51. The old thing of hoarfrost
Elsa followed Ciria out of the balcony, the storm beating outside the window could not reach the bodies of the two at all, and with Ciria's hand, a white arc of light danced in front of the two of them, forming a door to other worlds.
Elsa, who had just returned to Merlin's side, might be leaving him again, and this time, it might be a long, long time.
"Click"
At this moment, in the deep rainy night, the clear sound of opening the door suddenly sounded behind Elsa and Ciria.
When Ciria looked up, she saw a red door open in the space in front of Merlin's room, and Merlin's butler, Xuanlan, was standing by the door, the spirit in a black and white tuxedo looked at her expressionlessly.
"Please wait, Miss Elsa, Master Merlin has a few words to say to you."
And along with Xuanlan's calm voice, there was a low trampling sound and the noisy sound of gear machinery running, and behind Xuanlan, the "hunter" who was activated was slowly standing up.
The giant robot for the spellcaster stepped into the Hell's Kitchen ground, the frenzied raindrops hitting the mechanical hunter's shell, splashing the craggy water, and the red hexagonal eyes stared at Ciria in front of him, and the weapon systems in the two mechanical arms were all online.
The beating red light completely blocked the road ahead.
It was an unplanned situation, and Ciria turned her head sharply, only to see that in the room behind her, Merlin, who should have fallen into a deep sleep, had already sat up at this moment.
He sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her with a cold gaze.
To Merlin's left-hand side was a gemstone that shone crimson.
To his right hand was a chilling golden warhammer.
At his feet, Frank barked at Ciria as he rushed in, and on the balcony behind Ciria, Gollum was crouching, licking his paws. The eyes of the Yuandevouring Beast were already filled with the cold light of a predator.
"Dear Ciria, are you going to..."
Merlin said to Ciria:
"Where are you taking my girlfriend?"
Ciria didn't answer, as a legendary witcher, she sensed the danger contained in this face, she reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword behind her back, she knew that things were going for the worst.
If the progress doesn't go well, I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to get out of it today.
Merlin, this guy...
Unconsciously, there was already such a power, and in this current arrangement, as long as it was not a strange life form like Dracula, it would be difficult for any legend to retreat under the siege of a primordial devouring beast and a half-demon.
What's more, Ciria's gaze fell on the things that Merlin was holding beside her hands, both of which gave her a sense of danger, and once Merlin decided to use them, then his power would be strengthened to the maximum in an instant.
As long as he is willing to pay the price, he can easily take out a legend.
"I can explain."
Hiriyah Says:
"You don't understand the dangers involved."
"But I don't want to hear it!"
Merlin's fingers caressed the surface of the crimson gem, and he said in a low tone:
"I should have guessed that a stranger wouldn't be so welcoming... When you said the 'reward' you paid in advance, you actually meant this compensation, the compensation for taking Elsa away from me? ”
Merlin no longer paid attention to Ciria, he looked at Elsa, who had her head bowed, and he said seriously, word for word:
"Come here! Elsa. ”
"Come to me... As long as you don't want to, no one can take you away. ”
Elsa didn't answer immediately, she looked up at Merlin, and there was a gentle and reluctant light in her green eyes.
She stretched out her hand and put it in the hand in which Ciriah drew her sword, and then said to Merlin:
"It's been less than a week since I returned to New York, the temperature in the city has dropped by 15°, the weather has become abnormal, and tonight's freezing rain is a tipping point, Merlin, if I don't leave, something very bad will happen."
"A lot of people... A lot of people will die, a lot of innocent people. ”
"I don't care!"
Merlin Says:
"I just want you to stay!"
"No, you care..."
Elsa sighed, and she said:
"You can't hide it from me, you can't hide it from yourself, you're not the kind of person who would sit back and watch innocent people die because of you. I know you well. ”
"Well, I care..."
Merlin looked at Elsa's expression, he sighed, stood up with some puzzlement, he walked up to Elsa, and asked:
"But why is this happening? Is it because of your abilities? ”
"That's not what she's capable of, Merlin."
Ciria, who was standing beside Elsa, whispered:
"It was the hoarfrost, the dangerous and terrifying hoarfrost, it's a pity, but the hoarfrost chose her."
"Hoarfrost... What is it? ”
Merlin stretched out his hand and touched Elsa's cheek, the temperature of her skin made even Merlin's current physique feel a chill, and even a tingling pain.
"It's a natural phenomenon that's hard to describe."
Ciria breathed a sigh of relief, and she took a step back and handed the space to Merlin and Elsa.
The white-clothed female swordsman leaned against the balcony, and she looked at the mechanical hunter standing in place under the rain curtain, and she explained softly:
"You can understand it as one of the most intuitive manifestations of destruction, just as your scientists have come up with the theory of 'heat death' in the last few hundred years, and hoarfrost can also be seen as another form of the destruction of the stars."
"As long as it appears in a certain galaxy, in just a dozen years, the entire galaxy will be completely covered by glaciers, become barren and inhabited, everything will be drowned by the blizzard that falls from the sky, and civilization will be destroyed as a result. In my years of travel, I have seen countless worlds wrapped in ice, and those are the 'masterpieces' of hoarfrost. ”
"No one knows when the hoarfrost existed, but it entered the earth during the days when the witchers were active... Around the 13th century, to be exact. If you are familiar with the natural sciences, then you should know that there was another name for that period. ”
"Xiaoice period, I know."
