Chapter 1108: Defeat fate, or be defeated by fate
Even though the holy sword that needed to be repaired had changed, and even the identity of the guardian spirit within the holy sword might have changed... in the final analysis, it was still that paladin who was sealed.
Therefore, the preparations Aiwass had made before coming to the Theocracy were not wasted, and now they were just being put to use...
Aiwass took his deck of tarot cards from Isabel.
After opening the card box and looking at the thin stack of cards, Aiwass couldn't help but sigh, "It's almost gone."
The full deck of tarot cards I bought half a year ago now only has six cards left that I haven’t used.
The Magician, the Queen, the Chariot, the Justice, the Hermit, the Tower.
Of course, if the card needed for the Sin Beast is already occupied, Aiwass can overwrite the previous card and release the unused card, just like the Earthbound Spirit card. However, it would be better if it could avoid duplication.
The two tarot cards that Aiwass chose for the Paladin were "The Chariot" and "Justice".
The Chariot card has the same name and similar meaning in both the Thoth and Waite Tarots—both depict relying on one's own strong willpower to overcome external difficulties or balance internal conflicts, thereby achieving victory. However, in Thoth, the card also represents "glory" in addition to "victory."
The Justice card is slightly different - the "Justice" card that is common in the Waite Tarot becomes a completely different "Adjustment" card in the Thoth Tarot.
The cards both depict a blindfolded goddess, a scale, and a sword, symbolizing fairness, rationality, justice, order, and judgment. Both cards have the quality of "glory," and adjustments in the Thoth Tarot also have the quality of "victory."
After being transformed by Aiwass, these two cards will become more closely integrated with each other.
——Always be victorious and bask in glory.
As for the materials needed to make the card, Aiwass has already prepared them.
Nothing is more sacred than the antlers on Aiwass's head.
Aiwass sawed off half of his own antler, dripped his own blood into it, and ground it into powder.
He spread his wings again and took out three feathers - the feathers would soon turn into faint light and dissipate after leaving the body, but at least they would be the freshest material before they dissipated.
Both of these core materials came from Aiwas himself. This was nothing to Aiwass, and even less troublesome than collecting materials.
After all, he was a ruthless man who used his own soul to make a potion to save Isabel's life.
Squeezing one's soul into juice, canning it and sealing it as a token of love... this couldn't be more outrageous than that.
What is used to reconcile the two is the candle wax brought from the Candlelight Church.
After mixing these three together, a faint purple glow ignited in the bottom of Aiwas's pupils.
As the ceremony unfolded, a sacred flame suddenly ignited out of nowhere, chewing and devouring these materials—
It was a golden flame, not blazing or harmful. It ignited from Aiwass's palm, illuminating everything around it like a torch.
"With antlers as a crown, wings as an oath, candlelight as a witness—"
Aiwass held the flame high and slowly raised it above his head: "I call upon the Silver Crown Dragon, the God of the Holy Number Seven!
"The God who will not be disobeyed! The God who wears the crown and wields the sword!
"—Give me a crown, hear my oath, bear witness for me!"
As Aiwass chanted, a cold wind blew in from nowhere and lingered in the room.
The ground and walls were covered with a layer of white frost at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even Sherlock staggered a little, and Isabel had to grab him with her backhand to prevent him from being blown away.
In an instant, this forest-themed cafe and bookstore belonging to Haibasha was reduced to a ruin sealed by the blizzard. The windows were sealed shut, not even the light from outside could seep in.
Even the soul light ball that was leaping in Haibasha's hand stopped moving and turned into a pale golden ice ball, like frozen jelly... and turned into a translucent gem egg.
Even so, the candle in Aiwass's hand was still burning brightly.
The fire in his hand was the only light in this world of ice and snow.
Like the sun in winter—
Following the process that Aiwass had taught him before, Haibasha placed the ball of light in his hand into the flame in Aiwass's hand.
After summoning the power of the Silver Crown Dragon, Aiwass concentrated his mind and prepared to summon the power of the Fallen Angel.
With the fall of the Fallen Angels, the power of the Great Sin Scholar was completely unsealed.
No longer have to worry about the Fallen Angels discovering when crafting a Sin Beast... The downside is that it's now manual, instead of fully automatic. It's like giving a document to a boss and having them sign it without even looking at it; now you have to go through the process yourself. It's a lot more troublesome, but you won't get rejected.
After all, creating a beast of sin also requires a brand of sin, and the Fallen Angel has a limited number of brands of sin.
Just because he didn't notice doesn't mean he can't find it. There must be something wrong if the accounts don't match.
But now, as the most overwhelmingly powerful existence in the path of transcendence, Huantiansi naturally stole the remaining power of Fallentiansi.
A Celestial Master's overall power is composed of the divinity bestowed by the Celestial Master fragment, the depth of their cultivation, and the authority granted by their position. A powerful individual, such as the Fairy Queen, doesn't necessarily possess Celestial Master fragments or authority. And a Celestial Master isn't necessarily a powerful individual. For example, the Winter Maiden possesses no abilities, but simply embodies the Celestial Master's authority, acting as its spokesperson.
