Siren Blade

Chapter 96 Succubus Joan
"You found her?" Hearing this, how could I not be surprised.This is completely contrary to my expectation. Could it be that the girl and the succubus are not the same person, but just have very similar life experiences?But how can there be such a coincidence.

I am also very concerned about another thing, "Did you go to Bairi Town because you foresaw this possibility?"

"Not really..." He said uncertainly.

"Then why are you looking for it?" I asked.

"When I was learning the knowledge of warlocks, I learned that some warlocks believe that time is an objective thing, and the future is not only a fixed path, but has countless possible routes like a tree diagram." He said, " So I thought, even if that girl is the succubus from the past, she may not go back to the past to 'repeat the same mistakes' after being separated from us, but may enter a different future."

This theory is also the basis of Bite's precognitive dreams. She also believes that fate has countless branches, and she can only predict the bad ones.

From the perspective of this theory, the succubus fighting us may have been a girl from another time branch in the past. She returned to the divergence point a long time ago through time travel, and then entered our time branch.So even if the girl and the succubus are the same person, it doesn't prove that the former will necessarily become the latter.

And assuming that the girl really didn't time travel, then she is very likely to be alive.

The reason is simple, in the memory of the succubus, after she lost us in the mist as a girl, the demons in the mist did not attack her until the mist cleared.At that time, she was just immersed in her own emotions, but I was able to feel suspicious when watching this memory.According to my guess, this is mostly because the demon in the mist recognized her as the succubus herself.

However, what is the matter of time, space and fate, whether it is a one-way street or a tree diagram, is still an unsolved mystery with different opinions, and the current human beings are temporarily unable to ascertain the true colors of these things.

"I understand what you're thinking." I continued to ask after nodding, "So, now that you've found her, where is she now?"

Joan touched his heart, and said something beyond my expectations, "It's in my body."

He narrated his experience some time ago.

Unlike what I just thought, he didn't really find the girl either.In fact, after the fog cleared in Bairi Town, the Security Bureau quickly surrounded Bairi Town and launched rescue work for the residents under the command of Lie Que.Qiao An has been paying attention to the progress of the rescue through her sister, especially the girl's trace, but the security bureau has not found any clues to this day.

Judging from this situation, the girl really time traveled to the past.

But he was still worried, and went to Bairi Town himself.This reminds me of my past experience.In the dream, I was always brooding over the missing front table, and then went to the old place of the unknown mountain to revisit, in order to untie my knot.Although Joan's treatment of the girl is not like my treatment of the front desk, I understand the brooding feelings.

After the disaster, Bairi Town was basically abandoned, and most of the surviving residents moved to other places.Although there are still some residents who are unwilling to relocate for personal reasons, the number is so rare that almost no one can be seen.On the contrary, the rescue team of the Security Bureau has a larger number of people, but they have also entered the stage of evacuating one after another.When Joan was walking on the deserted and deserted streets, he could occasionally see rescuers who were preparing to return.

It was at that time that he suddenly saw a small white shadow flashing past the corner of the small street.The rescuers didn't notice it, but he caught it keenly.The white shadow quietly hid in the alley far away, he followed curiously, and then saw the true face of the white shadow.

The white shadow turned out to be a mass of gray mist, about the size of a fist, with a pair of black spots the size of mung beans blinking like eyes.Joan was a little frightened, it was obviously an unknown hidden creature.But the reaction of the mist ball was even more intense. Seeing someone following in, it seemed to be taken aback, and immediately ran away.

However, it is just a cloud of fog, and it can only float slowly when escaping, only a little faster than people walking.Seeing that it didn't seem to be a threat, Joan boldly chased after it.It looked "back" from time to time, as if it was very scared and anxious, but it couldn't escape.Seeing its trembling reaction, Qiao An only felt that it looked very familiar, and for no reason he thought of that girl who was terribly afraid of others.

