OBS Chapter 3502 The Evil God's Token
Chapter 3502 The Evil God's Token
Chapter 3502 The Evil God's Token
The blizzard whipped Luvia's long hair, and she was surprised by what was happening. Just as she was about to cast a spell to further resist the gaze emanating from the void, an arm embraced her from behind:
"Luvia, let me do it."
The three enormous lunar discs floating overhead gradually dispelled the black mist caused by the abnormality of the blasphemous element. Shad appeared behind the long-haired girl, who then disappeared against his chest with a smile on her face. Sylvia and Sylvia, who had rushed up from behind Shad, quickly helped Luvia up, who had fallen in the snow.
He stood alone on the ridge, facing the void ahead. The wind stirred the golden marks on his body, and the golden light spots in the scars dragged behind him, as if pure gold flames were burning on his body at that moment.
Standing before the girls, the figure looked up at the mountain ridge, its eyes, cracked with the lingering glow of divinity, meeting the gaze of the evil god projected from a higher dimension. The power of gods clashed at this moment before the destination of these pilgrims of destiny. Although the witches couldn't comprehend the power of the gods, that didn't prevent them from hearing lightning and thunder, hearing spacetime shatter, but upon closer listening, it was clearly just a tearing sound in the wind.
The "Handbook of Destiny" appeared automatically beside Xia De because of his changed fortune, and the text on it clearly explained his current situation. Of course, this was read aloud by "her":
[Outsider, you are being watched by the "Evil God - Mr. Misfortune," and your luck is declining. However, thanks to the protection of "Noble Fate," this negative effect is negated.]
[Outsider, you are being watched by the "Evil God - Mr. Misfortune," and your luck is declining. However, thanks to the protection of "Noble Fate," this negative effect is negated.]
[Outsider, you are being watched by the "Evil God - Mr. Misfortune," and your luck is declining. However, thanks to the protection of "Noble Fate," this negative effect is negated.]
The same characters kept appearing on the large, transparent book with a starry sky-like color, but Shad ignored them.
He lifted the secret fire, symbolizing his status as the chosen one of the moon goddess, into the air, and as his right hand continued to rotate, a huge pure silver moon wheel, made entirely of "moon fire," appeared on the summit of the snow-capped mountain with a buzzing sound.
The moon wheel was stained with the purple hue on the back of his hand before being hurled into the void before him. The witches watched intently, but all they saw was the pure silver moon wheel disappear into the void, followed by a line of silver light silently extending from the depths of the black mist to both sides.
The silver light vanished into the darkness of the void, and the starry sky that reappeared was still as dazzling and enchanting as ever. Everything that had just happened seemed like an illusion, but Shad still looked ahead with a serious expression, because only he had seen that from the vanished darkness, a pure silver twenty-sided die flew straight towards him and was caught in his hand.
The dice were not an illusion but a real object, and their powerful blasphemous element was unmatched even by ordinary evil god symbols. It was a divine artifact, and one that the evil god himself had delivered.
She said softly:
[Stranger, you have been marked by the evil god, Mr. Misfortune. His effects on your luck are ineffective, but once he descends, he will immediately know your location unless you relinquish your "noble destiny."]
What's in my hand?
[This is a token from the evil god, a promise to meet you again. You may do with it as you see fit. However, the roll of this die will surely bring you misfortune.]
"This deity is quite interesting; he gives a token to arrange a meeting."
Shad quietly put away the pure silver "Dice of Doom." He wasn't too worried about the evil god's future descent; after all, it wasn't the first time he'd been targeted by an evil god. He would actually become anxious if he remained uncertain about the ultimate enemy in the Fatummister Island story.
"So the final enemy in the story of destiny is this evil god? But why did He target Luvia? Was it for the so-called noble destiny? And why did He come to me again? Was He angry because of what happened earlier? Or does He want to play cards with me?"
Sylvia and Hivi both breathed a sigh of relief, and Shad also withdrew from his divine afterglow state.
