Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire
Chapter 120 Lani: Why do you want to look at other women?
Chapter 120 Lani: Why do you want to look at other women?
"...The better is over, I see. (Everything is over)"
"I do solemnly swear. (I do solemnly swear)"
"To every living being, and every living soul. (All life, all souls)"
"Now cometh the age of the stars. (Next is about to enter the age of the stars)"
"A thousand year voyaga under the wisdom of the Moon. (Will follow the law of the moon and start a thousand year journey)"
"Here begins the chill night that encompasses all, reaching the great beyond. (In this long cold night, think long)"
"Into fear, doubt, and loneliness..."
"As the path stretcheth into darkness…(and what it means to go into darkness)"
"let's go toghter. (Let's go together)"
"My dear consort eternal. (My dear consort eternal)"
"Embers, wake up!"
The anxious voice of the girl next to her ears brought Ember back from her sleep to reality.
He opened his eyes, and Fors was shaking his body with a worried face for some reason.
"what happened?"
Ember looked at Fors in confusion.
"I-I just..."
Forsi looked at the embers who had opened her eyes, opened her mouth, lowered her head and said, "No, it's nothing, Xio made breakfast, let me call you."
"it is good."
Ember nodded lightly, without any doubt, just said softly, "I'll go there later."
Fors pursed her lips lightly, finally suppressed the doubts in her heart, turned and left the room.
"Crack~"
The door was gently closed, isolating the outside world from the room.
The dappled sunlight cast overlapping shadows through the curtains, illuminating Ember's face.
Half in the light, half in the dark.
He sat on the edge of the bed, raised his hands in confusion, and stared at the lines on his palms.
He had another dream, a long dream, a dream he had many times.It was as if he was doing certain things over and over again.Just hoping to achieve something, and putting it into practice.
But when he woke up, he found that he couldn't remember the content of the dream anyway, only the last sentence.
"Let's go toghter, My dear consort eternal."
Who said this to him?
I can't remember clearly, the vague memory only reveals a hazy face.It should be a beautiful girl, but he couldn't remember what she looked like.
"stop!"
Forsi walked out of Ember's room, her face suddenly became anxious, and she hurriedly walked towards the kitchen, while calling her friend's name anxiously in a low voice.
"what happened?"
Xio poked his head out of the kitchen with some doubts.
Fors looked in, and Kularis was skillfully frying fried eggs with a shovel in her tentacles.
"You come with me."
Fors pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, pulled Kula out of her arms, and locked the sisters together in the kitchen under her suspicious eyes.
Then, Fors pulled Xio into the bathroom.
"What happened?"
Seeing Forsi being so solemn, Xio couldn't help but become serious, and asked in a low voice.
"I, I just went to Ember's room..."
Forsi spoke quickly but seemed unable to organize her thoughts in advance, she could only explain while gesticulating, "I, I called him but there was no response, so..."
"So you tried his snort?"
Xio was a little speechless, his best friend really seemed like someone who could do such childish things.
"No, more than..."
Forsi's small face turned pale slightly, "Ember, he is not breathing."
"Ok?"
Xiu was stunned for a moment, and finally came to his senses, his expression changed slightly, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
"How could it be wrong!"
Forsi almost cried out in anxiety, "Anyway, I used to be a doctor too! Not only did I not breathe, I also couldn't feel his pulse, just, just like a dead person. If he didn't wake up, I……"
"Don't worry!"
Xio tried his best to stand on tiptoe and press Forsi's shoulder, trying to calm down Forsi who was about to cry.
She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Did you ask him why?"
"No."
Forsi said weakly, "I, I'm afraid he will die..."
"Ok?"
"Didn't Emperor Roselle tell a story? A man named Bigan lived without a heart, but when others told him he couldn't live without a heart, he died."
Forsi tried her best to explain, but seeing the expression on her friend's face as if looking at a childish child, her voice suddenly became softer, and said weakly, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem."
Xio hesitated for two seconds, then shook his head lightly.
Although she did feel a little naive at first, after all, the story of Emperor Roselle was clearly meant to scare children.But if you think about it carefully, is there anything impossible now that there are Extraordinary people?
Among Extraordinary people, don't they also have special ways to play with corpses?Maybe Bigan in the story of Emperor Roselle is actually a corpse manipulated by a Extraordinary?
If Ember was also due to this reason, then she really couldn't ask him directly.But if you don't ask, how can you determine his condition?
And think of the Kulala sisters, who seem to be completely spirit bodies, even ashes.And what about Ember himself?Was he completely unaware that he was in a similar situation?
Hugh was also upset for a while, not knowing how to deal with it.
Although their relationship was just a pure money transaction in the beginning, now that Forsi has been blessed, to put it mildly, the embers have lost their 'use value'.
But during this period of getting along, they have long regarded Ember as a friend or even a family member.At a time like this, how could it be impossible to sit idly by?
But even if they wanted to, what could they do?After all, they are just two ordinary Sequence 8s, the kind of wild Extraordinary who don't even have a powerful sealed item.If there is a fight, others can knock them down with a single shot.
"Ask Mister Fool!"
Xio took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
In this situation, perhaps only Mister Fool can help them.
"Then, are you coming?"
Fors asked cautiously.
"I'll go outside and watch, you come and pray."
Seeing his friend's cowardly look, Xio said without hesitation.
She knew that Fors was afraid of knowing the answers she didn't want to know, but this kind of thing had to be done by Fors herself——
Because she is also afraid!
Without waiting for Forsi to object, Xio directly pushed open the door and left the bathroom amidst his friend's unbelievable expression.Leaving Fors alone, facing the self in the mirror who wanted to cry without tears, she could only silently start praying to the Fool.
"A fool who does not belong to this era!"
"You are the mysterious ruler above the gray mist;"
"You are the Yellow and Black King of Good Luck."
……
"Ok?"
At No. 15 Minsk Street, Klein, who turned over in bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He heard someone praying to him.Although it is not a good habit to disturb people's lucid dreams in the morning, he still has to answer the prayers of believers.
Regardless of getting dressed, he got up from the bed and walked four steps backwards into the gray mist.At a glance, the crimson star representing Miss 'Magician' is constantly shrinking and expanding.
Klein stretched out his hand, spread his spirituality, and touched the past.After reorganizing the intermittent and confusing words from Miss 'Magician', I finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.
When she called Ember to wake up, she found that he was not breathing, so the worried Ms. Magician thought that he was in the same situation as Bigan, and was afraid that he was a corpse manipulated by others, so she came to the gray mist to find the Fool. Help and Proverbs.
But Klein was not surprised by this, and instead complained a little speechlessly:
"Isn't it normal not to breathe? To breathe is to see a ghost, okay! After all, the essence of embers is a mass of residues and ashes left by the initial fire, which is actually no different from his ashes."
"Have you ever seen early morning... Bah, have you ever seen ash that can breathe? Well, the smog in Backlund is an exception. Maybe this thing can really 'breathe'."
"However, since the embers are essentially ashes, what about his ashes? Could it be from the first fire? Tsk, it seems very likely."
"For example, the silver knight, wasn't it just burned with Gwen? Just like the introduction of the black knight's helmet, 'In the past, they served the initial salary king Gwen, followed the king of fire, and they themselves were burned. From then on From now on, it will turn into ashes and continue to wander the world'."
"So in essence, the black knights are actually ashes that have been burned to slag by the first fire. The reason why they can move freely is because of the blessing of the first fire."
