The wind howled, cold and bone-chilling.
Of course, for Allen and the others, this level of cold wind was nothing, even if they could freeze ordinary people to death in just a minute or two. Alice was walking across the stone bridge above the abyss. Today, she was wearing a long dress decorated with star diamonds. As she walked, the wind blew the hem of her dress like a changing nebula.
Allen and Shana followed behind her and passed through the abyss bridge. The wind blew from the abyss at the bottom of the bridge, like a roar from hell.
They walked in front of the Black Door. The Black Door was still tightly closed, and they could vaguely hear all kinds of strange sounds from inside the door. The swarm of insects that Alice had released earlier was now in the Black Door. They had entered a deep sleep, and only a portion of them were responsible for protecting the Black Door and patrolling the Forgotten Realm.
Alice spread out her hands in front of the door. A silver light lit up on her chest, and mercury-like things protruded out from her chest. They twisted together like tentacles and stretched towards the relief on the door. These tentacles landed on the relief, and the lines on the relief were lit up. Then the door opened to both sides. As soon as the two extremely heavy black doors moved, they rubbed against each other with a dull sound. A strong air current gushed out from the door, causing the three of them to squint their eyes.
The Black Door opened a passage and stopped. Although it was only a crack in the door, it was wide enough for a carriage to pass through. Alice stepped aside and said, "Your Highness Allen, please."
Allen took the responsibility and walked into the passage. Although it was only a short distance, when he looked up, he could see that the doors on both sides were towering, and there was only a crack in the sky. Then, when he passed through the Black Door, his field of vision suddenly opened up.
Behind the door was a high slope. From here, he could see undulating hills and rivers of magma flowing through the ground. The rivers of magma kept bubbling, and the smell of sulfur filled the entire space.
Far away, there was a volcano. The crater of the volcano emitted thick smoke and occasionally spat out flames. Occasionally, magma would gush out of the crater and flow to the foot of the mountain along with the mountain.
Alice pointed at the volcano. "We have to go there."
Allen nodded, and Alice led the way in front. They walked on the scorching ground, had to cross the magma river that was hot enough to melt bones and melt flesh, and had to climb over hills. Of course, this was nothing to the three of them. In the past, when Alice came to the Black Gate to activate the Virtuous Queen, it took her two days to walk from the Black Gate to the volcano. It was just that she wasn't in a hurry that day. Now that the three of them sped up a little, it only took them half a day to reach the foot of the volcano.
From the cave at the foot of the mountain, there was a winding passage leading downwards. After passing through the passageway, Allen came to the underground hall. The hall was still the same, but the moss that had piled up into a ball was gone. Only the lava lake was still overflowing with scorching lava.
There was a platform in the middle of the lake, and the platform was connected to the shore by a stone pillar. Alice asked Allen to wait on the shore. She walked up the stone pillar and lightly came to the platform in the middle of the lake. Now that the pillar on the platform had sunk, the Virtuous Queen was once again sealed under the platform. Alice knelt on the ground, and her chest lit up. The silver tentacles that were like mercury reached out again, landed on the platform, and gradually spread out. The platform seemed to be covered with silver moss. When the silver moss covered the platform, the magma lake began to boil.
There was a rumbling sound from the bottom of the lake, and the magma in the lake seemed to be flowing to other places at a speed visible to the naked eye. So Allen, who was on the shore, saw that the platform in the lake turned out to be a stone pillar as thick as a mountain!
From the edge of the platform, there was a stone staircase that extended down the stone pillar. Alice asked the two of them to come to the platform. The silver threads on the platform had all retracted back into her body, and the platform had returned to its original state. Allen and Shauna passed the stone pillars to the platform, and then followed Alice down the spiral staircase of the platform.
The stone steps of the spiral staircase couldn't be said to be flat. There were potholes and traces of magma. When they stepped on it, green smoke rose, but for the three of them, the magma was like stepping in a hot spring.
Below the round platform, they could see that the magma was quickly dissipating, revealing a circular arched terrain. The arch was located at the stone pillar of the round platform, and the terrain allowed the magma to quickly disperse. Some parts of the rock wall of the round platform stone pillar had fallen off, revealing the pale red crystal inside. It turned out to be a huge crystal inside. Looking through the translucent crystal wall of the crystal, they could vaguely see the huge body of the Virtuous Queen.
That day, Alice and the Virtuous Queen merged into one and released the insects to attack the Kingdom of Shadow. It wasn't until Allen pulled her out of the queen's body that Alice regained her rationality. Now that the Virtuous Queen was sealed again, if it wasn't necessary, Alice wouldn't want to return to her body again.
