After almost dying at the hands of Wu Tang, the girls stay in Ling Tang's hiding place, so that they can recover from the injuries caused by the cruel and crazy empress. Although it was a cave, until the place was cozy, with even a small cave where the girls could bathe and think a little about that last book.
Wu after half an hour manages to free herself from the spell the older sister had put her under. When Tang left there she was bloody, with her shoulders and legs gushing blood everywhere, but soon the empress is completely healed in an instant, using her purple energy spells. When the empress returns, she is infuriated attacking everything around her frustrated in having lost that fight to her sister who thought she had been killed.
Ling even fully healed all ten of them using her purple energy spell, which could also heal, but the girls also noticed that there was a cost to seeing that some plants around were dying as Tang healed the girls. Beatrix even asked about the spells and everything that happened, but the girl said she would tell everything on the next day and further clarify this story.
The girls also took the opportunity to bathe and Ling even made some separations with screens for each of the couples, who bathed together, hearing some muffled moans coming from Madeleine and Kara's partition that were not at all inhibited and no matter the situation were always having sex.
Hera even told her mother through the communication device that they did not get the book, talking about Wu Tang being an extremely powerful witch and almost killed all ten together, but that luckily they were saved by Ling. When Athena heard the message, she said she would be back in 10 days, asking the girls to stay there and try to steal the book without going into direct combat with Wu Tang.
October 17, 625, The day dawns in Ling Tang's cave, the girls begin to feel the few rays of sunlight hitting their faces and with this they get up from there and go where Ling was preparing pork for breakfast. The hungry girls take the opportunity to eat a little and after finishing their meal, they gather with Ling at the foot of a tree in the forest where they were hiding.
- Very well... You must still be confused and full of doubt about all this. I'm sorry to make you wait so long for the answer.
Says Ling.
- All right... We understand. You saved our lives.
Says Beatrix.
- We don't even know how to thank you.
Says Woodward.
- I just want to know about this purple energy just to fill the face of this Wu Tang with punch.
Says Marianne clenching her fist until the girls scold her.
- Marianne!
The girls say it while Ling was laughing.
- All right, all right. Who has no will? Wu is cruel, you have no idea how this sister of mine has caused terror in all these years.
Says Ling.
- Tell us, we are curious to know.
Says Beatrix.
Ling then takes a staff and hits the water of a river that was near them, starting to show about Tang's past to the ten witches who watch in the water everything that happened.
First it was shown the childhood of Wu and Ling, both playing in the village, training magic techniques, playing with other children, the youngest being the most talented of the two, always showing that she was much more skilled in spells than the older sister. Little by little she was also being shown how the future empress was corrupting herself with purple energy, to the point of killing a dog without wanting to and seeing that scene Wu's life was never the same. It was constant the times that she would come home bloody, as the villagers said that in the forest anyone who came close would disappear, but it was actually Wu killing and using the purple energy spells that she learned.
Years passed and Ling was already 18 while Wu was 13, a lilac-haired woman appeared in the village to try to pick up Lilith's book and was soon attacked by Tang. This woman was Athena Meridies, which makes Hera impressed to see her mother, but at the same time shocked to see that the future empress already at that age proved to be incredibly powerful.
- It's my mother...
Says Hera.
- I imagined... So she's with you on this journey?
Says Ling.
- She is piloting an invention of ours that has served to take us everywhere.
Says Hera.
- How interesting, maybe I'll go with you on this invention, I know exactly the place you ten should go to get to Lilith, after you pick up the last book.
Says Ling.
- Hey Ling, one thing we're perplexed about is how powerful you are? You only have one book and you know almost everything about others.
Says Beatrix calling Ling.
- The book we had, we could access the knowledge of others, except that in all China there are parchments with some unknown spells, so much so that Wu is on a hunt since he climbed the throne, so that he becomes more powerful.
Ling says what makes the girls be impressed and stunned.
- Woah! Now it all makes sense, that's why you are so powerful. Ah and keep showing your sister's story, it's getting clearer.
Says Beatrix.
Ling agrees with the head and continues to show in the river her story with her sister. Jumping one more time, this time with Wu at 14, where the whole village was planning to seal or arrest the girl, for already causing a lot of terror and confusion, but at the moment they were putting the plan into practice, Tang kills everyone who was in the way, without pity. Almost killing her older sister, the future empress just leaves the village ignoring everything and going out killing everything she saw ahead. This death march went towards Changan, where Wu ended up killing the old emperor and most of the army that tried to attack Tang, which only continued to kill and kill. Since that day Wu was in command of all that empire, making a real terror all over China.
Then it is shown, some time later, where the village gets to know the worst way that Wu became the empress of China, she was with an army of 20 thousand soldiers surrounding the whole city, some with torches, others with swords and that day Ling was caught by surprise to see her sister sitting on the broom with all those soldiers around.
