So I became a witch

"Divine blood can bring power, but it also has powerful side effects. After my sister got the blood of God, she had to fall into eternal reincarnation, and the price I paid was that I would constantly forget my memory."

"It's just that a long time has passed since I discovered this. At that time, I realized that I had completely forgotten your face before I knew it. For this reason, I started to write a diary, desperately I kept what I kept, those memories and the past from Rockefeller, transcribed it on paper over and over again."

"...Why don't you just forget it like this? Those memories are actually more painful to you. Isn't it a blessing to just forget it like this?"

"I know. But in that case, I won't be me." Tina suddenly smiled. Her smile looked very sad, but there were some emotions in it that I couldn't understand.Under the bright moonlight, her face looked even paler. "In order not to let myself forget the past memories, every day when I was awake, I would look through my diary and compare it with the omissions in my memory. Then I found out, Whether it’s the pain or the time I spent with Sora, those are irreplaceable gems in my life. What would I be if I lost them? It’s just that I’m just an empty shell named Tina That's all."

"Really, it's very difficult. Day after day, year after year, people I knew either went to other worlds or turned into dry bones. Even my sister repeated the cycle of reincarnation over and over again. The death of my mother also Well, the years in the small black house, even the days with Kong, have gradually faded away. Even if I force myself to engrave these memories in my mind over and over again, I still can't stand the passage of time. Hey, do you know? I finally realized that what I was afraid of was not the boredom and boredom of waiting, what I was even more afraid of was that one day, I would forget even the promise I made with Sora. If such a day really comes If so, what is myself? I sometimes think, the power of blood is incredible, no matter whether it is the ancestor Rockefeller, my sister, or me, they all fall in love with people who should not fall in love. But even So, like a moth, it threw itself into the fire without hesitation."

"Tina..." I didn't know what to say, so I could only call her name like this.

"Ah, don't worry about me, I'm fine." The coolness in Tina's eyes quickly disappeared, and her smile completely bloomed.In a trance, she seemed to really shed the shell that had to be thickened for thousands of years to protect herself, and turned back to the original little girl, "Because, you have come. Before I forget everything, It’s really, really great to be here.”

"...Don't you hate me? I made you wait so long."

"How is it possible? Because, it is you who taught me so many things, warmth, compassion, joy... and love. Sorry, um, I lost my composure a little bit." She wiped her tears and revealed Smiling, "Al, what the hell am I talking about? It's so strange. Why, the body is a little out of control?"

"I'm sorry, I've worked hard for you all these years." I tiptoed lightly, hugged Tina's head, and let her lean against my chest.Although she has the same appearance as a loli, in fact Tina is half a head taller than me now, so I have to do this. If it is seen by ordinary people, it must be a little funny.

"Hey, ah, that..." Tina's words suddenly became overwhelmed, her legs softened, she knelt down and sat on the ground, and asked cautiously, "Really, is it okay?"

"Well, it's fine. Sorry, I can only say this to you with this gesture."

"Wow... wow ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!" Tina slumped on the ground hugged my waist tightly and wept indulgently. Incomprehensible emotions.

However, it must be very painful, it must be very sad, so let's cry to our heart's content.I stroked her head tenderly, as I always do.

All, all out.

After all, how long has passed?The previous princess bed was used again, but this time the object was changed to Tina, with wet tears on her beautiful face, while I was sitting by the bed, with her hands being killed by her in deep sleep. Hold on tight.

Really, just like a child.No, or maybe she never grew up.

"How is it? Do you feel better in your heart?"

Facing this voice that was always elusive, I assumed an attitude of ignoring it.

"Ah, ah, thanks to me helping you before, it's really heartless to forget about him so quickly." Meng sat beside me, covering half of her face with one hand, pretending to be She looked like she was about to cry.

"Say something quickly, don't you see that I'm busy?" I said angrily.In other words, I don't know if it's my illusion, but I always feel that this guy's personality has changed a little bit?From the first time I saw her, the little girl who was like a puppet controlled by the police, now she is closer to people, both in expression and tone of voice.

"Busy taking care of the little girl?" Meng showed a meaningful smile, and suddenly opened her arms towards me.

"What are you doing?" I asked inexplicably.

"If you don't mind, you can also cry on my chest for a while?"

"Get rolling." I angrily pushed away this loli, who was about the same size as me now.

Meng shrugged: "It's really rude, but people really care about you."

