Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva-Chapter 1591 - 67: Saint Ana’s Prophecy

When Tilan was pondering how to respond, the scepter held by the other gently tapped the ground, and someone opened the side door and then dragged out a nun.

This extremely weak nun seemed as if soaked by sweat, her gasping revealed her exhaustion and painful status, despite no visible wounds on her body.

She must have been punished by some means, Tilan thought.

"Since you’ve already punished her, I won’t inquire further." Tilan shook her head, then turned her gaze towards the Saintess opposite.

"I still don’t know your name?"

"My name is Saint Ana, which is also the name inherited by successive Saintesses." Having said this, she bowed again.

"The first Saint Ana once glimpsed the Sacred Eternal Covenant and thereby prophesied the end of darkness in the Fifth Epoch, and subsequent generations of Saintesses have taken this name."

"Prophecy?" Tilan seemed to have heard something similar somewhere.

"Yes, are you aware of the three great crowns of the glorious era? The last Stellar Crown is the Divine Crown that dominates destiny."

"Although the three great crowns are no more, the destiny woven by the stars has already predetermined the future. Everything will follow the trail and slowly arrive."

"I don’t like the word destiny; it seems that all success, effort, and failure cannot escape the predetermined judgment, giving one a spiritual bondage." Tilan frowned.

"This is just language used for self-comfort in past eras when people faced the unresolvable and unacceptable facts."

"I see." Saint Ana nodded, understanding why Tilan was angry before.

"I do not force everyone to believe in prophecies, but indeed, the things in the prophecy have happened in history." Having said that, she softly hummed an ancient ballad.

’Ancient stars’

’Turning destiny’

’Three keys of opening’

’Never-fading flowers’

’Must bloom in your eyes’

’Winds of four seasons’

’Please sing for me’

’Sing of the hero who wields the Flame Spear’

’Sing of the Witch sinking into the deep sea’

’Sing of the three united Saints’

’Sing of the steel requiem that ceased turning’

’Awakening time and again in the morning sun’

’Hesitantly stepping forward’

’Tears and joy woven into a colorful canvas’

’Praising the rebirth of life’

...

"Many people think that this song was created in the Sixth Era, to commemorate the victory of that great battle. However, in fact, the prototype of this song dates far earlier than the Sixth Era, and even the term ’Three Saints’ was derived from this ballad." Saint Ana answered with closed eyes.

"Is that so?" Tilan did not believe it and rejected this fact.

"If the prophecy had such a great impact, why were the Black Suns of the Fifth Epoch not concerned about it?" Tilan retorted.

"That’s because they misinterpreted the prophecy." Saint Ana spoke again with her eyes closed.

"You must also be aware of many stories from the Fifth Epoch; then let me tell you how this song was interpreted in the Fifth Epoch."

"In that era, the three keys were thought to refer to the three Divine Crowns because they opened a new era for humanity."

"The hero who wields the Flame Spear, in that era, was considered to be ’Deselina,’ a hero with a fiery and resolute character. It was she who spread the secret of the ’Black Suns’ throughout the Milky Way, leading to the fierce struggles and iterations among the Black Suns later."

"Sing of the Witch sinking into the deep sea, this line was interpreted as the surviving Witches at that time having joined the Deep Sea Alliance and gone to the distant universe."

"Sing of the three united Saints, this refers to Hephaestymo, Cui Kalansi, Amorrenqin among the Black Suns. They became Black Suns at very close times and formed an alliance for a time, expelling other Black Suns, which was very rare in the distrusting Fifth Epoch; as for Xi Aiflian, she became a Black Sun later than these three, and was not strong enough, so she was not included among the Three Saints."

"Sing of the steel requiem that ceased turning, this refers to the Mechanical Sun·Soft of the Mechanical Council, which was defeated and perished in the struggle with the Three Saints, also serving as a warning that the Mechanical Species can never become the main body of civilization."

"Awakening time and again in the morning sun, this refers to that era, where generations of Black Suns constantly alternated and iterated."

"Tears and joy woven into a colorful canvas, praising the rebirth of life, this line is the most crucial point and also the core reason why the Black Suns believe they were not wrong."

"They believe that although their actions bring about much slaughter and destruction, they also create many new possibilities, and that’s evolution. The alternation of generations of Black Suns, like the interweaving of tears and joy, will ultimately give birth to a new and perfect human species. That time will be the rebirth of human civilization."

"This..." Tilan found her words stuck, difficult to reply.

Looking back from the present perspective, one surely knows that this interpretation is wrong, but in that Fifth Era, this prophecy seemed so certain and complete, and also filled the gap of missing moral justification for the Black Suns.

She came to understand why prophecies have always loved using metaphors throughout history; it widens the space for interpretation greatly and also significantly increases the fault tolerance rate.

"Was this prophecy in the song truly left by the first Saintess?" Tilan found it hard to believe.

"Yes, the first Saint Ana left this prophecy after seeing the ’Eternal Covenant of Loranshia’ back then."

Tilan closed her eyes in thought, then continued to inquire.

"And what about later, did she have any other prophecies?"

"The first Saint Ana’s prophecy was just like that, while the thirteenth Saint Ana, on the day of the Federation’s establishment, which is also the first year of the Sixth Era, made a new prophecy."

"What did she use to make the prophecy?" Tilan was puzzled.

"At that time, Lady Isenisha had already obtained the Sacred Eternal Covenant and knew the former prophecy, thus she lent the Covenant to the Saint Ana of that time to view and asked if there was a new prophecy."

"So?" Tilan continued to ask.

"A brand new prophecy was born in the form of a picture book nursery rhyme." The Saintess answered with closed eyes.

’This is, the chronicle of the world’

’There are songs I want to sing’

’There are hills I want to guard’

’There are roses I want to praise’

’There are wars I want to end’

’This is, the blackbook of prophecy’

’Played with the lament of seven kingfishers’

’The white kite bird with snow-white wings falls for the sky.’ 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

’The flame feather bird with fiery orange feathers is pierced by an arrow.’

’The black owl bird as dark as night is crushed by falling rocks.’

’The branch bird with indigo eyebrows sheds tears for betrayal.’

’The sea cross bird sailing through waves breaks its wings for guardianship.’

’The gold core bird striving for the scorching sun dies of exhaustion.’

’The silver Ling bird wearing a beautiful silver crown dies singing.’

’Scarlet entangles with Bao Qing’

’Thorns eventually become the curse of wounds’

’Turn into a lament cry spear’

’Beautiful things... Ugly things...’

’Wise things... Foolish things...’

’Strong things... Weak things...’

’Black and white meteors embrace, heading for the doomsday horizon’

’This is the last and the first story’

’The song of the end echoes throughout the universe’

After listening to this familiar ballad, Tilan shook her head.

"This is not a beautiful prophecy; listening to it makes one feel sad and troubled."

"So Isenisha heard this prophecy and anticipated the Federation’s demise someday."

"Yes."

"..." Tilan opened her mouth but said nothing, only letting out a silent sigh.

The most sorrowful and real thing is when a child is born, the mother knows that the child will one day head towards death. It’s just a matter of time.

"Although I heard a lot of depressing and unsettling things today, I still thank you." Tilan’s emotions returned to calm once more.

"Yes, the road ahead is doomed to be tortuous and painful, but past events have also taught me something interesting."

"And that is the interpretation of prophecy is not such a rigid thing.

And in that despair, I saw a glimmer of hope."