Whispering Verse

The bright yellow moon appeared above the bonfire again. Shade stretched out his hand to pull Miss Olanold up. The latter looked around, and then said softly:

"I'm so glad I can see you as soon as I open my eyes, Shade. However, have you recently accepted the rituals of the elves? Why do you have such a strong natural aura on your body? When I opened my eyes just now, I almost thought I was back again. The place where I lived when I was a child.”

When Miss Feliana meets Miss Olanold, the latter is a flower girl on the street. Therefore, this woman’s past story should be equally exciting.

Shade vaguely passed the subject while Miss Samuel told Miss Olanold what happened after she fell into coma.

With only thirteen minutes left, Shade pushed the ice coffin to the bonfire with great effort. After Miss Samuel finished explaining the current situation, he said to the two witches:

"Please believe me, I will try my best to wake up Miss Drago. If there is nothing I can do, I will use other means to send you out."

If the secret lock fails, Shade plans to complete the ceremony to promote the third ring to the fourth ring now in the fifth era. According to past experience, in the short period of time after promotion, because divinity infects the soul, he can exert power that is no less than the overflow state of divinity. With this little power, he tried his best to escort the witch and his party out until the thirty minutes were up and he was forced to return to his own time.

"What I was able to do in the Forest of Thousand Trees, I can do here."

Shade said, not forgetting to remind:

"After you leave, remember to say hello to Teacher Feliana for me. I hope I can have the chance to see her again next time. Miss Samuel, please help me record this story. I will take the story with me as a Spellcasting Materials.”

Of course, the manuscripts brought back from the Sixth Age at this point in time cannot be regarded as the first draft of the story. After all, time can inspire civilization with stories, and it is impossible to cheat by relying on time travel.

Miss Samuel nodded immediately. Although she did not find all the knowledge she wanted in the library, hearing Shade's story made the trip worthwhile. Miss Olanode was a little melancholy. After this separation, no one was sure whether there would be a chance to meet again.

"Sage, let the story continue."

"No, please don't call me 'sage'."

The god in gray robe reminded softly, stroking his beard with his free right hand, and looked at Shade with some meaning in his bright eyes:

"Especially you, don't use this title."

He walked down from the pile of old books and sat down on the ground beside the campfire. He took out the pipe from the air again, and then blew out the smoke towards the flame.

Mixed with the faint smell of high-end tobacco, the flames suddenly shot into the sky. The flames vividly constructed a half-human-sized princess. On her face that resembled "desire", her eyes were tightly closed, and beside her was a spindle also made of flames.

The god stretched out his right hand and then pressed it down slightly. The light radiating from the campfire quickly became dim. Until, in the entire dilapidated foyer of the library, only the bonfire and a small area around it could still be illuminated by light.

The four people beside the bonfire were all sitting on the edge of light and shadow. Outside the foyer, the wind was howling, red snow was flying, the surroundings were extremely dark, and everyone was staring at the flames.

“I just love this atmosphere, sitting around a campfire with young kids listening to fresh stories, there’s nothing better than this.”

The god inserted his long staff into the gap in the floor tiles beside him, and a deep and deep sound came out of Shade's mouth at this time.

Little Mia, the only one who didn't understand what was happening now, thought the lights had been turned off. She squinted her eyes and huddled on Shade's lap, sleeping soundly.

"Princess, she finally touched the loom of fate on her eighteenth birthday in the attic. She fell to the ground and fell into eternal sleep with just a prick from the spindle."

Following Shade's words, flames formed vines, appearing from both sides of the halfling-sized princess, and then covered her body until only her head remained.

"However, there is a way to lift the curse of fate. The kind-hearted witches who were invited to the birthday party came to the sleeping princess."

The flames reorganized amidst the explosions and once again built the appearance of the huge kingdom castle. The firelight illuminated everyone around the campfire, and the flames danced in their eyes. People were crowding at the top of the castle spire, and among them the most detailed images outlined by the flames were the images of the twelve witches.

They wore robes with star patterns and huge pointed hats. Some of them were even holding a cat that looked very similar to Mia.

"The twelve witches once again brought blessings to the princess——"

Shade cleared his throat, and the witches in the flames raised their hands, and sparks sprinkled down:

"No matter how long, no matter when, no matter what happens in the future, kind and beautiful princess, we bless you."

Shade also stretched out his hand towards the bonfire, his fingertips were chapped, and bits of golden firelight floated towards the princess in the bonfire.

