[Silver Ash] - Become The Strongest In Another World
CHAPTER 255: The Impact of the Past

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Why did it all end like this?

Since then, only that sentence had appeared in Felice's head.

He repeatedly asked himself that question, but no matter how hard he thought about it, he could not find the answer.

The appearance of Silis was so shocking, that she was unable to process everything that was happening around her.

Syphilis should have been dead a long time ago. Felice was sure of that.

After all, he was the one who killed her.

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About 10 years ago.

It was an ordinary village that was on the outskirts of a large city. Nothing special about him. The scenery was beautiful, but it was the kind of scenery that could be seen elsewhere.

In the village with a population of less than 100 people, there are two young girls who have been friends since they were toddlers.

The two were very good friends, and both of their parents had known each other for a very long time.

Because the ages of the two are not much different, they always look familiar. However, friendship conflict is impossible to avoid.

"Wait for me, Silis! "

The 9-year-old little girl Felice anxiously ran through the forest, chasing a girl one year older than her, Silis.

"Hurry now! The flower will only bloom for an hour! If we're late–"

Silis, who looked very excited ran faster than Felice.

It was a forest not far from their village. The forest was relatively safe, there were barely any monsters living there. Even if there were, it would also not be strong, and even a child could defeat it if they did not act rashly.

In the middle of the forest, there was a beautiful golden-petalled flower. The flower will only bloom for an hour each season, and the number is also small.

The flower is named Aurum, also known as the sun luster flower. It is so named because when its golden petals bloom, the flower will emit a bright light like a sun.

Today is the day that Silis has been waiting for. Aurum is the flower that he likes the most, because it is very beautiful. Today, the flower will only bloom for an hour, which is why he did not want to miss it.

Felice understood that, but chasing after the speed of Silis was still a difficult thing for him.

He painstakingly ran after Silis, while being careful not to stumble over the tree roots.

"Felis, look! We're there! "

After a few minutes of running through the forest, they finally arrived somewhere quite empty.

There were many trees encircling them, but this place really looked different from the surrounding forest.

There was only a flower bed, and the center had one beautiful golden flower stalk.

The flower has not fully bloomed, and there are still a few minutes until it can finally bloom completely.

"August … "

As if fatigue had been released from her, Felice ran over to Silis who was staring at the flower in silence.

The two stared at the flower that had not bloomed for a moment, then stared at each other. The two then smiled brightly before finally looking back at the flower.

Aurum flowers have a long life. It can last for decades as long as it gets an adequate supply of sunlight.

The flower in front of the two was the only Aurum flower in this forest. The syllis that planted it about three years ago.

Silis recalled that she got the flower from her uncle who was from one of the cities in the Neutral Region of Elfrieden. According to the rumors he heard, in that city there were very many of these flowers.

After waiting for some time, the Aurum flower slowly opened its petals.

The dazzling golden light tried to sneak out, but Silis and Felice simultaneously extended their hands as if to keep the light from escaping.

Once the Aurum flowers are in full bloom, the light that comes out slowly fades, and survives into a simple radiant glow.

Silis and Felice said nothing, and just kept staring at the flower.

Their beauty left them speechless.

No matter how many times they saw it, they were still amazed at the beauty of this Aurum flower.

What makes this flower even more special to them, is the fact that there is only one flower in this forest. One flower, which will only bloom for an hour in each season.

There was no way they could not feel anything from the flower.

There is still more than half an hour until this flower closes its petals again. Until then, neither of them would move away from their place.

Silis would occasionally touch those golden petals with her delicate finger, and Felice was also interested in trying them out.

"You touch her? "

"Y-yeah! "

Felice quickly nodded, and made Silis smile at him.

"Touch it gently. Be careful because I hear this flower is quite sensitive to human touch."

"Good."

Felice was nervous, but she tried to keep her composure. He slowly extended his small hand forward, and touched the petals of the Aurum flower with one finger.

Gentler. That's all he feels. The petals were very smooth, as if they were made of cotton.

Felice wanted to touch it even longer, but—

" "?! " "

A strong tremor suddenly appeared, and made the two fall backwards.

Both were shocked and frightened, but as the eldest, Silis tried to calm herself down so as not to make Felice even more panicked.

A powerful tremor suddenly appeared again, yet this time with a completely different level of strength.

"Silis … "

Felice hugged Silis' small body, and tried to take refuge in her, but Silis herself had no understanding of what was happening.

"Is there a monster? "

That shouldn't be possible. This forest is a safe area from powerful monsters. There should be no monsters appearing.

However, contrary to what he had thought, a gigantic humanoid figure of approximately eight meters in size appeared.

The giant peeked through the gaps of the trees, and stared directly at Silis and Felice who were still holding on to his position.

The monster had a body like a giant human, but with a head that was a combination of a bull and a horse.

Although the two of them had almost never met a monster in their lifetime, both of them were instinctively convinced that this monster that had just appeared was different from ordinary monsters.

