The aircraft passed through the bustling city, the buildings around it gradually decreased, and the overly huge trees became denser and denser, crowding from both sides of the road to form a long vault, like an endless corridor. Bunch of pale golden sunlight fell from the gap, like a rain curtain of light being smashed and splashed by the fast-moving traffic.
Over time, there are fewer and fewer aircraft or dual-purpose vehicles around. After getting off the main track, they were the only ones left in a car speeding between the fortresses composed of giant trees. The terrain began to rise, and the tracks and roads spiraled up like a pearly ribbon. On one side there are sheer cliffs, but on the other side you can see the endless peacock-green lake at the foot of the mountain.
And on the top of the mountain, facing a nearly vertical cliff, is a towering castle with a vaulted dome full of sharp corners. From a distance, it looks like a king with a solemn complexion overlooking the mountains and lakes under his feet.
Pointing to the building complex on the top of the mountain, Tanissell said, "That's my home."
Ethan sighed, "It's so beautiful..."
"Where is beauty, it is more appropriate to say that it is gloomy." Samuel added next to it.
The car stopped in front of a tall stone doorway, the iron gate closed. After a short while, a communication request flashed in the car, and when Taniser connected, an elderly male Beta Eve appeared. His cheeks were thin and beardless, his hair was white and neat, and he was wearing a long dark blue coat. Those cloudy blue eyes showed a shocked expression after seeing Tanisel, "Master!"
Tanithel smiled in return, "Terry Dawes, I'm back."
Ten minutes later, Ethan and Samuel were already standing in front of the double-opening mahogany door in the main castle building. The door was decorated with classical carvings and brass handles, and Ethan was suddenly stunned.
This was the third time he had seen these two doors.
The first time he saw it was on the red earth, when his spirit was infected by Shabu Nicholas in the visions, and when Mars entered the room where the eggs of the gods and the bodily fluids of Shabu Nicholas were hidden, he both He saw these two doors that gave him an indescribable sense of familiarity. Every time I see them, there is always a nightmare experience afterwards.
And now, he actually saw it at the door of Taniser's house.
He waited for a while, but the "illusion" did not dissipate. On the contrary, it slowly opened, and several Eves who were probably servants walked out from the inside, headed by the butler called "Teridus" that was seen on the communicator screen before. Tanisel said the housekeeper had served his family all his life, caring for him from the time he was born, until he became a priest and left the castle, until the death of Grand Duke Nishikawa, until he dismissed most of the servants in order to cut expenses. , he still stayed without hesitation, taking care of this magnificent building without its owner.
The servants and the butler were very happy to see Tanisel, so happy that there were tears in the corners of their eyes. But Ethan just kept paying attention to the two doors, and he began to suspect that the door might not be his illusion...
Why...these two doors are here? In this worst place
The uncomfortable feeling caused Ethan to have a vague resistance to this ancient and magnificent castle entwined with beautiful vines. But when I thought that this was where the priests grew up, I wondered if I was thinking too much.
Tanissell was introducing Ethan to the housekeeper at this time, "This is Eldrin, and next to this is Athaniel. The two of them are my apprentices, and I want to arrange for them to live here first."
Seeing that Ethan didn't react at all, Samuel secretly kicked his calf. Ethan suddenly returned to his senses, and quickly saluted the housekeeper like Priest Eve. The butler bowed slightly to him and Samuel with a cold and polite attitude, and turned to Tanisel, "Because I didn't know in advance that you would be back and that there would be guests, it will take a while to clean up. room.”
"Ah, it doesn't matter, I can take them to get acquainted with the environment first. Mrs. Zelda, please prepare some dinner for us."
Another gentle-looking female Beta Company claimed to be, smiling at Ethan and Samuel with a very loving and motherly expression. After all, in their eyes at this time, he and Samuel are just two children who may not yet be underage.
The castle has a history of many centuries, and the most trusted prince and duke of King Eve often live here, so the whole building gives people a arrogant, majestic and contemptuous style. The inside of the castle is magnificent, with relief frescoes everywhere, which is full of the heavy atmosphere of history. Such a building once existed on Earth, but now only surviving pictures can be seen in old books.
"There are two main buildings and three towers, and there are air corridors between them. The restaurants are on the first floor and the study room is on the second floor. You can walk around as you like, but don't go down to the cellar. It's dark and humid, and often Water leaking." Tanisel introduced while walking, his eyes were always on Ethan, a bit like a child offering a treasure, "How is it, do you like it?"
Ethan put the image of the main entrance of the castle that he just saw behind his head, smiled and nodded at the priest, "You grew up here?"
"Yup."