Grain cricket

Miss Samuel looked at the golden embers and blinked suspiciously. Miss Olanold had been paying attention to the bonfire, and the jumping firelight formed large shadows on her face.

"The witches wish in unison: One day, a foreign prince from a distant country will arrive and wake you up with the kiss of true love. At that time, the frozen kingdom will see the light of day again, and the castle in the grass will be renewed. vitality."

The perspective in the flames was raised, and the flames depicted the entire kingdom's territory very finely. The god beside the bonfire once again blew out a puff of smoke towards the flame. The smoke shrouded the Kingdom of Fire and lingered for a long time, as if the clouds symbolizing decline and destruction had covered the Kingdom.

Under the smoke, the changes in the tiny details of the kingdom symbolize the passage of time.

"What a nice story."

The god holding the pipe commented, looking at Shade with shining eyes:

"But, this is unreasonable. Although fairy tales should not pursue reasonableness, it is a bit too hasty to save the princess cursed by the witch with just a kiss of true love."

Shade nodded, he knew this was the good god giving him a hint, and he also understood what the story would be like next:

“I don’t know how many days, months, and years have passed, when weeds have long covered the castle, when the kingdom has declined, when the sleeping princess has long become a ‘Sleeping Beauty’. The story spreads in the world, and the dusty foreign prince, I came from a foreign country to the palace where birthday parties were held in the past."

In the flames, the young man with his back to the campfire was slashing at the vines with his sword:

"He went through all obstacles and finally saw the princess in the ice coffin in the ruined attic of the castle."

Above the flames, an ice coffin appeared that was almost identical to the one beside the bonfire, except that the princess in the ice coffin did not have a big tail.

"Oh, what a beautiful princess." said the stranger in admiration.

Although the witch, Shade and the gods were scattered around the campfire, no matter who they were, they could only see the prince's back.

"The prince decided to save the princess sleeping in the ice coffin. He decided to save this country that was about to perish. He extended his hand to the sleeping girl."

Shade felt that this statement was a bit strange, as if the prince in the story had a special hobby. Fortunately, this plot was not the focus.

There was a swirl in the flames, and in the whirlpool of flames, the old witch, who was also made of flames, appeared.

"The witch arrived at the last moment and wanted to stop the prince's actions. But the righteous and determined prince relied on the sword in his hand to defeat the witch and her servants."

The figure in the flames, holding a sword that looked like a silver moonlight sword, fought the witch neatly.

"Justice has defeated evil, but the witch is laughing: Oh, stupid man, how can you not pay the price if you want to save the sleeping princess?"

Shade paused. Recent experiences made him think of many things:

"What should go should not be kept. She has fallen into the deepest eternal sleep. To save her, are you willing to pay a price you can't bear?"

He read out the witch's lines, and the witch disappeared in the flames. The prince once again approached the ice coffin and hugged the princess.

"Yes, it takes love and price to awaken the sleeping princess. But the stranger is determined to do this, for the sake of the girl in his arms, and for the sake of this kingdom."

The sound of steam and whistle appeared behind Shade. In the thick steam mist, the three-ring warlock's life ring appeared. The rapidly rotating life ring is enriched with enlightening elements of brass color.

The spiritual light vaguely echoed the light of the bonfire. Miss Samuel turned to observe Shade's life ring. Miss Olanode stared at the princess in the bonfire. The god looked at everything in front of him with a smile. Xiaomi was awakened by the noise. Ya looked at the fire.

"The prince kissed the princess, and with the kiss, the princess opened her eyes. The grass and withered vines receded, and the frozen country was rejuvenated. All things revived, and this land once again ushered in prosperity. And. The prince who gave him the kiss of true love turned his golden hair into silver and never touched his sword again."

The kissing princess and prince dispersed, and then the flames formed an arch. The princess and prince in costumes got married amidst the cheers of the people formed by the flames.

"This is a story of love and sacrifice. Even if fate imposes a curse, when the selfless victim steps forward, true love will save everything."

Shade's gradually softer words brought the story to an end, and behind him, the life ring stopped spinning at some point, and Enlightenment - [Sleeping Princess] quietly appeared.

Time gives inspiration to stories, and civilization gives stories power. Spanning five thousand years and two eras, Shade, standing on one side of time, gained the power of fairy tales to become one with civilization at the other side of time.