Vanessa just covered her mouth with her right hand, staring at the ring on the ring finger of her open left hand.
Shade had no choice but to look at Sirius again, wanting to ask her what to do next. And Sirius, who directed all of this, was not willing to let this "opera" end even if something unexpected happened to the heroine.
Interrupt.
She sang:
"Knight from a foreign country, you fell into my scheme after all. Without the sword, you will not be able to split my scales. Without the weapon, you will never have the chance to take her away. Princess, you will always belong to me.
.And your knight will spend the rest of his life in regret."
With that said, Sirius pulled Vanessa up again and tried to move towards the mirror, but this time she failed to pull Vanessa away at all. However, the latter put down her right hand covering her mouth and moved her eyes from the ring on her left hand.
To the young knight who gave the ring.
"Oh, don't be like this."
The girl who planned all this said while covering her forehead. Before the heroine could not help but make other moves, she just pulled her towards the mirror.
This scene is more like "the dragon kidnapped the princess" than before.
And before they left, looking at Sirius's expressions and gestures, she clearly wanted Shade to stay at the sacrificial site for a while, so that she could have time to appease Vanessa's emotions so that the show could continue.
So the girl in the theater continued to play music, and the "adventurers" on the stage crowded in front of the mirror, still singing to delay time.
Shade, who had nothing to do for the time being, stood in the middle of the empty sacrificial field, looked up at the moon in the sky, and then realized that this was the first time he had returned here since the war.
Standing here and looking at the moon, the moon seemed extraordinarily big. Of course, it couldn't compare to the silver moon over the endless wilderness in his dream.
When Shade relaxed and stared at the night sky, "she" in his ear suddenly reminded:
【The moon sometimes needs sacrifice.】
"What does this mean? Remind me that I can obtain power from the moon through sacrifice?"
This is not a particularly incredible thing. "Sacrifice to the gods to obtain blessings or power" is common sense in this world. Shade was just curious why "she" suddenly pointed out this point, and then realized that this may have something to do with the "she" she swallowed
"Eternal Light".
The light belongs to the "Old God of Light", but the moon can also emit light. Just like the overlap between the moon and death, the overlap between the moon and light is even more serious. Now Shade has obtained from the chosen one of light.
With the ancient god's power that he voluntarily shared, this might make "her" remind him at this time.
"So, how do I perform sacrifices? Burn some books? Make up stories that don't exist in this world? Or how about bowing to the moon?"
"She" did not answer the question, so Shade did not continue to ask. He looked at the moon, and the moon seemed to be looking at him.
After waiting for at least five minutes, the girls on the other side of the mirror couldn't even think of new lyrics, and could only repeat the same lines twice more. Shade, bathed in the moonlight, was finally allowed to return to the cabin of the Radiant Messenger.
opera.
Apparently Hillis has gotten Vanessa back to normal, because the show continues.
After returning to the stage, Shade was surrounded by the "adventurer" girls. This time they did not rush to push Shade into the mirror again, but took off Shade's coat and tie together.
Then she sprayed him with a very light perfume, made his neat hair slightly messy, and then pushed Shade, who was only wearing a white shirt on his upper body, into the mirror again.
This time, the other side of the mirror connection is no longer Moon Bay, but the Church of the Forgotten in Randall Valley.
The moon was sparse, and the moonlight shined through the hole in the church roof into the interior of the church, where only a few candles were lit. And under the unusually bright moonlight, the blond Vanessa Benenice lay on her back on the transparent crystal
In the coffin.
Her long blond hair was not tied up, but spread messily underneath her body. She was wearing a bright red dress, and her waist was particularly slender. She held her two hands together in front of her, and the "moonlight ring" on her left hand
", shining eye-catchingly under the moonlight like a spotlight overhead.
The location where Shade appeared was the door of the church, while Sirius was standing next to the coffin in the center of the church:
"Knight from a foreign land, Hamilton of Rejed, I recognize your wisdom and courage, but you will be unable to do anything about this predicament. The beautiful princess has been put into a fatal curse by me, and she has fallen into a permanent sleep at this moment.
.
Even if you can defeat me with your bare hands, you will never be able to awaken your beloved~"
After saying that, he looked at Shade expectantly. At the same time, Shade could feel many eyes in the mirror behind him looking at him, expecting him to guess the "riddle".
Anyone who has read fairy tales will know what to do at this time:
"Dragon, dragon, you only know how powerful the power is, but you don't know that true love's kiss can lift any curse.
This is the blessing of love from the gods, and I will awaken my princess with it."