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It took half an hour to set foot on the ground. At the other end of the arched ground, there was an arched door. Alice walked towards the arched door and led Allen and Shauna through a passage. At the end of the passage was another stone door. The door looked the same as the Black Door, but its size was countless times smaller.
Opening the door, there was an open underground space behind the door. Although it was underground, it was definitely not dark. On the dome of this huge mountain, there was a flicker of fire. Allen looked up and saw that the dome was actually an unimaginably huge crystal layer, and above the crystal layer was the flowing magma in the volcano. He didn't know what kind of material that layer of crystal was. For millions of years, magma had been flowing on it, and it hadn't eroded.
It seemed that the thickness of the crystal layer was very limited, so the fire in the magma was able to penetrate into the belly of the mountain. The temperature in the belly of the mountain was moderate, and there were clusters of green plants growing on the stone pillars, and even shrubs and ferns could be seen. Except for the lack of animals, it was no different from the wild.
The terrain in the belly of the mountain was undulating, and a castle could be seen standing on a high slope in the distance. The castle was classic and solemn, with towering steeples, corridors, reliefs, and defensive walls clearly visible. It was unknown what material the castle was built with, but after the passage of time, it hadn't been damaged.
"That's the legacy left by Lord Ranger." Alice looked at the castle with infinite longing. "That's the Dusk Castle. I was born in that castle. And I witnessed with my own eyes that one day at dusk, Lord Ranger sank it into the ground and asked me and the bugs to guard it. I thought that the creator wanted me to protect it until his return. But now I understand that his so-called return refers to the Son of Dawn, which is you, Your Highness Allen. "
"The creator said that when dawn comes, he will return." Alice bowed her head and said, "I always thought that Lord Ranger would return again. But it wasn't until Shauna told me that I understood that Lord Ranger was referring to another meaning.
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"When the Son of Dawn comes, his remaining will will be entrusted to the Son of Dawn and return again. So, Your Highness Allen, you can only walk the rest of the journey by yourself. "
Allen looked at her and said, "Aren't you going in with me?"
Alice shook her head and smiled faintly, "I'll wait here for Lord Ranger's return."
Hearing what she said, Allen didn't force her and walked towards the castle.
He walked faster and faster, and the ground quickly retreated beneath his feet. A moment later, he was already standing in front of the castle. The gates of the castle were tightly closed. According to Alice's reminder, Allen took out the devil's praise. He injected his Origin Energy and the Origin Tool was activated. When the gray-white blade of the Ashes Hymn appeared in the air, lines lit up on the castle and resonated with the Ashes Hymn.
With a loud rumble, the castle's gate opened outwards, and wind blew out of the gate, bringing out the turbid air. From the door, it was a deep passageway, and at the end of it seemed to be a hall. Both the passageway and the hall lit up, and the light came from the building itself.
This was different from the treasure vault on Planet Heaven. This castle was far less magnificent than the treasure vault on Planet Heaven. Strictly speaking, this castle existed only to preserve the will of its creator. It was the son of dusk of a certain generation. His name was Ranger.
Allen walked into the hall. The hall was elegantly decorated. Whether it was the fireplace or the tables and chairs, Allen felt as if he had returned to the eighteenth century. In front of him was a main staircase, which split into two staircases in the middle that led to the second floor.
On the wall of the main staircase was a relief painting of two armies fighting, and behind the army, a ray of light descended. At this moment, a flame suddenly rose from the fireplace. Allen turned around and saw a man stirring the firewood in the fireplace. Allen calmed himself down and saw that both the fire and the wood in the fireplace had an unreal feeling. Those were not real, but some kind of projection.
"Ranger?" Allen looked at the man.
The man had the same silver hair as Allen. He turned around when he heard Allen's voice. It was a face that was 70 to 80% similar to Allen's. Looking at him with the same bright red eyes, Allen felt as if he was looking at himself ten years in the future.
"Only the Ashes Hymn will activate this castle, and only by activating the castle can my will be awakened. Then, you are the son of dawn. Can you tell me your name? "The man stood up. He was wearing simple clothes from ancient times. Although they were both sons of dusk, he seemed to lack some of Taylor's dignity.
He did not have an aggressive aura. He was easygoing like an ordinary man, a host who had guests in his house. He walked to a rocking chair and sat down. He pointed to another chair for Allen to sit down.
"My name is Allen." After saying his name, Allen walked to the chair, which was covered in a thick layer of dust.
Ranger shrugged. "It's been too long since anyone took care of it. Don't mind it."
Allen smiled, put away the Ashes Hymn, and waved his hand. A gust of wind blew past the chair, blowing away the dust on it, and he sat down.
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