So I became a witch

What the Void Eye brought her was not only the power to survive in this cruel world, but also allowed her to see and bear things that others could not see.

The decaying world, the decaying soul, and the struggling beings in this abyss of pain.

It's so painful, who will save me, I don't want to die, I hate that guy... Sterler, who has been able to see the inner voice of others since he was a child, has gradually polluted his own existence by this world.

Finally, at an unknown time, the individual named "Sterler" was completely buried by the resentment of the living and the dead, and what was left was only a shell driven by hatred.

All words and smiles have become masks, and even she herself has forgotten the past, and as the puppet of that person, she wields the blade in her hand aimlessly.

"I'm back." Steller said softly, and pushed open the door at the end of the corridor.

"Ah, you're back." The voice said softly.However, an ugly black figure that didn't match the voice was sitting on the podium in the classroom, using the dirty liquid to spy on Steller at the door.

"Well, I'm back...Father." She looked at the mass of rotting meat that looked like a mixture of mud, garbage, and debris, and called.

"You've done a good job." Meatball let out a gentle laugh, and the black mud all over his body trembled, "After killing that king, this country will completely lose its barrier of guarantee, 'death' 'Wings' have already blossomed, and the next step is to give this corrupt world the highest despair. You will do it, will you?"

"Well, I will."

"Very good, very good!" Out of the lump of meat protruded a branch like a granulation, dripping with pus, gently stroking Steller's cheek, Steller did not avoid this disgusting thing in the slightest, with a blank expression on his face. He let it leave marks on his face with an expression, "Yes, you just need to do what I say. My love, my daughter, my doll, my... Sterler !"

The black lump of flesh rushed towards Sterler, and the moment it came into contact with Sterler, it disappeared suddenly, as if being sucked into her body.The sun's rays penetrated the leaves, casting green mottled shadows. The entire classroom was empty, without a single sound, as if only Steller had been standing there since just now.

She slowly looked at the podium where the piece of meat was just now. There was an old photo, the face on it was blurred, and she could only vaguely distinguish that it was a group photo of a couple and their daughter. Everyone's name was written on it in crooked handwriting.

Eve, Stella, and... Roderick.

……

"Speaking of which, why do we have to come to this kind of place?" Lily complained, and waved away the cobwebs around her.

"After all, there is nothing to do for the time being. Waiting is not my style." Leila shrugged and said, trying to raise the oil lamp in her hand, "Speaking of which, do you remember the past of this castle?"

"I remember that this was once the territory of the Stoke family. Their history can even be traced back to the time when the kingdom was established. Their ancestors and Rockefeller were once a pair of close friends. Although the population is small, they have a lot of connections. The power of the royal family cannot be underestimated. In the era when they were active, even the Hoffman family could not compete with it. It is a pity that such a family was destroyed in the last black tide." Lily said with some regret .

"Yes. The place where we are now is the ruins of the former Stoke family. Although most of them have been corrupted, thanks to them, we have a place where we can temporarily rest." Leila said.

"So? You haven't explained why we purposely explored the basement of this old castle." Lily shrugged and said.

"Although it is true that the Stoke family was destroyed by the black tide in history, there is also a saying that they were framed by someone and deliberately cut off their supply line. Otherwise, the strength of the Stoke family would definitely be enough to counter the black tide." Tide. In the end, the entire Stoke family was killed in battle against the Kuroshio, and all the leaders were also killed, no one was spared." Leila said softly.

"...Indeed, it may seem like something that group of guys would do." Lily said, "But even if it is true, so what? Do you still expect them to pop out of the grave, to you Say thanks, or take revenge on those who framed them?"

"Well, just take it as my whim." Layla said, recalling the first time she saw Steller in her mind.At that time, she was indeed shocked by the extraordinary beauty, so that some small illusions were subconsciously ignored by her.

"Ah, it seems to be the end." Lily stopped in her tracks.At the end of the stairs, an old wooden door blocked their way.A pair of pure white wings are engraved on the door, which seems to have been around for a long time.When she saw that symbol, there was a "boom" in Leila's head, and her whole body shook.

"This is, what..." she murmured.

"Huh? It's probably the Stoke family's crest or something?" Lily said indifferently, "What should I do next? Do you want to forcibly destroy this door?"

"……so similar."

"what?"

Leila silently took out a rusty coin with a pair of black wings engraved on the front of the coin.Except for the color, both the texture and outline are very similar to the symbols on the door.

Chapter 150 Diary

If this is not a coincidence, then... what is the origin of that incredible girl who created the Black Feather Cult?

