Guardian of the Spirit

[Can you tell me why I sided with the humans who enslaved the elves during the Elf Slave War two thousand years ago? 】

Meloetta knew what Jiang Yuan wanted to ask.

Meloetta may have looked past her past.

So, Meloetta asked Jiang Yuan and Latios in a relaxed tone if they wanted to see what happened to it back then.

"See? You want to drag us into your illusion?"

Jiang Yuan hesitated.

Meloetta nodded.

[Whether you want to read it or not, the decision is in your hands. Hearing is better than seeing. If I were to describe it orally, I would definitely have my own subjective emotions and you wouldn’t believe it. In this case, I might as well just watch it.]

Jiang Yuan and Latios looked at each other, then nodded towards Meloetta.

look.

Meloetta, who looked like a human, stretched out her hands and placed her two index fingers on the eyebrows of Jiang Yuan and Latios respectively.

Under the influence of Meloetta's superpower, the scene in the eyes of Jiang Yuan and Latios suddenly changed.

"This is……"

Jiang Yuan and Latios looked around.

They were now in a huge palace.

The floor of the palace is covered with stone slabs, and the walls are carved with various exquisite patterns, which are pleasing to the eye.

At the top of the palace, there is a petite human-like elf floating, which is Meloetta from two thousand years ago.

Meloetta is surrounded by many elves, who are playing and playing, looking very happy and without any worries.

"Lord Meloetta."

Seven humans dressed in ancient costumes hurried into the temple. They looked panicked, as if something bad had happened.

【What's wrong.】

Meloetta blinked her eyes and asked curiously.

"Hey, we can hear Meloetta's telepathy, because she is willing to listen to us in reality."

Latios looked at Meloetta.

"Otherwise, the clothes of these people are from the Luo clan, the ancient clan that protects Meloetta."

Jiang Yuan stared at these seven people. His focus was different from Latios's.

Jiang Yuan and Latios were like invisible men, and they did not affect the communication between the seven Luoshi people and Meloetta.

"Lord Meloetta, the conflict over the slave mark has broken out again outside. The countries that enslave the elves are preparing to attack places they have not yet controlled with the slave mark."

Luo Lian, the leader of the Luo clan, said in a serious tone.

【What, what should we do now?】

Meloetta looked worried.

"We plan to help the elves deal with the humans who want to enslave all the elves, but our Luo clan elves are still too weak, and we need your help."

Luo Lian pleaded.

[Okay, let me help the elves expel these humans. 】

"What's going on?"

Latios was stunned for a moment.

In real history, Meloetta helped enslave the elves and massacred many elves. How could it choose to help the elves?

Moreover, Meloetta just said that she was expelling humans, not massacring humans, nor massacring elves.

"Don't interrupt, you will know after reading."

After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he thought silently.

…

Well, the scene changed, Jiang Yuan and Latios were standing in a castle.

The people in the castle were walking around in a hurry, holding various weapons and their own elves, looking very anxious.

In the main hall, Luo Lian, the leader of the Luo clan, was explaining some precautions to Meloetta.

"Lord Meloetta, there will definitely be sacrifices in war, so you must be ruthless."

Luo Lian spoke with sincerity and sincerity.

[However, I just want to expel those humans and kill those humans directly. Wouldn’t it be too cruel? 】

Meloetta looked confused.

"Hey, look."

Luo Lian sighed, then waved, and the two of them carried in several elves that were covered in blood and had lost the breath of life.

【How...how could this happen.】

Meloetta was at a loss when she saw this tragic scene.

"You can't bear to be cruel, but the other party is not so kind. They are used to enslaving the elves. They regard the lives of the elves as nothing. If they catch our elves, they will kill them."

"Under war, no human being or elf can survive alone. Either live or die."

Luo Lian pointed to the elf corpse on the ground and persuaded him earnestly.

Meloetta bit her lip tightly, feeling entangled.

…

The scene changed and Jiang Yuan and Latios came to the battlefield.

The war was raging here, and the elves were fighting together. From time to time, limbs flew out, and the scene was extremely bloody. Latios looked a little nauseated and quickly turned his head away.

Among the crowd not far from the battlefield, Meloetta used the power of singing to appease the elves who started the war.

