Whispering Poems

Chapter 3845 The Chosen One

The duel at this moment is no longer merely a clash of swords, a struggle between forces, or a clash of destinies. The apocalyptic world and the fairytale kingdom are eroding each other as they confront each other, their power spreading with every step, dodge, and turn.

Dusk and night merged seamlessly, yellow sand and green land intertwined, and even the three demigod witches at this moment could not intervene in such a battle.

The light emanating from the golden cracks on Xia De's body grew even colder, and the black eyes of the snake held an emptiness and madness that mortals could not comprehend.

Worlds are at war with each other. None of them are gods, but at this moment, within their respective worlds, they all seem to have become gods.

Of course, Ellie, holding the apple, was undisturbed by the battle in the distance. She was still surrounded by unicorns at the door of the dwarf's cabin, a dwelling that suited her height perfectly.

"But the strength is really not enough."

As a pure white sacred beast, she did not misunderstand Shad's illusion, but rather she lacked Shad's "divine overflow" power.

Seeing that Shad had already engaged Mr. Snake in another battle to buy himself time, Ellie still didn't understand what she was supposed to do. The surrounding unicorns didn't bother her, but little Leona, who was closest to Ellie, was very anxious. After all, she recognized Shad and knew that her friend Emilia had gone to a dangerous place again.

Young Leona was not yet an adult among the unicorn race, and her power was nowhere near that of Ellie. But she knew the answer, and she knew what Ellie should do at this moment.

So, as Ellie stared blankly at the apple in her hand, another small hand reached out and pressed down on it:

"Ellie! Apple!"

The tiny figure that appeared beside Ellie was even shorter than Ellie herself. She resembled a newborn fawn, filled with innocent trust in the world. Like Ellie, she was barefoot, her delicate feet stepping directly onto the dew-kissed, tender green grass.

However, little Leona was clearly not used to standing on both feet yet; she was slightly on her tiptoes, looking as if she was about to leap up lightly at any moment.

Ellie blinked blankly at the humanoid Leona.

They have very similar temperaments, but apart from being a bit taller, Ellie's unique feature is the luminous moonlight-colored highlights on her forehead.

Leona's distinctive features include the Saint Byron Academy crest sewn in gold thread on her pristine white robe, signifying that she is not a lone unicorn; and a badge on her chest with a design resembling a cartoon of Emilia, symbolizing the friendship between Leona and Emilia.

The connection of fate is never one-way, but Ellie gained more; and the unicorns' unique talent of "species convergent evolution" allowed little Leona, who had lived with Ellie the longest, to finally master human shapeshifting at this time.

It seems that Dorothy's prediction that "a large group of unicorns will enroll in St. Byron's" is likely to come true.

"Power, connection, you, us."

Little Leona clearly didn't have a very good grasp of human language, so she spoke while gesturing. One hand was placed on Ellie's apple, and the other finger pointed at Ellie, then at herself and the other unicorns.

"You, us?"

Ellie tilted her head and asked.

"friendship!"

Little Leanna then looked at her expectantly:
"Here, take it!"

As Ellie pondered, footsteps approached from the forest:
"Don't you understand yet?"

Old Master Zarathustra, Mr. Mortis, and "Father" emerged together from the shadows of the forest:

"The unicorn favored by fate, all the other candidates have given up their qualifications, and now you are the only one left on the stage. What are you waiting for?"

Ellie then said somewhat shyly:

"No, snake molt."

Winnie approached from another direction, gazing tenderly at this life that shared her own era:

"Ms. White is no longer able to appear, so I will speak on her behalf: the shedding of the snake's skin is never the most important thing. The most important thing is that you understand your own destiny and know what destiny really is."

The man wearing the clown mask reminded him:

"The Summoner once told me that when enough powerful individuals with similar destinies gather together, they can also solidify their destinies through ancient secret arts (Chapter 3739). At this moment, aren't you gathered with your kin enough?"

The unicorns then cried out in agreement with his statement, while the "priest" who believed in the evil god asked her:
"You, chosen by fate, what do you wear on your hand?"

Ellie, now in human form, looked at her right hand, where she wore three rings that had transformed into a dark gold color:

"The Holy Ring in the Snow Mountain (Chapter 3799)!"

Finally, the old keeper of secrets asked a question:

"Pure white sacred beast, do you now understand what your innate destiny is, the essence of your destiny, and the shape that destiny takes in your eyes?"

Ellie's face lit up with sudden realization. She glanced at the shimmering light on the ring of destiny that had appeared behind her, then at the excited unicorns and the expectant little Leona around her, before finally looking at her own hands.
Holding the apple in her hand, she first ate the pure white apple, digesting the last bit of violet power she had brought from the Upper Spring. Because a story was written on the apple, the violet power endowed Ellie with the final Enlightenment Rune of the Eight Rings—[Snow White].

Ellie looked at her hands and spoke the name of her third Ring of Fate—

"connect!"

"hold head high!"

