Chapter 542 : Meeting Rowena
“Every myth must have a divine name.”
“Unless… they aren’t truly Demigods.”
Looking at the divine flame in her hands, Charlotte had this thought.
She looked down at the two trembling flames and suddenly asked.
“You seem quite fearful of my power. How long have you been… ‘Gods’?”
“You also seem somewhat familiar with my power…”
“Tell me, I want a satisfactory answer from you.”
Charlotte commanded.
“We…”
The two flames were about to respond.
However, at that moment, the core of their divine flame suddenly radiated white light.
An ancient, vast, evil yet holy aura spread, and grayish-white mist suddenly began to pervade the divine flame.
Painful wails erupted from the divine flame, and Charlotte’s expression changed abruptly.
The blood divine power burst forth, and the Gospel of Blood, which she sensed vaguely from the depths of her consciousness, also opened.
However, before Charlotte could use the power of the Gospel of Blood to deal with the suddenly appearing grayish-white mist, the two divine flames in her hands abruptly extinguished.
The wails ceased, and the aura of the two “Demigods” dissipated, replaced by two divine core fragments left in Charlotte’s palm.
Charlotte’s face darkened.
This wasn’t the first time she had encountered such a situation.
The last time she encountered a similar situation was while chasing two elven bloodbornes on Luna Island.
Of course, those two elven bloodbornes were not “Demigods”, merely “Legendary.”
But they met the same end as these two “Demigods.”
That was… they were “silenced” by some entity.
Charlotte looked at the divine core fragments in her hand and fell into thought.
“The aura that emerged this time is the same as the one that appeared then, and also the same as the aura behind the sealed stone door in the depths of my mental world. That is the power of the ‘origin.’”
“They… like Alec and Campel back then, were silenced for touching ‘taboo.’”
“They don’t have divine names, and their divine flame doesn’t seem complete. Perhaps… like Alec and Campel back then, they aren’t truly ‘Demigods’, but rather beings created to resemble ‘Demigods’?”
“If that’s the case, then everything makes sense. They are weak and nameless because they aren’t true myths. And if so, could the entity behind them be the same as the one behind Luna Island?”
“They claim to be from the Sun Temple. Could the entity behind them be related to Helios, one of the two main elven Gods?”
“The ‘Brief History of the Old Continent’ mentioned that in the war between the Elven Gods and the Old Gods of Myria, Helios sought the power of ‘creation’ but failed.”
“As a result, the elven homeland in the west continent faced a catastrophic apocalypse, leading them to lose their home and migrate to Myria…”
“However, there are no records in the various texts about the fate of Helios…”
“These two ‘Demigods’ claimed to come from the Sun Temple. They seem to be pseudo-Demigods created by the power of ‘origin’, closely related to the entity behind Luna Island…”
“The Sun God… Helios.”
Charlotte organized her thoughts, analyzing all the information she knew.
As a Demigod, her mental power had long evolved, and her soul had in some sense already ascended to a divine soul. Although not reaching the level of a true God, her cognitive speed was far beyond that of mortals.
Thus, combining the information she had gathered since her journey, and the knowledge drawn from various texts, Charlotte meticulously analyzed and gradually outlined a vague but increasingly clear idea in her mind.
The Sun God Helios failed in seeking the power of creation. However, the grayish-white mist clearly contained some of the so-called ‘origin’ power.
A bold hypothesis was that Helios may not have completely failed, he might have obtained part of the ‘origin’ law.
And that… was likely the source of the grayish-white mist. The mysterious entity controlling Luna Island and potentially corrupting the ‘Sea King’ could be the missing Sun God Helios.
Of course, this was merely Charlotte’s conjecture.
But even if it were wrong, she felt she was close to the truth.
“Even if it isn’t Helios, there must be a close connection. Perhaps… this is also why Lilith went to investigate the Old Continent, as mentioned in Rowena’s diary.”
Charlotte muttered to herself.
