The Whispering Verses Chapter 799: Trial
The boat was silent, everyone was thinking about their own problems. Priest August suddenly raised his head and turned to look at the stern of the boat, at the depths of the water and the moon that was slowly falling into the water.
The old priest reminded in a hoarse voice:
"Look back now and miss those who have left, we can still see them. Let’s try it"
The ship was moving forward, and Shade, Priest August, Iluna, and Sister Devlin all looked back.
The priest smiled and nodded gently to the young nun who was looking at him from a distance:
"You are still so beautiful, but I am old."
Iluna raised her head and opened her mouth slightly, her eyes reflecting the light of the dark moon, but under the dark moon were the captain and teammates who were killed by the silver-eyed man and the tomb robber Hawthorne. . These are her teammates from her training days at the Holy See, standing together and waving goodbye to her.
"I'm doing very well now!"
There was no sadness on Iluna's face. She stood up and waved her right hand toward the depths of death.
Sister Devlin’s silver eye mask reflected the moonlight, her hands were folded together on her lap, and she nodded slightly to show respect:
"I will continue to pass on the flame and mission you passed on to me."
Shad stared blankly at the soul standing on the water and Sparrow Hamilton under the moon.
The middle-aged detective, Carson Rick's ace spy Gray Eagle, is leaning on a cane in his right hand, and his left hand is slightly pulling down the brim of his black deerstalker hat. He was not in the terrible state he was in before his death, but rather looked like an upper-class gentleman. He raised his head slightly, shook his head regretfully towards Shade under the moonlight, then turned around and continued walking towards the depths of the water.
Shad stared blankly at the figure going there. Detective Sparrow passed by another soul with the same color, and the soul stopped and turned to look at Shad.
Short withered yellow hair, obvious signs of eyelids turning outwards, thin figure, and wearing a red glove on his right hand.
This is Ivan Darkness:
"I'll be waiting for you when this is all over."
His right eye showed a scarlet light, and then he turned around and walked towards Ming Yue.
Xia De was in a trance for a while, suddenly stunned, thinking of something very important, and hurriedly called softly in his heart:
"Shadow."
No soul looked back, and outsiders did not see the real, blind and foolish Shade.
He stared at the departing soul, and suddenly, like Iluna, he raised his hand and waved in the distance. Priest August put down his pipe and waved back with a regretful expression. Even Sister Devlin made the same gesture.
There was silence, everyone saw the people who were missing them, but no one tried to take them away together. It's enough to see him again. This is the difference between other people and Joey Barton.
The silver silk-like water surface was cut open, and only the scale in Iluna's hand emitted a faint light. The surroundings were extremely quiet, but no matter what, the distance between the beach and the boat was always the same, and they seemed unable to return to the distant shore.
"What's wrong?"
Iluna noticed this first and asked softly.
Priest Augustus turned his head and looked at the front of the ship, having no idea about this. Sister Devlin also shook her head slightly. Joy Barton and the resurrected Miss Marilyn Handel didn't care about this at all. Shade moved from the position near the stern to the bow, standing on the ship looking at the weak bonfire on the beach in the distance.
After a little thought, the answer appeared naturally in my mind without even having to be reminded by "her":
"For our own selfish desires, we gave the dead a chance to resurrect. Although some people paid a price for it, it was a rule-breaking thing after all, so it couldn't be docked. Yes, I understand, the last step is needed ."
Shad turned to look at Iluna:
"Judge, please judge them now to confirm whether this resurrection complies with the rules."
Eluna nodded hesitantly and stood up when Shade sat down, holding a dark golden scale.
Everyone looked at her, which made the seventeen-year-old girl a little uncomfortable, but she still looked at Joy Barton and Marilyn Handel and said in a clear voice:
"In the name of the ancient **** [The Hanging Judge], I will give you judgment."
The boat glides quietly, the pale golden light and the silver light of the dark moon are so quiet:
"Joy Barton, for your own desires and obsessions, you tried to break the balance of life and death. Assisting in the narrow life and death narrows brought more deaths, disasters and victims to Fort Midhill, and even some It may lead to a greater disaster. Now, the old man has taken away your bones, the nun has burned your flesh, and the winner has taken away the Rose Curtain and given you the possibility of resurrecting the dead."
Eluna took a deep breath:
"Sacrificing your bones, throwing away your flesh, and abandoning your soul can only make up for some of your faults. From now on, you and this lady will walk in this world, carrying the curse of death. The Church of the Righteous God will be your Enemies, good people will hate your existence. Do more good deeds to make up for your mistakes; repent at all times and pray for those innocent souls. You are burdened with the blood debt of Fort Midhill, which will haunt you throughout your life. Sin."
Joy Barton’s transparent soul lowered his head:
"I accept your judgment. Before I come here again, I will be cursed and cast aside by all living creatures. I will do more good deeds to make up for all my mistakes."
"All things are mortal. What you seek is a process, but it will not change the result. Instead, you will be burdened with a lifelong curse."
Mr. Barton paused:
"Yes, this is the meaning of my life. Since I can't grow normally and experience life in the order of living people, then this is okay. After reaching the end for the first time, I will experience it with her again while carrying the curse. The second life, even if we will come back again eventually, I still have her and a memory, that’s the meaning.”
"What is this lady's name?"
Eluna nodded, and suddenly asked in a low voice. She didn't listen very carefully to Joey Barton's call from the water just now.
