Atlas Double Star Book

This is... Hein's voice!

He was completely panicked.

Why are you here?Is Hein still...

No.

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

At this time, a rune appeared.

He recognized it as the third rune "La" recorded in the "Forty Islands of Ibane", which was older than the Abel script used by the Academy.Archmages use it to store memories or create spells.Once touched, the third rune releases its contents.

That's where Hein's voice came from...

Detect showed it was safe, just a memory rune.He couldn't help hesitating, what if it contained something related to Hein?Do you want to trigger this rune...?It must be a trap, the enemy is fully aware of his weakness.It's almost like a poisoned/medicated bottle with a letter in it.

He tried to calm down.

The rune is right in front of you.

Like a translucent heart beating alone.

Suddenly, a terrible idea appeared——

Maybe he can get through this trap and see the living Hein for the last time.

Do you want this?

No, it can't be like this!This memory rune will not be set here for no reason, deep in the earth.The black mage also lured him into the leylines before.This is the trap.

But... What if there is a clue to the murderer of Hein in this rune?

The black mage said that the assassin was still alive and had not been brought to justice.For so many years, he always thought that he had avenged Hein and Aglaya.But if that man hadn't lied... No, that's intolerable.He swore an oath to the two gods of Tranquility.

It must be his revenge.If not, Neil would...

It hardly counts as temptation.The mage finally couldn't bear it anymore, and stretched out his hand to the poisonous rune——

Countless blood-red eyes blinked, watching all this.

"pull."

He pronounced the pronunciation of the rune, like inserting a key into a pitch-black keyhole, and the meaning was unlocked.

Kaloyalo suddenly had a bad feeling.

The duke had been planning to write a letter, though no one would help him now.Theocratic inquisition could not be undone, and no Sybyl would offend the God of Nu for an illegitimate child.

As soon as the letter paper was opened, before the tip of the pen fell, blood drops suddenly stained the white paper.A harsh red smeared across the paper's grain, followed by more blood.

"what?"

Kaloyalo touched his nose in confusion, only to realize that his palms were also covered in blood.

Hearing strange movements, Egg went into the room to check, and saw that the Duke was covering his nose with a handkerchief in a panic, and the front of his shirt was stained with blood.

"Lord Duke!"

Kaloyalo was stunned for a long time, then suddenly asked in fear, "Where is Peleas?"

"He is not……"

Just as Egg was about to answer, a strong earthquake struck again!The violent earthquake shook the metropolis, and people ran in panic. The sound of horseshoes and heart-piercing shouts were everywhere in the city.Immediately afterwards, there was a loud noise——

Terrible crashing sound.

Everyone in the city heard it, and so did the peasants in the suburbs. The night palace far away in the Golden Horn Bay was also disturbed by mutiny. The elderly emperor woke up from his sleep, and the city guards rushed to pass the message.

"Why...?" The Duke still didn't understand.

"North!" The sensitive Sybil knight was the first to react.

"The city wall has collapsed!"

Neil also heard the loud noise of the city wall collapsing, and looked at the imperial capital uneasily.Trande had said long ago that the Winter Gate in the north of the imperial capital had been in disrepair for a long time, and the Sibyls always felt arrogantly: there would be no enemies in the north, and the barbarians of the ice plains were nothing to fear.

"This is terrible...the city wall has collapsed with such a big gap, a large number of monsters will definitely attack from there..." The injured Heather had already woken up, and she stood up weakly, "It's too late, we have to rush to the imperial capital first... ...can't wait for Peleas to come back..."

Neil was so anxious that he hugged the teacher's soft and cold body tightly.

The scholar is completely still, as if he is a doll who sleeps forever under the moon, being held in his arms.

"teacher……"

Please don't worry, please don't worry...

Even so begging, it is impossible.

Because the rune "La" has been opened, everything that Pelias sees now is nothing but dusty memories for many years.He can only watch, cannot interfere, cannot change.

It's a stairwell and it's dark.

Someone was walking up, the sound of armor and sword colliding was particularly crisp and clear in the silence, and it seemed to be raining heavily outside the house.

Who and what is this?Peleas was terrified, but had to know what was going on.

At that time, thunder fell from the sky——

Lightning flashed in the darkness, and he saw the man's face clearly——

Hein.

At that moment, the young knight looked solemn and sharp, like the deep sapphire on the dagger.Much like Neil.

Thunder resounded!

Lightning came and went, and then there was still darkness.The boards creaked, and the knight commander walked upstairs to the lighted room.

Please, don't go there... the mage is depressed.He had a bad feeling, that room was bad, very bad...

Hein stood in front of the door, as if hesitating or thinking about something.

Thunder rumbled, and the old house trembled.

The knight commander took out a dagger and hid it under his cloak, obviously not trusting the person he was about to meet.Hein thought for a while, and stroked his palm a few more times——

That is the third rune "La".

In this scene, the mage as a bystander regretted it, and now he just wanted to get out of this torture-like scene.He didn't want to look down.I couldn't bear it for a second.

He begged, begged Hein not to open the door.What's the use?

The knight commander sighed softly, but still pushed open the door of ominous omen.

