This is a multimedia webnovel with giant city-crushing monsters, a valiant man who dares to fight them, a hero who loses himself on a righteous path, and a darkness which conceives a profound love. But I suck at descriptions, so I strongly encourage...
"Maybe it is a trap, but we have a countermeasure of our own! They don't know about the burning star," Vaida said with a look of excitement.
"That's true! You've been more valuable than me this whole time, and you were just a human! Now that you're an Astrodeus, the Interfecti don't stand a chance," Hatasuko raved.
When Vaida took another bite of her albapomus, it was so juicy that the pulpy nectar splashed onto her cheeks. She stuck her tongue out and collected the delectable taste with a playful grin. Once she finished the albapomus, she tossed the core overboard and stared at the starry horizon. Once again, her smile started fading.
"Do you really think it was worth it, though? Killing them, I mean. Even when it's justified, and actually truly justified like this, um, it still seems like a big step. It's irreversible. I'm a killer now, and I never wanted to be. I never wanted to be this," she confessed.
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Hatasuko replied, "I never wanted this, either. Not for either one of us. I mean it seems so simple, since we're supposed to save people. We aren't supposed to harm anyone, let alone kill them! But sometimes, I guess that's just the only way to stop more from dying. It's awful that it has to be this way, but it's how we reconcile ideals and reality. It's the price we must pay for wanting so much from this world. I think there'd be a lot more people like us if they could pay the cost of their conscience."
"I think you're right. But we still have to be very careful now that we've stepped on this path. The value of life really isn't something we can just overlook," Vaida said with a half-hearted smile.
Vaida and Hatasuko both took another bite of their respective fruit. Hatasuko finished the albapomus in this bite, so he nibbled off the rest of the pulp and threw the core into the tall meadow grass. When he looked back at Vaida, a small shroud of darkness fell across the starlight and darkened the meadow. The clouds crept farther across the sky.
"That reminds me, um, of something I've been thinking about," Vaida muttered.
"Really? What would that be?" asked Hatasuko.
"Well, I was trying to figure something out. I mean, how come Caelicola didn't stop Harvey and Spencer when they attacked the village? He can see and hear everything in the universe. He had to know that people were suffering. And we both saw his powers. He could have easily wiped them out and saved all those poor villagers. As I thought about it, um, I remembered back to when we fought those bandits in Ore. Do you remember? The guy with the golden eyes. You were playing with my hair after you stopped them," Vaida explained with a shy smile.
"Of course I remember," Hatasuko answered, slightly smiling at the details of her memory.
"I'm just trying to figure out why Caelicola didn't help us. He's got all the powers of a god, so in a sense, nothing really happens without his approval! He told us he can't fight the Interfecti because he can't handle the tempest, but I guess, um, I guess I just didn't understand. Why doesn't he stop bad people? Why did he let Harvey kill all those villagers? Why did he let a group of bandits attack Ore? Why did he let someone kill Lazaro's children?" Vaida asked.
