It's a beautiful coastal canyon.

Tall black trees shade the sky, and the rugged coastline stretches to the end of the sky.

In the vast ancient temple, the leaders of the various tribes of the Free Alliance have gathered here, surrounded by handsome elves in tuxedos.

The elders and clansmen of their respective tribes had already exhausted the inside and outside of the temple.

Inside and outside the temple, there was silence, and everyone's eyes were focused on the lifelike faceless idol in the temple, and the girl kneeling in front of the idol with a nervous expression.

"God...... Can God's Majesty, the Great Savior, really hear our call? ”

An old tribal leader couldn't help but look at the smiling elven messenger, his hoarse voice trembling slightly.

"Elven Oracle," Sebas smiled.

I saw him stretch out his hand and draw a symbol of a thorn rose on his chest, and his gentle voice was pious and fanatical:

"Absolutely."

"Just as you have been looking forward to such a day, the great crown...... I've already set my sights on you. ”

After that, he looked at the girl from the north sitting in front of the idol:

"Astrid, the time has come, let's start the ceremony."

"Feel it, call it, sing the true name of God as I taught you!"

"As long as you have faith in your heart, as long as your heart is pure, as long as you are pious in faith, you will naturally be able to evoke the blessings that His Majesty has left in you, and the Great Crown...... Your voice will be heard naturally, too! ”

Listening to Sebas's encouragement, Astrid took a deep breath and her expression gradually became determined.

She stretched out her right hand and drew a symbol of a bramble rose on her chest, and then bowed to the idol on the altar:

"Regulators and Protectors of Darkness,"

"Subversive and remodeler of order."

"Lord of the Night,"

"The Dawn King,"

"The Savior of the Alliance of Free Tribes, the embodiment of the cycle of light and darkness—"

"Great ...... God of the Night! ”

"Astrid, your devout devotee, here I pray to you, I ask you for your gaze, I ask you for protection, I pray for ...... Your power. ”

The girl's voice was ethereal and reverent.

As she prayed, the tribesmen inside and outside the temple also knelt down and chanted along with the maiden:

"Great god of the night!"

"Your Majesty the Great Saviour!"

"Your devout believer...... Pray for your gaze, pray for your protection, pray for your strength! ”

The sound was overwhelming, echoing through the canyon and drowning out the sound of the waves crashing against the reef.

The crowd worshipped the idol, their eyes focused on the lifelike idol, their eyes full of hope and apprehension.

The echo of prayer faded into the sound of the waves.

The ancient temple has also returned to silence.

Looking at the statue on the altar that had not changed in the slightest, the expectant eyes of everyone gradually dimmed, and the light of hope in their eyes gradually extinguished.

Even Astrid, the "goddess girl" kneeling in front of the statue, slowly closed her eyes.

"Also...... Isn't it okay? ”

Looking at the unchanged altar, an old tribal elder looked depressed and desperate.

"No ......"

The girl in front of the idol suddenly opened her eyes.

I saw her clasping her hands, putting them on her chest, raising her head, and looking at the lifelike idol with a reverent expression:

"I ...... It's as if I feel the power of the Savior's crown......"

As soon as the words fell, a crimson glow bloomed on the girl's body.

I saw her chest burst out with red light, and an illusory ball of light slowly rose from her.

As if attracted by some kind of force, the ball of light flew towards the idol on the altar, eventually merging with the idol.

A crimson glow spread over the idol.

I saw that the statue that had no face suddenly changed!

Its facial features gradually became clearer, its image gradually became complete, and in the blink of an eye, it ...... It went from a faceless statue with an indiscernible face to a small and beautiful statue of a goddess.

Crimson pillars of light centered on the idol rose to the sky.

A vicissitudes of ancient breath slowly descended in the temple, and along with that ancient breath, there was also the divine power that looked at the world.

In a trance, the worshippers of the Savior who prayed seemed to see a tall temple appear in the void, and in the temple, a goddess in a black dress sat high on the throne.

The stars are the embellishments of His throne, and the blood moon is the back behind His throne.

Everyone only felt that there seemed to be some kind of awakening-like throbbing in the depths of their blood, and along with the throbbing, there was a majestic, beautiful and ethereal voice that seemed to resound in their hearts:

"Pray for you, ...... Got it. ”

A faint wave of energy spread out, through the crowd, and then spread farther away.

At this moment, all the Savior believers of the Free Tribal Alliance felt as if some shackles had been cut off on their bodies, and at the same time, they ...... It was as if something had been connected.

Crimson brilliance bloomed one after another in the crowd.

Those tribal priests who had already reached the standard of totem priests, but had never succeeded in performing totem magic, were pleasantly surprised to find that an astonishing totemic power suddenly appeared in their bodies!

No......

That's not totemic power.

That's the power of the divine power that the priesthood is supposed to have mastered!

"I ...... I seem to be able to use the power of totems! ”

"No, it's not just the power of totems! It's magic! It's a night magic that belongs to our Alliance of Free Tribes! ”

"His Majesty the Savior has not forsaken us! His Majesty the Savior...... Really didn't abandon us! ”

"Praise the Savior! Praise the order! Praise be to the great god of the night! ”

The priests, who had awakened the "totemic power", wept and laughed, and bowed down to the shining idol on the altar.

"Divine Maiden" Astrid was also excited.

Listening to the cheers of the clansmen and feeling the unprecedented power of divine blessings in the temple, she only felt that all her perseverance and hard work had been worth it.

"Praise the order, praise the darkness, praise the great god of the night!"

Her voice trembled slightly, and she fell to the ground again, bowing to the idol.

The crimson glow continued to spread.

Gradually, the light detached from the idol on the altar and continued to converge in front of the maiden.

Astrid's heart fluttered.

Almost subconsciously, she reached out her hand.

The crimson brilliance fell on the girl's palm as if consciously, and it continued to condense and evolve, and finally turned into a thick book with a black background and red edges inlaid with gold.

On it, several words are written in the lingua franca of the mainland:

Book of the Night

Sebas, who was watching the ceremony, couldn't help but cast his gaze.

He recognized it, it was made up by him, the werewolf Luff and the priest Lottie, combined with the guidance and teachings of the True Ancestor, and handed over to the Night Order under the True Ancestor not long ago.

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Today is short, half is more, and tomorrow is more.