Chapter 489 Contract and Divine Blood
The light fell on Angel, causing her to take two steps back. She was unwilling and unable to disturb this sacred scene that seemed to be formulating laws.
When the ancient Feysac words appeared one by one, the majestic aura that emerged made her almost kneel down in worship.
Angel knew that this was not something Anne did intentionally, but rather a trace of power that overflowed when she drafted the "contract." However, this tiny bit of power alone made it impossible for a Sequence 5 Beyonder to even look directly at it.
Anne, or the Queen Anne's Revenge, is really only a Sequence 4?
Doubts began to well up in her mind.
The light faded, and several lines of gilded text that seemed to be real were fixed in the air in front of Anne, listing several contract terms.
Within five years, Angel will serve as the temporary commander of the "Queen Anne's Revenge" and receive assistance from the ghost ship that does not exceed its capabilities. Angel is not allowed to use this authority to put it in danger that may endanger its own existence. Similarly, Anne and the ghost ship cannot deliberately take any adverse actions against Angel.
As a corresponding obligation, Angel must strive to improve her Sequence. During the five-year period, once she advances to a higher Sequence, she must return to the Queen Anne's Revenge and attempt to use the "Disaster" spell at full power once, at a time designated by Anne. If she successfully destroys the ship, Angel will obtain the "Judgment" card and the remaining Beyonder characteristics.
Other detailed clauses stipulate that the two parties shall not disclose the contents of the agreement to a third party at will, and the contract will be automatically terminated if one party dies.
Finally, Anne added an additional clause: during the contract period, Angel needed to help her find Roselle's eldest daughter "Bernadette".
Angel, who was well aware of the dangers of the "Devil's Contract", read these clauses over and over again, and even asked Anne to rewrite them in the Loen language, which she was most familiar with, to form a bilingual document, ensuring that the contract had no obvious loopholes or clauses that were unfavorable to him.
She was perceptive and discovered a problem in the terms: the time for using "disaster" after promotion was specified by Anne, which meant that she could ask for a postponement or even give up the "self-destructive" behavior.
Although she couldn't openly disobey Emperor Roselle's orders, knowing that Bernadette was still alive had already shaken her desire to commit suicide... Angel suppressed his laughter and secretly glanced at Anne who was standing there in a daze.
Of course, the terms are not simply in favor of the other party. The "automatic termination of the contract after death" is a way for Angel to escape without Anne's knowledge.
After all, coming back from the dead is still too rare.
"How do I sign the contract?"
After checking it over and over again, Angel breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Annie behind the golden text.
"One drop of blood is enough."
The latter answered softly, and the indifferent smile he had when they first met returned to his face. He no longer excitedly sought death, nor did he become sad in the memories.
Angel scratched her fingertip with her nail, and a drop of bright red blood floated up in an invisible force, approaching the lines of ancient Feysac and Loen language, and was absorbed by the golden text. Then, her name appeared in the lower right corner: Angel Granger.
It's not Angelica... Angel looked at the location of another signature, where the names of Anne and "Queen Anne's Revenge" appeared at the same time, indicating that both she and the ship needed to abide by the contract.
After both parties signed, the words emitted an even brighter golden glow than before, quickly condensing together to form a light as bright as the sun, illuminating the ghost ship in the spirit world and the two people on the deck.
In the light, Angel felt layers of indescribable but powerful restrictions appearing in his body. At the same time, he formed a solid connection with the girl in front of him and the ghost ship under his feet.
Before this, she had only had similar feelings when she swore an oath with the power of the holy object under the witness of Her Excellency "Sword of the Goddess" Cesimar. However, compared to that secret and invisible connection, the power of this "contract" was stronger and more ostentatious.
The girl in front of him was also enveloped by the same light, which made her already golden eyes shine even brighter and her facial expression became relaxed.
"The contract is complete."
She murmured, as if trying to convince herself.
Angel also felt a sense of relief. For at least five years, this "arbitrator" would not be able to easily attack him. The two of them even formed a relationship similar to an alliance.
"Why is he the temporary commander instead of the captain? Are you still..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Anne.
"Just know it in your heart, no need to say it out loud." The ghost ship's incarnation's expression became a little strange, but soon returned to normal. "Do you want to take a look inside me?"
I always feel like she's become a little weird under Emperor Roselle's influence, and she doesn't even have the reserve of an average woman. Well, it seems I have no right to criticize her. After all, she's just a boat, and I'm...
Angel muttered to himself and was about to agree when he suddenly noticed that Anne's expression became serious and she looked towards the side of the ship.
The cannons randomly placed on the deck seemed to come alive, quickly gathering to the side of the ship, entering the gun mounts, securing themselves, holding up the gun barrels and pointing them into the air.
At the location they were aiming at, a black shadow quickly floated over from the overlapping color blocks and gray fog of the spiritual world.
After seeing who was coming, Angel immediately shouted:
"Stop attacking, that's someone I know!"
Anne had already squinted her eyes at the figure above her, raised one hand and pretended to aim, but when she heard Angel's command, she frowned and lowered her arm.
A figure approached rapidly. Mr. Azik, wearing a shirt and trousers, with a bronze complexion and no hat, placed one hand on the wet Klein's shoulder, while the other hand had turned into nothingness. The aura of death and destruction surged wildly within him.
