1188 The Spell of Resurrection (2/2)
Mo Fan placed Xinxia on the ground so Han Ji could treat her wounds. He walked toward the fiery pillar was.
”How did you...” Han Ji was just about to ask.
Xinxia said in a soft voice, ”It was Little Flame Belle, she sacrificed her life to summon the Fire Calamity.”
Pang Lai, Song Qiming, Han Ji, and Zhu Meng realized what had happened. They looked at Mo Fan's grieving back, not knowing how to comfort him.
Song Qiming was the most familiar with the Little Flame Belle. The little creature had grown up at Mo Fan's side. She was intelligent, adorable, and charming. When the old Mages could not do anything to save Mo Fan and Xinxia, it was Little Flame Belle that had sacrificed her life to save them...
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Mo Fan reached the spot. He could feel some heat on the ground still. He saw a tiny red leaf on the ground too. It was light as a feather, and had fallen before the Calamity Fire completely disappeared.
Mo Fan cautiously reached out his hands and held the last fire leaf that Little Flame Belle had left behind preciously.
He kissed the leaf softly, yet it felt like his heart was being torn apart. It was so painful that he was struggling to breathe.
”Brother Mo Fan...” Xinxia's voice came from behind him.
Han Ji helped Xinxia over to where Mo Fan was. Xinxia placed her hands on Mo Fan's back before reaching for the fire leaf that Little Flame Belle had left behind. ”Let me hold her,” Xinxia said.
Mo Fan raised his head. He did not speak as he slowly handed Xinxia the fire leaf.
Xinxia held it carefully and closed her eyes.
Glowing dust like tiny crystals flew out of Xinxia's body. She was eventually shrouded by a sacred light as a blurry, godly figure appeared behind her...
Her hair slowly drifted up, revealing her perfect face. As her eyes sprang open, they looked completely different!
The girl was no doubt Xinxia, but she had such a stern expression that it felt like she had turned into a different person, especially the eyes that clearly did not belong to her!
Xinxia was glowing now, and gradually merged with the light. The others were utterly confused, but they soon heard the clear sound of a heart beating.
A small heart made of light floated out of Xinxia's chest. It landed on Xinxia's hands, and the fire leaf that Little Flame Belle had left behind.
The fire leaf slowly merged with the heart of light, turning into a fruit in Xinxia's hands when the light eventually disappeared.
”It...it's the Spell of Resurrection!”
”The Spell of Resurrection!”
”She has the Spell of Resurrection!”
The light of the Spell of Resurrection was so unique that every member of the Parthenon Temple could recognize it instantly. Many Adjudicators and Guardian Knights had surrounded the place. They had witnessed Xinxia use the Spell of Resurrection in person, they had witnessed how the Soul of the Parthenon Temple had descended upon the place!
Who would have thought that the girl that was accused of being Salan, the girl that was dragged into the Realm of the Dead by Hayla, would possess the Spell of Resurrection!
The Guardian Knights initially wanted to apprehend Mo Fan and Xinxia, but they all dropped to their knees with their heads on the ground upon witnessing the scene.
The Adjudicators and the Mages of Faith half-knelt on the ground, too. The believers in the Hall of Faith were completely astounded. When some of the old believers who had seen the light of the Spell of Resurrection bowed sincerely, the rest of the believers began to kneel too!
The living had to endure the pain inflicted by death, and the only way to eliminate that pain was the Parthenon Temple's Spell of Resurrection!
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”Brother Mo Fan, ” Xinxia smiled. She never thought she would possess such power, nor had she ever been so relieved as when she had saved Little Flame Belle's life.
Mo Fan was left in awe, staring at the Calamity Fruit.
Little Flame Belle was born from a Calamity Fruit. Did that mean Xinxia's Spell of Resurrection had brought Little Flame Belle to reincarnate?
”Brother Mo Fan, she's still the same Little Flame Belle, but she needs the purest and strongest baptism of fire to be reborn,” Xinxia cautiously placed the Calamity Fruit in Mo Fan's hands.
Mo Fan held the Calamity Fruit. He could feel the heat inside the Calamity Fruit, and a rhythmic pounding like the beating of a heart.
”Xinxia, you...” Mo Fan immediately realized something. He raised his head and looked at Xinxia.
Xinxia let out the purest smile and shook her head, ”It's fine, we are sharing the same heart. I'm not with you always, but from today on, as long as Little Flame Belle is by your side, my heart is with you, too.”
Her steps were slower. She could never catch up to Mo Fan's pace. However, the Little Flame Belle would always stay by Mo Fan's side. They would go on adventures, fight battles, share moments of joy and sorrow together… and now, she did not need to worry about Mo Fan and miss him so much.
It was the best ending that Xinxia could have hoped for!