It was only then that Leila realized that she had never known that girl before. She learned from some wanderers that there was a person in this city who had been to the restricted area of ​​human beings and came back intact. to reach out to each other.Before that, she didn't even know the other person's appearance and gender, and she had never heard of the existence of the Black Feather Cult.

Then, by such a coincidence, she met that elf-like girl, Steller, who was far more beautiful than human beings.Steller fulfilled her promise and successfully brought them to the depths of the restricted area. If it wasn't for her, she and Her Royal Highness would have died in the deep sea long before.Even in the face of the person who once wanted to kill him, Steller was still able to maintain calm, that tolerance and kindness even made Leila feel guilty.That's why she couldn't believe that that indifferent but gentle girl would attack Wangcheng.

Perhaps, no one has really understood her heart, and her past has long been buried by himself.However, Leila was instinctively convinced that in this dilapidated castle, the disappearing Stoke family and the Black Feather Cult might very well be hiding the girl's past secrets.

Leila said sorry secretly in her heart, then took a step back a little later, using her right foot as a fulcrum, she spun her body violently, and her left foot slammed into the door fiercely, and the wooden door, which was not very strong at all, immediately flew away. out.

"Ahem... Next time, could you please let me know in advance?" Lily coughed and complained, while sweeping the dust in front of her with her hands.

"Ah, I'm sorry." Leila waited for a while for the dust to settle, then walked straight into the room.

This room is not big, but the living furniture is all available, but it seems that no one has used it for a long time, so it is covered with a thin layer of dust. Judging from the furnishings of the room, it is probably for the night watchman. A room where someone like a butler lives.

"It's unexpectedly clean." Leila murmured to herself.

"Um, can you really call this clean?" Lily looked at her suspiciously.As the princess's head maid, she was naturally obsessed with cleanliness and instinctively resisted this place. If it wasn't for Leila who seemed to notice something, she would probably have turned around and fled this place long ago.

Leila realized what she said wrong, and explained: "I don't mean the environment here is clean... but I mean that there are clearly traces of people living here, but there is nothing left."

"After all, it is the city that was attacked by those guys. They are much more brutal than locusts. Wherever they pass, there will not even be bones left, and they will be swallowed up." Lily said.

"However, as long as people live in this world, they will always leave some traces. Even if there is only a little... ah." Leila opened the worn-out pillow and found a notebook buried in the ground.

It was a notebook with a black cover, which was already very old. The yellowed and dry paper seemed to break if touched lightly. Leila carefully flipped through a few pages and made a judgment: "This seems to be an administrator's notebook. A diary written in my spare time."

"Hey, I didn't expect you to have the habit of peeking at other people's diaries."

"I just feel that there may be some important clues in it. It seems that this administrator has been in the Stoke family for a long time. Although powerful, the Stoke family has always been sparsely populated, and each generation at most There are only three or two people, and recently, the last head of the Stoke family... Roderick Stoke, it should be called this name." Layla frowned while flipping through the diary .

"What's the matter?" Although she has a cleanliness habit, but seeing Leila's appearance, Lily couldn't help leaning over.

"No, it's nothing, it's just a little strange. I remember that in the recorded history of the kingdom, Roderick, as the last head of the Stoke family, encountered the most terrifying black tide in a century shortly after he took office. He bravely In the end, the entire territory was eroded, no one was spared, and the royal city was slightly damaged because of his dedication. It is recorded in the history books that he has never been married... But In this diary, it is recorded that he was married and gave birth to a daughter. But whether it is his wife or daughter, it seems that they have never existed, and no one except this family knows their existence. " Leila said.

"...This is really, really incredible." Lily exhaled slightly.

Leila continued to flip through the diary, which completely changed into an eight-woman tone from the middle, recording the process of the two meeting with enthusiasm and joy.

"On September 9, the young master went out on a daily patrol. Everything was the same as usual, the only difference was that the young master brought back an injured female traveler who seemed to have been attacked by a stray void beast. By God, may God bless that poor man."

"On September 9, the traveler seemed to finally wake up. When I was helping the young master deliver the breakfast, I accidentally caught a glimpse of the traveler's side face, and it seemed that my soul was sucked in for a moment. How beautiful it is Existence? I’m afraid it’s hard to describe her beauty with all the words in the world, as if it’s a handicraft made by the gods. She seems to have some kind of unique attraction. She still looks like a girl on the outside, but there is something in her eyes. It seems to have gone through many years of vicissitudes, so incredible to attract people's souls."

