Marvel Magic Event Book

Chapter 1559 Lunar War (71)

Several priests in robes and hoods formed a circle, surrounding Maximus in the center.The priestess held the bone bowl made of skulls and inlaid with gems, dipped her fingers into the liquid in the bowl, and smeared it on Maximus' cheeks and chest while the priests chanted, skillfully drawing A dizzyingly complex pattern.The latter half-kneeled on the ground, frowning, impatiently accepting the cumbersome ritual process of the priestess—many of these rituals and symbols were beyond recognition due to the passage of time and the completion of the priests through the ages, but from witchcraft From the point of view, the key directional information has not been lost, and it can even be said to be quite complete.In other words, this was a complete witchcraft ceremony, but Maximus knew nothing about it, and his eyes were already deeply attracted by the giant sword on the high platform.

As he had seen in his dream, the greatsword shimmered with a supernatural silvery gleam.

The priests chanted the Lord of Darkness, the God of Truth, and the powerful existence beyond time and space to favor the recipient.Under the surprised eyes of the armed personnel, several other priests came up and cut the throats of the priests who participated in the ceremony with daggers made of armor plates in their hands. The latter died with a smile on their faces, happy and satisfied, Bo Bo The flowing blood poured into the circular magic circle carved on the ground.The voice of the priestess suddenly became high-pitched and trembling, and the joy from the tip of her feet shot up along the spinal cord to the brain, and the bone bowl in her hand fell to the ground.Her eyes lost focus, as if she saw something that didn't exist in the real universe, and she even lost control because of this, slumped on the ground and twitched non-stop.

Maximus opened his eyes and found that he was not in the slum temple.

As the most powerful mind reader in the royal family, he has received the most rigorous psychic ability training and psionic training. In most cases, he can control his own abilities, and he can also perceive the psychic power of others when necessary.But this time, no matter how he recalled the events before he opened his eyes, he vaguely remembered that his father and mother had summoned him to the depths of the royal residence.Since his birth, that area has been listed as a forbidden area, no matter which member of the royal family he asked, he couldn't get a definite answer, as if some information had been erased from their minds - Maximus could understand this represent something.He once deliberately hurt a small animal, then erased the memory of a few minutes ago, and the small animal would come to him as if nothing happened - the only people in the royal family who have the right to do this are his father and mother , the king and queen of Attilan, which means that they have some information that is not known to others.

"You have always been very smart, Maximus. You may have deduced part of the truth from the few words spoken by other people. I am sorry that I have not been able to tell you the truth. No matter what information you deduce at this moment, forget it temporarily. Because I will tell you all the facts without hiding anything. You have an older brother, Maximus, who was conceived by your mother and me 100 years ago. Attilan posed a danger, so he had to stay in the isolation room."

"I have an older brother?" Maximus raised his head excitedly, and quickly put his doubts behind him, "Really?"

"He has seen you as a baby, and he likes you very much." King Agong smiled, "Would you like to meet him?"

"Of course, he is my brother." Maximus replied without hesitation, "Can I take Medusa? She might be happy to see him! She is my future wife, if this matter I shall know, and so shall the future Queen."

King Agong had a complicated look on his face, but finally nodded.

Maximus sat by the fire, and the dense forest he had never seen was shrouded in the deep and silent night.The branches in the fire crackled, and the red-hot coals fell from the tip of the campfire with white smoke.He was not alone, and with him several weary travelers shared the warmth of the campfire, leaning beside them in thick traveling cloaks, their faces hidden by hoods so that even the flames could not illuminate them. The silver giant sword that Maximus is extremely familiar with.Maximus felt that he knew these travelers, even though he couldn't remember their names temporarily, but he felt very familiar with these people, as if he had known them since birth.

"Come here, friend." Maximus looked into the darkness where the firelight could not illuminate, where there was a tall figure at the end of the road, covered in thick shadows like other travelers. "I would like to share warmth with you on this cold winter night."

The stranger came slowly, standing in front of the campfire, Maximus was sure he didn't know him.

"Do you know what a winter night is?" With the movement of his arm, the cloak of the stranger turned up slightly, and Maximus saw a faint golden light shining under the cloak, "Do you know where the branches thrown into the bonfire came from?" a tree? Do you know what a tree is, exactly?"

"Why should you care?" asked Maximus. "It's cold and the campfire is warm. What could be more important to a long journey?"

The strange traveler was still standing, and he raised his head slightly so that Maximus could see his noble face. "Have you ever experienced winter, Maximus?" he asked. "Long winters, when everything was covered with snow, and the mountain hut was covered with snow like a white tomb. The air could not enter the hut, and the burning fireplace kept burning. Oxygen is consumed, the door is tightly blocked by snowdrifts, and the people in the house cannot find food and air, and can only watch themselves slowly suffocate and die."

"Why do you say this?" Maximus was a little angry at the moment, "If you don't want to share the bonfire, then leave!"

"Look at the firewood in the bonfire, Maximus." Maximus lowered his head subconsciously, and found that the bonfire was not branches, but severed arms and legs.At the top of the bonfire, there was a skeleton that had been scorched black by the flames.The stranger turned his head to look at the other people sitting around the campfire. "This is a human business, you'd better leave now."

"No. We extended a hand of friendship to you, but you refused it." Maximus heard one of them speak.It was a voice he had never heard before, with endless carnage and fury. "We can lose countless times, but you only have one chance. This universe belongs to us, and you can never win. Now you still have a chance to be one of us, as long as you sit by the campfire."

"No, I reject you, forever." The stranger said softly, "I would rather go into the eternal night and raise a torch than share your filth."

Another traveler held the silver greatsword beside the campfire and put it into Maximus' hands.

"The fate of the great sea of ​​souls has been written, and you will become one of us, sooner or later, just like other unborn gods. You don't have to be so hostile to us, we are only the consciousness of the sea of ​​ether Extend, and you can't fight against fate. Everything you do will lead to prophecy, because it's all fate, and you can't fight yourself."

"Let's go, this time our chess game is over." The strange traveler raised his head, and Maximus saw his noble face, which was composed of countless kings in the world, full of fury, and a golden giant sword in a scabbard. pinned to his waist, while he held onto the hilt of his sword tightly, "Get out of here!"

"That's not necessarily the case, we are everywhere, you and humans will never be able to get rid of us."

　Ask for a ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)