Mage's Secret

There are several human countries in the continent of Ozevina, large and small. These countries have unique customs, but they have the same religious beliefs.The Temple of Light has spread to every corner of the continent during thousands of years of human development. Every city above the middle level has a Temple of Light and priests. The precepts of the Temple are well known to every human being living in society.

Of course, among all people there are people of different beliefs, or atheists.The temple is usually very tolerant of these pagans or thinkers, but they are wary of one kind of person to the point of harshness-the black robe mage, or the evil mage.

It is widely believed that black mages derive their power from the devil, and even spellcasters who are proficient in magic refer to black robes as "fallen ones".Coupled with the frightening black magic with terrifying effects, and the terrifying legends related to black robes, each of the few black-robed mages on the mainland is notorious and can be used to scare disobedient children Guys, even if they didn't do anything.This situation makes the black-robed mage have to stay away from society and live alone in his mage tower.

It is for this reason that once Elvis chooses to become a black-robed mage, he has to leave Yadunis far away and become his own.That's what worries Trafalle.

So he hinted at Elvis so that Elvis could see reality.In his eyes, everything the apprentice did was just a wrong choice made by the young man. As long as he realized the seriousness of the problem, he could get rid of it.

As for the option of telling Elvis about Murphy's true identity, and then teaching him the spells to hide his magical fluctuations, Traphael hadn't considered it at all.It wasn't because he was selfish that he didn't dare to let Elvis know this.On the contrary, Traphael understands better than anyone else that getting involved with the devil is definitely not a good thing. This is his secret, his shackles, and he will carry this stain on his whole life.But Elvis is different, he is still young, has countless possibilities, and should not be tied down.Even if he chose a path that Traphael didn't like, he was at least free.

The composure forced by the so-called secret Elvis was suddenly broken, panic climbed up his face and eyes, he wanted to explain but couldn't, he just murmured meaninglessly: "How could you... "

Just when Trafael couldn't bear to see his bewildered appearance, and put his hand on his shoulder to comfort him, Elvis's erratic eyes fell on Murphy.He suddenly became excited, looked at Traphael, and asked, "Did Murphy tell you?"

Before Traphael could answer, he rushed up to Murphy, grabbed his collar before Murphy pushed him away, and asked loudly, "Did you find out?! You told the teacher! I I know, I know you've been trying to drive me away! Because I distracted the teacher's attention! Don't you, you scumbag!"

"Not me." Murphy replied blankly, trying to rip the collar out of Elvis' hands, but he failed.The strength Elvis displayed at this time was beyond his expectations.

Just as the two were confronting each other, Traphael's voice, which could not hear the emotion, came from behind Elvis: "Al, calm down. It doesn't matter who told me this, even if no one Tell me, it's only a matter of time before I find out you're doing research into the forbidden/forbidden arts of the dark arts. You're already on the brink of a breakthrough, Elvis, don't ignore your astonishing talent."

Hearing this, Elvis finally let go of Murphy's collar.He turned slowly to look at Traphael, with a helpless look on his face, looking pale and pitiful.

"It's too late for you to stop researching now." Traphael couldn't help but persuade.

Elvis bit his lip and lowered his head. After a while, he slowly shook his head and whispered, "But, I haven't found the answer yet. My father, where does my father go..."

Traphael approached him, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "You have to know, some questions are beyond the reach of human beings, and you may not be able to find the answers in your whole life. It's probably best to rest on the known. Why don't you continue to be religious?"

Elvis shook his head again, raised his head and said, "No, teacher, I can't find evidence for the existence of God. How can I believe in such groundless spiritual totems! Some questions can't be answered, but if I have been searching, maybe I can find some trivial clues, can't I?"

"So are you going to continue, Elvis?" Trafalle asked.

Elvis dropped his eyelids and fell silent.

"Even if, leave my side?" Traphael continued to ask.

Hearing these words, Elvis suddenly raised his head and looked into Traphael's deep brown eyes.It is too calm, like a piece of solidified amber, sealing all emotions in it.

