Whispering Poems

Chapter 3245 Destiny Guardian
"That's what happened early this morning. Haha~ It was almost three o'clock when I got home. It's really more comfortable to stay at home at night."

Early Wednesday morning, not only Vanessa and Silvia were at the dining table, but also Carina and Luvia.

Karina had originally said that she would come over for breakfast this morning, and Luvia was brought here by Shade from the apartment early in the morning.

The Duchess and the fortune teller listened carefully to Shade's story. After he finished speaking, Luvia held up her beautiful face and asked Shade:
"So, after you returned to St. Teresa's Square from Fatumonster Island, did you go straight to bed or continue the second half?"

"Luvia, is this what we need to focus on right now?"

Shade complained softly, and Carina answered with interest:
"Of course it's the point, tell us about it."

Vanessa was smiling, and Sylvia was thanking Tifa who was serving breakfast.

"Well, it was the second half. Sylvia said it was her turn, but I said I was in a rush at the last minute before leaving, so that doesn't count."

The witch of space smiled sweetly:
"In the end, Shad was fair and he chose me. But I'm not a stingy girl, so I used the 'Ether Hole', a magic trick invented by Dorothy and Leicia to manipulate space, to give Vanessa a small piece."

Luvia and Carina both looked at Shad, who lowered his head and cut the sausage on the plate, pretending not to hear what they were saying. The sausage was quite filling, and cutting a small piece was enough to fill his stomach temporarily.

"Ahem, the point is, Miss Rhinehart was attacked, and no one knows what attacked her."

Xia De put down the knife, not wanting to continue the previous topic:

"The Heartless Demon is just a symptom. According to Ms. Reinhardt's own account, the attack from fate was the real reason for everything that happened last night. Of course, it is also very important to find out how that Heartless Bug ended up in the Fatumonster Snow Mountain. That thing is not common."

He recalled what he knew about this evil creature. Miss Wilder, the green dragon maid who was good at making tea, said at the time -

[Legend has it that in the northernmost ice cap of the northern continent, there are countless terrible plague sources and parasites that existed in ancient times, and the evil creature called 'Heartless Worm' is one of them. (Chapter 2855)]

"The Great Arctic Ice Sheet."

The great northern ice cap during the Fifth Age is the area to the north of Winterfell, the northernmost city of Draerion today. The Academy City of Saint Byrons and the activities of the Winter Choir are both located here.

Of course, the demon of the weapon that escaped from the seal also spent a long time there. So although there was no connection between the demon and the [Heartless Bug], Shade immediately thought of the demon from the [Heartless Bug].

"After Claire reported her safety in the parliament last night, the Speaker asked Bella to prepare some means for her to defend against Fate's attacks. However, Claire did not mention Sylvia and Vanessa. She only said that she was found by Sister Defulin."

Carina added that Vanessa and Sylvia were not in the parliament at the time. They used the excuse that they had just left their city and needed to return, so they did not continue the meeting. But now Carina knows that they were just fooling around with Shad.

"How did Claire explain her escape to Fattomunster Island?"

Vanessa asked again, but Carina shook her head:

"She explained it to the Speaker alone. The parliament does not require everyone to share privacy. But what happened last night was a warning to everyone. Even an eleventh-level witch would find it difficult to detect the invisible disturbances of fate. If it weren't for the amethysts Bella gave her, Claire might not have survived until Shade and the two of you rescued her.

I can't imagine what would have happened if Shad had been a step slower (note). So, the two of you hanging out with Shad here last night actually saved Claire. Sylvia was in charge of the space search, and Vanessa was in charge of sensing the cave. Claire's luck was really good in this respect.

If that's the case, Luvia, how can we ensure Shade's safety?"

Currently, the best fortune tellers around Shad are Luvia and Bella, but everyone subconsciously thinks that Luvia, who is of a lower level, is more capable, even Bella herself thinks so.

The purple-eyed fortune teller looked Shade up and down:
"His fate itself is very strange, and with that dice, I even think that unless it is a top-level fate angel-level relic that strikes with all its strength, ordinary fate power will be difficult to shake Xia De. But to be on the safe side, we still need to prepare some safety measures for Xia De."

Shade certainly had no objection to doing so:

"Do I need to wear more amulets? Or learn some magic to counter my fate?"

"It's best to have both. If there are suitable relics, Shade should also bring them."