This unexpected intelligence had unveiled part of the mystery surrounding the grayish-white mist.
However, Charlotte still felt uneasy.
She had a vague feeling that she was missing something, though she couldn’t pinpoint what it was—a premonition, an intuition.
As a Demigod, Charlotte trusted her intuition. She wouldn’t have such feelings without reason, and this feeling… even gave her a sense of urgency.
“Perhaps… I should further investigate the secrets of those ‘Demigods.’ Since they participated in the Northern Frontier War, they must have left traces. There might be more of these ‘Demigods.’”
Charlotte muttered to herself.
With this in mind, she extended her divine power, absorbing the two divine core fragments.
The two “Demigods” had been silenced.
However, the divine core fragments they left behind were real.
Charlotte estimated that they might have been pseudo-Demigods created using divine core fragments and the power of ‘creation.’ Though not true Demigods, their divine power was genuine, and even after their divine flame extinguished, the divine power still lingered in the fragments.
Sensing the fragments, Charlotte found that although the divine power wasn’t as abundant as that of true Demigods, it was comparable to her own divine power reserves when she ascended with her cheat.
Fully absorbing it could not only replenish her recent consumption but also provide a surplus.
These pseudo-Demigods were weak and easy to defeat. If she eliminated more of them, even a small accumulation of divine power would be considerable.
Moreover, they possessed divine core fragments that even true Demigods didn’t have. These were valuable, aiding in perfecting the power of laws and crafting myth-level artifacts.
With this thought, Charlotte suddenly looked forward to the upcoming war against the Old Gods.
“By the way, Rowena should have awakened by now. Hmm… that should be Rowena? She looks similar to the statues and shadows in later generations.”
“When I saved her, I also sensed the aura of ‘creation.’ Unfortunately, the Old God’s priest died instantly.”
“However, that aura lingered on Rowena. Although it didn’t corrupt her soul, it seemed to have pulled her into some illusion.”
“I was in a hurry to chase the Demigods before, so I didn’t have time to investigate thoroughly. After returning this time… maybe I can talk to her.”
“And Harald, he’s been at the border. He might know something about these ‘Demigods.’ I should ask him as well.”
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“Let’s return to the fortress, rest a bit, and wait for the Free City-State Alliance’s army. Once we’re ready… we can directly wage war against the Old Gods.”
Charlotte muttered to herself.
With this in mind, she withdrew her divine power, transforming into a black mist, and disappeared into the forest.
…
Northern Frontier, Northern Free City-State Alliance Fortress.
With the support of the third-generation bloodbornes who had undergone their second awakening, the invading army of the Old Gods had been defeated. Alliance soldiers were busy repairing the fortress walls damaged by the Old Gods’ priests.
Suddenly, black shadows appeared in the fortress, swirling and converging until they formed a graceful figure.
The soldiers of the alliance, seeing the sudden appearance of the figure, immediately became excited, putting down their work and respectfully saluting.
“Lady Lilith!”
“Savior!”
“Long live the Mistress of the Clan! Long live the Blood Sovereign!”
Charlotte, having dispersed the dark power, nodded slightly in response to the soldiers.
“Lady Lilith! You’ve returned! Did you catch those Old Gods?”
The commander of the fortress, leader of the Alliance’s Second Legion, hurried over, asking excitedly upon learning of Charlotte’s return.
Charlotte nodded and said, “It’s been taken care of.”
Seeing her calm demeanor, the soldiers’ admiration and reverence grew, and they burst into cheers.
“Long live Lady Lilith!”
“I knew it! With Lady Lilith, even the Old Gods must fall!”
“The City-State Alliance is invincible! The great Lady Lilith is invincible!”
Charlotte raised her hand to quiet the cheers, then looked around and asked.
“Where is Harald?”
“Lord Harald led the troops to pursue the fleeing enemy soldiers and hasn’t returned yet.”
The commander respectfully replied.
Not back yet… Charlotte felt a bit disappointed.
