Whispering Verse

The leaf stood in front of his eyes for more than a minute, and then Shade took it off and put it back into the pocket watch. Now he has two leaves in his hand, but he still wants to give Dorothy one to "prove his innocence."

"I see, the Witch Council probably knows it, I see."

he muttered.

"what's the situation?"

Luvia asked from the side, and the two continued walking along the courtyard path towards the garden at the back of the manor.

"Killing the officially chosen ones with your own hands will not inherit their power, but through some methods, you can get a door that leads to the space corresponding to the space left by the ancient gods."

Shade said:

"The special white mist space left by the ancient god [The Darkness of Fu Xing] is the [Dark Dungeon]. To enter such a space, at least three conditions are required: spiritual runes, artifacts, and incantations. In addition, some In space, you need to find the specific location of the door, such as the one in my basement, and the [Witch Council] that needs to sing. [Dark Dungeon] also has a door with a specific location, which needs to be found. But in a special way, you can skip looking for the door. Skip the restrictions of spiritual runes and special artifacts."

Luvia frowned slightly, not knowing what she was thinking of.

"There are actually many methods, but basically they are impossible to do. Among them is to kill the chosen one with your own hands and obtain the dark door, which requires quite complex rituals and assistance. But I don't know why, [The Impermanence Card] It seems to have the ability to directly absorb doors, and now, the door leading to the [Dark Dungeon] is here."

Shade shook the cards, then frowned again:

"But wasn't it Iluna who killed Darkness with her own hands? How come it's me?"

"It doesn't matter, but I didn't expect witches to care about these spaces."

"She shouldn't be particularly concerned. Miss Carina said that the council just asked her to do as much as possible, but it's not necessary."

"So can you go in now?"

Luvia pointed to the cards, and Shade shook his head:

"The playing cards just dress up the door. I need to choose a location and 'place' the door there to enter the [Dark Dungeon]. I plan to put the door in the basement of my home. Since the wall facing the stairs has [time] corridor], then put the [Dark Dungeon] on the wall on the left."

Shade compiled the information and looked up at the moon with Luvia in the courtyard:

"The function of [Dark Dungeon] is a bit complicated and dangerous, but it is also very useful. When you have time, you and Iluna go to my house together. I will tell you that it is finally over. After experiencing the last moment of the end of summer, Thing, I’m so tired.”

Shade said with a smile.

The two continued to walk through the withered rose bushes. Luvia nodded, took out the [Eternal Youth Leaf] from her pocket and wanted to return it to Shade, but Shade refused:

"Take this, I still have a lot of leaves in my hand."

"Xia De, you solved the problem again this time."

While walking and looking up at the moon, Luvia said in a low voice.

"Why do you think so?"

"You were the one who defeated the Silver-Eyed One, you were the one who found Darkness in the Cold Water Port, and you were the one who killed the Chosen One in the Dark Realm. I can do nothing."

"How can you say that? Without the information and divination you provided, what could Iluna and I have done?"

Shade asked, looking at her side face. Further away was the glass greenhouse of the manor. But Luvia shook her head and looked at the starry sky with a sad expression:

"Sometimes, I really feel that I am useless. I am determined to achieve my goals, but it is you who takes the risk every time."

"Louvia, you should be happy now. What's wrong with you?"

Shade stopped, and there was a grape trellis in front of the two of them. I don’t know why, but the grapevines were not seriously affected, and they basically remained as they were under the moonlight.

"We just completed our second goal, shouldn't we celebrate it? Look, the moonlight is beautiful, and the starry sky is also beautiful. Would you like to dance with me under the moon?"

But Luvia just shook her head. The air in the suburbs was particularly good. The sea of ​​stars seemed to be above her head. The bright stars were so spectacular.

"You don't have to think about comforting me. I'm just thinking about what would have happened if I hadn't reached out to you on the carriage."

"The past won't change, so don't think too much about it."

Shade said, originally wanting to comfort him, but unexpectedly, Luvia's face showed an even sadder emotion:

"It doesn't matter, I just heard this sentence. The past cannot be changed. I don't know why I am so sad."

"It is true that the past cannot be changed, so we have to create the future. Luvia, please look at me honestly and answer this question. What do you think of the death of Ivan Darkness?"

"I am very happy."

Luvia adjusted her state, and the two people looked at each other under the moon. There were servants working in the distance of the garden, but no one looked here. There was a weak gas lamp on the path, and together with the hazy moonlight and starry sky, it illuminated them.

