Chapter1311:Flora’sStage
"This!"YunXilookedaround,surprisedbythesuddenchangeinscenery.
Different,unlikeallthepreviouslegends.
ThescenerythatleftthedeepestimpressiononFlora’sheartwasnotbeautifulatall.
WithoutthetranquilityofShayaLongnis’sMistyLake,themysteryofCasinatheBattleGod’sTimeRiver,orthegrandeurofCyberElfAlphaandtheGoldenCrowPrincesscreatingaworld.
Flora’sworldwasdirty,decaying,andheadingtowardsdestruction.
Thiswasnothinglikealady’sstage,butratheraterrifyingsceneryliketheendoftheworld.
Thegroundwasfilledwithdestroyedbuildingruins,notasinglebuildingwasintact.
Dilapidatedwindmills,grindingmillsshatteredintopieces,bridgessplitinthemiddle,castlescutinhalf.
Therewerenobodiesorblood,onlyaroadwithmanycracksandsignsthatcouldn’tbereadclearly,showingevidenceofapastcivilization.
"Nomatterhowmanytimesyoulookatit,thissceneryisalwayssocaptivating."
"Truly,itisFlora,perfectlyrepresentingtheendofthenightmare."
"Eveninthisdestroyedworld,itisstillsobeautiful."
UnlikeCyberElfAlpha’sbigdataalgorithm,FloraknewfromthebeginningwhatkindofworldNightmareSovereignswouldlike.
DistortedbeingsbornintheNightmareWorld,theylikebeautifulandpureladies,butdon’tmistakethemforhavinganykind-heartedness.
Theirfavoritesceneryisthedestructionoftheworld,nightmaresthemselvesarelandscapeswovenbycountlessintelligentbeings,andNightmareSovereignsalwayspreferdestructionoverorder.
Tobeprecise,whatNightmareSovereignslikethemostisthebrilliancewithindestruction,likeavolcanoeruptingbeforedoomsday,presentingadangerousandpeculiarbeauty.
DuskWitchFloraisanextraordinarybeautythatperfectlymatchesNightmareSovereign’saesthetic.
Thisworldisareflectionofathousandyearsago,theworldthatFlorahasexperiencedandcompletelychangedherlife.
Beforethis,Florawasnota"DuskWitch"andwasnotpartofthechaoticneutralcamp.
Whatchangedeverythingwashere,Flora’sformerhometown,theworldvisitedbytheGreatCrow.
TheGreatCrowisnowresidingwithinFlora,mergingwithhersoulasabattlepet.
Longago,therewasahugeblackcrowknownasthe"DisasterBird"thatdestroyedworldafterworldanddevouredcountlessintelligentcreaturesastheNaturalDisasterMonster.
Flora’shometown,whichappearsbeforeYunXiatthismoment,isoneofthoseworldsandthefinalonevisitedbytheGreatCrow.
TheGreatCrowhasthepowertotravelthroughdimensionalworlds,randomlydestroyinganyworlditencounters.WhetherknowntotheEndlessGod’sDomainorunknown,thepresenceoftheGreatCrowinevitablyleadstoultimatedestruction.
Flora’shometown,thecitywhereFloraresides,isthefinalworldvisitedbytheGreatCrowandispartoftheWitchGod’sDomain.
WhentheGreatCrowdescended,FlorawasnotyetaGreatWitch.Shewatchedhelplesslyastheblackmagicalcrowspreaditswingsandcoveredtheentiresky.
Sevendaysandsevennightspassed,andallthehumansinthissmallworldofthegod’sdomaindied.
GreatCrowindiscriminatelysuckedthelifeforceoutofeveryone,devouredtheirfleshandblood,andsentoutpuppetsmadefromitsfeatherstoexterminateallresistance.
Itwasnotoutofhatredfortheintelligentbeingsofthisworld,butbecauseGreatCrowitselfwasthiskindofcreature.
Worldshavelifespans,andwhentheirlifespanends,theynaturallyfacedeath.
Sometimes,thebeingswhoresideintheworlduseforbiddenpowerstoprolongitslifespan,attemptingtopreservecivilizationandtime.
Andtherearesomepeoplewhobindtheirlivestotheworld,seekingakindofunstableimmortality.
TheworldwhereFloralivedusedaforbiddentechniquefromtheWitchGod’sDomain,prolongingtheworld’slifeandcreatingincrediblydreadfulweapons.
ThoseweaponsattractedresidentsfromtheNightmareWorld闁炽儲鎽渞eatCrow,thenightmarecreaturesthatcantraversedimensions.
GreatCrowwasbornfromthenightmaresofcountlessintelligentbeings.
Sinceancienttimes,crowshavebeenseenasasignofbadluckbecausewhenevercrowsappear,therewillbedeadpeople,corpses,androttenthings.
Overtime,intheNightmareWorld,whichisrootedinthesoulsofwisebeings,ablack,giganticcrowwasborn.Whenpeoplefirstobservedthiscreature,theycalledittheGreatCrow.
WhentheGreatCrowappears,itsignifiesthedestructionofaworld.Usually,theworldtargetedisaveryoldworldthatoncehadasplendidcivilization.
AnewlyformedworldwillnotattracttheGreatCrow.OnlythoseancientworldsthathaveusedforbiddenpowerstoprolongtheirlifespanwillbesoughtoutbytheGreatCrowanddestroyed.
Withoutanyhumanemotions,theGreatCrowisjustlikethosecrowsthatcansensethesmellofdeadbodies.Itappearsnaturallyinworldswherethelifespanhasreacheditslimitbuthasbeenunnaturallyextendedusingforbiddenarts.
Then,thereisindiscriminatedestruction.TheGreatCrowwilldevoureverythingaliveinthisworldwithouthesitation,bringinganendthatshouldhavecomelongago.
Flora’shometownexperiencedthedeathannouncementfromtheGreatCrowinthisway.
OnthefirstdayoftheGreatCrow’sarrival,theworld’spopulationdecreasedbyhalf.JustwithasinglecryfromtheGreatCrow,halfofthehumansintheworldturnedtoashes.
Onthesecondday,allthewaterinstreamsandlakesturnedintopoisonoussubstances.Peoplecouldonlyquenchtheirthirstwithwatercreatedbywitches’magic.
Onthethirdday,allthecropsinthesoilwitheredandhumanslosttheirplacetogrowfood.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫e啯袚)
Onthefourthday,abigfloodcame,andone-thirdofthelandwascompletelysubmerged,andblackfeathersstartedfalling.
Onthefifthday,thewitches’magicbegantodryup,andtherewasonlyonecityleftinthewholeworld,strugglingdesperately.
Onthesixthday,themostpowerfulwitchesandtheirdiscipleslaunchedacounterattackagainstGreatCrow,andtogethertheyinvadedthebodyofGreatCrow,whichcoveredthesky.
Ontheseventhday,noonereturned,andtheworldfellintosilence,everythingcametoanend.
Noonesurvived-exceptforoneperson.
HernamewasFlora,theonlywitchwhomanagedtoenterGreatCrow’sheart,thelasthopeoftheworld.
However,shecouldn’tsaveherhomeland.
Thatwarwasthewitches’finalvictory-avictoryachievedbyonlyoneperson.