god of tomorrow

"That's enough, don't go overboard..."

Tsk tsk tsk —

"If you kiss me again, I'll scream..."

"Waaaaah, someone's here!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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Chapter 213 Who am I? Where am I? Why did she suddenly wake up?

"That's enough, don't go too far..."

After struggling for a while, Gawain finally took the lead, pinning Lily down by her shoulders.

Looking down, I saw the little black witch with a slightly flushed face, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her eyes half-open, filled with mist. Her lips parted unconsciously, murmuring that she wanted water, her alluring fragrance more intoxicating than any drink.

Gao Wen was almost drunk from watching it.

At such a vibrant age, how could a proper young person withstand such a test? They immediately made an astonishing move.

Before the change, such as the first four night raids, Gawain was able to withstand the test.

Now it's different. He's been eating well for the past three days, and the veteran cadre knows all too well how it feels. Once his desires were unleashed, his self-control plummeted. In his moment of slight bewilderment, Lily clung to him like an octopus, and he quickly found a reason to convince himself, thus preventing his will from overpowering his desires.

It's all Dawn's fault!

Two black heads were locked in a fierce struggle on the bed. Seeing Lily getting increasingly out of line, forcibly accessing QQ Space and attempting to crown Hervy, Gawain finally slammed on the brakes, averting a potentially dangerous situation.

"Look here, there's water!"

Gao Wen raised his head to prevent Lily from getting closer, took out a sports drink from his system backpack, unscrewed the cap, and put it to her lips.

Lily stared blankly at the water source in front of her, then looked at the familiar water source. With her mind blank, she instinctively chose the water source she trusted more.

Imported products are always better; they're safe, additive-free, and you can drink them with peace of mind.

There was no other way, so Gao Wen had to process the sports drink into an imported one and fed Lily a whole bottle before she calmed down.

"It's finally over..."

Gao Wen ignored Xiao Gao Wen's complaints and, after a fierce battle of wits and courage, felt utterly exhausted.

Even Herbie wasn't this difficult to deal with!

Lily, barely quenching her thirst, remained perched in Gawain's lap like an octopus. Because it was a hard seat, not a soft one and not a power outlet, her head was level with Gawain's.

Lily's fever had subsided slightly, but her hazy gaze still held a captivating, cold allure.

It's alright, as long as I don't need to find water, everything is fine.

Gawain scooped up his hands, patted his butt, and said, "You know the Dark Envoy, right? The traitor of the Alica family. Tell me his name, whether he's male or female, how old he is, and his ID number. Tell me everything."

Lily's mind went blank. She frowned in confusion, thinking hard, and finally murmured that she could still drink and wouldn't get drunk at all.

Gao Wen asked several times, but received the same answer each time. Helpless, he took out a sports drink and prepared it. As long as Lily cooperated with the questions, there would be plenty of drinks for the night.

Seeing that the water supply had been refilled, Lily's blank mind responded. After searching for keywords, she stepped forward to get water and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Ricciard!"

This name was given to Lily by her father.

As for whether the current Dark God's Messenger is still willing to use the old title, Lily is not quite sure.

According to Lily, Gawain's unreliable father-in-law was rarely home, and his reasons for going out were varied: visiting relatives and friends, digging up graves, looking for his children's mother, catching up with his lover, or causing trouble for his enemies.

In short, being a single father is too difficult; he has to work hard outside the home for the sake of his family.

To protect his beloved daughter-in-law, who was prone to leaking drafts, and her father-in-law, who was also a red-haired man, the father-in-law not only personally reinforced the seal of the entire castle, but also specially created a loyal servant to guard the castle gates.

Lily is a noblewoman of the night, and her father-in-law is no exception.

The Ridgeod, which he created himself, was endowed with many terrifying supernatural attributes the moment it awakened.

Ricciard can transform his bloodline into his own kind, possessing far superior basic stats, rapid regeneration, immunity to all diseases, and immortality that magicians covet.

It does not age, does not die from disease, and does not die from limb or brain damage; it can be called immortal.

In addition, Richiord possesses blood magic, which allows him to manipulate his own and his enemies' blood at will, as well as replenish his energy and access memories by drinking blood.

Dark nobles, vampires, or bloodlines, from the moment of transformation, are inherently subject to the bloodline suppression of those in power. While transforming his own kind, Richiord also enjoyed the power of life and death that placed him above all living beings.

Within the Allica family, he was merely a servant, but before the bloodline he created, he was a supreme king.

Power can lead you astray!

Accustomed to giving orders and having subordinates rack their brains to please him with just a glance, Richiord found it hard to be a slave or fawn over others. The huge disparity gradually fostered in him a sense of entitlement.

By this time, Ridgeard was already making preparations. He traveled the continent under an assumed name, selecting a suitable place to live. It was during this period that he acquired the identity of the Dark God's Messenger.

All that's missing is a downpour to unleash the cry from my heart.

A torrential downpour is coming!

On one hand, Lily's elderly father has been away from home for a long time and has not returned. His whereabouts and fate are unknown.

On the other hand, Red Hair's father, bored out of his mind, orchestrated a Chaos Sacrifice, throwing away the castle and all the wealth his father had accumulated over the years, destroying the castle's gates, and incidentally transferring the castle's seal onto himself and his unlucky sister.

In Richiode's view, the old master's fate was unknown, which meant he was dead. The fact that two young ladies had been sealed away was like adding insult to injury. The time had come, and if they didn't act now, when would they?

