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Chapter 123 - The only option

After Arius said those words, he stood up, looking at Zaikors, and suddenly the gate opened for Izola to step out with Ilaria. Izola ran toward Arius, but suddenly she heard a scream coming from afar. She looked up, Arius looked up too, and they saw that Dazai had arrived at the place. Dazai landed on the ground, then looked with angry eyes at what was happening. Izola said, "Brother, look! Arius has defeated Karma; this means our troubles are finally over." Dazai said, "What are you talking about? Didn't I tell you to stay away from this person? Come here right now."

Arius smiled and said, "I see you came here running just to scold your sister in front of me." Dazai said, "It's none of your business, you scoundrel." Arius said, "You have every right to say that. Well, I will leave on my own accord." Dazai said, "Wait, before you go, you must sign divorce papers from my sister, and then you can go on your way." Arius stopped, looked at him, and said, "What did you just say?" Dazai said, "I don't want my sister to be exposed to any harm, especially with a monster like you. You have become corrupt, Arius, and to ensure her safety, you must let her go."

Arius looked at him seriously, then looked at Izola standing in front of him and said, "Are you aware of this matter?" She hesitated to answer, but then said, "Yes, I know about it." Arius asked, "And what is your decision?" Izola looked at him, and Arius continued, "What will be written on that paper will be whatever you want. So, if you want a divorce, what I write will be a divorce, but if you want to stay with me, I will stay with you. However, I think it's truly best to end this now."

So Arius stepped forward, took the paper from Dazai, looked at it, smiled, put his name on it, and then said to him, "You see? I am an understanding person, and I appreciate morale. Your coming here hasn't been in vain." Then Arius stepped back, opened a portal, and walked toward it. Dazai said, "Come here, Izola, and sign it." Izola looked at the ground, hesitating in her place. Dazai walked toward her and said, "Hurry up and sign, and let's get this over with now."

Arius reached the portal and said, "Goodbye. It was truly an honor to get to know you all; it was a really good period." Then he stepped halfway into the portal, but Izola grabbed the paper and tore it up, shocking Dazai. Izola ran after Arius, hugged him while he was inside the portal, and the portal disappeared with both of them inside, amid Dazai's stunned gaze at what had happened.

Dazai looked at the paper, shocked by what he saw, and said in a hesitant, shocked voice, "My only sister has abandoned me."

Silis arrived at the place with the rest of the Senshu and her men, and said, "Dazai, are you alright?" Dazai looked at her and said, "I have been betrayed, Silis." Silis said, "What do you mean, man? Also, where is Izola? I sensed her presence here a moment ago." Dazai said, "My sister has abandoned me, Silis." Dazai collapsed to the ground. Silis approached him and said, "Pull yourself together a bit." Dazai said, "Damn it!" and screamed, "Ariiiiiouuuuus!" in a loud voice, slamming his fist against the ground on the other side.

Raimus returned to the Ten Worlds after saying, "Damn it! Those fools fell. Did they really fail to take down Silis? What a curse! It's a good thing I got out of there alive." As soon as he reached the crossing point, he was shocked by Claris, who was standing and staring blankly into space. Raimus stepped forward and said, "What are you staring at?" Claris looked at him and said, "At my rotten luck. But tell me, what happened to you?" Raimus said, "That's none of your business." Claris stepped forward and said, "Do you hate being asked about your situation?" Raimus said, "Very much, especially by strangers like you. But tell me, didn't you know that the scoundrel Arius is still alive?"

Claris said, "I know, and I met him, but he escaped from me again without me knowing why. However, when I catch him next time, I'll make sure he doesn't escape because I plan to take him somewhere he can never escape from." Raimus said, "Forget about that. Didn't you know he's actually married?"

Some of Claris's hairs stood on end, and she said in a terrifying, calm voice, "What did you just say?" Raimus said, "Yes, Arius, or as he was once called, the Black-Eyed, is basically married to the Silver-Eyed, who is the sister of Dazai, the leader of those criminals." Claris said, "And how do you know this? What nonsense is this? Arius is my fiancé and he would never do something like that!"

Raimus laughed and said, "Fools, everyone now knows that Arius is married to that girl, the sister of that criminal, and that he defeated Karma not to save his gang, but to avenge his wife. Imagine! Arius decided to destroy the ruler of everything just because he thought about kidnapping his wife and exposing her to some harm."

