In the Stellar Void, a war had taken place... the life of the so-called Prime Sector was ending.
"W-What happened here?" Li Mei asked, arriving at the end of time, the place where the universe converged after her hundred thousand years of training. The skies turned black, and all the worlds began to converge.
The last grain of life, the final spark.
"You're late," she heard on the wind from the man lying on the ground. Many women lay fallen... her sisters, friends, mentors, and confidants of thousands of years, all... absolutely all were dead... and only the Dragon Lord remained alive, completely debilitated and missing one of his arms.
Li Mei ran to him, her heart clenched by the devastating sight. The pain in her eyes was evident as she knelt beside him. "What happened? Who did this?"
The Dragon Lord tried to muster a smile, but the pain in his eyes was profound. "Angra Mainyu... with a power we could not foresee. He was different, his eyes were..."
She held his hand, trying to channel her energy to heal him, but she knew it was too late. The damage was irreparable. "I should have been here. I should have fought by your side."
He slowly shook his head. "No, Li Mei. You were where you needed to be. Your training... your strength... is the only hope left.
You must continue... you must survive."
Li Mei felt tears stream down her face. "I can't do this alone. I need you." The Dragon Lord squeezed her hand with the strength he had left. "You are stronger than you think. Always have been. Use what you've learned, use the strength within you.
And remember, you are never alone. We are always with you, in spirit." He said, smiling even on the brink of death.
Something that could kill a Progenitor of a Race, something that... at least they knew what it was. How could she, of all people, do anything? She was a coward, she fled, hid to train, and when everyone needed her, she failed, she wasn't there. No matter what he said, that fact wouldn't change.
She closed her eyes, trying to contain the pain that threatened to consume her. "I promise. I promise I won't let this be in vain. I will avenge all of you."
He smiled one last time, his eyes losing their light. "Go, Li Mei. Save what remains... and if you still feel guilty, seek me out, I will surely reincarnate," he said for a second, before his last breath.
Of course, she had thought about it, but now... it was almost a confirmation. Dante could be...
"Wait... your reincarnation..." She murmured, "Seems you might have already met... Well, it wasn't different from what I expected, after all, I said I would find you. Although it's no longer me." He said with a crooked smile, as if regretting something. "Well, it looks like my mission is coming to an end." He said as his body began to disintegrate, slowly turning into golden dust. "WAIT!
YOU CAME HERE JUST TO SAY YOU REINCARNATED?!" She roared as she saw his body disintegrate.
He just smiled at her, "You're the last one who survived, I needed to at least come to remind you how much we all loved you, and to remind you of your regrets." He smiled as his entire body began to turn to dust. "Live a life without regrets, little Mei." He said, "Or rather...
Voralith, and see you soon." He said, and with those final words, his body completely disintegrated, scattering into the wind of the temple.
Voralith stood there, gazing into the empty space, watching the golden dust drift toward the sun. Her heart grew heavy, her eyes welled up, and small droplets began to fall down her face. The weight of the memories and his words hit her with brutal force, but they also filled her with something she hadn't felt in a long time.
"I will live a life without regrets," she murmured to herself. As the golden dust continued to float around her, she stood up and began walking through the temple, ready to face what she should have confronted long ago.
"Dante..." she said, her heart clenching for a moment. She ignored the feeling and, in an instant, she appeared inside the Imperial Palace, completely transformed. Her body was stronger, her horns more beautiful with golden accents, and she had evolved in some way. "Legacies... still so mysterious," she murmured, but then...
"Where have you been?" The strong voice of a man came from behind her, so threatening that Voralith, a Demonic Dragon, trembled with fear.
Behind her stood Dante, his presence about to explode. His entire body was burning, but his eyes were fixed on her without any wavering, demanding answers from an immense abyss.
"Dante..." she began, trying to maintain her composure despite the fear she felt. "Answer me, Voralith. Where were you? I searched the entire Kingdom for you! Flew in every direction! I looked in forests, seas, mountains, volcanic areas!" He spoke quickly, as if...
he was desperate.
Voralith initially thought he was angry because she had disappeared, but... he was more than angry; he was worried about her. He didn't give her a chance to respond and simply hugged her tightly. "You wretched dragon, don't ever do that again!" He roared while hugging her by the waist.
Dante was prepared to be thrown away, crushed by a giant claw, or simply receive a blast of fire, but...
He felt only the woman hugging him back, very strongly.