Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1135 The "Old Days" of the Witch

“The Lord Wants to See Me…”

The figure in the purple flames hesitated for a moment, and a deep, majestic voice came out again:
"Can He respond to your prayers normally?"

Mr. K, the messenger of the Aurora Society, bowed his head and replied:

"Yes, Mr. Red Angel. Just half a month ago, we suddenly could not hear the voice of the Lord. Whether it was the response after the usual prayers or the whispers in my ears that made my spirit on the verge of losing control, they all disappeared. But just yesterday, the Lord responded to me again, and the voice was clearer than ever!

"The Lord has ordered all members of the Aurora Society to cease all activities, hide themselves temporarily, and wait for the next instruction."

"Half a month ago... was the day when the God War ended and Loen turned defeat into victory?" Medici, the "Red Angel" in the flames, muttered to himself, "Could it be... that the Giant King's Court was opened and the stone tablet was taken back by the Lord? My previous prayers were not answered, and even the big snake ignored me. Is it because he is planning this?"

He made a "tsk" sound, and his gaze once again focused on Mr. K, who lowered his head and dared not look up, and his tone softened a lot:

“I’ll go there.

"After that, we'll see what Chick is up to..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple flame shot up several meters and then dissipated in the air.

Mr. K tapped his chest four times, making the sign of an inverted cross, and then carefully collected the sacrificial items around him.

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"Early before Solomon established his empire, Chike, the 'Original Witch', was already an angel, but she knew how to hide herself. She did not preach, nor did she use certain deeds and actions as her anchor. She just quietly developed her own family, which is the predecessor of the current 'Witch Sect'."

The red-haired Soran leaned against the wall and said, kicking Jacob Soran who was sleeping like a baby on the ground. After confirming that he would not wake up in the short term, he continued:
"Everyone had a lot of things to do at that time. The six gods... hehe, there was no God of Steam at that time. They fought with each other, but also cooperated with each other. The same was true for the angels who had not yet become gods, including Chick Constantine. He was not crazy at that time, and he even acted weak on purpose. Of course, I know that he was a man, but no one has a choice in this matter."

I feel that you have been bewitched by the "Original Witch" to a certain extent. Even if you were a woman, you had become a man when you saw Her... It turns out that Chick's last name is Constantine, and this last name does not appear in any book at all... Angel complained in his heart, changed his position in the reclining chair, and continued to listen to Chick's past.

"It wasn't until Amon's brother invited the angels who were above all the paths at that time to look at the stone tablet together, so that everyone knew who their allies and enemies would be, that the situation changed."

"Desecrating the slate?"

Angel asked.

"That's right," Soran nodded. "There were not many angels who were qualified to participate at that time. They should have been carefully selected by Him. Many of them are still alive today and have established their own countries or become gods..."

"Including the 'Original Witch' Chike?"

"Not only Him, but also Solomon, Stiano, Tudor, Zaratul, Augustus, Einhorn, Medici and others. I suspect that some of them are even connected to the six gods at that time, because the alliance between the gods fell apart shortly after that."

What does it mean? The confrontation between the gods in the early Fourth Epoch is related to the second "blasphemous tablet" shown by Adam? Angel frowned, and kept recalling the historical information she knew.

As for why there was no suspicion that it was the "first" blasphemous slate, it was naturally because this strange object from the "Chaos Sea" had been sealed deep in the Giant King's Court until it saw the light of day half a month ago and was snatched away by the "True Creator".

After thinking for a while, Angel finally guessed a reason:
"That blasphemous slab contains content that could cause conflicts among the gods..."

She paused for a moment, confirming that the War Bishop in front of her essentially possessed a Sequence 1 status and did not need to worry about the pollution of the starry sky, before continuing:
"…Above the sequence? 'Old Days'?"

