"Family... oh no, cat family reunion, truly a joyous occasion."
"Wouldn't you agree? My other self."
At the top of the Tower of Despair, Hope watched the scene of Happy and the cat couple embracing, then happily turned his head to look at the young man who looked almost identical to himself.
Hopeless sat on a throne made of black crystal, toying with the heart of the abyss, which was churning with black mist, in his hand.
He looked up, his black eyes reflecting Hope's figure. "I thought you would gather your companions first, and then come to see me, after all, that way your chances of winning would be greater."
"No need."
Hope shook his head. "Your two worlds are too weak now; a few people from our guild are enough to overturn this country."
Hopeless stood up, walked down from the throne, and stood face to face with Hope. Both were of similar height and had similar faces, but their temperaments were completely different.
Hope looked amiable and seemed like an honest person.
Whereas Hopeless was surrounded by a cold, heavy aura.
His gaze fell on the Fairy Tail emblem on Hope's arm. "My other self from another world is actually a Fairy Tail Mage... how ironic."
Hope was silent for a moment.
He already knew the tragedy that this'self' in front of him had experienced. His family died tragically due to an undeserved disaster, and he gained power in despair, thus embarking on a lonely path of enmity with the entire world.
Tragic and unlucky, if he hadn't blackened, he must have been hit by Kotoamatsukami.
"I heard about your situation."
Hope slowly said, "I don't care how you get revenge on Faust, but what is the purpose of collecting despair?"
"To become a god."
Hopeless's finger gently stroked the heart of the abyss; the black mist inside the crystal churned even more violently. "So... my other self, are you here to stop me?"
"Yes and no."
"If you are willing to stop and explain everything clearly to everyone, I naturally won't stop you."
As Hope spoke, he cast his gaze towards the central square not far away. Under Wendy's magic influence, those companions who had been turned into magic crystals were one by one returning to their original forms.
Erza, Gray, Elfman, and others, after quickly understanding the situation, all joined the battle. Although Hopeless's army was numerous, it was already showing a one-sided trend.
Hopeless also saw it, but he didn't care about the defeat of his subordinates, because the powerful one was never the army below, but himself.
He looked up at Hope. "You live in a world full of magic, with powerful companions and the bonds of a guild... you cannot understand the sense of ultimate despair from losing everything."
"When you know that what you are about to do cannot be understood, but you still have to do it... you will understand why you need to become ruthless, why you need to use everything usable, including becoming the kind of person you despise the most."
As his voice fell, dark purple Despair Magic erupted, like a substantial black tide surging outwards from Hopeless, with one roaring wave sweeping towards Hope.
The Sky grew even darker.
A golden magic barrier instantly condensed in front of Hope, but at the moment the two forces collided, it was the magic barrier that shattered.
The Despair Magic spread over Hope as if alive.
Hope frowned slightly. He could feel the immense negative emotions contained within this Despair Magic. Pain, anger, sadness, regret... the different despairs of countless people were compressed, forming this highly corrosive power.
Hopeless raised his hand, black patterns spreading from the hand holding the crystal up his arm, his aura rising steadily. "My power comes from despair itself. Every attack carries emotional erosion, and even the strongest will can be disintegrated."
"Oh, is that all?"
Hope's voice was nonchalant as he casually tore apart the Despair Magic climbing onto his body.
Seeing his other self's stunned expression, he smiled slightly. "Sorry, I also deeply understand the despair you've experienced."
"I see, no wonder you weren't affected by negative emotions, but what I need is already enough."
Hopeless raised the heart of the abyss.
Surprisingly, the ancient crystal, which was originally filled with the pitch-black power of despair, now had a large amount of white light within it.
One black, one white, the two firmly occupied half of the crystal.
The next second, power erupted again from within Hopeless, but this time the immense pressure forced even Hope back a step.
Looking at the black and white light emanating from Hopeless, Hope finally understood why he had set his sights on Fairy Tail of Aslant.
Only when 'despair' and 'Hope' are balanced is the true condition for the heart of the abyss to help him become a god.
Hopeless himself could handle a large amount of despair, because Edolas was already in decline. In this world of panic, he only needed to appear terrifying enough to harvest sufficient despair.
As for Hope... he chose to use the power of another world.
When Fairy Tail from the other world wreaked havoc on the battlefield, the people of this world saw a glimmer of Hope to overthrow the Despair Emperor, and naturally, Hope would arise.
And Hope born under fear and oppression was undoubtedly the purest.
God of Despair, and also God of Hope!
"Figured it out? But it's too late!"
Watching Hope's changing expression, Hopeless raised the heart of the abyss high and plunged it into his chest.
"At this very moment! Is the ultimate time!"
The next second, light and darkness, Hope and despair.
Two magic powers, of the same origin yet completely different, instantly merged within Hopeless, causing him to exude a god-like pressure.
An earth-shattering magical roar emanated from above the black tower, and all living beings inside and outside the capital felt that terrifyingly powerful aura.
Hopeless felt the surging power continuously emerging from within his body, revealing a smile he hadn't worn in a long time.
Although he was still far from being a true 'god,' this power was now enough for him to repair the world barrier, change this world, and even revive the dead magic in the future was not impossible.
However, before he could rejoice for long, Hopeless's eyes suddenly widened, his gaze, full of struggle and astonishment, quickly turned ashen, and then the heart of the abyss in his chest emitted an eerie light.
The next second, an ancient will effortlessly replaced the powerless Hopeless, becoming the new master of this body.
God of Despair Anti-Hoper, has awakened!
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