Whispering Verse

"This is the destined hero, the true protagonist of the Sixth Age."

Standing in front of the disappearing wall, Shade, who was locked in a mystery, clutched his chest and panted. The distance from the top of Mount Sikal to the city below is actually quite far, and only in the Mystery Lock can he see it so clearly.

He saw clearly the scene where Iluna threw the giant sunshine gun just now. Unless he becomes deified again, Shade has no way to defeat the undead beast.

His sigh at this time was not false. With the cooperation of Sister Devlin, Iluna won with just one blow. Regardless of the gods tonight, she is the most worthy hero to be recorded under the sea of ​​stars at this moment.

If Shade and Iluna fight, he has no absolute confidence in victory.

"You are an audience outside of fate, and you may occasionally affect the stage, but Iluna Beas is the destined hero on the stage."

The nun said softly, her true form was back, and Shade was envious of this ability.

He nodded, and two red butterflies flew out from his shoulders and landed on the ground, turning into Helen and Grace who staggered and almost fell.

Shade and Sister Devlin supported them, and then Shade said:

"The last thing tonight, although the Witch Emperor predicted that the [Night Watch] is the key to sealing the narrow room, I am not willing to leave that sword above Midhill Castle. It just so happens that the power of the Mystical Lock has not been exhausted yet, I will also seal the narrow room. Sister, I need to use your fire."

"My pleasure."

The surrounding palace scenery recedes, and virgin forest and night appear all around. Shade supported Helen, and Sister Devlin supported Grace. They sat under the giant tree that appeared behind them at some point, and sat in front of the bonfire that the nun had lit with the first fire.

After using three mysterious locks in a row, even Shade in this state was a little overwhelmed. He tried his best to sit down while holding on to the ground, but he didn't know that at this time, on the top of Mount Sikal in the real world, emerald green light lit up the starry sky, mirroring the glow over the city of Fort Midhill.

The powers of "Sacred Tree Trace" and "Tree Kiss" blend together harmoniously, as if they are the same source of power.

Emerald green light flew out of Sha De's body, and little rays of light swirled and danced under the dim giant tree.

"Is it the blessing of the tree father - the blessing of greenness? This blessing enhances the kiss of the sealing tree. It is actually a power related to nature and trees?"

[Why doesn’t it count? 】

The four of them sat around the campfire. The dissipation of the mysterious locks caused the surrounding primeval forest to gradually disappear, revealing the scenery at the top of Mount Sikal.

The giant tree behind him actually grew on the top of Xikar Mountain. Its roots spread to the entire mountain, stabilizing the crumbling mountain, sealing the crack on the top of the mountain, and completely blocking the narrow passage.

Flames, the flames in the bonfire were rushing along the ground in all directions. The canopy of the giant tree extends in all directions until it completely covers the top of Mount Sikal.

The effect of the mysterious lock is over, the bonfire in front of him is still shining, and the big tree next to him still exists.

"Huh? Why is this tree still there? No, Tree Kiss, when will it still have the effect of planting a tree?"

Shade was a little confused, and then guessed that this was probably related to the blessing of the tree father. But this is not bad. The mountaintop lake had been destroyed long ago, but now a tree has grown, which can be considered helpful to the greening of Sikal Mountain.

"It's finally over. The matter at Fort Midhill is finally over. The kiss of the tree and the trace of the sacred tree sealed the narrow room, and 99% of the souls in the narrow room left. It's all over. .”

Shade looked up at the starlight seeping through the gaps in the tree canopy, Grace supported her sister, Helen stared at Shade, Sister Devlin looked down at the flames, and little Mia, who was bored with this matter, squinted her eyes. Sleep soundly.

After the battle is over, someone from the church will definitely come to check the condition of the tree on the top of the mountain soon. But now that everyone was sitting there, with the firelight and shadows bouncing around them, it was time to take a break.

From the early autumn of 1853 to today's late autumn night, the stranger has finally brought his story to a relatively satisfactory conclusion for the time being.

From Wednesday night to Thursday morning, Shade broke into the narrow room, guarded the church, entered death, went back to the past, fought Barton, chased the red butterfly, defeated the evil god, and attracted souls in one night. In the end, he even used it continuously. Three mystery locks, or in other words, a huge three-in-one giant mystery lock.

This night was really tiring for him.

The battle subsided, the spiritual light in the night sky subsided, and the fire in the burning forest gradually extinguished. The morning glow has not yet appeared in the distant sky, but this night that deserves to be recorded in history books and become a legend in the future has ended.

The exhausted Shade did not even go down the mountain. Instead, he entrusted the seriously injured Helen and Grace to the nuns and asked the nuns to take them to Granny Cassandra, and then returned directly to Tobesk from the mountainside.

He was really going to rest for a while, and although Fort Midhill still had a lot to deal with, he asked Sister Devlin to inform his friends that he would probably not show up again for several days.

Shade missed his bed.

