Demon Hunter: School of the Wolf

"Chamomile?"

Shadia muttered.

She walked to the place where the big demon spirit disappeared and squatted down.

There was a pile of black ashes.

There was an uncomfortable feeling just by looking at it, and Aylin could tell without having to identify it. This was the remnant of resentment left behind after killing the demon spirit.

After Sadia squatted down, she stared blankly at Hod's last relics, and suddenly said:

"Do you think it's weird?"

"What?" Aylin was stunned.

Sadia did not look back:

"I am Enid's mother, and now I am mourning a human man."

Aelin was silent.

What could he say about such a thing?

In this bloody family drama, he is just an outsider.

Besides, it doesn’t seem strange for this kind of thing to happen among you elves.

After all, where is the precedent of the source of the ancient blood, the elf sage Laura Doron, who escaped from marriage and eloped with the human mage Lord's Craignan.

etc!

When did Laura Doran die?

Is she dead now?

Aelin's silence did not affect Sadia, and she continued to talk to herself:

"During the Allerion Rebellion, Francesca's father and I had a dispute."

"As Aoin Savigny, he looked into a crystal ball and saw the future of the uprising's disastrous defeat."

"As the leader of Ayn El, he refused to send his people to participate in this uprising..."

"But being cannibalized by humans little by little, what's the difference between it and death?"

"What's more..."

"How does he know whether Alirien's failure was due to the lack of support from his part and other Ain El leaders who were hesitant because of his statement."

"So, I broke up with Francesca's father."

"I joined Alirien's resistance, and he left Shayla Wade with the people who supported him."

"Then……"

"Alirien...lost."

Sadia's tone was understatement.

Aylin, who was listening in, heard the strong smell of blood.

"I was also killed in that war by my best friend among humans..."

Shadia turned her head and glanced at Aylin.

"Vera of Toussaint has lost her ability to cast spells."

"From now on, I can only rely on the magic items on my body to avoid being hunted by Kaedwen's army again and again."

Ailin's heart trembled.

He remembered that the sorceress had indeed spoken to him in Kaer Morhen.

Vera has an elf friend.

But her original words were that he had already killed this friend.

Noticed the change in Aelin's breathing.

Sadia chuckled and shook her head:

"Don't be nervous, I don't hate her..."

"In other words, I was so filled with hatred that I wanted to drink her blood and eat her flesh..."

"But so many years have passed, and looking back on that time..."

"We just have different positions."

"She is human and I am Ayn El."

"Due to the situation and the hatred between races, we can only be hostile and hostile, nothing more."

"She could have killed me, but in the end she just disabled my spell-casting talent and beat me half to death."

I just lost my ability to cast spells and was beaten half to death...

Aylin was speechless.

It just doesn’t match the two phrases at the end.

Shadia seemed to have guessed Aylin's thoughts and explained:

"Vera has done the best he can."

"At that time, I was overwhelmed by the sight of people dying one after another and the blood flowing everywhere, and I desperately wanted to kill her."

"And Vera seems to be ruthless in her attacks, but she always holds back at critical moments."

After taking a deep breath, Sadia closed her eyes, seeming to recall the battle at that time.

"at last……"

"They even hid me and sent me thousands of miles away to the Meliteli Temple in Elland for healing."

"Obviously I am much older than her, but in front of Vera, I seem to be the younger one."

There was a hint of nostalgia and sadness in Sadia's eyes, and she sighed.

"Speaking of which, the mirage bead on your body was given to her by me."

Aylin subconsciously touched the mirage that was still sleeping.

Four or five hours passed.

The connection between the mirages in my mind was still calm, showing no signs of waking up.

However, the longer the slumber lasts, the greater the change in the mirage bead will be. The more Ai Lin looks forward to the mirage bead's improvement after it wakes up.

"Then what?"

Aelin asked.

Sadia went on to recall:

"Then I spent a long time in the temple of the goddess Meriteri."

