From Prisoner to Si Chen

"Aurora."

Gillan laughed.

"Just take a walk?"

"OK."

The sparrow narrowed his eyes and smiled, and happily agreed.

She immediately took small, cheerful steps and led Gillan to the porch on the inside of the church, which led to the backyard lawn.

Watching the two people's backs gradually go away, the middle-aged nun stood there with a kind smile on her face.

Unlike most religions that Gillan knew, the Church of the Holy Mother did not prohibit marriage. Even nuns who join the monastery have the right to marry and have children.

This stems from the sacred will of August Sichen’s “Mourning Mary”, which is clearly recorded in the “Gospel of the Blessed Mother”:

"Life is born with pain, but love can heal pain."

"If people have love, it is for happiness."

"I wish happiness for people, not for gods."

Therefore, Holy Mother Church is not like Hope Church, which has so many red tapes and harsh dogmas, and everything is people-oriented.

This is also the reason why Gilan came to the monastery many times to find Aurora, but was not banned. Perhaps in the eyes of other nuns and even the dean, this is also a happy thing for Aurora.

"...During this period, I learned a lot from Dean Padmell and gained a deeper understanding of mysticism."

Sparrow turned his head and said softly to the blond young man beside him.

The two strolled on the lawn inside the monastery.

The morning sun shines down and the atmosphere is quiet.

Only a little cry came from the top of the head.

The sparrow folded his hands and placed them on his lower abdomen, showing a dignified and elegant posture.

"But the time for study is almost over. Maybe not long after, I will officially join the Holy Sisters of the Holy Mother Church, and I will also leave the capital city of Muse City and be transferred to other places."

She said, her tone a little lonely.

"Aurora, everyone has their own fate. Try to be yourself and leave no regrets."

Gillan comforted softly.

"And you don't have to worry about not being able to see us..."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and told about the secret association some time ago.

A long while.

"Hand of Dawn, Dream Club..."

The sparrow was surprised and covered his mouth.

"Can I...can I join too?"

"As long as you are willing to."

Gillan smiled.

"Of course I do!"

Sparrow said quickly.

"Mr. Gillan, please let me join you!"

Hearing this, Jilan opened his coat, took out a finger-long stone cross sword ornament from the inner pocket, and handed it to her.

Sparrow reached out and took it, with a puzzled look on his face.

"This is my token. You can call it the 'Dawn Cross'. Just use it and you can meet us in your dreams."

Gillan explained softly.

"Cross of Dawn" is a coordinate medium that he took out from the cross sword bonfire based on "Letter Comb" and "Letter Feather".

It allows people to locate the spiritual kingdom "Lordland" and directly descend into it during deep sleep.

"Thank you." Sparrow held the token tightly with both hands and said carefully, "I will keep it safe!"

"Well, we'll talk about joining the club later."

Gilan said, his expression becoming slightly more serious.

Asked again:

"Miss Sparrow, have you experienced anything unusual while dyeing your spirituality recently?"

"Ah?" Aurora stopped and looked stunned. "Mr. Gillan, you...how did you know?"

"I suddenly discovered recently that I am obviously an earth sign spirituality, but I absorb a lot of fire elements every time."

She said with some distress.

"I told Dean Padmel about this, and she was also surprised... After some secret tests last week, the Dean solemnly told me that my situation is quite special, and spirituality can be compatible with two elements at the same time. "

"She also said that I am more compatible with the 'Sword of Spring' spiral, which is the element of fire, and asked me to carefully choose the path to take in the future. But I thought about it for a long time and couldn't make up my mind."

"Aurora, your situation is indeed special... The reason why this situation occurs is actually because of what happened to you."

Gillan paused and told Sparrow the secret Miss Peyton had told him.

Not long after.

The sparrow's beautiful eyes widened.

"Is... is it because I was disfigured by flames during a bombing?!"

"That's right." Jilan said solemnly.

The sparrow fell silent.

She thought for a while and asked hesitantly:

"Then...Mr. Gillan, which path do you think I should take in the future?"

"It stands to reason that I have joined the Holy Mother Church and will soon take up the position of 'Holy Sister'... It is more appropriate to choose the Divine Scepter Spiral, which is the path of 'Our Lady of Sorrow' in August."

"It's your choice."

Gillan shook his head.

"I can only advise you to follow your heart."

"Follow your heart..."

The sparrow nodded in understanding.

"Come." Gilan took her hand, sat down on the wooden bench on the side of the lawn, and whispered:

"Next, you take the 'Cross of Dawn' and enter my spiritual kingdom... I will hold an entrance ceremony for you and let you witness your true heart."

The sparrow took a deep breath, nodded, and hummed.

Immediately, the two of them sat on the bench and closed their eyes.

…

…

After the sparrow fell asleep, he only felt that his consciousness was sinking.

Soon, she felt a mysterious guidance, pulling her in a certain direction.

When she came back to her senses, she found that she was standing on a small island.

