I write obituaries for the gods

She shifted her gaze, aiming at Yudu, aiming at the southeastern sea—

They targeted the abyss that Euclid had dug out using the "Whale Nest" that led directly to D-8.

"Coordinates confirmed." A cold, mechanical voice announced.

At the same time, on one of the screens surrounding the platform, the error indicator disappeared, and in its place appeared a golden eye.

“Sylla Boswell, do you understand what you’re doing?”

It was my elder brother's voice.

tide Lena did not answer him.

She stretched out her hands toward the Earth, her index fingers and thumbs spread out to form a square, aiming at the coordinates.

That sea... she had been there before.

On the ship's side, she twirled around, smiling at the man behind her:

"When I finally go to space, I want to sing my songs to the whole universe, just like your Dongfanghong-1!"

"boom--------"

A beam of white light, condensed to incandescence, shot out from beneath the main star platform, crashing down on Earth like a sharp sword! It crashed into the southeastern sea of ​​Rain City! It crashed into the depths of subspace!

The moment the main star platform launched, Xileina felt as if her brain had been cleaved open by a sharp sword. The intense pain destroyed her will and caused her spirit to gradually disintegrate.

In a daze, she began to sing softly:

"That's the way every day goes..."

(This is how the world works...)

"Every time we've no control..."

(We can't control anything...)

"If the sky is pink and white..."

(If the skylight is pink and white...)

"boom--------"

Amidst the pinkish-white light, Xileina's consciousness was completely shattered.

......

The sky was pinkish-white.

On the grassland, Xileina watched the clouds in the sky gradually recede, her expression serene.

She looked down and saw a brightly colored tent.

She spent her childhood in a tent, but since moving to New Orleans, she has rarely been inside one.

And now, she's back.

Let's go back to where it all started: that little tent.

"Ring ring..."

When the tent flap was lifted, the wind chimes above Xileina's head swayed and made a sound.

tide Lena entered the tent. The furnishings inside were simple: a table with a crystal ball on it.

She walked to the table and faced the figure sitting behind it.

It was a Roma woman wearing a veil, draped in colorful fabric, her posture graceful.

Through the thin veil, Xileina recognized the woman.

That's my mother.

That's not my mother.

"..."

"You yearn to become the Hanged Man, to sacrifice yourself, and to bring a world without hurricanes to future generations."

Katrina's voice is ethereal and mesmerizing.

"My daughter...how fearless, how brave...venturing alone into deep space, then letting her consciousness plummet into the abyss of the world, until she came before me..."

“You are not my mother,” Xileina said softly.

“But you are my daughter,” Katrina murmured. “You fear things out of control, you fear the underlying logic of this world—a chaotic system where everything will be destroyed by chaos no matter how hard you try.”

"You are the daughter of fear; the very essence of fear led you down the path of rebellion against me; fear drove you away from everyone; fear led you to venture alone into deep space..."

“I’m proud of you,” Katrina smiled, “but have you ever considered that even if you kill me, the fear won’t disappear? Just like you sang… that’s how the world works…”

“At least this way, there won’t be another me,” Xileina said.

“Even so, there will be another me,” Katrina said.

“Then the next you will also have the next me to face,” Xileina closed her eyes, “At least in this gap, peace will continue.”

When she opened her eyes again, Xileina's pupils had turned a deep blue.

Katrina's eyes were the same.

Outside the tent, it was dark; inside the dark tent, the crystal ball was the only thing that shone.

The clouds inside the sphere churned rapidly, and the deep blue light sometimes became more intense, and sometimes more gentle.

That's not a crystal ball, that's the Earth.

In the hazy, dreamlike state, Xileina heard many sounds from Earth.

"Look! There's light in the sky!"

"Oh my God...that's Christ...Christ has come..."

"Frontline reporters report that the widespread daylight was caused by a side effect of a high-powered launch of a space-based weapon, unclaimed by any faction, towards the ground. The current coordinates are located in Yudu..."

