610 Married Couple (1/2)
Douglas was not as straightforward as Hathaway, but his chuckle expressed all he wanted to say.
”This Heart of Time is your trophy. Keep it for yourself.” Fernando reminded them.
Since it was partly protected by the Shield of Truth, and it was a level-three legendary item itself, the rippling longsword, 'Heart of Time', was not ruined in the final explosions. Although the cracks were deepened, it still gave the profound feeling of the passage of time.
Natasha looked at it and said to Lucien with a smile, ”I already have a Sword of Truth. Heart of Time is of no use to me. You can trade it for other things.”
”There's no need to exchange it. You can improve the Moon Timer using its parts.” Said Hathaway calmly.
Since he kept his state as a legendary knight, Lucien picked up the longsword and nodded after checking it. ”After my abilities in time and space grow, I should be able to upgrade the Moon Timer to level two with this.”
The materials of time and space were always rare. With 'Heart of Time', Lucien was spared of the worries to search for materials to upgrade his unique legendary item.
Douglas looked around. ”Let's go back to Allyn. The guests are still waiting for you at the wedding. We'll talk about the World of Souls tomorrow.”
Hearing that, Lucien looked at Natasha and asked, ”Do you want to treat your wedding dress and your wounds first?”
Putting back Kritonia's storage bag, Natasha held the bleeding badge and chuckled. ”No. Blood and wounds are the best wedding decorations for a knight! Nobody has ever worn such a wedding dress before!”
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In the depths of the World of Souls, the stretch of black temples rose magnificently like a kingdom. The steeples pierced into the infinite sky.
Inside the palace, the black wall and floor made everything cold and silent. Moving forward along a straight avenue, and passing through the lifeless corridors and gardens, one would reach the largest building. At the center of the building was a borderless grey curtain that did not have an upper bound, in which countless astounding souls were embedded.
Some of the faces in the Furnace of Souls were twisted, and some hideous; some were peaceful, and some were angry. But there was absolutely no sound.
Click, click, click. Weird footsteps echoed behind the curtain and broke the silence.
A ghost moved forward heavily, as if it had weight and a physical body.
When it passed the Furnace of Souls from the back, the ghost suddenly raised its head, revealing a pale face that belonged to 'Original Fire' Banham!
A meteor seemed to be lingering in his eyes, making his transparent soul ripple nonstop, as if he would collapse any moment.
The Original Fire extended his right hand and pressed the Furnace of Souls. The ripples were suppressed, and his soul was much more concrete. Then, he gnashed his teeth, ”Douglas! Hathaway! Lucien! Natasha!”
He cursed every name angrily.
”My legendary items!”
”Those goddamn questions!”
It was not until a long time later that he turned around to the other side of the temple. His footsteps were still slow, and his feet were still leaving weird sounds on the floor.
Click, click, click. The Original Fire disappeared into the temple.
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In the garden behind Allyn, the flowers were all blossoming.
Giant flowers that looked like tulips shook their bodies and sang delightful songs like the best musicians, and the tall trees waved their branches and whipped their trunks, making noise that sounded like timpani. There were also bushes that were playing flutes… The 'natives' of the magic garden treated the guests with pleasant songs.
”Oh, this is so dreamy!”
”This is unimaginable!”
”Are they magic plans?”
At the center of the garden was a broad lawn with a red carpet and many pure tables and chairs. All the nobles who attended the wedding were astounded. They all had seen magic plants before, but those plants were all creepy and terrifying. None of them were as joyful as the plants here.
Even the low-rank sorcerers were quite shocked. Those plants could've established an orchestra!
As if sensing their surprise and delight, the magic plants worked even harder, spreading the melody of happiness to every corner.
”Fantastic! Magic is so fantastic!” Said Elvin excitedly. He had been admitted by the magic school last year, but he had been more or less frustrated because of his poor performance. What he saw today greatly cheered him. After all, he would grow one step after another!
It was the first time that Joel, Alisa and John had been through this. The contemporary arcanists and the ancient arcanists were indeed different! Their last grudge and shadow against sorcerers faded.
”Why have I never heard of the music before?” Louise appreciated the cheerful melodies with a few noble ladies who were into music.
Julie, granddaughter of Marquis Henson (his title had been promoted by Natasha because of his previous contribution), said reverentially, ”His Excellency Evans is one of the greatest musicians, and the queen is talented in music, too. They must've composed specifically for their wedding. This feels great. I'm going to play the same songs at my wedding!”
When the girls discussed music lightheartedly, Winston, James and Grand Duke of Orvarit waited anxiously.
”They were swallowed by the World of Souls. Somebody legendary must be behind it…” Said Winston gloomily, regretting that he failed to react sooner.
His conclusion made Grand Duke of Orvarit look even worse. He was unable to speak anything.
Duke James consoled the Grand Duke. ”With Her Excellency the Lord of Elements, the queen and His Excellency Evans will be fine.”
”They seem to have taken Granny Hathaway into consideration.” Despite his old age, Grand Duke of Orvarit still called Hathaway as granny. He looked worried.
”I suspect that Kritonia is involved.” Said Winston in a low voice. It was his intuition.
Duke James took a soft breath. ”He's really a problem. However, a level-three legendary knight can barely be killed. Are we really going to wait for him to die of old age?”
They were enshrouded in intense depression despite the joyful music.