Chapter 135 The Descent of the Divine Child

There are two stories about Mary Shelley.

The first story goes like this—in a place called the Joint Research Institute, there once lived a person.

He was so strange; as a human being, his personality was almost "perfect." He was selfless, all-encompassing, and became friends with almost everyone he met.

He came to the Joint Research Institute because he had a dream.

Humanity is too fragile nowadays. He hopes to find a path of evolution that belongs to humanity and to lead humanity to a new peak and a more perfect home.

With the help of the research institute's information, resources, equipment, and personnel, and through his personal charisma, he persuaded his colleagues and superiors to agree to help him.

Then, he succeeded. He truly created a "human" that surpassed human beings, achieving a miracle that once belonged only to the gods.

His colleagues praised his feat and congratulated him on the imminent realization of his dream.

Everyone was praising it, but the Creator stared blankly at everything before him, unable to comprehend what it was all about.

The man should have been happy, because his dream was within reach.

But seeing the Creator's bewildered and helpless state, he felt sorrow for Him.

So one day, he asked his creation: Why do you seem so sad?

The Creator was perplexed; He did not know what sorrow was, so He asked the man: What is sorrow?

Looking at the Creator's expression of genuine doubt, he understood the reason.

Like a deity hanging high on an altar, He is revered and kept on a high shelf by people. This is an unconscious isolation and alienation from Him.

That's the attitude towards "God," not towards "human beings."

Therefore, his creations still did not become "human".

So he thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll give you a gift."

Thus, creation received a gift, a form belonging to humankind.

Thus, the Creator received a name, which was the beginning of His entry into human society and the proof of His entry into the human community.

Perhaps the Creator at that time did not truly understand the meaning contained within. But in that instant, He descended from the altar and went down to earth.

Having possessed this emotion but unable to understand it, He could only imitate everything around Him. His crude imitations led people to awe and call Him a "monster," because His rough imitations only inspired fear.

However, making such a judgment is itself judging something as "not human," rather than judging a lofty idol.

In the end, He descended from the altar to the mortal realm.

That person's name was Percy Shelley.

Those are the ones who bring the gods into the human world.

Then comes the second story about Mary Shelley—

Before telling this story, let's ask a question:

When it comes to negative human emotions, what is the first thing that usually comes to mind?

Although I haven't done any surveys or anything, my first reaction is probably still something like "anger" and "fear," right?

So, what do "anger" and "fear" refer to respectively?

Anger arises when things don't go as expected, causing people to have negative feelings about the outcome of failure.

The purpose of this approach is to make people uncomfortable with the results of these failures, so that they can take measures to avoid the next failure as much as possible.

Therefore, anger is a form of self-discipline when humans face outcomes that do not meet expectations—that is, failure in a broad sense.

Fear, on the other hand, is an emotion that arises in response to the need for "loss".

To give a somewhat inappropriate example, you might fear disease, wild beasts, or ghosts. Ultimately, this is because these are all things that could potentially cost you your life.

The essence of death is an aggregation of numerous "losses." The fear of death is essentially a negative emotion when facing "loss."

Fear, in essence, is a self-driven force created by humans to avoid experiencing the possibility of "loss" again.

But Shelley had never felt enough fear since he awoke from the UN.

Shelley possessed an indestructible body that felt no pain, strong organs that were immune to hunger and disease, near-limitless strength, superhuman thinking and learning abilities, and a family that did not reject her because of her "abnormality".

—Although Shelley never said it explicitly, in her heart, the UN truly played the role of a family.

Therefore, despite possessing almost every concept in human society that could form the word "happiness," Shelley never experienced the meaning brought about by "fear."

It should be said that even death has successfully defeated Shelley, and he has never tasted the bitterness of "loss".

Like an exquisite miniature garden, all these factors allowed Shelley to construct a paradise utopia that was never lost.

But at this moment, this fragile balance was broken.

The moment Shelley was struck by the supernatural power, a forgotten fear surged into her heart like a tsunami.

The mind shaken by the "Scream" became chaotic at this moment, and fragments of memories that had long been sealed away resurfaced, spreading through Shelley's mind in an instant, almost gripping every nerve in Shelley's body.

A shadow called "death," which she had deliberately forgotten, once again loomed over Shelley.

Therefore, Shelley was terrified of humanity.

After that, facing fear, Shelley decided to move forward, to the point where he would no longer fear loss, to the point where he could overcome that fear of loss.

Anger will make Shelley and humanity strong.

Fear, Shelley believed, would drive human progress.

The monster finally experienced all human emotions, shed its monster skin, and stepped into the human world.

That day, the monster remembered its forgotten true name, the name that those who had challenged divine authority had given it.

Adam, Son of God