The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

(Recommended background music for this chapter: "Kaer Morhen" Source: The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Original Soundtrack.)

Kaer Morhen is located in the Blue Mountains in the northeastern corner of the Kingdom of Kaedwen, where the former headquarters of the Witcher Order was located.

The scenery in the Blue Mountains in late summer is beautiful and the climate is pleasant.

The unbroken Witcher Castle welcomes a rare visitor. Note①

Marvin followed the mountain road to the iron-clad wooden door of the castle.

The huge city gate was closed. He tried to push it open, but he couldn't open it. He didn't know if he could hear the knock on the door.

Throwing a Pyroblast over the castle.

Bang...a dark red fireball exploded in the air.

You should be able to hear this kind of knock on the door, right?

A few minutes later, two heads poked out from the city gate, looking out with wary expressions.

One is the very familiar Norn, and the other must be Vesemir. It is difficult to see clearly due to the battlements.

"Hey, why is it you? Come in through that way. We usually don't open the gate. Go that way..."

Marvin waved his hand upward and followed the guidance to the side.

…

Today, the main hall of Kaer Morhen is also decorated like a tavern.

There were rough stools on both sides of the long wooden table. The table was littered with wine bottles, dinner plates, and mugs... The Witcher's home seemed to have always been like this.

Because it was not winter, there were no other witchers in the castle, only Norn and Vesemir were there.

Today, Vesemir's hair is not completely white, but has some golden strands. He has no belly, no wrinkles on his face, and is somewhat handsome.

The three of them sat down at the long log table. Norn asked, "Marvin, why are you here this time...?"

Vesemir did not speak, but quietly listened to the two chatting.

Marvin got straight to the point: "I need to go to the Ring of Elements. It's not that I need anything there, I just need to get there."

"That's nothing." Norn shrugged and looked at Vesemir: "What do you mean?"

"You saved Norn. Logically speaking, it doesn't matter if you go to the Ring of Elements. There is really nothing that can be taken there. But you have to know that Kaer Morhen is our home. So, can you say something? Why do you want to go there?"

Marvin was a little confused... Ancient Blood, Gaunt O'Dem, Wild Hunt, none of these were suitable to be told to them.

With no other solution, Marvin could only lie: "You should have heard Norn say that I am a warlock. I have problems practicing magic. My teacher, Tissaya, the dean of Arethusa College, suggested that I It would be helpful to come to the Circle of Elements and experience the magic there.”

The Ring of Elements is a famous place rich in magic power. The last level of the mountain trial for Wolf Sect Witchers is to reach the Ring of Elements and meditate.

A few wolf demon hunters will awaken the rare talent of sigils there, and Vesemir is one of them.

What Marvin said is valid.

Vesemir showed a clear look: "In this case, I agree."

Norn was rescued by Marvin in Mokun Town, hoping to help, and was very happy to see his mentor agree.

"I'll take you up tomorrow. However, Old Spearhead is a little troublesome."

Of course Marvin knew about Old Spearhead, but he couldn't know. So he asked: "Old Spearhead?"

Norn replied: "A very powerful Cyclops is on the way to the Ring of Elements."

Marvin didn't want to kill Old Spearhead now, and he certainly couldn't defeat the giant Cyclops now.

Everyone in the Wolf Faction carries a little obsession from his previous life, and he doesn't want any deviation here. Old Spearhead should let Geralt solve it himself in the future.

"Just hide there while he's sleeping. How about going at night?"

"That's no problem. Vesemir?"

"You have been hunting alone for many years. You are sure of yourself. If you think Marvin is fine, I will be fine." After saying that, Vesemir stood up and prepared to give up the place to the two of them to reminisce.

"Vesemir, wait a moment." Marvin stopped the witcher. "Because of my identity, I have many channels for information. I have to remind you, be careful of mages, whether they are dealing with Kaer Siren or Kaer Morhen. , they won’t give up.”

Vesemir sat down again and asked, "Are you serious when you asked Norn to take him?"

Marvin sighed: "How much do you old guys look down on young people? If a mage like Arzu or Tisaya wanted to harm you, I'm afraid you would have jumped up. But if it were a younger mage, you would Turn a deaf ear. How much difference can they make? And it's not one or two people, it's a whole 12."

Vesemir still looked unconvinced.

Vesemir doesn't think that mages won't cause trouble, nor is he as stubborn as Ellan. He just firmly believes that dangerous and strong castles like Kaer Morhen and Kaer Siren will not be breached.

Marvin didn't want to persuade any more, so he only added: "The mages planned to bury Kyle Siren and all the demon hunters inside with an avalanche in winter. George of the Griffin Faction heard the whole thing. He has returned to Kaer Siren to inform Grand Master Elan. You'd better go to Kaer Siren and talk to Elan."

…

Kaer Morhen, late at night.

Norn and Marvin, the wolf-sect demon hunters, stood not far from the entrance of a huge cave.

Noen pointed at the hole and said, "We have to go through that hole. Old Spearhead lives in it. We have to be gentle."

The Cyclops's snoring can be heard even ten meters away from the cave.

"I heard it, it's really a big guy."

Noen took out a bottle of magic potion and shook it: "Cat potion, powerful dark vision. It's very dark inside, and it can't ignite. What should you do?"

"I have magic. That's not a problem."

"The mage is so convenient." Noen raised his head and drank the potion, put away the empty bottle and led the way towards the cave.

Marvin took a "dark vision" shot for himself and stepped forward to follow...

Entering the cave, listening to the loud snoring of the Cyclops, Marvin rubbed his ears and glanced at the huge shadow deep in the cave.

Old Spearhead should be the strongest and largest Cyclops in the world.

