Beauty and the Beast (4)
Emilia took Liddy and wandered around the large underground space. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info"It's a church over there," "It's a residential area," "There's a medical facility here," "Children like to play here." It was as if she had gone back to the beginning, when she also took Liddy, as the chief adjutant, to see all of Louvin in order to draw a map.
The people of the Order call this huge subterranean city the Garden of Eden, which means carefree world. It was originally a gathering place for the clergy of the Order, but when her sister Aredia took over, she underwent drastic reforms. She banished all the useless clergy and sent them to "exercise and practice" all over the wasteland. Then, she began to help all kinds of people of the Mist, so that they no longer had to worry about wandering outside, and could have a real home with peace of mind. ”
"Iredia, I didn't expect her to have such a side. ”
Emilia and Liddy sit on a bench in the bazaar, holding a wheat cake sprinkled with roses in their hands. It's a circular underground space with a dozen shiny stone pillars hanging from a high dome, and the surrounding area is bustling with people.
"It's a bit like Lu Wen here. Liddy commented that he was right, and that Louwen's bazaar was also a huge circular market, bustling and noisy. The only difference is that Lu Wen can see the warm sun, while here there are only cold stone pillars.
"To be honest, I'm a little uncomfortable, Amilia. He took a bite of the wheat cake, put his hand on his thigh, and said, "You look a little reserved...... I mean, you're a little too quiet. You can just joke and grimace like you used to......"
"Yes? I was surprised when you said that. Listening to the other party's words, she was a little surprised. But in the end, he just shook his head tiredly: "I'll admit I've been a little tired lately, Lydy." You know, a lot has happened lately. My heart is not big enough for me to laugh at such times. Sorry, Lydy...... But if you choose to join us, maybe I can give you a smile. As she spoke, the scent of jasmine mixed with the smell of rose oatmeal.
"Don't worry, Amilia. There's still a lot I haven't seen, haven't I?" said Liddy seemed to be getting used to his new surroundings and becoming as calm as ever.
"Okay, what else do you want to hear? What do you want to see? I'll take you. ”
"I want to know about you. ”
"Me?" Emilia narrowed her eyes vigilantly, looking at the man in front of her suspiciously, "I hope you don't have any dangerous thoughts, otherwise my sister will ......"
"Hey, where do you want to go, Amilia. I mean, I'm interested in who you are, and of course your sister's. I remember Aredia saying that you were once nobles in the Holy City, didn't you?"
"That's right. ”
"I want to ask, what is your surname? The people of the wasteland abandoned their surnames a long time ago, not only because their family is long gone, but also because they want to leave the past behind and live as a new people. But the people of the Holy City were different, they had never been harmed by the fog, they were proud and complacent, they were proud of their noble glory, and they passed down their family names from generation to generation. You must be the same. ”
"Does that matter?" said Emilia's voice, a hint of confusion, and she couldn't make sense of the question.
"Actually, it doesn't really matter. Liddy said calmly, "I guess it's satisfying my curiosity." ”
Hearing this, Emilia burst out laughing.
"Hey, what are you laughing at?" Liddy looked dazed, holding half of the wheat cake in his hand in the air.
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Lydy......" It took Emilia a while to stop laughing, coughing a few times and pretending to be serious, but then showing a shallow smile: "I didn't expect that until now, your curiosity is still as strong as ever." ”
"Well, Phoenix says that about me a lot. ”
"Well, I'll tell you. Emilia put down her uneaten wheat cake and brushed her hair hanging down in front of her eyes, "My surname is Fry, Emilia Fry. ”
"Fry?"
"That's right, Fry. But unfortunately, our family is not as old and unattainable as you might think. Rather, our family is often looked down upon. ”
"Why?" said Liddy, listening intently, which in turn gave Emilia the motivation to tell the story.
"Our great-grandfather, what did you say...... is a thief. But not an ordinary thief, in other people's terms, he was a well-known thief. He wore a mask, wore exaggerated costumes, and whenever there were valuable gems or something on display, he would send out notices telling them when he was going to commit the theft. ”
"Well, it's a lot like the plot of some newspaper novels...... Don't stare at me, you continue. I have to admit that your story is still interesting. ”
"He committed countless crimes, but he never failed, and those high-ranking officials were humiliated because of it. One day, word of his deeds reached the royal palace, and the beautiful queen was interested in him, so she challenged him. It reads: At midnight, take the crown from my head, and you will get more glory and wealth than you ever imagined. ”
"Obviously, it's a trap. Probably the old men in the council came up with it. ”
"Perhaps, but he accepted the challenge. On the day of the theft, the entire palace was filled with guards, and they also mobilized mages to set up detection spells, and even dispatched airships that were not yet mature at the time to block the sky. ”
"Impregnable, but your great-grandfather still succeeded?"
