Skeleton King

Ace felt something was wrong when he first picked up Star Wars Chess.

Star Wars Chess is different from the star stones stored in the rest hall and altar, villagers can absorb the star power inside.

Star Wars Chess - Every time the chess player picks it up, a little bit of star power will be absorbed, which is very small, and will be replenished soon after staying in the Dorm Hall for a long time.

If Ace hadn't already advanced to the holy rank and had a strong control over his own power, he might not even notice it.

When the Star Wars chess piece that Ace picked up fell on the board, Ace's eyes widened a little, as if an unknown force had appeared on him.This is a mysterious and mysterious feeling that cannot be described.

The star power poured into the Star Wars Chess through Ace's fingertips, and his eyes were hazy, as if there was a fog, and many phantoms flashed.But when he took a closer look, these phantoms disappeared, as if they were all his illusions before.

Ace suppressed his doubts and continued to play chess.His chess strength is not high at all, and he could still play with Nuoou when he was a child.In less than two years, Ace was at the bottom of the entire Georgia Knights, and other noble children were still learning how to show off. When he came to Ace, no one cared about him. He also felt that he did not have this talent, so he gave up completely.

Shelley is very good at chess, otherwise he wouldn't have put Star Wars chess outside the rest hall, and often played against himself.

It didn't take long for Ace to be in a weak position, and Ace's thinking time became longer and longer. When he wanted to put the black horse down, a phantom appeared in front of his eyes -- the phantom Shelley's hand emerged from the mist Appears in the middle, the pawn falls, and the white rook will eat the black knight.

Ace frowned slightly, and changed his mind.

Ace found that White's knight was diagonally opposite his pawn, and he was about to capture the knight.Another phantom appeared in front of his eyes—the next moment, his pawns moved away, the rook was unprotected, and Shelley would eat his rook.

Ace gave up his original plan and did not mobilize any more troops.

……

If so again and again.

Ace thought he did the math subconsciously, predicting the number of steps Shelley would take next.

But Ace hasn't played chess for many years, so he can barely remember the rules. Even in the past, he played chess as a game, often making blind moves, and rarely counting.

Ace felt weird in his heart, and he wanted to ask Shelley what is the difference between Star Wars chess and ordinary chess.

But when he looked across, he saw only thick white mist.Behind the white mist, Shelley's figure loomed.Only after he has made a decision in his heart will phantoms appear on the chessboard in front of him; when he actually makes a move, Shelley's chess hand will appear from the white mist.

Ace turned sideways and looked at Nou, who watched the chess game quietly without speaking, as if only Ace could see the white mist in front of him.Nou didn't say anything, and Ace didn't feel any danger, but an idea came into Ace's mind.

The weird things that happened just now didn't seem like he was making calculations, but more like...

Ace tightened his grip on the chess piece, wanting to verify his conjecture, the method was actually very simple.Seeing the phantom appearing in front of him again, knowing that his move was another stinky move, Ace didn't think about it again, and still made the move according to his own thoughts.

coming!

Shelley's hand appeared from the white mist, this time it was not a phantom, he really moved the white piece, checkmate!

Not only did he place the chess in the same place as what Ace had seen before, but even the angle of the hand holding the chess and the angle of the white robe hanging down were exactly the same as the phantom!

The king of black chess was accepted, and Ace had to move the king to respond.

In this way, Ace and Shelley continued the game of chess. When Ace consciously poured star power into Star Wars Chess, one step, two steps, three steps appeared in front of him...

It's not that he figured it out.

It was he who predicted Shelley's next move.

On the other side, Shelley was dripping with cold sweat, and the sweat had already soaked his white robe.

The more powerful the priests, the more they can get rid of the shackles of the astrological puppets. They will become more and more like living people. The skin color on their bodies will gradually return to their original color, and the runes on their bodies will turn golden and then gradually darken.Legend has it that the most powerful priests can make the runes disappear into invisibility, and make the blood spread all over the body again. Not only can they comprehend new runes from the astrology, but they can regain consciousness only if the soul of the person has not completely dissipated. Observing astrology, divination, and predicting the future.

Shelley didn't expect Ace's chess skills to be so advanced.

The actions of Ace's novices when they just laid out, for Shelley at this moment, Ace stood at a higher place to observe him and examine his chess strength.

Despite the chess game, the pressure on Shelley is also increasing.

……

Looking at the dying king, finally...

Shelley heaved a long sigh. Every time he thought hard about the next game and felt that he wanted to win, he could save Ace from desperation.This made Shelley feel that the other party was like a cat catching a mouse, and they had to play tricks before catching the mouse to death.

Even if the priests are cold-hearted and cold-hearted, Shelley can't help but make up in his mind. A high priest like Ace has such a bad personality, so he really deserves to come from Ghostface Village.They are world enemies on both sides, and there is a reason for it!

"Thank you for your advice, my lord." Shelley waited for a long time, but Ace didn't respond, so he looked carefully at Ace's face.

I saw that Ace was still holding a black chess piece in his hand, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he didn't notice anything outside.

Shelley didn't understand it at the beginning, until he felt an unknown change in the star power of the Dormition Hall, and the runes on the surrounding walls also shone with a faint golden light, and he realized it later...

Master Ace has an epiphany?

The astrology that could have caused the stars to turn around, but also had an epiphany. When Master Ace's epiphany is over, what kind of realm will Master Ace reach?

Because Shelley is not a narrow-minded person, and the gap between them is too great, so he can't feel jealous at all, but he has two respects for the high priest of Ghostface Village from the bottom of his heart.

Shelley sat quietly on the side, not daring to disturb.

