The noble princess of the Laisili royal family used such indifferent words to describe the tragedy that had happened to her, which once made the travelers who came here feel extremely familiar, as if they had heard similar statements somewhere before, but could not recall it. Until
When Saint Xalia spoke softly, they suddenly remembered that this shepherd girl who holds the power of destiny seemed to have used the word "curse" to summarize her experiences in the world from sleeping to waking up.
This curse caused her to lose many memories, and she even gradually forgot her mother's face. She could only remember her own identity, origin and mission, so she embarked on a journey of pursuit in the world, hoping to find other girls' queens and ask for help.
They ask about the truth buried deep in the ruins of memory.
But it seems that things will not go as smoothly as she thought.
"What kind of curse?"
The shepherd girl looked at her nominal sister with her clear and peaceful golden eyes, trying to find some familiar impressions of the past day and night in her words and demeanor. Although the latter may not know the family affection between them
The connection never comes from the warm pulse in the blood vessels, but can be traced back to a certain memory tens of thousands of years ago.
Before all the truth is revealed, the girl holding the black lantern still only sees herself as the princess of the Gubeman Kingdom, the only child of the Laisili royal family, and perhaps the most beloved only child of her parents. There has never been any other sibling relationship or blood connection.
Family love. It didn’t exist in the past, it doesn’t exist now, and it certainly won’t exist in the future.
She rubbed her sleepy eyes and answered Saint Xalia's question in a nonchalant tone: "I don't know what kind of curse it is, but I have been afraid of the dark since I was a child. As long as I am in an environment without light, I will be afraid of the dark."
You will feel uneasy and anxious, "like the instinctive and intuitive sadness felt in the entire dark river, the blindness that seals the eyes, and even some impulse that allows passion to turn into silt." In the most severe cases, even
My limbs became numb and gradually lost consciousness. My body became weaker day by day, and then..."
She gently pressed her other hand on her left chest and pursed her thin lips: "I can't hear its beating sound anymore."
Everyone was silent, unable to imagine what it felt like. Life's fear of darkness comes from an era farther back than ancient times, and is an instinct engraved in the body. But to such an extent, the fear seems to have surpassed the instinct and is engraved in it.
In the depths of the soul.
Light must grow with shadow, so darkness cannot be eliminated. It always echoes the emotions of life. Sometimes it is a symbol of solemnity, immortality and holiness, but more often, it is a path to sadness and death.
The coffin of pain.
"That time I lay in bed for seven whole days before my heartbeat finally recovered. When I touched this vivid world again, I felt from the bottom of my heart," she murmured in her voice as she stared at the warm firelight in the lantern.
It is indeed better for people to live under the light."
This is a very simple truth, and it may seem redundant to some people, but for the girl in front of her, it is a precious treasure that can only be reached out and touched after she has experienced sinking, blindness, and the comfort of returning to the human world. "So pitiful." Metien said sadly. She soon realized something and quickly covered her mouth.
But in fact, Olvera doesn't care about her unintentional words, or she thinks so herself.
Isn't it pitiful for a person who loses himself as long as he falls into darkness and can't even resist?
At this time, Alice interrupted and asked: "Dark phobia?"
"Maybe."
Olvera didn't know what dark phobia was, but she could understand it literally. Her tone was noncommittal: "The teacher also said that this is a disease that can be cured. But the astrologers in the kingdom have no doubts about my father.
Said, this is a curse, the power of the dark world that fears me and wants to pull me into the eternally closed abyss. If the curse is not broken in time, not only will I become a prisoner of darkness one day, but even the country of Beimang will become a prisoner.
Destroyed by the disaster I brought."
Ah this.
When Alice heard this, she couldn't help but ask: "Has your father believed it?"
"I probably believed it, but I didn't believe it completely." The girl recalled the past and felt a little regretful: "He asked the teacher to find a way to cure the disease, and at the same time asked the astrologers to find a way to break the curse. It seems that he can still be here
I have to choose between the two methods, whichever one is better for me, I will choose that one. I am very grateful for his care for me, but in fact, the luck we buried deep in the darkness sometimes often confirms the more unfortunate ones.
Premonition, so in the end, the curse mentioned by astrologers became a reality."
She said calmly: "When I was sixteen years old and the day before my coming-of-age ceremony, the power of the curse broke out: my shadow broke away from my body and transformed into countless ferocious beasts. They
As soon as it appeared, it swallowed up the light and brought darkness; it created panic and caused disaster. The endless abyss began to fall, and the entire land of Bayman was trembling. The withered forest whispered the fear of evil. We could have lived here safely.
The people would rather abandon their hometown to escape this nightmare disaster. The only stone road leading to the outside world is full of the footprints left by the refugees. If this continues, our country will not be far from destruction."
When Ringer heard this, he couldn't help but glance at the corridor. In the dim and suppressed firelight, he saw a pair of cold scarlet eyes, like solidified ice cubes, so silent and lifeless, it was chilling.
Olivia's dull voice continued to narrate: "Faced with the crisis of national subjugation, my father had to follow the advice of astrologers and built a castle on the border of Beman, with high walls, no windows, and no light.
Then send me into it, at the cost of sealing an endless darkness in the cage until the end of time. Only in this way can we drive away the evil night and welcome back our light."
After the words fell, Metien clenched his fists and blurted out: "But this is too cruel for you, how could he do this!?"
Not to mention that Olvera is his daughter, the only princess of Bayman, but in terms of his approach, he locked those dark evil beasts with Olvera in this building called a castle, which is actually a prison.
Doesn’t it mean that the girl has to live with the things she fears and hates most day and night? Doesn’t he know how much pain his actions will cause his daughter? In other words, he knew, but he still did it, so he let people
Feeling dissatisfied and angry.
Alice and the goblin Semi were also filled with indignation and could not agree with the old king of Bayman's actions. Only Ringer and Saint Xalia still maintained their rationality and calmness. The former was because he could understand, and the latter was because...
She doesn't understand.
"In fact, there is nothing to argue with."
As a party involved, Olvera slightly avoided the gaze of these enthusiastic guests and said vaguely: "Father, he was just forced to choose between me and Beman, just like he was once forced to
Choosing between 'This is a disease' and 'This is a curse' is the same. When all else fails, the last resort is the last resort if not the alternative, so I don't blame him. Besides, he knows that I am very
I was afraid of the dark, so I left a lot of candles."
She raised the lantern in her hand, the candle inside was burning, and dripped candle tears at the bottom of the lantern. The bottom layer had solidified mottled fragments: "Candles that can be used for a long, long time have been burning since I entered the castle.
It will keep burning. With them by my side, I can’t be considered very lonely. The teacher once said——”
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She suddenly paused when she said this, with a look of confusion and thinking in her hazy eyes, as if she was recalling what the teacher had said to her.