Both of them did not dare to move. Even just breathing they are reluctant. The two just continued to hug each other in fear while avoiding the monster's gaze.

Shortly after, the monster shifted its eyes. He seemed to have poor eyesight, so could not see Silis and Felice clearly.

Silis and Felice slowly calmed down, and the two immediately stood up from where they were.

"A-ayo we're getting out of here."

At Silis's invitation, Felice quickly nodded. He also doesn't want to stay here any longer.

Both of them immediately went from the location of the Aurum flower, and will soon reach the road to the village.

It's still in the forest area, but there's a trail because the residents usually collect fruits and medicinal plants from around here.

Supposedly, it's pretty safe here.

The two stopped running to calm themselves for a moment, and Felice dropped herself to the ground.

"Felis, let's report to everyone in the village. They're going to hunt that monster! "

"But … "

Felice was hesitant about Silis' proposal. Even though they told everyone in the village about the existence of the monster, would anyone defeat him? Felice felt that it was impossible.

From the looks of it, it was obvious that the monster was extremely powerful. Villagers who usually only deal with wild animals will not be able to fight the creature.

"City … "

Silis also understands that. But is there another option? Of course not. The villagers could have reported this to the guards from the city, and made a formal request to the adventurer guild.

Even so, still, the monster would not wait until reinforcements arrived to destroy the village.

While Silis was calming her mind while resting, she was immediately startled by the sight before her.

It was the face of the same monster. But this time he smiled. The monster showed a line of large yellowish teeth. Perhaps, one of his teeth was the same size as Felice's head.

"Couple-Felis … "

Silis is very scared. He wanted to escape right now. However, he could not leave Felice.

While Felice, she was unable to move. His mind was blank as he watched the vile smile from the monster.

The monster then snorted as if feeling arrogant for having discovered their existence, and he slowly walked over with a loud bang at each step.

The boom made the ground stout. Silis almost fell down, but she held on to the tree so that her balance was not destroyed.

After watching the monster approach, Silis instantly discarded all her common sense.

Silis grabbed Felice's wrist, and ran towards the forest.

The village was already not far away, but Silis had absolutely no thoughts of returning there. He could only run deeper and deeper into the forest, hoping that the monster would lose track of him.

However, whether because he was unfocused, he was wrong in taking the path.

There was only a ravine in front of him. It was a ravine formed between two plains in the middle of the forest. The distance between where it stood with the plains across was about 15 meters, and it was a distance that was impossible to cross without a bridge.

The vibrations that the monster's footsteps generated grew stronger and stronger as time went on.

Finally, the monster appeared, directing its ferocious gaze at Silis and Felice.

"S-someone .. please … "

Syilis had already reached a stage where she could no longer think. I could only cry and beg for help. It was an action that was appropriate for his age.

Meanwhile, Felice tried to brave herself, but her spirit was instantly crushed when she saw Silis crying. He just became more and more afraid.

Despite that, Silis somehow survives. He slowly stood up and faced the giant monster.

Felice looked back, and showed her frightened face to Silis.

Silis understands this. He's scared too, he's no different than Felice. Only a child can cry when faced with a dangerous situation.

Silis pulled Felice into her embrace, and tried to calm her down. However, the monster immediately stepped its feet forward, and made the two lose their balance.

Their grip slipped off, and the two could only stare at the monster in fear.

The monster stepped out its legs once more, producing a powerful tremor. However, this time the vibe managed to bring about a change from the previous situation.

Felice loses her balance and falls backwards, which causes her to accidentally push Silis away.

"Ahh–"

Finally, Silis fell into the abyss without even having a chance to say anything.

Felice who witnessed that could only be silent for a moment, before finally screaming in horror at what happened.

"The release! The syphilis! "

"My jaw! The syphilis! The syphilis! "

The only thing Felice could do in that situation was to shout Silis' name while screaming towards the abyss.

Behind him, the monster was still standing and staring at him while raising his hand which was holding a huge mace.

"The release! The syphilis! "

Unaware of everything that was happening around her, Felice continued to shout the name of Silis who had fallen to the bottom of the abyss.

"Calm down, kid! "

Even though he felt someone's pull on his body, he didn't stop. He continued to call out the name Silis even though two unidentified people were taking him to get away from the place.

"No! I have to go! The syphilis! Silis is still there! Save Silis! "

His cries did not stop, and instead grew stronger as he slowly moved away from the edge of the abyss.

"Silis … "

As the darkness of the ravine began to dissipate from his sight, Felice gradually lost consciousness.

He had just woken up after fainting for two days.

That too, with a situation that is not at all good.

The moment where Silis fell to the bottom of the abyss continued to rotate in her head. It's as if his brain keeps showing the same events to destroy his own mind.

For days, and weeks, Felice could only sit in her bed and remember the horrific incident.

Every now and then he would come out, hoping to meet up with Silis. However, what greeted him was only the hateful gazes of the Silis family.

They said he was the one who killed Silis. He's the one who let Silis die. They really say all the things that are not worth saying to children.

"I ... Killed Silis? "

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After that flashback appeared in his mind, Felice instantly rose from her place.

He who woke up suddenly startled the guards around him, but he did not care.

Felice got up with dark eyes, as if she could not accept the reality she saw.

"Wait on! Where are you going?! "

The surrounding guards prevented him from leaving, but Felice completely ignored them.

He calmly walked closer to the battlefield, staring at the figure of Silis who was fighting against Louen, Rita, and Dexter.

Compared to what he remembered, the Silis that appeared before him this time looked completely different.

"No. Silis ... is dead. I was the .. who killed him."

He continued muttering those words while walking closer and closer to the battleground.

The voices around him were no longer heard. He was only focusing on the fighting Silis.

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"You … "

At the same time, Silis is busy dealing with attacks from Louen and Rita. He also still had to deal with Dexter who would occasionally attack him from a very close distance.

To date, no attack has managed to touch it. That's because of the unique power that Silis has.

《Destiny Restoration》, a power that can exchange destiny. It was the power that made him able to avoid all kinds of injuries.

However, there were some fatal flaws of this ability.

The first,《Destiny Restoration》 will not activate by itself. Which meant, he had to be fully aware of all the attacks in order to reverse his destiny.

Second, this ability would be useless against something that had an instant death effect. If one were to give an attack that could instantly kill him, Silis would not be able to use this power to reverse destiny.

In reality,《Destiny Restoration》 has the ability to recover, and swap destiny. It is not as powerful as it sounds, and has many fatal flaws.

Silis carefully looked at the attack directed at her, but was unaware of something moving silently behind her.

By the time he realized, it was already too late.

An extremely sharp sword blade shot out through his chest from behind.

The syphilis that is experiencing itself is unable to think clearly. He was still confused, and was unable to process this incident in time.

The stab did not hit his heart, but it was enough to kill him after some time had passed.

Silis stiffly looked back, and found the figure that she once valued so much like a sister, thrusting a sword into her back.

"You … "

That one word came out of his mouth along with a small amount of blood.

The figure that stabbed him was completely different from the person he knew. Silis had always known Felice as a gentle and timid person. But this time it was different.

Felice looked at him with dark eyes, not emitting any light. Not even a bit of killing intent came out of it.

"Silis .. is dead. I was the .. who killed him."

Receiving the gaze from Silis, Felice thrust the sword deeper into his body, then immediately pulled it back.

The sword was now covered in Silis blood, and Silis who still did not understand the situation could only fall to the ground with blood continuously flowing out.

(No ... I must .. )

He was about to use《Destiny Restoration》, but his mind did not go smoothly. He could barely think of anything in the middle of this situation.

"Felis! "

Vaguely, he could hear a woman calling Felice, and all Silis could do was look in that direction.

Rita, who was fighting him earlier, frantically ran over to Felice.

" ……… "

His consciousness slowly faded, but Silis managed to activate some of his abilities at the same time.

His mouth opened, and a deafening scream came out from there.

《Voice of Desperation》, a voice-based capability. This ability can only affect one person when it is active. The effect is to 'share his destiny with others'.

Silis is about to target Felice, but an unexpected variable named Rita appears. As a result, the direction of the target slightly deviated, and Rita had to replace Felice to accept the same fate as Silis.

To Felice, he had first fallen unconscious after pulling out the sword from Silis' back.

A hole opened in Rita's body, as if a sharp sword had pierced her back to her chest.

Rita fell on the spot, with her blood flowing outwards.

"Rita! "

Louen was about to approach, but was stopped by Rita's gaze. He didn't want Louen to see him in this state.

His consciousness slowly faded away, and one by one fond memories of the past appeared in his mind.

All those flashbacks ended after the scene where he killed Heinz with his own hands appeared.

"Lou .. en … "

In his last moment, he managed to call out the name of someone who had accompanied him from the beginning, someone he had already considered as his own sibling.

It was the end of a woman named Rita.

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Meanwhile, Silis who was still maintaining a bit of her consciousness was trying to activate her one last strength.

Although his mind was already empty, his strong desire to live helped him to keep a little of his consciousness.

He intends to use《One's Hope》, which is one of the capabilities of《Envy》.

《One's Hope》, a power that will meet one last wish. Syilis will use that now.

(I hope ... I .. can be reborn .. )

If he could be reborn, then he could start everything from scratch, without having to feel heavy about all of his past.

Responding to his expectations, a beam of light appeared shining down on the darkness within his subconscious.

Silence for a moment is comfortable with that light. He felt that he could die quietly while receiving his radiance.

However, the calm did not last long.

It felt like the smiling face of someone he could see around him, yet that smiling face was completely absent.

There is only total darkness.

(What ... reincarnasiku ... failed? Why ... )

Silis was unable to think of the answer. His consciousness slowly faded, and the only thing he could hear, was the sound of ridiculing laughter from a man.

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