Sakuragi Island.
The pinnacle of Yae Shrine.
The sun shines on the pink petals of the sacred cherry blossoms, and the gentle breeze scatters them to the earth. A beautiful woman sits quietly under the tree, raising her hand to try to keep the flower rain.
But the floating cherry blossoms eventually slipped from her fingertips. Every cherry blossom that once danced in the wind will eventually return to the sand under her feet after blooming its beauty to the world.
However, although each cherry blossom only has a brief stage in the air for a few seconds, they continue to come one after another. When they come back to their senses, they lower their heads and look at the soles of their feet.
The once muddy sand has been completely covered by pink petals at some point. What was originally a brown muddy path has been paved into a refreshing cherry blossom avenue.
Those cherry blossoms that left the aerial stage were able to glow with their beauty for a second time.
So far.
The faint purple light in the eyes of the fox statue next to the sacred cherry has completely dimmed, symbolizing that the self-sealed forbidden soul inside has completely dissipated.
Next to the beautiful woman under the sacred cherry tree, there was a silent young man standing.
He was taciturn at first, but after seeing that the fox statue had completely lost its spirituality and turned into an ordinary statue, the young man still couldn't hold back and clenched his fists.
"Sister..." Xiao pursed his lips, his voice filled with sadness.
But even without Louise's explanation, Xiao also understood, or in other words, had anticipated the choice of his sister, the former master of the shrine, the choice of the taboo monster of the true fox demon clan.
Today's Yae Shrine no longer needs a second fox-faced shrine maiden. In this case, it is better to return the power to the earth and become the nourishment for the sacred cherry blossoms, so that more new cherry blossoms can bloom in color.
after all...
In order to pave the beautiful cherry blossom avenue, there are already petals who willingly choose to be the lowest layer, bordering the sand, and endure being stained by filth and dust. So what does this mean to her?
Louise sighed.
Without saying anything, he just took out a similar small fox statue from his arms and placed it next to the big fox statue.
This "travel souvenir" that was forgotten and silent in the storage room has finally returned to its original hometown.
But just when Louise was about to turn around and leave.
From the stone steps of the shrine directly opposite, a hazy figure of a witch appeared. Xiao Xiao immediately took a step forward nervously, wanting to protect his mother, because although he did not recognize the other person's appearance, this aura made him aware of the entire Thousand Islands. Make no mistake, that's... God.
"Don't be so nervous. It's just a reminiscence between old friends. You can go back first." Louise patted the young man on the shoulder and told him to relax.
Seeing that his mother had said this, and that the phantom of the Water God opposite seemed to be waiting for him to leave, Xiao Xiao nodded, and after one last deep look, he quickly left the top of the shrine.
Finally, when only the beautiful woman and the witch were left beside the sacred cherry blossom, Louise was the first to shake her head, with her hands on her hips and said:
"Oh, you came so suddenly. I couldn't even prepare any gifts. It was such a mistake. What a mistake. You shouldn't mind this little thing, right, Froka?"
"Of course not." The witch phantom shook her head.
Of course, Water God Froka heard the true meaning of Louise's words.
After all, if it really counts...
One of the few precious "wonders" in the Thousand Islands, the sinking and crash of the Astorius was attributed to Louise.
"I'm not here to ask questions. On the contrary, I'm very grateful to you for using an Astorogis to bring the end of the Fall into the Abyss. This is what I have received from you since we have known each other for so many years. The best gift I’ve ever given.”
"Eh? I obviously think the gifts I gave before were okay, how could this happen..." Louise muttered dissatisfiedly.
"Then... why did you come to me? You're not really here to reminisce about old times, are you? Even Xiao knows that this is not something that their cold Lord Water God, you Froka, would do."
The witch didn't care about Louise's teasing, and just continued calmly: "I'm here to give you a piece of advice."
"advice?"
"I won't care about your own daughter's affairs, but if that little girl is involved... Louise, I hope you can stop."
