MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 158 Ceremony
On the beach as the sun sets, Killer Queen reaches out and touches Kira Yoshikage's figure, causing it to vanish in the explosion. Killer Queen's figure also gradually begins to fade away.

"Killer Queen, I'm curious, do you remember everything from this cycle of reincarnation?"

"And why do you continue this endless cycle of reincarnation?"

Killer Queen turned to look at the cube-shaped humanoid figure that had emerged on the beach.

His dissipating form slowed its dissipation and manifested itself as a condensed form of light, yet every detail was clearly visible.

Essentially, Fang Zheng cannot see the so-called substitute or the so-called soul.

A Stand, under normal circumstances, does not interfere with light. Stand users can see Stands more from a perspective akin to that of a spirit.

Fang Zheng could only indirectly perceive its form through subtle air disturbances. However, if the Stand user completely prevented the Stand from generating any external interference, and even the slightest air fluctuations did not exist, Fang Zheng would be unable to observe it.

However, at this moment, the Assassin Queen displayed unparalleled control, with an explosion so precise it was unimaginable. This precisely disturbed the air, causing a change in the air's refractive index in a certain area, turning it into a cage of light. It indirectly interfered with the sunlight on the beach under the setting sun, constructing a shape that appeared in front of Fang Zheng.

It has cat ears on its head, like a combination of a hairless cat and a human, with well-defined muscles and a cold, or rather indifferent, expression.

This strange creature, exuding an inhuman aura, did not respond to Fang Zheng's questions. Instead, it revealed its form, walked in front of Fang Zheng, and quietly looked at him.

Two beings, neither human nor inhuman, stared at each other on the beach. The Killer Queen did not reply, and Fang Zheng did not ask any further questions.

Time passed by, and as the sun set and the moon rose, the figure of the Killer Queen vanished at 6:01 a.m. on August 14, 1999.

However, before it finally dissipated, even though it was only for a moment, Fang Zheng clearly saw that the image of Killer Queen had transformed into the form of Yoshikage Kira.

However, in that instant, a slight fluctuation was revealed in that indifferent and ruthless gaze.

It's hard to say what kind of look it was—was it weariness? Pain? Numbness? Or perhaps just simple calm?
Only a final sigh echoed on the beach.

"Boring fighting, all I want is a peaceful life..."

Time continued to flow as usual, the cycle of reincarnation broke down, and on the morning of August 14, 1999, Fang Zheng stood on the beach, watching the sea breeze and the waves pushing a large number of dead fish and shrimp onto the shore.

……

"it's time."

Upon realizing that the time loop had been broken, the construction of Eden resumed with calm words.

This universe, which had gone through countless cycles, was destroyed in an instant, and then it took an immeasurable amount of time to be rebuilt by Fangzheng.

Long ago, the universe that Fang Zheng had collected with the help of the World Sea Battleship was also released again.

A process, similar to yet different from the previous parallel universe, continues.

After experiencing various forms of chaos, all intelligent life in the old universe began to awaken in a massive explosion.

With the explosive growth of Stands, the so-called 'fate' becomes increasingly clear.

Under his leadership, society in the Garden of Eden became better and better, and everything flourished.

Once a certain point in time had passed, and once numerous civilizations began to jointly design and build computers capable of controlling the World Sea warships, all the Stand forces began to gradually decline.

On this day...

At the center of the World Sea Battleship, an endless torrent of energy surged, and Fang Zheng continued to process the data.

"Hey, Mr. Fang Zheng, hello there."

A leisurely voice pierced through the torrent of energy, and a boy-like figure walked over. It was Kawajiri Hayato, the ultimate elementary school student who had struggled through countless cycles of reincarnation and resisted countless times.

Now that the universe has transformed into Eden, he can finally rest. Freed from the endless cycle, he has finally grown into adulthood.
After a polite reply of "Hello," Fang Zheng looked at Kawajiri Hayato's calm, even indifferent face, tilted his head, and said, "Assassin Queen?"

