《Mana Odyssey》Chapter 263:Endless Nightmare end..
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3 days later...
Forvish right now was standing in front of grave,lune and noir also show themselves and put some flower and pray in front of grave...Forvish then said..
"Don't just watch sakura...she was your mom..it would be better if you pray with them too.."(Forvish)
"So you noticed...."(Sakura)
"Take your time,I will wait until everyone was here..."(Forvish)
Forvish then lean on trees...He already explained everything at lune and noir the truth about their origin....They already know everything,even thought they were like that...they were still insisting staying together with him...thought he agrees...that will end today after all...after sakura finished she walk toward him..
"Forvish...before everyone come here...I want to ask you one thing...."(Sakura)
"..."(Forvish)
"Why?why you think yourself as monster ?"(Sakura)
"No..I didn't think myself as monster anymore.....rather..I never classified as neither...."(Forvish)
"Forvish.."(Sakura)
"They were here.."(Forvish)
As Forvish said that he begin to move and then vanish before their sight...this made sakura panic but then she received call that Forvish was already moving and stop in certain places...They immediately gather to that places..but what awaits them was Forvish standing in front of the house....on otherhand Forvish only glance them and then said..
"I see there was more less people than I predicted..."(Forvish)
Forvish said that as he noticed there were many of them wasn't here...Including sakura there were 9 people...2 of heroes pair,Alice ,Riese's father and Liese who were supposed to be Riese's twin sister,there were also Luna who was at their back.....looks like the heroes couldn't be contacted or were leave behind to protect their base..looks like their enemy was far stronger than he predicted..
"There was a lot of thing I wanted to say,but first I wanted say thanks and sorry for everything."(Forvish)
Forvish give them a faint smile and then said..see this Luna blinked ..not just her everyone was surprised ...as they were surprised..shiroyuki asked forvish..
"Forvish..did you regain your emotion?"(Shiroyuki)
"Yes,to be exact it had been 3 month since I regain my emotion.I just didn't had any reason to use it. After all I could live without it,why bother to use it?"(Forvish)
Forvish just shrugged his shoulder as he think it wasn't that important...On other hand leon couldn't accept this and said.After all it was him...it was him who taught him to express emotion.But before he could say anything forvish immediately said as he already prepared to stop him from saying anything..
"I am not human ,as I moved on because of instinct to survive."(Forvish)
"That's wrong!!!Forvish you were human!!!you were the same us!!"(Alice)
"Same?Then let me ask you..why you were thinking like that?"(Forvish)
"You risked your own life for us.If you truly are a monster then there was no reason for yourself to save us!!!You moved on instinct!That was a lie!!"(Alice)
"The reason I saved you all was because it was easier to use you if I saved your life right?To me ,all of you were just a tool nothing more.."(Forvish)
Forvish said that with coldness his voice which made other think that he really meant it,Liese who heard this immediately get angry at Forvish...
"Why?Why must Riese died for a bastard like you!!!A bastard who only care himself!!"(Liese)
"Yes ,she died because of me. If you want to kill me then it's fine,you can't kill me anyway.."(Forvish)
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"What did you say!!!"(Liese)
"Liese..stop it.."(Riese's father)
"yes..."(Liese)
Riese's father already calm himself down...but deep inside he was wondering...something...what was the reason for Forvish to call all of them here?He didn't understand why...but he knows he call them because he had a reason....
"I didn't love any of you,to me you are just tool nothing more.."(Forvish)
"We were tool?Are you joking Forvish?"(Sakura)
Forvish seeing sakura can't accept it only mutter some words and then continued speaking..
"Do I look joking to you?To begin with the reason I entrusted Lune and Noir was because I found them were being burden...your existence was a perfect excuse to leave them ."(Forvish)
"....."(Sakura)
Sakura who heard this shut her mouth..but she still look at Forvish...as she noticed Forvish..was drawing line between them.
"Mother,Father ,Uncle and Aunty...Thanks for taking care ,even if it short ,I learn a lot. For that I won't held any grudge again you for trying to kill me. Rather I was thanksful for you..as I won't be alive if not for you..."(Forvish)
It wasn't sarcasm and was the truth even though Forvish look at hem coldly ,but they did know forvish was very grateful to them..once he finished he then look at luna,but he hesitated for a moment but then he opened his mouth..
"If only I didn't met you...maybe I would still live happily...Meeting you was the only thing I regret.."(Forvish)
Luna didn't say anything and kept at him...then she opened his mouth and then said with gentle gaze...
