Chapter 547 Brother-in-law, you are very moist~~
A few days later, early morning.
A ray of golden sunlight penetrated the mist in the forest and shone into the dim cave.
As if sensing the change in the surrounding light, the graceful figure sleeping soundly in the corner woke up slowly, sat up from the stone slab covered with hay, opened her eyes and looked around.
The cave is very simple and obviously formed naturally.
But the residents who had just moved in recently were very diligent. They cleaned the place very neatly and even decorated it to give it a homely feel.
In front of the fire, a black-haired sorceress wearing a black wizard robe and with slightly pointed ears was throwing ingredients such as mushrooms, dried meat, and fennel into a steaming pot, apparently preparing today's meal.
The scent of cloves and currants on her body seemed strangely familiar to Scathach, who had just woken up.
It seems like I've seen it somewhere before?
At this moment, Yennefer, who was sitting in front of the fire, also noticed the movement and gaze behind her, and grabbed the magic wand beside her as if facing a great enemy.
Seeing Yennefer's nervous look, Scathach's forgotten memories were awakened:
"It's you, the little fellow I let out to explore the way."
"But now, it seems like you are the prey!"
Yennefer snorted in response. Even when facing a main god that she could not defeat, she still maintained her pride like a hedgehog with its spikes erected.
Of course, pride comes at a price.
Especially when the weak want to provoke the strong.
Scathach smiled playfully, her body instantly jumped up from the stone bed, and her right hand grabbed Yennefer's throat at lightning speed.
“Bang!”
However, just as the five fingers were about to touch Yennefer's neck, a crisp snap of fingers came from behind Scathach.
Suddenly, Scathach felt her body sink, as if her limbs were filled with lead. Five golden halos composed of mysterious runes appeared on her arms, legs, neck and other places, preventing the flow of divine power in her body and blocking her control over various parts of her body.
The body in mid-air fell straight to the ground. Scathach tried to turn her eyes and looked at the hole behind her:
"What did you do to me?"
"A little gift can help you sit down and communicate with others calmly."
Lorne replied with a smile, lowered his head and walked into the cave.
But how could someone as unruly as Scathach be easily manipulated?
The moment Loen entered the hole, the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows mobilized a trace of divine power that had gathered in secret, raised her leg and swept towards her opponent's chest.
"Still not being honest?"
With a displeased snort, Loen effortlessly grabbed the thigh that was sweeping towards him.
Then, under Scathach's astonished gaze, he twisted and pulled hard.
Suddenly, a slender, round, white thigh was pulled off.
But strangely, no blood flowed from the broken thighs and torso, and Scathach herself didn't even feel any pain.
"Do you think this can kill me? I am immortal!"
Scathach sneered arrogantly, and subconsciously activated her own immortal power to complete the regeneration of her limbs.
However, there was no response at all from the broken part of the right leg.
"You are all here, what's the point of giving birth?"
Loen smiled playfully and attacked again.
After a few crisp crackling sounds, before Scathach could react, she saw that her other thigh, two arms, and even her head had followed the same fate as the former, and were removed from her torso like plug-ins, forming five independent pieces.
What's going on?
A big question mark popped up in Scathach's mind. Faced with this strange scene, she felt an inexplicable chill in her heart.
"I can't help it. I love peace and don't want to fight with you all day long.
So, while you were asleep, in order to provide a basis for friendly communication, I performed a small operation on you.
That is, use magic to separate your limbs and torso, but keep them connected in a way that seems to be neither broken nor severed. In this way, conceptually, your body is not [injured] or [defective], and the powers of [immortality] and [regeneration] cannot be activated. "
Loen said with a smile, picked up the beautiful head and placed it on the table. He then pulled over a chair and sat down opposite the table, keeping a safe distance.
No other reason.
The method of being a human pig was too immoral, and he was afraid that Scathach would get angry and jump up and bite him.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Scathach only has one head, she seems to be a fish on the chopping board.
But this is the age of mythology, and anything is possible.
If I remember correctly, there are similar examples of car rollovers in Norse mythology.
During Ragnarok, the original evil god Loki attacked Asgard and was beheaded by the guardian god Heimdall with a sword. But his head remained alive, and before dying, he jumped onto Heimdall, bit his throat, and dragged his old enemy to death.
