When Isabella saw the dark red crystals floating in the air in front of Allen, the words Hobuev said to her just now appeared in her mind:
"You might as well ask your envoy who he is."
She was very confused at this time.
"Dark Scripture" once told her that in every historical period, "messengers" are unique existences.
The "Messenger" carries the will of the great God of Darkness and comes to the mortal world. With unfathomable power and wisdom far beyond ordinary people, he saves believers from suffering and leads the Dark Temple to revival.
But now, the strange thing is that the strange man Hobuev actually has the aura of the God of Darkness in him!
Moreover, Hobuev actually dared to attack the envoy, claiming that he "wanted to get back what belongs to him"!
Although Hobuev is usually a bit neurotic, his thoughts often jump when he speaks, and his speech is incoherent.
But in Isabella's impression, Hobuev was a cautious person when he was really doing things, and he always behaved very low-key. On weekdays, he always lowered his head and hid himself next to the Iron-Blooded Grand Duke.
In the shadows, if you don't observe carefully, you can't detect his existence at all. Because of this, when Hobuev found out that his plan failed, his first reaction was not to resist desperately and fight hard, but to run away decisively.
Therefore, Isabella did not think that Hobuev was joking with her.
Then the question comes
Who is Hobuev? What is the relationship between him and the Messenger?
What is it that he wants to take away from the Lord Messenger?
And what secrets does the messenger hide?
Why did Hobuev say to her, "Your Lord Messenger has deceived you"?
…
However, Isabella quickly curbed such thoughts.
Because the "Dark Scripture" taught her that in the Dark Temple, no matter what the messenger does, even if it is very ridiculous, don't ask why.
Perhaps Lord Messenger does have some private grudges with Hobuev...
But what does this have to do with her as a believer?
It's just... whenever Isabella thought of the image of Allen lying alone on the devastated battlefield like a corpse, she felt that her thoughts were confused again, and she couldn't help but worry about the safety of the messenger and the Dark Temple.
The future is on tenterhooks.
Now, the messenger has been unconscious for only a few days, and Isabella has a feeling that her spiritual support is about to collapse.
During this period, no matter what choices she makes, she must bear all the consequences of these choices, whether they are good or bad.
This is undoubtedly a heavy pressure for her.
But then she thought again, didn't the messenger bear the same, or even heavier, burden before that?
He came to the believers with the mission of reviving the Dark Temple.
In order to give believers confidence, he always showed his strong side in front of everyone.
Because he has unquestionable power, he must also be responsible for all choices he makes, regardless of success or failure.
If she hadn't seen him pale and unconscious, Isabella would never have believed that the messenger could have such a fragile side.
At this moment, she only hopes that she can become stronger, strong enough to share some of the pressure for the messenger, and face those powerful enemies with him.
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Allen stared at the dark red crystal floating in the air in front of him and was silent for a long time.
The moment he saw these crystals, some memories about how to fuse the fragments of the godhead naturally popped up in his mind.
But he was in no hurry to do so.
Because he knows that all gifts from fate come with a price.
Just as when Allen obtained the original mysterious black crystal, his fate was firmly tied to the Dark Temple, becoming an inseparable whole.
At this moment, if he chooses to accept this fragment of godhead, he must accept everything behind it
Including the honorable name of "Father of All Living Things", including the memory of Hobuev's past, including its authority and shackles, including all the responsibilities, cause and effect and fate behind it...
All in all, it was another heavy burden.
And after accepting this new fragment of the godhead, he may be like the goddess of light, abandoning humanity and emotions bit by bit, and constantly moving closer to pure divinity.
Then, just like the illusion seen in the mage tower assessment, he sat alone on the high black iron throne, unaccompanied, lonely and deserted.
At this moment, Allen thought of many people and things: he thought of the believers in the Dark Temple who worshiped him, of Elani who tried to take away his power by any means in the dream world, and of the dreamlike
Catherine of golden foam...unknowingly, couldn't help but sigh softly.
"In life, there are always some things that cannot be escaped." He said to himself.
Then he stretched out his right hand to touch the dark red crystals floating in the air.
The cave suddenly glowed with red light.
Isabella immediately reached up and covered her eyes.
Soldier Heyman also hid behind a boulder again and never dared to look in Allen's direction again.
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The weather in Braden Kingdom has gradually turned cold recently.
The master of the Mage Tower, the legendary mage Merlins, is still staying in his office at the top of the Mage Tower as before, studying his prophetic magic and astrological magic alone.
This office is spacious and bright, with desks, test benches, bookshelves, and sofas arranged in an orderly manner. However, the books and magic instruments on the desk are in a mess. At first glance, it looks like they have not been tidied up in a long time.
By his side, there was still only the toucan accompanying him. From time to time he would say, "Merlins, are you stupid?"
"The legendary mage is nothing special" and other words that make people want to pick it up and beat it up.
But today, Merlins unexpectedly remained silent and did not refute Toucan's words.
As time passed, even Toucan began to feel that something was not right with Merlins' performance today.
After all, if Merlins doesn't refute his words, he will wonder if he hasn't mastered his sarcastic skills yet and has no sense of achievement at all.
"Merlins, are you mute today? Why don't you say a word?" The toucan jumped on Merlins' head, flapped its wings and said, "Did you enjoy being teased by me today?"
Do you feel it? Oh my god, I never thought that Merlins, as a legendary mage, would one day turn into a masochist! If this news is published in the "Braden Morning News", I am afraid that the entire kingdom will
Your jaw will drop in shock!”
