Rhine Stories

"Astolfo, can we really go on?"

Four hours have passed since the morning meeting this morning, and Zieg followed Astolfo to explore the castle of Mirenia as soon as he was ready, but he was still encountered by Yogdo Mirenia on the way. People blocked him, but Astolfo still did not give up.

"I've come so deep, it doesn't matter if I walk again."

At this moment, the stubborn Astolfo can no longer take care of so much, and his curiosity about the city of Mirenia is far greater than what Zieg and the others know.

"..."

Therefore, Ziggy who was following behind did not speak, and could only follow and accompany Astolfo, heading towards an unknown direction—"Are you looking for something?"

But when Chigurh asked such a question suddenly, Astolfo couldn't help but stared at him in astonishment.

"Do I look like this?"

For a moment, Astolfo gave up the idea of ​​only going forward, and turned his head to look at Chigurh.

"Well, there is a little..."

And Chigurh also answered truthfully, after all, he didn't understand what caused Astolfo to explore around regardless of Yogdo Mirenia's obstruction.

"Uh... how should I put it, if Ziggy wants to know, I can tell you too."

After all, Astolfo walked up to the silver-haired and red-eyed boy step by step, and whispered to him, "As I said before, the Yogdomirenia family studied black magic centuries ago, and we The Grand Duke I met before is..."

After the words fell, Zieg suddenly looked incomprehensible, and all he could think of was that there are so many wonders in this world.

"But you don't have to pay too much attention to His Royal Highness's affairs. In fact, I, Zig... I have personally witnessed the ceremony of summoning a heroic spirit...but that was when I was very young..."

As he said that, Astolfo raised his hand and drew three circles out of thin air on the wall, "Although this idea has been overthrown and not recognized by any religion, the 'magic' of the Trinity does exist. "

"Wait, Astolfo, have you witnessed... the summoning ceremony?... Heroic Spirits?"

Immediately, Zieg was frightened by the huge amount of information, so he immediately stopped Astolfo, hoping that he could give himself an answer.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about this issue so much, Zieg. The so-called ritual of summoning a heroic spirit is actually no different from summoning a guardian... The initial units that make up a human being are three, spirit, body, and soul, and they are summoned with 'magic' The heroic spirits are actually their spiritual bodies, their bodies return to earth, their souls return to heaven, and the rest of their spiritual bodies have their own obsessions and appear in the world."

"..."

Hearing this, Zieg was silent for a while, gradually deliberated in his heart until he gradually understood, and then nodded, "So you want to investigate the Yugdomerenia family?"

"I won't deny it no matter what you say, but you must keep it a secret from Clinesid and Joan of Arc."

At this moment, Astolfo smiled wryly, as if he was hiding other secrets in his heart.

"...I see, if it's necessary for you..."

As he said that, Siegfried took a step back subconsciously, but stepped on a certain floor tile and caused a loud noise, which startled both of them.

"Eh……?"

And the wall on Astolfo's right side suddenly started to move, and a small gap was exposed. If it weren't for walking in, people outside would not be able to see the environment inside the secret passage. Of course, there is no doubt that everyone here Each discovery can make the curious baby Astolfo look forward to it.

"Great, Chigurh, this is our great discovery."

At this moment, Astolfo said with a look of surprise on his face, he raised his hand and pushed open the wall door, poked his head in, and the corridor with darker optical fiber went straight to the end, where there was an unclosed stone door, and Astolfo Alfo took a closer look, and there seemed to be a huge altar behind the stone gate, and the words on the wall...

"That is……"

For a while, Astolfo couldn't find any metaphor to describe his current mood. He just felt that all this was not in vain, and after finding it, there must be more amazing discoveries.

"Zig, do you know? There are rumors about how the Yogdomerenia family got 'magic'."

"you know?"

At this moment, Chigurh also followed him into the secret passage until he came to the stone gate. Astolfo stopped at the gate and told him: "There is such a story in the hometown where I grew up. It is said that in a certain place in Romania In one place, a poor man wanted to commit suicide without telling his wife and children because he could not support his family, but a witch passing by comforted him, and she said, 'I will give you the 'magic' to fulfill any wish, but you have to swear you And your children and grandchildren have to do something for me', although the man was a little scared at first, but he still wanted to live with his family, then the witch took out something and told the man, 'This is a human star. heart, I need you to guard it in this life and not let it be taken away by anyone. Of course, I will release the curse so that no one can get close to it, and you just need to choose a place where you can hide it That's it."

