northernbook Chapter 285: Test of Courage
Chapter 285: Test of Courage
"Have you thought about the consequences?"
"Now I know." Freya sighed, "Separating her may be more difficult than I thought. The human body is too complicated... But it's very interesting!"
Freya stood up. Her face was already pale, and under the strong light from above, Catherine could even see the blue veins under her skin. Her eyes were sparkling at this moment, as if she had found a very interesting game.
"...You killed someone, Freya." Catherine couldn't believe it. This was all Freya could think of after she asked the question.
"You're talking about this..." Freya looked at her in surprise.
"It's just two people who died."
Catherine was stunned, and a chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the back of her head. "You are a saint. Does your doctrine allow you to commit such a sin? Don't you always say that only God has the right to decide a person's life or death?"
"Everyone will die, Catherine. Death is inevitable." She turned her head again and admired her "masterpiece".
"——Each of us is a child of God. How do you know that this reception was not instructed by God? If it were not for the guidance of the God of Light, how could they appear in my tower?"
This is ridiculous! They were able to get in because of the chaos caused by the self-immolation of the great scholar a few days ago!
"...Have you thought about the consequences? Everyone will know." Communication could no longer continue. Catherine took a deep breath and said, "Aunt Tservini will know too."
When she heard the first half of the sentence, Freya was still smiling indifferently, but when she heard the second half of Catherine's sentence, her expression finally changed. Both heads turned to look at Catherine at the same time, both showing panic.
"How ridiculous! How ridiculous!" After a moment of panic, Freya showed a look of hatred on her face and her tone became sharp again, "Are you going to tell mother? They are just two strangers. I save so many lives every day. Have you told mother for me?!"
"Your reputation has spread far and wide, and the Queen has also heard of it." Catherine looked at her, her emotions boiling. She lacked political common sense and had no idea how much trouble she had caused. "The Shining Moon Tower is a holy place in the hearts of many people. How can you use it as your slaughterhouse? If I hadn't discovered it today, there would be more people here in the future, right?"
"I like you very much. I have always liked you, Catherine." Freya said anxiously, raising her foot to get closer, but the other party immediately took a few steps back and distanced herself from her again, making her face darken.
"Do you remember how you got here in the first place?" Since Catherine didn't allow her to get close, Freya stood where she was.
"It was my brother. One of his favorite games was to sneak some ignorant children in here, show me to them as a spectacle, and then amuse himself with their frightened faces... How old were you then, Catherine?"
Catherine did not speak. She certainly remembered their first meeting. The Crown Prince used this place as a venue for a courage test game to play pranks on younger children. Both she and Canion were frightened.
"You and Kanien were tricked here together, he was scared and cried loudly, and you... you were the only one who dared to come to see me afterwards." Her eyes were shining, and she looked at Catherine with a complicated and incomprehensible look.
"You were so kind before, why did you change, Catherine? I was the first person who spoke to you, why are you becoming more and more sympathetic to her?" She glanced over her shoulder with disgust in her eyes.
There was a sudden gust of wind in the room.
The other head on Freya's shoulder suddenly raised its head and shouted at Catherine - "Run! Catherine! Run!"
Catherine, who was already on high alert, felt a flash before her eyes. She almost subconsciously put up the magic shield, and then she heard a loud "bang". The shield was shaking, and the shelf next to it had fallen down, with all kinds of broken organs scattered all over the floor.
She actually fought with her - Catherine looked at the person in front of her in astonishment, but her confused thoughts calmed down little by little.
"Maybe it will be you, Sister Freya."
It was not their fault that they looked like this, but they had become a stain on the Bishop family since birth, and had become the crime that the king had repeatedly used to question Aunt Tserwini. Because of this, Aunt Tserwini also hated the two daughters.
Except for the church, no one knew what Queen Zilvini gave birth to. The two of them only had the name Freya, and the other girl on the shoulder didn't even have a name to this day.