He went to check on Luvia's condition with great concern, but thankfully, Luvia reopened her eyes after only a short while, her purple eyes still shining captivatingly under the starry sky.
"Shad~ I'm fine."
More footsteps appeared on the snow slope below the ridge. Miss Larson, who had climbed the mountain with Shad and the witches but got separated from them in the snowstorm, also came here. The white-haired girl even brought along the equally lost pointy-eared elf and little Leona.
Shad told Luvia the reason for his appearance:
“Emilia didn’t come to see me all night, so I guessed she was with you. I sensed through the Fire Mark that you were in the Snow Mountain Hall, then went to the beach, and finally went to the east side of the island, so I brought Sylvie and the others to find you.”
Shade draped his coat over Luvia, who then quietly recounted what had happened that evening. It was actually quite simple: she had met Miss Sabel on the roof of the Snow Mountain Hall, and then embarked on an adventure with her and Emilia.
Adele Isabella, standing in the distance amidst the wind and snow, shifted her gaze from the group, sighed, and looked at the beautiful, seemingly within-reach starry sky beyond the ridge.
After getting separated from Luvia and Emilia in that inexplicable snowstorm, she walked alone in the snow for a long time before finally seeing the archway. Just as she arrived, she overheard Luvia rejecting the identity of the "Chosen One."
Although she was worried about what had just happened, she was unable to approach the area, which made her feel quite melancholy.
However, at this moment, Miss Larson's molted snake skin automatically emerged, followed by a completely new text. She had completed her "pilgrimage of destiny," and the conclusion of this key plot naturally brought about a new change in the molted snake skin:
[Name: Stella Larson]
[Rank: Ring Sorcerer (Sixth Ring) / Witch Apprentice]
[Fortune: Up]
[Story Character: Protagonist Candidate]
As for the "personal storyline," after "following the teacher to the island," "pursuing the demon deep into the castle, where new hope is born," and "sacrificing the Infinite Serpent at the sacrificial site," new content has indeed appeared:
The snowflakes of All Souls' Day guided your gaze to the snow-capped mountains. Following an unexpected turn of events, you arrived deep within the mountains under the moonlight. Ultimately, according to your own understanding, you completed the trials of the ancient pilgrims of destiny. Your greatest achievement in the struggle against fate is that you are no longer afraid of the cold winter; your frozen heart is gradually melting. Reaching the end of your pilgrimage, after witnessing the gaze between gods, you seem to see the trajectory of destiny—the white streaks left by falling snowflakes.
Her fortune and identity remained unchanged, but the white-haired girl gained new powers at this moment—snowflake divination and ice crystal divination.
The former allows her to decipher the answers to fate by observing the trajectory of falling snowflakes; the latter allows her to interpret fate using any block of ice as a crystal ball, thus achieving a better effect than using a crystal ball.
But Shad wasn't concerned about that at the moment; he was more concerned about Luvia's condition.
Strangely enough, Luvia, who seemed to be seriously injured due to the gaze of the evil god, had her breathing return to normal after being held by him for a while, and then her injuries seemed to have completely disappeared.
Shad didn't care about Miss Larson's gains, but Luvia did.
Breaking free from Shad's embrace, her purple eyes fell upon the white-haired girl. The latter was startled by the purple light. In their few previous encounters, Miss Larson had felt immense pressure from Luvia's gaze, and now, seeing her like this, the unease intensified.
Luvia's face lit up with joy, and her voice echoed in Shad's mind:
“Very good. After this pilgrimage of fate, Stella Larson is now in second place.”
Neither she nor Shad wanted to reveal that her eyes could directly discover the chosen one's secrets. Shad was naturally pleased, but he was still more worried about Luvia. He felt that Luvia was currently somewhat excessively excited.
"Let's leave here first, and we can talk about it later."
"No, there are some things that must be said here!"
