Whispering Verse

"So, what does the 'eye of death' refer to? The eyes are born with special abilities related to death? Does it mean that there is a magic eye in the hand? Or is it a thaumaturgy related to death and eyes?"

At eight o'clock in the evening, in the living room on the second floor of Shade's house, Iluna clasped her hands on her chest and stood by the window looking outside. Luvia was sitting on the sofa holding a teacup, and Shade was holding the cat and sitting on the side. On the sofa, he was telling the story of the fragments of the Psalm.

"It's hard to say, and although the current fragments of the poem can be used to narrow down the scope of the search, it still seems that the current suspect cannot be ruled out."

Shade held the cat with one hand and raised a finger with the other hand:

“The first is Sister Devlin of the Eleventh Ring. She said personally that she can see through a soul’s secrets just through her eyes and send them on their way;

Then there is the little boy who I haven’t met yet and is suspected of being a liar. It is said that his eyes can see the specific time and manner of a person’s death. If this is true, then he also meets the requirements;

Finally, there is our friend the priest Augustus. Although I have not asked, I am almost certain that his eyes must also have powers related to death. "

"Isn't this ruling out everything?"

Iluna turned around and leaned against the wall and asked, while the purple-eyed fortune teller put down his teacup:

"But at least it's a useful clue."

"How is your coin collection going? In addition to the blood money and the [upright coin] in my hand, how many coins do you have in your hand now? Luvia was right this morning, our progress is too slow. I bet that the Church of the Five Gods is about to discover the true identity of the third chosen one."

Shade asked.

"I encountered an accident in the city the day before yesterday. After solving the problem, I got a poet-level relic [Dragon Blood Coin]. I remember that it seemed to be a legendary cursed coin stained with dragon blood. Then I applied for a relic from the church and it arrived. [The Fortune Teller's Silver Coin], although it is a monetary relic, its main function is divination..."

Iluna said, taking out a small cloth bag from her pocket.

"It's best not to consume this casually."

Luvia reminded.

"In other words, we currently have a total of four coins."

Shade concluded that this was much more embarrassing than searching for the Dark Chosen One:

"But what happened to the big earthquake near Mount Sikar yesterday, Sunday evening?"

When talking about this matter, Iluna's expression became serious:

"I have received news from the church, and they have opened up all the information about Fort Midhill to me. After investigation, it was found that the earthquake that occurred at about 6:50 last night was related to the unknown relics underground in the Sikal Mountain area. Related to [The Gap of Life and Death], the power of death causes the instability of the Whispering Elements, thereby impacting the real world. After comparing the information transmitted by the neutral ring warlock organization [Spiritual Cult], it was determined that it was a precursor to the outbreak of death. Below The elements carry huge spirits, impact the narrow space, and then affect the real world."

"Are there any other effects besides the earthquake?"

Luvia asked.

"Yes, there will be many undead in the area recently who escaped from the narrow space to the real world through this accident. However, due to the constraints of the narrow space itself, those undead cannot leave the Sikal Mountain area. In addition, because the level 0 relics are close to The impact of the out-of-control situation has severely disrupted the balance of the four elements, so more relics may appear locally in a short period of time."

This is the impact caused by the enrichment of whispering elements. It is a relatively advanced research content on the four elements, and is even related to the "Aether Mechanics" that doctors have studied.

"Xia De, the Church of the Five Gods has used rituals to suppress the earthquake. But please note that not only the number of undead and relics increases, but also all the local undead will become stronger due to the leakage of death."

In other words, the undead encountered in the Fort Midhill area in the next period of time may not be defeated so easily.

"I see."

Shade nodded.

"There are also some unimportant small impacts. All the boundaries of life and death in the entire material world were affected last night. This is a real precursor. The problem is already serious. The church gave me a notice and asked me to pack my bags. We’ll probably set off this week to go to the Fort Midhill area.”

Iluna finally said this:

"On the one hand, it is for the third chosen person, and on the other hand, I hope to use the power of the 'balanced' chosen person to participate in the large-scale magical ceremony that will be held locally and temporarily balance the power of life and death."

"Okay, if you get to Fort Midhill, I can take you to touch the statue in the basement of the abandoned tower, so that you can travel between the two places at any time."

Shade said, and Luvia asked:

"Eluna, how does the church plan for you to get to Fort Midhill? A week's train trip? A steam airship? Or use extraordinary means to directly cross space?"

The steam airship can be called the highest crystallization of the steam industry in this era. It is a flying vehicle jointly developed by the two kingdoms and the Church. Shade had seen photos in books, and the appearance completely matched his understanding of the steam age and steampunk.

Steam airships have not yet been put into commercial use, but the church definitely has them.

"The airship, regardless of extreme weather conditions, the journey will take about two days."

Iluna said, walking from the window to the sofa and sitting down. Glancing at Mia, who was held by Shade, the cat looked lazy.

"It's not a space transfer, and it's not starting immediately. In other words, things haven't reached the last moment yet."

Luvia nodded, her purple eyes staring at the air in front of her, thinking about these questions:

"So, has the church told you about the third chosen one?"

"Not yet, but it has been revealed that the third chosen one is the key to solving the coming outbreak of death."

"Look, these two troublesome things overlap."

Shade sighed softly:

"This Sunday, I will go to see the boy who can see death. Then I will contact Priest August and find out the secrets about the eyes from him. As for Sister Devlin, let's think of a solution. I and the The relationship with the nuns is pretty good.”

"It seems like I'm the only one useless again."

Luvia sighed while sitting on the sofa, but compared to the emotional outburst when the second candidate was selected, she was much more normal.

"Don't say that, we just don't have enough coins in our hands. After I see the boy, I will go to see the August priest. You can use two or three coins to divine whether I have met the chosen one that day. Just like the day I met Darkness at the Pink Rose Hotel."

Shade leaned back on the sofa and thought of Miss Black and Miss White again, and the images of them in Mr. Pasolo's memory:

"Furthermore, the troubles at Fort Midhill are probably not limited to the chosen ones and the narrow gap between life and death."

"What else is there?"

Luvia tilted her head and looked at him.

"My old friend, an old friend from the past."

"oh?"

Iluna and Luvia both looked at him. They both knew that the time of the time key was one era away from the present.

Luvia hesitated for a moment:

"This time, there won't be another witch who will forcefully kiss you for no reason, right?"