Fire Keeper Elysia? / Even Though the Stigmata Have Long Since Crumbled, Please Become the Lord of Kindling.
Soon, the Thousand Worlds, One Law was activated amidst the surge of Honkai Energy.
With the assistance of the Thousand Worlds, One Law, Misterine opened a passage to the Stigmata Space, which is different from the real world and is actually located in the Imaginary Space.
Without saying anything more that might become a flag, Gwen dashed into the crowd and disappeared.
"Call..."
Misterine, seemingly burdened by immense pressure, let out a long breath, looked around, and met the gazes of everyone present.
"Now that Gwen has set off, we should also begin our own mission."
Su emerged from the Thousand Worlds, One Law, breaking the silence there.
"What a crazy plan..."
The door was pushed open, and Otto's voice, tinged with emotion, reached everyone's ears.
Compared to your plans, Mr. Otto, this doesn't seem like much, does it?
Changguang was increasingly less respectful of his former boss, raised an eyebrow and asked with a grin.
"This is different, after all, he got involved himself."
Otto shook his head, ignoring Changguang's teasing.
"In that case, let's begin..."
Kevin's still somewhat cold voice interrupted their casual conversation.
"Time is of the essence, and there is no room for delay."
"Good..."
His gaze lingered for a moment on the familiar faces of these two seemingly unrelated people, then Stargazer nodded slightly and took the lead in action...
Meanwhile, Gwen, who had stepped into the Stigmata Space, did not return to the familiar Stigmata Space. Instead, he began to freefall amidst a feeling of weightlessness.
Fortunately, for Gwen now, even without summoning Apollo, flying is not a difficult task.
With a pressure that seemed to come from nowhere, Gwen steadied himself and looked around, only to find that the once clear sky over Yae Village had turned gray and hazy, a far cry from its previous bright and clear appearance.
However, in this gray sky, the sun was unusually bright, completely out of place with the sky's color.
Below, Yae Village Gwen was already very familiar with, had also disappeared, leaving only ruins.
Even the Tenshukaku, which Gwen had forcibly demolished once and was later repaired, now looked dilapidated.
"Looks like there's a problem..."
Muttering to himself, Gwen began to rapidly descend, wanting to see what had happened to this Stigmata Space, which should have been developing in a positive direction.
However, as Gwen passed a dilapidated attic that was three stories higher than the original Tenshukaku, he suddenly stopped in his tracks—
In that somewhat dilapidated attic, Gwen sensed a familiar presence—
"Elysia?"
With an involuntary furrow in his brow, Gwen arrived at the attic where the only staircase was broken, and slowly pushed open the door with a sense of unease.
As expected, it was Elysia's familiar pink hair.
However, at this moment, that familiar pink color lacked some of its playfulness and liveliness, and instead showed a hint of... barely perceptible paleness and haggardness.
Elysia sat half-upright on the bed, her eyes slightly closed, as if taking a nap.
But in Elysia's arms, she was holding... an egg?
The pure white eggshell had been broken by someone, revealing a patch of darkness inside, and an ominous aura emanated from it.
"Elysia?"
Elysia ...
Looking at Elysia's current state, Gwen tried to call out softly, but received no response, as if the girl was in a sweet dream.
To awaken her, perhaps we need to touch the cracked eggshell...
Under the influence of some kind of thought, Gwen unconsciously had an urge to raise his hand and touch it, but Gwen suppressed it in the next moment.
At that moment, Gwen's gaze towards Elysia, who was holding the broken eggshell, became extremely cautious—
Elysia's current appearance reminded Gwen of someone, or more precisely, a game character—
Princess Fenrir, from the Oswald's City in the final DLC of the Dark Souls series, Dark Souls III, which features Gwen, the Lord of Suns.
A Sleeping Beauty who is said to be sealed in darkness by time, and who will "awaken" and turn into a dried corpse if touched by an undead person...
Chapter 512 Fire Keeper Eden?
Haunted by the memory of touching the eggshell dozens of times in his past life, Gwen cautiously took two steps back, glanced one last time at Elysia was resting, and then turned and left the attic.
"It seems this Inner Demon is more capable than I thought; it even tampered with the Stigmata given to it by Yae Sakura..."
With a sigh in his heart and a cold look in his eyes, Gwen did not rush down, but instead looked at Yae Village again.
Gwen had originally considered the possibility of reconciliation, after all, it was also a way to overcome his Inner Demon.
But after seeing Elysia, who was clearly being tricked, Gwen was determined to crush his Inner Demon.
After thinking about Dark Souls 3, Gwen felt a strange sense of déjà vu when he looked at Yae Village again.
"It seems that..."
Yae Village looks a bit like the Bonfire Altar from the Third Generation...
To be precise, the Tenshukaku resembled a fire-lighting ground, while Yae Village had become Ashen Graveyard ...
Having landed in Yae Village, Gwyn casually slaughtered the mindless Honkai zombie charging at him, a sense of Gwen growing stronger within him. He didn't rush into the Tenshukaku, but instead began searching for the area boss—
Since the Inner Demon copied the game, the opening boss should also exist, and it should be one that must be defeated...
After wandering around, Gwen found his "Gundam teacher" at the Yae Shrine in front of the Tenshukaku.
The shrine maiden with long cherry blossom hair knelt on the ground, her blood- Crimson Sakura piercing through her chest, and thin streams of purplish-black energy slowly crawling across her fair skin, giving off a strong sense of foreboding.
"It really is..."
Seeing Yae Sakura like this, Gwen's anger involuntarily rose again.
