Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

After that, Esther rarely stayed in the cabin honestly.

Klein put the satchel on the desk for her, and Skylark pulled out a handkerchief, then stepped on the satchel for a moment, as if confirming his sovereignty.

Then the little bird lay down in the hollow and closed its eyes, spread its wings and buried its head below, the handkerchief covering its body was just the right size:

"I might have to sleep for a while..."

"Shall I get you something? Water or food?"

Klein asked like this.

But he didn't receive any response. Klein looked sideways, and the skylark's body was still slowly rising and falling, and the light osmanthus yellow tuft feathers exposed outside were constantly shimmering.

Her state is still very poor, and the act of drawing energy from the snake can't replace her previous consumption. What is the origin of that snake?
Klein immediately remembered the mercury snake—Will Auceptin's origami crane was still on him, and he didn't mind contacting him again before entering the sea to the east, asking about the light, the skylark, and Zoya. news.

Just as Klein removed the spiritual wall, the "Future" jolted violently, and he immediately rushed to the window to look out.

Huge waves were pounding hard on the side of the ship, thunderbolts and thunder crashed down, and they were within easy reach of the window.

Klein immediately realized the reason why the "Future" suddenly fell into a storm. The previous flight distance was too fast, and Cattleya might not be able to control the direction stably. The ship flew dangerously into the sea area with abnormal weather.

However, the luck of the "Future" was not bad. Thanks to the efforts of the crew, it soon returned to the safe channel. wreak havoc.

Klein let go of the "Sea God" domain spell tightly held in his hand, and looked back at Esther. Lark was sleeping very soundly, and was not even affected by the turbulence of the ship at all.

What an eventful night...

Klein let out a long breath, and walked into the bathroom to get ready for bed, including writing on the edge of the paper crane what he wanted to ask Will Auceptin: "Excuse me, have you heard of 'Zoya'?" Is it about the skylark? What dangers should we pay attention to when we go to the easternmost part of the Sunya Sea to find the mermaid?"

He wrote it along with a plea for help on the journey.

Before that, Klein had asked Azik Eggers about the legend of "Zoya", but the information he obtained was rather vague.

In Mr. Azik's reply, the only thing that is clear is that the name "Zoya" existed in the more distant third era or even earlier, but this existence did not leave any deeds, only some "thieves" families have a few Rumors, Mr. Azik is not clear about the specific situation.

But this time, seeing the weird lines on the snake's body, Klein decided to ask Will, who is also on the "fate" path.

He didn't want to tell too many people about Esther's acquaintance with him, because Esther had already been involved in enough troubles, and if he met "Zoya"'s new enemy, it would easily expose the relationship between the two. friendship.

Not to mention that Amon is still trying to use "Zoya" to track "The Fool"...

Thinking about it gave Klein a headache. Esther had described to him the abilities that Amon had shown, that he could steal anything, which was simply unimaginable.

Klein put the paper crane under the pillow, and finally lay down on the bed. He tried his best to clear his mind and adjust his state through meditation, so that he could fall into the dreamland as soon as possible.

-

The black wasteland, the steeple stands.

The absence of the huge white snake made the already vast space extraordinarily cold and silent. Klein quickly arrived at the bottom of the tower and walked along the disorderly and messy stairs and gates to the deepest room.

At the old place where the two met, the tarot cards were scattered all over the place, forming a complete circle.

On the raised ground in the middle, the densely packed text is clearly visible, and the beginning part looks quite scribbled, showing the anxiety of the owner of this place.

No matter whether Will writes directly or visualizes these contents, he doesn't seem to be in a good mood:
"Since you're going to ask me about 'Zoya', I have to guess that he had contact with you, I can't divination about his situation, it's no different to me sending myself into his mouth.

"But I believe that you have a way to refuse His request. This is what I have seen in you, a little bit of hope. I hope you can help hide my existence. I can promise to help you in the future and do something wrong. Things beyond my capacity.

"I can't tell you too much. Although he has a person and no entity, he can still gain power and repair himself by devouring my extraordinary characteristics. I'm not sure what state 'Zoya' is in now, but he There is only a physical threat to my path, and you need not be afraid of its existence.

"'Zoya' is not a mythical creature, not a Extraordinary, not even a true god or evil god, I can only tell you these things."

After reading these words, Klein's subordinates tensed up subconsciously.

The thing strapped to Esther's head is really an indeterminate time bomb. According to Will Auceptin's description, "Zoya" is like an existence possessed by an evil spirit.

