Chapter 1253 She is no longer alone
The emerald green octagonal gem that Aiwass placed in front of him was the Stone of Eden.
This was the only treasure that Aiwass obtained during the division of the spoils after they cleared the ruins of the Tower of Babel.
Because when Aiwass touched the gem, a system panel suddenly popped up in front of him, indicating its name was "Stone of Eden". But unusually, its attributes did not appear at the same time.
It was precisely because of this uniqueness that Aiwas noticed it and chose to take it away.
After that, when Aiwass had nothing to do, he would take out the gem and play with it.
Aiwass also tried various methods to activate it - including but not limited to injecting magic power into it, praying to it, smearing it with his own blood, soaking it in water, roasting it with fire, or pointing it at the sun and moon...
——Haha, it’s totally useless.
If it weren't for the fact that it kept flashing the name "Stone of Eden", and that it would pop up every time Aiwass touched it, with a frequency comparable to the advertisements of Thunder or Sogou Input Method... Aiwass would have regarded it as an ordinary gem.
Until recently, things finally changed.
Not long ago, the container that Amber gave to Aiwass became the golden "Mother of Amber":
[Mother of Amber (Gold): Amber was once hatched from an egg and born from its belly.]
When the container attribute of Aiwass became "Mother of Amber", when he touched the Stone of Eden again, a new attribute suddenly appeared:
Stone of Eden
[Description: The unhatched winged egg has solidified over the course of countless years. Perhaps it can also be considered a type of amber.]
It has no attributes, nor any specific method to use it, except for this strange line of description.
——But just this one line of description is enough.
Aiwass will know why it appears in the Tower of Babel——
In that ancient era when there was no concept of country and family, the Tower of Babel was the gathering place for the winged people.
Outside the Tower of Babel, there were many foreign tribes. In an age of the survival of the fittest, it was unsafe to stray too far from one's own tribe. Therefore, many people would not leave the Tower of Babel... In other words, many people lived inside the Tower of Babel for their entire lives.
——Obviously, this gem is a "still fetus" that failed to hatch.
The reason why it failed to hatch, Aiwass thought... might be related to Taiyi's fall.
Aiwass still remembered that when he entered the ruins of the Tower of Babel, the incomparably radiant second sun, Taiyi, still lingered high in the sky. This meant that Taiyi had still existed, at least during the time of the Fallen Angels' ascension. Back then, the Path of Creation was ruled by the Sun, and the Winged Ones relied on this gemstone for reproduction.
With the ascension of the Fallen Angels, the remains of the Tower of Babel were stripped from time and space by Lucifer using the preservation technique.
What followed was Taiyi's fall, and the sea monster, having obtained the fragments of the Sun's Path, climbed ashore and became the Beast Master. The proliferation of the Beast's Path then completely replaced the Sun's Path's creation, and then came the birth of the Milk Man... This "jewel"-like embryo, because it did not conform to the nature of the beast, lost the possibility of creation.
This is likely the root cause of the winged beings' extinction—perhaps the winged beings lack gender, and therefore cannot reproduce through sexual reproduction, as embodied by the Path of Beasts. This is likely why Ai Shiping, then a Heavenly Master of Samsara, was able to hatch the amber egg after stealing it.
The golden Path of Hunting became the green Path of Adaptation after the Path of Food became the Path of Strength, which was after the first Tower Master of Tongtian Tower and before the second. Therefore, at that time, there were only two green paths... the Path of Beauty and the Path of Adaptation.
This gem must be the remnant of the Path of the Sun at its end... It was barely preserved thanks to the intervention of the Path of Beauty or the Path of Adaptation, but it has completely lost the possibility of hatching new winged beings.
The subsequent harpy-men, snake-men, and lizard-men were all significantly degraded compared to the winged and scaly beings. Rather than the ancient god-like beings they once were, they became more barbaric and more animal-like.
Or rather... more like a "beast".
This kind of "deterioration" should be the influence of the animal nature of the beast path!
In order to survive, they lost their divinity and turned into beasts.
Then Aiwass clearly realized that these "Stones of Eden" in the "mirror copy" of the Tower of Babel ruins should be the last batch of true "Winged Ones" in the world. Aiwass only rescued this one at the time, so it must be the last Winged One in the world.
There is nothing more suitable than it to be the carrier of amber.
And Aiwass also prepared two tarot cards for Amber, who was about to hatch.
The box of tarot cards that Aiwas bought last year now only has four cards left.
——The Magician, the Queen, the Hermit, the Tower.
The number of registrations for the Book of Law has reached [17/21], and only these last four are left to completely complete the Book of Law.
Aiwass already had a vague premonition - when he completed the Book of Law, perhaps something would happen.
He had already thought about where to use the Magician card.
The Magician card contains the four elements of wind, earth, water and fire. There is an infinity knot on his head, a ouroboros around his waist, and roses and lilies under his feet... The roses here represent life and the lilies represent death.
——In this world, there is no other card more suitable to give to Ah Huan than this one.
As for which two of the remaining three cards to use, Aiwass actually thought about it for a long time:
The Empress card represents compassion. It is the archetype of all mature women, representing maternal care and the nourishment of the earth. The wheat fields and forests represent tranquility, fertility, perfection, compassion, and unconditional love.
The Hermit, dressed in a robe and carrying a lantern, gropes alone in the darkness... It represents loneliness and solitude. It represents leaving the group to find inner peace and one's true self. It represents not compromising or adapting to others, but seeking truth in silence.
This card is actually most suitable for Wei Zhe - but it is also suitable for Huan Tiansi, Hengwo and Amber, who are all great sages who walk alone and isolate themselves.
As for [Tower] - this is the card that is most suitable for Amber and the Winged Ones.
The tower symbolizes disintegration. The disintegration of the old, the collapse and destruction of the old world, but it also signifies transformation and radical change. The destruction of everything old is sudden and unacceptable, but since it has already happened, all we can do is try to grow within the new rules.
——This collapsed tower is the Tower of Babel.
The collapse of the Tower of Babel heralded the end of the old era and the beginning of a new one. It was at this time that the first elves were born, and they also raised the flame of the new era, ushering in a new era of civilization. It also foreshadowed the end of the world... all concepts that perfectly align with amber.
Finally, after careful and persistent thinking, Aiwass put away [Hermit].
The reason is very simple.
Being a hermit was too cruel a fate for her.
The reason why Amber became a [hermit] is because she fell into the eternal cycle of reincarnation caused by the power of reincarnation and became the hub of reincarnation.
But the amber that is about to be born is a "new amber" that has completely transcended this cycle and will witness the end of it all.
This way, she would no longer be alone.
(End of this chapter)
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