Holding the box in one hand and the oil lamp in the other, Shad, under the guidance of Sister Defulin, passed the elevator inside the sacrificial site and came to the real "First Fire Sacrifice Site" on the bottom floor.
The flame of the primordial fire was burning in the center of the circular sacrificial field that was rising layer by layer. The nun's weapon, the ash-covered sword, was inserted diagonally in the center of the bonfire, and the flames licked the strange sword.
"Offer firewood."
A blind nun in a grey nun's robe stood beside the brazier, her silver eye mask reflecting the flickering, unstable flames.
Shade handed the bottle containing the "devil's remains" to the nun, and the nun put her right hand into the flame. The first fire almost immediately ignited her right hand. As the burn marks appeared, cracks on the surface of her skin spread all over her body from the flames, until sparks appeared at the ends of her decaying gray hair.
Sister Defulin, who was ignited by the first fire, also put her left hand into the flames of the bonfire. As the "devil's remains" held in both hands were completely engulfed, the weak flames suddenly jumped up, as if celebrating the ignition of new firewood.
At the same time, signs of "the remainder of the original fire" appeared on Xia De's body surface. The strength of the original fire also made the fire in his body even stronger.
"Offer the flame."
The nun spoke again in a soft voice, as steady and soothing as the flow of a glacier.
Shade opened the lampshade, and Sister Develyn stretched out her hands again. This time, she used both hands, with cracks on the surface and the color of magma flowing through them, to cover the weak flame that had been collected for eight days in Shade's house.
Compared to the First Fire she was guarding, the flames of the sun burned the nun's porcelain-like skin more mercilessly. The nun only trembled slightly, but Shade still noticed a blush on her fair cheeks under the blindfold.
The nun took the flame out of the lantern and put it into the brazier. The two strange flames merged together and naturally became the same flame. The first fire that merged with the "Sun Fire" appeared a faint golden color, but soon returned to its original color.
Sister Defulin ignored the burn marks on her hands and brought them together in the brazier. All the flames gathered in her hands until the flames in her palms became familiar to Shade, with round flames dragging upwards and leaving a tail of flame.
She did not take the "Original Fire" directly into her body, but turned her trembling body towards Shade:
"Hero of the First Fire, please touch the darkness within me at this moment."
The grammar was quite ancient, and the words that Shade didn't quite understand were spoken in a trembling voice.
She wants to give you strength.
she said in Shad's ear with a smile.
Sure enough, the nun with flames flowing all over her body held the weak flame of the first fire towards Shade, so Shade knelt on one knee and stretched out his right hand between the nun's hands.
At this moment, like a hero endowed with power in an old oil painting, when he placed his hand between the nun's burned hands, the flames flowed down Shad's right arm and engulfed him as well.
In that firelight, the primordial fire gave Shad a whole new power:
Outsider, your resistance to cold is greatly increased, and your resistance to fire is greatly increased.
"I'm sorry, but even with the new firewood, the flame is still weak and I can't provide you with more power."
The nun spoke softly, her emotions not as excited as Shad thought.
"It doesn't matter."
Shade stood up and looked at the flames between Sister Defulin's hands:
"Although it's not 100% certain, the fourth chosen one's ceremony will most likely be held in the Pantanal. When that happens, we will not only have the opportunity to go to the center of the swamp to recover the split flame, but we may even have to face the evil creatures of the Pantanal."
Sister Defulin showed a faint smile on her face:
"I will work with the witches, and you can go to the ceremony with us then."
Xia De nodded and looked at the Ashes Sword that was still burning in the brazier:
"Sister, I have something to ask you. I know that the spiritual order also has the tradition of worshiping the moon. Do you have any method to enhance the perception of the power of the moon? I wonder if you have heard about Tobesk. I am looking for an item that represents the yellow moon."
The nun nodded:
"Come with me to the library to get some books. You can borrow any knowledge here that interests you. However, you will need additional ritual materials to enhance your perception of the moon."
"Is Moonlight Water OK?"
"Pure moonlight?"
The nun "looked" at Shade:
"That's enough."
"Then, do you have a way to allow me to temporarily merge with the Sun's Fire, and then take out that flame when the time is right?"
