Chapter 199: The Winged Angel

Chapter 199: The Winged Angel



The Fourth Volume - The Winged Angel.

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Splash, splash, splash!

Waves after waves came and splashed, covering the shore in the saltwater and foam. The wind blew and the seagulls cried out in the sky.

The small boat rocked back and forth as it stopped by the sharp rocks of the small island.

After tying the boat to a nearby tree, Adam stepped out into the small road that led straight to the fallen rock structures.

To his small surprise, there was an old man waiting for him, a cane in hand and a wide brimmed hat on his head.

"Hello, young traveler," the old man said. "How unfortunate of you to encounter that storm."

"A storm that's protecting this island, I assume." Adam said and took a seat on one of the rock formations next to the old man.

"Oh, why do you think so?" The old man asked with an elderly smile.

"This is the island of the crying woman, is it not?" Adam asked. "An island plagued by the curse of a woman's sorrowful spirit."

"You seem to know a lot." The old man chuckled. "You shouldn't have come here; after all, you're now trapped here."

"Like you?" Adam asked.

"Exactly." The old man said with a chuckle. "I accidentally sailed here thirty years ago, and I've been stuck ever since."

'The story stays the same as in the past life.' Adam thought to himself. 'He is Quest Original, here to wait for a player to come and to end the curse.'

"You seem like a powerful young man; maybe you can end the curse." The old man said.

"Oh, please tell me more." Adam said. "I'd hate to get stuck in here."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Hundred years ago, a ship wrecked near these shores, and on that board, there was a powerful witch who had been said to bear a curse of the unfortunate.

"That curse caused the shipwreck, and she ended up on this island while everyone else died. "Haunted by the guilt, she was sitting in these same rock steps, day in and night out, with tears streaming down her face as she relived the tragic events over and over again.

"She also died, years later, to the starvation.

"Her corpse, swallowed by the island, is somewhere in here, and the curse is still living strong within her corpse.

"You'll have to find her corpse and destroy the curse."

Ding, ding!

As soon as the old man finished talking, two dings echoed deep inside Adam's mind.

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[Rare Quest Acquired!]

[Quest: Curse of the Crying Woman]

[Rank: B]

[Description: The island had swallowed the crying woman's corpse. You must find it, and then destroy the curse within]

[Time limit: 1 year]

It didn't look like she was dead and was merely sleeping like a sleeping beauty.

As Adam approached the stone pedestal, he noticed that there was one blue rose missing from

the bouquet.

He picked up one of the blue roses and placed it on the bouquet.

The wind was instantly filled with a sweet, floral scent.

It definitely did something.

At that moment, a ghostly figure sat down on top of his shoulder, her hair gently flowing in

the breeze.

She didn't weigh anything, like a feather, and her eyes were the color of the ocean on a calm

summer day.

The ghost looked just like the beautiful woman on the stone pedestal, but more ghostly as if she wasn't real, but he could still feel her sitting on his shoulder.

"The crying woman, I assume?" Adam asked as he looked at her beautiful face, her eyes filled

with sadness and despair.

'You've come to free me?'

She didn't speak a word, but her thoughts were loud and clear in Adam's mind.

"I did," Adam said.

Finally, she smiled—a smile that could light up the darkest of rooms.

'Thank you.'

"What do you want to do?" Adam asked. "Leave this island?"

She nodded.

'Yes, sail away.'

Adam nodded.

Then, from his backs, wings emerged that were so beautiful and majestic that they took her

breath away.

'The Winged Angel, are you?'

"No, just a human."

He said, and then took flight, soaring into the sky with grace and power.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, exclaiming as she looked towards the sun.

With tears flying out of her eyes, she showed a final smile of bliss and slowly vanished from

his shoulder, her final words whispering into his mind.

'Thank you, angel...'