Shadow of the Beautiful World

(It seems that I mistyped the name of the great god Osiris before... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, God of Hades, don't blame me. I really don't know much about Egyptian mythology. Forgive me, everyone.)

Help!

At the moment when the noise started, Dupont, who was sitting in the driver's seat, heard Deadpool's screams in a trance.

He looked back at the motel with some embarrassment, it didn't seem very good to just leave Deadpool there.

Although it was Deadpool who made the mistake first, but...

What? Do you want to accompany him?

Zatana's voice sounded in the carriage, and Miss Magician said contemptuously:

You men, you can't walk when you see a beautiful woman, right? If you want to accompany him, you can, leave this car to me... and then you can go to die.

No, I don't, I'm not!

Dupont hastily explained:

I just think we left Mr. Deadpool there, kind of...

That's what he asked for.

There was a tinge of revenge in Zatana's tone, and she said:

If he'd been with us there wouldn't have been so much trouble. He made the mistake first. Come on, Dupont, let's go back to New York.

Uh, fine.

Du Pengde stepped on the accelerator, and the black car quickly blended into the night.

The New York driver glanced at the photo of his wife Geeta that he had placed on the dashboard.

He shook his head, trying to get some of the images out of his mind.

All you think about now is Princess Xiakela, right?

Zatana's faint voice recalled from the back seat:

Even looking at the picture of his wife, there's no way to erase the image of that woman, right? Heh, man...

I...

Dupont was embarrassed and wanted to refute.

But what Zatana said was the truth, making it impossible for him to refute.

It's not your fault.

Miss Magician said coldly:

You are just an ordinary person. Facing a succubus like Xia Kela, if you didn't fall for the first time, it shows that you are determined.

The influence of the natural charm will take some time to dissipate. You'd better live outside alone for a while... If you call out Xia Kela's name in front of your wife, then you will be finished.

OK.

Dupont nodded.

Although Miss Zatanna is a bit indifferent, although she likes to criticize people, she is indeed a good person.

That sarcophagus...

Dupont glanced curiously at the purple sarcophagus placed under the back seat, and said:

which one?

What Merlin wants.

Zatana leaned on the chair, closed her eyes, and seemed to be resting with her eyes closed. She said:

You are also someone who followed Merlin, so there is no need to hide these things from you... Merlin is about to return to the present world, and this sarcophagus is a very important part.

But I can't tell you more about it. You should understand that it's for your own good.

Well, I can understand.

Dupont was also an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and he knows the importance of secrecy.

He didn't ask any more. Under the dusk, he drove Miss Zatanna and the purple sarcophagus all the way to the nearest airport.

Mr. Merlin is coming back...

For someone like him who trusted Mr. Merlin, this news really made people feel extremely at ease.

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Hours later, as night fell, Zatanna returned to New York.

She has a safe house here, known only to her and Icarus, in a high-end Manhattan neighborhood.

Miss Magician didn't attract anyone's attention. She opened the door with the sarcophagus, but there was already someone waiting for her in the safe room.

A female angel wearing a black suit, sitting on a sofa, wearing black-rimmed glasses, and a pair of black wings.

When she saw Zatanna push the door open, the angel who was sitting quietly drinking coffee turned her head and waved to the surprised Miss Magician:

Hi, Zatanna.

???

Miss Magician's eyes widened.

she asked:

Merlin? Why are you in a woman's body?

...

Merlin rolled her eyes helplessly, and she said to Zatana:

Really? This is the first question we meet?

I'm just curious.

Miss Magician waved her hand, and the sarcophagus suspended in the air was sent into the room. She closed the door and walked over to Merlin in amazement.

She circled the angel's body twice, and said maliciously:

Not bad... Walking on the street, there must be many men paying attention to you.

Okay, I'll explain it again.

Merlin put down the coffee cup, she said to Zatanna:

First of all, I need a body to be able to function in this world. This has nothing to do with strength, but only because of the sequelae after I cut my soul.

Sun exposure makes me miserable...

Secondly, in the wasteland, it is very difficult for me to find a body that can carry my soul.

Merlin shrugged, she walked towards the sarcophagus that was placed on the ground, and she said:

Finally... this is probably the last time I will borrow Luther's body, so don't pay attention to this matter itself, it is meaningless.

Merlin's fingers touched the purple sarcophagus, and she felt the special magic contained in the sarcophagus.

she says:

Hidden in the mausoleum for thousands of years, it was made with a special technique, which is enough to seal any magic coffin with lost vitality. This is exactly what I need...

But to make it a container for the Blood Bone Ritual, there is still a final step.

What?

Zatana walked up to Merlin, and she asked curiously:

It's already hard to find, and I thought it was enough.

It's really enough to resurrect ordinary spirit bodies.

Merlin said softly:

But to ensure that the body recovered from the Blood Bone Ritual is enough to carry the power of a hell lord, then it is just a little bit... the last point.

The Lord of Hell?

Zatanna's eyes widened, she looked at Merlin, and she said:

Are you talking about you? You tied yourself to that piece of hell? Are you crazy?

I have to do that.

Merlin sighed helplessly, and said:

If I don't accept it, I won't be able to leave the earth. Hell will always take back what belongs to it. I can only live in it so that I can truly walk freely in this world.

this...

Zatanna gritted her teeth and said:

Liana told me that the battle for the king of hell has already begun. If you become the king of hell at this time, doesn't that mean...

right.

Merlin reached out and stroked Zatana's hair, she said:

Whether I like it or not, I have to join it, but this is a good thing, I can justifiably beat Mephisto hard.

