Perfect Avatar-Chapter 255: Ragnarok: Apophis’ Lament

The images faded from everyone’s minds, at the same time as the eye in the sky closed.

The pink aura slowly turned green again, and the Titans fell to the ground, one after the other.

Everyone was silent, all witnessing Envy’s true story, deeply shocked.

On her knees, having lost this power, Apophis returned to her normal color, in front of Lust in a similar state.

Her face showed a deep void, her eyes were lifeless. She laughed and closed her eyes.

"I didn’t need to see that again, this pain burns me every day."

She lowered her head, her voice still audible directly in everyone’s minds.

"Cleo loved everyone, too much, too deeply. She was probably the worst Sin Avatar since nothing in her showed envy. She admired others, she wanted the best for everyone... Her only wish was to see her people happy She was devastated every time the elves were killed, but the Avatar of Envy is powerless before awakening. The condition to reach this state is to look at others and envy them... But she couldn’t stand this feeling, so I was the only one to do this task. That’s why it lasted so long."

Everyone around them seemed frozen in time, Lucca stopped running near Gaia’s body, with everyone on her back.

With Apophis and Lust being so vulnerable, it was the perfect opportunity to attack, but no one could muster the will to intervene, or perhaps Apophis’ behavior was making them understand something.

Hands lowered in submission, she looked at her palms.

"I inherited her memory after I woke up. Cleo overheard us talking about making her immortal."

"...What?"

The elf looked up to meet Lust’s teary eyes.

"Yes, she was there, we didn’t notice it at the time, but she was there and she heard us. That’s how she managed to fool me."

Apophis began to shake, struggling to form words.

"She was a complete idiot, an idiot who only had stupidity on her mind... and stupidity is the most effective tool for deceiving people. When I told her that I wanted to kill her, I was only pretending to be her friend... she understood that my goal was to die in her hands... she trusted me so much... that she knew that even if my original goal was to kill her, the current me couldn’t attack her. She was an idiot, but she understood the awakening condition in an instant... and she chose to die because she was as stupid as me."

A tear fell from Lust’s eyes. Apophis smiled at the sight then lowered his head.

"After I awoke, I received all the blessings of desire. The power to obtain whatever I desired, but I was clouded by Cleo’s influence and my own desire. I wanted to fulfill her will, and save her people. I prayed to the Gods to do so all night, wishing to see our enemies disappear... the next morning, all our warriors went into the savannah to slaughter the warriors of the land of Wrath."

On Lucca’s back, Nefertari’s jaw dropped, Lust became confused because it was a story he already knew, but he could not understand the true meaning of Apophis’ speech, meaning perfectly grasped by Rhea.

"The reason our men were wiped out was a misconception of my power. I wanted to see our enemies disappear, but my wish was too incomplete, so it was transcribed as follows: the most accessible way to kill will be used to commit genocide, but our most accessible means of killing was our warriors."

Apophis looked at the moon, a fake smile on his lips.

"Without men, our species was doomed to disappear, I was afraid to see Cleo’s world disappear, everything she loved disappear... If the elves disappeared, Cleo’s heritage would disappear too... I was afraid of that... so I made another wish."

Nefertari dropped to one knee on Lucca, stunned. Her whole body was trembling.

Beside her, everyone was in disbelief at the revelation, the secret behind the elves’ curse was finally revealed, and it was more tragic than anything they could imagine.

"I prayed that our people would never die, I had never been so desperate since Cleo’s death... After that, I received reports that mortally wounded people were regenerating indefinitely. The Centuries passed, but everyone stopped aging I realized how terrifying Envy’s blessing was... I was ready to never use it again... But the same day, when I was looking at my reflection in the river... rather Cleo’s reflection, I realized that I had in my hands the most powerful power in the world, strong enough to make the only wish I had come true."

Her eyes regained a little life, she watched the end of the eclipse, her smile fading.

"With the power of wishes, isn’t it possible to resurrect someone? That was my thought, I realized that it was possible to save the elves and bring back Cleo, and for the first time, I was so happy... I dug deeper into my knowledge, and I began to desire to know the world, thanks to my blessing, I was able to understand the world better than anyone else. The elves were so moved. that they named me Queen, their last savior. I was happy to see them worshiping Cleo, so I worked harder to find the secret of resurrection... with terrible results."

Lips trembling, Apophis formed words that made the group shiver.

"I tried to put the hearts of the dead elves into the chests of the warriors, wishing for the owner of the heart to return, I wished to see the warriors who died in the savannah emerge from the past... but nothing happened."

On Lucca’s back, Freya dropped onto her knees, images of certain events playing out in her mind.

The returning dead, warriors and giants, all merged into a single sound coming from her lips.

"...The Undead Rift?"

Apophis lowered her head, looking into Lust’s eyes.

"I gained knowledge, knowledge about this world, knowledge beyond this world, and one day I found something. Our world is a tragedy... because we all suffer from the consequences of an ancient crime."

Rhea’s eyes sharpened, she placed her hand on Lucca and, in response, the giant wolf slowly moved closer.

"Apophis?"

Lust frowned, Apophis’s speech became more disturbing for him, he grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her a little.

"Apophis...what are you..."

"God is punishing us... for a crime committed against the world. There is no escape, being powerful will not save us, our punishment is inevitable."

"Stop it, I..."

"There’s only one way to stop him... that’s... that’s to steal... to be... you can..."

Black veins appeared on her body, she grabbed her forehead and gritted her teeth.

"Only...you...the power..."

"Apophis, stop it now!!!"

A loud noise came from behind Lust, he turned his gaze and widened his eyes at the sight of everyone on Gaia’s back.

"...Apophis...Apophis, please...Please wait! She can’t fight!"

Rhea, her sword unheated, approached.

"But she can talk, I want to listen to her last words."

Lust stood up to face him, but Apophis’ frail hand grabbed him.

"Apophis..."

"...Late...it’s...too late...I can’t lure him anymore...but now...he has access...to me..."

She placed her hands on the ground, head bowed. Rhea stepped forward, pointing her sword at her.

"You seem intent on dying, so I’m going to give you the opportunity to do something useful. What have you found in the world’s deepest secret? Who is trying to silence you?"

Apophis exhaled, the veins glowing pink on her body, she gave Rhea a tired look, then whispered.

"He, who is destroying the canvas." ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm