Chapter 81: Forced Contract
Night Star and Bai stood facing each other.
The former’s attitude was extremely domineering.
Not for a moment did she show that she was in a submissive position in front of the latter.
When it came to such issues, Night Star was definitely more authoritarian than anyone else.
Bai still had that neutral expression, showing no reaction to Night Star’s demands.
“I can’t do it. I can’t make that promise.”
“Why?”
Night Star was getting a bit frustrated.
Bai stared at her.
“Haven’t I told you before? White and Kuro can’t exist in the same time-space.”
“That’s something I’ll handle.”
“You can’t handle it. Since you know I have mind-reading abilities, then you should also know that I can read your thoughts.”
“Mmm…”
Night Star was momentarily speechless.
So swapping Kuro and White’s existence in different times really isn’t possible?
It was such a good idea in her mind.
“Then how can I be with you?”
“There is—if you abandon your original time-space and replace your counterpart here. Could you do that if that were the case?”
“Mmm…”
Clearly,
it couldn’t be done.
This extreme method was completely unacceptable to Night Star.
She simply couldn’t imagine making such a decision herself.
Is there no better way left?
“So… the only outcome is for us to separate, right?”
“Yes, you have no other choice.”
“Never see each other again?”
“Yeah, you shouldn’t have interfered with this time anyway. A few times might be manageable, but over time it will create a strong connection between two time-spaces, ultimately leading to chaos. By then, Kuro from your original timeline would also be linked to me. This would only lead to a worse outcome. You need to choose.”
This wasn’t just some lie to fool Night Star; it was the truth.
The Night Star Lan had come to this time-space because of the Origin of White (female).
Things from different time-spaces shouldn’t be connected.
Otherwise, one would involuntarily get entangled in fates they weren’t meant to touch.
Who knows what kind of chain reactions might happen.
But it’s certain that the consequences wouldn’t be great.
In a way,
White was doing this for Night Star Lan’s own good.
Hopefully, she would accept it when she found out.
White gazed upon Night Star, who was lowering her head in thought.
Upon noticing something, she felt a profound sense of helplessness once again.
Sigh…
Indeed,
she still couldn’t accept it.
Night Star’s gaze became determined, as if she had made an important decision.
“Past, present, or future—everything matters to me. And White, you are incredibly important to me too. To make a choice between us is impossible. If possible, I want them all!”
Not sure when this started,
but she had turned many impossibilities into possibilities.
“Greed.”
White said these two words aloud.
“If someone with a wish machine can’t be greedy, then no one else should be eligible to be greedy either.”
Night Star fixated on the White in front of her, reaching out a hand towards her.
“I’ll figure out a perfect solution. But can you stay by my side until then?”
White stared at her without any movement.
To put it another way,
this was a bit too much.
Seeing this, Night Star withdrew her hand and took a deep breath.
“I understand.”
After that intense battle,
Night Star’s spiritual energy had been nearly drained to half.
Although she stole a vast amount of additional spiritual power from the Perpetual Mechanism, it couldn’t be used as a wish.
No matter what Night Star did now, she couldn’t bring White back.
Being the semi-body of the Origin, even if White were weakened, she couldn’t be handled by Night Star right now.
No matter what, Night Star couldn’t bully White into making a pledge under any circumstances.
Only one outcome remained possible.
However, one road could still be taken.
Since all paths ahead led to despair,
why not destroy everything?
She was going to forge a new path!
In the next second,
a foreboding aura emanated from Night Star.
Night Star used her remaining spiritual energy to make a wish and transformed herself into a Star Eclips.
“I don’t want to make a choice. I won’t allow tragedy to happen. I’ll solve everything my way!”
Night Star’s aura kept rising, her terrifying power even overshadowing White’s. With Night Star in front of her, White seemed somewhat insignificant.
Bai’s pupils slightly quivered, gradually regaining calmness.
She no longer saw through Night Star’s heart.
This implied that Night Star had surpassed her at this moment.
And in the blink of an eye, their positions were inverted.
“You indeed chose this path. This strength is undoubtedly powerful, but if misused, it will surely fall into darkness,” Bai muttered softly.
But at that moment, Night Star lunged forward swiftly, giving White no chance to react.
*Boom!*
White was knocked down by Night Star while their eyes met—crimson red and pale grey.
Night Star tightly gazed at White’s petite form below her, a strong possessive desire flashing in her eyes.
“Now, I’m stronger than you. You can’t leave my side. I won’t force you with a wish.”
Though always staying cool, White prepared to respond.
But as soon as Night Star’s heart’s desires were fulfilled instantly, she knew the answer from White’s lack of resistance.
“You have no right to refuse.”
Night Star lowered her head, placing her lips on White’s soft ones.
Without giving her a chance to reply.
At that moment,
Night Star inwardly wished,
[Let White always be by my side.]
In the next second,
a collar made of light locked around White’s neck.
White’s spirit chains extended continuously like a flexible snake wrapping around Night Star’s palm and wrist.
Ding~
The collar and chains successfully formed the contract and quickly vanished from sight.
Such things were not physical; they couldn’t be touched or seen in normal situations and didn’t affect daily life.
Night Star’s wish solidified into a forced contract where neither party were equals; rather, there was hierarchy.
Night Star was the primary one, and White was secondary.
The moment the contract was sealed, without Night Star’s permission, White would be unable to leave her, conceptually forever.
Night Star had control over the distance between them.
In fact, she might as well be considered to have dominion over White!
In this sense,
it went beyond being lovers, and more resembled master and servant.
This was the price of White’s emotional deceit on Night Star.
Their lips parted after a long while.
Night Star looked down at White.
“Don’t you have anything else to say…?”
“No…”
What else was there to say?
Now, White had lost the power to refuse.
Only through the overwhelming power of the Star Eclips could such a tyrannical contract be formed.
In the end, she decided to go along with fate.
From now on, Night Star would carry the burden of Kuro and White’s destinies.
The three fates would intertwine forever.
She alone would bear the massive pressure.
