The rolling steam train of Kucha Kuca moved quickly, and the demon's fire steam engine emitted billowing white smoke.
The train window reflects Lillian at this moment, the past is reflected in the glass ball, and the train is heading towards the future.
Lillian heard the strange woman's words and started to read them along with her.
But in the end she said: "I gained a lot, but in the end not only did I lose what I gained, but I also lost everything I had."
There was a touch of sadness on Lillian's face. She used to think that she was strong and brave enough and would never cry. She would respond with claws and claws when facing the most ferocious enemy.
She would rather bleed than shed tears.
But at this moment she understood that it is not the enemy that really brings you pain, but the loss.
And it was not the enemy that destroyed everything in the end, but the choice she made at the beginning.
They went to success because of this, and they also went to destruction because of this. "We want to live a better life, we want to change our destiny."
"We may have done it wrong, but how can we do it right?"
Lillian couldn't understand.
But the pictures in the bead did not end. Those pictures seemed to be intermittent, one after another.
Not only is it incoherent, but even the chronological order is misplaced. There is a witch's ship, there are figures of kings and nobles, there are grand ceremonies, and there are crazy sacrifices.
finally.
She saw a thunderstorm.
Dark clouds and storms covering the sky are coming quickly, and along with the storms come a large number of giant jellyfish that look like mountains.
That is the descendant of the giant god.
They ride the storm and dance with the thunder.
The sons of the Titans emitted light to dispel the darkness, and lightning tore through the sky one after another.
Finally, the darkness in the sky cracked a line, and then continued to open, getting wider and wider.
A blood-red eye appeared in the sky, staring at Thunder Swamp, carrying the power to destroy everything. Even though Lilian knew nothing about it, she vaguely understood what it was.
That is God.
"Boom!"
The hollow thunder came from the sky in the picture and also exploded in Lilian's ears.
The moment Lilian heard the thunder, she seemed to hear a voice of doubt.
Then, she fell completely into a coma.
"Is that...the word of God?"
These were her last thoughts before she fell into coma.
And as tears fell from the corners of her eyes, it seemed as if something had left her body, and her body seemed to be connected to something.
the other side.
In the witch's palace in the Thunder Temple.
The girl was served and put on the witch's gorgeous clothes. The large blue robe was in retro style and printed with noble and sacred patterns. It was as if the sky was draped over her body.
The girl stood in her bedroom, her beautiful makeup and figure reflected in the mirror beside her, while she looked up at the ancient painting that had been hanging in the palace for a long time, "The Lost Kingdom"
replica.
In the painting.
The sea of clouds is untouchable, and the Kingdom of God is far away.
She stretched out her hand and touched it, as if she had grasped something that was once untouchable and out of reach. The girl still felt as if she was in a dream, she had become a "witch".
The most perfect existence she longed for when she was a child, now he has replaced her.
In this case.
Will you become perfect yourself?
She is no longer a washerwoman, nor the second sister of the Yaen family, but the spokesperson of God.
She let go of her hand and asked the maid serving her: "Did anything happen today?"
The maid talked about a lot of things, related to the king, the interior minister, border conflicts and various temples, but these big things didn't seem to be what she wanted to care about.
She just asked: "Where is Chengnan, did anything happen today?"
The maid thought for a long time and finally seemed to remember something: "It seems that a villain who committed evil was hanged. It's very strange. I don't know why Mr. Como also passed by. How could an adult like him pay attention to such a villain?"
It’s really strange.”
If it hadn't been for Mr. Como, even this maid might not have known about this matter. After all, who would remember the life and death of an insignificant person!
Of course the girl knew what the other party was doing. She was responsible for arranging and watching the "villain" be hanged, and also led another "villain" to arrest him.
She twitched her fingers, as if she wanted to ask something else, but she didn't ask for a long time.
At this time, Lord Como, whom the maid just mentioned, also came back.
The other party stopped outside the palace and began to salute without entering. The girl asked the others to retreat and looked at the Como Goddess: "How is it?"
The Divine Attendant of Como said this: "No one knows your past anymore, Your Highness!"
"starting today."
"You only have one name, your name is Liz."
"A great and holy name."
"Your Highness the Sky Witch!"