"Forvish,I am glad..you never changed....."(Luna)
"..."(Forvish)
"Only one sentence what you said wasn't lie ,it was when you look at your parent. Except that...all of others thing was a lie...you didn't mean any of it.."(Luna)
"When did you realize luna?"(Forvish)
"Since beginning,to begin with you were bad liar. That's why please stop lying to us."(Luna)
"I give up,lying to yandere like you was the biggest mistake I had made...."(Forvish)
Forvish rise both of his hand at his hand to the air with a wry smile,before Forvish never dared to say this....but now he did not,Luna was bit angry how he phrased it...but she couldn't refute it ....on other hand ,Liese anger was subsided..but she still didn't understand why he was lying....Luna then changed the topic immediately ..
"Forvish,why you lied to us?"(Luna)
"Wasn't that obvious?It was to draw a line between us...honestly it was better if you forgot about me and continued to suffer yourself.."(Forvish)
"Suffer?I see,so you knew.."(Luna)
"Of course,I knew everything since beginning...I know that GROUP has been pursuing you since beginning...After all you were like me luna. You hold Philosopher's stone ."(Forvish)
Forvish then take out something and then he throw it toward luna,Luna catch it with her hand..It was a pendant..a pendant with a huge crystal embbeded on it.
"Wear it,with it you should be able hold the true nature of Philosopher's stone."(Forvish)
"Forvish..this ..."(Luna)
"Crystal Pendant,that was the name of that pendant. It able to hide the unique essence from Philosopher's stone while made you master it earlier. Lune and noir come here for a sec."(Forvish)
Both of them nodded and walked toward him,Forvish then take out a plastic bag and give it toward Lune and Noir. He then pat their head..
"In this bag there was a bracelet corresponding their name,Including your birthday present from me..."(Forvish)
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"Daddy...uuu."(Lune and Noir)
"Now go..."(Forvish)
Forvish push them back and then he said....
"The one thing I regret the most was the bad thing I said to all of you before the last time I escape from you...I felt extremely bad especially toward you Alice as you were kind girl and was more frail than others,Alice I was really sorry for what I said to you ....."(Forvish)
"No,It was my fault,It was my fault not to realized how lonely you were."(Alice)
"If possible ,I wanted to return by your side,but It was impossible...."(Forvish)
"What were you talking about..."(Alice)
"It was impossible..I could not return...As I would probably died today or tomorrow.."(Forvish)
"!!!!"(Everyone)
Forvish forced his smile,the smile was so bad that anyone could see through it....but her mom noticed...what Forvish afraid the most wasn't dying itself..still she was already tears when she heard that..
"No,That was impossible!!!Prophet said there was still time left!!!!!"(Alice)
"Ah that,maybe a month or two was possible.but you see I would be bedridden if this kept going on......instead of being burden to you all..I would rather use it to help you all.."(Forvish)
"...Why ?Why you do this?"(Luna)
"I had my own reason,but I regret nothing....Thanks for everything.."(Forvish)
Kyle who heard this run toward him and prepared to stop him...
"Forvish !!You FOOLS!!"(Kyle)
but it was too late... ..Forvish Flicked his finger and soon a magic circle appeared below them...and mass teleport them...There was a lot of thing he wanted to say..especially to his parent. Before he held grudge againts them,but once he recovered all of his memories because darkness ability...he realized ..it wasn't their fault. At 5 years old...Forvish pointed knife at his own mother...and want to kill her...it was normal for his father to be furious...for the heroes matter..he wouldn't pursue it since he was the source of problem or the symbol badluck itself...the last gift itself was also important..It was kind way of his payback to them after all they wasted 3/4 year to search for him...their bracelet contains guide how to control the power inside them...to begin forvish source of power was from them ..that's why it was possible for him to teach them so they able to control it...For the Crystal pendant it was a pity he could only made one because he lack more material and time to create another...also he had reason why he teleported them 100 KM from here.
"Come out...I know all of you were here..."(Forvish)
"I see,so you noticed.."(????????)
As soon as he said that...A group...no a thousand of people already circling around him.
1000..2000 ... ..5000 people were here...but the leader wear a different clothes from them..his clothes give majestic feeling compared to others.....so he was a knight of round..the strongest squad just below that Group .