"I knew you would come."

someone said.

Hein said, "Yes, then tell me... where is Peleas?"

"You don't have to worry, Sir Knight Commander. Maester Peleas...he is fine and in a safe place."

The speaker is also a Chiasso, like Peleas, with black hair and amber eyes.The young man in the uniform of a divinity student looked cowering, like some kind of rat.

"You said in your letter that Peleas is here. He was in trouble and asked me to come here alone. Obviously you lied." Hein remained calm and did not put his hand on the sword. Feel that the other party is weak.

This reprimand made the neurotic theology student tremble all over, and he continued to lie bluntly: "Please listen to my explanation!! Although I am a member of the church, and you are the enemy of the church...but you are also my friend, Peleas Bachelor is my distant relative, I am willing to help you..."

Distant relative?It can't be a distant relative... but it's possible?Peleas couldn't be sure. He was abandoned by his parents in a roadside pit when he was five years old and never returned.

The seminary student stared at the floor nervously: "Maester Peleas is in trouble... murdered... he, he needs... trouble and... run away..."

"Enough, you won't lie at all. I don't know why you lied to me. It was because you and Peleas are from the same town that I trusted you and told you that I have been looking for him."

Hein sighed and looked at the attic where the seminary students were renting.The place is damp and depressing, the furniture is shabby, but there are many books, and there is a black cat with oily fur.Hein went on to say:

"You may have been instructed or listened to rumors, so you plan to kill me... Lasker, throw away the knife you are holding behind your back, I forgive you. You are kind by nature, do the right thing, and help Be your God the protector of the people. Unwarranted hatred is stronger than poison/drug, and I will put an end to the dispute between the church and this country."

With a crisp sound, the knife fell to the ground.

Hein was expressionless, looking at the divinity student who had completely lost his courage.

The torrential rain intensified, pushing violently against the roof, and dripping raindrops into the jars.The candle flame trembled, and the wind blew in again.

"Give up, your gods can't kill me."

Hein sneered, but turned gentle and amiable.

"Goodbye Lasko. At least your lie made me happy for a moment. I thought I'd see Peleas again."

The knight commander turned and walked outside the house.

But the matter will not end like this, the most feared thing of the mage as a bystander still happened.He saw... the seminary student stumbled forward two steps and picked up the twig that was on the table.

Twigs look soft and tiny, with fluffy green buds just sprouting.

It was a twig of mistletoe, which grew all over the hills and plains.

"Indeed, you can't be hurt by a sword hehehe..." The divinity student held a branch, blushed like an alcoholic, and babbled nonsense.

"?"

Hein looked confused, what can a twig do?But he still instinctively drew out the dagger.

!!!

Pelias saw it, and subconsciously wanted to block——

The young branches are thrown up, gently and softly like the arc formed by the spring breeze.The divinity student's strength seemed to be weak, and the branch fell before it even touched Hein.

Hein didn't take too much precaution.

Suddenly, the young branch turned into a poisonous snake!

The vicious curse took effect, and the thin snake got into the gap of the armor and bit Hein's wrist violently!It was a magic-turned snake, and ordinary armor couldn't prevent it at all.

Peleas was really going crazy.The venom struck, and Hein fell to his knees.

The thunder shook the sky, and the murderer laughed wildly.

He watched the knight commander knelt in front of him, coughing up poisonous black blood continuously.

No... no no!Go, run away... Please, please!Peleas wanted to help Hein up.But the murderer came over, grabbed the knight's shiny blond hair, and stabbed Hein's neck——

The knife was drawn again, and blood spurted out.

ah... ah ah...

He watched helplessly as Hein fell to the ground in pain, then struggled to get up again, clutching the wound on his neck, desperately leaning on the wall, and walked downstairs.

The blood was almost splashed on the wall, Hein's face was pale, and with every step he took, more blood gushed out.

The murderer followed calmly, following the knight commander down the stairs step by step.

what……

Finally, Hein staggered down the stairs, almost falling on the muddy side of the road.There was blood everywhere, and her pretty blond hair was muddy.

The murderer came over and looked down at the dying knight commander with pity.

The man knelt beside Hein as the rain poured down.The knife is raised again—

don't...don't...

Again and again, the knife plunged into Hein's neck.As if it wasn't crime, but beauty and passion.

Everything came to an end.

The murderer seemed to have subsided from a fever, dropped the knife suddenly, and ran away screaming.

ended.

The blond youth fell into the rain, his blue eyes opened calmly, and his long eyelashes were covered with raindrops.Blood was everywhere, and the white neck was covered with terrible wounds.The venom flows from the ruptured blood vessel.

Such a beautiful knight who was once as brilliant as day was lying on the side of the street, waiting for the last moment.

And the mage who witnessed everything, who was not present from the beginning to the end, knelt stiffly beside Hein, as if he was the one who was about to die.

"Ah... ah..."

The blue eyes are gradually losing their luster.Hein raised his finger slightly, gesturing... It was the end gesture of the rune.

"Neil just...please..."

then

The third rune "pull"——

Hein Prospero's last words to his friends are completed.