ushernet Chapter 555 A Terrifying Dream
Chapter 555 A Terrifying Dream
Tibo rubbed her head with her little hands, even wondering if her memory was faulty.
"Wait... is this a dream?"
"still...."
Learning can change your destiny!
"The doll over there?"
Tibo's gaze was drawn to the dolls on the table.
Then, the voice of memory rose again.
The mother spoke in a gentle voice.
"To sail at sea, one must be knowledgeable in astronomy and geography."
Tirispeius: "Ugh... Isn't learning only Janus's knowledge enough?"
The gentle mother said, "Of course. The sea is not land; you can easily lose your way if you're not careful. So, it's very important to learn how to recognize the miracles of Aegler."
Tirispius: "Alright! Even though my brain is already incredibly sharp, I'll still keep trying!"
The gentle mother said, "Cersei will also favor diligent children. It will send knowledgeable scholars to be your teachers and help you achieve your dreams."
Tirispyos: "I want to be a teacher too! No, I'm so great, I want to be a teacher's teacher!"
The gentle mother said, "Why not? However, if you want to educate and nurture students, being so active won't do."
Tirispeius: "Then... let's have 'Tinin'! She's very well-behaved; she'll definitely make a good teacher."
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As the sound ended, Tibo's thoughts gradually returned.
"Mom, and everyone else, used to always praise me for having a good memory..."
"But now... I can't even tell if this is a dream or a memory."
Then, her mother's voice rang out again.
“Alright, Tirispius, let everyone sit on this little music box and compose melodies for our songs.”
"A small... music box? What's that...?"
The gentle mother said, "My dear child, are you still half asleep? This is your invention."
"Invent...mine? What's the use of it?" Tibo asked, somewhat bewildered.
The gentle mother said, "My dear Tibby...you're usually so smart, why do you look so dazed today?"
The gentle mother said, "In that case, let's see for ourselves... Put our good friends up here and see what kind of amazing reactions they will have."
Tibo nodded, picked up all three dolls, and carefully placed them on the box.
Suddenly, the music box started spinning and made a beautiful sound.
"It's spinning! And it's making a sound..." Tibo was shocked.
The gentle mother said, "That's right, a music box. Just place the doll in the right spot, trigger the mechanism, and it will spin and play beautiful music..."
The gentle mother said, "This is also my favorite of all your inventions."
Tibo shook her head. "I...don't remember..."
The gentle mother said, "It's alright, my dear child. Let me sing you a lullaby to the melody, and you'll remember everything."
The gentle mother said, "The gods favor this fertile land, and it flourishes like fire. The twelve constellations are like eyes, and giants raise their cups in toast."
The gentle mother said, "Three created heaven and earth, three weave destiny, three mold life, and three guide calamity."
A gentle mother said, "They say: The world is too silent. They only wish to see living beings laughing and rejoicing endlessly."
A gentle mother: "And so came you and me, weaving words and songs, giving birth to love and soulmates."
A gentle mother: "From this point on, creation is complete. Who will bear the weight of the soul, so that people may walk lightly?"
The gentle mother said, "The mighty Cephalo, the all-knowing father, though his body is magnificent, he willingly lowers his eyelids."
A gentle mother: "The light of dawn rests on my shoulders, golden blood falls to the earth."
A gentle mother said, "Let them converge into a scalding river, flowing through the descendants of heroes throughout the world."
The moment her mother finished speaking, a strange, loud noise suddenly appeared, making Tibo's ears ring and a little bit of fear rise in her heart.
The three dolls began to spin to the somber music from the music box.
It makes a "click-click" sound with each rotation.
"What...what happened?" Tibo panicked immediately.
She looked around timidly; the lights were completely off.
“Janus, listen up!”
The mother's voice rang out again, but it lacked its former gentleness, leaving only a roar and hoarseness.
Mother: "In the black mist, death and fate are near. On the blood-stained earth, the dead and the living seek their way."
Mother: "Why is the world so labyrinthine like you? Why does life echo your cries, silent and without reply?"
Mother: "What is the way back? Only the dead wander aimlessly. What is the way forward? Alone I hear the farewells of the living."
Mother: "Why did it begin? Only a lone traveler remains. Why did it end? Only a solitary figure is seen."
Mother: "Alone and isolated █ Alone and isolated █ Standing alone █ Standing █ █ Standing ██ ███ ███ ███"
Suddenly, a flame shot up from the music box, instantly burning the three figurines on it to ashes.
“Tian…Tinning…!” Tibao looked around in a panic.
"Mom...what happened...?"
The mother's voice became urgent.
“█ Escape █ █ Tirispius █ ██ Escape quickly ███ █ ██ █”
"The Black Tide has arrived at the gates of the city."
"Where...where should I run to?"
Tibo was at a loss. She looked around in a panic, her instincts driving her forward unconsciously.
“Yes, that's right. Forward. We have no way out.”
Tibo ran off in a panic, but no matter how long she ran, she was still in that room.
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and countless dolls appeared in the room.
Tibo's heart began to pound.
"Why......"
"Why... are there dolls everywhere...?!"
Seeing countless dolls burning in the air, Tibo's fear reached its peak.
The gentle mother said, "This is the sacrifice of the saint."
A gentle mother: "You cannot reach the end."
A gentle mother: "Only one person can reach the very end."
"I know...I know...!" Tibo closed her eyes and clutched her chest.
She was certainly aware of her responsibilities.
"It's okay if we don't make it to the end... We've already made up our minds!"
The gentle mother: "Go say goodbye █ █ Tiris ██ █ Pios ███ █ █"
A gentle mother: "Time is running out."
“What…you’re leaving, Mom…” Tibo’s voice was filled with reluctance.
