Scepter of Thorns

Senna left the house in the slums and chose this place because it could be concealed and convenient for doing things that he didn't want people to know-such as now.

He turned into another narrow alley, touching his face as he walked.So a layer of film was torn off the slightly pointed ears, and something was removed from the eyes.The last one to come out of the alley was a Celestial Clan. His eyes were pure blue, and his ears had a slight curvature, but they were by no means sharp like those of the Elven Clan.

No one would have guessed that it would be a half-breed elf who walked into this alley 5 minutes ago.In fact, no one will enter this alley during these 5 minutes. If Celu were here, she would find that this place was tightly wrapped by a layer of translucent illusion, which even surpassed reality: people They will notice this alley, but they will never go in, because in their hearts its existence is like a grass or a flower, which is infinitely weakened, even those who originally wanted to go in will avoid it, they emotions are subtly affected.

This is something only the top illusionist in the heaven can do. Compared with him, the so-called physical illusion is like a child's play.And most of these illusionists have the same surname - Senna.

The best and most outstanding illusionist family.

The newborn Tianzu walked into the corner, he took out a close-fitting mirror and shook it, and a figure appeared in it, he smiled and said, "It's me, father."

"Yes, I'll be back this week."

"Let's take the secret path. As long as there is an illusion, basically no one will find me."

"I'll avoid my sister."

"...I miss you too."

He put away the mirror, looked at the distant sky, and moved his lips.

I will uphold the supreme will, surpass the gods, and bear the name of killing the gods.

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Eternal Ruins.

Two of the chains bound on the demon's body had been broken, dark purple blood was smearing on his back, and the membrane on the bone wings was almost torn.

But his eyes were fixed on the water mirror all the time, never leaving for a moment.The bone wings on the back are flapping unconsciously, which is an instinct of the demons. When they encounter threats or provocations, they can't help flapping their wings to achieve the purpose of deterrence, especially in terms of territory and courtship.

He was finally angry now.

On the water mirror, Senna is smiling, which is unexpectedly similar to him in Tianzu.He seemed to be aware of this malicious peeping, but he didn't care.

"Click-"

Another chain broke, and Kairos' vertical pupils showed scarlet blood, "Are you demonstrating against me? Because there is a puppet who can fight against me?"

"Although he is really similar to me." Mozu raised the corner of his mouth evilly, "but I will make him a defective product in the end, as the price for provoking me."

The huge clock was furious, and it lowered the coercion of the Supreme Law, and Kylos was forced to kneel heavily on the ground.The militant nature of the demons was completely aroused, and he forcibly spread his bone wings and flew into the air regardless of the bloody wounds on his body.

The last iron chain was pulled to pieces, the clock roared unwillingly, and Kairos' needle sword was nailed into the center point where the pointers meet, "He also used needles, right?"

"You are really as boring as ever." He retracted the needle sword, and thin cracks appeared on the surface of the clock.But Kaierlos himself was also seriously injured, he could hardly stand up, and his divine power seemed too small in front of the law.

"I have to go back to him now." He turned around, "In the end, I still want to thank you for giving me a good reason."

After the demons finished speaking, they left on their own, leaving only the ticking of the clock. They whispered and then sneered.

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When Edward put the "History of the Sleepy Day Trial" into the bookcase, he faintly heard the sound of something falling.He opened the curtains, and it was sunny and warm outside. The gardener was trimming the trees in the garden, and everything was fine.

But his body tensed up instantly.Edward didn't look back, but opened the window slowly.

There is one more person in the room.

The short staff was tightly held by the hand hidden in the sleeve, and the moment he turned around, a bright mid-level spell took effect instantly.The extra person didn't expect to be discovered so quickly, and his figure was exposed in a hurry.

While casting the spell, Edward did not forget to throw the cup towards the window. The sound of glass shattering was clear and loud, but it did not attract the attention of anyone outside the door.Edward frowned, the room was shrouded in illusion.

Seeing this, the uninvited guest didn't use magic, but rushed up and punched him in the abdomen.Edward grunted, his body fell slightly, and his second spell was forced to be interrupted.The man intensified and slammed his knees. Edward coughed and was pinned to the ground-a mage who was approached by a knight would not end well.

But with a sharp cry that sounded like a baby crying, the spotted shadow owl flew out from under the quilt. After spreading its wings, it could reach a meter in length, with dark purple magic patterns shining on its feathers.The attacker fell down holding his head in pain, Edward stood up while leaning on the wall, the spotted owl rested on his shoulder, and looked at him coldly.

The light became a shackle and imprisoned him in place. Edward sat on the high-backed chair opposite and asked, "Who sent you here?"