"I breathed a sigh of relief, as if a stone had been removed. Shade, I don't know if you can understand, but this feeling is like knowing your own death date, but suddenly finding that your death date has changed. Yes Yes, I should be happy, today is a day worth being happy about, we really did it."

Luvia's metaphor was a bit weird, and for a moment, Shade didn't know how to answer the question. Before he spoke, those purple eyes looked at him:

"Thank you, Shade."

The thank you at this time made the atmosphere even weirder.

"I said, I will accompany you until the end. After midnight tonight, it will be the harvest moon in September. The night may be a little cold, let's go back."

"OK."

So the two of them turned around and walked back to the manor house, all the way back to the guest room where Luvia stayed temporarily. The purple-eyed girl adjusted her mood very well, and she also knew that she should be happy now:

"Next, it's the third chosen person's turn."

There were no lights on in the room, only the open window casting moonlight into the room. The two stood on the carpet, Luvia turned her back to the window and looked at Shade:

"After I find the human pus tomorrow, I will start preparing for divination."

"Maybe you can take a rest, Luvia, you've been really tired lately."

"but"

"Nothing but, Luvia, be careful not to lose control."

Shade looked at those purple eyes. Her mood fluctuated greatly tonight:

"Iluna and I are both worried about you. You seem to be burdened with some responsibility and want to run forward all the time, for fear of being overtaken by things behind you. Although you are unwilling to share your secrets with us, at least Let us move forward with you. And now, rest for a while, Luvia, rest for a while."

Luvia bit her lip.

"Perhaps you have discovered that every time I encounter something, the chosen one will appear on the stage. This shows that the most important thing on the stage is the audience. As long as I, the audience, do not run around and have no witnesses, I will be the protagonist of the chosen one. They won’t show up.”

Shade joked:

"I'm going to join the Big City Players next. Let's discuss the next thing after the Big City Players is over."

The two looked at each other. Shade was very fascinated by those purple eyes. Although Luvia was very charming, her appearance was still not as good as that of the charismatic witches. It's just that no one's eyes can give Shade such a powerful attraction as hers.

Luvia saw herself in Shade's eyes, and saw herself in fear and uneasiness. Somehow, she didn't dare to look directly at the man in front of her.

Suddenly he closed his eyes and took a deep breath:

"Well, I will take a break for a while. The association also has a lot of work that I need to do. After the players in the big city are over, we will make other plans."

Shade breathed a sigh of relief:

"Among the three of us, Iluna is responsible for suppressing the chosen ones and fighting, you are responsible for divination and providing intelligence, and I am responsible for daily operations. So, there is no need to blame yourself for not being able to do anything."

"Um."

She nodded slightly, then opened her arms and hugged Shade.

Mia on her shoulders was forced to jump onto the bed, and then watched in surprise as the soft bed bounced up. The bed at home was not so bouncy.

Shade also hugged her. Luvia turned her back to the window and stood under the moonlight; Shade faced the moonlight, but stood in the darkness that the moonlight could not illuminate:

"It doesn't matter, I will always be with you. This is what has been promised, until the end. Witness the thirteen chosen ones and open the door that determines everything."

"Do you regret it? Because of me, I was forced to be involved in all this."

"Even without you, I have a hunch."

Shade let go of Luvia's hand, and Luvia let go of Shade. He put his hands on the shoulders of the girl in front of him and looked into her eyes. The two were so close:

"Even without you, I will definitely be involved in all this. I am outside of destiny, but only outside of the original destiny. When I made up my mind and walked out of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square for the first time, when my panicked hands When I open my door and lean against it and see everything in this world, I understand.”

He frowned slightly, his eyes firm and powerful:

"I have entered a new torrent of destiny. In this world, this era, this country, I have come here. I cannot escape the four elements, the Ring Warlock, and the Word of Sublimation. I am destined to be there in the steam era. I I am also destined to participate in these major events that affect the world, because I have to do so. Luvia, it is not me who helps you to achieve your wishes, it is you who help me."

"How did it help you?"

"Help me get on this path."

The moonlight outside the window shone on Shade's body, and his body seemed to be glowing slightly. Luvia looked up at Shade. There were countless words in her heart that she wanted to say at this moment, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't say anything.

So, she stood on tiptoes and kissed the corner of Shade's mouth gently.