Chapter 160: "True Sin"
"Young wizard with the truth in your hands, welcome to our tribe."
In the largest shack in the Centaur tribe, an old centaur was looking at him half-open, half-kneeling on all fours.
"Truth?"
Maca didn't know if he was referring to the Scroll of Truth or if he had touched the rules, but either way, he didn't have a reason to mention it.
"Davros, may I ask why you came to me for?" He didn't have time to go around in circles, and since the other party found him, it obviously had a very direct purpose.
"It's not me who came to you, it's the guidance of fate." "Hundreds of years ago, fate guided the centaurs to this forest; Now, fate has guided you here...... When Venus shines, the sins in the blood of the centaurs should be cleansed by the truth. ”
"Young wizard, are you willing to cleanse the centaurs of the curse of sin that has settled in their blood?"
Maca was confused, and he couldn't help but speak, "Venus means Venus, I know that...... What is the curse of sin in the blood of the Centaurs? What does it have to do with me? ”
The centaurs' words have always been confusing, and they always persistently follow the so-called "fate", and they have no beginning or end in their words.
"The ancestors of the centaurs have made a mistake...... the old centaur lowered his eyes, and there was a hint of sadness in his tone, "the centaurs have been cursed from the beginning, and sin has always kept us at peace, and no matter how much the centaurs try to avoid disputes, they cannot keep the calamity away. ”
"Committed a mistake?" Maca said, "Your ancestors? ”
"When the Ancestors were in danger of a powerful enemy, the 'true evil' bewitched the Ancestors, and doom enveloped the entire Centaur Clan...... The ancestors defeated a strong enemy, but they were defeated at their own hands......" The old horse man said this, his eyes suddenly widened, and the essence gleamed in his cloudy eyes, "Now, the 'true evil' has reappeared in the world, and only the spokesman of the truth can rebury it!" ”
The old horseman spoke louder and louder, and at last it was like a roar that made people shudder.
"What is 'real sin'?" Maca frowned, he seemed to sense something from the old horseman's words, but he couldn't get the point.
But the old horse man shook his head slightly, and his spirit seemed to be a little weaker than at the beginning.
"When the sin of nothingness deteriorates into reality, 'chaos' will return to the world...... "When 'chaos' opens up 'calamity', matter will be eroded, rules will be reordered, and fate will fall apart......"
With each word, the old horse man became weaker and weaker, and his voice became smaller and smaller, until at last he could barely hear it.
Maca had to lean closer, trying to make out the specious words.
However, what Maca didn't expect was that the old horse man actually closed his eyes as he spoke, and there was no more sound.
"Hey, what are you doing!"
Maca hurriedly reached out and patted the old horse man on the shoulder, but the old horse man opened his eyes again and looked at him calmly.
"You're not dead!"
"Death is never the end," he said with difficulty...... "Sorcerer who holds the truth, please rebury your sin!" The centaurs will be redeemed, and the wizards will return to tranquility......"
"So, what is 'real sin'?" Maca re-asked the previous question, and after that, he thought about it and added, "What should I do?" ”
Although the old horse man said a lot of sensational things, he didn't say a word clearly.
But the old centaur only looked at him quietly, and after a long time said, "The most reliable ally of the centaurs, Roynamira, is guiding you, and fate will tell you the answer...... The centaur just wants to know if you are willing to wash away the curse of sin for the centaur when you are faced with a choice? ”
What do you do when a stranger doesn't give you a favor and wants you to help? Maca felt like she was faced with this damn choice.
The old centaur mentions Rowena's name, and it's the old name that no one knows. Obviously, Rowena Ravenclaw must have been in contact with the ancestors of these horse people, but it seems difficult to ask what kind of connection it was.
These centaurs don't seem to have the word "speak well" in their dictionary at all.
"Hmm...... If it doesn't affect me, I don't think I'll mind helping you out. Maca shrugged.
"You will be grateful to the centaurs for generations...... "The old centaur said weakly, his eyes slightly closed.
His words just now seemed to be an act similar to prophecy, and it could be seen that it consumed a lot of his physical strength. He's looking a little bad right now.
