Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

When Crested Sesima arrived at the train station, Dunn recognized him from the crowd at a glance. Whether it was the box Sesima was carrying or the distinctive pair of red gloves, they were all very conspicuous. feature. Dunn had met this "Sword of the Goddess" in Backlund before. At that time, Dunn was promoted to "Nightmare" and received training. Soon he returned to Tingen's jurisdiction and firmly guarded this city. Small town.

That was a few years ago, but Crestel's appearance has not changed much since then: short golden-brown hair as stiff as his spine, and dark green eyes peeking out from the high collar of his windbreaker. , the raised collar blocked his chin and lips, making it difficult for others to see his complete face.

"Deacon Sesima." Dunn came up to him, accompanied by Frye who was accompanying him.

Frye also said hello, and Crestel nodded: "It's lucky that the steam train was not delayed today. Let's go there as soon as possible. This matter can't be delayed."

It didn’t take much time to arrive at the Blackthorn Security Company from the train station. Tingen’s Nighthawks team was equipped with its own carriage. Crested originally preferred public transportation, but since he had a mission, he was happy to travel less. Spend some time on the road.

"So it didn't show any resistance."

"No, Esther even showed a preference to stay behind Chanis' door. Is this really safe? There are many other sealed objects there."

"I need to see it and confirm it with the Goddess Sword before I can decide how much of a threat it is. But no matter what, I will take sealing measures. You can rest assured about this."

Dunn hesitated for a moment, then said what he was thinking: "Esther seems to be, her. Esther's appearance, words, deeds, and personality are all the same as those of ordinary girls. There are obvious differences between them and common sealed objects." difference."

"It's uncertain. If its power increases to a certain extent, it may transform into him."

Dunn suddenly closed his mouth. It was a pronoun that reached the level of angels or even gods. It was no longer within the scope of what he should understand. It would be unreasonable to ask any more.

Crested glanced at Dunn: "I'm telling you because it will stay here for a while, and I won't take it away. You can make appropriate use of Esther's characteristics, which will allow it to enter the long-term environment. Sleep and reduce its invisible impact.”

After a moment, Crested added: "You can treat Esther as a person or a sealed object, it won't make much difference to her. If there is any emergency, please contact the church at any time."

"I understand. But how can we take advantage of Esther's properties?"

"You can let it join the Nighthawks, but it is best to only take it out during dangerous missions to prevent it from attracting the attention of other forces. It can effectively deter other sealed objects, and can avoid danger through spiritual intuition, allowing Esther to Exploring paths or tracing traces of people and things can bring you very lucky results.”

"I see. Are there any negative effects to be aware of?"

"Meeting its requirements in normal times is already paying a price. If you are willing, superficial communication and friendship can constitute an advance price. Just make sure that it sleeps behind Chanis Gate for a period of time every day."

Dunn was a little surprised by such loose restraints, but didn't show it, just nodded to show that he had taken note of it.

The carriage arrived at Zotland Street. After Dunn and others got off the carriage, they walked in front to lead the way. The "Sword of the Goddess" picked up the silver-white suitcase and followed Dunn.

Frye did not follow. He nodded with Roxanne and returned to the Nighthawks' lounge. He had no authority to know what happened next.

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Esther heard someone approaching, and her intuition buzzed. She opened the stone door first, and saw a serious man she had never seen before following Dunn, sizing her up. The dangerous person in her gut was him, but Esther could feel a kind of power in the man that made her feel very close to her, almost a real sense of comfort, especially from the box in his hand.

It's the power of the night.

"Hello, are you a night person?"

Such a question was quite rude, but Crestel had no special reaction and nodded indifferently: "Yes, you can call me Sesima. Praise the goddess, I am just one of the senior deacons loyal to her."

He tapped his chest four times with his right hand, drawing the shape of a red moon.

Esther nodded in understanding: "How can I cooperate with you?"

"Please come with me first. Dunn, are there any empty rooms here? The ones without anything."

Dunn immediately led the way: "Yes, just keep going forward."

Esther closed the stone door and followed Crestel. Crestel was also feeling the strange and twisted extraordinary power in Esther. Some kind of fate that was not common sense was trying to penetrate the surroundings, but was blocked by Chanis Gate. The seal was easily suppressed, silently and steadily focusing on Esther's head.

If Crestel hadn't reached a certain resonance with the Sword of the Goddess, he might not have been able to detect this based on his level of Sequence Five alone. I'm afraid he would have to at least reach the rank of an angel to be able to see Ai clearly. Sister's fate. The result of ordinary people's contact with Esther is that they will quickly forget the twisted fate after the connection is severed. Esther herself didn't seem to know this, otherwise she wouldn't have stayed in the ordinary world for several months doing nothing.