"So...that man found a place to hide his heart, reached an agreement with the witch, and finally got the 'magic'?"

Hearing this, Zieg felt that such an ending was not difficult to guess, and seeing Astolfo nodded, he knew it too.

"This story actually exists, and that man's descendant is this Yugdomirenia."

As he said that, Astolfo looked at the writing on the wall, stood there for a while before walking forward, reached out and touched it: "Since language is composed of words, then words naturally have 'magic power' .”

"..."

Immediately, Astolfo's words made Zieg confused, and when he was about to ask, the ground suddenly shook violently, making the two people beside the stone gate almost unsteady. .

"Earth...earthquake??"

Astolfo immediately grabbed the stone pillar beside him, and watched in shock as the ground gradually tore apart in front of his eyes...

——》》

In the territory of Tulifas, the land seemed to be crazily destroyed by some huge force. The unpredictable earthquake made the city residents hard to guard against, so they packed up their things and went to a safe place to evacuate.

In the city of Mirenia, the devastating damage tore the centuries-old castle into two, and countless people were buried under the rubble. Only one man walked in the middle, and he didn't seem to care about the tragedy. .

"It seems that we can't have a good conversation, king of a foreign country."

In front of my eyes, the black sharp stakes almost covered my sight, but Gisele Haier remained unfazed, still staring at the heroic spirit on the opposite side calmly, "If it was my time, I would have made a challenge to you in advance, but with you There is no need to pay so much attention to the contest between these guardians, so it is more convenient to get straight to the point."

"You are still a rude aggressor, but you can stand here while dodging the spikes in one breath, I still look at you with admiration, young man."

After finishing speaking, Vlad III held the gun and expressed his interest in fighting for the first time, "Then say your name, invader, since you want to fight, I will give you this chance."

"Although I really want to stay and fight with you, I still have important things to do right now."

As he spoke, Giselle raised his head and looked towards the city of Mirenia behind Vlad III.

I thought, how powerful the Yugdomirenians would be, maybe they seem to be pursuing some research and exploration rather than growing up... The good time was wasted.

Siegfried's heart... has been handed over to such a family guard?

"Giselhervon Burgund, since I don't have a weapon yet, I beg you to be merciful."

As he said that, Vlad III on the other side couldn't help but sneered, then raised his hand and said, "That's really a coincidence, Yu has never been soft on invaders."

Before the words were finished, a spike suddenly appeared under Gisse Haier's feet, but the moment the ground was pierced through, the ground was suddenly destroyed by a force, causing the spike to break into several sections under the crack, making it impossible to attack Gisse Haier.

"Your spikes are all nailed to the ground, so I just need to completely destroy the ground and make it lose the strength to support your spikes, and I will win in front of you."

At this time, Giselle Haier held a relatively intact spike, played with it in his hand and said, "If you are a hero who has experienced many battles, I don't think you will forget to observe the enemy's movements during the battle."

"Oh, Yu doesn't need guidance at all."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Sahaier suddenly felt a sharp wind passing by his ears. Before his eyes could catch up, a sharp stake suddenly fell from the sky and pierced his chest directly.

"..."

Before Jisse Haier could react in time, the sharp stakes from all directions stabbed at him again, piercing him completely, and blood dripped all over the ground.

"Do you think Yu's spikes can only rely on the ground?"

At this moment, Vlad III sneered triumphantly, and walked up to Gisele Haier with a gun in his hands, looking at him with a dull look.

"What's wrong? Could it be the same as your sister..."

Suddenly, the blond man raised his hand suddenly, trying to grab Vlad III, but more sharp stakes sprang up from the ground, piercing that arm one by one.

"Don't compare me to Clinesed, I'm not like her."

At this moment, Giselle Haier's eyes awakened the animal nature, the needle-shaped pupils were not ordinary people's, and her voice became a bit depressing.

"Then let me explain clearly, Vlad III, your power has no effect on me at all."

Before he finished speaking, the thorns on Gisele Haier's body gradually broke, and their roots fell to the ground, "You are just a chosen guardian, as long as you fulfill your own responsibilities, don't think about anything else. Intervene."

