[Zongmeiying] Soul Mate

"Are you ok?"

"...I should be the one who asked this question, Merlin, please sit down."

His complexion was very bad, and his walking was very inconvenient, which let Elizabeth know that Caius had vented his anger on him.

"This reminds me of the days when I fought side by side with Arthur. At that time, being injured was as common as eating and drinking." Merlin didn't try to sit down, just smiled gently, and said softly, "I will answer whatever you want to ask." .”

Elizabeth didn't kindly invite him to sit down again, nor did she continue to circle around. The corners of her mouth were drawn into a straight line, and her fingers tapped the armrest of the seat regularly: "Tell me, where is the golden feather you put on my hand?" What's the use?"

"That's Loister's golden feather, it can save the life of any one of his bloodline." Merlin had already taken off all his disguises, and he was more honest than ever in front of Elizabeth.

"Sounds special, how did you get it?" Elizabeth asked suspiciously.

Although he didn't expect Elizabeth to be interested in this, Merlin still seriously recalled: "...After Arthur died, I preserved his body and tried to find all possible ways to revive him. I read Avalon I also spent a lot of time in the Volturi library for all the ancient books of the Holy Land, and finally found only one clue, the altar of Loist, or his cemetery."

"Where did you call me?"

"Yes, the undersea pyramid of Cattleya. I made all the preparations. I found a way to enter there when Caius allowed me to go there, and I got this golden feather there."

"Catleaia...what a coincidence." Elizabeth turned her head, with an unpredictable expression on her face: "Then, do you know what Loister looks like?"

"Loyster?" Merlin frowned. "I've seen his damaged statue, and I can barely see his facial features. If you want to ask me what he looks like, I can't tell you right away."

"How much can you remember?" Elizabeth questioned.

Merlin was puzzled by Elizabeth's insistence, but he had already made up his mind to cooperate before he came, so he obediently gathered his magic power, which made the wounds all over his body painful again, but he didn't make a sound, and used his magic power to draw The appearance of the statue in memory.

Elizabeth looked at it carefully for a while, then murmured, "It's him."

It seemed that the golden feather was useful. Merlin unconsciously pondered Elizabeth's every move. He had been very careful all these years, and he was no longer the simple-minded, reckless manservant beside Arthur.

"I saw him," Elizabeth said straight to the point: "Loister, he told me a lot about the Book of Fate and his own story, but I still have a lot of doubts."

Merlin pondered for a while, his clear blue eyes were like a piece of ice that could not be melted in the ambiguous morning light: "...don't you believe what he said?"

"I can't even believe you, Merlin." Elizabeth replied coldly, "Can you guarantee that the golden feather will work? I'm afraid you don't know much about its usefulness. Before that, you all rashly decided to kill me." Once."

"Please believe that I don't intend to excuse myself, Elizabeth." Merlin replied frankly: "It's been 1000 years, and I even had to cooperate with Mordred for Arthur. Pulling back from the world of the dead, I really can't let go of this opportunity."

As if it didn't happen to her, Elizabeth didn't show any extra emotions. She focused on a certain goal, and then asked: "Really? Two archmages, plus an extremely strange artifact, worked so hard After many years, there is no way to completely save Arthur and Morgana?"

"After Mordred completed the task, the Book of Fate began to gradually lose control. Fortunately, he was strong enough, and he had already started to deconstruct and study the Book of Fate early in the morning, so that he could save Arthur and Morgana in time, and then In the following days, we will continue to play games with the angels." Merlin sighed, and said helplessly: "Morgana and Arthur's fate is entangled, they cannot experience life, old age, sickness and death like normal people, they have experienced three rebirths in the millennium, but Always die young together, and such a death will consume their souls, and Mordred and I will fill up the lost parts... But you should be able to understand that this is not a long-term solution."

Elizabeth recalled the last time with Mordred: "In Cattleya, I remember Mordred once said that he would pay the price, and now that he is dead, is this the price he paid?"

Merlin lowered his eyes and replied softly: "His soul has become a part of the Book of Fate, and he will never be able to go anywhere again."

"Oh." Elizabeth was stunned for a long while before uttering a single sound dryly from her throat.

They fell silent, Merlin not wanting to admit that he did feel sorry for Mordred.

"But what answer are you waiting for, my love?" Caius' clear and sharp voice cut through the silence, he slid out of Merlin's blind spot, put his hands on the back of Elizabeth's chair, bent down and approached her gently The side face, the whole movement did not make any noise, it was as light and beautiful as the sunlight rolling down on the silk curtains.

Even though he knew that Caius would never leave Elizabeth's side at this moment, his sudden appearance still surprised Merlin, and he took a step back unconsciously - he was seriously injured and could not detect it with magic power as usual. everything around.

Elizabeth didn't answer, nor did she confirm Caius' position. She maintained her posture of leaning on the armchair, but turned her head to meet Caius' face in a very natural way. Their stern expressions were surprisingly consistent. The hair strands of different colors are lingering, like two dangerous beasts with gorgeous fur, watching any potential opponents tacitly.

Merlin felt a conditioned pain from the wound, he must have shown something, which made Caius laugh in a low voice intriguingly.

However, even if Caius did indeed smile, his expression definitely couldn't describe how happy he was. He seemed to have calmed down the pain of losing Elizabeth, at least he couldn't tell from his restored perfect appearance, but Merlin would never forget The vampire he knew on the battlefield could almost be regarded as a well-mannered gentleman compared to the rage during the hours when Elizabeth stopped breathing.

Merlin has never suffered such a serious injury since he fully mastered his own power.

"Can you give me some clues, Merlin?" Elizabeth's voice didn't fluctuate, and she asked blankly, "Anything out of the ordinary...whether it's about the Book of Fate, or about the so-called 'God' That's fine too."

Merlin was not used to such an attitude. He thought melancholy of Elizabeth's happy and positive appearance in several contacts. In his magic field, her mood was always as bright as a little sun, but now the light in her eyes dimmed. It's not... It's not that Merlin has never experienced this kind of situation in his long life, but every passing light full of love and warmth is not what he wants to see.

"I don't know much about the Book of Fate. It will only show its power to its master." Because he was not sure what answer Elizabeth wanted to hear, Merlin decided to start from the nearest: "But it does have some kind of mysterious The power is undoubtedly, it can conditionally enhance the master's strength - did you know that its first testable master was Alexander's wife Roxana? She got the charm and the ability of eternal youth from the book of destiny, which makes She became her father's most beloved daughter, and thus successfully became Alexander's wife, but she remained a weak wizard until her death."

"But Mordred is very powerful, so powerful that he once killed King Arthur under your protection." Elizabeth said thoughtfully.

"Yes." Merlin admitted gloomyly: "Mordred has made rapid progress, until the Avalon Wizards came to me, I had no idea about it, and I didn't realize how abnormal this ability beyond the bloodline limit is. .”

Elizabeth sighed as she concluded her statement: "So the Book of Fate gave them the abilities they need to complete their missions. It has intelligence in a certain sense, and it can even really see through fate."

This was almost confirming the existence of God. Elizabeth felt a familiar panic sweeping like a raging tide, overwhelming her reason, causing a sore pain in her throat.

In the silence, Caius asked abruptly, "Since when did you notice Lisa?"

This question was very abrupt, and Merlin panicked for a moment. Although he restrained himself quickly, he still caught Elizabeth's attention. This made her frown slightly, and looked at Caius suspiciously, but Caius did not look down as usual. He turned his head to meet her gaze, but instead stared at Merlin, only gently hugging her shoulders.