Ember Dragon

Under the gazes of countless people and Rose's malicious eyes, Catherine was wrapped in invisible moonlight, lifted up, and gradually floated in the air, with the veil on her body fluttering, like a goddess descending to the earth.

"Sehani, you haven't won yet! Her life—is mine!"

Rose's face was hideous and she let out a hoarse roar. Her eight hideous limbs waved and countless black blades shot out, as if she wanted to strangle the elf queen into pieces.

However, an even more powerful light emanated from Catherine's body, forming a barrier hundreds of meters high, like undulating silver mountains, which annihilated those blades.

Rose remained unyielding. She spread out her eight arms and a thick black light was released from her body. In the sky behind her, it condensed into a gigantic black widow spider. Its body was like a hill, blending into the darkness. Each of its limbs was hundreds of meters long, like giant, hideous pillars.

"Die, you pathetic mortal!"

The spider transformed by Rose's divine power waved its sharp and slender front legs covered with mucus, carrying the terrifying power of chaos, and split the barrier of moonlight power like a huge blade, slashing at Catherine's seemingly slender and weak body.

"Rose, I said—"

Rhea spread her wings. With the blessing of Shahani's power, her wings were no longer the dark black that symbolized the power of revenge, but turned into a bright milky white, as if washed by moonlight.

"I'm going to make you pay!"

The half-elf paladin roared angrily and swung the silver sword from bottom to top. Endless light emanated from the slender sword, like a huge wave, breaking through the dark night and slashing towards the huge spider monster.

"Shh-"

With the blessing of Shahanni's divine power, the silver light directly cut off one of the front legs. Thick black mist emanated from the front leg, and it fell to the ground with a bang amid Rose's unbelievable wailing, raising a cloud of dust.

"How dare a half-elf bastard—"

Rose let out a roar full of venom, and from her fang-filled mouth came bundles of scarlet spider silk, shooting towards Rhea.

However, Rhea flew lightly in the air, waving her silver sword like a dancer under the moon. Hundreds of light blades crisscrossed and formed an impenetrable net with a whistling sound, cutting off the spider silk shot towards her.

Rose stretched out several limbs and gathered their tips at one point. A tremendous amount of divine power surged in and condensed into a ball of black light containing terrifying energy. She then released a thick column of chaotic light, which hit Rhea directly.

This is the same move that instantly destroyed the half-elf paladin's shoulder and arm!
"boom--"

Along with the distortion of space and the roar of the spider web, the beam of light broke through the air with astonishing power.

But Rhea is no longer the vengeful paladin she used to be. She has become the "Left Hand of the Moon Goddess" with the divinity of Sehanine.

Facing the oncoming beam of light, Rhea almost subconsciously stretched out her flawless arm, which was glowing with a soft halo, and spread out her five fingers.

The surging moonlight power flowed along the arm to the palm, gathering into a silver disk in the palm.

"boom--"

In an instant, a silver-white beam of light shot out and collided with Rose's pitch-black beam of light in mid-air. The entanglement of black and white, the interweaving of light and darkness, instantly set off an explosion that spread to a radius of a kilometer, releasing monstrous aftermath.

For a moment, strong winds arose, smoke and dust rolled, and the sky became bright and dark.

Cassius, who was watching the battle calmly from a distance, lowered his head and pondered, and sighed: "It is worthy of the gift of the Silver Moon Goddess. Even my original body will have to be careful to deal with this kind of power again."

"Impossible, that's not a force that mortal beings can withstand!" Rose exclaimed in disbelief.

Suddenly, she widened her scarlet eyes, stared at Rhea's left arm, and said in a deep voice: "No, this is a divine body."

"I didn't expect that bitch hated me to this extent that she was willing to sacrifice her own divinity to stop my plan!" Rose's face was ferocious, as if she was crazy.

"It's useless! Even if you have this kind of power, you can't protect Catherine! She belongs to me!"

The huge spider monster waved its limbs, manipulating the spider web magic domain shrouding the Elf Forest, instantly tearing through space, and unexpectedly appeared behind Catherine, extending its sharp limbs coated with venom towards her.

Just before its tip was about to touch Catherine, Rhea transformed into a stream of light and attacked from a distance, using the silver sword endowed with divine power to block Rose's foot blade.