"My name was Galahad,the youngest knight nice to meet you Forvish.."(Galahad)
"I see,I believe you come here to kill me then..It was too obvious..."(Forvish)
"What a clever guy,since you understand could I request you one thing?You see, I didn't want to damage The Philosopher's stone ,So would you give it to me?I would leave your body intact if you do so...."(Galahad)
"Then I would give you my answer,please accept it..."(Forvish)
As he said that another magic circle appeared below their food and they were teleported to open sea..once happen thousand of people fall to the sea,this sea was located below a Monster nest so many people instantly died when they fall to sea as they were attacked by sea monster....only hundred of people who learned to fly...able to survive...Forvish who saw this only look at them mockingly...but galahad didn't budge an inch as he didn't care how many people died..what matter the most was ...the Philosopher's stone. since he resisted then galahad would kill him ,no matter how strong was he....he wouldn't survived this onslaught. He then raised his hand..
"Formation A!!Weaken him to his core!!!"(Galahad)
The knight immediately made circle that surround Forvish and then they take out some kind of crossbow...and fired it at him.The crossbow of course not normal...it was the most expensive crossbow that was stronger than any massproduced ranged weapon and was very expensive.The arrow itself wasn't normal and was a poison arrow instead normal one....Forvish tried to move but it was too late because the crossbow already fired...even thought he dodged some...but all part of his body already pierced with poison arrow..
"This was the end Forvish!!!!(Galahad)
Even thought Galahad could deal with him alone...but he didn't dare to take a risk.As it was dangerous if Forvish killed himself first before he could take it out...that's why he need to made Forvish manarize first and let their squad fall into trap to made his guard down...now he one need to destroy his mana body and then once his mana body destroyed ,he would take out The Philospher's stone from his body. After that he would return and would be rewarded by higher's up..
Time moved slowly,but Forvish eyes still locked at him ,once Galahad sword pierced Forvish's body...galahad immediately rejoiced and the knight at the same time let their guard down...but it was mistake...as Forvish grab both of galahad hands that holding his sword and the said with smile...
"Got you.."(Forvish)
"Hah.?"(Galahad)
"Good bye..everyone.."(Forvish)
Even though mana body wouldn't left any injury even if it destroyed,but people still could died from shock...thought it didn't matter even if Galahad didn't died he would still passed out and was eaten by the sea monster below...The reason he chose this was obviously because there was monster nest below him.....Forvish body then immediately gathered light around him...in a mere of second a huge light begin to envelope everything and grow bigger and bigger...The light itself erase any existence that touched that light.....It was a magic that resulted after he fuse the 6 element..even thought it strong...but the draw back was very huge as he would receive 10% of the light that was used....
"NO!!!!I!!!I THE FUTURE KING!!!COULDN'T DIE HERE!!!AH!!!"(Galahad)
Galahad couldn't escape from Forvish grasp and was swallowed by the light itself..Including the knight itself.all of them was swallowed by it...
On other hand...Forvish was different from them,instead of panicking or regretting..He was glad ..as he finally escaped...from the endless nightmare that he was in. When he realized he was near death...he was afraid...he wasn't afraid the death itself,rather he was afraid he would be alone when he died...since that day he kept living nighmare...it was endless nightmare to him as he become afraid more and more...thought..it was over..it was their last meeting allow them give courage to move foward and face it..Forvish then closed his eyes...
At least ..I could met them for last time...I didn't had any regret......as Forvish thought that ..everything goes white.
By the time..Luna arrived at this place..The only thing she could see was...a red sea.Alice started crying...Sakura tried to dive into the sea but was stopped by Riese's father as it was impossible to do anything ...Luna on other hand saw this immediately lost all of his energy and her manarize was subsided...manarize was depended on person will..if he/she lost will to fight..then it would be automatically cancelled...She was catched by Claire(forvish's mother) when this happen.....Liese on otherhand regret everything..she regretted everything..before riese died...she promised to help him...and yet what she done?She let her hatred take control over her..she still kept thinking it was His fault and deserved to die before hand...he knows this...and yet he forgive hers and even ask forgiveness for failed to protect Riese,it was written everything on the bracellet that given to her..maybe he only do it because the feeling of guilt itself..but regardless of that..she didn't deserve any of it...
Leon on other hand...was tearing up..Kyle also crying and then shout it aloud....
"You foolish son!!!!!Why why you must sacrifice yourself!!!!WHAT DOES IT DO!!!YOU FOOLS!!!!"(Kyle)
Regardless what they do,forvish wouldn't come back alive as he was already dead.
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