"That's right, he succeeded. Although no one knew what method he used, when the clock struck midnight, he appeared behind the queen and gently took off the heavy crown. Holding the crown in his hand, he slowly knelt down in front of the queen in the astonished eyes of everyone, and said, "Your Royal Highness, do you remember your agreement?" At that time, the guards had surrounded him, and the halberd was on his neck, but he seemed leisurely and unhurried. ”
"Let me guess, the Queen has fulfilled his promise, or else there would be no you today. ”
"That's right, the queen fulfilled her promise. He was blessed with untold wealth and elevated him to nobility and a place in the Holy City. Eric Frye is my great-grandfather's name. ”
"It's amazing, I have to say. Are you sure he appeared out of thin air?"
"Maybe, but how, no one knows. He never mentioned his methods to outsiders. Emilia shrugged, "Are you satisfied?" ”
"So, you're a family of thieves?" Liddy pondered, looking down, "no wonder Iredia is so gifted. ”
"I'll tell you the truth, I've been trained for that as well. Emilia said, "Is there anything else you'd like to ask?"
"Finally, I've always been curious. ”
"Uh-huh, I think I can satisfy your curiosity. Emilia said, tilting her head.
"You're sisters to Aredia......, aren't you? You don't have the same hair color?"
These words pierced Emilia like a needle deep into Amilia's heart. She looked away, silver hair covering her cheeks, covering her eyes. "I'm sick. She murmured and pinched her palm.
"Sick?"
She could feel Liddy's confusion and confusion, but she didn't want to say more. She considered changing the subject, but before she could speak, she smelled a foul smell that was disgusting. She looked up and looked ahead, her eyes glinting.
Two men, dressed in the robes of the Order and armed with halberds, stood in the middle of the bazaar, exuding a dangerous aura on their bodies. They looked left and right, their bodies shaking, like walking corpses looking for their prey. She noticed that Liddy's eyes narrowed in alarm, too, and he could smell the ominous stench.
Seeing that both men took a detour, the bazaar soon became vacant of a large open space. However, only a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old took his frail mother and walked towards them. They talked and laughed, unaware of the danger in front of them. It wasn't until the two of them let out a terrifying tear that the mother and son stopped, their faces full of confusion and incomprehension. They looked around and saw that there was no one around, and the faces of the two men made the boy cry out in horror.
Sharp teeth and sharp teeth, like fog beasts.
"Let's go!" Emilia immediately ran towards the two, shouting at her head in an attempt to get their attention. She succeeded, and the robed man turned and screamed at her, raising his halberd and striking at her. The speed of the other party was astonishingly fast, and Emilia stopped, and when the halberd was about to stab herself, she turned into white mist and dodged the blow, while the two men rushed straight to the stall behind her, the fragile booth could not withstand their weight, and they collapsed, crushing against the robed man's body, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Liddy, take the others to safety!" she shouted to the High Knight, knowing that this was not the end of the story. The other party nodded, and began to beckon the surrounding residents to evacuate, and took the mother and son in the clearing. Emilia smiled in relief, but was then distracted by the shrill screams.
The ruins of the stall began to shake, and the two robed men screamed and climbed up from the wheat cakes and fruits, looking at Emilia angrily. Their eyes were blank and their skin was pale, and even Emilia shivered. The two were like huge humanoid beasts, brutal and dangerous. This is the gift of the god of white mist, she can smell the surging white mist inside the other, these two have lost their minds, and they are like fog beasts.
Before Aredia brought her guards over, she had to hold them down on her own.
She reached for the self-defense dagger that Aridia had given her, but a nightmarish chill swept over her, and she instinctively turned into a white mist, only to see a halberd emerge from a cloud of white mist and stab behind her place. The white mist receded, and a man in a robe emerged from it. If it's a little later, Emilia will be stabbed in the heart.
Emilia reappeared in a cold sweat, unable to maintain her white mist form for long. But they didn't give her time to breathe, and when they saw Emilia's entity, they immediately turned into a white mist and attacked her, and Emilia had to abandon the entity to avoid the attack.
They chased each other in the market, and the white mist rose in the grounds.
She knew she couldn't afford to delay it too long, or a voice would get louder and louder in her head. Abandon the past and turn into white mist. The voice demanded. No way, that's Emilia's answer. But as she maintained her white mist form, the voice became clearer and louder, and her sense of self began to blur.
This is her "sickness", the gift of the god of the white mist, who wants her to become a beast that serves only it.
Emilia shook her head violently, trying to get the terrible voice out of her head as she thought of a way to fight back. She tried to create a simple barrier out of the Philosopher's Stone in her waist pocket to restrict her movement, but before she could finish the spell, the halberd would stab at her, forcing her into the fog.
Calm and calm, one blow kills. Remembering the teachings of her sister, who was a Master Assassin, she began to try to stay close behind them, killing them with a dagger when they appeared. However, the dagger could not pierce the opponent's hard skin, and she realized that the other party had mutated into a monster far beyond her imagination.
