The Moon Goddess had a contract with the Anzed. Marvin could faintly feel something like that from Hathaway’s previous words. But he hadn’t expected Faniya and the Anzeds to be so deeply connected!
As Marvin was silently thinking over everything he had just heard, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes looking at him.
“So, you are [that person].” Faniya’s voice carried a hint of curiosity and amazement.
Chapter 542: Past (1)
Chapter 542: Past (1)
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‘That person?’
Marvin was intrigued by Faniya’s words.
When she said [that person], she had paused.
“Great Moon Goddess, I don’t understand what you mean.”
“[That person]?”
His expression was full of doubt.
Marvin never met Faniya in his previous life, but according to a player who had managed to become the Priestess of the Moon Goddess, Faniya was very good-tempered. She took pity on the mortals, but for some reason, she couldn’t seem to interfere too much with Feinan.
Her reputation was also excellent among the Ancient Gods, so Marvin wasn’t worried about her causing him harm.
“A great existence once spoke of some events that would one day take place,” the Moon Goddess calmly explained. “[That person] is the main character of those events. And that is you, Marvin Cridland.”
Marvin was suddenly startled, his mind in chaos.
What was this?
Even a fool could guess the identity of the great existence that the Moon Goddess was talking about.
Wizard God Lance!
So his transmigration really was related to the mysterious supreme God?
Marvin couldn’t take his eyes off the Moon Goddess as he eagerly awaited the rest of her words.
Hathaway and Minsk were looking at Marvin somewhat differently.
But Faniya didn’t linger on that topic for too long. She only indifferently murmured, “That was a long time ago. You can think of it as a prophecy. And since it is a prophecy, the matters that it describes are not definite.”
“Even a major prophecy is unable to discern all futures, because the future is something created through people’s choices.”
“Whether we speak of mankind or Gods, their futures were fashioned by their own decisions, and no one else can interfere.”
At this point, her words took an abrupt turn. “You must be surprised as to why I am here.”
“It has been many a moon since I last left the God Realms. It will take some time for this ritual to finish, so I shall tell you a story in the meantime.”
Everyone looked at each other in dismay.
The Moon Goddess was going to personally tell them a story?
If they told that to anyone else, no one would believe them.
Marvin and the others naturally didn’t dare to speak.
In fact, Faniya didn’t give them the chance to decline as she directly started talking, slowly narrating what had happened.
As he listened, Marvin gradually understood the whole picture.
His gaze remained on Miss Silvermoon’s statue, because she was at the center of everything.
…
In the distant 3rd Era, the most chaotic period.
The Fate Tablet descended, leaving unprecedented chaos in its wake.
Many people used it to become heroes, overlords, kings, and even Gods!
But for every person that was successful, many more would die tragically.
At the same time, the recently established Crimson Wasteland saw bitter struggles every day!
Divine Servants, Descendants, and Angels fought with Demons, Devils, and Evil Spirits.
At that time, mankind was still relatively weak and was unable to carve out their own place in the world. They were still relying on the power of the heavens to survive in this land.
But the Wizard culture from ancient times was still slowly spreading.
Among them, the brightest was the Regis Wizard School!
This was a group of talented Wizards who gathered ancient knowledge and loved researching all kinds of magical things.
And their leader was a talented Wizard named Bandel!
That group of Wizards was especially interested in biological transformation, and one day, they discovered a very special vine.
When they found it, it appeared to be on the verge of death. Due to their curiosity toward everything exotic and unexplained, they transplanted the vine into their base.
At that time, unbeknownst to the Wizards, the disaster was already incubating.
They never tired of studying this special vine. It had incredible regenerative ability and an aggressive nature. If they could extract its power and convert it into magic, it would certainly be a huge leap forward.
The one in charge of this study was their leader, Bandel.
They quickly achieved some results, making the vine a lot more active. But although it had absorbed a large amount of arcane energy, it still looked very weak.
Even when a few older Wizards warned about the dangers of that vine, after the higher-ups considered the risks, the study was allowed to proceed.
Bandel was in contact with the vine day and night. He couldn’t make progress on the study of the vine on his own, but he accidentally discovered that the vine was self-aware.
They began communicating.
Bandel was seriously guarded at first, but after the vine provided him many new spells and rituals, that hesitation gradually disappeared.
He began studying this new specimen like it was his most precious treasure.
His actions became rather eccentric, and he began to drift apart from his peers, frequently studying by himself.
He also always kept that vine close to his side.
With the vine’s help, he learnt many spells that he had never even conceived of before, and his power progressed rapidly. Even the strongest Divine Servants in the Crimson Wasteland weren’t his match anymore.
The young Wizard was very proud of himself.
He felt like one of the heroes in those novels that the commoners read, with his strength rising without bounds due to the help of a secret treasure.
Bandel regarded that vine as his teacher, and it certainly acted like his teacher, answering all of his questions.
It just gave him one condition.
He couldn’t let any others know of its existence.
