Xifa did not dare to act rashly. He was carefully on guard, waiting for the lines that seemed to appear on the black dome in the distance to take shape.

He couldn't guarantee what strange consequences he would have if he rushed out of the candlelight.

Gradually, the complex red veins took shape and slowly fell off the dark material.

It’s really a phoenix!

Xifa was a little shocked. Elise's last name was Dumbledore. Could it be that her mother or grandmother...

Strange, why do I always think randomly here? Is it because my Occlumency level is not enough?

While Xifa was reflecting, the lines forming in front of him suddenly closed.

A black-red fire cocoon dripped from above.

Remote control patron saint? No, fighting like this is too uncomfortable. Since it is just imagination...

Xifa's heart moved. The patron saint came to him and wrapped himself in it. His perspective, hands and feet turned into the dragon's senses.

At this moment, I am a dragon!

Under the gaze of Xifa's dragon eyes, the fire cocoon that fell not far away slowly cracked open.

A hand as white as jade emerged from it, but the nails were black.

Wait until the people inside are completely revealed in front of Xifa.

Xifa froze on the spot, not knowing how to proceed.

The person in front of me looks so much like Elise, I can even say that just by looking at the appearance, it is Elise.

However, she has black hair and red eyes and is wearing a black dress.

One white and one black, two sides?

【Liars! They are all liars!】

After 'Elise' opened her eyes, she roared hoarsely, [Elise, Xifa also covets my power. He knows the flower, but he still gets it!]

However, when Elise knelt down and sat down, she put her heart and soul into the candlelight. The roar of 'Elise' would not be heard by her at all. Elise was naturally unmoved.

"What are you talking about?" Xifa was speechless. He was a bit like a collection of Elise's negative emotions, and his methods of confusing people were so immature. "I had no choice at the time. If I didn't take it, how could I see Elise?"

'Elise' was stunned when she heard this.

For a long time, it seemed to be angry and ignored Xifa and rushed towards Elise.

This time, she has the support of "flesh and blood" and can move freely in the candlelight. Elise cannot use the candlelight to protect herself.

Candlelight is now just limiting the speed at which dark matter can be integrated into ‘Elise’s body.

Ignore yourself? Xifa has a clear mind, so naturally he won’t ignore things that don’t concern him.

With a thought in his heart, he in dragon form quickly moved in front of 'Elise'.

He raised the dragon's claw and tore it apart.

'Elise' obviously did not expect that Xifa's patron saint could reach such an extent. She thought that only the patron saint who was a phoenix like herself could deal with her.

Without noticing, she was torn open by a large gash in her arm by Xifa who was ready to attack.

There was no blood spilled. Xifa looked at the red threads and twisted black in the wound with an incomprehensible expression.

Of course he knew there was something wrong with this red carnation. No mother would give a carnation to her child.

I used Occlumency to force this idea out of me, and as expected, it captured me and used it to induce me.

Even if you are extremely reluctant, you have to take it. There is no other way, you need it to help you find Elise.

Otherwise... Xifa glanced at the candlelight.

Since you can't fight for the time being, let's communicate through language.

Anyway, the longer time passes, the more Elise’s mind is consumed.

The candlelight also dimmed.

Similarly, as time goes by, the dark power you gather becomes greater.

At that time, the light can only protect Elise, so Xifa will be lucky if he falls into the darkness!

The well-educated ‘Elise’ confronted Xifa, drag it on, I have the advantage! It thought in its mind.

However, it was afraid that Xifa would lose his composure, so it opened its mouth to talk to him.

【Do you really want to stop me?】

The voice of ‘Elise’ is not clear and crisp, like the sound of an old radio.

"Of course! Give me a reason not to stop you!"

Although it is best to be able to communicate, especially this kind of confrontation on the patron saint, it puts a lot of mental pressure on myself.

Every move, every minute and second of duration, is like casting a new spell.

I also wish I could find out its weaknesses from its mouth.

[Aren’t you here to enslave me and turn me into a war machine?]

【My parents both died in the war!】

【I hate war!】

【But you want to control me...】

[Only I can kill everyone who wants to control us! Elise!]

......

As if a chat box had been opened, 'Elise''s words popped out in a series. Although there were many words, there was no logic.

Like a combination of intermittent memories.

Is this...the darkness that Elise once had? She witnessed the death of her parents, and her grandfather was also busy with school work and indifferent to her...

However, this level of pain...

Xifa ducked in front of 'Elise' and tried his best to catch the struggling animal.

In its surprised and puzzled expression.

Xifa rested his forehead on its head.

"You will feel it! My pain!"

Previous life...The lonely childhood of an only child...The bumps on the way to school...The loss of entering society as an adult...Parents...

Xifa didn't even have time to convey his admiration for the red warriors. It was just the pain of his own petty spirit.

‘Elise’ couldn’t hold it any longer and gradually stopped struggling.

"Why are you in so much pain and still living so normally?" The figure of 'Elise' gradually faded. It was a little puzzled and asked.

"The way to defeat fear is to face it." Thinking of this sentence, Xifa said it slowly.

"With you protecting me, I feel relieved..."

After saying that, the blackened ‘Elise’ in front of her slowly dissipated.

Xifa's patron saint status was also broken. Under its fierce struggle, Xifa kept gritting his teeth and persisting.

It was finally over. Xifa felt as if he had stayed up all night and had a splitting headache.

So much so that he was not in the mood to understand why the blackened 'Elise' said that the main body was protected by her, so it felt relieved.

The dark matter no longer surges, and the pressure to maintain the candle flame disappears.

Elise, who was sitting on her knees, naturally felt it.

She slowly opened her eyes, and her other senses returned to normal.

She heard Xifa's heavy breathing and quickly went up to support Xifa who was half kneeling.

Xifa shook his head and said that he was fine. The key was to wake up to reality quickly.

Silent beast, just wait for me...

This time only the consciousness of Silent Beast was cleared. From the fact that these dark substances did not disappear, it can be seen that Silent Beast has not disappeared.

However, Elise can relax for a lot of time... This was Xifa's last thought when he stepped into the portal.

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In the Forbidden Forest, heavy rain is still pouring down.

Luna, who was tense in the rain, found that Elise's expression softened and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

At the same time, Xifa woke up with a splitting headache.

Fortunately, the cold rain hitting his face made him barely conscious.

In his vision blurred by the rain, he seemed to find a red dot in the sky in the distance, which refreshed him again.

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