Chapter 58: THE BEGINNING OF DEVIL GOD AKEMI HOMURA! GODS LOVE THE WORLD, DEMONS ONLY LOVE GOD'S LOVE!!!
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Simon (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann): "...You shattered the entire universe, big brother, this is too terrifying!" ]
[ Han Daewi (The God Of High School): "Waaah! I'm going crazy! This is even more terrifying than the legendary one-million-horsepower magnetic field freak that humans supposedly can't reach!" ]
[ Rick Sanchez(Rick And Morty): "If only there were such miracles among humans." ]
[ Shuvi (No game, No life): "Rick, let's become the miracle ourselves." ]
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Waaah!!! You! Are you really a god?! That's too terrifying!" ]
[ Chaotic Evil Gudako (Type-Moon): "This is simply... more shocking than the Grand Hero's Meteor Shower! No, Meteor Shower is just cheap stuff; it can't even compare! Madoka, you are simply my god!" ]
[ Arash ⦍Grand Hero⦎: "...? I'm never going to Chaldea again!" (Sobbing.jpg)]
[ Nami (One Piece): "Aaaah! Madoka-sama, you are simply too amazing!" ]
[ Trisolaran Leader (3-Body Problem): "From Earth civilization... directly leaping to Zeroth-Order civilization... under the operation of a god, becoming the top race in the universe would be effortless!" ]
[ Zeroth-Order Leader (3-Body Problem): "Don't bring me into your boasting. Such an existence is beyond our reach. Our world is inherently a single-entity world; no matter how much we create, we cannot open up a multiverse." ]
[ Hajun (Shinza Bansho): "To possess such power and still bow to these ants! What a fool!" ]
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "No matter what, isn't it a happy ending now! There are no witches. Madoka has also become a god, isn't everyone happy?" ]
[ Donghuang Taiyi (???): "The matter is far from over. The cycle of cause and effect, wasn't it destined from the beginning?" ]
[ .....]
〜Naruto World〜
"Sasuke-sama, you..."
"Get lost."
The cold Sasuke directly made Sakura retreat into her shell. After speaking, Sasuke's gaze was fixed on Madoka-sama on the screen.
"Hmph, what's so great about it!"
Sakura snorted, of course not referring to Sasuke, but to Madoka on the screen.
Sakura didn't like Madoka. Why would someone so indecisive be so liked by everyone?
Even Sasuke-sama...
"Tch, so wishy-washy. If it were me, I would have made a wish and ended all of this long ago,"
Sakura snorted, but she didn't see the fleeting killing intent in Sasuke's eyes.
Woman... no, this woman, truly troublesome!
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〜Puella Magi Madoka Magica World〜
Looking at the radiant Madoka, Kaname Junko didn't speak; only tears flowed uncontrollably.
Her child had become a god... but... but, hadn't it already been said that hope and despair are two sides of the same coin?
What awaited Madoka again...
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〜A Will Eternal World〜
"Your madness and my inertia are both escalating in each other's worlds,"
Bai Xiaochun murmured in shock.
Akemi Homura had reincarnated countless times for Kaname Madoka in a world of ultimate despair, and Kaname Madoka, in turn, had transformed herself into this degree of nothingness for the world.
Although Madoka Kaname's ending hadn't been revealed yet, a despair equal to her hope would surely befall this girl.
Could these two be the real madmen?
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『 In the endless chaos, countless figures of Madoka began to blur, descend, and disappear—
"Madoka, this way, your life will have no beginning and no end."
"The proof of your existence in this world and those memories will no longer exist anywhere. Your existence will be transferred to a higher realm."
"Ultimately, you will exist as a concept, no one will be able to recognize you, and you will not be able to interfere with anyone."
"You will no longer be a part of this universe."
"What is that!" Homura cried out in grief, "Is this the ending Madoka wished for? Will Madoka be rewarded in this way!"
"Don't joke around!" Homura cried out in pain, "This is simply... worse than death."
"No, it's not like that, Homura," Madoka gently embraced Homura, "The current me can see everything in the past and future, all possible universes in the past, and universes that will appear at some unknown time, everything."
"So, I know everything," Madoka said with gratitude and heartache, "Through countless times, Homura has always worked hard for me, everything, crying countless times, bearing countless scars."
"And yet still for me..."
"I'm so sorry I never realized..."
Homura felt no joy at all, her heart growing more bitter. She lay in Madoka's arms, sobbing sadly.
Why... why did you have to go to such lengths...
"Because I became who I am now, I can truly know you. It turns out I also have such an important friend, so I'm very happy."
"Thank you, Homura, you are my best friend," Madoka's eyes held fondness and tenderness.
