Chapter 1073 Guess who I brought back
Avalon, the Glass Island.
It was past noon on May 21st.
Isabel sat alone in the pavilion in the courtyard of the Temple of Silver and Tin.
The end of May was already the beginning of summer, and the midday sun was glaring. Even if it didn't directly hit you, the heat would make you drowsy.
The Griffin Minister of Avalon rests in this backyard... It was also here that Aiwass learned horse riding.
She stared blankly at the lush flowers and plants in the courtyard, and slightly extended her hand towards them.
Her white, slender fingers were like the baton of an orchestra, playing the sound of miracles—
A shimmer of iridescent light appeared—and a magnificent, gigantic flower emerged from the bush. Its petals were red and purple, resembling a magnificent, gigantic rose. From every angle, it seemed real.
But Isabel sighed softly.
As Isabel's fingers curled up, it shattered like a pane of glass, instantly dissolving into nothingness. The shards of glass on the ground gradually dissipated, like ice melting in the sun.
It was not that Isabel actually created such a flower, but that she conjured it up using magic.
“…The real cannot be fake, and the fake cannot be real.”
Isabel's lips curled up slightly as she murmured softly, "I really can't be the 'Queen of Flowers'."
When people are anxious, they tend to overthink things. She recalled something Aiwass had said to her not long ago when they were at her pillow—that he had seen another possibility for the future.
If the Stars successfully invade Avalon, Isabelle will be forced to flee overseas with Aiwass. Avalon will then be reduced to a wasteland by the arrival of Shadows. In that world, Isabelle will sacrifice her ability to bear children in exchange for the inherited power of blooming flowers, thereby restoring Avalon.
——That was the inheritance from her mother, the half-elf Inerys Blossom.
As the Queen of Flowers, she possesses power nearly equal to that of an Earthly Celestial. She can even restore life to lands polluted by Shadow Celestials... but the price of all this is the sacrifice of her own "love." Without love, how can she love Aiwass?
Isabel couldn't imagine how she, in that worldline, would accept such a choice.
In that possibility, does she not love Aiwass? Or does she think Avalon is even more important than Aiwass?
Isabel absolutely did not believe and did not agree that in any world line, she should love Aiwass.
During the fifth level promotion ceremony, Isabel endured unprecedented hardship and torture—she traveled back to the past, before the founding of the Helaer Empire, and participated as a pregnant woman. During that promotion ceremony, she gave birth to a girl she would name "Aleister," painstakingly raising her... It was from that moment that Isabel began to practice what it meant to be a good mother.
She had been a princess, and now Isabel was the queen. No matter her status, it was never her turn to endure such arduous tasks. But during that promotion ceremony, she truly understood the troubles faced by ordinary people in ordinary life... It was from that moment that she truly matured.
——Although her child has not opened his eyes to see her yet, she already knows that the child is obedient and cute.
Most pregnant mothers worry about whether their child is healthy, adorable, and whether they will like her. But for Isabel, who has been spoiled, she doesn't have such worries. She just wants to see her sooner... to see her again.
Isabel was now three months pregnant. She could already see a slight bulge in her abdomen when she looked in the mirror before bed. As a Level 4 Transcendent, she didn't experience the nausea and vomiting common to other pregnant women. However, she could sense the obvious fatigue, drowsiness, and lethargy with the naked eye.
She had been through it all before. Even then she was alone.
Now Isabel has developed a strong heart that can remain calm in the face of adversity, and it was during that promotion ceremony that she eradicated her fear and cowardice.
That was a real "promotion." Not only her energy level was elevated, but also her soul.
It was also because of this that she could now calm down and wait quietly for Aiwas's return.
At this moment, Isabel's slightly pointed ears twitched slightly. She heard someone approaching.
"Yulia?"
Looking back to see who was coming, Isabel raised the corners of her mouth and waved happily, motioning Yulia to sit over.
When Yulia sat down beside her, Isabel smiled and held her in her arms, gently stroking her soft and warm white hair, just like carefully touching a white cat with her bent fingers.
When Yulia sat next to her, Isabel suddenly felt that time passed so quickly... The girl who used to be more than half a head shorter than her was now almost as tall as her when she sat next to her.
The cute girl who always liked to hug her teddy bear and quietly huddled in the corner, not daring to look at her, can now be called a young and beautiful girl.
Although Yulia's birthday has not yet passed, if calculated according to January 1st, the Holy Day of Candlemas, Yulia is already sixteen years old this year.
After all, she is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, so it is normal for her to grow up suddenly.
Yulia felt uncomfortable with this posture of "lying in Isabel's arms", so she reached out to smooth the hem of her skirt, turned over and lay on Isabel's legs.
