Novel Full Chapter 337: Master of Illusions.
Chapter 337: Master of Illusions.
“What you say can happen.”
Reynara nodded, making the Kitsunes widen their eyes in disbelief.
“Doesn’t that mean you imprisoned them there for life?”
Vixara questioned lightly.
“Is it imprisonment if they volunteered on their own?”
Reynara questioned back, instantly changing Vixara’s expression.
“…huh?”
“If they do not wish to return, does this not show how imperfect and flawed our world is?
If they are happy in the world I created and sad in our world, shouldn’t we let them stay in my world instead?”
“Your world does not exist! It is an illusion!”
The warrior snapped.
“And?”
But Reynara just tilted her head.
“They know it as well, yet they still chose to stay there instead. How is that wrong?”
“How is that wrong!? If they do not return, it means you killed them! You ended their life!”
“And gave them a much better one in another world!”
“A world that does not exist!!”
“A world they chose to stay in.”
“…what about your plan of turning Everveil into the Dreamworld then?”
The warrior questioned after a slight pause.
“That is still my plan. I still believe our world is beautiful, and those living inside the Dreamworld must feel the same.
I believe they will return.”
The Guardian answered in her usual, gentle tone.
The warrior then looked into her eyes, this time, much tamer than before and—
“And if they do not return…”
“If they do not wish to return, I will let them stay there.”
“They have people who love them here.”
“If they are sad, I can send those people to the Dreamworld as well.”
“So that’s the solution? You will send everyone to the Dreamworld?”
“If that is what I have to do to make sure the people I love are happy, then yes—even if I have to burn my life essence to keep such a grand-scale magic ongoing.”
“…it will empty out Everveil. We all might go extinct.”
“But we will be happy.”
Reynara answered.
She looked into the warrior’s eyes and,
“There won’t be Kitsunes who would sleep hungry, mothers wouldn’t have to grieve the loss of their child, there won’t be enemies coming after us, there won’t be any fights, there won’t be any betrayals, festivals will become commonplace, and there will be nothing to worry about.
It will be a long, happy life.
Even if it comes at the cost of going extinct, what’s the point of living a life where one isn’t truly happy?”
Reynara spoke, and against those words, the warrior could not retort.
For a slight moment, even he… was tempted.
And he wasn’t alone—the rest of the Kitsunes were the same…
What if they all go extinct…?
If they could live such a life, then shouldn’t they—
Pierce
Before the Kitsune warrior could make up his mind, a Kitsune headbutted Reynara. The dagger that was plunged into her chest now pierced her heart, cutting it into two pieces.
“Khhawwwkk!!”
In an instant, Reynara, who was already in a worse condition, coughed out blood. Her life slowly fading away, even she, as the town’s strongest healer, knew there was no way to survive.
The Kitsune warrior and others were horrified. They glanced at the Kitsune who did it and—
Vixara simply walked back, looking into Reynara’s eyes with a cold, emotionless look on her face.
“You have lost your mind, Lady Reynara.
Your solution to helping us is killing us all.
I thank you for everything you did for us, but we do not plan to follow you in this suicidal plan of yours.”
She spoke.
Reynara stared at Vixara in shock, tears flowing down her face when she saw her cold face. A strong, almost unbearable pain tore her apart.
No, it wasn’t the pain from getting stabbed.
It was worse, way worse.
Vixara’s cold eyes—seeing such eyes on the face of the child she had raised with all her love—Reynara’s heart shattered.
Slowly, life faded away from her eyes and suddenly—
“KKKAAAAAARRRRRRKKKKK!!!”
Reynara screamed.
It wasn’t a scream of rage.
It wasn’t even pain.
It was grief.
A grief so heavy, the air itself bent with its weight.
The runes around her flickered. The chains that bound her cracked, faltering in front of the sheer might of the dying Guardian.
Silver light bled from her heart, spilling onto the floor like liquid moonlight. It flowed around her like water, but it didn’t ripple—it was still, unnervingly still.
And then—
Kang
A single chime rang out.
Soft.
Beautiful.
Like a lullaby meant to put the world to sleep.
Kang
Then came a second.
Kang
And a third.
Each one louder than the last.
Rumble Rumble Rumble
The ground beneath the Kitsunes rumbled as the air turned cold—not icy, but hollow. Like the very world was angered at what had just happened.
Reynara’s body rose into the air. The broken chains that once bound her fell, her body trembled, her fur flickered like silver flame, her tails suspended and spread wide behind her, forming a circle of radiant energy.
Her eyes, glowing dimly, were no longer seeing the world before her.
She wasn’t looking at Vixara.
She wasn’t looking at anyone.
She was staring at memories that only she could see.
Luna,
Lily,
Vixara when she was still a child clinging to her tails.
The festivals.
The laughter.
She let them all pass through her—one last time.
The light around her intensified even further.
And then—
Time slowed.
The Kitsunes tried to move, to speak, to run—but their limbs felt heavy. The world around them had thickened, like walking through a dream of honey and fog.
And Reynara—
She finally closed her dim eyes and everything around her turned white.
The festival ground, the decorations, the sky, the Kitsunes—everything disappeared.
No, she did not kill anyone. Reynara could never bring herself to kill the people she raised with all her love, even if they betrayed her.
Rather—
She used the only method she knew to deal with the grief she was feeling.
FWOOSH
With a sound, the white world around her began rebuilding.
The festival ground, the decorations, the sky, the Kitsunes—everything started reappearing, but they were no longer real.
Yes, Reynara created it—a new Everveil.
An Everveil for herself.
An Everveil without pain.
An Everveil Kael was very familiar with.
It was the Everveil he had known all this time.
Yes, at the end of her life, Reynara used all her powers not to kill her murderers, but to create a world where she wouldn’t feel this pain. A world where she could once again laugh with her people, just like she used to.
A…
A Perfect World.
Kael, who was watching everything, suddenly noticed a screen appearing in front of him as he stared at Reynara laughing together with children—
[Name: Reynara]
[Race: Celestial Fox]
[Rank: Eternal]
[Age: – ]
[Level: 100]
[Strength: 527]
[Agility: 659]
[Speed: 735]
[Stamina: 619]
[Defense: 556]
[Mana: 1000]
[Intelligence: 1200]
[Charisma: 1500]
[Strengths: Master of Illusion]
[Weaknesses: – ]
…
Yes, her stat screen that he couldn’t see all this while appeared in front of him, and something instantly surprised him—
‘A Celestial Fox…?
Not a Dreamveil Kitsune…?’
Reynara was a Celestial Fox…
…just like his Vita.
For a moment, Kael’s eyes fell on Vitaria, who was in his arms, and the instant he saw her, his eyes widened in horror—
Crimson tears were rolling down her face.
Vitaria…
She was crying.