That person was an ordinary Celestial Clan, the mask he was wearing was torn off, revealing an ordinary face.But he obviously ignored Edward's words, so he didn't utter a word.

"You know, there are many ways to make people suffer." Edward's eyes flickered with darkness, "but I always only like the most direct one - I think you should have heard of the spell of unlocking the soul."

Soul unlocking is recorded in the Holy See's high-level dossier, and only the Pope and the Temple of God's Punishment can learn this spell, because it is specially used to extract confessions by torture.It can tear the soul to obtain memory, and the victim will be in extreme pain, and often dies unbearably before the memory has been read.

"I said." The man thought for a while, a person who can find his trace must have some ability, no matter whether the soul will be unlocked or not, it is not difficult to ask himself, "The person who sent me is... ..."

In the next second, a shrill scream sounded, and Edward stared at him, sneering.

"But I don't want to hear it."

He quickly scanned the memory fragments in the air, and a few minutes later, the man fell to the ground lifeless.He bent down and turned the other person over, groped a few times between the eyebrows, and tore off a piece of film.

It's a square.

wrong.Edward frowned, he didn't think a person would cover up his identity so easily, there must be something else...

The spotted shadow owl suddenly flew into the air, it circled and screamed, and fell into a state of restlessness.Edward was instantly alert. He retreated to the corner and built a barrier of light.

A needle shot out secretly from a certain direction, it quietly penetrated through the barrier of light, and pierced Edward's waist.Before he could make a sound, he fell straight to the corner of the wall, his eyes closed, as if he was immersed in sleep.

The spotted shadow owl flapped its wings and rushed straight to the glass window, the dark purple magic pattern was frighteningly bright.The invisible illusion was broken through a hole, the broken glass fell to the ground, and the bird also escaped.

Senna stepped out from the wall of illusion wearing a long cloak, with a few needles between his slender fingers, Edward fell at his feet, his cold blue eyes were tightly closed, as if A defeated beast.

The originally dead Celestial Clan woke up suddenly, and he stood up from the ground as if supported by some kind of force.Senna glanced at him lightly, "Take it away."

Without saying a word, he picked up Edward who was on the ground, and followed Senna into the shadows.

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When Edward was awake, his vision was blurred and something covered his eyes.But he could still feel himself being hung up, the rough and heavy shackles on his joints, making him sore but unable to move.

But he was extremely calm in his heart, or he had already guessed the current result since he peeked at the memory of that Celestial Clan.That person's memory is blank, as only a dead person or a puppet can be.

And there seems to be no other person behind the scenes except Joker.

Edward guessed that this should be a strictly supervised prison or a room used as a private trial. There is no musty smell here, and there are no guards' footsteps or scolding. You can even hear your own breathing quietly.

But here it seems that dozens of candles are lit, and even the air exudes a dry heat. Although it is not enough to make people sweat, it is at least somewhat uncomfortable.Edward suddenly remembered the night when he signed the agreement with the demon named Senna that Kairos disguised as Senna a long time ago. It seemed that he was also lighting candles. He was looking at the cooperation treaty, and Senna was looking at him.

This gave Edward a faint sense of foreboding.

Because he was blindfolded, he couldn't accurately count the passage of time. The Celestial Clan blessed by the gods had extremely strong vitality. Like the Demon Clan, it didn't matter if they didn't eat or drink for a short period of time.But that meant no one would come, and he had to endure a growing sense of loneliness so he wouldn't lose his mind.

Until Edward heard the birdsong that sounded like a baby crying.

The floodgate in my heart dropped completely, locking away the out-of-control emotions.He heard the sound of footsteps from far and near and the flapping of wings. The man slowly approached him, and then sighed.

If Edward could remove the cloth covering his eyes, he would find that it was a scarred demon. He seemed to have just experienced a fierce battle, and even his bones and wings were broken.

The demons spread their bone wings and hugged him gently from behind. Dark purple blood flowed down from the membrane and dripped onto Edward's hair.

"Wow--", the large silk cloth slipped from the height, like a curtain that descended from the stage, locking the remaining charm on the stage.

Senna stood beyond the silk cloth, looking sullenly into the partitioned, private space.He knew that the man was provoking, but he could only watch everything silently, because no matter how powerful he was, he was still a defective product.

A defective product created by Ruins of Eternity to resist the increasingly powerful power of Kylos, because the crow that could have restrained Kylos has been killed, and he was born to become the shadow of the opponent.

How is it different from a puppet?Senna thought, turned and left.

Maybe there is one thing that is different from a puppet.The crow continued Kylos' love for Edward, so he died because of it, but he perfectly inherited the other party's desire for power and tactics, so he will go up by all means, even if his body is broken.

——It’s just a puppet anyway, who cares.

----Chapter65. Puppet & End----