Soran raised his eyebrows in surprise and said:
"You actually guessed it?
"Of course, I am just guessing. The time to look at the blasphemous slate is very short. It may flash and disappear at any time. Moreover, the information recorded on the blasphemous slate does not appear in words, but in the form of information flow in our minds, which needs to be translated and interpreted. Therefore, I only browsed the subsequent potion formulas and rituals of the 'Red Priest' path, as well as those that intersect with the 'Witch'. In the end, during the two thousand years of living with those two annoying guys, we communicated with each other and completed this part of the content.

"That's enough for me to guess why the alliance between the gods was broken."

Because adjacent pathways are still in a state of competition with each other even at Sequence 0, until a true "Old One" appears, the Goddess of Night, the God of Death, and the God of War will confront each other, and the Lord of Storms, the God of Wisdom, and the Eternal Sun also have irreconcilable conflicts... From this point of view, Adam's purpose in showing the "blasphemous slate" is not simple. He knows that among the angels he invited, there are six agents of gods. He wants to create conflicts between the gods so that he can fish in troubled waters?

Angel recalled the historical knowledge he had learned before, and immediately grasped the key point and asked:
"What is the 'old days' that belonged to witches and hunters recorded on the blasphemous slate?"

Soran was silent for a moment, then chuckled and replied:

"If I were still the 'Conqueror', I would definitely not tell you this.

"Fortunately, I can tell you now that the one who is most troublesome should be the 'Original Witch' Chike, and then Medici...

"The uniqueness of 'Chaos Witch', one copy of 'Doomsday' extraordinary characteristic, plus the uniqueness of 'Red Priest', one copy of 'Conqueror' extraordinary characteristic, and the source of 'City of Disaster', this is the 'Old Days' you want.

"He is called 'Destroyer of Natural Disasters, Root of Evil'."

The Scourge of Destruction... The root of the disaster... So the specific composition of the "Old Days" is like this, which is a little different from what I understood before. Even if you are promoted from an "Original Witch" to a "Scourge of Destruction", you only need to retain one copy of the witch's Sequence 1 characteristics and the corresponding uniqueness?
Angel's mind raced, and he immediately thought of the relationship between the ancient sun god, the only one who was close to the "Old Ones" before, and his angel kings.

The Wind Angel, Cherubim, and White Angel should all possess two copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics. They correspond to the Storm, Reader, and Solar Path. The Dark Angel possesses two copies of Sequence 1 of the Hanged Man and indirectly controls the Chaos Sea through the Blasphemous Slate, becoming the Angel King among Angel Kings. Only Adam...

At first, Angel thought that this "Angel of Dreams" also possessed two copies of the Sequence 1 characteristics of "Dreamers", and believed that if He participated in his father's "Betrayal Banquet", He could avoid thousands of years of detour and directly become a god, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that this was unlikely.

The "Pen of Alesuhod" is the last Sequence 1 characteristic that Adam has been pursuing, and based on the name, it can be confirmed that it was left by "Nightmare Dragon" Alesuhod, the child of "Dragon of Imagination" Angerwede. This means that the ancient sun god and Adam may not have possessed this Sequence 1 characteristic until now in the Fifth Age.

That Adam, who was called the "King of Angels," either received both "Author" traits from his father, or one of the traits and the "Uniqueness," either way destroying the "Old Day" foundation of the five paths.

Could it be that Adam's status as the King of Angels was fake, until He secretly attended his father's dinner party and took away the remaining characteristics and "uniqueness"... A bold guess popped up in Angel's mind, and he subconsciously looked around. He always had the illusion that "Adam was squatting in the corner and eavesdropping on their thoughts."

This fear was passed on to Soran, who also looked around and asked curiously:
"what happened?"

"It's okay. I was worried that Amon's brother would show up..." Angel shook his head and wisely changed the subject:
"You just said Chike wasn't crazy when he was an angel? How was he crazy?"

