52. Farewell Day (Part 1)【22/40】
The Phantom Stranger is gone.
It was as silent as he came.
In the hall of the mysterious house, Meilin sat on the sofa with a cane, like a statue.
The flames of the fireplace were still burning, filling the hall with warmth, and before Merlin, there was a last trace of residual ashes on the table.
That was the wreckage left after the parchment was burned.
He lost an old friend.
Maybe he will lose more.
“Merlin…”
Xuanlan walked out of the hidden place, her eyes full of worry.
Phantom Sticker does not seem to intend to conceal Xuanlan.
Xuanlan heard all the conversation he had with Merlin.
She finally knew what fate Merlin was facing.
It was not Merlin who was born in this world, but this world was born from Merlin.
This world is his trial field.
It's his arena.
He has a higher will to watch his life and enjoy it.
And now, they seem to have lost interest in the game.
Therefore, Merlin's battle with fate will come to an end.
Those three conditions...
Embrace strength, destroy and rebuild, and exit representing demise.
None of them is easy.
How should he choose?
"It's time for me to go back."
Merlin suddenly said:
"The children should be anxious... Lan, bring the three magic weapons."
“…”
Xuanlan bit her lip. She knew what Merlin was going to do, but she did not refuse or refute in the end.
She turned around and entered the storage room.
A moment later, the three magic weapons were placed in front of Meilin.
Rusty green bells, quaint and rough red cans, and silver wheels with uneven surfaces.
Three magic weapons that sealed ancient magic power were placed there.
Between the magic powers of the three echoing each other, Merlin could hear three cunning demons laughing.
They laughed wildly.
They know.
I will be free again today.
Their individual strength seems to be quite poor, not as good as the weakest Hell Lord.
But the three are united to become a whole, which increases the magic they can control to an amazing level.
Maybe it's still not as good as the Super Level Demon Three Palaces, but it's already surpassing those sneaky Hell Lords.
“Embrace the power?”
Merlin looked at the three magic weapons in front of him, and a bad smile broke out from the corner of his mouth:
"All this is in your plan..."
His fingers were raised lightly, and amid the sharp laughter of the ancient Three Demons, the three Demons were hovered in front of Meilin.
His fingers gently shaking the green bell, and then rotated the silver wheel in the low sound.
Two dark magical powers were constantly rotating around Merlin's body like sinister poisonous snakes.
The sharp and crazy laughter echoed in the hall of the mysterious house, like thousands of ghosts crying, and the wind full of dark magic blew up, making people shudder.
In the center of that storm, in the ringing of the green bell and the rotation of the silver wheel.
Merlin leaned slightly towards the last red can.
Shake the green bell, turn the silver wheel, and worship the red can.
The unsealing conditions of the three magic weapons were met, and a terrifying black gas erupted from the red can, blending with the other two dark forces.
All the wind, all the screams and coldness suddenly gathered at this moment.
In front of Meilin, the beating black gas formed three shadows.
These three shadows are strange. They are thin, twisted, and weird, not as fierce and domineering as the demons Merlin has seen.
In fact, compared to the demons, they are more like three hellboys who are lengthened and given an ugly appearance.
Just from the appearance, these three guys are not compared to the San Gu.
Even the black-hearted princes who have been made into ornaments are much more powerful than them.
But under the appearance, there is the truth hidden.
The power of the three demons is absolutely not weak.
Even though they look very mixed.
“100 years, 100 years!”
"Application, you finally awakened the three demons. We have been waiting for too long!"
"What do you want from the Three Devils?"
Three guys hiding in the black air say one sentence to each one, just like saying crosstalk.
They are weird and crazy, full of untrustworthy meaning.
Merlin was not in the mood to say anything more to these three people with abnormal mental health.
He hooked his finger and said:
"Give you your magic, and in 100 years, you will be free."
"Well, it looks like someone who keeps his promise."
"But you confirm that you only have magic power and don't need other powers of the powerful three demons?"
"The kind three demons will give you another chance to confirm!"
These three funny demons who like to make various actions when speaking are probably locked up for too long and they talk a lot.
Very annoying.
