There was a door somewhere, and in front of it was a lake that glowed with a faint white light, and a figure in heavy golden armor stood on the water, kneeling on one knee, and resting his hands on the hilt of the long sword stuck in front of him.Her eyes were closed, as if she was sleeping, but she didn't even breathe, and there wasn't a ripple on the water.In the darkness, she guards a secret, a secret capable of threatening the entire multiverse, a sacred oath and duty as a knight.It is located in a secret pocket space, the entrance to which is beneath the Austrian town of Bruun, where an Augustan monastery is its cover, and the bones of the saints are used as cover along with the cemetery.She's not dead, she's just going into a special dormant state, and if no one wants to invade here to get the 'stone', then she'll sleep forever.But at this moment, there was a clear sound of footsteps in the darkness, and the owner of the footsteps walked steadily, sounding very powerful on the ground.The knight's ears moved, and she suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and opened her eyes suddenly.I don't know how many years ago she last fought, but for her, maybe it was just a second, the sword suspended in the lake was drawn in both hands, and she held it firmly in her hands, and she shouted in the direction where the footsteps came: "Stop!"
I am Ser Aynara Rostud of Anatolia, King Arthur's Oath Keeper, and whatever you have broken into this sealed land, I ask you to retreat at once and keep it a secret with your blood oath, or I will take your life here!
”But the visitor did not mean to stop, and still approached quickly.But just as the female knight was about to swing the sword in her hand, the other party released a small magic, which was a small floating purple fireball, which seemed to have a whirlpool rolling in the center of the fireball, and this flame illuminated the appearance of the visitor.It was an old man with a gray beard, handsome short hair that had been carefully groomed, and a ring of black feathers around his shoulders, which made his smile full of mystery."
It's me, Ainara, long time no see."
Seeing that familiar face and hearing a familiar voice, the knight, whose memory was still stuck in a thousand years ago, showed a surprised expression, and then withdrew his sword with his backhand and knelt on one knee."
Lord Merlin, is that you?""
Of course it's me, otherwise who else would know the secrets buried here?"
The old man stepped on the surface of the lake, the transparent and glowing water rippled under his feet, he seemed to be walking slowly, but he instantly appeared in front of the knight, and touched her hair affectionately: "Your mission is over, you don't have to guard here anymore." ”"But the king did not give an order."
The female knight was touched by the old man on the top of her head, feeling a burst of warmth, she smiled, but still asked worriedly: "What I am guarding is a threat to the whole world, it can't ......""
King Arthur has been dead for fifteen hundred years, Ainara, just give me something."
Merlin shook his head, he bent down to help the knight up, although he seemed to be an old man, but the nearly 100-kilogram knight's plate armor was as light as a feather for him, his strength was very great, and it could even be said that he picked up the female knight like a kitten: "You will never wait for his orders, the oath has expired, the times have long changed, our world has undergone a reboot, and the shattering of the Origin Wall has finally brought back me who roamed the astral plane." ”"I'm sorry, Lord Merlin, but even so, you can't take it without the king's order."
Some sad female knights quickly regained their morale, and she was very reasonable, after all, trustworthiness is also one of the necessary virtues of knights.If you have promised the king, then it is useless for anyone to come.The old mage in the light of the lake scratched his head, he sighed, and tightened the skin of his arm, as if he were touching a jewel.He smiled and looked into her eyes, and many memories seemed to flash in his eyes: "You are really a qualified knight, I am happy for you, I really shouldn't be without you at the round table." ”"You're overrated, my abilities can't be compared to many adults."
The knightess blushed, and she was clearly glorified by the compliment: "Please return, Master Merlin, I will continue to fulfill my duties and oaths until the day when the universe ends, or until the king comes up and relieves me of my mission." ”"Alas, alas, things wouldn't have turned out like this......"
The old mage hugged the young knight and whispered in her ear.The staggered heads and necks of the two made it impossible for her to see the mage's eyes, which were still full of tenderness just now, and were now occupied by red light."
Click!"
Immediately afterward, she felt a sharp pain.The woman who reacted was shocked and wanted to push away the old man in her arms, but her strength was not dominant, and at this time, even the armor had been pierced by Merlin's claws, and her whole body was even weaker.The mage's arm pierced her body, knocking her heart out from behind and bursting into a bubble of blood, and the entire arm was sunk in the warm flesh that gushed out like a fountain."
Why...?"
All of her internal organs were damaged, and the dying woman slowly slipped off the mage's forearm, kneeling on the surface of the lake with the sound of her armor grinding.She was on the verge of dying, but her face was full of puzzlement.Why would the chief court magician, the king's loyal companion, kill himself, wasn't it Master Merlin and the king who sealed that thing together?
The old mage who shook his palm touched her head, and then grabbed her head violently and pressed it hard into the lake: "Because if I don't kill you, I won't be able to get that 'thing'!"
The multiverse will have a new life, and this new life is me!
”At this time, Merlin seemed to be a different person, where was there still a gentle mage, his face was full of blood, and he was like a demon who came out of hell.The lake that had been supporting the knight swallowed her, and she stretched out her hand and slowly sank to the bottom of the lake, as if she had entered another world."
Whew!"
The hideous-looking old mage put away his madness, and gradually calmed down, he sighed, crouched down to wash his hands with water, tidied up his clothes, picked up the sword that the knight had thrown on the lake, and put it in his pocket."
Obviously, as long as you are obedient, you can live as my pawn for a few more days, why do you want to go against me?
It's a pity, it's a pity. ”After some emotion, the old man stood up again, and he walked lightly across the lake, through the whole lake, to the door that the knight was desperately guarding.The door wasn't big, at least not the size of a person to pass through, but more like a small insulated door on a bakery oven.But this small door, made of gold and precious stones, has three hundred and sixty magical seals on it, which were added by Merlin himself 1,500 years ago."
Solution."
The old man spat out a word at the door, and the swirling magic pattern on the door exploded into a sky of starlight.A dark light flowed through the crack in the door......