Volume 2: Funeral Song of Crows Chapter 56: Fragments of Memory
In the realm of the fourteenth Void King, the deep meaning of the beacon of hope is the concept of "the other shore that can never be reached". Hope is precious precisely because it is unreachable.
Therefore, no one can cross the Sea of Despair and reach here unless they possess the soul mark of the owner of this place.
This is also the reason why Valk told William that the soul fragment of the Father of Crows was the ticket to the circus.
At this moment, the four Void Kings who had bet on Coles followed the mark he left and entered the tower. They transformed themselves into their own appearance among the believers and sat on stone chairs, looking around at the layout of the round table hall with interest.
"I thought you had completely absorbed his remaining power before we came in...Are you still not used to betrayal? Or do you need our help with this matter as well?"
As if she was dissatisfied with the other party's efficiency, the Whispering Queen Beatrice, with her face covered by a layer of black veil and wearing a black crown, murmured in a low voice.
A pale man with a noose around his neck, slightly bulging eyes and a purple tongue waved his hands gracefully like a falling leaf, and then said in a rhythmic voice:
"After all, our friend of a thousand years is about to turn to dust. If you don't even give him a little private time, it would be a bit unromantic."
Poke the Pale Poet is a Void King who holds the power of hanging and drowning. His Moon Realm Wanderer Cemetery symbolizes all suicides and accidents in the world. It is said that all drowned people will see his figure floating in the water before they die.
Among the Void Kings, Poke is considered to be one of the more humane ones.
Of course, the so-called "humanity" is only relative to the moral standards of the Moon Realm monsters.
The hungry lady Camilla on the side said:
"There is still plenty of time. After all, that person hasn't come yet."
"Then we must first absorb the power of this wreckage."
Beatrice said as she threw a bloody dagger at Coles.
"Let's get started."
The simple-shaped dagger slid along the obsidian table to Coles' hand. He picked it up and felt it was cold to the touch.
"betray."
Coles muttered.
It was unclear whether he was repeating what he had whispered to the Queen earlier, or whether he was saying the name of the dagger.
Betrayal, or the dagger of betrayer.
The artifact created by the Whispering Queen, if used on an enemy, will draw the enemy's own power, but if used on a friend, will draw the friend's power to herself.
The distinction between friend and foe depends on the mutual understanding.
"Ms. Beatrice, you want me to use this?"
Coles asked in disbelief.
Back in the Holy Sepulchre, after knowing his plan, Blake threw Judgment Four at himself without even a moment's hesitation.
From this, we can imagine what the other party thinks of us.
"Just use it without worry. There is not much room for you in the remaining memories of the other party."
That was all the Whispering Queen Beatrice replied.
Hearing this, Coles hesitated for a moment, then walked to Blake's remains with the dagger in his hand.
Even if the Whispering Queen loved to watch betrayal, she couldn't possibly do such a thing at the birth ceremony of the fourteenth Void King. Compared to relying on soul fragments to absorb the opponent's residual power, it was naturally more efficient to use the Betrayer's Dagger.
"It would be more effective if we stabbed him from behind."
Beatrice on the side reminded.
Coles had already planned to do so without His specific reminder.
For some reason, he didn't want to do all this while looking at the other person's face.
He went around behind the opponent, took a deep breath, and then stabbed the dagger in his hand into the opponent's body along the gap in Blake's armor.
The cold dagger suddenly became hot, burning his palm like a branding iron.
The tremendous power was transmitted into his body along the dagger, and along with it, some scattered memories kept flashing in Coles' mind like fragments.
That's what has sustained him till now.
…
"I heard there are hundreds of Moon Realm monsters in the sewers. Are you sure you don't need a helper?"
A man with gray hair and silver eyes, wearing an apprentice robe and holding a low-quality magic medium, reminded him.
"Thanks. I'm more used to doing revenge myself."
He answered after untying the greatsword tied to his back.
"Are you going to solve all the problems by yourself?"
The man continued to ask relentlessly.
In response, he did not reply, but kicked open the blocked roadblock and walked into the darkness.
…
Two scarred men leaned against the dirty sewer wall, surrounded by the corpses of monsters that were constantly turning into black salt crystals and dissipating.
"I've already told you that you don't need to...meddle in other people's business..."
The man said while coughing.
"Last time I didn't mind my business, you died here."
The gray-haired magic caster replied.
"Last time?"
"Well, maybe it was a dream."
The man stopped asking questions. He turned his head and looked at the spider-shaped Moon Realm Monster bound by shadow chains at the end of the sewer and asked:
"Why don't you kill it too?"
"Do you see that sword? This is the purpose of their trip, a weapon that can completely destroy them. If you agree to join our proposal now, then this sword will be yours."
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"The end is near, and we begin to watch from now on. We are the lonely lamp that burns in the long night, the silent blade in the darkness, and the steadfast wall in the face of disaster. When doubts arise, we are firm; when hatred overflows, we are compassionate; when the end is near, we are fearless..."
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"...I am calling all members of the Tribunal here today. I have an important matter to announce. I will leave you forever..."
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"Blake, you and I will hold the power of the fourteenth Void King together. As long as we take advantage of the time when the Moon Realm is sealed and become Void Kings, we can monopolize the emotions of the entire Vic Continent and strengthen our own power. By then, even if the seal is lifted one day, we can..."
"Is this the reason why you did this? You didn't hesitate to kill tens of thousands of people in Thorn City for this?"
"To save tens of millions of people in the entire Vic continent. You should know better than me that more than these people die every month just because of war."
"Coles, is all this because you released the seal of your own Crow Man? I never knew you were so crazy."
"It's not solved. Everything I said and did was out of my own will."
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"Blake, I can't do this. You don't have much willpower left . If I let you stir up a storm in the Broken Sea now, you will directly..."
"Not now, but from now on until either of us dies, the storm will protect your kingdom."
"I can't do that."
“But I must do this, Remedios. This is the only thing I can do for you now—leave a spark of resistance, no matter how long it takes to ignite.”
"Do you still firmly believe that the real Judge will come back?"
"Since we have confirmed that he is not dead, he will definitely come back, just like when he returned to the sewers of Black Rock City to save me. It's a pity that I probably won't be able to wait for him this time."
"…If he really comes back, what do you want to say to him?"
"I'm sorry I couldn't do more."