Don't be so sad.

Merlin's fingers flicked Zatana's cheeks, and her fingers pointed down on the purple sarcophagus. In the flash of magic power, the beating runes were printed on the surface of the sarcophagus one by one.

He said:

Come on, help.

oh.

Zatanna took out her drawing pen, looked at Merlin, and said:

You just said that the ritual of carrying blood bones in the sarcophagus needs the final step... you mean?

Blessing from a god of the underworld.

Merlin says:

I made a deal with the god of the underworld in Egypt. He will help us deal with this sarcophagus and make it strong enough to carry a king of hell to recover in this world.

Follow this to draw and engrave magic patterns.

Merlin projected some dancing magic lines in the air, and Zatanna immediately picked up the drawing pen and began to draw and engrave those ancient Egyptian oracle eulogies on the sarcophagus.

The process was completed quickly.

A few minutes later, Merlin pulled Zatanna behind her, she raised her finger, and a huge magic power poured into the sarcophagus in front of her.

Those engraved mantras lit up one after another.

The sound of flying yellow sand also sounded in this room.

Light like quicksand scattered from the air, and a few dark blue flames swayed in the air like will-o'-the-wisps.

A pale wind blew, blowing the curtains of Zatanna's room in all directions.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust...

Merlin was chanting in ancient Egyptian characters.

Soon, in the pale halo, the horses neighed, and between the howling wind and the scattered quicksand phantom, a ghost carriage pulled by four black horses galloped across the wall and the halos.

It is like rushing out of the underworld, like rushing to the battlefield with the roaring death.

Two guards holding ancient Egyptian-style scepters and wearing jackal head crowns stood in front of the underworld carriage, one on the left and the other on the right.

They wore black, tattered cloaks, and a black halo swayed behind them like smoke, making them look like real dead gods of death.

Amidst the vague neighing of war horses, the carriage wrapped in a black halo stopped in front of Merlin and Zatana.

The guard of Hades who was driving the chariot turned to look at Merlin.

Merlin looked at them too.

she says:

Take it back and tell Lord Osiris, I will fulfill my promise...

Shortly after, the bound Ms. Night Jackal and Ms. Lazan will be free, and I will also punish those lunatics who dare to bully the daughter of the Underworld God in the name of the Underworld God.

In the name of Lord Raven!

The two underworld guards standing on the ghost chariot nodded slowly like golems.

A guard jumped out of the carriage and put the purple sarcophagus into the carriage.

Another guard waved the reins.

In the neighing of the Ghost Warhorse, the carriage restarted, and it roared towards the wall, as if it would smash the wall into pieces in the next moment, but there was no...

The moment it hit the wall, the ghost chariot dissipated like a shattered fog.

The light, the wind, and the illusions of quicksand all disappeared at this moment.

The dancing screens also calmed down, the cold breath from Hades disappeared quickly, and the remaining frost on the ground also disappeared, just like the scene just now was just a dream that didn't exist.

But the disappearing sarcophagus means it's all true.

Ms. Night Jackal?

Zatana behind Merlin asked in a low voice:

Who is that? Another woman you have a relationship with?

Just a poor man.

Merlin replied:

The daughter of Osiris, the god of the underworld, was expelled from Hades because of her grievances with her father.

I was bound by the dark book by accident, so I can only obey the person holding the dark book unconditionally. Speaking of which, her tragic experience has something to do with me...

Merlin says:

The god of the underworld, Osiris, asked me to resolve this matter, which probably meant the end of the grievance.

Another demigod.

Zatanna stuck out her tongue, she said to Merlin:

You are very good now, you can talk and laugh with the god of the underworld.

You'd be horrified if I told you who I met yesterday, Zatanna.

Merlin reached out and flicked Zatana's nose.

she says:

Container problem solved.

You have to hurry up and think about the other materials you want to use, Merlin.

Zatanna said to Merlin:

The bones, blood, and flesh used in the blood bone ritual are generally specific, but your situation is very special. After analyzing and sorting out, Icarus and I found that you have many substitutes for this recovery ritual. Taste.

And most of them are stored in the mysterious room, kept by Xuanlan.

She said to Merlin:

You'll have to go there yourself.

I gave Ruiwen the key to the mysterious house.

Merlin walked to the window, she looked at the night outside the window, she said:

How is my sister?

they...

Zatanna said:

They're very smart. They swindled some information from Horus... They should all know that you're not dead by now. Maybe they're just waiting for you to take the initiative to find them.

but I can not.

Merlin whispered:

The will of hell is affecting me, and the consciousness of splitting the Horcrux also has an impact on my will. I can't control myself well now. Last night, I almost...almost committed a massacre.

I don't want them to see that what comes back from the dead is just a monster that can't control itself...

They won't care, Merlin.

They don't care if it's a monster that comes back to them...I'm sure you'll never be a monster either.

Zatana hugged Merlin from behind, she whispered:

I can understand that you are afraid of ruining your impression in their minds.

But have you considered that you have been hiding it from them for almost 7 months, and if you drag it on, it will make their dissatisfaction even more pent-up.

You can't unilaterally say they are good and continue to hide.

They need you, and you need them...

Zatanna said:

It's time to meet them, Merlin, your family misses you very much.

Then... let's go.

Merlin was silent for more than ten seconds, and she took a deep breath.

she says:

It's up to you to arrange a meeting...

But I can't meet my sisters like this, let's arrange it in Limbo.

She turned to Zatanna and said:

3 days, after 3 days, I will meet them in a reshaped form.

During these 3 days, we will complete the blood bone ritual!