alliance of misthophoros

Chapter 106 3.15 The Beginning of Yunxi: Flame

【Paradise City-Desert】

Aprice walked in the wind and sand, wearing a turban that had been wet with water, her whole body was wrapped tightly, holding tightly in her arms the sheepskin water bag she had just stolen from the caravan, and walked aimlessly.

A series of long footprints were left behind.

The top of the head is dotted with fairy sticks like a fairy, a long Milky Way meanders in the night, and in the empty desert, only Aprilis is walking on the coarse sand on the windward side, surrounded by yellow sand and sparse vegetation .

The tumbleweeds were rolling and floating, the sand dunes were blown by the wind, and from time to time one side of the sand surface collapsed, revealing some messy white bones and almost corroded clothes, leaving only a few pieces of rags, a gloomy silence.

In the extremely cold climate of the desert at night, Aprilis was trying her best to find a place where she could light a fire so that she could spend this cold night.

Aprilis used to be the most marginal member of the Vulcan Cult. As a woman who worried about her livelihood every day, she was not particularly interested in the rituals or other things in the Vulcan Cult.

She was just forced to read some books about the Vulcan Cult, and then she was branded with the Vulcan Cult's seal, which is generally not obvious under Aprilis' bangs.

At that time, the Vulcan Cult had been organizing to explore the depths of the desert, so Aprilis was forced to know some common sense of living in the desert. She never thought that this common sense would be useful.

The water resources in the desert are very precious, so even though her lips are dry, Aprilis is not greedy. She still clings to the water bag that has not been unscrewed from the cork of the wooden pot. At the same time, she is also alert to the dangerous nocturnal animals in the desert.

Aprilis forgot how long it had been since she last ate, and when she drank water before, she kept telling herself not to faint.

The tumbleweed rolled to Aprilis' feet.

Aprilis bent down to pick it up, and put it in her pocket so that she could start a fire later. The night in the desert was so cold that it made her body stiff and her face was chapped by the sun. .

In the process of moving forward, suddenly, it seemed that a hand came from the sand and grabbed Apris's feet.

Aprilis was so frightened that her heart beat faster, she wanted to pull her foot out, but with a little force, she broke free unexpectedly.

"water……"

It seemed to hear a slight voice, just one sound, as small as the sound of breathing, like a stone falling into the water, and there was no sound after the sound.

Apris turned her head stiffly, only to see a human-shaped silhouette under the flowing sand, surrounded by pieces of white bones.

It may be that I saw this pile of bones just now, so I didn't notice that there was actually a person underneath, who looked like a young child.

Aprilis was thinking this, and suddenly the man's fingers moved, causing Aprilis to turn around and want to run away. How could a child appear in such a place...

The dying person seemed to have seen her, and said a few small words abruptly, as if pinning all his hopes on her.

Aprilis bit her lower lip lightly, as if she had made up her mind, she turned her head abruptly, wanting to leave, but when she didn't pay attention, she stepped on the air, rolled and slid down the hill, and quicksand poured down.

And that hand still sticks out of the sand dune, opening and closing slightly, as if still trying to seek Aprice's help.

Apris brushed away the sandy hair standing in front of her eyes, and hugged her tightly in front of her as if she was protecting the steamed bun outside Paradise City at that time.

Her shriveled, sallow belly was exposed outside the clothes, almost sunken in.

It's normal for people to die here.

Aprilis advised herself in her heart, let's go, don't look back.

Staggered up.

The wind blew the side of the dune thinner and thinner, and the hand above the dune was still struggling, struggling, and the bones on the dune rolled down with the little boy.

Aprilis watched the dune slide, and watched the child fall.

It's just that more and more sand rolled down this time, accumulating on the weak little boy, and the child's hand struggled to reach out to Aprilis not far away.

Aprilis's hands holding the sheepskin water bag became tighter and tighter. She stared at the scene in front of her with wide eyes, panting heavily.

How normal it is for someone to die here, Aprilis.

But, just, just passing by.

It's useless to save it, and it's impossible to survive if it's saved.

Aprilis thought of those blue eyes, the little boy saw himself hopelessly outside Paradise City, didn't he think so too.

For a moment, it was like being inspired.

Aprilis tremblingly spoke in a hoarse voice:
"impossible!"

"Yes! You can live! You can live well!"