It was said to be advice, but Louise narrowed her eyes. Judging from Froca's words, it seemed more like...a warning.
but...
The beautiful woman looked at the water god opposite who could only appear as a blurry shadow. She raised the corners of her mouth and asked slightly arrogantly:
"The way you are now is unconvincing."
"If I guess correctly, that cute little octopus has taken away most of your power, right? You forcibly created another world line with your own destiny... To be honest, Froka, I admire your courage and courage."
"But I'm curious, haven't you always believed in fate? Then why didn't you accept your fate of becoming that octopus monster after being corrupted by the Fallen Abyss? Instead, you put your bet on a little girl?"
Louise was looking into the water god's eyes. The beautiful woman put away her playful expression and asked quite seriously:
"Why are you so sure that she won't get rid of the conspirator you spent all your energy to penetrate into the Fallen Abyss? Once Vivian really takes your fate and other leaders of the Fallen Abyss, If you kill them without discrimination, not only will you waste your divine power in vain, but the fall of Thousand Islands into the abyss will continue endlessly because you no longer have the ability to seal the wellhead."
"To be honest, this bet is too big. If it were me, I would rather let the Fall fall for another half month than choose such a risky bet."
It is precisely because of Clara's ability to control other fallen creatures that the Thousand Island Army can come to the big snake without any hindrance and directly engage in the final battle. Without Clara, it might really be delayed by half as Louise said. It takes only a month to fight the Orochi.
But on the other hand, if the Water God had not created Clara, her own "phantom of fate", Froka would have been 100% capable of successfully sealing the mouth of the Abyssal Well after the Thousand Islands Army defeated the Orochi.
Of course, the price is that the Abyss will continue to wreak havoc for another half month, and you must know that this kind of shelter often has a threshold. The loss before the threshold may be very small, but once this limit is exceeded, the subsequent loss rate will be It's rising exponentially, so don't look at it, it's only half a month longer. For Qiandao, this half month may be the difference between a cold and a serious loss of vitality.
No wonder Louise "accuses" the water god here.
But Froca shook her head.
"You made a mistake, Louise. It's not that I bet that Vivian can find the difference in Clara, but..."
"Because she is Vivian, that's why I dare to create the shadow of destiny with confidence."
"She already gave a perfect score in the last Shadow of Destiny, so I believe she will do the same this time. Can a bet with a decided outcome still be called a bet?"
Opposite, Louise showed a surprised expression after the Water Myth. Firstly, she didn't expect that Froka would speak so highly of that little girl. Secondly, she didn't expect... The Water God even used the Shadow of Destiny once. , only targeting Vivian's fateful shadow at a time.
Destiny is the authority of the Water God, and directly "reflecting" the future, past, and parallel destinies, whether people or things, in the present world, is the so-called shadow of destiny, which is an extremely powerful and extremely consuming power.
Louise now understands a little bit, no wonder the water god is so weak.
"So, you have been preparing for this game from the beginning?" It was not until the beautiful woman here that she could see the full picture of Thousand Islands this time.
But Froka did not answer directly. Instead, she turned around and looked into the distance, which was the direction of the Flame Domain.
"After all, she was... sent here specially by my sister."
Tsk tsk...
Louise smacked her lips, showed an expression of envy, and sighed a little sadly: "If the other two twin gods in the Western Continent could have the same friendship as you, I'm afraid the Fallen Abyss would have appeared hundreds of years later. .”
It seems that the topic has gone a bit far.
Back to the original topic.
The beautiful woman waved her hand to Froka, and said briskly as if there was nothing to worry about: "Don't worry, I think it's too late to be flattered by such a proud woman. How can I be an enemy of her? Besides, , we are all here, and when I was still very weak, some old guys tried to bully me, but in the end... I paid for their coffins."
"According to Gui Li, things have turned around now, and it's our turn to become the old people we were before. I don't want to be someone else's stepping stone, let alone sleep in a coffin someone else bought for me... Well, if If the quality is really good, that can be discussed separately.”
Speaking of this, Louise started to complain a little bit about the water god.
