Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea

Chapter 13 What is left of you and me across time?

Source Castle.

The mysterious world is one of the nine essences that exist on Earth.

It is an essential element left behind by the Prime Creator for breaking through Sequence 0 and reaching sequences above it (the Old Days).

It is the cornerstone of Zhou Mingrui's "three years to become a god and five years to become a god".

Hermione dusted herself off and left the study. She walked through the long corridor of the residence and slowly came to the room belonging to Lady Misfortune.

When they opened the door, the room was empty, with the bed cabinet they had made together in their spare time placed in the middle.

Lady Doom enjoys the metahuman lifestyle.

Hermione undressed, cleaned herself briefly in the bathroom, and then lay down on the bed that belonged to Lady Misfortune.

A faint fragrance touches the wings of the nose, which is the scent left by Ms. "Misfortune".

Banishing all distracting thoughts, Hermione closed her eyes.

Based on the matching of the video information and her abilities, Hermione had determined that she was a Sequence 5 "Dream Walker" of the Visionary Path, but her abilities were even more powerful than what was described in the video.

She can use other people's usual sleeping places to capture the remnants of their dreams.

However, Lady Misfortune was far superior to her, and Hermione was unsure whether her ability would be effective.

Hermione concentrated her mind, her spirit spreading out, taking in the entire stone-paved room from a high perspective.

In this state, Hermione caught sight of twinkling points of light that looked like a brilliant starry sky.

Those are the remnants of the dream of the room's owner.

It works...

Steadying her mind, Hermione's body gradually faded away as she lay on the bed, her consciousness reaching out to those tiny points of light.

Immediately, her vision was obscured by boundless gray fog. She could not discern the direction in the fog. The silence and terror of sinking into the deep sea drowned her consciousness.

Most people would feel dizzy and nauseous in this state, but Hermione was used to it. Although she couldn't be said to be in her element, she felt as familiar as if she were back home.

This is the 'grey fog' Ouroboros mentioned... but where is the towering palace?
Hermione tried to jump between the various dream light spots, and the speed of spiritual loss was accelerating rapidly, but all she saw was gray fog and endless gray fog.

The rapid loss of spiritual power did not make Hermione anxious. She continued to wander in the boundless gray fog, spreading her spirit to sense and integrate...

The reward for patience and perseverance is the gradually thinning gray fog.

Somewhere, in the thin gray fog that she had finally found, the exhausted Hermione saw a wide, sparkling river!

That river looks familiar.

Before Hermione could think about it, the fog on both sides of the river gradually dissipated, revealing the buildings, which made Hermione, who had been keeping a calm state of mind, suddenly fluctuate!
Those are architectural complexes that blend classical and modern styles!

The scene that suddenly appeared before my eyes destroyed my usual calm state of mind.

Her spiritual energy, already on the verge of exhaustion, was shaken from her dream by the intense pain and dizziness she felt. She reappeared on the pure white bed of Lady Doom.

Hermione moaned softly as she pressed her fingers against her temples in excruciating pain. She was now sweating all over, with a fine layer of sweat oozing from her forehead.

She opened her eyes.

In the hazy vision, a black figure had quietly stood at the head of the bed without anyone noticing.

The slim black long skirt that seemed to be woven from the night sky set off her slender figure, making her temperament even more cold and aloof.

It's Ms. Bad Luck!
"Hermione, what are you doing?" Lady Doom frowned and looked at her, then asked her calmly. How should she explain it?
They said they were worried that you were being tortured by an unknown entity so they wanted to explore the dream world?
Mental fatigue, spiritual dryness and extreme shock made Hermione's throat hoarse and her mind stagnant. She was unable to organize complex language effectively at this moment.

Thinking of the city in the gray fog, Hermione coughed lightly and managed to utter a word:
“London.”

Hermione was sure at this moment!
The corner of the city revealed in the thin gray fog is the former London!
As this English word was uttered.

A deep and terrifying darkness spread from behind Ms. Doom like a tide, submerging the entire room in an instant at an extremely fast speed.

But in this pure black area, Hermione did not feel suffocated at all. Instead, she felt a sense of comfort as if her mental fatigue was being soothed and her dry spirit was being nourished.

"You are indeed an Earthling."

The language used by Ms. "Misfortune" at this moment is English, but it is not a British accent, but more like a smooth Nordic accent.

Ms. Misfortune used the word "as expected" in her words, which means she had suspected my true origins a long time ago?

Hermione was shocked, but when she thought about the six months they had lived together, she realized that she had revealed many modern habits that were quite different from the tribal habits of humans in the current era.

If Lady Doom was also a contemporary of Earth, Hermione's habits would easily reveal her identity.

Hermione said frankly, "Yes and no. I'm more like a fusion of two souls: an Earthling and Hermione... What about you?"

From the subtle changes in Lady Doom's expression and movements, Hermione confirmed that she held no ill will and instead had a faint sense of intimacy. She boldly complained, "Did you... fuse with the demon wolf?"

Seeing the mockery and curiosity in Hermione's eyes, Lady Misfortune did not get angry. Instead, she revealed a vivid expression of helplessness. She slowly explained:
"My situation is different from yours. I am a pure soul from Earth."

Perhaps it was the sudden encounter with a fellow Earthling, coupled with the familiarity she'd developed with Hermione, that made Lady Misfortune talk more than usual:
"When I suddenly woke up in this strange world, I was terrified. Fortunately, this body possesses great strength, so I won't be bullied by other creatures."

"I lowered my presence in this demon wolf kingdom and kept myself informed of the situation around me. Fortunately, those demon wolves were all perennially mad beasts and didn't doubt my identity or my changes."

"My current appearance is also based on my memory of how I looked on Earth."

It can be heard that Ms. "Misfortune" does not identify with the Demon Wolf Clan, but instead has a faint hatred for it.

It makes sense. Being able to roam freely in the Demonic Wolf Kingdom, Ms. Doom must have witnessed many bloody scenes of humans being treated as food, playthings, and devoured by the Demonic Wolves...

It's impossible for him to identify with the Demon Wolf Clan if he still considers himself a human being.

But it can also be seen from this that Ms. Misfortune is not a cold-blooded person who will be affected by passion.

Lady Misfortune spoke frankly, and Hermione also explained her own situation: "When I descended into the fusion, I happened to be captured by the demon wolf cub, so I am very grateful that you saved me at that time."

"So it was then?" A flicker of realization flashed in Lady Doom's eyes. "I've been gathering intelligence on current humans and heard of Hermione, a rare Beyonder known as a Way Guide. So, I found you... in front of the King's palace."

Then He continued, "Later, as we interacted, I noticed some of your living habits similar to those of modern Earth people. I had some suspicions, but I wasn't sure..."

As she spoke, Ms. Misfortune sighed softly, "I wonder if there are many people like you and me on Earth..."

There are actually quite a lot of people on Earth, but there are very few remnants of the old times like them. Hermione sighed inwardly.

All human and pan-human races can be considered Earthlings... whether they are elves or giants, they all evolved from the old humans.

Looking at the look on Ms. Misfortune's face, it seems she doesn't know that the earth beneath her feet is the Earth, the world she used to live in...

What they crossed was not the world... What they crossed was time!

But the passage of time has made them lose everything they once had.

After watching the video and knowing the truth, Hermione sighed inwardly, not knowing how to explain the situation to Ms. Misfortune.

Lady Doom noticed Hermione's complex and depressed mood. She was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Have you ever considered returning to Earth?"

(End of this chapter)