[The Chronicles of Narnia] Sin

"We're here!" At dusk, Edith, who was on duty in the instrument room, heard shouts from outside the house.She ran to the deck following the sound, and couldn't help but marvel at the shocking scene in front of her.

It was a red sea full of gloomy atmosphere, and any life that stepped into this bright red would immediately wither and wither.In the center surrounded by the unwavering dead water is a desolate isolated island, on which no green vegetation can be seen, only the shadowy silhouette of the city wall and the towering castle spire.

"Dang—" A death-knell-like voice sounded from the center of the isolated island, dull and depressing, startling a flock of crows flying in the gray sky.

"How should we go ashore?" The sailor beside King Justice cast him a questioning look.

They seem to be going nowhere.A few meters further forward is the fate of the hull melting into water and life dissolving.

Edith wanted to know whether the backside of the island was the same, so she suggested to Edmund, "Maybe we should go around the island in a safe sea area, maybe we can find the gap in the Red Sea."

Edmund nodded in acquiescence, and the helmsman carefully adjusted the direction of "Soul Slayer" and began to circle.

Before dark, the fleet completely circled the red sea area, but did not find any expected gaps.

"El..." The Justice King habitually looked at the magician for help.

"Don't look at me." Elvis knew the magic power of his three-legged cat, "If I can build a ship against evil magic and save the world by myself, what else can I do with you..."

The Justice King frowned, until he heard the Queen of Valor shout excitedly behind him: "But we can fly over, Ed!"

He looked back into the distance, and saw seven huge and mighty griffins hovering over the "Soul Slayer", making a sharp and long neigh.

"Peter..." he muttered in relief.

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The seven griffins sent by the Supreme King made eight trips back and forth before sending all the warriors who landed on the island to the rocky beach of the isolated island, leaving only two helmsmen responsible for stabilizing the Soul Slayer waiting outside the Red Sea.

King Justice is suspicious of the smooth landing process.Looking around, in this not-too-small island space, there is no living creature seen on the entire beach, the thorny forest in front, and the distant castle wall.

The entire action team united in an orderly manner, crossed the beach vigilantly and orderly, overcame the thorns, and boarded the gray stone wall of the old castle.

The whole picture of the entire castle is finally fully presented in front of your eyes.It is more like the Gothic architecture of the previous world of the Pevensie family. All the line elements are straight upward, revealing a momentum of piercing the sky, full of religious and ritual sense.In addition, Elvis also noticed an extremely slender tower on the east side of the castle.Its shape is incompatible with the surrounding buildings, and it is surrounded by a green climbing vine-the only thing with fresh greenness on the entire island.The tower is basically airtight, with only a few small square windows on the top floor, where you can faintly smell the breath of magic.

Everyone walked to the gate of the castle without seeing any servants or guards on the way, and stopped on the last step.

"Is the owner of this castle still alive..." Lucy whispered, "I always feel like it's a 'dead island'."

"—Who is cursing me to death?" The old door was suddenly pushed open, and an old man stood in the shadow of the hall.

The man has gray hair and beard, wears a silver crown on his head, and holds a mahogany cane in his hand, but his clothes are not as gorgeous as the king's.He looked tired and gloomy, as if he had been squeezed dry by something he couldn't ask for, and his cloudy and drooping eyes were fixed on the King of Justice and Queen of Valor standing at the head of the crowd.

"We are explorers from the Western Seas." Edmund spoke first, with a calm tone.Seeing that the old king's face did not improve, he added respectfully, "Your Majesty."

"It doesn't matter who you are..." The old king leaned on his staff and turned to walk into the palace. Edmund motioned for everyone to follow. "Why you came here is the key."

Edith walked behind Lucy, looking up at the church-like dome of the palace.It is too towering and gorgeous, which brings people a lot of shock.

But soon, her attention was distracted by a strange gaze that shot at her.It was a wizard in a black robe, standing hunched on the left side of the old king's throne, staring straight at himself with deep and round black eyes.She didn't know how she confirmed the other party's wizard status-but from the first moment she looked at the other party, a feeling of telepathy told her: that's it.

"Are you related to the red sea water that can absorb life energy?" King Justice signaled the surrounding soldiers to stop, and moved closer to the throne alone.

The old king on the throne answered irrelevant questions: "Everyone must be very tired after coming from a long distance. Why don't we talk again when we have dinner together later."