After Crestel let Esther enter the empty room, he signaled to Dunn to leave the Chanis door first, and then walked in and closed the door.

The faint blue candles on the wall were very steady, like empty pupils, staring at the two people in the room.

"Esther, are you willing to be loyal to the goddess?"

Crestel's temperament was too serious, which made Esther hesitate for several seconds, but she finally shook her head: "Sorry, this may be... I am not a pious person, but I can help within my ability. .”

"No, this is just an answer we need to simply confirm. It will not affect the subsequent agreement."

Esther was a little confused: "Confirm this?"

"The goddess's oracle just tells us to pay attention to you. Unless you are hurting others, there is no need to stop any of your actions. The best option for the church is for you to join the church and enter the Nighthawks of Backlund Parish according to the extraordinary ability sequence. Even the Red Gloves, the Special Operations Group.”

"What about me now?"

"If you don't want to, then just make sure you are exposed to the power within Chanis Gate every night, and you can move around freely the rest of the time."

Esther pointed at herself curiously: "Can I also fight like Ms. Daly and Mr. Smith?"

"It depends on your wishes. Of course we hope you can join the Nighthawks. Ms. Daili will follow me to Backlund today, and she will not stay in Tingen for long."

"Of course I will help them! I don't want that kind of monster killing to happen again. It's too scary for ordinary people."

Crestel's thin lips pursed, forming a smile with not much arc: "Then we can make a contract from this: you help the Nighthawks of Tingen, and the Church of the Night will temporarily regard you as a member of this, no matter how long it takes, It may be possible to meet your living needs here until you leave Tingen's Nighthawks team."

Esther thought for a moment and nodded: "It doesn't matter if it's not a contract. This is of my own free will."

"It seems that you have developed a liking for the Nighthawks here."

Esther smiled sheepishly: "After all, it's really too much for me to sleep in the dark night's place, eat the dark night's funds, and not help at all."

There was an inconspicuous twitch at the corner of Crestel's mouth. If it hadn't been for the dim light in the room, it would have been easy for Esther to see his helplessness - Chanis Gate wasn't a good place, so why did Esther still live here? Can you enjoy it so much?

But considering the church's description of Esther's "inhuman nature," Crestel speculated that Chanis Gate was able to suppress her power and keep her awake and sane.

Seeing that Crestel didn't say anything, Esther quickly added: "And I admire what they did. They are all very powerful people. I hope they can have a better destiny. I can always help them." OK!"

Perhaps Esther didn't know what she was saying casually, and was just trying to explain the wisecrack she had just made to take advantage of the church, for fear that the serious deacon in front of her would be dissatisfied.

Crestel placed the box between the two of them and motioned for Esther to lower herself down like him: "Next, you need to repeat the promise you just made under the witness of the holy object. Put your hand on it. That’s it.”

"OK."

Crested opened the buckle and lifted the cover, revealing the pure white sword body inside. The whole body is no more than one meter long. The material does not look like ceramics or white jade, but pure white bones and exquisite sword body. It is engraved with endless and complicated runes.

It was bright, sacred, and emitted a striking white light. When Esther stared at it without blinking, her head tingled slightly, but she could not look away. She looked at the bone sword with tenderness, especially the light that resembled moonlight. She missed the color so much. Before Crestel could speak, she took the initiative to put her hand on it.

It was a bit cold, but a power that made Esther feel quite peaceful came, very similar to the dream in the dark night.

"Esther, do you know Hermetic?"

Esther shook her head first and then nodded: "You can say it first, and I can read it after you."

When Crestel spoke again, it was in a very ancient language: "Goddess of the Night, which is nobler than the starry sky and longer than eternity; please bear witness to our oath."

Esther did know how to speak, and she repeated the sentence after Crestel.

"Esther, are you willing to stay at Chanis Gate, assist the Tingen Nighthawks team, and help each other with them until fate directs you to leave?"

"I do."

"Do you swear that you will not do any harm to the interests of the Church of Dark Night, not harm the members of the Church of Dark Night in any way, and not tell anyone any secrets of the Church of Dark Night?"

"I swear that I will not harm the interests of the Church of the Night, harm church members or tell anyone the secret. I will help Tingen's Nighthawks team and protect its destiny..."

The light on the sword suddenly became dazzling, and Crestel suddenly noticed that Esther's hair was glowing, and bright spots of light like fireflies wanted to float from it, but she was not aware of it.

This made Cresty quickly shout: "That's it!"

Esther was frightened and retracted her hand instantly. Crestel immediately closed the lid of the box. His spiritual intuition had a belated premonition, but it was not serious, which made the senior deacon sigh in relief.

"Praise the goddess."

Crestel drew a red moon on his chest. Esther subconsciously raised her hand to follow suit, but then put it down awkwardly.