Chapter 210 Sevenfold Sacrifice
The requirements of the molting ritual are a bit troublesome...but Huan Tiansi and Die Tiansi are Tiansi after all, not Pillar Gods.
For now, the ritual to summon them doesn't require any elaborate incense, crystals, statues, or other items. Simply state your request clearly in the message.
Under the command and help of Aiwass, Meg chose a large circular ritual formation.
She wrote her request in detail and accurately in the Elvish language in the inner circle: I now need the power of Die Tiansi to complete the molting ritual to fight aging. If you are willing to do me this favor, then I will embark on a never-ending journey of transcendence, and the transcendence route I choose is "transcendence of myself."
Then draw an inner ritual circle to separate this part of the text from the outer circle.
Then, she carved a perfect snake pattern into it, the symbol "∞". A huge floor-to-ceiling mirror was placed in the center of the symbol, precisely splitting the infinite pattern in half without breaking the outer ritual circle.
Then, on the outer edge of the ∞ and the inner edge of the second ritual circle, the names of the thirty-six apostles are written as witnesses to the ritual. A different butterfly or butterfly specimen is then pressed above each name.
Then, following the order of depicting the ∞ pattern, starting from the starting point of the stroke, place seven special items along the periphery of the symbol.
"—You need seven items that represent your entire life to date. They must hold some meaning, symbolize your past, and be cherished and loved by you. The more you value them, the higher the success rate of the ritual."
Aiwass warned: "It would be best if it were something like a turning point in your life...but the ritual will destroy these items, so you have to be mentally prepared."
"Yes, I brought it. I just went back home specifically to look for these things."
Meg sighed, and the voice that was always so loud and deafening finally became as quiet as a normal conversation.
Her words became much clearer as a result: "Fortunately, I am a nostalgic person, so I didn't throw away those things..."
As she spoke, she walked outside the ceremony and took out the items one by one from the bag she had brought.
"I can't find anything from too old. Maybe I lost it during one of the moves."
Meg said with some nostalgia: "This is the earliest thing I can find..."
As she spoke, she took out a copper pocket watch that had some rust on it, but it wasn't noticeable.
"What's this?"
Aiwass asked with some confusion.
“…This could be considered my first love.”
Meg sighed. "I wasn't born on a glass island like you guys. I grew up in a small country village and didn't move to town until I was in high school."
She sounds a bit like Senior Haena, Aiwass thought.
It seemed that she had only moved to the town when she was in middle school, and had been living in Eagle Point Village before that.
"After I graduated and was accepted into the Royal Law University, my boyfriend at the time gave me a pocket watch. His grandfather was a watchmaker. It was a gift from his grandfather, and he gave it to me.
"They said that when you get to Glass Island, the clocks there must be very expensive... But when I got to Glass Island, I found that there were clock towers everywhere."
Meg whispered, placing it back where it started.
"It represents me leaving the place where I was born and the people who loved me, and coming to the Glass Island alone."
The old man's eyes became gentle and his voice became as steady and slow as that of a normal old man.
The second item was a diploma from the Royal Law University.
Seeing Aiwass's curious look, Meg generously opened her diploma and showed it to him.
Department of Personal Tactics, School of Public Security and Law, and Supervision Major.
Meg Dannay. Graduated in 1828.
This was the first time that Aiwas knew Ms. Meg's real name - he also just found out that Meg was not her surname, but her first name.
It's 1898, which means... this is a graduation certificate from seventy years ago. Her Majesty the Queen was probably still just learning to speak at that time.
It turns out that Ms. Meg might be ninety years old this year?
She looked so young and full of energy, but she turned out to be more than ten years older than Her Majesty the Queen lying on the hospital bed...
The third item was a beautiful pure gold ring inlaid with ruby slices the size of fingernails.
"This is my wedding ring... It's also a magical item that can quickly heal my injuries."
Meg whispered, "At the same time, it's the last thing my husband left me.
"When we got married, we had nothing. But he said he had to give me something to prove our relationship... so he gave me his best extraordinary item.
"I sometimes wonder... was their failure in slaying the dragon due to the lack of this ring? Back then, I often tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and when I did, I had nightmares. Sometimes, when I was alone, I would cry like a little girl. Thinking about it now, it really brings back memories.
