Whispering Poems

Chapter 2643 Enlightenment - Direction
The shared soul power had a dim flame color. At this moment, everything around was extremely quiet. The silver moon shone on the two people around the flame. The color of the flame that did not belong to death was jumping in the eyes of the cat and the witch.

This is the most ancient ritual, and even though the nuns holding the fire are dead, they still want to fulfill their duties.

So, "she" gently whispered in Xia De's ear:

[In this dark and lightless world, fire is a guide for wisdom and civilization. The fire that burns everything has been a beacon of civilization since the old barbaric times. Now that the flames are fading, the swaying flames still point out the final direction for you.]

【Stranger, you feel "enlightened."】

In the steam mist, the whistle and bell did not sound, as if they were afraid of disturbing the peace here. The life ring silently appeared in front of the dark moon, and the dim firelight gathered into a brass-colored enlightenment element, leaving silent traces on the rapidly rotating life ring.

[Outsider, you have engraved the brass enlightenment rune - direction. ]

[You have acquired the magic - the Immortal Fire Seal. Share your own flame with a soul that voluntarily accepts it. No matter where or when it is, you will always know its direction. This mark cannot be destroyed. To perform the magic, you need to use a special flame. Corresponding to the "Direction" spirit rune.]

This is the second spiritual rune in Shade's eight rings since the miracle-night, and it is also the last spiritual rune missing in the middle ring's sublimation words "The shadow of the silver moon guides the final direction."

He originally thought that he would get this spiritual rune at the end of the eighth ring. Although he had gained a sense of "direction" by guiding the two ladies in Vista City to the correct time when rescuing them, he thought that he would have to continue to guide time travelers afterwards. He did not expect to obtain it so easily from the hands of the nun of the Fifth Age.

These souls standing in front of the dark moon always seem to have all kinds of strange powers. Of course, this nun obviously had the power before she died, and Shade suspected that she had used this spell to mark her sister when she was alive.

"Thank you."

After taking back the life ring, Shade expressed his gratitude to Sister Brock, and the nun slowly let go of Shade's hand and just shook her head. The eyes behind the black gauze looked at her sister again, but in the end she just said to Shade:

"May the First Fire bless you."

Then she turned around and set out again towards the Dark Moon with thousands of other souls.

The witch stood at the bow until she could no longer distinguish her sister's figure, then she sat down again. Then the boat began to turn silently while swaying slightly, turning the small boat at the bow to the direction it came from, that is, to set off again away from the dark moon.

"Do you still want to leave from Black Sand Pier now?"

After Shade sat down with the cat in his arms, he asked again. The witch, who still looked a little lost, shook her head:

"I don't want to think about it anymore. When I come here next time, I will rely on myself to see my sister. Thank you, I understand now."

Xia De smiled and put the blindfold back on his right arm. Then a small red flame appeared on the tip of his right index finger:
"Thaumaturge - Eternal Fire Seal."

But after thinking about it, the red flames turned into silver moon fire, and this flame could actually be used to perform this magic.

"Meow~"

Seeing that Shade brought the flame closer to it, Mia did not resist at all. Because the cat's face was too small, Shade pressed the flame on its back.

The pure moon fire without temperature penetrated into the cat's body. Intricate silver patterns flashed across the white part of the cat's orange and white fur, and then disappeared.

"Meow~"

It rubbed against Shad, then lay back down on his legs, seemingly feeling no discomfort.

The spell was successful, and Xia De not only felt the consumption of his spirit due to the spell, but also felt that the upper limit of his own spirit was permanently reduced. However, the reduction was not large. If expressed in numerical terms, it was roughly equivalent to the upper limit of the five-digit spirit, and now it has changed in the tenth digit.

The detection of "Magic - Unquenchable Fire Seal" is not a passive effect, and requires active perception to obtain the direction of the "fire seal carrier". When Shade tried to find the cat's position while the boat was sliding silently, he clearly sensed that Mia was in front of him:

"It can sense the general direction and distance. The direction is absolutely accurate, but the distance is not particularly accurate. If combined with the 'Strong Spatial Perception' when holding the map. Well, I can give it a try when I get back."

In short, with this magical power, Shade no longer has to worry about Mia getting lost. Even if it runs to the end of the world, Shade will know where it has gone.

[You should be aware that you have used a magic that cannot remove the mark on a cat that does not yet belong to you.]