Klein suddenly felt that he had found the truth, and he immediately lifted his spirits.But after thinking about it, I suddenly felt something was wrong, and my eyes were a little suspicious:
"No, 'Ash' exists by relying on the primary fire. In theory, if the primary fire goes out, then the 'ash' will die. But the embers are still alive, does it prove that the primary fire is still burning? "
"Could it be that what he left was the end of the first fire? No, it may also be the end of usurping the fire or taking the fire. Judging from Ember's personality, it should be unlikely that he would step on the head of the fire-proof woman? That is usurping the fire or passing on the fire." fire?"
"If it was spreading the fire, where is Chuhuo now? Ember was awakened from the Church of Evernight. Could it be that Chuhuo is in the hands of Church of Evernight? And if it is usurping fire, doesn't that mean that Chuhuo is in Ember's body?"
"Could it be that the current state of Ember has something to do with Chuhuo?"
The more Klein thought about it, the more complicated it became. On the contrary, there were more and more problems, making it even more difficult for him to see the truth clearly.But the most important thing now is to respond to Miss Magician first, lest she continue to be frightened.
He recovered a bit, and returned to the calm and calm appearance of Mister Fool, and resumed in a low and peaceful voice:
"It's normal, don't panic."
"He is not controlled by anyone, not even a god."
Above the gray fog, Klein, who had finished responding to Miss Magician, waited for a while.After confirming that there was no new situation, he wrapped himself in spirituality and fell back to the real world.But just as he felt the existence of his body, Klein tasted the cold.
"Ah!"
He sneezed, quickly removed the spiritual wall, and got into bed again.
Sadly, his bed was cold.
……
"normal phenomenon?"
Forsi received the Fool's response, but became more and more confused and suspicious.
"How about it?"
Xio pushed open the door and asked with his head.
"Mister Fool said it's normal."
Forsi whispered the words of 'The Fool' again.
"You call not breathing normal?"
Xio's eyes widened, and Forsi's eyes widened, their faces dazed.
"But Mister Fool told me so."
Fors spread her small hands and replied helplessly.
Xio hesitated for a moment, and felt that it made sense. He shouldn't doubt the judgment of a god, so he calmed down and analyzed one by one:
"That should be because Ember is different from ordinary people."
"If there is really a problem, Mister Fool probably wouldn't bring Ember to the Tarot Club. Moreover, Ember is a Nighthawk, and the Church of Evernight should be able to discover the problem earlier than us."
"But since the Church of Evernight didn't respond, it means that this may really be... a normal phenomenon?"
Xio's voice was slightly hesitant, but it was still difficult to accept.
But Fors nodded her head, thinking that what she said made sense.If there is really a problem, the Church of Evernight and Mister Fool will definitely find out earlier than them.
After all, Ember goes to work every day... It's not right, he seems, probably, maybe, maybe, doesn't seem to go to work very much... right?
"call!"
Forsi breathed a sigh of relief, there was nothing to worry about anymore!
Well, that's right, that's it!
Forsi regained her previous 'confidence', and opened the bathroom door with her head held high.Then she found that Ember was standing at the door looking at her... and Xio behind her.
"morning."
Ember looked at the two women who went out and entered the bathroom together, and greeted them as if nothing had happened.It seems that the relationship between these two people is very normal, or that they have become accustomed to their special relationship.
"morning."
Fors greeted with a guilty conscience, and slipped past Ember——
Then throw yourself on the sofa, today is another day full of fun!
"Good morning, Ember."
Xio greeted him as if nothing had happened, but his eyes were a little dodgy.
"Actually, you don't have to hide it from me."
Ember looked at Xio's evasive appearance, and said calmly.
"Eh?"
Forsi, who was lying on the sofa, buried her head in the pillow, froze.
Xio's expression also stiffened, and he said with a sneer, "I, I don't know what you're talking about."
"No, you know it very well."
Ember shook her head, but her voice was still calm, and she said slowly, "You know what I'm talking about, and you also know what I'm expressing. But as I said, you don't have to hide it, I don't mind."
Xio subconsciously looked at Fors, while the rotten salted fish was still pretending to be an ostrich.This makes Xio helpless, but at the same time, he also knows that now he can only bear everything by himself.
"In the end, I carried everything alone."
Xio secretly sighed in his heart, and at the same time mustered up the courage to meet Ember's gaze, and said slowly, "Well, I won't hide it from you. Forsi and I just consulted the Fool..."
"Fool?"
Instead, Ember froze for a moment, looked at the two women with some puzzlement and hesitation, and asked in confusion, "What's the matter with the Fool? Why do you still ask the Fool's opinion?"
"Because it's about you, we can't make up our minds, after all your body..."
Before Xio could react, he replied subconsciously, but in the end he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself from revealing more.
"What does it have to do with me?"
The bewilderment in Ember's eyes was even worse, and he asked suspiciously, "Are you going to take me with you when you're talking about Lily? Or, Hugh, are you actually bisexual?"
"what?"
This time, even Forsi was stunned, and raised her head in a daze.
Xio's eyes widened, and he asked with some embarrassment, "Lily? What lily!"
"It's literally..."
"Of course I know the meaning of this word invented by Emperor Roselle! It's the same as Goji, it's used to describe an impure relationship between women that goes beyond friendship. But what does this have to do with me and Fors? !"
Ember asked back, "Aren't you in that kind of relationship?"
"certainly not!"
Xio denied it without hesitation, "If you don't believe me, ask Forsi, we are not in that relationship!"
After hearing this, Ember glanced at Forsi.
Just in time to see Forsi lower her head with a blushing face, and bury her head in the pillow again.
"..."
Xio was almost laughed out of anger, I was still trying to explain here, and finally explained clearly, but why are you blushing!Isn't it confirmed that they have an improper relationship?
"Ok."
Ember shook her head, still chose to believe Xio's explanation, and asked, "Then what are you doing in the bathroom?"
"I……"
Xio opened his mouth, hesitating for a while, before whispering, "We are praying to Mister Fool and asking about your physical condition."
"health condition?"
"breathe……"
"Oh."
Ember understood, and said frankly, "I'm not breathing, it's normal."
"You call this normal?"
Huo hesitated to speak, but said nothing.
Just use practical actions to prove what is normal——
She probed her own breath with her fingers, and leaned closer to the embers and probed with her fingers——
As expected, nothing.
No breathing, no pulse.
In the end, she took Ember's hand and put it between her nose, letting him feel her breath.At the same time, he silently raised his head and looked at the embers, as if to say 'hey, this is normal for me'.
Ember's expression was still calm, and he said indifferently, "For humans, breathing is normal. But for me, not breathing is normal."
"What about life?"
Xio asked, "If you're like this, are you still alive?"
Ember looked at Xio meaningfully, and said leisurely, "If you mean creating life, I think I must be fine, do you want to try?"
Xio blushed all of a sudden, and waved angrily to knock off Ember's hand that he had just grabbed himself.
"Go away!"
Perhaps it was because the joke was too much, Hugh urged him to go to work with a cold face after having breakfast.
"stop……"
Fors looked at Xio with a cold face, and whispered, "Ember shouldn't have any malicious intentions."
"I know."
Xio sighed softly, and the cold expression on his face suddenly softened, and he said in a low voice, "He just didn't want us to worry too much, so he deliberately skipped this topic."