When the hand buried under the yellow sand gradually dropped, Aprilis picked up the little boy and cleaned the sand from the boy's face.

Then he saw the same mark on the boy's forehead as his own.

Before she had time to think about it, Aprilis opened the cork of the water bottle that she had been reluctant to open, and was stunned for a while before giving the water to the little boy.

This is her water.

If she gave it to him, who would give her water?
Is she really going to give it to him?
Why, this is a dying person, how can such precious water be given to him.

Aprilis swallowed, shook the water bag, listened to the sound of rippling water inside, then took a deep breath, picked up the water bag and drank a few sips.

I can't drink enough, I want to drink a few more sips after taking a sip, and I will never stop, but these few sips seem to be able to save a life in front of me.

Aprilis licked her lips that were still chapped but slightly moist from the water, her consciousness gradually became clear, and her pair of bright eyes were extraordinarily dazzling in the starry sky.

Give him a bite.

Then Aprilis put a drop on the little boy's lips, but it seemed that it was too dry and only moistened the lips.

Then give him another sip.

Aprilis carefully lifted the boy's head, and poured the water into his mouth little by little.

The little boy closed his eyes, as if he felt the water, he consciously began to suck along the water source, and then took a big mouthful of the mouth of the sheepskin water bag.

Seeing this, Aprilis immediately took the water bag away, then put the plug back into the cork, and patted the little boy's face lightly, "Hey, how are you? Wake up, if you don't wake up, I'm leaving."

But there was no response for a long time. Apris felt that the rest depended on the little boy’s fate. She had no obligation to take him with her. It was not a good place to go now, and even Apris didn’t know where to accommodate him. Can't bear myself, let alone a little boy who is dying of thirst.

She got up and was about to leave, but the moment she turned around, Aprilis' wrist was grabbed, and the hand that grabbed her wrist was stronger than ever.

Aprilis turned her head abruptly, only to see that the little boy who had closed his eyes was looking at her with wide eyes, and there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and the symbol on his forehead was actually burning like a flame .

"This is for you," the boy said, his voice full of ear, one hand tugging on Aprilis' wrist, and the other hand in her open palm.

Aprilis only felt a tingling pain in the palm of her hand, as if something burned towards the blood in her palm and climbed to her whole body, the hot and burnt pain hit her brain instantly.

The surrounding scene turned into a burning room in an instant. The burning flame devoured the floor and beams. The burning flame released billowing smoke, which began to occupy the small room from the roof.

Aprilis struggled in pain in the cage, the iron cage was hotter than anywhere else, the surroundings were crackling, the feeling of burning, and the large amount of smoke almost robbed her of all oxygen .

The flames burned along the carpet in an instant, and Aprilis was instantly engulfed by the fire.

Aprilis wanted to moan in pain, but found herself with a cloth stuffed in her mouth.

The raging fire turned into a choking nose, and black smoke shot up from the bottom of her feet. Through the black smoke, she saw a group of pointing and watching people around.

Aprilis wanted to struggle, but found that she was already tied to the pillar. The scene was no longer in the burning room, but in the square full of people, being framed on the floor. Crowd watching on the stake.

Some of the onlookers held buckets in their hands. Suddenly, some people started to pour the liquid in the bucket on her body. The moment the viscous liquid was poured on her body, the fire quickly burned all over Apu. Liz's body.

Aprilis couldn't hear any sound, only sensory pain remained, and after the final cry, her whole body stopped all movements.

"what……"

Aprilis was panting heavily, she found herself kneeling, beads of sweat kept slipping and dripping onto the teak floor, she...she was still alive? !
Suddenly looking up at the surrounding scene, Aprilis found herself in an old palace courtyard with a broken roof.

And in the clear sky, there is a dazzling sun.

Just when Apris couldn't tell whether it should be day or night, Apris found that the sun above her head was getting closer and closer to her...

The sun hit Apris in front of her eyes like a fireball, and the resonant phoenix song also burst out.

From the blazing flames, a phoenix unfolded its gorgeous feathers, but it turned out to have nine heads.

"Fire....Fire Phoenix..." Aprilis looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.

I saw the burning flame in front of me gradually extinguishing, and the phoenix turned into the figure of the boy whom Apris asked for help before.

The boy bowed respectfully, "Welcome to—"

"The temple of Apollo, the sun god."

(End of this chapter)