Bandel agreed, very happy to cooperate.
But good things don’t last forever.
A girl reappeared, setting the disaster in motion.
That girl was Miss Silvermoon.
…
Miss Silvermoon had once toured the Crimson Wasteland as a mortal. In the process, she got to know the young Bandel. The two hit it off and fell in love with each other.
They became partners.
But due to her stature, she knew that she couldn’t stay in the Crimson Wasteland.
She ultimately made a decision. She wanted to confess everything to her mother, Great Moon Goddess Faniya.
Bandel was very calm about this and agreed with her decision. He sent Miss Silvermoon back to the God Realms.
Because there was a difference in the time flow between the Crimson Wasteland and the God Realms, Miss Silvermoon didn’t appear for over a decade.
It was during that period that the depressed Bandel began researching the vine obsessively, becoming rather eccentric.
And when Miss Silvermoon happily returned from the God Realms, telling Bandel that her mother had agreed to meet with him, the vine suddenly revealed its sinister fangs!
In the ancient era, the Wilderness God had fought against the other Gods and was finally defeated by the Wizard God. Only parts of his body remained.
That vine was among those.
Relying on the resources of the Regis Wizards, he had started recovering, but he wasn’t satisfied with just that.
; Only by absorbing far more power could he regain the strength that he once had as an Ancient Evil God.
He helped Bandel only to gain the naive Wizard’s trust and better implement his own plan.
The Wilderness God was overjoyed when Miss Silvermoon finally returned.
Taking advantage of the time when the two were meeting intimately, the Wilderness God changed back to the form of his main body and fully exerted the power of his Domain!
The entire base of the Regis Wizards sank into turmoil!
As the Ancient Evil God’s power overflowed through the Wizards’ minds, they began to cast spells crazily all around them.
As for the surrounding creatures, they also started transforming.
A few Wizards had high enough Willpower to resist, but it was hard for them to escape all the unpredictable attacks of their peers.
This all happened too suddenly, leaving Bandel utterly bewildered.
He was about to ask around and try to figure out what exactly was going on, but the Wilderness God didn’t give him the opportunity. He used a skill to control Bandel before using a [Dark Spear] that had been passed down since ancient times to pierce Miss Silvermoon through the heart.
Miss Silvermoon instantly turned into a statue. All her power had been removed by the Wilderness God.
Bandel filled with unbearable anguish, but he was powerless to act!
He forcibly endured the pain and continued treating the Wilderness God as his teacher.
The Wilderness God apparently approved of Bandel’s flattery and decided not to kill him, taking him along.
He started causing slaughter everywhere, and Bandel became his accomplice. Soon, the Wilderness God had recovered some 40% to 50% of his strength.
At that point, Faniya, who had been shocked by the death of her daughter, finally found and confronted them!
After an intense fight, Faniya defeated the Wilderness God, but she didn’t manage to kill him!
Wizard God Lance was busy fighting some terrifying beings in the Astral Sea, and thus, Faniya could only rely on herself.
After the Wilderness God fled, Bandel revealed his identity and told Faniya everything he knew about the Wilderness God.
The Moon Goddess didn’t vent on Bandel, but the latter sank into endless agony and self-loathing. He swore that he would resurrect his lover and condemn the Wilderness God to eternal damnation.
Faniya knew that resurrecting a God was almost impossible, but faced with Bandel’s piteous begging, she agreed to some of his requests.
The two temporarily parted ways to deal with their own matters.
Bandel began looking for a way to resurrect a God, and Faniya began searching for a way to restrain the Wilderness God.
Time was a fantastic thing. Sometimes, a hundred years would pass in a blink, while sometimes they would feel endless.
Feinan’s 3rd Era was coming to its end.
Around that time, fellow who came to be known as the Winter Assassin began to dazzle everyone.
Soon after his rise, Faniya found something that would be able to restrain the Wilderness God.
That was the Anzed Witches’ [Night Flower]!
Thus, she personally visited the Anzeds, who were already in hiding, and reached a secret agreement with the Witch Queen.
At the same time, in order to seal the Wilderness God, Faniya needed an Artifact that had gone through the baptism of the Wizard God.
Thus, the unlucky Winter Assassin ended up becoming the Witch Queen’s target.
Chapter 543: Past (2)
Chapter 543: Past (2)
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In fact, considering the circumstances, the Winter Assassin really did suffer an unjust attack.
After Miss Silvermoon fell, he also happened to be tempering himself in the Crimson Wasteland. By a stroke of fortune, he obtained that pair of daggers, the Cold Light’s Grasps.
The Artifact greatly increased the Assassin’s strength, and he soared in status after returning to Feinan.
At the height of his influence, he established the precursor to the Assassin Alliance while also becoming a dazzling figure in Feinan.
He killed a God and assassinated a fierce Overlord. He even started establishing his own territory.
Even many powerhouses who had the opportunity to ascend were afraid of him.
