Chapter 1071 Death cannot separate us

"It's actually a fragment of a Celestial Master... Can a Box of Nothingness also be considered a Celestial Master?"

Aleister also recognized the nature of the book and came over to take a look.

She rested her head on Aiwass's shoulder and stared closely at the book in Aiwass's right hand. "Is the system responding?"

"system?"

Sherlock repeated somewhat strangely.

Aiwass nodded, raised his hand to signal Sherlock not to worry about it for the time being. Then he stroked Aleister's head and replied casually, "These are fragments of dreams and illusions."

"Is the illusion...water-attributed?"

Aleister felt a little jealous.

She knew the extent to which Venis had improved through the fragments of the Fallen Angels—now, Aleister and Leah, in their explosive state, could be considered top-tier Sixth Energy Level fighters. But Venis had officially entered the realm of normal Sixth Energy Level, even possessing the authority of a god.

She can basically do everything the Fallen Angels can do during the Tail Ring ritual. It can be said that she has become a god on earth.

And all these changes were just due to obtaining the fragments of Tiansi.

Now Aleister is already a Blood Angel, and she can't help but start looking forward to... what she will become if she evolves again.

"Unfortunately," Aiwass answered absentmindedly, looking at the book, "It has the attributes of light and wind."

“…Is that so?”

Aleister felt a little regretful.

Illusion is a false and fluid force, related to both wind and water. However, water, with its mirror-like nature, is more compatible with the Path of Beauty and is considered its most universal attribute.

"But as I recall, the 'Writers' who possess the most illusion abilities in the Path of Beauty should be those with the Dark attribute. Those with the Wind attribute should be those skilled in musical instruments or poetry... and those with the Light attribute should be those skilled in ritual song and dance."

Aleister was a little confused: "Why is the Swan King's attribute wind and light?"

"Because he sees himself as a knight... and burns himself to emit light."

"Knight..."

Aleister raised his eyebrows: "So you plan to leave it to the phantom demon with light attribute?"

Although the King of the Wild Hunt has the wind attribute, it tends to focus on the concepts of "thunder and gale" within the wind attribute, while this fragment of the Celestial Master is closer to the aspect of "formless, colorless and intangible". It obviously does not fit the style of the King of the Wild Hunt, Heleqin.

Whether Heleqin held the Dragon Spear or the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, the style felt very fitting. But if he were to hold this thing, it would be like asking a muscular man to pick up two thin needles as a self-defense weapon.

——Instead of believing that a straightforward person like Heleqin can learn illusion, it is better to expect him to knock the opponent out of his trance with one punch.

Inside the holy sword lies a light-attributed phantom. It will resurrect as soon as Aiwass completes the repair of the red-handled sword. It is a Paladin-type phantom that "doesn't exist in history" and "believes itself to be a Knight of the Round Table."

Although its fighting style obviously has nothing to do with illusion, at least the fact that it "firmly believes that it is a knight" seems to be related to the Swan King.

"Of course not."

Aiwass shook his head. "You know... that Paladin was a protection paladin, and then a healing paladin. It has nothing to do with this."

"Indeed."

Aleister nodded in agreement. Perhaps only Aleister could understand what Aiwass said.

Feeling Aleister's chin sawing on his shoulder and looking at the fragments of Tiansi reluctantly, Aiwass picked up the book and patted Aleister's head lightly in annoyance: "Just wait for the fragments of Blood Tiansi with peace of mind."

"I'm greedy."

"You're not a greedy beast of sin. You don't have to be so greedy."

"So what are you going to do with it?"

Aleister asked curiously, "Give it to the Pillar God in exchange for a reward? If you pay a price, you should be able to find someone to forge it into a divine artifact. Or do you plan to use it to support a celestial official to ascend to power? The price of this thing is more than enough to buy a kingdom in the material world."

“—Indeed.”

Unexpectedly, Aiwass agreed: "I will use it to buy a kingdom."

