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Then, he extended his hands to Ludwig.
At that moment, Ruo Keke and Ye Liuli, who witnessed this scene, both saw the mysterious true face of the Moon Shadow Witch, which they had never seen before.
Her profile was clearly visible, leaving the two girls speechless with astonishment.
"Ah! She is..."
Chapter 163 Transformed into Stars
In the quiet of the night, two girls nestled together on the bed, gazing at the bright moonlight streaming through the window.
"Hehe, Jin'er."
"Aurora, what's wrong?"
What kind of person do you want to become in the future?
The blonde girl looked at the brown-haired girl beside her, thought for a moment, and smiled gently.
"I haven't thought about it yet. After all, I've always had this kind of unpleasant illness, and the future job and stuff... it's still too far away for me."
The brown-haired girl nodded: "Is that so..."
...
"Then what kind of person do you want to become?" Jin'er pressed.
Aurora answered without hesitation:
"Of course, I want to become a witch!"
"I want to become a gorgeous witch, riding a flying staff through the forest."
"The magic she used was as magnificent as the stars, and the robes she wore were mysterious and elegant."
"Then, you can say cool lines like 'I'll punish you in the name of the stars' while teaching bad guys and demons a lesson."
"Hehe, how romantic..."
Jin'er nudged her lost-in-days best friend:
"Foolish Aurora, there are no witches in this world."
...
...
...
Fragments of memory flashed through her mind, and Ludwig, who was lost in confusion, suddenly came to her senses.
Her crimson eyes stared straight ahead, tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks.
"turn out to be..."
She burst into tears.
"So you've always been by my side..."
At this moment, the Moonshadow Witch floated silently in front of Ludwig.
Although she was blurry and indistinct like a ghost, her features, which had been hidden all along, were finally clearly discernible.
That face was equally clear in Ludwig's mind at that moment.
"Waaah... Aurora..."
The Moon Shadow Witch seemed to hear Ludwig's call, and gently approached her, stroking her cheeks with both hands.
The ghostly witch, as serene and cold as the bright moon, soothed her, gradually calming her tormented and confused mind.
"...Aurora..."
After calming down, Ludwig finally regained some of her thinking ability.
At this moment, she understood the truth about the [Moon Shadow Witch], but she still couldn't stop crying.
It was precisely because she understood the truth behind this tenderness that she was so heartbroken.
why
After the blood of the "lackey" merges with his own, it can generate an energy consciousness with a little self-awareness out of thin air.
Blood energy cannot create beings with consciousness; it does not possess such extraordinary power. The Moon Shadow Witch, this unique blood energy, was born by chance.
The Moon Shadow Witch did not appear out of thin air. Her true identity is a lingering remnant of Aurora's obsessive soul that has been wandering in Mona Castle for centuries.
The blood energy of the [Pawn] was deconstructed under Ludwig's forceful absorption, transforming into a "blood energy prototype" awaiting shaping. Normally, it would transform into new blood energy according to the master's will...
However, this out-of-control power captured the obsession that had haunted the castle for centuries, and the lingering soul of the girl who died a violent death merged with it—
The powerful star mage—the Moon Shadow Witch—was born.
Aurora's soul has long since entered the cycle of reincarnation; what remains in the mortal world is merely a lingering obsession that no one can perceive.
She was properly buried in the castle's cemetery, but her intense longing for her dear friend caused a fragment of her soul to remain in the world, lingering in the castle for over a hundred years...
Even the strongest obsession will eventually be worn away by time. Just as it was about to dissipate, this ethereal obsession finally found the person it had always longed for...
The girl who, guided by fate, was destined to return to this castle.
That girl who has forgotten everything and will live on forever as a vampire.
Aurora's lingering soul, relying on the power of blood energy, was able to manifest itself and regain the power to interfere in the human world. She appeared before the world as the "Moon Shadow Witch".
no doubt...
The Moon Shadow Witch did not retain Aurora's consciousness.
Aurora has long since departed this world and entered the cycle of reincarnation. The one who has taken her form as the Moon Shadow Witch is merely the lingering obsession she left behind in the mortal realm.
