Whispering Poems

Chapter 3839 Stella, who gave up her qualification
As Stella left the battlefield, she transferred the [Breeding] shield to Iluna.

Although Stella herself felt that she hadn't played a significant role, her departure still caused the battlefield to spiral out of control for a short period of time. Fortunately, the three demigod witches managed to maintain the situation.

Violet's "Eternal Beauty" fate has a similar effect to "Resurrection," while Chloe's "Transcendence" fate allows her to grant Frost and Snow a status almost equivalent to the surrounding apocalyptic desert.

Emilia's [Hero] and [Nature] powers caused giant tree-men to rise from the apocalyptic sands, while Claire's [Dawn], which had just entered the battlefield, gave the sunlight in her hands the power to penetrate the barrier of destruction.

Sister Daphne's death scythe cuts through the twilight of the apocalypse. [Inheritance] becomes a bond in the hands of the Chosen of Light, connecting everyone on the battlefield together with [Unity] in the hands of the Chosen of Earth.

After being repaired by the light emanating from the Moon Seal, Luvia is seen by the serpent as being closer to destiny itself than any mortal; while the Void in the hands of Adele in the present world, combined with the power of time, can even twist the apocalyptic environment to create a void zone.

In the past, Adele did not possess the Ring of Fate, but this demigod witch directly wielded the power of the apocalypse to clash with Mr. Snake. The dim yellow light in her hands was almost identical to that in Mr. Snake's hands.

Of course, there's also Iluna, who returned carrying the last ring. The eighteen-year-old girl, having received a response from fate after making her wish, now fully understands what she truly wants. The lightning has thus become an integral part of her. The original Sun Gun only had two meanings: "light that transcends time" and "thunder that destroys." But now, the crimson lightning that explodes in the desert possesses the power to "bring hope and happiness, and punish evil."

Love provides an unbreakable barrier for the Great Witch of Light, while the destiny of holiness brings the sorceress with angelic blood ever closer to the power of her ancestors. Even the Chosen One with the butterfly wings becomes stronger because of the red ring in her hand. Although those in the distance do not know what kind of power she possesses, everyone can notice that although the Chosen One is in the same space on the battlefield, she is perceived as two different beings.

Besides them, many more ring-bearers were battling the metamorphosing serpent in the desert, but the serpent was not at a disadvantage. Although it was surprised by the situation, it was able to steadily deal with any attack. As the apocalypse spread, it grew stronger every second; it only needed to wait patiently.

The people on the battlefield understood this, but apart from Adele in the past and Ellie with a cat on her head, everyone's power was slowly draining away in the apocalyptic environment, and no one could escape the true end of the world.

Just then, the [Destruction] element from the thirteen rings of fate floating behind the snake suddenly condensed into black light and shot towards Stella as she left. Sylvie went to intercept it, but was knocked away in less than two seconds. It was only after Chloe released a chilling light that clashed with the black light that Stella was able to leave safely.

Stella wanted Ellie to go to the temple with her, but Ellie had already reunited with her unicorn companions. After completing the outer "safe zone," they transformed into white streams of light to support the witches, without even glancing at Stella.

Therefore, Stella had to hurry to the temple on her own. Originally not good at flying, she had improved her flying skills considerably after a night of practice. She was very fast and could see from afar that the temple on the edge of the battlefield was the only area not stained by the yellow sand. When Stella entered the temple, the others had already arrived.

The priest of the "Method of Unity" has been waiting here since he left Shangquan; Mr. Mortis, the "clown," also waited here after giving away his Ring of Fate, believing that all his performances were over.

Mr. Zarathustra had just arrived, and when Stella looked at him, she found that he had not yet condensed the Ring of Fate.

"I'm not going to finish Act VII; there's not enough time."

The injured old man briefly explained to the other three candidates that he had been hunted by the Order of Doom and had received help from strange ring sorcerers, while Katrin Schwartz had died after her fate was taken away.

He glanced again at the president of the [Truth Society] standing by the wall watching them, and seeing that the other party had no intention of interfering, he urged:

"Regardless, let's proceed with the final steps. Now it doesn't matter who becomes the chosen one. I think you can all feel that the serpent outside is getting stronger and stronger. Even if the Summoner summons three demigods, I'm afraid we still won't be able to defeat it in the end if we keep at this stalemate. The area affected by the apocalypse is still expanding, and my eyes have seen a rather terrible possibility."

"Yes, we must determine the final victor as soon as possible. In my perception, the two gods have already disappeared. Did the Summoner of Gods not join the battle?"

The "priest" asked Stella, who was still in a weak state due to the poisoning.