"…Are you serious?"

Aleister was stunned for a moment, then he lifted his head from Aiwass's shoulder and warned, "Don't forget, the fact that you can see the properties of this thing... means that Huan Tiansi once had it."

"Don't forget," Aiwass said softly, "Isabelle's attributes are water and light. She even has an affinity with light."

"……ah."

Aleister's eyes widened, and his slightly open mouth made meaningless sounds.

"It just so happens that the gift I prepared earlier didn't seem quite up to par. This would be perfect...

"With this Celestial Master fragment, Isabel has the ability to ascend to Celestial Master. As long as her level is high enough, she can ascend to the Dream Realm.

"——I think there is no better gift than this."

Aiwass said softly.

At this moment, he remembered what he had said to Isabel before.

By then, Aiwas had already predetermined the name he would take after becoming a Celestial Master—he would become [Shining Celestial Master]. That wasn't just wishful thinking—for he was certain to ascend to the throne.

But at that time, Isabel said...

"You've become a celestial being... What should I do? Are you going to leave me alone in the human world?"

Her bright, wet eyes reminded Aiwas of a fawn or an abandoned cat.

In his previous life, Aiwass had raised cats and dogs, but he stopped raising them later.

It’s not that there is any other reason...it’s just that the lifespan of these little animals is too short.

What kind of heart-wrenching memory is it when we part?

It's like when a loved one dies, everyone you look at reflects that person. After his first pet died, he couldn't get a new cat or dog. Looking at them, he'd recall the laughter and frantic activity of his childhood... and it just felt different.

He still remembered the look in her eyes on the day of separation...how it gradually changed from wet reluctance to emptiness and dullness.

He had clearly kept a pet to fill a void in his family, hoping to have a new family. But the result was only destined to be another separation. He couldn't bear the thought of separation for the third time, so he stopped keeping pets and never loved anyone else.

Then won’t Isabel feel any pain?

Aiwass had no doubt that if he ascended to the dream world, she would follow him without hesitation.

——Not even death can separate us.

“…I was thinking then,” Aiwass said softly, “She must be very uneasy.

"She knew that sooner or later I would ascend to the Dream Realm and attain immortality... but she didn't have the talent to become a celestial official. It's like dating a senior in college, knowing that after graduation he would move to a new, unfamiliar city for work, and that it would be difficult for her to find a similarly good job in the same city. If separation is destined, the more you love, the closer the day of separation approaches, the more your heart aches.

"I believe that if it were a world like that... Isabel would have given up her studies without hesitation and joined me in this endeavor. She's a very insecure child and couldn't endure such a long separation. And I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving her alone in the material world... Someone as innocent and gentle as her could easily be deceived. It would be better if she were only deceived by me."

"So I thought, Wu Tiansi was once an apostle of Yan Tiansi - I originally wanted to establish such a relationship. First, grant her immortality, and then slowly help her find the possibility of upgrading. In other words, find the fragments of Tiansi for her.

"...But now, there's no need to worry anymore. It's all done in one go. With the fragment of the Celestial Master that matches Isabel's abilities, even if Isabel dies unexpectedly, she can achieve immortality in the dream world. I no longer have to worry about anything."

“That’s great…”

Aleister murmured softly.

Her eyes also became calm and gentle, obviously she was thinking the same thing as Aiwass.

"But," Aleister asked softly, "it's too late to make a gift now, right? Are you going to give the book directly to Isabel?"

"No, there's still time."

Aiwass said this and handed the book to Aleister: "Then I'll have to trouble you to make a trip."

"...Where do you want me to go?"

Aleister's mouth twitched slightly, and he said unhappily, "Forget it, just say it directly. After all, we were once the same person... Consider it my gift."

"You fly fast and know best what I am going to do. Go to the Theocracy and give it to Hypatia. Tell her that her daughter is in my hands now—"

"...Sounds like a kidnapper."

Sherlock on the side complained.

(End of this chapter)