Chapter 759: The Mark of Jealousy and Greed

It took a long time for Aleister's boiling brain to calm down.

She covered her cheeks, which were burning as if she had a fever, and felt the restless blood of the Moon Child in her body gradually calm down, only then did she feel that she was losing control.

Normally, the body temperature of a Moon Child wouldn't be this high. Their body temperature should be lower than that of a normal person.

——This is a genuine sign of loss of control.

The "Moon Child" body, originally a mere illusion, had now become a real race. In other words, Aleister had been given a highly advanced path of love for no apparent reason. This was a bodily instinct, not a characteristic of the soul, and therefore somewhat difficult to contain.

Aleister's Son of the Moon characteristic had not been activated before, so it was not very obvious.

And now, when Aleister touched Sister Sasha's corpse, this characteristic was finally fully activated -

This also means that Aleister has now officially become a transcendent who practices both the path of transcendence and the path of love.

It is different from the original Aiwass... because Aleister still has some remnants of the path of dedication.

One of the characteristics of the path of love is "for oneself"; the path of devotion is "for others." Generally speaking, the characteristics of these two paths are generally conflicting...but in Aleister, they form a very perfect fit.

Because Aiwass is both "himself" and "other" to Aleister. At the same time, Aiwass's strong desire for self-sacrifice leads him to want to sacrifice himself to let Aleister live...Aleister's desire for transcendence makes her want to rebel against this expectation and future - ultimately leading her to want to sacrifice herself for Aiwass.

It wasn't a sacrifice like "fusion." Because the selfish nature of the Path of Love was reflected in Aleister, she didn't want to be forgotten by Aiwass...even if it was just a possibility, even if Aiwass wouldn't forget her existence so easily.

...Aleister was somewhat unsatisfied, she wanted to pursue a longer existence.

For the sake of others and for the sake of myself, I want to exist and sacrifice, I want to sacrifice and want companionship...

...While loving "myself", I also love "another self".

When this thought emerged in Aleister's mind, the aura of the mark of greed flashed from Aleister's body.

The intersection of the three paths inevitably caused Aleister's mind to become abnormal.

But fortunately, this overlap was relatively perfect, so Aleister did not show any obvious signs of losing control.

"Forget it, stop thinking about it..."

Aleister patted his cheek, trying to suppress the trace of this random thought, but the thought still remained.

This made Aleister involuntarily start thinking about how to achieve this plan.

To merge back together, she needed her own body... or at least a mostly intact corpse. And Moon Child's soul and body were intricately bound together. But fusion was the primary goal, and she couldn't let the fusion with Aiwass be flawed by a damaged soul...

...Is there any way to retain some consciousness and body after the fusion? As long as a small part of "self" is left, Aleister can be "resurrected" by collecting all the Sister Sasha suits.

Given Aiwass's personality, he would most likely be willing to accept this future—because it meant that "Aleister" could continue to exist, even if it meant merging with Sister Sasha and existing as an incomplete beast of sin...

"……wrong."

Aleister suddenly reacted -

This method seems to exist!

[Dissolved Soul (Gold): Your soul transforms into a higher form. Blessings below "Medium" size no longer require rituals. You will be immune to sleep, charm, curse, and death spells, and your soul can be actively extracted from your body as a consumable.]

This is the path characteristic that Aiwass obtained in his previous promotion ceremony.

But there's a problem... Dissolving Soul only works on Aiwass. It's not because she was cut up, but because the Moon Child's soul has dried up into a kind of powder. While her soul still possesses a certain sacredness, it's like instant coffee... Perhaps the powder Aleister turned into after her death needs to be dissolved in water to become Dissolving Soul.

but……

There is still a place where a part of Aiwass's soul once remained!

—On Isabel!

Isabel was carrying the one-third of her original soul that Aiwass had cut out.

This was the emergency treatment that Aiwass left for her to prevent her from being seriously injured.

If she hadn't used the bottle of soul yet, it could also serve as a supplement for Aleister—she could simply cut off a part of herself and combine it with the complete Sister Sasha suit to complete the ritual! And the remaining part of her soul, supplemented by the bottled soul, could also prevent the cutting ritual from failing to heal...

Aleister analyzed subconsciously.

But she soon couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

“…How ironic.”

The last two to be cut by the Sand Clock were Wei Zhe and Zhi Gao Tian. Back then, the Sand Clock seemed to have cut too cleanly, leaving the two of them unable to reconcile. And now, a part of Zhi Gao Tian has finally returned to Wei Zhe...

It seems that Sand Time has learned from its mistakes. This time, when it cuts, it does so like a Tai Chi diagram, leaving a part of the other party inside the body. This prevents the other party from ever going back once they are separated...

The result is that both sides are scrambling to merge again.

If Isabel is the partner who "complements Aiwass's soul," then Aleister is the other half of the soul that complements the holy Aiwass, now the Pope. Perhaps her possessive desire to leave is also related to this kind of "love."

Aleister vaguely remembered a psychological term from his past life, something like anima and animus. Anima refers to the image of a woman that exists within every man, the feminine element within the male psyche; while animus is the opposite. They have an instinctive attraction to each other...

In this way, the broken souls of Aiwas and Aleister are both incomplete. They are probably more attracted to each other than to Isabel...

"...Looks like I need to collect Sasha's suit."

Aleister made up his mind and his will became firm.

The Night Demon beside him narrowed his eyes slightly.

For some reason, she suddenly had a strange feeling - she actually felt a little jealous of her master.

It’s like the master will snatch his master away from himself... Does this possibility really exist?

Aleister collected the contaminated "Offering the Eyes of Mercy" and completely destroyed the remaining traces of the ritual before planning to leave.

But after thinking about it, she turned back to tidy up the clothes of the girls who died tragically, cleaned up the bloodstains on their bodies, and covered those who were naked with a blanket.

If it was Aiwass, he would probably do this, Aleister thought.

Aiwass is a gentle man, and he is more likely to feel compassion for these unfortunate people...

The reason why she suddenly decided to do this was because Aleister suddenly realized something just now... If she deliberately did things that Aiwass would not do and did not do things that Aiwass was willing to do in order to show that she was "another person completely different from Aiwass", wouldn't it mean that they really separated and became two people?

Aleister was unwilling to accept that possibility.

Even if it was to prevent Aiwass from refusing to merge with her, she couldn't do anything too extreme.

I slept for eight hours yesterday. My head was a little fuzzy when I woke up, but I felt refreshed!

This is the first chapter. There are more than a thousand words in the second chapter. It will probably take more than an hour. Brothers, don’t wait——

I feel like I need to take a day off. I’ll resume updating at noon starting tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)