novelonline Chapter 2837: Present and Future
Chapter 2837: Present and Future
Chapter 2837: Present and Future
The ceremony looked simple, and the main part of the ritual array should be underwater. The elf girl took the [Ocarina of Time] from the flowerpot and followed everyone here. Emilia was surprised by the appearance of the familiar long sword. She thought that the sword had always been in Shade's hand.
"This sword is temporarily placed in her hands. When you return, you will still hold it."
Shade then explained it to Emilia, who nodded in confusion, thinking that this way she would no longer be the only elf around Shade. Then she remembered what the little red-haired princess had said, that she was no longer the only one.
"Shad, give the umbilical cord to the girl. Miss Sienord, you drink this potion and then jump into the pool holding the umbilical cord."
The relatively mature elf girl said as she handed the prepared potion to Emilia. The elf drank it after seeing Shade nod. She did not dislike this strange "sister", on the contrary, she felt that she had a very familiar intimacy:
"Mint flavor, I like this flavor."
Emilia said in a low voice, then took the can of umbilical cord, looked at everyone, held her breath and jumped into the pool.
The water splashed onto the shore, and seeing the "Feeder" fall into the water, the furry Chocobos watching nearby hurriedly gathered around and wanted to drink the water to save her, but were stopped by Miss Danister and Luvia to prevent them from interfering with the ceremony. Even little Lianna used her head to push away a blue Chocobo cub who had taken advantage of his short height to sneak under the crowd to the front of the pool.
At this time, the ritual had been activated, and the runes on the shore lit up with emerald green light. The originally clear water began to boil and emitted emerald green light full of vitality. The vitality spread from the pool to all directions. Not only the forest felt this power, but Shade and others on the shore also felt the ancient power boiling.
The elf girl holding the sword waited for a moment, then stood by the pond, holding the sword in both hands, and thrust the tip of the sword into the water:
"Don't be too surprised later - Thaumaturgy - Crystal Touch."
"what?"
Of course, Shad knew about this magic. Dorothy and Lesia had taught courses on fairy tales and magic for two months.
"Don't be so surprised. This magic itself is not some alternative petrification magic. It is actually a genuine time magic that just happens to be blocked by petrification resistance."
The elf girl explained as she cast the spell. The water surface that the sword tip touched was rapidly crystallizing. However, she did not intend to turn the entire pool of water into crystal, because soon a crystal as tall as a person was lifted up by the splashes in the increasingly boiling water.
Shad, the sword-wielding elf, Luvia, Miss Danister, and Ajelina could all see that inside the crystal that shone brightly in the sunlight and the emerald green light in the sky was Emilia, who was curled up with her eyes closed, holding the umbilical cord.
She herself did not turn into crystal, but the umbilical cord took on a color similar to that of crystal, making it look like Emilia was sealed in transparent amber.
"Emilia is so beautiful now!"
The little princess even said so.
"Shad, do you know how to reverse this magic?"
The sword-wielding elf asked again, and Shad remembered what Dorothy had said:
"The gods have the ability to reverse the effects of mortal magic, and a few angel-level relics should be able to do so. Other than that, either the caster has to forcibly remove the curse at the cost of serious injury to himself, or reverse time."
The elf then waved the sword in his hand:
"This sword is one of the so-called 'few angel-level relics'."
As she spoke, she took out a can of green ointment, and asked Shad and Luvia to help her use the ointment to smear specific ritual symbols on the surface of the crystal. She didn't let Ajelina help because she was afraid that she would make things worse.
After doing all this, the elf girl activated the ritual again, letting the crystal slowly sink into the water. When she was ready, she let out a light sigh and leaped forward. The crystal, which was dyed translucent green, immediately flew out from the bottom of the water, and the elf also swung a sword at the crystal at this moment.
After a crisp sound of ding~, the crystal and the semi-crystallized umbilical cord exploded into a large piece of crystal powder in the air, while Emilia, who was curled up, was still floating in the air and her whole body began to glow.
As for the exploding crystal powder, it first scattered in all directions, but soon returned to its original path as if time was flowing backwards. However, the crystal powder did not gather into crystals again, but entered Emilia's body together.
