Chapter 1542: Kotori, help me; kill Krevy

The past and the future intertwined in Krevy's eyes.

The bloody fire of the evil moon that burned memories was reversed by the power of the gods, and memories were revived from the ashes. Under the power of the "Harmonious Symphony", the memories were woven into a visual musical score, connecting the three Krevies.

Just like the river of time and life.

Krevy saw herself in another life.

When she was seven years old, she did not meet Mr. Thief, nor did she escape from the Hearth House.

Her eyes were full of longing for freedom.

Pepe, who had made an appointment with her to go see the aurora in winter, was also by her side.

She shared the "truth" with other children time and time again, and "ran away" time and time again, only to be caught and beaten by her "mother", leaving behind her life and her wounds as a warning to other children.

She resisted again and again and tried every method she could think of, but all ended in failure.

As I grow older, the light in my eyes gradually fades, leaving only despair.

That "despair" did not come from a specific thing, but from the accumulation of countless failures. Ten years later, she and Pepe have grown up, but still see no hope of escaping from "home".

Pepe proposed to her the plan to assassinate "Mother".

But she lacked confidence and was bound by that hateful family affection, so she did not agree.

The selection of the "king" has begun.

She resisted again, calling on everyone to unite and use "draw" to reduce casualties in rounds of fighting.

She gave them hope, but in the end it just delayed them a little longer.

The sky was dark and gray, and the cold wind was like the long howl of ghosts. She and Pepe came to the duel field. Everyone except them was dead. The brown and dark red soil was pierced with the weapons of the dead, the ground was bumpy, the walls were broken, and the trees were broken.

Krevy looked at herself on the duel field.

The black boots stepped on the blood-stained and wet soil.

The gloomy day makes people feel depressed.

She raised her sword, and Pepe held a spear in his hand.

After a long silence, the battle began.

A thrilling battle.

Until the dark red sunset appeared at the end of the gray-black clouds.

She handed her sword to Pepe, pierced her body, and blood dyed the silver-white cold blade red. The spear on the ground reflected the last ray of sunset beside her footsteps.

"For 16 years of my life, I have been pursuing freedom. But at that moment, I found that the only freedom I had was the right to choose death."

The other Krevie looked at the memories of the past and spoke to Krevie.

Her sword was not pointed at her mother, nor at Pepe.

At the moment when her fate came to an end, she found her own freedom and... warm happiness.

The sword stuck in the ground had a bubble orange on it, which was the sword of another blond child. The little spider's grave on the ground had been dug up, leaving a big hole, and the grass had long since turned into yellow soil.

The raging fire burned everything, and was washed away by heavy rain. Alone, Pepe stepped on countless corpses and became the only king in his "mother's" heart.

No matter how many times she chooses, for Krevi, she hopes that it is Pepe who survives, because Pepe can do things that she cannot do.

"Peruvian, the other child, was cold-blooded and easily saw through her mother's tricks. She also did not intend to resist her mother at first because she was sure that she could survive the fight. However, the two who remained sober eventually became friends."

"And Peruvian, who had predicted ten years ago that she would survive to the end, became the only king. She was not surprised, but instead felt inexplicably irritated. In order to calm this irritation, she killed her 'mother' Kugavina with great difficulty a year later."

"When the fight started, right and wrong were forgotten. Only those who survived are qualified to write the rules. This is the rule of our house."

The servant calmly recounted his past.

During that time, she gained a second power besides the curse, a God's Eye. She hid it in the place closest to her heart, bringing a small surprise to her mother.

As an executive of the Fatui, she does not bow to any god, but she always carefully keeps the Eye of God, which symbolizes the Seven Gods system, as a testimony to her resistance to fate and control of her own future.

"Kugavina's crazy experiments were conducted in remote places, and few people knew about them. Peruvian was known as a 'matricide', and everyone knew her madness."

"But the merciful Queen forgave her sins."

"Given the name 'Alechino', the seat of the executor, and the evil eye representing honor."

This is her third time gaining power.

She never explained anything about the speculations of her colleagues and subordinates, allowing the rumors to spread and even fanning the flames behind the scenes.

Ying and Paimeng's eyes flickered.

They were so rash to listen to the hidden past of an executive. If it weren't for Jiang Yi, would they have been killed to silence them?

"It seems like the time is almost up." The servant looked at Krevie on the sofa. Red notes and pure white music scores appeared in the enchanting flames, weaving fate and rewriting destiny.

"I have known about Krevy's existence for a long time."

"People who are burned by the flames in me will leave behind 'afterimages', sometimes fragments of memories, sometimes dazzling colors and various sounds."

These were all troubles in addition to the "erosion". She was often awakened from her dreams by screams, wails and curses, but she had become accustomed to it.

Servant rarely has beautiful dreams worth cherishing. Most of his dreams are of red moon and wilderness...

