The Thieves Guild quest line is finally coming to an end.
——4E, 201, Hearth Moon, 20th, 17:37——
South of Rift Valley City, Nightingale Hall.
"[Nocturnal], Lady of the Night, God of Shadows, Unknowable, Daughter of the Morning - The Dusk Grave is in danger - the servants of night and shadow are begging for your wisdom -"
After Gallus and Ilia stood on the platforms symbolizing the "full moon" and "crescent moon" respectively, and Silvia, Joan of Arc, and Cicero left the center of the hall, Callia knelt on the "half-moon" platform.
Kneel down and begin to recite the prayer.
The clown named Cicero was right at least a little bit. The Holy Spirit or the Demon God really need to call the name of God, and they can hear it as long as the name is spoken. However, relatively speaking, the Holy Spirit is called many times by mortals. Basically, the Holy Spirit is called by mortals many times.
They will only respond to their own saints or events that they are more interested in. If they casually call the names of those moody demon gods and nothing happens, it is a small matter for the demon gods to impose punishments. As for the big ones... look at the inexplicable disappearance.
The dwarves know it.
[Nocturnal] does not punish the caller arbitrarily, because he is the patron saint of thieves, and it is common for those little thieves who do not understand etiquette to use swear words when praying. For the same reason, thieves pray to him.
Most of the time, it is necessary to carry out some dangerous or difficult work. If you respond directly, you may fail on the spot.
Therefore, if you really need a response from the Lady of the Night, you must repeat the prayer five times completely without making any mistakes. Only then will this "request" be classified into the "possible response" section, although the "former nightingale"
There is a priority bonus for your identity, but in any case, whether to respond or not depends on the lady’s mood.
However, judging from the "Nightingale Armor" spell at the door, the chance of getting a response this time should be relatively high, and it doesn't look like divine punishment will be directly issued.
After reciting five prayers, Kaliya remained motionless in a half-kneeling position, while Gallus beside her looked a little nervous, while Ilia looked around curiously, as if wanting to see what the lady was doing.
responsive.
As for the other three onlookers, Sylvia did not make a sound and just observed quietly. Cicero seemed to want to laugh, but was violently stopped by Joan of Arc's elbow.
The cave became quiet for a while.
——17:40——
To the west of Falkreath, Dusk Grave.
As the sun gradually approaches the ridgeline in the west, its light gradually turns from blazing white to dim yellow. Even before it completely sets, cold winds are quietly blowing in the mountains. When the trees sway in the wind, their elongated shadows are
As if ghosts or devils were dancing wildly,
And the originally ordinary ancient stone tomb quietly changed its appearance in such a strange atmosphere.
"This...this..." Eddie Septim's eyes widened.
If the previous stone tomb looked abandoned for a long time, and you could tell at a glance that there would be no harvest, it is completely different now. Under the dim light of the setting sun, its outer buildings as a whole have a strong glow.
In the black fog, at the same time, a relief stone door shining with white light quietly emerged next to the old entrance, and the content expressed by the relief seemed to be some kind of bird with two wings, one white and one black.
"Your Highness, was I polite to you along the way?" The kidnapper who called himself Mercer looked at this strange scene and still wanted to talk to her.
"Yes, yes?" Eddie didn't know what he wanted to say and nodded blankly. After all, apart from not allowing her to leave, there wasn't much restraint or bad treatment along the way. It's no wonder she always had nightmares.
Go up to his head.
"Then, please believe that whatever I do next is to ensure your safety. If you try to escape my control in 'that kind of place' and what happens to you, it has nothing to do with me." Mercer said calmly.
After finishing speaking and making sure Eddie understood, he grabbed her arm and walked straight towards the stone door.
It's obviously the most dangerous thing for you to drag me in - and the word "that kind of place" sounds very bad...
Eddie bit his lip hard to prevent himself from doing something that would damage the image of the princess like "screaming for help". Maybe the rescue team mobilized by the Blade Warriors he met before was nearby?
As Mercer pulled him closer to the strange stone tomb and the glowing door, Eddie felt more and more weird about it. The door didn't look like a secret entrance hidden by magic, but more like a forced penetration.
I don't know where the passage leads.
Mercer walked up to the embossed door and pushed it, but the door did not move at all. This made Addie relax a little, but before she could completely relax, Mercer took out a skull-embedded door.
The strange key was swiped on the door, and the next moment, the door suddenly opened.
Before being dragged into the door by Mercer, Eddie noticed that there was only a world of black and white, light and shadow.
——17:41——
"[Kalia—you are still alive—]"
In the quiet Nightingale Hall, a lazy, uninspired female voice suddenly sounded out of thin air. Although the timbre could be said to be very pleasant, it gave people a sense of indifference that contained no emotion at all.
