So I became a witch

Several days have passed since the royal city was attacked.

In this planned attack, the eldest prince Xia Zuo and the princess Sylvia died in battle, and the king also died of illness. The only surviving bloodline was the second princess Xilia. There were countless casualties.And at this critical juncture, the great nobles headed by the Hoffman family suddenly began to clean up other nobles on the grounds that a new order must be established, either by coercion to join them, or simply to die. In the meantime, people were panicking up and down the royal city.

In the end, this civil strife ended in the failure of the royalists. The current knight leader Bertram and deputy leader Leila rescued the surviving second princess Celia, and less than a thousand knights and A very small number of nobles fled the Rockefeller Kingdom where they lived in their era, and went to unknown territories.So far, the Rockefeller Kingdom has all fallen into the hands of the great nobles.

"I am back."

"Please come in."

After a day of investigation, Leila returned to the temporary residence covered in dust.She opened the curtain of the tent, and the second princess Xilia was lying on the bed and sound asleep, but her appearance was much thinner than before. Lily, the head maid next to her, was helping her change the wet cloth on her forehead.

"Your Highness, are you still awake?" Leila walked slowly to the bed and asked softly.In order to prevent the dust on her body from contaminating the sleeping Xilia, she carefully sat on the stool while avoiding getting too close to the bed.

Lily shook her head: "Although the doctor said that her injury is not serious, it may be a mental problem. After suffering such a catastrophe, it is probably difficult for a princess to accept this fact. She refuses to wake up in her heart. .”

"Is your right eye... all right?" Leila asked with some concern.

"Ah, are you talking about this?" Lily touched the simple bandage on her right eye, "Probably, I won't be able to see anything in the future. However, if you take that person as your opponent, it's just so easy. What's more , Her Royal Highness is still safe and sound, isn't it? By the way, what's the situation in Wangcheng?"

"I don't know, the guards over there are very strict. Since the collapse of the King's Tower, those nobles seem to have used some kind of power to build a new enchantment, but that enchantment always gives me a very bad feeling , just like... the black membrane."

Lily was silent for a moment, and said: "It seems to be the same as the rumors... Those guys, the Hoffman family and others have been in contact with the forbidden power. What about the other residents?"

"It's not clear yet... We caught a few people who escaped from the royal city, but their spirits seemed to have collapsed. We can only deduce one or two from their few words. It seems that a mysterious phenomenon has become popular in the royal city." The potion, people who use it will forget all the pain, just like being in heaven." Leila said.

"That is, drugs?" Lily said.

"It sounds much more terrifying than drugs. That kind of thing can cause great harm to the human body and completely destroy all nerves. Those people we caught died completely soon after." Lei La said.

"I can't understand... what those nobles want to do." Lily said with a sigh.

"In short, it's definitely something very bad. It's a pity that our power is too weak now." Leila said.

Originally, the Royal Knights had more than tens of thousands of members, and they could be used as an army when necessary.However, during this rebellion, many knight members were recalled by their noble families. In the end, there were only less than a thousand people left in the royal family, plus the private soldiers owned by each noble family, and the kingdom's largest The weapon—the Institute of Science and Technology is in the hands of the rebels. The strength gap between the two sides has reached a desperate state. Let alone regaining the royal city, it is not bad to save their lives.

For some reason, those rebels seemed to have lost interest after expelling them from the royal city, and did not continue to clean them up. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the royal knights to deal with it with the only remaining combat power.Even so, without the protection of the royal city, it is probably difficult for them to survive for too long in today's world where the black curse spreads.

"Although I was lucky enough to find this frontline city that was once abandoned due to the arrival of the Kuroshio, food supply is still a big problem. The stored food probably won't last long. There are no good hunting spots nearby. Thanks to this, everyone's morale is very low. If this continues, let alone find a way to go back, I'm afraid we will either starve to death or be corroded to death by the black mist." Leila laughed bitterly at herself.

"At this point, I can only pray for a miracle to happen." Lily said in a low voice.

"There have never been any miracles in this world. There are only causal connections." In the conversation between the two, the voice of a third party suddenly intervened.

"Who?!" Leila quickly pulled out the saber from her waist.

