Shade was still lying down at this time, so he barely supported the ground with his left hand and raised his right hand to touch the flames, but the severe pain in his arm made this action fail.
Sister Devlin held the flame with one hand and wanted to help Shade, but Shade refused.
He tried hard to change his posture, wanting to kneel on one knee to make his body more stable. But he thought that the nun in front of him was also kneeling on one knee:
"Sister Devlin, stand up."
After the nun stood up, he knelt down on one knee with great effort. Sister Devlin knew what he meant and carefully stretched the flame in her hand forward.
Shade could no longer raise his head due to the severe pain. He could only rely on instinct to stretch out his palms.
The bonfire illuminated the silhouettes of the two of them. Shade now just wanted to use this flame to fill the emptiness in his soul. Sister Devlin was extremely serious, but her voice was very soft. The ancient grammar was spoken softly in Delarian language.
ask:
"Shad Suellen Hamilton, are you willing to bear the power and will of the First Fire, assist me in collecting flames, and lighting the firewood. This is the contract between the nun who guards the flame and the fire-bearing hero."
【Promise her.】
This is very rare, "she" gives Shade the answer before he makes a choice.
"Yes I do."
Shade said softly, beside the bonfire, beside the road where thousands of souls left, under the boundless galaxy, his palm rested on Sister Devlin's palm.
The shadows of the two people swayed violently on the cliff, because the flames followed Shade's arms and swept through his body, as if he was going to completely ignite Shade. But the fire did not harm Shade, because cracks appeared on Shade's body surface.
.
The divinity has disappeared, and there is no golden light in the cracks. The flames of the first fire penetrated into the cracks in Shade's exposed skin and clothes, and the blazing fire gradually converged, just like Devlin in front of her.
Like a nun.
When the night wind blew by, the firelight on both of them dragged fire marks in the same direction. The fiery red embers swayed into the darkness with the wind, and Sister Devlin's face showed a clear smile that she had never seen before.
Behind the silver eyepatch with fine patterns made by the ancient Death Cult Mithril, those eyes were definitely looking at Shade:
"Sure enough, you are the hero who can bear the first fire."
The soul felt warm and full, as if it had just eaten a delicious meal. The terrifying emptiness caused by the loss of divinity was slightly worn away, but the severe pain and weakness that seemed to be about to disintegrate the body were not.
It still exists. This flame has filled the vacancy of divinity, but Shade is still seriously injured.
[Outlander, you have accepted the power of the primordial fire.]
[The original fire burns the body, purifies the soul, removes curses, and defends the will. Your fire resistance is greatly improved, your soul strength is greatly increased, and your physical fitness is comprehensively improved.]
[The trend of gradual disappearance of the afterglow of divinity caused by the lack of divinity is slowing down, but once the afterglow of divinity disappears, the first fire can no longer fill that power. 】
It seems that First Fire can be regarded as an extremely degraded version of divinity, but unfortunately it is not divinity after all, and can only be regarded as a substitute until Shade finds the next drop of divinity.
[The ancient voice is triggered, and you learn the story of the original fire——]
[Since the beginning, fire and the nuns who guard the fire have always existed. The original fire is a symbol of civilization, and the nuns who guard the fire implement the will of the original fire. This is a contract, a contract created by the world itself for the continuation of civilization. Ancient.
The flame comes from the very beginning, even older than this world.】
The life ring appeared behind Sha De with the faint sound of whistles and bells. The fire spread toward the life ring. Because of Sha De's soul being seriously injured, the life ring seemed to be cracking, showing mottled marks. But the brass
There are faint traces of gold in the cracks.
The flames enveloped the Ring of Life, and the primitive and simple power was enriched with the elements of miracles, blasphemy, enlightenment and whispers. As the Ring of Life rotated at high speed, the fire left a bright mark of the ring of fire on Shade's back.
But bathing in the First Fire did not allow Shade to obtain spiritual runes, thaumaturgy or spells.
"Sorry, the power of the First Fire is no longer enough to provide you with more powerful power."
Sister Devlin apologized quietly.
"It doesn't matter, the power of this fire is enough now."
Shade wanted to smile, but he couldn't maintain his kneeling position and fell down. This time Sister Devlin supported him.
"Sister, how did you find me?"
"My clone was fighting above the Middle Castle, and my real body ventured to the shores of Lake Bena, where the gods appeared, to get the truth. When I saw the red butterfly twins and the cat, I knew it."
"Then you know what I just did?"
