【Western Fantasy】City of Light

Seeing the magic circle from a distance, he reined in the horse and signaled the army to stop.The neat and uniform phalanx slowly stopped, and the two armies of light and darkness echoed each other at a distance, and the war thousands of years ago was once again reopened in the world.

Tiana got off her horse and walked cautiously to the side of the circle.

It was an ancient magic circle that imprisoned the soul. The magic circle had already been opened, and countless glowing symbols of light floated in the air. They converged into a translucent barrier and slowly circulated around the magic circle.

Behind the magic barrier, Ansel slowly stretched out his hand and said, "Sister."

There seemed to be some kind of voice in the depths of the soul clamoring for a response, and Tiana involuntarily stretched out her hand to touch the barrier.The moment she met Ansel's palm, Tiana was dragged into the center of the circle by a powerful force.

Ansel took advantage of the situation to hug her tightly in his arms, a powerful light erupted between the two chests that were tightly pressed together, and something broke out of the cocoon!Everyone couldn't help covering their eyes in embarrassment to avoid being blinded by the powerful light.

The two beams of light were closely fused together and turned into a human form. The soul-binding circle was activated rapidly, and the human form exuding a soft halo could not return to Tiana's divine body, and the twins who had lost their souls both fell down.

After the light dissipated, the human army burst into exclamation, not knowing what happened to Tiana.Yarlin saw a few gorgeously dressed vampires wandering suspiciously outside the circle, so he immediately sent someone to appease the soldiers, and rode his horse to the side of the circle.

When Ansel opened his eyes again, he saw a pure white space.

There was a beautiful female face in sight, with green eyes and a noble demeanor, she was staring at Ansel steadfastly.

"Aurora."

Aurora smiled slightly, she bent down, and gently kissed Ansel's forehead.

Ansel noticed that he was lying in Aurora's arms.He closed his eyes and accepted the goddess' kiss.This is a kiss from a sister to a brother.

After the kiss, he opened his eyes and said, "Sister, I..."

Aurora shook her head and interrupted him: "Ansel, remember? You asked me when I was young, why there are so many ugliness in this world even though there are gods? I couldn't answer you at that time, Because I was looking for answers myself."

The voice of the goddess is cold and clean, but there is a power that penetrates the soul.Ansel remembered that she was talking about when the two were five or six years old, and he asked, "Have you found the answer now?"

"Yes, light is darkness, order is chaos, and purity is complexity."

"I don't know."

"You understand, it was you who gave me the answer."

Aurora didn't seem to intend to explain further, she raised her head, her eyes were gentle and brave: "Ansel, it's time to say goodbye. I will leave my divine body to Cynthia. I have done unforgivable things to her... ...just as a little compensation."

bid farewell?Ansel hurriedly sat up and said, "Are you going to abandon us?"

Aurora shook her head, her beautiful face exuded a faint halo, as if it would disappear at any moment in the next second:

"Ansel, I never abandoned you, I will not abandon you.

I am a god revered by mankind, and my life is eternal.Once, I lived in the high sky, but from now on, I will live in the world for a long time.

My breath will be the spring breeze on earth, and I will blow your cheeks when you walk on the road.My features will be the landscape of the fields, and I will delight your weary eyes when you open the window.My tears will turn into drizzle from the clouds, when you are deep in the dry desert, I will nourish your soul.

I will do my best to protect the wishes of mortals. I will not perform miracles to turn stones into gold, but I will regard the courage to overcome everything as the most precious gift.For I am the knight's sword and the king's crown; I am the youth's valor and the wise man's strategy; I am the comforting dream and the most ordinary companionship.

I will be the sky, I will be the sea; I will be the mountains, I will be the fields.I will be a mortal, and I will be a beast; I will be a tree, and I will be a flower.

I've realized that you don't need a real god, so I'm leaving.But when you need me again, I will come back to you. "

A tear fell from the corner of Ansel's eye, and Aurora kissed his forehead again, this time it was the kiss of a god to a believer.

Her figure is becoming transparent little by little, and the huge divine power is slowly drifting away with the wind:

"Go back, Ansel, there are still people waiting for you."

