The dark world was silent.
The Queen noticed Brando's movements and said, "What, you don't believe me?"
Brando didn't answer. The memory in his heart flashed one by one. It was the most flawless light in the darkness, as pure as fire, as if it could contain everything. The gentle voice spoke so, it was enough to warm people's hearts.
"Child, I will give you wings of light, so that you can be king. One day, I will be honored because of you —"
"But how can I honor you, mother?"
Brando raised his head and opened his eyes. The rainbow ring in his pupils was completely covered by a layer of light golden light, shining in the darkness.
In the depths of his eyes, there seemed to be a bright flame burning.
Why did the Wohnde exist?
Who gave the world the first ray of light?
She was the mother of all living things, giving the world everything it should have, life, wisdom, civilization, and kindness.
She had shown her children a path of incomparable brilliance. For thousands of years, countless people had been blessed and cared for by her. Even though they had failed time and time again, what shone like the spear of the Azure Knight was their ideals and hope.
Ideals and hope, they were only honored because of their tenacity and unyielding.
We give her the honor.
Because one day, children will leave their mother's arms.
They will grow up and be independent. They will take the crown from their mother's hands and become the masters of the world.
That day.
Only then could it be called honor.
This was the dream of mortals.
But it was also the dream of Martha.
Brando shook his head.
How could he be shaken? The spears of the Kirrlutz still shone brightly, and the people of Aouine gradually regained their faith. The undead fought side by side with their ancestors on this land, and after a thousand years, the war song of the Silver Elves once again reverberated across this land.
No one gave up their faith.
The fire of civilization was not extinguished because of this.
"Your Majesty, why do you have to lie?" He sighed softly.
The Queen with the mercury staff was stunned. She looked at the man with a strange look. There was pity and disappointment in her eyes, but there was also a trace of appreciation. Then it turned into a distant look.
"Do you really think so?"
"Actually, I only have one question. How did the Fire of the Gods extinguish?"
The Queen remained silent.
There was silence in the darkness.
No one could answer this question, and no one would answer this question, because the answer was formless and naturally echoed in this dark world.
They created this world and gave it everything.
One day, they left.
But hope was passed down from generation to generation.
After six eras, they became the proudest children of the Gods. Their older brothers, the Golden Sages and the Silver Guardians, gave everything to them. They were the last generation of this world, the Iron People.
And that was where its hope lay.
Then what is the age of mortals?
Perhaps he still couldn't see the road ahead, but at least he had an answer in his heart. Brando believed that this was his own heart, and also everything that Martha had given him. One day, he might get the ultimate answer.
But before that, at least he didn't have to wonder anymore.
He looked at the Queen in front of him and suddenly felt grateful. The questions that had been buried in his heart disappeared without a trace.
A sword appeared behind Brendel's back.
Like the rising sun, the sword was burning with raging flames, and the golden veins climbed up along the dark blade.
That was an unyielding resistance, the origin of the history of the Erouine and Cruz people.
Then there were four swords that appeared one after another.
The last one was the Judgement.
When the dark holy sword appeared behind Brando, it immediately summoned the mercury staff. The Queen lowered her head and looked at the restless mercury staff in her hand with a complicated expression.
"I didn't completely lie to you," the Queen sighed: "… Unfortunately, I hope you won't regret your choice at this moment in the future. But I'm curious, I thought I was that person."
Brando stared at her: "I once met someone, she was more determined than you, her thoughts were noble, but she fell because of it. But in your eyes, I don't see a trace of madness."
Hearing this, the Queen's dark eyes flashed, and she gently put down the mercury staff in her hand.
"You said that I'm not suitable for acting, and it seems that you're right. But as the Blessed of the Black Moon, you must abandon your emotions, or the dark emotions will take advantage of it."
"Are you really the witch of the Thirteenth Moon?"
The Queen nodded: "Except for the last words, I didn't lie to you too much. In fact, I really wanted to kill you, because I wanted to fulfill my father's wish."
"Are you talking about Odin?"
