Academic Gathering with Lich Colleagues

Chapter 373 Soul Reaper

Amidst Helena's merciless laughter, Arianna's plain sight became clear again in Lyle's eyes.

The sweetness that reverberated in my mind dissipated, and all that remained was the bitterness of shame about my lack of concentration.And in Arianna's voice without a hint of blame, Lyle's dignity suffered several setbacks.

"I failed again..."

"the fifth time."

Even half of the song was not finished, the setting sun had been completely replaced by candlelight, and the clasped palms of Lyle and Arianna separated again.

"It doesn't matter, you are a human being, Lyle. Human beings are the origin of all desires. The soul is born from you, and desires are born from you. Wanting to resist temptation is no less than the instinct of a creature to get rid of a beast." Arianna's soft voice, Reassuring Lyle again.Leaning her head on Lyle's shoulder, Arianna's smooth hair swept across his cheeks, bringing a satin-like touch.

"You're doing better than I thought."

Arianna's comfort and encouragement made Lyle feel better, but it was of no use.

In the five tests, I fell into the charm in the same position. Helena's actions carried a kind of artist's paranoia, placing the desire trap in the first turning point of the dance step, without hiding or changing.

But Lyle just got caught in this way, even if he could accurately predict that he would be spiritually charmed in the next third step, even if he was fully prepared to resist, he still got caught.

That feeling is like closing the door to resist the tsunami.The tsunami of charm, Lyle has no doubt that Helena's charm can sink him at any time, this kind of self-knowledge makes Lyle terrified.Naslan's eldest sister can turn herself into a puppet at any time.

Fortunately, fortunately, Arianna was able to wake herself up, although in the face of Lyle's curiosity, Arianna did not explain the method of waking him up.

"If the course is going nowhere, Lyle, you can relax a bit."

"I'm afraid it's difficult, Anna. Soul science has always been my weakness, especially for Ms. Helena's charm. I have no clue. It's hard for me to let myself put these setbacks behind me."

Arianna's soft palms were pressed against Lyle's back, and he could clearly feel the sensation of his limbs sliding on his clothes, and his heart rippled.

"Maybe you should get to know my sister, Helena, and what a Soul Reaper is."

Soul Reaper, a name that Medusa feared, aroused Lyle's curiosity long ago.Now that Arianna took the initiative to mention it, Lyle is naturally very willing to know what kind of existence Soul Slayer Helena is.

"Naslan is a family with three sisters. Also, a family with only three sisters."

Lyle quickly realized something was wrong in the words she meant, and his slightly constricted pupils showed his surprise.

"what do you mean……"

"In fact, there are only three members in the group named Naslan." Arianna leaned on him, swaying gently, as if telling a bedtime story again.

"Beatrice, Arianna and Helena."

"The Soul Reaper is a [whole]."

"The ghost maids in that house, those souls that you shepherd, they..."

"They are all [works] of Sister Helena."

Those indifferent ghosts, those existences that can express their own will, but, are they just Helena's works? !Like...like those stone sculptures?
"My sister's stone sculptures are actually the residences of these soul snatchers. They must return to these stone sculptures regularly to ensure that the [personality] that my sister wrote for them will not be distorted, which means death."

"But why did Helena do this?"

Arianna first looked at Lyle, and then searched the surrounding statues. Seeing something, she nodded.

"If my sister has no objection, then I will tell you, Lyle, the cause of all this."

"It was a long time together. Not long after his father passed away, Naslan fell into a crisis of decline. As the new patriarch, Sister Helena invited a group of women to hold a ceremony."

"A ritual to gain great power, a ritual that can make Naslan prosper forever."

"The group of women deceived her, the group of witches, did not tell us the price of having great power. They wanted to turn my sister into a weapon, a [breaker] who was bound by an oath."

"What is a breaker?"

"Individuals who ignore the pattern and transcend limitations, because they usually have macroscopic power, so..."

"Also known as a god." Lyle seemed to understand what she meant.

"Those who break the rules are not enough to be called gods, nor do they possess the absolute power of gods."

"Those witches succeeded, but also failed."

"Helena tampered with the contract at the last moment. She changed the oath she promised to protect the witches to the agreement we three sisters made when they were young."

"The omission of the rules caused a terrifying energy explosion. With the formation of the breakers, Naslan became a ruin."

"In order to protect those servants belonging to Naslan, Helena, who has become another life form, devoured their souls."

"She became Nathlan's Soul Reaper, and after fusing countless memories and emotions, Helena fell into madness."

"She became a broken whole."

"It was really a long time until time brought her back to peace." Arianna's voice was filled with sadness. The family was destroyed, and the eldest sister became a madman with power. The ups and downs she faced at that time are self-evident.

"Time is not a good medicine. What really wakes me up is of course the flawless love between Little Anna and Little Benny." Lyle felt something cold and gloomy hanging on his shoulders, and from behind him, Talk to Ana on your chest.

It was Helena, Helena who had left the stone statue, Lyle's whole body was covered with hairs, and a haze of a horrible thing appeared shrouded him, a kind of fear of being a creature itself.

"Go back, sister, you're going to scare Lyall."

"Cut." That fear disappeared.

"Sister Helena, as a soul snatcher, a weirdness that cannot be tolerated by the rules of this world, will spontaneously emit malice." Arianna held Lyle's head, "Don't look into sister's eyes, because it will petrify your soul , turning you into her sculpture material."

"Also, Sister Helena is occasionally... crazier...but recently it's been much better."

The recent stone sculptures seem to echo Arianna's words. "It doesn't matter if it's petrified, I can definitely reshape Anna's most ideal [Lyle], I won't focus on other women, I will only pay attention to my lovely sister's perfect Lyle."

"How! How! Anna, do you want to fall in love with my sister? My sister will never make you sad again!"

Lyle felt a deep sense of malice.

(End of this chapter)