"Life."
Ember stood by the side of the street, looking at the passing pedestrians and the carriages galloping in the middle of the road, silently.
Whether it is a human or a horse, or a mouse in the gutter, a pet dog being led or a pet cat being held in the arms of a noble lady, these are fresh lives.
Only he is not.
In ancient times, the world was still undifferentiated and shrouded in thick fog.There are gray rocks, towering trees and immortal dragons everywhere.
Then, one day, the initial fire was lit.With Rise of Fire, the world began to look different.
Heat and cold, life and death, light and dark.
And for the embers that once plunged into the primary fire, the body and soul have been burned away, leaving only a pile of residue, neither life nor death has any meaning, because the 'ashes' are just the slaves of the primary fire.
unless……
Ember looked away, and walked towards the North District.
It's been a long time since he came back and he hasn't reported much, so he's going to the 'Detective Agency' to have a look.
Along the way, Backlund still looked like that——
People walk in the fog, and the distance is so hazy that they can't see the direction. They can only barely recognize the street signs on the roadside.The tall chimneys in the distance continuously spew out a large amount of gray 'fog', connecting the sky and the earth intimately.
In this fog, even if something happens, maybe no one will know.Even if someone is hiding not far away, the person in it cannot find out.
"Hey, the Viscount is here to inspect?"
As soon as Ember arrived at the gate of the detective agency, Al Hasen looked surprised and said in amazement, "How is it? Are you satisfied with our return?"
Before he finished speaking, Al Hasson suddenly grabbed Borgia's hand, and said in a bad manner, "And you, I deliberately changed places with you this time, and you still want to make small moves without turning around?"
"no……"
Borgia sighed helplessly, "It's my turn to play, captain, are you too sensitive?"
"..."
Al Hasson glanced at the chessboard, and silently let go of Borgia's hand.
"Where's Old Neil?"
Ember looked around for a week and asked.
"I gave him a vacation two days ago."
Al Hasson said casually, "As you know, he came from Tingen. It just so happened that several of his colleagues and juniors brought out by him came to Backlund. I was busy before and didn't have a chance. He took a vacation to let them get together."
"Who has come to Backlund?"
Ember sat down on the sofa beside her and asked.
Borgia explained, "Dun and Leonard, you know these two people. Then there is Miss Daly who came to Backlund two months ago and has been leading Simon's team."
As Borgia spoke, he shook his head again and sighed, "The disaster that happened in Tingen two months ago hit them hard. Klein... well, that young man with a very bookish look, They died in that disaster to save them, and the murderer is still at large."
"Klein."
Ember asked thoughtfully, "Who is the murderer?"
Al Hasson's expression was extremely serious, and he reminded, "One is called Lanwusi, a fraudster. The other is Ince Zangwill, the former archbishop of the Church of Evernight, a spectator who failed in promotion. The gatekeeper had the strength of Sequence 5 before he defected. The high-level officials guessed that he might have been promoted to Sequence 4 after he took Saint Selena's ashes. Even before defecting, he even stole a 0-level sealed item."
"If you really want to meet him head-on, I'm afraid even the senior deacon may not be his opponent. If you have any clues about him, you must not act without authorization!"
Al Hasson gave thousands of reminders, although he was usually not forgiving.But he still values his teammates very much.Especially after the lessons learned by Simon and Dunn, he also paid more attention to this.
And the reason for reminding them this way is because when they went to Tingen, they felt that the relationship between Ember and Klein was pretty good.Although they have only been together for less than a day in total, they are not afraid of [-], just in case. What if Ember decides to help Klein get revenge?
But Ember still has this strength, even though he has made only a handful of shots——
That's the one time in Tingen.
But that action almost wiped them out, but Ember could easily solve it.Even after becoming Sequence 6, Al Hasson still felt that he couldn't see through the embers.Coupled with the fact that Ember's information doesn't indicate strength, it means that Ember is at least a Sequence 5.
If you don't tell him that Ince Zangwill has been promoted to Sequence 4, Al Hasson is afraid that he will really be impulsive.
"Here are the pictures."
Borgia cooperatively handed over a photo, and Ember glanced at it roughly.In the photo, Ince Zangwill was wearing a double-breasted pure black clergyman's robe, a soft hat, dark golden hair, and blue to black pupils.
He has a straight nose, tight lips, and his facial features are like classical sculptures without any wrinkles. The most striking sign is that he is blind.
Al Hasson went on to explain, "The sealed item stolen by him is '0-08', which looks like a common quill. The abilities of level 0 sealed items are the highest level of secrecy, so I don't know what other Specific ability, but it is said that '0-08' can use this to force a 'coincidence'."
"Well, this is the result of Dunn's analysis. You can refer to it, but don't be preconceived, otherwise it may harm you in the battle."
"coincide?"
Ember inexplicably thought of her previous actions, it seemed that there were indeed many coincidences.Especially during the 'assassination' of Mr. A, everything seemed normal.But if you think about it carefully, there are too many coincidences to be outrageous.
"correct."
Al Hassen paused for a moment, then continued, "Bishop Anthony asked me to tell you that if you come to the detective agency anytime, you can stop by the church when you have time."
Al Hasson's expression became weird after he finished speaking.
Archbishop Anthony is the head of the Church of Evernight in the entire Backlund Diocese, and his status is definitely among the top three in the entire church.
Although Archbishop Anthony had always been kind, his attitude towards Ember was too kind. He even summoned Ember with an inquiring tone rather than an order.
Ember who had just sat down immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go right away."
After speaking, he left the detective agency without looking back.
"Tsk..."
The corner of Al Hasson's mouth twitched. If he had known, he wouldn't have told him now.
"Captain, you should wait until he is about to leave, instead of telling him as soon as he comes."
Borgia made up the knife on the side.
"Play your chess."
Al Hasson glared at him and said angrily.
Ember walked out of the gate of the detective agency, turned along the cobblestone road into an alley where the two streets intersected, and was about to turn to the church on the back of the street.
But on the way, I don't know when pea vines hang down from the sky, intertwining into a dense forest road.These roads are either interspersed or circled, extending all the way to the sky.
At the entrance of the path, the vines are blooming, as if inviting the embers.
After a little thought, Ember took the initiative to step onto the path, moving forward step by step.
After an unknown amount of time, he saw those green plants connecting into a hammock-like seat, swaying gently on a high place.
There was a lady there. She was wearing a white Intis-style shirt and a dark black jacket, with a thin rapier at her waist. Except that she didn't wear a three-cornered hat, she was dressed like a standard sea captain.
The lady was sitting on a hammock-like seat, her long chestnut hair was hanging down naturally, her blue and deep eyes looked over, and said softly but without emotion:
"Ash Black?"
"it's me."
Ember nodded slightly, and asked back, "What's the name?"
Ember glanced at the top of the lady's head, [Queen of Mysteries] Bernadette Gustave.
"Bernadette."
The lady's eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "I owe you a favor for what happened last time. If you need it, you can always recite my honorable name and ask me to repay the favor."
"The Holy Spirit who pursues knowledge;
a lighthouse in a mysterious world;
peep into the eyes of fate;
king over the sea;
Holy Bernadette Gustave"
"Remember?"
Ember nodded slightly, although he didn't know this lady, and he didn't know what kind of favor she was talking about.But being able to use his ability to invite him to meet near Saint Samuel Church was obviously acquiesced by the Church of Evernight.