Under night.

A stone road winds from the foot to the front.

The sparrow knew that he had arrived at Mr. Gillan's spiritual kingdom.

As soon as she took a few steps forward, she was surprised to find that the completeness here was much higher and more spectacular than her own spiritual kingdom!

A tall old-fashioned wooden pole street lamp stood on the right side of the path, emitting bright light.

Under the lampshade, there is a black and white pentagonal clock hanging, ticking.

With a feeling of surprise, the sparrow continued to walk inside until he came to a large open-air stone hall. At the very end, on a gray stone throne, sits a tall and majestic sculpture of a king.

Under the crown, there is a face that is exactly the same as Mr. Gillan's, but his expression is more cold and ruthless.

Sparrow resisted the shock and turned his head to look away.

In the center of the stone hall, a cross sword bonfire was burning. Beside the bonfire were two high-backed stone chairs, with two familiar figures sitting on them.

Miss Alivia in a snow-white dress, and Mr. Weiner in a black robe.

Mr. Stork, on the other hand, stood beside two stone chairs.

The three of them glanced at her in unison.

"Sparrow!" Bai Ou stood up from his seat and called out crisply. "How did you come?!"

"It turns out that everyone has always lived here."

The sparrow quickly stepped forward and hugged the white gull.

This time, she finally made contact with her friends, and she felt extremely fulfilled and happy.

"Mr. Gillan gave me a token called the Cross of Dawn, and with the help of it, I came directly here."

Sparrow explained.

The white gull, black snipe and stork looked at each other.

"So that's it." Aleviya nodded.

She smiled again and said:

"Mr. Weiner and I have both returned to reality, but we didn't tell you for some special reasons."

"Huh?" Sparrow was shocked and inexplicable. "Could it be that... you have all been resurrected?!"

"Yes." The black snipe beside him nodded. "Only Mr. Stork has not returned to reality."

"This is all Mr. Gillan..."

"Yeah." Bai Ou nodded seriously. "It was he who brought us back to life, but it's a long story... I'm sorry, I left the capital before I could meet you after I returned to reality."

"it's a pity……"

The sparrow looked regretful.

At this time, a male voice came from one side of the crowd:

"Don't worry, we will still have the opportunity to meet in real life in the future."

Everyone turned to look and saw the blond young man striding towards them with a smile.

"Hongxiao." Bai Ou greeted with a smile.

"Hongxiao?" Sparrow was a little confused by this title and looked at several friends. "Is this Mr. Gillan's code name in the secret society 'Hand of the Dawn'?"

"That's right." Mr. Stork chuckled. "Since Hong Xiao asked Sparrow to come here, he must be preparing to hold a ceremony for you to join the society."

Hearing this, the sparrow took a deep breath.

She turned her head, looked at Jilan with burning eyes, and said:

"Mr. Gillan, I'm ready to start at any time!"

"Aurora, your situation is different from the Stork, White Gull, and Black Sandpiper... I can't give you power out of thin air, and I can't let you have a direct connection with this place."

Gillan nodded.

"The initiation ceremony is just symbolic."

"It doesn't matter." Sparrow shook his head.

Gillan hummed.

He led Sparrow to the Cross Sword bonfire, then grabbed her hand and slowly stretched it into the flames.

“Empty your mind and accept the power of the campfire just like you accept the elements of the universe.”

The sparrow closed her eyes as she listened to the gentle voice coming from her side.

Bear! !

The flames of the bonfire rose up, and the firelight illuminated the entire open-air stone temple. The flames followed the sparrow's hand and spread throughout its body until it was completely engulfed.

In an instant, the sparrow was enveloped in red and hot flames. But she couldn't feel any burning pain, only warmth, excitement and expectation.

In my heart, a strong impulse emerged.

She realizes that the path she really wants to take is not the path of the Virgin, which is full of darkness and redemption, but the path of elegy, which represents fire and symbolizes praise.

Only those who have experienced the destruction and violence of fire can understand the warmth and brightness of fire.

The sparrow wants to use this fire to heal the world.

at the same time.

"Mad King" Iros slowly stood up on the throne and raised his hand to point at the sparrow.

A hoarse voice came from under the crown:

"In my capacity as Lordran Dolangureg Lothric 'King' Iroth, I hereby declare that-"

"Aurora Laurie was named the Second Minister 'Red Bird'!"

The words just fell.

Next to the Cross Sword bonfire, another stone bench rose from the ground. The back of the chair was engraved with the pattern of a sword.

This is the ministerial seat that belongs to "Red Sparrow" Aurora!

A figure wearing a scarlet nun's robe slowly walked out of the red flames.

The "middle finger" of the secret society "Hand of Dawn", the second minister of the kingdom——

"Red Sparrow" Aurora Lowry is born!

There was crackling applause.

Aurora turned around and saw four friends smiling and applauding.

Her smiling eyes also narrowed into cute crescent moons.