"Marilyn Handel."
Shade reminded in a low voice, so Iluna coughed and said again:
"Marilyn Handel, the dead should not be resurrected. But someone paid for the bones, flesh and soul so that you could walk the world again. Therefore, you were burdened with the curse of death and were condemned by a sinful man. The soul is entangled and cannot be freed until it comes here again. Mortals are destined to die. This is the price you pay for resurrection. "Gu Hai
"I will be with him. He made a big mistake for me. It is my responsibility to walk the next road with him again."
She grabbed Mr. Button's soulful hand, and the two looked at each other, speechless.
Eluna shook her head slightly, her tone serious:
"You are a soul that bears the curse of death and sins, but you have also touched the transcendent, and your soul is different. Death is staring at you, lady. Go and redeem those souls wandering in the world, this It is your path to redemption.”
"Yes."
"I understand."
The living and the dead said at the same time. At the same time, Shade saw a golden chain extending from the dark golden scale, tightly binding Joy Barton and Marilyn Handel together.
Priest August, Sister Devlin, and Iluna also saw:
"This is."
"Contract, from now on, they will be sinners who bear the sin of death, and they will redeem the souls that have not left in the world in exchange for the alleviation of the curse. This is because I, as the chosen one who has inherited the 'balance' Or, give them the result of the trial, I still have such power?"
Eluna also seemed to have just found out.
Everyone’s story seems to be exciting, and there will be many more stories about Joey Patton and the resurrected Marilyn Handel. But those stories probably have nothing to do with Shade. But maybe many years later, he will find them in their old age, who can never be separated, to listen to the story of their eventual death.
"Is this okay?"
Eluna asked Shade in a low voice again. Before Shade could speak, he felt the ship shake slightly as if it hit something.
Everyone looked at the bow of the ship, and before they knew it, they had reached the shore.
"I seem to understand something again."
Eluna patted her head:
"It's a strange feeling. I can use more balanced power. It turns out that the chosen one uses this method to tap into the power of the chosen one."
"Miss Bayas, this was a fair trial and it really opened my eyes."
Priest Augustus praised, and Iluna lowered her head in embarrassment and smiled.
The group of people came to the shore from the boat. Except for Shade, everyone returned to the Kiss of the Tree bonfire and sat by the fire. Shade looked at the double stone door. His time was very tight. :
"The problem now is that the church's 'Scar of the Holy Tree' ritual has sealed three passages. How do we go back?"
He said with a frown.
Last time he used the "Door Key" to unlock the door, but this time there was a seal outside, and his condition was unable to compete with the door again:
"Priest, can you"
"No, if we open the door, it is equivalent to destroying the church's seal. But don't worry, when the resistance in the narrow room is over and the narrow room is temporarily stable again, we can force the door open again. Although that will also Destroying the seal will at least not lead to irreversible consequences. It seems that we will be missing for a few days."
The priest said, his face reddened by the firelight. The old priest was not very worried:
"If you are afraid that others will worry about you, my thaumaturgy [last words] can help you send some news to the outside world. Yes, it is just like me breaking into your dream."
"I must return to Fort Midhill now. There are some things only I can do."
Shad held the red butterfly pendant that was broken into two pieces and looked at Sister Devlin, who shook her head slightly and then looked at Joy Barton. He didn't pay attention to Shad at all.
Xia De thought for a while and asked again:
"Priest, you mean that if we force the door from the inside to the outside, it will damage the ceremony, but what about opening the door from the outside?"
"No way, there can be no more losses in the three channels."
The priest quickly denied it, but Shade didn’t mean it this way:
"I mean, what if someone, from outside Fort Midhill, opened the door to here?"
Priest Augustus was stunned and nodded slowly:
"That's no problem. After all, only the narrow rooms of Fort Midhill have problems, and other areas are safe. However, in addition to the three passages of Fort Midhill, is there any way to easily get here in the material world? ? Never heard of it”
"Of course, I heard a librarian mention this at the other end of time. Oh, priest, use your thaumaturgy quickly, I want to send last words to two people!"
Xia De said with a smile, he was really relieved. He also sat back by the campfire and warmed himself up with a few other people. Iluna moved towards Shade carefully, looking happily at the flames in front of her.
"The original effect of the thaumaturgy [last words] is to realize the wishes of the remaining souls, allowing them to safely enter the dreams of the people they miss, or to use water, mirrors, etc., to say their final goodbyes. We are all dead now, and it is easy to dream about it. However, it cannot be a dream in the Middle Hill area. The Midhill Castle now shrouded in a narrow space cannot be regarded as a normal world."
"It doesn't matter. The people I want to give my last words to are all in Tobesk City. I hope I didn't disturb their night's rest. It's already very late."
Shad said, then looked at the other people around the campfire:
"There's still some time before someone comes to rescue us. Now let's collude, ahem, I mean discuss the details of what happened here tonight."
He took a long breath and looked at each person's face in the fire:
"But the most important thing is about the topic of the chosen ones in death. Resurrection after suicide in the narrow room can complete the ritual. Now everyone here is actively entering death, so...the first one to leave here The candidate is the real one"
The firelight shines on the living people in death, and the light of the dark moon shines on the ground and water. The epic of the Sixth Age has once again entered an important juncture, and this time, Shade can finally take control of the situation by himself.