Now, we finally knew the truth of the first Dark Moon War. We knew that the Divine Artifact had stirred up huge waves in this world. We knew about the people who had changed the entire world but ultimately had their names erased from history, as well as the things they had experienced. A story from thousands of years ago made it difficult for me to calm down. It was not that I had not experienced more thrilling epic battles, nor had I not seen heroic emperors who had similarly saved the world. But for some reason, I felt especially moved when I heard Sonya's story.
This was probably related to the twists and turns in the story, as well as the ups and downs in everyone's fate.
The honest and kind barbarian prince had become the Dark Moon Lord, who was synonymous with demons. The scholar who had dedicated her life to making all races live in harmony had now become the terrifying Blood Princess. The young farmer at the foot of the mountain with pure dreams had finally deceived the entire world in the name of God. And the last Dragon King of the dragons had become a dispirited wandering mercenary, telling us the story of four young people who had once saved the world in this small room … The one that made me sigh the most was the girl named Antil. A normal person from the beginning to the end, an ordinary country girl who should have stayed out of everything, had become a goddess.
Sonya's tone had always been calm. The magnificent events from thousands of years ago seemed to have become just a story now. But her current dispirited appearance of a wandering mercenary revealed how heavy the burden on her heart was. Perhaps it was because she had suppressed it for too long that Sonya had told us all these things. Not only because of our identities, but more importantly, perhaps this expressionless dragon sister really wanted to find someone to talk to. Based on what I heard just now, I had a vague feeling that Sonya might have been the strongest of the four back then, but she was the youngest one mentally. She was the true child of the four, a young Dragon who only wanted to have fun and be free. Even Edwinsa, who she had mocked many times for being "naive," probably had a deeper heart than her.
It was just that she had never realized it.
"The Dark Moon War after that was actually a helpless move." Sonya panted a little and organized her memories before telling us what happened next. "I just said that we guided Antil, who had become a goddess, to destroy the demonic forces. It was smooth at first, but we soon realized that the situation was not as good as we had imagined. Maybe the power of the Divine Artifact itself was not enough, or maybe the unconscious Antil could not unleash the true power of a god. She could not completely destroy the demonic shadows. In fact, she only temporarily dispelled the power of the curse. After a period of time, the demonic forces would reappear in the place where they had been dispelled. It was an endless cycle. And to make things worse, Antil's power seemed to be limited. She needed to rest more frequently, and she was injured for the first time in the battle with the demons. We felt that this could not go on. We had to find a way to completely dispel the demonic shadows, or seal.
Icetis had already guessed what was going to happen next. "So you decided to cut off Reedmunn and Hazenwood, and turn one of the planets directly into a demonic exile?"
Sonya nodded. "This was Edwinsa's idea, and no one could think of a better way. So, while Antil still had some power left, we began to herd the remaining contaminated creatures on the ground together, and expelled them along with the contamination on them to Reedmunn. In fact, what we had to do was not that great. It was just moving the corpses and driving away the remaining soldiers. Antil would kill at the front, and we would clean up the rear. This work was slow at first, and I doubted whether we could complete it in time. But later, the believers led by Edwinsa finally found a way to control the small amount of holy light through self-training, which greatly sped up the progress of the 'detoxification' on Hazenwood. In the end, we sent all the impure things to this planet. It took another five years for the church's Heresy Tribunal to remove the remnants of the demons on Hazenwood bit by bit. It took a total of ten years to complete this huge project. After that, races like humans and elves stayed on Hazenwood, while races like the Night Elf and Beastman, who were once involved with the demons, stayed on Reedmunn. The two worlds completed the transfer, and the four of us ushered in the day when we went our separate ways … "
"Wait!" I quickly interrupted her. "I don't understand. I can understand separating the two planets to seal the demons, but why did you divide all the races into two distinct groups? How did the four of you divide the work and guard the two planets? What's the point of doing this? "
"For relative peace." Sonya smiled bitterly. "You don't know how difficult it is to achieve peace. The people on the ground and the Dark Moon people are two different camps. Even if the races in these two camps had fought side by side, the pain left behind by the original Sinners was too severe. The second-tier races like the Night Elf and the Fey Beasts were still manageable, but what about the surviving mountain barbarians? Could the humans still coexist with them? In the end, the races that migrated to Reedmunn were basically all 'sinners'. It wasn't just any one of them who was guilty, but the entire race. 80% of the people in a race had once become demons, and the negative impact left behind by this fact was incalculable. Even before the war ended, all kinds of attacks against these 'original Sinners' didn't stop. In order to maintain the peace that came with great difficulty, we had no choice but to separate the two camps. This was the first reason. The second reason was that we realized that the residual effects of the Demon's Shadow were more dangerous than we had imagined. They are a very abstract thing, neither material nor energy. They have all kinds of incomprehensible properties. After they had contaminated the mountain barbarians and several other races, they seemed to have developed 'recognition'. When they spread, they would always move towards the places where these races gathered. However, in turn, these races also developed a resistance to the Demon's Shadow and became harder to control. As a result, it became natural for the 'original Sinners' and the races on the ground to be separated. "Finally, the demonic power on the Dark Moon needs to be guarded. It is a huge prison, and it needs enough prison guards to suppress it for generations. It is a tough job, and the human and elven races who are the victims definitely can't be the guards. So it can only be handed over to the original Sinners who have done wrong to the other races …"
"So the Dark Moon people are actually the prison guards on the moon?" Shallow Shallow's eyes widened.