——》》

Time, like the blood that keeps pouring out from the shoulders, is draining away bit by bit.

At this moment, Clinesed couldn't tell what she felt, but she no longer had the strength to fight, and her whole body fell to the ground motionless.

But in front of her, the silver-haired swordsman didn't intend to give her a fatal blow, perhaps because of Giselle's words that he had to watch Clinesed be killed by himself.

Therefore, the current Siegfried is probably also thinking about the plan with Gisele Haier, and even waiting for Gisele Haier to come back and kill Clinesed...

So now, what is he going to do...?

As long as Clinesed keeps like this and doesn't want to go to Mirenia City to disturb Gisele, he can keep like this and not hurt her.

"..."

At this time, Klinesed opened her lips slightly, and wanted to call out Siegfried's name, but she stopped.

Now, Mirenia and even the whole Tuliphas are in chaos before her eyes, but she can't do anything by herself, and she was even slashed by Balmung's sword, and it takes more time to heal than usual.

Originally, she should have dodged that sword,

But the opponent is Siegfried, so she has to bear it.

"If...you were Siegfried...you wouldn't be standing here now, but going there to save people..."

At this time, Klinesed endured the pain and did not look at Siegfried, saying: "Although... I don't have the qualifications and rights... But the original you valued your great achievements more than me. You shouldn't be here."

"..."

But Siegfried didn't respond in the slightest. He remained silent, just watching Clinesed's loss of fighting spirit.

Indeed, now she can no longer hold a sword.

"..."

At this time, Klinesid gradually lowered her head, took another deep breath, and said: "Since you don't leave, then you are not Siegfried...you are...a contradictory body that was spelled out, so you I don’t even know what I want.”

Although she doesn't want to admit it, Kleinshed still hopes that the person in front of her is Fried rather than Siegfried himself, so she is talking nonsense now, but no matter what, the Siegfried she knows will never do it for herself. stop.

"It's the same with me... I don't know what I want, when I woke up... none of the people I knew was there..."

As he spoke, Kleinshid slowly sat up, looked at Gram who was lying aside, and tried to distract Siegfried's attention, saying, "It was not my intention to become like this...but I insisted on doing it for Ziegfried at the time." Flying Revenge, looking at it now... I'm afraid I'm regretting it too..."

Sometimes, she also understands that she will be beheaded in the name of justice.

Just like the moment she died as the Princess of Burgundy, she thought all the pain was over, but it continued, and it was even more irreversible.

"Siegfried... If I can see you again, I don't know if we can go back... At least, I'm already very happy just staying by your side."

Before he knew it, Siegfried seemed to let down his vigilance and did not hold the BALMUNG tightly in his hand.

Although Clinesed didn't respond to these words now, she didn't even plan to think about it, she just looked at her, thinking about not letting her go to Mirenia City.

"But... I still can't..."

Before the words were finished, Clinesed suddenly grabbed Gram on one side, and before Siegfried had time to set up BALMUNG, she had already put it on his neck.

"I can't forgive you for abandoning me."

At this moment, Klinesed wanted to arouse profound feelings, but she didn't have any hatred at all. It wasn't that she didn't understand Siegfried's choice, and she also understood that he died because of herself, so she felt guilty and ashamed of him. It was she herself who had no face to see him.

But now, Clinesed knew that she couldn't be caught by Siegfried, and she had to go back to Mirenia City quickly to rescue Joan of Arc and the others.

As for Gisele Haile, no matter how much he hates himself now, Clinesed is willing to bear his hatred. As for Siegfried, as long as he wants, he can give his life at any time—just not now.

"I'm not who I was then, and I have my own reasons... If you think staying with Hagen is better than me now, I won't complain."

At this time, Klinesed stared at Siegfried, without emphasizing anything, "You will only be my enemy."

Having said that, Clinesed slowly backed away, still pointing the sword at Siegfried, but suddenly saw him pick up the BALMUNG and put it down again, as if he was also hesitating.

Perhaps, saying these words will confuse him, but...

"As long as you want, you are always welcome by my side."

Because no matter what, I still want to protect you in my own way,

Only this time, I won't inject love into you again,

Won't let myself 'kill' you a second time.