Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 1574 - 57: Eternal Covenant of Loranshia

The glass hall resembling a black mirror, with its floor and walls polished and ink-colored, exudes a different kind of tranquility.

Clad in a long black dress, Tilan gradually walked into the center of the hall. She stopped beneath the Black Rose Throne, gazing at the square and solemn position, her eyes slightly closed as myriad thoughts arose in her mind.

Such a position is enviable, yet it carries many burdens and is not a choice for carefree ease.

The crown forged by human hearts is dignified and heavy.

If it were in the past, she would have had countless words to express, but at this moment, she silently ascended the steps, turned slowly, and sat in that position.

When her back leaned against the cold throne, silver patterns spread from her feet in all directions, finally adorning the entire hall.

With exceedingly quiet steps, one by one, the nuns with silver veils holding candles gently entered the hall, the myriad candles like stars in the black night, flickering and dreamy.

They are members of the Transcendent Faction ’Silver Candle Saintess,’ all practicing the Radiant Feather Sequence, which was the Angel Sequence in the past.

Since returning from the lost planet, Tilan’s Transcendent Sequence transformed from the Withering Sequence to the Angel Sequence, and the song festivals assisting her also had to change. At this time, the faction specializing in the Angel Sequence, ’Silver Candle Saintess,’ gradually connected with her.

It is said the ’Silver Candle Saintess’ faction is closely related to the ’Four Great Sanctuaries,’ and because Tilan gained the status of Saintess of the Rock Sanctuary, as well as the introduction by Saintess of the Water, Feruceline, she easily gained the support of this faction.

Upon the first meeting, both sides felt a kind of closeness, mostly in the similarity of ideals and approaches. As followers of the Primordial Wind, the ’Silver Candle Saintess’ embody the gentle and kind aspect of her highness, which differs from the ’Witch Sect,’ who embody the ever-changing aspect, whereas the ’Seven Virtues Cult’ embody the aspect of incisive reform.

Just as the ’Red Robe Death God Sect’ fully supports Prin Coco, Tilan also gained the full support of the ’Silver Candle Saintess’ faction.

"In this ceremony, I will delve into the depths of the Aijieka Sea, attempting to communicate with the sleeping Four Originals and the numerous exalted Seraphim, to uncover the historical secrets of the Fourth Era." Tilan’s voice, like ripples on a lake, spread through the hall, reaching the ears of the nuns present.

"Yes, Lady Tilan." They had long known the purpose of today and were prepared.

For Tilan, crushing the other factions of the current Federation is not difficult. The Western Star Region, Eastern Star Region, and Southern Star Region are all her allies, and although the Central Star Region is strong, it can be gradually managed and taken over. What truly concerns her is the immense reform to be undertaken in the future and the truth hidden behind the history.

In the mid to late Fourth Era, the witches and angels of the past gradually entered deep sleep within the Aijieka Sea. Regarding this, many scholars have speculated that the witches and angels at that time, under the leadership of the Four Originals, agreed to a covenant, leading them to a state of slumber.

"As children grow up, they must leave the shelter of their parents to become independent, if those ageless witches and angels always existed, humans would perpetually rely on them." This is how the origins of the matter are also described in the cult’s scriptures.

’Cradle’s Wings retract their protective wings, so that the children in the cradle can grow their own wings to fly.’

"However, no one knows why they left so decisively, even the cries of an epoch did not awaken the slumbering Cradle’s Wings."

During the long nights of the Fifth Epoch, those great beings sleeping within the depths of the Aijieka Sea never awoke to save, instead allowing everything to unfold, leaving many disappointed and despondent, gradually abandoning their faith in the Four Originals.

Consequently, in the era of the Sixth Epoch, the groups believing in the Four Originals are not mainstream; more prevalent are the followers of Isenisha of ’Golden Flame Flower’ and the derived songstress followers.

"Do you know about the Eternal Covenant of Loranshia?" One day, Feruceline discussed with Tilan.

"I seem to have heard of it somewhere." Tilan recalled the past.

"Loranshir, Loranshia, like light and shadow’s two sides, Loranshir represents humanity and the present world, while Loranshia represents the will of the other universe across the Aijieka Sea."

"The two once agreed to a covenant in the Fourth Era, determining everything thereafter. Since then, the tides of the Aijieka Sea gradually solidified, no longer tumultuous, representing that Extraordinary Power would no longer cause severe tidal calamities like those at the end of the glorious era, and also implying that ascending Sequence stages became increasingly difficult, once the pinnacle at Sequence 9, becoming extremely rare in subsequent eras." Feruceline explained slowly.

"Furthermore, the contents of the Eternal Covenant of Loranshia extend far beyond this."

"At the end of the Fifth Epoch, Isenisha of ’Golden Flame Flower’ led the Federation’s fleet to defeat one Black Sun after another, ultimately obtaining the artifact recording the covenant. If the words upon it are modified, it would be akin to altering the rules of Extraordinary Power in this world."

"To prevent the covenant from being exploited by those with intentions, Isenisha divided the covenant into three parts, with the Rose Federation retaining one part, and the other two parts entrusted to the Holy White Melody and the Sigma Mechanical Council respectively."

"Emuralin of ’Cobalt Blue Tears,’ during the civil war four hundred years ago, in order to crush the planets occupied by the Conservative Faction, used a fragment of the covenant to invoke ’Revelation,’ completely ripping apart an entire planet. This greatly struck the enemy’s morale and bought precious time for the Reform Faction that was in disadvantage and dire straits."

"Did you know? The Conservative Faction at that time had a Radiant Sun Level Songstress and two Dawn Tier Songstresses, legends adored by countless people, considered orthodox by the Federation then, strongly supported by the upper echelons of the Federation at that time."

"The crown tussle among songstresses is not gentle, but even more brutal. Now if you peruse the Federation’s history, you won’t find the names of those three Sunlit Level songstresses, even in our cult’s scriptures, they are only vaguely mentioned, without specific names."

"Thank you, Feruceline, I understand." Tilan expressed gratitude to the saintess for her heartfelt tale. Without her guidance, she would probably have spent a lot of time slowly finding this historical thread, step by step exploring to the original source.

Upon knowing all this, exploring the depths of the Aijieka Sea also became something she had to do, only through this could she gradually unravel the truth of the covenant back then, and why human civilization did not experience drastic transformative reforms over two epochs, even though many changes had reached the verge, yet encountered an invisible resistance, reverted to their original state, and ultimately, human civilization did not overturn the status from the Fourth Era.