Chapter 14: The Great Sorcerer's Ode to Witches

"Millie!" Kogate put on the blindfold again, covering the cursed eye, and hugged the pale girl in his arms tightly.

"Master, I just saw ......" Millie collapsed into Coment's arms, her lips biting her blood, "I saw a nightmare. ”

"Nightmare?" Komette was stunned for a moment, he remembered the dream he had glimpsed from Eugene, and the word also appeared, as if there was some special connotation.

"Young master, just now I looked into your eyes and dreamed that I had returned to my childhood, and I dreamed of that fire, the fire that engulfed everything." Millie had clearly not recovered from her fear, and there was still hoarseness in her trembling voice, as if she had screamed hoarsely just a moment ago.

"Why do you say that's a ...... Dream? Corgate asked, he had to confirm this.

"Ha, young master, you just said it yourself," Millie looked up slightly, "It was indeed a dream, I have dreamed countless times in the night, a dark corridor, flames, broken bracelets, fear, helplessness......"

"I see it too," said Corment, who was silent for a moment, "and I seem to have some wonderful power in my possession, and if I make eye contact with my left eye, I can bring him into his most fearful dreams." ”

"Sounds like a terrifying power, young master, do you think it's witchcraft?" Millie finally regained her breath, and she barely supported herself on her hands, trying to get up on her own.

"It's witchcraft indeed." An old voice suddenly sounded behind Millie, speaking of an old man in a black suit vest, with a straight waist and full of gray hair. He has a pair of yellow eyes, and although he is old, he still shines with a keen light, so that people dare not look directly.

"Joseph steward......" Corgate looked up at the gray-haired old man, his eyes full of doubt. The old man, Joseph Nadal, had been the minister of the Byttin kingdom and managed the affairs of the palace, and after the catastrophe eight years earlier, he and Maid Millie left the old court to follow the former prince Corment Atio, who continues to this day.

"Dolphman Atio, the husband of Her Majesty Tess Atio, the first queen of the Byttin Kingdom and the most revered of all, is a famous great wizard. He was known as Dolphman Igny and the Wizarding Guild and the entire European continent. Before the advent of the age of steam, witchcraft had always been the supreme power. So saying, Joseph's butler stepped forward, lifted Millie, who was kneeling on the ground, and Koment, who was holding her, and pulled out the carved chairs beside the wooden table, and motioned for them to sit down.

"Her Majesty Tess Artio, the first queen of the Lord, is very different from her husband, her faith is rooted in science, and she is also a great mechanic, who opened the door to the Age of Steam for the Kingdom of Bytin, and makes it stand tall among the nations of Europe. Later, with the development of the steam engine, witchcraft gradually declined, and today few people can manipulate that mysterious power. As he spoke, old man Joseph took out from the cupboard a fine jug, which he had apparently brought from the court, and poured hot tea for the two of them.

"I just used a ...... Sorcery? Komette picked up his teacup, took a sip, and asked suspiciously.

"It's not surprising that you're a descendant of a great wizard, with wizard blood in your veins, and you're able to control magical power. Interestingly, young master, you actually awakened the magic power spontaneously. Joseph said.

"Awaken your magic?" Corgate frowned slightly, he had a great IQ, and his grades in mechanics had always been top-notch, but he had never seen the true face of ethereal magical powers.

"After the decline of witchcraft, there were fewer and fewer wizards, and the blood of wizards flowing in the bodies of their descendants became thinner. But there are also special descendants among them, these people tend to be more pure, I have been in the court for so many years, I have served three generations of monarchs, I remember the first monarch I served, Her Majesty Mariana Atio, that is, the grandmother of your mother, His Majesty Daria Atio, she had a very high concentration of sorcerer blood. ”

"It was when she was thirteen years old that she found the remnants of witchcraft books from the palace library, and after special cultivation, she finally awakened her magical powers. Her witch mark on her left shoulder, like yours, is a black upside-down hanging cross, which seems to have something to do with the fact that you are all descendants of the Grand Wizard Dolphman. Joseph said slowly.

"Witch seal? Why is it that when someone looks directly into my left eye, they dream about what they fear the most, and I participate in his dream and get a glimpse of what he is dreaming? What kind of witchcraft is this? "Komet was curious.

"The witch seal is the source of the power of the wizards, and when the magic power in the witch seal grows to a certain stage, it will awaken an ability called 'witch song'. Each wizard's chant has a different effect, and this ability is activated when someone looks directly at the witch seal for a long time. It seems that your witch song, young master, is related to nightmares. Joseph's steward thought for a moment, and said with speculation.

"The young master's witch seal has awakened, and he also controls the ability of Wu Song? It's amazing! Millie's face finally returned to her rosiness, and she remembered the moment when she had just looked directly into Corment's left eye, and the fear made her shudder, and she unconsciously looked away, not daring to look directly at Corment.

"It feels like a cursed power." Korment sighed, picked up the teapot on the table, and refilled tea for himself and Millie.

"Your Highness, you will soon be eighteen years old, and now that you have the power of the Witch Song, do you need us to do something," Joseph suddenly changed his title, he bowed slightly, and said in a low voice, "Perhaps, it is time for the kingdom to return." ”

"Hahahaha!" After hearing his words, Komette suddenly laughed, and laughed very exaggeratedly. Millie, who was on the side, had just bowed as Joseph's butler, and saw Cordant smiling like this, with a look of surprise on her face. She was the personal maid who took care of Cogate as she grew up, but she had never seen Cogate smile like this, and the laughter was like self-deprecation, and it was like a relief relief.

"Joseph Nadal, you've been following me for a long time, you don't know what I really want, do you? What do I want is status? Is it wealth? Is it kingship? Cordant smiled and covered his eyes with his hands.

"Neither, Your Highness." Joseph still maintained a bent posture and bowed his head.

"Never, Joseph," said Chief Komen, breathing a sigh of relief, "what I want is protection, for royal power brings only exploitation and oppression." The foundation of protection is faith, and if I can protect the people I want to protect, I am very satisfied. ”

"I'm a knight of Her Mother's Majesty!"