Stelle continued, "What is this future you're talking about?"
"I already told you, Elio didn't share the critical details with me."
Kafka didn't seem to be lying.
"The possibilities of the future are endless. Knowing the right thing at the wrong time might undo all our long efforts."
Stelle: "You can't possibly know nothing. So why do you trust Elio so much? Why trust the future he speaks of?"
Kafka gave her a deep look.
"Alright, I'll tell you one thing…"
"In both the best and worst futures, you will face Nanook, the Destruction, head-on."
"At that time, you'll need all the help you can get, because it will be a brutal battle on the level of Aeons."
"That's a level neither you, nor I, nor the Astral Express can reach."
"In most futures, fate ends at that moment."
"But if we follow Elio's script, there will be a sliver of hope."
"Did you know, Stelle, even Aeons can be killed?"
Stelle fell silent.
For some reason, a sentence from the past echoed in her mind.
"(I'll let you in on a secret: I was once the Emanator of a fallen Aeon, a remnant of a perished Path…)"
When players heard this, many of Leon's diehard fans nearly jumped out of their seats.
[Masaka?!]
[This is getting scary, guys. Could Leon have been serious?]
[It's just a joke. It's so obvious.]
[Obvious on the surface, sure. But what if he was hiding behind a playful Elation facade?]
[I think it's highly unlikely. If the Aeon he followed died, would he really talk about it so casually?]
That scene where Leon claimed to be an Emanator came after the battle with Cocolia.
It wasn't far back, and most players remembered it clearly.
Recalling Leon's barely-suppressed smirk as he said it, many started to relax.
Sigh… Leon's great in every way.
Just sometimes, he's a bit of a Forgetful One.
He says he's not a Masked Fool, yet he loves stirring up fun.
Not just with outsiders—sometimes with his companions too.
Luckily, at his core, Leon is incredibly reliable. When it's time to be serious, he can be trusted unconditionally.
Leon's biggest fan, Ah Xian, however, felt a chill in her heart.
She knew she was scared.
The darn writers kept dropping hints in the story that Leon's future held something big… or rather, something tragic.
But instead of revealing it all, they teased it bit by bit, tormenting you.
It made you anxious yet compelled to dig for the truth.
Thinking about this, she suddenly felt so frustrated!
Just as she was about to dive back into the story to distract herself, the game screen went black, with a line of white text appearing in the center.
[Meanwhile, on another side of the Luofu…]
[Switching to Dan Heng's perspective…]
"Otto… bah, I mean, Luocha and Sushang?"
At first, it seemed like they were just advancing Dan Heng's storyline, but unexpectedly, Luocha and Sushang's conversation also touched on the death of Aeons.
"Hey, Luocha."
Sushang's clear, innocent eyes sparkled with intense curiosity.
"You only told half the story about Propagation. Keep going—it's super interesting."
"It's so rare. Aeons can die too? Aren't they invincible?"
Luocha glanced subtly at Dan Heng, who stood silently nearby, and gave a natural, light chuckle.
"There's no such thing as absolute invincibility or eternal permanence in this world."
"Mortals love to describe Aeons with exaggerated terms, but the fall of Propagation did indeed transcend mortal scales."
"It fell at the hands of other Aeons."
Sushang tilted her head. "Aeons can have conflicts too?"
Luocha's faint smile remained. "Who knows? Mortals can't fathom the thoughts or actions of Aeons."
"If we consider Aeons as sentient beings, then naturally, they might fight for profit or other reasons, just like humans."
"According to rumors and galactic histories, during the Amber Era when Propagation fell, two other Aeons also perished."
"Which two?" Sushang asked curiously.
Not just her—Dan Heng was equally curious.
In Dan Heng's understanding, aside from Propagation, only one other Aeon had died in that same Amber Era…
Luocha's gaze grew profound, as if recalling something.
"The one we can confirm is Order."
"The other is unclear. The major events recorded in galactic history are incomplete."
Sushang quietly processed this, her tone unconsciously softening.
"I don't get it. They're all Aeons—why do they have to fight and kill?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Luocha's face.
"You… are you really from the Xianzhou? Leaving other Aeons aside, you must know the story of Lan, The Hunt, and Yaoshi, Abundance, right?"
"The Xianzhou Alliance's ultimate wish is to eliminate the Aeon Yaoshi, isn't it?"
"Of course I know!"
Sushang retorted instinctively, but the next second, she recalled something and continued less confidently, "Well… I know a little. I've been training with a sword under my mom's watch all day. I didn't go to school much…"
"Let's… change the subject." Luocha gave a helpless smile.
[Poor Sushang, nerfed in every way.]
[Nerfed? How so?]
[Oh, a lot. Her assets got nerfed, her skills got nerfed, and… she doesn't seem too bright either.]
[LOL, she's gone full ' Propagation,' huh? There's a kind of untainted beauty to it.]
Players got their laughs, streamers got their engagement, boosting audience interaction.
Lore enthusiasts and theorycrafters, meanwhile, got a wealth of worldbuilding and intel.
Especially regarding the Vidyadhara and Dragonkin.
"Hey, brothers, what if the other Aeon Luocha mentioned is the one Leon used to follow?"
Old Toby tossed out the idea casually, not taking it too seriously.
To his surprise, it sparked a flurry of discussion in the livestream chat.
As they say, the kind of content a streamer makes attracts fans with similar tastes.
The topic circled back to whether Leon was lying.
Was he… really once the Emanator of a fallen Aeon?
"Everyone, don't rush. We'll get answers eventually."
"We don't even have complete info on Leon's race yet. It's too early to debate whether he was an Emanator."
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