The Troubles of the Holy Maiden [Comprehensive]

Both Fran and Enki decided to go to Finbaba first, warn her about the monster, and let Finbaba use her control over Sugi Forest to help them find the monster.

A group of people chatted for a while while walking to Humbaba's cabin.

"Speaking of which, we haven't seen Humbaba for some years." Fran said to Enkidu.

Enkidu thought for a while and replied, "The last time I visited was before we went on a trip."

Fran was a little surprised: "Has it been that long?" She looked at Enkidu: "You and Jill go out of the city every day to play, haven't you come here to see her?"

Enkidu replied honestly: "I always follow Jill, but Jill has never been here."

Gilgamesh snorted softly, "I can go wherever I want."

Enkidu went on to say, "Because Jill said that Uruk was short of wood, and seeing such a large forest but not being able to cut it made him feel annoyed, so he couldn't see it."

Fran looked at Gilgamesh in surprise, and sighed, "This is not your style!"

Gilgamesh pursed his lips, and continued: "There is a forest guardian in the Shanzhi Forest. It should be the Humbaba you mentioned. She was blessed by the mother goddess. I don't want to bring her bad luck."

A few people were talking, and they rushed to the center of Shan Zhisen.Enkidu pointed to a small lake looming in the forest ahead, and said, "Look, Humbaba lives over there, and we're almost there."

When they arrived at the lake, Fran and Enkidu thought they would see Humbaba soon, after all, Humbaba was waiting for them every time they came to the lake.Who would have known that the sparkling lakeside was silent.

"Perhaps, Humbaba has fallen asleep, after all, it is very late now." Enkidu thought for a while, and then said, "Let's go to the cabin and have a look."

When she got near the cabin, Fran's heart sank. The flower garden outside the house was neglected, overgrown with weeds and winding branches.You know, Humbaba likes this flower garden the most and always takes good care of it.

As soon as I entered the wooden house, as expected, the house looked like it hadn’t been lived in for a while. There was a thin layer of dust on the furniture, and there were light mottled claw marks on the walls.

Fran gently stroked the claw marks on the wall, judging when it was scratched.

Suddenly, Enkidu shouted from the side: "Fran, look here."

Fran followed the sound, and the place where Enkidu was standing was Humbaba's room. There was nothing in it, but on the window sill, there was a wreath woven of morning glory quietly, with green branches and leaves, and the morning glory on it Fresh and beautiful, as fresh as it was plucked from the branch.

"This is?" Fran stepped forward and stroked the flower crown, "This is the first one I gave to Humbaba." Humbaba liked this wreath the most, and was worried that it would wither, so he asked Fran to use a magic spell. Style this wreath.Every time Fran comes, Humbaba will wear it, it can be said that it is Humbaba's favorite accessory.

Fran's complexion became more serious, she bit her lower lip lightly, put away the garland, and said, "Something must have happened to Humbaba, hurry up, let's go find it separately!"

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The three of them immediately searched the Cedar Forest in three directions. After a while, Fran heard the creaking sound of trees breaking, the roar of collision and the roar of wild beasts from one direction.Fran's heart trembled, she immediately turned around and rushed towards the direction of the sound.

'what happened? !Did you find it? Fran hurried to the scene of the incident, and saw that Gilgamesh was wrestling with a monster, which was the monster that attacked the village.

The monster and Gilgamesh were evenly matched. The cold weapon collided with the sharp claws, making a piercing and sharp sound. Different weapons were continuously shot out of space by Gilgamesh, avoided by the monster, and stuck on the trees behind it.The sharp sword edge, the cold knife light, and the fierce claws magnify the danger to the extreme in this limited space.

Just when Fran was about to step forward to help, Enkidu rushed over from another direction. He rushed forward to fight the monster when he saw the situation clearly. Enkidu and Jill had often fought each other, and the two cooperated There was a tacit understanding, but they joined forces to suppress the monster in a moment.

Seeing that the monster wanted to escape, Fran raised her hand to summon the staff, and threw out a barrier to seal the monster's path.

