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"You have doomed yourself, human!" the Avatar shrieked, fading away into static. "You will have to fight them all!""We will fight them together!" Rick roared. The Avatar completely vanished. The blinding white light exploded one final time, and then the magical pause shattered like a broken glass window. Reality instantly slammed back into motion. The frozen drop of water above Isaac’s head fell and hit the stone. Luna finished her smile, her hair falling softly against her shoulders. Isaac blinked, continuing his step forward. Lila sighed softly in Rick’s arms, breathing normally again. They had no idea that time had stopped. They had no idea Rick had just refused godhood. "Rick?" Luna asked, looking at him in surprise. "Are you okay? You look like you just ran a marathon."Rick stood on the stairs, panting heavily. His clothes were soaked in sweat. His legs were shaking. He was still a mortal man. He was still broken, scarred, and tired. But he smiled. It was the biggest,
Chapter 594
Rick looked past the glowing Avatar. Walking slowly up the stairs, completely ignoring the paused reality of the System, was Ash. The little white-haired girl with giant black eyes walked right through the blinding white light. She did not stop. The magical pause had no effect on her. Because she cast no shadow, because she was a pure void, the System could not read her. She was a blank space in the code. She was invisible to Heaven's Record. Ash walked up to Rick. She reached out her tiny, pale, freezing cold hand. She grabbed Rick’s dirty, scarred fingers. She looked up at the giant, glowing Avatar of the System. "He does not want to be a ghost anymore," Ash told the Avatar. Her voice was flat, simple, and totally fearless. "He wants to be a man."The Avatar stared at the little girl. The glowing face flickered. It could not compute her existence. "Anomaly detected," the Avatar buzzed, taking a step back. Ash looked up at Rick. She squeezed his hand. "The big light says you c
Chapter 593
"If I leave my physical body behind," Rick whispered, his voice trembling. "If I become a giant green light in the sky..."Rick took a step toward Luna. He reached out and gently touched her frozen, cold cheek. "I won't be able to hold her hand anymore," Rick said. "A god does not need to hold hands," the Avatar stated coldly. "A god does not need physical touch. Physical touch is messy. It transmits bacteria. It is inefficient."Rick pulled his hand back from Luna's face. He looked at Auditor Isaac, frozen mid-step. "If I cure every single cut instantly from the sky," Rick murmured, looking at Isaac's ruined white suit. "If nobody ever feels pain again... then nobody will ever have to be brave."Rick remembered Isaac throwing his gun away. He remembered the scavengers in the junkyard crushing the blue pills because they wanted to remember their dead families. He remembered his new oath. “To heal is to suffer together.”Rick turned his back on the glowing screen. He faced the Avatar
Chapter 592
"Your heart has ruptured twice," the Avatar stated coldly. "You pushed four silver needles into your magical gates to stop your soul from bleeding to death. You absorbed toxic acid. You fought giant monsters with your bare hands. Your physical body is dying, Doctor. It cannot hold the massive power of the Earth Pulse much longer."Rick looked down at his own hands. They were covered in thick scars. They were trembling slightly. He knew the Avatar was telling the truth. He felt the heavy, crushing exhaustion deep inside his bones. Every time he used his green magic, it felt like his heart was tearing a little bit more. He had pushed himself far past the absolute limit of human endurance. "I am just tired," Rick whispered. "I just need to rest.""Rest will not fix you," the Avatar said. "If you stay in your mortal body, your heart will explode in less than a year. The magic you carry is too big for a human container."The Avatar held its glowing hands out. "That is why Heaven's Recor
Chapter 592
Luna was frozen, too. She had been in the middle of a beautiful smile. Her lips were parted. Her dark hair was blowing backward, frozen in the air as if the wind had been turned into invisible glass. Rick looked down at his arms. Lila was still resting against his chest. Her eyes were closed. But she was not breathing. Her tiny, fragile chest was perfectly still. "Luna! Isaac!" Rick shouted. His voice echoed loudly, but no one blinked. No one moved. Rick was the only person alive in a completely frozen world. Time had stopped. Reality had hit a massive, invisible pause button. "What is this?" Rick whispered. His heart hammered in his chest. He could hear his own heartbeat, but it was the only sound in the entire universe. He gently set Lila down on the stone step. Because gravity had stopped working, she did not fall. She simply floated perfectly in place, hovering an inch above the stone. Rick grabbed his smooth wooden staff. The green light at the tip was frozen. He stepped
Chapter 591
The long, dark stairs seemed to go on forever. Rick carried Lila in his arms. The frail, old woman was lighter than a bundle of dry sticks. She rested her head against his chest. Her breathing was slow and peaceful. She was completely safe. Behind Rick, the rest of the group climbed the wide stone steps. Luna walked close to him. She used her one strong arm to hold the heavy iron wrench, just in case a monster was hiding in the shadows. But her face was relaxed. The terrible, crushing fear was gone. Auditor Isaac walked behind Luna. His white suit was ruined. It was covered in dark mud and gray ash. His silver glasses were cracked. But he walked with his head held high. He had thrown away his cruel empire to become a true healer. And little Ash, the girl with pure white hair and endless black eyes, walked quietly at the back. She cast no shadow on the ancient stone walls. At the very bottom of the massive cavern, the giant crystal heart of the planet was beating. The rhythm was
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