If in doubt, just ask Archbishop Anthony.
"you can go now."
The lady's voice is still soft, but it seems a little impersonal.
After all, who would call someone here just to say a word?What's more, it's you who owe favors, shouldn't you be more proactive?
Perhaps because of some bad habits, Ember subconsciously complained.
But he didn't show it, just nodded slightly and turned to leave.
"Crack~"
Is the lady sitting on the seat made of vines, looking at the back of the embers leaving, wondering what is going on.Under the action of gravity, a pair of slender jade legs wearing black leather boots swayed slightly in the air.
Returning to the ground along the path, the vines spreading in the sky faded away in the blink of an eye at an extremely fast speed until they disappeared, as if they had never appeared before.
And Ember didn't take a second look, and turned around and walked towards St. Samuel's Church not far away.
In the large prayer hall, a pastor is leading the believers sitting on the benches, and the luxuriously dressed believers are doing mass.
Ember walked through the crowd with ease, and entered the study belonging to Archbishop Anthony.Anthony Stevenson was wearing a black and red robe, with deep eyes and a beardless face, standing in front of the desk under the sunlight, with a gentle smile on his face.
"Your Majesty."
Anthony said softly, "I think you've already met that lady."
Ember nodded slightly, and asked a little puzzled, "She said she owed me a favor, what's going on?"
"Aurora Society."
Anthony smiled and said, "When Your Excellency the Favored One raided the stronghold of the Aurora Society, there was an evil god believer named 'Lan Erwusi', who was chosen by the true Creator as a vessel for the descending of the gods."
"And that lady, for some reason, needs to prevent a disaster involving high-level power. And the appearance of Lanerus has fulfilled her in a sense."
"ceremony?"
Ember slightly raised her eyebrows and asked.
"Yes."
Anthony was a little surprised, and explained, "Before that, she was the 'Master of Prophecy' of Sequence 3 of the Pathway of the Mystery-seeker, and after that, she has become the 'Sage' of Sequence 2. In certain things, the Favored One Your Excellency may try to use this favor."
After a pause, Anthony laughed, "An angel of Sequence 2 is at least stronger than a demigod like me. If you have some needs that are inconvenient for the Church of Evernight to come forward, she can come forward."
After all, the Church of Evernight is an official organization, and it is not easy for them to come forward for some violations of discipline.For example, the assassination of the king would have a bad effect on the Church of Evernight after all.So Ember didn't intend to inform the Church of Evernight at the beginning, nor did she intend to ask for their help.
But Bernadette is just right, after all, she does not belong to any force at present.With the favor of helping her to be promoted to Sequence 2, it shouldn't be difficult for her to help kill someone.
"correct."
Anthony thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The Church of Evernight has an operation tonight. If you are fine, you might as well listen to it together."
"it is good."
Ember nodded silently, and after confirming that Anthony had nothing else to say, she turned and left the study.
"Ritual!"
Anthony suddenly smiled bitterly, "Is it so fast? Your Highness Arianna, is all this really in your calculations?"
……
In a certain house in Backlund, Bernadette who returned to the room asked softly, somewhat puzzled,
"Why don't you meet him yourself?"
In front of Bernadette was a palm-sized blue doll girl sitting on a chair.
She was wearing a wide mage peaked hat, and there were a large number of books that seemed to be piled up unintentionally on the chair, and she herself was sitting on this towering pile of books, so that her eyes were at the same level as Bernadette.
Although petite in stature, it seemed majestic and full.
At this time, the blue petite doll looked directly at Bernadette, not timid at all because of the huge difference in body size between the two, with a crisp voice:
"not the right time yet."
"The king has not fully returned, and the despicable fire stealers still haunt the king."
"In the long sleep, the king and the fire thief have reached a balance. With the precipitation of time, the king will be able to completely annihilate it sooner or later, but not now."
"My appearance will break this balance and make the fire thief fight to the death."
"and."
The petite puppet looked up at the sky, and seemed to see a crimson full moon through the gray mist. Her voice was still calm, but it seemed to carry a trace of cold hostility.
"He hasn't found me yet, and he doesn't even know that I have come to the world. But He will definitely cast his gaze on the king. Once I appear in her sight, I will be completely expelled."
"He, or they have been secretly coveting the king and the flame. So they will definitely stop me and prevent me from reuniting with the king."
"So, I still need to be patient."
"Waiting until when?"
Bernadette asked subconsciously.
"Wait for the king's awakening, or..."
The petite puppet looked into Bernadette's sight, and said calmly and indifferently, "1368."
"1368..."
Bernadette's expression moved slightly.
In this world, anyone with the ability to predict is very sure that the end is coming, and Bernadette is no exception.
It's just that due to the limitation of strength, she can't predict the exact time.But in the scriptures of the Church of Knowledge, the end will be in 1368 of the Fifth Age.
She didn't know where the end came from before, but now she knew—
The Church of Evernight had already told her when helping her advance to Sequence 2 that the doomsday came from outside the sky, from the outer gods.They are eyeing tigers from outside the sky, trying to encroach and split the world.
And this petite doll girl in front of her is one of the Outer Gods!
She is even one of the most powerful individuals among the Outer Gods.Otherwise, she would not be able to forcibly occupy the authority of the moon as a newcomer and compete with other outer gods.
As an aborigine of this world, Bernadette certainly didn't want to come down, and she also knew that the doll girl in front of her was waiting for the end to come.But she was not prepared to resist, nor could she resist.
"Your will."
Bernadette said respectfully.
The petite doll glanced at her, but quickly looked away, as if she didn't care what she really thought.
And it is.
As far as she is concerned, there is nothing worthy of her attention except the king.
"Our journey is far from over, my king~"
The petite puppet whispered as if no one was around, "I have lost you once, and this time I will never make a mistake again. We will start the journey again, and there will be no darkness, hesitation, or loneliness anymore."
As early as when the puppet was whispering to itself, Bernadette had silently exited the room, and she could not hear these.
But what Bernadette didn't know was that at the same time she was leaving, a black shadow quietly swept into the room through the open window.
It was a slender woman with a taller figure than ordinary people, but somehow she was covered in a black windbreaker, like an assassin.
At this time, this woman with a graceful figure was kneeling on one knee.
The petite puppet looked at the assassin kneeling in front of him, and said calmly, "Go, go and gather your surviving sisters. Blessed for thousands of years, now, sacrifice yourself for your king."
After countless years of waiting, she has learned to be patient, but that doesn't mean she won't do anything.
The moment she successfully descended into this world, the plan had already begun.
No one can stop her plan, not even humans, let alone God.
The assassin in the black windbreaker said nothing, she bowed her head respectfully.
A moment later, her figure disappeared into the shadows.
Assassins, that's what they are.
The puppet is still sitting on the towering pile of books, looking at the blue full moon outside the window.There seems to be deep meaning in the eyes, and there seems to be a little nostalgia.
In the end, her gaze was fixed on the crimson full moon.
PS: I suddenly discovered something.
1368 is exactly the year when the Ming Dynasty was established.Well, it should be just a coincidence.
PS2: There are two explanations for the ending of the star on the Internet. One is to be a leading party, and the other is to take the law away from the borderland and endure loneliness alone so that the borderland can be free from the intrusion of foreign gods.
There is no doubt that what is written in the book is the second type, and rebuttals are not accepted!
Lani must not be a bad woman!
