Gospel of Blood

Lilith no longer recognized Harald.

No, to be more precise, it seemed Lilith had “forgotten” everything related to Harald.

This included not only the future “Creator God” Harald but also Harald himself, her brother.

Charlotte was not unfamiliar with this kind of “forgetting”, as she had encountered a similar situation in later generations where the bloodbornes forgot about “Lilith.”

Regarding why “Lilith” would be forgotten, Charlotte had many speculations in the past, one of which she thought most likely was that Lilith’s existence had been erased.

Of course, after this time travel, she replaced Lilith, which allowed her to further refine her understanding of Lilith’s disappearance.

Perhaps… it was her replacement that led to everyone’s “forgetting” of Lilith.

This meeting with Lilith indirectly confirmed this. Lilith clearly intended for Charlotte to replace her.

Lilith placed her bet on Charlotte, hoping that Charlotte could reach heights beyond the Gods. Only then could Charlotte fight the Origin Malice and change the fate of countless bloodbornes being devoured by it.

In countless fragments of Rowena’s deep memories, Charlotte saw not just the destruction of the bloodborne. In the background of the blood moon shattering and the fall of princes, the cracked earth and dried rivers were also thought-provoking.

Considering Lilith’s determined attitude, it was easy for Charlotte to infer that what was devoured by the Origin Malice was not only the tangible origin power but also the vitality that had long been integrated into every aspect of the Myria world.

In other words, Lilith truly wanted Charlotte to be a “Savior.”

But that’s where the problem lies.

If the later generations of the bloodborne forgot Lilith because Charlotte replaced her, then what about Harald?

Could it be that… Harald was also replaced or “erased”?

But what puzzled Charlotte was that Harald did not disappear, not only in the era she traveled to but also in the era she came from in the future.

Moreover, the Lilith in the time-space gap had “awakened” all her memories. If she had awakened all her memories, she shouldn’t have forgotten Harald’s existence.

But Lilith’s reaction was genuine.

This gave Charlotte a sense of discord, as if there were still huge gaps and omissions in the time-space Lilith was in.

Why this situation occurred was something Charlotte couldn’t figure out, but she was sure it had something to do with Harald. Harald must have encountered something in the past or the future that she didn’t know about.

“There are too many strange places, perhaps this is also the influence of the ‘fractured’ history of the Myria world. After all, the history of the entire world has experienced a huge bug.”

Charlotte sighed inwardly.

Time and space are precisely functioning machines, and history is a part of time and space.

Whether it was the repeated cycles of the bloodborne or the countless confrontations between the Origin Malice and Lilith, it was evident that in these countless conflicts, the original history had long been shattered, leaving only broken fragments.

Of course, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing for Charlotte.

In their exchange, Lilith had already told her that the Gospel of Blood was a forbidden artifact created by “stealing” the temporal power of the origin, and mastering the initiative of “time travel” naturally gave Charlotte the advantage of “repairing” history.

“Lilith mentioned that the entity behind the door is following me. Unlike me, who can directly arrive in this time, they cannot achieve true time travel. Their influence on history is much weaker than mine.”

“Their ‘arrival’ relies on my time travel. In other words, they can only influence this era when I travel, and even then, indirectly. When I travel back, their influence will also fail.”

“This matches my hypothesis. If the entity behind the door could really travel through time like I do, it wouldn’t need to borrow the power of the Old Gods, it could just appear and deal with me directly.”

“The entity behind the door, or the Sun God Helios fused with the Origin Malice, must have numerous constraints on their actions that I haven’t yet understood!”

“Moreover, the already happened history cannot be changed. Since I have become a Demigod in the future, even if the other party can influence history, it cannot affect the me in the future who has no self-preservation power.”

“In other words, as Lilith said, I can only fight the other party in the process of ‘creating’ history. The other party, to deal with me, must also do so during this process. This process will inevitably be in the history gaps and the yet-to-happen future.”

“The Old God Coalition’s raid on the Free City-State Alliance this time is to hinder the rise of the bloodborne. Their actions seem more like a test. Perhaps they are not very clear about the saying that ‘history cannot be changed.’”

“The rise of the bloodborne cannot be stopped, so the existence behind it can only suppress my growth during this process, leaving some backup plans for the future, even laying traps for the time-traveling me.”

