Cerces: I Want to Live On

Derick and Castorice pushed Polyxia's wheelchair forward, soon arriving at the training ground on the outskirts of Okhema.

Even before they arrived, Derick and the others felt waves of energy fluctuations.

"This commotion… it's Lord Phainon and Lord Mydei sparring," Castorice said to Derick after sensing it carefully.

"Those two are really lively," Derick commented, then walked into the training ground.

Inside the training ground, the match between Phainon and Mydei had reached a white-hot intensity. The surrounding citizens of Okhema couldn't even withstand the vibrations from their attacks and had long since left.

Mydei's gauntleted hands gripped Phainon's greatsword tightly, flinging him into the sky.

And after being thrown into the sky, Phainon promptly adjusted his form, spinning in mid-air to land on the ground.

He wanted to attack again, but his peripheral vision caught sight of Derick and Castorice, and he immediately retracted his attacking hand.

"Mydei, we can stop for now."

"Mm." Mydei's peripheral vision also swept over Derick and the others, and he immediately nodded in agreement with Phainon's idea.

Their gazes fell on Derick in unison.

Seeing this situation, Derick immediately took half a step back.

The energy within his body was naturally several times that of Mydei and Phainon, but he couldn't unleash it all at once, or it would turn into another self-destruction. He could only output one Titan's energy at a time, so in a spar, he was only slightly stronger than either Phainon or Mydei individually.

Mydei and Phainon had just been tricked by him once; the two of them probably had ill intentions. If they teamed up, he really couldn't beat them.

He couldn't just offer himself up for a beating.

Derick thought for a moment and immediately had an idea.

"Um, perfect timing, Big Brother Mydei, Big Brother Phainon, I've found you sparring partners." After saying this, he turned his gaze to Castorice.

"Oh? Is it going to be the two of you together?" Phainon asked Derick, a smile in his eyes.

"It doesn't include me," Derick shook his head.

"Hmm?!" Hearing Derick say this, Phainon and Mydei looked puzzled.

If Derick wasn't fighting, did he mean for Castorice to go alone? They knew that now that Castorice didn't have the curse of death, she would have a hard time dealing with even one of them, let alone fighting two on one.

"I will be with my sister," Polyxia spoke up at this moment.

Before Mydei and Phainon could express their doubt, Polyxia directly transformed into her dragon form.

"You two, my strength is also considerable," Polyxia said to them.

She rested her head on the ground, and Castorice stood atop her sister's head.

"She can even turn into a dragon? Interesting!" Seeing Polyxia's form, Phainon's eyes glinted with excited battle intent.

"The word 'fear' does not exist in the dictionary of a Kremnosian." Mydei clenched his fists, crimson energy gathering around them.

The two exchanged a look and charged towards Castorice and Polyxia from the left and right.

Polyxia slammed her claws hard onto the ground. The violent tremor interrupted Phainon and Mydei's movements, knocking them both into the air.

Knocked into the air, Phainon and Mydei immediately mobilized the energy in their bodies and charged towards Castorice. Let's deal with Castorice first.

Seeing Phainon and Mydei coming, Castorice was not flustered. She spun the scythe in her hand, holding it horizontally before her.

Phainon and Mydei's attacks arrived. The longsword and fist smashed onto Castorice's scythe, and she felt an extremely powerful force transmitted through it. Castorice couldn't help but retreat. After a few steps back, Castorice suddenly felt a force from beneath her feet.

Only then did she remember she was on Polyxia's head; she wasn't fighting alone.

A dragon roared.

Castorice also let out a sharp cry.

The two of them combined their strength and repelled Phainon and Mydei's attack. As Phainon and Mydei landed in mid-air, Polyxia opened her sharp claws and attacked them.

"Let's split them up," Mydei said to Phainon.

"Alright." Phainon nodded.

Then, Mydei swung his fists to clash with Polyxia's dragon claws, while Phainon took the opportunity to rush along Polyxia's arm to face Castorice and trade blows with her.

Facing Phainon alone was something Castorice was naturally happy to do. She swung her scythe, creating streaks of purple blade light as she clashed with Phainon.

And Derick, the instigator of it all, was now gleefully watching their match.

He had escaped disaster.

As Derick was watching, Cerces appeared beside him, her gaze fixed on Polyxia, a thoughtful look in her eyes.

"Oh right, Lady Cerces, I almost forgot to infuse you with energy." Derick immediately unleashed the energy of the Titan of Reason and infused it into Cerces's body.

