— What is this… it’s so close…
Leaving the Eternal Recurrence behind, Yakou only managed to take a small step further. And just as he made that single step, he was captured by the new law.
The wave of power he experienced was equal to the previous one. Despite this power being completely different in nature, the numerical value was exactly the same. This Kamui balances out the previous Taikyoku to such an extent that it almost looks unnatural.
With the wave of the dazzlingly golden power washing over him, Yakou experiences the loss of death.
An illusion of the eternal youth and immortality. Refusing of the demise, truly the opposite of the previous power.
— Ha-ha, so that’s what it is. Ryuumei-dono was talking about such a thing. The absolute height of the opposition.
— A multiplying cell that kills its host — Apoptosis.
For the sake of ending the Mercurial Snake, the Immortal Gold raises with rage.
This wildness and aggression together surpass the previous two powers. At the same time, there is no hate, it’s as if this destructive impulse was full of love and adoration.
— The first strong feeling is — “Adoration.”
— I want to bless, and I yearn to love. Want to equally applaud and praise everything that I see. Such is the origin of this being.
— But… A-ah, why is that nothing could endure this love. Let alone the embrace, it breaks from a single touch. How cruel it is, the whole creation, all in this world is too fragile. This being is just too strong.
— Death is heavy. Do not forget death.
— Then, in order to love, first I need to break. He wished so that it kept existing even after he broke it. The creation of the very furthest limit.
Fight, kill each other, but then rise again, to fight and kill again.
Such a world where death does not exist, and war heroes constantly fight, without exhaustion, without end, truly is a hell. By no means, it could be called the land of the dead.
— Be destroyed, for I love everything.
— How manly, and dazzling… I almost feel drunk from it.
Violently vivid. Come and bow before the roaring power of the ruler.
Such flowing power reminds of the lion’s mane and claws. But in this violent baptism, there is a feeling of looking for something that would not break.
— Death is no longer the separation, and not a demise, but just a temporary stopping point. No, that was how he wanted it to be, such was his desire.
— Distorted it might be, but it is still love. Love of the ruler — the one for the possession at which he gazes from the height of his seat.
— Hence, his blessing for the subordinates is of tremendous power. Master and his servants, merging together in the single universe. The ruler who praises his people, with his destructive love makes them stronger.
— The paradise of the man-eating demon. I admit, truly this is a law of the supreme ruler.
Unlike the previous god, the bond with the followers there is very strong. With the strength of the ruler raising, his subordinates also become stronger, and vice-versa.
Running through the same land, the ruler and his servant embrace the death together. This rule embraces all the subordinates equally.
While the two gods before have a stronger individual nature, here the connection with others is stronger. And unlike three past gods, this one possesses the qualities of the “supreme ruler”. For those who embrace such law, there’s no better world.
The one who bore the golden piece, perhaps that’s how it was for her?
— Nostalgic people… I’ve seen them here and there.
Catching the glimpse of those shadows, Yakou faintly smiled.
Oh, so that’s how it is. Remembering a lot of things he has learned before, Yakou looked at this Taikyoku from the different perspective.
— But still, even there is a weak point. Truly, this is a ruler without a fault, but...
— This god loves the death too much.
He could not detach destruction from his law, but he still wished to love.
“Death is heavy”, as the one who has reached this Taikyoku said. This motto, which he conveyed to others, in the end, turned against him.
— Holding dear the death of his subordinates, and eagerly waiting for his own, he was too fascinated by it. And like that, the value of life was lost.
— Needless to say, someone has taught me that simple truth. Do not dishonor the living ones. The meaning of living, the weight of life, he wans’t been serious about it.
— If the way of dying is sufficeable, then all is well. Yes, with everything going like that, such world is a very simple thing.
Future not only holds the last moments of life. Living tomorrow is not only filled with the thoughts of demise.
While spiritually he’s excellent, his ways are not very productive. Because his shine is eternal and immortal, when the new life is born, it’s swallowed by this light in an instant. This is the weak point of this Taikyoku.
Flowers will not bloom in the stormy wasteland… amongst the unending struggle, the pulse of the new life would not appear.
— And in addition, this is not a Taikyoku but an antithesis. [1] His role is to throw the Mercury from the Throne, such is his reason for existence. Alas, he could never take the Throne.
— Fulfilling his role is to kill his host, the Apoptosis would also perish. No matter how many times it repeats, the end result would always be the same — both will go down together.
— And so, no matter how powerful he becomes, his rule would never paint over the new world.
In a sense, this deity might be an embodiment of a war as the phenomenon.
Born from the people’s conflict, a symbol of strife. The golden light, attracting people to the vivid shine, only for them to be burned by the flames of destruction
The legacy of war, lasting for as long as the humanity exists. Like an Ashura eternally fighting at the end of the cliff.
— I name this Throne [god], this Taikyoku [rule].
— The Golden Beast — Shuradou Shikouten.
— It’s true self, I’ve seen here.


Notes.

[1] “Taikyoku” and “antithesis” are both pronounced as “taikyoku” is Japanese, the difference of writing being a single kanji — 対極 [antithesis] and 太極 [Taikyoku].