Chapter 62 I pray to the Candle Master, the God of the Holy Number Three
After Edward left to go to bed, Aiwass was still a little worried.
He finally healed Yulia's body and mind separately, and once again absorbed that strange magical power.
This time it was his right arm that was also half blocked... But as Yulia's condition completely stabilized, Aiwass no longer felt the power being sucked back when he cast the illumination spell.
As Yulia fell into a deep sleep, the violent energy accumulated in Aiwass's arms began to dissipate. The swelling and pain were rapidly subsiding.
——That was the power of the phantom demon, Aiwass was able to confirm.
After the Flame-Defying Butterfly fell into a deep sleep, its power quickly dissipated like rootless duckweed.
Just as Aiwass couldn't use the power of Shadow Demons before achieving third-level Shadow Affinity... he certainly didn't have the Path trait of Fire Affinity, so the power of the Flame-Butterfly was equally deadly to him. Perhaps his healing of Yulia had inadvertently aligned him with the "Shepherding Method," resulting in a return of power—much like blood returning after a needle is inserted into a vein.
…At this rate, it will probably take more than an hour for the swelling to completely subside.
Can't sleep yet.
Aiwas frowned, covered Yulia with a blanket, and gently pushed the wheelchair back to his bedroom.
Sitting at his desk, he lit a gas lamp.
Looking towards the light, Aiwass fell into deep thought. He began to sort out his memories.
He remembered that in the original time and space, Yulia had not lost control beforehand, but had been in good condition. Until she finally triggered her rampage, she had been merely a "slightly sickly, cute little sister."
It is even more impossible for it to get out of control as seriously as it did today - so seriously that if Edward had discovered it a little later, the Flame Butterfly would have hatched prematurely.
Although there were "serial explosions," which continued intermittently until the fourth one, after Yulia's death, the explosions did not occur again.
But at that time, these clues were finally led to the Noble Red Society.
...Now it seems that that might have been the direction of the investigation deliberately misled by Professor Moriarty.
In that time and space, Aiwass's adoptive father had never left Avalon at this time... With him watching, it was normal for this matter to be suppressed.
"Is it because of the butterfly effect caused by James leaving Avalon?"
Aiwass murmured softly, "'Forget the seal'... can this be believed?"
He believed that Edward was not deceiving himself.
But he couldn't say whether James had deceived Edward.
He had no evidence, he just simply thought... As the final BOSS of version 6.0, old James should not have forgotten such an important thing.
And Aiwass actually had a vague feeling that his brother seemed to have some doubts about this. He just lied deliberately to reassure Aiwass.
But to say that old James did it on purpose...seems unlikely.
Edward being called away today was completely unexpected. His adoptive father had left early in the morning and couldn't have known Sherlock would take Edward to Lloyd's today and not be able to return home until the evening; nor could he have accurately confirmed that Yulia would lose control tonight.
Edward was right. Under normal circumstances, if he had gotten home in time, even if Yulia had lost control, she wouldn't have been on the verge of death. He could have sealed her immediately.
In this case, this should be just a coincidence.
And Aiwass couldn't think of any benefit from doing this - if the situation got out of control, it would only cause trouble for the Moriarty family. This was obviously not conducive to his hiding.
When it comes to things other than his adoptive father, Edward is a silent and reliable person. And Aiwass also has some knowledge of the spell "Soul Shackles".
Edward's estimate was correct. This seal would indeed last at least a month.
But this incident sounded a wake-up call for Aiwas.
It is unreliable to have everything go according to plan... because there will always be emergencies and chain reactions.
So Aiwass planned to start making blank cards in advance.
Fortunately, he had chosen the "Vessel of Burning and Radiance" path trait during the advancement ritual, and now his fire mana reached 44 points. Two more points would be enough to create the minimum number of fire blank cards - he would reserve four points in advance and use them all the next day when his mana recovered.
According to Aiwass's calculations, he only needed to reach level 13 to have 46 fire mana.
It's not difficult.
Even without using experience, it is only necessary to raise the level of each of the three mysterious skills by one level.
If Aiwass hadn't given the Flame-Defying Butterfly time to slowly recover, he would have wanted to use experience points to level it up tonight. If the Flame-Defying Butterfly didn't wake up, Aiwass wouldn't be able to completely seal its consciousness into the blank card. If any of it remained in Yulia's body by then, it would be disastrous.
Do what you say.
Aiwass decided to make an embryo tonight.
He picked out a tarot card suitable for sealing the Flame of Defiance, then poured four mana points into it and stored it. This was to save time, in case he had to wait until the next day to complete the crafting due to time constraints.
However, he didn't know which card should be used to seal the Flame Butterfly.
