Chapter 45: The Trajectory of Fate! Second Update
2015-09-14
Author: Floating Tower
“Alina!”
“Alina? What’s wrong with you today?”
The middle-aged nun noticed something unusual and turned to look at the pretty girl who was frozen in place, confused, and asked, “Why do you seem off today? Are you not feeling well?”
The girl named Alina raised her head, her smile a bit stiff and her face slightly pale. She quickly caught up and forced a smile, saying, “N-no! Maybe I’m just a bit unwell today.”
Just a moment ago.
She felt a surge of powerful mental energy; Demon Sons of Fear have a mutual sense of each other, and the closer they are, the stronger the connection.
This bloodline-given ability facilitates the slaughter among Demon Sons of Fear!
The girl sensed a formidable power, stronger than any other Demon Son. Just a moment of contact made her feel icy all over, as if being watched by a ferocious monster, calling for her to flee deep inside her heart due to fear. But she didn’t want to run or fight, so she focused her mind and tried as hard as she could to convey direct goodwill, not knowing if the other party felt it. Alina remained somewhat uneasy because, as a Demon Son of Fear, she understood how difficult it was to get along with these siblings.
There are not many Demon Sons of Fear left in the material plane.
Most of the powerful Demon Sons have perished at the hands of the Vampire Son, and what remained were Demon Sons like her, who hadn’t killed any of their siblings and lacked significant power, easily overlooked by others. For a long time, she had been living in a secluded monastery in the mountains, sheltered by Lady Silver Moon’s church. She was a kind-hearted girl, unwilling to k*ll or witness d*ath, and during the time she was covered by the power of fear, her most common activity was praying to Lady Silver Moon.
Perhaps by fate’s arrangement.
Among countless believers, Lady Silver Moon finally heard her prayers. Touched by her pure heart and sincere faith, Lady Silver Moon made her one of her favored.
She bore the blessing of the deity Lady Silver Moon!
This was her first time traveling such a long distance, yet unexpectedly, she still encountered other Demon Sons of Fear.
The group arrived in front of a large mansion.
The middle-aged nun had come to Lonely City seeking help. They needed to borrow some books and documents from the scholars in Lonely City to clarify a very important matter.
Lonely City seldom lends out books. However, scholars didn’t oppose others coming to browse.
With the power of the Silver Moon Church, they easily obtained reading permissions and appropriate arrangements from the scholars. The middle-aged nun merely took her out to see the outside world. Once a large number of books and documents were brought over, the group started to quickly browse through them; they needed to trace the origins of a matter that might require considerable time due to its long history.
The pretty girl was a bit anxious!
After dinner, she returned to her room, while the others continued to browse materials in the hall.
Before long, night fell.
For some reason, Alina felt restless tonight, tossing and turning, which extended all the way to dawn when a sudden dull explosion echoed outside.
Immediately after, a burst of flames flared up!
Alina anxiously got up, approached the window to look outside. The guards of Lonely City were rushing over quickly, along with priests and spellcasters from the Knowledge Church closing in rapidly.
The scale of the explosion was small!
It seemed controlled and did not affect other streets; however, as the epicenter, one house had almost been flattened. Alina’s heart skipped a beat as she suddenly realized the explosion’s location was the same place she had felt something was off earlier that day. She faintly heard the voices of the guards dispersing the crowd, along with some terrified shouts from civilians.
“Demons!…”
“There are demons!… Prepare to fight!…”
Crash.
The door to her room was suddenly burst open. The middle-aged nun rushed in and glanced at her, letting out a long breath, “Alina!? Are you okay? What’s wrong? Why didn’t you respond when I called you several times?”
The girl was lost in thought.
At this moment, she finally felt a bit flustered and stammered, “I… I… I just didn’t hear!…”
The middle-aged nun sighed.
She quickly handed Alina a badge made by a priest and earnestly instructed, “Don’t go out! There are Fear Worshippers causing trouble outside! And there are signs of demons appearing!”
“Stay here.”
“I’ll take a few people out to check the situation.”
Lady Silver Moon is a core force of the Good Faction, and her priests naturally cannot stand by while demons wreak havoc. These abyssal demons act recklessly, which might harm many innocent civilians.
Soon.
The middle-aged nun took a few people and left, while Alina stood by the window, dazed. Her intuition told her that tonight’s events were related to the feelings she had during the day.
A faint breeze brushed by.
Suddenly.
Alina noticed a silhouette outside her window. Under the bright moonlight, a girl wearing a pure white princess dress with skin as flawless as milk, appearing like a fallen little angel from the heavens, appeared in front of her. The girl gazed at her with a half-smiling expression, enveloped in a kind of indescribable fear that made even breathing feel difficult. Alina could assure herself that if the other party wanted to k*ll her, it would take but a blink.
“Tsk tsk.”
Accompanied by a faint Spell Light, the angelic girl entered Alina’s room. She looked to be only around ten years old, examining Alina with a somewhat unfriendly gaze, murmuring, “Really weak!”
“Someone like this shouldn’t pose a threat to us, right?”
“Should we k*ll her?”
In an instant, Alina felt a chill all over her body, wanting to scream but finding no words, only able to plead with terror in her eyes.
Just moments ago, she seemed like an angel; now she felt as if the other party had transformed into a little demon.
“Hehe.”
The cute little girl suddenly laughed, as if spring had arrived, then began to mutter to herself, “Lilian! You’re being mischievous again! Don’t scare her!…”
“Hello.”
“My name is Vivian. Like you, I am a Demon Son of Fear. Perhaps we should consider ourselves sisters.”
A tender, pale hand reached out toward Alina. Although still slightly trembling, Alina shook it, whispering, “My name is Alina.”
The little girl in front of her chuckled lightly and slowly said, “Don’t worry.”
“We won’t k*ll you.”
“Today, we just came to see if you pose a threat to us.”
Alina quickly shook her head, her voice trembling slightly, “No. I don’t want to get involved in those conflicts; I just want to be a good nun and live a quiet life.”
“I know them.”
“But I will absolutely not be like them!…”
The girl in front of her seemed to be lost in thought, then suddenly burst into a clear laugh, waved her hand, and vanished from the spot, leaving only her bright voice saying, “I understand.”
“Nice to meet you! Sister Alina!…”
“Stay away from all this.”
“I hope you find the peaceful life you want.”
In a sense.
All Demon Sons of Fear are directly related brothers and sisters, but cruel fate has led them to k*ll each other. If fate hadn’t been altered, the girl named Alina would have died at the hands of the Fear Witch, Lilian. However, everything has been changed by Soren. The Fear Witch, Lilian, due to Vivian’s existence, and Soren’s existence, did not completely fall into chaos and evil. When they encountered a girl like her today, they chose to let her go.
Had they encountered her when the Fear Witch, Lilian, was not strong enough and viewed her as a possible threat.
Had they encountered her without Vivian intervening with her decisions.
Had they encountered her when Soren had already died, and the will of the Demon God of Fear had influenced her thoughts.
Then undoubtedly.
The girl named Alina in front of them would have died at Lilian’s hands, for the power of the Demon Sons of Fear comes from mutual slaughter, and this act would infuriate a powerful deity completely.
However.
Now everything has changed; the trajectory of fate has indeed been altered.
……………(To be continued ~^~)
