Xing Tie: After the simulation, they all wanted to lock me up in a dark room.

[After entering the location of the Sky Titan, you, Feng Jin, Bai E, and Xi Lian learn about Seneos's past and Feng Jin's true ancestor. In order to retrieve the Sky Titan's flame, you and Xi Lian confront this Sky Titan corrupted by the Black Tide, thus collecting the flame and successfully completing the creation.]

[The embodiment of the sky, the Sky Titan, possesses terrifying power. Its sheer size alone inspires dread, and the countless bolts of lightning that fill the sky resemble roaring beasts, relentlessly attacking you.]

"Damn it, there's too much lightning! We can't get any closer!" Chen Yue said to Bai E beside her.

"If there's any way to divert the lightning, that would be great," Bai E said, holding the Qin Chen sword he had recently forged.

Hearing Bai E's question, Chen Yue looked at the Qin Chen sword in his hand and asked, "Does your sword conduct electricity?"

"Although it conducts electricity, this electricity is nothing to me." Bai E thought Chen Yue was worried about him, so he patted his chest to show that he was fine.

Bai E was touched. It seemed that A Yue was just saying one thing and meaning another. She had been worried about me all along. I had thought that A Yue was using me as a prank on Hei Chao that night. Thinking of this, Bai E felt even more guilty.

"Is that so? Then I have a solution." Chen Yue smiled slightly at Bai E.

However, this smile sent a chill down Bai E's spine.

"Bai'er, it's your turn to appear."

"My appearance?" Bai E pointed to himself, not understanding what Chen Yue was talking about.

……

"I am the blazing sun that will eventually rise..."

Bai E held aloft Qin Chen, while lightning from the Titan in the sky relentlessly struck Bai E.

"Can I switch players...?"

"Bai'er, you have to be our lightning rod, otherwise we won't be able to get close to it at all."

"Ahhh..." Another bolt of lightning struck Bai E. At this moment, Bai E smelled of burnt coals, and his hair was tied up straight.

"I take back my feelings of being touched, Chen Yue, you jerk!!!"

Another bolt of lightning struck Bai E.

[With Bai'e acting as your lightning rod, you used the power of the Earth Titan to directly shoot down the Sky Titan. As you fell from the sky, the golden thread left by Aglaia helped you escape, preventing you from falling from the sky. You obtained the Sky Titan's spark and, along with Bai'e and the others, rushed to the core of the cosmic vortex to deliver the spark.]

However, the Sky Titan, which had already died, was suddenly resurrected by the Black Tide. Its form was even more distorted, and its body was covered in black, ominous aura. You and Bai E fought with all your might, and with the help of the Sky Titan's fire, you defeated it directly.

Meanwhile, Saifeier died in battle. Her lie—that the Dawn Machine would not shut down—was exposed. Feng Jin sensed that the Dawn Machine had been extinguished, and the group immediately headed to the center of the Genesis Vortex, intending to repair the sky.

On your way to deliver the fire seed, Hei E stopped you. At the critical moment, Wan Di arrived and stopped Hei E. You and Bai E didn't have time to worry and rushed to the center of the cosmic vortex.

At this moment, Ohma is a hellish place, teeming with black tide monsters that are hunting down Ohma's civilians and fighting against Ohma's guards.

But Wan Di has fallen; Wan Di has died in battle.

Black Evil once again stood in your way. Seeing this, you, White Evil, and Xilian stopped Black Evil, while Feng Jin went to deliver the sparks of the Sky Titan and the Necromancer Titan.

Just as Feng Jin was delivering the two flames, Hei E, who had been fighting you, mysteriously vanished and suddenly appeared at the core of creation, stealing the flame from the Negative World Titan. Feng Jin desperately protected the flame from the Sky Titan, successfully delivering it, and used her own body to repair the sky. Thus, Feng Jin died in battle.

The flame of the Necro-Titans has been stolen; your journey to seek the fire has failed.

Chen Yue arrived at the golden bath, where Bai E was sitting on the ground, head down, looking lost and dejected.

"I just saw that the sky has been repaired and the number of Black Tide monsters has decreased. It seems that Feng Jin has returned the sparks of the Sky Titan and the World Titan."