"Concerned about how to squeeze some more out of me?"

"Of course!" Meng showed a big smile, "Don't worry, this time it's not about trading. Even I understand the principle of sustainable development. But you, don't push yourself too hard Oh? Otherwise, maybe one day, I will even fall into the abyss, and I don’t know.”

"I think I'm doing pretty well."

"Is that so?" Meng was noncommittal, "Well, look at your appearance, if you don't talk about business, you should be impatient, right? It's actually related to what you're going to do later."

"You mean another world? So what's the matter?" I reacted immediately, "Isn't it just a simple paid vacation? It can't be an accident, right?"

Chapter 29 Destiny

"Who knows?" Meng smiled meaningfully. Seeing her expression made me a little confused.

"Okay, well, you won't tell me if I ask you anyway, but there is something I want to know."

"what?"

"I'm sure, back in the past, right?" I asked in a low voice.

"That's right, because this is the power that belongs to that witch. Traveling through time, going against the flow of the river, standing outside of time, she can almost be said to be an invincible existence, but it's just~~" Meng smiled softly He smiled and didn't continue talking.

"In that case, have I really changed anything? Or, even I am just moving forward in the direction of fate?" I finally expressed my confusion to Meng.Sterler will be killed by Celia, Tina and the others will abandon their hometown and come to the earth, while Shariste has been living for thousands of years with deep-seated hatred.Even if I knew this earlier, I couldn't change their fate after all, or, the fact that I traveled back to the past has also become a tool to promote this history, indirectly or directly contributing to the fate of this tragedy. occur.So if I hadn't gone back to the past, wouldn't all the tragedies have happened?

When I think of this, I shudder a little.

"Well, that depends on how you define 'fate'."

"What does it mean?"

"To give a simple example, if the progress of the world so far is compared to a big tree in the sky, it will have many branches, and those branches are called 'branches with possibilities but not selected', while There will always be only one true backbone, which is the trace of what people call the 'chosen history'."

"As far as the tree itself is concerned, it has been making choices all the time. Every branch, every decision, will only leave a trunk in the end, but the life born in the tree does not realize this. It just believes that the trees are always growing in the same direction, and doesn't see any other possibilities."

"But one day, a person suddenly jumped out of the inner layer of the big tree and came to the outside of the big tree. He saw the progress of the world all the way, countless possibilities of being abandoned and choosing. Therefore, he became a person beyond the tree. Life can freely arrive at any place in this tree, and go to any 'time'. But unfortunately, even if it knows the whole picture of the tree, it cannot change the established trajectory, and can only stay along the world tree. The traces left behind, and the way forward, this is 'history'."

"Jumping from the inside of the World Tree...is this the power of Mei Li?" I couldn't help asking.

Meng was noncommittal, she paused for a moment, and then continued: "However, if there is such a existence, it will also go back to the past. The difference is that it has enough power to affect the growth of trees. After reaching a certain stimulation point, the original trunk stopped growing, and the branches that stopped growing before grew again. What do you think will happen after this continues?"

"...The world that was supposed to be the trunk has become a 'branch', but the original branch has become the trunk and continues to grow."

"Yes, then, do you think the history of this world has been changed?"

"..." I couldn't answer because the scope of the question was beyond my expectations.

"The answer is no. For the existence outside the tree, the original trunk does still exist, but it just stops growing. And the life living in the tree has already existed since the individual action that has the power to affect the growth of the tree. , went to another branch together. For them, the current world is correct, and the 'trunk' that stopped growing before is the possibility that has been abandoned. Whether it is a branch or a trunk, they are all Part of the tree, part of the whole history."

"Let's make an assumption. If there is more than one tree of the same tree, the development of each tree is different. From the first branch, there are different divergences and different growth directions, because the 'gene ' is the same, so even if it develops in different directions, the overall direction will still not change much. Of course, it cannot be denied that there will be some individuals with 'gene mutations', and trees will not interfere with each other , and if you look at all these trees as a whole, that is, fate. No matter what you change or don’t change, in the end, it’s just a part of fate.”

There was some kind of philosophy hidden in the words of the dream, but I didn't understand it.No, or it would be more appropriate to say that I don’t want to understand.I have a hunch that once I trust her voice too blindly, I will step into an unknowable realm and never return.

"...In other words, even if I rewrite it, it is just a part of fate?"

