It was an era when almost everyone had forgotten about happiness.
No matter when or where you are, when you raise your head, you'll see everything in mist, and when you lower your head, you'll see ruins all over the place. Ruins will become ubiquitous, and death will become a shortcut to relief.
Fear spreads wantonly in every land and every inch of air.
In Delphi's memory, the cruel scenes finally became clear again. It was as if it was telling her silently that no matter how relaxed and beautiful the days were, it would never be able to erase the shadow that was deeply engraved in her heart.
So when Maka asked, she closed her eyes slightly and was silent for a long time.
"Helbo's reign of terror will start in London, England, and spread to the entire European continent." Delphi said one word at a time, "At that time, the structure of the world will be completely overturned, and the fate of wizards and Muggles will also be changed. It won’t be any different anymore.”
Having said this, she couldn't help but pursed her lips slightly with her eyes still closed, as if she was in that terrible era again.
"At least before I came back, most of the European continent and nearly all of the African continent had completely lost their current appearance."
These simple words from Delphi are definitely not able to describe the changes in the entire world one by one, not to mention that she may still have reservations about some key points.
But just from the outline of these few sentences, the extremely gloomy picture of the future seemed to quietly unfold in front of Maka.
The so-called "reign of terror" is often accompanied by extremely severe high pressure.
Like a certain period of the Muggle French Revolution - in times like these, convictions would be rash and efficient, executions would be routine, and fear would strike deep into the hearts of the people.
And if the ruler is Herbo, judging from London today, the level of "terrible" will obviously only be higher.
By that time, the people under Haierbo's rule and oppression must be miserable...
No, Maka estimated that the situation would definitely be more than that.
It is conceivable that when the incomparable darkness sets off a wave of fear, resistance becomes the only way out for neighboring countries. By then, war, death and desolation will also become the main tone outside the realm ruled by Haierbo.
Even not only Haierbo, some lucky villains in various countries around the world are very likely to break out in rebellion, hoping to get on the "big ship" of Haierbo and become the lucky ones in the "new century".
But one thing is still a big problem in Maka's mind at this moment - he knows that Haierbo's strength cannot be underestimated, and he will definitely become stronger after completing the demon summoning.
But, can he really achieve what Delphi said
However, even though there were many thoughts in her mind, Maka did not ask any more questions about it. Not to mention whether Delphi is hiding anything, and the future situation is indeed very important, but this is not what he asked from the beginning.
"…Delphi."
Maka looked at the beautiful girl who seemed to be immersed in memories, with a hint of sadness in her expression, and suddenly said:
"I just want to ask about your life since childhood."
"I?"
Hearing this, Delphi suddenly opened his eyes and blinked, his blue pupils shining with charming brilliance. Unfortunately, those eyes were more cold.
"In the beginning, it was Sister Cathy who took care of me...until I was eleven years old and before Blois Castle was captured, I still lived there with my sisters."
The "Sister Cathy" Delphi calls is naturally the little girl who lost her mother in the first London disaster.
Because she is very smart and far more mature and sensible than her peers, Maca entrusted her with the care of Delphi when she sent them to France.
Unexpectedly, after that, little Cathy really took care of Delphi as her own sister, and she took care of her for ten years.
"Fort Blois... was breached..."
Maka frowned slightly, looked directly at Delphi and asked:
"You all... where was I at that time?"
He originally wanted to ask Willy and others if everything was alright, but he couldn't ask directly. So in the end, he changed the subject and asked a question from the side.
"You?"
Delphi murmured expressionlessly.
"You are a great hero... You rushed over at the last moment and rescued Sister Weili and others... including me, back to the headquarters of the resistance army. Almost everyone is extremely grateful to your timely rescue."
But just as Maka breathed a sigh of relief, Delphi looked away and said calmly:
"But I couldn't do it, because at that time I just wanted to ask you - why couldn't you rescue Sister Cathy together? Why couldn't you have arrived earlier?"