However, those elves were controlled by the slave mark and could not help themselves. Even Meloetta's song could not help them escape from the control of the slave mark.

"Lord Meloetta, you have also seen that the source of the slave mark is the power of God. Unless you use the same level of power, that is, the power of God, it is impossible to crack the enemy's slave mark."

Luo Lian stood beside Meloetta with a look of sorrow on his face, as if he didn't want to see these elves die in vain.

【I...it’s really useless.】

Her own power could not change the situation of the war, and Meloetta felt powerless.

"In order to prevent the other party from having elves who are proficient in mental manipulation to control our elves, I have also planted slave marks on our elves to prevent them from suddenly inciting rebellion. You should know that if our elves suddenly betray us, then we will be attacked from both sides. I hope you will

I understand."

Luo Lian explained.

【...I...understand.】

Meloetta lowered her head, feeling extremely depressed.

"I originally wanted to say why Meloetta would tolerate Roche giving the slave mark to her own elves, but I didn't expect the reason to be like this."

Latios was surprised.

"If it were me, I would do the same thing. It is too dangerous to be backstabbed by one's own elves in a war. This unstable factor must be eliminated."

Jiang Yuan's tone was affirmative.

The bond between humans and elves may be deep enough to resist the enemy's hypnosis, but this is for elves who are very close to themselves and have a certain level of strength.

Elves with an average relationship with him, no bonds, and weaker elves cannot resist mental hypnosis at all.

Instead of believing in elves, it is better to believe in the slave mark. The slave mark is derived from the power of the stone slab. As long as the elves are elves, they cannot resist the power of Arceus.

It is no exaggeration to say that the effect of the slave mark is stronger than the bond.

…

The scene turned again, and this time the scene Jiang Yuan and Latios saw was much bloodier than before.

The corpses of countless elves were piled up in front of Meloetta, who kept crying in the air.

It heard the voices of the elves during the battle and learned that they did not initiate the war voluntarily. It felt soft and let these elves go.

However, it was soft-hearted, but these elves were not. They were controlled by the slave mark, and they were merciless and massacred many Luo clan elves.

"Lord Meloetta, you must know that these elves are controlled. What they say and what they think are untrustworthy. You must not be swayed by their words, otherwise this will happen again next time.

, you must strengthen your heart.”

Luo Lian still stood beside Meloetta, giving Jiang Yuan and Latios a lingering feeling.

[Ugh...what should I do to save the elves?]

Meloetta wiped her tears and kept crying.

"If you can trust me, follow my instructions for any actions you take in the future. Don't pay attention to other voices, and don't let those voices affect you."

Jiang Yuan and Latios both felt a sense of violation when Luo Lian said this.

Why do the two of them feel that this guy is a bit like a pyramid scheme leader?

This man seemed to be tricking Meloetta into only listening to him.

At this time, Meloetta's clone appeared above Jiang Yuan and Latios.

"You were used at gunpoint."

Jiang Yuan raised his head and stared at Meloetta.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan probably figured out what was going on.

Meloetta from two thousand years ago was relatively naive, so Lorien used various lies to deceive Meloetta and trapped Meloetta in a huge web of lies.

[Yes, later on, I did whatever Luo Lian said, because he said not to listen to others, so no matter what I heard in the outside world, I regarded it as a lie, and nothing could change my will. ]

[As for the elf friends around me, they have all been marked as slaves by Luo Lian, and I can’t stop them even if I want to.]

Meloetta's words were full of regret.

But it's useless to regret it, the dead elf is already dead, everything has happened and cannot be changed.

Then, Meloetta's clone waved his hand and changed the memory image.

[Later, Luo Shi and I were defeated. When the humans and elves who resisted the slave mark surrounded me and Luo Shi, I was rescued by Rui'er. 】

Latios was shocked when he saw the memory scene played by Meloetta, and even Jiang Yuan showed a rare expression of surprise.

The woman in the picture is wearing a retro white dress, her eyes are wrapped with white ribbons, and she is surrounded by a light white mist, which is hazy and gives people an unreal feeling.

He is the owner of Jinghu Lake!

Jiang Yuan and Latios had only seen the stone statue of the owner of Jinghu Lake, and had never seen her real body, but they recognized her at a glance because her real body was the same as the stone statue.