“My response is simple: just don’t let them succeed.”

“The history I traveled to now is ‘blank’, with only various ‘results’ recorded in the future and no detailed ‘process.’ This might be my opportunity to grow quickly and fight the other party…”

“Lilith forgetting Harald is definitely not a small matter. The Creator God Harald must have also grasped part of the origin authority. Lilith’s forgetting might also be a conspiracy of the entity behind the door.”

“Fortunately, Harald in this time hasn’t disappeared. I should meet him as soon as possible and check his body. If there is really a problem, the Gospel of Blood might be able to detect some clues.”

Thinking of this, Charlotte got up and walked out of the temporary office. She said to Femaror, who was standing guard at the door.

“Send someone to inform Harald to come to the office immediately after he returns.”

…

Charlotte didn’t have to wait long.

The day after the battle ended, Harald returned with the alliance army.

The border fortress was filled with cheers, and the spoils of war collected by the alliance army filled dozens of wagons.

It was clear that Harald’s pursuit had been a great success. Charlotte could almost imagine the scene of the defeated Old God army fleeing in disarray.

After receiving Charlotte’s summons, Harald quickly set down his things and hurried to the office to meet her.

After over a decade of “absence”, Harald had changed significantly from the image Charlotte remembered.

He was no longer the introverted boy or the still somewhat youthful young man but had become a steady middle-aged man.

He was not a bloodborne, and his handsome face even had faint crow’s feet, marks left by the passage of time. Harald… should be about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old now.

Although he wasn’t a bloodborne, his extraordinary aura was not weak. Charlotte roughly sensed it and judged it to be at the peak of the Blazing Sun tier.

At this moment, Charlotte felt a sense of time fleeting.

During this period, she mostly only interacted with bloodbornes. Witnessing her “student” change from a child to a middle-aged man in less than a year was indeed a complex feeling.

“Teacher Lilith, the guards said you urgently needed to see me?”

This was the first thing Harald said to Charlotte.

Calm, respectful, and even with a hint of barely noticeable reverence.

Just one sentence revealed a lot to Charlotte.

Unlike others, in Harald’s eyes, she was still his teacher.

Charlotte didn’t know to what extent Harald understood her fusion with “Lilith”, but at least… it seemed the only thing that had changed was the title.

“Harald, do you… still remember our first meeting?”

After thinking for a moment, Charlotte asked.

Harald showed a hint of nostalgia,

“Of course, that was almost thirty years ago. Back then… I thought you were a Blessed One of the Tower Kingdom.”

“Yes, almost thirty years. The little boy has grown up so quickly.”

Charlotte also felt a bit sentimental.

Pausing, she then asked nonchalantly.

“By the way, do you have any siblings?”

Harald shook his head.

“No, after my sister died in the Battle of Silver City, I was the only one left in the family.”

Charlotte fell silent.

After a few moments, she sighed, a hint of depth flashing in her eyes.

“Yes, you’re the only one left.”

She roughly understood how she and “Lilith” had fused.

Clearly, the complete fusion between Lilith and herself should have started from the moment she embraced her.

In others’ memories, Harald’s sister, “Lilith”, had died at that time.

And she had achieved “rebirth” on that day, becoming the Bloodborne Progenitor.

“Teacher, you seem to have something on your mind. Is something the matter?”

Harald asked.

Charlotte looked at him and nodded.

“Yes, this time when I tracked the Old Gods, I found that they were different from the previous ones. Their divine power… contained ‘contaminated’ power.”

“You’ve faced them directly before, so I want to check your body to prevent them from leaving any hidden dangers.”

Hearing Charlotte’s words, Harald didn’t hesitate at all.

“What do I need to do?”

“Just close your eyes.”

Charlotte said.

Harald quickly closed his eyes obediently.

Feeling the absolute trust in her from his every move, Charlotte wondered if she might be overly worried.

However, Lilith’s “forgetting” of Harald was indeed unusual, and she needed to carefully check his state.

Thinking this, Charlotte reached out and placed her hand on Harald’s forehead.

As the blood divine power quietly flowed, Charlotte activated the power of her soul.

The moment she “entered” Harald’s body, a familiar, vast, and holy power surged toward her.

It was the power of the Holy Court’s holy power.