However, Gwen, still retaining his rationality, did not intend to immediately draw his sword and begin the boss battle. Instead, he planned to first investigate what this thing, which seemed to be a pirated copy of Pus of Man, was.
However, the moment Gwen approached, Yae Sakura, who was kneeling on the ground and should have been in a state of suspended animation, needing someone to draw her sword to revive her, suddenly sprang into action—
The purplish-black liquid that resembled both liquid and insects suddenly surged up from her body, turning into a pool of blood. With her eyes bloodshot, Yae Sakura suddenly pulled out the Crimson Sakura from her chest and slashed at Gwen amidst the flying blood mist.
"It's been changed to an automatic trigger system?"
Gwen was not surprised to see this. After exchanging a couple of blows to determine Yae Sakura's strength, golden light suddenly rose from his body, and the power of his Cosmo covered Yae Sakura's body, suppressing her and making her unable to move.
After taking the Demonic Blade from Yae Sakura's hand, Gwen examined her body and found that it was completely filled with alien Honkai Energy, making her essentially a controlled puppet.
The Cosmo slowly ignited, and a vast and magnificent power swept over, completely eliminating the alien Honkai Energy in Yae Sakura's body, and replacing it with its own power to stabilize her life.
Soon, Yae Sakura's treatment was completed, and the eerie feeling around her disappeared completely, replaced by a faint sense of holiness.
However, even so, Yae Sakura still showed no signs of waking up, lying in Gwen's arms like a sleeping beauty, with only her even breathing occasionally hitting Gwen's neck.
However, at this moment, Gwen had absolutely no intention of enjoying the tender pleasure of having a soft, fragrant woman in his arms—
If Yae Sakura, the original owner of this Stigmata Space, has turned into this ghastly state, what about the others who were originally in the Stigmata Space...?
With a heavy heart, Gwen hurried forward and kicked open the door leading to the Tenshukaku tower.
He easily dispatched the wandering Honkai zombie.
To Gwen, there was no strange aura like the alien Honkai Energy on Yae Sakura's body in the tranquil "Bonfire Altar"—the Tenshukaku.
Upon entering the Tenshukaku, Gwen saw Eden standing quietly below.
"Sister Eden, how are things going?"
With one arm around Yae Sakura, Gwen quickly approached Eden. Looking at the red-haired beauty wearing an exquisite silver ornament that completely obscured her brilliant eyes that had witnessed the glory of civilization, his voice unconsciously softened.
Looking at Eden in her black dress, Gwen had a bad feeling.
"..."
Upon hearing Gwen's voice and sensing that familiar soul aura, Eden's calm face immediately lit up with surprise.
However, Eden's words were completely different from his surprised expression—
"Welcome to the campfire, Lord Ashes Without Fire."
I am the Fire Keeper—
There are people dedicated to maintaining the campfire and serving you.
If you need help in reclaiming the thrones of those who abdicated.
Please do as I say..."
After delivering the lines that had made Gwen's face stiffen in a gentle and melodious tone, Eden paused for a moment, then quickly continued—
Gwen, you've arrived?
Most of us are fine, except for Miss Yae and Elysia ..."
Hearing these words, which were clearly spoken by the real Eden, Gwen's grim expression eased somewhat.
Before Eden could finish speaking, Gwen reached out and grasped her slightly cool, delicate hand. Golden light emanated from her, illuminating the somewhat dim space and Eden's beautiful face, which, even with the eye ornaments on, was still breathtakingly beautiful, and even possessed a more mysterious charm.
While examining Eden's body, Gwen shared his findings—
"I've already seen them—"
I dare not make any moves with Elysia. I have defeated and purified Sakura, but she has not yet woken up, and I'm afraid she won't wake up anytime soon.
The examination was quickly completed, and Gwen's brow furrowed even deeper—
Good news: Eden does not possess any unusual powers like Yae Sakura.
The bad news is that another power resides within Eden, hovering around his eyes.
After a brief attempt, Gwen temporarily abandoned his plan to attack that force.
Gwen's intuition told him that if he rashly used that power, Eden's life would likely be in danger.
"..."
Seemingly sensing Gwen's change in mood, Eden said nothing, but held Gwen's hand in his own, pressing it against his cheek—
"Don't worry, I'm fine, I just can't see right now..."
"Heh... Come to think of it, I once even tried to shut out my vision to perceive the outside world..."
"Um..."
Gwen responded softly to Eden's gentle comfort and pulled Eden into his arms.
After a brief moment of tenderness, Eden composed himself and began to Gwen.
Some time ago, the sun in the sky above Yae Village suddenly shone brightly, as if it were about to turn the entire Stigmata Space into scorched earth.
Fortunately, Elysia acted in time and protected Yae Village.
A long time later, just when Elysia was feeling exhausted, the sun finally returned to normal, and the light it emitted had an indescribable comfort to the few people who were only souls.
Just when those who knew Gwen was merging with divinity thought Gwen had succeeded, suddenly the world changed...
Chapter 513 Even if the Stigmata has long since Honkai, please become the King of the Fire Keepers.
"In other words, just as I finished fusing with divinity, and the Stigmata Space and you here were about to undergo changes, the Inner Demon suddenly made its move."
"So, when you regained consciousness, you were already like this?"
"Gwen asked."
"Um...
That's basically it.
Eden nodded, his face grave.
"After regaining consciousness, we also tried to explore, and in the process we discovered Elysia above."
However, before we could examine it carefully, suddenly...
Hmm... according to Danzhu, it should be called a rollback—