Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 199 Divinity

The 49th day of the fifth month of the [-]th year of the Golden Calendar was the Day of Judgment.

A drizzle began to fall in Rodel. Lucia sat in the car, listening to the rustling sound of raindrops hitting the outer wall of the carriage, and looked quietly out the window.

The towering granite buildings of the Golden Temple were soaked in deep blue by the rain, and the large and scattered golden glazed roofs lost their former glory under the dim sky. Only the towering golden tree behind the Eternal Palace Still unmoved, it constantly and peacefully releases its gentle light.

The carriage slowly stopped under the long steps in front of the Eternal Palace. Lucia stepped out of the carriage door. Guirer, the accompanying guard, immediately got off his horse and stepped forward to open an umbrella for him.

Lucia took the umbrella handle from Guerel, thanked her with a smile, whispered a few words into her ear, and then walked up the long steps alone.

Guirer looked at his master's retreating back, took a deep breath, turned around and silently waved his arms.

The pure white umbrella broke through the rain curtain and moved forward slowly. The falling raindrops left a gradually filling vacuum behind Lucia. And further below, dozens of storm knights in armor and armor spoke silently. Retreating towards the outside of the hall, like steel wings spread out.

Lucia climbed all the way up the stairs. When he was near the top of the long steps, he stopped and looked up ahead. The majestic pillars of the Eternal Palace stood before his eyes. Through the hazy rain curtain, he could vaguely see an elegant figure standing quietly under the pillars.

The Eternal Queen is still wearing the long black gauze starry dress as dark as the night, with her jade-like white and delicate arms and neck exposed. The strong contrast creates a thrilling beauty.The slightly curly pure blond hair spread to her waist. Even under such a dim sky, it could not hide the light that was brighter than the sun.

Lucia blinked, wondering if it was his misunderstanding. Compared with her first meeting with Queen Malika here three years ago, she seemed to have more of an inexplicable sacred aura now, but she also became More distant and distant.

"I have met Your Majesty." He came to stand in front of the Queen and bowed in greeting.

Malika pursed her lips and smiled slightly, her lake-like blue eyes curved, and said: "Epsilon is already waiting for you at the stone stage, come with me."

After saying that, the queen turned around and led Lucia to the Eternal Palace.

Passing through the giant fine gold door that is more than ten meters high in front of the temple, you will see a tall and wide corridor hundreds of meters long. The tall white stone pillars on both sides support the magnificent dome, and directly above your head is a large clear field. The transparent crystal glass, when you look up, almost gives you the illusion of golden branches and leaves falling in front of you.

The two of them were walking in the middle of the corridor. Lucia asked seemingly casually: "Your Majesty has many things to do, and you only need to leave the guidance to an attendant. Why bother to come in person?"

"Haha, you're right," Malika chuckled, "Beta will come soon, and I will ask Arleto to pick him up in front of the temple, but you are different."

Lucia tilted her head slightly and waited for her answer. The queen seemed to pause for a long time on purpose, then reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "You are the best of all the children. Treat you the same as others." Isn’t it normal to be different?”

"Your Majesty is exaggerating. Compared to His Highness Godwin, I am just a child struggling on the road of demigods." Lucia said humbly.

"Hypocritical," the queen curled her lips, "Godwin has grown up 30 years longer than you. If I give you another 20 years - or even ten years, I believe you may not be worse than him today."

Lucia shook her head and smiled: "Your Majesty is favoring me by saying this. I will definitely improve after ten years, but His Highness Godwin will not stand still. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? ?”

Malika turned to look at him and teased unintentionally: "I didn't expect you to have such a high opinion of him. I thought you would be like that little guy Latarn, thinking about what to do all day long. Defeat him and become the strongest demigod."

Lucia smiled and said nothing. After a short silence, she only heard the queen sigh softly and said: "But I don't like that child." "The world says that he inherited all the advantages of his father and me, including wisdom, gentleness, and bravery. , powerful. But I always feel that he has not inherited any of the character and soul of any of us."

She raised her head slightly, looked up at the giant golden tree on the other side of the crystal dome, and said softly: "A perfect demigod who was born to be a god and a king, isn't he the most false and boring existence in the world?"

"In comparison, his two 'evil omen' brothers who are blessed by the furnace and are not tolerated by the world are much cuter in my eyes."

"Speaking of which, maybe I should thank you, Lucia," the queen's lips raised slightly as she said, "It seems that you did not just treat the deal between us as a transaction."

"I have been paying attention to their life in the Far Eastern Islands. Those two children, including the many 'alien' who left the Golden Dynasty and went to the East China Sea, are living very well. Although you and I are in different situations, in this matter , I am not as good as you."

Lucia's peripheral vision glanced at the Eternal Queen beside him. When he saw the deep loneliness hidden in Malika's eyes, in a daze he only felt that ray of natural agility gradually faded and almost disappeared from her body. Chi is returning.

In other words, it was only at this moment that Malika finally shed some of her "divine" shell, revealing a fleeting "humanity".

"In my eyes, it was never a transaction," he lowered his eyes. "Mengt and Meng are not only two powerful demigods with extraordinary talents, but they are also my best friends. They also share the same goals with me and walk side by side. man of."

"Really?" Malika narrowed her eyes and sighed softly, "That's good."

For the next section of the road, the two of them were silent.

Lucia knew very well that everything the Queen wanted him to see was what she wanted him to see - just as she had supported him almost everywhere in these years, he would never feel that he deserved such grace, and Every step he takes to this day is exactly in line with the Queen's expectations for the next era.

However, while Malika was testing him, he was also observing the queen herself.

Deliberately showing some dissatisfaction with Godwin, favor with the Mongolian brothers, and even the undisguised contempt for Beta earlier, the Queen has undoubtedly begun to test his attitude towards the golden age, and he has also begun to test his attitude towards the golden age in this short period of time. During the journey, I gained some insight into the Queen's current state.

Compared with three years ago, Malika seems to be inevitably falling from "human" to "god".

Even though the Queen always showed a relaxed attitude with a charming smile and a carefree attitude in front of him, he was still keenly aware that more and more invisible chains seemed to spread out from the void, binding her step by step. Theoretically, the god who stands at the top of all living beings will drag her into the abyss until she is unable to struggle.

Before they knew it, the two of them had reached the end of the corridor.Looking out, I saw a steep staircase that went straight up into a tree trunk that looked like it was made of gold. The end of the staircase was filled with pure and bright golden light.

"By the way," Lucia suddenly stopped and looked around, "Since today is the Holy Judgment Ceremony, why don't you see His Majesty Radagan?"

"Who knows," the Queen shrugged, looking at the entrance to the heart of the golden tree in front of her, and said with a strange smile, "Maybe she is afraid that I will eat him?"

　ps. I was stuck writing here two days ago, sorry.

　　
　
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