The blank part of the wrinkled paper crane was too narrow to leave Klein with more questions. He felt a deep sense of powerlessness, which came from the uneasiness born of weakness.

Klein's eyes quickly scanned the rest of the content, and Will gave a warning to the dream after night fell in that sea area, because it contained the power left by the gods, and the depths of the dream were extremely dangerous.

The rest of the reminders are for the abnormalities during the day, and there are corresponding avoidance methods. Mermaids can't live in too dangerous areas. As long as you sail in, it will not be difficult to find them.

Klein sighed in his heart. This time, he went to sea only to be promoted to Secret Puppet Master, and he didn't know what to do to advance to Sequence Four. Formulas and potions would be even more difficult to find.

Esther's promotion path looks easy, and she seems to be the envy of other Extraordinary, but now she has been more and more strongly influenced, if she continues to be promoted, she...

Will it be constantly changed or even replaced by "Zoya"?

Klein quickly suppressed this sudden thought, refusing to think deeply about it.

Maybe Esther is just showing signs of getting out of control because she doesn't "act out", maybe I should remind her of this.

Klein tried his best to think positively, but he couldn't shake off the uneasiness entrenched in his mind.

-

The next morning, Esther was still not fully recovered.

"Need me to bring you something from the restaurant?"

Skylark turned over and completely retracted his exposed head under the handkerchief, his voice sounded sleepy: "Thank you, no need, I seem to still have indigestion..."

Klein twirled a feather from the bottom of the half-height silk top hat, and put it back on top of his head: "Then you have a good rest."

He stared at the position of Lark for another two seconds, and decided to let Esther take a good rest first, and then talk to her about the "out of control tendency" situation. Things seem to be getting more and more...

Klein laughed at himself, why isn't he like this?

The crazy adventurer put on his long trench coat. Fortunately, he went back to the room yesterday in order to accommodate the skylark.Otherwise, the suit would be completely soaked in the storm, and he would have to wear the T-shirt and wide-leg pants in the suitcase.

After Klein left, Esther continued to cover her head, immersed in the hazy feeling of being half asleep and half awake.

The house was quiet again, but it didn't last long.

The "Future" suddenly heaved up and down, and the carp shook like a straightened carp.

Esther's eyes widened instantly, and in the next second, a strong sense of weightlessness caused her to be thrown from the table.

Seeing that the ceiling was getting closer and closer, and a close contact was about to come, Skylark quickly twisted its body in mid-air, and flapped its wings lightly to fly up.

Esther looked around in distress, not understanding what was going on. All the objects that were not fixed were thrown away, and all hit the top of her head due to inertia.

Esther wondered if she should fly to the restaurant, the situation there could only be worse than this, right?

Suddenly, the downward fall of the "Future" was stopped by an external force, and the ship flew upward again, and everything changed direction, smashed to the ground, and barely returned to where they should be.

Esther, who was hovering in the room, flew back to the table, and her gaze fell to the window. The sunlight outside seemed to be at noon, blazing and dazzling.

But it smelled like blood.

Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Esther lowered her head abruptly, not because of the overly bright light, but because of her uncontrollable emotions, which even triggered a physiological reaction, making Esther feel difficult to breathe, and Skylark's body was out of control trembling.

The pain of unknown origin echoed in Esther's perception. She knew that it did not belong to her, but she couldn't refuse these waves of grief, and was forced to experience the emotions of the other.

Skylark buried her head deeply under her wings, and the pain of splitting from the inside out kept coming from the depths of Esther's mind.

She asked in a low voice, "Are you sad?"

There was no response, only the echoing sadness that lingered in Esther's consciousness like a ghost trapped in a distant time.

The skylark flapped its wings. Fortunately, Esther was used to the feeling of flying, and even without concentrating too much, she was able to fly this distance and land on the window sill.

Outside is the golden ocean.

To be more precise, the sky and the sea are simultaneously covered with golden flames, the golden color is constantly burning, emitting dazzling light, and it seems that it will never stop.

It was as if the hottest sun had ever fallen here, but its remnant power refused to acknowledge its destruction, and still steadfastly radiated light and heat.

Esther felt a little blurry in front of her eyes, she couldn't help but smiled wryly:
"Are you actually crying? It doesn't seem to fit your identity all the time."

The skylark raised its wings and wiped away the teardrops from the corners of its eyes with its soft wings. The down feathers mixed with liquid were always itching.

It's so strange that an existence like "Zoya" would have "feelings" similar to human beings?Aren't the gods always on top?
Esther thought so, and she began to feel sad too.

I forgot to post it!sorry!