Sonya nodded. "You can put it that way."
"F * ck, if this matter were to be made public on the ground, it would definitely be a level of worldview destruction." Icetis could not help but swear. "Then what happened to the Dark Moon War? Don't you want peace? But now the teaching materials of the Goddess are inciting a war between heaven and earth. The teaching materials of the people on the ground have written that the Dark Moon people are about to devour people. Every time the two planets open, people will fight until their brains are splattered … "
"In order to vent the pressure in the Demonic Cavern and let the Goddess appear in a cycle to maintain the seal," Sonya mentioned a new term: Demonic Cavern. "As I said, the demonic power cannot be destroyed. At least we mortals can't find a way to destroy them. So we can only isolate them on another planet. But this is still not the solution. The demonic power that Antil dispelled will always recover bit by bit and then infect a new batch of creatures. We don't have the power to travel through the universe like the first civilization, so we don't know how to banish these terrible things further away. So we built a huge Demonic Cavern on the Dark Moon to seal the corrupted evil souls and wandering monsters. When we were building the Demonic Cavern, there was a major accident that caused the entire dragon race to be unable to recover. Until now, the only dragon that is still alive and not corrupted is me … Let's not talk about this. In short, we have sealed all the demonic power in that place, but it will reach its limit every few hundred years. We have to open the door to vent the pressure … The way to vent the pressure is the Dark Moon War. I know this is a cruel method, but … we have no other choice. If we don't do this, the demonic power will soon accumulate to a level that is enough to destroy two planets. "
When Sonya mentioned that she was the only dragon left, she quickly glossed over the matter as if she wanted to pretend that she didn't care. But when she said that, even her voice was trembling. I didn't know what to say to comfort this lonely Dragon King. The power of words seemed to be useless at this moment. So I could only wave my hand and let her continue.
"Antil has been baptized by the power of the Divine Equipment. She is no longer human. Every time her power is exhausted, she will turn into light and return to the core of the Divine Equipment to rest." Sonya said towards the end. "The more she consumes, the longer the time she needs to rest. But even if she is fully rested, she will not wake up without enough external stimulation. This' external stimulation 'is the summoning of the demonic power and the believers. So the Dark Moon War became a cycle: we seal the demons on the moon, and every few hundred years, we open the seal to vent the pressure of the Demonic Cavern. The Dark Moon Demons are released to the earth, and the people on the ground try their best to resist them. At the same time, Edwinsa begins to awaken the sleeping 'Goddess'. The Goddess and the people on the ground work together to seal those demons again. Then, they exhaust their power and enter a deep sleep, waiting for the next cycle. This has happened five times. "
The truth about the Dark Moon War was finally revealed in broad daylight.
"Let me see how much trouble I've caused …" I couldn't help but glance at Icetis. I thought to myself that the non-flammable trash from the Star Domain wasn't any less harmful than the ones from the Empire.
Bryndis didn't respond to me at all. The female pervert was frowning as she thought about something. Then, she suddenly thought of something and looked up at Sonya. "So, when I picked you up, you had just come out from that devil's den? And because you were contaminated by the things in the Demonic Cavern, you committed suicide? "
Only then did I remember that the Sonya that Icetis brought back was already a corpse. This expressionless dragon sister had died once. It's all because Jingle's resurrection process was too easy. If no one reminded me, I wouldn't have remembered that this dragon lady had died twice …
"I just wanted to see the situation in the Demonic Cavern before meeting the Blood Princess." Sonya seemed a little embarrassed. "After all, the Dragon race paid a huge price to build that place. And I haven't seen that place for hundreds of years … I didn't expect that the seal would deteriorate to such an extent when it was nearing its limit. I was contaminated when I opened the second door. So, I could only commit suicide with the last bit of my consciousness. The patrolling dragon soul that lingered around the seal would naturally drag my corpse back to the Demonic Cavern and bury it together."
Icetis couldn't help but mutter, "You even said that 'jumping into the Demonic Cavern alone to save the situation only once'. Your impulsive nature is indeed innate."
We heard this when we were eavesdropping on the conversation between the dragon lady and Edwinsa at North Fortress. But Sonya herself didn't know that someone was eavesdropping. She immediately looked at Icetis in surprise. "How did you know … Oh yes, you are Gods."
People in the feudal era were really good. When they encountered something they couldn't understand, they could just push it to the Gods. But when the Gods couldn't understand something, they had to analyze it themselves. It was really hard to be a God.
"Then let's go and retrieve the Divine Artifact now. We will reseal it. The Dark Moon War should come to an end." Lin Xue stood up and stretched. "Where is the Divine Artifact now?"