The two of them gently walked around the stones on the ground, climbed up the stone platforms, and finally passed through the huge cave without incident and came out from the other side.

Marvin pretended to be ignorant and asked: "This is how you got through the trials back then?"

Noen touched the scar on his face and said: "Yes, we were still apprentices at that time, and we had to pass the high mountain trials. There was no magic potion, we were small, and we couldn't light torches, so we all climbed slowly. In the past. If you accidentally wake up the old spear head, that team will probably be ruined. "

"Why not kill Old Spearhead? Isn't it possible?"

"I don't know. No one's ever asked that question. It's probably some bullshit tradition."

…

The two walked through the dark canyon, walked up the stone stairs in the mountain forest, and finally reached a platform made of stones.

Norn crossed his arms and raised his chin and said, "This is the Ring of Elements. What do you want to do?"

"I have to stay here and meditate. It may take a few hours, I don't know. What about you?"

"I'm right next to you. I suggest you light the brazier and candles. That's what we do anyway."

After Norn finished speaking, he walked aside and knelt down, which was the meditation posture of a demon hunter.

Marvin lit the four braziers in the corner and the candles on the altar one by one.

The scenery in the Ring of Elements is great, with distant mountains, snowy tops, and woods, and the mountain wind makes the trees sway.

The flames of the brazier and candles seemed not to be affected by the mountain wind and burned quietly.

"Hey Marvin, I didn't expect you to arrive so soon."

Gunter O'Deim's voice came from behind.

Marvin looked back. Not far away, Norn was still meditating, without any change or reaction.

Gunter O'Dimm doesn't show many abilities in the game, but they are all very high-end, such as dream space, time stopping, soul imprisonment...

"I can't defeat the Wild Hunt now, so I can only find a way to escape."

"Actually, you don't have to be so careful. The Ain El elves are not well-informed and they didn't come so quickly."

Marvin didn't believe the devil's words. He shrugged and said: "I don't like others to go back on their word, and I won't do that. So, make it clear in advance.

You have your rules and I have mine.

It's okay to help you collect debts, but there are some things I won't do. I have the right to refuse the tasks you give me. For the sake of fairness, the number of tasks will be postponed. how? "

Gunter O'Dimm applauded: "Hahahaha... I probably know what your rules are, no problem! I like people who abide by the rules. You see, we should be on the same side."

"Do you need me to help you collect your debt right away?"

"Of course not. I have a lot of time and I'm not in a hurry. You can do your own thing first."

"You seem to treat me differently, Mirror Master. Why?"

"That's the same thing, you are different from them."

"Okay." Seeing that he had nothing to say, Marvin returned to the topic: "Then what should I do?"

"Just close your eyes and feel it."

Marvin sat cross-legged and began to meditate.

It's not that he trusts Gunter O'Dimm, but he knows that if the other party wants to do something, he currently has no way to resist.

Marvin quickly entered a meditative state, with no distractions, peace and clarity.

In the haze, consciousness slowly rose...

I want to open my eyes and take a look, but I can't...

Gunter Odim's voice sounded next to him: "Okay, let's take a look."

Marvin opened his eyes, or maybe he just wanted to see so he saw, without the action of opening his eyes.

He found that he was in a vast airspace that could not be said to be black or gray. It could not reach the sky or the ground, it was boundless...

Far, far ahead, there is a huge tree. The roots of the tree go down into the darkness, and the top of the tree goes up into the void. It is impossible to calculate how high it is...

This tree is glowing with white fluorescence, or in other words, this tree is transparent. It’s a very complicated feeling, and color is meaningless here.

Gunter O'Dimm stood in the air and said faintly: "Did you see those leaves? Each leaf is a boundary. The higher the leaves are, the older they are, and the lower ones are newer."

The devil pointed to an area lower down: "We are there now."

As if in response to the devil's words, a "leaf" flickered slightly...

"I kind of understand." Marvin said blankly, maybe he didn't make a sound, "Where is this?"

"Void."

"How do I get to the other leaf? Will you take me there?"

"I don't dare... No, I can't do it. I just brought your consciousness out to have a look. If you look at it for a while, you will be able to do it. It is not difficult for you. I said, I have a lot of time... …Goodbye, Marvin.”

Gaunt O'Dimm disappears...

Only then did Marvin notice that he had no body at this time and could not move. He could only "see".

He just looked at the huge "tree" and the vast "void"...

Every world just "grows" on that giant tree. In three dimensions, the world is spherical, but it is not always spherical.

Just like the projection of a cube on two dimensions can be a point, a line, a triangle, a quadrilateral, or a hexagon.

Marvin didn't understand why he could see so much, but he just "saw" it.

Gradually, he knew how to get to the "leaves", and it happened as a matter of course...

So, he "returned" to his body and continued to meditate...

…

In the morning, Marvin woke up, slightly exhausted, but otherwise fine.

He learned that as long as he was given a little time to meditate, he could travel to other worlds, either randomly or into a world that he could locate.

He has remembered the world he is in now, the world of demon hunters.

After taking a long breath, Marvin stood up and looked around...

The scenery of the Ring of Elements in the early morning is even better than that at night. The surrounding magic is so rich that you can almost touch it with your hands, and the elements are extremely active.

"Hey, Marvin, you're finally awake. I'm ready to catch game. How's it going? Did you get anything?"

Norn, the wolf sect's demon hunter, walked up from the stone steps.

"Very big. Thanks, Norn. We're cleared."

Marvin said this because he hoped that the other party would no longer treat each other with a repayment mentality, which was very troublesome.

Now he owed a favor, although Norn didn't know it.

Therefore, the Laoshizi Masters Association should be taken care of as soon as possible...

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