Chapter 25 Acceptance (End)
In the third timeline, Calvin spent six hours completely watching how an Iverson assassin killed the remaining three Aspens step by step through surprise flank attacks, frontal strangulation, and finally by taking advantage of the other party's friendship. Tate.
Throughout the process, the Iverson assassin fully demonstrated to him his unscrupulous and anti-human side in order to achieve the set goals during the mission.
It was not until the mission was completed, all the Astartes were killed, and the Assassin's body could not sustain itself and began to collapse that Calvin regained his freedom of movement and had the opportunity to chat with the Assassin.
"So, this is what you want me to see?"
Calvin stood beside the assassin, who at this time had lost the ability to stand. He lay next to his trophy, his chest rising and falling quietly, waiting for the final moment to come.
Calvin squatted beside the assassin, stretched out his hand and gently pulled down his mask, revealing a pale face that looked exactly like his own without any surprise.
He took out a box of tobacco from his chest, lit it in his mouth, and then gently inserted it into the assassin's mouth. The assassin took a long drag, struggled to push the cigarette to the corner of his mouth with one hand, and lay on the ground, looking up at Calvin and the sky behind him, and replied: "So, do you understand?"
"I understand, if given the chance, I will not talk about principles to my enemies." Calvin felt a little heavy in his heart, but he still replied.
"Then let's go, they are waiting for you, hold on tight." Assassin Calvin smiled and stretched out his right hand. The claw blade was broken, leaving only his black-gloved fist.
Calvin sighed, threw the tobacco he was about to light on the ground, stretched out his right hand, and his eyes were in a trance again...
Against the black background of the void, a silver river with neither origin nor end can be seen meandering through the distance. Calvin was confused and temporarily separated from this river that represented time.
Calvin, who originally thought that another world represented by one person was waiting for him, had unknowingly accepted the three most important fragments of himself.
And the following process does not require him to search one by one. After collecting the three most important "selves" including himself, all he needs to do is "just" stand on the water of the river of time and call on all himself.
Calvin looked up, his eyes looking from the distant past to the unknown future. Calvin saw countless light spots representing heroes floating in this silver river, trying to escape their fate but ultimately unable to escape.
And above this river, there are huge light groups of four colors that have existed since the beginning of time and continue to the endless future, representing the authority of the four gods.
He was unable to see clearly the true face hidden in it, and he did not dare to explore further. They were afraid that this little peek would attract their attention, causing them to swim upstream to find themselves who were still in their infancy.
Calvin knew that the time was critical and the threat of the evil god was right in front of him. Without hesitation, he raised his right hand and called out to himself in all timelines.
Captain Calvin on the cruiser strike ship: He was in the middle of the battlefield. He was loudly ordering the crew to ram the enemy ship with full firepower to perform his last duty for the Emperor. When the ring on his hand lit up, he smiled sadly, took off the hat on his head, nodded to his crew members who were still busy, and then disappeared quietly...
Calvin, the planetary governor on the top floor of the hive, was alone in his office dealing with this year's industrial progress plan under the dim candlelight. He has never been a womanizer and refused political marriage. He has no children and has had three life-extending surgeries. He knows that his time is short, but he still decides to stick to his last post before the next governor takes office. When the ring in his hand lit up, he looked regretfully at the unfinished documents in his hand and left quietly in the candlelight...
On Terra's commercial street, combat pilot Calvin was embracing his fiancée's young body and enjoying a rare vacation. When the ring that had been dormant for 22 years lit up on his right hand around his fiancée's waist, he frowned and sent his girlfriend home with a smile. At the end of the street corner, he watched the girl walk into the house, then turned around and left without a trace of nostalgia...
In the monastic world, Cardinal Calvin of the state religion, who has lived as an ascetic all his life, has never worn the red coat that represents his power. He used all his annuity to adopt countless orphans, then sent them to Zhongsi Academy, and finally watched them embark on the battlefield. He never regretted it, because he knew that everyone was burning their own light and heat for this race, and so was he. When the ring with the hemp rope around his neck began to light up, he knew that in another world, he could continue to contribute to this ancient empire...
The entire long river of time began to boil at this moment, and countless light spots from other tributaries began to converge across the void towards Calvin's hands.
He solemnly looked at his raised right hand, just like looking at his comrades who turned into light points and gathered towards him.
In the imagination, they have similar but different faces, some are young, some are old, some are serious, and some are playful. Each of them smiled and patted him on the shoulder before entering the ring, and then walked away gracefully.
Calvin's originally colorful soul became increasingly heavier and denser because of the same selves in these different universes. Finally, a golden spark lit up in his soul. The golden color of this small spark is so pure, so rare even in the realm of divinity, and is essentially different from the white color composed of other people's complex desires.
At this moment, Calvin's soul finally completed its initial transformation from mortal to divine. There has never been another Calvin in all the tributaries of the river of time. All destiny trajectories are being corrected at this moment.
"All living things return to one, and I will not regret it even if I live a hundred lives. I am one and also ten thousand." This is the original origin of divinity and the beginning of eternal life.
All souls who are trying to be immortal seem to be able to hear this cry across time at this moment. They understand that another divine and sacred existence is born. The evil gods above the river of time were finally alerted. They woke up from their slumber and began to search downwards instinctively.
At this time, Calvin had returned to his own world. Still in the spiritual world, he quietly held up the golden flame in his palm.
In this divine flame, Calvin seemed to be able to hear vague hymns and recall them, but in his eyes, they were the encouragement from his comrades:
"Come on! Another me in the world! Fight bravely! We are with you! For a tomorrow without tears!"
Okay, my hands are trembling, my hands are trembling, and I think that my book friends said that the plot here is too long, so I want to put these chapters into the extra chapter.
But sadly, I won’t set up extras. So the order of chapters is messed up. . . Sorry, it should be fine tomorrow, so I apologize here.