"Calm down, it's me." The thick male voice made Leila stop what she was doing.She turned her head and saw two figures, one big and one small, appearing in front of the curtain. The big one was none other than Knight Commander Bertram, while the small one walking in front was wrapped in pitch black. In the windbreaker, she couldn't see her appearance clearly.However, what she said just now should be correct.

"Knight leader... this is..." Leila lowered her vigilance slightly, but her eyes were still fixed on the black-clothed girl in front of her.

"I'm not your enemy. On the contrary, I'm here to help you out of trouble." The girl said crisply.

"...Sorry, even if you say that, it's still a bit difficult for us to believe the guy who is completely wrapped up." Leila said vigilantly.

"Then, this is all right." The girl simply took off her hood, revealing a head of golden dazzling long hair.

"!!!" Both Lily and Leila were stunned, not only because of the girl's rare and beautiful blonde hair, but also because of her appearance, almost the same as the sleeping Xilia, only smaller and more resolute .To put it simply, it's like a shrunken version of Xilia, but with a much older mental age.

Although Leila had also seen the god who changed the appearance of Silia in the holy city, but the feeling that it was obviously a fake was completely different from the girl in front of her. The standing girl and the sleeping Silia , There seems to be an invisible mirror standing between the two, which are the exterior and interior of each other.

"My name is Tina Rockefeller. If you say that, you should be able to understand, right?" The girl stared at the girl on the bed, and slowly announced her name.

Chapter 140 Four Inform

Leila froze for a moment, feeling that the name sounded familiar.On the other hand, Lily showed a very surprised expression: "I remember you...you are, the son of the devil."

Hearing what she said, Leila suddenly had an impression.A few years ago, there was a murder in the royal city. The woman who used to be the head maid of the royal palace was brutally murdered. At that time, almost all the members of the knight order were dispatched to catch the murderer, even the students of the academy. They participated in the search together, but in the end they still found nothing.Layla, who had just entered the Knight Academy at that time, also joined that search. No one knew why so much force was sent just to catch a murderer, but Layla faintly heard that the school Yuan's seniors said that this was because the escaped murderer was the legendary "son of the devil".

Legend has it that although the royal family was endowed with incredible power by the gods, this power also came with a curse.In each generation of the royal family, there is a chance that "sons of the devil" will be born. They are naturally cruel, ruthless, and bloodthirsty, and they are more likely to be corrupted by the black mist and become the most terrifying monsters. Therefore, when a child is considered to be a devil The royal family would secretly execute him when he was his son, so only a very small number of people knew the secret.

"I'm tired of hearing the son of the curse, the son of the devil. If possible, I hope you can call me Tina." Tina said calmly, neither happy nor sad.

"...I see, Your Excellency Tina, no, should it be more appropriate to be called Her Highness Tina?" Leila lowered her head slightly.

"Your Excellency Bertram, do you also know about this?" Lily asked, looking at the knight leader beside the curtain.

"...I guess." Bertram's expression was a bit complicated, "That child is the half-sister of Her Royal Highness, the so-called illegitimate child. Her birth was purely accidental and did not meet anyone's expectations. She didn't get any blessings either. And all of this was exacerbated after she was predicted to become the child of the devil. Everyone called for the child to be executed, and even His Majesty couldn't stop everyone's determination, but right there At that time, the child's mother, who used to be His Majesty's personal maid, used her own life to exchange for a ray of life for the child. After that, the child has been locked in a remote room, as a shame to the royal family. Being sealed all the time, this incident was gradually forgotten by people, and even Her Royal Highness probably would not know the existence of this younger sister. It was not until the incident happened five years ago that this incident returned to people's attention. But in the end, he was forcibly suppressed."

"Have you finished the gossip? Then, it's my turn." Tina remained expressionless, as if everything she just said had nothing to do with her.

"...Why, you who managed to escape from the palace five years ago and gained freedom, why did you come back again?" Lily stared into Tina's eyes, as if she wanted to see something from them.

"I've said it before. Soon, this world will fall into the quagmire of death, and I'm bringing you the last hope." Tina said.

"Your Highness Tina... I'm sorry, but if everything that Her Excellency Bertram said is true, we can't believe you." Leila said with determination.

"Because I'm a child of the devil?" Tina said.

