Volume 2: Funeral Song of Crows Chapter 35: Father of Crows
The Father of Crows, a strange and contradictory Moon Realm being.
Although its power is not as strong as that of the Void Lord, it is not as powerless in the real world as the Moon Lord - its influence on the real world far exceeds that of an ordinary Moon Lord, and it can effectively project its power to the real world even when it falls into a deep sleep.
It is known as the caller of storms and the knower of prophecies. It will stir up terrible storms on the sea routes, but after that it will point out the direction of the lighthouse to the sailors lost in the storm through dreams on rainy nights.
There are rumors that the Shadow Queen, who broke with the Empire completely and retreated to a corner of Ava, signed a contract with the Father of Crows. She promised that as long as she was the actual ruler of Ava, storms would cover the Broken Sea and protect all city-states in Ava from the threat of the Imperial fleet.
However, even though it is so powerful, the name of the Father of Crows is still unknown in the world, as if it does not want anyone in the world to mention it. Many people have tried to communicate with it, but most of them have returned empty-handed. Only a very few people have successfully communicated with this mysterious Moon Realm existence, and after that, those people often behaved as if they were very secretive.
In this world, there is only one mysterious organization that clearly identifies itself as its believers.
Crows.
Although they can't even pronounce the name of the Father of Crows, they have still worked for hundreds of years to make their master whole again. In order to achieve this goal, they dared to break into the heavily guarded Star Lighthouse and confront the most powerful wizard organization in the world, the Star Council.
But the question is, does the Father of Crows wish to be whole again?
No, it doesn't even want anyone in this world to remember its existence.
For this reason, it did not hesitate to impose an oath of silence on its own name. Anyone who knows the name of "Father of Crows" to others will have his soul torn apart.
So the next question is - who is controlling the crows, and what is his purpose in wanting the Father of Crows to return to wholeness?
The moment William realized that the light spot symbolizing the "Crown of Original Darkness" in his etheric domain had disappeared, he figured out the answer.
At the same time, many questions that had been lingering in his mind were answered.
Why can a fragment of the soul of the Father of Crows suppress the body of a demon general in terms of position?
Why didn't the Crowfeather Prophet know about the deal between the Father of Crows and the Lord of Nightmares?
According to what William said when he interrogated the crow monster, the soul fragment in the Holy Tomb was originally to be returned to the Father of Crows. But why didn't the crows know about it and thought that the fragment had fallen into the hands of Jumala and could never be taken back?
The answer is actually very simple. The Father of Crows is not a Moon Lord. In fact, he is an incomplete Void King. The goals between the Crows and the Father of Crows were .
The so-called dormant will of the Father of Crows is actually the remnant of Black's will. For more than a thousand years, he has tried his best to keep himself in a broken state.
The true leader of the crows is busy doing something completely opposite - restoring wholeness to the yet-to-be-born Void King.
On the stage, the actor who played Coles tried like crazy to break the seal in front of the sarcophagus, but each time he was repelled by the power that burst out of the sarcophagus seal. Judgment Four trembled slightly in front of the sarcophagus, and the power that burst out through it caused Coles, a crow man whose soul was partly the substance of the Moon Realm, to suffer incurable injuries.
A strong curse began to overflow around Coles, but he didn't care at all. He just shouted towards the sarcophagus with a ferocious face:
"Blake! Is there any point in you doing this? With your will as a mortal, how long can you suppress this power?"
No one answered him except the echo echoing in the tomb.
After a while, Coles finally calmed down.
He took a deep look at the indestructible sarcophagus, and finally turned and left.
Before leaving, he left his last words:
"I will wait until the day when you can't hold on any longer. No matter if it takes ten years, a hundred years, or a thousand years, I will wait until that day. Before that, I will record how this world sinks into an irreparable state bit by bit, and then on that day I will tell you that all of this is your choice."
The lights went out and the curtain dropped.
The Fall of the Judgment Seat, Act 4, ends with the Damned and the Lost.
Valk, who was admiring William's expression, laughed wildly. He said as he laughed:
"Wonderful! Wonderful! To be honest, I'm really glad that this soul fragment fell into my hands by accident, otherwise many plots in the epic drama "The Downfall of the Judgment Seat" would have been covered up in history. Or, if this soul fragment was obtained by one of my colleagues, they might use it to carry out some unreliable plans, and then make this already boring world even more boring..."
"Valk..."
William's emotions quickly calmed down. He looked at the Void King and asked:
"You made Mania wait for me here for more than eight hundred years, and even gambled your eyes with the Whispering Queen. Is your ultimate goal just to laugh at me now?"
"Or is it that you, who never need a reason to do anything, now have a reason to do this?"
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Time goes back to a few minutes ago. After Crowfeather Prophet sneaked out of the Star Lighthouse of the Serpent Constellation, he originally planned to withdraw to the Dusk Fortress through the teleportation point previously arranged by the Chief Judge.
And all the way, he was thinking about that question.
How did the information about that operation fifteen years ago get leaked?
All members of the crow group became "pseudo-crow people" by sharing their leader's curse. Their every thought is connected to the leader through their soul, and there is no possibility of rebellion at all.
It was for this reason that, after suffering that tragic defeat, the Crows were only wondering why the defense there was so strong, and did not consider the possibility of internal intelligence leakage at all.
But today, after seeing the true defensive strength of the Serpent Star Lighthouse on weekdays, he was somewhat shaken.
He couldn't find any reasonable explanation for the five times the normal defensive force, except that the Star Council had obtained intelligence on their actions in advance.
But who was the one who leaked the information?
Who among the crows would not wish to see their Lord made whole again?
At this moment, a familiar soul voice emerged from the depths of his consciousness.
+I feel it, have you got the soul fragment now?+
It was the leader of the crows who contacted him.
Prophet Crowfeather answered in his heart:
"My Lord, I have the second soul fragment in my hands, and the Judge should have obtained the third soul fragment. I am currently retreating to Dusk Fortress according to the original instructions."
+Ignore him, bring the soul fragment in your hand to the third base+
An unexpected command resounded deep in his soul.
"leader?"
Prophet Crow Feather asked in confusion.
+Your mission is complete, return with the soul fragment in hand+
The other party just repeated it.
"Chief, but the judge's order is..."
Before the Crow Feather Prophet could finish his question, that will directly took over his body, and his eyes instantly changed from confusion to coldness.
The "Crow Feather Prophet" first moved his hands, then took out the soul fragment and looked at it for a moment.
"It's easier than I thought. I thought it would take more complicated methods."
As he spoke, a faint smile appeared on his face, and then he took off the black brooch from his chest.
"You even lent this out. Is it because you are too trusting of others, or is it..."
As he spoke, a dark magical power emerged from his hand, and a spot of light hidden inside the "Crown of Original Darkness" was wiped out by this magical power.
"Sure enough, there are coordinates marked. The judge still has the same old habits."
After saying this, the "Crow Feather Prophet" laughed and turned into a dark storm and flew away.
