Perfect Avatar-Chapter 257: Ragnarok: Requiem Mass

The surrounding space was an unrecognizable spectacle, a giant forest of fire, animal corpses scattered here and there.

Lust hit the ground, crying profusely, screaming in intense despair, behind him Freya’s group was torn between the shock of all the events that had hit their heads over the last hour, the sacrifice of Apophis, and the devastation surrounding them.

Nefertari looked around, she knew they were in the same forest, but nothing was the same, and she realized she didn’t have time to think about it.

"...Aaah, damn it."

Her complaint attracted the attention of Marie who flinched at the sight of her.

"N-Nefertari?!"

Everyone turned to the elf whose fingers began to glow and disintegrate into luminous particles.

"Oh no...oh no no no!" Freya grabbed her wrist, soon joined by everyone.

Nefertari’s body gradually transformed into particles of light, she remained focused on her missing hand as the realization hit her.

Lust stood up, wiping away his tears with a depressed facial expression.

"The reason you and many others were alive was Envy’s blessing. Without her, you are doomed to die... looks like it’s... already over for her."

He clenched his fists, tears streaming down his eyes. It was a fatal truth they were not ready to hear and another blow to their frail mentality.

"Is there anything we could do? You...your power can replicate the other sins, right? Please, replicate Apophis!"

Freya pleaded Lust, ignoring that they were enemies a few minutes ago. freёnovelkiss.com

Lust looked into their pleading eyes and then met Nefertari’s.

"...I’ve never tried it, I wish I could but...I think it won’t be a good thing for us."

Freya’s eyes widened, she started to walk towards him when Nefertari grabbed her shoulder.

"...Nefertari...please."

"It’s okay, Frey, calm down."

Both of her arms disappeared, then her feet and stomach began to disintegrate as well.

"There’s no point in doing that, it’ll even be too cruel for him...and for me. I mean, look at us, our world was wiped out in one day, do you think any of us wants to live? At least I’m not immortal like him, so I don’t have to worry about going to meet my beloved...although...well, since it’s all over, let’s part ways here."

The small group was in shock, helpless, tears streaming from their eyes, Liliana looked at Lust as if begging him to do it anyway, and in response, the young man closed his eyes.

"Hey, stop crying like babies, guys! Look, remember what I said before? That’s what I wanted, I wanted a flaming death, and you saw how I fought? I bet you’ve never seen such a spectacular elf."

She smiled at each face, her body disintegrating at her stomach.

She took a deep breath and looked at Freya.

"I’m glad I couldn’t kill you on the first day, without you, nothing would have happened and we would all be sacrificed."

"...You tell me that I am the cause... of the extinction of your species."

"Well, to be fair, we were already doomed. Consider you saved us."

Freya’s tears increased, she was about to look down when Nefertari’s words reached her.

"I’ll be busy being a nuisance to Eryl in the afterlife, we’ll be waiting for you forever, so take your time, okay? The elves won’t disappear if there are people to talk about us, so live long enough to talk about us."

Freya’s tears reached the ground, Nefertari turned her gaze to Hope and Cid, a smirk on her lips.

"Oh? Cry for me too? Looks like I’m not good at making people angry."

She laughed, her body disintegrating until her upper body, then, she stared straight into Hope’s eyes.

"Everyone dies one day, that’s something that will never change. If we continue to live in the memory of the deceased, we bury our legacy and no one will pray for us. You must live for yourself, in your name, so when you die, your name will be remembered and your loved one will throw a party to welcome you."

Her upper body shone, and she gave them one last smile, with tears in her eyes.

"I’m grateful to have met you, you guys are really fun, so don’t let this twilight of the gods win, okay? Win, in the name of the elves, tell the world how amazing we were, and remember the name Nefertari!... Take care... Good luck, Isis, will be waiting in the corner... Now, goodbye everyone... also, Freya, Cid was looking at your chest all the time."

Cid shouted in astonishment, but he couldn’t express his anger, Nefertari’s upper body disintegrated into light particles, floating far away, disappearing with the name of the elves.

Freya fell to her knees, in tears, devastated, Liliana, Marie, no one managed to maintain a perfect facade.

Hope was more perplexed, his face glued to the sky where Nefertari’s light was disappearing, for the first time the weight in his heart seemed different, something more confused.

Lust, strangely, found his smile again.

"Waiting in the corner for me? You have good senses. These elves are not loving people who would sacrifice themselves for anyone, they are just crazy people who want to die."

He looked at Freya who was lying devastated on the ground.

"Don’t bother with it, it’s our story, but you have yours too, don’t you? Apophis knew that sea people with the power to fight the elves would come and change everything for us. We knew you would come one day, so don’t feel bad."

He stepped forward, opening his hand to show Envy’s soul stone.

"Your original goal was to stop the twilight of the Gods, wasn’t it? During this battle you witnessed the full extent of the power of a true pseudo-avatar, I watched you, and I can therefore confirm that in your state, you could defeat the players. But to defeat what lies beyond the players, you will need more claws."

He looked at Hope, the young man meeting his gaze was confused at first, crying unconsciously.

"It seems that you have the ability to become true pseudo-avatars, so...remember this as the elf’s kingdom helping the world."

His aura emanated from his body and converged towards his left hand, quickly and gently.

He opened his hand to reveal a deep blue stone, releasing a pleasant wind.

"I, Apophis Isis, in the name of the elves, grant my blessing to the one who is lucky enough to be the ideal person in the eyes of others, this is the true form of the power of Lust."

He stretched out his hand towards Liliana, the young girl was speechless.

Hope held Envy’s stone, and Liliana Lust’s, both too flustered to form a sentence.

"These powers are the legacy of the elven kingdom, Apophis and Cleopatra. You have seen how incredible the power of Lust was. You may not be the strongest, but if used correctly, no one will defeat you. Lust is special as the only Sin capable of affecting other Sins, but this goes beyond what I said before, I am not currently awakened, you remember?"

He looked at the sky.

"In my case, I was also close to someone who taught me everything, a person who was also a shapeshifter like me. This person taught me that Lust was a special blessing, with the best power imaginable, this person was also my mentor... but one day... my blessing activated on this person and I became what they wanted the most, I became the sin of lust awakened. Lust is the only Sin that can switch between being awakened and not."

He smiled with a strange expression of relief on his face. He then turned to Hope.

"I’m going to leave now too, but before I do, I’d like to give you one last gift."

His aura covered his face, then his entire body, and as the new form appeared, Hope’s eyes twitched more.

"The worst pain is saying goodbye to a loved one without knowing it, I have become an expert in this matter, so allow me to give you the goodbye you wanted."