The Sea Guardian: Final Chapter

Ten thousand years ago, the descendant of the Goddess of Vengeance, also known as Pandora, ended her own life at the Fallen Eagle Stone due to political strife. Her close friend, the Goddess of Love, left her a path back, forging a miracle through love. Pandora’s beloved used the source of his life to invoke the forbidden necromancy, dividing Pandora’s soul into several fragments scattered across the land, awaiting the day when she herself could gather her soul anew, find him again, and reclaim their love.

The Creator God, like a grandfather spinning tales, smiled as he summarized for Chu Xuan the story Pandora had once told her. Though Chu Xuan, who hailed from Earth, had long since realized that the Creator God was not Stephen, at this moment he still seemed so much like Stephen...

“When you entered our time and space, Pandora had already gathered ninety percent of her soul. Yet the last tenth was still scattered, unable to coalesce. She needed to find a new soul to merge with her own, and you happened to collide with her. She transformed you into herself, so you inherited her temperament and disposition.”

The Creator God seemed unconcerned by these details, still speaking with keen interest. Chu Xuan immediately understood:

This was another incarnation of Comrade Stephen!

“No wonder—I wasn’t so prone to mischief before…” Realizing this, Chu Xuan casually interrupted, only to be fixed by a stern glare from the Creator God. She quickly withdrew and continued listening to his tale.

The Creator God spoke leisurely, “Pandora’s beloved is Moffitt. But, in truth, none of this would have happened. Your collision with this star system created this story, muddling the threads of time and space. Now you must remedy it, or Moffitt’s life may not be spared, and all subsequent events will be altered. Even your beloved Breze could face a mutiny!”

“How can I fix this?” Chu Xuan gazed at Moffitt, still locked in fierce battle, her heart tightening. Whether for Pandora or for herself, her love for Moffitt was undeniable. She could not forget the vow she had made—the Guardian of the Sea...

The Creator God glanced at her, speaking with layered meaning, “Things that should not exist have appeared. To restore everything to its original course, what do you think must be done?”

“Me?!” Stunned, Chu Xuan caught his meaning. After a moment’s silent reflection, she looked up and smiled faintly at the Creator God, then turned to watch the embattled Moffitt. With serene resolve, she said, “There’s only one way to set things right: I must vanish from this realm.”

The Creator God nodded, replying with equanimity, “Exactly. You must disappear, taking Pandora’s soul with you.”

Suddenly, Chu Xuan’s heart jolted, and she asked in a loud voice, “Was there ever a Dark Phoenix clan… Fadil…?”

“There was no such race. Their existence is a surplus born of your collision with this time and space. Your lost magical companion required a fusion with the soul of the strongest woman of the Phoenix clan. I have already merged her soul with that of the Phoenix clan’s strongest woman—Bode.”

The Creator God answered, his gaze implying: You are the last to be merged.

“How do I disappear?” Hearing this, Chu Xuan was unafraid, her heart settling. A calm expression surfaced, and she asked in the tone of someone who resolves matters as they arise, as if all of this had nothing to do with her.

In an instant, her body faded, gradually vanishing into the soil of the underworld. At that moment, Moffitt succeeded in repelling Liancheng, but suddenly appeared bewildered, staring blankly at the spot where Chu Xuan had vanished, his expression full of confusion but not sensing anything amiss, as though Chu Xuan had never existed.

The Creator God, expressionless, said, “I am erasing Moffitt’s memory of you. Soon, even the memory of the Goddess of Vengeance, Pandora, will be gone. No one here will remember you or Pandora. Everything and everyone will return to their original course in this space.”

“Will Pandora’s divine status still belong to little Moffitt?” She had not forgotten her beloved little brother—perhaps the only proof that Pandora had ever existed. Although this Pandora was not the one created by Chu Xuan’s appearance, she felt it was enough...

Seeing the Creator God nod with certainty, Chu Xuan suddenly closed her eyes and smiled, “There is someone who is actually stronger than all of you…”

A hint of defiance stirred in her heart; she wanted to reveal that they were all creations of Baozi, so they could praise the true supreme being. Yet the Creator God replied, “That is quite normal. Now, consider what kind of new soul you wish to become. If you want to disappear completely, you must merge into a soul that originally existed here, blending into their body.”

Chu Xuan suddenly smiled, relieved, and asked, “Can I merge or reincarnate, becoming a newborn child in the future, with a new soul?”

The Creator God was surprised by this reasoning. After a pause, he answered, “You must designate someone. This person must have descendants in their destiny.”

“I wish to return to Breze first, to see my brother…”

***

“Brother, remember your promise to me. If you ever have a daughter, you must name her Chu Xuan.”

Chu Xuan’s soul circled above Chu Tian, then descended onto the coast of Breze, gazing one last time at the home she had known, before turning and drifting away toward the starlit sky.

To Chu Tian, tonight was but a dream he would forget upon waking. She only hoped the promise would take root in his heart, leaving a trace of herself in this world.

But the request she made to Chu Tian was not just a promise—it was a means to restore all things in this time-space to their proper course, and to fulfill Pandora and Moffitt’s love. If a true Pandora could appear in this realm, perhaps the love story born because of her could continue.

She also knew that the subsequent plot required her death for everything to align…

Chu Xuan suddenly realized that, facing death, her thoughts were occupied by the love story that had arisen because of her.

She found that her heart was filled with thoughts of Moffitt...

Chu Xuan looked up at the chaotic sky and suddenly smiled through her tears. She told herself: Though Pandora will no longer be the Goddess of Vengeance, she will be reborn as a little girl whom Moffitt no longer recognizes. Still, Pandora should not lose her happiness—and her happiness is Moffitt!

Pandora’s happiness would be her own as well… But after reincarnation, would Chu Xuan still fall in love with him?!

Would she remember these things that ought not to be remembered, remember her past self?

Would Moffitt experience his love with Pandora all over again?

“Come, girl, you must merge your soul into new life. There is much work to be done first. I must rewind this world to its original state before you appeared, erasing all excess things.” The Creator God, who had not created humans or gods in many years, squinted at her, a hand already erasing Moffitt’s memories of Pandora, preparing for Chu Xuan’s reincarnation.

Chu Xuan hovered in the air, lingering as she gazed at Moffitt. The Creator God did not rush her, only smiled gently as he prepared his task. He understood Chu Xuan was expressing her final longing, for this girl already knew every event to come. Thus she consented to self-destruction. Chu Xuan gazed for a long time...

She asked serenely, “Old man, can you tell me why I came here?”

The Creator God answered obliquely, “I create humans—you can only create love. You came to assist me in my work!”

What is love?

Smiling quietly to herself, Chu Xuan still could not grasp the meaning of her journey to the fantasy beast continent. Yet she did not resent her crossing, nor envy the love story that arose because of her passage. For soon, she would have her own love—a true love belonging to a girl named Chu Xuan...

The Guardian of the Sea (End)