In contrast to her exaggerated body size, she looked insignificant, like a firefly standing in front of a giant.

"Keng——"

There was only a crisp metallic sound, and countless light patterns scattered. The surrounding space shattered like glass. She actually blocked it!
But Rose's face became more and more distorted, and a faint light burst out from her scarlet eyes. The huge spider body released even more powerful divine power.

Under the pressure of this force, Rhea's hands trembled, and the silver sword was forced down, making a buzzing sound.

Finally, with a crisp "clang" sound, the half-elf paladin was blasted away, his whole body was wrapped in black mist, and even tiny cracks appeared on the silver sword.

"Your Majesty!" Rhea stretched out her hand desperately, her face full of panic, almost blocking Catherine.

As a paladin who swore allegiance to the Elf Queen, she would never allow Catherine to die in front of her again.

At this moment, Zayn, Melisandre, Emerson, Titus and others flew towards Katherine at the same time, each using their most powerful defensive measures.

But whether it was Zen's Stone Shield, Melisandre's Arrow of Protection, Emerson's Advanced Spell Stand, or Titus's self-created "Light of Bahamut", they were all like thin paper and bubbles that could be broken with a snap of a finger under the terrifying power of Rose.

At this moment, a silver light burst out from Catherine's chest, and then moonlight poured out from it, rushing straight into the sky like an inverted waterfall, condensing into a milky white bridge, connecting heaven and earth, as if leading to heaven.

This is the real Moon Bridge, not a sacrificial spell.

In the ancient legends of Serenia, when the "Moon Day" that occurs once every fifty years appears and the Silver Moon is full, a Moon Bridge will appear in the sky. Their respected mother goddess, the Silver Moon Goddess and Lady of the Night Sky, Sehanine, will walk down from the bridge, spreading light and bestowing beautiful blessings on the elves.

"boom!"

After the Moon Bridge appeared, a silver light wave spread out with Catherine as the center, like a huge white wave, washing over Rose's body, causing the huge black widow spider to emit thick smoke and a crisp sound of being roasted.

Rose opened her mouth to a terrifying extent and roared in fear: "No - Shahani! Hypocritical guy! You actually disobeyed that person's order and came to the mortal world!" The hymns in the sky became more and more melodious. Holy creatures such as the Moon Horse, Mist Dragon, Elf Holy Guard, and Elemental of the Glorious Plane appeared in the night sky again. They flew gracefully around the Moon Bridge, shining like stars guarding the Silver Moon.

And above the bridge, the moonlight gathered together and gradually condensed into an ethereal figure, who could be seen to be a female elven figure.

He was clad in a translucent silver gauze, had a graceful figure, and was shrouded in a hazy halo. His face was blurry, but he still gave people a sense of beauty.

His temperament was also mysterious, hovering between youth and antiquity. Just by staring at the figure for a few breaths, it was as if one saw the life journey of an elf from a baby in swaddling clothes to an old man in his twilight years.

Looking at that mysterious and beautiful figure, everyone present fell into a deep feeling that was difficult to extricate themselves from, as if they were in a long and beautiful dream.

After a long while, an elderly Silver Moon Elf finally responded. He knelt on the ground devoutly, his voice trembling with excitement: "It's our Mother Goddess! This is our Mother Goddess!"

"This...this is..."

"The gods have descended to the earth! I have read in ancient books that a moon bridge connects the sky and the gods' messengers sing. This is the vision when the Mother Goddess descends to the earth!"

“Praise the Mother Goddess! Praise the great Silver Moon Goddess, the Daughter of the Night Sky, and the Lord of Dreams, Sehani!”

In an instant, countless Silvermoon Elves knelt on the ground and prayed devoutly, and those humans and dwarves who were not followers of Sehanine also bowed their heads with respect, welcoming the coming of this good god, hoping to receive His blessing.

"No! I am your Mother Goddess!"

Rose shouted furiously, releasing terrifying divine power. She wanted to make the elves feel fear and tremble, and regain their respect for her.

But at this moment, although the elves' legs were trembling, no one surrendered to Rose. Supported by their faith, they glared at Rose, and some brave ones even burst into curses.

"There is no such thing as an eight-armed mother goddess! Her Majesty Sehanine is the patron saint of Serenia!"

