Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 87: The Rebirth of the Mother Goddess
Walking down along the maze-like path of the underground root system, the air gradually want to hold their breath.
But at this moment, Nezemare had no intention of paying attention to the smell in the air. She stared at Remedios, who had just revealed the shocking secret, and asked cautiously:
"You were not kidding just now, were you?"
Perhaps he felt that there was no need to answer such a stupid question, so the ruler of Ava did not reply, but continued to walk down along the passage formed by the roots of the World Tree.
After walking for several hundred meters in silence, Nazemare couldn't help but ask again:
"If you are not joking, why didn't you tell the presiding judge these things directly before?"
Especially in the current crisis situation.
"The truth of this matter is that after the disappearance of the presiding judge, Sibyl and I studied the soul box found by Neh and finally came to the conclusion. Do you think I should take the initiative to tell William about this matter? Tell him that Neh actually knew that he was the one who threw the soul box into the underground river?"
Without looking back, Remedios' ghostly voice echoed in the narrow passage.
Of course, Nazemare couldn't and didn't dare to refute such an answer. But she always felt that she should say something, so after a moment of silence, she asked curiously:
"So... why did the Chief Judge throw the Soul Box into the underground river?"
After asking this question, she seemed to feel that something was wrong, and then added:
"Of course, I fully believe that the presiding judge must have made this decision for the sake of Mr. long-term happiness."
Remedios did not reply. The three of them walked to the door of the underground hall they had been to before in an awkward silence. It was only then that she spoke:
"Perhaps it's because of his self-righteous worry... He's worried that Neh will choose to end his life after he leaves."
There was a hint of sadness in her voice, and then she continued:
"Now it seems that if he had not done this in the first place, it would have been better to let Neh destroy the box."
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"What are you talking about?"
Standing on a high place, looking down at the "Imperial Ambassador", Flora felt a little short of breathing.
The words that the imperial ambassador had said earlier made her hair stand on end.
"My own soul, like Mr. Neher's, is actually Camilla's...child?"
How is this possible? !
Opposite her, the imperial ambassador, who had been in an absolutely weak position, now straightened his back as if he had taken the initiative.
It took advantage of Flora's shock and moved on the invisible spider silk to a position that was more convenient for it to escape. Then, it revealed the mysterious smile unique to the Moon Realm monsters under the Whispering Queen and said:
"Yes, according to historical records, Camilla, who was still a mortal at the time, completed the ritual by devouring her three children, two boys and one girl. Since they were sealed in the same box, you might actually be Neh's sister."
But it was obvious that Flora had no interest in determining the seniority of both parties at this moment. She said with a shaken tone:
"So, the real 'I', like the real 'Neh', has already died?"
She completed the lich transformation ritual when she was 22 years old. In other words, the person whose real name was "Flaror Cain" actually died in the transformation ritual at the age of 22. And what is driving this body now is nothing but the soul of the child of the Void King from more than 5,000 years ago.
The web weaver quietly wove the silk thread as preparation, and replied in a nonchalant manner:
"It's like this. Long before your adoptive parents helped you use the soul box to complete the lich transformation ritual, the real Flora had already died. And you who are still alive now are just a body manipulated by the soul from the past like a puppet.
"But you don't need to worry too much about it. It's just like the other puppets on this side of the timeline. They have never even played themselves for a day. In comparison, you still have some memories of your own in the 22 years of your life before completing the transformation, right? Ah, now it seems that those memories don't belong to you."
Attack the weaknesses of the opponent's mental barrier to the greatest extent possible, in order to narrow the gap in strength between the two sides and seize the opportunity to successfully escape - this is the escape plan chosen by the "Weaver".
To this end, this level of attack alone is far from enough, it also needs to use the intelligence it knows to further destroy the opponent's mental defenses.
So, it continued while the iron was hot:
"By the way, the magic circuit that your adoptive parents taught you to communicate with the astral world is just a false comfort. For you, the inexhaustible magic power does not come from the astral world, but from the souls of your descendants who have been imprisoned in coffins made of trees for thousands of years."
"My... offspring?"
Flora asked, pointing at herself in confusion.
"The belief of the Dark Mother Goddess in the Ravenwood area - to gain powerful strength by devouring her own offspring. From a genealogical perspective, as one of the descendants of the original Mother Goddess Camilla , you were the oldest mother of the Sen elves in the world. Therefore, every time you cast a spell, you are actually devouring the souls of your offspring and converting them into magic power, but you are not aware of it..."
At this point, the web weaver couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and continued:
"The fuel originally used to reverse the two timelines should have been ignited by you... if that hateful Moon Realm Disaster had not appeared. It's a pity, isn't it? In that case, you could at least have a less tragic ending. By the way, do you want to know why your magic flow is cut off now? That's naturally because the image of the mother goddess who is older than you - your mother has been awakened, and she is now taking back her own power.
"Under the authority of the Dark Mother Goddess, the concept of a mother has absolute control over her offspring. Therefore, no matter how powerful you are, you are nothing more than a bite of bait in front of your own mother."
After the web weaver finished speaking, he couldn't help laughing.
"My mother, Lady Camilla...is that right?"
Flora asked seriously.
The web weaver replied with a polite smile on his face:
“Yes and no. Or rather, not yet, but will be later… The one who is awakening is the God of Faith named Holy Tree Mother, but soon, she will be reborn as Lady of Hunger and Corruption Camilla.”
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"But... isn't it a good thing that the Holy Tree Mother is awakening?"
On the way to the World Tree, after hearing the news that the "Holy Tree Mother" was about to reawaken, Ebony, as a devout believer of the Mother, couldn't help but ask.
"Of course not. Once she wakes up completely, the countdown to the destruction of Ravenwood will officially begin."
William replied.
"but why……"
Ebony immediately asked in confusion.
"As far as I know, if the Void Kings want to bring their true bodies into the real world without opening the Moon Realm Rift, there is one last crazy method - that is to hold their own promotion ceremony again in the real world and be born for the second time in the real world. For this reason, Camilla is probably planning to perform a ritual suicide in the Lake of Entropy."
William gave a seemingly irrelevant answer.
This is actually the reason why Zhuamala reminded herself to leave here quickly even at the risk of violating the contract. Now, under the instigation of Beatrice and the promotion of her anger towards herself, the hungry and corrupt lady has probably gone completely crazy.
"What does the hungry lady have to do with the awakening of the Holy Tree Mother..."
Before Wu Mu finished speaking, William, who was directing Quill to lead the way, interrupted him:
"In this timeline, the Holy Tree Mother is the divine part of the Holy Spirit that was stripped from Camilla. Maybe it's mixed with some human residue, but I don't think there are many. Camilla originally intended to use her as a tool to manage this timeline, but now it seems that it is an opportunity for her to overturn the table."
