Lingquan spoke calmly, as though reciting something he already knew.
[The Apocalypse System is ancient. It has always been this way. Its purpose is not chaos. It is order through destruction. This is its cycle.]
Qingran slowed her steps. "So none of this is new?"
[No, not really.." Lingquan answered. "It has happened before. It will happen again. Civilizations rise. They grow beyond their limits. And when they become unsustainable, the system activates. That's what it was created for...]
"Then what about us?" she asked. "The people trying to survive?"
[You were always meant to be part of this stage.." Lingquan said. "Every choice you've made, every action taken by anyone,none of it is accidental. Everything is part of what was already written.]
Qingran frowned. "Written where?"
[In the Apocalypse Book] Lingquan replied.
[It holds the complete record of all cycles. Every collapse, every rebirth, every name worth remembering. It's a persistent being I'm afraid..]
