Looking at Meredith, Todd asked, "Losing your last family member? What about your father? I heard from Eliard that the Elders resurrected Sutherland with the Tyrant."
Meredith turned and said, "More than five hundred years ago, the Elders began to study Sutherland's remains. They hoped to use various academic methods to resurrect Sutherland and let him lead the alien races again."
But is it really that simple?
"Thousands of attempts, costing a lot of manpower and resources, all ended in failure."
Todd asked in confusion, "Then what about Sutherland, who has been resurrected now?"
Meredith took a deep breath: "About 180 years ago, the Grand Elder of the Council of Elders approached me and said he hoped to borrow the Tyrant from the Shadow Kingdom."
"Of course, I flatly refused her, and emphasized that only those who pass the trial can receive the tyrant's gifts."
"The High Elder told me that she and the scholars in the council of elders devised a way to resurrect Sutherland. It was to cultivate a part of Sutherland's remains and use it as material for the resurrection to locate and recall Sutherland's soul. Then, they would use the Tyrant to modify the Resurrection Worm, creating an enhanced super Resurrection Worm. Finally, they would inject the retrieved Sutherland's soul into the Resurrection Worm."
Todd frowned and asked, "Injecting a human soul into a resurrection worm? Is that even possible?"
Meredith said, "The Soul-Resurrection Worm can not only serve as a channel for transmitting souls, but it can also store souls when necessary. However, because it is too weak, it cannot withstand the pressure brought by human souls and often ends up exploding and dying. Therefore, it is necessary to use the Tyrant to modify the Soul-Resurrection Worm."
Todd then asked, "After summoning Sutherland's soul, why not directly inject it into the body cultivated from Sutherland's remains? Why must it be a tyrant-turned-resurrection worm?"
Meredith: "They tried to use Sutherland's remains to regenerate a body as a vessel for Sutherland's soul, but they failed at the soul infusion stage. You can imagine that a soul that has wandered for hundreds of years is different from a soul that has just died. It contains too many unpredictable things, and may even exhibit soul disorder. The place to store such a soul can no longer be a human body; it must be a sufficiently powerful container."
Todd thought for a moment and asked again, "You just said that a soul that has been wandering for hundreds of years will experience soul disorder. So even if it is recalled, will it still be the original soul?"
Meredith nodded and said, "Your question is the key. A soul that has been separated from its body for hundreds of years is either broken and on the verge of dissipation, or it is mixed with foreign objects and is dangerous and unpredictable. In fact, such a soul, although it still has some of its will from when it was alive, can no longer be a complete soul."
"However, I was unaware of this problem at the beginning of this experiment. I admit that at that time, I was blinded by the idea of resurrecting my father. I told the elders the location of the Shadow Kingdom and the contents of the trial."
Todd stroked his chin and said, "Passing the trial is extremely difficult, but the Elders haven't given up?"
Meredith: "The Grand Elder not only did not give up, but she also successfully brought back the Tyrant from the Shadow Kingdom."
Todd asked, puzzled, "How did she bring back the tyrant?"
Meredith: "With her body."
Todd was taken aback: "You mean, the Grand Elder herself passed the trial and accepted the tyrant?"
Meredith: "That's right, she passed through the Dark Portal and used her body as a vessel to bring a tyrant to the Elder Council. Although she took a crucial step in Sutherland's resurrection, her end was tragic..."
Todd didn't speak, but simply waited quietly for an answer.
"The Grand Elder was unable to stop the tyrant's backlash and eventually turned into a monster." Meredith sighed softly. "In her final moments of losing her humanity, she chose to commit suicide in order to protect the entire council of elders."
Upon hearing this, Todd couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Meredith: "After generations of effort, the Elders successfully used the Tyrant to modify the Resurrection Worm, and successfully summoned the soul of Sutherland into the Resurrection Worm using the body cultivated from the remains."
Todd interrupted her: "Are you sure... the soul you summoned really is...?"
Meredith: "When that spirit appeared, I spoke with it. It had my father's memories, though somewhat hazy, but it was indeed my father, Sutherland."
"But with each experiment, my father's soul became increasingly blurred, and it tended more and more towards a manic and restless state."
“I raised questions with the elders, suggesting that this soul might no longer be Sutherland’s soul.”
"But they told me that all of this is a normal part of the soul's growth, just as a child grows into an adult. Sutherland will return fully at the end of the ceremony."
Todd looked Meredith in the eyes: "You believe me?"
Meredith lowered her head: "I had to believe that it was the only way for me to bring my father back, even though I questioned all of this countless times in my heart. But wishful thinking kept numbing me, and I kept telling myself that my father would come back one day. For that day, I even agreed to keep providing the elders with tyrants for this resurrection ceremony."
"Over the years, the resurrection worm, possessing the soul of Sutherland, has grown stronger and more violent under the tyrant's nourishment. It has gradually lost its humanity and become more like a capricious monster."
“At first, I could communicate with it normally and talk about things from the past. But now, I can only occasionally find some fragmented clues from its words and actions, and what I hear most are its beast-like roars.”
Todd asked hesitantly, "You just said it's powerful? Specifically, just how powerful?"
Meredith glanced at Todd: "You have no idea how many tyrants that monster has devoured in the past hundred years... I have seen it roll and dart through the lava, and I have seen it shake the heavens and the earth with its soul power. Its speed, strength and superpowers may be comparable to the Forerunners."
Todd asked in surprise, "You mean, Sutherland's power is comparable to Scáthach and Leviathan?"
Meredith: "That's what I think, and its power is growing faster over time. By the time the resurrection ritual is complete, I have no idea what it will become."
Todd frowned. "What on earth is the Elders thinking? Creating such a monster will inevitably lead to its loss of control!"
Meredith: "I share the same concerns as you. I have told Eliade about my worries and concerns more than once, but he doesn't seem to care much."
Todd said thoughtfully, "Illyad is not a fool. He may have other reasons for letting a monster like Sutherland grow stronger."
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