Chapter 106: The Land of Shadows
Although he was joking, Skaha had no idea of 'arrears', and directly used magic to let Ethan know the 'location' of the Shadow Country.
Ethan has a very powerful spatial teleportation ability, and it is much more convenient to use teleportation magic to go to the Shadow Country than to open the gate of the Demon Realm by himself.
Not only was it too loud, but it was also quite tiring.
"Together?"
After determining the location of the Shadow Country, Ethan glanced at Diana next to him, and Diana's answer was very crisp and clear.
"Of course. ”
She did believe that Ethan would not 'take the initiative' to do anything, but according to the legend of 'Skaha' she had specially collected, this was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and if these two people were allowed to go to a place where no outsiders disturbed them, Ethan would definitely be eaten clean by this guy - Ethan would not take the initiative to do anything, but the possibility of him refusing to send it to the door on his own initiative was not very high, unless the woman had offended Ethan before.
From this point of view, don't look at Madeleine and Ethan's many overtures, but when she can't completely cripple Ethan with her strength, she will never be able to succeed, because Ethan is a cautious person.
Madeleine chose the wrong way from the beginning, and if she approached Ethan in a friendly way and left enough favor on Ethan, then even if she had some special fetishes, it could be regarded as private fun between the two.
Her mistake was that she wanted to subdue Ethan from the beginning, and Ethan obviously has a soft and not hard character, plus the point of holding grudges, basically Madeleine will never succeed.
Knowing this, Diana also came over to take a look, in order to see what the 'higher level of existence' was all about.
Hearing and seeing with your own eyes are not the same concept at all, and being able to see her with your own eyes will more or less have some understanding, which is why she insists on coming along.
Incidentally...... Beware of a guy who likes to pretend to be a beautiful girl and attack Ethan.。
After greeting Shirou Emiya and Illya, Ethan took Skaha and Diana directly to the Shadow Country.
For Illya and the others, Ethan just disappeared suddenly with two people, there was no dazzling light and shadow and no mysterious symbolic patterns, which was not lofty at all.
However, Medusa and Artoria present were amazed by Ethan's strength, and Medusa knew more about magic than Medusa, and was more admired.
It's a pity that Ethan didn't have a chance to enjoy these admiration, and several beauties looked at it with adoring eyes, and the scenery in his sight suddenly changed from the dojo of Emiya Shirou's house to a barren country of shadows, and it was all black and white, if it weren't for the two people next to him who were still colored, he even suspected that he had suddenly become severely colorblind.
"This is the Shadow Country?"
"Yes. ”
Diana was also looking around, and noticed the desolation of the place, and thought that Skaha lived in such a world alone.
"You've always lived in a world like this, and you've spent ...... alone. So many years?"
"It wasn't so deserted at first, but gradually I was the only one left. Skaha looked into the distance, as if reminiscing about his past life.
Ethan swept left and right, Skaha's life for so many years, just listening to it felt terrible, anyway, he didn't want to try it at all - this is not cultivating immortals, thousands of years have passed as soon as the retreat comes out, although Skaha has become a demigod, but in addition to reaching a high level in strength, her living habits are still no different from people.
A man has spent so many years in a desolate place...... No wonder she was hell-bent on being killed.
Diana suddenly understood why Skaha liked to lie on the Moon Goddess, although she didn't show it on the surface, but she still felt a little lonely in her heart - as for why she didn't go to the human world to live when she felt lonely? In addition to the responsibility of the guardian of the Shadow Country, she may also understand one thing: the lifespan of ordinary humans is limited, and when she pays her affection, she can only watch the other party pass away decades later, which is not a good experience.
There was no such trouble on the Moon Goddess, and there was no short-lived existence on the ship - even if he died by accident, Ethan had the means to resurrect him.
It is in this situation that Skaha is willing to open up a little bit and communicate with everyone.
Watching Ethan wander around the barren land casually, gradually walking a little farther away, Diana glanced at Skaha next to her, and suddenly did not resist the fact that she was lying on the Moon Goddess.
If only she hadn't flirted with Ethan.
As if seeing through Diana's thoughts, Skaha turned his head to look at Diana next to him, and then looked at Ethan in the distance.
"A really good warrior, deserves to enjoy everything he wants. ”
As if defiant, Diana almost snapped a tic-tac-toe on her forehead, but Skaha's subsequent words restored her composure.
