The Death Knell

"It's too far off topic, Circe." Diana shook her head and pointed her forehead with her finger: "I came here to know the mark on my head. What exactly is it? What does Hecate want? What to do? She is your patronus, you must know better."

Circe put down the bottle of wine a little lonely, sat on a chair next to the table, and swayed the wine in the glass.

Her eyes became distant and lonely.

"I wouldn't use the word patronus. My relationship with her is much darker... Well, let me see if I can explain it all to you."

Circe raised her hands and gathered her magic power. Purple light shone in the cave. She began to formulate images of what she was thinking in order to show it to everyone more intuitively.

"Long before the gods, Hecate walked the world. She is the collective consciousness of mankind's perspective on the mysteries."

Su Ming looked like he was talking nonsense with Alberta, but in fact both of them pricked up their ears and listened to Circe's story.

He was doing it for insurance. After all, he still couldn't trust Circe, and the same was true for Alberta. You must know that Circe's power came from Hecate, and she came here to look for information openly. If she didn't make a mistake, she would be deceived.

"Aggregation of consciousness, I hate this word." Su Ming breathed. This kind of thing means not only that it cannot be cut to death, but also that it cannot be killed.

Alberta mixed whiskey and red wine and drank, still looking for the right ratio: "This is the root that many spellcasters are looking for, the collective consciousness."

"When the world was formed, the good ones were left behind, while the bad ones were locked outside the wall of origin, but it's different now." Su Ming whispered to her, and she just nodded slightly.

At the other end of the table, Circe was still controlling the light and shadow in her hands: "In ancient times, Hecate was a very tolerant being. She gave her witchcraft fire to humans, hoping that they could use it. Infinite power to achieve happiness, but she does not understand human nature..."

Diana nodded. When she was on the paradise island, her life was very peaceful, just eating, sleeping and fighting. But after going to human society, she discovered that people are actually very complex creatures.

"Their greed has no limits and they want more..."

Circe smiled bitterly at her: "Yes, they want more... The fire seedlings she gave them helped these ancient mages become gods. They became Zeus, Ra, and Naboo became Kukulkan... But then, they discovered that there was actually a 'volcano' there in Hecate, and their greed was aroused. They imagined that if they could take the volcano as their own, Then what great beings they should become..."

"It seems that the source of power in the City of Silver is cleaner." Alberta whispered into Su Ming's ear, her breath making him feel a little itchy.

Su Ming glanced at her and found that she was snickering: "God's power comes from the power of creation, which is the origin of the universe. It is his own power. But he doesn't know why, he split himself into several parts, Hand of God, Body of God, Wrath of God, Voice of God, etc…”

"I know that the wrath of God is the cuckold 'ghost', and the body of God is the body currently sitting on the throne of the City of Silver. What is the voice of God?" Alberta was a little confused.

This time, Su Ming snickered: "Don't know? Then you should study more."

"What happened then?" Diana asked.

"Then? Of course they failed." Circe shrugged and took a sip of wine: "At that time, Hecate's power was countless times more powerful than all the gods combined. In front of her, the gods were like Like toys.”

Diana frowned. If Hecate was really so powerful, how else could he find her and find a solution to the problem?

Circe didn't seem to notice Diana's entanglement. She continued to tell her story: "Hecate found that she had too much and could easily attract covetous attention, so she divided her power into five parts and hid them among five human girls. On her body, she will take back her power only when necessary, and the seal of that power is the witch's moment on your head."

"But, I don't know any magic, and I can't even learn it." Diana touched her forehead uncomfortably. She didn't feel any power, just pain.

"Most of the imprinters will not be able to detect it throughout their lives, let alone use the power inside." Circe disapproved. She knew the function of this thing: "When the imprinter returns to reincarnation, Hecate will look for it. New people are chosen to carve the mark, you are like the security guards at the entrance of a high-tech laboratory, guarding precious things, but the things inside are not yours to use."

"But when the Upside Down approached me, I could feel a powerful energy surging in my body. It seemed to trigger the reaction of the Witch's Moment."

"Then I don't know. Although I have lived for thousands of years, the stories that have happened are all measured in ten thousand years." Circe spread her hands, canceled the magic, and gently put her hands back on the table. .

Su Ming analyzed the current intelligence. He knew that the Upside Down Man was the dark side of magic. When he was close to Diana, he would activate the Witch's Moment. Hecate was once coveted by the gods.

If it were him, he would not let others go so easily if they tried to gain his property.

Would Hecate be so generous? Hard to say...

You must know that among her three faces, there is an old woman's face. For these many-faced gods, the idea that each other comes from the heart is never an empty talk.

In her old woman state, she is also called a grudge, and she is not a magnanimous person no matter how you think about it.

And in the Upside Down, it's obviously aimed at her, the thief leader, so will she consider taking back the power temporarily stored in the Witch's Moment to use it to fight against the enemy?

Thinking of this, Su Ming put down the knife and fork in his hand: "Cersei, if Hecate wants to take back her power, what will happen to the owners of these engraved marks?"

Circe looked him over, as if wondering why Deathstroke was getting younger, but she also answered the question.

"According to ancient records, if she wants to get back the power in the seal, then the person with the Witch's Moment will have their soul burned through by the original magic power. I guess it means they will die... and before that, They will all be controlled by Hecate, like golems.”

"Tsk, then Diana is actually very unsafe now."

"You understand correctly. If Diana encounters Hecate, she will be in danger of being controlled or directly killed at any time."

As soon as Circe's words came out, you could feel that the atmosphere instantly became much colder. Everyone felt as if the hairs on their backs were standing on end, as if the three-phase goddess was blowing on the backs of their necks.