"The Divine Artifact is sealed in a special space. Opening this space requires two parts." Sonya looked at us awkwardly. "This device was designed by Lily. So, the main part is in her hands, and the other part is in Edwinsa's hands. Every time during the Dark Moon War, the barbarians will bring the device on the Dark Moon to the surface. Then, Edwinsa will combine them and summon the Divine Artifact and the Goddess in a secret place. This is the process. I have already asked for the component in Edwinsa's hands, but I don't know if Lily is willing to hand over the Divine Artifact. Of course, if you want to use force, she probably can't resist. But I don't want you to do that. Lily is a very decisive person. If she is forced, she will destroy the device, and the Divine Artifact will forever drift in a different space. "
"We are also not willing to use force." I exhaled and suddenly smiled at Sonya. "You better not think of God as too unreasonable. Although some people will occasionally screw up … the real God is actually very kind."
"And maybe I have a way to separate the little girl named Antil from the Divine Artifact and completely end all the troubles you have encountered." Icetis interrupted. "The premise is that you cooperate."
This sentence made Sonya completely determined. She immediately nodded. "Okay, I will take you to the Dark Moon Palace."
Everyone stood up one after another. General Angelie, who had been listening quietly until now, came to Sonya with a little hesitation. "Your Majesty Dragon King, do you need me to follow …"
"No need," Sonya shook her head and forced an apologetic smile on her tired face. She gently pressed her hand on Angelie's shoulder. "Your ancestors risked their lives to help us. Your family has been doing their best to act as the mediator between the two planets in this shameful farce for more than two thousand years. Now even you have been trapped here for hundreds of years … I don't know what's wrong with Lily, but in short, your mission ends here. Thank you for persevering for so long."
Angelie opened her mouth, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
Sonya nodded at her. "Everything should be over. I think this will be the real end … That's it. See you later. I hope the next time we meet, it will be in the big forest of Hesenwood. I miss that place very much. If … if we still have a future, I will do my best to compensate your family for so many years of hard work. "
When we came out of the lounge, we saw the three Iron Knights who had been waiting outside for a long time. The three bad friends didn't know what kind of earth-shattering secret they had just revealed in the room. When we came out, they were still busy chatting with each other. Joe was the first to react. He waved at us and stood next to Angelie. Joseph came up to me and patted my shoulder. "Good fella, what were you talking about? You talked for so long, and the commotion just now was as loud as demolishing a house. I almost thought that you guys had a breakdown and were fighting inside …"
"Put your hands down!" Angelie looked at Joseph in horror as he patted the 'God's' shoulder. She subconsciously shouted. Our family responded almost in unison, "It's okay!"
Joseph looked at everyone in a daze. He scratched the back of his head. "Why do I feel that you guys have become paranoid after chatting for a while? Oh yeah, General, do you have a place to eat here? "
Angelie looked at everyone awkwardly. She didn't know what to say. I moved closer to her and whispered, "Just pretend that nothing happened. There's no need to make everyone so nervous."
Angelie looked at me with a strange expression and nodded silently.
"We are going to the Dark Moon Palace, so let's say goodbye here." Icetis waved her hand at the three Iron Knights who she had decided to be her future God's servants (unfortunately, they didn't know). The three of them were stunned. Then, Joseph almost jumped up and shouted, "Where are you going?!"
"The Dark Moon Palace, to find the Blood Princess and the Dark Moon Lord to settle an old matter," Sonya said calmly. Sonya said indifferently. After leaving the room, she completely returned to her expressionless and alienated appearance. The emotional agitation brought about by the memory just now had disappeared.
"Damn, my life is really going to be magnificent all of a sudden. Anna, we can make a fortune selling our autobiographies when we go back." Joseph muttered as he checked his luggage and equipment. Beside him, Joe and Anna also began to prepare without saying a word. Icetis frowned when she saw that, "What are you doing?"
"Just follow us." Joseph spread his hands. "We are knights. Knights can't abandon their comrades, give up the mission, and retreat at the last minute. Although I don't even have the title of Iron Knight now."
"It's none of your business this time." Bryndis waved his hand, and the three Iron Knights' movements were forcibly restrained by a few Holy Light Chains that appeared out of nowhere. After Bryndis showed his attitude, Sister Bing released the shackles. "Your mission is over. We can handle the rest easily. Don't talk nonsense. Knights have to obey orders."
Alright, before they agreed, Icetis had already begun to issue orders to the three of them in the name of the 'God'. However, Icetis's aura was really strong. Joseph looked at the fierce eyes of the female rogue and didn't dare to shake his head and say no. The three Iron Knights were forced to stay in the city.
In the end, only Sonya accompanied us out of the city. The three Iron Knights escorted us out of the city gate before returning with Angelie.
Dragon King Sonya watched their figures disappear into the dark city gate before slowly turning back. Shallow Shallow asked curiously, "What are you looking at?"
"I suddenly remembered something from a long time ago. Those three people are very similar to us back then." Sonya said softly, "So young, fearless, and full of daydreams of saving the world … Also, they are as innocent as a bunch of fools."
"Take it as a compliment." Icetis chuckled softly, then reached out and pressed her hand on Sonya's shoulder, "Child, be happy. Everything will be fine. I promise you with my name."
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