(End of this chapter)
"...The better is over, I see. (Everything is over)"
"I do solemnly swear. (I do solemnly swear)"
"To every living being, and every living soul. (All life, all souls)"
"Now cometh the age of the stars. (Next is about to enter the age of the stars)"
"A thousand year voyaga under the wisdom of the Moon. (Will follow the law of the moon and start a thousand year journey)"
"Here begins the chill night that encompasses all, reaching the great beyond. (In this long cold night, think long)"
"Into fear, doubt, and loneliness..."
"As the path stretcheth into darkness…(and what it means to go into darkness)"
"let's go toghter. (Let's go together)"
"My dear consort eternal. (My dear consort eternal)"
"Embers, wake up!"
The anxious voice of the girl next to her ears brought Ember back from her sleep to reality.
He opened his eyes, and Fors was shaking his body with a worried face for some reason.
"what happened?"
Ember looked at Fors in confusion.
"I-I just..."
Forsi looked at the embers who had opened her eyes, opened her mouth, lowered her head and said, "No, it's nothing, Xio made breakfast, let me call you."
"it is good."
Ember nodded lightly, without any doubt, just said softly, "I'll go there later."
Fors pursed her lips lightly, finally suppressed the doubts in her heart, turned and left the room.
"Crack~"
The door was gently closed, isolating the outside world from the room.
The dappled sunlight cast overlapping shadows through the curtains, illuminating Ember's face.
Half in the light, half in the dark.
He sat on the edge of the bed, raised his hands in confusion, and stared at the lines on his palms.
He had another dream, a long dream, a dream he had many times.It was as if he was doing certain things over and over again.Just hoping to achieve something, and putting it into practice.
But when he woke up, he found that he couldn't remember the content of the dream anyway, only the last sentence.
"Let's go toghter, My dear consort eternal."
Who said this to him?
I can't remember clearly, the vague memory only reveals a hazy face.It should be a beautiful girl, but he couldn't remember what she looked like.
"stop!"
Forsi walked out of Ember's room, her face suddenly became anxious, and she hurriedly walked towards the kitchen, while calling her friend's name anxiously in a low voice.
"what happened?"
Xio poked his head out of the kitchen with some doubts.
Fors looked in, and Kularis was skillfully frying fried eggs with a shovel in her tentacles.
"You come with me."
Fors pursed her lips, hesitated for a while, pulled Kula out of her arms, and locked the sisters together in the kitchen under her suspicious eyes.
Then, Fors pulled Xio into the bathroom.
"What happened?"
Seeing Forsi being so solemn, Xio couldn't help but become serious, and asked in a low voice.
"I, I just went to Ember's room..."
Forsi spoke quickly but seemed unable to organize her thoughts in advance, she could only explain while gesticulating, "I, I called him but there was no response, so..."
"So you tried his snort?"
Xio was a little speechless, his best friend really seemed like someone who could do such childish things.
"No, more than..."
Forsi's small face turned pale slightly, "Ember, he is not breathing."
"Ok?"
Xiu was stunned for a moment, and finally came to his senses, his expression changed slightly, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
"How could it be wrong!"
Forsi almost cried out in anxiety, "Anyway, I used to be a doctor too! Not only did I not breathe, I also couldn't feel his pulse, just, just like a dead person. If he didn't wake up, I……"
"Don't worry!"
Xio tried his best to stand on tiptoe and press Forsi's shoulder, trying to calm down Forsi who was about to cry.
She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Did you ask him why?"
"No."
Forsi said weakly, "I, I'm afraid he will die..."
"Ok?"
"Didn't Emperor Roselle tell a story? A man named Bigan lived without a heart, but when others told him he couldn't live without a heart, he died."
Forsi tried her best to explain, but seeing the expression on her friend's face as if looking at a childish child, her voice suddenly became softer, and said weakly, "Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem."
Xio hesitated for two seconds, then shook his head lightly.
Although she did feel a little naive at first, after all, the story of Emperor Roselle was clearly meant to scare children.But if you think about it carefully, is there anything impossible now that there are Extraordinary people?
Among Extraordinary people, don't they also have special ways to play with corpses?Maybe Bigan in the story of Emperor Roselle is actually a corpse manipulated by a Extraordinary?
If Ember was also due to this reason, then she really couldn't ask him directly.But if you don't ask, how can you determine his condition?
And think of the Kulala sisters, who seem to be completely spirit bodies, even ashes.And what about Ember himself?Was he completely unaware that he was in a similar situation?
Hugh was also upset for a while, not knowing how to deal with it.
Although their relationship was just a pure money transaction in the beginning, now that Forsi has been blessed, to put it mildly, the embers have lost their 'use value'.
But during this period of getting along, they have long regarded Ember as a friend or even a family member.At a time like this, how could it be impossible to sit idly by?
But even if they wanted to, what could they do?After all, they are just two ordinary Sequence 8s, the kind of wild Extraordinary who don't even have a powerful sealed item.If there is a fight, others can knock them down with a single shot.
"Ask Mister Fool!"
Xio took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.
In this situation, perhaps only Mister Fool can help them.
"Then, are you coming?"
Fors asked cautiously.
"I'll go outside and watch, you come and pray."
Seeing his friend's cowardly look, Xio said without hesitation.
She knew that Fors was afraid of knowing the answers she didn't want to know, but this kind of thing had to be done by Fors herself——
Because she is also afraid!
Without waiting for Forsi to object, Xio directly pushed open the door and left the bathroom amidst his friend's unbelievable expression.Leaving Fors alone, facing the self in the mirror who wanted to cry without tears, she could only silently start praying to the Fool.
"A fool who does not belong to this era!"
"You are the mysterious ruler above the gray mist;"
"You are the Yellow and Black King of Good Luck."
……
"Ok?"
At No. 15 Minsk Street, Klein, who turned over in bed, suddenly opened his eyes. He heard someone praying to him.Although it is not a good habit to disturb people's lucid dreams in the morning, he still has to answer the prayers of believers.
Regardless of getting dressed, he got up from the bed and walked four steps backwards into the gray mist.At a glance, the crimson star representing Miss 'Magician' is constantly shrinking and expanding.
Klein stretched out his hand, spread his spirituality, and touched the past.After reorganizing the intermittent and confusing words from Miss 'Magician', I finally understood the ins and outs of the matter.
When she called Ember to wake up, she found that he was not breathing, so the worried Ms. Magician thought that he was in the same situation as Bigan, and was afraid that he was a corpse manipulated by others, so she came to the gray mist to find the Fool. Help and Proverbs.
But Klein was not surprised by this, and instead complained a little speechlessly:
"Isn't it normal not to breathe? To breathe is to see a ghost, okay! After all, the essence of embers is a mass of residues and ashes left by the initial fire, which is actually no different from his ashes."
"Have you ever seen early morning... Bah, have you ever seen ash that can breathe? Well, the smog in Backlund is an exception. Maybe this thing can really 'breathe'."
"However, since the embers are essentially ashes, what about his ashes? Could it be from the first fire? Tsk, it seems very likely."
"For example, the silver knight, wasn't it just burned with Gwen? Just like the introduction of the black knight's helmet, 'In the past, they served the initial salary king Gwen, followed the king of fire, and they themselves were burned. From then on From now on, it will turn into ashes and continue to wander the world'."
"So in essence, the black knights are actually ashes that have been burned to slag by the first fire. The reason why they can move freely is because of the blessing of the first fire."