The ladies Lucy, Edith and Mona were led to the women's room by an old woman in her sixties.

"The castle is dilapidated and the dynasty is in decline. There are only a few old clothes worn by the princesses. Ladies, please forgive me."

Edith still wanted to hold the maid to ask a few more questions, but she didn't expect her to walk away in a hurry.

After they changed their clothes, they walked through the corridor connected to the women's bedroom to the garden, and found several adult women wearing crowns playing on the grass.Looking at the age, the youngest of the four girls is also 20 years old, but not only do they behave like royalty, but they even tend to be younger.

"That's my ball!" The eldest princess in her 30s, with her face covered in dirt, swooped on another woman.Her corsage was torn apart during the fight, revealing her white breasts, but it seemed as if she had never heard of it.

Lucy and the others frowned, and the old servant who was rushed in pushed into the room: "This is not the place for you, go back quickly!"

At the other end of the castle, the Justice King called Derek to deliver the military order for him while he was arranging his appearance: "Tell the other soldiers, don't eat casually at the dinner party, and bring self-defense weapons."

Everyone knew in their hearts that the "Hongmen Banquet" at night might be turbulent and full of contradictions.

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The number of people in the Narnia fleet is too large, and the long table in the banquet hall cannot hold more than 50 people anyway.At the same time, many soldiers with a strict sense of hierarchy find it difficult to accept the treatment of having a meal with the Justice King and the Brave Queen, and instead feel uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to lead half of the warriors to wait outside the hall. We can find another time to eat." Derek bowed to the king and begged.

The old king stood with his confidant wizard all the time, and the two of them met their eyes, as if they had reached a certain consensus.

"I have few servants in Zogren Castle, and the equipment is in short supply. If the hospitality is not good, please invite Haihan." The king spoke impeccably, as if he didn't care about the expedition's suspected move to preserve his strength.

Most of the soldiers retreated outside the door, and only Edmund, Lucy, Elvis, Edith, Friel, Saknur and more than a dozen people remained in the dining room.

The Justice King noticed that there were not many family members and cronies present around the King.He knew that it was inappropriate to ask questions hastily, and waited for the opportunity.

The first appetizer was presented by a middle-aged waiter, and another maid who was over 30 years old poured wine for everyone.The decoration of the whole hall is low-key, with candlelight, and the grandeur is far less than that of Narnia, Archenland and other countries, and the tableware and waiters also look a bit shabby.

"Your Majesty, Edmund Pevensey, comes from an unknown small country in the west. I wonder if it is possible to take the liberty of asking His Majesty's name." Edmund decided to start with the most basic information.In fact, he had just sent someone to inquire about the information of the ancient castle, and now he just wanted to confirm whether the other party was honest or not.

"Nevin Claude, Lord of the Red Island."

What the man said was in line with the facts, and the Justice King was a little more at ease.

"This is Celine Claude, the daughter-in-law, still in her boudoir."

The king only brought out this one daughter to meet the guests, so this girl should be the one with the best appearance and good manners.But contrary to the facts, the round-faced girl in her mid-20s had the same gray eyes as her father, but her face was dull and dull, and she did not know how to greet guests or introduce herself.

Edith thought of the princesses she had seen in the back garden just now, and gradually guessed the problem—most of the king's children had genetic defects and mental illnesses of varying degrees, and the Celine who was present now, maybe Already one of the best self-control abilities.

Edmund stood up politely and introduced his attendees: "Sister Lucy Pevensie, friend Elvis... Elvis..." He suddenly got stuck on the magician's surname, feeling a little embarrassed .

"Elvis Hawk." The young man reported his family and rescued him.

"And Campus Onassis, Friel Onassis (the little orphan girl already recognized Edith as her sister), and Thaknur Anderson, excellent sailor and warrior."

After the introduction, the king raised the wine glass in his hand: "Welcome all warriors who have come from afar!"

While drinking, Edmund secretly raised his eyes from the cup to signal the companions on the opposite side and beside him.Edith and the others understood, and pretended to drink but did not drink.

After the appetizers were covered, everyone pretended to eat with their own concerns.Lucy saw that the decorative lemon next to her plate did not appear on her brother's plate opposite, and felt that it was probably safe and non-toxic, so she bit off half of it with confidence.