He even had an absurd thought: Could it be that girl?
If this was in the past, he would definitely laugh at his outrageous ideas.But after going through so many things, he has become conscious of his awareness.Don't underestimate any of your intuitions, this is the first lesson he learned on the path of the warlock.At the same time, this is also his only reliable weapon in the hidden world at this time.

Finally, under the eaves of a roof, the mist ball stopped in despair, and turned towards Joan again, boiling like a cat taking a threatening gesture.Joan looked at the steamed-up mist, recalling his past experience of persuading that girl to follow him, and tentatively, like coaxing a child, he said, "Come here. I won't hurt you."

The mist ball slowly regained its composure. It listened to Joan's words and then looked at Joan's face, as if it recognized something. It seemed a little puzzled and uneasy.

After a moment of hesitation, it slowly floated over.

Seeing it react like this, Joan was somewhat convinced of his absurd thoughts.

"Don't worry, those who will hurt you are gone." He whispered softly, "Don't leave my side this time."

Misty Duanzi really never left after that.
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Joan's narration reminded me of the memory of the succubus.The succubus once thought that if she hadn't shaken off that boy's hand, maybe she would have taken a different path.However, to her before she was alive, that was just a distant dream.

Afterwards, Joan brought the misty dumpling back and named it "Huihui".

Hui Hui has an intelligence close to that of a child. Although she cannot speak, she can understand and respond to Joan's words.In addition, it is a spirit body.The mist that made up its whole body and the mist of the Fog Demon gave Joan almost the same feeling, so he judged that Huihui's body should be composed of the remaining spiritual fluctuations after the death of the Fog Demon.

The Demon of Mist is an abnormally large demon. After death, there will be a lot of residual spiritual fluctuations. Even if new demons are gathered from it, it is normal, or it is strange that they have not gathered.I was also worried about this at the beginning, so after killing the succubus, I didn't return to the stronghold immediately, but wandered around in the town of White Day.Oddly enough, I didn't even find half a new demon at the time.Now it seems that the new demons are not without aggregation, but I can't find it.

In fact, according to this statement, Huihui is actually a demon, and it is likely to be unfavorable to Joan.

But it has never acted like that, and Joan has never noticed any signs of that.It seems that although it is a demon, it will not be malicious to humans.However, this runs counter to the definition of a demon.The so-called demons are a general term for spirits that harbor malice towards humans.There are no demons without malice.

The next speculation is Joan's private thoughts based on his own observation and research during this period, combined with other clues.

He believes that Huihui does not take the composition of the demon of the mist as the main body, but the composition of the succubus—or to be precise, "the composition discarded by the succubus" as the main body.

At the same time when the succubus transformed into a mist demon, she had to give up her charming power as a succubus.And after she died as the Mist Demon, the succubus components she had discarded combined with the remaining spiritual fluctuations of the Mist Demon to form Huihui.

The succubus loathes her own seductive power, thinking that it brings misfortune to herself, symbolizes the "weak self", and is closely related to her unconsciously forgotten memory of being a girl.But now, what makes up Huihui are those ingredients that she taboos.Therefore, Huihui is not acting with the logic of the fog demon, or even the logic of the succubus, but with the logic of the girl.

This is why Joan said that he found the girl in Bairi Town, and he believed that Huihui was the incarnation of that girl.

Although his speculation lacks basis, it is more like a story than a speculation, but it is not impossible for me to provide evidence.For example, the spirit body of the succubus has long been devoured by the siren blade. If there is anything she can use to make Huihui, then it is indeed only the "succubus" that she abandoned before I killed her. ingredients".

"The succubus once fused with the mist demon, so it makes sense that the part she discarded will automatically combine with the remaining spiritual fluctuations of the mist demon." I said, "But if most of your guesses are correct, but There is also a fatal question that cannot be avoided, how can the girl's composition overwhelm the mist demon's composition and occupy Huihui's dominant position?"

"This..." Joan couldn't tell the reason.

On the contrary, I have some clues, perhaps, because of the poison of Saber Tooth.