10th May 615.
- What was Ling? Surprised to see me? Did you miss your sister?
Says Wu with a malicious smile.
- What is this Wu? Why do you have all these soldiers around our village? Where were you?
Says Ling.
- Not Wu. It is Empress Wu Tang! Bow down before me or die, although I will kill you all. Come Ling, join me, I've got an entire empire for me, you too will be able to enjoy all the privileges and still not die that not everyone in the village. Look how privileged I am.
Says Wu giving her hand to Ling who lifts her middle finger to her sister.
- I don't care if you are the empress or not, I don't want to be remembered for the terror and fear I caused other people, you murderer!
Says Ling.
- So this is it?
Says Wu with an expression of regret.
Wu signals with his hand that the soldiers begin to attack toward the village, in which Ling goes toward the younger sister and begins a fight between the two sisters. As the soldiers slowly entered the village and killed the people who were trying to survive that massacre. The village had only 1478 people and was being attacked by a crowd of 20,000 soldiers, people who were terrified, the soldiers did not forgive the children or the animals, killing everyone.
The massacre throughout the city takes only 15 minutes and everyone in the city had already died. Ling was on the ground along with the dead bodies, in this Wu asks the soldiers to get each of the dead bodies and start counting one by one, the first one being Ling who seemed to be dead with a puncture in the chest.
The count took much more than the whole massacre in general. Ling was from far away using an animal metamorphosis spell, being a squirrel in a tree near the village, crying a little when seeing all dead in a cruel and cold way.
- 1477 and that is my sovereign.
Says the soldier.
- 1477! You useless bastards! You let someone live! You bastards!
Says Wu furious.
- But my sovereign, it's only one person, it won't make so much difference, it must have been a person who wasn't in the village, who left to see...
Says the soldier until Wu impaling him with a spell.
- Quiet! You failed as soldiers, your job was to kill 1478 people, I counted everything with my magic, now you will pay.
Says Wu with an evil smile while the soldiers were scared.
- My sovereign, what will you do with us? We are so faithful to you! We have done everything you wanted.
Says the soldier kneeling begging for his life.
- Pff, will you kill 20,000 men? I can only believe it, you're a witch, but...
Says another soldier debauchering until he ends up being impaled by Wu.
- I will be benevolent to you, whoever gets my head will become emperor of China! That is if you succeed.
Says Wu with a malicious smile.
The soldiers start to run and attack Wu with everything going towards Tang to try to kill the empress. In this Wu casts the purple energy spell and already goes out killing a sea of soldiers without even leaving the place and everyone who came close died on the spot, archers could barely hit the flexions that at the moment they approached Wu were thrown back. The purple energy gradually began to form a kind of water that would sink out and swallow everything around it. The soldiers were swallowed and those who tried to escape were soon caught by Wu's purple energy. Seeing all that massacre, Ling who was still like a squirrel flees from there to the middle of the forest, shocked still with all that power of her elder sister.
- That day I ended up being caught by surprise, since Wu managed to get Lilith's book that was in our house... I should have at least tried to escape with the book.
Says Ling.
- Ah don't worry about it, it was your life that was at stake.
Says Anna with her hand on Ling's back.
- A pity that this mistake will cost so much... It was my mission to protect the book... I should have run away with the book and either wait or come to you and give Lilith's last book, so deserving witches will come to Lilith...
Says Ling.
- Do we deserve it?
Says Beatrix with her hand on her chest.
- You just asked for the books, politely, my sister already came threatening to die, I see everything, I was that raven who was watching you, I saw that the intention was not bad, I also felt the energy that emanated from you ten. It would be impossible for ten witches to unite for the greater good of getting all the books. Wu only wants the books for herself and she intends to kill Lilith in order to take her place as goddess of magic. And if by any chance Wu succeeds... The magic will die... Or we will live the terror in this world, I don't doubt at all that Wu should have enough power to kill even all humanity.
Says Ling.
- I'm sure Lilith wouldn't let that happen, Wu may be powerful, but Lilith is the one who created everything she's using spells now.
Says Kara confident.
Ling then once again hits the staff in the water to show the surroundings of Changan's palace, showing where the room that contained Lilith's book was, which he could only enter by turning into an insect, and also showing all the corridors, openings, gaps and any place. After showing all the places of the castle and where possibly the book is, the girls still look confused at it, until Harriet soon touches what it was about.
- Are we going to steal the book?
Says Harriet with her hand on her chin.
- Exactly.
Says Ling.
- Steal? But this is wrong!
Says Marianne.
- Is that Marianne? I would take the foot not to steal, until I find a viable idea.
Says Beatrix with arms crossed.
