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From high above Drakonia, Zirconia looked down upon the entire city.

The scene was indistinguishable from the Netherworld-cries, prayers, and the sounds of people running filled the air.

Seeing all of this, she felt lost and overwhelmed. Everything she saw was her doing; she had become the greatest sinner in the world.

No matter how much pain and suffering she had endured, she had now robbed countless others of their happiness.

Then, she was transported again.

Sycamore and the old man in white appeared before her.

Zirconia's eyes were filled with tears as she lowered her head, her voice weak and choked with emotion as she said, "Y-You've won... just kill me."

Sycamore stepped forward. He knew that the only way to calm Zirconia's fury was through this method. He felt a twinge of guilt toward her, which was why he had not stopped her actions. If she wanted to kill, he would let her kill to her heart's content until all the gods feared her, until they could never forget her. Then, he would show her what she had done.

Of course, this strategy would only work on someone like her, who had experienced the suffering of the Netherworld and the human world.

Those gods who had always remained in the heavens would be indifferent to such visions, but Zirconia, who had endured hardship, now understood the depth of her sins.

Sycamore walked up to her. "It's you who won, Nia," he said.

Nia looked up as her eyes filled with an indescribable expression. "What... did you say?"

Sycamore bent down and helped her up. "I'm sorry. We were wrong," he said, bowing his head solemnly.

At that moment, tears poured from Nia's eyes again. She realized that Sycamore had acknowledged her suffering. This apology was delayed by a thousand years, and it had finally reached her ears.

Nia began to cry uncontrollably, like a child who had finally released all her pent-up grievances. However, at that moment, her body reached its limit. She looked up at Sycamore and whispered something to him.

He merely nodded.noveldrama

In Drakonia, after a heavy rain, life began to revive. The world returned to its former state.

The citizens, except for Nash and those who had fought the giant trees, seemed to have forgotten the recent crisis.

This was Zirconia's final act after absorbing Ruin's powers.

The God of Procreation decided to

atone for her sins, using all her remaining strength to resurrect those who had died in the disaster. Then, she transformed into @tree on a secluded hillside.

...

Zirconia sat under the tree, staring blankly at the sky.

The sun was so bright it almost hurt her eyes.

She yawned lazily. Just then, Ruin appeared in the distance.

Zirconia rubbed her eyes, staring at him in disbelief. Her eyes welled up with tears as she stood up and ran into his arms, crying her heart out.

Ruin gently stroked her hair, comforting her. "It's okay now. Don't cry."

The two of them sat beneath the tree, talking casually. Then, a strange wind blew by. Zirconia looked down at her withered hand. "It's time..."

Ruin continued to hold her. "Yes, but there's no rush."

Nia blushed suddenly and asked, "If... If I had chosen to become an ordinary person back then..."

Ruin understood what she meant,

but the past was already behind

them. However, he replied, "Then perhaps one of this would've happened. No one would've suffered. We... would've lived in a small house and lived a simple, ordinary life."

"Would we have had children?" Zirconia asked.

Ruin nodded. "Yes, we would've."