In fact, there was no peace at home. When I took Barton and Ms. Handel back from death, because of the illegal use of the [Traveler's Travel Door], not only the relics were about to get out of control, but even the narrow room on the third floor had a big problem.

Shade, who was in a hurry to rush back to Fort Midhill, could only ask Miss Carina to handle it on his behalf. That was three hours ago, and when Shade and Mia walked up the stairs tiredly again, the matter on the third floor seemed to have been taken care of.

In the peaceful home, a warm yellow gas lamp is lit. There was no din of battle, no roar of giant beasts. As he walked up the familiar stairs, it was hard to express the emotion in Xia De's heart:

"It's still the best at home."

On the second floor, Luvia was sitting on the sofa, talking to Miss Carina, while Tifa and the maids were preparing supper and tea in the kitchen.

The gas light in the living room was warm and comfortable. After returning to his own house, he saw those familiar ladies. A tired Shade stood at the door of the second floor, even unwilling to disturb the atmosphere at this time.

"What's your expression?"

The red-haired witch held the teacup and turned her head:

"Tsk tsk, look at you, your whole body is covered with dirt, your face is tired, and your clothes are torn, but your skin looks very clean. Is the matter at Fort Midhill over?"

"Yes, it's all over."

Shade nodded. Luvia stood up and supported him. She also saw that his mental state was very poor at this time. The girl with purple eyes said softly:

"We asked Barton some things, and then let the lady leave with the soul as you said. They will probably stay at the Three Cats Hotel tonight, and then take the steam train to leave Tobesk."

Shade didn't trust Miss Carina and wouldn't send someone to follow them, but this had nothing to do with him.

"There is also a small problem on the third floor. You never have to worry. The boundary on the third floor is out of control, but your [Traveler's Travel Door] is also disabled."

Shade shook his head:

"That's all good news. I want to go to bed now."

"go quickly."

Miss Carina put down her teacup:

"I have asked Tifa to make the bed for you. Go to sleep, knight. I just hope that when you wake up, I can hear tonight's story from your mouth."

She also stood up, glanced at Luvia, and then gently kissed the corner of Shade's lips:

“Hopefully that’s a good story.”

The witch looked at the purple-eyed girl, and Luvia looked at her too:

"Yeah, Shade, I hope that's a good story."

She also kissed the corner of Sha De's lips gently, and Sha De, whose consciousness was somewhat unclear due to sleepiness, didn't want to think about what they just said.

Luvia suddenly frowned, sniffed close to Shade again, and then asked with a smile:

"Something's wrong, Shade. Why do you smell so much perfume? At least, at least four. What on earth are you doing?"

She stopped talking, and Shade leaned to the side due to extreme sleepiness, and was then carefully supported by Tifa.

Little Mia jumped on the back of the sofa and meowed. Except for it, the ladies stopped making noises.

"Tifa, help Shade go to the bedroom to rest. He is really exhausted."

After a while, the witch asked softly, and Tifa nodded:

"Okay lady, do you need to change into his pajamas?"

The witch glanced at Luvia, and the purple-eyed girl lowered her voice and said:

"Change it for him."

"good."

Tifa helped Shade towards the bedroom, and the small orange cat immediately followed.

The witch and the soothsayer sat down on the sofa again. It was four o'clock in the morning. They didn't seem to be going to rest anymore:

"Luvia Anat, guess what happened at Fort Midhill tonight?"

The female fortune teller looked out the window at the night sky:

"Around early morning, all the light suddenly disappeared for a second. Then I used my stargazing equipment to see the road of death above Midhill Fort. This is probably enough to still be remembered by people thousands of years later. night. It’s a pity that we can only sit here instead of witnessing it with our own eyes.”

"The experiences of the chosen ones are part of the epic. Now that the dead chosen ones appear, anything is possible. First it was Tobesk, then Coldwater Port, and now Fort Midhill. I don't know what will happen next. Where will it be?"

The witch chuckled, picked up the tea cup and shook it gently towards Luvia:

"You are very capable and talented. Are you interested in accepting the power of the witch?"

Luvia shook her head:

"Sorry, I don't have this idea at the moment. However, the entire material world can probably observe the terrible phenomenon over Fort Midhill around early morning. After all, most astrologers are observing the star whales there tonight. They My telescope is probably completely cracked like mine, and I don’t know if the college can reimburse for these equipment.”

"Yes, God descended"

The witch put down the tea cup and narrowed her eyes slightly:

"But why? Why do gods appear in Fort Midhill? The noise caused by the chosen ones is really getting louder and louder."

She looked suspiciously at the side where Shade lived. Luvia smiled and continued to look at the night sky outside. The warm yellow gas lamp illuminates the two ladies, and their figures are reflected on the window glass. The elegant and intellectual ladies are each thinking about the meaning of tonight:

"This is a poem destined to become an epic poem. As for the reason why the gods appear...who knows?"

"Meow~"

This was Mia yelling as Shade was being undressed by Tifa.