The path to the Gate of the Underworld was not easy to walk. Not only was the gate sealed, there were also many traps in the middle. It was almost impossible for the girls to walk in without disarming the traps.
But for Cha …
"Boom!!!"
The heavy wooden gate spun and flew out as if it was hit by a truck and hit the wall next to it. Then, Cha strode forward with her sword on her shoulder. Behind her, Crimson and Amagura Hikari stuck their heads out and followed her.
"Miss Hikari … Are we doing the right thing?"
Amagura Hikari looked at the mess in front of her and was obviously a little uneasy. After all, she was only a junior high school student. She had never seen such a hardcore "breaking and entering" before. Even though this was an ancient village that had long been abandoned, seeing the girl in front of her charging around like a wild boar still scared her quite a bit.
"Don't worry, Sister Cha does this a lot. I'm used to it."
Compared to the somewhat uneasy Amagura Hikari, Crimson was very calm. After all, she was a high school student, a few years older than Amagura Hikari. She also had experience in the Ice Palace. For Crimson, it was better to demolish a house like this. At least the noise was loud and it sounded lively. Otherwise, walking in such a dead place was enough to make people have a mental breakdown.
"By the way, Sister Cha, I have a question."
Now that her backbone was here, Crimson was not so nervous anymore. She also wanted to answer her question.
"Huh? What question? "
"That … The ritual I saw was for the elder sister to kill the younger sister … but …"
Crimson glanced at Amagura Hikari beside her.
"But why did Sha Zhong possess Amagura Hikari? If she wanted to complete the ritual, she should have possessed the younger sister. "
This was one of the doubts in Crimson's heart. She knew that her great-grandmother Yatsuru was the elder sister, and Sha Zhong was the younger sister. Therefore, according to this rule, Sha Zhong should have possessed Amagura Hikari and let Amagura Hikari kill her.
But Sha Zhong possessed Amagura Hikari as the elder sister … Did they make a mistake?
"Oh, that's not surprising."
However, Cha didn't take it seriously and gave an answer casually.
"Because the customs of the two sides are different."
"Different customs?"
"Yes, according to the habits of modern people, the first born is the elder sister, and the second born is the younger sister. But according to the customs of the ancients, they believed that the first born was the younger sister, and the second born was the elder sister. "
"… Eh?"
Hearing this, Crimson and Amagura Ho were stunned.
"Why?"
To be honest, strictly speaking, the habits of modern people were more in line with their understanding, but the ancient customs made them a little confused. Why was the first to be born in ancient times the younger sister?
"They feel that the bodies of those who were born first are weaker and their strength is not strong. That's why they came out in a hurry. The bodies of those who were born later were healthier, so they were more stable, less impatient, and stronger. Therefore, according to the customs of ancient times, the weaker one at birth was naturally the younger sister, and the stronger one at birth was the older sister.
"Oh … so that's how it is."
Hearing up to this point, Crimson simply sighed with emotion. Although she and Shin Dong were siblings, they weren't born together, so she treated it as a learning experience.
On the contrary, Amagura Ho's expression was a little complicated, because she remembered that her elder sister had always been following her since she was young … To be honest, it was more like the younger sister was chasing after the older sister, not the other way around.
So, in ancient times, one's elder sister was actually one's younger sister?
That seemed quite cute, right?
As they spoke, the three of them continued to walk down.
The Gate of the Underworld in Every God Village was different from the Ice Chamber. There was a tunnel in the house that went all the way underground. When the ceremony was held, the sacrificial people would line up and walk down the tunnel until they reached the Gate of the Underworld, where the ceremony would continue. In contrast, the sacrificial ceremony in the Ice Chamber was more humane. Although there were sacrifices, strictly speaking, only the "Muyin Ghost" who was used to select the "Rope Witch" and the "Rope Witch" who would be torn apart by a car were sacrificed.
However, the sacrificial scope of the sacrificial ceremony in Every God Village was even greater. Not only did one of the twins who were the main body of the sacrificial ceremony have to die, even the priests in charge of the ceremony were not much better off. Unlike the Gate of the Underworld in the Ice Chamber, the Gate of the Underworld in Every God Village was a large square pit, so there was no way to add a stone door like the one in the Ice Chamber. At the end of the ceremony, the priests had to throw the body of one of the twins into the pit to seal the Gate of the Underworld.
However, they could not stare at the Gate of the Underworld, because once they looked inside the Gate of the Underworld, everything would be taken away. Therefore, the people in charge of the sacrificial ceremony all had their eyes sewn up and wore headscarves to prevent them from seeing the existence hidden in the Gate of the Underworld.
At the same time, the three of them walked out of the tunnel and came to the Gate of the Underworld at the lowest level.
After passing through the torii, Seiji could see several dozen black-robed priest souls with scarves on their faces and staffs in their hands standing around the Yellow Springs Gate. They were currently chanting an incantation in a low voice while forcefully striking the ground with their staffs. In the middle of them, Tak Kuramoto was standing in front of a rectangular black pit with his back to them.
At the same time, a voice with a helpless and sorrowful tone rang in everyone's ears.
