...?
-...Barbatos...I should have...Known...-Zhongli interrupted him, his voice unusually quiet and weak and his expression very tired, as he slowly closed his eyes. -...This is...not a...normal...
The other Archon added in an even quitter voice,
Before going completely still, once again...
*This sudden reaction taking Venti completely off guard...
...
-...Morax, why did you suddenly...? And what do you mean by it not being normal...? -Venti couldn't help but soon slowly ask, his voice and expression equally confused and risingly worried, as he started shaking his friend moments later. -...H-hey, Morax, I am talking to you! So stop ignoring me and answer my questions already...! -He continued upon shaking his friend harder, with Zhongli's body simply moving with the motions, a reaction which made him more and more afraid by the second. -...Y-you stupid blockhead! I am the one who is supposed to be...Not you...! So stop with this dumb prank of yours and...! -He yelled out upon showing his friend hard, with Zhongli tumbling from the bed a moment later, a loud Bam heard as soon as he hit the floor. -...Morax...? Did you just...? -He slowly asked upon glancing over the bed, as Zhongli was now lying face first on the floor, his right arm under his body and the left spread out, his fellow Archon's body completely still. -...M-Morax...! W-why...?!
"...Why are you...Even though I used the Power of Time and you just woke up...?!", was left unsaid,
As Venti couldn't stop the Crystaltears from gathering in his eyes, ready to spill...
*The scene before his eyes making him feel so worried and afraid...
...
Unlike himself, who already almost died and actually died too many times,
Morax was a lot stronger and...'Sturdier'...Just like an unbreakable rock...
*And the only time he almost died was...
...
"Morax, our ancient foe. So we have met again.
Speak, what is it that you want from us...?"
"I would like to sign a contract with both of you, Osial, Beisht.
A contract which should be advantageous to both sides, one that...
...Would ensure cooperation...In the event that..."
…
…
"You foul shameless creatures!
How dare you attack...!"
"We do not use such underhanded tactics, you foolish bird!
We might not like to lose, but we know when we are beaten, you animal-like imbeciles!
...Thank you, our wife. We got mad and were about to try drowning Liyue Harbor again, whilst we were still tired due to the earlier battle. This "corruption" might be vaguely affecting us still.
...But Morax, it appears that he is dying..."
This...
*It was this...
...
But now...
...
-...M-Morax, you...-He couldn't help but sadly say, upon teleporting to the other side of the bed and crouching by his eerily-still friend, soon slowly turning him over, Zhongli's limbs limply moving with the motions. -...T-this is just...L-like a Curse...! J-just like...! -His words suddenly trailed off, as his eyes widened, his friend's form almost falling out from his arms. -...W-wait...A-a Curse...?
He couldn't help but say aloud,
Already starting to remember...
...
Certain...Memories...
...
"...This is...not a...normal..."
What Morax said before collapsing again...
*And then, what it was...Similar to...
...
“...Please, tell me what exactly happened back then...When I flew into Cider Lake and..."
"...It's a curse, by THEM.
...Because you didn't get erased back then, but died instead..."
"THEY tried to get rid of you, Venti. And if not for everyone's efforts to save you, THEY would have succeeded."
...
"...From what happened just recently, it looks like as soon as you enter big bodies of water, such as a lake or the sea...You fall into deep unconsciousness and nothing we do can wake you up. Not even an Anemo Potion or the Windrise Tree's healing.
...And with the limp state of your body at the time...I-it looked just like you...!"
"...Was in permanent sleep, akin to a coma, right...? "
...
"...Miss Alice told us an analogy, with THEM as a System and you as a File, Venti.
...She told us that: "...Basically, the System tried to delete a File it saw as buggy, yet it didn't disappear, turning into an actual Bug. Now the System is trying to get rid of the Bug, before it has a chance to turn into a Virus. Except, it's a very troublesome process, since a bunch of Smaller Files are constantly getting in the way, so the System has to think of other ways. And what better way to start the process than to sever the Bug from its 'Main Lifeline'...?"
"...So to THEM, I am a Possible Danger now, huh...And the reason they chose 'Big Bodies of Water' for the curse...
...I already knew THEY didn't quite like me due to me being the God of Freedom, but to think it would turn out this way...
...And all of this for 'Daring' to use 'THEIR power' to save Natlan and everyone within it..."
"...It's also still affecting you since you are unstable now, Venti. Both due to you 'being destined to be erased' and 'being dead for a while before revival'. The 'being destined to be erased' is self-explanatory, since THEY...