Luvia, however, tugged at Shad's sleeve and then asked everyone else:
"Among you, who came here on your own, saw that archway, and gave the answer before finally arriving? Only then can you say you've completed your pilgrimage of destiny. Besides Miss Larson and me, who else is there?"
The pointy-eared elf immediately shook its head:
“Miss Larson brought me up here. She said she saw the archway, but neither Leanna nor I saw it.”
Sylvia and Hivi also shook their heads:
“We came up with Shad, and we didn’t see any archway either.”
Luvia's purple eyes looked at Shad again, and Shad nodded:
"I was originally moving forward by sensing your location, and I also had the help of the map. But we encountered a blizzard at the end of the journey. Although I used chains to bind Sylvia and Silvia so we wouldn't get separated, the map didn't record the route after that, and I couldn't sense your exact location anymore."
So I thought I'd go up to a higher place first, and that's when I saw that archway. Yes, I also heard that question—"Outsider from beyond fate, tell me, what do you think is the greatest favor fate has bestowed upon you?"
But the question the two girls heard was clearly—"Pilgrimage fortune teller, what is your greatest achievement in your life's struggle against fate?"
What answer did you give?
Luvia asked, and Shad replied:
"Of course, it's meeting you all that's happened to me. That's the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me."
Others might have said these words as empty flattery, but when Shad said them, they knew it was his truest thought. Even the snow and wind high in the mountains couldn't dampen the warmth of his words. Sylvia even had a bold idea, but considering this was also a sacred place for pilgrims, she didn't voice it.
So even though Shad had no idea what was happening—he was just looking for someone—he still managed to complete his pilgrimage.
Therefore, after the "Manual of Fate" was opened again, the manual, which inherited some of the functions of the sloughed snake, did indeed reveal a completely new story about Shad—
Love guided your path, and snowflakes could not extinguish the fire in your heart. You were outside of destiny, yet you touched it by pursuing it. Purple is the noble color of destiny, but destiny is a double-edged sword. You found your beloved again, but were watched by a great being—was it all worth it?
Shad thought it was worth it, but of course, to avoid worrying the girls, Shad didn't tell them that he had been marked by the evil god.
Unfortunately, although Shad also completed the so-called "Pilgrimage of Fate," he didn't gain as much as Miss Larson. Apart from the dice given by the god of misfortune, he only received a brief, minor boost to his luck over three days.
This improvement wasn't even enough to add an extra "↑" to his fortune in the Destiny Handbook, but since Shad wasn't a candidate for the chosen one, he accepted the outcome.
P.S.: Here are some answers to the questions from readers of the previous chapter.
1. Why did Luvia become a spectator? Aren't spectators limited to outsiders like Shad?
A: She participated in and led the Sixth Age, and reenacted the Sixth Age six times. In the last time, she gave up everything, no longer trying to control her destiny, and even gave up her qualification to participate in the War of the Chosen.
She was once the "protagonist," but now she has given up the stage, and that's how she completed her transformation. This is her unique characteristic, and her "audience" is also different from everyone else's.
Shad remains the most unique one, his entry being "a guest and audience from outside the world," while Luvia is "an audience member who jumps off the stage."
2. Regarding whether Luvia with long hair is a failure, why she is hated by so many people, and why she doesn't know how to get along with everyone.
A: In the story, she is a tragic character who wants to save the world and undo everything, even at the cost of restarting time. Along the way, she did many things, and in trying to explore possibilities, she also made many mistakes, which is why she was hated by Adele.
But in reality, her failure wasn't her fault, nor was it a matter of ability; it wasn't a problem that could be solved. Moreover, she actually possessed great personal charisma; otherwise, she wouldn't have received the nun's fire, everything from Miss Pavard, and the inheritance of the Witch Council (the result of Adele's understanding of her).
Despite her best efforts, it was all in vain. In her final desperate attempt, she encountered the miracle that happened because of her – the long-haired Luvia. The underlying theme of this character's backstory is tragedy.
She is definitely not a comedic character.