Feeling the energy in Her body, Cerces's complexion improved slightly. However, Her gaze was still on Derick, her expression hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Seeing Cerces's expression, Derick asked: "What's wrong? Is there something else? If there's anything, you can just say it directly. If it's something I can do for you, I will." This Titan of Reason seems to want to ask something of me, but Her dignity is preventing Her from speaking.

Looking at Derick's sincere gaze, Cerces hesitated for a moment, then finally whispered: "I… I… I also wish to exist long-term, like Polyxia."

Derick's eyes widened; he never expected Cerces to make such a request.

Seeing his expression, Cerces's face changed in an instant. She immediately turned her back and said in a detached tone: "You heard nothing just now."

"No, I didn't mean to laugh. I was just a bit surprised why you would make such a choice," Derick quickly said to Cerces.

Seeing that Cerces's expression hadn't recovered, Derick quickly said: "Rest assured, rest assured, I'll try to figure out a way right now. I won't ask anything else."

Hearing this, Cerces's expression softened slightly. After a moment of silence, Her old face blushed slightly as She said: "It's no harm in telling you. Ever since I learned that I was not a naturally born Titan, I've had the thought of wanting to experience a normal person's life. And, to leave like this now, I am also somewhat unwilling. I want to live."

"I understand you." Derick fully acknowledged.

He was very happy.

This is how it should be; how wonderful it is to be alive. Who knows what Omphalos will be like in the future. If one can live for one more day, then one should live as long as possible. He had some friendship with Cerces, after all. Previously, Cerces had basically been in a state of wholeheartedly seeking death, the only reason she didn't die was because she wanted her death to have more value. This had worried Derick. Now that She said She wanted to live, that was naturally for the best.

On the sparring field, after Mydei managed to pin down Polyxia, Phainon still defeated Castorice by relying on his swordsmanship.

The four of them landed on the ground, and Polyxia returned to her wheelchair form. Phainon looked at Castorice and said: "It seems your coordination isn't quite there yet. If your cooperation were tighter, we would have been the ones to lose this time."

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Phainon." Castorice nodded.

"Mydei, I still have some energy left. Want to go find Derick for a round?"

"I was thinking the same thing."

But before they could fight, the two of them saw Cerces talking with Derick.

Well, looks like they wouldn't be able to fight Derick today either.

Phainon walked over and asked Cerces: "Lady Cerces, is there a reason you came here?"

"Hmm…" Seeing more people looking at Her, Cerces hesitated for a moment but still voiced Her thoughts. Cerces said to everyone: "Do you all think… this is feasible?"

"Calypso, I think it's at least worth a try. Since I've managed to live on, completely different from those fallen Titans, you can also try to follow in my footsteps." Polyxia was extremely supportive of Her idea. From the previous era, her sister had no memories; the only ones left were the Titans. Although they also had no memories, they had at least met and were friends.

"Alright." Cerces nodded: "Then what do I need to do?"

"You don't need to do anything. Just absorb my blood directly." Derick shook his head, telling Cerces there was no need for any other messy preparations. He directly cut his arm in front of everyone, letting his blood flow out. "Oh, right, I possess the power of the Titan of Death. To revive you, I first need to beat you until your body dissipates, then reassemble it, letting your body be stained with the undying nature from my body. In the future, as long as you don't use that undying nature, your body can be maintained."

"Mm." Cerces nodded.

And at this moment, Polyxia remembered something and quickly reminded them: "Oh right, this kind of revival is better done in a place with no people. It's not suitable with so many people here."

The last time she was revived, she was seen completely by Derick. That was just Derick alone seeing her, and she wasn't even aware of it at first. Even so, she still felt extremely shy in her heart. If Cerces were to be exposed in public… She probably wouldn't want to live anymore either.

"Oh, right, why don't we go to the Heroes' Bathhouse?" Derick also remembered this point, slapped his forehead, and said to Cerces. With the cover of the bath, I can also see less, so it won't be as embarrassing for the person.

"Mm, alright." Although She didn't understand, Cerces still agreed.

Besides these reasons, Derick had other thoughts for going to the Heroes' Bathhouse. Going to the Heroes' Bathhouse, he could also discuss with Aglaea whether this method of saving Titans could be applied to other Titans. For example, the Titan of Time probably needed it very much; He wasn't the type of Titan who wanted to die. If Derick had a way, it would be very helpful for the possibility of him absorbing the Titan of Time's energy and Coreflame in the future.

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