"Although they are human gods, the priests of the goddess Meriteri were not affected by the widespread hatred of the Ain El family in the northern countries at that time."

"They not only healed my injuries, but also taught me medical skills and techniques for growing herbal medicine when I was confused and had nowhere to go."

"Does it feel weird?"

Sadia looked at Aelin.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Aylin nodded.

He thought that it was difficult to distinguish between good and evil in the struggle between races.

It was very rare for a priest from Meriteli Temple who had a good relationship with Vera to heal Shadia's injury.

Take in the leaders of hostile races and teach them their skills.

This is more than a little strange.

Sadia saw the answer on Aylin's face:

"I had the same idea as you at the time."

"But the old high priest of the temple said: The goddess is the protector of all innocent victims."

"I asked: I participated in the war and killed many human beings. Am I considered an innocent victim?"

"The high priest asked: Why doesn't it count?"

"Isn't Shayla Wade the home of your elves?"

"When robbers break in, isn't it right to take up arms to defend your home?"

"I was very surprised at the time and asked: Even if those robbers are human beings and I am an Ain El?"

"Son, being a robber or not is not determined by race, but only by behavior."

"That woman, who was more than ten years younger than me, looked at me with pity, as if I was really her child..."

Ailin felt a little touched in his heart when he heard this.

However, Sadia's story was obviously not finished yet, so he asked like everyone listening to the story:

"What happens after that?"

"After that... I could only rely on a few magic props left by Vera and perform some illusions and other tricks. I pretended to be an ordinary human and studied herbalism and medical skills seriously at the temple of the goddess Meriteri."

"until……"

"I don't remember whether it was more than ten years or twenty years later..."

"The old priest died, and the new priest discovered my identity and kicked me out."

Sadia took a deep breath and gently collected the remnants of resentment in front of her one by one.

"I don't bear any grudge against the new priestess. Although she drove me away, she did not tell others about my identity."

"You know..."

"Although the King of Kaedwen who launched the invasion died long ago."

"But the bounty on the Allerion Resistance has always been hung high at the city gates of the northern human countries, and has never been put down."

"And I am the first of all bounties."

"As long as she reports me, she can gain a lot of money and reputation, and she can accept it with peace of mind."

"after all……"

"I'm just a hostile alien."

"So when I left, I didn't have any resentment or dissatisfaction..."

"I'm just a little regretful and a little sad..."

"The evil and kindness of short-lived species are so short-lived."

Sadia sighed and took out a common glass medicine bottle from the bag on her waist.

Collected all the remnants of resentment into the bottle and handed it to Aylin.

"Um?"

Aylin subconsciously took the potion bottle and looked at Sadia in confusion.

"Even I don't know what material this is, but this is your trophy, keep it well."

"But this is the last thing Hod left in the world..."

"No!" Sadia interrupted him, "He would not leave me such an ominous thing."

"The last thing Hod left in this world is here."

Sadia nodded her forehead lightly.

Aelin was silent.

The residue of resentment is indeed ominous, Sadia is right.

So Aylin honestly put the glass bottle filled with resentment residue into the reagent bag on his waist.

Seeing Aylin accept it, Sadia nodded with a smile, and then continued:

"After leaving the Meliteli Temple in Elland, I still have nowhere to go."

"But relying on the disguise of illusion, superb medical skills and herbalism, and the background of Meriteli Temple..."

"I'm respected in every town in the North."

"Is it ridiculous?"

"I, Ain El, who is hostile to humans, am actually respected in the human kingdom."

Sadia glanced at Aylin.

But he found that the witcher shook his head:

"Didn't you use the herbalism and medical skills you learned from the Temple of Meriteri to treat humans?"

Sadia was stunned for a moment and laughed cheerfully.

"Hahaha~"

"Of course, I can't even remember how many human lives I have saved."

Then she suddenly stopped laughing.

"In villages and towns, seeing the smiles of patients being healed and hearing their thanks..."

