Ashes Of Deep Sea

Chapter 817: 814: Bonfire

Chapter 817: Chapter 814: Bonfire

When Duncan awoke, the overflowing starlight swiftly gathered back, and the desert that was nearly soaked in the gleam of stars quickly returned to its initial state. Tarrikin, too, sighed in relief.

Then, the “Eternal Ember” turned his head and glanced at Fenna, who was not far away.

When the starlight spread, Fenna was almost unaffected—in fact, she seemed not to even notice the spreading light; she, like Duncan, was just engrossed in contemplation, until only now, when she finally lifted her head, she looked around belatedly.

A touch of light purple starlight lingered at the edges of her silvery-white hair, as if those starlights had existed a long time ago, and only under some kind of “illumination” did they reveal themselves at this moment.

“You are gradually being changed by the power of the Usurping Flame, becoming an extension of its force,” Tarrikin broke the silence, nodding slightly to Fenna, “this confirms my judgment—the nature of the Usurping Flame is not those flames, but something hidden underneath them.”

Now, Fenna too began to understand what exactly the captain and the “ancient god” before her had been discussing. Her expression changed several times, carrying a pensive hue.

“So strictly speaking, you have never actually set foot in this world, Usurping Flame,” Tarrikin then returned his gaze to Duncan, “you have always been observing the myriad things in the Endless Sea through a veil, only occasionally, through ‘your own eyes’, do you perceive its fleeting ‘true face.’ And the ‘end of the flame’ you mentioned—I can imagine what it is—is due to this limitation.

“The ‘takeover’ of Navigator One is built on the premise that you must perpetuate the Shelter, and to perpetuate the Shelter means that you need to maintain ‘awareness’ of its current state. And to maintain an awareness of the Shelter’s current state… you must be ‘Duncan’.”

Tarrikin paused here briefly, seemingly to give Duncan time to think, before continuing in a low voice: “Because the gaze of the Usurping Flame is going to destroy this world—its appearance depends on the conclusions of your observation.

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