Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1220 Awakening of Azik
Before he reached the corner of the hall, Azik, who was sitting on the sofa with a cane and wearing a top hat, staring at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, noticed the approach of another angel. He looked down, a smile and... a hint of doubt appeared on his face.

Mr. Azik wouldn't have forgotten me, would he? Angel's heart tightened, he stepped forward, took off the hood that covered his face, and took the initiative to speak:

"Mr. Azik, I didn't expect you to wake up so soon."

After successfully repairing the soul of the "Archon of Death" with the water from the "Spring of the Samaritan Woman", Angel would go to the fourth level of the Trier Catacombs again every month to collect fresh spring water contaminated by the source power at the leakage point of the tributary of the River of Everlasting Darkness, and come to Azik's dream to repair the inverted pyramid.

After the third repair in early December, the pyramid representing Azik's soul state has been completely closed without any gaps, which means that the damage to his soul has been completely healed, but whether he can truly wake up depends on his own efforts.

I thought it would be early next year... Angel muttered as she sat opposite Azik. As soon as she put her body into the resting space surrounded by soft cloth cushions, the voice that she was familiar with but hadn't heard in real life for more than a year reached her ears:

"I woke up in that castle three days ago, but I only regained my memory this morning."

As he spoke, he looked around, and a chilly atmosphere different from the humid and hot environment of the southern continent filled the corner of the hall where the two were alone. The noisy sounds around them also became blurred. Several travelers who wanted to take a rest here were stunned for a moment, and their bodies involuntarily turned to other rest spots, away from this corner that had become scary for some reason.

Compared to mirror magic, it is not as low-key, but this may be the difference in style between different paths... Angel evaluated in his heart, realizing that Azik was using this to show that he had regained all his power and memories, so he asked curiously:

"Are those letters between Klein and me?"

"Yes, it helped me a lot," Azik replied with a smile, the black mole under his right ear looming. "The memories in my dream seemed to be covered with a layer of fog after I woke up, and those letters helped me to clear the fog and find them again... This reminds me of an important thing..."

"In Tingen in my dream, the fake Klein and Angel always come to the teacher's office to inform me that they are engaged and invite me to the wedding... So when are you going to get married?"

This... Angel was speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

She and Klein both lost their parents in this life. From a social perspective, Azik was their only elder, so she couldn't just brush off this "marriage urging" and she didn't want to deceive the other party.

"I'm afraid we'll have to wait until Klein advances to Sequence 1... He's busy running the Secret Doll City right now, so I'm afraid he won't have time... You know, that's the most important advancement ceremony."

Angel answered hesitantly, waving his hands in front of him to emphasize his tone and indicate that he was not making excuses.

“Hehe, in the dream, you are all still low-sequence Beyonders. You don’t need to think so much, and you won’t face more dangers... Men should take the initiative in this kind of thing... I will go find him.”

Azik moved back, leaning against the back of the sofa, sighed, and then returned to the topic:
"After reading your letters and finding the various documents I had buried in the basement of the castle, I had a clear understanding of the current situation. I came to East Balam, to the port closest to Tizamo Town.

"On the one hand, it's because I mentioned to you before that there are traces of descendants of the Eggers family here, and you need to find the 'Pale Queen'. I think I can provide some help in this matter. On the other hand, it is also spiritual guidance... or, in other words, some kind of aggregation effect."

As he spoke, he looked at Angel's fair calves and knees that were exposed outside her skirt because of her sitting posture.

Hmm... you are looking at the "Secret Holy Symbol" on my wrist... Angel was startled and raised his left hand that was resting on his knee.

The holy emblem that had allowed Angel to safely pass through his weak period looked like just a piece of black iron with stars and a half-moon printed on it, but using psychic vision one could discover that there was a mist floating above it that alternated between dark black and pale white, and there was also a dark red light inside that tried to break through the blockade of the mist.

That was the trace left when she was exploring the "Samaritan Woman Spring" and the "Underworld Man" had sealed away a bit of the breath emitted by the remaining soul of the "Blood Emperor".