"On September 9, the traveler thanked us and told us that we still have unfulfilled missions, and we will repay them in the future. The young master politely dissuaded her from staying for a longer period of time. I didn't expect that the usual serious My young master will also show that anxious expression. Could it be that he has a spring heart? Ahhh, after all, the young master is still a young man of his age. If he has such a beautiful face, it is very attractive to be attracted. Is it normal?"

"October 10rd. The girl finally chose to stay. Because of her joining, the whole territory seems to have become a lot warmer. She has such an incredible power in her body. The young master, he has also become stronger than before. More mature and reliable."

"November 11th. The young master proposed to the girl. Although he himself seemed to think it was very secretive, but I'm sorry, we old guys can see it very clearly from the sidelines. However, judging from his frustrated expression, Maybe he was politely rejected? Even so, he didn’t intend to give up. That little young master has become so mature at some point, if Madam is lucky enough to see it, she will definitely feel relieved.”

Chapter 150 Discovery

"On March 3, the distance between the two people seemed to be gradually approaching under a certain opportunity."

"April 4. The young master proposed again. This time, she did not choose to refuse."

"May 5. In this world, we are all too tired and have forgotten the beauty of the past. However, the stories of those two people convinced me that maybe this world is not as bad as we imagined. May the blessings of the gods protect the two forever."

"...April 4th. Today, on this land, our family welcomes a new member. She will become our hope, our guide, and our star."

Leila's hand that was flipping through the diary suddenly stopped because the pages behind had disappeared.No, it was artificially torn off, and there are still traces of the sealing paper on the side of the diary.Unwillingly, she turned a few more pages, and on the blank page suddenly appeared a handwriting written in blood that had dried up to black.

"To die hate to die to die to die to hate to die to die to hate to die to die to die to hate to die to die to hate to die to die to hate to die to hate Die curse hate curse die curse curse die hate die curse hate curse hate die..."

Completely unclear and distorted words are written on several whole pages, which is enough for people to get a glimpse of the unimaginable despair and hatred contained in the owner of this diary when writing this last diary.

The content of the diary ended here, but the two fell into silence, unable to talk to themselves for a long time.

"It seems that there are two clues that can be obtained at present. The leader of the Black Feather Cult, Steller, is very likely to be the last survivor of the Stoke family." Leila opened her mouth slowly and said made his own guesses.

"Unrecorded, the last survivor? It's really speechless." Lily sighed heavily, as if thinking of something, her face became a little gloomy.

"Then the second thing is about the demise of the Stoke family... Maybe there is a secret behind it that we don't know." Layla gently closed the diary, "I don't understand. What exactly happened in the dark tide, and why the owner of this diary still has such a terrible hatred at the end of his life. This hatred is definitely not without reason, and there must be something that we don’t know about. "

"Could it be that you said that you want to find out the truth? That kind of thing is meaningless to us now. Even if there is a secret hidden, only the three major families and the royal family can cover it up. It is even more impossible to do this, and we are still kicked out like bereaved dogs. Compared with these, it is better to think about how to spend the next days."

"I understand. However, I always feel that I can't let it go. Otherwise, something irreparable will happen." Layla put her hand gently on her chest and said, "Besides, there are no clues at all. "

"You mean..." Lily raised her eyebrows.

"If it's that man... Captain Bertram, he will definitely know more."

"...It seems that you still don't intend to give up." Lily sighed, "Forget it, you can do whatever you want, anyway, I can't stop you. But, don't forget about the business of the Knights, okay? "

"Well, I will. Do you want to come?"

"Ah, I'll forget it. You know, I'm a little bit hard on men. I was a bit reluctant to sit in a tent before. If you want to continue to meet, please forgive me." Lily said with a wry smile, "And, I'm a little interested in this old castle, and I want to go around for a while."

"Okay, then I'll leave first." Leila nodded.As the two most trusted by Silia, they also had a tacit understanding between them, so Leila left the basement without thinking too much.

After confirming that Leila had completely gone away, Lily took out the diary from under the pillow again, threw it on the ground, chanted the spell softly, and threw the fireball in her hand towards the diary.

"I didn't expect that there were still traces... I was so careless..."

Lily stared blankly at the diary burning in the flames, and did not turn and leave the room until she confirmed that it was completely turned into ashes.

……

"Please answer me directly, Captain." Leila was sitting across the table, staring seriously at Knight Leader Bertram in front of her.

"Hey, I don't know anything about that kind of thing?" The man with rough muscles hurriedly moved his eyes away from Leila's oppressive gaze, his eyes wandering freely.

