Whispering Verse

The statue of the old god [Sleeping Lord] is an image of a fat man without a face, maintaining the lifting or stretching movement. The Holy Emblem was indescribably like a snake-like whorl. Shade felt sleepy after taking one look at it, and then couldn't help but yawn.

This caused Mr. Bernhardt on the side to also yawn.

Shade held his breath and stretched out his right hand. When his fingers crossed a certain limit, the skin on his fingertips peeled off, revealing golden bright marks that were not dazzling in the cracks.

After he withdrew his hand and narrowed his eyes slightly, he saw that everyone else was looking at him. He hesitated and used an awkward posture with his left arm to block other people's sight. But considering that Sister Devlin's "seeing" does not rely on vision, it is difficult to say whether this approach is useful.

His right hand stretched out and grabbed the statue and the holy symbol at the same time. Immediately, irresistible sleepiness rushed into his heart. Amidst "her" laughter, Shade fell on the table:

"As expected of Shen Mian"

"Then let's continue."

The owner of the mansion looked away from Shade.

"What will happen to him?"

Bernhard asked in a low voice, pointing to Shade who was lying on the table.

"If he can wake up from his slumber, he can leave. But if he has been sleeping, he must stay here."

"Can't we take him?"

Sister Devlin also asked.

The wrinkles on the old man's face were stacked together, and he grinned, revealing his toothless mouth:

"The first card of the second round, my ante is"

(Little Mia is running.)

Shade had psychological expectations for what would happen after coming into contact with the statue of the evil god. Since this old god is called the "Father of Sleep", it is understandable that he fell into sleep after being exposed to its power.

In that endless nothingness, I stepped on solid ground. Centered on the green space at your feet, the wilderness spreads to all sides under the endless night sky. The sea of ​​stars hangs upside down above the head, and the huge silver moon shines on Shade.

He knew this was his dream, after all, this was the scene he saw most often in his dreams after coming to this world. Only this time, the wilderness under the silver moon seemed unstable, and Shade could feel that he was falling into a deeper dream.

It was a dream of nothingness, a dream without consciousness and any thoughts.

[Then who are you going to ask for help? 】

Shade looked up at the moon, and "she" whispered softly in Shade's ear.

【Desire in the pool? She is looking forward to your call. 】

she asked with a smile.

Shade shook his head, lowered his head slightly and watched the surrounding scene collapse:

"Sister Devlin has already said that when you encounter danger, you can move towards the direction of the flame (Chapter 637)."

The solid dream land collapsed and turned into points of light floating towards the starry sky above. The starry sky picture gradually shrinks, only the silver moon is still so real.

"Fire?"

He looked at his hand. The red stone he had received from Mr. Thales at the Sikal Hotel. The stone from which a huge flying bird could be seen when looking at the sun appeared in his hand through imagination.

[Stranger, you are about to fall into deep sleep. 】

"She" reminded softly.

Shade nodded and looked at the silver moon above his head:

"I need guidance."

he said softly.

The silver moonlight was quiet and calm, and following Xia De's words, the illusory yellow moon appeared behind the silver moon. The ground beneath his feet completely collapsed, and Shade closed his eyes and fell into a deeper dream. And the silver moonlight and the yellow moonlight together illuminated his body and his hands.

"What a pity you still didn't ask for my help."

In a daze, he seemed to hear the voice of [Desire], but then his thoughts completely stopped and he fell into eternal sleep.

The consciousness fell into the deepest dark void, and one second seemed like an eternity. And in the deep darkness, the red stone in Shade's hand suddenly flashed with red light.

The stone broke away from his hand and floated in front of him.

With a crisp bird song, the stone burst into flames. The flames spread around, illuminating the darkness. Light red, dark red, fiery red, orange red. Illusive flame colors, showing hazy light and shadow in the dark void.

Chaotic yet gorgeous, the indescribable light illuminated the emptiness at the deepest level of consciousness, and Shade, whose consciousness fell into silence, heard the most authentic voice while being illuminated by the red light:

"Shad Suellen Hamilton, open your eyes."

"Again?"

