The Witcher: Darkness Falls

Borch carried Eunice, Leon and Regis back to the Beauclair Castle.

Gaitan was so frightened that he fainted and fell to the side, but no one paid any attention to him.

Regis carried Leon off Borch, and Yennefer and others immediately went forward to check.

Regis said, "Don't worry, he's still alive, but his mind was hit by the magic and he fainted temporarily. He's not seriously injured."

"What exactly is going on?" Yennefer asked.

They were fighting too far away just now, so no one saw it.

Regis gave a brief account of what had just happened, leaving Yennefer and the others stunned.

"He is so reckless. Geralt would never do such a thing before, right?" Fringilla opened her mouth wide and finally exclaimed.

In the end, in order to pierce the magic crystal, Leon actually chose to jump down!

If Regis hadn't caught him in the sky, he would have been smashed into a pulp after falling from a height of 100 meters.

Yennefer shook her head and said, "It's hard to say. If it's true as Regis said, then that was a great opportunity. Geralt can be incredibly stupid sometimes."

Regis nodded in agreement. "I can testify to this. Sometimes Geralt's rationality is overtaken by strong emotions. At that time, he is like a brainless person."

"Take the people in first." Yennefer rolled her eyes at Regis.

Everyone hurriedly carried Leon into the castle and found a room to settle him down.

Since Gaitan didn't object, I'll just assume that he agreed.

After settling Leon, everyone returned to the observation deck again, where Borch and Eunice in human form were waiting for them.

Eunice was injured, her back was stained with blood, and her clothes were soaked with dragon's blood. She could no longer fly and could only rely on Borch.

"Are you leaving now? Not going to see Geralt?" Yennefer asked.

She had heard Eunice mention before that her uncle would come to visit them, but she didn't know who the uncle was at the time, but now she knew it was Borch.

Borch shook his golden triangular head and said, "I will, but I can't drink with you."

His tone was very serious and he glanced to the north while speaking.

"Are you anxious? Is something going to happen?" Yennefer understood what Borch meant and asked immediately.

Borch nodded and said, "After the black dragon died, it left behind a wisp of dragon soul, but unfortunately we were not prepared and could not keep it.

However, he was conscious before his death, and I learned about his origins from him.

The Black Dragon does not belong to this world. He comes from a world called Klein Continent. Have you heard of this world?"

Although he has lived longer than anyone present, he may not be as knowledgeable as the person in front of him.

In other words, what he read was very limited, as high-level wizards generally read a lot of books.

"Klein Continent..." Yennefer murmured.

She turned to look at Fringilla, who also shook her head and said, "I've never heard of it. If you want to know about the other world, you'll probably have to go find Francesca. After all, the elves have had the experience of traveling to another world."

What she was referring to was naturally another branch of the elves - Ain El, commonly known as the Wild Hunt.

Speaking of this, the ancient blood in Xirui is closely related to the Ain El clan.

Fringilla glanced at Ciri inconspicuously and ignored her.

Borch nodded, indeed.

Perhaps, he could go back to Feilong Mountains and ask the elders; maybe they would know something?

So he continued, "I learned from him that the power of darkness is eroding this world. The source of this dark power is called..."

Thinking of this, Borch suddenly got stuck.

"What's your name?" Fringilla asked anxiously.

It’s very uncomfortable to stop talking halfway, especially when it’s such an important matter.

But Yennefer found something wrong, and Borch was thinking.

Yennefer asked, "Is there any secret that is hard to tell?"

Borch shook his head, frowned and thought deeply: "No, it's not, but there is a magical power that made me forget His name!

I... No, it's not just the name, other memories about it are also becoming blurry!"

Borch's expression changed again and again, and he was surprised by what happened today.

Unless the dragons are in old age, their memories are very strong and they can remember things that happened hundreds of years ago clearly.

But what Black Dragon told him was only more than half an hour ago, and he had already started to forget it!

At this time, Fringilla suddenly said, "Then what the black dragon told you might involve the true name of the god?"

Borch thought about it and nodded.

Fringilla heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's not surprising. The true names of gods have magical powers and are protected by laws. Anything related to their true names will be quickly forgotten.

When we usually talk about gods, such as Meliteli, Freya, etc., they are probably different aliases of the same god, so it doesn’t matter if we recite them.”

Yennefer nodded and said, "It is true. It seems that the black dragon must have told you the true name of the god. You must not think about it now. The more you think about it, the more blurred your memory will become."

Borch nodded, took a deep breath and felt relieved.

"Don't you know? The dragon elder should have told you, right?" Yennefer asked back.

Borch blinked, apparently no one had told him this, or more likely, he had never cared about such things.

But that’s true, many wizards don’t know about this kind of thing, and even those who know are just guessing.

After all, no one has yet guessed the true name of the goddess Meliteli.

However, someone must have guessed it, otherwise how could this rumor spread?

"Let's talk about the main point and skip the part about gods. That is a matter between gods and we have no right to interfere." Yennefer said.

Borch took a deep breath before continuing, "The Black Dragon said that the power of darkness has infiltrated, and its minions have appeared, coming from the north."

"Coming from the north..."

Everyone had the answer in their hearts.

True God Religion.

The monsters that appear now are all related to the True God Church. They are the ones that are released by them and then used to recruit believers.

This practice is even worse than the Eternal Fire back then, which only used some conventional means.

In that case, the Black Dragon should have been resurrected by the True God Church. Even if not, it must be related to them!

"Understood. We will be careful." Yennefer and Fringilla said.

"In that case, I will not stay any longer. I need to pass this information back. I hope that by the time I return to Feilong Mountain Range, I will not have forgotten it completely."

As he spoke, Borch flapped his wings and flew up into the sky, carrying Eunice, who was reluctant to leave.

He looked back at the people in the castle and said, "Goodbye, my friends. Goodbye!"

After saying that, he flew to the resting place of the black dragon, grabbed its huge skull and flew north.

(End of the book)