"No, it's not. It's just...you must be hating it, hating the royal family who killed your mother and imprisoned you for many years. It's really hard for people to say that they want to take us out of trouble. Convinced. So, I'm really sorry." Layla said with her head down.

"Well. It would be a complete lie to say that I have no hatred in my heart. But... enough."

"enough?"

"Whether the king, the prince, or the eldest princess are all dead, aren't they? Even the queen passed away not long after the Kuroshio tide passed. The only remaining royal family in the world today is mine. This 'sister'." Tina looked at Steller, who was unconscious on the bed, and said, "I hate this person, but that's just pure jealousy. The reason why I came here is purely I just want to fulfill the agreement with her."

"she?"

"That's right. When everyone gave up, only she still clings to the only hope. I just want to believe in the hope she believes in. You can choose not to trust me, but, no matter what, I will This has to be done," Tina said.

Leila closed her eyes and nodded after a long silence: "I understand. I believe in you."

"Is it that simple?" Lily said.

"Because there is no confusion in her eyes, those eyes are only those who firmly believe in something." Leila said slowly, "So, what are you going to tell us? And how to get out of this predicament Woolen cloth?"

"Before that, you must first understand your enemy, the Black Feather Cult."

"I've heard of this organization." Bertram frowned. "It seems to be a religious organization believed by some homeless children in the slums. You want to say that they are the king's city this time." The mastermind behind the attack, that's inevitable..."

Tina shook her head: "The complexity behind the attack on the royal city is far beyond your imagination. This is the result of a multi-party game, but the existence of the Black Feather Cult is definitely the most important part of it. No, to be precise, It's their leader, Steller. Among the people present, only Your Excellency Leila has heard of this name, right?"

Leila nodded silently. To this day, she still can't believe that the one who killed the king and the prince and princess was actually her former companion.That girl who is indifferent but always lends a helping hand selflessly, hides such a face under the mask of smiling and crying, which she never imagined.I am afraid that Xilia is still in a coma because of such a blow.

"From your point of view, you may only think that it is a group of weak people hiding together to keep warm, but that is just the appearance. The children gathered there, more or less, have some kind of hatred in their hearts. That The hatred and anger link them together, and at the same time, it will also become the fuse that ignites the world."

"Hate...?" Lily touched the bandage over her right eye subconsciously, and clenched her left hand on her thigh unconsciously.

"That's right, it's hatred. Then, the hatred contained in their leader, Steller, surpasses everything. I'm afraid everyone present has seen that huge black mist floating above the royal city."

Chapter 140 Five The Truth of the Choice

Everyone present was silent. Recalling the black fog that almost covered the entire royal city that day, some people still feel shuddering.As a member of the knight order or as a valet protecting the princess, I have more or less experience in confronting Void Beasts, but that existence is in a different dimension, just looking at it is like looking directly at death itself.

"You mean, the leader of the Black Feather Sect, can control the black mist?" Bertram said with dry lips.If this is the case, don't talk about hope, just wait for death.It is as strong as the first generation of Rockefeller, and it has not broken through the limitation of the black film, so its strength can be seen.

Tina shook her head: "No, she is simply carrying all of that. If the black mist is regarded as the concept of 'death', those existences are equivalent to the number of dead people she is 'carrying'. Now she, She is no longer just a person, but more like a group of undead gathered in the world. Therefore, the hatred she will hold is also the hatred that is absolutely impossible to eliminate in this world—the hatred of the dead towards the living."

"Are you saying that what we are going to face is just a living undead?" Bertram asked with his arms folded.

"It can be understood in this way." Tina nodded, "If not sooner or later, her hatred will swallow up the whole world one day. Revenge on the world is her goal."

"They actually want to destroy the world or something... It's unbelievable... It's so difficult for everyone just to live..." Leila bit her lips tightly, "No, it's because of this, that's why I tried every means to get the first place." Kill the blood of the royal family in one step. Without the protection of the royal family, it is absolutely impossible for the remaining people to survive the Kuroshio."

"Exactly. Killing the royal family is just the first step in their plan."

"Then, how did you know all this?" Lily said suddenly, "Even the intelligence department of the royal family has never received the news, why do you know so clearly? Also, if their purpose is really It is to kill all the royal family, so why did Sir Xilia survive alone?"

