Perfect Avatar-Chapter 261: Closure

(Some time ago)

A heavy silence had fallen in the forest, Dora, with the essence of Lust in his hand, was face to face with Rhea, who possessed the essence of Envy.

Both looked at each other, the strongest against the most talented, with the blood of the same crime in hand.

Zury held her breath, waiting for the slightest signal to act, while knowing that she would not lay her hands on Rhea, but with Dora present, anything could be useful if it meant giving a slight advantage.

They were both returning from an intense battle, but they felt no fatigue, ready to head out for another battle, however, something here was different .

"Greetings. Nice to meet you, Greed. It seems you have finished what I started."

Rhea spoke calmly, she seemed very serene, too serene, as if she was not at all worried about the presence of another Sin there.

Dora knew that Rhea was going to chase him away ever since the news that the Sin of Greed was in control had been made public, but strangely, Rhea showed no hostility.

She watched his face carefully, etching every detail into her mind, then shook her head.

"Just the color of your hair seems familiar...it’s a shame they had to erase your true self, I wonder how you would look in the natural."

Dora’s eyes narrowed, his gaze focusing on the orb in Rhea’s hands.

"I’m working on retrieving my true self. Now... maybe let’s talk about your presence here?"

He pointed to the orb in his hands.

"You’re here for Lust, right? Considering what you have in your hands, I guess it wasn’t for a friendly chat, so you can say I finished what you have started... but, since I’m the one who killed him, I have the right to Keep his soul stone for me, don’t you think?"

"I’m not a scavenger, don’t worry. But I want to say that what is happening here is important enough to hold my attention... however..."

She met Dora’s eyes.

"You are wrong, the only purpose of my presence in Kalaharis is the Avatar of Greed, Anesidora."

Dora’s eyes were shining, an invisible pressure was building around them, gently blowing the dirt onto the floor.

Beads of sweat formed on Zury’s forehead, the biggest battle was about to begin, but then...

" Calm down, I’m not here to fight either."

Rhea lowered her pressure, and Dora, keeping a straight face, imitated her in response.

"You’re here for me?"

" Correct, if possible, I would like not to antagonize you. I’m on a mission and this mission had several stages, including the case of Apophis and Lust, and this is the final stage."

She extended her free arm towards Dora.

"Anesidora, as the Avatar of Pride and General of Fenrir, I want to make a pact with you. Become my ally and let’s end the Twilight of Gods together."

Zury’s eyes widened, the wind blew stronger. Dora showed a reaction for the first time, very intrigued by the General’s request.

"Excuse me ? You want what?"

"I want to ally with you, it’s as simple as that, and I don’t plan to use you as a weapon, like your comrades, or betray you in any way. From the moment I learned of your appearance, I wanted to meet you, but the Code forbade me from entering Gluttony’s territory. But now, I am on neutral ground, nothing can stop me."

Dora’s senses sharpened, expanding his detection of the surroundings. He wondered if there was a possibility that Fenrir’s troops were there, but it was a wasted effort.

Rhea was there, she was enough to take care of him, and more effective than a thousand soldiers.

But then, something about her words caught his attention.

"I don’t understand...you wanted to meet me? How did you know I would be here? No one knew where I was after what happened in Ambrosia, how come looking for me here was part of your plan?"

"You can’t imagine the precision of our means to find you."

"... So, you’re threatening me?"

"I don’t make threats, I execute or I negotiate. I’m not an idiot, don’t worry, I know that asking you to join us freely is stupid, that’s why, I would like to offer you something in return."

She showed him the orb of Envy, Dora’s eyes narrowed more.

His mission was compromised by her possession of this object, but now her action was more than suspicious.

"You want me to join you... in exchange for Envy’s soul?"

"That’s just one thing, Fenrir has big plans, and if you join us, you’ll reap all the benefits...and I know Greed never runs away from a profit." freewёbnoνel.com

Dora looked at Lust’s soul, then at Envy’s, it seemed like a miraculous opportunity, something he needed more than anything, but there was a big problem with this situation.

(If I could get them now... it could solve everything... with 3 sins in me, even the strongest shouldn’t be able to defeat me... but...) He looked at Rhea, perfectly fine after a battle against two Sins. (How strong is she? I fought Gluttony without preparation and it became more complicated than expected... but if she is stronger... maybe it would be wiser to follow her for now and better understand her power... I could have an easier battle like with Wrath...)

"By the way, how’s Wrath? "

Dora, unphased, froze in place. Rhea gave him a relaxed look, too relaxed.

"I know you’re not here for nothing either, and given the state of the land... did you kill him?" "...This is a very bad way to integrate me into your troops."

"I told you I’m not a scavenger, I’m willing to give you Envy, so I have no problem with you having Wrath too... as long as you follow the vision."

She closed her eyes, then opened them to their legendary purple color.

"You already know my terms, but I have one more thing to convince you. Listen to these words and follow your instinct: the Sword, the Shield... The Throne."

Dora was about to respond in every way he knew how, but his vision blurred.

"..."

His lips hesitated to formulate a response, for a moment his mind was crossed by flashes of different scenes, scenes he pulled from unknown memories, images of an orphanage, images of a crack in the sky.

His vision returned, giving him a sight of Rhea’s eyes wide open. The two looked at each other in silence, and strangely, both seemed very surprised by this reaction.

"...What are you?" Dora murmured.

Rhea continued to stare at him for a while, it was a one in a million moment where Rhea Silva showed real shock for the first time.

"...If these three words have affected your soul in any way...By his vision, I should be your sister."

"...the Hell?"

Rhea, increasingly strange, violated another of her commandments by taking a step back. Her eyes devoured Dora with great intensity.