The old King Ne Win didn't care how much the guests around him ate, and started talking after drinking a few cups. "The bloodline of my Claude family is probably coming to an end soon..." He left his seat as he spoke, muttering with flushed cheeks, "God is going to kill me, how dare I refuse."

Behind him, the wizard in black supported the trembling king and whispered to him: "You are drunk, you might as well go back to your room to rest."

But Ne Win, who was feeling excited, didn't listen: "No one has come to the island for a long time, no... I'm going to tell them." He waved his hands carelessly, and continued to speak intermittently.

Edmund, Edith and the others were already skeptical about this strange castle of different countries, so they all listened.Although Ne Win's narration was a bit messy, it was barely understandable.

It turned out that the Claude family, as the masters of the Red Island for hundreds of years, has been adhering to the tradition of maintaining noble blood.They believe that the blood of the common people will pollute the purity of the royal family, and they are remote and have no diplomatic relations, so they maintain the blood in the wrong way of marrying close relatives.The Claude family used to be a huge family line, but with the appearance of more and more deformed children who died prematurely, the population gradually declined, and the number of distant relatives dropped sharply.In Ne Win's generation, apart from marrying his twin sister Nellie Cloud, there is no other way to continue the pure bloodline.Obviously, their union did not give birth to any normal fetus. The queen had been depressed for a long time and died of illness not long ago.

The Narnia people present were terrified and could not understand the Claude family's crazy obsession with the pure blood son.

"Where are the other people on the island?" Justice King asked calmly, trying to dig out more favorable clues.

Just as the old emperor was about to open his mouth, the gloomy black-robed wizard behind him suddenly changed his eyes, causing him to faint beside the long table.

"Your Majesty drank too much, today's banquet ends here." The wizard's dark eyes looked around, and finally his eyes fell on Edith again.

Edith was so stared at by him that her hairs started to stand up, and her whole body was cold.

King Justice and others would certainly not give up so easily, and pulled out the daggers worn under their robes, the meaning of the threat was self-evident.

"What the hell are you planning?!" The Brave Queen Lucy shouted without fear.

Killing intent first appeared on the black-robed wizard's face, and his eyes flashed again. The chandelier above the banquet hall suddenly broke and fell, and fell straight towards where Lucy was!

Edith regained her senses from her doubts and fear, and quickly flew away from Lucy who hadn't reacted in time. She closed her eyes tightly and waited for the anticipated sound of the broken chandelier behind her.

But unexpectedly, the chandelier suddenly hovered in the air before landing, and was lifted up by the power of magic.

The people who were still in shock looked at the two people in the crowd who cast spells at the same time, both surprised and suspicious - Elvis and the black-robed wizard, they shot at the same time, all to prevent the chandelier from falling.

Edith comforted the fallen Lucy with both hands, and looked up at the black-robed wizard, wondering why he suddenly changed his mind and came to rescue her.The white-haired man returned to Gujing's expressionless expression, from which he could not read any emotion at all.

Elvis never thought that his magic power was enough to hover the chandelier that was falling at a high speed. He was ecstatic when he thought that the magic power had increased greatly, but then he found out that it was a powerful and domineering magic power that was helping him, and he was a little depressed.But this confrontation with the opponent was not fruitless, the unique induction between magicians allowed him to obtain more information——

"The red ribbon outside is your magic weapon?!" He pushed the chandelier firmly onto the table and asked forcefully.

The black-robed wizard was noncommittal, and the airflow in his hand was circulating, and the eight knight statues on the wall of the banquet hall suddenly moved their fingers slightly, as if they were alive.

"The sword in the stone, the bird in the dream, Cerberus of Hades!"

Accompanied by the wizard's powerful spell, several ghost knights jumped off the wall and approached in the direction of a dozen Narnia warriors.

"You used the red ribbon to take people's lives just to create a son for King Newin, right?!" Elvis stepped back step by step, pointing out the truth in one word.

Creating a life that goes against the laws of the operation of all things will consume a huge amount of energy, and the resulting energy deficit will have to be filled by sacrificing hundreds of ordinary lives.Those disappearing islanders, the mermaid who lost his body in Edmund's mouth, the unwilling souls hiding in the statue of the knight...all of them are the ghosts of the wizard and his red ribbon behind the scenes!

The atmosphere on both sides is tense, and the battle between mages and human warriors is imminent.