"Sometimes, I forget that I am still a 'noble' Ayn El."

"I'm just Asha, sister Asha, sister Asha, doctor Asha, or... mother Asha..."

"It would be great if I were really Asha like this," Sadia sighed in despair, "It's a pity that I am an Ain El, an immortal Ain El."

"Every once in a while, maybe five to ten years, I have to leave the town I've become familiar with."

"Leave with the reluctance and retention of human beings and go to the next temporary residence."

"At that time, I deliberately forgot my identity in the Ain El clan..." Sadia lowered her head, "I considered myself a follower of Meliteri, and I even forgot my responsibility as a mother, intentionally or unintentionally."

Aylin subconsciously glanced in the direction of the wooden house.

"At that time, I thought I would spend the rest of my life like this, until..." Shadia paused, "until I was inspired by fate and came to Kaedwen."

"The call of fate?"

Aylin asked in confusion.

Shadia nodded.

"It's a feeling that's hard to describe. A flash of inspiration or a whim?"

"If I remember correctly, you demon hunters will also feel this sense of destiny before using the law of surprise, but..."

Shadia glanced at Aylin and smiled kindly:

"But you are still young, you probably haven't encountered it yet, you will know it later."

Aylin, suppressed by his age, was silent.

Francesca was older than his two lives combined, let alone compared with Shadia.

So he listened to Shadia without saying a word:

"I received the call of fate and returned to Shayla Weide."

Shadia's voice was rarely trembling:

"But at this time...Shayla Weide, the rose palace of Ain El, has... become a ruin..."

"I...I followed the guidance of fate and came to the center of Shayla Weide..."

"I got a gem from the white rose bush that Aileren loved..."

Gem?

For some reason, the black "ring of elements" in the abandoned castle of Viscount Hudson suddenly appeared in Aylin's mind.

Could this gem be related to that strange elemental ring?

"So Haxor deployed a large army and hunted you everywhere just for this gem?"

Alin asked curiously.

This is the most reasonable reason.

The gem found by fate must be extraordinary, and it is understandable that it is favored by the ruler of a country.

"No!"

Shadia shook her head.

It's not a gem?

Then why did Haxor chase Shadia?

"I only found out later."

"The target of the Ban Ade wizards is this gem, and as for Haxor..."

"He just wants to kill me... and Hord!"

"Ah?" Alin was surprised, "Why?"

"Because of a prophecy."

"What prophecy?"

Alin asked subconsciously.

For some reason, Shadia knew everything about all the questions of the demon hunter.

So he asked questions very naturally.

But the next second.

Hearing the content of the prophecy recited by Shadia, the demon hunter suddenly changed his face.

Under the bright moonlight, the elves shrouded in illusion sang:

"Know that the time of sword and axe is near, it is the era of winter wolf wind and snow.

The world will die in the frost and be reborn under the new sun.

Ess'tuath esse! This is inevitable! Pay attention to the signs!

To know what the signs are...

First, Filius Miraculi - the child of miracles - was born in a bitter cold land.

Death and rebirth, non-human people bring blood and fire..."

Isn't this...isn't this the prophecy of the "child of miracles" that Vera once told him?

What does this have to do with Shadia being persecuted by the King of Kaedwen?

Aelin was so shocked that he could hardly control his expression.

Fortunately.

Shadia's eyes were not on Arryn's face at this moment.

But what shocked Arryn even more was.

Shadia didn't finish reciting the prophecy after that.

"Next.

When Aen Seidhe - the blood of the elves - floods the earth, you should all wail, for the destroyer of nations is coming.

Your lands will be trampled and divided.

Your cities will burn, and the inhabitants will flee.

Bats, night owls, and crows will haunt your homes, and snakes and insects will make them their nests..."

After Shadia finished reciting this prophecy, her azure eyes, similar to Francesca's, stared at the witcher quietly:

"Alin!"

"Haxel... No, not just Haxel!"

"They want to kill us because of the child of miracles in the prophecy!"