If one's own strength is not enough, it would be better to say that the Tiansi fragments have their own "mecha" rather than that mortals have mastered the Tiansi fragments - the initiative is in the hands of the Tiansi fragments.
Just like the Fallen Angel back then... when he was Lucifer, no matter how angry he was at being betrayed, he was far from being as corrupt as he is now.
The posture of the seven deadly sins being possessed is the same as the way they are gradually eroded by power after accepting the fragments of the Heavenly Master and transforming into the Heavenly Master.
And the things that the Celestial Master could do in the Dream World, even if Venis had obtained the Celestial Master fragment of the Fallen Angel Master, he still couldn't do them. This part of the authority was closer to the traditional sense of "power." It could be taken away and borrowed.
Before a new Fallen Angel is born, the Pillar God of this path and a stronger Angel can exercise this power. Amber's relationship with the Amber Angel is similar, but reversed. The Amber Angel and the Sand Clock share Amber's authority, but when their abilities are activated, it's the Amber Angel fragment that activates them.
Since the Snake Father disdained to pay attention to such trivial matters, Huan Tiansi naturally took over this part of the power... In the original world line, he used this authority to transform the demons into elemental spirits.
"—In the name of the Mark of Pride, I command the power of the Fallen Angels!"
After carefully completing the path connection and applying for a major sin brand from the unresponsive realm of sin, Aiwass instantly opened his eyes.
Without pausing, Aiwass declared, "Minister of Sin, Minister of Fall—hear my call!
"I have learned my sins, and I am branded with greed!"
There was a pause of less than five seconds between the two chants of the Silver Crown Dragon and the Fallen Angel.
Two completely different forces merged together, slowly sucking the two tarot cards floating in the air over.
Six layers of magic circles floated in the center of the two cards, three on the left and three on the right. In the center was the golden flame in Aiwass's hand.
A layer of ice gradually formed on the outer shell of the flame.
Transparent ice on the outside, fire on the inside. It looks like an ice lantern, reflecting a rainbow-colored glow.
Illuminated by the light, Aiwass fell into a trance and hallucination.
In a trance, in the blurry darkness without background, he seemed to see an elf man who looked very similar to Sherlock.
Compared to Sherlock, his face was thinner and his demeanor more composed. Or perhaps, that appearance was formed by Aiwass's impression of Sherlock - the spirit's memory had completely forgotten Hermes' appearance.
Azure runes danced in the pupils of "Hermes", and in his hand he held a brilliant and sacred sword.
Unlike Hermes's blurred face, the image of the sword was exceptionally clear, even the millimeter-precise forging patterns were clearly visible.
"Are you ready, Hercules?"
Hermes' gaze was deep and solemn. "This sword is what you desire. It is the embodiment of the purest, most holy, and most supreme power. It can pierce all armor and sever all spells. But if you hold this sword, you may go mad... and kill your loved ones."
“Ahahahahaha!”
A bold voice sounded, and a strong and powerful arm took over the giant sword that was a little disproportionately large for Hermes, and swung it around with ease.
"Don't worry about that kind of thing!"
Hercules' words were filled with undisguised satisfaction and arrogance: "All I need is strength!
"Hermes, great orator! You are too clever and cunning, and have never experienced true hardship. No wonder you don't understand the truth of this world!
"Listen carefully, wise Hermes! Let a fool like me teach a wise man like you a lesson—there is absolutely no such thing as an irreconcilable 'fate' in this world! All ominous fates are essentially curses! If you are trapped in them and cannot extricate yourself, you are cursed!
"How should one respond to a curse? Remove the curse? No, no, no, that's for the weak! If you're cursed, you should smash the curser's head! The curser's blood and death can end all evil curses!
"There is absolutely no such thing as an irreversible fate in this world! It's simply a matter of lacking strength. If I were invulnerable to swords and guns, immune to all poisons, and could neither eat nor drink, and if spells nor curses could not harm me in the slightest, then even if fate wanted me to die, it would definitely not be able to do it!
"Power—if I had the power of the Supreme Heaven, I could shatter all 'fate' in the world! This is exactly why power can become the pillar of the world, hahahahahaha!"
Hercules ignored Hermes' warning.
He was confident that his great power could crush all conspiracies and kill all curses.
Absolute power brings absolute confidence.
In a trance, the illusion of "Hercules" had completely disappeared.
This is the last trace of Hercules left in the world.
Apart from the vague memory of this moment, Aiwass could no longer see any trace of the past.
But……
The history he studied in Avalon could tell him what happened afterwards—
Hercules suffered a violent madness—he fell into an uncontrollable madness. He hallucinated that he was fighting giants, but in reality he killed his wife and two children; or he saw his best friend as his sworn enemy, suddenly raged and killed him...
Obviously.
Hercules could not defeat his fate.
He was overcome by his fate.
(End of this chapter)
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