He was also walking on the path of ascension, and Glynos, who competed with him, was far inferior.
Because Faniya never acted in Feinan, she handed the task of retrieving the daggers to the Witch Queen.
Marvin knew a bit about what happened next.
But he had heard the story from the Winter Assassin’s point of view before. In short, the two met and they both had terrible tempers, particularly the Witch Queen, who was extremely domineering.
She demanded that the Winter Assassin hand over the Artifact.
How could the Winter Assassin agree to the Witch Queen’s demand when these daggers had brought him to his peak?
She was going for his Artifact! Who did she think she was? A great Ancient God? This was blatant robbery!
The two fought in silence.
The tragic part was that despite being extremely powerful, the Winter Assassin fell for a trap because it was the first time he was facing Witchcraft.
The Witch Queen used a strange method to turn him into a Wisp, a lifeform that could keep on living for many years, with a practically infinite lifespan.
After leaving some words behind for her victim, the Witch Queen returned to Faniya and handed her the Cold Light’s Grasps.
Feinan’s famous Winter Assassin suddenly vanished without a trace.
This led to Glynos successfully obtaining the Shadow fragment of the Fate Tablet and ascending to become the Shadow Prince.
‘That guy must be the most unlucky person of that era,’ Marvin thought.
Shortly after, his mind drifted in another direction. ‘Women sure can be unreasonable. I didn’t expect the Witch Queen to be so excessive.’
In any case, the Anzed Witches signed a contract with Faniya.
They lent her their most important Night Flower, and the Witch Queen herself was wounded so heavily that she died not long after.
But the power of the Anzed Witches should never be underestimated.
The remaining Witches used an ancient taboo technique. They sealed the soul of their Witch Queen into the bloodline of an ordinary clan member.
It formed a curse. The curse would occasionally appear, but it wouldn’t affect most people.
This was later known as the [Ancient Witch Curse].
It was a way to make sure that the inheritance of the Witch Queen lived on. The Witches had no choice but to do this in order to pass on her knowledge and power.
Time passed, and ultimately, Hathaway was afflicted with the Witch Curse.
Despite the fact that she showed outstanding potential to be a Legend Wizard ever since she was a child, her mother was deeply worried about it.
When she was still young, she set off looking for traces of the Anzeds, trying to find the few remaining Witches so that she could beg them to rescue her daughter.
Marvin knew about what eventually happened regarding her curse.
In order to save Marvin’s life, Hathaway sealed herself at the Black Coral Islands. Scorched by Dark Phoenix’s flame, she broke through the fetters of time and recovered a part of the Witch Queen’s memories. But because that power was too large for her, she took a long time to absorb it. Her body was also transformed by the power of the Witchcraft and started redeveloping from a child to an adult.
She would regain part of her power with each year of growth.
As for when she would finally reach her peak, even Hathaway herself didn’t know.
Her mother brought her back to the Anzeds when she was at her weakest, and after making sure that she was gradually recovering, she persuaded the rest of the Witches to give Hathaway the five-colore
d flower and the Ethereal Jar. With those in hand, Hathaway proceeded to the Crimson Wasteland. They had calculated that the time was approaching and that the agreement with the Moon Goddess Faniya had come to its end.
It was time to recover the Witchcraft they had lent her.
As for the petal of the Cyan Flower that Marvin had gathered in the Ethereal Jar, it had been stolen by the Wilderness God long ago when the Heim Scepter, the symbol of the Anzeds’ supreme Authority, shattered into pieces.
Hathaway had come to the Crimson Wasteland to settle the matters of the past.
…
“In fact, even had you not been able to break the curse, I would still have lent you a hand.”
“I was watching you silently from my God Realm… Both of you.”
The Moon Goddess was looking at Hathaway at the start of her sentence, but she had turned toward Marvin at the end.
“You joined hands to bar a wicked person from ascending to become the Goddess of Magic, a laudable feat.”
“I had used my avatar to approach many times, only to find that you were able to overcome the obstacles with your own power,” she praised.
She then returned to the story.
Time flew back to the 3rd Era.
…
After getting the Night Flower and the Cold Light’s Grasps, Faniya kept working on them day and night, eventually smelting the Night Flower’s power into the Cold Light’s Grasps.
The Wilderness God couldn’t be killed, so she wanted to use her own daughter’s daggers to seal him.
She found Bandel, who had always been paying attention to the trail of the Wilderness God.
In this world, no one knew the Wilderness God better than Bandel. He helped locate the Evil God and then left the fighting to Faniya.
But just sealing the Wilderness God away wasn’t the outcome he wanted. He still needed to endure patiently.
Despite the Moon Goddess successfully using the Cold Light’s Grasps to seal away the Wilderness God’s main body after killing everything else in the Wilderness Hall, Miss Silvermoon’s remains were still in the Regis Ruins.
This was Bandel’s lifelong regret.
In order to resurrect Miss Silvermoon, he spared no effort and scoured the lands for the rarest and most taboo knowledge.
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