"Who knows? Maybe it is, maybe it's not." Meng smiled, and sang a ballad softly, "For a moment in the mortal world, the stars are born into fantasy dreams. The holy soul is revealed, and the gods shine in the world. Dare to ask the palace, who knows the destiny ?”

That is, when I fall into a dream, I often hear the song, but every time I hear it, I will have a different feeling. Singing such a song from the mouth of the dream makes my heart move Certain vibrations.

"What does this song mean?" I blurted out.

"It's just the lyrics left behind by the first generation of Star King Lutias. There are even rumors that this song hides a powerful secret of Rutias. Whoever can crack it can get the Star King's legacy. , which caused quite a stir. Unfortunately, in the end, no one could understand what she meant." Meng shook her head and didn't tell me anything more.

"'Mortal dust' is momentary, 'Xingyan' is a dream, 'Holy Soul' is revealed, and 'Shenyao' is in the world. Fanchen, Xingyan, Holy Soul, Shenyao..." I murmured and repeated the song, silently thinking.If nothing else, the nouns in this song, nine out of ten, represent the path and realm that the demon hunter has traveled.According to the order of Fanchen, Xingyan, Shenghun, and Shenyao, then in the next realm, there should still be "Tao Palace" and "Destiny", but, is this really the case?If this is really the song left by Star King, then what message does she want to convey to the world?

I am thinking deeply.The first time I heard this song, it should be in the previous world line. Before I became a witch, I entered a strange space by mistake, where I met a witch wearing a fox mask and holding an oil lamp. And, sitting in a palace filled with countless mirrors, the lonely girl on the throne.

Chapter 30 The truth about the witch?

And the second time, after being swallowed by the "Eleven Calamities", I sank into the sea of ​​nothingness. Near the bottom, I heard a completely different voice from before, singing the same words.However, they all give people the same feeling of tranquility close to death, which calms the restless soul, as if they are really on the bank of the Santu River, facing the other side of the world, and gradually departing.

That's right, it's as if everything in me is disappearing, approaching 【】.

If that song didn't wake me up from my deep sleep, I would probably have been sinking forever and never woke up from my sleep. When I think of this, I feel a little scared.Although the feeling of being isolated from the world is really fascinating, but if you do it again, please forgive me for being insensitive, there are so many games I haven’t played, so many anime I haven’t seen, before I die If I don't, I won't be reconciled, maybe I will become a witch again (laughs).

"It seems that you already have your own answer." Meng chuckled.

"Ah, that's right. I have one last question I want to ask you."

"Oh? Is it so fast? Originally, I was the best plan to give a big discount. Is this enough?"

"I already vaguely have the answers to some questions, and I will find the answers to some questions by myself. Even if you answer me, it may not be the correct answer."

"Hey? We've been together for so long, so you still don't believe me?" Meng half covered her face with her hands, pretending to be about to cry.

"It is true that you have helped me many times, but my intuition tells me that if I just believe in you, nothing good will happen."

"Ah, ah, do you think so?" Meng put down her covering hands and smiled again.

"So, this is the last question. What is the transaction?"

"Of course a transaction is a transaction. If you want to get something, you need to pay something. Isn't this just the law of nature?" Meng said naturally.

"It sounds reasonable, but now I am not the kid who would let you deceive me casually. Although my body still looks like this, I have existed in the void for an unknown period of time. During the time, I didn't just wait and do nothing, but I kept thinking, what is the root of the witch's power? I kept thinking and thinking, until I saw you again, I finally came up with the answer. Witches exist because of obsession. This sentence is right and wrong. Void endows them with power beyond common sense, and this power can even reverse the rules. It’s just a monster like that. It’s because the human heart is still there, so the witch is not swallowed by the void——I thought so at first.”

Meng didn't speak, but it can be seen from her eyes that my reasoning is gradually approaching the truth.

"This seems to be the truth, but it's only part of the truth. In the final analysis, what is the witch's obsession? What kind of process did she go through to become a witch from a girl? This question has been bothering me for a long time. , also as a witch, why am I inherently weaker than other witches, and only after borrowing the power of Shenyao can I compete with the real witch. I always thought it was because I lacked something compared to other witches, And I have been stuck in this line of thinking and can't extricate myself. However, if I interpret this line of thinking in reverse? It's not because I lack anything compared to other witches, but because, if there is something more... that is, The real answer."