"Guys, I told you! The lizard people in the White House have been connected to aliens for a long time! That thing is an alien weapon!"

"Mom...I'm scared..."

fear.

A mysterious space-based weapon that suddenly appeared in the public eye has attracted the attention of the entire world.

Those gazes, filled with curiosity, surprise, and fear, held the black star hanging upside down in the sky like a sword of Damocles, plunging the entire human world into a state of unresolved anxiety.

This emotion was the very nourishment Katrina relied on for survival.

But now, the focus of this attention has shifted to Xileina.

From that night in New Orleans, Xilena realized one thing—

The brief connection granted her immense power from Katrina.

What about long-term connections?

What if it wasn't Katrina who was feared, but Sylena?

She is Katrina's anchor point; she can be devoured by Katrina.

Does that mean that if she is also feared by the world, she can devour Katrina?

"Sizzle... sizzle sizzle..."

As the deep blue light surged, cracks gradually appeared on the crystal ball.

Rom Girl gradually became restless. She is the embodiment of the concept of "fear" that has been born from the accumulation of human emotions over millions of years, and her underlying nature is also fear.

On the night of Hurricane Katrina, He was one with Sylena. Although Sylena could use His power, the control remained in His hands.

But now, the overwhelming emotions from the stars and the fears of the present world are all anchored on Xileina.

He is losing control.

He became agitated, scratching his head and ears. The veil fell away, the human skin peeled away, revealing rotting flesh and charred bones.

"Uh...uh...ahhh...uh..."

Katrina murmured, feeling the power she depended on for survival being taken away by the girl before her.

Instinctively, He began to feel fear towards the girl before Him.

tide Leina had been waiting for this moment.

When she was terrified by the "fearful mother"...

She thus became the "mother of fear".

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"Pfft!"

The crystal ball shattered amidst Katrina's screams.

The surrounding scene was instantly blown to pieces. Katrina overturned the table and lunged at Xileina with bared teeth and claws.

tide Lena rose resolutely, seized the opportunity, and thrust out her palm—

"Pfft!"

Her hand pierced through Katrina's chest.

"Uh..."

Katrina, propelled by the momentum, fell into Xileina's arms. She convulsed, first moaning softly, then laughing lightly.

“They will fear you,” Katrina whispered, “from this moment until the end of time.”

"What difference does it make if you devour me and I devour you?"

"I'm so proud of you, my...daughter..."

After she finished speaking, Katrina's body exploded into grayish-white particles of light and dispersed.

"..."

Standing amidst the incandescent light, Xileina seemed to feel a magnificent power flowing into her body.

At the same time, a broadcast came from the Black Star platform:

"W weapon hit target confirmed, depth...D-8.312, entity killed..."

"Entity identification code... code name... Katrina..."

"Near-Earth orbit emotional deposition consumption...87.12%."

The immense power deposited in deep space pierced through Katrina, severely wounding her. She could only connect with Sylena, attempting to kill her with fear within the illusion.

Ke tide Lena, in turn, killed Him with fear.

She killed Katrina, the “mother of fear.”

She is Katrina.

.......

"Boom..."

When Lin Chen tried to contact headquarters for the fifth time, the white light of day gradually began to dissipate.

Waves of light swept across the sky, like receding tides, and darkness once again blanketed the heavens.

"Is it over?" Li Zhanyi murmured softly, gazing at the sky.

"Katrina, dead?" Lin Chen stared at the bright star.

Jiang Zhengge remained silent.

He gazed at the deep black night sky and pressed the headset again:

"tide Lena, please respond."

His response was still a deathly silence.

He couldn't imagine how Xilena would deal with Katarina: Could the W weapon kill Katarina? If Xilena's role was only to position the W weapon, why would she need to pay herself off as the "price"?

The more unknown something was, the more uneasy Jiang Zhengge became.

He hated the feeling of losing control of things.