Chapter 709: The Lighthouse and the Witch of the Ewelians
Moon Knight stayed on the island for a few days.
Through rituals and Moonlight Temple's unique testing methods, he could confirm that Aya had a high affinity for the power of the Moonlight God, and even had the possibility of becoming a real witch.
This kind of affinity may not be achieved by the Earth Witch of the past. Only the legendary Star Witch may be able to surpass Aya.
This made him ecstatic.
He hoped that Aya could follow him back, accept the most orthodox inheritance, and fulfill the long-cherished wish of the Moonlight Temple for so many years.
They longed for a witch so much, just like travelers longing for light in the dark wilderness, but they had longed for it for at least hundreds of years.
"Your Highness."
"The fusion of your power is very perfect. Perhaps it is because you have lived under the power of the moon for generations. By your generation, the people here have become very close to the power of the gods, and you are the best one among them."
"At least I'm sure you can become a prophet."
"Follow me and leave together. After leaving here, go to the Moonlight Temple. You will become the most noble person on earth."
Her hair was messy and blocked her sight. Aya looked through the shining hair: "Can becoming a prophet solve the problems on this island?"
Moonlight Knight didn't know, he could only say vaguely: "At least you have to become a real witch to do it!"
Aya asked: "How long does it take to become a witch?"
Moon Knight could only say at least: "It should take decades!"
Aya fell silent, because then it would be too late.
Only a few years had passed since her sister left, and everything on Naan Island began to deteriorate again, so Aya had to start doing things that previous island owners had repeated.
Aya merged into the roots of the Moon God, even though she knew that the time she could maintain this time would be shorter.
Moonlight Knight seemed to know what Aya wanted to do, and he respectfully stepped forward to request.
"You want to make other wishes, don't you?"
Aya: "Didn't you say that what we made was not a wish, but that the threads of the moon were distorting our fantasy pictures and the real world?"
Moon Knight: "So, give up!"
"No one can truly control such power. This is no longer a power that mortals can control."
"You have the blood of God flowing in your body. There are not many nobler beings in the world than you."
"You shouldn't stay here."
"Even if you give up your life and strength and transform into new moon threads, you still can't always change the laws of this world. Please leave with me now. It's still not too late."
"You have the hope to become a real Moon Witch. You will become an immortal existence and the eyes of the giant god in this world."
Moon Knight's words didn't seem to move Aya, who just said with a smile.
"I can only live less than ten days, but you say I can become an eternal existence!"
"The difference is really huge."
Aya walked aside and lay down in front of the window. The warm wind blew the curtains, and she quietly leaned down and looked at the path outside.
"I've been thinking about it before."
"The previous generation of island owners were so hateful that they left the choice of abandoning the island in our hands."
"But when it came time for me, I finally chose to continue."
"Although I didn't say it, nor did I think about it, in fact, deep down in my heart, I should have thought that I wanted to leave the decision to give up to my sister."
Aya lowered her head and said sadly.
"I'm really too despicable."
"In the end, my sister chose to replace me, which may be a punishment for me!"
Moonlight Knight looked at Aya, her expression was very calm, but this calmness was unacceptable to him. He hoped that Aya could show hope and make other choices.
The knight walked outside, as if he wanted to do something.
Aya: "What are you going to do?"
Moonlight Knight said: "If you insist on doing that, you should also ask everyone on this island for their opinions. When you want to sacrifice yourself to create a short-lived illusion, have you ever thought about whether everyone is willing?
Woolen cloth?"
Moonlight Knight is going to tell the people on the island that if he can't persuade Aya, he will let the people on the island make the decision.
Aya called out to Moon Knight: "Wait a minute."
Then, Aya told him a secret.
"Actually, I've also started to dream about some visions recently."
"It's more intense than my sister's, and I saw more things. But I didn't know what I saw until I listened to you."
"One of the pictures is that I saw a big hole in the sky of Na'an Island, and the threads of the moon inside were constantly flowing out, towards the moon in the sky."
"This place seems to be connected to the moon in the sky. The moon is pulling everything here towards the sky."
"It's just that the only thing that was pulled away in the end was the thread of the moon."
"We cannot do without the power of the Moon Threads, but they continue to leave us."
Aya stepped forward and pointed to the island.
"Since we can no longer do without the power of the Moon God, let me completely turn this island into an illusion of God this time!"
