The Collection of The End

My name is Akatosh,

I'm going to run for the statuette.

— 4E, 201, Hearthfire, 7th, 13:43 —

Perhaps because of some natural connection between father and daughter, Illya recognized Gallus from the very beginning.

Sparse stubble, melancholy eyes, disheveled hair, and a tasteless coat, all these appearance characteristics prove that no one has taken care of his appearance at all, which makes the girl who is worried that she will have an extra stepmother a little relieved.

There is no doubt that his father is a member of the Dark Brotherhood, so he will be brought back by him for performing the dark ceremony. In this way, the reason why he left his mother in the first place is also ready to be revealed-the mother is actually the target of a certain mission of his, but The two fell in love at first sight. After he was born, his father transferred the power he possessed to himself, and then gave up the mission and left on the pretext of lack of strength.

Really, seeing how my mother doesn't care much about the lord's law, she can definitely join the Dark Brotherhood with him. Is there any special requirement for joining here?

After confirming that the members of the Dark Brotherhood did not intend to limit themselves, Illya began to observe the members of the Brotherhood one by one.

The first is the leader of the Brotherhood, Ms. Astrid, who is very confident and worthy of this confidence, and can make other members subconsciously follow her command. Although her husband Ain Boyorn is a She is a werewolf, but she is like an obedient puppy in front of her.

The short-haired, cold and arrogant dark elf Miss Gabriela, although she has a bit of a temper, is unexpectedly a good person. She is the one who smiles the most at herself among the members of the Brotherhood—except for Cicero.

Festus Krex is a traditional old mage, always very serious, not interested in anything other than magic, and has been trying to study the self-defense magic on Illya, or the one called "Nightingale's Magic" force"?

Babette, who looks like a seven or eight-year-old girl, has a pet spider named "Peter". It is hard to believe that she is actually close to five hundred years old. When she appeared in the sanctuary in a daze She is taking care of herself, and they have a good relationship with each other, but once when she asked her about her age, she crushed a dwarven metal plate with her bare hands.

There are also red-skinned Nazr and green-skinned Savera who haven't had much contact with each other. They are a little curious about themselves, but they seem to keep their distance deliberately.

As for Cicero... Whenever Illya thinks of him, "hehehe~" "little apple~" "why so?"

"【What is the most beautiful music in life—】" The black door at the entrance of the sanctuary roared.

"It's silence." Illya replied.

"[Wrong answer——]" Heimen fell silent.

So, what's wrong? She obviously answered this when she heard the other members enter. Illya stood there for a while, then turned and returned to the Sanctuary hall.

"Girl, don't try it, there is really no precedent for this." Ain Boyorn, who was attacking the target dummy with his bare hands in the public hall, said to her: "Just wait here for Master Gallus to come back."

"Hmm..." Elijah shook her head.

My father said that he was going to Macas City to persuade a certain person named Murui, and he was worried and planned to follow him to see, but the black door at the entrance did not allow her to go out, even if he closely followed the person who went out in front, the black door It will also lock her in very accurately, and because the protective spell will automatically push her back to avoid it, Carmen can't do it.

"Hehehe~ (Hearts) This is normal~ I have never been in, how can I go out? Come on, have a smile~ (Hearts)." Cicero, who was talking to himself in front of the iron coffin of the Night Mother, suddenly turned to face She made a face.

In other words, the door is not only used as an entrance, but also records all the people who pass through. When you want to go out, you must have a record of entry.

If you directly enter the Sanctuary through some means like yourself, you will not be able to get out.

Hmm... somehow... Illya's eyes turned to the iron coffin of the "Night Mother".

Since he had passed out from the pain at that time, he had no memory of how he appeared in the iron coffin, but judging from its huge size, even if there was already a corpse inside, it would be more than enough to add himself.

A... dead body?

Can talk to the listener, can perceive the person and the specific location of the dark ritual, and even teleport himself over and relieve the hidden danger of his father's "Nightingale Power". Even if the "Night Mother" is not a demon or a holy spirit, it is impossible An ordinary corpse.

Illya ignored the funny Cicero, walked to the iron coffin of the Night Mother and stared at it quietly.

"Hey~Little Apple~You can't be a listener, no matter how you look at it~(Spades)" Cicero kept screaming beside him.

Her mother said, and Illya thought unaffectedly that her problem was that her body could not bear the magic power of the witch from her mother and the power of the nightingale from her father. If she wanted to "heal" completely, she had to either eliminate one of the powers or transform her own body.