Klein suddenly felt that he had found the truth, and he immediately lifted his spirits.But after thinking about it, I suddenly felt something was wrong, and my eyes were a little suspicious:
"No, 'Ash' exists by relying on the primary fire. In theory, if the primary fire goes out, then the 'ash' will die. But the embers are still alive, does it prove that the primary fire is still burning? "
"Could it be that what he left was the end of the first fire? No, it may also be the end of usurping the fire or taking the fire. Judging from Ember's personality, it should be unlikely that he would step on the head of the fire-proof woman? That is usurping the fire or passing on the fire." fire?"
"If it was spreading the fire, where is Chuhuo now? Ember was awakened from the Church of Evernight. Could it be that Chuhuo is in the hands of Church of Evernight? And if it is usurping fire, doesn't that mean that Chuhuo is in Ember's body?"
"Could it be that the current state of Ember has something to do with Chuhuo?"
The more Klein thought about it, the more complicated it became. On the contrary, there were more and more problems, making it even more difficult for him to see the truth clearly.But the most important thing now is to respond to Miss Magician first, lest she continue to be frightened.
He recovered a bit, and returned to the calm and calm appearance of Mister Fool, and resumed in a low and peaceful voice:
"It's normal, don't panic."
"He is not controlled by anyone, not even a god."
Above the gray fog, Klein, who had finished responding to Miss Magician, waited for a while.After confirming that there was no new situation, he wrapped himself in spirituality and fell back to the real world.But just as he felt the existence of his body, Klein tasted the cold.
"Ah!"
He sneezed, quickly removed the spiritual wall, and got into bed again.
Sadly, his bed was cold.
……
"normal phenomenon?"
Forsi received the Fool's response, but became more and more confused and suspicious.
"How about it?"
Xio pushed open the door and asked with his head.
"Mister Fool said it's normal."
Forsi whispered the words of 'The Fool' again.
"You call not breathing normal?"
Xio's eyes widened, and Forsi's eyes widened, their faces dazed.
"But Mister Fool told me so."
Fors spread her small hands and replied helplessly.
Xio hesitated for a moment, and felt that it made sense. He shouldn't doubt the judgment of a god, so he calmed down and analyzed one by one:
"That should be because Ember is different from ordinary people."
"If there is really a problem, Mister Fool probably wouldn't bring Ember to the Tarot Club. Moreover, Ember is a Nighthawk, and the Church of Evernight should be able to discover the problem earlier than us."
"But since the Church of Evernight didn't respond, it means that this may really be... a normal phenomenon?"
Xio's voice was slightly hesitant, but it was still difficult to accept.
But Fors nodded her head, thinking that what she said made sense.If there is really a problem, the Church of Evernight and Mister Fool will definitely find out earlier than them.
After all, Ember goes to work every day... It's not right, he seems, probably, maybe, maybe, doesn't seem to go to work very much... right?
"call!"
Forsi breathed a sigh of relief, there was nothing to worry about anymore!
Well, that's right, that's it!
Forsi regained her previous 'confidence', and opened the bathroom door with her head held high.Then she found that Ember was standing at the door looking at her... and Xio behind her.
"morning."
Ember looked at the two women who went out and entered the bathroom together, and greeted them as if nothing had happened.It seems that the relationship between these two people is very normal, or that they have become accustomed to their special relationship.
"morning."
Fors greeted with a guilty conscience, and slipped past Ember——
Then throw yourself on the sofa, today is another day full of fun!
"Good morning, Ember."
Xio greeted him as if nothing had happened, but his eyes were a little dodgy.
"Actually, you don't have to hide it from me."
Ember looked at Xio's evasive appearance, and said calmly.
"Eh?"
Forsi, who was lying on the sofa, buried her head in the pillow, froze.
Xio's expression also stiffened, and he said with a sneer, "I, I don't know what you're talking about."
"No, you know it very well."
Ember shook her head, but her voice was still calm, and she said slowly, "You know what I'm talking about, and you also know what I'm expressing. But as I said, you don't have to hide it, I don't mind."
Xio subconsciously looked at Fors, while the rotten salted fish was still pretending to be an ostrich.This makes Xio helpless, but at the same time, he also knows that now he can only bear everything by himself.
"In the end, I carried everything alone."
Xio secretly sighed in his heart, and at the same time mustered up the courage to meet Ember's gaze, and said slowly, "Well, I won't hide it from you. Forsi and I just consulted the Fool..."
"Fool?"
Instead, Ember froze for a moment, looked at the two women with some puzzlement and hesitation, and asked in confusion, "What's the matter with the Fool? Why do you still ask the Fool's opinion?"
"Because it's about you, we can't make up our minds, after all your body..."
Before Xio could react, he replied subconsciously, but in the end he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself from revealing more.
"What does it have to do with me?"
The bewilderment in Ember's eyes was even worse, and he asked suspiciously, "Are you going to take me with you when you're talking about Lily? Or, Hugh, are you actually bisexual?"
"what?"
This time, even Forsi was stunned, and raised her head in a daze.
Xio's eyes widened, and he asked with some embarrassment, "Lily? What lily!"
"It's literally..."
"Of course I know the meaning of this word invented by Emperor Roselle! It's the same as Goji, it's used to describe an impure relationship between women that goes beyond friendship. But what does this have to do with me and Fors? !"
Ember asked back, "Aren't you in that kind of relationship?"
"certainly not!"
Xio denied it without hesitation, "If you don't believe me, ask Forsi, we are not in that relationship!"
After hearing this, Ember glanced at Forsi.
Just in time to see Forsi lower her head with a blushing face, and bury her head in the pillow again.
"..."
Xio was almost laughed out of anger, I was still trying to explain here, and finally explained clearly, but why are you blushing!Isn't it confirmed that they have an improper relationship?
"Ok."
Ember shook her head, still chose to believe Xio's explanation, and asked, "Then what are you doing in the bathroom?"
"I……"
Xio opened his mouth, hesitating for a while, before whispering, "We are praying to Mister Fool and asking about your physical condition."
"health condition?"
"breathe……"
"Oh."
Ember understood, and said frankly, "I'm not breathing, it's normal."
"You call this normal?"
Huo hesitated to speak, but said nothing.
Just use practical actions to prove what is normal——
She probed her own breath with her fingers, and leaned closer to the embers and probed with her fingers——
As expected, nothing.
No breathing, no pulse.
In the end, she took Ember's hand and put it between her nose, letting him feel her breath.At the same time, he silently raised his head and looked at the embers, as if to say 'hey, this is normal for me'.
Ember's expression was still calm, and he said indifferently, "For humans, breathing is normal. But for me, not breathing is normal."
"What about life?"
Xio asked, "If you're like this, are you still alive?"
Ember looked at Xio meaningfully, and said leisurely, "If you mean creating life, I think I must be fine, do you want to try?"
Xio blushed all of a sudden, and waved angrily to knock off Ember's hand that he had just grabbed himself.
"Go away!"
Perhaps it was because the joke was too much, Hugh urged him to go to work with a cold face after having breakfast.
"stop……"
Fors looked at Xio with a cold face, and whispered, "Ember shouldn't have any malicious intentions."
"I know."
Xio sighed softly, and the cold expression on his face suddenly softened, and he said in a low voice, "He just didn't want us to worry too much, so he deliberately skipped this topic."
"Life."