At the beginning, Saber Tooth prepared the poison against the Demon of Mist, but when it arrived in my hands, there was only half a bottle.I applied it to the Siren Blade during the decisive battle with the succubus, but it didn't come in handy until the end.

The effect of that poison was to temporarily stop the Demon of Mist. Although the dosage of half a bottle could not be effective on a complete Demon of Mist, it was more than enough to deal with the remaining spiritual fluctuations of the Demon of Mist.Perhaps it was the poison that suppressed the mist demon's composition, making Huihui take the girl's composition as the dominant form after it was formed.

Of course, the premise is that Joan's speculation is correct.

While talking to Joan, I was watching him very carefully.

After turning into a succubus, not only did he have extra horns, wings, and a tail, but his skin also seemed to become fairer and more delicate, and his melancholy expression also looked charming, and his soaked shirt was even more tingly. Not like the charming atmosphere of a boy.

Although I have no special "interest" in people, I also have a normal aesthetic vision.Even I think so, I really don't know what other people will think after reading it.

But what I really care about is not these, but whether Joan has any ill intentions towards me.

Like I said to Joe Licorice, succubi are demons too.Although I haven't heard the reason why Joan became a succubus, but judging from what he said before that the girl was in his body, it should be that Huihui has fused into his body in some form.You must know that just learning the knowledge of demons will pollute the spirit and become an evil person, not to mention directly merging with demons?I was even mentally prepared for Joan to attack me while I was listening.

Judging from Joan's active avoidance of his family, he should still retain his original intentions, and he didn't seem to behave abnormally.But what if he was acting?

From what I can tell, he's not acting.If it weren't for this, I would have noticed it at the stage of initiating malice.

"Did you become a succubus because you fused with Huihui?" I asked.

"Yes." He admitted.

This actually proves that Huihui is dominated by the girl's element.If Huihui is dominated by the ingredients of the Mist Demon, or only has the ingredients of the Mist Demon, then Joan will also become the Mist Demon instead of the Succubus.This is probably one of the basis for Joan's previous speculations.

He sighed, "Huihui always sticks to me and likes to hide in my pocket, but I didn't expect to hide directly in my body this time..."

"Did it do this to you on its own initiative?" I asked.

"No, the reason should be that when I was learning the secret knowledge, I said, 'If only I had the power'..." He sighed, "It must have heard my wish, so it entered my body .”

He has often expressed his desire for power before.For example, when I regretted not being able to hold the girl's hand, and when I was trapped in a different space a long time ago.When I first met him, he was also very excited and asked if he could become like me.

"So are you stronger now?" I asked.

"Except for the power of charm...nothing." He shook his head first, then touched his horns, "I feel a power in my body, but I can't mobilize it. But as time goes by, I feel that I have no connection with this force. The compatibility of the power is getting better and better, maybe after a while you can manipulate this power... But the result of the improvement of the compatibility is that these things grow, and the charm can't be turned off..."

"Since you could tell me these things, why didn't you tell your sister?" I asked.

"I wanted to say it at first. It's just that Huihui is a demon after all. I was a little worried about my sister's opinion. But my sister thought I didn't want to say it, so she stopped asking me. I couldn't muster up the courage to say it myself." He was disappointed Said, "Father and mother are also very concerned about my face during this time. They agree with everything I say, and meet any requirements. I... I am a little scared, they all become very strange, and they are completely weird in peacetime. no the same……"

The power of charm will distort the attitude of those around you towards yourself.

Others listen to their own words and sound happy, but there is a limit to everything.Even the closest family members have become so abnormal, and the familiar living environment is gradually spiraling out of control. Of course, someone as sensitive as him is deeply disturbed.

I glanced outside, it was already dark at this time, but it was still raining non-stop, the water flowed down outside the bridge hole, and the air was full of moisture.

Joan hugged her wet body tightly, her thin shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

"Go home first, your sister is very worried about you." I said.

He hesitated again and again, but still shook his head, "Not yet."

"Would you like to come to my house, then?" I asked.

(End of this chapter)