"Why are witches so weird and moody? Why are witches so obsessed with their obsessions? Why, after losing their obsessions, witches degenerate into terrifying monsters? That's precisely because of the existence of obsessions. It is their last heart. The process of changing from a human to a witch is actually a process of abandoning humanity. The discarded part will be filled by the power of the void. The more she discards, the stronger her power will become , in the end, there will be only the most cherished part of the witch, which is absolutely inseparable, and that is the "witch's obsession". The human heart and the power of the void maintain a delicate balance, making the witch Now, she has extremely powerful power, so once the witch loses her obsession, it is equivalent to losing her last humanity, and what is left is just a pure void aggregate. Therefore, unlike other naturally born witches It’s the same, but because I became a witch through a similar artificial method, I have no power and can’t use power.” As I spoke, I stared firmly at Meng’s eyes, hoping to get more answers from it.

"I see. Is this your answer?" Meng finally stopped being silent. She looked at me calmly and asked, "Since when did you come up with this answer?"

"...Because of the deal with you. At first, I thought it was just your bad taste. Although I was a little suspicious, I didn't think much about it. Until the second deal with you a few months ago, I lost another This kind of emotion. Even though I was suppressed by the power of the second witch, I still noticed that my witch power has become stronger than before, and it is still in a super-jumping way, even surpassing I have accumulated in the void. After thinking about it, there is only one possibility that caused this result, that is, the transaction with you. Tell me, what is the transaction, and what exactly do you want me to be?"

Meng quietly responded to my gaze without speaking, we just looked at each other for a long time, the whole room was silent, there was no sound, only Tina seemed to be still worried about something in her sleep, holding my hand Hands became tighter.

"...Sorry, I can't answer this question for you." Meng let out a long breath, looked at me sincerely and said.

"You..." I froze for a moment, just about to continue to say something, but was interrupted by the dream.

"Remember what I told you once? I don't have a name, and the appearance I have now is just a borrowed product. It doesn't even have the meaning of existence, 'a fake of nothingness'." Meng revealed a sad expression. Smile, I have never seen such an expression on her face. She has always been omnipotent in my mind, but now she in front of me suddenly becomes so weak, as if she is really It was just an ordinary girl, so weak that people couldn't help but have an urge to hold her tightly in their arms.

Chapter 31 Questions

I shook my head, telling myself it was just a disguise.But why?Obviously we had never met before then, but when we met for the first time, how could we be so restless in our hearts?

"Because of this, in fact, I don't know the reason why I did this. All along, I just obeyed the instructions of the 'God'."

"It's the 'God' again. What kind of existence is the 'God' you mentioned? Could it be one of the witches?" I speculated.

Meng smiled and shook her head: "God is everywhere and omniscient. If you are interested someday, I will tell you more. But unfortunately, the time is almost up."

"Are you leaving again?"

"Well. So, please prepare for the next meeting. Goodbye, I wish you one day to reach the shore of your dreams..." In the end, she seemed to say something, but I still didn't Listen clearly.

In a trance, the figure of the dream disappeared from my eyes.The breeze brushed the veil beside the bed, and there were still traces of her sitting on my side, but the air was still so peaceful, and Tina, who was sleeping soundly, whispered in her sleep, as if reminding me that everything just now was just me General hallucinations.

I didn't expect the dream to disappear so simply this time, which made me a little depressed.Could it be that this guy has really changed his gender?But it is more likely that he is thinking about how to continue to deceive me next time.

Speaking of which, I have really changed a lot.How should I put it, it should be regarded as becoming Buddhist?I always feel that many things have become uninteresting. After all, we can be regarded as people who have experienced world-class doomsday. For example, the previous battles with other mortals were handled casually. The void domain was not used either.Although I suffered moderate injuries because of this, the current body is just a created shell anyway, even if it is damaged or even dies, it is nothing more than creating a new one, which is as difficult as it is for others At the eighth level of the mortal world, the current self can create countless identical bodies just by waving his fingers.With such thoughts, I probably can no longer be called a human being.

The only regret is that I am limited by my true self, so I can only imitate the original appearance to create a double shell, and I can't transform into an adult or even a male body, which makes me quite dissatisfied.

Although I was a little concerned about what the dream said about what would happen in a different world, the biggest gain this time was hearing her true thoughts from Tina, which made my heart that had been hanging in my throat finally rested .When I think of this, I am a little funny, obviously I haven't even been in a relationship yet, but I have been worrying about my parents, probably after I really have a daughter, I will feel the same way.