The fatigue made Shade reluctant to open his eyes after regaining consciousness.

What he heard was a hoarse woman's voice, calling him, and he could feel a grand and beautiful figure appearing in his consciousness.

The body that was originally "lying" in the void of consciousness gradually turned to a posture facing the hazy red light and shadow. In the call of "Open your eyes, Shade Suellen Hamilton." again and again, Shade worked hard to overcome the influence of the evil god's power on him, and "looked" towards the one calling him in the void of consciousness. The presence.

The firelight illuminated his eyes, and what he saw was the blurry figure in the firelight. It accompanies the fire, and the flame accompanies it. The beautiful and crazy figure was reflected in the pupils. The gorgeous flames wrapped a beautiful creature in the deepest part of the red light, and the creature was surrounded by piles of burning human bones.

"Phoenix"

"Shad Suellen Hamilton."

The sound seemed to come from all directions, but the sound was not loud, but rather gentle. But there is also madness and restlessness in the gentleness. It may have been crazy, but it still obeyed the call and came here, waking up the sleeping Shade.

But Shade was not satisfied with this, he needed the help of this ancient man. A moonstone ring appeared in his consciousness, and he kissed the ring gently:

"May the yellow moon guide you - confusion."

The silvery-yellow moons appeared in the surrounding illusory firelight. The cold light stabilized Shade's spirit and made the restless flames gentle:

"A stranger outside of destiny, I see new possibilities in you."

The beautiful figure in the firelight seemed to really wake up, and a little firelight merged into Shade's body from the figure in the center of the light. He felt power, he felt contentment, he was aware that he was devouring the fire of the Phoenix.

The soul rejoices in this, but craves for more through greed and gluttony. The sin of [Laziness] truly became his strength the moment Shade regained consciousness, and the new sin was gradually becoming solid in his soul.

"The problem of life and death is imminent. I woke up at your call, but I couldn't last long."

This is an ancient language, spoken in a gentle tone:

"The narrow space is on the verge of collapse, and death is about to come to the city under the mountain. Go, traveler in a foreign land, and pull out the four nails sent to the real world from the place of death. They are four people who have risen from the dead. This cannot prevent the disaster. , but at least it can buy you more time."

"I see."

Shade didn't open his mouth, but his voice naturally appeared in this empty space.

"The travelers who connect the present and the past, the Red Butterfly Twins, the Ash Sisters, the Angel of Death, the Blood Prince, the Witch's Successor, the Chosen One, the strong men in the material world gather here, and even the sight of the great ones is projected. Come. Go, Shad Suellen Hamilton, and I will give you the strength to get through this, to fight sin with sin. But remember."

Shade felt that he was waking up, and the ancient one who had been here since ancient times also gave his final warning:

".Only death can fight against death. All mortals are mortal. All things are mortal."

Shade was about to wake up, and he also asked his last question:

"Excuse me, why did you use your body to suppress the passage on the top of Hazama Mountain?"

The Witch Emperor probably sealed the passage on the mountainside conveniently. After all, they are the real mortal managers of the fifth era material world. The Zhengshen Church took action only after discovering the problem. They were the guardians of the extraordinary order in the Sixth Age.

Only the ancient one on the top of the mountain seems to have nothing to do with everything, but it seals the most critical passage. This responsibility is unimaginable to Shade.

"Because I've always been here."

"What."

"Humans worship mountains and forests, that's me. Humans worship flames, that's me. Everything in this mountain that humans worship, that's me. I've been here since I was born, from the Third Age until now. I am Sikal Son of the mountains. I am one with the mountains, with the earth, with everything.”

The fire engulfed Xia De, and the endless power was like the mountains and the earth. In this firelight, he saw the phantom that represented everything in the Sikar Mountains, and the story of people and mountains.

[Outlander, you have been exposed to the fire of the Phoenix, and you have obtained the spell "Fire Plasticity". 】

[Outlander, you have been exposed to the fire of the Phoenix, and your body has stronger self-healing capabilities. 】

The phoenix that suppressed Hazama was the original guardian of Mount Sikal. It is not a god, but the mountains are with it, and it is the son of the mountains.