Hundreds of unicorns cried out in unison, bestowing all their brilliance upon Ellie. Pure white light surged towards Ellie's life ring, and with the help of hundreds of powerful unicorns and that violet power, the rapidly spinning ring transformed into nine rings.

Ellie officially became a High Ring Warlock.

When the Ring of Fate returned to normal rotation speed, the light shared by the unicorns and Ellie's own light were once again shared with every unicorn present:

"Connection! Friendship! Everyone!"

Ellie said, and the unicorns joined her in their cries.

Far from becoming weaker by sharing her power, Ellie grew stronger in the radiance. The connection of fate was not one-way; Ellie reached forward and retrieved the white apple called "Connection" from the void.

Then the apples of "Innocence" and "Luck" floated out, three apples—two white and one gold—floating together before her. Three destinies converged. Wearing an artifact of an ancient god on her right hand, Ellie didn't fully understand the true meaning of destiny, but destiny itself didn't necessarily need to be fully comprehended.

The bewildered little unicorn now understood what she had to do. Old Mr. Zarathustra, Mr. Mortis, the "priest," little Leona, the unicorns, and even the birds, deer, foxes, and squirrels gathered at the foot of the hill were all watching her—

The ceremony for the chosen ones begins!
Because Ellie's Common Tongue wasn't very good, she often had difficulty completing the necessary "announcements," so Winnie, on behalf of Ms. White, inquired:

"Ellie, the lone unicorn, the pure white sacred beast born in the Fifth Era, the girl favored by the moon, tell me the three desires in your heart right now."

"apple!"

hum!
A pure white beam of light fell from the starry sky, enveloping Ellie. Then, a gale swept outwards from Ellie, bending countless trees in the forest.

The forest sang for her in the night breeze, and the animals' soft cries were the best prayers of the moment. The moon shone gently on her, and the world of fairy tales celebrated for her.

"destiny!"

The three apples merged and entered Ellie's life ring. Then, the golden light emanating from the rapidly spinning ring formed the ancient holy emblem of the Ouroboros beneath her feet.

Her white hair fluttered in the wind, and the ring at the back of her hair gradually turned gold.

"Shad!" (Only those who know the truth can hear it)
People on the edge of the forest battlefield all turned around because of the sudden ancient and sacred power. Chloe was initially unhappy that Ellie's answer did not include her, but then she was happy because of the growth of the little unicorn she had watched grow up.

Violet quietly asked her if "Shad and her relationship is the same as ours," but Chloe ignored her; it was a joke that wasn't appropriate to respond to now.

"I swear to the ancient gods, Mr. Ring!"

Ellie from the Ninth Ring struggled to speak her heart:

"Protect destiny! Become destiny! I will connect all destinies!"

The phantom of a golden apple appeared directly above her head, enveloping her along with the holy emblem of the ancient god at her feet.

The sacred emblem then disintegrated in the pure white light into a ritual halo composed of thirteen points of light, which slowly moved upwards from below Ellie.

Adelina, whose hand was being held by the butterfly-winged girl, looked up at that place with envy, while the pointy-eared elf almost burst out laughing. Adele, both in the present and past lives, wore pensive expressions, while the fortune tellers led by President Lenorman sighed that fate was indeed so unpredictable.

The church also learned through this great battle that Ellie's true form was the unicorn ridden by the Summoner. However, at this point in the great battle, it doesn't matter who becomes the chosen one; what matters most is managing the current situation.

Only Shad and Mr. Snake failed to notice the direction from which the beam of light and ancient, sacred power erupted. The whispers of the fairy tale world transformed into a song, and the clash between the Doomsday Snake and the stranger's longsword seemed to provide background music for that song.

The moon hung behind that beam of pure white light. The phantom of the unicorn leaped lightly past the humanoid Ellie.

The thirteen-point ritual array finally passed over Ellie's head and merged with the golden apple. At that moment, the Ring of Fate completely transformed into a dark gold color flowing with liquid light. It was melting and deforming. When the transformation ended, the ouroboros wheel formed by the Ring of Fate floated behind Ellie, but in an instant, it transformed into a huge dark gold apple.

when!when!when!
A golden shockwave swept across the fairytale kingdom centered on Ellie, and bells tolled in the void, eventually merging into the songs of the world and the forest.

Golden ripples swept over the unicorns, over the former candidates, and over everyone watching this scene. And so, all the anxiety and unease, all the resentment and impatience, vanished as Ellie slowly fell.

Even beyond the fairytale world, the golden ripples stopped the yellow sands from blowing across the sands that had reached the southern coast of the Old World. This power, seemingly from time immemorial, smoothed the tremors of fate, suppressed the unnatural forces of destiny, and symbolized that tonight's decisive battle had truly come to an end.

When Ellie's pale silver-gray eyes reopened and looked at the world, the ninth chosen one, the heir to destiny, was officially born in the fairytale kingdom atop the snow-capped mountains.

　PS: The illustration in this chapter is titled "The Chosen One".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)