Sylvia pointed out that Luvia spread marmalade on her toast:

"Ever since I knew that the ninth chosen one was destiny, I have been preparing for this. Shade, don't go to Fatumonster Island this morning. Go talk to Sister Defulin.

Sylvia, Vanessa, can you stay and help? And Karina, if you have nothing else to do, please stay. The amulet I prepared for him should be safer if you add your strength. "

The three witches all nodded, and Xia De asked Jialina again:

"By the way, you should have checked on Miss Rhinehart's health in the parliament. How is she now?"

The Duchess gave a mocking expression:
"I knew you would ask this. She's fine now. The parliament has no shortage of healing potions and relics. And the Speaker said that Sister Daveline helped her suppress the abnormal elements in her soul. Was that you who did it?

But from what you just told me, your relationship with Claire has officially reached the stage of "friends" after what happened last night. I guess she has a good impression of you. That's great, Shade, you've made such progress after just one day of knowing each other."

She greatly underestimated the progress.

"This is what we call fate!"

Before Shade could speak, Vanessa smiled and pointed out:

“This is what was bound to happen.”

Anyway, after breakfast, Shade took Mia to Midhill Castle, and then he and the cat went up to the sacrificial site on the top of the mountain through the [Snake Heart Hospital].

It's a sunny day here today. The warm winter sun shines brightly on the silvery snow-capped mountains, which also brings Xia De a good mood.

The nuns in the sacrificial field all knew Shade, so they didn't stop him when they saw him coming. But after Shade entered the sacrificial field, he actually felt the badge on his chest getting slightly hot. Then a blind nun of the eleventh ring explained to him softly:

"The Fire Bearer, the Speaker of the Witch Council came to visit Sister Develyn half an hour ago. They are now talking in the underground sacrificial field."

"Miss Isabella is here?"

Xia De was a little surprised, but he did not leave. Instead, he went to the library in the sacrificial field to kill time. Miss Isabella did not stay here for too long. She said goodbye and left at about ten o'clock in the morning.

When Sister Defulin saw Shad in the library lined with old stone bookshelves, Shad was reading a book titled "Fire and War".

The nun walked almost without making any sound, and Shade was very focused when reading, so Shade didn't notice until she came to his side:
"Good morning, Sister Devereine."

The nun with the silver eye mask did not speak. She looked at him closely for a while, then turned and left. Shade put the book back into the bookshelf, then followed the nun into the elevator and came to the real First Fire Sacrifice at the bottom of the sacrificial field.

The flame burned quietly in the brazier, and the [Ashes Greatsword] was directly inserted into the brazier, but even the strong flame could not burn away the gray stone shell on the surface of the sword.

Sister Defulin stood beside the brazier before finally speaking, still in that cold tone:

"Adele Isabella came to me to confirm what happened last night. Like Claire Rhinehart, I didn't mention you."

Xia De knew that this was not the focus of this conversation. This was just a small talk before the official topic:
"Luvia and I both believe that what happened last night was a sign of the Ninth Chosen One's appearance. But things have just begun on my end, Sister. I came here this time to tell you about my experiences in the Fifth Era."

He stood beside Sister Defulin, who turned her head slightly when she heard this, but quickly returned to her posture of looking down at the fire. She said nothing, but Shad knew she was waiting to listen to the story carefully.

The story of the Tombstone Wasteland is not complicated, and Shad knew that the nun was definitely not concerned about the styles of the tombstones, so he focused on the things related to Sister Belen.

He did not hide any details, including the magic technique called "Return of the Embers" mentioned by Sister Belen, and the secret method of sensing the First Fire that the nun said she had created. Shad told Sister Defulin about it.

Sister Develyn did not interrupt Shad while he was talking. After he talked about the transaction with the mummified dog head on the "corpse tree" and transformed into a silver wolf to leave the wasteland, the nun said softly:
"There are some related records about 'God of the Grave, King of Bones' in the knowledge inherited by the Chosen Ones of Death."

Xia De was a little surprised that she actually brought up this matter first. He had originally wanted to find time to ask Father Augustus about this evil god:
"That god existed before the ancient gods left?"

"Yes. In the First Age when the ancient gods had not yet left, there were many gods other than them. The Skeleton King you mentioned was one of them. He is the guardian of the tomb and the watcher of eternal silence."

PS: Let me explain. It was mentioned in the previous article that if Shade hadn't appeared, the power of the Holy Mountain would have protected her. So nothing would really happen.

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