"Teacher," Elvis' voice was weak and trembling, even a little crying, even in the quiet environment at this time, it seemed a little vague, "Are you planning to drive me away?"

"It's not that I want to drive you away, Elvis." They stood very close, and the mage put his hands on the apprentice's shoulders, staring at the other's misty blue eyes, and said, "It's you Gotta go, you understand. Once you make that choice, you have to go, and that's the rule for the whole world, no exceptions."

Under the silent pressure, the tears in Elvis' eyes finally fell, he opened his mouth to say something, but Traphael interrupted him first: "I think you need to think again For a moment, don’t make a hasty decision. But no matter what choice you make in the end,” the mage’s ending voice also began to tremble, and he turned his gaze away from the other party before continuing: “I will Respect your decision."

After saying this, Traphael took Murphy and left the room without waiting for Elvis' answer.He thinks Elvis needs some alone time at this point, and he does.

It didn't take long for Elvis to make his choice, and he came to bid farewell to the mage on the third day after the two talked.But Traphael didn't see him. When he learned of the other party's intention, the mage just asked Murphy to reply, but he didn't come forward.He was afraid that he might lose control of his emotions after seeing Elvis, so only Murphy had a final conversation with Elvis.

How did this unpleasant conversation start and end? Traphael has never asked about it since then, and it is naturally impossible for him to bring it up without asking Murphy.

Traphael prepared for Elvis the best carriage, the strongest horses, all the supplies needed for a long journey, and a lot of money.He stood in front of the window of the study and looked down. From the window of the study, he could see the gate of the Wizard Tower. Elvis was standing beside the black carriage that they used to travel together, not knowing where they were going.It wasn't until Elvis left with the knight named Vader and disappeared as far as his eyes could reach, that he stepped away from the window with his stiff legs.

Although he has not had a formal meeting with the knight, but because of Elvis' relationship, he has conducted some investigations on the knight.That was a reliable young man, and Elvis felt more at ease leaving Trafalla with him.

The cavalry team that Cavalier Vader belonged to had expired in Nakalun, so he returned to his hometown with Elvis.It was a medium-sized city called Mensaro, a long way from Nakaron.After a long journey he never wanted to take in his life, Elvis built his mage's tower near Mensaro.He used the name of his hometown to name this mage's tower, which would become famous in the mainland a few years later, and he has been living in it alone ever since.

Trafael has been paying attention to Elvis' journey all the time, until the other party settles down, his worries gradually dissipate.

But this didn't make him feel much better. The mage began to become silent obviously. Although he wasn't a talkative person at first, he was even more reticent now than before, and at the same time lost his trademark tired but gentle smile.

The person who is most worried about Traphael's transformation—or the devil—is Murphy. Finally, during a dinner, he held the mage's wrist at a table where only two people were left, and looked at Traphael. Raphael's eyes, and said in the most sincere tone: "I know you must be very sad to lose Elvis. But at least you still have me, don't you, I will always be by your side."

He tried to comfort Traphael, but the mage suddenly became agitated.Traphael suddenly raised his head when he heard the words, looked at the demon opposite, and asked, "Is it you? Did you lure Elvis to this road? Why, because I paid too much attention to Give him the power instead of just looking at you?"

Facing Trafael's questioning, Murphy naturally denied it: "Of course it's not me, how could I do such a thing."

"If it wasn't for you, how could Elvis find a way to get started?! And why did he react so strongly after seeing you?" Traphael actually understood that it was unlikely that Murphy would do such a thing , I also know that it is almost anger to say such words.But he couldn't control himself, this period of time was too depressing, and all the negative emotions poured out as if they had found an outlet.He couldn't keep these hurtful words in his mouth, they almost rushed out by themselves.After finishing this sentence, Traphael realized that if he stayed any longer, he might say more excessive words, so he got up and left.

And Murphy didn't even think of a suitable excuse at this time.

Looking at the empty seat opposite, Murphy covered his face helplessly—his words messed up everything, and his relationship with the mage returned to the original point just before the heating up.