The Whispering Verses Chapter 2882: The “wrong” destination
Chapter 2881 "Wrong" Destination
The journey to the ceremony location was much longer than everyone initially expected. Under the guidance of the forest elves, the group first walked around the edge of the city, and then plunged deeper into the forest.
The unicorn opened the way ahead, and a road appeared even in the dense forest where there was no road. Just walking, Shade suddenly realized that this road was not unfamiliar to him. And around eight o'clock that night, his suspicion became a reality.
A deserted man-made path suddenly appeared in the bare forest, so the elf girl riding a unicorn signaled everyone to stop.
When the five people and their mounts walked less than twenty steps along the path, their eyes suddenly became clear. The moonlight and starlight spread mottled bright spots from the canopy of the dense giant tree to the ground, and the branches and leaves swaying in the night wind together composed the song of the autumn night.
Under the giant tree, the five seats are exactly the same as when Shade and the doctor left. Only the runes on the back of the chair that symbolized "flame" lit up red, which meant that the devil had been killed.
The wind in the forest also blew everyone's clothes. Luvia subconsciously took a deep breath at this time. Somehow, although it was her first time here, she felt that it was unusually familiar. , she attributed this to Shade describing it in too much detail.
"Is this the place Shade mentioned?"
Emilia asked curiously at this time, and Miss Danister looked at the scene in front of her in equal surprise.
"Is there any danger here?"
This is Shade's question. The taller elf immediately shook his head:
"Don't worry, now is not the time to be in danger."
She took the initiative to introduce to everyone:
"Although there are no strong traces of elements here, it is almost the most important place in this forest. To put it simply, the center of the ancient sealing ceremony that sealed this place is here."
"You don't want to say that these chairs are part of the seal, do you? But divination denies this statement."
Xia De reminded, the elf girl continued to explain:
"Of course the chairs are not part of the ceremony. The appearance of these chairs was later than the ancient war, but it should also be the second era. I have seen inspection records left in the third era in very ancient times.
After the ancient gods left one after another, the powerful elven empire did not actually collapse immediately. In order to commemorate the war that took place here, the five elven kings used the remaining power of the tree to create these five chairs. A banquet of elves is held here every hundred years, and the five crowned kings will also gather here.
On the one hand, it is to commemorate, and on the other hand, it is also to remind future generations of elves not to forget that there are such terrible things here. ”
Luvia’s purple eyes looked at those chairs:
"Why is the middle one so big compared to the other four? Does it symbolize a unique status? Moreover, even the four smaller chairs do not seem to fit the body shape of modern elves. Ancient elves should not be giants. Right? ”
"The appearance difference between ancient elves and modern elves is not big."
The red-haired girl said, and the girl with pointed ears continued to explain:
“Even in the era when five kings stood side by side, there was still the most powerful king. You can understand that although the five kings stood side by side, there was still one who was the most powerful, and the chair in the middle belonged to him.
The size of these chairs does not match the body shapes of the elves. Professor Danist is right, the elves in ancient times were about the same size as today. Just when holding a banquet, the kings will take the initiative to enlarge their bodies so that the elves attending the banquet can see themselves. This is also a unique ritual. ”
The shorter Emilia on the side seems to have been brought into the story:
“You can simply imagine the scenes of those grand banquets back then. The elves raised their glasses to the giant kings, while the powerful elf kings sat here and looked at their people!”
"Now that the Elf Empire has long disappeared, even the seal here is unknown. Unexpectedly, these banquet seats have survived and been used."
The elf sighed, and then motioned for everyone to help prepare for the ceremony.
Theoretically speaking, there is no need for rituals to use the qualification. Once the power is activated, you can directly go to the past time. The purpose of this ceremony is to assist in time positioning, so the core items of the ceremony are the "Feliana Notes" provided by Shade and the many indicators provided by the academy.
There are not many items left in the college today that existed when the college was founded. For tonight's ceremony, the principal, Professor Pigman, even lent the seal symbolizing the position of "principal". This seal was originally an ordinary item, but because it symbolizes the highest power of the academy, it has even spontaneously turned into an alchemical item with enlightenment elements.
In addition to notes and seals, Miss Denister also brought books from the past, stones from the college's foundation, fragments of ancient bookshelves in the college library, and the like.
The five people acted together and quickly arranged the ceremony in this open space. Emilia nervously grabbed the strap of her satchel, still wondering if the farewell to Agelina in the hotel was a little informal, but at this time Shade had already taken the initiative to give her a hug:
"Be careful when you are alone. Neither we nor Lianna can accompany you, you have to walk the next road by yourself."