Clarissa's face turned black, and she struck Raimus with a blow that knocked him far away and caused him to lose consciousness. Claris gritted her teeth, her eyes glowed with the color of deadly blood, and she said, "I'll make sure of this nonsense myself." Then she flew away from that place toward World Zero.

On the other side, Arius was sitting in a grassy field, and Izola was in his arms. Arius said, "Are you really sure that you will stay with me in exchange for abandoning your brother?" Izola said, "Yes, I am sure. My brother can take care of himself as well. I belong only to my husband, and it is not right for me to leave him even if I wanted to do that."

Arius murmured, "Yes, to me."

Izola said, "My darling, I want to thank you so much for your fear for me." Arius said, "Don't say that. I'm truly very sorry, because I realized you are the only person who deserves my trust. Your feeling of love toward me alone is enough to make me feel at ease despite the ugliness of this world. I've loved you, Izola, not recently, but for a long time, though I was always afraid to say it because in the end I was chasing revenges. But now, I have nothing left to chase, so I will just be Arius, the husband whom you love and want him to be."

Izola said, "Will you really do that?" Arius said, "Yes, I truly know how much you wish to live in a peaceful place away from a life of crime that you had no blame in. And I know also that you want me to change my ways, and it's really good to do that, especially since now I really have nothing left to do."

Arius laughed and said, "I had a goal and I achieved it, and after I finished, I realized that I am now somewhat empty, and that is a slightly annoying feeling. So I will be what you want as long as it aligns with my principles." Arius dropped to his knees, took Izola's hand, kissed it, and said, "From today, don't think about anyone except me and you only, and nothing else."

Izola hugged Arius, then Arius smiled a cunning smile and said, "That's good. Now, how about you choose the shape of our house that will be built for us to live in soon?" Izola said, "Darling, are we really going to do that?" Arius said, "Yes, why not? Especially since it will be like a celebration of our victory over our enemies. While you choose the design, I'm going because I have one last job before we build our family together." Izola said, "Alright, my darling, I'll wait for you here."

Arius left the place, the smile vanished from his face, and then he vanished from the spot.

At Silis's castle, everyone arrived to inspect the situation, and the remaining rulers there were seized and tied up. All the Rulers of Destruction fell, except for Raimus, who had escaped from the world. Dazai said, "Are these all of them?" Silis said, "Yes, one escaped, but it doesn't matter as long as we caught most of them. However, I don't see Arlin here; where is she? I'll go look for her."

Silis moved through the castle looking for her sister, and as she walked, she said, "Why is it so dark here?" She reached a hall and said, "Odd, why is the wall smashed like this?" Silis walked, lit a purple fire, and walked down the corridor. As she did, she saw bloodstains on the floor. She swept the fire across a bit and was shocked by the sight she saw, because she saw her sister's corpse thrown on the ground in a very gruesome manner.

Silis froze in place and didn't move or do anything. Zaya followed her and said, "Mom, I found some strange weapons," only to see his mother standing still. He stepped toward her, and when he arrived, he was shocked by the sight of Arlin on the ground. Zaya began to scream. Everyone rushed toward him and were also shocked by what they saw. Dazai stepped forward, saying, "Arlin, can you hear me? Arlin?" He stepped toward her, placed his hand on her neck, and said, "Damn it, she's dead."

Silis knelt on her feet and grasped her sister's head while trembling. Zaya thought to himself, "This is the first time I've seen my mother's hands tremble like this; she must be feeling shock and pain together." Silis screamed in a voice that shook the place and began to cry. Dazai felt anger, raised his voice high, and said, "Who killed her? Bring him here!" Everyone set off searching everywhere for the perpetrator, but to no avail.

On the other side, Arius reached Nahira in front of her palace in the First World, and it seemed she was waiting for him there. Nahira said, "Good, you really did it. I had no doubt about that." She stepped toward him and said, "Come on now, let's do what we agreed upon."

Arius said, "What about the rest?" Nahira said, "Don't worry, your wife's records have been erased. But as for you, the matter is difficult right now until I get the ruler's seat entirely in my hands. However, don't worry, as a guarantee of that, we will do that thing, and thus you will be permanently confident." Arius said, "I don't trust you even if the sun rose from the west." Nahira said, "I agree with you, even I don't trust myself, so how can you? But things between us will be clear." She grabbed his hand and said to him, "Upon doing that, I will grant you your wish to get that vault in full." Arius said, "That's what I want." Nahira said to him, "Just cooperate with me, and then you will attain what you desire. But now, come on, we have something more important to do." Then she smiled cunningly, and he followed her.