This is for the witch Miss Chloe Yin who is trapped in the "Silver Mountains". Shade cannot carry extraordinary items to the past at will, especially if the item is not a "mission item". But if he can temporarily assimilate the "Sun Fire", then this flame can appear in the past with Shade just like the First Fire.
"The primordial fire can contain any fire it has ever devoured. This requires the skill of manipulating fire. I will teach you."
She held Shad's hand. Shad was startled and looked up to see that Sister Defulin's face was a little flushed, but he was not sure whether it was an illusion in the dim light.
After bidding farewell to Sister Defulin that afternoon, Shade went to Cassandra Auction House to visit Grace and Helen. It was snowing in Midhill Castle today, and the Red Butterfly Twins were checking the stored relics in the basement with the witch apprentice Miss Swift.
As luck would have it, there was nothing to do today, and before leaving Midhill Castle, Shad finally fulfilled his promise and took the sisters Grace and Helen, borrowing the power of the magician's escape box, from Midhill Castle to No. 6 St. Teresa's Square.
The fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls, wearing black and white skirts, were particularly excited about this short trip, while Mia was particularly unhappy about the arrival of two strangers.
"Sir, is this where you live now?"
Even though Helen had once peeked into the place where Detective Sparrow lived as "Miss Blake", she still found it extremely interesting to be here with her sister and Shad.
The twin girls did not ask for more, but had dinner with him at Shad's house, sat in front of the fireplace and listened to his stories, and then set off back to Midhill Castle at half past nine in the evening.
According to the experiment, just as Xia De guessed, the Red Butterfly Twins can use the space maze and move by touching the ancient god statues.
After all, the power of the twins comes from the old god, the twin gods, and the old god, the twin gods, carries the power of the original rift of the ancient god with a "two-headed" image. Although Grace and Helen did not inherit the power of space, as relics, their source of power is indeed that ancient god.
After the establishment of the signpost of No. 6 St. Teresa Square, they no longer have to use the magician's escape box to travel between Middleburg and Shade's house. But unfortunately, although following Shade or being at No. 6 St. Teresa Square allows the Geminis to leave Middleburg for a short time, this short "trip" also tells them that they can't do it frequently.
Therefore, Helen and Grace agreed with Shad to visit him once a month. After Shad agreed, the two girls kissed Shad on the cheeks, smiled and said goodbye to Shad, then held hands, touched the statue in the basement, and left.
"Come to think of it, this time when I saw them, they seemed to be a little more mature than last time."
When Xia De walked out of the basement, he reached into his pocket and touched a handkerchief he had never seen before. He realized that this was probably what Helen had quietly put in his pocket when they parted. The handkerchief had black lace edges and even had residual body heat. Among the twins, Helen liked this color combination more.
As their injuries heal, their appearance will change towards their true appearance, which is in their twenties.
"She" said softly, Xia De nodded, looked at the handkerchief in his hand, and put it back into his pocket:
"Although they can't accompany me to participate in the final battle of the Chosen Ceremony this time, they may be able to help me with something in the future."
Is this really all you think of
she asked with a smile.
It was Wednesday, the day of the Red Butterfly. Shad had planned to go to Dorothy early in the morning and wait until noon for the official start of the day. But during breakfast, Miss Danister sent a message through the pages of the poem manuscript, so Shad put down the half-eaten bread and went to St. Byron's Library through the projection.
It was still the open space in the center of the library, and he was still sitting on a chair facing the coffee table and sofa. After Xia De came to his senses, he saw the familiar stone slab on the coffee table at a glance.
It was the size of a palm, with the ancient rune number "three" on its surface. The three corners were clearly the corners of a large yellow gem.
The slate obtained from Mr. Edmond had the number "two" and a silver corner; the slate obtained from the Apna Library had the number "one" and a ruby corner.
He even forgot to say hello and asked in disbelief:
"This is... ... "
The librarian put down her teacup:
"Yes, it's what you're looking for. It's indeed in the library. I got a dozen students to help search for it, and it took us half a week to find it. There are so many books and treasures in the college library. Items like these that are not dangerous and have unclear value are often placed in a very suitable place by a generation of librarians, and then no one pays attention to them anymore."
Miss Danister said, and then told Shad the bad news.