That day, the loyal servant devoured his master, baring his fangs at the two young ladies. Due to a faulty intelligence, he only knew that Lily and Hervy were sealed away, unaware that both possessed chaotic magic with extraordinary mechanisms. His foolproof plan collapsed, and he lost track of the two young ladies ever since.

The reason Richard went to great lengths to capture Lily and Herve was primarily to capture Lily. Besides fearing that his old master might suddenly rise from the dead and return to settle scores with the traitors, he needed a hostage to protect himself. There was another important reason.

Despite his ability to create offspring and acquire a group of obedient adopted sons and daughters with a mere word, he is actually incapable of reproduction. Furthermore, he and his offspring are afraid of sunlight and cannot walk freely in the sun like Lily and her father.

He was incomplete and flawed; he longed for a more perfect immortality.

Lily talked as she drank, pausing from time to time to think hard. She talked for almost an hour just about this information.

After saying that, she put her arms around Gao Wen's neck and tried to kiss him.

Gawain responded for a moment, nudged Lily's head aside, and said in a low voice, "A group of vampires who are afraid of sunlight, targeted by the Church of Dawn, where restraint is paramount, aren't they doomed?"

The Dark God fears sunlight, and his descendants cannot walk in it. This information is very important, so Gawain is reminded to master several solar magic spells as soon as possible in order to gain a decisive advantage in battle.

Of course, not all members of the Dark Church are vampires. For example, Connor and Baldr, both archmages, are normal humans who have never undergone conversion.

This shows that Richiord was well aware of his own disadvantages and took precautions to avoid debuffing everyone.

Lily is indeed not afraid of the sun and sunbathes like a normal person. After jumping into the pit during consecutive night raids, her resistance is maxed out, and she is even less afraid of the sun.

Richiord's desire to find a cure for the 'curse' from her wasn't entirely a desperate gamble; there might actually be some truth to it. As for the unspeakable secret of her inability to reproduce...

Gawain raised an eyebrow. Could he interpret this as Lily being capable of having offspring?

If you don't understand, is there reproductive isolation between humans and vampires?

Xiao Gaowen said that the answer to this question was 50/50, and the solution was to use the process of elimination. He suggested that Gaowen give it a try, as it would not be shameful to dedicate himself to science.

How pathetic!

That's fucking shabby!

Gao Wen shook his head repeatedly. People can't, or at least shouldn't, fall into this trap repeatedly because of Lily's repeated failures to learn from her mistakes. But he also played a dishonorable role in it, with impure motives, wanting to cash out his shares.

Was he doing this for intelligence? Or was he just lusting after his sister-in-law? Every time he pulled up his pants, he couldn't help but scold himself.

It was an accident before, but it can't happen again next time!

You'll do it again next time!

One must have self-awareness. Even when he was on the verge of disaster, Gawain could still convince himself by saying that Lily had brought this upon herself and that she was gathering intelligence. If he had simply gone with the flow and ended up stranded on a deserted river, it wouldn't have been Dawn's fault, nor Lily's fault; it would have been his own fault for wanting more than he had.

In an instant, Gawain was morally condemned to the point of being completely torn apart, which strengthened his willpower, allowing him to straighten the little black witch in his arms.

From now on, the focus is solely on intelligence; we can no longer find excuses to take advantage.

Lily answered Gawain's question in a daze: vampires are creatures that walk in the darkness, and being targeted by the Church of Dawn does indeed mean certain death. But Richiord wasn't that stupid; he had made two preparations. Once the dormant period was over, they would bloom in multiple places across the continent, summoning hell to descend upon the human world.

"What will he do? With the twelve ram's head scepters?" Gawain asked impatiently.

"Sheep Head... Quan... you really did... know..."

Lily murmured as she looked at Gawain, triggering a key word; her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she seemed to be waking up.

Gawain quickly added a hypnotic spell, trying to lower Lily's guard and explain the secrets of the Ram's Head Scepter to her.

Lily was drowsy, somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, and Gawain encountered almost no resistance, successfully hypnotizing her. Because of this success, the defense mechanisms deep within Lily's mind instantly activated, unleashing a massive surge of mental energy that shattered the hypnosis and simultaneously awakened her dormant will and consciousness.

"..." x2

Gao Wen: ∑(O_O;)

Who am I? Where am I? Why did she suddenly wake up?

Lily: Σ(?д?ノ)ノ

Who am I? Where am I? Isn't he asleep?

Their eyes met, and Gawain's heart stopped beating. Lily was also so shocked that she was completely dumbfounded.

The two leaned against each other chest to chest, and in the next second, their heartbeats both started racing, faster and faster.

They stared at each other for a full minute, then Lily's eyelids twitched, and she drifted back into a half-asleep state. Perhaps it was an escape from reality, or perhaps she was still intoxicated; in any case, she closed her eyes and ignored everything.

Gao Wen swallowed several times, lay down obediently, and dared not ask for any more information.

Now that she knows everything, will she become enraged and stage a locked-room suicide?

Surely not...?!

It's not a big problem; I can make excuses.

Just as Gawain's brain was racing, Lily murmured that she wanted some water and came over again.

Tsk tsk tsk —

……

The next day is dawn.

The continuous drizzle and the pattering raindrops on the glass, along with the relaxing white noise that helped Lily fall asleep, allowed her to sleep soundly. Apart from the heavy pillow pressing down on her, making it a little hard to breathe, everything else was fine.