"Let this island be completely taken away by the moon, and let the people on the island live in the shadow of God's illusion."
Aya shook her head and said happily.
"I am no longer doing something in vain, I have found a solution to the problem."
Moonlight Knight knows that this is what Aya wants, but this is not what Moonlight Temple wants.
He knew that the Moonlight Temple had waited generation after generation to find the witch, and what price they had paid.
Even if it was just him, he traveled almost all over the giant island of Ruhe and another continent before finally finding the other party on a small island on the other side of the world. The hardships and the price he paid were unknown to outsiders.
Moon Knight: "Do you know how many years we have been waiting for you to appear?"
Aya: "Maybe the person you are waiting for is not me."
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The Moon Knight who often appeared everywhere and dressed in weird clothes disappeared from Naan Island.
He left the island quietly without telling anyone.
Only Aya noticed his departure.
Aya stood on the hillside, looking at the small aircraft that turned into a black dot in the distance and said softly.
"Have you finally given up?"
"I'm not your witch, sorry."
The anomalies on the island became more and more serious. Not only did more than half of the plants die, but the temperature began to drop sharply.
The residents on the island also began to fall ill. Although it was not a serious illness, their bodies became obviously weak.
Ordinary doctors on the island could not figure out what the cause was, and the witch medicines brought from far away to treat various diseases did not work. People began to panic and various rumors spread.
"What kind of disease is this? I feel uncomfortable all over my body?"
"I always feel like I can't sleep lately, and I have trouble sleeping all night long."
"I don't know why, but I feel very scared, as if something is about to happen."
When everyone's anxiety reached the extreme, Aya summoned everyone on the island.
In front of the "Lantern House".
Aya told the residents of the island the truth. She felt that what Moon Knight said before was right. Even if she wanted to make that decision, she should at least ask everyone on the island for their opinions and see what they wanted.
Unwilling to accept it.
Aya was wearing a robe embroidered with vines. It was very loose and large, as if she wanted to cover part of the abnormality on her body.
She first told the history of the island, what previous island owners had done, and where the recent problems originated.
"so."
"Everything here is created by the power of the Moon God, the god represented by the moon we see every day."
"We once relied on the power of God to survive here, but gradually, we became unable to leave this power."
Finally, Aya also expressed her decision.
The crowd that was originally talking about each other fell silent. Everyone looked at Aya and didn't speak for a long time.
Finally someone asked a question, and the first question asked was.
"So, island master, your life is about to end?"
Aya said that she had merged with the power of the Moon God, but she did not say that the Moonlight Knight invited her to leave.
"Don't be sad, this should be the last time."
"If I can solve this problem, it will be happy for me. I have accomplished something that all previous island owners have failed to accomplish, and I have also fulfilled my sister's wish."
The residents of the island asked: "Master Aya, if I do what you said, will everything on the island be different from before?"
Aya thought for a while and said: "The biggest difference for everyone may be that none of us can leave this island, and there may never be any outsiders coming to this island."
The residents on the island said: "Isn't it still the same as before?"
The residents of the island asked again: "You said that we are different from the people outside. So what will happen to us if we continue to live here?"
Aya: "I don't know what we will become in the end. Life seems to be constantly evolving. This is the law of this world and no one can defy it."
"Compared to others, maybe we have to change faster?"
The situation on the island is getting worse.
On the other hand, Aya's body is getting weaker and weaker.
She became bedridden and slept most of the day.
In the lantern house.
The new generation of waiters are taking care of Aya every day. Aya looks more and more beautiful, almost inhuman. There are even plants growing around her when she sleeps.
But everyone also knew that this was a sign that she was approaching death.
That huge power has begun to melt from the state of roots and transform into another state, just like ice turning into water or air.
But the "water" that some roots can turn into may be like lakes and rivers.
finally.
The terrifying power will completely rush out of her body and destroy the container she is.
But at the same time, Aya also saw special scenes through this power.
"I also saw the moonlight jungle. They are all glowing plants. They are really beautiful." After waking up, Aya said to the maid.
"Today I heard the songs of the fairies. It was really beautiful. But I wanted to call the fairies to meet them, but they seemed to be unable to hear my voice." Aya felt a little regretful. She still wanted to see the legendary song.
of the fairies.