"She" reminded softly, but Xia De didn't care much:

"That Miss Godd is so weird. She didn't say she wanted to take Mia away when she visited my house last time. I think when she is willing to see me, she won't mind giving Mia to me."

The dark moon half-sunken in the water gradually moved away from the silent boat behind him. The thirteenth-level witch was still feeling sad about her meeting with her sister just now. When Shade turned his head to look at the moon for the last time, he thought he would see one or two familiar faces standing there waving to him.

But no, only the cold silver moon quietly watched them leave. Xia De also knew that this would definitely not be the last time he would come to this place.

"Last time you asked me how to suppress the emptiness in the heart and soul of the Great Witch of Death."

When the boat suddenly sailed into the sudden thick fog again, Ms. Bullock spoke again:
“Did you go back and try?”

"But didn't you say 'two souls close together, heart to heart, and then kiss her with your greatest passion, warm her with your fire and the temperature of your soul in the resonance of souls'? And it takes years to do this."

Shade shook his head:

"My relationship with that lady has not reached that level yet. I can't use this method."

The witch glanced at him:
"It seems that the girls in the future think differently from me. You helped me. Although my sister has given you a gift, it was given by her and has nothing to do with me. I also want to give you a gift to thank you, otherwise the witches in the future will say that the witches in the past are very rude."

She pulled the notebook out of her robe and thrust it into Shade's hands:

"Since you are unwilling to use the most effective method, then try this potion. This is a potion that my sister and I created together. Before my sister completely solved the problem of my soul, I used this occasionally.

Because this potion needs the First Fire to give it some warmth, so in order to prevent the future Great Witch of Death from causing trouble for the future Sister of Fire, I will not pass this potion formula to my students. I will give it to you as a token of my gratitude."

Nearly twenty pages of the notebook were used to write the potion recipe, not only because the recipe was very complicated, but also because she wrote down the production process and precautions in detail.

The name of this potion is simple and does not conform to the "standard potion naming rules" - Warmth.

Xia De turned directly to the end to read the introduction:

"Such a complicated potion, is its only effect to warm the soul?"

The thirteenth-level witch nodded slightly:

“This is the warmth my sister gave me. I must remind you that a soul that has never felt temperature can still endure the cold; but once it has felt temperature, the soul will crave heat even more.

I don't care because I know my sister will solve this problem sooner or later. But it's better not to let the witch you know use this potion too often. It won't make her addicted, but... it's a bit cruel, isn't it? "

Xia De nodded gently and solemnly put away the notebook. The boat in the fog was still moving in the direction it came from. However, after the conversation between the two ended, the boatman, who had been silent all this time, actually spoke:

"Now that you have a direction, do you want to try rowing?"

Ms. Bullock knew that this was definitely not directed at her, so she shrank back and did not even look towards the stern.

Xia De looked at the tall figure in surprise:
"Me? Of course I can give it a try, but it's nothing, yes I want to give it a try."

He stood up, stuffed the cat into his coat, buttoned it up, and came to the bow. When the cat tried to get its head out from the gap between the buttons, the tall figure in the black robe had already sat down, and Shade stood at the stern holding the oar with the miracle element.

As the boat rocked gently, he felt that he could completely control the direction and speed of the boat. It was an interesting feeling, and he didn't know whether it was the power of the boat, the power of the oar, or the power of God.

In short, under Shad's control, the boat quickly passed through the thick fog and began to sway again, and the monotonous sound of the tide appeared again.

In front of the thin white fog, the light of the bonfire by the dock was vaguely visible. A moment later, as Shade steered the boat steadily to the black, dilapidated dock, Shade and Ms. Bullock's journey was successfully completed.

[Foreigner, you have some understanding of "ferry" and "boat". ]

The witch got off the boat first, and Shade returned the oars to the "boatman" and thanked him quietly before stepping onto the dock.

Although the journey just now took some time, this time I was able to stay in the past for a full fifty minutes, so there were still more than ten minutes left.

On the dock, Shade looked at the bonfire and confirmed that only Nelson and Miss Peggy McConaughey, who had broken the key, were by the bonfire. By the way, her hair was mostly blond, but with black highlights at the ends. It was unknown whether she did it on purpose or was affected by her own power.

He signaled Ms. Bullock not to leave the dock yet, and then asked the "boatman" who was standing at the stern again:
"This lady and I, along with that young girl over there, want to take a boat to the time when she broke the key. How much does it cost? Oh, it's a round-trip ticket. We won't interfere with the past, nor will we affect the past. We're just going to take a look."