"Well, because I am also a member of the Black Feather Sect." Tina said very bluntly, "However, that is a thing of the past. Have I said it? The children gathered there are more or less in their hearts. I once held hatred for this world, and I was no exception. It's just that my revenge has reached its end, so I left her side. As for why I didn't kill Xilia... Probably in her opinion, it was just It's an innocuous matter. It's not because of friendship or anything else. That guy killed far more people than you imagined. It just doesn't matter. That guy can't use the power of the gods that belong to the royal family Right? That’s why she is called the Vase Princess. Even if she is allowed to live, it won’t change anything.”

"Is it because of this reason..." Layla unconsciously looked at Xilia beside her, with a bit of unbearable expression.

"All in all, our goal is to stop that guy named Steller, right? So where is she now?" Bertram said.

"Maybe hiding in a corner of the capital. In order to ensure the complete destruction of this world, she is probably accepting more 'deaths'. But she is a very cautious person, and even the people around her will not It's easy to believe, so it's not easy to know her location. Besides, there are some obstacles in existence."

"Is it even scarier than the black monster I saw that day, ahhhhh, that's really..." Bertram pressed his forehead and said with a wry smile.

"So, we have to stop her before that. Otherwise, that force will not only destroy the world, but also destroy herself. In that case, the world will really have no hope." Tina said.

"What does this mean?" Lily frowned, "That is to say, you can't kill her?"

"I don't want to mention whether you can do it now, but she does hold the power to save the world and let everyone escape from the torture of the black membrane." Tina said.

"...This is really, a little too incredible. If she really knows that method, why doesn't she just destroy it? After all, you said it, her purpose is to destroy this world. In that case, Why keep that 'hope' again?" Leila said.

Leila's words also spoke out the aspirations of the others present.This girl who appeared out of nowhere said a bunch of incomprehensible words. Even if they wanted to convince them, it would still be too incredible.

"No, she won't do that," Tina said, "because it's a bet I made with her. I know it's hard for you to believe me, but this is your last option. Die knowing nothing , or fight hard, choose.”

"...It's a choice, but in fact there is no room for people to choose at all." Bertram said with a sigh.

"In my case, as long as it can ensure the safety of Lady Xilia, that's enough," Lily said.

"I..." Leila opened her mouth, and it took a long time before the words came out of her mouth, "It has always been Her Royal Highness who encouraged me, but this time, I also want to be able to help her. So, I will believe you."

"It looks like it's decided. Then, please, Kong." Tina bent down and patted the head of the girl beside her.It was only then that everyone noticed that there was a little girl standing behind Lily, holding on to Lili's clothes tightly, and was very close to her.

"That girl is..." Bertram's expression was a little dazed for some reason.

"'Key', it seems that those people called her. Originally, this child was fed as a sacrifice of a certain cult, but then that person found and adopted her, and before he left, he gave everything to her All of them were given to her, including her name, and some of her power." Tina touched the girl's head, a trace of untraceable sadness flashed in her eyes, "So, can I give it to you?"

"Well, I see!" The girl called "Kong" nodded heavily, she closed her eyes, and stretched out her hands forward.After a while, the light in the entire room dimmed, and a huge magic circle automatically took shape in front of Kong.

"This is... what a huge magic power..." Pertram made an unbelievable voice.The little girl in front of her can actually contain such a huge amount of magical power in her body, surpassing most of the court magicians, even comparable to some top monsters.

Chapter 140 Regret

The blue-cyan light staggered back and forth in this narrow light, and the remaining creases in the air gradually formed a circle. From the other end of the circle, a voice without impurities suddenly came out: "I never thought that I would still be able to do so now." Being called in this way, it seems that he has encountered a lot of trouble."

"According to the guidance of all things, now is the time for you to fulfill the contract, Lord Thanostin the Immortal." Tina said, looking up at the halo in the sky.

"...I didn't expect that people would still bring up the original contract. It's really interesting. Well, anyway, I may not have been out for a long time anyway. I'm a little curious about how the world has become today." The voice replied. road.After a while, under the stunned eyes of Lily and Bertram, the second girl who looked similar to Xilia suddenly jumped out of the light circle and landed gracefully on the ground.Although they had heard a thing or two in Leila's report, they couldn't connect the beautiful girl with a confident smile in front of them with the legendary god.

