(→ Since it all started here, let's end here.)

Emerging from the gloomy forest, Rin walked slowly to the ruins of the ruined temple, where the place where the pavilion should have been located had long since disappeared under the bombardment of lightning and was replaced by a deep pit. Although it was a sunny day, the pit was full of water. A little yang fire was flicked into the water, and the rain instantly turned into billowing clouds and steamed.

Jumping into the pit, the stele was still in its original position, without any change.

...... The black mist sealed inside the stele is still there!

Stay inside quietly and without resistance.

"The dark shadow in the town, what I saw, what appeared before my eyes...... What is it?"

.........

"Rin, I knew I wouldn't be mistaken. He ran out of the bluestone path and shouted loudly.

She waved an old book in her hand and spoke in an agitated tone.

"Huh, got it?"

"Mmmm, you can't be wrong. ”

"Tell me. Rin answered, muttering in an inaudible voice, "It's always a little strange." Since there is no problem with the seal I laid out, and that guy obediently stays inside, then ...... What happened to it I saw at noon??"

"There has always been only one temple, and my house can be said to be the original one, or it can be said to be the new one. He opened the old book in his hand and pointed to one of the passages. This book is the harvest of Yuyu after looking for a long time in the pile of old books left by his father.

"You see, you see, this passage ......"

God lost his way, and everyone cut it down. Destroy their temples and break their faith.

About three hundred years ago, for some unknown reason, the people of the town knocked down that temple.

There is very little written about the reasons for the destruction of the gods, and if there are any, they are only a few words. Xiao Rin flipped through the whole book, which was a few pale words.

Guru... Narrow pass... Immortal... Banish... Must be destroyed!

In short, the gods disappeared and never appeared again.

The temple is also gone......

About 10 years after the temple disappeared, the temple was erected in the town for some reason.

Dark, dark

Dark Dark Dark ...... Dark Dark Dark Dark !!!!! Dark !!!!!!!!!!

Except for the deepest black, all that is left may be silence.

Dead silence black, deep silence.

I don't know how many years have passed, I don't know how many years have passed.

......

"Yuyu, you stand back, I want to see what's underneath this Demon Suppression Monument!" Throwing the book in his hand to Yuyu, Rin jumped down the pit again.

"Mmmm, be careful. ”

"Let me see...... "Since this ruin is the original temple site, then according to the book, the earliest village name built the temple at the site where the dragon stone fell, that is......

The dragon stone that appeared in the record should be under this ruin, or under this demon stele.

"Nine words disappear, the lock is scattered, and the space is self-extinguishing. Rin's breathing suddenly became long and slow, and he took a deep breath.

After the seal was revoked, the phantom in the black mist slowly appeared. A faint phantom, wisps of deep resentment came from nowhere, gathering on it, like a layer of mist.

It did not resist, nor did it flee.

It's as if the seal never existed, and it was just standing in front of Rin.

"You...... Again?"

"Well, I'll bring you back with me in a moment. ”

Last time, I didn't break this demon stele because of the seal, but now that it's useless, let's disappear!

Pressing his hand on the stone tablet, the strength of his whole body suddenly churned, surging like a tide, and an endless stream of qi and blood dyed Rin's hand red.

A dignified momentum made the air around him sink, and the strength of Rin's palm shook, and the 'Grinding Tablet Great Handprint' was pressed.

The Demon Suppression Monument began to crack, and in less than a moment, it turned into a cloud of dust.

“...... Hehe, is it really violence that suits me better~~" Rin patted the ash in her hand, having said that, her tone was inexplicably a little smug.

.........

The smoke cleared, revealing a corner of a stone.

Pale green, huge stone ...... Stained with blood

The golden blood, the Sanskrit sound, is imprinted with the breath of Buddhism.

"The Divine Curse, this seems to be a product of the Great Expulsion Era. Why is there no expulsion, but a seal?"

A long time ago, in that mighty expulsion of immortals, the power of the heavenly realm in the human world was brutally expelled by those old antiques in the underworld. During that period, there seemed to be several spells such as exorcism of immortals and chasing gods, but they were lost after the introduction of the Heavenly Realm...... The golden blood-stained talisman in front of him was somewhat similar to the spell described in ancient books.

Spell of the Gods...... But why is it a god spell!?

He pressed his hand on the pale green boulder, and at the moment of contact, an earthy yellow light bloomed and radiated towards the entire forest. In the earthy yellow light, accompanied by a faint but vast and profound thought, it is like the rebirth waves of the long-dormant sea, and it begins to ripple again.

Scenes of innocence came into Xiao Rin's mind.

Rin didn't refuse, and slowly began to read.

In the distant years, consciousness has not yet been born.

And from time immemorial, that huge stone sits on the river next to the town.

Finally, on a night when the Emperor Slurry fell, the pale stone spirit that came into contact with the Emperor Slurry was opened.

The ignorant consciousness of "......" was born.

According to a certain instinct, he began to absorb the aura between heaven and earth and the dragon qi under the earth's veins.

Inside the heart of the stone, a faint heartbeat was forming.

A subtle heartbeat appears!

A glimmer of consciousness sprouts!

She worked hard for a long time, and finally extended her perception beyond the stone shell that wrapped her, and began to perceive the world she was in. Warm, cold...... The four seasons change throughout the year, and each passing life around you. Tiny ants crawled over her, birds rested on her, and torrential rain poured down on her. Gradually, a tuft of weeds grew out of her.

