The waves drown the night,

A new dawn emerges from afar.

"Hmm~" Weier opened his eyes with great difficulty, and his chest and stomach hurt terribly.

A gentle light shone from the side.

Half-open in a daze, Weir tilted his head to look at the small window halfway up the stairs in the wall. "It's morning...... Hmm~ What is this? ”

As far as he could reach, two pitch-black shadows lay on the ground.

Reaching out and touching it, the two black shadows turned into streamers, blending into the lines on the back of Weir's hand, and some words appeared in front of his eyes, "Nightmare fuel?" ……”。

Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When he woke up again, it was already noon, his nose felt a little itchy, and his two furry ears blocked Will's vision, and Ollie sat next to him dozing off. "Ollie ......"

Ollie's ears stood up, "Sir! Wow~Wake up~! Wake up! Jumping around, Ollie ran towards Boreth, who was sitting on the stone steps and reading a book not far away.

"Wiel, are you awake?"

"Is there water...... "Will there be water?" said Weir, weakly.

Putting down the book, Bo Ruisi walked up to Ver and took out a bowl of water, "It's all safe, you drink slowly." ”

"Gollum~...... Call! Boreth, you're not hurt, are you? Veil's eyes were heavy and he said weakly.

"I'm fine." When Boreth heard Weir's question, he couldn't help but freeze for a moment, and his eyes were filled with emotion.

"It's okay...... What happened after that? ”

"After that monster was defeated by magic, the darkness dissipated here......"

"Some things are really hard to prevent...... "Weier pressed his chest, and a sourness came over him." It turns out that there are monsters that can't be pierced by spears. ”

"How? Can you stand up? "Stepped forward and helped Will.

"Hmm~ let me do it, I don't have strength in my legs."

Leaned against the wall.

Boreth ...... Do you know what that monster is? ”

"I haven't seen it...... A shadow that can't even be affected by the enchantment of the sacred tree...... It can also cut off my connection with the Sacred Tree...... It's a terrible thing. Boreth looked serious, "I hope this thing is like this...... If there were more, there would be no place for the Star Spirits. ”

"Shadow ......," Will thought for a moment, "Boreth, maybe I know something about that. ”

"What is it?" Boreth sat down beside Will.

"What if... I said if, if I guessed correctly, that thing was a shadow monster. ”

"Shadow monsters?" She frowned slightly, "Is there anything that has been recorded?" ”

After a moment's hesitation, Weir shook his head, "...... I've read it in a book before...... It says that the shadow monsters are the product of illusions, when a person is stimulated, or insane...... That thing will appear in front of his eyes and attack them. ”

"Insane? Irritated? The breeze stirred the horns of Boris's hair, "No, it doesn't make sense...... Didn't the three of us see it at the same time? ”

"Even if we're all out of shape, what we see can't be the same, right?"

"All three of us saw it...... This is a little different from what the book says. Vere paused and muttered, "You can see the shadows...... Kingdom of Giants? ”

"By the way, Vere, I remember you asked me about the Shadow Throne. Do you remember? ”

"Shadow Throne?!" I didn't expect that what I was talking nonsense at the time turned out to be a lesson today.

"Throne of Shadows...... Abyss! "A moment of thought, a bold idea broke into his head." Boreth, I think, this matter may have something to do with the abyss! ”

"It's the abyss again...... It's the abyss again. Boreth looked at the book that lay on the steps.

"Do you know why the Star Spirits live in the Sacred Tree's enchantment?"

"Isn't it because you can't get out?"

"No, it's not." With a miserable smile, Bo Ruisi shook his head, "It's just that I can't get out." ”

"Oh? Why is that? So, you astral spirits can't ...... Is it because of the abyss? "Wille was stunned.

The person in front of him said, "Yes, outside the sacred tree, the closer you get to the depths of the abyss and darkness, the magic of the star spirit will be suppressed, or even disappear completely, and even the strongest star spirit, if there is no holy tree light to carry on the body, will become weaker and weaker. And those monsters are getting stronger and stronger. ”

"I see...... If you compare it purely with strength, it is estimated that few people can beat those things. ”

"Will you like to hear the story of the Star Spirits, Will? What I found above, about the history of the astral spirits. ”

Anyway, he couldn't move, and Weir nodded.