She shook her head as if unwilling to talk about it: "You were talking about the Silver Queen, right? I'm sorry about her death, Gwendolyn was too extreme, and she paid the price for it."
Brando was a little surprised.
He already knew that the Dragon Queen and Fusia were related by blood, and Fusia and Odin were lovers. Speaking of which, Gwendolyn was really the Queen's sister.
But what the hell? He felt that everything was a mess.
The Queen raised the mercury staff in her hand: "This is everything you want. Loki's Staff is the projection of dark magic in the present world, it is the reflection of negative emotions in people's hearts, but a real world cannot be without a dark side. Good and evil, light and darkness, they are all part of it."
"Annihilation and the value of its existence is to tell the world that our values are diverse. They argue with each other endlessly, but only then can we find the most correct path."
Brando looked around, taking in the whole dark world. Although he had expected it, he still understood at this moment: "So, all of this is an illusion created by the mercury staff, and this is its power?"
The Queen shook her head: "It is not an illusion, but what you are most afraid to see in your heart, and the darkest side of your heart. If you don't see your heart clearly and examine your weakness, you will be swallowed up by arrogance and darkness. This is the meaning of Loki's Staff."
When she finished her sentence, Ye Zichen nodded.
The dark world around them seemed to become brighter. Although it was still blurry, at least the darkness had disintegrated into fragments and was gradually fading.
The Queen's power was also rapidly weakening, from the peak of the Golden Body to the level of the middle of the supreme realm. Everything before was like a dream.
But her ultimate power did not disperse, still isolating the two of them from the main material plane.
Brando knew that this was the time she left for him.
He asked: "Échis really wants to become Martha?" He remembered the conversation between Timis and Ko Hua outside the elemental barrier, which seemed to have vaguely mentioned this matter.
"This is true, but it is not without restrictions for her. Lady Martha has already arranged everything, and the witches are only a part of this plan." The Queen replied: "But you don't need to know this, I only hope that you can stick to your own choice. Not everyone can take something from me, but this is the will of the mercury staff, and I hope that you can go further."
"What do you mean?" Brando was slightly stunned.
But he saw that the Queen's expression had returned to coldness, and she said coldly: "Before taking this step, I have one last question. Brando, do you understand the responsibility that your choice represents?"
"I don't quite understand …?"
The Queen looked at him and silently said something, but her voice was very soft. She let go of her hand, and the mercury staff flew out of her hand, drawing an arc as it flew towards him.
Brando vaguely heard the sentence:
"I hope you don't regret it …"
Then he stretched out his hand and took the mercury staff.
The world seemed to be stretched at that moment, and the colorful light rapidly faded from all directions. When the colors faded, it was a dark night, Dai Lin's warship that had turned into powder and fell from the sky, the black undead army, Bai with a complicated expression and the angry elven princess, as well as Adney and her Knight.
They were all back in his field of vision.
The only difference was …
He held the mercury staff in his hand.
Time froze here.
…
In the dark space, hundreds of billions of dark golden constructs were suspended. They crisscrossed with each other, forming a huge net that densely covered the sky of Wohnde.
This was a silent and completely quiet world. Above the atmosphere that emitted fluorescent light, in the void, some crystal fragments would occasionally float past.
Streaks of white light flashed past the constructs, and when they continued to brighten, they formed several light belts that were thousands of miles long.
A pair of quiet eyes stared at the light belts.
Two other voices were arguing in her ears. One of the voices belonged to a giant wolf. It stood majestically in the void, with the World Wall that covered the entire sky as the background. Its silver eyes coldly stared at Bai who was suspended in front of it.
The small elf was not even as big as the tip of its nose.
"Witch, you brought me here from the Loop of Trade Winds just to buy time?" Échis asked.
Sophie answered calmly.
"Échis, you weren't so impatient in the past."
"This isn't impatience, it's uneasiness." Échis shook his head. "The more you understand, the more afraid you will be of this world. I don't know what you're thinking, but unlike you, I don't believe in luck."
"That's not luck," Bai suddenly said. "Échis, are you going to break your promise?"
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