Chapter 182 "Priest" Clayton
Donna is dismissive of Julius's concerns; the wizards of Bracola deal with these otherworldly creatures more often than Strass does.
"There's nothing to worry about. She must be a newcomer who just discovered the power of the ancient bloodline this year, just like Uncle Clayton, otherwise the river wouldn't be so lifeless." She specifically pointed to those that were bare and covered with gravel. of road surface.
In the area where water nymphs live, spring will also stop for them, and mosses and fungi are frequent visitors to their homes.
And if it is a variant of the fairy - the banshee, this place seems too clean.
The desolate riverbank proves that even if there is a water nymph here, its magic power is quite weak.
If there was any trouble, as long as they hid back in the town, it would be impossible for the Water Fairy to chase them. Because fairies who leave their settlement will temporarily lose all their magic power.
Clayton coughed, drawing their attention back.
"The intelligence we have found shows that there are currently only two people in the Lacks family, and neither of them is in Gevaux. The only woman, Adelaide Lacks, left Gevaud last month - following a stranger to the city. . And her father also went to the city later, probably to find his daughter. "
Donna didn't refute, her thick black eyebrows were knitted together in Pelliot style, and she looked very energetic when she was deep in thought.
"It's really troublesome. We can just go to her and ask her for clarification." She finally said.
This method is really the simplest.
No investigation is faster than asking the person involved, if this water fairy really exists.
She picked up a stone from the ground, put it to her lips and whispered for a while, then shouted again.
"Stone, Stone, please tell the owner of this place our intention."
"Stone, Stone, please tell the owner of this place our intention."
"Stone, Stone, please tell the owner of this place our intention."
She shouted the same words to the stone three times, then threw it into the river.
"If that fairy Adelaide lives in the water, she will soon know that we are looking for her, and the stone will tell her." Donna said to Clayton.
They stared at the water, starting from the first ripples caused by the stone falling into the water, and waited until the water calmed down. No unusual female figures appeared in the river to ask whether they were gold or silver stones.
Even the werewolf felt a little cold after standing still for a long time by the river.
"Sorry, Donna, but does this really work?" Clayton couldn't help but turned to ask her.
Donna released her hands from her chest, tugged on her red hood irritably, and tucked in some of her slightly curly black hair.
If the Water Fairy doesn't appear, it means that Clayton and Julius have the right idea, and the information she provides is useless.
This was her first official action, and she didn't want to give her uncle the impression that she was immature.
"Maybe she came a little slow."
As if to match her words, a white arm quietly emerged from the river. It stretched slowly and smoothly from the water, reminiscent of rainwater seeping from the cracks in the ceiling.
Between those pale and slender fingers like fishbones was the stone that Donna had thrown into the water.
Under the deep water, a human head emerged.
The long black hair that sticks to the skin like wet seaweed hangs down from the top of the head, the eyelashes with exaggerated length are opening and closing like fans, and the pupil-less lake green eyes are set like jewels on the beautiful female face, staring lifelessly. Attracting everyone.
This appearance reminded Clayton of the Jewel of Doom—the image of the girl on the ivory necklace.
They are almost identical, except that the girl on the ivory carving is a little more agile than the one in front of her.
Clayton felt uneasy. He immediately realized that he had been unconsciously being monitored by the woman in front of him. The woman must know the story behind the necklace on his hand, but she never showed up. Instead, she watched silently. He and the wizard traveled back and forth to Gévaux, killing time in meaningless pursuits.
He looked back at Donna with concern, who stared at the water fairy's body still submerged in the water with great solemnity. Julius also made the same move, but Adelaide's long black hair was like a smoke screen in the water. It was so diffuse that they could see nothing.
"Are you looking for me?"
Adelaide looks weak, but her voice is gentle, and her emotions are richer than she looks.
"Ms. Lux, we have been looking for you, or in other words, we are looking for the owner of this necklace. If you have been paying attention to the movements around you, you should know that we are here to restore my luck."
Clayton answered her in a deep voice while holding up the ivory necklace.