"So... so! Are you just going to stay like this, with no place to return to, separated from the people you love most? Staying here alone forever!" Homura said in grief.
"You're not alone," Madoka smiled gently, "Everyone, everyone is always with me. From now on, no matter when, no matter where, they will exist."
"So even if you can't see or hear me, I'm by your side, Homura."
"Madoka, is that okay?! Even if I forget you, even if I can no longer feel your presence!" Homura's purple eyes trembled violently, and she questioned with a trembling voice.
"No, it's too early to give up. Homura followed me even to this place, so even if you return to the original world, you might not forget me," Madoka handed the red ribbon to Homura.
She released Homura's hands, her body turning into nothingness, "Believe it, because magical girls are capable of realizing dreams and hopes, right?"
"If it's just a little bit, perhaps a true miracle really exists, right?"
"No... don't go, Madoka!" Homura desperately tried to grasp Madoka's hand, but it was all in vain.
The girl's figure completely turned into nothingness, leaving only her last words.
"I'm sorry, I have to go pick everyone up. Someday, we'll be able to meet again, Homura. Until then, it's just a brief farewell."
—On a stage, a handsome and elegant young man played a melodious and low-pitched violin.
"It seems... I caused you a lot of trouble," Sayaka said apologetically, looking at Kamijou Kyousuke on stage.
"No, I'm the one who feels sorry. To save Sayaka, everything had to disappear, so this future also disappeared. Madoka looked at Kamijou Kyousuke, who was performing with all his heart on stage, her eyes filled with a hint of sadness.
"But I don't think that's the form Sayaka wished for. Prayers and efforts are definitely not meaningless, so..."
Sayaka looked at that figure and smiled happily, "Yes, I just wanted to hear that guy play again."
"Aside from that one regret, but since it's Hitomi, there's nothing I can do. Kyousuke and she will surely be happy," tears welled up in the girl's face.
Sayaka let go of everything at this moment.
"Then, let's go—" The two figures disappeared, the melodious violin music faded, and thunderous applause erupted from below the stage.
Kamijou Kyousuke's expression suddenly froze, "Sayaka..."
At the same time, in the city, under the operation of the Law of Cycles, magical girls still existed, but their enemies had transformed into familiars.
In Kyoko and Mami's eyes, Sayaka used her last strength and disappeared, guided by the Law of Cycles.
"Idiot! We just became friends!" Kyoko said unwillingly.
"That is the fate of a magical girl. You should have understood that when you obtained this power."
"The causality of pursuing hope, before bringing curses to this world, we can only disappear like that." Mami-senpai's voice was a little low.
Is that so... Is it the Law of Cycles...?
Homura looked at the red hair ribbon in her hand. The loneliness and sadness in her heart could no longer be contained, and the girl sobbed, "Madoka."
"Akemi-san, Madoka...?"
"Who is that?"
Yes...
No one knew... except her— 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Steve Roger (MCU): "Not being remembered by anyone... isn't that more terrifying than death?" ]
[ Odin (MCU):: "This is true death. Not living in anyone's memory, the vastness of the universe without even a trace of you, your existence denied by everything. I see, this is the despair unique to Kaname Madoka." ]
[ Aleister Crowley (A Certain Magical Index): "Even gods are not omnipotent. Gods... still cannot do many things." ]
[ Zeroth-Order Leader (3-Body Problem): "Contrary to dimension reduction, is this a dimension-raising strike? To become a supreme high-dimensional being because of this miracle." ]
[ Amon (Lord of Mysteries): "Sea of Chaos, omniscient and omnipotent, I offer praise to the supreme Madoka-sama~" ]
[ Kenjaku (Jujutsu Kaisen): "Kaname Madoka, haven't you noticed that you are too cruel to that child, Akemi Homura? You clearly said you wouldn't give anyone despair~" ]
[ .....]
〜SCP Foundation World〜
"Truly becoming truth, turning into nothingness,"
Everyone sighed.
"Yes, perhaps the unnameable existences all ultimately meet such a fate,"
Dr. Clef raised an eyebrow.
"And after this incident, one thing has finally been confirmed,"
Dr. Clef smiled, his mouth splitting into an astonishing arc. He pointed to himself, then to the sky.
"Even though those unnameable things have awakened, they haven't caused any impact."
"You mean... the owner of this screen is restricting them?"
Dr. Gears said calmly.
"Sort of, but the main reason should be us. I previously checked the karmic cost of killing any one of us, and the karmic cost was negligible."
Everyone's faces turned slightly dark.
"But when I entered, 'destroy the Foundation,' heheh..."
Dr. Clef showed a meaningful smile.
"So, we are a whole, we have an important meaning of existence, and even those supreme divinities cannot destroy us."
