Secrets: Priestess

Chapter 172 Isolation
In the plain, undecorated room, Tessa asked quietly in the flickering candlelight, "When did you remember that you belonged to Jiang Zhe?"

"After the reincarnation ceremony..."

Claire actually wanted to say that she was not just recalling it. That feeling was more like the fusion of two souls, the fusion of "Jiang Zhe" and "Tai Perslan".

But Claire didn't know how to explain this situation.

Besides, how could Tessa know her from her time on Earth?

Claire couldn't help but wonder in her heart, "Could it be that I traveled through time a long time ago and met Tessa, and then I don't know what happened to me that caused me to lose this memory?"

But there are too many things in this situation that cannot be explained. For example, she has the impression that she heard Tessa's voice calling her when she was very young, but she clearly remembers that she lived on Earth until she was twenty-three years old, and after graduation she was admitted to the staff of her hometown library, entering the slow life of old age early.

Claire thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. She looked at Tessa and asked, "How could you possibly know me when I was 'Jiang Zhe'?"

But Tessa said: "These things...I hope you can remember them by yourself."

Claire frowned and said, "The Riddler is very annoying."

"Riddler..." Tessa laughed, a smile tinged with nostalgia. "Yes, there were many Riddlers in the stories you told me before, and I complained to you about how annoying they were. But these are the only things I sincerely hope you can remember on your own."

Did I tell Tessa a story?
Vaguely, with this reminder, Claire seemed to remember telling a story to a little girl when she was very young, but the memory was so vague that it was difficult to recall more details.

Claire said, "I seem to remember something. I told a little girl a story. It seemed to be from Journey to the West. But I can't remember her face... You see, if you tell me more, I might remember more."

After hearing these words, Tessa just chuckled and shook her head: "You told me about the principle of 'imagination'. What you are doing now is imagination, not real recollection of those years."

Finding she couldn't get any more useful information from Jiang Zhe, Claire changed her angle and asked, "What about Tai Perslan?"

By being possessed by the mist butterfly and experiencing near-death experiences over and over again, Claire has now erased all of "Tai. Perslan's" false memories, revealing the memories that truly belong to "Tai. Perslan."

Unfortunately, those real memories were in tatters, and there was almost no useful information. It only further confirmed that Tai Poslan had never lived in the town of Omlite, and confirmed that Tai Poslan was placed in a hotel in Backlund by Tessa before being admitted to Tingen University.

Tessa didn't elaborate on this, only saying, "It's a miracle, but also a curse."

"..."

Claire sighed silently. If she wasn't sure that she couldn't beat the other person now, she would have wanted to capture this woman and force-feed her with truth serum.

Hearing Claire's helpless sigh, Tessa suddenly smiled and said, "It's not that I can't tell you. How about you help me digest the remaining potion, and I'll tell you the things you've forgotten? How about we make an equal exchange?"

The equivalent exchange of the divine tower!

Looking at Tessa's shameless appearance, Claire no longer dwelled on her past memories. No matter what had happened in the past, no matter what kind of person she was in the past, it actually could not affect her current mentality of just wanting to become stronger.

"Then please get out of here gracefully." Claire rolled her eyes under the hood.

"But I don't want to leave." Tessa pretended to stay by Claire's side.

Claire responded calmly, "I should return to St. Samuel's Church. If you dare to follow me to the church, feel free to follow me."

Tessa raised her eyebrows. She really didn't dare to go to St. Samuel's Church. Unlike St. Selina's Church in Tingen, there were High Sequencers in charge of St. Samuel's Church!
"Then...see you next time." Tessa made way for Claire and said softly.

Until next time...

This tone made Claire feel slightly dazed.

As if by some strange coincidence, Claire whispered to Tessa as they passed each other, "See you next time."

After saying this, Claire hurried away. She didn't notice that Tessa's body was trembling as she whispered in response.

……

As the party was coming to an end, Claire conveyed the news of leaving early to Hugh through Cham, and then used one of the secret passages to leave the Rubber Tree Bar.

Although she didn't buy any extraordinary items at the party due to financial constraints, the experience she gained from the party made Claire feel that the potion in her body was almost completely digested.