Soran curled his lips and said as if he was evaluating an old friend:

"After I returned to reality, I learned a lot about the 'Witch Cult'. It's hard to imagine that its predecessor was the 'Witch Family' that relied on bloodline reproduction and intermarried with the nobles of the Solomon Empire... And I heard that only male babies were kept and trained to be witches, and large-scale disasters were created during the promotion ceremony, and even the scope of the killing was deliberately expanded. These were all instructions from the 'Original Witch'.

"At least before Einhorn, Medici, and I were sealed by Tudor, they were not like this when Chike first became a god."

So He meant this kind of "madness"... If you knew that the real creator of the "Aurora Society", which is also a cult and acts more perversely and violently, is a part of the ancient sun god, I wonder what you would think... Angel muttered a few words, and suddenly realized that the "Original Witch" Chike changed when He became a god. Could it be related to the unknown deification ceremony... According to Amon, the second "blasphemous stone tablet" also records that you need to contact the underground "Chaos Sea" and maintain your own self, which is completely different from the method on the "Witch" card...

Angel, who already knew that the "Chaos Sea" could bring about the power of corruption and split people into different personalities, subconsciously guessed that the "Original Witch" Chick might have been affected by this source substance. After becoming a god, her personality changed greatly, and she became what Sauron called "crazy."

In short, remembering this ritual is likely to cause corresponding problems... She hid this matter in her heart, glanced at Soran, and realized that the two of them had wasted too much time talking here, so she stood up from the high-backed chair and said:
"Then let's stop here today. You should be prepared to enter Red Swan Castle and explore the weak point of the seal. I will contact the official Beyonders in Trier first. Even if I can't get their help, at least I can ask them not to interfere in this matter..."

Soran nodded.

Angel was about to leave when he suddenly turned around as if he remembered something and asked:
"You should have had a name before you became an evil spirit, right? I can't keep calling you 'Sauron'?"

"Why not? Their last names all come from me, including this..." Soran kicked Jacob, who was lying motionless on the ground, "...and the Elaine Soran who works under you."

"Okay, Soren."

Angel stopped talking nonsense and turned around to leave the mirror world, but heard a voice behind him:

"Glade Soren."

"But I heard that you were a woman before you became a demigod?" Angel asked with a slight smile on his face.

"I've used this name for longer, so long that I almost forgot my short female life." Glade sighed.

You may have a chance to become a woman again in the future. Hmm, in that case, would you be a purely female witch?
After secretly muttering a few words, Angel said goodbye to "Glide" again and walked into the mirror world, leaving behind the ancestor of the Sauron family with bright red hair, avant-garde clothes, but a somewhat gloomy expression, and his useless descendants.

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Coming to the cathedral district again and entering the Archbishop's Cathedral of the Steam Church in Trier, Angel was once again bathed in the pale white mist that seemed to never dissipate.

From time to time, Steam believers walked by. They had calm expressions and walked slowly, completely different from the hurried pedestrians on the street.

As believers of the Steam Church who remain neutral in the war, their mentality is naturally somewhat different from that of believers of other gods.

Angel found an empty bench and sat down. Before he had time to pretend to pray, he found that the side door of the large prayer hall was opened. A tall man with long chestnut hair, blue eyes, wearing a gray robe and a white apron walked out and walked quickly towards Angel.

Wherever the man passed by, everyone felt that there was an extra piece of complicated information in their mind, and thus ignored the fact that someone was walking by them.

That is Trier's patron angel on duty this month, Bonois Gustave, the "knowledge mentor" of the Steam Church.

It's like it was waiting for me. It seems that the Steam Church has been keeping an eye on me. Maybe I had already entered the sight of the "God of Steam and Machinery" when I was talking with Glad Soren... Is He worried that I would cause trouble in Trier?
Angel laughed secretly, and waited for Bonova to come to his side, sit down one meter away, and looked at him calmly before speaking:

"I came here this time to solve a big problem for Trier... the 'Conqueror' who was wandering around Trier in the Fourth Epoch."

