Mage's Secret

At the end of a desert located in the west of the mainland, there is a small town named Corolla.The resident population of this little-known town is less than 500, and because of its remote location and lack of products, few outsiders come here, and even the young people in the town leave one by one got there.

So a month ago, when a strange man appeared at the entrance of the town, it caused a small commotion in the town.

The strange visitor lived in a long-abandoned empty house at the easternmost part of the village. He was wearing a tattered cloth robe, which was so stained by the wind and sand that the original color could no longer be seen.Although the face wrapped under the cloak looked a bit downcast because of the stubble, it still couldn't hide his handsome and handsome features.Probably because of this reason, the little girls or more mature women in the town are very kind to him, and often come to give him some ingredients and daily necessities.

But even then, the stranger didn't talk to any of them.Either he went to the desert alone, and he went there for several days, until the people in the town thought he was buried in the sea of ​​sand, and then came back empty-handed.Either stay behind closed doors, even if those girls who are like flowers blooming in the wilderness come to his door and ask him in a soft voice with a blushing face if he needs help, he will not give any response.

No one knew his name, where he came from, or what he did for a living.His mystique made the townspeople gradually start to fear him, but the lone stranger didn't pay much attention to what other people thought of him.He has learned this from decades ago, and it is also an important means for him to protect himself.

The stranger who broke into the town was the former Paladin Dewitt, but he had already bid farewell to this title and this name.

After leaving Traphael's mage tower, DeWitt naturally did not return to the temple.Not knowing where else he could go, he kept wandering around the continent.At the beginning, he was still a little afraid of Traphael's threat, but as time passed, the sense of burnout from such a purposeless life still overwhelmed the fear of becoming a corpse after death.

At this moment, he met a young man named Lance who was very similar to his experience.Lance used to be a priest, but left the temple because he questioned some of the dogmas of the temple.In the short communication with him, DeWitt did not disclose his real identity and real experience, and the talk to Lance still made him feel better.

"Don't you think so, evil should be used to describe certain things, not to define certain species." When they were about to part, Lance said, "I don't know why you left the temple, But Lord DeWitt, I know you are a noble man. You have done no evil, so why do you think you are guilty?"

"How did you recognize me?!" Lance's words surprised DeWitt.

Lance smiled reassuringly at him, and explained: "I was lucky enough to meet you once in the temple, but you probably didn't notice me in the crowd at that time."

They parted ways after that, and DeWitt didn't see the former pastor, Lance, for nearly 90 years.In the following days, DeWitt still lived a wandering life, but the guilt in his heart was reduced a lot. Although it was not eliminated enough for him to ignore it, it would not make him always seek death. up.

He changed his goal in life to enhance his own strength, so he always haunts the worst environment on the continent.After all, what else can challenge your limits more than fighting against nature.

This is why he appeared in Corolla.

The weather changes in the desert are very extreme. At night, it is so cold that the sand on the eaves of the tiles will freeze, but at noon the hot ground can almost burn people.But at the turn of day and night, the temperature is not so unbearable.And it's the beginning of the day for the townspeople, and for DeWitt.

This is not because he does as the Romans do, but because in this water-scarce area, this is an important time of the day to collect drinking water.

Pull out the layers of nets outside the house before nightfall. The low temperature at night will cause the moisture in the air to condense on the nets, and then fall drop by drop into the earthen pots placed below.If the earthen basin full of water is not taken back before dawn, the scorching sun will quickly evaporate that little bit of precious water.

Putting away the spread net, DeWitt touched his face with the dew remaining on the net, and wiped his extremely short shaved hair.The cold dew made him shiver, and he was completely awake.He put the net back into the pot under the eaves, and walked into the room with the earthen basin, but as soon as he walked in the door, he immediately became vigilant.

There is someone in the room!

And he didn't notice anyone approaching before.

The accumulation of nearly 90 years, coupled with the changes in blood, has made DeWitt, who was already very strong, not what it used to be.Therefore, it is conceivable how powerful an intruder who can evade his guard and break into his residence must be.

DeWitt's first reaction was that the people of the temple had found him, but he quickly denied this answer.If someone came to the temple, he would not fail to recognize the pure light breath.Could it be a robber?With this in mind, DeWitt slowly put the crock pot by his feet, clenched his fists and walked vigilantly into the house.

At this time, a voice sounded beside his ears. Although the voice was very strange, all his guards were dispelled as soon as the words came out.The voice that was full of excitement but seemed to be suppressing something, as if it would scare Devitt away if he opened his mouth said: "Dede..."

"Amos? Is that you!" DeWitt responded loudly with a sigh of relief.

