After Yuichiro said these words, the memory world began to collapse. Mikael wanted to stabilize it, but it was futile.
Back in reality, Luke and Krul shook their heads; they had been forcibly logged out.
"Yuichiro, your server is made of potatoes."
Luke complained. This abnormal disconnection took a significant toll on their souls, leaving both Luke and Krul feeling somewhat groggy.
At this moment, Mikael also materialized from Demonic Aura. He wanted to check on Yuichiro's condition.
Yuichiro was fine, but he asked Mikael:
"If that's the case, then who are you?"
Mikael couldn't answer that question either.
Luke stood up and looked towards Rig and the others. As expected, they hadn't finished viewing the memories yet.
"Huh? Luke, Lord Krul, you..."
The sudden voice startled everyone. Luke turned to see who it was—it was that kid, Lacus.
Krul smiled and asked Lacus:
"What did you see?"
"I saw you and Luke with humans... I mean, I saw you and Luke with the other lords!"
Lacus caught himself and corrected his words in time, otherwise, he would have faced a beating... By now, Rig and the others had also seen the memory of the Progenitor creating humans.
However, unlike the freedom Luke and the others enjoyed, Rig and his group could only see what the Progenitor saw at that time. When they tried to look elsewhere, everything was blurry.
Moreover, all the Progenitors were viewing the memories independently and couldn't communicate.
This was the difference between being forced and being proactive.
Nevertheless, Rig had already seen the crucial information.
"So, you were doing all this alone?"
The Progenitor didn't answer.
Rig didn't press further.
At that moment, the Progenitor released two souls, which entered the bodies of two children—one white-skinned, one dark-skinned.
The white-skinned child immediately noticed the Progenitor and ran over. The dark-skinned child, not understanding, followed.
"Mister, who are you?"
The Progenitor smiled but didn't speak. He reached out to pat the children's heads, but when the white-skinned child saw he wasn't answering, he pulled the dark-skinned child away. The Progenitor's hand hung in the air.
The Progenitor watched the two run off.
"So, the angel's memories are truly gone. But this is better. In fact, it's for the best."
Rig's feelings were complicated.
"...So, you're still fighting for us? Alone, in a place like this?!"
The Progenitor said calmly.
"Even though the chances of success are slim, I won't give up on everyone. I will resurrect them all, even if it means destroying the existing order."
Rig was stunned. Suddenly, he felt something warm on his face. Wiping it with his hand, he realized it was tears.
"Even without memories, even as a Vampire, I'm still crying..."
As he spoke, Rig clutched his chest.
"The memories from my time as an angel are slowly coming back."
At that moment, Black Orb Yuu sensed a familiar soul. He looked towards Mikael's coffin.
Mikael called out to Black Orb Yuu.
"Yuu, Yuu, come here quietly."
Black Orb Yuu recognized his little master at a glance. He separated a small part of himself and went over, feeling somewhat happy. However, Mikael quickly began telling him something.
"Father is very smart. If he knew I was Mikael, he would definitely protect me, and then the plan couldn't move forward. That won't do. I need someone to play the role of Mikael! You said you'd always stay by my side and protect me, right? You play me, but we have to hide the seven keys. I can't be resurrected this early."
Huh?
At that moment, the Progenitor suddenly noticed a child had run over to Mikael's coffin.
"What are you doing there?"
The Progenitor frowned. Having just expended too much energy releasing the souls, he hadn't noticed Black Orb Yuu secretly separating a part of himself. Seeing the child not answering, he walked over.
Seeing Father approaching, Mikael hurriedly said to Yuu.
"It's settled then! No matter how many generations, how many centuries, we will save everything!"
Immediately after, he performed self-hypnosis on his own mind.
"I am Yuu. I am Yuu. I am Yuu."
Black Orb Yuu also slipped into the coffin and, using his soul, operated Mikael's body, climbing out of it.
The Progenitor was utterly shocked.
"You... what are you doing?! Stop!"
"Goodbye, Mika. Even if I forget everything, even if I die over and over, I will definitely gather you all together!"
Mikael, now as Yuu, and Yuu, now as Mikael, made a promise.
"It's a promise then, Mi... Yuu!"
After saying that, seven beams of light shot out from Mikael's body—they were the sin keys. Then, Yuu stopped controlling Mikael's body.
The Progenitor intercepted one of them, but the other six flew off to who-knows-where.
By now, the remaining body of Black Orb Yuu had lost its soul, but it pretended to merge into the Yuu that Mikael had become.
From then on, their identities were swapped.
The Progenitor, filled with rage, came to Yuu's side. Yuu wanted to say something, but the Progenitor directly grabbed Yuu's head with his hand. A moment later, the Progenitor was incredulous.
"No memories at all."
The Progenitor released his grip. Yuu had already stopped breathing.
"So easily dead. Human bodies are truly fragile."
The Progenitor extracted Black Orb Yuu from Yuu's body, but it was in a very strange state.
The Progenitor infused energy, and another Yuu appeared, with Mikael's soul inside.
"The soul... never mind."
Now, this human was Yuu. Even if Yuu died, this empty shell of Black Orb Yuu would create him again.
The Progenitor began to mock himself.
"Is this also divine punishment? The road ahead is tough. With such fragile puppets, who knows how long it will take to gather enough Dark Energy."
The Progenitor decided in his heart to create undying beings like himself in the future.
Meanwhile, Yuu looked utterly confused.
"Somehow, I feel like there's something I must do."
After this, the Progenitor created the Vampires. They were a powerful race, with physical abilities, lifespan—everything far superior to humans. However, they needed human blood to survive.
Moreover, the Progenitor discovered that Vampires also despised and even feared the power of light. Vampires relied purely on their bodies and weapons and couldn't gather Dark Energy.
They were failed experiments.
Afterwards, the Progenitor took some of the Progenitor Vampires and transformed them into demons. He abandoned the Vampires.
To his surprise, the Progenitor found that although demons had significant limitations—needing to attach themselves to objects or humans to exist—they learned to utilize Dark Energy: the curse power within Demonic Aura.
The Progenitor's plan was finally on track.
He founded the Emperor Demon, resurrected Mikael as a human, and used Hiiragi Mahiru as bait to lure Guren into triggering the Apocalypse.
Everything was supposed to proceed according to the Progenitor's plan, but Hiiragi Mahiru and Rig both caused deviations.
Watching these memories, Rig didn't know what to say... "These are some of the more important things I've remembered."
After coming out, Yuichiro's memories gradually revived. He remembered the promise and, at Luke's request, recounted all the useful memories. Because these memories were fragmented, the curse technique could no longer reconstruct the memory world.
Krul finally understood why her brother had become a demon.
He was actually treated as an experiment! And later, in the Progenitor's plan, demons might even be used as sacrifices to resurrect Mikael.
Mikael also seemed deep in thought.
"So, actually, I am Yuu?"
Yuichiro nodded.
"At that time, Yuu's soul remained in my body. You should be Yuu."
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