Ember stood by the side of the street, looking at the passing pedestrians and the carriages galloping in the middle of the road, silently.
Whether it is a human or a horse, or a mouse in the gutter, a pet dog being led or a pet cat being held in the arms of a noble lady, these are fresh lives.
Only he is not.
In ancient times, the world was still undifferentiated and shrouded in thick fog.There are gray rocks, towering trees and immortal dragons everywhere.
Then, one day, the initial fire was lit.With Rise of Fire, the world began to look different.
Heat and cold, life and death, light and dark.
And for the embers that once plunged into the primary fire, the body and soul have been burned away, leaving only a pile of residue, neither life nor death has any meaning, because the 'ashes' are just the slaves of the primary fire.
unless……
Ember looked away, and walked towards the North District.
It's been a long time since he came back and he hasn't reported much, so he's going to the 'Detective Agency' to have a look.
Along the way, Backlund still looked like that——
People walk in the fog, and the distance is so hazy that they can't see the direction. They can only barely recognize the street signs on the roadside.The tall chimneys in the distance continuously spew out a large amount of gray 'fog', connecting the sky and the earth intimately.
In this fog, even if something happens, maybe no one will know.Even if someone is hiding not far away, the person in it cannot find out.
"Hey, the Viscount is here to inspect?"
As soon as Ember arrived at the gate of the detective agency, Al Hasen looked surprised and said in amazement, "How is it? Are you satisfied with our return?"
Before he finished speaking, Al Hasson suddenly grabbed Borgia's hand, and said in a bad manner, "And you, I deliberately changed places with you this time, and you still want to make small moves without turning around?"
"no……"
Borgia sighed helplessly, "It's my turn to play, captain, are you too sensitive?"
"..."
Al Hasson glanced at the chessboard, and silently let go of Borgia's hand.
"Where's Old Neil?"
Ember looked around for a week and asked.
"I gave him a vacation two days ago."
Al Hasson said casually, "As you know, he came from Tingen. It just so happened that several of his colleagues and juniors brought out by him came to Backlund. I was busy before and didn't have a chance. He took a vacation to let them get together."
"Who has come to Backlund?"
Ember sat down on the sofa beside her and asked.
Borgia explained, "Dun and Leonard, you know these two people. Then there is Miss Daly who came to Backlund two months ago and has been leading Simon's team."
As Borgia spoke, he shook his head again and sighed, "The disaster that happened in Tingen two months ago hit them hard. Klein... well, that young man with a very bookish look, They died in that disaster to save them, and the murderer is still at large."
"Klein."
Ember asked thoughtfully, "Who is the murderer?"
Al Hasson's expression was extremely serious, and he reminded, "One is called Lanwusi, a fraudster. The other is Ince Zangwill, the former archbishop of the Church of Evernight, a spectator who failed in promotion. The gatekeeper had the strength of Sequence 5 before he defected. The high-level officials guessed that he might have been promoted to Sequence 4 after he took Saint Selena's ashes. Even before defecting, he even stole a 0-level sealed item."
"If you really want to meet him head-on, I'm afraid even the senior deacon may not be his opponent. If you have any clues about him, you must not act without authorization!"
Al Hasson gave thousands of reminders, although he was usually not forgiving.But he still values his teammates very much.Especially after the lessons learned by Simon and Dunn, he also paid more attention to this.
And the reason for reminding them this way is because when they went to Tingen, they felt that the relationship between Ember and Klein was pretty good.Although they have only been together for less than a day in total, they are not afraid of [-], just in case. What if Ember decides to help Klein get revenge?
But Ember still has this strength, even though he has made only a handful of shots——
That's the one time in Tingen.
But that action almost wiped them out, but Ember could easily solve it.Even after becoming Sequence 6, Al Hasson still felt that he couldn't see through the embers.Coupled with the fact that Ember's information doesn't indicate strength, it means that Ember is at least a Sequence 5.
If you don't tell him that Ince Zangwill has been promoted to Sequence 4, Al Hasson is afraid that he will really be impulsive.
"Here are the pictures."
Borgia cooperatively handed over a photo, and Ember glanced at it roughly.In the photo, Ince Zangwill was wearing a double-breasted pure black clergyman's robe, a soft hat, dark golden hair, and blue to black pupils.
He has a straight nose, tight lips, and his facial features are like classical sculptures without any wrinkles. The most striking sign is that he is blind.
Al Hasson went on to explain, "The sealed item stolen by him is '0-08', which looks like a common quill. The abilities of level 0 sealed items are the highest level of secrecy, so I don't know what other Specific ability, but it is said that '0-08' can use this to force a 'coincidence'."
"Well, this is the result of Dunn's analysis. You can refer to it, but don't be preconceived, otherwise it may harm you in the battle."
"coincide?"
Ember inexplicably thought of her previous actions, it seemed that there were indeed many coincidences.Especially during the 'assassination' of Mr. A, everything seemed normal.But if you think about it carefully, there are too many coincidences to be outrageous.
"correct."
Al Hassen paused for a moment, then continued, "Bishop Anthony asked me to tell you that if you come to the detective agency anytime, you can stop by the church when you have time."
Al Hasson's expression became weird after he finished speaking.
Archbishop Anthony is the head of the Church of Evernight in the entire Backlund Diocese, and his status is definitely among the top three in the entire church.
Although Archbishop Anthony had always been kind, his attitude towards Ember was too kind. He even summoned Ember with an inquiring tone rather than an order.
Ember who had just sat down immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go right away."
After speaking, he left the detective agency without looking back.
"Tsk..."
The corner of Al Hasson's mouth twitched. If he had known, he wouldn't have told him now.
"Captain, you should wait until he is about to leave, instead of telling him as soon as he comes."
Borgia made up the knife on the side.
"Play your chess."
Al Hasson glared at him and said angrily.
Ember walked out of the gate of the detective agency, turned along the cobblestone road into an alley where the two streets intersected, and was about to turn to the church on the back of the street.
But on the way, I don't know when pea vines hang down from the sky, intertwining into a dense forest road.These roads are either interspersed or circled, extending all the way to the sky.
At the entrance of the path, the vines are blooming, as if inviting the embers.
After a little thought, Ember took the initiative to step onto the path, moving forward step by step.
After an unknown amount of time, he saw those green plants connecting into a hammock-like seat, swaying gently on a high place.
There was a lady there. She was wearing a white Intis-style shirt and a dark black jacket, with a thin rapier at her waist. Except that she didn't wear a three-cornered hat, she was dressed like a standard sea captain.
The lady was sitting on a hammock-like seat, her long chestnut hair was hanging down naturally, her blue and deep eyes looked over, and said softly but without emotion:
"Ash Black?"
"it's me."
Ember nodded slightly, and asked back, "What's the name?"
Ember glanced at the top of the lady's head, [Queen of Mysteries] Bernadette Gustave.
"Bernadette."
The lady's eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "I owe you a favor for what happened last time. If you need it, you can always recite my honorable name and ask me to repay the favor."
"The Holy Spirit who pursues knowledge;
a lighthouse in a mysterious world;
peep into the eyes of fate;
king over the sea;
Holy Bernadette Gustave"
"Remember?"
Ember nodded slightly, although he didn't know this lady, and he didn't know what kind of favor she was talking about.But being able to use his ability to invite him to meet near Saint Samuel Church was obviously acquiesced by the Church of Evernight.