- I may even be a somewhat controversial person, but steal? Stealing is something so low, we are the ten witches, is there no other way better? Because stealing is something that would give us no honor. I'm saying this because look where we're going to reach, all 11 books we've caught making a partnership and each one of the witches is helping on the way.
Says Marianne.
- Ling is the true worthy of Lilith's book, she is the eleventh witch, her book was as stolen. We are just taking what is rightfully hers! Ling deserves to be with us. She waited so long for us to arrive and still saved our lives! That's why I say we should steal this book!
Says Harriet with her hand on her chest.
- When it comes to the ex-slider, it's easy.
Says Marianne shrugging.
- Fuck you, Marianne! Do you have any idea what we are dealing with? Do you have any idea that we are in danger of dying if we don't try anything! First of all, you haven't matured at all in these years? Oh, you'll tell me you have! I know you have! But damn it! The best option is to steal!
Says Harriet.
- But Wu will be sure that we will steal the book and wait for us.
Says Marianne until Harriet completes it.
- And Wu also expects a direct combat! Now she has an idea of the proportion of our powers and no matter how much we come back trained, she will always be one step ahead and much more powerful! Marianne this is not a history book where the hero defeats the villain who spent his whole life training only with the power of friendship and by pure will! This is real life! If you continue in this mentality you will die! You will be the first to die!
Says Harriet with her hand on the collar of Marianne's tunic who just slapped Benson's hand and pushed her
- I can take care of myself!
Marianne says until Chenoa takes her by the shoulders and puts her against the cave wall.
Chenoa starts to give a tremendous sermon in Marianne that even impresses the girls, because Ayana spent almost 30 minutes talking some truths and trying to show Hoffen that entire situation, which makes the blonde end up leaving there a little changed, since the brunette's words had a lot of strength. After this long sermon Harriet asks who will be the person to enter the room of the book and get to the point of catching and stealing while the others would be giving cover. In this all eyes turn in the direction of Benson.
- Me? Why me? I know about my past, but I've never been such a good thief, even though I know spells of stealing, I don't know if I would succeed and yet why would I be the one deserving?
Says Harriet.
- Because you're the one who started all this... Without you Harriet and Woodward we wouldn't be leaving Celtic lands, we would probably be destined to marry Floyd.
Says Beatrix.
- Without you I would not know the love of my life.
Says Freya.
- Fat girl, without you I wouldn't know you all.
Says Kara.
- You are the most important piece of all of us.
Says Beatrix.
- Honestly, I never found this... I always saw either you or Woodward as the most important pieces, you were the ones who made me touch myself than I did.
Says Harriet.
- Harriet, you will simply do something great, showing that you are a great and wonderful person that you are. My love, you will have the honor of being the beginning and the end of this journey.
Says Freya with her hand on Harriet's shoulder.
The couple ended up kissing each other with all the affection Freya was giving to Harriet and then Benson ended up agreeing to the plan to steal Lilith's book at Changan's palace.
- It's an excellent plan and everything, but we need to know how to act, I'm sure that's what Wu is waiting for from us, I don't doubt at all that she is well able to stay all the time in the book room just watching and waiting for the right moment to attack.
Says Harriet.
- That I know, that's why I'm going to start showing how we should act and also accept suggestions, I want this plan to be as perfect as possible. We don't know if we'll make it out alive.
Says Ling.
- I am less and less willing to make this suicidal plan, but let's not... This journey is our destiny.
Says Marianne shrugging.
- Well then let's start talking about our plan.
Says Ling.
Ling begins to plot how the girls would steal Lilith's book. So the girls would somehow finish the journey they had been doing for so long. A discussion that took practically the whole day, plotting numerous routes, even having Athena's involvement in this plan, with a conversation using her device, asking the girls to travel back to Rhiannon, for the plan to occur more perfectly besides having some things that could help.
See you, sister witches...
Full name: Ling Tang
Date of birth: April 29, 596
Place of birth: Some village in central China.
Height: 1.56m (5'1")
Weight: 49 kg (108 lbs)
Hair color and appearance: black, long straight, arrives on the hip line, bangs on the forehead line and some loose ends.
Eye color and appearance: Purple, oriental.
Appearance of the body: Pastel light skin, small breasts, thin, rounded nose.
Ling Tang is the elder sister of Wu Tang, empress of China, but different from the cruel sister, Ling is a person who did not let the power go up and always tried to prevent the cruelties of the sister, but one day she had no way to prevent it and ended up being almost killed, the same day that Wu came to power. Since then Ling has had the mission to stop the sister's evil deeds and wait until finally the witches with the other books arrived so that he can help them and also prevent the younger sister from reaching the point of getting the other books and thus killing Lilith. Like Wu, Ling also possesses enormous magical power and power control, so she can fight as equals against her younger sister because of the purple energy they learned to control and use in Lilith's twelfth book.