"Shad, you know what you have to do."
Miss Felina's voice rang in his ears, and Shade nodded. His courage in facing the darkness made him understand what kind of magic the Tree Kiss Spirit Rune possessed. At this moment, with the help of the power of divinity that had not yet dissipated, he threw out the parchment scroll that Dorothy gave him, which contained the story of the Tree Kiss:
"Under the tree."
He spoke softly, raising his hands slightly, almost holding up the parchment:
"I never lack courage."
The parchment burned in the air, the letters scattered and merged into the life ring behind him. The witch, the divinity, and the touch of darkness finally made him fully recall the feelings of the last adventure in the Thousand Trees Forest.
"Um?"
Iluna and Tifa raised their heads and looked up at the sky. They actually saw the starry sky, a starry sky that unfolded like a scroll.
The surroundings became different. The bonfire was burning with crackling sounds. The red-gold bonfire appeared beside the three of them at some point. The burning flames made people feel extremely at ease.
The silver moon was high in the sky, illuminating the earth together with the stars. The treetops swayed, and the giant trees stood tall behind them.
The night wind blew through the trees, making the bonfire under my feet sway. The fresh air in the forest made me feel relaxed and happy, and even the dark "spring" surging in front of me could not destroy the comfort of the moment.
"Is this... a puzzle lock?"
Tifa was the first to notice the current situation, and then looked at Shad who was standing in front of the campfire.
Xia De said nothing, but looked at the bonfire in front of him. The last time he saw this red-gold flame, there were three other figures beside the flame, but this time it was only him.
Breathing the forest air, the sound of my heartbeat seems to coincide with the sounds of nature under the starry sky.
Under the round moon disk above, dozens of streams of fire gushed out from the bonfire, forming long circling dragons in the air, rushing towards the "spring" that was still spewing pus.
If the function of the puzzle-little match girl born from Shade's "Mercy" is four wishes of almost no cost, then the function of the puzzle-kiss of the tree born from "Courage" at this moment is to suppress and seal any hostile forces.
The long stream of flames swept over the demon, or Darkness, who was still in the process of "flipping". The fireball wrapped around it, pulling it towards the bonfire little by little. Once it really overlapped with the bonfire, the maze would complete the entire process of suppression.
If Shade can be promoted to a higher ring and truly display this maze with his own strength, then the ring warlock suppressed by the maze will regress to one ring for a long period of time, and the relics suppressed by the maze will be completely unable to display any characteristics for a certain period of time.
At this moment, using the divine power acquired during the promotion and the help of Miss Feliana, the maze-kiss of the tree is even enough to suppress the evil demon of the third era-human pus that has not yet fully recovered.
Because the suicide-induced flipping process was still going on, Darkness's screams and the demon's roars were almost indistinguishable in the creeping darkness. Obvious drag marks formed on the ground. It was resisting violently, but it was still inevitably entangled by the fire flow, and it was getting closer to its end point little by little.
Shad didn't continue to care about this failed thing, but looked past Iluna and Tifa and into the distance of the forest.
In Professor Garcia's "Locked Space" course, Shad once asked what would happen if a ring wizard had multiple puzzles. The professor didn't give an answer at the time, but now he knows, he can clearly sense the snowy street in the distance of the forest.
Although the maze was constructed by two different spirit runes, in fact, the two mazes were completely pieced together. If Shade wanted, he could even immediately transfer the scene here to the streets of the town that could not be seen in the distance. Of course, this would also cause a great consumption of spirit.
"Shad..."
Iluna poked Shad, and Shad came to his senses and noticed that most of the mud-like thing had been dragged into the bonfire. On the surface of the black viscous liquid, Darkness's face and the black liquid appeared alternately, but more of them were countless tiny, densely packed human faces.
They are all wailing and cursing. These are the last remnants of the souls that were once devoured by the pus of humanity. They are the products of the pus of humanity flowing out.
Shade looked at the black mud, and at Darkness's face that occasionally appeared on the surface of the mud:
"Dark Chosen One, will you regret what you have done?"
Darkness’s face twisted as she rushed outward on the surface of the black mud, but was pulled back by the black mud:
"regret?"
Countless overlapping voices sounded together, and he was laughing:
"I will walk alone in the darkness until the very end."
"But now it's the last moment."
Tifa reminded.
"So I've seen that ultimately, behind the curtain of darkness, I've seen it all."
That horrible face completely occupied most of the surface of the black mud, but this still couldn't prevent it from being engulfed by the bonfire:
"An unexpected person..."
"Um?"
Xia De raised his eyebrows:
"At this moment, I finally saw the true nature of darkness. When I passed through the veil that covered the world, I saw everything."
"What exactly do you want to say?"
Iluna asked impatiently, with only a little bit of black mud left that had not been ignited by the bonfire.
"The epic has begun, and the Whispering Poem is the final chapter. Even if you kill me and reverse the fate that has already happened, you cannot change the facts after the door opens. I am waiting for you in darkness and sleep, the unexpected person, you are destined to be the most miserable one."
