Chapter 54: Dawn
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In his sleep, Link opened his 'eyes' and thought that he had subconsciously turned on a meditative state, but he could neither see the pillar nor perceive any elements, which was obviously not the meditative state he knew.
As far as the eye could see, everywhere was a desolate silver-white, and there was no distinction between heaven and earth.
Where is this?
I tried to take a few steps forward, and my feet were cold and slick.
Link crouched down and brushed the snow off the ground, revealing the true face of the area he was standing in - ice cubes.
Lake?
There seemed to be something under the ice, it was too dark to see, and Link had to brush away more snow, revealing people who were frozen in ice, or shocked or pained expressions, as if someone had pressed the pause button on time. A gust of wind blew cold snowflakes, and the bweezed ice was quickly reburied.
Desolate dreams wake up Link, Death...... He really didn't give up.
It was not death that accompanied the wind and snow, but a woman with a graceful figure, barefoot, wearing a tight purple robe, with a pale complexion, her head and eyebrows were grayish-white with a dead air, and her face was still very young, but at the first sight of her, Link felt that this woman was very old, giving people a very vicissitudes of life. He was sure he had never seen each other, but her icy eyes radiated an almost mad rage.
Could it be...... Hicks has never shown his true face, and has always been shown in a hooded black robe.
Just as Link was thinking, the woman spoke.
"Welcome to my dreams, child of nature. β
Despite the fact that he had already decided in his heart, Link asked who you are?
"I am a remnant of Lorelei's consciousness, the last vestige of divine power hidden in the soul energy, and I will lock you in my nightmare, forever!" accompanied by Lorelei's loud shout. Fierce winds mixed with snow and ice raged in the dream.
"Trapping me won't change the implementation of your downfall, the priesthood has changed hands, Lorelei. Link shouted in the midst of a blizzard.
"It doesn't matter who succeeds to the priesthood, as long as you are trapped in a dream, the pillar can no longer use your divine power to influence the material world. β
Is there so much hatred between us...... Link tries to use psychic powers, but in Lorelei's dream. He was like an ordinary person, he didn't have any divine power at all, and the blizzard quickly buried half of his body.
While struggling, Link tried to communicate with Lorelei's consciousness body, why was there only a trace of consciousness left, and he still insisted on being the enemy of the pillar?
"To stop Edgar's ruin. Lorelei's answer was even more unexpected than Link.
"Huh...... This is strange, isn't it the Grim Reaper who is forcing the pillar to the path of destruction?" The half-virtual and half-real Lorelei was stunned, and Link continued: "Malik broke up with the Grim Reaper for the sake of his own benefit, why are you still obsessed with the situation you have fallen to where you are now?"
"Nonsense! I'm doing this all to save humanity. β
Link was even more puzzled. Could it be that Lorelei is crazy? Bray only mentions that Lorelei, Hicks, and Malik are allies, and does not say why she would help Hicks in her erosion of Andrea. The words of the gods cannot be fully trusted, so why should the remaining consciousness of Lorelei swear that he is saving humanity?
"I guess it's up to you to explain what this is, Malik, the god of shadows. Even in his dreams, Link wears a ring on his index finger. As he spoke, the Holy Emblem spewed out a puff of black smoke, condensing into a night elf male with silver red eyes.
Seeing him, Lorelai's remaining consciousness drifted backwards. He was very jealous of Malik.
"The first god of magic is called Dawit, and he is the leader of the Glowing Elves. Exiled for his involvement in the Ragnarok Rebellion, he unfortunately did not make it back to Edgar. In his place was Lorelei, an ancient human who had been recommended by Hicks, a child of nature, to arch her to the altar. At the end of the Golden Age, the contradictions between the various species did not change because of the fall and exile of the gods. Hicks sues SΓΉ Lorelei. The first generations had already drawn up a 'final plan for resolving disputes'. β
Link vaguely guessed what Malik's final plan was, "Destroy the human race?"
"Yes, but this plan isn't just for humans. Malik nodded, not as hidden as Hicks, but as a dark god. He wrapped himself tightly, with an all-black hood, smock, and mask, like an assassin walking in the shadows, clearly in front of him, but his face was not visible at all.
"The so-called final plan is to carry out a great cleansing of the material world, to freeze the big 6 with floods and ice, that is, to remove the second generation of gods and the species that produced them, to preserve the landforms and plants to the greatest extent, and then recreate new species. β
"Did she believe it?" Link glanced at Lorelei's consciousness that was floating around them and refused to approach.