"But never, because of this life-saving charm, provoke those existences alone."
"Shhh—don't let them hear."
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
"Completely... disappeared?"
Dr. Roman's gaze was sad and lost.
Looking at the ring in his hand and the Goetia that had appeared on the screen before, he seemed to remember something, and his body trembled involuntarily.
Melancholy, fear, and bewilderment surged in his heart.
But... when he saw Ritsuka and Mash crying for Madoka, Romani's heart felt as if it had been tightly squeezed.
Yes... It was his fault to begin with; shouldn't he be the one to bear it?
Did an innocent girl like Madoka have to step forward, shield him from everything, and meet an unfortunate end, for him to truly realize?
Enough...
Romani's eyes gradually became calm and gentle. Hadn't these twenty-odd years as an ordinary person been happy enough?
"What's wrong, Romani?"
Da Vinci patted him.
"Nothing, just wondering if I should have another slice of strawberry shortcake today."
"Hey, that's already three slices today! Be careful, you might not be able to eat strawberry shortcake anymore!"
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〜Boardtop World Disboard, Present Timeline〜
"Is it over, Sora?"
"It's over, Shiro."
The two siblings looked at each other, feeling somewhat lost. It seemed like a beautiful ending, but... wasn't this still exactly like Kyubey's idea?
Sacrificing the happiness of a few to achieve the happiness of all.
Madoka, who had always vocally opposed it, ultimately became the one who sacrificed herself.
Before saying such things, look at yourself more.
And Akemi Homura...
"Wait!"
The two siblings suddenly said in unison, as if they had thought of something, and looked at each other.
"Shiro, what was Homura's wish again?"
"To meet Madoka again..."
So... the two met each other's eyes, their expressions filled with surprise and uncertainty.
How could someone who would loop hundreds of times for Madoka, a time traveler who might continue even if Madoka hadn't changed everything, accept such a result?!
"It's not over, Shiro!"
"Agreed!"
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Barrage〜
Madoka was so gentle that Homura felt despair.
Madoka didn't want to become a god, but she wanted to save the world.
Such a warm scene... was the cruelest.
Madoka, Homura's wish still hasn't come true.
God loves the world, but the devil only loves God.
Tears silently fell to the ground. Akemi Homura knelt, her pupils trembling violently, desperate and suppressed.
Too... too much... too much, Madoka!!!
Akemi Homura's face was twisted and ferocious; she didn't approve... absolutely didn't approve!!!
She absolutely could not accept this result!
Akemi Homura covered her face; her eyes revealed through her fingers were dark and chaotic.
Madoka, why, why have you never thought about yourself from beginning to end!
No, it will definitely not end like this!
Because... Madoka, what you said back then was... please save me!
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『 In the world where only Homura knew Madoka, Homura seemed lonelier than ever.
Under the silver moon, Kyubey made a knowing sound, "Ah~ I see."
"What you said is indeed a valid hypothesis," Kyubey listened to Homura recount everything about Madoka, nodding in agreement.
"It's not a hypothesis, it's real," Akemi Homura coldly said, throwing a black cube to Kyubey.
"Ah, even so, it can't be proven," Kyubey caught it and cutely twitched its ears, "If the laws of the universe were rewritten as you say,"
"The current us would have no means of confirmation. Even if only you retained those memories, we wouldn't be able to tell if it was your dream."
"However, it's true that we can't explain why a soul gem that wasn't fully purified would disappear, or its principles."
"So, the topic of witches, as a method of collecting human energy, is indeed very charming."
Homura didn't say anything more.
Even in a world where witches are no longer born, that doesn't mean the curses of humanity have disappeared. The world has distorted and changed its form, and now it targets people from the dark abyss.
But...
Although it's a hopeless world of repeating sadness and hatred, even so, this is the world that the child wanted to protect. Remember this, never forget!
So I... will continue to fight! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Throughout the myriad worlds, everyone frowned and sighed.
Homura, you're confused!
A supreme race like Kyubey, just by hearing one case, might be able to make it happen!
This means the previous tragedy could repeat itself!
How could she make such a basic mistake?
Madoka herself has become the Law of Cycles, not a friend of Madoka's subjective consciousness. If something happens again, it might truly be uncontrollable!
Everyone frowned in confusion.
But the next moment, everyone's eyes widened in horror as they looked at the screen.
How... how could that be?!
.....
『 Walking on the desolate land, in front were endless familiars!
The girl's figure was lonely and despairing—
"Go for it—" Madoka's voice echoed.
The next instant—!
A pair of wings born of despair sprouted from behind the girl—
Shrouding the sky, devouring the world—
The Birth of Demon God Akemi Homura! 』
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