Because the power of the source substance "Eternal Darkness River" attracted the attention of the Angel of Death Path, so that we met by chance in a way of "characteristic aggregation"? Angel realized something and simply took off the holy emblem and placed it on the coffee table between the two of them.

If Azik can be attracted, what about the "Pale Queen"?

Azik took a deep look at the breath left by the "Underworld Man", smiled slightly, and said:
"This may not work. As the leader of the 'Royal Faction' of the Spiritual Cult that colonized the Southern Continent in the Northern Continent and has been leading the Spiritual Cult since the fall of the Balam Empire, Shia Palenque Eggers will surely be wary that this is a trap."

"Our existence itself is a declaration to Him. I think He will come to see us."

Angel said.

She was not too anxious about this matter. It would be best if she could gain something from this trip to Paros Port, but it didn't matter if she didn't.

After all, they were facing an angel who held a Sequence 1 Seal. In fact, Angel believed that the best time to engage them was after Klein was promoted to Servant of Mysteries. By then, he would be above the gray fog and would call upon the power of Sefirah Castle to cooperate with Angel, who also possessed the Sefirah City. Even an angel king like Amon, who had all the characteristics and uniqueness and only needed a ritual to become a god, would probably not be able to defeat them in a head-on battle.

But last month, after Angel once again used the "corpse oil candle" secret ceremony to go to the Western Continent, she did not meet other source-quality practitioners as planned, but only met the "Heavenly Master" who had guided her last time.

The "Heavenly Master" conveyed the concerns of other Hedao practitioners: They believed that in order to prevent the occurrence of situations like the "Blood Prince" Alistair Tudor, communication inside and outside the seal should not be limited to Angel alone, but should be based on "source essence" to allow the corresponding gods to contact the Hedao practitioners.

Of course, the "Heavenly Master" also interpreted this concern from his own perspective, believing that this was a good opportunity for Angel to build trust with other people who are in harmony with the Tao, and hoped that she could first "match" the communication between a god and a person who is in harmony with the Tao.

Without a doubt, the best choice is the "Goddess of Night" who has thoroughly mastered the sequence 1 and uniqueness of the adjacent pathways.

But there is a problem. The Goddess of Night cannot directly contact the "River of Eternal Darkness", and the known source leakage point is located underground in Trier. It is impossible to let a god from an enemy country enter, even if it is a divine vessel. Although there may be another leakage point deep in Calderon, it is also very dangerous. Angel believes that the two of them will have a chance to explore safely only after Klein is promoted to Sequence 1.

Or, if she can master a copy of the Sequence 1 characteristic of darkness, death or dusk giant, and possess characteristics similar to the "River of Eternal Darkness", and with the protection of her own "City of Disaster", there is hope to solve this problem. Therefore, the key to whether we can continue to communicate with the Western Continent lies in the Sequence 1 characteristic of the "Pale Queen"... Another breakthrough is the "God of Steam and Machinery". I sent Bonova the information from the Western Continent, and I don't know when that god will respond... Angel sighed, changed the subject, and said:

"Shia Eggers didn't use the characteristics in her hand to advance to Sequence 1. Is it because the ritual is difficult to complete nowadays?"

"This is only one reason. The disaster that the Pale Emperor's ascension ceremony will create will inevitably attract the attention of the Orthodox Church. Once his existence is exposed, it will be equivalent to his fall."

Azik explained in a soft voice, but did not elaborate on the exact form of the ritual.

"I have also mentioned another reason. With his Aegis bloodline, which is thin but still exists, my father, the 'God of Death' Salinger, was promoted before he completely fell. He is likely to be affected by the residual consciousness in his Beyonder characteristics and become the carrier of the resurrection of the gods."

It seems that the "God of War" Badhair inherited his father's legacy and became a god, but he didn't have any problems... Could this be the special nature of the "God of Death" path? Angel guessed.

She was very satisfied with the fact that the Pale Queen was only a Sequence 2 and was unwilling to advance to a Sequence 1. After all, the difficulty of killing an archangel to seize his characteristics was completely different from the difficulty of getting an angel to give up his characteristics through negotiation.