But Merlins still said nothing.
He just silently put his hand into the pocket of the magician's robe, trying to find something, the coin that his teacher "The Faceless Prophet" gave him, which could be used for divination.
The pockets are empty.
At this time, he remembered that he had given this coin to his student Alan York dozens of days ago, hoping to help him when he explored another dimension.
"It turns out that the legendary mage can also be forgetful!" Merlins thought helplessly.
Thinking of this, he finally stretched out his hand, pulled down the toucan standing above his head, and placed it on the desk in front of him.
Then, Merlins narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Toucan and said: "Toucan, who did you just call a masochist?"
"Of course it's you, our great, immortal, wise, handsome, legendary mage, His Excellency Merlins." The toucan stood on one foot on Merlins' desk, flapped its wings and turned several times to entertain himself.
circle, and kicked over a bottle of Merlins' ink.
However, when the toucan saw that Merlins's face turned cold and he was about to pick up the wand beside him and wave it towards it, it was immediately frightened and changed its words:
"Hey, oh no, it's me, I'm talking about me! I'm the masochist!"
As he spoke, it spread its wings and bowed gracefully to Merlins.
Merlins then slowly put down the wand in his hand.
The toucan finally breathed a sigh of relief, then flew to Merlins's ear, leaned into Merlins's ear and said cautiously: "Merlins, I see that you are a little troubled, can you tell me about it? Maybe I can
I can help you share some of it."
"I had a premonition of a crisis, a crisis directed at me," Merlins said in a calm tone, as if what he was describing had nothing to do with him. "In the past few days, I have done all the calculations possible.
Sex, the consequences are all, I can't escape from this crisis."
"Merlins, you are now a legendary mage. How can there be a crisis in this world that even a legendary mage cannot escape?" Toucan's tone seemed a little surprised.
"Big Mouth, you should understand that the legendary mage is not invincible," Merlins said with some emotion. At the same time, his eyes drifted to the window, as if reminiscing about the past, "My teacher 'Faceless'
The prophet once said, "The legend is just the beginning."
"At that time, he told me that being promoted to the legendary realm was just a ticket to explore the endless planes. And above the legend, there are endless mysteries.
"When I was young, I was very ambitious and hoped that I could reach the legendary realm.
"However, when I started learning magic step by step, I deeply realized that magic is much more difficult than I imagined. It can be said that I am extremely lucky to reach the legendary realm in this life.
.And the realm above the legend...I can't imagine how terrifying it would be.
"So I'm concerned about this crisis.
"But when I think about it carefully, there are beings above the legend who think highly of me and are willing to condescend to take action against me. It seems to prove that my strength is very extraordinary!"
"Tsk tsk, you are worthy of Merlins," the toucan said in admiration. "Even when death is imminent, you can still find reasons to boast! I really admire you, I admire you!"
But at the same time, the toucan flew to the side of the huge bookshelf, anxiously browsing the titles of each book, trying to find some information about the realm above the legend.
"Big Mouth, there's no need to look for it," Merlins suddenly said calmly, "Actually, this crisis is not unsolvable.
"I see in the long river of destiny in the future that if I choose to escape, I will definitely die; but if I choose to face death, I may find a glimmer of hope."
After hearing Merlins' words, Toucan stopped looking for books on the bookshelf, turned his head, and stared at Merlins' face for a long time.
"Then you have to be careful!" It was silent for a long time, and then said.
"I will." Merlins raised the corners of his mouth, showing a confident smile.
Just like the arrogant young man who followed the "faceless prophet" to learn magic.
At this moment, a golden light suddenly shone in the office.
This bright light was dazzling, and its texture was like liquid metal. It gradually condensed into a human form in the room.
The man was tall and straight, with a handsome face and a pair of bright golden eyes. His whole body exuded an aura that did not belong to the human world.
"Raphael, you're here." Merlins stood up and looked at him with a smile.
The visitor is undoubtedly Raphael, the Advent Angel of the Church of Light.
"You should know the purpose of my trip." Raphael said calmly.
"I know." Merlins said with a smile. He knew that Raphael wanted to die by himself.
"That's good."
After finishing speaking, the two disappeared into the office together.
Only one toucan was left, alone and at a loss.
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The moment Allen came into contact with the dark red crystal, his consciousness instantly traveled to a strange world.
The fog here is thick and the red light is flashing. In the foggy place, you can also see countless changing images, which seem to be narrating some things that happened in the past.
Allen saw Hobuev from an image at first glance.
At first glance, it seems that the world is composed of Hobuev's memories, but if he looks closely, Allen finds that Hobuev only occupies a very small part of this world.
In addition, there are countless men, women, children, and the elderly appearing in these images
They all started out as crying babies, gradually grew into strong young men, then turned into gray-haired old men, and finally became a box of ashes and were buried in a grave.
Hobuev is the last person among these images.
These images in the mist represent that the holders of the Godhead fragments of the "Father of All Living Things" died again and again in the world, and then were reincarnated as newborns again and again, experiencing different lives again and again.
Hobuev is naturally the last reincarnation.
This godhead fragment contains more than just the memory of Hobuev.
There are also memories of countless reincarnations before him.
If Allen had not taken out the fragments of the godhead from his body in time, I am afraid that Hobuev would have been reincarnated again and reborn in the form of a baby.