"Sister? What do you mean by sister? I never had a... I only had one sister, and I lost her with everything I cared about. First you want me to join you, and now you’re talking about a sister, what exactly is your goal?"

"I’m as confused as you, but I know 2 things. First, the vision is never wrong, and our meeting here is proof of that. Second, I too reacted to those words the same way, and the vision predicted that the only person who would be able to have the same reaction would be my brother... A brother who she identified as you as soon as she saw you."

Dora, between confusion, anxiety and curiosity, stepped forward.

"Vision... She... Wait, you knew I’d be here because... One of your subordinates has some sort of future sight power?"

Rhea’s gaze regained its former clarity.

"Not a subordinate, but someone important... to both of us. Look, this will be a very long and complicated story to tell, your memory is probably messy, so you understand the truth of this world better than anyone We are apparently brothers and sisters, but not of this time, and the person who gave the vision has all the secrets of our world, of our past... And of the true Origin."

She held out her hand to Dora, her eyes shining.

"I ask you again, will you join me and meet this person who knows our past, dear brother?"

Dora stared at the hand without any thoughts, his brain spinning over too many cases to have a good opinion on this moment.

He wanted to know the truth more than anything, but he also needed to kill Rhea knowing that she was currently stronger. The most vicious option would be to use his power to steal Envy and run away, but he had no idea of ​​her power, and staying close to her was a good opportunity. But there was still one problem.

"Suppose I follow you, if I were to absorb Lust and Envy, I would be unable to act for a while, how am I sure you won’t take the opportunity to kill me easily?"

A smile appeared on Rhea’s face, much to Dora’s dismay.

"Hm, she predicted this reaction too. It’s pretty insulting to think that I would need an advantage to fight anyone, but for your sake, I’ll let that slide. You want to make sure I won’t do anything? Well, there are many way I have in mind... there’s a good option, but you’ll end up despite it."

"...So you mean?"

"I give you Envy, and you give me Lust, and we will absorb them both here and now. My soldiers and this woman who follows you are not strong enough to kill us, but we cannot kill each other in the meantime. How about it?"

A new period of silence passed through the place, Dora thought intensely about his proposal, it was a bad deal for him in many ways, but at the same time, all his previous thoughts led him to understand that staying close to Rhea was better to know how to fight her.

It wasn’t until his eyes left the blue orb to meet the purple that a realization flashed through his mind.

(...Pride.)

He forced himself not to smile and lowered his head.

"I see... It seems right to me, so I accept your offer. Let’s meet this person who has seen my past and my future, dear sister."

Zury flinched on the ground, looking at him like crazy, Rhea nodded and walked over to him.

"This response was also expected."

They exchanged the souls of Envy and Lust, without stopping looking into each other’s eyes, then, a blue and green aura covered each of them, the souls shining brighter than ever, illuminating the forest.

The energy of Envy entered Dora’s being and slowly his mind drifted. His veins glowed green beneath his skin, his eyes wide, glowing green. A burst of energy emerged from both of them, rising high into the air, just like when he woke up.

At the same time, in a dark space, Beta’s eyes turned black and the Persona fell unconscious in front of Candace.

Zury stood up, worried as the two energy streams decreased in size until the two deities emerged. They stood still for a moment, then a blue light shone in Rhea’s eyes and green in Dora’s. The General closed her eyes then turned towards one side of the forest.

"Let’s go now, my ship is..."

She glanced at Dora, then stopped as the boy’s eyes turned white. Dora placed a hand on his head, as if in great pain.

Several images crossed his mind in an endless stream. He didn’t know if he was screaming or standing, he couldn’t even think. He began to hear Zury’s feigned voice calling him, he managed to regain consciousness a little, his whole body trembling.

Rhea observed this reaction with concern, but not surprise. It was the final proof that she had found who she was looking for.

****

On the beach, Freya’s group watched helplessly as Fenrir’s ship left with Dora, Zury and Marie on board.

At no time did they try to intervene, they were always caught up in the flow of actions, and for the first time they simply decided, without a word, not to act.

It was over, there was nothing more to do at this point. The expedition was a failure or a victory, depending on what they obtained. They returned to their ship and after a while managed to start the engines and set off again.

The concept of the boats was adapted to not depend on a pilot, especially in the case where the entire crew would be emissaries in combat, so they would not have to do much. They looked at this cursed land in the distance, with wide, incredulous eyes. It was over, it was finally over, but what did they had to lose?

Iris shrank into a corner, images of all the friends she knew, the council members she surrounded herself with, massacred by the giants.

She understood that she would never see them again and, without realizing it, a tear fell on her knee. Freya stood at the border, watching the land disappear little by little. It was over, everything was over, the people who kept the boat alive had disappeared.

The weight of the extinction of the elves, and the death of so many, with the only question being what was the cause?

They didn’t die for the Twilight of the Gods, so why did they have to die? But more than anything, it was a few words that broke the last wall of her mentality.

She glanced to her side, but the friend she had discovered along the way was no longer there. The friend who had already saved her life several times, the friend she loved to hate, who she loved to tease, with whom she loved to talk, the friend who had become her best confidante and who was the only one to support her at all times during this journey.

This wonderful friend was no longer there and she would never see her again in this life. Two hot tears fell on her hands, but her eyes never closed, focused on the earth, as if she was waiting for a miracle that she knew did not exist in this word.

She finally knelt down and cried profusely. She had developed the habit of crying after a war, because she was cursed to stay alive. None of them spoke to each other during the trip, no words could be created in this cemetery of wills.

Hope and Liliana absorbed the soul stone in their room, with a change that created no reaction from Hope, but not out of indifference, it was just no longer the moment. The Kalaharis expedition included 107 emissaries, and of them, only 9 survived.