With a calm nod, Hayato Kawajiri calmly reached out and pressed his thumb as if pressing a button.

Instantly, in an explosion so precise it defies description, the cosmic vacuum was disturbed, energy was released from the vacuum, and the emitted photons outlined a humanoid, hairless cat-like figure behind it.

That was Kira Yoshikage's Stand—Killer Queen!
"Your awakened Stand is Kira Yoshikage's Killer Queen. Isn't it said that no two Stands are the same? Why is that?"

Fang Zheng calmly voiced his question.

Hayato Kawajiri replied indifferently, "Who knows?"

He clenched his fist, feeling the Killer Queen's power as swift as an arm, and said calmly, "Like the chicken and the egg, humans and Stands, or intelligent life and Stands, or even the universe and Stands, which came first and which came later?"

In this parallel universe, after the endless cycle of reincarnation was broken, Fang Zheng reshaped the entire universe into the Garden of Eden.

Among the humans that Fang Zheng repositioned, the elementary school student named Hayato Kawajiri had completely gone mad.

Without the forced mental reset brought about by the daily time cycle, even though the human brain cannot remember much information, the information from countless cycles is deeply imprinted in the depths of his soul.

Too much and chaotic information completely destroyed his personality.

However, in countless cycles and countless acts of resistance, even if communication with the world could only be conducted within a single day through telephones and the internet, even if the traces left behind were reset after reaching a certain limit time and time again, the traces of the last act of resistance still remained on the old Earth.

When everything collected from the old universe was placed in the Garden of Eden, some nostalgic humans refused to go to their assigned planets and chose to remain on Earth, thus discovering those remaining traces.

Countless people were shocked by the handwriting they left behind in their countless reincarnations, and they also felt deep respect for Kawajiri Hayato, who was trapped in the eternal cycle of reincarnation.

In order to save Hayato Kawajiri, who had completely broken down mentally, Stand users, various occultists, and some scientists were called upon to use various methods to dig out and sort out the information hidden deep in his soul.

In those countless cycles of reincarnation, the process of resistance time and time again, the experimental data on the awakening and evolution of Stands were also unearthed, using Hayato Kawajiri's soul as a vessel.

Amidst the vast amount of information, people noticed that in countless experiments, the same person, in different cycles, at the same time, in the same place, and with the same method of awakening, could always produce alter avatars that exhibited subtle differences.

Sometimes, completely different Stands and abilities will even awaken. However, this contradicts the common sense among Stand users, because generally speaking, a Stand is a manifestation of the spirit.

Without experiencing a major event that alters one's mind, a person's double should not undergo significant changes.

However, the experimental data from those countless cycles showed that what Stand users considered common sense might be wrong.

Similarly, even if Stands are truly born from the human spirit, after the establishment of Eden and the era when everyone awakened Stands, people, through studying past history and various special traces left on Earth, also noticed that under certain special conditions, Stands do not die after their original owners die.

It might even become a so-called 'god,' a kind of supernatural tale, a special rule that covers certain times and areas and responds to certain conditions.

For example, in both the previous parallel universe and this parallel universe, there exists the so-called Ripple power.

The so-called Ripple power that Fang Zheng initially saw in Joseph was later discovered by researchers in the established research alliance to be something that, in essence, neither the so-called Ripple nor the life energy absorbed by vampires existed.

Even the so-called substitutes and spiritual powers are all non-existent.

Energy is the state and measure of the motion of matter; it is an abstract description that can only exist because it depends on matter.

Energy is matter, and matter is energy.

However, even with the help of the World Sea Battleship and the strange divine power within it, scientists were still unable to find any form of life energy or spiritual energy.

It does not depend on any carrier, but exists out of thin air.

However, after repeated research, scientists have discovered that spiritual energy and life energy still require some kind of carrier.

However, this medium is not an actual thing, but an abstract 'process', a special kind of correspondence.