"I was twenty-five. I became a widow on the first day of my marriage."
The fourth item was a broken elven-style sword. Aiwass saw at a glance that it was identical to Haena's sword.
The fifth item was a collar with "Herb Dannay" written on the outside.
"These are my griffon's collars. They symbolize my joining and leaving the Overwatch."
Meg whispered, "After it died in the line of duty, I declined the opportunity to be knighted and awarded honors and armor, left the Inspectorate... and went to the Court of Law. After all, although I'm not a true lawmage, I can use law spells. And my use is much better than that of a freshly graduated college student."
"At this time, I was thirty-six years old. I thought that the most glorious, healthy, and powerful period of my life had passed, and the rest was just a slow burn. It was like a cigarette that had been smoked to the end. If I didn't throw it away, it would burn my fingers.
“I was confused for a long time, and ultimately I came to the conclusion that… everything I had been through was because I wasn’t strong enough.
"If I were strong enough, then he wouldn't die; if I were strong enough, Herb wouldn't die either. So I..."
At this point, she laughed and said honestly, "I took advantage of my position to secretly read the tantra."
"It was extremely dangerous, and I nearly died several times. But I always felt that even dying on the path of pursuit was better than rotting in the archives. So, in the end, I persevered."
The sixth item is a green dragon scale.
It is emerald green and pure, like jade, but it is a little withered and looks like the rind of a cut and dried melon.
"This is proof that I slew the dragon. That year, I was 45 years old."
And the last item—
Meg took her necklace off from her neck.
It was an ordinary-looking silver necklace, with just the triangle pattern of Avalon hanging on it.
"I originally wanted to become the Grand Guardian. However, a Grand Guardian needs his own griffin, otherwise it would be difficult to arrive at the scene in time. Also, I'm a restless person and can't sit still, so I'm not suited to looking into the mirror with the Eye of Avalon every day... So, in the end, I became the Grand Arbiter.
"After I succeeded the Grand Arbiter, Sophia gave me this gift. It looks very similar to the Eye of Avalon, but its most precious thing is..."
At this point, Meg paused slightly and said, "It was made by Sophia herself."
She placed the last item at the last position of the Infinity Ring, right next to the first position.
Finally, Meg stood steadily in one of the circles of the ∞ symbol, looked at herself in the mirror, and cut her wrists, letting the blood soak into the ∞-shaped groove.
As the blood slowly flowed from the groove and soaked it, Aiwass, who was standing outside the ritual circle, began to chant the ritual:
"Sacrifice seven memories and bid farewell to the past!
"We respectfully invite the Ring Celestial Master, the Tail Celestial Master, and the Infinite Celestial Master to descend—"
As Aiwass chanted, the seven objects were ignited one by one and transformed into seven balls of dark purple flames.
They flew up one after another, and clusters of them disappeared into the mirror, forming a circular pattern. When the last ball of fire sank into the mirror, the mirror turned purple, and Meg and the flames in the mirror disappeared.
In the deep purple ocean, a huge eternal ring of gold and black emerged.
From this side, it appears to be motionless, but if you focus your eyes closely, you can see that it is constantly rotating.
And Meg began to speak her petition: “I pray for the power to shed and rise, for the miracle of shedding my skin!
"I will surpass myself and never stop—"
After she finished speaking, the elven language sandwiched between the two ritual circles was lit up, emitting a dim light.
Then, the giant snake with its tail in its mouth suddenly changed - it twisted its body and turned into an infinite ∞ pattern.
Meg felt a sharp pain on her tongue. A ∞ pattern was branded on her tongue, symbolizing the contract was complete.
The power from the Heavenly Ring gushed out continuously from the mirror, and the blood on the ground turned into a transparent purple liquid. On the other side of the mirror, in another circle of the ∞ pattern, the liquid surged and formed a giant egg.
At this moment, Aiwass continued to chant at the right time: "We respectfully invite the Butterfly Celestial Master!
"The Celestial Master who changes his body and appearance, the Celestial Master who dies and is reborn—"
Chapter 2: It’s still around 2 o’clock, meow~
(End of this chapter)
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