"... Captain, do you know that when a person is lying, his eyes will look to the upper right?"

"Huh? Really?"

"...Leader!" Layla slammed the table and stood up. Bertram, who was originally several heads taller than Layla, curled up like a kitten under her threat.

The silence lasted for several minutes, and Bertram, who seemed to be unable to bear it, let out a long sigh, and said as if giving up: "I know, I know, I will tell you, so please don't use that kind of scary Your eyes are looking at me. Has no one told you, Layla? Your eyes are really scary sometimes. Ahhh, why did you think of choosing you as the heir..."

"Please don't talk nonsense, thank you."

"I know. Well, it is indeed as you guessed, before I was just an apprentice knight and before that guy Karl became king, Karl, Roderick and I were the best in the world. Best friend. Among us, Roderick is always the most serious and serious one, but at the same time the most soft-hearted one. Thanks to him, we who often skip classes to go to the red-light district of the civilian city have not been punished for failing the exam. Forced to drop out of school." Bertram dropped the cigarette in his hand, his eyes seemed to drift back to the past, the memory that belonged to them.

"However, this friendship gradually faded with the growth of time. After graduation, I entered the Royal Knights, Karl also inherited the throne, married a witch as his wife, and Roderick returned to his own. He took on the duties of a trainee lord. Although we meet occasionally, we can never go back to the past after all." Bertram's eyes showed nostalgia.

"...What I want to hear is not the boring life memories of some greasy middle-aged uncle."

Chapter 150 Three Memories of the Past

"Please don't deliberately interrupt this critical moment. Forget it, how much do you really know about the Stoke family and the royal family? Why among the four major families, only the Stoke family has its own territory and inherent The army? What kind of past is there between the Stoke family and the royal family?"

Leila shook her head. She really didn't know much about the Stoke family. She just knew a little bit about it as a daughter of a low-level nobleman. In terms of titles, the Stoke family's status is "Grand Duke", or even high. It is second only to the Rockefeller royal family than the Hoffman family as dukes.However, because they stay in their own territory all year round, and because of the sparse population, very few people can understand Hoffman's affairs.

"Originally, this should have been kept secret as a taboo, but now, the secrecy is meaningless. The Stoke family and the Rockefeller royal family used to be one, no, or they are connected by blood. Family." Bertram whispered.

"The Stoke family...and the Rockefeller royal family? What's going on?" Leila was taken aback.

"When you saw that girl, you should have understood the rumor about the royal family. The blood of the royal family comes from the gods who ruled the world in legend. After the gods fell asleep, the royal family took on the responsibility of guarding the world. However, Although the blood of the gods gave the royal family incredible power, it also left sequelae. Among the descendants of the royal family, occasionally there will be some extremely terrifying existences, that is, 'demons'. They have power far beyond ordinary people, and they are violent and addicted. Blood, and it is more likely to be infected by the curse of the black mist, turning into a terrible monster."

"Is that girl who resembles Her Majesty the legendary 'demon'?" Tina's appearance flashed in Leila's mind, but she couldn't connect that cold little girl with the murderer.

"That's right, although I don't know how to suppress it, but that child did inherit the blood of the devil. The relationship between the Stoke family and the Rockefeller royal family can be traced back to when the kingdom was first established. From The first king of Rockefeller, who received power from the witch and the gods, built the last home of mankind - the city of Rockefeller on the ruins. He had two sons with the witch, the eldest son Stoke, and Princess Selina. Stoker is born with commanding charm and possesses strength that is almost not inferior to Rockefeller; Selina is much inferior to his elder brother. But in the end, Rockefeller took the throne Passed to Selina."

"... Could it be that it has something to do with the blood of the devil?"

"That's right. The proud Stoke was naturally unwilling to accept this matter, but because of King Rockefeller, his dissatisfaction was forcibly suppressed. However, as time passed, this dissatisfaction became deeper and deeper. Finally, after Rockefeller's death, it broke out completely. Those who followed Stoke and those who followed the royal family split into two factions, and they were hostile to each other."

"I never thought that the kingdom would have such a history..." Leila muttered to herself.

"Although Stoke possesses extremely powerful power, Selina, who inherited the artifact, also has the power to contend with him. This battle has been stalemate for a long time. As a result, Stoke's demonic blood broke out completely and became a A bloodthirsty monster, Selina had no choice but to use the full power of the divine weapon to kill her own brother."