In addition to worrying about disturbing Master Ace who was in the epiphany, it was also Shelley who was worried about causing the misunderstanding of the blond young man who followed Lord Ace into the Dormition Hall. Shelley hadn't paid attention to the blond young man before, only thinking that he was a warrior from Grimace Village, specializing in protecting the high priest. of.But it wasn't until Lord Ace had an epiphany that the aura of the blond young man changed. He was carrying a faint murderous look, holding the scabbard of a black long sword in his hand, with a calm face and ruthless eyes, only when his eyes looked at Lord Ace , will reveal two points of gentleness that has not been concealed.

Shelley had some doubts, if he had any abnormal movements at this time, would the blond young man in front of him kill him by the sword.Although the identity of the priest in the small plane is sacred, he has an inexplicable feeling that the blond young man in front of him doesn't care about it at all.

Shelley didn't dare to gamble with his life, so he sat quietly, not daring to make any changes.

……

When the chess game was over, Ace felt an unknown force coming.

In the next moment, he entered a mysterious and mysterious state.

The chessboard in front of him seemed to turn into an endless starry sky, and the speed of light flowed backwards, bringing him back to a strange time.

The pawns on the chessboard turn into millions of troops, the sworn knights become horses, the princes of all parties become elephants, the powerful of the holy ranks become chariots, and the flame-like banner is where the throne lies.And beside the tent of the throne, there will always be a small gray tent. Inside, a man in gray with a face that cannot be seen is sitting quietly playing chess. It is the Star Wars chess he just used with Shelley. , even the chessboard has not changed.

Ace saw the army converging and fighting like a torrent, those who showed bravery were honored as knights, the princes of all parties died in front of the battle, or served the king, and the king with flaming red hair walked to the top from time to time In the gray tent, he is not like outside the gray tent, he is tall and majestic like ordinary people, and here he is just one of the crowd, every time the man in gray is playing chess, he will quietly wait by the side, There was no sign of impatience.

Sometimes he can get a few words from the gray-clothed people, sometimes he can only drink a cup of tea here, but regardless of whether he gets anything, he will leave satisfied.

Time continued to advance.

Until the pansy banner appeared among their hostile armies, and cracks appeared in the crystal ball under the man in gray.

This little noble with only the title of Viscount married the illegitimate daughter of the Lord Beman, took over the army of the Beman Heights after the death of the Lord Beman, formed an alliance with other princes, and gradually grew stronger.

What is destiny?

Even if you see his track, you can't get off the track, and continue driving on the track irresistibly until you reach the point you already know.

Ace already knew which period of history he was witnessing, and also knew the faction to which the red-haired man belonged—Wuya City, the most powerful force west of Prin Canyon before the founding of the Pansy Empire.He watched the pansy army strangling the royal army of Uya City like whirling snowflakes, and saw the once extraordinary and refined man in gray, that is, the astrologer of Uya City, being imprisoned in the house of the Pansy royal family who did not believe in fate In the stone house under the jurisdiction.

The unstained gray clothes became dirty, and the astrologer, who had been combing long gray hair all year round, was now unkempt. He sat quietly in the middle of the stone room, and his strength was continuously swallowed by the specially processed chains. When he dies, these two chains will also become treasures.

He was not in a hurry, because he knew that his death would knock on the door soon.

The sound of a key being inserted into the lock, a tall figure opened the door of the stone house, bringing a glimmer of light and the smell of blood.

Then there's the prophecy that Ace has already heard from General Arnold.

Only this time, he witnessed the scene through the eyes and ears of the astrologer.

"Wildflowers of purple, white and yellow will bloom all over the west of the continent, and the blood of the pansy will gain the supreme power in the world. They will meet the most beautiful incarnation in the world, but they abandon their rights, wealth, and status to protect Love people, but never fall in love with them. Whether in life or death, they will lose their love..."

"Finger, who rose up in the market, will gain the supreme power in the east of the mainland, and possess all the wealth in this world, but no amount of money can stop their bodies from decaying. As long as they wake up for a day, their hearts will be broken. The pain of splitting the soul, day and night, appearing in the world of death, following you like a shadow..."

"You will be pierced by thousands of arrows and die." He looked at General Arnold and said quietly: "But this will not be your end, you will live longer than anyone else, longer than all successful people. You will In the boundless wilderness, welcome your true king, he will come to the cemetery of the Knights with the crutches of Devil Weeping Wood, he will come from the darkness, but he will be the creator of light..."

"...He will build the Twin Cities with the Little Necromancer Sea as his heart, he will bestow you with true glory, he will undo the shackles of mankind, and bring a new order, whether it is the world or the dead world, he will the eternal King."

At this moment, the astrologer's divination crystal ball, his Star Wars chess pieces, quills, and rune books are all piled up in the corner of the stone house. No one in the pansy army thinks these things are treasures. To them, the astrologer has Everything is dross.

If it weren't for the astrologer's bad prediction that Alexander Koose would be the biggest obstacle in Wuya City, how could they have attracted the attention of the city lord of Wuya City, and how could they have killed so many brothers?

With great difficulty, they survived.

When they break through Wuya City...

It seems that there is no force west of Prin Canyon that can compete with them.

……

The phantom in front of him disappeared, and Ace found that he had returned to the resting hall in Xueyan Village.

Ace looked around, and was a little surprised to find that this resting hall was very similar to the stone house where the astrologer in Wuya City died, and even the chessboard was in its original position.

The chess piece in Ace's hand fell to the chessboard. It is not known whether Ace's power was not well controlled, or this set of Star Wars chess had completed its mission, and the whole set of Star Wars chess turned into powder.

Looking at Shelley's stunned face, Ace said insincerely, "I'm sorry."

The corner of Shelley's mouth twitched twice, unable to say anything.

The cold touch of Star Wars chess on Ace's fingers has not disappeared, he suddenly asked: "Do you believe in fate?"