In World Zero, Claris landed in a strange place, pulled out a Black-Eyed poster in front of someone walking on the path, and said, "Have you seen this person anywhere nearby?" The man said, "No, this person is a monster, how are you searching for him?" Claris moved from her place and began searching for him from planet to planet in the hope of finding him.

Raimus woke up and found himself in his bed, and Lina was beside him. Lina cried out, "He finally woke up!" Raimus said, "What happened?" Wang said, "I found you thrown in front of the World Crossing. Lina was worried, so she went and tracked your energy and found you." Raimus said, "Where is Mythus? I don't see him." Wang said, "Unfortunately, it seems he fell with the rest of the rulers there. There is a meeting the elders will hold soon, and I'm going with the rest of the assistants, and you must go, Lord Raimus."

Raimus said, "Are they going to appoint a new ruler?" Wang said, "Yes, I hope to find my father there because he has been missing for a while, and his last appearance was in front of Arius and Lord Karma in the battle." Raimus said, "That scoundrel! How did he get that powerful, and on top of that, he hid his identity from us and changed too?" Lina said, "Is that really Arius? I know he wasn't like this before."

Wang said seriously, "Unfortunately, it is truly him. We don't know the circumstances that made him reach that stage, but I'm confident that now he is no longer as he was at all." Lina said, "I am to blame. If I hadn't rebuked him when my mother died that day, none of this would have happened." Wang said, "Even if that had happened, I used to study Arius's personality very well. He was always someone who stayed away from events and didn't show up except at certain times. His personality is very mysterious, and he doesn't talk about himself very much. If he speaks, he doesn't disclose the facts of his situation, but gives a tiny part of what's happening with him. So I believe this personality of his happened because of something else, and not because of any of us."

Lina said, "Will he ever go back to the way he was?" Raimus said, "Forget about that. That scum has become so arrogant with his power to the point that he started destroying everything he sees in front of him just to enjoy doing that. He will never return because he's fundamentally been like this since the beginning."

Wang said, "Lady Lina, it's better for you to rest. The baby in your belly is about to be born, and you need rest to give birth in an excellent way and without problems." Raimus said, "Yes, my dear, do that, and don't worry about me at all, I'm fine as you can see." Lina said, "As you wish, my dear. Soon our child will be out, and he will be the happiest person to exist because he has a good father who cares for him."

Raimus felt a slight shake in his head and said, "No, this is normal, because I am the greatest lineage in existence, so it's natural for my child to be great too." Lina laughed, Wang laughed at what he said, and the matter became very casual.

On the other side, Izola was looking at pictures of houses, one of which would be built for her soon, while Arius was busy with something else. The next day, Arius entered the dimension and found Izola sleeping on the grass. He looked at her without a smile, bent down, placed his hand on her head, and said, "I hope you are well, and from now on I will never leave you to anyone. You are mine alone."

Then he took off his coat and covered her with it, saw one of the posters in her hand, and saw a house shaped like a two-story house, similar to the system of houses where private bedrooms are upstairs, and living rooms, kitchens, guest halls, and those things are downstairs. Arius smiled and said, "That's good, she really has great taste." Then he remembered two years ago when they were in a meeting, and Izola said to everyone, "You know, if I wasn't wanted, I would now be living in a two-story house with a wide garden, green turf, vast green fields, and far away from any noise or the sounds of cursed wars."

Arius said, "Did that really sound like a dream to her, despite the ease of executing it?" Then dozens of soldiers emerged from his body, and he said, "Come on now, go and build the house. I want it completed by sunset."

After a while, Izola woke up to find Arius sitting and watching the soldiers build. She said, "Darling, have you returned?" He said, "Yes, I apologize for my delay, I was really busy, but I came this morning. Come on, get ready." Izola said, "To where?" Arius told her, "We are building a house, and it needs furniture of course, so come on, let's go buy good furniture." Izola rejoiced at the idea and shouted excitedly, "Let's go!"

Arius opened a portal and they relocated to planet Earth in World 0. He said, "Odd, it's exactly the same as the one in World 6." Izola said, "Odd, my darling, this is a beautiful place, what is it?" Arius said, "This is called Earth. I used to live on the exact same planet in the Sixth World, and I've come here many times and made sure it's identical, but the difference here is that this planet is more advanced by about one year than the one in the Sixth World, so we are now here in the year 2027 instead of 2026 according to the timing of this place, but the rest is exactly the same."