"Two more gatherings like this, maybe even one more, and I'll be ready for promotion."

In the silent city, Claire deliberately took various detours to return to a safe house in the East District. She carefully eliminated all traces and changed her clothes before boarding the carriage back to St. Samuel's Church in the guise of Galadia.

These actions delayed Claire for quite a while. When she was sitting in the carriage, she looked out the window and suddenly saw that the crimson moonlight in the night sky had suddenly become deeper and thicker!
The outline of the red moon in the night sky, which is only slightly larger than a half circle, is getting fuller very quickly!

After just one or two seconds, the half moon turned into a full moon, a full moon as red as blood!
"Blood moon..." Claire murmured, looking up.

The driver also noticed the change in the crimson moon in the night sky. He said with a rather ominous look of worry, "It's actually a blood moon. Sir, this is already the second blood moon this year. I hear all sorts of supernatural phenomena occur on nights like this. After I've finished with you, I guess I'll have to retire early tonight."

The driver's words were not groundless. Facts have proved that people are more likely to trigger various negative emotions on the night of the blood moon. In the knowledge of mysticism, the power of the underworld and the spiritual world becomes significantly stronger on the night of the blood moon. For example, the probability of corpses turning into corpses in the cemetery is much greater than usual.

It's a blood moon... I'm afraid Fors will have a hard time...

After glancing at the blood-red moon in the night sky, Claire soon heard a prayer through the vibrations of the gray fog. It was a quiet and desperate prayer, and that voice belonged to... Hugh Dilcha.

"A fool who does not belong to this era..."

"Please, save Fors."

Was it Xio who prayed first? Xio's feelings for Fors were truly profound, he wasn't even afraid of the Heretic God's name...

As Xio prayed, Claire saw a crimson star flickering brightly in the gray fog. "Is this the crimson star that represents Xio? As expected, Xio was actually dragged into the gray fog world by the Fool a long time ago. It's just that the Fool never dragged Xio into the gray fog world during the gathering."

Just as Claire was trying to determine whether or not Xio was a member of the Tarot Club, Fors's intermittent prayers followed:
"You don't belong to this era, you fool..."

"Above the gray fog, there is a mysterious ruler..."

"Hold, good luck, the King of Yellow and Black..."

"Save me, save me..."

Compared to the despair in Xio's voice, Fors's intermittent prayers contained immense pain. Claire sighed softly.

At this moment, Claire saw a place near the bronze table in the gray fog. Following Fors's prayer, a clear light swirled in circles in the air above the palace.

Then, Claire saw the Fool appear in the towering palace in the gray fog world. She saw the Fool raise his hand and touch the rippling light circle.

Is the Fool responding to Fors's prayers, establishing a spiritual connection with Fors by responding to the prayers?

Claire made guesses based on the Fool's actions, even conjecturing that if the Fool succeeded, Fors would be pulled above the gray fog, potentially becoming a new member of the Tarot Club.

But before the communication between the Fool and Fors was fully established, the bright light in the gray fog world dimmed in an instant!

It shattered!
As the radiance shattered, Fors's painful prayers vanished completely within the gray fog!

The Fool in the palace was visibly stunned, clearly not knowing what had suddenly happened.

Claire was lost in thought when she saw this scene. Could it be that Lady Cecima and Alicia had taken action?

Hillston, the residence of Hugh and Fors.

After finishing his work at the auction, Xiu stayed in the room with Fors, who was caught in the strange transformation. He watched helplessly as Fors's hair grew longer at a speed visible to the naked eye under the blood moon!

Seeing Fors losing control, the helpless Xio could only hold her. Even though she was scratched by Fors's truly mutated nails, she was unwilling to let go.

Listening to Fors chanting the name of the God of Steam and Machinery was of no use.

Listening to Fors's painful murmurs.

In desperation, Xio finally whispered the name of the evil god behind Miss Audrey's organization into Fors's ear: "Even if it's an evil spirit, no matter who it is, as long as they can save Fors..."

The desire to survive made Fors follow Xio in praying.

As this honorific name, referring to an unknown entity, was recited, Fors felt as if she had made contact with some kind of being.