While talking to Shade, he walked forward. Shade didn't have to look back to know that the girls on the other side of the mirror who were supposed to be "actors" must have been watching the show with excitement on their faces.
The dragon played by Hillis did not stop Shade, but watched Shade come to the other side of the crystal coffin. His right hand touched the coffin, and he was very sure that it was not a whole piece of crystal, but
Glass:
"Probably a prop for the troupe's performance."
He stretched out his hands and picked up Vanessa, who was nervous and trembling with her eyes closed, and let her sit in the coffin and lean into his arms - in fact, she had her eyes squinted.
Shade didn't kiss her directly, but blew her ears like a prank, causing Vanessa's whole face to turn red.
He laughed, and then looked at Siris on the other side of the crystal coffin:
"Are you sure you want us to do this kind of thing in the Church of the Forgotten?"
He didn't say anything, he just made lip movements, and Sirius, who could read lips, nodded slightly and looked at them like this.
Shade looked at Vanessa, who was really shaking in her arms. The two had kissed before and had done more extreme things, but at this moment she seemed more nervous than ever.
And since the other actors have become the audience and are all looking forward to the next scene, then Shade, who was pulled onto the stage and temporarily turned from an audience into an actor, cannot live up to their expectations:
"May true love's kiss still hold. Wake up, my princess."
He lowered his head and kissed her, but only touched the slightly cold lips before they parted.
When he looked down again, the "cursed" Vanessa in her arms opened her eyes and looked up at Shade with some shyness, excitement and uneasiness.
So, the blonde girl in the crystal coffin under the moonlight reached out and kissed him again, and this time it was not as simple as breaking up at the touch of a touch.
The quiet moonlight illuminated the three people under the moon. Sirius looked at them from the side, feeling a little happy and a little lonely, but mostly happy and relieved.
At this time, there was loud applause coming from the direction of the mirror at the door of the church, and even the music had stopped. Even if it was not convenient for Shade to look over there, he could guess that the girls in the band were also looking over there at the mirror.
here.
After the kiss ended, Shade originally wanted to say something to Vanessa, whose eyes seemed to have moonlight, but Sirius said first:
"True love's kiss really lifted my curse? Even if I were a dragon, I can't stop your love at this moment."
Although she said this, she held Vanessa's hand and helped the witch jump out of the coffin:
"But I will try one last time, knight in a foreign land, I will hide the princess in a secret place where no one can find it. If you can still find the princess, I will give you my blessing!"
"It's not over yet?"
Shade lowered his voice and asked her with some doubts, and Sirius also answered in a low voice:
"Be patient, Shade. The last scene is coming and it will be over soon. Oh, Vanessa, stop looking at Shade and come with me. You are a professional actor. Don't let me teach you this.
"
With that said, he forcibly pulled the unwilling witch away.
The girls walked out of the mirror and recovered the crystal coffin. Shade nodded apologetically and smiled at the holy emblem hanging on the wall of the church, and then followed them back to the cabin.
The opera finally came to its last act, and the girls in the orchestra also began to celebrate the last act. The "adventurers" praised the knight's true love's kiss together, and then pushed him into the mirror for the last time:
"Go to the princess, the moon will bless you, the earth will bless you, and everything in the world will bless you.
Find her, touch her, kiss her. She is in your heart, she is in your dreams."
Not surprisingly, the final location is the "Temple of Night" in the mountains of Randall Valley.
The sea of trees at night appears more dense than during the day, and the temple on the side of the cliff under the starry sky also appears more deserted than during the day.
Stepping out of the mirror, Shade then walked through three incomplete arches and arrived at the end of the temple. He did not see Sirius here, but only saw Vanessa standing alone in the center of the sun, moon and stars ceremony array.
Facing the sea of trees, with his back to the cliff, he looked up at the moon with his hands behind his back.
In just a few minutes, she changed into another outfit. She wore a laurel crown on her head, and her long golden hair was tied into a big braid hanging behind her. She wore a loose white linen robe, which was tied at the waist and chest.
Straps to accentuate your figure and stay comfortable.
The robe is short-sleeved, so you can see that there are three gold hoops on each of her left and right arms. Her feet that are not wearing any fabric are bare and directly stepped on the ground, and her toenails are painted the color of pomegranate juice.
red nail polish.
Holy yet somewhat charming, solemn yet frivolous. The moonlight made her and her shadow, together with the ritual symbols in the temple, form the appearance of a sundial, ancient yet tranquil, as if time had been suspended here.