Whispering Verse

The pink perfume bottle was named [Perfume Bottle of Desire] by Shade. After putting it away properly, Shade and Sister Devlin continued to move forward.

The two stepped side by side on the lake that was still unfrozen due to the power of the evil thing, and headed towards the other side of the lake in the mist. The two continued to talk on the road, and Shade also lamented that in early winter, the two of them entered the Lake of Cherubim to meet the "Lady of the Lake."

It was already late winter, and the two of them walked on the lake like this again.

The next stop was the magical cave that connected the two spaces that Shade and Iluna walked through before midnight on Wednesday.

Although it was dark that night, fortunately "she" still remembered the direction. So with the help of Sister Devlin, they avoided the church's base camp and walked southwest on the lake. They soon found the small camp on the lakeshore where Shade and Eluna camped on Wednesday night.

There are still traces of fire on the ground, and behind the camp is a cave. Although Shade knows where it is, according to Sister Devlin, she didn't realize what was there until Shade pointed it out.

The mystery of this great swamp does not seem to have faded with the defeat of the Pantanal evil.

Lighting their fingers for illumination, they passed through the long, dark cave and turned out from behind the rocks. They came to the remains of the "Swamp Witch" and the ruins of the "Pantanar Evil" temple.

The fire and earthquake on the night of the battle had caused falling snow and soil to cover the underground tomb dug by Shade. The defeat of the evil creature had also alleviated the curse on this land a lot, but this place was still not accessible to ordinary people. of.

There was only this sudden clearing in the nearby dead woods, and the location was easy to identify, so Shade used the shovel again to dig up the ground, revealing the corpses underground.

"found it."

Under the excavated soil, the corpse wrapped with thick whispering elements was still firmly fixed to the ground by gray plants. However, those plants are the roots of nearby dead trees, and are no longer the tentacles of the Pantanal evil.

The nun put her hands together and hung them in front of her. She was watching quietly as Shade laboriously dug the grave in the snow, but suddenly she turned her head and looked to the side. The pale woman's face was revealed from behind the trunk of a dead tree in the dead forest, peeping at the two people with a strong and malicious expression.

The body was dug up, and sure enough, the "Swamp Witch" was once again attracted. And Shade came here this time to fulfill his promise and liberate this soul that had helped him many times.

"Sister, help me."

Sister Devlin nodded slightly, and the eleven life rings appeared from the steam mist, and then turned into a sickle in the dark golden light.

At the same time, Shade threw bone powder and took the risk to perform a spiritual ritual on the corpse of the humanoid relic.

The dark light on the surface of the corpse carried a curse, which almost immediately entangled Shade, but Shade was able to resist it with his powerful soul. The "Swamp Witch" behind the tree was already running quickly in front of them with bare feet like a wild beast. Sister Devlin held the dark golden sickle in her hand and slashed at the relic with an expressionless expression:

"In the name of death."

The twisted soul suddenly stopped in the snow, and then the more normal part of the soul was really separated.

The remaining broken soul was transformed into the relic "Swamp Witch" and got into the swamp. The corpse is still sleeping in the earth, but since the corpse can affect this humanoid relic, the nuns will inform the church about what happened here, and the church will take care of the [Swamp Witch] by taking in the corpse.

People in the future will probably never see this human relic again, and can only get a glimpse of its secrets in church records.

In the snow, Shade, whose whole body was shaking due to the curse, waved his right hand and slid it gently in front of him. The dark cracks extended from the height of his head to the snow surface. The crack opened, and behind it was the beach illuminated by the dark moon, and the soul of the extremely transparent woman bowed slightly to Shade and Sister Devlin.

The soul from the ancient era was wearing an old linen robe, standing barefoot in the snow, with dirty black hair hanging behind her back, but her face had returned to the appearance of a normal lady in her twenties. The soul was almost completely destroyed by the power of evil objects and whispering elements. At this moment, he didn't even have the power to have a normal conversation.

But she did not leave immediately, but stretched out her hand towards Shade, pointing her fingertips at him.

Shade was startled, then he also stretched out his hand, and the index finger of his right hand touched her fingertip:

"Guide to death."

The curse wrapped around him was contained by the woman's soul, but it could not harm her. And through direct contact with the soul, the snowy swamp scenery disappears in front of the eyes, and a new faded picture appears.

Shade learned some of the memories of this weak and broken soul. The past events of the past era had long become blurred, and he could only feel the strong feelings of despair and pain. After that, he saw the complete experience of the "Swamp Witch" who first met him in the west of Huntingdon City, gave him guidance and continued to help him.

