books44 Chapter 166 23 Things About the Prophecy of Fontaine
Chapter 166 23 Things About the Prophecy of Fontaine
In the end, Kiana still didn't get to eat Mei's meal, because Mei felt heartbroken just from hearing Kiana's story.
Mei, still angry at the end of the story, turned around and went back to her room. Kiana tried to call her back, but Bronya stopped her as soon as she reached out.
After all, Mei is in a bad mood right now, and based on their understanding of Mei, it would be better not to go over there casually.
It seemed they would have to eat out for dinner, so Kiana, dejected, vented all her negative emotions on the food, led by Bronya.
The price was that Kiana ate all the savings Bronya had accumulated from doing commissions during this time. Feeling bad afterward, Kiana had no choice but to treat Bronya to afternoon tea as an apology, and also to appease Mei.
So the next day, Kiana rushed the two of them to the most famous coffee shop in Fontainebleau. Of course, she found out about it from Funina through a group chat. In return, Funina had to attend the afternoon tea.
To Kiana's surprise, Navelette also came along. Perhaps it was Navelette's overly serious aura, coupled with the fact that the two of them had a woman named Clarind disperse the surrounding crowd as soon as they arrived, that made the entire afternoon tea filled with an awkward atmosphere.
Finally, it was Funina who broke the silence: "I came here this time to ask Kiana to help us solve the problem of the prophecy."
"Prophecy?" Kiana was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant and said, "You mean that prophecy, right?"
“Yes, it’s that prophecy that the people of Fontaine will eventually dissolve in the water.” Before Funina could speak, Villette spoke first. “This matter has been confirmed in the group chat, so Funina’s pressure has been increasing day by day recently. Although Ms. Funina presented the intelligence she has investigated over the past five hundred years due to the pressure of the situation, the data is not optimistic, which has only fueled people’s dissatisfaction.”
"So that's why you thought of me, right?"
"Yes, after all, I really can't think of anyone else who has the ability to change prophecies besides you."
"We've heard about this too. Does Kiana have a way to resolve this?" Bronya asked.
Kiana gently put down her teacup and calmly uttered a sentence.
"Unfortunately, no."
Upon hearing this, Funina's face turned pale. Before she came here, Vilette had told her about Kiana's identity. If even Kiana couldn't solve the prophecy, would the method in the mirror really work?
However, compared to Funina's loss of composure, Navelette appeared much calmer. He first frowned, then found the answer in his inherited memories.
"Is the reason it can't be because this prophecy has already been written into the fate of Teyvat?"
“Yes, that’s exactly what happened.” Kiana then looked around. “But this isn’t a good place to discuss these things. If you want to know the specific reasons, let’s go somewhere safe to talk about it.”
"In that case, let's go to my office. Besides me, only Ms. Funina has the right to come and go freely there."
Navilette's suggestion was naturally unanimously approved, so everyone packed up the remaining cakes and took them to Navilette's office in the Mo Man Palace.
"Okay, where should we begin this story?"
Fryna nervously glanced at Kiana, who was deep in thought, barely daring to breathe, for fear of interrupting Kiana's train of thought.
"Alright, let's start with Goeria. How much do you know about Goeria, the previous water goddess?"
"The previous Water God is the previous Water God, what other identity could he have?"
It was Funina who said this, and Vilette gave Funina a strange look, pondered for a moment, and then gave her own answer.
"The previous water goddess, Goeria, was born into the world as the heart of the primordial womb created by the people of Sky Island. Her purpose was to suppress the water elemental dragon king, who was also the heart of the primordial womb—that is, the being I was born from. Am I right?"
"Yes, that's very true. On the other hand, our second-generation goddess, who is a follower of the previous water god, doesn't even know these things. I really can't understand what she's thinking."
"I...I...I just couldn't remember for a moment!"
By this time, Funina was already drenched in sweat.
"That's right! It's wear and tear! As a former member of the Water God's family, I must have lived for a very long time, so it's perfectly normal to have some wear and tear on my memories!"
Although she didn't know what Funina was hiding, Navelette realized that Funina was almost convinced. Time was of the essence, so she decided not to pursue these unimportant matters for now.
“But what does this have to do with that prophecy?” Navelette asked.
“Navilet, as the original heart of the womb, you should understand what this identity represents.”
"You mean she used this power to do things she shouldn't have, which led to that prophecy?"
“You’re right. In the beginning, Fontaine, as the territory of the former Dragon King Chaos and the center of the primordial sea, did not have any human beings. However, Goelia’s water spirits longed to become human, so Goelia, who deeply loved her people, committed a great sin.”
"Without Sky Island's permission, she used the power of the Primal Sea of Emptiness to transform the Pure Water Sprite into a human form. However, she is not the true heart of the Primal Sea of Emptiness, and her powers are incomplete, so this transformation is not a complete one. Although her appearance looks like a human, her inner essence remains that of a Pure Water Sprite, and this is what the Fontaine people are today."
"Wait, I have a question. If what Kiana said is true, then how do the Fontaine people reproduce? After all, they can't really reproduce like humans do..."
At this point, Mei blushed and stammered, falling silent.
"I think it would be more appropriate to leave this question to Navelette, who is a local dragon."
"This brings us to the long-standing tradition of Fontaine where every newlywed couple comes to the Dew Spring in Opiclay Opera Square to pray for a successful pregnancy. If what Ms. Kiana said is true, then the Dew Spring, as the gathering place of all the water elements in Fontaine, must indeed be home to many pure water spirits. It is not impossible that through prayer, these pure water spirits could be reborn as human offspring."
