Under the firmament II
The world is pale, the world is flat, as Alice sees.
"Here it is...... Dreamland? It seems to have been there more than once in my memory......" Alice looked around suspiciously, her fingers gently caressing the empty white space.
There is no physical discomfort, consciousness is clear, and there are no cognitive impairments. There can be no doubt that Alice should now be here in spirit, soul monobody, or in some other similar state.
[It always feels familiar......]
"The third time we met, the other me." At this moment, a cheerful female voice came from her side.
"Who!?" She turned around quickly, and naturally made defensive movements.
"Why are you so nervous?" As soon as she turned around, she felt a hand on her shoulder. The next thing that appeared in front of her was a face that was exactly the same except for the color of the eyes!
She looked at her with a grin, her dragon-shaped eyes empty.
"You, who are you!?"
"Huh?" Alice looked puzzled, but she immediately gave a look of surprise.
"I'm sorry, the memory I blocked for you has been opened~" That being said, there was no embarrassment in her expression at all.
She snapped her fingers lightly, and the other girl in front of her immediately 'wooed', covered her head in pain, and let out a suppressed cry of pain.
The girl finally remembered, and countless broken memory fragments poured into her mind. This is the third time they have met. No wonder she always felt like she should have been in more than one illusion. It's no wonder that some completely unimpressed concepts always pop up in her head.
It turns out that this guy did it!
"You!" She covered half of her face, as if to calm the pain that almost tore her brain apart. She said hatefully, "You. Why are you doing this! β
"This? Just to make sure you don't do something stupid~" The other girl's body leaned forward slightly. Said softly. "After all, you're a little too bad for Alice."
"You! What do you mean!? The girl's face turned red, and this was the first time someone had said that she was bad!
"Ah~ You don't know, this is also excusable." The girl with the dragon eyes walked in a small circle around her with her hands behind her back. He said softly: "Then, let me explain the essence of your zΓ i." β
Before she could finish speaking, a misty light appeared in her hand, pulsating regularly like a heart.
A hollow, lofty voice followed.
"Removing the primordial spirits who are called demon gods or holy spirits does not count. In this world, the soul essence of almost all intelligent beings is made up of light, as it is. The outline of the light in her hand is constantly changing, from fish to birds, from humans to beasts, gradually manifesting completely different images.
This is also the source of the power of all things, the essence of existence. An absolutely indispensable part. The light in her hand quietly shattered, turning into countless tiny fragments and gradually disappearing. Once destroyed, it represents the complete disappearance of this existence. β
"But there are always some exceptions in this world. Dragons, for example, are one of them. β
"Unlike other mortal beings, the dragon's soul essence is a fragment of Akatosh, the Lord of Time and Space. In other words, its fundamental form of existence is a distorted fragment of space-time. It can be seen as a degraded version of the original spirit. β
"The fragments of this plane cannot be destroyed, but they can be put together. Other words. Only one dragon will be able to kill another dragon. And draw on the strength of the other party for their own use. She looked at the girl across from her and blinked. Now, you should figure something out. β
"No wonder ......," the blue-eyed Alice showed a look of sudden realization. No wonder they call me a Dragonborn. That's what it means? Looks like I really have a great identity! β
"You think that's a compliment?" Alice of the dragon eyes looked at her coldly. "It's obviously a dragon, and it's extremely pure in both soul and blood. But you have to walk in the world as a human being, do you think it's amazing? β
"But you do have that position. After all, if there weren't this damn human body. You weren't going to be here in the first place! β
The girl in front of her subconsciously took a step back. "What do you mean......"
"You're right."
"Alice is a mixture of man and dragon. You are the human part, and therefore able to dominate this mortal body that should have been cut into ten million parts. And I'm part of the dragon, so even if I'm far stronger than you, I can only stay here. She smiled, but there was no smile in her golden eyes.
Mortal Alice took a small step back. There was a look of bewilderment on his face.
ββ¦β¦ I'm sorry. β
"Why apologize?"
"Because...... You must be lonely when you are alone here. β
Alice, who had dragon eyes, looked at her as if she were looking at a piece of rotten wood that had been completely unsaved.