Meloetta's memory scene was interrupted here, and the consciousness of Jiang Yuan and Latios returned to reality.

[In the final siege, the traitors hidden within the Luo family also surfaced. These traitors of the Mu family have been changing the Luo family's decisions and leading the Luo family on a path of no return. 】

[Considering the factor of traitors, the humans and elves on the anti-slave mark side showed mercy to the Luo clan. After killing all the traitors, they left the old, weak, women and children behind, and gathered all the Luo clan members who had been on the battlefield together with the defeated humans.

Exile them to a different space and let them fend for themselves.】

Speaking of this, Meloetta stopped talking.

"This story isn't over yet."

Jiang Yuan's eyes fell on Meloetta and he said.

At that time in Izumi Island, Meloetta's singing voice was full of anger. If Jiang Yuan did not expect, Meloetta should have hated Luo Lian for deceiving her.

However, the memory picture shown by Meloetta was only the picture of it being rescued by the owner of Jinghu Lake.

According to the logic shown in Meloetta's memory scene, after Meloetta was rescued by the owner of Jinghu, she fell into a deep sleep to recover from her injuries, and did not wake up until January this year.

Meloetta didn't know anything about the Luo clan's traitors and exile later on. Logically speaking, she was actually kept in the dark by Luo Lian, the clan leader of the Luo clan.

The presence of a traitor in Luo's family was not a glorious thing back then. If you look into it now, you will basically not be able to find out the truth.

Even if Meloetta wants to go to some ancient aristocratic families to check, this elf who betrayed the elf family will not be welcomed by others. It will just be like a rat crossing the street, and everyone will shout and beat it.

It is basically impossible for Meloetta to wake up and find out what happened back then. There is only one possibility. It knew the truth two thousand years ago.

After Meloetta was rescued, she fell into a deep sleep due to serious injuries. How did she learn about Luo Shi's subsequent events?

There is a logical inconsistency, which means that Meloetta has something to hide.

【Yes, the story is not over yet.】

Meloetta once again pulled Jiang Yuan and Latios into the illusion.

…

seaside.

The bloody setting sun hung on the other side of the horizon, and the blood of elves and humans dyed the sea water bright red.

This blood tells the story of the tragic war that happened not long ago.

[Ahem...why save me? I want to live and die with my companions.]

Meloetta held the half-broken mirror and knelt on the beach, shedding tears.

It was injured all over, but it relied on its firm will to support itself from falling.

"Because there are not many elves as stupid as you anymore. It would be a pity to die."

Mu Ruier, the owner of Jinghu Lake, put her hands behind her back, faced the sea, and laughed in a low voice: "You are so stupid, I really can't stand it anymore. I will take you to see some good things later. If you still want to

If you continue to live and die with the Luo family and the Luo family's elves, I won't stop you."

Meloetta was still crying, and she didn't care at all what good things Mu Ruier said.

Mu Rui'er waved her sleeves, and in the blink of an eye, she and Meloetta instantly moved to Luo Lian and his nine-year-old son Luo Yang.

With Mu Rui'er's super power blocking them, Luo Lian and Luo Yang didn't notice the presence of humans or elves around them at all.

"Son, if you hold this half of the revealing mirror, you will have to rely on you to carry the main beam of Luo Family from now on."

Luo Lian, who was covered in wounds, handed the broken mirror to his son.

Luo Yang held the manifestation mirror with both hands and said blankly: "Didn't the manifestation mirror be lost after being broken? Why is it in your hand? Father, what is going on? There is really someone from the Mu family in our clan.

A traitor?"

"There is indeed a traitor in the Mu family, but I know who the traitor is. These people can't make any waves at all. Instead, I planted a lot of informants in the Mu family. However, the Mu family was exterminated and they all died."

"These traitors in our clan are just scapegoats. A traitor must take the blame, otherwise our Luo family will definitely be exterminated. Someone in the Luo family must survive and continue the family."

"It's all my fault that we've fallen to this point now. It's because I took the wrong stance. I should have led Luo to stand on the side of humans who resisted the slave mark, otherwise we wouldn't be in this situation now."

Luo Lian kept sighing.