The first thing Tynostin did after landing was like a newborn baby, curiously sweeping over everyone present.When everyone was stared at, their bodies froze instinctively, as if they were being watched by a little white rabbit being stared at by a ferocious beast. It was derived from the blood, reverence and fear for the ancestors.There was only one exception. After the girl named Kong completed the summoning of the magic circle, the lines that appeared in the air disappeared automatically. She also leaned against Tina silently again, observing curiously what appeared out of thin air in front of her. girl.

Tenostine also set his sights on the girl, looking a little surprised, and walked around the girl in a circle: "Oh, oh, oh, oh...you, it's strange. Except for that guy Besides, this is the first time I have seen such a strange human being. Hmmm... It seems that I have to observe more carefully."

Faced with Tenostine's approach, Sora seemed a little scared, and hugged Tina even more tightly. Tina stepped forward to block Tenostine, and said seriously: "Please don't do this, it will scare the child." of."

Thanostin shrugged, smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I haven't seen such an incredible human being for a long time. It's like a non-existent existence. Can you tell me? Your name. "

"...empty." The girl said timidly.

"Empty...? Is that so, so so, so, did she think so?" Thanostin seemed to understand something, she suddenly stopped being attached to the girl, but passed through the gap between the crowd and looked at Looking at the sleepy girl on the bed, "Sure enough, has it become like this after all?"

"What did you say?" Leila said.She should be regarded as the only person present besides Celia who had seen Thanostin head-on, so she was not surprised by her identity and appearance.

"It's nothing, I'm just lamenting the boring fate. Then, the purpose of letting me out this time is for her, right?" Tenostine said.

"That's right. I hope you can train her to at least be able to compete before the final doomsday." Tina said.

"Wait a minute, do you mean... want Her Royal Highness to go to the battlefield?" Leila's voice suddenly became louder.

"That's right." Tina replied without denying it at all, "This is the only way, and it is also her mission as the last royal family."

"But the princess, she..." Leila's voice gradually trailed off, she wanted to refute, but she was unable to say anything, "For Her Royal Highness who has just come into contact with that kind of thing... it won't, it's too cruel ?"

"This world is neither beautiful nor gentle. Maybe you want to keep her flawless forever, but you failed. Because you are too weak to change anything. The price is what you see That way, the royal family will be destroyed, and this world will also usher in the final doomsday." Tina said indifferently.

The three were silent. They subconsciously wanted to refute Tina's words, but rationally they had to admit that she was right.This world is cruel, and they understand this truth better than anyone else.It is precisely because of this that when they saw Xilia's innocent smile, their tired hearts seemed to be healed and warmed up, so they wanted to protect that smile desperately.

But they failed. What they wanted to protect, they still couldn't protect in the end.

"Sorry, I want to go out to take a breather." Bertram was the first to be unable to bear the oppressive atmosphere, and left outside the curtain.Immediately afterwards, Tina and Sora also left. She seemed to have finished what she wanted to say, and the next choice could only be made by themselves.The room that was a bit boring just now suddenly became vacant again. Tenostine, who had nothing to do, sat on the armchair and played with his long hair. Leila and Lili lowered their heads, their faces solemn, and they didn't know what to think. something.

"If possible, can the two of you go out first? There are some things I want to talk to this child myself." Tenostine suddenly stood up from the chair, stretched his waist and said.

"You mean, is there a way to wake up the princess?" Leila froze for a moment.

"Well, even though I'm pretty weak now, there's nothing wrong with this kind of thing. Besides, what you say here is meaningless, right? Although I was asked to give that child strength, it's the final choice whether to accept it or not. People, and only herself."

"...I see." The maid Lily stood up and pulled Leila beside her, "Let's go."

"Huh? But..."

"Even if we stay here, we can't help you. The final choice can only be made by the princess."

"……Understood."

When the two also left the tent, only Thanostin and Celia were left in the room.She seemed to sit casually by the bed and said, "They're not here now, do you have anything to say?"

After a long, long silence, Xilia, who had been sleeping all this time, opened her eyes slightly and looked blankly at the canopy: "...I don't know. Obviously everyone is still working so hard, but I can't do anything arrive."