Ring of Fate

Chapter 1048 "Blank Paper"

"Summon white paper?"

When Lumian saw the words on the paper, he was obviously stunned.

An inexplicable tremor, surprise and fear immediately emerged in his heart:

Aurore, whose soul fragments were further revived and further integrated with herself, took advantage of her deep sleep to control her body with difficulty, just to give such a reminder?
In theory, this should be important.

But why is it “blank paper”?
Of course Lumian remembered what "blank paper" was. It was Auror's contracted creature, very weak, and came from the spirit world. In addition to communicating with Auror's mind, its only function was to carry a kind of extraordinary ability of the contractor for a certain period of time, and it was limited to a type that was neither complex nor powerful.

What's there to care about with such a contracted creature?
The real reason why Lumian's mood fluctuated drastically was:
He originally thought that the events in Koldu Village were already very clear. Every important symbol had been interpreted. Who the participants were and what roles they played were also clear enough without any doubt. The only thing missing was some specific details, but that did not affect the overall truth.

But now, after Auror's soul fragments were further revived, the first thing he did was to summon the contracted creature "White Paper"!
“Is there any important symbolism in the matter of Koldu Village that has not been interpreted?
“The current truth is not the complete truth?
"Is there any key secret hidden?"

Lumian suppressed his inner turmoil and quickly reviewed the key points of the Cordu Village incident:
“Initially, Lady Puaris followed her husband, Administrator Beost, to Koldu Village, secretly planning to develop Koldu Village into her ‘territory’ in order to establish her own otherworld;
"Mrs. Puaris began an affair with the parish priest and became pregnant;

“Aurore was bewitched by the ‘April Fools’ members and tried to summon the dead, but something went wrong;
"Aurore sought treatment from 'I Have a Friend', and her mental state fluctuated, eventually bringing Rosie Louise Sanson back;

"Some villagers who were close to Aurore were influenced by Roxi and believed in the heresy of constellations, which gradually spread.
“When the parish priest was dealing with people related to the astrological heresy, he was bewitched by Roche and became a believer in fate;

"At this time, or perhaps even later, the believer of the Aurora Society noticed Aurore's abnormality and the problems in Cordu Village, and began to use this to plan Amon's return.

“A few shepherds began to bring ‘sacrifices’ to the village, and several ceremonies were performed in secret;
“Raymond, Ava and others discovered the abnormality in the village and were silenced one after another;
"I discovered this incident and was nearly killed by the parish priest and his gang, but fortunately Aurore saved me.
“She also discovered something was wrong, and we began to seek help from the outside world, but our truly useful thoughts were blocked by the little lizard;
“When Aurore became more and more, it was Roche Louise Sanson;
“They raided Madame Puaris’s castle, and the curé killed his own children;
"Mrs. Puaris left Cordu with her husband, housekeeper, and maid, but left behind the empty baby cradle and some other secret arrangements, which served a purpose with the help of the final ceremony;

"The ceremony officially began. Aurore pushed me out of the altar, and Koldu Village was destroyed..."

Lumian thought about it carefully and did not find that "white paper" played any important role or key role in these things.

It only acts as the eyes of Auror or Rosie at certain moments, helping her observe the corresponding targets and specific battlefields.

"The only unclear point among all the key points is what role the baby cradle and secret arrangement left by Mrs. Pualis played. But initially, it can be relied on to be the true birth of the mother god son Omybella. There is no big doubt about this. The previous interpretation of Mr. 'Xingxing' and the subsequent scene where Mrs. Pualis appeared holding the baby Omybella can prove it...

"'White Paper' observed a certain detail at the time, and Aurore found it very useful, or rather, very strange?"

Just as Lumian was thinking this, he heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." His emotions had calmed down a lot.

Franca and Janna opened the door and came in. The former looked around and said:

"We sensed that you were awake but hadn't opened the door, so we came to check."

Lumian pointed to the paper on the table and said:

"When I fell asleep, Aurore might have woken up briefly and left these words through my body."

Franca and Janna were both startled and quickly came to the table and looked at the piece of paper pressed by the ink bottle.

"Blank paper...your sister's contracted creature?" Janna recalled what Lumian had said.

"Why did Aurore ask you to summon 'White Paper'?" Franka asked in confusion.

Lumian shook his head slowly:
"I do not know either.

"I thought everything about Koldu Village was clear, but I didn't expect..."

Franka suddenly had an idea and said thoughtfully:

“Could this be the useful change that will occur after becoming the ‘Immortal Witch’ as revealed by Mr. Fool?

“Is this the correct interpretation of that premise?”

Lumian thought for a while and said:

“Very likely.