He knew that a demon like Shadow Fiend could only be created using the Moon Tarot card, as Shadow Fiend was a commonly summoned beast in the later stages. However, he was unfamiliar with the Flame-Butterfly. After all, in the original storyline, the Flame-Butterfly wasn't sealed into the Tarot card by Aiwass, but into Aiwass's necklace.
In other words, there's no "Butterfly of Rebellious Flame" summon in the game. This is Aiwass's sister, and she's about to be resurrected, so how can she be your pet? Even though Aiwass died and didn't resurrect successfully, I'm sure.
So before that, he had to do a simple test to predict the adaptability of the Flame-Rebellious Butterfly.
The blank card is made of two different tarot cards that are glued together to form a "blank" card.
The base card represents the essential characteristics of the phantom, while the symbol card represents one of the nine pillars, a card that can restrain and suppress this card.
Use the power of the Nine Pillars to suppress the phantom demon, seal it and turn it into a "big beast".
This is equivalent to using the guise of the Nine Pillars of God to let the gods suppress the phantom demons for oneself, while oneself can command the other party at will without worrying about rebellion - this method of "using the true God" is the unforgivable sin of the Scholar of Great Sin.
But I have to say, it is quite useful.
In theory, this kind of test should be performed by the individual involved, or forcibly deciphered using the mystical techniques exclusive to the Great Sin Scholar. However, after Aiwass treated Yulia, some of the power of the Flame-Bearing Butterfly flowed back into his body, making him considered "Yulia." Therefore, he had another trick.
That's divination.
Although Aiwass was not one who adapted to the Tao and did not have the ability to foresee things, such things did not always require foresight.
He is a priest and is close to God.
——Just ask Sizhu directly.
A prayer ritual is also a ritual. The Demonologist's bonus to ritual skill also increases the success rate.
He has a good temper, and he probably won't get angry if I knock on the window and ask once in a while...
Aiwass opened a brand new deck of tarot cards, shuffled them briefly, and spread them out in a line on the table, face up.
He lit a new candle, clasped his fingers together, and prayed respectfully to the candlelighter in his heart as preparation.
He then drew a new ritual knife and symbolically swept it across the candle flame, indicating that he had completed his purification.
Then, Aiwass used it to cut off his left thumb.
The extremely hot blood immediately gushed out like a punctured sunny-side-up egg.
Aiwass smeared his blood horizontally on the tarot cards spread out horizontally, from the first card to the last, leaving a little bit of it on every card.
He did not heal himself immediately, but continued to shuffle the cards carefully and repeatedly while still bleeding.
"I solemnly call upon you, noble fire thief!
"The god whose holy number is three, the god who binds the body with thorns of sin, the god who burns himself to chase away darkness—the Stag of the Candle!"
His pupils shone with a golden-red light, and he prayed earnestly, "I beseech you to descend into the candlelight!
"I am a follower of the Way of Devotion, a minister of the Ennead! I am Aiwas Moriarty!
"Please protect my soul as you protect the candle and fire in the corner; please light my light as you watch over all the candles in this world.
"I now offer my blood in prayer for true knowledge. I swear this blood is shed for the benefit of others. Please, Candlelighter and his apostles, respond to me..."
After he said that, he paused for a few seconds.
Because Aiwass suddenly felt a little dizzy. It felt like he was being watched, and his back tingled and his heart skipped a beat.
The palms of his hands cracked silently without any injuries.
A large amount of blood seeped out, dyeing the tarot cards completely red.
But Aiwass was not at all panicked.
This vision clearly shows that an apostle has descended into the material world.
Because his spiritual vision was insufficient, he could not see the other party's existence. But this vision told Aiwass that he had arrived.
The other person was looking at him in the candlelight.
Without wasting the other party's time, Aiwass immediately began to inquire: "Please reveal to me the essence of the power of the phantom demon in my blood."
"Please reveal to me the true nature of the power of the phantom demon in my blood."
"Please reveal to me the true nature of the power of the phantom demon in my blood."
Because Candlelighter is the god whose sacred number is three, Ivory deliberately repeated it three times.
At this time, he had just finished a round of shuffling the cards in his hand.
Aiwass solemnly drew a tarot card from the top of the deck.
Sizhu will tell him three answers, which are three cards.
All three cards can serve as bases for blank cards, but the power they bring will be slightly different.
——The first card stained with blood is the reversed Lovers.
After reading it, Aiwas placed the card on the candlelight, which meant that he would not tell anyone else the secret told to him by the apostle.
The blood-soaked tarot cards turned into ashes easily.
And Aiwass immediately drew the second one.
——The Hanged Man in upright position.
He did not interpret it immediately - that would have been disrespectful to the apostle.
Aiwass cleared his mind and immediately drew the third card.
——The reversed Sun.
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Introduction:
"Disciple, you have the potential to become a great immortal!"
When the master said this and sent Song Yin into the furnace, Song Yin understood.
It is our responsibility to restore the glory of righteousness!
(End of this chapter)
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