Merlin Says:
"But I don't care about history, I only care about whether the hoarfrost on Elsa's body can be removed?"
He looked at Ciriah and said:
"You were also an active witcher in that era, how did you fight off the hoarfrost at that time?"
"Actually, Merlin, you won't find anyone in the world who is more familiar with hoarfrost than I am."
Ciria crossed her waist and said to Merlin with a hint of pride:
"I was the one who repelled the hoarfrost, but in fact, I don't know how I fought it off, so I rushed into the hoarfrost with a sword in my hand, I didn't think I could survive, but in the end I survived, and the hoarfrost also faded from the earth, maybe it had something to do with the blood of the elders in my body."
"But I can be sure that I didn't destroy that natural phenomenon, it just receded."
"The ancient elven sage prophesied that this world would eventually be destroyed by hoarfrost, and perhaps she was right. As for the hoarfrost on Elsa, I'm not sure if it can be removed, but one thing I'm sure of. ”
Ciriah said solemnly to Merlin:
"It's definitely not a good thing for her and the world for you to force her to stay with you, your actions are likely to lead to another Xiaoice period, I'm not intimidating you, Elsa just stayed in this city for a week, and as a result, you look at the weather changes in the past few days... You're not blind either, and I don't believe you can't feel these changes. ”
"I can take her somewhere else."
Merlin looked at Elsa, and he asked:
"As long as you make a decision, as long as you want, I will definitely find a place where it will not be disturbed, maybe the border of hell will be good."
"But it also means that you have to give up everything you have now, your life, your career, your friends, and other relatives for me."
Elsa reached out and took Merlin's fingers, and she said:
"I'm sorry, I'm hiding something from you, Master White Wolf warned me about the threat of Hohoarfrost, but I didn't take it to heart until Ciria appeared, until I realized the change that had taken place because of me... I need to get out of here, Merlin. ”
"You want to make the world a better place, it's a great ideal, and I can't be a burden to you."
"But we've just entered a new phase."
Merlin did not hide his pain, saying:
"We're just getting used to it, I watched the first movie with you, and even though it was boring, we can keep trying, my life has just changed..."
"Hey!"
Cilia reached out and patted Merlin on the shoulder, and she interjected:
"Don't make it like life and death, Merlin."
"Elsa is indeed leaving this world, but that doesn't mean you can't go see her."
"We're just worried that the hoarfrost in Elsa's body will continue to spread, and we don't forbid her to meet you in isolation from her influence on the world... As long as you are not on Earth, you can stay together for as long as you want, and your presence will not speed up the spread of hoarfrost. ”
Hearing Ciria's explanation, Merlin's expression softened a little, and he looked back at Ciria, who had a scar on her face, and he asked:
"Then why don't you make this clear? You have to get sneaky... She also instructed Elsa to add sleeping agent to my water, do you really think I'm so stupid that I can't even feel the taste of sleeping agent? ”
"We're doing this to avoid this embarrassing situation! Great love saint. ”
Ciriyah pursed her lips and said:
"No matter how wise a person is, he will become reckless and impulsive in the face of emotional attachment, and if you are sharp enough, you will find that there is a farewell letter under your pillow... Elsa wrote everything down in the letter. ”
"We will place her in a lifeless world, where Mother has built a laboratory, and she will help Elsa resist the erosion of hoarfrost."
"Mother thinks that the appearance of hoarfrost in Elsa is an accident, since it is an accident, there is a way to heal, she thinks that the hoarfrost in Elsa's body is a part of the remnants of the hoarfrost that was once expelled from the earth, and the origin of hoarfrost is likely to be an ancient magic, it is magic that can be exorced, as long as we can find the key to that exorcism."
"If it's magic, I might be able to help."
Merlin breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at Elsa, then reached out and took the girl's face, and the two kissed together.
Ciria didn't want to be a light bulb, so she walked to the edge of the balcony, picked up a piece of jerky from what she was carrying, and began to tease Gollum, who didn't want to pay attention to the white-haired female swordsman, but Ciri's jerky exuded a different aroma that made Golcoo's tail wagging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After more than ten seconds, Merlin's cheeks were covered with a layer of frost, he and Elsa's lips parted, he reached out and stroked Elsa's hair, and said:
"We'll see you again, right?"
"Hmm."
Elsa buried her head in Merlin's chest and said:
"Remember saying goodbye to Raven and Lorna, and Matt and Peter, and May and Ben, for me, I probably won't see them for a long time. When everything is arranged over there, Ciriah will deliver the news to you. ”
"Don't wait too long, we'll see you again, Merlin."
Elsa took off the bracelet with the red cross on her hand and put it on Merlin's left hand, and she said to Merlin:
"Carol gave you a ring, that's all I can give you, it may not be as useful as that ring, but... As long as you can see it, you will never forget me. ”
"I still hope you stay..."
Merlin stroked the bracelet on his wrist and said:
"Every time I get to a time like this, I want to be a person who doesn't care about anything, doesn't care about anything... If I didn't have to worry about the other factors, I could keep you with me without any burden, even if you were locked with me. ”
"But you won't do that, my Merlin."
Elsa whispered:
"You are a kind person, and good people always need to carry a little more burden, but that doesn't make them weaker."
"Stay home and wait for me to come back."
"Next time, Merlin, I promise, next time, I won't leave you again!"
Nine Heavenly God Emperors