Whispering Verse

"last night."

Putting down the holy water bottle, Shade unbuttoned his shirt with some sadness and looked at the faint marks on his chest:

"Those words of long-haired Luvia have actually pointed out a lot of things. If I guess correctly, although he is not a ring magician, the 'demon' Stone Oxenfurt who can already use extraordinary power should be the earth. The second candidate for the Chosen One.”

[You already understand why Larsus had to be killed in order to become the chosen one? 】

"Yes, because of the high probability, when she was talking to the long-haired Luvia, the first candidate was still there, and there was a big problem, so... it's better not to speculate, we still need evidence. But fortunately, I know the location of the Night Temple, it’s really important.”

The time key that was originally planned to be opened on Sunday night was postponed to today due to Shade's injury, but fortunately, the "Sands of Time Soaked in Darkness" have been obtained.

Before heading to the Randall Valley today, Shade planned to open the key first. Before the official departure, he went to the attic and divided the small flames generated by the "Fire of the Sun" during the past two months into He took out a small cluster and swallowed it into his own body.

When traveling to the past, other than those mission supplies, you cannot carry extraordinary items. But because he is carrying the embers of the original fire, Shade can bring the sun's fire into the past by swallowing the sun's fire himself. He has already done this once when he helped Miss Chloe. (Chapter 1061).

He plans to bring this flame to Miss Fiona to help her survive in the Evernight City.

Just like last time, little Mia was very dissatisfied that Shade wanted to give this flame to others again, and eagerly wanted to touch the remaining flames, but was stopped by Shade. So, the cat wanted to go on adventures with Shade again. Considering that although Evernight City is dangerous, the only crisis that needs to be faced is to be forced to move from one store to another. At this time, the cat can be turned into a toy, so Shade agreed to take it with him. Let’s set off together.

"But you must be good, otherwise I won't take you with me next time. May the World Tree protect me in the infinite time."

Click!

The door popped open, and Shade confirmed that the Sand of Time was in his pocket, and then stepped into the thick white mist in the early morning sunlight shining through the window.

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "corridor of time". 】

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

[Autumn of 3028 in the Fifth Age, Northern Continent, Yongye City. 】

[Event: Whispering of the Evernight Curtain. 】

[Duration 40 minutes (2/4). 】

[You have obtained additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue. 】

[Help mortals break through the maze of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain. 】

[The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune-Dark Night. 】

He took another step forward in the white fog. As the curtain of white fog opened, the rainy street scene of the ancient city appeared in front of Shade.

The windows of the surrounding buildings are all lit up, and the store with the brightest lights not far away is the "Midnight Clock Shop" where I left last time.

At the same time that Shade noticed the clock shop, the lights gradually went out from the distance on both sides of the street, and the night rushed toward Shade on the street.

I don't know if it was because I was exposed to the power of the "Dark Night Temple" yesterday. This time I was threatened by the night, but there was no numbness in my scalp like the last time, but an inexplicable feeling of intimacy.

He shook his head violently to drive away the strange feeling, and then ran forward quickly in the rain. Before the night flooded the entire street, he successfully rushed into the warm and dry clock shop. This place is still the same as when I left last time, but the "click-click" sound of clocks coming from everywhere is really annoying.

After confirming that he had arrived at a safe place, Shade transformed the toy cat back into Mia. The cat stood on Shade's shoulder and looked around with interest, as if completely unaware of how dangerous this place was.

Going deeper into the store, I saw the tent in the corner. The tent was opened, and lying between the soft quilts and mattresses was none other than Miss Fiona Drago, the red dragon girl who was sleeping soundly.

Her sleeping posture was quite strange, with her big tail passing between her legs and being held in her arms, like she was holding a stuffed toy. Shade's coat was caught between his tail and face.

The sound of the tent being opened disturbed the sleeping girl. She murmured in dissatisfaction, and the sound sounded particularly like a girl's coquettishness. Tai slowly pulled out of his arms, and when he opened his sleepy eyes, he saw Shade's face and the cat's face both looking into the tent. The face looked very big because of the close distance. The face and cat face made Fiona blush after a moment of confusion:

"oh!"

Shade was directly pushed out of the tent by Fiona with a red face and eyes closed. After a while, the red dragon girl who had tidied her clothes also walked out of the tent and changed out of the black and white maid dress.

