Matsuzaki looked at the children, who were reluctant to part, and spoke kindly. "That, I don't know. But I'm sure that big brother will be watching over all of you from a place unseen."
The little girl who had received the Vision looked down at the glowing jewel on her clothes, blinking before nodding. She then offered her magician's hat to Matsuzaki.
"I'll give this to Elder. I don't really understand why, but giving it to you feels right."
Matsuzaki was montarily surprised but then smiled warmly. "That was a gift from that big brother to Sasanae. I can't take it."
"But... if I ever need Sasanae's help, I'll ask to borrow it for a little while."
Sasanae grinned happily and nodded. "Okay!"
...
Tokyo District, City Center.
At this mont, every inhabited area was in chaos, exposing the darkest depths of human nature.
A shopkeeper cackled as he smashed his own storefront. "Smash it! Destroy everything! Hahaha!" The cashier lay lifeless at his feet, and yet that wasn't enough—he set fire to the store as well.
BOOM!
"Burn! Burn it all! This whole world should go to hell with ! Hahahaha!"
Screams filled the air.
Throughout the streets, people attacked one another, explosions erupted, and flas spread unchecked. Gunfire, the sounds of slashing, and wailing blended into a symphony of destruction. The air was thick with smoke and the stench of burning flesh. The once-orderly roads were now filled with burning vehicles, their horns blaring endlessly, adding to the cacophony of despair.
So skyscrapers were already engulfed in flas, burning fiercely against the night sky.
Those without the divine mark vented their fears and desires in an uncontrollable frenzy. If they were dood to die, they would take everything and everyone with them.
In desperation, the Tokyo District's ard forces deployed helicopters and artillery, directing all their firepower at Barbatos in the sky.
BOOM! BOOM!
A dazzling display of explosions lit up the sky, but Barbatos, in his elental form, was untouchable.
Their bombs did not even graze him. Instead, they fell upon their own city, bringing down entire buildings in the chaos.
"Damn angel! Just die already!"
The commander of the Tokyo ard forces, Nagamasa Gadou, stood inside an attack helicopter, manically firing a machine gun at Barbatos. His face twisted in rage, his bullets passing harmlessly through the ethereal figure.
Barbatos did not even spare him a glance.
For he had already beco the embodint of divine law, enveloping the entire planet in his presence.
anwhile, those who bore the divine mark remained untouched in the midst of this apocalyptic nightmare. Buildings collapsed around them, mobs beat them, bullets rained down upon them, but they stood unhard. Firebombs, poison gas—none of it could touch them.
And so, those dood to be erased could only resort to insults, slurs, and every vile word imaginable, spewing their hatred in futility.
Noah strolled through the chaotic streets, observing humanity at its absolute worst. A smile played on his lips.
"Heh... Humanity truly is the most paradoxical existence in the multiverse."
"The most beautiful epics are created by humans, yet the cruelest histories are written by them as well."
He ca to a stop, gazing down an alleyway. A group of people surrounded a kneeling white-haired girl, her eyes blindfolded. Helpless, she trembled as they mocked her. The scorched ground and scattered bullet casings indicated that they had just tried to kill her—but, unable to harm her, they had resorted to words instead.
"You red-eyed Gastrea monsters should just die already!"
"Hurry up and kill yourself!"
"You shouldn't even exist in this world!"
"If it weren't for you freaks, we wouldn't have been condemned by that damn god!"
"You were never ant to exist in the first place!"
"Kill yourself!"
"Kill yourself!"
A group of people shouted in ugly, twisted rage.
The white-haired loli trembled, biting her lips as she endured the barrage of voices telling her to die.
Noah walked forward with a smile. "Tsk, tsk, tsk... how repulsive, truly vile. But, how entertaining."
His golden eyes glead.
In an instant, everyone surrounding the white-haired loli turned to ash, their remains scattering in the wind like dust. The next mont, even the ash was purified, disappearing completely.
The loli, sensing that the hateful people were suddenly gone, froze in confusion. Then, she heard footsteps approaching.
Noah stopped in front of her and knelt down.
He already had mories of this particular loli. She had appeared twice in the ani, possessing dolphin-like Gastrea genes.
Because her parents disliked her red eyes, she had poured molten lead into them, blinding herself. Since she was just a child, unable to survive alone, and had a younger sister to take care of, she had no choice but to beg on the streets.
But who would give money to a Gastrea girl? Blind and helpless, she couldn't even tell the difference between a coin and a discarded soda can tab.
Yet, she would always smile and sincerely thank those who mocked her.
When Noah had first seen that scene, his fury had nearly consud him.
The loli smiled softly. "Thank you, big brother, for helping ."
Noah asked, "Why do you keep smiling, even when people treat you like this? Your smile must be the ultimate insult to those who tornt you."
The loli continued to smile. "Because if I don't rely on others, I won't survive. I don't know what other expression to make."
"Besides... with the angel's protection, I know I'll be okay."
Noah gently patted her head. "You're so considerate, it's heartbreaking."
A warm light shimred in his hands, instantly healing her eyes. The bandages covering them vanished.
The loli blinked in disbelief, rubbing her eyes as she tried to comprehend what had happened.
"Big brother..."
Noah smiled. "I'm taking you in. My temple feels too empty—I need so life in it. You and your sister are welco there."
The loli stared at the one who had restored her sight. "Temple? Big brother... are you a god?"
Noah chuckled warmly. "If this were any other world, any true god would have protected a child like you."
With that, a portal to another world appeared before her.
"I won't force you. Beyond this door is paradise. Only you and your sister can see and enter it. The portal will disappear in one day. The choice is yours."
Leaving those words behind, Noah turned and walked away. He still had more lolis to find.
