Ring of Fate

Chapter 804 Pretend (Thanks to Old Kohler for rewarding the Silver Alliance again)
Seeing that Julie remained silent, the female law enforcer in a black burqa led her team across the square and continued her task of patrolling the entire Morola.

Julie stared at her back, as if she had turned into a statue.

Lumian, hiding in the shadows nearby, watched the scene silently, muttering to himself thoughtfully:
"A past lover?

"That law enforcer just now also had a witch-like charm...

"She was the last 'witch' who infiltrated Morola. She was Julie's lover, but she ended up becoming an experimenter and forgot about the people and events in her past?
“Well, Heraberg in the Church of Knowledge said that in Morola, the past is not important, what is important is the present and the future. Is this implying that after becoming an experimenter or staying in Morola long enough, the connection with the past will gradually disappear and even the memory will not be preserved?
"This is a bit like the disappearance of people in the Trier Catacombs, who will be forgotten by everyone who knew them, but the effect is exactly the opposite, and the degree is not enough..."

Lumian began to understand Julie's current emotions and feelings.

It is possible that she took the initiative to take on the mission of infiltrating Morola, with a personal purpose to find her original lover and rescue her from Morola. As a result, her lover completely forgot about her. He did not change his mind, but he did not remember who she was...

"Besides the two silly 'witches' around me who are not very contaminated, there are actually other 'witches' who believe in true love... Well, Julie came to find, uh, Sally, there should be an additional purpose, that is, to confirm her experience, to obtain the information that has not been passed on from her, and possible items prepared to take away '0-01'..." Lumian seriously considered the feasibility of attacking law enforcers and avoiding punitive consequences.

After a while, Julie dragged her feet back towards the Carnivore Bar. Her face was plain and her expression was sad, like a white mandala swaying gently in the cold night breeze.

Lumian did not relax and followed Julie until she arrived at the "Carnivore" bar, then appeared in his room with the help of shadows.

After a while, Lumian lay on his bed, listening to the whistling wind and trying to fall asleep, letting his thoughts wander.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and found something wrong:

Sally's reaction just now, who has become an experimenter, was wrong!
According to Lumian's previous tests, the law enforcers strangely knew every resident of Morola. When faced with Julie's call, Sally should not have asked "Who are you?" but "Who are you calling?" or "What's the matter?"
Regardless of whether she is in her normal state or not, she probably still knows Julie, but she pretends not to remember this person!
Lumian turned over and sat up, narrowing his eyes:
“Isn’t Sally still a complete experimenter?
“She doesn’t admit that Julie is protecting her lover, or is worried that her secrets will be leaked and affect subsequent plans?
"How did she maintain a certain level of clarity and self-awareness, and not become a puppet experimenter?

"Did the Witch Cult prepare the corresponding things in advance based on the experiences of the previous 'witches', or did Sallyst encounter certain circumstances herself and discover some secrets?"

Lumian felt that he really needed to "contact" Celeste.

Of course, he had to first see if Celeste would come to find Julie secretly.

…………

Trier, art district.

As agreed, Franka waited for the "Black Witch" outside a gallery.

Not long after, a four-wheeled, four-seater carriage stopped in front of her. Clarice, who was wearing a black bonnet, a thin veil and a dark court dress, looked out of the window and nodded at her.

Francara opened the car door, walked up lightly, and sat opposite.

When the carriage slowly drove through the downtown area, she smiled and said to the "Black Witch":

"Ma'am, I have been promoted to 'Pain'."

"Faster than I expected." Clarisse did not hide her doubts.

Franka raised her lips and said:

"Because Ciel has become a 'reaper'."

"He's also Sequence 5? His promotion speed seems to be faster than yours..." Clarisse raised her head slightly, her eyes seemed to move, "After Gardner Martin died, he should have left the Iron Cross, right?"

Franka said something that couldn't be more true:
"Yes, he was able to advance to Sequence 5 so quickly thanks to Gardner Martin. He used Gardner Martin's Beyonder characteristics to mix the potion."

The "Black Witch" smiled in relief, and her attitude was much friendlier than before:
"Gardner Martin is helping you even if he dies."

This is such a joke from hell...Franca was a little embarrassed.

She then changed the subject:

"Ma'am, you said before that after I become the 'Witch of Pain', you would tell me some secrets of the sect."

Clarisse, with a thin black veil on her face, smiled faintly and said:

“Yes, you are now considered a core member of our sect.

"Well, where should I start..."

Seeing the "Black Witch" unconsciously revealing a bit of girlish innocence, Franka couldn't help but feel her heart beating for a second, secretly feeling that the high-ranking "witch" was really charming.