...And as for the latter, 'SHE' tried to erase you in the Early Afternoon, killing you. The next day we had a meeting on how to save you and then the day afterwards, during the afternoon after we finally arrived to Liyue..."
"...So I was dead for more than 48 hours and was brought back to life on the 3rd day...
...And once I am stable, the curse will finally...Be gone, right...?"
"...That's what Alice told us, but...
...I truly hope it will be soon, because if it isn't…To see you like that again, I…!"
...
...
It was a curse...From Celestia...
*THEY, to Morax and the others...
...
But...Why...?
*Why...Would THEY...?
...
...
And why...Wasn't he...Affected...?
*Why was he...The only one who...?
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Ÿ̶̡̖̟̙͚͔̩͈̯͙̭̜̲́̕ơ̸̧̢̧̛̦̜͖̳͖̪̼̠͓̯̣̳̫͈̬̙͔͇̪̬̗͈̻͈̞̔͆̈̀̀̿̆̎͂̓̌̍̐́̈́̀̋͛͘̕̕̚͝͠ͅu̶̢̨̨͈͕̰̣̳͕̤̼͈͚͙̪̥̜̰̤̟̝̹̺͍̜͇̥͓̮͆̌̑̀̓̋̾̿̉́̈́̍̄͗̿̎̿͐̐̅͗̕̚̚͜͝͝ ̵̡̯͖̙̖̱̠͍͕̮̻̗̜̝̖̬̖̯͖̟̹̞̞̩̩͌͋͒̿́̎̿̕ͅä̴̧̛̪̓́͆̅̓͛̇̂͑̔̅̔̑̇̎̀͐͗̊̌̃͒͘͝r̷̡̲͈̲͎͓͈͍̀͛̃̑̇͂͊̓̔̄̂̚͜͝ê̶̯̩̼̗͎̻̻͕̭͉̠̪̖͕̹͔͍͌͋ ̷͇̰̟̑̄̔̈̀̎̉̐̽̈̏̈̓́͌̈́̌̒͘ą̵̼̻̝̺͔̠͇̱͕̱͕̖̻̯͔̤͇̲̬̙͇̙͓̤̖̦̬͓̌̃̓̓͗̎͜l̸̢̨̡̡͇̳͍̬͍̘̤̟͕̹̫͔͍͉̮͎̩̝̲̹͓͖̤̯̮̮̂͊̓̐̽̅̃̊͛̆͐͂̒͒͑̽̈́̈́̐͂̓̎̏̀̀̍̇̂̚s̷̺̯̮̯͓̉o̴̡̨̧̢̧̢͕̥̥̭͓͕͚͙̫̜̪͇̜͍̘̥͈̰̯̩̗͎̊̈̐̄̇̚̚ͅ ̵̫̯̤͍͙̞͖̽̋͗́̈́͗͛̾t̶̢̡̢̤̤̤͙̼̣͙͉̘͓̖̺̬̠̗͕̺̳̙̑̈́̃̾̏̍͌̐̑̏̏̏̏͒́̂̕͜͜͝ͅh̴̛̳̩͙̳̤̫̝͙̓̈́̽̈̚ͅȇ̸͈̯͓̦̘̘̯̘̫͇͉̣͈̹̟̰̘̠̠̬̇̔̆͜͝ͅ ̷̢̧̛͚̠̻͎̠͇̖̦̘̞͖̺̫̲͙̤̳͇̭̈́̏̑̉͌̓̒́͒͌̒̇͋̓̿̊͛̾͋͊̄̏̈͊̒̃̕͝͠ͅǴ̷̳̖̦̔̈̎̀̏̀̃̃͊́͘͘͠ǫ̸̡̤̠̻̹̱̦̱̮̰͍̝̩̥̼͇̲̹̼̞̒̊͐͝͝d̶̙͖̦͈̮͕̱̜͐͂͌́ ̵̢̡̢̧̨̣̻̮̖̻̟̖̗̖̗͈̫͖̯̳̞̗͙̹̯̜̣̭͌̀̌̈́͐͆̏̈̓̑͆͒̌̒̓͊̉̓̈́͗̅̕͘̕͝ͅó̸̙̭̪̥̠̹̪̮̜̩̰̟͍̔̀̽̊̀͜ͅf̶͎̱̞̲̽͊͑̓̆̀̆͐̓̐̿́̉́̚̕͘ ̸̛͎͚̘̞͎́͊̇̈́͛͂͂̐͗͛̅̀̓̋́̉͂̐̏̑̌͑̂͒̎͠͝͠ͅT̶̡̛͖͕̘̞̗͔̹̏̊͂̋͐͌͂̀̈͛̊̀͒̆͑̿̂͐̔̚͝í̷̛̯͙̲͉̗͇͔͈̼̘̯̙͚̘͈̺̌̈̿̓̑̈́̎̅̈̿̌̑́̊̾̈́͒̀̕͜͝m̶̨̧̛̛̛͉̘͓̳͕̭̮̠̤̳̫̯̣̘̰̙̃̽͒̒̔̄̈́̃͊̈́̓̋͗̓̎̒̐̐̍̅̎̂͘͜͜͠͠ę̵̛̗̜͍̫̩̹̝͍̜̜͈̥̗͕͉̲͍̪̞̱̾͒̍̅̍̾͂̇͌̉͊̅̂͗̌͗͐͘̕
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-...So this is how it is...This Power...-He couldn't help but soon say, looking and sounding bittersweet. -...It's actively protecting me now...