"Hiss...Looking at it this way, Froka, do you think that I am too vicious? How could I take action against my daughter's friend?"
But the water god just glanced coldly.
"From the time you induced your little daughter to recognize her ancestors and return to her clan, you have been the most vicious and shameless mother."
"Eh..."
Louise tried to refute but failed. Indeed, she was very inexperienced in being a mother. Could it be that unknowingly, as time passed, she became the kind of person she hated most when she was young? Old thing?
The beautiful woman was still reflecting on herself, but Froka walked to the statue of a large and small fox next to Shen Ying first.
When the Water God Phantom put his hand on the little fox statue...
Buzz!
Light blue light bloomed from the water god's fingertips, covering the entire sculpture. This action naturally attracted Louise's attention. She could feel that the already fragile shadow of the water god was even more... It's getting blurry.
finally.
When the blue light faded, a miraculous scene appeared.
Cracks suddenly appeared on the little fox statue, and soon these cracks spread like spider webs to the entire statue.
And the next second later...
Click...click...
A crisp sound echoed from the top of the shrine.
The little fox statue cracked completely, and instead, a living, real little fox emerged from the statue.
Although it is still young, it is opening its hazy eyes, constantly looking at the new world curiously. Without the restraints of the statue, the pink fluff on the outside can be stretched out, making the little fox look chubby and as big as a super tall man. The pink thread ball is the same.
But it was from this little fox that Louise felt the familiar taboo aura. There was no doubt that this was a taboo monster.
The water god caressed the little fox, with a look of reminiscence on his face, as if this scene seemed familiar. The little fox also enjoyed the caressing and made a comfortable sound similar to "嘤嘤".
Unfortunately, soon after, the little fox felt something was wrong, because the force from the touch became weaker and weaker. When it opened its narrowed eyes and looked at the Water God, it found that the shadow of the Water God had disappeared little by little.
The little fox was so anxious that he kept shouting and tried to hold the opponent's hand with his paws. Unfortunately, his paws went directly through the shadow, and after a few seconds, even the last bit of the shadow disappeared in front of it. .
The lost little fox looked at the place where the water god's shadow disappeared. He stayed in a daze under the sacred cherry tree for a long time, unwilling to leave. Louise next to him saw this scene and did not disturb her. She chose to turn around and leave silently.
This...perhaps is the fate of forbidden monsters.
Now that the nine-tailed demon fox has reappeared, the Yamata no Orochi... must not be far away, right?
Not long after Louise left, another group of people appeared from under the steps at the top of the shrine.
The little fox who was still next to Shen Ying woke up and quickly ran over to take a look.
It found that the leader was a witch wearing a fox mask around her waist, and strangely, beside this witch, there was a little wolf and a...little sparrow?
The little fox felt an indescribable affinity for the witch's fox mask, as if he had just lost a relative but suddenly found another.
But in the end, it hesitated and hid quickly, hiding its young body behind Shen Ying.
Because the little fox is afraid of strangers, he is very timid towards the wolf and the sparrow behind the witch. Although they are different species, the little fox always feels that they are very similar, but the other two are obviously good friends, and he is just an outsider.
And the following facts made the little fox even more sure that his approach of hiding was absolutely correct.
I saw that after the human witch seemed to enter the room to handle some work and left, the little wolf cub and the little sparrow began to whisper and plot something.
Soon, under the doubtful eyes of the little fox, he saw the little wolf cub dragging over a large vat, and then the little sparrow brought in many branches and firewood from all around.
Next, I saw the wolf sparrow starting to fill the big vat with water. When it was almost full, the little sparrow spit out flames and instantly burned the firewood under the big vat. After a while, the water in the vat was filled with water. The gurgling boiled.
What are they doing?
The answer was soon revealed.
Still in a way that shocked the little fox.
As the little fox peered in, he saw the little wolf cub conjuring an oval-shaped snake egg out of nowhere...
thump!
He directly put this dark green snake egg into the boiling vat!
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