The white mist and reality exchanged with each other, and she stayed in the white mist longer and longer, and the white mist almost swallowed her. She began to feel that she no longer belonged to herself. She saw a door, and a voice told her that behind it was her only Eden, and that she would only need to open the door to eternal happiness and peace. And the price of this is simply to give up those tragic memories of the past.
Involuntarily, she gripped the doorknob, and the voice in her head had never been so clear and so sweet. She was naked, barefoot, and white. The mist swirled around her, making her feel warm and comfortable. The fog guided her fingertips to turn the cold doorknob. With a slight force, she opened a crack, and the light reflected warmly on her face through the crack in the door.
She stepped into the doorframe with one foot, only before that, unintentionally, involuntarily, she looked behind her to see what she was about to throw away.
She saw the fear of her friends, the anger of her parents, the hatred of outsiders, and the betrayal of her lover. It pained her, saddened her, was something she never wanted to see again.
However, she heard a small voice, nothing compared to the voice in her head, but it made her unable to let go and forget. "Amilia, did this snake make you cry?", "Amilia, our blood is thicker than water. "Amilia, no one can hurt my sister. "..... Emilia?", "Emilia!"
The voice grew quieter and farther away from her. Give up the past and become a white mist. The voice in her head is like a loving mother, patiently teaching her over and over again, telling her to forget her sad past and accept a new life.
The small voice was gone, and there was silence all around, except for the persuasion of the "mother" and the hidden door.
Suddenly, she burst into tears. She fell to her knees, covered her eyes, and cried loudly. Her world is not devoid of nothing, sadly painful. There was a voice, at all times, calling her name, by her side. Now, the voice was gone, and she was truly nothing.
Aridia, Aridia, Aridia...... She cried and called her sister's name, trembling with grief and anger. The motherly voice in her head turned into a ghostly scream, shouting, mocking, and teasing Emilia for her pathetic to open the door and become a walking corpse.
"No, I won't. Emilia stopped crying and slowly stood up, tears glistening in her eyes. She held a dagger, a birthday present from Aredia.
When you don't have me, you have to know how to protect yourself.
She closed the half-hidden wooden door again, grasped the dagger in both hands, and stabbed it hard into the center of the door.
Screams erupted, a crack opened in the wooden door, and darkness erupted and struck her. She fell to the ground with a bang, watching herself be swallowed up by the darkness. Before losing consciousness, she heard the voice again: "Amilia." ”
She fell asleep, a shallow smile on her lips.
"Amilia, Amilia?" a familiar voice called out to her, waking her from her slumber. Emilia opened her confused eyes and saw an anxious face dotted with freckles.
"Sister?......
Before she could finish speaking, Aredia hugged her sister tightly, scented with jasmine.
"You used my perfume?" she asked, burying herself in her sister's dark hair, chuckling. Aredia nodded, and Emilia felt a few warm tears drip on the back of her neck.
"Welcome back, Emilia......" Aridia let go of her sister and took her hands like a wronged child, her eyes red.
"Hey, don't cry with a sad face, sister, it's not like you. Emilia held out a hand and wiped the tears from the corner of her eye.
"I have to say, I didn't expect your feelings to be so deep. ”
Emilia looked to the side and saw Lydy, a high-ranking knight with a bandage on her right arm, leaning against the wall, watching the show. He changed into a lilac uniform with the moon embroidered on his chest.
"Lydy, what are you?" Emilia wondered.
"You've slept for a long time, sister. A lot has happened in between. Aredia looked at the rider and smiled. "For example, Knight Liddy killed those two monsters, and the archbishop's messenger was driven out of Eden by me. ”
"The most important thing is that you wake up and we have our very own knight. ”
"Riders, knights?" Emilia didn't understand her sister's words, her face dazed.
"Moon, they call me Moon Knight. Liddy walked over and knelt down on one knee, the silver moon crest shining on his chest. "Phoenix is dead, the head of the regiment is in the hands of the Senate, and the Knights of the Sun have nothing to be missed. ”
"The sun can dispel darkness, but light is also needed in the darkness that cannot be dispelled. ”
"That's the moon. Although it is cold and lonely, it is the only light in the darkness. ”
"In the name of the moon, I swear an oath to you and your sister. Moon Knight Liddy will be transformed into the sword of the two and the shield of the two. For the sake of His Highness Arelea's ambition, become a moonlight in the darkness to save those who are still trapped by the darkness. If anyone stands in the way, he will be slashed with this sword. He pulled out a sharp sword, the hilt of which was carved with silver mist patterns, and the body of the sword was wrapped in white mist, emitting a faint light, like the bright moon in the mist.
"Ambition ?......" Emilia asked puzzled, looking at her sister in confusion. The sadness of the other party just now is long gone, replaced by a serpent-like smile. She leaned into Emilia's ear and whispered:
"A world poured out for you. ”