But before she could confirm whether this connection was an illusion caused by the madness of her mumbling, a pitch-black coffin suddenly smashed through her bedroom window and broke in!

The sane Xio looked at the intruding pure black coffin in horror, not knowing what it was, but she subconsciously stood in front of the unable-to-move Fors.

The pure black coffin seemed to be lifted by some invisible force and landed gently in front of Xio.

Just as Xio was frowning and looking at it, the lid of the coffin suddenly opened by itself, generating a strange suction force.

Moreover, this strange suction force only affected Fors. It sucked Fors, who was on the verge of losing control, into the coffin through Xio and other debris in the room!

"Forsi!"

Xio hurriedly reached out to grab Fors, and was sucked into the pure black coffin.

Close the coffin lid!

"Forsi!"

They were sucked into the coffin together, and Xio screamed in fear and anxiety.

But what Xio didn't expect was that Fors's slightly calmer voice responded to her: "Xiu, stop yelling, I'm not dead yet. But you're almost making me deaf."

In the pitch-black darkness, the only person Xiou could touch was Forsi, who was tightly embraced by her. Hearing Forsi's voice, which seemed to no longer be in pain, Xiou reacted: "Forsi, are you okay?"

"It seems like everything is fine." Fors responded in disbelief, "I can no longer hear the murmurs that caused me so much pain."

This sudden encounter left Fors bewildered.

After entering this strange coffin, the whispers echoing in her ears suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving her with an unprecedented sense of relief.

"Could it be that our prayers have been answered by some existence?" Xio couldn't help but speculate.

"You guys...what were you praying for just now?" At this time, Xio and Fors heard a man's voice ringing out from inside the coffin.

"Is this the informant you mentioned?" At the same time, a woman's voice rang out, "Were they praying to some evil spirit just now?"

Hearing the conversation between the two voices, Fors's mind reacted faster. From this brief conversation, Fors guessed that the two people whose figures could not be seen in the darkness must be some official extraordinary force!

Based on this, it can be inferred that the black coffin that sucked her in and blocked the full moon's whispers is probably also a powerful magical item brought by these official extraordinary people!
At this time, the male voice said again, "Sir Alicia, I will teach them more. As for the matter of the evil spirit's honorable name, leave it to me."

The female voice fell silent, as if acquiescing to the male voice's request.

Then Fors heard the male voice say to her and Xio, "I am the head of Backlund's Red Gloves. I've received a request from your captain and am here to help you. Don't be afraid. We are all inside the Holy Coffin now. Here, we are isolated from all external interference, even the contamination of the evil god."

Captain? Captain of what?
Fors's head was full of questions.

Meanwhile, Xio, who was hugging Fors tightly, reacted at this moment:
It turns out that these were the reinforcements called by Captain Galadilla!
And the Goddess Church actually has a solution to Fors's full moon mumbling!

"Thank you for your help! Sir Cecima!" Xio remembered that she had seen this surname on the Red Gloves' contract. Isn't this Captain Galadilla's immediate superior, Sir Creste Cecima!

Fors also realized at this time that this should be the reinforcements that Xio had invited to solve her Full Moon Whispering, and they were powerful extraordinary people from the Goddess Church!
The full moon's whispers that had left her helpless were actually resolved by a pure black coffin. Fors felt deeply moved that this was indeed one of the powerful Orthodox Churches. She even had the idea of ​​changing her faith.

After all, in the most dangerous moment, the God of Steam and Machinery she believed in did not perform a miracle, and it was two extraordinary people from the Goddess Church who saved her.

Although it was obvious that these two people came to help because of Xio.

But no matter what, they really help when something happens...

At this moment, the status of the Church of the Evernight Goddess in Fors's heart was rapidly rising.

Man Yue's mumbling didn't last long. After enduring a few minutes, Fors took the initiative to ask the two Beyonders from the Goddess Church to try to get out of the coffin.

When the coffin lid was opened, Fors walked out of the "holy coffin" with the support of Xio. She confirmed that the full moon whispers that had been haunting her for a long time were indeed avoided by her in the holy coffin!
(End of this chapter)