Otaku Witch
Chapter 951 - 951: 585. Death Appearance and Ghost Messenger

"Well, the square characters don't mean anything significant. In this world, there are Immortals, and square characters aren't just a trademark of transmigrators like me. Immortals once helped witches, so maybe some Immortals were involved in the establishment of the Underworld System? So, just three characters aren't a big deal. Right, there's no need to panic yet."

Looking at the familiar-looking Ghost Gate in front of her, inwardly panicking, Dorothy forced herself to remain calm and comforted herself this way.

Don't get it wrong; she's not afraid to see her Good Sister or anything. In fact, if she could really see her, the Homebody Witch would be quite happy.

But the kind of situation where you spend a fortune to buy some treasure only to find out upon appraisal that it's actually produced in one's own small workshop, that's something she really couldn't handle.

She didn't want to be that sucker at all—if this got out, how could the Witch of the Forest maintain face?

Fortunately, Dorothy soon breathed a sigh of relief because the Ghost Gate had fully risen from the ground.

Although this Ghost Gate's design wasn't exactly like the imposing immortal-style eerie door she designed on Witch's Night—more like indistinguishable—but the momentum of the two doors was vastly different.

If Dorothy's Ghost Gate in Witch's Night was like a toy house's plastic door, then the true Gates of the Underworld in front of her was the main gate of a Royal Palace.

Although both are doors, the feelings they give are entirely different.

"The real Ghost Gate must be no more than this."

Dorothy looked up at the door in front of her, thinking with such emotion.

Actually, this Ghost Gate didn't look daunting at all; no ground covered with skulls, or made entirely of bones, but instead, the door was so beautifully crafted that it resembled classical ancient gateway structures.

It had a lovely tiled roof, with flying eaves on either side, and directly beneath hung a plaque, with the words 'Ghost Gate' written from right to left. Below was the door frame, a large central door with two smaller doors, all with red-lacquered brass studs embedded within.

The large door was the main entrance, positioned at the center, while the two small doors served as side doors, flanking the main one on either side.

All in all, it was a very beautiful and exquisite gateway.

However, most beings who encountered this door likely wouldn't have the mind to appreciate its structure because every cell in their body would cry and scream, urging them to immediately leave this ghostly door.

Because the world behind this door belonged to the dead, and the living should halt at its boundary.

The fear of death is the greatest terror rooted deep in the hearts of all living beings; no one is unafraid of death's arrival.

And the Gates of the Underworld divide Yin and Yang, embodying the boundary between life and death itself. For the living to directly face the Gates of the Underworld, it was like witnessing death itself, and how could one not feel fear and dread?

Moreover, in ancient legends, some with high spiritual sensitivity could see their own death visions upon the Gates of the Underworld and realize their death day. It's also told that if any creature saw the Gates of the Underworld open, they would face their destined death.

Simply put, at the moment when you see the Gates of the Underworld open to you, your death day has arrived, or rather, you are already dead.

Yes, it's much like how the death omen reveals itself.

Whoever witnesses the opening must endure an immediate death judgment, and of the highest order, like an rd=99 inevitability.

It's just that Dorothy didn't exactly find the door terrifying at present; she merely thought it was rather imposing.

She even started to doubt whether those ancient terrifying legends about the Gates of the Underworld were exaggerated rumors spread by the Great Witches to scare disobedient little witches.

After all, she stared wide-eyed at the door before her but didn't feel the legendary fear of death that the living supposedly experienced.

And what about high sensitivity witches supposed to see their own death visions or death dates? Why can't I see anything? Could it be my sensitivity isn't high enough?

The Homebody Witch was utterly disappointed that even after her eyes were sore from staring, she still hadn't seen anything.

But then…

"Ouch, ouch, ouch…Sister, why are you suddenly so tight? My head is about to explode."

Her hat, the Hat Senior Sister atop her head, suddenly tightened, clamping down on her head like a vice, while the mask on her face was also tautening, almost sucking the life out of her like a water pump. Dorothy immediately cried out in surprise.

"Sorry, Dorothy, it's actually my first time seeing the true Gates of the Underworld also, and I got a little nervous."

Hearing her Master's exclamation, Senior Fanny snapped out of that great horror between life and death, hurriedly releasing the clamp on Dorothy's head, and apologizing with self-awareness of being somewhat embarrassing.

Just like some people unconsciously clench their legs when nervous, transformed into the hat and mask, Senior Fanny naturally started contracting when anxious; it was a wholly subconscious reaction.

"Uh, did you see your death vision and death date then? Is this door that mystical? Even you can't escape it?"

Seeing the still somewhat tense appearance of Hat Senior Sister, the Homebody Witch was stunned, and then curiously inquired.