At the same time, the green vein mark on the back of Emilia's hand automatically emerged. In the emerald green light, the already dense leaf veins continued to extend towards the blank area on the back of her hand, making the vein mark more complex and real.
The surge of power made the light on Emilia's body even stronger, and the emerald light continued to permeate the forest, which was still green even in late autumn. The vision lasted for five minutes before it ended, and the six-ring life ring behind her also emerged.
When Emilia woke up in the air, she first looked around in confusion, then was reminded by Ajelina who was holding the cat to look below herself, and then she screamed "Ah~" and fell into the pool. Fortunately, Shad and Miss Danister cast a spell in time to catch her before she fell into the water.
The elf with loose blonde hair slowly floated to the shore, and everyone noticed that her emerald green eyes looked brighter, and her already sparkling golden hair became even more shiny.
When Emilia's feet were on the ground again, Luvia immediately asked her how she felt. The confused elf felt it for a while before answering:
"I seemed to have had a dream just now. I dreamed that the saplings grew into big trees in the woodland and I heard the sounds of the forest."
“It seems to be working very well.”
The sword-wielding elf commented without any emotion, and then instructed Shade:
"Before Wednesday night, when you have nothing to do, tell her more about your experiences after arriving at Vista Grove. Be as detailed as possible, and preferably specify the exact date and time."
"Is this part of the ceremony?"
Emilia asked in confusion, but Shade understood what she meant:
"No problem. Is there anything else you need us to do before Wednesday?"
The elf girl shook her head, but reminded carefully:
"Until then, just protect her."
Since they were here, Luvia and Miss Danister had something to say to the adult elf girl, so Shade and the others did not leave immediately.
While Luvia and Miss Danister were talking to the elf girl, Shad took Emilia to the woods to try out her new skills. Of course, the little unicorn and Ajelina also came along.
It seemed that the underage Emilia was more popular with the Chocobos, and before they knew it, a large group of Chocobos had followed them. However, they did not get close, so Shade did not care.
Emilia's gains this time can be divided into two aspects, and the power increase brought to her by the fourth candidate is also mainly concentrated in these two aspects: time and tree.
The improvement of "tree" means that she has become more proficient in controlling trees. Now she can easily grow a small sapling into a towering tree. According to Emilia, this has almost become her instinct.
The improvement of "time" is mainly concentrated in the "eyes", which is because the abilities of the twin princes are mainly concentrated in the eyes.
"I can now see some brief future scenes. Although I am not proficient yet, when fighting, I should be able to see what my opponent is going to do next at an emergency moment."
The elf girl said embarrassedly, and then added:
"And now I can see the future of something. This doesn't mean I can see through the future, but I can see the possible future form of something. For example, if I see a sapling of a tree, I can know what it will look like when it grows up; if I see a piece of cake, I can see what a disgusting state it will be if it rots naturally there."
"So can you see people's future?"
Ajelina, who was holding the cat, asked curiously, and Emilia nodded:
"Yes, for example, when you see a child, you can know what he might look like when he grows up. But this doesn't work for people like Shade who have time resistance. Of course, it doesn't work for Mia either. Mia's time resistance seems to be very high as well.
"Meow~"
"But chocobos can. Look at this one. Its feathers will be even more beautiful when it grows up."
Emilia said, picking up the little Chocobo that ran to her feet, and then put it on the back of little Lianna. The unicorn didn't hate her doing this, but turned around excitedly to look at her back.
"What about me?"
Ajelina pointed at herself again with some expectation, and Emilia looked at her. There seemed to be a light flashing in her emerald green eyes, and then she said hesitantly:
"You'll be beautiful when you grow up. Just as beautiful as you are now."
So the little princess with the cat on her head was happy for a while, but when Shade and Emilia talked about "summoning tree people", she suddenly realized the hidden meaning of this sentence. She looked sideways at the pond beside her, looked at her own figure and height in the pond, opened her mouth and was stunned for a while, and immediately became unhappy.
With anxiety about the future, especially the anxiety caused by the comparison, before the group left this morning, Ajelina even quietly found the grown-up elf who was temporarily alone, and asked a little embarrassedly:
"Emilia, can you give me some advice? How did you grow up to be so tall?"
PS: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival in advance. I will update three times tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)