But he struggled to his feet, fended off the outstretched hand of the centaur warrior who had been guarding him, and with great difficulty removed an unsheathed longsword from the wall of the shed.
The long sword, four fingers wide, seemed to be so heavy that the old centaur almost fell under the weight of the sword, but he dragged it to Maca's side with all his might.
"Young wizard, please come with me."
He took Maca with him and walked slowly towards the cave at the back of the hut, but none of the other centaurs followed.
It seems that this cave should not be allowed to enter by centaurs other than Davros.
As soon as she walked into the cave, Maca noticed something - the entrance part of the cave did not seem to be naturally formed. Because the space here is amazingly large, under the influence of darkness, there is no edge to be seen.
After walking in the huge, gloomy cavern, the surroundings were completely dark, and Maca had to take out her wand and get some light out.
When the tip of the staff lit up, he noticed that the ground around him was littered with the bones of the centaurs. He couldn't help but guess that this might be the cemetery of the centaur tribe.
At this moment, he felt as if he was walking on an endless wilderness, with no stone walls to be seen but the ground beneath his feet. This scene makes it feel as if the entire mountain has been hollowed out.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Maca saw something gray and white faintly appearing in front of her.
"Fluorescent flickering...... Maximize! ”
As Maca chanted the incantation softly, the light on the tip of the staff suddenly brightened, and he immediately threw it forward.
According to the preset trajectory, the light flew in front of it, and an extremely large object immediately appeared in Maca's eyes.
"It's ...... The bones of an Elder Dragon? ”
The light flew in a parabola in mid-air, but it could only illuminate half of the behemoth, and the other half was still hidden in the endless darkness, making people sigh at the horror of the size of this ancient beast.
Maca stepped forward quickly, tapped her wand lightly, and shook her head again.
"The magic in the bones has dissipated, and it has completely lost its magical nature......
However, even so, this bone is still as hard as steel. Under the blow of the wand, there was a crisp "clang" sound.
"Young wizard, please come this way...... "The old centaur urged softly.
Materials that have lost their magical properties are of little use to wizards, but Maca decides that it would be good to move them out as an ornament if she has the opportunity in the future.
In his dictionary, there is never the word "waste".
Further down, nearly half an hour had passed, and Maca finally saw a strange stone building.
It was a circular stone formation made of many polished stone blocks, and in the middle of the stone formation, a smooth stone tablet stood quietly, and it seemed to be engraved with some character.
Because he was standing a little far away, and the surrounding space was dim, he couldn't see what was engraved on it for the time being.
Without saying a word, the old horse man raised his great sword with all his strength and plunged it into the groove of a stone. Suddenly, something seemed to be activated, and the stone henge gradually emitted wisps of blue fluorescence.
With a slight vibration, the inscription on the central stele lit up, and blue symbols automatically flew out, rotating around the stele and gradually rising above the stele.
"Another kind of rule-like magical?" Maca looked intently, but couldn't tell what it was, at least he hadn't seen it until now.
Before long, the magic words kept whirling and floating, and in the middle of them, a mysterious symbol that was not very stable appeared out of thin air!
This time, Maca recognized it at once, it was a real rule rune, and it was also present on the Scroll of Truth. It's just a pity that most of the rule runes on the Scroll of Truth are too obscure, and he still hasn't deciphered the meaning of the rune in front of him.
"This is a treasure that has been passed down from generation to generation of the centaur clan, it represents fate, but also represents change......" The old centaur suddenly spoke, "Remember this rune, fate will guide you to make the final choice." ”
"Fate and change?" Maca frowned, "How should this be interpreted?" ”
Some things are so profound that even if you know the answer, you may not be able to understand how it works. This is the case with Maca now, he thought about it left and right, and had to take the old horseman's words to heart for the time being, and then ponder it slowly later.
When Maca came out of the cave again, he realized that it was not too early, and he didn't know if it would be in time for the Halloween feast to begin.
As for the old horseman, he only said that his time was almost up, and did not come out with Maca.
The new Davros, a sturdy centaur, sends Maca out of the centaur tribe and then turns back.
"Young wizard, you will be one of the few wizarding friends of the centaurs. When you're confused, the centaurs will be happy to answer your fate......" Before leaving, the new Dafross solemnly promised.