To be on the safe side, let's disarm Her Majesty the Queen first.
"Help Her Majesty collect the parts."
Hearing Loen's order, Yennefer, who had been unable to contain herself, rushed forward and deftly took out a huge, lead-sealed black metal box from the magic circle.
Then she squatted down, picked up the four body parts of Scathach scattered on the ground, and stuffed them into the box.
There are six grooves of different shapes inside the box, which perfectly fit the lines and contours of Scathach's body.
Obviously, this is a containment tool built in advance.
There are also elven secret texts and spells related to life engraved on it, which prove that Yennefer, the sorceress who is proficient in bloodlines, has made great efforts in deceiving Scathach.
Yennefer closed the lid of the box and retreated to a safe distance.
Seeing that the hidden danger was completely eliminated, Lorne was completely relieved and smiled as he looked at Scathach, who had only a head left on the table:
"Your Majesty, now can we talk about where my people and Skadi are?"
"mean!"
Scathach was so angry that she glared at the demon, but because her power and divinity were sealed and her body parts were disassembled and confiscated, she could not cause any substantial harm to the demon in front of her.
"You don't want to say it, right? Fine, I won't force you. Yennefer, let's go."
As he said that, Loen stood up and made a gesture as if to walk out of the cave.
Yennefer also understood and dragged the box containing Scathach's body parts and quickly followed.
Seeing this, Scathach on the table had no choice but to grit her teeth and shout:
"Come back, I said!"
Now she only has a head left, placed alone in the cave. She cannot die even if she wants to, and can only become a dusty ornament. The feeling is comparable to the most cruel torture.
Even if her head was gone, after she regenerated, her limbs and torso would probably not be able to grow back due to the restrictions of the secret technique.
In this way, her immortality and self-healing become an extreme torture.
This guy is truly an out-and-out evil god to be able to come up with such a perverted method to torture people!
Scathach cursed inwardly and answered bluntly:
"After your defeat, your men and Skadi were thrown into a [Shadow Space] in the northern wasteland. Only by radiating power through my [Shadow Kingdom] can a path to the [Shadow Space] be opened. Return my body parts, unlock my seal, and I will take you to find them."
After getting a satisfactory answer, Loen nodded behind him.
Yennefer immediately opened the black box, walked to the table, and assembled Scathach's body like playing with building blocks.
As soon as the limbs were connected, they merged perfectly together, and there was no trace of having been cut into five pieces.
However, looking at the circle of golden light patterns that had merged into the flesh and blood on her arms, legs, and neck, Scathach knew that the restrictions on her body had not been lifted.
As long as the other party moves his finger, she will still be disassembled into parts.
However, although the method is despicable, there is nothing much to say.
The winner is the king and the loser is the villain.
As the winner of the previous fight, the opponent had the right to decide how to deal with her, so she couldn't afford to lose.
Scathach snorted coldly, awakened her power, opened the door to the Shadow Kingdom, and then led the two of them into it.
Shadows are everywhere and are omnipresent.
As the queen of the Kingdom of Shadows, Scathach can use [Shadow] as a medium to cross space and travel to special areas with reserved shadow coordinates.
Therefore, in just half an hour, the three of them crossed most of the distance of the Midgard world and arrived at the northern wilderness.
As the scene of the last fierce battle, the wasteland is dotted with large and small pits, broken wands, shattered swords, and torn armor are everywhere, and there is still a strong magical factor lingering in the soil and air.
Judging from the extent of the damage and the traces left at the scene, it can only be said that they did their best.
Although the members of the crusade team all have impressive strength, they are still a little behind Scathach, the undead god who specializes in combat.
I just don't know how many main gods like Scathach are there in the Tuatha de Danann, and how many god kings are there who surpass the main gods.
“Stand back!”
Scathach snorted coldly, interrupting Lorne's thoughts.
Then, she used her divine blood to outline the famous Ogham tree script of the Celtic pantheon in mid-air, opening a blue-gray stone door leading to the [Shadow Area].
As the shadows squirmed, hundreds of human-shaped cocoons were spit out from the gray mist vortex one after another.
Through the thin layer of gray fog on the surface, Lorne and Yennefer saw the members of the expedition team who had been defeated by Scathach before.
Their breathing was slow and their vital signs were extremely weak, as if they were in a state of suspended animation.
