Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki - Capítulo 74

Capítulo 74: Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki Chapter 91: The Burden of History

Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki

Chapter 91: The Burden of History

Xyron sat by the campfire on the mountain peak, the flames casting flickering shadows on Hayima’s face. The little girl listened with wide, mesmerized eyes as Xyron spoke, his voice low and melancholic.

“You want to know who I am, Hayima? Or who the Gozzaki were?” Xyron sighed, pointing toward the night sky. “Soul energy is like blood—it flows through every human. At our peak, 54% of the population had it, but centuries ago, it was 100%. Now? It’s fading. It’s dropping lower every day.”

“When a user fails to control their ability,” Xyron continued, “the excess mana—the ‘burned soul energy’—stays inside them like poison. Those born with natural soul energy can release it through blasts, but those who receive it artificially, like Maki or Kim, cannot. If that toxic mana isn’t drained from them, they die within two months.”

Hayima tilted her head, confused. “But… what about the Gozzaki clan?”

Xyron’s expression hardened. “Lucifer destroyed us because he overloaded his own mana and released a single, catastrophic blast. He killed most of the clan, then hunted the survivors—Maki, me, our adopted parents—by hand. But the Gozzakis weren’t always top-tier. 2,000 years ago, the Ryuzaki Clan—the clan Yuhima belongs to—was our superior. The Ryuzakis were the original Gozzakis before they split off and formed their own lineage.”

“The Gozzaki Golden Age ended 2,000 years ago,” Xyron said, his eyes reflecting the fire. “A plague called the ‘Soul Disease’ wiped us out. It attacked the soul directly—starting with nosebleeds, bleeding from the eyes, total power loss, and eventually, death. It left us weak and vulnerable.”

Hayima watched him, her small hand resting on his arm. “So… that is your history, Master Xyron?”

Xyron let out a bitter, self-deprecating laugh. “No, Hayima. That is the history of a clan I was never truly a part of. I was adopted. I don’t even know my own name or where I came from before the 2013 war.”

Editor’s Comment:

The ‘Soul Disease’ explains why the Gozzaki clan was so desperate to survive, and perhaps why Hayato was so ruthless. Xyron revealing this to Hayima shows he is beginning to trust her, or perhaps he just needed to vent the weight of a history that doesn’t even belong to him. The connection between the Ryuzaki and Gozzaki clans adds a new layer of political tension, especially since Yuhima is currently watching over Maki.

Fuente: Webnovel.com, actualizado en Leernovelas.com