The nun still shook her head gently:
"I don't know what the relationship between you and the Godcaller is, but now that you have bathed in the First Fire, we are unbreakable allies. Please rest assured that everything tonight will be spread according to the version of the story you tell us."
"Okay. After I left Cassandra Auction House, I wanted to go up the mountain, but you stopped me. Then I stayed with you, and we both saw the Godcaller appearing on the top of the mountain."
"Yes, this is what happened tonight."
"Well, give me the leaf in the pocket watch quickly."
The emptiness in his soul was gone, but the weakness and pain in his body were still there. Last time, Iluna poured a whole bottle of "Holy Water No. 1" into Shade to save him, but now he only had the
The gap between No. 1 and No. 2 holy water was too big, so he could only use the two remaining [Eternal Youth Leaves] in his hand.
Sister Devlin reached for the pocket watch on the ground, but suddenly stopped and "looked" at the deep night sky:
"I think that's not necessary."
"What are you going to do again!"
In an instant, a brilliant white light rain poured out from the broken light path under the sea of stars, and the little stars of light, like fireflies on a summer night, sprinkled on the cliff on the top of the mountain.
Under the deep night sky, under the sea of stars and the tranquil waters, the light rain is so dazzling.
Those jumping white lights merged into Shade's body like a waterfall of light, completely illuminating the cliff on the top of the mountain.
Warm power poured in, but this power was not violent at all. Instead, it nourished every scar in Shade's soul and body. It was as if he suddenly slipped into a hot spring in extremely cold conditions, and Shade even couldn't control it.
Want to moan:
"Oh~"
He gradually took control of his body, broke away from Sister Devlin's support and stood up. Bathed in the white light under the night sky, he raised his arms and stretched his body.
He gently bent down and picked up little Mia from the ground and held him in his arms:
"What's this?"
Reaching out and touching the brilliant light that gathered together, the white light seemed to envelop Shade in the galaxy.
"A more sincere thank you than the tears of the soul. This is the gift given to the helper before the soul leaves."
The nun said softly.
Shade stood by the bonfire, looking up at the sea of stars in the stream of white light that was constantly healing him. He saw countless souls standing on the path of broken light waving goodbye to him, and he saw the person who died in
Corporal Hazama, he saw Professor Higgins, the spy at Carsonrick, he saw the innocent ladies murdered by the serial killer Henry Val, and he saw the third nail, Count Darak.
They all turned around at the end of the broken light path and waved to him with a smile, then walked onto the water and headed towards the dark moon.
The dark moon does not guide all souls to leave, but at least 99.9% of the souls in Hazama are heading towards the end through this star sea road.
"teacher!"
There was a voice from behind, and it was Grace and Helen. The pale girls came to life, helped each other and passed Sister Devlin behind Shade, stumbled to Shade, and looked at the people close at hand with him.
path.
The five people who walked out of the cocktail party in 3014 of the Fifth Era met again under the thick night on the top of Mount Sikal in the late autumn of 1853 of the Sixth Era.
"It's really like a dream, and we are always the little butterflies on the wine table."
However, the witch and the armored old man turned into ghosts, the twins turned into relics, and only Shade was still Shade.
The middle-aged witch stood on the path with a smile and waved to the twins, while the armored old man looked at Shade with satisfaction and nodded slightly as a farewell:
"Don't forget us."
They didn't say anything more, turned around, and together with the thousands of souls, walked along the path in the sea of stars into the distance. This was the direction that they should have left thousands of years ago.
A steady stream of souls poured out, and a steady stream of white light points entered Shade's body, healing the body and soul injured by the burning divinity. The expanding spirit gave him the illusion that he was about to level up again.
He was also waving to the sky, waving to the souls who were willing to say goodbye to him, and he knew he had done the right thing.
All mortals are mortal, all things are mortal, and this is the true end.
Mia the cat stood curiously on Shade's shoulder, looking at the white spots of light around it, and even stretched out its little paws to touch them.
[Outlander, the quality and weight of your soul have been greatly improved. No spiritual creature will actively attack you. At the same time, fate will favor you more.]
"The improvement of the soul can understand why fate favors it?"
【This is the gratitude of the world.】
Shade put his hands in his pockets and wanted to smile, but found that red butterflies were flying on the starry path:
"Huh? Where did the butterfly come from?"
Looking around in shock, Helen and Grace stood in front of him, closer to the edge of the cliff and the path of broken light. Their bodies were becoming transparent, and the colors in their bodies turned into a
A single red butterfly, accompanied by those white shadows, flew into the deep night sky.