Ethan imagined the little priest running down the long hallway in front of him like a snow rabbit, the sunlight filtering through the stained glass and filling his angelic hair. Thinking about it makes my heart soften and I can't help but smile.
Samuel asked, "How long are we going to stay here?"
"You can stay as long as you want. Unless you really want to be priests in the temple."
"Then..." Ethan looked at the priest hesitantly, as if he didn't know how to ask. Tanisel already knew what he wanted to ask. He leaned down slightly and said in his ear, "Don't worry, I will find a way to bring the egg of the god of predestination out of the temple. I will cure you." After that, he actually touched his head like a child.
Ethan slapped his hand away as if pretending to be angry, but the ease on his face could not be concealed. With the promise of the priest, the big stone in my heart was put down.
At this moment he looked up and saw a portrait hanging at the end of the corridor. It was an extremely handsome and tall blond man, Beta. His eyebrows were very similar to Tanisel. He was wearing a gorgeous robe and many jewelry rings on his hands. He was graceful and arrogant. Silver eyes, even if it is just a painting, can still shoot cold light. He pointed to the portrait and asked, "Is that... your father?"
Samuel noticed it too, and whistled, "It looks so much alike!"
Ethan turned to look at Tanisel, but saw the priest's expression a little strange. At this time, he was a little different from his usual appearance. His delicate face was missing the perfect and charming smile, or the professional expression of compassion and strictness. It was as if all the disguise had been peeled off, but what was revealed was A touch of sadness and loneliness.
"Yes, he is my father." The priest said, suddenly the conversation changed, "I will show you your room!"
Feeling that he was about to touch some memories that the priest wanted to bury, Ethan shut his mouth and nodded obediently. He remembered that the priest had said to him that the reason why he gave up his inheritance to become a priest was to be able to get in touch with the egg of the Prologue, so that he could use it to save his father. But even though he passed many tests, really became a priest, and came into contact with the egg of the Sequence God, he still couldn't save Grand Duke Xichuan.
Perhaps at that moment the whole point of his being a priest was lost. What has kept Tanisel in such a role until now
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The dinner was very rich, and Ethan and Samuel, who had to eat the compressed bread from the Forbidden City for so long, had their stomachs bulging. Ethan returned to the room he had been assigned facing the garden outside the window and lay on his back on a large and gorgeous four-poster bed. The fire in the fireplace was burning, and everything else seemed beautiful and peaceful.
But he just felt that something wasn't quite right.
Are those walls? None of them seem to be straight up and down, but sloping down at a subtle angle that you can't tell unless you look closely. Moreover, there seem to be many unnecessary corners in this room, and those corners also have strange arcs, which will make people feel dizzy after looking at them for a long time.
Is the design of this room Eve's architectural style
The twilight was thick outside the window, and Ethan turned off all the lights in the house, so that the silhouette of the mountains in the distance could be vaguely seen. Skylight reflected from the planetary rings illuminated a corner of the sky. In this bright moonlight, Ethan got under the covers, intending to fall asleep.
But when everything fell into silence, he finally found something wrong.
It's not the angle of the walls, it's... There is breathing in this room.
The sound of breathing that did not belong to him.
He bounced off the bed and sat up and asked loudly, "Who's here!"
The only answer to him was silence.
Ethan stood up, turned on all the lights, and searched every corner, including under the bed, the closet, and the bathroom. Didn't see anything suspicious.
Is it a hallucination? Ethan wasn't sure. He turned off the light and climbed back into bed.
However, the breathing sound appeared again, so clear, as if a dying person was breathing with all his strength. The voice was very rhythmic, neither rushed nor slow nor sullen, even a little too slow, as if something was waiting or brewing.
Ethan couldn't make out the source of the voice. He wanted to ignore the sound and force himself to fall asleep, but sometimes he felt that the sound of breathing was far away, and sometimes he could almost feel someone blowing air into his ears. He shuddered and opened his eyes and saw nothing. . In the end, he had no choice but to open the door of the room and walked along the dimly lit corridor to the door of Taniser in memory, hesitating whether to knock. It's getting late after all.
Who knew that before he even started, the door opened.
Ethan was startled, "You... how did you know I was outside the door!"
The priest looked at him with his eyes bent, "Did you forget that our souls are still bound together? I sensed that you were upset just now, and seemed to be a little confused and discordant, so I guessed that you might come to me. What's the matter? Could it be that you are afraid of sleeping alone?" The priest showed him a meaningful and charming smile.
Ethan habitually wanted to push his glasses to cover up his remorse and embarrassment, but he pushed it in vain. He scratched his head embarrassedly, hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask, "Why does it seem like there is another person in my room?"