"Only the warrior himself can decide what he wants. ”
Many people know this truth, but knowing is knowing, and whether you can understand it when you really meet it is another matter.
"The fundamental question is that the Warrior is getting better and better, he can get more and more things, and will he be willing to give up what he can get with a wave of his hand again and again?"
Diana didn't speak, and she didn't think of this to turn a blind eye to Ethan and Ada's problems, as long as she didn't mess around in front of herself, she would be invisible.
Thinking of this, she suddenly thought of her father, who she had never seen before, in this respect, Ethan was an authentic Olympian protoss, and she even wondered if Ethan's changes over the years were influenced by the Olympian bloodline? She remembered that Ethan didn't seem to have had any contact with women for many years.
"What a change!"
Looking at Ethan who turned back not far away, he looked like a child and undoubtedly changed more than when he first met.
"It's always going to change. ”
Although it is far away, but such a close distance, for Ethan now, it is no different from talking in his ear, but he is not easy to interject on this topic.
He couldn't say: in fact, his heart hasn't changed much, it's just that his strength was too weak before, and he didn't have that ability to suppress these thoughts in the depths of his heart;
If he said so, he was worried that Diana would go straight to the frenzy: I already had the idea that my wife would take the initiative? Is this looking down on me?
So there are some things that can be said, and this kind of thing is still hidden.
What's more, there is something serious to do this time, and he and Skaha discuss the huge energy of the Shadow Country.
"The energy is very pure, but the country of shadows is the land of the dead, and the energy here is biased towards the negative, even if I can, I won't absorb all of it, so I'll only take a part of it, do you have any thoughts on the rest?"
Skaha looked up at a void sky, and in her eyes the entire sky was filled with a huge gray energy, which was the energy of the Shadow Country, and it was also the foundation that sustained the existence of the Shadow Country.
Now that she has given away the Shadow Country as a bargaining chip, she doesn't think the disappearance of the Shadow Country is a big deal. Ethan said she didn't need all the energy, but that didn't mean she was going to keep it here.
"The remainder...... I'm ready to transform into my own magic. ”
"Such a huge amount of magic...... I'm afraid it will take you a long time to fully absorb the conversion. ”
"Anyway, the last thing I need is time. ”
Ethan inquired about Skaha's plans, and understood that Skaha was going to turn the Shadow Nation into a magical plane connected to himself, which was somewhat similar to the connection between the Ancient One and the Dark Realm, so that the Shadow Country would become Skaha's source of magic, providing it with a huge amount of magic protection.
In addition to being used as a logistical support, Skaha will also extract the energy of the Shadow Country and transform it into his own magic power all the time, and perhaps after countless years, the magic of the Shadow Country will be completely drained by Skaha, and the Shadow Country will completely die out at that time.
Ethan looked up again, then at Skaha in front of him.
"In the Land of Shadows, there is not only magic, but also 'rules' for absorbing the dead and letting them sleep peacefully. ”
"You want this?"
Ethan didn't answer, just continued to look up at the sky where nothing existed.
"I'm a little interested, but I think these rules are more suitable for you......"
He suddenly thought of his own world of crosses, which he had made like a 'paradise', and this country of shadows was very much in line with his impression of 'Hades'.
"It's a bit far away, so let's extract the energy first. ”
Ethan stood in place and gently raised his right hand, and the wind suddenly blew in the barren Shadow Country, and a trace of gray silk thread slowly emerged from the void, and slowly thickened as it circled and finally gathered into Ethan's hand.
As the gray light gradually formed in his hand, there were more and more silk threads in the sky, and the wind became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a huge gray tornado, which lasted for half an hour and then suddenly exploded, and when everything calmed down, Ethan's hand was suspended like a solid sphere.
The surroundings have returned to their previous calm appearance, only Ethan's side has a slight breeze, and Diana, who was not the slightest discomfort when the strong wind blew just now, felt uncomfortable standing in this breeze, and unconsciously took a few steps back.
Skaha, however, felt comfortable in the wind, squinting slightly to enjoy the feeling of the breeze.
"This energy isn't for you, so it's normal for you to feel uncomfortable. ”
Diana had sensed this, and she was worried about whether this energy would be harmful to Ethan.
"That's a tonic for me!"
The ball of energy grew smaller and smaller, and finally became like a ball of sugar, and Ethan threw it directly into his mouth, swallowing it with a grunt.
"But it takes a while to digest. ”