Although nothing was said clearly, everything had been said. For a moment, the girl in gorgeous clothes felt that she had fallen deeper into a dream. Her whole body felt light and airy, and even the images and sounds of the surrounding world were blurred.
.
She swayed back several times.
Staggering, she saw herself in the mirror.
In her sight, the image of herself in the mirror became blurry little by little, as if she was becoming another person.
It was as if she was leaving this world and becoming incompatible with it.
The girl didn't know what expression and attitude she should use to face the illusory self and the real world. At this moment, she didn't know whether she should be happy or sad.
She seemed to be sad because she lost something. And she seemed to be happy because she also gained a lot of things. She became the perfect existence that she longed for.
At this time, the Divine Attendant of Como spoke again.
"Your Highness Liz!"
"Stop worrying about irrelevant people, you have more important things to do."
"This year's sacrificial ceremony is about to begin. In the past few years, you were unable to appear because you were asleep. This year, you should also show yourself in front of others." "You don't need to let everyone see you. You just need to accept the worship of mortals in the temple."
"
After being reminded by Como, the girl looked at her own shadow in the mirror and gradually settled down.
The washerwoman in the slums of the past can no longer be seen, only a noble and holy Her Highness the Witch with an indifferent expression is left.
"Yes, I am a witch."
"I am not her anymore."
Divine Attendant of Como: "Go and accept the cheers of the people, your newly born witch."
The "Witch" finished dressing up, put on the pendant that exuded divine light, and sat on the seat next to the Titan statue.
She watched the ceremony begin, watched the noble and powerful man kneeling outside, waiting for her, and then bowed to her in worship.
Even the king crouched at his feet.
Everyone needs a witch.
The Thunder Temple needs it, the kings and nobles need it, and even this country needs it.
She heard cheers coming from below like waves. "Your Highness the Sky Witch..."
A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but a tear flowed from the corner of her eye for some unknown reason.
She felt as if a big hole had opened in her heart, but a trickle of happiness flowed out of the hole, and more and more flowed out, even drowning her.
The sweet nectar of happiness was over her head, so much that she couldn't breathe.
She opened her arms.
Feeling satisfied and surrounded by happiness, she already has everything.
She laughed and wiped away her tears while talking.
"I am the witch Liz VIII."
Lillian woke up.
She opened her eyes, and then found that her eyelids seemed not to be open.
"What's wrong?"
She tried repeatedly to open her eyes, but even if she opened them as wide as possible, she still couldn't see anything.
Only then did she realize that she had lost vision in both eyes and she could not see anything.
She turned her head and looked around, but she could faintly feel the heat around her.
Without eyes, she seems to be able to feel things in the darkness that she could not feel before. She cannot see light and darkness, but she can feel the rhythm of everyone's life.
Some are young, like torches.
Some are as old as a candle.
She didn't panic, it seemed like there was nothing that could scare her now.
She just got up and followed others. Although she couldn't see it, she could still walk smoothly.
When she got out of the car, she heard someone shouting.
"We've arrived."
"The Oriental Station of the Ten Thousand Snakes Ruling Kingdom has arrived."
Only then did Lilian realize that she had left the Kingdom of Thunder. She stood at the border station of another country, a place she had never been to, watching hundreds of "Fires of Life" walking past her.
.
She looked at her hands and her chest, and she seemed to be able to see the flames jumping.
She suddenly remembered the last words her eldest brother said to her.
"Leave here and don't come back."
"Be the person you want to be!"
However, Lillian didn't know what kind of person she wanted to be.
She once longed to be a rich person and change her poor life.
she says.
You must be a person who doesn't follow the rules and don't be a mediocre person.
But in the end, she just talked about her desire for change. What she wanted in the end was to live happily with her brothers and sisters. She said she wanted to break the rules and not follow any order, but when she saw the rules being completely broken
But she was the most uneasy. She said she would do whatever it took to get something, but when she actually lost everything, she cried and regretted it.
She was like an innocent and impulsive child, running around without knowing where she was going.
She had no answer and no longer thought about it.
She decided to just go with her feelings.
Next.
She walked among the cities in the Ten Thousand Snakes' Kingdom, and then left the Ten Thousand Snakes' Kingdom and walked among various countries.