"Back in the First Age, the Star Spirit appeared on this continent...... "The Star Spirit told the story, "The Star Spirit explored and lived, until one day, the Star Spirit discovered the Abyss and broke the path connecting the Abyss and the Star Spirit Continent...... After that, on the path of the star spirits, there were dark creatures that had never been seen before...... At that time, the dark creatures were very weak, and like the beasts, the Star Spirits could still ensure the peace of the Star Spirit City by fighting. ”

"And this time?" Weir's nose snorted, "What happened after that?" ”

"Later...... Later, the ruins were discovered, and people found magic in the ruins, and after that, the dark creatures were not worth mentioning, but provided a lot of materials and opportunities for the star spirits to exercise. There was a hint of yearning in Boresi's eyes. The Star Spirit grew rapidly, and finally there were several large settlements gathered on the main road, and we built cities and towns, which prospered like never before...... It was the second era of the astral spirits, and it was also the most prosperous era in the astral spirit world. ”

"Ahem...... Sounds good. Ver shifted his seat and leaned against the wall, and Ollie came to him. However, since the abyss is only like this, how did the star spirits get to this point now...... Huh? ”

"Listen to me continue...... It was because of this prosperity that the Astral Spirits began to explore the edge of the known world, and the Astral Spirits wanted to explore entire continents, and some of them wanted to see what the end of the continent and the sea was...... The Spirits have all set out and are finally at the end of the world...... They found the entrance to the abyss...... Some people say that since the Star Spirit now has such great power, why don't we Star Spirit explore the abyss? ”

"Those people are sick, aren't they?! ~ Well, a slip of the tongue, but if I had been there, I would have proposed to seal the abyss forever with magic! When Wille heard this, he couldn't help but speak.

"yes, if people at the time had known what the consequences of what they were doing, they probably wouldn't have wanted to explore it that much." Boreth smiled wryly. "While there are scholars and priests who have offered similar ideas to you, they are also too conservative. And, after all, at the time, in the minority. ”

"Hmm~ That's right, if it's really the kind of prosperity you said, people's desire to explore will overcome all obstacles."

"Then, they opened the seal of the abyss......"

"What happened after that?" Bo Ruisi lowered his head and shook his head slightly, "Many people who explored, and even many sacrifices, disappeared into the abyss and never came back" Bo Ruisi looked out the door and sighed, "I don't know what happened." ”

After that, the dark creatures of the entire Star Spirit Continent suddenly became more powerful one day...... The battle between the Astral Spirits and them turned from crushing to a protracted war, and culture, development, and development all came to a standstill, until this situation was broken by demons... They're even more terrifying than dark monsters... But no one knows where they come from... Where will it disappear again. ”

Vere couldn't help but think of the spider queen.

"The Stars have been defeated...... There is no way to fight back, magic cannot be used, and swords cannot slash through the body of monsters...... The space for survival was compressed, and eventually, the leader of the Star Spirits, the first High Priest, created the Sacred Tree...... The sacred tree can make the demons unable to enter, and the power of the abyss cannot invade, and the star spirit is in the sacred tree, and with the power of the holy tree, the star spirit can use magic...... But that's all, the sacred tree is a protector, but also a prison. "It was the dark Third Age...... Not resigned to the status quo, the Star Spirits began to want to go out and restore the prosperity of the Star Spirits in the past...... Only then did I remember to seal the open entrance to the abyss......"

"And you, one of them?" Will asked tentatively.

"You're right......"

…………

The room fell silent, and Veel's stomach rattled.

That's all for the story...... It's time for us to eat something. Will rubbed his stomach in embarrassment, breaking the silence.

He took out the food from the backpack next to him and heated it with a rudimentary campfire. And they began to eat.

"Give me a hand." With two breaths of relief, though a little weak, Vere stood up. "Boreth, have you gone up and seen it?"

"Well, this looks like a tower of books." Boreth picked up the book he had in hand. "That's where I got this copy of 'The Beginning of the Era'."

"Books? So well preserved. Weir took the book, flipped through it, and smiled awkwardly, "I don't understand ......."

"Maybe there's time to teach you how to read...... Some of the books on it are protected by magic crystals and are undamaged. "Boreth looked at Vere

Looking up, "I want to go up and have a look." ”

"You're so weak, what are you doing up there?"

"Boreth, doesn't this tower extend into the sea...... I think this tower may also become a lighthouse. ”

“！” Boreth looked up, "Why didn't I think of it...... Okay, I'll help you up. ”

The staircase spiraled upward, the bricks of the stone wall had exposed their raw edges, rubbing with his hands, there was a jerky prickly feeling, Wille carefully walked up against the wall, there were no handrails next to the stairs.

"I say, Boreth." "Huh?" "Don't you star spiritual things need handrails? …… It's dangerous. ”

"There should be, but I don't know why there isn't one here......"

Wiel gasped and made his way to the top of the tower. Ollie was stepping on the debris, looking out of the window out of the tower.

"It's surrounded by walls...... It looks like it's going to take a lot of work to turn this place into a lighthouse......"

"Lighthouse, tower has ...... So what do you use to make a lamp? Ordinary flames certainly don't work. Borris followed and asked a crucial question.

"Won't magic lamps work?"

"No, it's too dark."

"Well," said Wille, ...... pondering for a moment, "grease." We need grease! ”

"Grease?! Where do we go up there to find it? Boreth wondered.

Ollie's ears suddenly stood up, as if he had discovered something. "Whales! Whale! Whew~"

"Whales?!" Wiel rejoiced "blubber!" If there was blubber, the lighthouse would be far away! ”