"After the war ended, Selina did not attack her brother's children and cronies, but chose to forgive them. Stoke's cronies were deeply ashamed of the Queen's kindness, so they swore that they would always be kings. The shield guarded the royal city, so there was the later Stoke family. Shortly after that, the queen who used the artifact too much died, and her child inherited the throne. Since then, there has been a line in the royal family It is an unwritten rule, in order to avoid similar tragedies, if there is a demon blood successor among the descendants of the royal family, he must be killed or imprisoned forever." Bertram said slowly. the past.

"However, the story doesn't end so simply, does it?" Leila said.

"...Indeed, if it ended like this, what happened later wouldn't happen." Bertram sighed, "The Stoke family did keep their promise and built an equally huge building in the north of the royal city." The city is where we are now. Also because of the oath, although they are still subjects of the kingdom in name, members of the Stoke family are not allowed to enter the royal city unless it is an extremely important event."

"Perhaps it's because of inheriting the blood of the devil. People from the Stoke family have innate resistance to the black membrane that exceeds ordinary people, and even... can control the curse to a certain extent."

"The power to manipulate the curse...?" Leila was surprised.But if this is the case, then many things can be explained clearly, such as why Sterler was able to enter the human restricted area without protective clothing, and why she was able to summon the black mist that filled the sky and kill the two crown princes.

"Yes, originally this secret was only known to the head of the Stoke family, not even the royal family and other families. Do you understand why?"

"...Could it be, to avoid panic or jealousy?" Leila said suddenly.

"That's right." Bertram nodded with a complicated expression, "For ordinary people, that black mist is equivalent to a symbol of death. However, the people of the Stoke family have the power to control it to a certain extent... If this secret is revealed, there are only two outcomes. Either the Stoke family is supported by people with ulterior motives, Repeat the tragedy of the division; or be hated and envied by others, causing unnecessary disputes. Either way, the Stoke family and the royal family are unwilling to see, so they strictly keep this secret until One day... when the Kuroshio erupted last time, Roderick exposed his strength in front of everyone for me, Karl, and other students."

"..."

"Although that crisis was over, a more terrifying hidden danger was planted. Soon everyone present was silenced, but the gap between the Stoke family and the royal family was further deepened because of this incident. Yes. For the royal family, the Stoke family was the fuse that almost led to the collapse of the kingdom. No one knows whether the "demon" will appear again in the Stoke family, and whether they will use this power to seize The throne; for the Stoke family, although they had made an oath, it was a long time ago. In addition, everyone in the royal city has always been vigilant and disgusted with them. Take back the idea of ​​the glory that once belonged to your own family."

Chapter 150 The Vortex of Hatred

"...Why? Obviously they used to be brothers and sisters who are connected by blood? Why are they still hostile to each other?" Leila said softly.

"Because time is the most impotent panacea in this world. Whether it is family affection or blood, it will fade with the passage of time. But hatred is different. Like fine wine, the longer it is brewed, the more mellow its taste will be. Bertram said, "Although Stoke City and Rockefeller King City are separated by only a hundred miles, there is very little communication between the two sides. Perhaps it is because of this that the gap will become more and more severe. When all this is discovered It was too late. Did you know? Before the Kuroshio erupted ten years ago, the status of the Knights was far lower than it is now, probably equivalent to the level of the guards and private soldiers of the royal city. The real main force against the Kuroshio is the Black Feather Army led by the Stoke family."

"Black Feather Army? Isn't that..."

"Hmm. Many people were probably surprised when they first heard about the Black Feather Cult you reported, but that's all. No one would compare that kind of slum gadget with Let’s think of the Black Feather Army that once guarded the world. Like the literal meaning, it is a well-trained army, and its history can be traced back to the time of the first King Rockefeller. The army was the Black Feather Army. After the death of the Star King, the name of this army has also been handed down. Selina inherited the throne, and the Black Feather Army was inherited by Stoke. It is precisely because of the Because of the support of this army, during Stoke's rebellion, it was difficult to resist even with the strength of the whole city. In the end, the queen had to use a magic weapon to kill the opponent. After that, it may be because of the guilt of killing her brother. Well, the Queen did not incorporate this army, and it was still under the control of the Stoke family. The subsequent black tides almost all relied on the Stoke family and their Black Feather Army to fight against, as long as this army exists , the status of the Stoke family will always be above other families, and this is what other nobles fear and hate the most, and among them, the Hoffman family is the most. The Hoffman family at that time In charge of the two giants of the National Academy of Science and Technology and the economy, it can be said that they are the biggest forces under the royal family, but they are still suppressed by the Stoke family. Although it will not appear on the surface, the relationship between the two privately can be said to be extremely bad .”