Since losing her vision, she can not only see the rhythm of human life.
She seems to have gained some other abilities as well.
She could always predict where it would rain, where the wind would blow, where the weather would plummet, and where it would become warmer. She could no longer see, but she always seemed to see some strange scenes.
She could always look at the clouds in the sky from a strange perspective, see which way the wind was going, and see thunder and rain somewhere.
It's not just that.
What's even more strange is that it seems to rain wherever she goes, as if the rain clouds are chasing her.
Moreover, the rain would change according to her mood, sometimes getting heavier and sometimes getting lighter.
Those places with plenty of rain don't like it. Some people even cursed why it rained all the time and hated the dark and humid weather.
Therefore, she cannot always stay in one place.
Because as long as she lives in one place for a long time, she seems to pass on the sadness and darkness in her heart to everyone else.
But one day, she arrived in a dry area, and it was like a whole new world opened up.
Everyone here welcomes the arrival of rain and welcomes her warmly.
Lilian was very happy and stayed here for a while longer. But it was only for a while.
But in the following time, she would walk and wander in these places most of the time. Sometimes she chose to come to the country of yellow sand, and sometimes she would walk in the wilderness of the north.
She began to use her ability to walk everywhere, bring rain to others, and guide others to plant crops. And when some serious astronomical disasters were about to happen, she would also remind people around her and tell them to be prepared.
.
"There will be heavy rain tonight."
"There will be strong winds tomorrow, so you should be prepared."
"It's going to hail this afternoon."
"There will be a cold wave coming in a few days..."
She grew up little by little, from a girl to an adult woman, and gradually became mature.
Wherever she went, her miraculous abilities were astounding to everyone, and no one knew exactly how she did it.
In these parts, she was called: "Lillian the Weather Prophet."
Later, it became: "Prophet Lillian."
Many people believe that she knows everything and can even predict. Otherwise, how could she know so accurately when it will rain, when it will thunder and when the wind will blow?
She has been wandering around these places for many years, and many people even regard her as the incarnation of a god.
After all, in the eyes of mortals, perhaps only gods can control the heavens and predict the future.
Whenever she arrives, people in some cities and towns will even kneel to greet her and shout "Lillian, the great prophet".
But she felt this was a bit ridiculous, and she said to everyone, "I am not great, nor am I a prophet."
However, no one believed what she said.
She could only stand outside the town and said mockingly to herself in the face of everyone's kneeling and admiration.
"I still haven't figured out what I want and how I should choose when faced with the path of life."
"I know nothing about this path in life."
The eastern part of the country of yellow sand.
Lillian wandered here. She felt a little tired, so she looked for a place to stay temporarily.
She lives in a beautiful farmhouse, where a family of four lives together. Her father is a farmer and leaves early every day and comes home late every day, while her mother is always weaving upstairs.
Listening to the sound of the loom scratching, Lilian didn't feel noisy, but felt particularly at ease.
But the two children in the family disliked this town very much, and always wanted to leave here and go out to do a "big career." While the two children were fighting, one of them ran away to Lillian.
in front of.
"Ms. Lilian, can you really predict the future?" "What kind of person will I become in the future? Will I become a big shot?"
Lillian said: "I don't know the future."
The child was a little disappointed, thinking it was Lillian who didn't want to say: "Ah!"
Lillian looked at the child and seemed to see her former self.
She suddenly asked her child: "If you were asked to give up something and do something you don't want to do in order to get something you want, would you be willing?"
The child said: "Hey, why, can't I have them all?"
Lilian also thought this way when she was a child, but now she shook her head.
"It's a pity that in this world, you just can't get anything if you don't give up."
"Even giving up something to get something is a luxury."
"Most of the time we give up a lot of things and end up with nothing."
The child thought for a while and then said.
"In order to get what I want, I should give up some things and do things I don't want to do."
"But at least, there are some things you can't give up, and there are some things you can never do!"
Lillian smiled bitterly, but she felt very relieved. "You are smarter than me."
"But once a person starts to give up something, he can't stop sliding towards the abyss."
"It's much harder to stick to your heart than you think!" She rubbed the child's head and raised the corners of her mouth.