One day, a herd of fawns passed by her, and one was buried by her side forever.

One day, a group of foxes passed by her, half buried by her side forever.

One day, a litter of rabbits made a nest around it.

One day, the eagle came, one rabbit died, and the rest fled.

One day, a piece of dirt got on the stone.

One day, a small flower bloomed on the stone.

One day, that beautiful flower rotted.

Gradually, she realized that she existed.

............

Don't know why you live, don't know why you die?

It's been a long, long time......

"Will you be my successor?"

There were waves in the life that had been peaceful, and a person appeared next to that stone.

"What's the successor?" she asked.

No, it's not reasonable to use the word "ask", I guess that's what it means.

"The ......," the man pointed to the goats running not far away, "no matter what the successor is, look around, the animals that grow on the earth, the animals that run happily......"

"Have you ever thought about it, why can't you think like them? ”

"Why be like them?"

"Because then you won't be lonely...... Forever and ever, I am alone, and what I see is always something familiar in my vision. See more things, see more things......"

"Huh?"

I didn't understand, but somehow, she suddenly had the expectation of seeing more, so she agreed.

A little girl walked out of the dragon pressing stone, took the hand of the visitor, and walked into the mountain.

She ran in the fields, frolicked in the rivers, and learned from the old man how to be a fairy.

-- In the woods, in a thousand-year-old tree.

The old fairy helped her put on the clothes she was not used to.

"Master... Father...... Learn...... Today?"

"Well, grandpa taught you to read today. Whether it is a human or a demon or a god, after being able to speak, literacy is an important study. ”

"As I write...... One by one, supporting each other is people. ”

"People, no matter who they are, need to support each other. ”

-- By the small lake, the old man with this spell book.

"Grandpa, what are you studying today?"

"Today, we will learn the fire avoidance spell, first watch me do it, concentrate the spiritual power in the body in my hand, and then draw out the fire avoidance spell. Well, like me...... That's it, you go and practice on your own. ”

"It's okay, it's just one failure. Grandpa failed 500 times before he learned. ”

"What! You said you succeeded?!...... Well, that's nothing either...... In fact, grandpa also succeeded at one time before, just because he was afraid that you would be disappointed, so he teased you~~"

-- Next to the fire

"Is it okay to teach you how to be a fairy today?"

"Grandpa, what is a fairy?"

"Grandpa is a fairy ......"

"Well, I'm going to be a fairy too. ”

"Okay, good, if you want to be an immortal, you have to have someone to worship first?"

"How can someone worship it?"

"Help them do something they couldn't do...... Of course, you have to find someone who believes in it to make a pact, otherwise what you do will not be remembered. Make a covenant of faith with someone you believe in, and let her build your own temple......"

"Why ......"

"This is the immortal~ There is no temple, there is no sacrifice, and it will never be a fairy. ”

"Uh-huh, I know~~"

-- On a small hillside, the old man quietly looked at the people in the distance.

"Grandpa, I met people today, they all have names, why don't I have them?"

"You have ...... too"

"What's it called, is it good?"

"That's good, from the first day I met you, grandpa helped you think about it. ”

"Grandpa, talk about it, talk about it......"

"There is jade in the stone, warm jade ice clear, rhyme and elegance into Yuqing. Grandpa shook his head and thought about it.

Ten years later, the old fairy gave her the priesthood and buried herself under a hill.

-- She became a fairy, but she also became a loner.

On the day the old fairy was buried by her, she didn't go out to play, didn't practice spells, didn't eat, and didn't leave the little dirt bag...... Because, she always felt that she had lost something in her heart.

I don't understand.

I don't understand!

Because the old man didn't teach these things, she hadn't learned them yet.

"By the way, if the old man wants to be a good immortal, I must become a great immortal. ”

After sitting at the old man's grave for the first month, she remembered what the old man had said inadvertently a long time ago. It was a rainy night, and the old man sat by the fire and muttered to himself, "Actually, I'm not a good fairy." I thought about it for a long time, to be a good fairy, monsters may be easier than people. ”

Why are youkai easier than people?

She didn't know that she wanted to dig up the soil where her grandfather was buried and ask him for advice as usual, but after thinking about it, she still didn't do it. Grandpa said that if one day, he lives in the dirt, don't disturb him, let him sleep well.

Although she doesn't understand, it can't be wrong to be a good fairy!

............

It was a long, long time later, and with her help, a small town with no one prospered.

She buried the secret in the earth, so that the barren land could grow crops. With plenty of food, the originally uninhabited village attracted many people to settle down. There were more people, and gradually a small town was formed. And with her help again and again, someone felt her help and thanked her.

Finally, after a great flood, she truly became a god worshipped, and she no longer had to sleep in the wilderness.

With the temple, she also found a sacrifice dedicated to herself.

At that time, it seemed that every day was happy, and every day I could laugh for a long time......

She finally fulfilled her agreement with that person and truly became a fairy.

It may not seem like a long time, but it is more profound than the memories left by the long, long years before it.

Until... That day!

The surging crowd toppled the temple

Kill those who worship her, and break her statues to pieces.

She was kicked out of her home and then ...... Then the world went dark.

Back to that place before birth, the darkness that didn't matter about the darkness.

The time that I didn't care about was so unbearable.

Nothingness, emptiness, darkness...... Fear is only known after experiencing the light.