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, the monster turned around and was about to attack the approaching Enkidu, but was knocked down by a sledgehammer in his hand, and then Gilgamesh fired four swords at once, nailing the monster's limbs to the ground.

The seriously injured monster roared in pain, and the hoarse voice echoed in the jungle. Fran was stunned for a moment when she heard the scream.

Just when Gilgamesh stepped forward with a blank face, holding up his spear and trying to finish the monster, Fran suddenly shouted: "Gill, wait a minute!"

Gilgamesh's hand rested in the air, and he looked at Fran in puzzlement.

Fran stepped forward and said softly, "I have something to ask her."

Enkidu nodded, and received: "Yes, we still need to find Humbaba and ask him if he knows where Humbaba is?"

Fran didn't answer, she just walked to the monster nailed to the ground, knelt and sat down softly.

"Fran, don't get too close!" Gilgamesh frowned and stopped.

Fran shook her head and said, "It's okay." As she spoke, she reached forward and brushed away the messy hair on the face of the hoarse and groaning monster lying on the ground.

Under the disheveled hair was an unfamiliar face, which was much rougher and more resolute than that of ordinary women. It was twisted ferociously because of the pain, and it let out a strange roar that no one could understand.

Fran stared at her eyes covered by a layer of blood-red mist, and took a deep breath: "Fumbaba?"

Enkidu was stunned: "Fran, who are you calling?"

Fran didn't answer Enkidu's words, she just lowered her head and took out the morning glory wreath that was kept in the space not long ago.

The constantly struggling monster on the ground suddenly stopped, its scarlet eyes stared motionlessly at the corolla in front of it, and a strange sound came out of its mouth.

Fran closed her eyes lightly, and chanted a wonderful incantation towards the corolla. After a while, the morning glory wreath in her hand seemed to be reborn, and it became more vivid and beautiful than before, with a faint light, as if starlight had sprinkled into it. pistil.

Fran bent down and put the corolla in her hand on the head of the frozen monster on the ground.

Dirty evil energy and blood energy overflowed from the monster's body. It roared in pain as if it had been burned. As it struggled, more foul energy was dispelled from its body.

The monster's struggle became smaller and smaller, and gradually calmed down.

When those eyes opened again, they had turned into a clear blue color.

"This is... what's wrong? It seems... I had... a long dream." The monster on the ground suddenly spoke, with a rough and hoarse voice.

Fran closed her eyes and called softly, "Fumbaba."

The monster shifted its gaze to Fran who was sitting on the side, and asked, "Who are you...?"

Enkidu stepped forward in disbelief and asked, "Fumbaba? What are you..."

The monster looked at Enkidu: "Well... Qidu, it's you, long time... no see. Fran... where? No... are you with me?"

Fran gently took off the mask on her face, and said softly, "Fumbaba, I'm here."

The monster on the ground tried hard to raise the corners of its lips, and pulled out a sad smile: "Ah...you are...here. Long time no see, I...have always...missed you, really missed you... I'm going to see you."

The monster named Humbaba lay quietly on the ground, as if the bright red from its limbs was not her blood.Her blue eyes gradually gathered mist, and a line of tears ran across her not-so-beautiful cheeks.

"Yes... I'm sorry, I just... want to be beautiful, so... If I... I can go to you, don't I... I can... stay with... you By your side?"

Fran took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, Humbaba, it's my fault, I should visit you more often."

Humbaba shook his head speechlessly, only tears flowed down like a stream in the forest.

Fran gently wiped Humbaba's tears with a handkerchief, and said softly, "I'm sorry, Humbaba, I should have told you earlier that no matter what your appearance is, you are one of the most beautiful souls I have ever seen. This kind of Beauty is more attractive to me than appearance."

Finba looked at Fran steadily, and smiled softly: "So...that's the case, but...I let you...disappointed, now...my...soul, probably . . . and just like the outside . . . ugly."

Humbaba looked at the sky blankly, and whispered softly: "I...have...can't go back to the past."

Fran asked softly: "Life can only move forward, not backward. Humbaba, although some mistakes cannot be made up, we can take responsibility."