"Feng Jin is dead," Bai E said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing Bai E's words, Chen Yue's mind went blank for a moment, and she said uncertainly, "Bai E, are you joking?"

"I really hope this is a joke, and the Fire Thief has taken the Fire of the Titans. We've lost, A-Yue..." Bai E's voice was calm, as if he were talking about something insignificant.

Chen Yue sat down against the wall in frustration. In fact, he had already guessed the failure when he saw that the re-creation had not been successful, but he did not expect Feng Jin to die.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so selfish. When I saw Wan Di die, I was afraid that you and Xi Lian would be in danger if you stayed behind, so I thought that if the three of us fought one, nothing would happen. But I didn't consider Feng Jin..."

"No, it's alright." Bai E seemed to be comforting Chen Yue. "I had the same thought as you, believing that as long as the Fire Thief was stopped, Feng Jin would be safe. That was my dereliction of duty."

"Looking back on what has happened these past few days, I always feel that we have won a Pyrrhic victory every time, even though we have successfully delivered the spark each time..." Chen Yue said slowly.

"But deep down we all know... after Aglaia's death, our victories were just a disguise for our defeats, to make us look less miserable."

"We have already lost, Beagle."

Chen Yue's voice was soft, but the despair in her words made Bai E beside her open his mouth, but in the end he did not refute Chen Yue's words.

"This is a fact that we absolutely cannot accept as the truth..."

"Ah Yue, I didn't expect you to say that... I thought you wouldn't give up like me," Bai E said.

"Do you want to hear the truth?" Chen Yue asked with a wry smile.

"I haven't given up... because I've never persisted. I... don't care what happens to this world. What will happen to Onphalus? What will happen to the Fire Chaser? I don't care at all."

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Bai E, who was usually calm, finally showed a change in expression. During these days, Chen Yue had fought alongside him, seizing the fire from the Titans, always at the forefront, and yet she had uttered such a statement.

"I didn't join the Fire Chaser to save Onpharos. I joined because you and Xilian are here. Everything I've done is just to hide my selfish thoughts from you. You told me we should become heroes together, and Xilian wants to save the world."

Chen Yue took out the "Savior" divination result that Xi Lian had given him, and looking at it, he revealed a mocking expression.

I don't know whether to laugh at myself or at the card that made the mistake of choosing someone like him.

"In fact, I thought about becoming a savior, but only Xi Lian's savior. So when I heard about Aglaia and the others' deaths, I was sad but also relieved. I was relieved that Xi Lian was alright. When I heard about Feng Jin's death, I felt the same sadness and relief."

So perhaps this is the real reason I killed Feng Jin; I am the culprit.

When Chen Yue said those words, she felt much better, but tears welled up in her eyes.

Yes, he has always been a selfish person, but he hid it so well that no one noticed.

"I've always been this selfish, but... I've made it through, I've just made it through."

"I've never dared to say these things to you, especially to... Xi Lian. She loves this world so much, yet the savior she chose is such a selfish person."

Xi Lian loves this world, so she wants to save it.

Chen Yue loves Xi Lian, so she wants to save the world.

Chen Yue lowered her head. The two had grown up together. Apart from the first time Bai E saw him bury his parents, he had never seen him so vulnerable, as if he would break at the slightest touch.

"Actually, we are all the same. No one is born a hero. We are just a group of ordinary people who have embarked on this path," Bai E said softly.

"I'm not as great as you imagine. Actually, I don't want to be a savior. I've always thought that it would be great if I could go back to the past, lie in that golden wheat field and sleep without being discovered by anyone."

"Everything now is just a dream. What golden blood? What black tide? My name is Bai E. I am the little hero of the village. The biggest difficulty I encountered was that year when I failed to harvest wheat and was beaten by my parents."

"I miss my old life so much."

"Me too."

"Bai E, I don't want to give up. Let's go and take back the flame of the world, avenge Feng Jin, and avenge everyone."

"Yeah, me too."

"We will definitely win."

Chen Yue stood up, a smile on his face. At this moment, he returned to being that eternally optimistic young man.

"Let's go, let's make that executioner pay for his crimes in blood, savior."

"Um."

"Is this... what you want?"

Suddenly, a voice rang out, and the Fire Thief appeared before the two, holding the fire of the Titans of the Necrotic World in his hand.