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Chapter 156: A Sacrifice For The World

Chapter 156: A Sacrifice For The World

The crowd held their breath at Thomas’ final speech, instantly conveying his plan: to let Greed be the monster he is but focus their attention on the Twilight of Gods.

Dora looked at him and turned her gaze to the sky behind him.

"...Twilight...of the Gods?"

The sun shone brightly at its zenith, but as his eyes focused on it, images of a foreign moment came to mind.

The purple vortex, the city on fire, the giant eye.

He grabbed his head as if in pain, and as he pulled away, he saw images of long green hair.

".....who...what is it?"

"Keep...that...in mind...every human...is...worthless...you want power...come on...Twilight...Gods..."

Thomas’ head hit the ground, his breathing slowing.

He turned his head to see Iris, but his vision went blank.

(.... so this is the end... damn... by a dagger?.... you really humiliated me until the end...)

Little by little, the sounds became inaudible. In his own world, his mind drifted.

He saw the footage of Eryl speaking before her first fight against Dora.

[Sir Thomas, I speak for your own good. You seem to be a little tense lately because of all the assumptions being made about a particular student. I can guarantee you that going now will be like a death sentence.]

(...I see...I understand now...but what else should I have done?...I was the vice president...it was my duty...)

He saw the images of Solaria and Zuri defending him.

[My knight only defended me when these people insulted me, that was chivalry. Of all things, they should be the ones expelled for insulting a baron’s daughter.]

[Hm, Thomas, don’t shout in front of dear Anesi, he is a very formidable student and I would appreciate it if you would not annoy him.]

He smiled.

(You... only thought about what you... wanted.... in the end... it led to this... but I never heard your apologies... this is not a world worthy to live.. .)

His mind blurred more, and he felt a will to sleep, as he closed his eyes, he remembered.

In his family’s manor, he remembered the peasant with a wooden sword using hero time to destroy a tree. Proud of his feat, he raised his sword to the sky and shouted.

"I’m going to surpass her and become a legend!"

One finger twitched.

(Hehe... I had forgotten that... hey, Hope, are you still trying to reach her?... oh... it’s true... I won’t see how you become a legend... it would be best if you hated me too now.)

He remembered.

[From what I see, you’re the one betraying your friend. I don’t know him yet but what I saw today was a guy fighting at your own place. Learn from him.]

His arm trembled.

(Why did it go that bad?... what did I do wrong?)

He remembered many things at once, the council meetings, the training with Hope, the tiresome paperwork.

Each time he remembered the words of a specific person and giggled. All his thoughts culminated in this image of Iris running past him in a cute fashion.

His blood ran to his head and his view came back.

(.... No.... I... can’t.... die here... I mustn’t.... everything I did... everything I worked for... I can’t let go of them....)

He put his hands on the ground and pushed with all his strength.

(I want.... to be a new person..... I want..... another chance..... I’ve changed..... but she doesn’t know it yet... I must show her... I want to see this smile..... I can’t accept... that our last discussion was a dispute... Iris...)

As he tried to stand, a mass of meat fell to the ground, breaking the spirit of every witness.

(Hope.... I need.... to be here.... to support him... I need to teach him.... to forget the past... I’m everything he has. ...I want to go to....Kalaharis....I still don’t know....the name of this girl....someone....anyone...please... I need healing....)

He raised his head, gathering his last forces to scream.

"This is taking forever... are you dying soon or should I abridge your sufferings after all?" Dora, back to his senses stepped forward.

Thomas gave him a pleading look and slowly lay down again.

(You won’t even... let me.... have a.... last word... what a... ah...)

Tears flowed, melting with the red mud, his view blurring again.

(.... my power.... my family... my future.... Iris.... my life..... you took everything from me.... ah.... what did I do.... to deserve this?)

[....such is the fate of those who cross his path.]

(Uh?... who.... said.... this?... should.... have said... soon...er...)

Thomas closed his eyes and breathed his last. To the side, Hope fell to the ground with a scream.

The audience remained silent, observing the young man’s lifeless body with disgust. Their previous enthusiasm had given way to shame and anxiety.

They were aware of the nature of the battle, they knew that they were not there for a fight, but for an execution.

The guilt of being part of a battle to the death filled them with shame and they bowed their heads.

Candace fell to her knees, her empty gaze staring at Thomas’ body, soon obscured by the light of a glowing soul stone floating above him.

The luminous object floated towards Dora and levitated above his right hand.

"I’ll take that as compensation for wasting my time."

He turned his back and walked towards the council members, shooting them death glares.

They stood up in front of the barrier and readied their weapons. Dora’s stopped right in front.

"Now I’m sure we all know how this is going to end. I’m not interested in you, so here’s how we’re going to do it. Some of you will go to Thomas, others will jump me and be sent to the ground, and one of you will punch me and die. Choose your role."

With a snap of his finger, a powerful shockwave rippled through the air, obliterating the barrier in its path. The emissaries hurried towards him, but as they approached, not a single person dared to make contact.

They instinctively veered to the left and right, creating a path around him, all in their quest to reach Thomas. His power convinced them to never dare challenge him.

Dora, however, simply blinked and continued walking.

He joined Iris, Marie, Lilith, and Candace, who stood silently observing Thomas.

Finally, Dora halted in front of the dean and confessed

"Candace, I’m afraid I can’t be anymore the hero you had hoped for."

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