"Why did you leave me behind at that time? We agreed that we would always be together …. I've been waiting for you until the end …. "
Following this voice, Tak Kuramoto slowly walked towards the pit in front of him.
"Sister!!!"
Seeing this, Tak Kuramoto screamed and wanted to rush over to grab her sister. At the same time, Dushi raised Frostmourne and flicked his finger lightly.
"Ding —!!!"
Soon, a white light emerged from the sword and flew forward, then turned into a middle-aged woman in a kimono. It was the soul of the 8th Sho Kata in the Ice Chamber …. or rather, the soul of the 8th Sho Kata.
At that moment, the scene around them changed instantly.
The priests who were originally surrounding them disappeared, and Tak Kuramoto, who was standing in front of the Gate of the Underworld, turned into a short-haired girl in a white kimono.
"I'm sorry … Sasha … I'm sorry."
Looking at the girl in front of her, the 8th Sho Kata slowly walked towards her. Her figure also gradually changed as she moved forward. Soon, the middle-aged woman in the Ice Chamber, who was originally a mother, turned into a figure almost identical to the girl in the kimono. She had short black hair, wore a white kimono, and the ribbons hanging down from the side glowed with a bright red light.
"Sasha …. I'm sorry …. I'm back …."
Hearing the 8th Sho Kata's whisper, the kimono girl turned around and looked at her.
"As expected …. You're back …."
"I'm really sorry …."
Looking at her sister in front of her, the 8th Sho Kata whispered what she had always wanted to say.
"I promised to be with you all the time … At that time …" Lin Sanjiu was speechless.
"I know, I know …."
The kimono girl shook her head and looked at the 8th Sho Kata, who was also looking at her. Crimson and Tak Kuramoto watched this scene from the side. They did not know what to say, especially Crimson. It was especially so for Crimson Daisy, whose feelings were extremely complicated at the moment.
After all, she had witnessed the love and hatred of her great-grandmother's generation ….
Then, the two girls held hands and turned around. The 8th Sho Kata looked at everyone and nodded.
"Thank you …."
As she spoke, she looked at her sister.
"Now I can fulfill my promise."
As they spoke, the sisters turned around again, faced the Gate of the Underworld in front of them, and held each other's hands.
"We promised to always be together."
Then, the two girls in white kimono clasped hands and fell into the bottomless Gate of the Underworld.
"Sister!"
Tak Kuramoto suddenly realized that the 8th Sho Kata was still in her sister's body!
So, she hurriedly rushed forward, hugged the cocoon, and pulled her back. At the same time, the soul of the 8th Sho Kata separated from the cocoon and fell into the bottomless abyss with her sister, the 8th Sho Kata.
"Be careful!"
Seeing Tau Ceti pouncing over, Crimson also hurriedly went up and grabbed the two girls, pulling them back.
But at that moment, the scenery in front of her suddenly changed again.
"Hahahaha … Hahahaha …"
Forest, bright sunshine, hills, and streams.
In front of the trees and grass, two young girls were frolicking and playing.
"Sister, come quickly."
The girl running in front waved her hand with a smile, while the girl behind panted.
"Wait, wait, wait."
"Hurry up, Sister …"
The girl in front sped up and ran forward again. Seeing this scene, the girl behind felt even more uneasy and fearful.
She's leaving me.
She's leaving me. What if she never comes back? What if we get separated?
Thinking of this, the little girl felt incomparably fearful and uneasy. But at this moment, she saw the hillside beside her. Then, the little girl looked ahead and saw her younger sister running forward in a lively and joyful manner. She made up her mind and leaped down the hillside the instant her younger sister turned her head.
"Ahhh —!!!"
When the girl regained consciousness, her younger sister was already sobbing and throwing herself on her side.
"Sister, sister!!!"
My leg hurts.
A bone-piercing pain came, but it didn't make the girl feel any pain. On the contrary, an indescribable joy emerged in the girl's heart when she saw her younger sister apologizing to her.
In this way, she won't leave me.
She will always be by my side.
We'll always be together … That's a promise, right? Hum.
"Hahahahaha!!!!"
Thinking of this, the girl could no longer suppress the joy in her heart and laughed out loud.
"— — — —!!!"
Crimson suddenly came back to her senses. Only then did she realize that Bi was pressing her shoulder and staring at her.
"Sister Yan, I …"
Crimson Fledgling started to say something, but she just shook her head and put a finger to Crimson Fledgling's lips, stopping her from saying anything.
"…"
Crimson also shut her mouth and looked ahead. Before them, Tian Cangpo was tightly hugging her big sister and crying.
However, this heartwarming scene made Crimson's entire body shiver as she watched it.
She recalled what Tian Cangpo said to her before.
"Sister, she … encountered an accident because of me, that's why her legs can't move properly …"
"It's all my fault …"
"…"
At this moment, looking at the sisters hugging each other, Crimson didn't know what to say.
She was now very clear that it wasn't Tian Cangpo's fault, and her big sister didn't "accidentally" fall …
Everything was clearly over, but for some reason, Crimson felt that it was just the beginning.
At the same time, the glowing red butterfly slowly flew up into the sky.
Crimson watched this scene, and her heart was filled with coldness.
(End of this chapter)
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