But fortunately, everyone is still alive.
After all, it was a life-and-death battle. Loen thought that his side would suffer some casualties, but the fact was that there was no reduction in manpower at all. This made him feel a little favorable towards Scathach.
"I am a warrior, not an executioner. I came to this world not to abuse mortals, but to challenge the stronger ones."
Scathach replied calmly, then dragged out a gray cocoon from the deepest part of the shadow area and threw it in front of Lorne.
"By the way, bring back my good-for-nothing sister."
younger sister?
Loen looked down at the cocoon and immediately saw a face with pale skin, facial features and hair color that were extremely similar to Scathach.
Skadi?
It turns out that she is Ivor, the mysterious sister of Scathach, the Queen of the Kingdom of Shadows.
No wonder even though they are separated by two ages of gods, the names of Skadi and Scathach are so similar and they are collectively called the [Gods in the Shadows].
Lorne suddenly realized something, and a memory about the two sisters came to his mind.
If I remember correctly, Scathach and Ivor did not have a harmonious relationship in Celtic mythology, and the two sides often fought against each other. Ivor led the army several times to attack the Shadow Kingdom, trying to pull Scathach, the sister, off the throne.
So, Skadi went back this time to fight with Scathach?
This shouldn't be the case. Although Skadi has a cold personality, she is not the type who acts indiscriminately. Why did she travel thousands of miles to the Shadow Kingdom to find her relatives, only to end up fighting with her biological sister Scathach?
As if seeing Lorne's doubts, Scathach replied calmly:
"We are twins, but there is only one Kingdom of Shadows."
Luo En looked at the two identical faces in front of him, thinking deeply.
In European and American culture, twins are often viewed as a competitive relationship, as if two people share a body and fight for control. This view holds that one twin is always in the "shadow" of the other, and the two are inseparable, yet they strangle each other.
Many religions also believe that twins are one soul divided into two bodies, which will inevitably lead to fighting and end with the death of one of them. Therefore, twins are regarded as ominous and taboo in many myths and legends.
For example, Balder, the god of light, and Hoder, the god of darkness in Norse mythology, Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology, Esau and Jacob in the Bible... These twins either killed each other or deceived and fought each other, and they all did not get along well.
Likewise, Scathach and Skadi should have similar interests.
There is only one [Kingdom of Shadows] and only one deity, but two [Goddesses in the Shadows] were born.
As twins, it is destined that only one of them can inherit the authority of "Shadow" and become the new queen of the Shadow Kingdom.
Obviously, Skadi was a loser in this battle, so she was exiled from her homeland and came to the Age of Norse Gods, becoming the goddess representing winter, cold, and hunting.
But as Skadi grows up and begins to search for her own life experience, the subtle fate will still make the sisters meet again and start an unfinished fight.
"So, you exiled her in order to protect her, right?"
Although Luo En was asking, a determined smile appeared on his face.
"Because only in this way can you two sisters avoid the destined fight and both survive."
"I just don't want her to get in my way."
"What about this time? Why did you send her all the way back to Northern Europe?"
Scathach rolled her eyes at Lorne and snorted unhappily:
"See where she got the courage to run back and question me and challenge me!"
"So what about the courage behind her?" Lorne asked with a smile, "Is she not disappointing you?"
Scathach nodded and raised the corners of her lips playfully:
"Very smooth~~"
“…”
Seeing the powerful enemy who had defeated her showing a rare embarrassment, Scathach laughed heartily and raised her hand to reopen the door to the Kingdom of Shadows:
"When she wakes up, tell her that if she doesn't want me to take everything away from her, she should stay in Northern Europe and don't come to the Shadow Kingdom to bother me again!"
"I think it would be better if you talk to her in person..."
"?"
Just as Scathach was surprised, a figure rushed forward at lightning speed and disassembled her into parts with extremely skillful techniques.
At the same time, Yennefer, like an accomplice, quickly opened the black box and stuffed Scathach's disassembled arms, legs, torso, and head into the box.
Let you go?
What a joke!
I'm about to go on an expedition to Celtic, but I have very little information about the place and I'm in need of a guide.
Until your value is squeezed out of you, you'd better stay in Northern Europe.
Lorne took the black suitcase from Yennefer and a sinister and unscrupulous smile appeared on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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