"On rare occasions, these afterimages remain relatively intact and form some 'conscious individuals'. The 'afterimage of Krevy' is the most special one. Her existence is not stable. She will take care of children and even save some children's lives."

"Afterimages have no ability to learn or grow. Even if they are exposed to new information, they will quickly forget it over time."

"They are not considered 'souls'."

However, Jiang Yi broke the rules and life and death. Ying thought to herself, Jiang Yi must have noticed Krewei on the day he went to the Buffati Mansion.

"Do you want to see her decision?" Jiang Yi suddenly asked the servant.

"No! I am only here to fulfill my responsibilities as the master of Hearth House." The servant's tone was as light as the wind.

After the two finished talking, the room was filled with silence, illuminated only by the firelight.

Ying, Paimon, and Yandora also looked at Klevi.

Choice...

"The little girl in the middle, does it turn out that she represents the afterimage left after I was burned by Pepe's flames?" Krevy looked at herself when she was six or seven years old.

Every day, every day, the afterimage's memory is reset.

Every day, every day, she wandered around the house to see if anyone needed help, which led to many rumors of "ghosts".

Every day, every day, she saw the Hearth House of the past, not the Hearth House of the present.

The rules of the evil moon, blood and fire revolve around her.

In her understanding, home is a place from which one cannot escape. She cannot break her own cognition. She wants to live in the sunshine, but she cannot even touch the "sunshine" in the literal sense. She can only look at the bright world in the shadows.

She would hide from her mother, the "servant," her eyes.

So, even though Pepe, who grew up to be a king, is by her side, she is still looking for the "Pepe" in her mind.

Observe again from this perspective that transcends time and space.

I found that there were many "afterimages" around Pepe. They would appear beside Alecino, helping her to dispel other noises and giving her a moment of relaxation. They were like children playing, sometimes gathering together and sometimes drifting away at will.

Pepe remembers who they were when they were alive, but never calls them by their names.

Krevie, who reincarnated in the "past", has no concept of "passing away" and "death", or as a "afterimage", she cannot understand it at all and will not die.

Days like this lasted for a long, long time, until the light of God shone into her muddled consciousness like the bright moon.

Memories begin to accumulate again, life begins to branch out into other rivers, the soul is repaired by the accumulated memories and awakened from the ashes of the past.

Being cursed and pulled into the "rift in time" every night is just an excuse made by Mr. Kaito. It is a ritual to repair the "soul", reverse life and death, adapt to the rules of the evil moon, control power, and fulfill his last wish.

"It's impossible to say I have no regrets. I haven't seen the outside world yet."

This was her dying cry.

So, Mr. Kaito took her to travel to Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Xumi, Fontaine...

When I was a child, I also had the childish fantasy of accidentally traveling to the future, or having a bizarre, happy dream.

Now, I have really traveled to the future.

"You understand now." Another Krevy said, "Now, it's our turn to make a choice."

"You already have another happy life that I envy. So you don't have to carry my memories, your past, those sixteen years of darkness and depression on your shoulders anymore."

"Turn me completely into ashes of memory, and pursue your own future."

“This is the final rebirth.”

"I am the ghost of the past, and you are the spirit of the new life."

"I am the phantom of fire, and you are the apostle of the evil moon."

Tenderness appeared in her emerald eyes. "Your eyes are filled with courage, hope, dreams, and light, but I will only bring you painful despair and pollution to your perfect memory..."

"You already know the truth, but you can choose to bury it all again."

"Have a dream that is just traveling to the future."

“No need to inherit… a fate in ashes.”

"The mortality and despair of being human."

Krevy looked at herself with different temperament, eyes, and clothes.

"I heard that some people believe that human growth is about constantly killing the immature self." In her hand, a brilliant flaming sword wrapped with white music scores appeared. The bright notes on it shone with golden light, constantly jumping out the rhythm of bliss.

Only in the front, there is a depressing overture, with notes of black, red and white.

"But do you remember your words?"

"You are my past self, my predecessor."

"You once told Pepe many innocent ideas, such as creating a real home without sacrifice."

“When conflicts arise between families, we should never kill them, but tolerate them.”

"I think the first thing you should be tolerant of is yourself. Only when you come to terms with yourself can you love others."

"So……"

"You should know that your future self will have another identity."

"A fellow walker."

"My name is Kotori, but I'm also called—Krevy."

“No matter how dark, painful, or depressing the memories of the past are, they are a part of me.”

"The flower language of the soft lantern bell is 'parting' and 'the wish for reunion'."

"Before I go to see Pepe, I want to reunite with myself first."

Krevy smiled and stretched out her hand, pulling the "afterimage" of the six or seven-year-old Krevy between the two of them, "Please continue my past movement, and I will share the happy movement of the future with you."