After all, Celestia was far too empty. Now that it had grown to the size of a small world, only he and the three Shades resided there.
Aside from holding divine etings and managing affairs, there was little life on the island.
Of course, he could create beings from nothing, but to him, they would be soulless. Only characters from ani worlds would truly capture his interest.
The white-haired loli watched his retreating figure, then lowered her head and bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Lord God."
Then, she ran off to find her younger sister.
Noah arrived at the Tokyo International Initiator Supervision Agency.
In the original tiline, this was still about a year before the story's beginning. Enju Aihara, Kayo Senju, Midori Fuse, and Asaka Mibu had yet to be assigned to their handlers...
At this mont, the International Initiator Supervision Agency had long since collapsed due to the chaos, with smoke rising everywhere.
There were no longer any personnel overseeing the trained Initiators. Though they were rely children, their intelligence far surpassed that of ordinary kids.
Red-stained walls bore testimony to the desperate struggle of the fallen overseers.
So Initiators had already escaped, while others remained restrained by devices ant to keep them in check.
The agency that had turned these Cursed Children into re tools had never treated them well. Those who were not deed ready for training were locked away, while the stronger or more defiant ones were chained up.
Noah arrived at one of the rooms holding these Initiators. Because of the chains binding them, escape was impossible.
The young girls turned their attention to the figure entering the room.
They knew that the divine being would soon begin the world's great cleansing. Those without the mark would perish, driving the agency's mbers into madness.
So even tried to kill them, but the divine protection had kept them safe.
Noah knelt before a red-haired girl with a collar labeled '328.' Their eyes t—hers devoid of light, like a feral cat ready to lash out.
"Hmm~ Don't be afraid. Big brother isn't a bad person."
The divine aura radiated outward, calming the varied emotions of the children. Enju Aihara's eyes brightened as she stared at him, dazed.
"Big brother is adopting all of you."
The chains binding them vanished.
A golden-haired girl with twin pigtails blinked. "Are you... a god?"
Noah smiled. "Kayo Senju, with the genes of a dolphin. A very smart child."
Before them, a shimring gateway appeared.
"Beyond this door is paradise. Whether you choose to go or not is up to you."
With that, Noah turned and stepped through the portal.
Chisuzu Kasumi stared at the gateway, then quickly ran in.
As a Cursed Child with dolphin genes, her IQ exceeded 210. She understood more than most.
Seeing their companion go through, the other children quickly followed.
"Wait for ! I want to go too!" Enju Aihara, with her rabbit-like genes, hopped into the portal in an instant.
A white-haired girl with cat-like ears, Midori Fuse, hesitated before whispering, " too..." and then scurried inside.
Soon, every Cursed Child from Tokyo's International Initiator Supervision Agency had entered the gateway.
At the sa ti, portals that only Cursed Children could perceive appeared across the world.
Noah did not intend to take all of them. So still had parents who hadn't abandoned them, and others chose to stay behind.
Regardless, it didn't matter. This world was about to be rged into the Teyvat Universe.
...
Two days was not a long ti, but for the people of this world, it felt like an eternity.
The original population of 750 million had been halved in just forty-eight hours.
The countdown to the end of this era had reached its conclusion. Those marked with divine sigils gazed skyward with anticipation.
The unmarked did the sa, but with only despair in their eyes.
Seitenshi looked up at the sky, surrounded by those bearing the sigil.
Her goal as a leader had been to eliminate human division and create a society where all people could coexist.
Many had opposed her, but just as many had stood by her side.
Seitenshi's exquisite face was filled with exhaustion. "These past two days... have felt endless."
To her surprise, aside from herself, barely any politicians in the Tokyo region had been chosen. It was laughable—99% of the officials had been judged as evil.
A deep hum resonated through the sky, the blue hues darkening, and a thunderous roar rumbled as if the heavens themselves were about to collapse.
Barbatos opened his eyes and sighed internally.
These two days had been unbearably long for humanity, and for him, they were no different.
What he had witnessed during this ti had reshaped his understanding of human nature.
[The ti has co. I shall begin.]
His voice echoed across the entire world.
A powerful gust swept through as the sky began to swirl.
People watched in horror as massive tendrils extended from the heavens to the earth. These colossal wind-elent tornadoes, each spanning kiloters in diater, covered an area as vast as the Australian continent.
"No, I don't want to die! I repent! Forgive !"
"Please! Save !"
"God, I was wrong!"
Only when the true end arrived did sinners begin to repent—but it was already too late.
The towering cyan tornadoes touched the land, obliterating soil, buildings, wastelands, skyscrapers, hills, rivers—
Everything was reduced to dust.
Thunderous destruction ensued.
Wind elental energy, in this magic-less world, was to the Gastrea what holy light was to demons. They dissolved like snow under the sun.
From orbit, Earth resembled a vast shifting swirl, as if an unseen hand wiped the planet clean.
Within a day, the world's landscape had been reshaped.
The great extinction was complete.
The Light Realm Force System activated, and golden light cascaded from the now-restored blue sky.
The survivors of the new world gazed at the golden rain descending upon the barren ground. From the soil, blades of grass sprouted, rapidly growing into lush forests.
A renewed planet, vibrant and green, erged.
Among the survivors, devout believers clutching their holy books raised their voices in fervent praise. "Ahh—blessed be the Creator!"
...
In Tokyo, only a few districts remained intact. The rest had been reduced to dust, replaced by verdant landscapes of grass and towering trees swaying in the gentle breeze.
The air carried the scent of purity and renewal.
Kisara Tendo took a deep breath, staring in awe at what seed like a dreamscape. "A new era..."
People stepped out of their shelters, their eyes brimming with hope.
Laughter echoed as children ran freely through the adows.
...
[Ding! Assimilation program initiated.]
[Calculating...]
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