“And what about the girl I saved?”
“Do you mean Rowena? She has awakened, but her body is still weak, and her injuries haven’t fully healed. Casey is treating her.”
The commander responded.
“Take me to see her.”
Charlotte said.
…
Charlotte quickly met with Rowena, whom she had saved.
As the commander had said, Rowena was in a resting room receiving treatment from Casey.
Unlike other factions that believed in Gods and could heal with divine magic, the Free City-State Alliance relied on the elves’ inscriptions to heal the wounded.
Elven inscriptions were essentially portable, miniature texts engraved on a base that required specific activation.
These texts were in ancient elven language, possessing strange powers that could influence magic, even invoking spells. Those who could manipulate these inscriptions were known as Elven Inscribers.
Casey was an Elven Inscriber, and as far as Charlotte knew, this profession was the origin of alchemists and various magical arrays in later generations. Elven inscriptions were the ancestors of all kinds of magical arrays.
The Nez Clan excelled in alchemy and drawing magical arrays, and Charlotte strongly suspected this was all passed down from Casey.
“Lady Lilith.”
Casey greeted respectfully upon seeing Charlotte.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
“You may leave. I want to talk to Rowena.”
Following the order, Casey left respectfully.
Seeing Charlotte in front of her, Rowena was excited.
“L-Lady Lilith!”
She quickly got up, intending to salute, her red eyes sparkling as if filled with stars, her voice full of surprise, nervousness, and excitement.
Her excited and flustered demeanor resembled that of fans meeting a celebrity from Charlotte’s past life.
Charlotte waved to stop her from saluting, her gaze assessing the girl.
Unlike the remnants of Rowena’s consciousness she had seen in later generations, although they looked the same, the current Rowena lacked the “transcendent” and “world-weary” aura of the future. Her excited demeanor was very similar to an immature girl.
Seeing her, Charlotte felt a slight tremor in the Gospel of Blood deep in her consciousness, emitting a faint glow.
Charlotte’s heart skipped a beat.
She split her consciousness to perceive it and was surprised to find that the “time travel” passage of the Gospel of Blood had unknowingly opened. She had a feeling that if she wished, she could use the Gospel of Blood to re-enter the “Time Corridor” and return to her era.
Charlotte didn’t know if this was related to Rowena, but the fact that it happened as she approached the girl was hard to ignore.
However, she also remembered that when she first saved Rowena, the Gospel of Blood did not react this way, so it could be a coincidence.
Thinking for a moment, Charlotte asked.
“How are you feeling?”
“M-much better! Thank you very much for your concern!”
Rowena said excitedly, even stuttering.
Her cheeks flushed, and her eyes were filled with admiration and longing as she looked at Charlotte, her expression full of infinite gratitude.
“You… saved me again, and even bestowed me with the power of your bloodline. I really don’t know how to thank you!”
Charlotte paused for a moment, then smiled.
“Oh? So I saved you before too?”
Rowena was the first mythical figure Charlotte had met in the future. To be honest, she was very curious about the story of Rowena and Lilith.
“Yes, fifteen years ago, you also saved me in Silver City! At that time… I also received the power of your bloodline!”
Rowena said excitedly.
Fifteen years ago?
Charlotte was taken aback. Then she quickly remembered it was during her second time travel, the battle to rescue Lilith.
Charlotte’s expression became strange.
So it turns out she really had saved Rowena before?
Charlotte suddenly felt she had a certain fate with this future Crimson Queen and looked at her even more gently.
“Give me your hand, let me see how the power of the bloodline is within you.”
Charlotte said.
Rowena obediently extended her hand. Charlotte activated her divine power, intending to help the girl sort out the bloodline power she had bestowed upon her when she saved her.
It was a form of favoritism, considering that Rowena was her favorite Blood Prince(ss) in the future.
As her divine power circulated, Charlotte probed into Rowena’s body, and in an instant, she sensed a familiar aura within her.
It was the aura of the ‘Origin’.