After a few seconds, Clarisse stopped smiling and said with a slightly serious and sad expression:
"Let's start with the specifics of the sect:
"We were originally a family, and all our members are descendants of the Original. However, since the Fifth Epoch, this organizational structure has been unable to maintain our influence. We began to absorb Beyonders of the 'Assassin' Path who also believe in the Original as members."

"Are you also a descendant of the Original Ones?" Franka had learned about this information from the Tarot Club, but she still showed enough surprise and astonishment.

This is the acting skill I learned from Janna and received feedback from the "audience".

The "Black Witch" nodded slightly and said:

"My mother is a descendant of the original."

That's not right. According to our speculation, you should be a hybrid of the Soren family and the Tamara family... Could it be that your mother is a hybrid of the "Original Witch" bloodline and the Tamara family? Franca hesitated, feeling very pitiful and said:

"Does that mean I can never become a high-ranking member of the sect? I'm not a descendant of the original..."

"It doesn't matter. When the time comes, you can marry a descendant of the Original. Your spouse will also be considered a member of the family." Clarisse smiled again. "Besides, it's not impossible for you to truly become a child of the Original in the future. We are always getting closer to the Original."

"What do you mean?" Franca said she didn't understand.

She felt a little frightened for some reason.

"You will understand in the future." The "Black Witch" did not explain in detail.

I hate people like you who don't speak clearly... Franka muttered silently, waiting for the "Black Witch" to continue her introduction.

Clarisse returned to the previous topic:

"After the Pale War, the original fell into a deep sleep, waking up occasionally. All affairs of the sect are handled by high-ranking witches named after colors. Currently, there are thirteen of them, including me. Some of them are angels, and some are the more powerful ones among the saints."

"Is there a Pope, a Pope, or a patriarch?" Franca asked.

Clarisse nodded:

"Yes, the original Son of God, our grandmother, the 'Gray Witch', hehe, He likes people to call her the 'Gray Saint'."

"The original Son of God... What is the relationship between Him and Cristalmena? Browns told me that Cristalmena is also the original Son of God." Franca did not hide her doubts and curiosity.

The Black Witch replied without changing her expression:
"They are twins, but when the grandmother was born, she was only Sequence 9, a male, and later became a witch."

Twins... It seems that the "Gray Witch" should know something about the secret of the "Chrismona Night Pillar"... Franka has a wonderful feeling that history is shining into reality.

The "Gray Witch" should be an eyewitness to the Fourth Epoch of the Gods.

Clarisse continued:

"Each high-ranking witch with a color as her title is responsible for a certain aspect of the affairs and takes orders directly from the grandmother. There is no clear subordinate relationship between them. In addition, we occasionally receive the original oracle, so we have very strong autonomy.

"I came to Trier. In addition to managing the sect members here and keeping in touch with local collaborators, I was also responsible for cleaning up the 'man in the mirror'."

Franca seized the opportunity and asked:

"Our attitude towards 'Man in the Mirror' is to clean it up completely?

"Don't you plan to take advantage of it?"

The "Black Witch" smiled with a slightly sad look in her eyes:
"How do you want to use it?"

If I knew what I was asking you, why? Franca smiled awkwardly and said:

"It helps us master that special mirror world. I think it's quite useful."

The Black Witch glanced at Franka and laughed softly:

"Why do you think we don't have a handle on that particular mirror world?"

"Uh..." Franka looked confused.

This is not staged.

The "Black Witch" regained her melancholy ladylike demeanor and said with a barely noticeable smile:

"All mirror worlds are controlled by our 'Witch'. That particular mirror world was originally used to deal with the Original, but in the end it was still controlled by the Original.

"Of course, after the 'Four Emperors' War, we lost some of our control over that special mirror world, and after the Pale War, we could only exert a certain influence."

"Why is this happening?" Franca felt that there must be a big secret hidden here.

The "Black Witch" smiled:
"The old grandmother and the other high-ranking witches who survived the Fourth Epoch may know, but I am not one of them.

"From the state of the 'man in the mirror' and their confessions, I guess that the projection of the original in the mirror has undergone some changes, or in other words, the projection of the original in the mirror has stripped away some of his characteristics, and was affected by the seal of Trier in the Fourth Epoch, so it cannot be returned and cannot be integrated with him again.

“But this cannot explain the fact that after the Pale War, we further lost control of that special mirror world, and the seal of Trier in the Fourth Epoch was not strengthened as a result.

"Besides, there is only one true God."

PS: Last day to ask for monthly tickets~
PS2: Thanks to Lao Kohler for rewarding the Silver Alliance again~
(End of this chapter)