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“With the help of my Power, your people's Faith and the Traveler's Assistance, you have to survive.
Grow stronger, so that you can fight back. It shouldn't be much longer now.”
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Just as SHE wanted...
*Just as his mother…
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Ÿ̶̡̖̟̙͚͔̩͈̯͙̭̜̲́̕ơ̸̧̢̧̛̦̜͖̳͖̪̼̠͓̯̣̳̫͈̬̙͔͇̪̬̗͈̻͈̞̔͆̈̀̀̿̆̎͂̓̌̍̐́̈́̀̋͛͘̕̕̚͝͠ͅu̶̢̨̨͈͕̰̣̳͕̤̼͈͚͙̪̥̜̰̤̟̝̹̺͍̜͇̥͓̮͆̌̑̀̓̋̾̿̉́̈́̍̄͗̿̎̿͐̐̅͗̕̚̚͜͝͝ ̵̡̯͖̙̖̱̠͍͕̮̻̗̜̝̖̬̖̯͖̟̹̞̞̩̩͌͋͒̿́̎̿̕ͅä̴̧̛̪̓́͆̅̓͛̇̂͑̔̅̔̑̇̎̀͐͗̊̌̃͒͘͝r̷̡̲͈̲͎͓͈͍̀͛̃̑̇͂͊̓̔̄̂̚͜͝ê̶̯̩̼̗͎̻̻͕̭͉̠̪̖͕̹͔͍͌͋ ̷͇̰̟̑̄̔̈̀̎̉̐̽̈̏̈̓́͌̈́̌̒͘ą̵̼̻̝̺͔̠͇̱͕̱͕̖̻̯͔̤͇̲̬̙͇̙͓̤̖̦̬͓̌̃̓̓͗̎͜l̸̢̨̡̡͇̳͍̬͍̘̤̟͕̹̫͔͍͉̮͎̩̝̲̹͓͖̤̯̮̮̂͊̓̐̽̅̃̊͛̆͐͂̒͒͑̽̈́̈́̐͂̓̎̏̀̀̍̇̂̚s̷̺̯̮̯͓̉o̴̡̨̧̢̧̢͕̥̥̭͓͕͚͙̫̜̪͇̜͍̘̥͈̰̯̩̗͎̊̈̐̄̇̚̚ͅ ̵̫̯̤͍͙̞͖̽̋͗́̈́͗͛̾t̶̢̡̢̤̤̤͙̼̣͙͉̘͓̖̺̬̠̗͕̺̳̙̑̈́̃̾̏̍͌̐̑̏̏̏̏͒́̂̕͜͜͝ͅh̴̛̳̩͙̳̤̫̝͙̓̈́̽̈̚ͅȇ̸͈̯͓̦̘̘̯̘̫͇͉̣͈̹̟̰̘̠̠̬̇̔̆͜͝ͅ ̷̢̧̛͚̠̻͎̠͇̖̦̘̞͖̺̫̲͙̤̳͇̭̈́̏̑̉͌̓̒́͒͌̒̇͋̓̿̊͛̾͋͊̄̏̈͊̒̃̕͝͠ͅǴ̷̳̖̦̔̈̎̀̏̀̃̃͊́͘͘͠ǫ̸̡̤̠̻̹̱̦̱̮̰͍̝̩̥̼͇̲̹̼̞̒̊͐͝͝d̶̙͖̦͈̮͕̱̜͐͂͌́ ̵̢̡̢̧̨̣̻̮̖̻̟̖̗̖̗͈̫͖̯̳̞̗͙̹̯̜̣̭͌̀̌̈́͐͆̏̈̓̑͆͒̌̒̓͊̉̓̈́͗̅̕͘̕͝ͅó̸̙̭̪̥̠̹̪̮̜̩̰̟͍̔̀̽̊̀͜ͅf̶͎̱̞̲̽͊͑̓̆̀̆͐̓̐̿́̉́̚̕͘ ̸̛͎͚̘̞͎́͊̇̈́͛͂͂̐͗͛̅̀̓̋́̉͂̐̏̑̌͑̂͒̎͠͝͠ͅT̶̡̛͖͕̘̞̗͔̹̏̊͂̋͐͌͂̀̈͛̊̀͒̆͑̿̂͐̔̚͝í̷̛̯͙̲͉̗͇͔͈̼̘̯̙͚̘͈̺̌̈̿̓̑̈́̎̅̈̿̌̑́̊̾̈́͒̀̕͜͝m̶̨̧̛̛̛͉̘͓̳͕̭̮̠̤̳̫̯̣̘̰̙̃̽͒̒̔̄̈́̃͊̈́̓̋͗̓̎̒̐̐̍̅̎̂͘͜͜͠͠ę̵̛̗̜͍̫̩̹̝͍̜̜͈̥̗͕͉̲͍̪̞̱̾͒̍̅̍̾͂̇͌̉͊̅̂͗̌͗͐͘̕
