Chapter 120: Apocalyptic Xeno-Domain: Illusion Invasion!

Huh, seems like this area is mostly untouched by the edaxians.

Edax growth levels are under 30%. Should be safe for humans!

Strange to think this is where our journey started...for me, for you, Mom, Dad...

A part of your family's history lives here and shall never be erased.

Yeah...

So where do you think we shall find Chronos and Sebastia?

If I had to guess, probably the Terminal Core. I don't know what they intend to do there, but I bet it involves restarting the main system.

Then we go to the Terminal Core. We gotta find out what he's up to.

What...is this?!

Whatever it is, it's giving me a headache...

This area has been devoured by edax spores causing a temporal anomaly. There is a chance we might run into some time desync issues, but it should be fine as long as we don't linger!

Okay, then I guess we should pick up the pace! We probably don't have much time till Sebastia has control of the main system, too.

Right. We should hurry.

Well, well... How long has it been, Aldo?

Who said that?!

Phantom?!

We are time wraiths doomed to wander the Dimensional Vortex... We hate life and all that lives... We hate time and want for its destruction...

What are you doing here?!

What the heck is it?

Just when I thought I had seen it all! Very, very interesting!

We don't have time for this, Phantom.

We shall fight with all life until this world finally ends. We survive because we are driven by purpose...

Will you fight? Or will you lay down and die?

Why do you insist on getting in our way?

Must you ask? We are the door to the endless abyss... Are you ready to enter, pitiful humans?

Why do you insist on getting in our way?

Must you ask? We are the door to the endless abyss... Are you ready to enter, pitiful humans?

We did it! It's over, Phantom. You lose.

Try as hard as you like. It will change nothing. No matter how much you believe it might, you fools. Now is the time you come face to face with the truth.

Sure, it might not work, and maybe all of this will end up having been for nothing. But we won't know that if we give up now, right?

Everything dies eventually, but until that day we're all gonna keep fighting. I'm gonna keep fighting.

No matter how many times you show yourselves, we're never giving up! Never!

Then perhaps...we shall meet again... If you somehow manage to survive the dangers ahead...

Phantoms... Time wraiths... Dimensional wanderers... Humanity may never be able to crawl out from under their shadow...

We may not always see eye to eye, but one thing we all share is a hope that the future will be better.

Let's go.

We've gotta find out what Chronos is up to!

There you are, Chronos!

You again... I see you were able to escape the Edax Abyss... With some unexpected help, no less... No matter, you are too late.

......

Late for what, exactly?

A silly question as I'm sure you have already deduced it... We plan on restarting the Xeno Domain and opening the Gates of Time.

Why?

To rule all of spacetime. Releasing the hollow time layer was simply a means to an end.

Once we open the Gates, I will send our fleet up the River of Time and into the Ocean of Time...

Where I will settle things with the Goddess of Time, once and for all!

Mom? But...why?!

You serious about this?

We've already set the system to automatically restart, which should be almost complete...

Not if we stop it first!

I said you're too late. Watch, the Gates are about to open.

What was that?!

Oh no...

Battleships, move out. Ride the flow of the River of Time... Follow the chronons back to their origin...

To where all time begins! To Zurvan!

Not on my watch!

Synth Hydra? Wait!

There's too many!

No!

They...blasted him out of the sky...

What fool thinks a single battleship can take on a whole fleet?

We're done here.

Yes, your Highness.

Come back here, Chronos!

I have places to be and spacetime to rule. I win, you lose. Now, goodbye.

Father, wait!

It was thanks to you and your nullgear that all of this was possible. For that, we thank you...

Sorry, Kamlanage...

No need to apologize...

......

Something on your mind, Ashtear?

Who's this "we"?

The empire, right?

But he himself IS the empire, right? Or at least that's how he thinks.

True...then if it's not the empire, then who?

......

What can we do now? They're heading right for Madoka and Eden!

Damn't Chronos... Next time we meet...

It's not over yet, Aldo!

Feinne?

It can't end like this. We can't let it end like this! For Madoka, for Eden, too!

Kam, lend me your strength!

What...are you two doing?

...What?! They're pulling in Synth Hydras from multiple dimensions?!

Thank you for coming, everyone!

We would never say no to a beautiful woman such as yourself... We are all the most honorable of battleships, after all!

Kam! I need you to use your resonance ability to join their thoughts as one!

On it!

Synth Hydra?! We thought you were sunk!

Gonna take more than that to take me out of the sky! Now get on!

The real fight starts here and now! We're coming for you, Chronos!

A pitiful rally... Destroy them all. Make sure none survive.

Fire!

Chronos' ships are heading for Zurvan, the Ocean of Time. The other Synth Hydras will keep the fleet busy, I'll try and get you there as quickly as I can.

That said, there is bound to be trouble, so just be on the lookout for anyone trying to force their way on board. Hold on tight, we're going full speed ahead!

Okay!