This obsession gives the Moonshadow Witch a very limited sense of self. She will spontaneously stay close to Ludwig and will even use her strong and magnificent star magic to protect her when she is in danger.
The Moon Shadow Witch is not Aurora, but merely an energy entity summoned by Ludwig's blood...
Her act of comforting me at this moment is clearly just a protective gesture driven by her obsession...
Ludwig was still heartbroken under her gentle caresses.
In a daze, she reached out her hand, wanting to embrace this untouchable spirit.
I want to hug her, to hug my long-deceased friend.
hum-
thump--
Something pierced through the Moon Shadow Witch's form, and then she tightly embraced Ludwig.
"Miss!!"
Ruo Keke, having passed through the blood energy storm, hugged Ludwig tightly.
"Young Miss! Wake up! It's me!"
Ludwig, stunned for a long time, finally came to her senses and rubbed her blurry eyes:
"cocoa?"
In a daze, the Moon Shadow Witch beside Ruo Keke partially overlapped with Ruo Keke...
Ludwig was stunned.
A century later, she met a lovely girl with brown hair.
If Coco is also an important person to her, the person she cherishes most in this world as "Ludwig".
But...could it be...?
Ludwig snapped out of her daze and shook her head violently.
"No, that's not why!"
"Coco is no substitute for anyone..."
"Aurora, too, cannot be replaced by anyone!"
...
Ludwig raised her head again, and a hint of determination returned to her eyes, which were red and swollen from crying.
She gazed at the Moon Shadow Witch and reached out her hand to the gentle woman.
"Thank you... Now, come back to me."
A mysterious and elegant smile appeared on the Moon Shadow Witch's face.
She vanished in an instant, transforming into surging blood energy that returned to Ludwig's body.
Ludwig exclaimed in surprise, "Ugh... Guh!"
She retrieved the [Moonshadow Witch], which greatly reduced the out-of-control blood energy storm, but it was still a drop in the ocean.
...
Coco was so nervous she was about to cry: "Waaah! Miss! Are you alright?!"
Ludwig smiled wryly: "Not very good..."
The out-of-control blood energy continued to impact everything around it, and Coco's spirit also became unsustainable, gradually dissipating.
"Young Miss... I... can't hold on much longer..."
Ludwig held her tightly, remaining silent for a moment.
Then, he pushed her.
The torrent of energy carried Ruo Keke away, and Ludwig smiled slightly at her as Ruo Keke looked on in horror.
"Coco, thank you for coming to save me despite everything..."
"But what follows is something I have to face alone."
"I have to face my past self, and my present self..."
Only then can you become the person you will be in the future.
"Only then can I become the vampire queen you want me to be."
...
"You idiot princess!! You idiot!! Ugh—"
Ruoke was caught firmly by Ye Liuli, her face full of resentment and anger.
"She, she's such an idiot—"
Thanks to the scattered blood energy, the two were able to completely "view" Ludwig's fragmented memories, and thus learned about Ludwig's painful past that had been buried for a hundred years.
It's easy to guess what Ludwig plans to do next.
She must... face her destiny.
Chapter 164 The Eternal Curtain Falls
Ludwig opened her eyes again; this time, she had arrived at the depths of her own consciousness.
"The throne room?"
Looking around, the exquisitely decorated throne room was exactly as she had seen it in Mona Castle, but there was one major difference between it now and then—
At the end of a red carpet strewn with rose petals, moonlight bathed the throne.
The eternal vampire queen sat gracefully atop it, casting an arrogant gaze upon her.
"You've finally arrived."
She stood up, and her regal presence, that of a queen for millennia, brought an unparalleled sense of oppression to Ludwig with every gesture.
The girl in the queen's dress leaned gently against the throne, looking up at the silver-haired girl who was standing there in a daze below the throne steps.
"Welcome, my successor."
Even a small gesture or a casual remark from her could make Ludwig's legs tremble slightly.
"I was actually fooled by her... This is outrageous."
Ludwig mustered her courage, raised her head, and gazed into her blood-red eyes.
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