This feeling of looking at yourself from a third-person perspective is really strange.

And at the end of the fading memories of his soul, he finally heard intermittent voices:

"Thank you. I curse men. You are not a man. You are not a woman. You are two in one."

The faded soul memory picture disappeared, and Shade once again saw the movement of his hand reaching out, and also saw Sister Devlin taking off her blindfold to look at the soul, and then put her blindfold back on. A nun can directly read a soul's memory using only her eyes.

Obviously Shade had seen the nun take off her boots at the Lake of Cherubim. Sister Devlin didn't react much at that time, but now that Shade saw her take off her blindfold, an almost imperceptible expression appeared on her face. Light red glow.

Outsiders believe that Sister Devlin, wearing the silver eyepatch with dense patterns, has a mysterious beauty; and when she takes off the eyepatch, her unusual look has a delicate look that is very shocking to the eyes. Beauty.

As for the transparent soul, after giving Shade the final help, it had already drifted into the dark crack.

Shade and Sister Devlin stood in the normal world, looking through the crack and watching the souls walk into the beach illuminated by the dark moon. But she seemed unable to directly cross the deep, calm lake under the dark moon like a normal soul.

Fortunately, there was a dilapidated wooden boat on the lakeside that appeared after Shade defeated Joey Barton. It was parked on the beach waiting for her.

So the soul boarded the boat, and under the light of the dark moon, together with the thousands of souls with their backs to the beach, sailed to the end of the half-sinking dark moon.

The gap slowly closed, and Shade heard "her" sigh softly in his ear:

[Outlander, you have witnessed the return path of the ancient soul that finally reached the end of death under the guidance of the dark moon. 】

【Foreigners, you have come into contact with miracles. You gain Thaumaturgy - Calling Old Wooden Ships. 】

[In any large body of water, you can call an old wooden boat unconditionally. After the wooden boat is destroyed, you can call it again. The casting material "Any Bone" is required. 】

"What's the use? I can walk on water myself. But if I really encounter a big ship and hit an iceberg, I can save a few more people."

New thaumaturgic associations with the "True Death" and "Silver Moon" spiritual runes.

Shade, who put his hands in his coat pockets, didn't care that the snow had already fallen on his shoulders, but said to Sister Devlin:

"Sister, why do those kind souls always suffer?"

The nun, who had put on her blindfold again and covered her ears with her long silver-gray hair, stood there and answered softly:

"The hero who bears the fire, I am only a mortal."

Shade nodded and looked at the corpse in the tomb again:

"Sister Devlin, I want to say Happy New Year's Day to you in advance. I won't prepare any extra gifts for you. The flames of the First Fire and that evil thing should be enough."

When he raised his head again, Shade had a smile on his face. The nun nodded slightly and asked:

"What gift should I get you?"

"No, no, no gift is needed, the help you gave me is enough."

Shade shook his head. Sister Devlin stood beside him. After a moment of hesitation, she reached out and took off the silver eyepatch again, letting her long gray hair flow across the edge of the eyepatch. He lowered his head, bent down and placed the blindfold on the snow at his feet, then faced Shade in the snow and said with a peaceful smile:

"Happy New Year's Day, Shade."

He almost felt that his heart stopped beating at this moment.

The nun and the church are currently in a cooperative relationship. She will not stay on the island in the middle of the lake for too long. She will spend the New Year's Eve next week in Fort Midhill with her mother-in-law Cassandra, Helen and Grace. Pass.

Shade, who left the island in the middle of the lake, was temporarily separated from the nuns. At noon on this Sunday, he walked out of the White River Valley Vineyard with the cat in his arms and came to Huntington again.

At this time, the three witches have not left, but Miss Carina will return directly to Tobesk tonight with the help of Miss Sylvia and the power of the parliament, and Miss Sylvia will also meet with her later. Margaret returns to Willondale by steam train, in time for the princess to attend various royal end-of-year events.

As for Miss Aurora, she is also very busy with her business and will not stay in Huntington for a long time, so today is Shade's last chance to see them in Huntington.

Because Sister Devlin had informed the three witches that Shade would be coming today in advance, the witches were all waiting for Shade at the Redbud Manor, the private property of the Aurora family.

The maid led the way and took Shade, who was holding the cat, to the lounge on the second floor of the manor. The floral fragrance mixed with incense and perfume floated in the room, the curtains were opened, and the three witches were sitting on the sofa, talking to each other about the arrangements after the New Year's Day.

Seeing Shade come in, they stopped talking and looked at him together.