People on the island have also been paying attention to Aya's situation.
Although everyone is sad, they are not as scared as before.
Even though the situation on the island is getting worse and worse, all the plants have begun to freeze to death, and it has even started to snow, everyone is ready.
On this day, Aya suddenly got up from bed.
She told the waiter beside her: "I want to watch a movie."
The waiter carefully wrapped Aya in thick clothes and asked her.
"What movie do you want to see?"
"Let's go get the machine and show it to you at home."
Aya shook her head quickly, stretched hard, and her expression became expectant and full of energy.
"No, no, I want to watch it in the cinema."
"And watch it with everyone, so everyone can watch it."
She seemed to have become willful as she had when she was a child, something she hadn't done in many years, especially after Aya's sister passed away.
People on the island heard the news and all came to the theater.
The crowd filled the entire theater, with people standing everywhere up and down.
Even outside, there were still many people crowded together.
Aya stood in her favorite corner as a child, talking to the theater staff about the movie in her memory.
What Aya wanted to watch was the movie she watched with her sister when she was a child. She had forgotten the name of the movie about the ancient Ewel people, but people in the theater remembered it.
The other person said: "Oh, I know, that movie is called The Lighthouse of the Evergreens."
Aya kept nodding her head and said, "Yes, that's it."
The other party found the video bead and started playing it.
There were many people in the theater, but it was extremely quiet.
Everyone watched the projected picture quietly, watching the ancient Aiweier heroes driving the ship away from the giant island of Ruhe and opening up a new home.
They left with difficulty, opened up the wilderness of survival with difficulty, and finally re-established civilization amidst the disaster with difficulty.
There is no real protagonist in the film, Avian, Nia, King Sidi or Echilio. They are just characters in the film, one of countless people who want to protect their hometown and country.
The people on the island looked at it and seemed to see their ancestors in it.
They came to this small island, faced a desperate dilemma on this small island, and finally ignited the light of hope with their own hands in despair.
The movie ends.
The ending of the story is still subtitled, just like the beginning of the story.
Whether it is King Sidi or Avian, they are all dead, some died in the abyss, some died in the moonlight, and all of them have already disappeared in the years.
But when watching the video, everyone seemed to feel that they were still alive.
The title of the film is The Lighthouse of the Ewellians, but no lighthouse appears from beginning to end. The only lighthouse that can be seen is the tattoo on Nia's shoulder.
But everyone can feel that the lighthouse really exists, because it is attracting countless Aiweier people to rush towards it one after another, even death and the abyss cannot stop it.
When finished reading.
Aya burst into tears. She recalled watching this film with her sister when she was a child, and asked why the Ewell people left their hometown.
"Ever people had to leave their hometown, but I'm lucky to have stayed here."
At this time, Aya's body also began to emit a strong light.
She stood up and walked outside, and the crowd moved out of the way.
She transformed into a person of light.
She walked out of the theater and walked towards higher ground.
She walked along the steep island road to a high point, then looked back at her familiar hometown and said softly.
"My wish is to protect my hometown."
"Just like Nia."
"Although Nia will never be able to return to the lighthouse in her hometown, I hope that I can always stay in my hometown, even if it is in another way."
She started to fantasize.
I imagined myself becoming one with this island, imagining myself taking it with me to leave here and go to the place where the gods are.
Then let this island turn into a part under the light of the gods.
A crack opened on Aya's neck, and strands of moon threads floated out, becoming more and more numerous.
Huge silk threads of the moon surged out from Aya's body, overwhelming the sky, and then distorting everything she imagined.
It was as if he was really fulfilling her wish.
"Master Aya!"
"Island owner!"
The steep path winds and twists, and as you go down, you can see more and more people gathering.
And everyone was calling Aya, looking at the glowing figure.
"It turns out that this is how the place we live is maintained." Although everyone already knew the truth, this was the first time they witnessed this scene with their own eyes.
"There has never been a miracle, there has never been a miracle..." Some people cried bitterly.
And Aya merged into the light filaments that filled the sky, and continued walking towards higher ground little by little.
The entire island began to photochemically, and seemed to be undergoing unprecedented changes.
You can even feel the moonlight from high in the sky shining in, and the new wishes bring different movements.
And at this moment.
"Buzz buzz~"
The sound of an aircraft came from the distance, approaching this strange island shrouded in light.