The bonfire engulfed it, and the red-gold flames surged into the sky like a fountain at this moment, and then scattered down in stars.
As countless points of light fell from the sky like fireflies, the forest scenery split open from under the starry sky above, revealing the black sky in the dark realm.
But the black sky was also cracking, revealing the real sea of stars and three moons in the sea of stars.
The maze dissipated, and without the support of the chosen, the dark realm would also be far away.
The scenery of the late summer night gradually became clearer. Amidst the countless drifting red-gold points of light, they were standing in the Muirwood Forest, on top of a small hill covered with grass and flowers, as if they could reach out and touch the stars at this moment.
The pus on the ground evaporated as the darkness faded away, and the sky full of light was so gorgeous under the moonlight.
But in front of them was a black figure with an extremely weak breath. This was Darkness, the Human Pus whose power was completely suppressed. The maze only suppressed his power, and would not kill him.
"Iluna, go and fix it."
Xia De said as he took out an empty glass bottle and collected some of the powerless pus remaining on the ground.
The girl with long brown hair nodded and was about to step forward, but she didn't expect Darkness to suddenly raise his head and open his mouth. The black hilt of the sword shot out from his mouth, and Iluna quickly dodged to the side.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the figure actually flew straight up, trying to make a final attempt to escape.
"Ring Warlock, Devil's Mouth, Half-Demon, Human Pus Form, For You and Me, Suicide Flip. The Chosen One is indeed favored by fate. How many forms can he have? Can he escape in this way?"
Shade took out the holy emblem from his pocket and said to Iluna almost at the same time:
"Praise the sun—sun gun!"
Two golden thunders rose from the ground, passed through the sky full of light spots, and hit the black human figure in the air at the same time under the moonlight.
In the wind, under the moon, at the bottom of the sea of stars, the human pus Darkness exploded in the air, and the dark pus shot in all directions.
"Darkness is dead! I felt it, I killed another chosen one! Oh, I seem to have gained some power! Yes, we succeeded!"
Iluna said excitedly in the moonlight, but did not notice that some light had entered Shad's pocket containing the Rhodes card.
"But why did it explode so far? Oh, it seems that the demon did not completely merge with Darkness. It still had a trick up its sleeve. Darkness died, but its true form is about to escape."
Tifa reminded while hugging Mia.
"It's okay, let me do it."
A gentle voice appeared behind Xia De. He turned around and saw that Miss Feliana had not left yet. But her figure was already very faint, and it was time for her to wake up from her dream.
"You're wondering... will I ever see you again?"
Xia De asked softly, and the blonde witch smiled:
"Shadow, I've seen you more than once in my life."
Under the surprised eyes of Iluna and Tifa, she hugged Shad and then gently kissed him on the forehead.
Outsider, you have obtained "Witch's Resonance: Filianna".
"Witch's Echo" is a trace of the past that Shade can draw from the place of death of witches who have voting rights in the Witch Council. But Miss Feliana obviously did not die here. This witch seemed to have insight into the deeper secrets of the Witch Council, so she was able to give Shade this resonant.
She let go of Xia De, looked at Xia De with her golden eyes, and opened her palm to Xia De:
"Xia De, don't mind the separation. We will meet again one day. Isn't the purpose of separation to see each other again?"
"teacher... ... "
Xia De had a thousand words to say, but in the end he just took off the Transformation Ring and placed it in Mia's palm under Mia's extremely dissatisfied look.
"You really understand me."
Miss Felina said with a smile, putting the ring on her transparent finger, and then looked at the three people one by one.
"Since you can see me, I think it is necessary to give you a gift."
She said to Tifa, and the maid was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say, and some golden light had already flowed from Miss Filiana into her body.
"This is... ... "
Tifa hesitated in disbelief.
"I'm glad Shade has a friend like you."
She then spoke to Iluna, who was also embarrassed, blushing and not daring to look at her:
"It's nice to meet you, Miss Feliana."
Iluna once expressed her admiration for Miss Feliana to Shade at the rainy window.
"If you want to further explore your talents, perhaps you can seek help from the witch corresponding to balance."
Miss Felina looked at Shade one last time, but in the end she just smiled at him and said to the three of them:
"It's time to wake up from my dream, so I might as well do something interesting before I wake up. Shade, while I'm attracting attention, you can leave. There seem to be quite a few people at the foot of the hill. Now, look at this. Never underestimate the effect of a relic, and don't be fooled by its superficial properties."
She touches the ring on her finger:
“The transformation from positive to negative is the beginning of a new life.”
Her figure turned into a ball of golden light and disappeared into the inexplicable white mist.
Then, red high heels stepped out of the thick fog, followed by a black skirt. Holding the pointed hat on her head, her long golden hair swaying behind her, the witch of the Fifth Epoch, Mana Filianna, dressed in a white dress and black skirt, truly stood under the starry sky of the Sixth Epoch.
The night wind blew her long hair, shook the brim of her hat, and pulled at the edge of her skirt.
The pendant around Shad's neck emitted a temperature that burned his skin.