Chapter 1
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"Vaski..."
I can only call out to the watery apparition of my beloved standing in front of me facing the vast blood-red ocean with seemingly no end in sight as far as my eyes can see.
As if to answer me, he took a step forward and to my surprise, the very water and waves itself parted ways to reveal a passage across it.
He began walking through it and without anything else left for me to do, I followed him.
I don't care that I could drown and die if something unforeseen happened, but there's nothing worth preserving myself for now that the one I loved the most already left me and maybe now trying to make me follow him in a watery grave.
But as if to answer my thoughts, the apparition of the sea demigod lifted his arms and touched the red water wall, and suddenly, they turned crystal blue once more, and I wept in sadness when it showed me the memories of our seemingly long-forgotten past with our friends.
The first time I met the demiurges of hope and death.
The entrance examinations.
Our immersion at the magistracy.
We were wandering through the streets of the empire.
We are facing the eternal tides of monsters side by side.
The Immortal Parents’ Day.
Luxurious and decadent life in the republic.
Avesa and I were facing our opponents with bravery.
Us preparing the house we bought for the son of Lytta.
We are fighting against the swarm of Typhon.
Our first kiss.
The ephemeral wedding.
The forgotten cave.
The Second Fall.
Our last stand.
I don't know how long I have been walking and staring at the water memories the apparition of my husband has shown me, but when I looked in front of me again, I saw that we finally reached land.
He walked towards the deserted beach with me following him quietly.
"Why?"
He then dissolved into the water once more and returned to the sea, and when I turn back, I saw him standing in front of the waves with his right hand placed in his heart.
My heart broke when I saw in his finger the ring that we just exchanged mere moments ago and from within his watery body came a familiar white feather brimming in power hovering in his left hand.
"I am thankful to Vivet for giving me one last chance to talk to you and guide you onwards, my Gala..."
His voice was spoken by the very waves crashing on the shores loudly.
"...forgive me, even after death, I still selfish, my wife. But I don't have much time left. I decided to at least in my final moments, and I can keep you all for myself. Despicable, isn't it? But as Estelle always says, the things we do for love..."
I cried out loud as he took a step back to the ocean after he willed the feather of our demiurge friend towards my direction and when it reached in front of me, it went inside my chest and straight into my heart where I felt a warm feeling I cannot explain in plain words.
"The world has ended; our friends are dead or scattered with no bright future in sight. But I still believe in hope, Gala. Even in this dying world, it is still here. It is still existing. You standing in front of me is proof enough."
I shook my head in anguish as he slowly dissolved into the water from whence, he came, "Don't leave me, Vaski. I need you. I can't do this alone."
"You must, Gala. You must. I refuse to believe that this is the end we all dreamt of. Keep Vivet in your heart, and I promise you, she will guide you the way you did for her. Don't worry, I know we will meet again, my wife. We will. If I can bring you back from the brink with nothing but hope inside my heart, reuniting with you again is easier compared to that."
I fell to my knees as he completely disappeared with the waves leaving the shores, "You can't just build me up and leave me all alone, Vaski!"
"Silly Gala. I am your proud husband, and I will never leave you behind. My will is already within you no matter what happens. This is not the end. This will not be the end. I still believe in the bright dawn. That we will see it all together with our dear friends. Defeat him, show him that no matter how far we have fallen, we will never lose sight of our dreams..."
And with that, I can no longer hear him.
The voice of my beloved finally faded away in the ocean as I was left behind again all alone so fast after waking up in this lonely and dying world.
But he is right, and this is not the end.
No...
This is just the beginning of my journey. Our fight for a better tomorrow has just begun.
I can't do this alone. I will find my friends and gather them. I will show them the hope that Vaski has imparted me and make sure that the gift of the demiurge of hope will live on.
As his wife, I will carry on his responsibility of taking care of Vivet's memento.
I slowly stood up and dried my tears as I turned my back on the ocean and started walking forward.
There is nowhere for me to return to, the only thing left to do for me is to face the future head-on no matter how bleak it may seem.
I know this might be a fool's errand that will only result in death, but I refuse to just exist for the sake of existing.
No...
I will live.
I will make sure that the sacrifices of my loved ones will not be for nought.
This will be the last immersion of the Auxiliary Class and as Eonia's second, I, g*****a Alchimea, no, I am no longer g*****a Alchimea...
I am now g*****a Wilkins, daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom and wife of Vaski Wilkins, son of Poseidon.
I will continue this as g*****a Wilkins and will make sure that it will be finished successfully.
Wait for me everyone, and I'm on my way...
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