The pink perfume bottle was named the Perfume Bottle of Desire by Shad. After putting it away properly, Shad continued to move forward with Sister Defulin.
The two walked side by side on the lake surface that was still unfrozen due to the power of the evil creature, and walked towards the other side of the lake in the mist. On the way, the two continued to talk, and Shade also lamented that in early winter, the two of them also entered the Lake of Cherubim in this way to meet the "Lady of the Lake".
It was already deep winter, and the two of them walked on the lake again.
The next stop is the magical hole connecting the two spaces that Xia De and Yin Luna walked through before midnight on Wednesday.
Although it was dark that night, fortunately "she" still remembered the direction. So with the help of Sister Defulin, they avoided the church's base camp and walked southwest on the lake. They soon found the small campsite on the lakeshore where Shade and Yin Luna had camped on Wednesday night.
There were traces of fire on the ground, and there was a cave behind the camp. Although Shad knew where it was, according to Sister Devlin, she didn't realize what was there until Shad pointed it out.
The mystery of this great swamp does not seem to have diminished with the defeat of the Pantanal evil.
After lighting their fingers to illuminate the way, they passed through the narrow and dim cave and came out from behind the rocks. They came to the location of the corpse of the "Swamp Witch" and the ruins of the temple of the "Pantanal Evil".
The fire and earthquake on the night of the battle had caused the snow and soil to cover the ground tomb that was originally dug by Shade, and the defeat of the evil creature also reduced the curse of this land a lot, but it was still not a place that ordinary people could get close to.
There was only this abrupt open space in the nearby dead woods, and the location was easy to identify, so Shade took out a shovel again and dug up the ground, revealing the corpse underground.
“Found it.”
Under the dug soil, the corpse wrapped in thick whispering elements was still firmly fixed underground by gray plants. However, those plants were the roots of nearby dead trees, not the tentacles of the Pantanal evil creatures.
The nun put her hands together and hung them in front of her. She was originally quietly watching Shade digging a grave in the snow, but suddenly turned her head to the side. A pale woman's face appeared from behind a dead tree in the dead forest, peeking at the two with a malicious expression.
After digging up the body, the "Swamp Witch" was attracted again. This time, Shade came to fulfill his promise and free the soul that had helped him many times.
"Sister, help me."
Sister Defulyn nodded slightly, and the eleven life rings appeared from the steam mist, and then turned into a sickle in the dark golden light.
At the same time, Shad threw bone powder and risked performing a spiritual ceremony on the corpse of the humanoid relic.
The dark light on the corpse's surface carried a curse, and it almost immediately entangled Shade, but Shade was able to resist it with his strong soul. The "swamp witch" behind the tree was already running barefoot in front of them like a wild beast. Sister Defulin held the dark golden sickle in her hand and chopped down the relic with an expressionless face:
"In the name of death."
The twisted soul suddenly stopped in the snow, and then the more normal part of the soul was really separated.
The remaining broken soul was transformed into a relic "Swamp Witch" and entered the Great Swamp. The body was still sleeping in the earth, but since the body could influence the humanoid relic, the nun would inform the church of what happened here, and the church would take in the body to take in the Swamp Witch.
People in later generations will probably never see this humanoid relic again, and can only glimpse its secrets in church records.
In the snow, Shade, who was trembling all over because of the curse, waved his right hand and slid it gently in front of him. A dark crack extended from the height of his head to the snow surface. The crack opened, and behind it was the beach illuminated by the dark moon, and the extremely transparent woman's soul bowed slightly to Shade and Sister Defulin.
The soul from the ancient times, wearing an old linen robe, stood barefoot in the snow, with dirty black hair hanging down behind her, but her face had returned to that of a normal woman in her twenties. The soul was almost completely destroyed by the power of the evil creature and the whispering element, and at this moment she didn't even have the power to have a normal conversation.
But she did not leave immediately. Instead, she stretched out her hand towards Xia De, pointing her fingertips at him.
Xia De was startled, so he also reached out his hand, and his right index finger touched her fingertips:
"Guide to death."
The curse that was wrapped around him was contained by the woman's soul, but it could not harm her. By directly touching the soul, the snowy swamp scenery in front of him disappeared, and a new faded picture appeared.
Shade learned some of the memories of this weak and broken soul. The past eras had long become vague, and he could only experience strong emotions of despair and pain. Later, he saw the complete experience of the "Swamp Witch" guiding him and helping him after she first met him in the west of Huntington.
