Chapter 2407: Death Divination

Chapter 2407: Chapter 2407: Death Divination

There were two divination venues, one was the basement of the Belindel Estate, and the other was the deck of the "Radiant Messenger". Originally, the Countess had also planned to ascend the Belindel Big Bell, but considering the current situation, she abandoned the idea.

The Witch Followers all came to help, the Great Witch of Destiny took a liking to Angelina’s "Chaos" Core Spirit Rune, and even involved the Little Princess who was only First Ring.

However, the initial divinations in the basement were ineffective, but fortunately, after moving to the cruise ship’s deck, whether it was due to luck or the two Diviners suddenly exceeding their usual performance, they actually achieved results in the large Water Divination Ritual:

"The [Dragon Feast Cult] indeed possesses a Dragon Scale, specifically a Brass Dragon’s scale!"

The Countess furrowed her brow, stepping back away from the swimming pool on the deck. Luvia then closed her eyes, slowly exhaling to calm the Spiritual Light swirling within her:

"I recall you mentioned that it was likely connected to the Hawthorn Family?"

"Yes, although a scale doesn’t represent the whole family, I still think the Hawthorn Family is most likely the one among the Seven Great Families most deeply connected with the cultists!"

The Countess looked at the candlelights’ glimmer on the surrounding deck, gradually extinguishing as the ritual concluded:

"Even though this generation, aside from me, has no Circle Sorcerers among the Seven Great Families, everyone is secretly up to something. Well, they’ve even brought out a scale, Hawthorn..."

She seemed to have made up her mind, suddenly raising her hand to press against her right shoulder.

"What’s wrong?"

Luvia asked with concern, Bella Belindel shook her head slightly:

"Ever since Shard used that strange technique to place this Sage-Level Relic into my shoulder, every time I divine results significantly related to my own fate, this bead becomes abnormal. But my injury is almost healed, and it might be time to take it out soon, judging by the timing."

"Shard doesn’t need it for now anyway, there are plenty of good things in the basement at home, you can keep it for a while."

Luvia suggested, then proposed again:

"Our current state is rather good, do you want to continue divining?"

"Divine the remaining two Dragon Scales?"

"Of course not, continuously divining the same category reduces the success rate. Bella, shall we try a challenging divination instead?"

Luvia smiled as she asked, and the Eleventh Rank Grand Witch, of course, was not one to back down:

"Certainly, divine what?"

"Divine Shard’s recent fortune, using our most familiar Divination Cards. Let’s give it a try, though his fate is unpredictable, it’s not like I’ve never succeeded."

With that, she took out her deck, and the blonde Countess confidently took out hers. After successfully completing the most crucial divination, she was in a rather good mood:

"This is really interesting, so let’s go."

Standing on the deck in the night fog, the two Diviners simultaneously tossed their decks into the air. The night wind blew through the fog by the dock, yet, amazingly, none of the hundreds of cards they flung away were blown away or even fell.

Around Miss Belindel and Luvia, the cards spun rapidly around their central axis.

Neither of the Diviners observed the card patterns closely, relying solely on instinct or feeling to turn or raise a hand to catch the cards.

Almost simultaneously, they both touched cards and, upon seeing their respective card faces, their expressions changed simultaneously.

With a rustling sound, the rotating cards around them began to fall. Almost by instinct, they reached out their hands to grab at the next card, so their hands, left and right, simultaneously reached forward to grasp the same card.

Accompanied by the rustling sounds, all the other cards fell onto the deck, and even seven or eight cards fell into the swimming pool. The card they both grasped, however, faced them blankly.

The Female Diviners familiar with fate naturally knew the unusualness of this, yet they maintained their posture, first displaying the first card each had drawn.

Luvia held "Death," and Miss Belindel also held "Death."

In their two decks of Divination Cards, there was naturally one "Death" each, and yet they both drew it.

In the night fog, their expressions changed almost completely in sync, and then Luvia released her extended right hand, allowing Miss Belindel to turn over the third card.

"Each deck has only one ’Death’."

The Countess murmured softly, yet it seemed like self-consolation. And when the third Divination Card was displayed before them, the card face showed countless phantoms standing on a dark water surface, with a half-submerged silver moon in the background, appearing as if it could truly illuminate the card.

And at the top of this Divination Card, the text also remained "Death."

"This is not the ’Death’ card face... it’s my Relic, the [Strange Painting Tarot Card]!"