Until this moment, Delphi, who had been looking away since just now, suddenly turned his head and looked over.
"You know," she said, "I never hated anyone like that at that age, never - not even Herbo, to me as a child, was just an evil and terrifying person. It's just a monster... But you are the first person who made me taste what hate feels like."
Delphi was not very excited when he said these words, and even his tone of voice seemed very calm.
But Maka could imagine that when a relative who took good care of her was ruthlessly taken away... or even fell lifelessly in front of her, that was undoubtedly a terrible situation for a little girl who was only eleven years old. Huge impact.
Faced with such a moment of farewell, even an adult cannot bear it, let alone a child.
After that, both Maka and Delphi fell into silence again. Their thoughts may not be consistent, but they must be extremely depressing and heavy.
After a moment, Maka continued:
"So, what happens next?"
Delphi heard him speak again, but she didn't answer immediately. Seeing that she was still silent, she didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she said concisely and clearly:
"Because you saw the magic potential in me, and also knew that I had reached the stage of magic riot. So you took me with you and returned to the forefront of the resistance war... In those few years, you took me from France retreated to Switzerland, then from Switzerland to Italy, and finally crossed the Mediterranean Sea and retreated into Africa... "
She didn't mention a word about the specific things, but the retreat and retreat of the front was enough to vividly describe the bad situation at that time.
And that kind of life... is definitely extremely difficult for a child.
If what Delphi said was true, Maka could hardly imagine how she could have done such a cruel and unreliable thing at that time.
Could it be that he was driven crazy by Haierbo's power
But so far, Delphi had not finished speaking. She paused briefly and then continued:
"We stayed in Africa for a long time, and the front line was forced to become longer and longer. In the end, we were unable to sustain it and collapsed completely. You took me and the remaining people with you to a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean. Because of your injuries, And after resting for more than half a month, I returned to the new base of the resistance."
After hearing what Delphi said, Maka suddenly realized that she might have found the answer to a question.
Since Maka had never told anyone that Delphi's father was Voldemort, and he had already made up his mind to keep this secret in his stomach. Therefore, it was definitely impossible for him to tell Delphi his true life experience.
And probably at that time in the future, when he took the remaining men to take refuge on the isolated island of Rowena for more than half a month, Delphi himself discovered this secret.
After all, Voldemort's remnant soul has been sealed in the magic tower on the island with a rune array.
But thinking about it, Maka still didn't ask clearly, because he didn't even know how to talk to Delphi about it at the moment.
It must be said that Delphi destroyed all the time turners, thus almost ending his hope of rescuing Luna. This was obviously something he couldn't tolerate.
But after hearing these difficult experiences of Delphi... at least until he found out whether the future was really what she said, he really couldn't let go of his anger towards the girl in front of him.
After thinking about it, Maka suddenly suppressed the annoyance in her chest and asked:
"What happens next?"
Delphi, who was remembering, listened to his questioning and glanced at him with a hidden complex look.
Then, I heard her say coldly with some unspeakable emotion:
"Then you disappear."
Disappeared? What's the meaning
Maka frowned and looked at Delphi's face with a bit of questioning in her eyes. Although Delphi did not go to see him, she seemed to have guessed his doubts and quickly added:
"No one knows when you left, and no one knows where you went. For this reason, the entire resistance base is in chaos... I think you can guess that when the missing half The leader who returned from Yue was lost again, which was an extremely heavy blow to all the surviving members."
Hearing this, before Maka had time to feel confused, she listened to Delphi and said:
"However, the chaos in the base did not last long. Because I soon discovered that almost everyone began to say that nothing would happen to you, and that you would not give up and escape. You just don't want to see everyone disappear one by one. Sacrifice, so I decided to go to the center of the disaster alone for the last time."
Just as he was talking, Delphi looked at the mist beneath him, and then said:
"Yes, it's down here, in London, England—the place that eventually became the center of Herbo's rule and where everything started."
"So, what's the result?"