Speaking of this, I thought of Sora who was taken away by Meili. I don't know how she is doing now?However, since she is the witch of time, she probably won't be in any danger, at least it's much safer than being by my side.Whether it is the threat of the second witch, or the eleventh witch who is showing signs of awakening day by day, the challenges I will face are too difficult, and it is my greatest comfort not to get them involved .

After confirming that Tina had passed out completely, I quietly let go of her hand and walked outside the house quietly.It was only then that I remembered what my sense of déjà vu was all about. It turned out that the prototype of this room was the hut where we lived together, but I had forgotten it.

I shook my head and didn't think about it any further.Both sides of the corridor are filled with all kinds of strange things, including yellowed paper with no writing on it, deformed paper cranes, and a half-broken wooden chopstick.These rare and ordinary things are regarded as precious treasures by Tina, and they are solemnly sealed in a vacuum glass frame.

Not good, I feel that my mood is getting heavier and heavier with these items.I quickened my pace and fled the mansion.Surrounded by white flowers as tall as a person, the mansion is surrounded by clear lake water and quiet green lawn. Everything is the same as Hertis in memory.The half-moon hanging in the sky is reflected in a pool of clear water, together reflecting the color of love.

The girl hugged one leg, sitting on the green lawn, her long golden hair covered with a thin silver light, staring at the lake in a daze.

"Charleau? Why are you here?" I asked in surprise.

After hearing my voice, the girl lay down on her back and looked at me with a half-smile expression on her face: "What, it's over so soon? I thought you'd have to stay at least until tomorrow morning .”

I scratched my head in a little embarrassment, emphasizing the error in her words: "You said that, as if I did something shameful... Isn't Lily here?"

"From what she said, it seems that she wants to find the girl from the Rockefeller family for something. Well, it's not a big deal anyway."

I fell silent.As for the fact that Lily is actually Lily, I have already guessed.If it weren't for the fact that the two are not the same in appearance and race, maybe I could have arrived at the answer earlier.Nine times out of ten, that Tynostin guy did something while I was asleep.After all, fantasy creatures like succubus dragons are mostly products of the age of gods and demons. With her power, it is not surprising that a dying person can be reincarnated as a succubus.Maybe it's just her whims, but I have to sigh, it happened that Lily was summoned by Xia Luohua, and I met Xia Luohua again. The power of fate is really unpredictable sometimes.

"Well, is it really okay?"

"Well, anyway, this is her own choice, and I won't interfere with her. Anyway, nothing will change in the end." Xia Luohua said confidently, "Compared to my affairs, you are more suspicious. Although Those guys from the Rockefeller family have been evading and saying that it is not convenient to meet you while you are receiving treatment, but I found you here not in the hospital, do you have any explanation for this?"

Charlotte squinted at me and said.

My cold sweat flowed down all of a sudden, like a husband who was caught by his wife and raped in bed. I was never so nervous even when I was fighting the Nine Witches.I pretended to be calm and said: "Ah, actually after I woke up, the patriarch wanted to ask me something about this incident. Ah, I didn't expect such a powerful guy to come to me suddenly, Totally startled."

Chapter 32 Moon Night

"Hey——" Xia Luohua narrowed her eyes more carefully, but then turned her eyes back: "Well, forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

I cautiously walked over to her and sat down: "Well, how is the discussion between Rutias Academy and the Demon Hunter Family going?"

"For the time being, it went relatively smoothly. After all, under such strict restrictions, the academy side you played in won the victory, so there is no excuse. Although it is annoying, it is still not willing to bet and admit defeat. It's admirable."

"Really... By the way, it's really thanks to you that you were able to pull me into the ring after recovering from a serious illness. Are you not afraid that I will lose suddenly?" I complained.

"That's impossible. At least as far as I know, apart from those members of the Twelve Family, there can't be any freaks who are better than you in other families at the same age." Xia Luohua said in a relaxed tone.

"Isn't that Bazel one of them? To be honest, it was really painful at the time."

Xia Luohua gave me a blank look: "That's not because you are stupid. You really think that your body is resistant to nuclear bombs and star power. If you want, you are 100% able to dodge or even fight back. And, even if you want to die It's not that easy to do, after all, you signed a contract with me, and I won't let you go so easily."