Izola said, "Really? It looks like a beautiful place." Arius said, "Yes, this place, for some reason, doesn't have any of the troubles that happen in space, and its inhabitants are simple and peaceful, unlike some other planets. They live almost the way we used to do on your brother's planet, but with slightly less technology."

Arius and Izola moved to the markets and entered various furniture stores. Arius said, "Choose what you want, my dear." Izola started looking around and choosing things matched in color and design: honey-colored sofas, gold-colored carpets, and others in colors like black and navy, the huge dining table, dishes, the television, and many things. Hours passed, and they managed to choose everything. The workers put all the furniture in a carriage, and Arius paid them.

Then the man said, "Sir, where is your house so we can deliver it to you?" Arius said, "No need, I'll transport it myself." Then he used instantaneous teleportation and vanished from the spot, shocking the worker. Then Arius returned, gave the truck back, and vanished again, stunning the worker once more.

On the other side, Arius ordered the soldiers to bring the furniture inside, because it seemed the house was finally completed by magic. The soldiers began bringing everything inside and arranging everything. After a short period, Arius said to Izola, "Welcome to your own private kingdom, my noble lady."

Indeed, the two of them entered, and Izola was dazzled inside because everything matched completely as she had expected. Izola said, running around the place, "I never imagined it would be more beautiful than I imagined!" Arius said, "Well, that's good. Now we can enjoy a very long peace." Then he closed the door behind him amidst the sunset of a new day.

The two of them began exploring the place. Izola said, "Yes, the table is great here, but what I don't like is the presence of the sofa at the edges; I want it in the middle of the hall." Arius lifted the sofa with one hand and placed it with utmost lightness there. She said, "That's good, darling. Also, the refrigerator, I don't like its location, could you move it for me?" Arius said, "Alright, but doesn't its location seem appropriate?" She said, "No, the location is really strange, it's located behind the kitchen door; it should be in a place that receives air well and gives aesthetic appeal to the place." Arius said, "Fine, fine, interior designer, I'll do it." He lifted the refrigerator and placed it on top of the kitchen, and she said, "Very good, its location is appropriate now. Why don't we sit a bit, because you look tired, my darling?" Arius said, "Don't worry, I'm barely sweating, how could I be tired? But let's sit in the sitting room now because I really want to spend all my time with you now."

In an external world, Nahira was sitting on her throne, and Ramin entered and said, "My lady, I see you are in a cheerful mood today, did something happen?" Nahira said, "Yes, my darling, something wonderful happened for me, but I won't disclose the matter to anyone." Then she began to laugh quietly and said, "And since my mood is good today, I decided to let you visit your family today, you have no work, go ahead." He said, "As you command, my lady," and then left the place.

A few moments later, Claris entered with a very pale face and extreme anger appearing on her features. Nahira said, "Ah, you're back. Where have you been all the past two days? I haven't seen you here." Claris said, "I'm not in the mood to talk, but tell me, sister—" Nahira said, "What is it?" Claris said, "Is what I heard from some people true, that Arius, my special love and fiancé, has married another girl, especially that thieves' princess?" Nahira said, "Yes, because everyone knows that, especially after the last war."

Claris turned toward her sister, tears began falling from her eyes, and she said, "This is impossible! It's impossible for Arius to do this to me! He promised me—" Nahira said, "Forget about him and focus on your life now. Arius never wanted you and doesn't want you anyway, so stop following him. The man has finally found his life and married the girl he loves, not a girl forced upon him."

Claris vanished and appeared above her sister, produced an energy blade, and placed it on Nahira's neck, saying with deadly coldness and eyes as red as murderous blood, "I see you've become very sympathetic to Arius, and this matter doesn't please me. Also, Arius is mine alone, he cannot belong to another girl. I will find him and get him whether he wants it or not. And if I don't get him, then I will kill him, and I will kill you, and I will kill that bitch who stole him from me, and then I will kill myself, and he and I can stay together in hell, while you and that bitch I will keep skinning forever there."

Nahira said, "Get away from me!" Then she pushed her away with her energy and said, "Listen well, forget about that scoundrel and focus on your life only. Don't you dare try to act stupid, do you understand? Come on now, go to your room and don't come out of it until you forget him."

Claris left the place with the intention to kill clearly written on her face. Nahira said, "What is this crazy woman? I might have to get rid of her too, because she's ruining my mood. Damn it, tomorrow is the meeting, and I'm in this damned state! Damn it!" Then she left the hall quickly, leaving the sound of her heel clicks pressing heavily on the ground.

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