This feeling of looking at yourself from a third-person perspective is really strange.
And at the end of the faded memories of his soul, he finally heard a fragmentary voice:
"Thanks... I curse men... You are not a man... Not a woman... You are... A two-bit one..."
The faded soul memory image disappeared, and Shade saw his hand reaching out again. He also saw Sister Develyn taking off her blindfold to look at the soul, and then putting her blindfold back on. The nun could directly read the memory of a soul with just her eyes.
Shade had clearly seen the nun taking off her boots at the Lake of Cherubim, and Sister Defulin didn't react much at the time. But when Shade saw her taking off her blindfold, an almost imperceptible blush appeared on her face.
Outsiders believe that Sister Defulin, wearing a silver eye mask with intricate patterns, has a mysterious beauty; and when she takes off the eye mask, her unusual look has a kind of delicate beauty that is very visually impactful.
As for the transparent soul, after giving the final help to Shade, it had now floated into the dark crack.
Sister Shade and Sister Defulin stood in the normal world, and watched the soul walk into the beach illuminated by the dark moon through the crack. But she seemed unable to directly cross the calm deep lake under the dark moon like a normal soul.
Fortunately, there was a shabby little wooden boat by the lake that appeared after Shade defeated Joe Yin Barton. It was now parked on the mudflat waiting for her.
So the soul boarded the boat, and under the shining of the dark moon, together with thousands of souls with their backs to the beach, it sailed to the end of the half-sunken moon.
The gap slowly closed, and Xia De heard "her" sighing softly in his ear:
Stranger, you have witnessed the return of the ancient soul, which, under the guidance of the dark moon, finally reached the end of death.
Outsider, you have come into contact with a miracle. You have acquired the power of calling upon an old wooden ship.
In any large body of water, you can call upon an old wooden boat unconditionally. After the boat is destroyed, you can call upon it again. The casting material "Any Bone" is required.
"What's the use of this? I can walk on water myself... But if I really encounter a large ship hitting an iceberg, I can save a few more people."
New thaumaturgy associated with the "True Death" and "Silver Moon" spirit runes.
With his hands in his coat pockets, Shade didn't care that the snow had already fallen on his shoulders. Instead, he said to Sister Defulin:
"Sister, why do those kind souls always suffer?"
The nun, who had put on her blindfold again and let her long silver-gray hair cover her ears, stood there and answered softly:
"Hero of the Fire Bearer, I am only a mortal."
Xia De nodded and looked at the body in the tomb again:
"Sister Defulin, I wish you a happy New Year in advance. I won't prepare any extra gifts for you. The flame of the First Fire and the evil object should be enough."
When he looked up again, Shade was smiling. The nun nodded slightly and asked:
"What gift should I prepare for you?"
"No, no, no need for any gifts. The help you've given me is enough."
Shade shook his head. Sister Defulin stood beside him. After hesitating for a moment, she reached out and took off the silver eye mask again, letting her long gray hair brush against the edge of the eye mask. She lowered her head, bent over and placed the eye mask on the snow at her feet. Then, she said to Shade in the snow with a peaceful smile:
"Happy end of year festival, Shade."
He almost felt that his heart stopped beating at this moment.
The nun and the church currently have a cooperative relationship. She will not stay on the island in the middle of the lake for too long. She will spend the year-end festival next week in Midhill Castle with Grandma Cassandra, Helen, and Grace.
After leaving the island in the middle of the lake, Shad temporarily separated from the nun. On this Sunday noon, he walked out of the White River Valley Vineyard with his cat and came to Huntington again.
At this time, the three witches have not left yet, but Miss Carina will return to Tobesk directly tonight with the help of Miss Sylvia and the power of the parliament. Miss Sylvia will also return to Willendel by steam train with Margaret later. The princess must attend various royal activities at the end of the year in time.
As for Miss Aurora, she is also very busy with her business and will not stay in Huntington for long, so today is Shad's last chance to see them in Huntington.
Because Sister Defulin had informed the three witches in advance that Shade would be coming today, the witches were waiting for Shade in the Aurora family's private property, Bauhinia Manor.
The maid led the way and brought Shade, who was holding the cat, to the lounge on the second floor of the manor. The room was filled with the scent of flowers mixed with incense and perfume. The curtains were drawn, and the three witches sat on the sofa, talking to each other about their plans after the year-end festival.
When they saw Xia De come in, they stopped talking and looked at him.