"I hope you can do it!"
After a conversation between Lilian and the child, she gradually recalled herself as a child, and suddenly remembered everything she didn't want to remember in Thunder City.
She stood up and looked into the distance, lost in memories.
"Maybe it's time to go back and take a look."
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The propeller rotated, and a fish-shaped mechanical creation passed through the clouds, and the boundless lake and cloud mountains in the distance were seen.
And below, there are cities.
The demon spirit in the cockpit turned its head to the back. After knocking, a snake man inside stood up and reminded the passengers present. She said loudly: "Get ready, we will arrive at the station soon."
Someone asked: "Where are you?"
Answer: "Next stop, Thunder City."
There was a silent woman in the back corner of the airboat. Her figure looked mature and beautiful, but she was wearing a hat with black gauze, covering her entire face.
She looked out the window without saying a word, watching the fish-like mechanical airship land at the high-altitude airship docking station, and looking towards her long-lost hometown.
Twenty years after leaving her hometown, Lillian finally returned to Thunder City.
She looked down hard. Although she couldn't see anything, she could feel the familiar atmosphere.
But when she walked down, she entered the city.
But I feel like I no longer recognize my hometown.
"Many magic obelisks." She felt the fluctuation of special power everywhere. Thunder City, which originally had only one magic obelisk pillar, has already erected dozens of magic obelisks. This was one of the earliest choices.
The cities that have been exposed to the Magic Network are also undergoing transformation with the advent of the Magic Network era.
"There is also a public magic crystal car here." Lilian stood on the side of the road, listening to the sound of the wheels rubbing against the track, looking at the flames representing life, and riding on it, she knew what it was.
She felt one after another public magic crystal cars driven by the power of magic crystals passing by on the track on the spacious road. This thing did not exist when she was a child. At that time, they owned a second-hand magic crystal car in the south of the city.
Steamboats are already very powerful, but now most people in the city can easily ride on this magic crystal prop.
She walked slowly carrying a box, as if she wanted to retrieve those childhood memories from this city.
The former Chengnan Pier has undergone earth-shaking changes. There are already a large number of magic crystal steamboats parked on the pier, and there are even magic crystal ironclads passing by, making violent jet sounds.
The magic network has covered the entire city, and there are more magic crystal props that can support and drive it.
She passed by the wall of the old shipbuilding workshop. This was the place where she used to pass by with dirty clothes in her arms. Now she passed by again and found that it had become a magic crystal car manufacturing workshop, but the noise of the workers was quite loud.
The sound came from the walls as usual. She returned to the slum where she lived in the past. Everything here was the same as before. There was not much change from twenty years ago, except that their home was no longer their home.
I didn't meet many familiar figures.
"No one is here anymore!"
Until she heard someone handing out gospel tracts and shouting loudly, "Mr. Como, the Chief Divine Attendant of Thunder Temple, is distributing gospels to everyone for free..."
Only then did she hear a familiar name and recall something.
She looked at the person handing out gospel pamphlets and suddenly thought of her dead second sister. At that time, she liked to receive such pamphlets and take them home to read.
"Is Cuomo already chief?"
She came to the place where Yaen Transport Company used to be. The small warehouse was still there, but the signboard had long been taken down. The door was tightly closed, and it seemed that no one had rented it for the time being, and there was no one inside.
Lilian looked around and found that there was no one outside. She cautiously approached the door of the warehouse, with a smirk on her lips, as if she had become the impulsive and courageous girl again. She picked up the stone and smashed the lock.
, and then entered it. But after entering it, after groping around for a while, her expression became a little strange.
"?"
She felt a little strange.
Surprisingly, many places here are the same as before, without much change.
She touched the table where her eldest brother lit a lamp every night to settle accounts, and she also touched the lamp that she had brought from home.
There is also a temporary bed in the corner, and it is very clean.
The secret compartments hidden in the walls are still there, as are all the valuable objects inside.
But after opening it, there was an old and yellowed gospel book inside, which was written with the date of the Reincarnation Day Sacrifice Ceremony of His Highness Liz VII.
"Someone kept this place and came here?"
Lillian took out the yellowed old gospel book and touched it vigorously, with deep doubts appearing on her face.