"There are too many forces that can be dominated..."
The fire of hell burned on Merlin's fingers, and his cheeks twisted into the state of the son of the Three Houses.
The four dark red eyes stared at the three demons in front of him, and he said in a muffled voice:
"So, I just need magic."
"Okay OK!"
The three demons seemed to be afraid of the aura of the three palaces.
During Merlin's confirmation, they howled and rushed out of their hiding magic tools. Three dark auras emitted a faint white light, rushing into Merlin's body one by one.
Because of Merlin's request, the three demons transformed their power into the purest magic power and injected it into Merlin.
His magic pool, which was originally like a sea abyss, was rapidly expanded.
2 times, 5 times, 10 times...
As Xuanlan was worriedly gaze, the magic in Merlin's body rolled like the tide of the real endless ocean.
It even distorted the surrounding space, causing the entire mysterious house to begin to sway.
The magic power that penetrated the body formed a substantial illusion, extending out from Merlin's shoulders like a dark cloak, spreading behind him into a gloomy halo that spread throughout the mysterious house.
The magical aura that was enough to flash was entangled in Merlin, and the lights were also shining with his breath.
He gasped, adapting to the huge magic flow in his body.
The magic power was too pure, and when he entered Merlin's body, he began to take the initiative to repair the damage to his limbs.
Even the soul burned by the phoenix fire was quickly healed under the continuous magic power.
"Swish"
Merlin raised his hand, and the illusions separated by the two Ecken forms appeared beside him.
The two of them nodded slightly to Merlin and walked towards the storage room.
Lorna has basically completed the reshaping of the Mad Attack Armor, but the rune blessing of that set of armor has just begun.
Merlin needs to complete it in the shortest time.
Now, his huge magic power is enough to support two illusions to act for a long time.
"Furo..."
He took a deep breath, and the huge magic power wrapped around his body was quickly retracted into his body.
His face turned rosy again, and the weakness caused by his injuries disappeared.
He raised his head and looked at Xuanlan, and he said:
"Okay, it's time for me to go back."
"You've made a choice?"
Xuanlan did not send Meilin away this time.
She blocked Merlin's eyes, she looked straight into Merlin's eyes, and she asked:
"Are you going to quit? Are you going to leave me...we? Escape like a coward, and then declare that it is for our good?"
"I won't allow you to do this!"
Xuan Lan showed such a disobedient expression for the first time. She shouted to Meilin in an almost roaring voice:
"No one wants you to leave! No one!"
"I haven't made up my mind yet."
Meilin stretched out his hand and placed it on Xuanlan's shoulder, he said:
"But I know, I won't choose to quit... Only in this story, I am Merlin Riley."
"If I leave you, I'm nothing..."
He stepped forward and hugged Xuanlan in his arms. He patted Xuanlan on the shoulder, and he said:
"But allow me to say goodbye, Lan, I have some confidence in your master...I have been preparing for so long, so much..."
"I'll be back...I swear!"
Xuanlan gritted her teeth, she reached out to hug Meilin, and she said:
"If you can't come back, the Mysterious House will be closed permanently."
"I won't have a third master anymore... Merlin, you'd better not let me wait too long."
Alas, fortunately Icarus is not here, otherwise the stingy AI lady would have to complain about Merlin again.
"Click"
A few minutes later, at Hell's Kitchen, the door of Merlin's bathroom was pushed open from inside.
Merlin, who was the same as usual, walked out of it, and at the moment he appeared, the whole thing was silent.
In a depressed living room, everyone's eyes were on him.
Riven, Lorna, Matt, Laura, Daisy, who was rescued from the crime-torn city, and Eric and Charlie who were picked up from Los Angeles by the Devils.
Meilin's sister Mei, and Peter, who was already asleep on the sofa.
In the guest room, Ben, who was still in a coma, was also transferred back to his home from the hospital.
The Bumblebee, who was escorting Charlie and his good friend Jazz were in the garage. Wolverine, who was entrusted by Merlin, stood by the window, always paying attention to the situation outside.