"I think this necklace should be a gift someone intends to give you. Maybe you can tell me where he is now."
The water fairy's eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze stayed on the necklace for a long time.
"Sorry, although the person engraved on it seems to be me, I have never seen it and I can't think of anyone who would give me such a gift."
"Its last owner claimed to have found it in your field, how could you not have seen it?" Julius questioned.
Adelaide showed a troubled look: "I don't know when it happened. I lost consciousness for a while and didn't wake up until yesterday. You didn't feel scared when you saw me, and you knew how to call me. So, you should be the same as me, right?"
A werewolf, two wizards nodded.
The attitude of the water fairy also solved some of their doubts.
She seemed to be a dark descendant who had just undergone transformation, and she might not know more than them.
Clayton provided some information for free, hoping to show his goodwill: "If you still remember that the priests from the city brought other "patients" back, then you should not have been asleep for more than three weeks."
Adelaide thanked him: "That's good, I think it's not too late."
"So you knew you were going to become a fairy, right?" Donna keenly noticed something strange.
Adelaide lowered her head slightly, staring at her reflection in the water. The chill in her pure green eyes was felt by more than just outsiders: "Yes, I always knew that my ancestors had extraordinary blood, but I never thought it would be presented in such an obvious way one day. Until August, I just regarded those legends as a way for my ancestors to raise their status."
In ancient times, fairies were often regarded as a symbol of auspiciousness.
Many knights like to claim that they have been favored by water fairies and have been given special blessings or some kind of magic weapons to show their extraordinary bravery or noble character.
She was silent for a moment: "You seem to know me very well."
"There are also experts in mysticism among the foreigners who migrated to Gevo at the same time as your ancestors, and they recorded your story." Donna looked at Adelaide, she did not completely believe the other party's words: "We should not be the first visitors you have seen? Some people came here earlier than us, but they lost their memories of someone. This seems to be the effect of the fairy circle."
The fairy circle is famous for its memory interference effect, and cultivating "fairy circle" fungi has always been the specialty of fairies.
Adelaide did not avoid the matter: "I know about this, but it was not done by me."
"Who did it?"
The water fairy suddenly stretched her hand out of the water again and pointed to Clayton Bello: "He."
"Me?"
Clayton was shocked: "I didn't know I had such a skill."
Adelaide nodded: "You didn't, but you sacrificed that person to me, so they will forget him, so I will wake up early and respond to your call, because this is his wish."
The two wizards who were traveling with him looked at Clayton in surprise, making him very uncomfortable.
He argued, "I really don't know what happened."
Julius believed that his mystical attainments were not enough to achieve anything after getting rid of himself, so he easily believed him and turned to look at Adelaide: "It seems that the person involved does not know what he has done. Then, as the beneficiary of the sacrifice, Miss Adelaide, can you explain it to us?"
Donna also looked over with a questioning attitude. She felt that her uncle must have been induced by some supernatural power again.
"He put the living person into the willow trunk and pushed it into the river." Adelaide said.
So the two wizards turned back to look at Clayton at the same time.
The latter was a little at a loss: "When I threw him into the river, he should have been dead."
"So you didn't deny the willow trunk?!" Julius asked him angrily.
Clayton raised his hand to cover his face and sighed.
He finally knew what was going on now.
When Druid priests were offering sacrifices to the gods of mountains and rivers, they stuffed living creatures into wicker cages and then let them die, dedicating their vitality to the gods and spirits.
The rotten and broken dry willow tree served as the wicker cage.
In other words, he completed a living sacrifice by chance.
Living sacrifices do not affect people's memories, but this is not necessarily the case for living sacrifices to water fairies.
Such creatures have the ability to pluck the strings of fate. When the living sacrifices are taken into their bodies, they become part of their fate, and their own existence will also be confused. This is why the tomb robber's companions no longer remember him.
Clayton was able to remember him not only because he was the "chief priest", but also because his spirit was connected to the moon.
Donna was blessed by the unicorn, so she was saved from forgetting this matter.