Seeing her expression sometimes happy and sometimes thoughtful, Azik smiled and joked:

"Why, you want to become the Pale Emperor? The success rate of jumping to a non-adjacent path is too low, even if you have the power of Essence."

"No, it's just the goddess's mission... But 'Death' and 'Witch' are not unrelated paths..."

Angel shook his head and told Azik that the two paths of "City of Disaster" and the three paths of "River of Everlasting Darkness" could be jumped.

The latter looked a little stunned, and after a moment he calmed down and said to himself:

"This may explain why my father tried to accommodate the uniqueness of the Red Priest. The True Creator should have told Him about this..."

But He eventually became half-mad and died at the end of the Pale Disaster... According to Roselle, this was the right direction, but the order was wrong...

Angel thought for a moment, but was not sure if this idea was correct, so he said casually:
"Fortunately, the God of Death has completely fallen and there is no chance of resurrection... If the goddess 'Pale Emperor' does not need it, perhaps you can consider being promoted to Sequence 1?"

Azik shook his head.

"As my father's backup for resurrection, although I have stripped off that part of his soul with the help of the Goddess of Night, and restored the rest with your help, the risk of continuing to advance is still very high... Moreover, I don't think my father has completely fallen. It seems that the means He left behind are not only the mausoleum in the depths of the Violent Sea, but also the corpse of the Phoenix Ancestor in the depths of the underworld... He has always said that there are some secrets hidden in the corpse of this ancient god. If he stays in the underworld for a long time for research, he might do something about it."

"Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the Phoenix? Didn't she die thousands of years ago?" Angel asked with half confusion and half interest, "If you need help, I can go to the underworld with you."

"The environment there has a great impact on Beyonders who are not Death Gods or Bound Ones, even Angels... Wait until you get the characteristics of the Pale Emperor before considering it. And it is likely that I am overthinking this. If my father has a chance to be resurrected, the first person to stop him will be the Goddess of Night."

Azik smiled and said, as if he had just mentioned it casually.

So, the premise of both things is the characteristics of the Pale Emperor... In addition, I also plan to go to Tizamo Town to help the messenger Ms. Reinette find the part of His body that was hidden there... It's impossible for this to require the characteristics of Sequence 1 first, right? Angel muttered, and told Azik about going to a nearby town.

The latter pondered for a moment and said:

"I didn't find much unusual when I arrived at that town last time, but when you get there, you can try to summon that spirit creature. Her sensitivity to her own body should be stronger than ours."

I thought so too... If Renette can't find her own hands and feet, she can't count on us... Angel laughed secretly and was about to change the subject to a lighter one, when he suddenly became spiritually aware that a powerful Beyonder was approaching quickly.

The already low temperature in the surrounding area dropped further, as if it had suddenly transitioned from summer in the southern hemisphere to winter.

She looked at Azik and found that he also had a serious expression on his face, looking towards the two of them.

The ground there was originally illuminated by the crystal lamp, but it became blurred because Azik used the power of the spirit world to separate it from reality. Suddenly, it was dyed with bright colors like watercolor, and a tall figure stepped into reality from the spirit world.

This woman looked to be around thirty years old, with medium-length black hair that just reached her shoulders and curled at the ends. She wore a traditional white robe in Balam with a large neckline that exposed a large area of ​​skin. The skin that was exposed was darker in color, but not as dark brown as other people from the southern continent. Instead, it looked like a healthy tan from the sun.

She wore a crown made of bones on her head, which looked like sword blades pointing to the sky. Her facial features were relatively soft, except for her high nose bridge. Her light brown eyes were as calm as dead water, and she was looking at Azik Eggers steadily.

"Welcome to the port of Paros," she said in a cold tone, "I suppose you are the 'Death Archon' of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight?"

Without waiting for Azik to answer, she looked at Angel again, her eyes lingering on Angel's face, his waist and exposed calves that showed a graceful curve as he leaned on the sofa, and continued:
"And you are the 'disaster' witch who is very active in East Balam?"

"In fact, two years ago, I was still being wanted and captured by the Nighthawks." Azik smiled, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards the unfriendly woman. "I guess you are the Pale Queen, Xia Palenque Eggers?"

(End of this chapter)