Riana's Hell's border was problematic because of the T-virus spreading out of four missiles that exploded there, but the Dimon and Satana brothers and sisters kept their promises and protected Merlin's family.
This house, this street, is probably the safest place in the entire chaotic New York City.
"I'm back, everyone."
Merlin tried hard to smile, trying to relieve the depressed atmosphere in the room.
But the next moment, Mei strode to Meilin.
At this moment, the gentle sister looked at him strongly and asked:
"What the hell is going on? Why are you wanted? All the news stations are playing your wanted orders...What did you do?"
"Nothing, it's just a little thing."
Merlin said to her sister:
"Don't worry about work, some small conflicts, just be safe."
"The problem is that we are not safe!"
Mei said a little crazy:
"Does of fully armed soldiers surrounded the apartment, trying to catch Peter and me, if it weren't for Mr. Logan's sudden appearance..."
"And that's not the most important thing, Merlin, I'm more worried about you than myself."
"The whole of New York is in chaos, and within a day the country becomes unrecognizable to me."
Mei said sadly:
"I don't know what this has to do with you, but I can guess, I can feel Merlin..."
"All these things are just precursors, they are for you."
"Brother, what terrible things happened to you?"
"You have a smell of blood!"
Ruiwen also strode to Meilin. She looked at Meilin and said:
"You also used the three magic weapons..."
Meilin's hand was pulled up by the little mute Laura, and the little wolf girl smelled the remaining bloody smell on Meilin's body.
She looked at Meilin with a worried look on her face, and she also noticed the pressure of the storm.
"I asked Bumblebee and it said Horus knew something, but your car kept silent and it wasn't willing to tell us."
Charlie, who had already raised her belly, walked over with Eric's support and said to Merlin:
"A big thing must have happened, Merlin, don't hide it from us."
"Ororo's trial was interrupted today by a group of crazy human activists, with radical mutants fighting against them, and the X-Men had to fight with them in front of the court in order to protect Orroro."
"They destroyed 2 blocks, and Techara had to mobilize Doramiji's guards and forcefully lead Ororo to break out."
Eric also said to Merlin with a heavy expression:
"They are waiting for us at the airport now, and Techara asked me to take Chari back to Wakanda for refuge..."
"He told me that something terrible is going to happen on this land, and it's about you."
"Clark and Thor are under control, right?"
Logan, who was standing by the window, also said:
"I saw them flying over the city, although everything was normal."
"But I can feel that danger is spreading throughout this city, and I can't stay here anymore, Merlin, if you want to leave..."
"You can take refuge in hell."
Damon leaned against the wall, and the haze half-demon said to Merlin:
"Although there was a problem on the border of Hell and Riana urgently closed the entire border dimension, my sister and I also knew some 'smuggling' points."
"If you can't stand you in this world, Meilin... might as well go back to his hometown to avoid it."
"Brother is right. Hell is vast and there is enough hiding place. It is not a good idea to stay here to fight them hard."
Satana also spoke up:
"Superman and Thor alone are tricky enough, and those heroes who we don't know and are also controlled..."
"You are alone, Merlin, it's your thing to do."
"I will protect you, Merlin!"
Lorna waved her fist, stood on the sofa, and shouted to Merlin:
"I won't let bad guys hurt you!"
"The official power is targeting you, Merlin."
Matt, sitting on the sofa, leaning on his blind guide stick, said worriedly:
"The process of your wanted process is completely inconsistent with the law, but the current situation is rare in history, and they can't reason."
"You can't stay here, it's right to leave."
Everyone in the house was persuading Merlin.
What they said makes sense.
But unfortunately, many times, the most reasonable choice is often not the most correct choice.
When people live, they always have some beliefs.
Merlin looked at the relatives and friends in front of him, and he breathed a sigh of relief and pressed his fingers down.
He said:
"Okay, I'll go."
A gentle smile appeared on Merlin's face, and he said:
"Actually, I came back to take you away. The things I encountered were quite complicated and I couldn't explain clearly for a while. I will explain it to you slowly on the way."
He patted Laura's little head beside him, and he said to everyone in front of him:
"Now, pack up..."
"I'll take you out of here."
Chapter completed!