A gentle mother: "Good girl, I won't leave you."
The gentle mother: "But remember █ █ Tirispeius █ ███ ██ █ █"
A gentle mother: "Everyone will part from one person, but that person will witness miracles—"
The gentle mother said, "Since your mind is made up, let's cross the Black Tide and dispel the fog for Onpharos..."
The gentle mother said, "See you tomorrow, my dear Tirispius."
"Mother...!"
She was jolted awake when Tibo called out.
Tibo looked around in confusion, "Are we still dreaming?"
At this moment, Aglaia's voice rang out, giving Tibo a sense of reality.
Did you have a nightmare?
Tibo's eyes were blank. She didn't ask Aglaia why she was in her room, but instead said in a daze, "Maybe. We haven't dreamed in so long."
"You can rest for a long time now, before we reach the door."
Aglaia picked up the small blanket from the side.
She originally came to see Tibo to make sure that Tining was not frightened, but she did not expect to hear Tibo's screams.
Thinking something had happened, Aglaia rushed into the room, only to find that Tibo was just having a nightmare.
Tibo shook her head as she looked at the blanket in Aglaia's hands.
"No... *our* hearts are still pounding."
Seeing that Tibo was still in shock, Aglaia decided to lighten the mood with a joke.
"Perhaps that rude old soldier with the suspended blade frightened Tining, and it has affected you as well. If you wish, I can pierce his chest with the golden thread right now."
Tibo looked at Aglaia with a horrified expression.
"Aya...! Stop saying such scary things..."
Aglaia then explained, "It was a joke. I wouldn't have waited until now if necessary."
"Are you sure this is really a joke?" Tibbo couldn't help but ask.
"Would you like to talk about that dream? If it lingers in your heart for too long, it can easily lead to illness."
Tibbo sighed, "*We*...dreamed about Mom."
"However, the dream itself is nothing... it's just that having a dream at this time for no reason is a little unsettling."
Tibo didn't want to recall the details of her dream, but she would instinctively try to remember them.
Because Mom is here.
"You mean..."
"It's Tian."
"Even if *we* never use the power of the 'Hundred Realms Gate' again from now on... her soul is slowly drifting away from her body."
"Time...I'm afraid we don't have much time left," Tibo sighed.
Aglaia thought it over carefully; she had already made plans regarding Tian's matter.
"Perhaps... letting her relinquish her duties as 'doorman' early, and live out her days as an ordinary child without a care in the world, wouldn't be such a bad thing."
“I understand your thoughts, Aya. But on this matter... *we* have made up our minds.”
"I think there is still room for maneuver in this matter."
"Our souls wear down until they return to dust; that is our destiny."
“Once, we also had complete, connected bodies. If we compare that body to a tree, then the trunk and branches will wither away at the same rate due to fate.”
"Now, *we* are divided into many, many versions of ourselves... Although we've lost the trunk, we've gained another choice..."
"We can decide in the way that is most beneficial to the journey of fire what form the branches and leaves will decay."
"It's more heartbreaking to see many people disappear before your eyes than to say goodbye to one person."
"But...after all, 'moving forward' is the inevitable outcome of Janus's trial, and *we* have never had a way back."
"Don't be sad about saying goodbye to us—we made a promise long ago, didn't we?"
"It won't be long before I can't even taste sadness anymore." Aglaia's eyes were empty; her humanity was being worn away bit by bit.
This is the price of power, and it is what the Golden Descendants must pay.
Tibo remained silent, then suddenly changed the subject.
"Aya, what would you like to eat for breakfast?"
Aglaia was still caught up in the conversation and hadn't reacted yet.
"What? How could this happen so suddenly..."
Tibo chuckled, "We've been chatting for so long, I'm a little hungry. Besides, it's almost dawn."
"Speaking of which, Aya, do you remember? It must have been shortly after we met, when you were still a little one, and you got caught sneaking a bite of oatmeal porridge in the middle of the night by us..."
Tibo recounted the past.
Aglaia was clearly surprised, but as she recalled it, an impossible smile appeared on her previously stiff face.
“Ah... my emotions are fading, but those fragments—I remember them all, my teacher.”
"I'll go. What would you like to eat?"
"No need, no need, leave it to us. You rest for a while, it will be quick, we will call you when we are ready."
Aglaia nodded, "...Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
"Well...see you tomorrow morning, Aya!"
Tibo quickly left the palace and bid farewell to Aglaia.
Because she knew that breakfast was just a pretext.
She didn't want Aglaia to get too involved, because Aglaia had her own responsibilities.
"That nightmare... was a bad omen."
"My memory is getting increasingly blurry; even what my mother looks like is becoming indistinct..."
Tibo's expression turned serious.
She knew what it meant when they, who didn't usually dream, suddenly started dreaming.
"As expected... we still need to go to the Abyss of Fate first. Hopefully, Oronis will be willing to help us."
Tibo quickly made up her mind.
Instead of preparing breakfast, she went to the ruins outside the city of Ohma.
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the other side.
Inside the city of Ohma.
At that moment, Xia stood on the observation platform, overlooking the city.
"Still the same..."
Xia wasn't too surprised at that moment.
After all, that woman is here.
Just then, he heard footsteps behind him.
Bai E's voice rang out.
"Teacher Xia, it's been a long time."
At that moment, Xia turned around and looked Bai E up and down.
"who are you?"
"It's been a long time. I'm the student who overturned the classroom in the class on the physics of the soul."
At that moment, Xia remembered, and the blurry outline gradually appeared in her mind.
"Oh, it's you."
"No way, teacher, I was just saying it offhand... You really remember this?" Bai E was somewhat surprised.
"Of course, and I still remember your glib tongue," Xia said sarcastically.
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