For example, vampires have been the subject of detailed research in both the previous and this parallel universe.

Whether it's vampires, so-called Pillars, or even the ultimate life form Kars, what they obtain when they absorb so-called life energy is not actually heat or nutrients.

Along with their extraction of so-called life energy, they gain a kind of power that exists out of thin air. As this power is acquired, those whose life energy they have absorbed will exhibit various physiological changes.

Whether it's the superhuman beings who are resurrected from corpses and become incredibly strong, or their bodies that can heal rapidly, it has nothing to do with changes in cells.

Because their physical structure itself no longer supports any thought, nor should it support the healing of the body.

Essentially, it is a complex force generated out of thin air within its body, like manipulating a puppet, propelling its movement. It is not fundamentally different from a Stand user who skillfully uses their ability to partially possess their body with a Stand.

Through repeated research, scientists and some Ripple warriors have even used machinery to recreate the existence of Ripple power.

Or more accurately, it is through 'frequency' that feedback of the ripple force is obtained.

The essence of ripple power is a special frequency.

Regardless of whether this frequency is from breathing, the pulsation of blood, the vibration of an object, or the frequency of electromagnetic waves...

As long as that special frequency can be maintained, the so-called ripple power can be slowly generated.

In other words, Ripple power is less of a training method and less of a ritual, a ritual that uses a special frequency to elicit feedback from a power whose true location is unknown.

After such research yielded certain results, they also began to consider whether the so-called "stand-in" was, to some extent, not an "awakening" but a "descent".
Is a so-called "stand-in" something beyond human imagination, beyond matter, beyond the universe, that descends to bring about a response in response to certain special "rituals"?
After quietly recounting his story, Hayato Kawajiri clenched his fist, and the assassin queen that had appeared behind him dissipated once more.

Fang Zheng asked, "Then, your awakening of the Assassin Queen means the research is correct, right?"

Hayato Kawajiri, his expression indifferent, just like the Queen of Assassins, replied calmly, "Probably."

"If the so-called substitute is indeed the power of some supernatural being descending, then it is definitely not a single entity behind it."

"Stands can grant their users special sensory abilities, such as sensing the emotions of different Stand users, sensing danger, and even, under certain special circumstances, sensing what is about to happen in the future."

With another wave of his hand, he summoned the Killer Queen. Kawajiri Hayato met the Killer Queen's indifferent gaze, which was almost identical to his own.

With a wave of his hand, Hayato Kawajiri dispersed the Stand and continued, "In recent years, as the power of Stands has diminished, Killer Queen's power has also become weaker and weaker."

"But I can sense that, just as the Civilization Alliance has studied, the power of the Stands has not truly faded away, but has gone elsewhere."

Gazing into the void, Hayato Kawajiri said calmly, "Even the Killer Queen is the same. I can vaguely sense that the Killer Queen's power has gradually merged into a larger entity."

"The power projected by this larger collective is what is called 'fate'."

"If the so-called stand-in is merely a remnant projected by some greater force..."

"So, the purpose of deploying some kind of force is, of course, to make a change."

"But if there is no need for change, then there is naturally no need to invest resources."

“When the power of ‘fate’ takes the lead and there is no longer a need for the intervention of Stand users, then the power of Stands will naturally fade away.”

With his gaze fixed on Fang Zheng, at that moment, the figure of the Killer Queen spontaneously appeared behind Kawajiri Hayato.

Just as the Stand power is fading away in sync with the rest of the world, its presence is also gradually receding.

That calm and indifferent gaze looked at Fang Zheng, at this being from a more distant place.

Before finally dissipating, the Killer Queen spoke, "Fang Zheng, you have broken the stalemate on the battlefield."

"We who advocated maintaining the status quo have been completely defeated, and the Stand Alliance has once again advanced its battle lines."

"Who will you choose next...?"

After saying this, the Assassin Queen officially withdrew, and Hayato Kawajiri also silently took his leave and departed.

(End of this chapter)