Chapter 815: The Talisman and the Witch
Carefully, he picked up a small insect with twelve transparent rings and placed it on the iron sheet soaked with his concentrated blood. He watched it slowly blend into the iron sheet, forming a vortex-shaped bulge on the iron sheet. Angel took a deep breath, picked up the carving knife, and carved the symbol of the power of "disaster" discovered in Bansy Port on it.
Since he had made this kind of spell many times in different sequences, Angel carved the complex patterns with ease. He used his spiritual power to draw out the dark red blood in the glass bottle drop by drop, filling the newly carved grooves, and waited for them to cool and solidify naturally.
This was almost identical to the "Disaster" spell she had originally crafted, as well as the upgraded "Disaster" spell she had created by concentrating the power in her blood under the guidance of Will Auceptin after advancing to Sequence 4. The biggest difference was that the substrate that carried these powers had undergone a fundamental change.
That's the "Time Worm" left behind by the incarnation of the "Angel of Time" and "Blasphemer" Amon. It possesses the status of the King of Angels. Even though its Beyonder characteristics have been absorbed by Pallez Zoroast, leaving only a powerless insect body, it can still cause my talisman to undergo all kinds of strange changes... Angel pondered, using his spiritual power instead of his fingers to turn over the talisman, allowing the dark red concentrated blood to fill the runes engraved on this side.
The power of the talisman made with the "Time Worm" did not increase much. Angel guessed that the problem might be with herself. With her Sequence 4 ability, she could probably only mobilize a small part of the power of the "City of Disaster". The change in the base material would not increase it much.
But the new spell can take this power out of Angel's control. As long as the spiritual power is strong enough to activate it, anyone can use the "Disaster", "Betrayal" and "Petrification" spells, just like the "Luck Stealer" made by Klein.
Watching the rune on the other side being filled and solidified by dark red liquid, Angel took the rune, which had turned dark red and had curled up insect shadows faintly visible on its surface, and placed it on the simple altar.
Afterwards, she entered a state of artificial sleepwalking through repeated self-suggestion, and then manipulated her body to bow her head and pray in the ancient Hermetic language:
"The queen feared by pirates, the master of the spirit ship, the nightmare of thousands of ships, the embodiment of pain and despair, the golden Angelica Thatch...
"I pray for your power, pray that you will bring the power of disaster upon this talisman..."
As a Sequence 4, Angel lacks the ability to respond to this ritual. However, if she limits herself to "praying to herself," the minimum requirement for responding to the Honored Name and granting power is lowered from Sequence 3 to her current Sequence. This is also the basis for the creation of the enhanced "Disaster" spell.
As the "Secret Ceremony" took effect, she felt a part of her spirit enter the talisman in front of her through prayer and "bestowal", causing the originally dark red iron sheet to float up on its own, and the lines engraved on both sides were lit up one by one by abundant power, filling the spiritual wall with a terrifying atmosphere of destruction and disaster.
puff--
With a slight sound, the talisman floating on the altar in the center of these forces seemed to be crushed by an invisible hand and turned into fine dark red powder, floating in the air like dust.
But this change was fleeting, and they quickly regrouped to form a translucent talisman about half the size of a playing card, with rounded corners, elegant lines, and a purple appearance.
Through the candlelight next to it, you can see that inside it is a curled-up insect body with twelve segments connected head to tail, adding a touch of "abnormality" to its monotonous color.
The spirit returned to her body. Angel picked up the talisman that had fallen on the altar, removed the spiritual wall with satisfaction, and looked at the talisman in the sunlight outside the window, which was emitting the same color of light as her eyes.
On the table next to her were two other talismans of similar color but slightly different details. They were "Betrayal" and "Petrification," upgraded versions of the talisman based on the "Worm of Time."
Angel guessed that the "thief" ability represented by the "Time Worm", especially the "finding loophole" technique demonstrated by Amon, was the key to allowing these spells to be used by others.
This is essentially me stealing power from myself and integrating it into the talisman, so that I can bypass the restriction that it can only be activated by me... Well, now I finally understand the pleasure of Amon's clone "stealing"... She muttered, stuffed the "Disaster" talisman in her hand, the other two "Time Worms" along with the written letter into the envelope, and then summoned the headless messenger Renette Tinicole.
As the spirit throbbed, in Angel's vision, the spiritual creature with two heads in each hand, wearing a complicated black dress and with nothing above the neck, descended from the ceiling to the ground, and four pairs of scarlet eyes wandered back and forth on the table, the envelope and Angel.
"Please deliver this letter to the controller of the Queen Anne's Revenge. You've been there before, so you should be able to locate her, right?"
Angel handed over the envelope and a pure gold Ruen coin and said with a smile.
“Yes…” “I can sense it…” “It’s in the spirit world…” “The location…”
That's good... Angel muttered, stuffing the gold coins into one of Renette's mouths and the envelope into the other.
The content of the letter was very simple. Angel only mentioned that she had dealt with Amon's clones with the help of the power of the mark left by Anne, so she had a share of the "spoils". She also took the initiative to make one of the "Time Worms" into a finished talisman, so that the other party could judge whether to deal with the remaining two in the same way.