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Moonlight Knight is back.
The box in his hand contained a metal eye with mysterious patterns imprinted on it.
He didn't leave before, but hurried back to get the Eye of Ruhe's Mark and wanted to send it to Aya.
Moon Knight looked extremely tired, as if he hadn't slept for many days, but he didn't dare to stop for a moment.
He hurriedly flew the aircraft to the edge of the island, then circled around and finally saw Aya walking in the light.
He took off his helmet, revealing thick curly hair.
Shout to the light and shadow below.
"Your Highness!"
"Catch it and integrate it into your body."
He opened the box and threw the Eye of Ruh's Mark towards Aya who was walking on the steep road.
Aya stretched out her hand, and the light silk sent the thing to her hand.
She raised her head and glanced at Moon Knight outside the light, and then did as he said.
She believes in the other person, at least the other person is not a bad person.
And she could feel that she seemed to be instinctively longing for the power of those metal eyes.
At this time, the cracks on her body had spread to her face, and one side of her face could even be seen collapsed, with dense strands of light gushing out like sea water.
She stretched out her hand and placed the metal ball where her eyes were.
She immediately felt that the out-of-control power began to come under control, and her body that had been collapsing slowly stopped disintegrating.
Aya asked Moon Knight with a broken face.
"What's this?"
Moonlight Knight said: "It is the Eye of Ruhe's Mark that the Earth Witch once found to facilitate the witch's inheritance. It seems that it still plays a role, but by being able to integrate the Eye of Ruhe's Mark so easily, you really can match the power of the gods.
Very friendly.”
Aya said: "I will not leave with you, nor do I want to live in the palace you built for me."
Moonlight Knight shook his head and said to Aya.
"It doesn't matter."
"As long as you exist in this world, it is enough for us."
Moonlight Knight stood on the aircraft, then bent down and saluted Aya.
"We will always protect you."
Aya didn't speak anymore because she had completely fallen into a special state.
Although she received the Eye of Ruhe's Mark and the inheritance of the witch, Aya did not immediately become a witch, and it could even be seen that the power in her body then collapsed and turned into threads of the moon.
The entire island was gradually completely enveloped by the threads of the moon.
And in the sky, the moon also became extraordinarily big.
The moonlight shone on the island and almost turned into a pillar of light. The two merged into one and turned into a ball of light.
The huge power in Aya's body finally dissipated, and some of the remnants condensed together.
Her body began to change.
The cracks in her body slowly healed, the gaps slowly grew, and the body that was hollowed out like porcelain was slowly filled with flesh and blood.
Her tail disappeared and legs grew.
Her missing face also grew back, but her original eyes were gone and turned into a new pair of magic eyes.
The light of a special mark was reflected in the eyes, and then it flashed away.
And this time.
In the entire outside world of Na'an Island, the light filaments gradually condensed and took shape, seeming to turn into a hard shell.
"Boom!"
The island seemed to be wrapped by a huge cone-like thing, and then broke away from the earth and ocean little by little under the moonlight, heading towards the sky.
It completely does not belong to this world, and has been twisted into a phantom under the moon.
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On a single-person aircraft.
Moonlight Knight grabbed his helmet and watched the cone-like thing leave.
Through the luminous cones, he vaguely seemed to see many figures, and also saw Aya.
The other party said something, but he didn't hear it.
perhaps.
It’s thanks!
Very common, very simple, but very real.
He was extremely tired, but a relaxed smile appeared on his face, and he felt that the energy that had been flowing through his body had relaxed.
"Your Highness the Moon Witch."
He has been looking for the Moon Witch for half his life, and the long-cherished wish of the entire Moonlight Temple from generation to generation has finally come true.
Although the other party has not yet become a true witch, when he sees those witch eyes, he knows that he has found one.
Moon Knight lay on the seat of the solo aircraft, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The out-of-control aircraft flew crookedly over the sea, but Moon Knight had a good dream under the moonlight.
The cone-like things on the sky at night kept rising, which also attracted the attention of many people. People in the Thousand Islands Land pointed at it.
"what is that?"
"Something is flying."
"There is a point of light floating in the sky."
"Is it the light of some kind of large airship?"
And the gods are also paying attention to this scene.
In other words, they had already set their sights on Naan Island from the moment they felt the seeds of the Moon Witch appear.