Then, the content of this sentence was completely impossible to answer, so Kalia could only forcefully change the topic.
"I'm sorry, my lady, we lost the skull key due to our mistake, so we didn't dare to come to see you until we retrieved it," Kalia said: "But Mercer seems to have taken action recently, and we hope to get you
guidance."
"[Oh - isn't this Gallus? Is he also alive?]" The voice ignored Kaliya's request and turned to Gallus.
"I don't dare to die at will until I complete the mission you have given me, my lady." Gallus lowered his head and replied.
"[You are still so boring——]"
Following the words, gusts of cold wind began to blow in the almost closed ceremony hall. They rotated and continuously created white mist, and these white mist gathered into a half-person-high "sphere" in the middle of the hall, which could vaguely be seen.
A woman's facial features can be seen from above.
The sphere rotates to "look at" everyone in the hall.
"[Hmm - thieves, killers, witches, it seems that you have gathered a lot of good power, Kalia,]" the sphere clicked up and down: "[Seven against one, it should be no problem -]"
"Seven?" Kalia counted the number of people in the hall in confusion: "Do you want to take action personally?"
[Haha - although Mercer took the skull key and sealed the road from Ebony Swamp to the real world - so that I could only appear in this form - using the key to open locks caused a lot of trouble - and even attracted the pursuit of the Holy Spirit.
——But he is still not qualified to let me do it myself.] The sphere shook left and right.
Indeed, Kaliya thought, if a demon god wants to deal with someone, the opponent must be at least the demon god level. Now it is basically equivalent to the hunter's hound biting his companion and escaping. If he pursues him with great fanfare, wouldn't it?
Does it look like this hunter is inferior?
Kalia paused and continued to ask: "So who is the 'Seventh Person'?"
"[These years when you were away - who was in charge of the guild?]" the sphere asked, and an arrow appeared in the direction of the door.
"Some new generation guild masters... Huh? Could it be?" Kalia looked up at the door in surprise.
Sneaking or invisibility can actually be discovered if you confirm what is there in advance. As for the difficulty, it is related to the ability of the stalker. At this time, Kaliya vaguely saw a transparent figure quietly approaching
Sliding away in the direction of the door.
Swish - the sphere composed of white mist instantly transformed into a big hand, sprinted towards the door, accurately picked up the shadow, and brought her back regardless of the struggle.
"Well, hello seniors, my name is Sapphire, and I have heard a lot about your deeds." The person who was brought up was a short-haired girl wearing Guild Master's leather armor. Although she seemed to be saying hello honestly, but she kept turning around.
His eyes could roughly tell that she actually didn't respect her senior very much, but she still said hello obediently under the suppression of [Lady Nocturnal]'s mist incarnation.
"Hmm... the guild's secret entrance is nearby, and you noticed that the 'Nightingale Stone' was broken, so you came to check it out? You're quite alert." Gallus nodded in appreciation.
"No, it shouldn't be a big deal if just an ordinary piece of black stone weathers and breaks. This can only prove that she has been paying attention to this place and has heard of the existence of the 'Nightingale Hall'." Kalia said while looking at the sapphire.
"There has been a legend circulating within the guild that 'there is a class above the master'. I didn't expect it to be true." Even though Sapphire was lifted in the air, he did not panic. His eyes kept turning to look around, and at the same time
She said to the big foggy hand holding her: "So, as the guild master, am I qualified to be promoted to Nightingale? Ms. 'Patron Saint of Thieves' [Nocturnal]?"
This casual tone made Kalia frown slightly, but she could not make the decision for the lady. After all, even the real Nightingale had different responsibilities from other saints and priests of the devil and the Holy Spirit.
"[Of course - as long as you can pass the 'Nightingale Trial' in the Dusk Tomb -]" The big hand of the mist incarnation put down the sapphire and turned back into a round sphere with a portrait: "[But - now there is an opportunity.
In front of you—Mercer Frey has entered the Dusk Tomb. I will teleport you there. As long as you can prevent him from achieving his goal, you can all become Nightingales.]"
Already in? Although it is indeed dusk now, how did he do it? It is impossible with the skull key alone. Kalia thought quickly.
"I think it's good to be a listener - oh! (square)" Cicero, who was watching the ceremony at the door, was beaten for giving the wrong answer.
"According to your will." Gallus lowered his head and said the standard answer.
"[The space in the 'Twilight Tomb' is very chaotic, but the general direction is the same, you just need to keep 'forward'.]" As Nocturnal's voice gradually became ethereal, the spherical smoke suddenly erupted.
It spread and enveloped the entire ceremony hall in a thick fog that made it invisible.
The next moment, dazzling white light engulfed everyone.
