Chapter 1296: The Great Sin: Don Quixote
How could Aiwas ignore other people's prayers?
So he remained silent, threw out a small card, and revealed Don Quixote.
"—your knight, Don Quixote de la Man, has been summoned to fight for you!"
An impassioned and powerful voice rang out.
When he heard the familiar voice, a light seemed to appear in Hui Tiansi's dark pupils.
Seeing the handsome knight in silver armor appear here, Autolycus's eyes softened a lot.
"…Hercules."
She looked at her former best friend and student who appeared here and couldn't help but murmur.
——When the child first met Hercules, he was only twelve or thirteen years old.
At that time, he had just finished his enlightenment education with Chiron and was learning special skills from different mentors.
At that time, Autolycus taught Hercules the arts of hand-to-hand combat, disguise, and theft.
At that time, Autolycus had already mastered the power of lies. She wanted to tease the white-haired, red-eyed boy, so she disguised herself as a cunning and lively boy.
Of course, Hercules, still a mortal, could not see through Autolycus's disguise. Although he learned the art of disguise from Autolycus, he could never surpass his teacher.
He took the young and ignorant Hercules everywhere - stealing cattle one day and trampling fields the next. After causing damage, he imitated Hercules' voice to call people out, then quietly disappeared and left Hercules alone, hoping to let him practice his lying skills.
But Hercules could never learn to lie, which made her always helpless to show up and help him clean up his mess.
That was the happiest time in Autolycus's life.
There has never been such a free and unfettered time since then.
——But they only spent a short two years together.
It was not until Hercules said goodbye to her and went to learn the art of archery from his next mentor that Autolycus suddenly realized...it seemed that the joke of the past would never be exposed.
She had originally intended to wait until Hercules had fully mastered his skills, and then let him see through her disguise himself. By then, it would be time for him to start his apprenticeship.
That was why Autolycus did not teach Hercules seriously, because playing games together was truly joyful, and she had never been happier than at that moment.
However, it was not until then that Autolycus realized one thing—
——Hercules is not a spirit, he is a human.
Humans, a newly born race, have special learning talents, but they do not have the same long lifespan as theirs.
His life was only a short hundred years, or even only half of it.
And I wasted two precious years of his life -
It was because she failed to teach Hercules thoroughly that Heracles never mastered the ability to see through lies, conspiracies, and disguises. That's why Heracles failed to recognize the true face of his partner and teacher.
Autolycus felt remorse.
For the first time in her life, she realized what the "lies" she was good at would eventually lead to.
But Autolycus was already a half-step celestial being, while Hercules was only a newborn of the third energy level. They had only been together for a brief two years - in the lifespan of the immortal species, this was only equivalent to half a month for humans.
Autolycus was reluctant to expose his lies, but worried that without this lesson, Hercules might be harmed in the future. She kept reciting these words, secretly protecting Hercules. She became many of the people around him, but Hercules never recognized her.
It was not until Croxeth became seriously ill that she returned home.
Unlike Autolycus, who was born a half-step Celestial Master, Croxes lacked the qualifications to become a Transcendent. Her death would mean complete extinction. Her soul was so fragile that she wasn't even strong enough to become an Apostle.
It was then that Autolycus assisted her mother Hypatia and used lies to seal Crocus in the dream world, thus escaping his inevitable death.
It was precisely because of this great achievement that she achieved the position of Gray Sky Secretary.
She deceived the world into thinking that a living being was dead, and thus gave him eternal life.
At this time, she heard something -
Decades passed, and Hercules had already married.
He was no longer the young boy he once was, but a proud monarch. With the fighting skills he learned from him, he killed a lion, married, had children, and founded Herasil.
He is even carrying out twelve great deeds, intending to use the highest rituals to achieve the status of celestial minister and even pillar god, and raise his kingdom to the sky!
Therefore, when Hercules was about to join the Argo expedition and asked Hermes for strength, Autolycus prayed to his father to give him enough strength to protect himself.
By then, Autolycus had been promoted to a Gray Sky Master, and she could no longer return to the material world.
What a clever man Hermes was.
