It's late at night.

The moon shadow is abundant, and the deep and empty castle is silent.

The garden was empty, and the corpses and bloodstains on the grass were long gone, as if nothing had ever happened.

On the dark corridor, the white moonlight poured in through the windows.

On the ground, there was a black shadow, using both hands and feet, slowly crawling.

In the room, the scorching light was flickering and the light was dim, and Willis and Anne were sitting at the table whispering, and the big black bear was sleeping soundly in the corner.

And Catherine, standing in the shadows to the side, looked at them bewildered.

They always took the trouble to ask her something, but she was at a loss and couldn't answer.

In the corridor outside the door, there was a sudden burst of the figure of Xi Suosuo, as if something was rubbing on the ground, getting closer and closer, and it sounded particularly infiltrating in the silent night.

The big black bear, which was sleeping soundly in the corner, suddenly opened its eyes, but subconsciously shrunk its neck first, shivering.

Catherine froze in place, her mind in confusion, and she didn't seem to hear the voice.

Veris stood up, picked up the greatsword from her side, and walked towards the door step by step with a sharp gaze.

"Knock! Knock! Knock! ”

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

However, the sound came from the very bottom of the wooden door.

The pale moonlight shone in through the crack in the bottom door of the shadow that was crawling on the ground, and it was very long, swaying, like a ghost.

"Click!"

Veris slammed open the door, and the giant sword in her hand slammed into the ground in front of her, and the sharp blade splashed a few sparks on the hard bluestone slab.

The giant sword was in front of her petite body, and with a single kick, the sharp blade would cut forward!

The cold night breeze blew from outside the door, and Willis's silver hair was flying, holding the hilt of the giant sword in both hands, her eyes were like torches, and she said coquettishly without fear: "Who? ”

She lowered her head and looked at the ground.

The black shadow crawling on the ground tilted his head, looked at him with blue eyes, looked dumb and stupid, and suddenly said in his mouth: "I." ”

Of course, when he said the word "I", his body was obviously shocked, and his face was shocked and incredible.

Catherine ran over and sniffed at the familiar scent of him, with the same look of a daze.

"What are you doing lying on the ground?"

Willis asked, stunned, putting away her greatsword and blinking her eyes.

"I ...... Can I speak? ”

The black shadow on the ground, who didn't seem to hear the words, was still immersed in the word "I" that he had just blurted out suddenly, and he couldn't extricate himself in shock.

Veris rolled her eyes and said with a cold face, "Not only can you speak, but you can also stand up and walk." You say you're an elven knight, crawling on the ground and wriggling, what kind of body do you become? ”

Chu Xiaoye tilted her head and looked at her, stunned.

Then, trying to put his hands on the ground and his legs on the ground, he slowly stood up.

He really stood up!

He lowered his head, looked at his hands, looked at his legs, looked at his body, looked at everything about him, and looked confused.

He became an elf!

The elf was none other than the elf boy he had killed in the garden in the evening—strictly speaking, himself!

He had just woken up in a dark room thinking he was dead.

He crawled out of the room in a daze, crawling down the hallway, thinking he was still a lion, like a walking corpse, without a soul, and then, crawling here, heard the voices inside.

"Wang ......"

Anne walked over, her eyes full of tears, looked at him brightly, and said happily, "You are not dead." You killed your true self and then merged with his body. From now on, you are you, the only you, the real you. Everything you have is held in the palm of your own hand, and no one can easily take it away. You're truly free. ”

Veris on the side said coldly: "None of the living species will be truly free. I hope this is the last reminder to you, Your Highness, that he is not your king, and he is not called king. ”

Anne wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiled lightly, stretched out her little hand to her king, and solemnly introduced: "Night, hello, my name is Anne, Princess Anne, your friend and companion, also your family, and sister. ”

Chu Xiaoye was stunned there, tremblingly stretched out her hand and shook it with her somewhat cold little hand.

He was half a head lower than Willis, a head lower than Anne, like a young and innocent little boy, but a real elf boy.

He, like Willis, doesn't seem to be tall.

He is still very uncomfortable with this new body, holding Anne's soft and delicate little hands, trembling, while involuntarily exerting force, pinching little Anne's face changed.

Veris hurriedly opened his hand.

Catherine stood aside, her head tilted, staring at him blankly, but in those dark eyes, there was still trust and affection that never left.

Chu Xiaoye trembled and stretched out her hand, touched her head, and suddenly said, "What about my body?" ”

After a pause, he repeated, "I mean, what about my original body?" ”

Catherine lowered her head and rubbed her palms gently, looking dazed.

She didn't know how to answer.

In the evening, she saw what was happening in the garden, but the picture was too strange for her to describe.

After a moment of silence, Willis said, "Don't worry, you're still a lion." You can't control the power in your body right now, and when dawn comes, you'll be back again. ”

Chu Xiaoye looked at her in amazement, and said in a trembling voice, "You mean...... At dawn, I will change back to my original lion form, and at night, I will ......"

"Not necessarily."

Willis shook her head, her face expressionless, and said, "Only when you truly control the power in your body can you change freely." ”

Anne said urgently, "Villis, then, is Night a lion or an elf now?" What will his future identity become? ”

Veris shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's up to him." Any change will change with his own state of mind. If he wants to be an elf, then he is an elf. If he wants to be a lion, then he is a lion. ”

Anne looked at her king with sparkling eyes, and murmured in a low voice, "I hope he will always be an elf." ”

Catherine looked up and looked at her coldly.

"I ...... Can you try your sword? ”

Chu Xiaoye suddenly trembled and stretched out his hand and grasped the giant sword leaning against the door.

Veris frowned, hesitated, did not stop, and said coldly: "You can't take it." ”

She was born with divine power, and she needed both hands to hold it every time, and a lion who had just had an elf body was trembling with her hands, how could she possibly hold it.

However, Chu Xiaoye suddenly picked it up with one hand, and then split it with his hand, and with a "click", the wooden door became two halves.

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