"Don't worry, even if you can't pinpoint the year when the college was founded, it will definitely be related to the college. The ancient gods will not let you face danger. This qualification is a blessing to the candidate."
The red-haired girl said the second one, followed by Luvia, looking at her with purple eyes and a smile:
"I have divined this matter, don't worry, Emilia, there will be no mistakes."
Shad originally thought that the elf girl in the forest was not going to speak, but unexpectedly she also said to Emilia:
"This is for you, go look at it when you have time."
Then she gave Emilia a diary, which was exactly the same as the one Emilia used to record Shade's story.
Amelia certainly didn't notice this. Although it was calm for a while on the road, now she felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat again. She responded to the four people's farewells one by one, and then hugged little Liana's head:
"Little Liana, I will miss you, and you must miss me too."
The ignorant little unicorn nuzzled her, and Emilia tried hard not to cry. This kind of adventure of traveling to an uncertain place without any familiar people around him really makes the elf who has never been away from the academy for a long time feel flustered. But she remembered her determination, so she pretended to be strong.
Suddenly she remembered the advice given by the little princess when she said goodbye to her just now, so she mustered up the courage to say to Shade:
"Can you give me a kiss?"
She pointed to her forehead, and Shade kissed her gently, and then combed her long golden hair:
"Don't be nervous, this is not the final battle, it's just for you to learn.
Finally confirm, [Elf Kingship], casting materials, my letter of introduction, the letters of introduction from Professor Pigman and Miss Danist, the fifth era common language dictionary, gold ingots and silver ingots used as currency. , the holy water for healing, the angel elixir for recovery, the sunshine gun brooch that Iluna gave you, the emergency food that Agelina gave you, and the alchemy items for protection, have you brought them all? ”
Emilia checked her small satchel again, then nodded affirmatively. Using the qualification to travel through time, she can bring anything except relics, otherwise Shade would even want her to bring the [Ocarina of Time] with her.
"It's almost time, it's time to hold the ceremony."
The tall elf on the side reminded, Emilia pursed her lips and walked towards the center of the ceremony. This time she did not look back. After she stood firm in the center of the circular ceremony array, she even smiled at Shade, but looking at her hand tightly holding the strap of her bag, it was clear that she was definitely not as relaxed as she appeared at the moment:
"When I come back, I will bring you all souvenirs. I will surprise you."
She said this, Xia De clearly didn't feel anything just now, but now he really felt that Emilia was very pitiful. He looked at Luvia who was aside, and the latter drew a card to determine the timing:
"No problem."
So the other three people stepped back, and Shade, who was most closely connected with that era, started the ceremony. As the life ring behind him emerged, the [Time and Space] spirit runes illuminated the ritual array, and the ritual array under the moonlight soon glowed with a faint silver light.
Emilia raised her right hand high, and the complex leaf pattern mark on the back of her hand emerged automatically. Surrounded by the light, she closed her eyes, and then felt the brand on the back of her hand getting hotter and hotter.
She wanted to say "goodbye" again, but before she could speak again, she felt like she was flying.
The ground beneath my feet disappeared, and the sound of the wind around me also disappeared. At this moment, I was dizzy, as if I was being led up and down by little Lianna. The dizziness lasted for more than ten seconds and then disappeared. Emilia, who felt like vomiting, took a step forward and fell directly to the ground.
"Is this a success?"
She opened her eyes and wanted to get up, but before her vision recovered due to the instability of her soul, the first thing she felt was the seemingly endless malice coming from the surroundings.
The hairs on the elf's fair skin exploded, and Emilia jumped up and looked around hard. The "fog" that shrouded her eyes disappeared, and she saw that she was standing in a cold, dark corridor.
The dilapidated corridor looks like no one has walked through it for hundreds of years. Only the bases of the spar lamps on the walls that have only appeared in textbooks are left, and the faces of the hanging portraits are covered with gray. Covered in mold, it turned into a weird and terrifying appearance.
Water seemed to be seeping from the gaps between the floor tiles, and the black marks all over the slippery ground made Emilia wonder if they were blood stains.
The air was filled with a wet stench similar to that of an undersea cave, and all the ears could hear was the rumbling sound of water. She looked toward the window on the side of the corridor in fear and panic, but just one look at the deep darkness made her almost faint from fear, and she was completely unaware of the glowing "snowflakes" flying in the air. Dare to take a closer look.
"Depressed" and "ruined" are no longer enough to describe the surrounding environment. Emilia can't find a more terrifying place in her memory.
"Where is this place?"
Tears of fear are about to appear in the corners of my eyes. This place cannot be St. Byrons Comprehensive College no matter where it is. No matter how shabby the college was when it was first established, it would never be like this.
PS: Where is it?