The Pain of the Past (3)
Over the years, Hisali has been burying herself in a sea of books, absorbing as much magical knowledge as possible, food and everything is made of alchemical magic, bread and water composed of magic, to be honest, after such a long time, Hisali has long forgotten the taste of food. At this time, she was concentrating on reading a book on the theory of magic called "The Witch's Way", written by a great mage named Riley, who was rumored to have appeared in front of the public three years after her death, which has long been heard as a legend by ordinary wizards.
"The way to give up food? How to give up insects? The first one is easy to say, but the latter one is difficult to understand, the time of the body no longer passes? "Hisali is confused, in fact, there is no wonder she is so confused, there are very few wizards who can become witches, she is mainly in the cultivation of gold, although she is very proficient in the structure of life, but it is indeed too shocking to let the body completely detach from no longer aging, to the point of immortality.
The way to give up food is to use magic to maintain the energy needed for one's own survival, which is not easy but not impossible, and now Hisali can reduce three meals a day to one meal a day without discomfort. And the method of sacrificing insects is to make the wizard truly reach the point of immortality, which is the most difficult. However, there are methods of practice in this book, and this is what Hisali has been practicing all year long.
"Huh, just follow what is written on this, although this magic array is a little strange, but there is no other way." Looking at the magic circle that took two months to set up under her feet, Hisali felt a little uneasy, after all, this magic array did not conform to any kind of magic law she had learned in previous years, but she was also a decisive person, and the many spell casting materials that Hillia had left her and the materials in her own inherent space were not much, and she had to obtain more powerful power.
As the four crystals around the magic circle under her feet were lit up, a large number of magic threads flashed in the entire secret room, and many runes were lit up around the magic circle, and Hisali felt a little strange, not only physically strange, but also soul-like, as if her soul had been solidified.
This is a very wonderful feeling, ordinary people do not have this feeling at all, this feeling lasted for a short time, and the body felt a lot more relaxed, as if washing the lead, more than an hour later, the circle darkened, and Hisali looked at all this, and her eyes were a little strange.
"That's ...... It worked? She muttered to herself.
Although it seems simple, Hisari doesn't know what a shocking thing she has done, she is only less than 30 years old, she has completed the art of killing insects and completely become a witch, which is not unique in the wizarding world, but it is definitely extremely rare, but now she does not have this kind of realization.
"Phew, you should also go out and have a look, and collect some magic materials by the way." She made up her mind and walked out along the magic thread left behind when she entered the stone path, the first breath of fresh air made her eyebrows furrow, as if she was a little uncomfortable, she changed into the clothes of the civilians she had made before, used the disguise technique to keep herself from being seen, and walked towards the place where life gathered. Although she only showed up once a few years ago and others probably didn't see it clearly, she still had to be cautious, after all, it was impossible to have a strong person like Hiria come to the rescue every time.
She first came to a town about the size of Brinch, where many people had gathered in the square, similar to what Hisari had seen a few years earlier, but this time she was not so presumptuous. Shaking her head self-deprecatingly, Hisali followed the crowd towards the square, on the edge of the square, she was stunned, because she saw several priests in front of her who were burning several wizards at the stake, most of them had long since died, and there was a wizard who was still conscious who seemed to feel something, and looked at Hisali's side with difficulty in the flames, and just as Hisali wanted to save them, a message appeared in her mind that made her restrain herself: "Don't be impulsive, we can't live anymore." She watched the wizard who had stopped her at the last moment of her life slowly dying in the flames, and left the square with anger, when she saw a priest preaching something, and when she approached it, she found that it was the Hammer of the Witches, written by the Inquisitors H. Instiris and J. Springer. And if she is pious and dignified, then she is obviously disguised in order to use her piety to divert suspicion from her association with the devil and her attendance at night revelries. If she appears frightened during interrogation, then she is clearly guilty: conscience makes her exposed. If she believes that she is innocent and keeps her composure, then she is undoubtedly guilty, because the judge believes that the shrine maiden is used to lying shamelessly. If she pleads guilty to the charges against her, it proves her guilt; And if she is frightened and desperate, depressed and silent because of the extreme horror of the false accusations she makes, this is already direct evidence of her guilt. If an unfortunate woman turns her eyes in pain during the execution, it means that she is using her eyes to find her devil; And if her eyes are glazed and she doesn't move, it means that she sees her own devil and is looking at him. If she finds that she has the strength to withstand the torture, it means that the devil has made her hold on, and therefore she must be tortured more severely. If she can't bear it anymore and dies under the punishment, it means that the devil let her die so that she will not confess and divulge her secrets. (1) At these words, Hisali's anger was ignited again, but with the lesson she had learned before, she turned and walked away. The cruelty of the church is beyond my imagination, this is really a sin that I want to add, and there is no excuse for it!
Fortunately, she did not forget the purpose of her appearance, and after purchasing a large number of basic spell casting materials, Hisali left the city and returned to her underground shelter, which were used to pray to the faithful, and the church also needed the power of magic to carry out its daily activities, but they claimed to be magical. Hisali is an excellent alchemist, she can convert low-level materials into high-level materials, and she can also convert materials at the same level, of course, the conversion range is also limited, and the consumption is huge, but it is enough at this time.
The witch hunt out there is still going on, and the wizards are in a worse situation now than the Cherver family was a few years ago, but this has nothing to do with Hisali for the time being, she can't do anything alone, and like all wizards, her task is to survive until the witch hunt is over.
(1): Quoted in J. Springer and H. Institoris, The Witch's Hammer, p. 132.