Chapter 893 - New Presence of Death
Chapter 893: New Presence of Death
[Begin bloodline seal unlock]
A scarlet magical ritual emerged beneath Marlene’s feet when suddenly, four steel chains emerged out of thin air and bound her limbs. Then, Marlene gnashed her teeth while gripping tightly onto Rhode’s hand. She became extremely pale as though the magical ritual was absorbing her blood through her feet.
“Argh… Argh…”
Although Rhode couldn’t understand how painful it was, he knew from her strong clasp that this pain wasn’t tolerable for ordinary humans. At this moment, her sharp fingernails had almost pierced into his flesh and judging from her ashen complexion, she would surely let out an extremely tragic scream if she were to open her mouth.
But all Rhode could do was wait.
[Bloodline seal unlock——Progress 30%]
The young lady shuddered instinctively to the pain that was beyond her limits as she struggled to break free. But the steel chains were there to stop her from escaping. No matter how hard she struggled, the steel chains wouldn’t budge at all. At this moment, she was like a wild beast who fell into a trap and desperately attempted to flee.
“Argh…. Argh! Argh!!”
The bone-chilling screams resounded in the silent room. Her lip was bleeding from her biting. She gazed ahead lifelessly while struggling to retract her hand from the tinder. But no matter how hard she tried, her left hand was as though attached to the tinder and couldn’t move at all.
Rhode’s eyes glinted as soon as this system prompt emerged. Then, he held Marlene’s hand tightly, turned around, and quickly released a summoning ritual on the back of his hand. A dazzling magical radiance extended from his arm to his body. In the blink of an eye, the entire ritual enveloped the two completely. The steel chains released their grip on her limbs and she hovered in midair. At this moment, her eyes were completely spiritless and her body was ice-cold.
“Marlene, wake up!”
Rhode yelled, but the young lady didn’t respond and the summoning ritual suddenly dimmed. The system prompted the failure of [Spirit Language].
“Damn it! Marlene!”
Rhode cursed and yelled again, but there was still no response. He was getting anxious as it had been five times since he released [Spirit Language] from the start and none of them worked. Although he sensed that Marlene’s spirit was still connected to her body, she was completely lifeless as though her soul had shattered into bits. Could it be that he neglected the factors involving the bloodline seal? Could it be that her ancestors came up with this countermeasure when designing the seal?
“Marlene!”
The summoning ritual flickered. Rhode relied on the [Illusion Crystal] and activated [Spirit Language] more than 30 times, but Marlene’s spirit still didn’t respond. At this moment, the system prompt emerged.
[Seal unlocked]
The scarlet magical ritual above the tinder spread across the space before disappearing entirely. Then, an illusory young lady emerged from the tinder and held onto Marlene’s hand that was attached to the tinder. She smiled and gazed at Rhode.
“It seems like you haven’t given up.”
“Do you think I’d give up that easily?”
Rhode stared coldly at the young lady who looked exactly like Marlene.
“I guessed so. But it’s a pity that I’m still the ultimate winner.”
The young lady revealed a grin as she slowly left the tinder, extending her arms and merging into Marlene’s body. Rhode wanted to stop her, but his hands were holding onto Marlene’s hand and the Illusion Crystal.
Is there really no other way?
Suddenly, he recalled what the other ‘Christie’ said to Lesa—”Although Miss Marlene is important to her, it is still different from Miss Christie.”
The spirit seal… Bloodline unlock… Fusing the spirit to the body… Could it be…
“Marlene!!”
Rhode snarled. This time, he coalesced all the spiritual powers and injected them into Marlene’s sleeping spirit, to which her body shuddered and she widened her eyes abruptly.
Her maroon eyes glinted in an unprecedented radiance.
“R… Rhode…”
At this moment, the young lady who was about to enter Marlene’s body retracted her arms in a fluster as though she was electrocuted. Then, her arms cracked, shattered, and crumbled instantly.
“No! Why did this happen! Why? Why did this happen?!”
The young lady glared at Marlene, but couldn’t understand what had happened. She had lost her delightful smile and became extremely furious. On the contrary, Marlene extended her arms and gazed silently at her.
“Come back…”
“No… No, I’m not…!”
The young lady suddenly became distorted. Then, Marlene swung her arms and countless gold magical strings bound the young lady completely in midair.
What’s going on?
Rhode gazed curiously at Marlene and the young lady who struggled to break free from her. The situation took a sudden turn as though the vicious demon king became a tiny critter and the trembling princess transformed into the final BOSS.
What kind of development to the plot is this?
“Rhode…”
Marlene turned around and smiled at him. The latter looked into her maroon eyes and all he saw was trust and love just as usual.
“My body is already dead. I’ll leave the next to you.”
“I know.”
Rhode sighed and let loose of his left hand and raised it into the air.
“Awakened spirit, I hereby summon you. Are you willing to be my spirit and fight alongside me forever?!”
“I’m willing to be with you until eternity, Rhode!”
Marlene smiled and answered without hesitation. Then, she extended her hand and placed it on his left hand. At the same time, a card emerged in his hand.
“———!”
Suddenly, a massive golden ritual resembling countless, enormous, connected gears erupted from beneath Marlene’s feet. The powerful flow of magic instantly shrouded the room. Marlene hovered in midair and at the next moment, she had as though became the owner of this space. Then, two light columns rose from the ground with two silhouettes within.
“I knew Sister Marlene wouldn’t disappoint us.”
It was Christie. She flew out of the light column and smiled at Marlene.
“There’s not much time left. Let’s continue to the final ritual.”
In the other light column, the young lady from the library spoke softly. Then, she drifted to Marlene’s side and formed a triangle with them while Rhode, Anne, and Lize watched curiously at them.
“Like the agreement with Master thousands of years ago, the tinder shall be awakened and the glory of Order shall eradicate all Chaos.”
“Like the agreement with Master thousands of years ago, fate is changing and the endless sky shall envelop the land.”
Both of them chanted before turning to Marlene and spoke in unison.
“Adhering to the will…”
“Adhering to the traditions…”
“I, hereby, in the name of the Fate Deity Warden——Christie Nabelis…”
“I, hereby, in the name of the History Deity Warden——Alice Darlaston…”
“Acknowledge the Wisdom Deity Warden of the Six Deity Wardens——Margaret Arcturus’s return to the third seat!”