The light of the soul-binding magic circle gradually dissipated, and when Ansel woke up, tears were streaming down his face.

Aurora's divine body slowly weakened due to lack of soul, and Cynthia woke up at some point.She forced herself to stand up, and stumbled to Aurora's side.

The slender fingers tremblingly touched Aurora's face, Cynthia's eyes widened in disbelief, and she murmured: "No...no...it's not true..."

She won't leave me...she won't leave me again...

However, Aurora's divine body became cold little by little, and the soul of the goddess of light dissipated completely in the air, and spread to the four seas and the earth with the wind.

The vampire prince outside the magic circle couldn't believe that the plan was going well. He said excitedly: "Aurora actually took the initiative to dissipate all her divine power...Master Cynthia, quickly take possession of this divine body!"

Tears unstoppably stained her scarlet pupils, Cynthia hugged Aurora's neck tightly, crying so hard that her heart was broken, and she was choked up to the point where she could hardly breathe.It turned out that the wailing of the heartache was so sad that others would empathize with it just by watching it, and their souls would be overwhelmed by the great pain.

Ansel walked to her side: "...Aurora gave you her divine body."

Cynthia's delicate facial features were drenched with tears of despair. She kissed Aurora's cheeks over and over again with her trembling lips, begging bitterly, "Don't leave me... Please...don't leave me again..."

I have no meaning in living without you...my life is too long, too long...I don't know how to live alone without you...I don't know how to live without You... because you are the whole meaning of my existence...

Suddenly, the girl's petite body began to convulse violently, and a thick and evil black mist emerged from behind her, instantly enveloping her.

The vampire prince outside the magic circle noticed something, and exclaimed in panic, "No!"

However, it was too late.

Cynthia murmured Aurora's name, and buried her cheek deeply in her embrace.The black mist turned into a giant bat in response.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the giant bat soared into the air, tearing the girl's back violently!

A bloody heart was pulled out by the bat's claws. It beat hot and violently a few times, and then gradually stopped moving.

In the agony of body and soul, Cynthia wept suffocatingly with her lover in her arms.

After her body was destroyed, her frail soul disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The goddess' soul turned into countless light spots, following Aurora's footprints and drifting in the wind.Cynthia's body still hugged Aurora tightly.

The soul and body of the two are one, and finally they can no longer be separated.

"How could it be like this...how could it have become like this..." The vampire prince knelt down on the edge of the magic circle in disbelief, his originally tall figure bent like an old man.

Yarlin walked to the magic circle and murmured, "Tianna, Goddess, has she abandoned us?"

If the Soul Imprisonment Array loses its target, it loses all its effectiveness.Ansel got up and walked out of the range of the magic circle, and shook his head upon hearing this.

But Yarlin didn't see it, he stared blankly at the two dead bodies embracing each other, tears overflowed in his clear eyes: "Why... did we do something wrong..."

"No, this is the kindness of the goddess..." Ansel slightly lowered his eyes, "This is the heart of the goddess."

He looked at the bewildered army behind him, and sighed: "Retreat, the war is no longer necessary."

And so the war ended.

What happened afterwards was like an unstoppable wheel, rolling rapidly on the road of history.The little queen died on the border, she did not designate any heir, and the empire soon fell into a state of fragmentation.As countless soldiers returning from the frontier claim that Aurora has fallen to the world, the unshakable belief of mankind for thousands of years has been shaken.The church of the God of Light was unable to respond to the doubts of the believers because the dragons had no leader, and had to be disbanded after struggling for a long time.

But soon, new human countries and cities appeared on the continent, and new monarchs ruled new people.New sects sprang up, some clinging to traditional beliefs, others claiming to have found new conversions.

After all the dust settled, Ansel dismissed the priest from his post.