If in doubt, just ask Archbishop Anthony.
"you can go now."
The lady's voice is still soft, but it seems a little impersonal.
After all, who would call someone here just to say a word?What's more, it's you who owe favors, shouldn't you be more proactive?
Perhaps because of some bad habits, Ember subconsciously complained.
But he didn't show it, just nodded slightly and turned to leave.
"Crack~"
Is the lady sitting on the seat made of vines, looking at the back of the embers leaving, wondering what is going on.Under the action of gravity, a pair of slender jade legs wearing black leather boots swayed slightly in the air.
Returning to the ground along the path, the vines spreading in the sky faded away in the blink of an eye at an extremely fast speed until they disappeared, as if they had never appeared before.
And Ember didn't take a second look, and turned around and walked towards St. Samuel's Church not far away.
In the large prayer hall, a pastor is leading the believers sitting on the benches, and the luxuriously dressed believers are doing mass.
Ember walked through the crowd with ease, and entered the study belonging to Archbishop Anthony.Anthony Stevenson was wearing a black and red robe, with deep eyes and a beardless face, standing in front of the desk under the sunlight, with a gentle smile on his face.
"Your Majesty."
Anthony said softly, "I think you've already met that lady."
Ember nodded slightly, and asked a little puzzled, "She said she owed me a favor, what's going on?"
"Aurora Society."
Anthony smiled and said, "When Your Excellency the Favored One raided the stronghold of the Aurora Society, there was an evil god believer named 'Lan Erwusi', who was chosen by the true Creator as a vessel for the descending of the gods."
"And that lady, for some reason, needs to prevent a disaster involving high-level power. And the appearance of Lanerus has fulfilled her in a sense."
"ceremony?"
Ember slightly raised her eyebrows and asked.
"Yes."
Anthony was a little surprised, and explained, "Before that, she was the 'Master of Prophecy' of Sequence 3 of the Pathway of the Mystery-seeker, and after that, she has become the 'Sage' of Sequence 2. In certain things, the Favored One Your Excellency may try to use this favor."
After a pause, Anthony laughed, "An angel of Sequence 2 is at least stronger than a demigod like me. If you have some needs that are inconvenient for the Church of Evernight to come forward, she can come forward."
After all, the Church of Evernight is an official organization, and it is not easy for them to come forward for some violations of discipline.For example, the assassination of the king would have a bad effect on the Church of Evernight after all.So Ember didn't intend to inform the Church of Evernight at the beginning, nor did she intend to ask for their help.
But Bernadette is just right, after all, she does not belong to any force at present.With the favor of helping her to be promoted to Sequence 2, it shouldn't be difficult for her to help kill someone.
"correct."
Anthony thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The Church of Evernight has an operation tonight. If you are fine, you might as well listen to it together."
"it is good."
Ember nodded silently, and after confirming that Anthony had nothing else to say, she turned and left the study.
"Ritual!"
Anthony suddenly smiled bitterly, "Is it so fast? Your Highness Arianna, is all this really in your calculations?"
……
In a certain house in Backlund, Bernadette who returned to the room asked softly, somewhat puzzled,
"Why don't you meet him yourself?"
In front of Bernadette was a palm-sized blue doll girl sitting on a chair.
She was wearing a wide mage peaked hat, and there were a large number of books that seemed to be piled up unintentionally on the chair, and she herself was sitting on this towering pile of books, so that her eyes were at the same level as Bernadette.
Although petite in stature, it seemed majestic and full.
At this time, the blue petite doll looked directly at Bernadette, not timid at all because of the huge difference in body size between the two, with a crisp voice:
"not the right time yet."
"The king has not fully returned, and the despicable fire stealers still haunt the king."
"In the long sleep, the king and the fire thief have reached a balance. With the precipitation of time, the king will be able to completely annihilate it sooner or later, but not now."
"My appearance will break this balance and make the fire thief fight to the death."
"and."
The petite puppet looked up at the sky, and seemed to see a crimson full moon through the gray mist. Her voice was still calm, but it seemed to carry a trace of cold hostility.
"He hasn't found me yet, and he doesn't even know that I have come to the world. But He will definitely cast his gaze on the king. Once I appear in her sight, I will be completely expelled."
"He, or they have been secretly coveting the king and the flame. So they will definitely stop me and prevent me from reuniting with the king."
"So, I still need to be patient."
"Waiting until when?"
Bernadette asked subconsciously.
"Wait for the king's awakening, or..."
The petite puppet looked into Bernadette's sight, and said calmly and indifferently, "1368."
"1368..."
Bernadette's expression moved slightly.
In this world, anyone with the ability to predict is very sure that the end is coming, and Bernadette is no exception.
It's just that due to the limitation of strength, she can't predict the exact time.But in the scriptures of the Church of Knowledge, the end will be in 1368 of the Fifth Age.
She didn't know where the end came from before, but now she knew—
The Church of Evernight had already told her when helping her advance to Sequence 2 that the doomsday came from outside the sky, from the outer gods.They are eyeing tigers from outside the sky, trying to encroach and split the world.
And this petite doll girl in front of her is one of the Outer Gods!
She is even one of the most powerful individuals among the Outer Gods.Otherwise, she would not be able to forcibly occupy the authority of the moon as a newcomer and compete with other outer gods.
As an aborigine of this world, Bernadette certainly didn't want to come down, and she also knew that the doll girl in front of her was waiting for the end to come.But she was not prepared to resist, nor could she resist.
"Your will."
Bernadette said respectfully.
The petite doll glanced at her, but quickly looked away, as if she didn't care what she really thought.
And it is.
As far as she is concerned, there is nothing worthy of her attention except the king.
"Our journey is far from over, my king~"
The petite puppet whispered as if no one was around, "I have lost you once, and this time I will never make a mistake again. We will start the journey again, and there will be no darkness, hesitation, or loneliness anymore."
As early as when the puppet was whispering to itself, Bernadette had silently exited the room, and she could not hear these.
But what Bernadette didn't know was that at the same time she was leaving, a black shadow quietly swept into the room through the open window.
It was a slender woman with a taller figure than ordinary people, but somehow she was covered in a black windbreaker, like an assassin.
At this time, this woman with a graceful figure was kneeling on one knee.
The petite puppet looked at the assassin kneeling in front of him, and said calmly, "Go, go and gather your surviving sisters. Blessed for thousands of years, now, sacrifice yourself for your king."
After countless years of waiting, she has learned to be patient, but that doesn't mean she won't do anything.
The moment she successfully descended into this world, the plan had already begun.
No one can stop her plan, not even humans, let alone God.
The assassin in the black windbreaker said nothing, she bowed her head respectfully.
A moment later, her figure disappeared into the shadows.
Assassins, that's what they are.
The puppet is still sitting on the towering pile of books, looking at the blue full moon outside the window.There seems to be deep meaning in the eyes, and there seems to be a little nostalgia.
In the end, her gaze was fixed on the crimson full moon.
PS: I suddenly discovered something.
1368 is exactly the year when the Ming Dynasty was established.Well, it should be just a coincidence.
PS2: There are two explanations for the ending of the star on the Internet. One is to be a leading party, and the other is to take the law away from the borderland and endure loneliness alone so that the borderland can be free from the intrusion of foreign gods.
There is no doubt that what is written in the book is the second type, and rebuttals are not accepted!
Lani must not be a bad woman!
(End of this chapter)
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