Chapter 22: The Transformation Ritual
"Ms. Mekar?" Hearing Iola's request, the Thorn Heart of the Oathbreaker grimaced.
"Any questions?" Aiola asked.
The Thorn Heart of the Oathbreaker staggered to explain: "Some ...... happened in the palace the other day* The current owner is Ms. Petra. ”
Hearing that the situation had changed, I also came up and said, "Tell me, what kind of change is it?" ”
"That is, the ownership of the palace is ...... It was forwarded to Ms. Petra. ”
"It's okay, take us in to meet her first."
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Unlike the eerie caves of the imagination, the inside of the fortress is actually an orderly society. As Lydia once explained, whether they are robbers or oathbreakers, robberies and villains are not all they have, they also have their own lives.
Some of the abothbreakers were crouching on anvils and pounding, some were squatting by the shelves by the river to dry fish, some were irrigating, some were grinding, and some were disposing of elk carcasses. When I saw two strangers walking into the village, they slowed down their work and looked sideways, and I was so uncomfortable that I wanted to find a staghorn fur hat and put it on.
I turned to Aiola beside me and asked, "I heard that the crow ghost woman in charge here has been replaced, does it have any impact on our plans?" ”
"I don't know what to do. In the past, the owner, Madame Mekar, was a very kind and respectable old man, but it was not clear why she no longer owned this place. The new owner of the palace, Ms. Petra, I don't have much of an impression of her. ”
Kind? Respectable? Elderly? Belch...... I really "envy" you people who can mingle with the crow ghost woman.
"Then let's see her first and then make plans."
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Following our guide, we passed through the passages and porticoes, tossing and turning from tower to tower, and after seeing many new things, we finally arrived at the main hall of the palace owner.
From afar, I could feel the surging tide of mana in the hall, and it seemed that the owner of the palace should not be disturbed now. The Apostolant Thorn Heart, as the guide, bowed in the direction of the Raven Ghost Woman, then closed the door and left, motioning for us to stay in the hall and wait.
A crow woman stood in front of the altar with her back to us and whispered, as if some ritual was being performed. On the altar lay quietly a bare and upper-body renunciator, and it was unknown what role the abothbreaker played in the ceremony.
The crow ghost woman began to move. She scooped out a scoop of still steaming pale blue liquid from the jar hanging above the fire and poured it on a heart of thorns.
Thinking of the oathbreaker on the altar, I whispered to Iola, "What is the Raven Devil doing?" Is she going to show us how to replace Heart of Thorns on the spot? ”
Aiola shook her head and replied softly, "I don't know, I've never seen a ritual like this with my own eyes. ”
"Then I guessed right."
The first step was complete, and the Raven took out a dagger and slashed it straight into the chest of the Oathbreaker. To my surprise, not a single drop of blood spurted out of the Oathbreaker's chest after it was sliced open, probably because the Raven Ghost Woman had previously cast a secret method to suspend physiological functions.
The duration of the secret method must not be too long. Putting the dagger aside, the Raven Devil quickly plunged her claws into the Oathbreaker's chest and pulled out his heart alive. Under her hurried and rough tearing, several thick blood vessels connected to the heart were stretched to the limit, and then broke like taut rubber bands, and the whipping back made a snapping sound, and I couldn't help but cover my chest and feel concerned.
Then came the main event, where the Raven Ghost Woman held the freshly baked heart in one paw and the heart of the thorns that had just been adjusted in the other, and a soul stone hovered in front of her, transforming into a colorful light.
At the same time, a hoarse voice read out long sentences.
“…… Thorn hearts, wild bones, living oathbreakers, awaken from the eternal sleep of death! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the oathbreaker lying on the altar immediately opened his eyes. He tilted his head back, his eyes rolled up, his muscles contracted and twitched violently, and his whole body trembled at a rapid rate.
As if something was about to erupt from the oathbreaker's body, Aiola and I held our breath and stared intently at the oathbreaker on the altar, waiting for his next reaction.
"Poof!"
A bloody heart of thorns erupted from the Oathbreaker's chest, pulling up a blood-red arc before finally falling to the ground and rolling a few times before stopping. The one who broke the oath was straightened up at his waist, kicked his legs, and lay on the altar with his eyes closed.
Blood gradually spread from the altar to the ground, and the "dragon fruit" rolled on the floor several times before being covered with dust, was this really okay? I squeezed Aiola with my elbow, "Is this the end of it?" It doesn't seem like that's how the script is written, right? ”
"Hmm...... Maybe there is still the last part of the ritual that hasn't been performed, or why don't we wait? ”
“…… It's good. ”
……
"Hey!" The Raven Ghost Woman's voice sounded displeased, "It's all because of your interruption that the transformation ritual failed!" ”
I think it's clear that you're not good at your craft...... In the face of the crow's reprimand, I secretly slandered and pushed Aiola behind my back.
"Ah...... Hello Ms. Petra, we are devotees of the goddess Namira and we are here to ask you a question. ”
"Questions?" The raven ghost narrowed her cunning eyes, her gaze darting back and forth between the two of us.
"Do you know where the temple of the corrupt lady of the Decadent Dao is?"
"The Temple of the Corrupt Lady?" At the mention of King Didra's temple, the crow ghost woman put away her slackness, and gave an affirmative reply with her eyes grunting, "Knowing the way, of course knowing the way!" ”
Hearing the other party's affirmation, Aiola's tone became excited, "Then can you tell us the specific location of the temple?" ”
"I'd love to tell you! But...... I have a condition......"
"Say it, if we can do it, we'll do it for you."
"That's great!" The raven looked at me with a smile, "You're going to trade Di Bella's prophetess for me!" ”
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