"Wait, wait, wait! I still don't understand. Even if the people of Fontainebleau are all transformed from pure water spirits, what does that have to do with that prophecy?"
"I think the connection is clear enough, Ms. Funina."
For a moment, Navelette really didn't know how to comment on the out-of-focus Funina. It was one thing to forget Goelia's original identity, but she couldn't even understand the principle of how a pure water spirit transforms into a human through the power of the Primordial Sea. He really began to doubt whether the Funina in front of him was actually Fucarus.
"Yes, yes?"
"For the Pure Water Spirit to become human using the Primordial Embryonic Sea, it must first have a human appearance. Then, it must store the Primordial Embryonic Sea water as blood under that appearance. This means that the blood flowing in the bodies of the people of Fontaine today is not real blood, but blood mimicked by the Primordial Embryonic Sea water."
"In other words, once they encounter the primordial seawater, the primordial seawater in the Fontaine people will want to rush out of their bodies and return to one place. This is the truth behind the prophecy that the Fontaine people will eventually dissolve in the water."
"So, the previous water god was punished by Sky Island for using the so-called power of the Primordial Sea of Emptiness without permission, and that prophecy was that punishment?"
Mei summarized, and Kiana nodded in agreement with Mei's speculation.
"But what does it mean to be written into one's destiny? Why is there no way to resolve the issue of being written into one's destiny?" Mei asked.
"Does Mei still remember Su?"
"Of course, you mean..."
“That’s right.” Kiana nodded. “Being written into the destiny of Teyvat is like Su and I telling you the future we’ve observed. It’s an anchored future, so no matter how many changes are made, it will almost always follow that future.”
"Is there really no way to avoid it?"
“It’s not impossible,” Kiana said. “After all, the one who made the prophecy was not me and Su, but the god of this world. As the saying goes, even the god has blind spots. The one who made the prophecy doesn’t really see everything clearly.”
"In other words, there's still a lot of room for maneuver here, right?" Bronya asked.
"Yes, after all, the future she gave was just a prophecy, and the only useful information in that prophecy was that the sea level would rise, people would judge the water god, the water god would sit alone in his seat and weep, and people would all [dissolve] in the water."
At this point, Bronya had figured out Fucarus's plan: to find someone to replace her as the apparent water goddess, while she herself would hide in the shadows and wait for the right moment to change the final outcome of people dissolving into the water.
Bronya hadn't yet figured out why she chose Frynn, how Frynn had lived for so long, or what role Villette played in all of this.
Although Bronya wanted to voice her suspicions, she was afraid that revealing them might cause Fucarus's plan to fail, so she ultimately chose to keep it a secret.
Unlike Bronya, an outsider, Navelette, who was involved, did not think about so many of the mysteries, but she understood what her role was and guessed the general outline of the Fucarus Project.
How cunning you are, Fucarus!
Knowing full well that she could not easily give up on these people after being in contact with them for so long, she could then use methods unknown to her to return the power of the ancient dragon to her, allowing her to complete what Goerria had failed to do and turn the Fontaine people into true humans.
However, this coincides with the prophecy circulating within the dragon race. But destroying the throne is no small matter, and Sky Island will inevitably react afterwards. It is highly likely that Fukalos will not survive.
Thinking about this, Villette's mood fluctuated slightly, and the weather outside turned gloomy.
Fortunately, Navelette recovered quickly. To outsiders, the sky over Fontainebleau was just temporarily obscured by clouds, and the sunlight dimmed for a short while before returning to a clear, cloudless day.
"Now that you know some of the information, what you do next is up to you. I have some things to discuss with Navelette alone. Could you please leave for a moment?"
Although Mei was curious about what Kiana wanted to talk to Navelette about alone, she respected Kiana's decision and went out with the others.
"With Ms. Funina showing your two friends around, we'll have plenty of time to discuss things. I wonder what Ms. Kiana would like to talk to me about?"
Navelette sat back down at her desk, working on documents as she asked Kiana a question.
"You should know what I want to ask. I want to know if the agreement Chaos made back then still stands."
Villette paused in his hand, then put down the pen and looked up at Kiana with a serious expression.
"The fact that you're asking this question suggests you weren't joking with me last time. Does that mean you're now the inheritor of the Heavenly Principles?"
Kiana smiled and nodded. Seeing that Kiana readily admitted it, the weight that had been hanging over Vilette's heart finally lifted.
Now that Kiana has become the successor of the Heavenly Principles, the rule of Sky Island is about to become a thing of the past, so Fukaros may still have a chance to live.
What Vilette didn't know was that the method Fukaros used would not change its ultimate fate regardless of whether Kiana was the inheritor of the Heavenly Principle: Fukaros would eventually die.
But Kiana didn't want Fukaros to die like that; it wouldn't be fair to Frynn and Navelette.
And although Kiana travels through time only to leave her mark on the past, she is actually quite protective of her own people after living for so many years.
Although Navelette wasn't one of the dragon cubs he was familiar with, she was still Chaos's successor and could be considered his descendant.
Since that's the case, then as an elder, Vilette wouldn't let Fucarus off so easily after being bullied.
What? You say the dead should be respected?
Fukaros isn't dead yet, and besides, I didn't agree to Fukaros dying like this. She has to accept her punishment first. I'll talk to Kiana about how she should die after Vilette and Fryna forgive her.
At the same time, Fukaros, who was feeling utterly bored inside the Cardinals, suddenly shivered. She rubbed her arms, trying to figure out the reason for the chill.
Unfortunately, her only source of information these days is the nightly complaints she makes to herself in front of the mirror, which is probably just her own delusion.
Thinking of this, Fucarus closed his eyes again, quietly awaiting the arrival of the final judgment.