She did not deliberately lower her voice, but even the believers sitting in the row in front of them did not notice any movement.

The laws of physics seem to have changed to some extent, preventing the sound from traveling too far... This is something that can be solved with a mirror illusion... She curled her lips and continued:
"If I want to enter Trier in the Fourth Epoch, can you give me some help?"

Bonova nodded, his movements as precise as a puppet, and immediately replied:

"Yes. Tomorrow at noon, an elite team from the Mechanical Heart will enter the outskirts of Trier in the Fourth Epoch through the weak point of the Trier seal in the underground. Their mission is to check whether there are cultists inside. By then, other weak points of the seal will also be weakened accordingly."

This means that I can sneak in at that time, and once I enter, I can use the mirror world when I come out... Angel immediately understood what the other party meant, and nodded with a smile:
"Thank you."

Bonova's expression remained unchanged. He stretched out his hand and drew the triangular holy emblem on his chest, but he did not get up and leave.

Angel just happened to have some questions to ask the angel, so he said:

"Since you are in Trier, then Monsieur Saint-Vieve will not appear this month?"

"Yes, He, I, and the weather wizard from the military will take turns on duty every month." Bonois replied, still with a calm expression on his face.

It’s a pity that there are no angels from the Soran family. It is said that they no longer have Sequence 2 Beyonders, and only retain the "0" level seals formed by the corresponding characteristics... Fortunately, it is not Saint Viev who is on duty this month. Ever since I learned that "Eternal Blazing Sun", the "Pure White Angel" Osekus of the Third Epoch was the first angel king to seize Beyonder characteristics and trigger the Feast of Betrayal, I dare not approach His church, fearing that I would be killed by the scorching flames that fell from the sky... Thoughts popped up in Angel's mind one by one, but his expression remained calm. He nodded slightly and continued to ask:

"The evil cult you are fighting against is the Aurora Society or the Witch Cult?"

"The Steam Church has not taken any action against the Aurora Society for the time being, and the top leaders of the Witch Cult have also withdrawn from Trier," Bonova replied in a calm, almost mechanical tone. "The Church's main targets now are the Rose School, the Truth School, the Great Mother believers, and some emerging organizations that believe in evil gods."

It was all the power infiltrated by the Outer Gods... After the war, the gods seemed to have united again, and the "local organizations" like the Aurora Society were temporarily spared? However, it is also possible that the "True Creator"'s condition improved after obtaining the blasphemous stone tablet, and the Aurora Society no longer followed suit...

However, the emergence of new evil god beliefs also means that the barrier left by the Creator has been further weakened, especially after the death of the "God of War", there is one less true god blocking the barrier. I wonder if the true Creator will be accepted by the righteous gods after his condition improves, and will they help block the barrier together...

Angel's mind turned, looking at the expressionless Bonois, he suddenly asked:
"Where is your sister Bernadette? Is she still tracking the whereabouts of Nast, the 'King of the Five Seas'?"

This time, although he is over 150 years old, his appearance remains young. Bonois, who has been sitting like a doll, finally has a change in expression and looks a lot more lively.

He turned to look at Angel, a stiff smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said:

"Nast has left Intis and gone deep into the Sea of ​​Mist, apparently looking for the location of Roselle Gustav's final mausoleum.

"Bernadette is following him."

The last mausoleum used by the time traveler Roselle Gustav for the "Black Emperor" ritual... Nast, who believes in the "Fallen Mother Goddess", seems to be focused on finding its location, which coincides with Bernadette's goal of finding her father... Angel's eyes lingered on Bonois' face and asked:
"What about you? Why don't you go find your father?"

Bonois shook his head.
"Roselle... She should be the one my father wants to see the most."

After saying this, He stood up from the bench, turned around and walked through the side door he came in from, disappearing from Angel's sight.

PS: Two in one. I may be very busy at the end of the year, so this situation will increase...

(End of this chapter)