Chapter1316:OneSecond
"Now,thetimehascome."
"Amongus,onlyFloracandothatthing."
"Flora,youarethehopeofallofus.Youcansavetheworld."
"Everyone,areyouready?"
"SacrificeyourlifeforFlora’ssake!"
AstheypenetratedGreatCrow’sbodyandfinallyreachedtheheart,Flora’steacherbegantoexecutethefinalstepoftheirplan.
Whentheyrealizedtheirimminentdeath,Flora’sdisciplesdidn’tpanicasshehadimagined;itseemedtheyhadalreadyknownaboutit.
Surprisingly,theywerealljustordinarygirls,justlikeher.
Witchesarenotmonsters;theysimplypossessthenaturaltalenttobecomewitches.Amongthousandsofapprenticewitches,theystandoutandarerecognizedbysuperiorwitchesasexceptionalrepresentatives.
Castingforbiddenspells,onebyone,thesacrificingwitchesleftbehindtheirlastwordsforFlora.
"Flora,whentheworldisrebuilt,pleaseengravethesewordsonmytombstone:HereliesafutureGreatWitchnamedSu!"
"Tobehonest,Ineverreallythoughtaboutagrandfuture.I’vesuccessfullybecomeawitch,sowhynotjustwaitfordeath?Sob...Flora,remembertobringmyfavoritebreadwhenyouvisitmygrave!"
"Onmycoffin,pleasecarvebeautifullilies,Flora."
"Flora,it’sapitythatwewon’tseeyoubecomeaGreatWitch.Youarethebestwitchamongus."
"Flora,didyouknowthatallthreeofmyformerloverschangedtheirmindsafterseeingyou?Ihateyousomuch.Whydon’tIhaveyourtalent!"
"Goodbye,Flora.Everyonehasamissiontofulfill,andIguessmineisnow."
"TobecomeaGreatWitch?Nodoubtaboutit,Flora!"
Whydidn’ttheynotice?
Noneofthemaskedherto"savetheworld."
It’sbecausetheyalreadyknewthatthisworldwasbeyondsaving.OnlyaworldofdeathcanbringforththeGreatCrow.
Whattheyhopedforwasaplanthatmustbecompleted,evenifitmeantsacrificingtheirownlives鈥攊twasthebirthofaGreatWitch.
TheexistenceoftheGreatWitchisalong-standinglegendfortheWitchGod’sDomain.
EveryGreatWitchislikeagoddess,idol,representingthehighestfantasyoftheWitchGod’sDomaininthemindsofcountlesswitches.
EvenaGreatWitchwhohasfallenintodarknessstillhascountlessfollowers.
InorderforaGreatWitchtobeborn,theymakethechoicetosacrificetheirownlives,justlikeFlora’steacher.
ThoselastwordsareonlymeantforFlora,becausesheisspecial,awitchwhosurpassesthemall,theonlyonewiththehopeofbecomingaGreatWitch.
Floraherselfisunaware,shethinkssheisunnoticed,butshehasalreadycaughttheattentionofcountlesspeople.
Therearecountlessnoblesandknightswillingtosacrificetheirlivesforher,toprotecther.
Evenamongthewitchesofthesamesex,sheshinesthebrightestlikeastar,hertalentisexceptional,andherlearningabilitysurpassesallotherwitches.
Sheislikethemaincharacterinastory,evenwithoutdoinganything,shestillshinesbrightly,andthewitcheswhostudyunderthesameteacherarealsoinfatuatedwithher.
ThenameFlorahasalreadyspreadthroughouttheentireWitchGod’sDomain,consideredtobethemostlikelygeniustobecomethenextGreatWitch.
So,shedoesn’thavetodoanything,theteacherdoeseverythingforher,protectingherfromthewindandrain.
Sheneverlacksthematerialssheneedsforexperiments,nomatterhowprecioustheyare.Sometimes,shebecomesinterestedinafoodfromaremoteplacecalledGod’sDomain,andtheteacherandherdiscipleswilldoeverythingtheycantobuythatkindoffoodforher.
Shethinkssheisveryordinary,justawitchwhofocusesonstudying.Thisdoesn’texist.
PhotosofherandthethingsshehasusedhavelongbecomepopulargoodsinWitchGod’sDomain.
Itissaidthatinordertocompetefortheclothesshenolongerneeds,Flora’sdiscipleshaveevendueledwitheachothermorethanonce.
Itwastrulyacomedyfullofyuricolor(meaningastoryinvolvingromanticrelationshipsbetweenwomen).
Whenthefinalmomentarrived,thesewitcheswhodidn’tlookthepartbecausetheyhadoncefoughtwithFlora,eachexpressedtheirfeelingstoher.
"Flora,livefreely."
"Flora,Ilikeyouthemost!"
"Flora,takeourshareandshockthewholeWitchGod’sDomain!"
Atthattime,Florasomewhatrealizedsomestrangethings.
ItseemedlikeeveryonethoughttheycouldbecomeaGreatWitch?
Bythetimethelastwitch,whowasthe800-year-oldteacherFlora,begantoperformforbiddenspells,Florastillbelievedshecouldsavetheworld.
Infrontofher,theintricateandmysteriousunknownforbiddenspellshadreachedthefinalstage.
Aslongasshehadtenseconds,shewouldsucceed!
"Flora,mydisciple,Ihopeyouwon’thateme."
"Mylastwords,keptinmytower...Flora..."
"Goodbye."
Atthattime,Florasawtheteacher’sdisappearingfigureandfeltverysadforthefirsttime.Butshestillheldontohopethatshecouldsavetheworld,andfinishedrecitingthefinalspell.
Atthecostofallthewitches’lives,GreatCrow’sheartwassurroundedbyastrangebloodcolor,whichwasthelifeessenceofeveryoneFloraknew.
"Seal!"FloraspokethefinalsecretcodeandchallengedtheunbeatableGreatCrow.
Inthevoid,thethreeGreatWitchesheardthatvoice,signalingthestartofthefinalstageoftheirplan.
CountlessblackraysoflightpiercedthroughGreatCrow’sbody.
ThousandsoflittlepuppetsranthroughGreatCrow’sbloodvessels.
AshenpagesofabookgluedtoGreatCrow’sfeathersonebyone.
Injustamoment,GreatCrow’spowerhadablankperiod.
Inasplitsecond,GreatCrow’sheartburstopen,shatteredbythedifferentpowersofthethreelegendaryGreatWitches.
Injusttwoseconds,theGreatCrow’sheartwillregenerate,andtheGreatCrowcannotbekilledbecauseitdoesn’thavetheconceptoflifeordeath.EvenifthreeGreatWitchesjoinforces,theycan’tkillit.
So,everythinghappenedwithinonesecond.
FloraabsorbedallthemagicallifeforcethatenvelopedtheGreatCrowHeart.
Themagicsheusedwasnotasealingspellfromthebeginning,buta"fusion,"adeceitfulmagic.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槉)
Inthatmoment,Floraopenedthe"door"ofdimensionalmagic.
Shesawaworldlikeneverbefore.
Behindher,theblackfigureofaDisasterBirdappeared.