When he heard his daughter's plea, he immediately guessed the truth of the matter.
Although he was resentful about this, he still agreed to Autolycus.
So Hermes used all the power of his apostles to help Yan Tiansi forge the golden sword Marmidova, which was the red-handled sword when it was complete.
This sword is powerful and dangerous, just as Autolycus's sister Croxus said—
"—This sword is a joke, but also a test."
"...You probably don't know who I am."
Looking at Don Quixote, Autolycus said softly: "I was once your friend."
But it was unexpected.
The knight in silver armor, Don Quixote, remained silent for a moment before speaking: "You are... Autolycus the Gray Sky, right?"
Upon hearing this, Hui Tiansi was visibly stunned.
There's no way he knows the secret of all this!
Whether it was the true identity of Gray Sky Master or the face of Autolycus...
"I haven't seen you, but I have seen Miss Croxeth."
Don Quixote said slowly, "I am not Hercules either. I do not have his memory, his power, or his blood. I am Don Quixote, a fictional knight. A non-existent heroic spirit."
"But when I saw you, I felt familiar. Like I'd seen you before."
The knight was shining with light.
And Autolycus was also disintegrating into countless firefly-like silver-gray fluorescence.
At this moment, the deer-headed giant seemed to have become a background, looking down at the conversation between the two.
“…I see.”
Hui Tiansi was silent for a long time, then sighed with relief.
At this point, she had melted away until only her head remained. Her body, shattered after being struck by Paradise Lost, was no longer enough to sustain her existence for much longer.
"The number twelve represents hope. Hercules's twelve trials were a prayer for the light of hope."
Gray Sky Si whispered softly: "You are the non-existent knight...but how can I truly exist?
"Hercules—no, Mr. Quixote."
Gray Tiansi smiled. "The fetus of Doomsday will eventually be strangled by the umbilical cord of Tomorrow... Yes, this is exactly my prophecy, and also my expectation for Doomsday. No matter what, I want to reach Tomorrow... even if the price is everything I have.
"If there's still a chance, let's meet again tomorrow. I hope... by then I can be with you again as you truly are. I hope that by then, I won't have to lie anymore, I won't have to keep secrets anymore. I hope that by then, we won't have to spend those two short years together again...
"As for this illusory power, comparable to that of a Pillar God—I'll leave it to you for now. Please protect it well for me... Mr. Knight."
As he spoke, Hui Tiansi looked up at Aiwass, with his only genuine smile on his face: "You must win, Aiwass. We will leave first."
Aiwass nodded silently.
Finally, Hui Tiansi looked at Don Quixote, his eyes trembled for a moment, then he narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled.
"Well then... nice to meet you, Mr. Quixote."
"...Nice to meet you, Miss Autolycus."
The knight replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, Huitiansi completely disintegrated into dust.
Endless ash came with the wind and drowned Don Quixote.
The light on Don Quixote grew brighter, and a curtain of light rose in Aiwas's eyes.
The smoke-like words, like ink seeping out of paper, slowly emerged word by word.
[Major Sin: Don Quixote of Delusion (Adjustment, Chariot)]
[Level: 50 (Suppressed)]
[War Path, Light Attribute]
[Upright Summoning: Twelve Trials (0/12)]
[Required: Light 5]
【Instant, self-singing, repeating, continuous effect】
[Effect: Summons the spirit of the Paladin Don Quixote. While Don Quixote is present, he will take all damage for all teammates. If this damage destroys Don Quixote, he will be permanently destroyed and will be permanently immune to this type of damage.]
[Effect: Use again to reset Don Quixote if he is permanently destroyed. This effect can be used up to twelve times.]
【Reversed Summoning: Don Quixote】
[Required: Light 5]
【Maintenance: Light 5*Daily】
Action, Summon
[Effect: Summons Don Quixote, the Beast of Greed, to fight for you. Don Quixote is considered a summoned creature. When not in combat, Don Quixote can transform into white mist and follow you. Only one Sin Beast can exist at a time.]
[Authority: Falsehood, Distortion of Reality, Lies, Limited Wishes]
(End of this chapter)
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