Mystery: The Stranger

Chapter 48 Heart Yearns for the Red Moon

This was almost an inevitable coincidence. The vampires of the Second Era had no clear understanding of the dangers of the starry sky. Most of the ancient gods were insane, and the lesser gods were no better. The otherworldly queen, with dual sequences 2 of the lunar and portal pathways, would almost certainly have made some dangerous attempts during her long life, such as the summoning portal unexpectedly leading to the universe...

The Second Era cataclysm came to an end. Lilith, the progenitor of the vampires, perished. The goddess of life, who was also a god, was completely destroyed and had no chance of being resurrected. However, Sermia, who also perished, escaped the fate of complete annihilation by relying on the remaining corruption within her body and was able to survive in the world, waiting for her resurrection.

From the moment she became aware of Snow's existence, Sermia had been secretly supporting him. Otherwise, the mystical connection between Snow's divine fire and the otherworldly symbol would never have been so smooth and stable. She used a portion of her spiritual authority as a medium to subtly influence the otherworldly symbol from afar. And each time Snow and Saratas made a sacrifice, they used the Moon Cup to collect moon dew imbued with the spirit of moonlight as an auxiliary ingredient; through layers of concealment, neither of them ever noticed Sermia's hidden presence.

They knew of the existence of this otherworldly queen, but even after it was confirmed that she had not completely perished, they still didn't take her seriously. She was just a god, and even more so, she had been demoted from the otherworldly queen to the Duke of the Red Moon. Xalatas even dared to eat the Seed of Malice of the Abyss Grand Duke, and Snow had also seen the contract notarized by the angels of the Tamara family. Neither the Void evil spirit Xalatas nor the transmigrator Snow took a native angel too seriously.

They didn't think there would be any problems with the divine fire.

Salatas didn't detect any problem, and Snow didn't think there would be any problem with this rare thing he created by referencing the logic of traditional Western fantasy worlds. What problem could there be with a flame that could even burn divinity?

It even burns away divinity.

In the early to mid-Fourth Age, the Earth barrier was still very strong, and the power of the Old Ones outside the Earth to pass through the barrier was also very limited. Snow was so bold because he was very familiar with the fundamentals of this world.

The two of them did a quick review, but neither of them found any problems.

Sermia did indeed do nothing. Although she couldn't understand this strange power that had appeared out of nowhere and could manipulate the symbols of another world, she chose to watch coldly and tacitly approve of everything. She allowed the other party to use the symbols of another world to access the power of the Red Moon and to inherit the Red Moon faith. She didn't care at all about this offense to authority.

In Sermia's eyes, the path Snow had chosen was absolutely correct.

The Red Moon is great and benevolent. People actively approach the Moon, attach themselves to the Red Moon faith, and borrow the Moon's authority. This is the most obedient and intelligent child in the world.

She went through the same thing. Because she was a dual-sequence 2 of the Moon and Gate pathways, she traveled to the Astral Plane in her early years and came into contact with the otherworldly symbols. She left her mark and began to influence the symbols through her limited authority, thus becoming stronger. She didn't even take the then-glorious "Goddess of Beauty" Olnia seriously.

Now that someone is following in her footsteps, actively heading to the Red Moon and taking root in the otherworldly symbol, how could she possibly suppress them?

Seria greatly admires the wisdom and character of someone who dares to bypass the vampires who control the lunar pathways, or the shameless goddess of the night who shamelessly calls herself the Crimson Lord, and directly borrows the natural spirituality of the primordial moon, unaffected by these extraordinary forces, and able to see through the true nature of the moon.

Furthermore, Snow's prestigious title, which was associated with otherworldly symbols, led this otherworldly queen to extend her affection to Snow as well.

The Crimson Moon's Favorite, a traveler from another world, the Vampire Queen's mysterious companion, a shadow beyond the abyss, an ancient god from the endless dark ages.

This five-part title does not directly refer to her, but every sentence revolves around her.

As the otherworldly queen of the vampires, the Red Moon Duke, Sermia is also willing to tacitly allow a Red Moon follower to borrow her remaining mystical foundation.

The lunar pathway is inherently adept at transforming blood servants, and everything happens subtly and gradually, without the need for active enslavement. As time goes by, Snow's status in Sermia's heart continues to rise, because his timing in appearing is indeed very opportune.

Snow uses the symbol of the otherworld as a transit point to receive the vampire faith. As the angel who once passed through the gate, "Queen of the Otherworld" Seria can naturally pinpoint Snow's approximate location through contact. As the Duke of Red Moon who governs the vampires, she is also aware of the affairs of the United Empire and what kind of drama the Six Gods might be about to stage.

A long-planned scheme had already taken shape in her mind.

She will reclaim the uniqueness of the moon, lost by the vampires for thousands of years, from that shameless and despicable eight-armed demon wolf!

This was not a hasty scheme. In fact, from the Second Age to the Fourth Age, Sermia never stopped thinking about reclaiming the Moon's uniqueness.

Even the Progenitor was qualified to temporarily control the lunar pathway and uphold uniqueness on behalf of the Great Mother, but what right does Amanisis have to call herself the Crimson Lord? She's just someone who benefited from the Progenitor's position; how dare she?

In the Second Age, Amanisis, the "Goddess of Misfortune," was no match for the "Queen of Another World." Sermia had a sense of superiority and looked down on everyone except the eight ancient gods.

Later, the "Goddess of Misfortune" took advantage of the great victory in the deadly battle between the three ancient gods: the progenitor of the vampires, Lilith, the Alien King, and the Destroyer Wolf. She was promoted to a true god and became the current Goddess of the Night and the Crimson Lord. Fortune turns, and social classes are divided. The jealousy and frustration of women are burning!

Previously, it was a gap in raw power that prevented Seria from appearing before the Goddess of Night, but now things are different; she has a representative whose heart is set on the Red Moon.

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In the depths of a secluded valley where no one ever sets foot, the night wind howls and eerie energy surges.

"Queen of Another World" Sermia calmly reclaimed the Planeswalker traits she had stripped away years ago—the complete authority of the Sequence 2 Gate Path was instantly restored, followed by the madness and violence that had once swept over her body and mind.

But she didn't care at all; she was determined to make the Goddess of the Night suffer a huge setback in front of everyone!

The moment her power returned, broad, jet-black bat wings unfurled from her back, blotting out the entire valley sky. Sharp, jet-black nails sprouted from her fingertips, and she raised her hand and ripped it open towards the void above her head, instantly creating a summoning gate shimmering with astral light.

Given the integrity of Earth's barrier in the Fourth Age, this summoning gate could not tear the barrier or release celestial taboos, but it was enough to interfere with celestial phenomena and disrupt the lunar cycle.

At this moment, a crescent moon was hanging in the sky, but as a massive amount of pure yin energy surged in from the summoning gate, the incomplete moon was forcibly filled in. The strange phenomena of a full moon and a crimson blood moon overlapped, instantly rewriting the celestial phenomena of the entire land, and an eerie and eerie moonlight enveloped the surrounding area.

This sudden and bizarre celestial change instantly alarmed the six gods above Backlund. Simultaneously, they averted their gaze from the mortal realm and turned their attention to the source of the astral disturbance, their focus completely drawn to it.