"Isa," Yulia looked into Isabel's eyes and said softly, "Aren't you scared now?"
"What are you afraid of?"
Isabel replied nonchalantly, "Can Aiwass come back?"
"Well, I'm worried about him."
"You should have more faith in your brother, Yuli."
Her Majesty the Queen of Avalon didn't even waver in her gaze. "I never doubted that anything would happen to him, because I believed he was the strongest."
"I believe it too, but..."
Yulia tilted her head slightly and rubbed carefully towards Isabel's lower abdomen, trying to listen to the sound of the baby in her belly, but ultimately failed - a three-month-old fetus would not make any sound at all.
She didn't know if the baby could hear the noise outside at this time, so Yulia didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of disturbing the baby.
"...I'm just worried about why he hasn't come back yet. Tomorrow is the 22nd... Your wedding process is so long, and don't you have to take a boat to the Theocracy?"
She felt that as a family member, she was not as patient as the person involved.
"Just believe it."
Isabel whispered, "I believe him."
She no longer looked down at Yulia, but raised her head to look at the bright sun.
Because even if she was late...she wouldn't say anything.
Isabel now has a vague idea of some secrets.
The Twilight Wall, the Doomsday Clock...
The Amber Pillar God of the Dusk Path is actually a wall that protects against doomsday. Beyond this wall lies a powerful enemy capable of destroying the entire world. A foe more formidable than the Celestial God, even more powerful than the Pillar God.
The Herasil Empire believes that this world possesses a Doomsday Clock—each time a "certain event" occurs, the clock's hands rotate forward a fraction. And just as time cannot flow backward... the forward-moving hands will not rewind simply by resolving an event. Given enough accumulated problems, when the clock completes a full rotation and returns to its starting point, the end of the world will be nigh.
——This is the level of problem that Aiwass is dealing with.
Just like when she was little, Isabel sometimes struggled with what she was reading. For example, she'd come across a word she didn't know, or the meaning of a sentence she didn't understand. But she never dared to ask her grandmother... because Isabel had always been sensible and knew that her grandmother's concerns were far more important than her own.
"As long as I don't make things worse, I'm already helping Aiwass."
Isabel closed her eyes slightly and whispered.
Having said that, she still feels lonely.
Just like how Aiwass always couldn't take her with him on his adventures... In the past, perhaps it could be said that she was incapable and full of dangers. But now, she has become a fifth-level transcendent, and peace and stability have returned to Avalon and Xingtan. She no longer needs to intervene, and reasonable policies can basically be smoothly implemented.
——But she still couldn't go anywhere.
This was the only way Isabel could give Aiwass a little help.
"If only you were the monarch, Yuri."
Isabel said from the bottom of her heart, "You can definitely do better and more fairly than me. You have read so many books and have so much knowledge...but I don't know anything. I can only sing, dance, draw, and write books...These are indeed difficult skills to learn, but they can't help the people of Avalon live a better life.
"As a result, no matter how hard I try, I can only push through the decree with the help of the ministers... If it were you, that wouldn't be the case."
"—But you've obviously tried your best, haven't you?"
Aiwass's gentle voice sounded from behind: "From knowing nothing to being recognized by the people of Avalon as a qualified and excellent queen...it only took you a few months, Isa. You are a genius, a hardworking genius."
Yulia's eyes suddenly lit up, and she rolled over and got up from Isabel's legs: "Brother!"
And Isabel's eyes also showed a look of joy.
No matter how much I believed in Aiwass, it was still a different feeling to see him come back in person.
She stood up, walked quickly towards Aiwass, and hugged him.
——That warm and bright feeling is like hugging the sun.
"You'll never guess who I brought back this time."
Aiwass whispered in Isabel's ear.
"who?"
Didn't he go to bring Sherlock back? Did he run into someone?
Isabel subconsciously asked, "My...father?"
—Prince Albert has not returned to Avalon to this day.
"No, it's my mother. The mother who has the same blood flowing in my body."
"?……ah?"
Isabel was stunned for a moment, her eyes widening. "What? Who?"
Wasn't Aiwass an orphan? Weren't his parents murdered?
For a moment, Isabel felt as if the image of the birth of the universe appeared in her mind.
My brain suddenly froze.
"She's already on Glass Island...Would you like to come with me to meet her?"
Aiwass invited.
I'll post one chapter first, guys. There should be another one tonight. My work and rest schedule has completely broken down. I'm so sleepy now. The cat has gone to sleep first... I should be able to write another chapter after waking up around 8 or 9 in the evening and having breakfast!
(End of this chapter)
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