"It's me." With the sound of the reply, a breath hidden in the distant memory quickly filled the dilapidated and narrow room.There's nothing wrong with that, DeWitt thought, as his heart rate increased at an alarming rate.

A slender figure appeared in the center of the room. He was dressed in a silver hunting suit, and his long black hair hung down obediently behind him.DeWitt looked at him without blinking, but what attracted his attention the most was neither Amos's now extremely monstrous appearance, nor the palm-length black horns on his head, but those pair of hands. Bright red eyes.In those wet eyes that were looking at DeWitt, there was complete trust and nostalgia, just like before.This caused DeWitt to be in a trance for a moment, as if time went back to 90 years ago, when he was still a paladin in the famous mainland, and Amos was still his adopted son, and the 90-year separation seemed to have never existed.

But Amos' words brought him back to reality: "God, you've changed a lot, haven't you had a good time these years?"

"No, it's not that bad..." DeWitt touched his tanned and stubbled face with some embarrassment. Before that, he never felt that there was any problem with his appearance, or he didn't at all Care about these.But at this time, facing Amos who could be described as radiant, he suddenly felt a little ashamed for no reason.

"Why did you come here suddenly?" DeWitt scratched his short hair that could almost touch his scalp, trying to change the subject.

But what he didn't expect was that when he mentioned this, Amos' eyes suddenly turned red, and tears were about to drip down.His appearance reminded DeWitt of little fluffy things like rabbits.

"Because you haven't looked for me all this time, don't you remember that you made an appointment with me to look for me?" Amos' voice trembled.

His accusation made DeWitt a little guilty, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.Fortunately, Amos quickly burst into laughter. He wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, and shook a small box in his hand at DeWitt: "This is a miniature teleportation array made by my elder brother. It can be teleported from the Demon Realm. Since you haven’t come to me, I’ve come to you.”

"You came here so rashly, aren't you afraid that you will appear near the temple after teleportation?!" After hearing what Amos said, DeWitt began to get scared.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have a solution." Amos said, what he didn't say was that he was transmitted by DeWitt's blood sample, so he would definitely appear by his side.Back then, Traphael took a little blood sample from DeWitt, but it was not used up, so Traphael collected it.After Amos knew about this, he asked for the blood sample from Traphael, in order to be able to meet DeWitt again at this time.

Looking at the innocent Amos, DeWitt could no longer say a word of accusation.The little boy back then had grown to be as tall as him now, and the former paladin felt a little relieved and felt a little disappointed for some reason.

DeWitt shook his head with a smile, and said, "You take a rest first, I'll be right over." After speaking, he turned and walked out of the room.

Amos did not stay in the room as DeWitt told him, but immediately followed him: "Where are you going?"

"I'll get some food and drink," DeWitt said, turning to look at him with a smile, "and then we'll catch up."

"Then I'll go with you!" Amos said while hiding his horns, and even his originally gorgeous hunting suit turned into a shabby cloak and robe like DeWitt.

"Then you have to cover your face." DeWitt smiled and shook his head, then walked ahead and led the way.

But behind his invisible back, Amos' originally admiring eyes gradually became stained with deep desire and persistence.

After returning to the Demon Realm, Amos went through a very difficult period of adaptation.The pure aura and thoughts around him are incompatible with the overall atmosphere of the demon world. After all, his enlightenment textbook is the scriptures of the temple.But he is a demon after all, so his parents gave him a very comprehensive "demonic counseling" in order to reverse his thinking.

Their education was very successful, because the blood of strife and desire flowed in Amos' body.It's just that one thing they didn't expect was that their education was too successful, and Amos almost went from one extreme to the other.Paranoia and a strong desire for exclusiveness quickly emerged in his character, and every time he showed those characteristics, it was only related to one person-DeWitt.

Amos's mother was a little worried about this. Even though there was already an extra human member in the family, and this human had nothing to dissatisfy her other than race, she still hoped that her son could find a demon as his mother. As a partner—although I heard that this former paladin also has some demon blood, Mrs. Norber wants a more traditional Mr. or Miss Demon with a certain birth—so she sees her youngest son as a Very strong.This time, Amos stole the miniature teleportation array from his brother while she was out visiting friends, and came to the mainland without telling everyone.If it wasn't for this reason, Amos would have found him as early as 30 or [-] years ago.

But he didn't know anything about these DeWitts, because Amos didn't intend to let him know for the time being.

But he would always let DeWitt know this. Looking at DeWitt's back, Amos couldn't help but licked the corner of his mouth——using another, more impressive method, to let him fully understand these things .

Let him understand how important he is in his heart.