His brown eyes looked straight at the girl on the deck. The latter tilted her head back, exposing her white neck, and her golden pupils shone with a strange color.
"Death Archon!"
A sharp cry escaped her, mixed with an emotion she had never felt during her conversation with Angel: anger.
"I didn't expect to see you again after the Pale Disaster. The Balam Empire has been destroyed, and the God of Death you worship has also fallen. This raging ocean is His burial place. This is the result of provoking war!"
Looking at Azik and Klein floating above the deck with confused expressions, and feeling the rising anger in Anne beside him, Angel suddenly felt something was wrong.
I wouldn't run into a situation like on the Black Death, where Katarina knew Azik but he didn't remember anything. And judging by the time the Queen Anne's Revenge was built, it should have survived the Pale Calamity. It's very likely that it participated in the war against the Death God's army as a member of the Northern Continent, and even fought Mr. Azik.
"Wait, Annie, stop attacking, this is an order!"
She realized that Anne would probably attack without hesitation when she saw her enemy, so she immediately spoke up to stop her.
"He has lost his memories of the Fourth Epoch and poses no threat to you."
Angel added, thinking of the terms of the contract he had just signed.
Anne, with her black hair moving without wind and her bare feet almost off the ground, had a cold face and did not answer, but all the cannons on the deck aimed at the sky did not fire.
Azik, who was being targeted, also did not move. Klein, who was floating beside him, seemed to have understood the current situation. There was no more anxiety in his eyes when he looked at Angel, only tenderness.
After a long stalemate, Azik spoke:
"I'm sorry, I barely have any memory of the Pale Scourge, but I do remember you. To be more precise, I remember this ship, the Black Reaper. I never expected you, like an old antique like me, to have survived until now."
His right hand, which had become intangible, returned to its normal form.
Mr. Azik has seen through Anne's true nature? Fortunately, he admitted that he has no specific memories of that time, otherwise I don't know if a contract can restrain Anne's desire for revenge... Angel looked at the girl beside him cautiously, seeing that she still had a stern face and looked up at the sky.
Slowly, the cannons on the deck lowered their heads and no longer pointed at the "Death Archon" in the sky.
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"So, this ghost ship belongs to you now?"
Klein asked quietly as he looked at Anne, who was standing by the ship's side not far away, looking at the endless spiritual world outside.
"That's the case for now. We are in a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate one. She actually belongs to the late Emperor Roselle... By the way, no matter how low our voices are on the boat, she should be able to hear us." Angel did not lower his voice like him.
"Emperor Roselle... No wonder this ship has such a strange name. This is indeed something he could do."
"Yeah, I also think this name sounds like the name of a... well, not quite a battleship."
Both of them quietly turned their gazes away, not daring to look at each other.
"In the Fourth Epoch, the 'Black Death' was a very famous warship. Even the spirit beings had heard of it. Look, no spirit beings dared to appear nearby."
Azik interjected from the side.
"I no longer have that unlucky name!"
Annie's voice, still filled with indignation, came from a distance, making the three of them look frozen.
It seems she still holds a grudge against the Grim Reaper, Mr. Azik, the Archon of Death... Angel glanced at Anne, who had turned her head back, and suggested:
"Let's get going. This ship shouldn't be able to stop us."
With Mr. Azik around, the plan to visit the ship would be unlikely to go ahead. Looking at Anne who might have an emotional outburst at any moment, Angel made a decisive decision to leave the spirit world immediately.
"etc!"
Anne, who seemed to have looked away, spoke again, running across half the deck with her smooth feet and coming in front of Angel. Her behavior was quite inconsistent with the identity of the "Black Death", which made Azik and Angel forcefully suppress their smiles. Only Klein remained calm through the control of the "Faceless Man".
Ignoring the expressions of several people, Anne stretched out her right hand, and a drop of golden blood quickly oozed out from the tip of her index finger and floated in the air.
There seemed to be countless flashes of light in the blood. Just looking at it made Angel feel dizzy and he just wanted to give up thinking and worship it.
"It has been preliminarily sealed. Use the method you used to seal extraordinary materials and properties to further seal it. This will allow me to locate you at any time, and vice versa. If you are in danger, you can use it to ask for help. I need to re-establish a connection with the hull in the real world here, and I won't be leaving in the short term."
Anne said calmly, then immediately turned her head away, no longer looking at the three people, especially Mr. Azik.
Fortunately, I prepared a lot of containers before coming to the deserted island, otherwise it would not be able to hold it... Angel quickly took out a metal bottle, put the drop of golden blood into it, and built a simple spiritual wall to completely isolate it from the outside world.
The next second, she felt her feet go empty. The "Queen Anne's Revenge" actually sank at an extremely fast speed, so that the three people on top were suspended in the air. Mr. Azik immediately placed one person's shoulder with one hand and protected her and Klein to his side.
Below the three people, the pitch-black ghost ship quickly disappeared into the overlapping blocks of color, turning into a black shape that could not be seen, and disappeared from the sight of the three people.
"Let's go. I'll take you back to Bayam first."
After a moment of silence, Mr. Azik said, carrying Angel and Klein and flying in another direction.
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