"Oh......" Malik dragged out, "how could I have thought you were stupid before? β
"It's very simple, the pillar is a god of nature, one with the planet, how could he make such a decision that is equivalent to destroying the planet. Not to mention all living things, just humans, they are difficult to decide, the relationship between species is not just hatred or friendship, the food chain is interlocking, and suddenly one link is missing, and more other species will also have an impact. And the role of humanity in Edgar is so important that you will not hesitate to give up your millennium allies, and so important that Pillar would rather endure erosion than give up. β
Malik laughed twice, and his suddenly lowered voice showed his displeasure: "Although I admire bold people, I am really displeased with your disrespect. β
"I'm an atheist. Finding such a statement unconvincing, Link added, "False honorifics are meaningless, and if you want to hear them, I can add them." β
"Forget it!" Malik waved his hand, ending the topic that was upsetting him. He then briefly explains that Lorelei believes it and joins Hicks' plan to erode the Pillar of Water. He thinks that as long as he can corrupt Andrea and leave it to himself, he can stop the frozen world. The appearance of the lich was a dividing point, and the undead, who had originally wandered around with only a small amount of spiritual power remaining in their bodies, ushered in a real rise. The appearance of the high-level undead also changed the probability of unnatural death of living beings, and the resentful souls succeeded in eroding Andrea under the guidance of Hicks, a child of nature. Over time, the pillar of water gradually gave birth to the idea that human existence was the source of the destruction of the world and that it had to be eliminated. The inundation of the Sea of Storms further convinced Lorelei of Hicks' lies that erosion was the only way to save humanity.
It's a god, and he was deceived so lightly, and Malik also contributed a lot. Link asks Malik to undo the conspiracy that was being cast on her: "Now that Lorelei has fallen, there is no need for the lie to continue. β
"Indeed, there is no need to waste my divine power anymore. In a burst of scalp-numbing laughter, Malik lifted the conspiracy barrier that had blinded Lorelei for so long, and the former goddess who was completely awake let out a piercing scream.
"What have I done? After so many years, I have ...... Hicks!ahh
In order to increase the strength of the Pillar of Resistance, she assisted Hicks in killing so many people, including the three sages after Bray, and instilled their power into Hicks.
The blizzard stopped, the glacier melted, but the dead who were frozen in the ice got up, and the blue flames in their eyes gathered towards Lorelei like a tide.
Link turned his head to look at Malik, but the cunning and sinister god vanished into a puff of black smoke.
Cut...... Unreliable guy. He rushed to Lorelai, who was still screaming like crazy: "Hurry up, isn't this your dream?"
Looking at the approaching deceased, Lorelei calmed down: "This is a sin I have committed, and I should bear it." β
"You only have a trace of consciousness left, how can you bear it! Besides, if you disappear, what will happen to this dream? Can my spirit return to reality?"
Lorelei was silent for a moment before telling SΓΉ Link the truth, this was not a dream at all, but her soul energy, those that looked like dead corpses, were actually the resentment of the mage who had been absorbed by her spiritual power for a long time, and the hatred of being robbed of her power.
Link finally understood why Bray gave him the soul energy left behind by Lorelai, if she was not purified for a day, the corrosion of soul energy would continue, and she would not wake up from this dream. For the sake of profit, Malik may tell the truth of the year, and by the way, dismantle the conspiracy enchantment, which is no longer useful. If Bray had come forward, Malik might not have bought it.
Seeing the corpse getting closer and closer, Link asked Lorelei if there was any way to purify the soul energy, and he didn't want to die in a dream inexplicably.
"If I could purify, how could I be forced to this point. Lorelei's answer was discouraging, but Link refused to give up.
The Pillar of Earth has the power to purify, and if he can restore his divine power, he may be able to purify the corpses that have been condensed by resentment.
"My power!"
"What?"
"Restore my power! Let me try, maybe I can purify them. β
Lorelei looked at Link in a daze, and when he was about to think she would refuse, Lorelei suddenly reached out and covered Link's forehead.
"Soul energy is the embodiment of the spirit, and if you really have that power, I can help you realize it, and show the power that you think can break despair. β
Soul energy is the embodiment of the spirit, and the divine power cannot reach it because this is a pure spiritual world?
The power to crush despair...... Link thought a lot, and the ultimatum was the morning light before dawn, on the top of the mountain, the clouds and mist, the sun slowly rose from the clouds, and the orange turned golden, the clouds and the sky were plated with a layer of gold, and the magnificent scenery was breathtakingly beautiful.
The corpses stopped, all staring at the long-lost sunrise.
One, two, three, five, and finally in patches turned into bits of white light, flying towards the sun that was getting brighter and brighter. (To be continued!)