"Huh… how did that happen?" Ken asked, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"The course of history has been drastically altered because of what I did," Dark Luna replied, her voice calm yet heavy with weight.
"Let me tell you what happened," she continued.
The three listened intently, as did Crescent—the Grimoire belonging to Luna, Ken's older sister.
"In my timeline, all the Zodiacs were fully unsealed. Their plan was to destroy the entire universe to reclaim their lost power. Every Zodiac mysteriously followed Leo, and Leo reigned as their king."
Her gaze darkened. "I never fully understood Leo's intentions, but I know he was searching for the two ancient seeds of the primordial tree, seeds that must never fall into his hands. No matter what, they cannot be obtained.
That was why I made a choice—to oppose the Zodiacs."
"But I was only a Zodiac Fragment, one they could not control. I did not succeed," she admitted.
"I used the remainder of my strength to create a book, a Grimoire containing ancient magic. I believed you three could reach the hidden Library, so I left it there. The spells I wrote were meant specifically for Ken and Lucy."
Ken and Lucy exchanged confused glances.
"But… they didn't exist in your timeline," Ken said, voice trembling.
"I am referring to you, Ken and Lucy, in this timeline," Dark Luna replied, her expression unflinching.
"How… how could you have known us if we didn't exist in your timeline?" Lucy asked, disbelief written all over her face.
"That is because I… I created you," Dark Luna answered simply.
Everyone was stunned.
She continued. "I used forbidden magic—magic to travel back in time. I planned everything: the rise of the Hanajima and Kuronowa families.
These families originated directly from the seeds of the mighty Tree of Adam and Tree of Eve.
Yet, only ordinary humans were born in each generation… until 2007."
"In that year, two babies were born—one from the Kuronowa family, the other from the Hanajima family.
Each carried the seed within their body. You two… Ken and Lucy."
"When I discovered the seeds had manifested as human forms, I called forth the power and souls of the two gods who once brought destruction—Emelyra Scarlet and Kuruzen Renji.
You are their reincarnations. The seeds within your bodies are necessary to wield the full might of the gods' power."
She glanced at the present Luna.
"Meanwhile, this Luna in your timeline was granted additional power—the power of the Grimoire I created for her.
She is stronger than I ever was, able to control three types of magic: Light, Divine, and Dark."
"I hope… this cycle can finally end," Dark Luna said softly.
"Cycle?" Ken asked.
"The world has faced suffering, destruction, and rebirth countless times, endlessly repeating across timelines," she explained.
"I could freely observe other timelines, but my overuse of forbidden magic turned me into a demon. This is why I look like this now," Dark Luna added, her form radiating shadowed power.
"I have a strong feeling that Anastasia has returned to the base of the Ignivarca. We need to prepare and find her as soon as possible—before she manages to unseal Leo again," she warned.