Of course, Angel believed that Anne, as an angel, might have a more reasonable use for the "Time Worm", at least Bernadette Gustave should know a lot about it.
Finally, she tactfully raised the issue of charging the "mark" in the letter.
Mutual help, this is mutual help... She soothed her little conscience and sent away Renette Tinicole, whose eyes lingered on other "Time Worms" and talismans from time to time, as if she wanted to say something.
Humph, she still owes me 10,000 gold coins. She probably doesn't dare, no, she's too embarrassed to ask for anything else...
Muttering quietly, Angel put away the remaining materials and talismans, left the study, and returned to the bedroom to take a nap, but found that the housekeeper Kayla was already waiting at the door of his bedroom.
"Miss, Ms. Laura Swan has arrived. As you instructed, I will arrange for her to stay in the reception room on the east side of the second floor."
Seeing her employer coming, Kayla bowed slightly and said.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Angel nodded, went back to the bedroom to change into a dress suitable for meeting guests, and went to the living room to meet the "joyful" witch who had not visited for some time.
This meeting wasn't initiated by Laura; Angel had taken the initiative to invite her. After all, she was about to head to the Misty Sea in search of the legendary "Fountain of Youth." As a former member of the Witch Cult, whose mother was the "Immortal Witch," Laura must have some knowledge of this legend...
"The Fountain of Youth?" The witch, her long black hair tied back, revealing her delicate skin and elegantly curved neck, blinked and asked in confusion. "Isn't that one of the legends of the sea? I heard that throughout the Fifth Epoch, people have been trying to find this fountain that can prolong life and restore youth, but only the 'Undying King' has succeeded."
"That guy is a liar... I personally saw an exploration ship run aground on the east side of the Sonia Sea. Adventurers searching for the Fountain of Youth were killed. The news that deceived them was spread by the 'Undying King' Agaritu."
Angel said regretfully as he took a sip of his refreshing unsweetened coffee.
She thought she could get some information from Laura, but the other party was either determined to conceal it or really didn't know, leaving her with no way to get it.
"However, the 'Fountain of Youth' should be real," Lola Lake's blue eyes rolled and she changed her tone, "After all, my mother used the water from that spring to reach the level of 'Immortal'."
"It's deep in the Sea of Misty Things, isn't it?"
Angel immediately asked back.
"I don't know about that. It's been more than a thousand years since she was promoted. I wasn't even born yet." Laura replied with a chuckle, as if she was not discussing her mother's age, but some gossip.
It seems the "Immortal" Witch can indeed live for thousands of years, and even retains the appearance of her youth. In this sense, the "Fountain of Youth" is truly worthy of its name... Angel muttered, and when he saw that he couldn't get any other information, he changed the subject:
"You still seem to be 'happy'. Haven't you considered advancing to the next level? You know the potion formula, but are you troubled by the difficulty of completing the advancement ceremony?"
When I arrived in Backlund ten months ago, I was just a "Witch," and Laura was already a "Joy." Now, I'm preparing Sequence 3 potion ingredients, and Laura is still a "Joy." This is too... She muttered to herself, looking at Laura, and found that she was not worried about the obstacles to her advancement. She still had that faint smile on her face.
"I've already digested the potion for this stage and can advance at any time," she said with a melancholy tone that was somewhat different from her expression. "But I can only remain at Sequence 6 for the rest of my life. This is because my mother's only requirement for allowing me to leave the witch sect is this. Unlike Tress, ah, that's Tracy. She's a male witch with great talent, and she's my mother's main target for training."
Female witches are not allowed to advance? This is consistent with the Witch Cult's consistent purpose, but what is the specific reason... Angel frowned and thought, but Laura did not wait for her to digest the news and continued to speak:
"Regarding the military movements that Vincent and I have been secretly investigating, it seems they haven't been carrying out any major operations recently. Human trafficking has long ceased, and they should be entering a 'winding down' phase. This means that things like the smog could happen again. If you and those behind you want to stop it, you'd better do it as soon as possible."
She was pointing at the Orthodox Church behind me... Angel was lost in thought.
Led by the Sword of the Goddess, the Red Gloves were searching for the ruins in Ince Zangwill's memories on the outskirts of Backlund, but apart from unearthing many ancient tombs from the Fourth Epoch, they had not found anything real.
However, when talking about the military, another question came to Angel's mind.
"Did you know there are female demigods in the military? The kind that hold real power, not just official Beyonders?"
She lowered her voice and asked mysteriously.
"According to Vincent's information, there are eight demigods in the military, including two from MI9, but none of them are women..."
Laura recalled for a moment and spoke carefully.
But her eyes lit up immediately, and she added as if she had thought of something:
"But there is a female demigod who rarely appears in public. She is a member of the royal family and served in the military in her early years. She has been retired for a long time and is not among the ranks of military demigods."
That's why they contacted me through the Veterans Club... Angel nodded as if to confirm, and asked:
"who is she?"
"Her name is Georgina Augustus. She is the female noble with the largest fiefdom in the Kingdom of Loen. She is commonly known as Duchess Georgina."
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