At this time, the power in her body has not disappeared, which proves that she has been able to withstand two kinds of power at the same time with this silver-haired and red-eyed appearance. The only problem is whether she will not recognize her mother when she sees her later.

"【What is the most beautiful music in life—】" The roar of the black door sounded at the entrance of the sanctuary.

"It's silence, my brother." A female voice that Illya had never heard sounded.

"【Welcome home—】" There was the sound of the black door sliding open.

"Oh? Go to the door to meet the newcomers? (diamond) Okay, mother~ what kind of apple will it be? (spades)" Cicero turned around in place, pretending to arrange his clothes, and turned towards Go to the entrance.

What can I do with that clown costume... Illya also cast her gaze over it.

Swish—swish—a figure wearing a dark red mage robe walked in.

Seems like a sister? Ilya judged from the opponent's slender figure and the half delicate face exposed under the hood.

"Welcome to the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary ~ (Spades) My Sisters ~ (Diamonds)" Cicero said the standard fraternity greetings, but deliberately adopted a weird tone: "Wei~logging tired~( hearts)”

"Cicero! Stay away from her!" Astrid appeared on the other side of the public hall.

Ding~ Before Cicero was about to say anything, the female mage flicked a gold coin, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present.

Thanks to the blessing of "Nightingale Power", Illya could clearly see that the two sides of the gold coin were not the pattern of ordinary Septim gold coins, one side was "balance" and the other side was "flame".

Crack, the woman caught the gold coin, and the "balance" turned upwards, and Illya seemed to "tsk" when she heard her.

In the next moment, bursts of golden light suddenly rolled up around the female mage, with traces of ice-blue lightning, but they disappeared after only a few seconds. When Illya looked again, the opponent's appearance had changed drastically. .

It was a young woman with long blond hair, blue eyes, well-fitting silver heavy armor, a shiny metal forehead, and a snow-white flag in her hand. In the temple, it must be very suitable.

"My name is Jeanne Darc." She gestured to the people present one by one, her voice soft and sweet: "I came here at the invitation of Ms. Astrid. It's great to meet you."

"...Who are you?" Astrid was rushing towards her at first, but he stood there dumbfounded after hearing the words.

Is there anything wrong? This sister looks very polite, doesn't she? Illya looked at the fraternity members who were in various forms around her.

No, wait... This is the "Dark Brotherhood" where assassins gather.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! (Hearts)" Cicero laughed maniacally: "This is so interesting! (Hearts) The Dark Brotherhood has a 'Saint'? Don't worry, mother~ I will tune- —”

Ding~ The coin flew up again, this time without waiting for it to fall, a hand wearing a heavy black glove pinched it in the air, and then punched Cicero who seemed to have something to say.

"Ugh!?" Cicero slammed backwards into the wall before bouncing back to the lady's feet.

Slap, a jet-black heavy armor boot stepped on the dizzy Cicero.

"It's so noisy." Jeanne Darc's voice didn't change, but her tone became gloomy and impatient.

Only then did Illya notice that the light cluster that had just disappeared reappeared again, this time emitting colorful light, and what it scattered around was the phantom of feathers.

The original white heavy armor became pitch black in this ray of light, and Ms. Jeanne Darc's original blond hair and blue eyes also turned into pale short hair and dark golden eyes like a dragon. Dangerous breath.

I always feel...is the light of these two times reversed?

"Long time no see, Jeanna." Seeing her like this, Ms. Astrid seemed relieved: "Welcome to our big family."

"If you are full of such people in your 'family', I won't accompany you." Jeanne Darc looked at Cicero who was still "hehehe" even when she stepped on her feet.

"This... I think you'Hino Scholars' know something about 'Night Mother', he is the 'Listener'." Astrid explained.

"This is really the worst class of listeners 'she' has ever brought." Jeanna moved her foot away.

"Hey hey~ this new lady (heart), mother has just released a large number of assassination lists, (spade) do you want to listen?" Cicero quickly got up, and then poked his ear.

"I guess you have accumulated it for a long time." Astrid snorted coldly.

"These targets are all from Macas City (spades), I guess it's Gallus who caused some trouble~ (diamonds)" Cicero said quickly, "Adventurer Io La, the butcher Honey Red Arm, the beggar Banning, the magician Nimferas, the miner Sangyan, and the peddler Lisbet~ (Hearts)"

"Hmm..." Astrid murmured.

"I, I'm going too!" After hearing that Gallus might have an accident, Illya immediately offered to recommend herself before Astrid could confirm the executive candidate.