Catherine once thought that as each other's only company and sisters, they must be very close. But the more they got along, the more they found that Freya was very domineering. She didn't allow "that person" to speak, control her body, or communicate with Catherine.
In the past, when they were talking, "that person" would only dare to watch silently with deer-like eyes, eyes revealing envy and yearning. Later, Freya would not even allow them to make eye contact, and hung countless black curtains from the beams to separate them.
But even so, she still couldn't suppress the anger in her heart? - Yes, the emotion Catherine felt most from Freya was anger.
"Complaining is a childish act, Catherine, you've grown up." Freya's eyes gradually became colder, just like the air here.
"You were very good, Catherine. You were very good."
But today, that coward actually dared to speak up to remind Catherine. Freya looked at her cousin in front of her. She had grown up very fast over the years and already looked like an adult... Freya always looked at her to guess what her mother looked like, because everyone said that the princess and the queen were very similar... Thinking of this, anger ignited in her heart again.
"I hate you sometimes, too, Catherine. All the time."
Her tone was gentle and calm, but there was madness in her eyes. Unknown magic circles under her feet lit up one by one, making this place look like a holy heaven. However, in the middle of this holy light, there were broken limbs all over the ground.
"Maybe you can ask Father God for me whether He forgives my behavior." The saint in the halo, her white skirt fluttering, had mercy in her eyes but ruthless hands. The holy light twisted and tangled together, turning into the shape of a snake, roaring and rushing towards Catherine.
"boom--"
A sudden loud noise shook the Temple of Light. The horse was startled and raised its front hooves and neighed, causing the man leaning in front of the horse to fall to the ground and almost be trampled by the horse's hooves. Fortunately, the servant next to him was quick-witted and dragged him out from under the horse immediately.
"Are you okay?" The groom was almost scared to death and felt that he might lose his job.
However, the other party ignored him. He looked in the direction of the sound, where there was only a tall tower standing alone. He couldn't help but curse and ran over.
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"It seems that Goladia has taught you a lot, little Catherine."
After the spell was blocked once again, Saint Freya sighed.
"But maybe you are right. The power used by the gods' favored ones is similar to yours." Freya tilted her head. After seeing Catherine's methods, she was curious for the first time about the "magic" that she always talked about.
"If this can help you get away from here, I don't mind you making a bigger noise, but it's obvious that this won't help your situation at all." Catherine's mind became calmer and calmer as the opponent attacked again and again.
"I know." Freya smiled, "I just wanted to do this."
She seems to have gone crazy...
Catherine breathed softly. After the fight here, the liquids flowing out of the jars on the ground were evaporated due to the heat, and there was a strange and pungent smell in the air, which was not much better than King George's bedroom.
Freya is older than Catherine, and has studied magic for a longer time and more deeply. Catherine can't even understand those magic circles. This is the Saint's home ground, and she should retreat.
“Bang, bang, bang—!”
There was a rapid knock on the door above their heads, and the two people underground could hear it clearly.
"very nice--"
Freya raised her head, her eyes showing envy, "Someone is here to see you, Katherine."
If someone is missing, someone will look for them. This was true for Catherine and even the twins. They were all remembered by others, unlike herself... She raised her hand again, and the light condensed in her hand, becoming brighter and brighter.
The same beam of light condensed in Catherine's hands as she chanted. After repeated passive defenses, she finally chose to fight back.
"Did the people above give you the confidence?" Freya sneered, then froze, looking at her hand rising higher and higher in disbelief, "How dare you - how dare you?!"
That thing is fighting with me for control of my body!
At the same time, the attack spell in Catherine's hand had already left her hand and was whistling towards Freya, while the other party was still struggling with her body. In the end, she was defeated. The moment she was hit by Catherine, her arm was forced to be pulled up, and the spell hit the ceiling.
"boom--"
The Tower of Shining Moon was built when the Church of Light was founded. It is an old building that is dying. How could it withstand such a toss? The floor above was shattered, and countless bricks, stones and wood chips fell down, revealing a big hole. A large area of lights were shattered, and the light instantly dimmed a lot.