Humbaba looked at Fran blankly, and repeated: "Responsible for...?" She suddenly smiled and said, "I...understood, thank you...Fran...please...let's do it. "

Humbaba looked at Fran and showed a bright smile, which made her rough and ordinary appearance bloom with a different kind of beauty.

"I want... to die by your hands."

Enkidu stepped forward, hesitant to speak: "Fumbaba!"

Fran pulled out a delicate and small dagger, and said softly, "I move very quickly, so it won't hurt."

"Hmm..." Humbaba smiled like a little girl in first love.

Fran looked at Humbaba, and while smiling, she sang Humbaba's favorite song, and at the same time, stabbed the dagger into Humbaba's heart with her own hands.

The Dagger of Ending is a special weapon in the game world. People killed with this dagger will have their crime points cleared when reincarnated in the game. It is generally used for suicide.That's why it's named as the knot, ending grievances and sinful lives, and starting the next reincarnation innocently.

Humbaba snorted softly, and slowly closed her eyes. Her body gradually turned into dust, and after a while, only a morning glory crown fell to the ground.

Enkidu silently bid farewell to Humbaba, without saying a word for a long time.

"Fran, must I kill Humbaba? She already knew she was wrong, and Jill can forgive her." Suddenly, Enkidu asked.

Gilgamesh interjected: "I didn't say to forgive her, but if it's Enkidu's request, I can think about it and let her make up for the crime. For example, dedicate the Shanzhi Forest to me."

Fran picked up the flower crown and looked at Enkidu: "Enkidu, everyone has to pay for what they do. And how do you know that Humbaba is willing to live with so many sins? After all Humbaba's degeneration as a divine beast is irreversible, and I can only purify it for a short time."

Fran looked down at the wreath in her hand, and then said: "I'm here to clean up Humbaba's remains, Enkidu, and Jill, you go and look around, the beloved daughter of the God King should be imprisoned nearby, take her away." Get out."

"What?!" Enkidu and Gilgamesh asked in unison.

Fran still lowered her head, and said softly: "Fumbaba no longer possesses divine power after she fell from a beast, so how did she get her divine power? It can only be obtained from others. In addition, the secret method used by Humbaba can be It's not something she can get, this kind of forbidden life form conversion can only come from one person, no, it should be said to be a god who is willful and arrogant and despises mortals."

Fran looked directly at Enkidu: "The beloved daughter of the god-king Anu, the beauty and harvest spoiled by the gods, and Ishtar, the goddess of war."

Enkidu frowned: "Is she the one who lured Humbaba into demonization? This is too much! Why do we have to rescue her?"

Fran shook her head: "She has already paid the price for her willfulness. Being imprisoned by a mere divine beast and absorbing its divine power is probably more painful than killing her. Moreover, even if you don't save her, losing Humbaba's Shan Zhi Sen can't trap that goddess for long. Instead of letting her pour her anger on Uruk, it's better to take the initiative to rescue her. Even so, it's hard to guarantee that this self-willed goddess will not blame others." Fran looked directly at Enqi Dou's eyes, and continued, "So, I cannot let God deal with Humbaba!"

Enkidu clenched his fist, then slowly loosened it. He said in a deep voice, "I understand, but I don't want to see her. Let Jill find her!"

Gilgamesh said angrily: "Hey, you two. I don't want to deal with that goddess! I even refused to marry her with the cosplay of the Holy Marriage Ceremony!"

Fran glanced at Gilgamesh: "It's not for you to marry her, just go and release her from the barrier." Fran paused, and then said, "You don't want to see either, I, um Is Qidu fighting with that goddess? You will not be the one who is unlucky then?!"

Gilgamesh snorted softly: "I'm not afraid! What can she do to me?! Isn't it because the god king favors her!"

Fran turned around, and together with Enkidu began to clean up Humbaba's remains: "Okay, I know you are powerful, go!"

By the lakeside of Sugi Forest, a small tombstone stands quietly, with a delicate morning glory garland hanging on it, and light blue flowers swaying in the wind.

"The guardian of Shanzhi Forest rests here forever. May you be happy and healthy in the next life, and your wish will be fulfilled."