He first returned to his hometown. After the death of the little queen, the Sadna family reached an agreement with the surrounding lords to form a community of self-knowledge and self-care.Lord and Mrs. Sadner were very happy that their son had returned safely, and they never mentioned Tiana's affairs.Only occasionally when they saw Ansel with fluttering long hair, the cloudy eyes of the two old people would appear in a daze for a long time.Ansel didn't cut off his long hair; he braided his blond locks neatly over his left shoulder.Some people said that he did it to commemorate his deceased sister, but Ansel knew it because someone once said that he looked good with long hair.

Not long after, Lord Sadner passed away peacefully accompanied by his wife and children.

Mrs. Sadner also passed away a few days later.

Ansel inherited the title of the family, donated all his property, and set foot on his way home.

He was going back to Hampton, where perhaps someone was waiting for him.That kid was thin and stubborn, and Ansel never really hated him despite all the hateful things he did.

Ansel guessed that since Cynthia had left, his slave contract would also be cancelled.The boy regained his freedom, and he can freely choose the life he wants.Perhaps he started touring the continent, enjoying a life of adventure and excitement.Perhaps he returned to the tribe and lived a carefree and happy life with his tribe.

Perhaps he was waiting for me at Hampton.

Ansel rushed to Ampton almost without sleep. The people there still believed in the Goddess of Light, and they welcomed the priest very much, but the little wolf was not there.

So Ansel found a place to live and waited patiently in the city.

People still came to him from time to time for help, and Ansel tried to help everyone with what was left of his powers.He helped old Toby's restaurant, he treated Elizabeth for hysteria, and he comforted the spirits of people who were killed by vampires.The children of Umpton like to come and play with him, they call him Ansel, and the adults are still more accustomed to calling him Priest.

Nothing seems to have changed, just like before.There has been no war, no invasion, everything is so peaceful and comfortable.

One year, two years... Many years have passed, and time has passed like running water.People were surprised to find that Ansel's face didn't age, he was still so young, beautiful and trustworthy, and time stood still forever on him.

Time seems to have forgotten Ansel. He witnessed the melancholy of death and the joy of new life. He saw the traces of time on the face of his friends. At that time, he bid farewell to everyone and embarked on a journey again.

He came to the prairie tribe where werewolves gathered, and saw the hometown and tribe of the little wolf with his own eyes.He came to the vast sea and sat on a wooden boat as tall as a castle.He came to the towering snow mountain and prayed for the direction of the future in the nameless abandoned temple.In the end, he came to the majestic and majestic capital, where the people were in high spirits, and they didn't care about people's bloodlines or racial distinctions.They worshiped a new god and called a man with another surname, a surname that Ansel was not familiar with, as king.

At this time, he suddenly realized that he had been away from home for too long.

It was midsummer again, and Ansel drove the carriage back to his hometown.

The field is picturesque, with colorful butterflies and wild bees flying among the flowers.These lands, once bearing the Sadna family crest, are now cared for by other families.

Ansel reined in the horse, got out of the cart and walked easily in the fields.

The summer breeze is like a brisk love song of a bard, and the wind blows slowly, as gentle as a goddess's kiss.Ansel was walking happily in the green grass, when a gray-haired rabbit suddenly jumped out of the thorns and rushed towards the fruit trees.

Ansel's heart moved, and he quickened his pace to follow.

The fragrance of the trees is refreshing, and the golden fruit is like a little sun illuminating the road. Ansel pushed aside the heavy branches of the fruit trees and walked to the open space by the stream.

By the creek, a wild wolf is drinking water.Hearing the rustling sound in the woods, it immediately turned its head, and its two pointed ears turned vigilantly on the top of its head.

The wolf was half the height of a man. It had a strong figure and a majestic appearance. The shiny black animal fur fluttered in the wind, like the finest silk sold in the city.For some unknown reason, the wild wolf only had one eye left.

It fixedly looked at Ansel with the only remaining silver gray wolf.

Those eyes are clear and transparent, just like a newborn baby, pure and clear.It's like a long river frozen in winter.Although the surface is sealed by cold frost, there is still a stubborn lake running under the ice cap.

It's like a person who has traveled thousands of miles just to find the trace of another person.

as soon as i find you,

as soon as i see you,

This time, we will never be separated again.

The author has something to say: finish the big chapter, it will be better to eat with BGM~