"Yes! We have seen your true face! Cruel and filthy evil god, go back to the abyss!"

Rose's scarlet eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she whispered, "No, I am supposed to be the Lord of the Elves! I am the King of the Seldarine! Sehanine, even if you come in your true form, I will make you rot and die!"

"I will tear your hypocritical face apart!"

Rose rushed forward under the strong divine light, and a Kirasar rose appeared at the tip of her limb and stabbed towards Shahani in mid-air.

But the figure acted as if it was not seeing anything, and just walked down the bridge step by step. Even the Qilashar Rose passed by it, as if it had just passed through a vague phantom.

"Even if I have to be trapped in the abyss for eternity, I will drag you down with me!"

Rose gritted her teeth and controlled the Kirasar Rose to stab Catherine, but Catherine's body was shrouded in a hazy halo, and any attack that entered was instantly annihilated, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Rose was furious. Even if she had to use up all the divine power in her body, she would kill Catherine completely and never let her be resurrected again. Her eight limbs waved wildly, constantly manipulating the spider web magic domain, causing waves of magic to rise and fall like surging waves.

In an instant, many strange sights appeared around Catherine. Countless poisonous spiders pounced along the spider silk, and poisonous sharp thorns flew towards her like words. A raging sea of ​​blood swept over, and rotten corpses and bones broke out of the ground. There was even a death star appearing in the sky, releasing a light that killed everything.

But in this violent torrent of spells, Catherine was wrapped in moonlight and remained motionless.

And Shahani's ethereal figure walked down the Moon Bridge step by step, and finally merged with Catherine.

In an instant, the world seemed to be quiet, and the noisy sounds and chaotic waves seemed to be replaced by the soft moonlight.

The Moon Goddess is born.

Under the gaze of countless Taoists, Catherine slowly opened her eyes, a silver light shone through her clear eyes. Her look was calm and composed, as if it contained a full moon and the night sky with countless stars, exuding an immortal aura.

"This is……"

Rhea was very sure that the Queen Catherine she knew could not have such a temperament - this kind of look could only be possessed by gods who had experienced the baptism of endless years.

The person in front of me is definitely not Catherine!

Catherine, no, it should be said that it was Shahanni who stretched out her hands, and the moonlight flowed like water, condensing into the shape of a weapon. She held the Moon Bow in her left hand and the Silver Moon Staff in her right hand, looking down at Rose.

"Lolth, my former sister, traitor of the Seldarine, return to your place of exile - the Abyss. I don't want to be entangled with you."

Shahani sighed and seemed to exhale a wisp of silvery white smoke.

Rose stared at the goddess wrapped in moonlight and smiled grimly: "You are pretending again. It really makes me sick. It was you who exiled me to that damn place. Now you are pretending that you don't want to kill each other!"

"Haha, don't be too happy too soon. Who knows if you are bluffing? In that case, let you repay the hatred from ten thousand years ago right now! Shahani!"

The huge black widow spider's densely packed compound eyes flashed with a fierce light, and its slender front legs were like sharp blades, carrying the terrifying power of chaos, slashing towards Sehani. At the same time, the spider web magic domain covering the sky slowly descended, forming a scarlet vortex, trying to entangle the Silver Moon Goddess.

Under this terrifying attack, space shattered inch by inch, countless chaotic currents poured out from the cracks, and even the laws of the surrounding world became extremely chaotic. The stones on the ground floated up, the dark clouds in the sky fell down, and the twisted tree roots stretched towards the sky...

"Obsessive."

Shahani's tone remained calm, but it revealed an indescribable majesty.

"Ten thousand years ago, you colluded with the evil god and plotted rebellion, so we exiled you to the bottomless abyss. Ten thousand years later, you created disasters on earth, causing great suffering to all living things. We can also drive you back to the place of exile!"

In an instant, endless light shone from Shahanni's eyes, lighting up the dark world and making the night sky as bright as day.

He raised the Moon Bow in his left hand, and arrows of divine power flashing with silver light streaked across the sky like meteors, shooting towards Rose in dense masses, piercing through all ominous and chaotic things.

He raised the Silver Moon Staff in his right hand, and the moonlight power swept over like surging sea water, raising huge waves of divine power dozens of meters high, rushing towards Rose in front of him.

(End of this chapter)