"You're talking about loneliness with a piece of space-time fragmentation?"
"Uh......"
"Sometimes I really want to kick you out of Alice. It's obviously one, why do you always don't understand some things? She reluctantly said, "And I'm not alone. β
As soon as she finished speaking, the fog that had been hiding behind her dissipated silently, revealing a huge sleeping figure.
A figure that is familiar to all Alice, very familiar.
He had a beautiful crest, golden scales, sharp claws, and he wasβ
"Minimenil!? How could he be here!??? β
"You're mistaken, she's Alice, not some Minimenil."
"Huh!?"
Alice, the dragon's pupil, shook her head helplessly, and touched her finger slightly on the dragon's body. A strange wave enveloped the dragon's body.
"That way, you'll probably be able to get used to it."
The dragon's body shrunk, twisted, and changed form in the twisted light and shadow, and finally turned into a sleeping girl.
A girl who is not the slightest difference from Alice except that her hair is blonde-red.
"Whatever her name was before. But here, she is me, she is us, she is Alice. This qiΔ will not change until another dragon kills us and takes our power and soul. She leaned down and gently stroked the sleeping girl's short hair.
"Don't be too surprised, there will be more and more members here. You just have to watch quietly. β
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From her words, Alice, who had blue eyes, suddenly felt a chill! This is...... Danger like never before! And against her body, not her soul!
She hurriedly put her hands on her chest. Shouted loudly: "You, what do you want to do!?" β
"Notice?" She shook her head slightly, and the corners of her mouth curled. "It's too late."
Before the words fell, countless pale tentacles stretched out from the void, firmly binding the hands and feet of the mortal Alice! Not only that, but the tentacles continued to extend upwards, enveloping her body firmly and reaching deeper into her shell!
"You! Woo...... No......! The girl let out a cry of pain, but then her throat was so tightly blocked that she could no longer make a sound!
"Well~ After all, Alice is not a living [person] now. How could I let go of such a rare opportunity? She chuckled, a faint flame of light gradually ignited on her body. I wanted to talk to you a little more, but time is pressing, and if I don't go out again, my head will be cut off. β
Mortal Alice had been firmly encased in her power, becoming a pale, giant oval. Although it can be inferred from the slight undulation of the surface of the egg that she is still struggling, it is unlikely that she will be able to escape anytime soon.
"Just watch and see how I defeat Alice's enemies. Maybe you'll learn something from it that will make you seem less stupid. β
"From now on, it's my war."
Her body burned in the flames of light, and soon, the pale world returned to silence.
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"It's foggy." Martha looked around, a puzzled expression.
She looked at the sky, and the heavy leaden black clouds almost pressed down on the ground. You can faintly see thunder flashing between the gaps in the clouds.
"It turns out that thunderstorms can also fog up? Or is it such a thick fog? β
The fog came without warning. At the last moment, Martha was still fighting the Delafi puppets, but with the arrival of the fog, the puppet legions, who had the upper hand, retreated silently, only about a few hundred feet deep in the fog could still be heard shouting and killingβthere should have been a hundred-man team of the Loristide garrison.
"What the hell is Dragi trying to do? Hiding and hiding, not at all like a woman! Martha frowned and said resentfully.
Her gaze then turned to the side of her, at Lydia, who was gasping for air.
"It's really good, I never thought I'd meet a samurai so good in such a small place. Your potential has exceeded my expectations. She said in admiration.
Just a few minutes ago, Lydia, who had been blessed with various buff spells, had almost slain hundreds of puppet warriors equivalent to the elite lord's guard. While Martha's strong spell support also plays a significant role, Lydia's good coordination is even more important.
She was a little heartbroken, this was a rare servant. It's a bit of a waste to just consume it casually.
"Don't worry, I won't let you die so early." Martha said softly.
The anger in Lydia's eyes almost overflowed. But she still didn't do anything in the end.
After all, now that she has been deprived of the dominance of her body, she can't do anything.
In addition to lamentation, all that can be done is sorrow.
But.
Probably not even noticed, just now, her little finger trembled slightly.
PS: Alice hasn't crawled out of the pit yet! Repeat, she hasn't crawled out yet!