At this time, Fiona's upper body was wearing a women's white shirt with two lace vertical stripes on the chest, and a blue jacket with golden edges on the collar, cuffs, placket and hem. The jacket was smaller than the shirt, so that the collar The color of the shirt can be seen at the position of the , cuffs and hem.

Her lower body was wearing a thin red skirt. Although it was said to be a short skirt, it actually reached to the knees, revealing legs wrapped in black fabric and small brown leather shoes. This was the first time for a foreigner to see someone wearing such a short skirt in this world. When his peripheral vision glanced at Fiona's legs several times, the latter actually blushed a little.

Shade was curious about where the outfit came from, but then it occurred to her that she had a small package with her.

In order to prevent her from being embarrassed, Shade took the initiative to raise a new topic:

"Fiona, do you remember this cat?"

He hugged little Mia and said that during the adventure in the Deadly Valley-Gadis Library, this cat was used as a symbol of the sun, so Fiona had indeed seen it.

"Yes, a cat as warm as the sun."

The red-haired girl pursed her lips and nodded, but she did not forget what happened just now because of Shade's topic:

"Sleeping with my tail in my arms is a strange habit that I have developed since I was a child, isn't it?"

"No, no, it's interesting. I mean, it's a beautiful sleeping position."

Fiona's face looked even redder, while Mia looked at the thick dragon tail intently, and then looked at her own tail, falling into doubt for a moment.

Fiona didn't wake up until Shadra opened the tent just now. It was not because she was not alert, but because she used a very strange thaumaturgy. When asked by Shade, Fiona explained:

"Thumbology-Dream of the Moon. My teacher, Miss Olan Nord, developed a thaumaturgy alone based on the information found in the ancient temple of night. Complete mastery of this thaumaturgy can even delay the decay of the soul, but I I am not very talented in the power of the moon. Using this magic to fall into a moon dream to preserve my physical strength and spirit will make my awareness of the surrounding environment very poor. Fortunately, I am also a ring warlock, and the other me can act as A complement to perception.”

From this point of view, the thaumaturgy that Miss Librarian taught Shade during the Sixth Age turned out to be the original creation of St. Byrons.

"As long as you are not in danger, before I leave this time, I can provide you with a protection. Coincidentally, my protection can last until midnight next time. Oh! I brought you a gift !”

He asked Mia to stay on his shoulders obediently and not to move, and then held up his hands. After a moment, slender flames appeared in his palms, and the golden luster represented purity. The power of the sun.

"This is."

Fiona looked at the fire with some surprise:

"sun?"

"Yes, I didn't have this kind of flame when I was in the library of Gaddis, otherwise I wouldn't have to go through all the effort to get the sun symbol."

Shade said, and then asked:

"This flame should be helpful to you. Do you have the ability or alchemy tools to absorb this flame? If not, the clock shop should sell similar items."

"No, no, I can do it myself. This gift is a bit too expensive."

The red dragon girl said embarrassedly, Shade shook his head:

"Don't be so polite to me. You should know what my relationship is with Miss Feliana and Miss Olanode."

Fiona nodded and said softly:

"You also saved me once when you were in the Cadiz Library. Shade, you seem to be very curious about my tail?"

She had to work up the courage to ask.

"No no."

Shade immediately shook his head.

"If you're really curious, you can touch my tail."

"Okay, ahem, I mean, yes, I am indeed curious."

The red-haired girl showed a reserved smile.

As for her method of absorbing flames, it was much more strange than Shade thought.

"Sun Fire" is a type of extremely mysterious and strange flame. If it is directly contacted without preparation, it will be burned to the ground in an instant without leaving any ashes. The red dragon race is a giant dragon that is good at controlling fire. Even if it is a hybrid, it has a unique way to control fire.

Fiona raised her big tail, then poked the flame in Shade's palm with the tip of her tail. There were no signs of burning when the tip of the tail came into contact with the flames. Instead, Shade felt that the tail was adapting to the temperature of the flames.

After a moment, Fiona's tail moved away from Shade's hand, and the flame also stayed on the tip of the tail, as if the tail continued to burn:

"This flame is too strong. I can't absorb it immediately, so I have to take my time. When I completely absorb the flame, there will be no open flames visible in the tail."

Fiona said sheepishly. From this aspect, we can also see how strong Ms. Chloe met in Xueshan. She directly absorbed all the flames.