“Bang, bang, bang—!”
The knocking on the door stopped for a moment and then became more urgent!
"Go, Catherine! Go!" The nameless girl finally plucked up the courage to cry out to the cousin who always secretly brought her gifts.
"Don't come again, Catherine, never again!"
Catherine looked at her red eyes and couldn't help shedding tears.
"Don't go! Don't go!" Freya regained control of her body and struggled to stand up from a pile of rubble.
She's gone and she'll never come back!
Catherine took one last look at her nameless cousin, turned around and ran towards the stairs. Just as she reached the same floor tiles, a hand grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
She looked up in panic and saw a face that looked very similar to her own.
It's Canyon.
"What are you two doing!" He glared at his disheveled sister fiercely and dragged her out of the tower.
"Her Highness Catherine?!" A white-robed priest came over with several saints, looking doubtfully between her and the white tower behind her.
The door of the tower had been kicked open and was now tilted on the ground. The entrance of the tower was like a giant eye, staring at everyone coldly.
The priest was both panicked and relieved. Fortunately, it was already night. If it were daytime, perhaps fanatical people would have already rushed in.
Catherine clung to the person next to her. The image of the body that had been stitched together kept coming to her mind, and her body was still shaking uncontrollably.
"Please inform Bishop Quincy." Catherine took one last look at the tall tower in the moonlight. "His Highness Nerer and Neva have been found."
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"This should just be an accident."
It was already late at night. Bishop Quincy led the men he trusted and after a lot of chaos he finally cleaned up the Shining Moon Tower. Now when he faced the princess, he no longer had the smug look he had during the day.
"I don't know whether the unexpected statement can convince the King of Mulet, or whether it will cause disputes between the two countries." Catherine returned the afternoon's accountability as it was.
"Catherine." Earl William placed his hand on his daughter's shoulder, signaling her not to release her emotions too much.
"Whose responsibility is it if they get into trouble in the Temple of Light? Your Excellency the Bishop?" Catherine ignored her father's reminder this time and continued to stare at the bishop opposite her.
"They are your classmates, Her Highness Catherine." Bishop Quincy's eyes flashed with dissatisfaction, "And you are the one who is most familiar with the Brilliant Moon Tower. Who knows who bewitched the two highnesses who suddenly barged in?"
Catherine was shocked by his shameless words. What was the difference between these bishops who regarded themselves as messengers of the God of Light and those thugs when they acted like cheaters?
"I didn't know you had such a childish side, Your Excellency." William smiled, and with just one sentence, Bishop Quincy's face darkened. "I thought you were thinking about the aftermath."
"When will you notify the school?" Earl William turned to look at his daughter.
"Right away." Catherine didn't want to wait a moment.
"Look, if Gloria can't find her student, she will responsibly inform the student's parents. You don't have much time, Bishop." William turned around and smiled at him.
Whether he could come up with a suitable and respectable excuse before Gloria would keep the bishop busy for a while.
"Please don't be impatient, Your Highness Catherine." After briefly weighing the pros and cons, Bishop Quincy finally gritted his teeth and bowed to Catherine, "We need time to investigate the cause of death of the two Your Highnesses so that the Mulet Kingdom can better accept it."
"What kind of punishment will she receive?" Catherine lowered her eyes to hide her emotions.
"What are you talking about, Your Highness?" Bishop Quincy blinked, as if he didn't understand her at all. "Please don't lose your calm judgment just because that's your suitor. This misfortune has nothing to do with others."
“You can even cover up such behavior—” Catherine stood up suddenly.
"It's too late, Your Highness." Bishop Quincy smiled and stood up politely. "Perhaps you should go back and rest."
Duke William looked at his daughter with a cold face, sighed secretly, put his arm around her shoulders, and took her out without saying anything.
"May the light be with you, Your Highness," Bishop Quincy said behind them.