̴̗̼̻̬̪̹͊̋̌̈̈́͒͑͗̀̿͜͜ͅ
̶̨̨̰͕̹̗̘͉͇̠͇̩̯͚̼͉̩̦̯̏͌̔͒͌̽̌̅̊͒̈̔̒̈́̽͛̅̉̀͗̆̌͋̕͜͝.̴̢̘̝͓̩̩̜̦̱̤͙̭̦̣̾̂͗̌͒̊̊͋̈́̀́͒̔̐͂̈́͗́̽̀̄͒͒̔̚͘͘͜.̸̪̜̬̝̘̰͍͕̪͕̯̙̆̀͘ͅ.̸̨̠̙͔̤͎̹͙͇̫̥̺̆̀̃̓̑̃̈̈̇̏̔̅̒̐͆̂͐̌͜ͅB̸̨̢̨̡̖̟̲̺̲̯̯̭͉̠͓͂̍̌̏̈́̂̎̂̈́̿̅̕̕̚͜u̸̧̯̪̳͕̻̦̦̭̜̼͇̞̦̼͕̫̠̤̞̮̭̳̟͕͇̓͝ͅţ̸̙͕͖͔̙̙̪͙͈͉͔͕̰̥͐́̐̈̊͆͜͜͝ ̴̢̛̛̙͆̀̋̑̿̈͋̈́̀͐̏͛̇͂̐̓́̽̌̆̿̒̂̚̕ņ̷̨̡̗͙̙̯̲̫͎̮̩͇͈̙̺͗̈́̈̇́̔͒̉̂̎̚̕͜͜͠o̵̡̨̧̢̤͚͇̫̜̞̫̼͖̱͇̞̩̘̖̖͓̙̙͑͒̅̈́̒̀̈͋̄͐̍͊̏̀̇̆̎̈̕̕͠͝͝͠t̷̡̧̰͍͌̊̊͌̉̑̒͘͝ ̸̨͕͔̤͙͓͙͔̻̣̦͕͙̺͖͈̗̯̂͊̓̈́̿͊̇̓͋̾̎͗̇͑͠ͅy̵̢̨̨̻̜̭̠͈̠͇̱̖̪̪̳̮̩̩̞͇͔̣̻͓̫̟͒̊͗͝ͅͅe̴̛̠͊͊̉̀̅̈́̅̕̚t̷̡̝̮͎͍͈͈̗͍̥̤̤̳̬͚̱̩̤̬̰̄̓̃́͝ͅ
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For HER to admit this of all things,
About how she wanted him to replace her in the future...
*Since there could only be one God of Time at any moment,
It would surely be a hereditary succession...
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"In inheritance, a hereditary successor is a person who inherits an indivisible title or office after the death of the previous title holder. The hereditary line of succession may be limited to heirs of the body, or may pass also to collateral lines, in case of extinction of heirs of the body, depending on the succession rules."
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By exchanging her life…