Stella shook her head:
"The Summoner hadn't reappeared when I came in, but she should be alright, right?"

She was actually quite worried, but Stella knew she couldn't help Shad, so she suppressed her worries and took out the snake's shed skin:
"Then let's get started."

The four candidates for destiny then gathered at the long table beneath the golden ouroboros wheel, and the four serpent molts resonated with each other after being removed. At that moment, the light in the temple suddenly dimmed, but a beam of light enveloped each of them above their heads.

The information recorded on the snake's molt manifested as golden streams of light that burst forth from the molt. The four streams of light merged together and fused with the offering table, ultimately transforming it into an old-fashioned square gambling table that closely resembled the gambling table in the [Destiny Casino].

The candidates each took their place on one side of the gambling table—

Clang~
From each person's sloughed snake, dice and coins fall in sequence. The dice that land on the table do not stop spinning immediately. According to the order in which they entered the temple, from "Father" to Stella, each person's die spins for 5 seconds before stopping.

Stella roughly estimated that it would take at least five more minutes for her dice to completely stop spinning. She was anxious, but also knew this was a necessary procedure; the numbers represented the power to shake fate, and this power would later become the foundation of the chosen one's starting strength.

After scanning the table, she discovered that Mr. Zarathustra from the [Association of Prophets] indeed had the most dice, after all, the association's foundation was simply too strong.

But since Mr. Zarathustra couldn't participate in every act of the seven-act story, Stella knew she wasn't without a chance of winning. So she waited patiently, but after two minutes, she felt something warm in her pocket again.

Touching it revealed it to be a runestone, and all three stars on it lit up.

Stella was horrified. Apart from Shad, almost every important person on the ship had this runestone. Once the runestone lit up, it meant they had to gather together to play the "Falling Moon Rebirth Song".

This piece works best when played by thirteen people. One star means that everyone is present and those who haven't met up don't need to go to meet up. Two stars mean that only a few people are missing and those who can meet up must go to meet up. Three stars mean that there is a severe shortage of performers and the girls who see the signal must meet up immediately.

Stella didn't know why she received this emergency signal. Perhaps it was because the apocalyptic environment affected the signal of the runes in some people's hands, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but she knew what she should do after seeing the signal in this situation.

"Are the qualifications of the selected candidates important?"

Stella asked herself this question. Although both "the other me" and she herself believed this qualification was important, Stella understood that Shad was even more important. Stella couldn't even imagine what would happen if Shad were to get hurt because of the qualification to be chosen.

Before setting off tonight, Luvia had instructed everyone that upon receiving an emergency signal from three stars, they needed to drop everything and head to the rendezvous point. Stella believed that even if others were here, they would make the exact same decision as she had.

Although the selection process would soon be decided, considering that even if she won, the subsequent selection ceremony would still take time, the white-haired girl took a deep breath and said:
"I'm giving up my qualification. You can continue."

Ignoring the expressions of the other three, she hurriedly ran towards the temple entrance.

The remaining three exchanged glances but said nothing; none of them would mind having one less competitor at this moment. The metal dice on the table continued to spin and bounce, but after patiently waiting for them to come to a standstill, they were surprised to find that nothing had happened.

Old Master Zarathustra had the most points, but he didn't feel any surge of power or anything else.

The three, bathed in light, looked at each other, and then Miss Pawo, who had been watching from the darkness of the temple, offered a reminder:

"So that's how it is. The story of the God of Fate is indeed interesting—the sixth mural has changed."

Stella, unaware of what was happening behind her after leaving the temple, rushed out of the temple gates but did not enter the battlefield. Instead, she flew rapidly towards the outer perimeter of the ruins.

As she flew, a sudden gust of wind slammed Stella to the ground. When she got up, supporting herself on the thick snow, she realized that she was no longer at the edge of the desert, but in a snow-covered mountain area.

Although she gave up her candidacy for Shad, Stella not only didn't lose her destiny talent, but felt she could decipher even more information from the snow and ice. Braving the wind and snow, she continued onward, and soon saw the Oracle Square, surrounded by hundreds of stone pillars, where many girls were gathered.

Emma Silvia, Margaret Anjou, Bella Belindel, Miss Elizabeth, Winnie, Adelina Cavendish, Matilda Ellington, and Rita Swift, who were not originally on the battlefield, were all present. Luvia and Ellie, who should have been on the battlefield, also appeared here.

Everyone held a different musical instrument, and each person wore a different degree of worry on their face. It's worth noting that Ellie, who didn't understand human musical instruments, held a triangle.

With Stella joining the group, the number of people gathered now has reached eleven.

　P.S.: Important plot developments in this book will happen tomorrow morning. Goodnight everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)