Chapter 42: Ness's Epiphany
"The reunion of master and apprentice is very touching, Moses, don't come unharmed. Hall finally spoke, with an imperceptible smile on his face.
Moses glanced at Hal and walked slowly to the river. "Hell, whatever the reason for your presence here, but today, I'm not here to fight you, I'm done with everything I'm going to do, and I'm about to leave. ”
"What, Master, where are you going, don't leave me again. Rui rushed to Moses and tried to hug him, but was surprised to find that Moses' figure began to blur again.
"Rui, I'm not here, what you see is only an illusion created by my will, I can't enter this source of magic, I can only use magic to pull my will here for a short time, and now, the time is coming. Moses looked at Rui kindly, his eyes full of reluctance.
Rui looked at Moses in shock, "Master, are you saying that you are not an illusion created by the source of magic, but you entered here from the world where we are located?"
Moses' figure grew fainter and fainter, almost translucent. "Yes, Rui, although the source of magic will eventually tell you, I would like to take this opportunity to tell you in person what you have always wanted to know. ”
"Master, don't go, Master. Rui raised his hand and grabbed it in the air, but his hands swept across the faint figure in front of him, but he couldn't catch anything.
"Goodbye, Rui, maybe we'll see each other again, and until then, take care of ourselves. Moses disappeared completely, as if it had never been there.
Rui sat on the ground weakly, sobbing sadly.
"Well, the troublemakers are gone, Moses is always doing bad things to me. Hall still smiled slightly. "Don't talk to me, really. ”
"You didn't dare to do anything to us when Moses was here, and now that he's gone, are you going to attack us again?Is this what the Archmage did?, aren't you ashamed?" asked Ness, angrily at Hore.
In the face of Ness's hostile questioning, Holl did not get angry, but the smile on his face disappeared and his expression became serious. "Little girl, I also advised you two juniors, don't be my enemy, if you are willing to take refuge in me, I will guarantee your safety, but you are obsessed. ”
"You're the one who is obsessed!" Ness interrupted Hall, "You're doing this against the Mage Tower, and you'll be sanctioned by the Mage Tower, sooner or later!"
"Hmph. Hal sneered twice, full of disdain for Ness's words. "How do you know that the Mage Tower will oppose what I did, and besides, even if they do, so what?"
Ness didn't flinch from Hall's rhetorical question, but was more determined to find out if what he did had something to do with the Mage Tower. "Then Howl, why are you helping Dias, and why? Is this really the order of the Mage Tower, or is it your own behavior?".
"Hmph!" Holl smiled disdainfully again, "little girl, at this time, are you still struggling with whether this whole thing has anything to do with the Mage Tower?
"This ......," Ness was momentarily speechless. "yes, if it has something to do with the Mage Tower, what can I do?" Ness herself wondered, but she still insisted, "If it's really what the Mage Tower meant, I must go back to the Mage Tower to confront the archmages, and I must ask them why they are doing this." ”
"And then? Stop them? Do you have the ability, little girl? Will they pay attention to you? What time did the Mage Tower not only act according to its own will? Not only you, but even the Great Sage could not change the decision of the Mage Tower, and you and I could change it. Holl scoffed at Niss. "In that case, why bother yourself?"
"But, no matter what......" Ness suddenly felt that what Hall said was not wrong, no matter what the decision of the Mage Tower was, she couldn't change it at all, even if she knew the truth and returned to the Mage Tower, what could she change?" "In any case, I can't watch the Mage Tower make a wrong decision and remain indifferent, the Mage Tower is the guardian of Wallis, if even it is lost, then where will Wallis's future go?!"
"You are wrong, young man. Hall's tone calmed down, no longer full of disdain as before, as if he was guiding the juniors. "Wallis's future is not up to the Mage Tower, it's up to every ordinary person like you and me who lives on this continent. Don't think that the Mage Tower has this ability, in the torrent of history, it is only a supporting character, a real hero, present in every corner of Wallis. Maybe it's you and your companions, or maybe not. ”
Ness was silent, munching on Hall's words in her heart, which seemed to her as the clouds cleared the day, and the dark clouds that had wrapped around her gradually faded.
Seeing that Ness seemed to understand something, Hoel looked seriously at the junior in front of him. "Just like me, follow my own will and do what I think is right, I don't care if the Mage Tower is right or not, every mage has to leave the Mage Tower after all, and get rid of the shackles of the Mage Tower. ”
"Do you have to stick to it even if you're wrong?" Ness's tone was no longer as aggressive as it had been at the beginning.
"There is no absolute right or wrong in this world except the Dark Tide, you think I am evil, but on the other hand, you have to admit that I am righteous, so why should I not do it?"
"Then how do I know what I'm doing is right? I really can't be sure if I'm right or wrong without the will of the Mage Tower. Ness lowered her head in pain and clenched her fists hard.
"Only by honing yourself in trials can you make your mind more mature, so that you can make the right decision, once you have made a decision, you must stick to your beliefs, and don't be easily influenced by outsiders, even if it is the Mage Tower, it can't affect you. Haul looked at Ness with a smile. "And you have these few partners who share life and death, with them, you can definitely find the right answer, remember, don't be bound by the mage tower. ”
"Follow your own will...... Do what you think is right...... Don't be bound by the Mage Tower. The words lingered in Ness's mind.
Ness looked up at the old mage opposite, puzzled. "Why are you telling me this, aren't you here to kill us?"
"As I said earlier, there is no absolute right or wrong in this world except for the dark tide, and a person is both righteous and evil. Hall folded his hands and tucked them into his wide sleeves. "You can see me as an illusion in the source of magic, maybe I wanted to kill you just now, but that was just the process, all I did was so that you could wake up and no longer be tormented by your demons, and you could not continue until you conquered your own heart. ”
"Are you an illusion then, or did you just show up to guide me from the beginning?"
"It doesn't matter anymore, my mission is complete, goodbye, Ness, take care, we'll see you again, I promise. The old mage's voice seemed to come from afar, not on the other side of the river.