Chapter 1335 Killing the Author
When Aiwass woke up from that tearing feeling again, he saw only ruins.
The whole world fell into a crazy chaos.
People screamed, panicked, and hated. Then they got caught up in the killing, destruction, and shattering.
The extraordinary beings went crazy, attacking everything they could like a carnival.
Rather than "hypnosis" or "mind control," they were more like zombies or mad fanatics. Their behavior was quite abnormal, with a strong sense of immersion and catharsis, making their out-of-control actions accompanied by uncontrolled roars and roars.
One after another, gorgeous and unusual spells bombarded the earth... and the gods walking on the earth also began to attack each other.
The original world was clearly normal...
Aiwass is very aware of this.
Because if the world was destroyed at this rate, he would not be able to see the "collapse of cities" at all, because people would have destroyed everything they saw and touched long ago.
In other words, the destruction of the world happened not long ago.
From a certain moment on, the end of the world came without any warning.
August 1, 1902
At this moment, Aiwass heard that slow, sarcastic voice:
[Before anyone realizes, the whispers of the void have already penetrated everyone's brain]
Like the hooks of a worm hanging on the intestinal wall, the gaps in people's hearts have long been filled with those whispers.
[Yes, no one can refuse the warmth of being understood, forgiven and tolerated]
Everyone's heart lacks a warm whisper, and no one can be fully understood by others. When everyone is wronged, they are like a child at heart. They want to lose their temper, want to curse, want to strangle a passing bird, want to destroy the castle in the sand - but they don't do this simply because no one will praise them for doing it.
[——What about you, Aiwass? What would you do?]
"What would I do?"
Aiwass said sarcastically, "Aren't you the one who knows best?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice disappeared again.
"—You're just like a rat. I'm getting a little fed up with you now."
Aiwass looked up at the chaos before him and muttered to himself, "I wonder how Ah Huan has endured this... Has she had to endure this kind of dank gaze for so many years?"
Without a doubt.
Everything he saw before his eyes was the scene when the world was destroyed in "Action Zero".
"teacher……"
At this moment, he heard a weak and slightly frightened voice: "Why are you also...?"
Aiwass lowered his head and saw a familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar winged girl. She hugged Aiwass's arm, but her body was leaning back as if she wanted to break free; but her instinct made her hold him tighter and tighter, like a lonely patient pulling herself apart.
She looked very much like Inanna, even down to the wings behind her.
It is said that the probability of two winged beings having wings that are exactly the same is very low, just like human fingerprints.
However, her temperament is completely different from Inanna's.
This girl gave Aiwas a rather fragile feeling. Unlike Inanna, she did not have the clear determination she possessed, but was filled with hesitation, lack of confidence, and fear.
It was just like when Haena was still a student. She had the pure and foolish air of a university student.
Is this... amber?
Was this what Amber looked like before?
But now she looked not even like the Amber in Aiwass's memory who took the golden apple and became "Amber", but a real mortal.
She's neither a strong and resolute warrior like Inanna, nor a gentle and steady mother like Amber. Anyone would want to protect this tender girl...
...Just like the original Isabel?
Thinking of this, Aiwass was stunned for a moment.
"...Don't be afraid, Inanna."
He spoke subconsciously.
After Aiwass said this, he realized that he seemed to have lost his composure and even seemed to have mispronounced the name...
But judging by the girl's reaction, she didn't seem to have any doubts about the name "Inanna." Even after Aiwass said, "Don't be afraid," she still tried to move closer, despite still feeling a little scared, clearly trying to fight herself and suppress her inner fear.
But what surprised Aiwass was something else——
It turns out that Amber’s real name is Inanna?
...But when I think about it carefully, this makes sense.
After all, it was Ai Shiping who had named her. Having regained most of his memories, Aiwass, in a sense, made choices that wouldn't be much different from Ai Shiping's original ones... Or was it because the name Inanna was so deeply ingrained in his instincts that he couldn't forget it?
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly felt the bird flying into his arms.
She couldn't stop shaking.
The girl's heart was filled with fear, as if her whole body was immersed in a mixture of ice and water.
That was the fear of the "thought plague" that was now everywhere - she was also afraid that she would be infected and become that crazy.
At the same time, it is also the fear of loneliness.
No matter what, she didn't want the teacher she respected and loved to become like that...!
This strong emotion overwhelmed everything, even the desire to escape, and made her hug Aiwas desperately.
"Teacher...Teacher, don't be afraid."
The girl's voice trembled, and she buried it in Aiwas's arms, her voice as low as crying: "Inanna will always be with the teacher... Teacher, don't be like them... Okay...?"
At that moment, it was like a switch was touched.
Two lines of tears flowed unconsciously down Aiwas's face.
"...Ah, don't worry. Sensei won't do that."
Aiwass answered gently but confidently.
His expression, movements, and voice were calm as usual, but this created a strong sense of dissonance with the surging emotions within him... making Aiwass feel as if a barrier had formed between his soul and body.
Aiwass felt as if an emotion was swelled in his heart like a flame, making it impossible for him to suppress his inner urge to express himself...
“…”
But Aiwass said nothing.
He didn't say a word.
Aiwass simply closed his eyes and rested his chin on the girl's head.
He grasped the girl's wings with a slightly forceful gesture. This gesture would cause a little pain, but this pain gave the winged girl a sense of reality - a feeling that she really existed here.
And Aiwass...
"—It's a bit long-winded, really."
Aiwass suddenly interrupted the narration: "Why are you so sentimental?"
This sudden accusation scared the girl.
She looked up in surprise and looked at Aiwass in disbelief, her face full of anxiety, as if she had committed some mistake.
——She was frightened.
She might need some comfort, a kiss...
But Aiwass ignored the thoughts in her mind and just touched her head gently: "It's okay, it has nothing to do with you."
"...Indeed, was there any sound?"
The girl asked uncertainly.
“Yes.”
Aiwass nodded honestly: "I can't even tell specifically which part is my real thought..."
At this moment, another larger feathered serpent landed.
His gentle voice sounded, but now it became quite serious: "It sounds like you have some ideas."
"Um."
Aiwass nodded: "I think I understand - the working principle of that thing is very simple.
"If we were all characters in a novel, then 'that' would be the narrator. It would be the description of our psychology, the transition that rationalizes our behavior.
"For example, it's difficult for someone to kill a stranger. But if the narration describes how bad their day was, then it becomes possible for them to kill the person.
"The only flaw is probably their 'wordiness'. Simple words can't form a complete logical chain, so their narratives tend to overemphasize cause and effect. But in reality, the average person's thoughts don't have many complete cause and effect sequences...it's all a decision-making process lurking in the subconscious.
"So if we want to escape this control, we must kill this 'author'."
(End of this chapter)
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