"I have examined the characteristics and abilities of the 'Undying Witch' before, and I didn't find any that could play a key role in the subsequent events. I thought that I would have to bring the 'Gift of the Earth' to the 'City of Exile' and meet the Broken Hand before something would emerge in response.

"Now it seems that Mr. Fool asked me to borrow the Gift of the Earth after I become the Immortal Witch because once I become the Immortal Witch, Auror's soul fragments will be further revived and better integrated with me, and can give me very important reminders."

"In other words, the 'blank paper' may have recorded key information about Mrs. Pualis and her baby Omybella?" Janna made a guess based on what Lumian and Franca said.

Lumian nodded:
"Go and call Anthony and Ludwig upstairs. I'm going to summon Blank Paper right now.

"Since Aurore hasn't completely died, the contract between her and 'Blank Paper' still exists. Since Aurore is now a part of me, I can summon 'Blank Paper' in her name."

Lumian asked Anthony and Ludwig to the scene because he didn't know what state the "blank paper" would be in. Perhaps it would take the "audience" or "gourmet" to interpret the corresponding information.

"Okay." Franka and Janna easily understood Lumian's intention.

After Anthony and Ludwig arrived at the bedroom and found their respective positions, Lumian quickly set up the altar.

Finally, he pulled out his Major Arcana:
"Chariot"!
While placing the "Chariot" card on a corner of the altar, he took out a "Fool" holy emblem and pressed it on the "Chariot" card.

This matter may involve the "Great Mother", so we must be careful.

After completing all the preparations, Lumian looked at the quietly burning candle, took two steps back inside the "Spiritual Wall", and shouted in ancient Hermetic:
"I!"

Then, Lumian switched to Hermetic:

"I call in my name:
"A spirit wandering in the void, a friendly creature that can be driven, and a contracted partner that belongs only to me..."

After reciting the spell, Lumian saw the candle flame swaying gently and taking on a faint blue hue.

A cold wind suddenly blew up, and a transparent and blurry ball like a soap bubble appeared above the candlelight.

It quietly moved towards Lumian, making him feel both familiar and unfamiliar.

This was indeed a "blank sheet of paper", just as he remembered, but there was also an indescribable sense of strangeness.

In memory... Lumian suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his head.

He frowned slightly, and pictures flashed through his mind.

He remembered that he had never actually seen the "white paper" because before the destruction of Cordu Village, he was not yet a Beyonder. Even with Aurore's teachings, he was unable to successfully activate "clairvoyance". In the low and middle sequences, one cannot see the "white paper" without "clairvoyance".

His memories of what "blank paper" looked like all came from Auror's soul fragments.

Scenes flashed by, and with the help of the further revived fragments of Auror's soul, Lumian barely remembered the situation when she first summoned "White Paper".

The "white paper" at that time was also a fragile, soap bubble-like ball, but there seemed to be liquid inside the ball, a clear liquid with a hint of yellowish and milky white.

As time went by, the liquid gradually disappeared, and the "white paper" finally froze into its current appearance.

Why did this change happen? Lumian looked at the "white paper" and felt that it really connected with his own thoughts.

But telepathy does not mean that the "blank paper" has enough wisdom to understand the meaning of the words. It can only accept simple instructions and cannot answer Lumian's questions.

"There's nothing unusual, nothing noteworthy..." Franca frowned and turned her gaze to Janna, Anthony and Ludwig.

Janna and Anthony shook their heads, saying that they didn't see any important information hidden in the "blank paper".

Ludwig licked his lips and whispered:

“It used to have a very alluring smell, but now it’s gone.”

"There used to be a very tempting smell..." Franka fell into thought.

Janna said to herself:

“This shows that there is indeed a problem. Was there a problem?
"Aurore's knowledge of summoning the 'White Paper' came from the indoctrination of the evil god 'Hidden Sage'... intentional indoctrination?"

"Yes." Franka nodded slowly and solemnly. "What was the problem?"

She looked at Ludwig again.

"I don't know." Ludwig shook his head.

At this time, Lumian, who had been looking at the "blank paper" and listening to his companions' conversation, spoke in a low voice:

“If the disaster in Koldu Village is considered a story, what does the white paper symbolize in this story?”

Franka and the others looked at each other and started thinking.

After a few seconds, Franka said carefully:

"I don't know what the contracted creature 'white paper' symbolizes, but when the concept of white paper is linked to the story, it symbolizes..."

She paused, her throat tightened inexplicably, and her voice became deeper unconsciously:

“It symbolizes the state when the story has not yet been written, and it symbolizes the beginning of everything.”

PS: Because of some issues with the translation department, the chapter tomorrow at noon will be moved forward to 10 o'clock to avoid the domestic and international sides being out of sync.

(End of this chapter)