The Great Witch of Destiny said through gritted teeth, but more out of fear. According to the Relic Properties, once the effect of the [Strange Painting Tarot Card] is triggered, that is when it actively manifests and shows the card face, the accuracy of the divination will be very high.

"It’s okay."

Luvia placed her hand on the shoulder of the witch beside her, trying hard to suppress the unrest within her own heart:

"Shard has experienced death before; back in Milestone, he once stepped into death. This time, maybe he needs to enter that ghostly place...like seeking help from the Chosen of Darkness."

Although these were her own words, even she didn’t believe them:

"Don’t tell Shard about this, nor anyone else."

Luvia added, her purple eyes glowing slightly in the night mist with a worried expression.

Miss Belindel also agreed:

"Whether true or not, telling him may guide him toward this outcome... We are neither expositors of fate; what we see is merely the manifestation of fate in the Material World..."

"I will write a letter, and the next time you have a meeting, give it to Galina and have her call for Joey Barton and Marilyn Handel."

Luvia said again, the Countess took a moment to recall who they were:

"Do you want them to help prevent possible death destiny?"

"No, Bella, we know best that trying to prevent fate makes it more likely to happen. I’m just thinking that even if Shard truly steps into death, I will find someone to pull him back!"

Saying this, she inadvertently displayed an aura that approximated Long-Haired Luvia’s. The Countess, often troubled by the "Purple Eye Nightmare" these past months, was startled, fearing Luvia might lose control.

"The Priest is at Moon Bay, the Nun is at Moon Bay, and if Joey Barton is also there, I’ll see him dare try to die!"

Luvia muttered through gritted teeth, concerning the result of the divination. Meanwhile, Miss Belindel, feeling inexplicably threatened by the somewhat menacing Luvia, sought to change the topic:

"Why hasn’t Shard returned yet after going out for so long? Let’s go out and meet him."

So, when Shard returned to the nearer dock with the [Star Swordstone], he was greeted by Miss Belindel and Luvia, accompanied by more than ten High Ring witch followers coming towards him.

He assumed Luvia and Miss Belindel were planning some maneuver.

Shard had brought two Relics to Mr. Chekhov as agreed and smoothly obtained the Star Swordstone. This Relic had been hidden throughout the Sixth Era, and the witches had only heard of it, thus they were very curious about it.

However, the Keeper of Secrets Level Relic didn’t appear particularly outstanding, and it resembled a peculiar "crystal" more than a "stone."

The azure crystal was roughly the size of Shard’s two fists, heavy enough to weigh down when held up. The Relic itself emitted a blue glimmering light, and when Miss Eles temporarily extinguished the cabin lights, Mia’s entire cat face near the crystal was lit blue.

"Mia has turned into a blue cat!"

Shard whispered, but since cats can’t understand humans, there was no retaliation from it.

To unleash the Trait of the [Star Swordstone] and summon an activated meteor, it requires Thunder Strikes on a clear night. Shard himself knew [Thunder Spear], but unfortunately, the fog at Moon Bay had yet to clear, rendering any experiments impossible to determine the meteor’s full power.

"Miss Eles, let’s store this Relic on your ship for now. The identity of The Chosen One is basically confirmed; I think we might use it at any time."

The Boat Maiden naturally agreed, while Miss Aphrola planned to strengthen the security of the ship to prevent anyone from attempting to seize this crucial Relic.

As night deepened, Shard decided not to continue staying overnight at Moon Bay this Monday, but instead returned home with Mia.

The ladies at home were already waiting for him; the night snack was prepared. While consuming the snack, Shard suddenly felt he had been eating quite a lot recently and wondered if he should slim down Mia before photographing Miss Gawder.

Dorothy and Galina also gathered around the dinner table, listening to Shard tell the final story of the Time Key while eating.

The Duchess was only lamenting the sacrifice of the Newborn Witch, believing she was a very nice girl. Dorothy was more interested in Shard’s new Spirit Rune and Maze Lock:

"Reversing time due to persistence?"

She watched as Shard picked up the cream bread:

"Lecia’s Words of Inner Ring Ascension is this story; perhaps she can interpret this story from a time perspective."

As Dorothy was still feeling unwell, and having spent a beautiful morning with Shard in the study earlier, it was the red-haired Duchess who accompanied Shard back to the bedroom this night.

She probably noticed Shard’s fatigue, and out of concern for him... This time she was on top.