Chapter 803 A Time of Ambition
When Aleister, who looked like Bayard, rode the ghost Pegasus to tear through the snow curtain and rushed into the Szijjártó Manor, the alarm of the barrier being invaded by foreign objects continued to sound.
But this former prince was so pitiful that he didn't even have a guard around him.
After watching him for a long time, and finally rushing over in a mess, Aleister, who was riding on the ghost horse, couldn't help laughing: "This is the first time I've seen such an embarrassed prince. Facing a possible assassin, he can only rush out by himself with a bottle of medicine..."
After seeing who rushed in, Prince Szijjártó breathed a sigh of relief and put down the petrification potion he was holding tightly in his hand.
He tried to defend himself: "It's just that I can't find anyone else...
"...But speaking of which, when Fenrir set up the barrier, he should have designated you as a friendly target..."
Maybe it’s because of this “Ghost Pegasus”.
Aleister thought.
While it looked like an ordinary phantom pegasi, it was actually the incarnation of the King of the Wild Hunt, much like the Flame Butterfly was the incarnation of the Flame-Bending Butterfly, and the Night Raven was the incarnation of Venus... With such a massive, high-energy alien being colliding, it was understandable that the barrier would go on a rampage.
At this moment, the honey badger's voice came from behind: "Of course, it's because I know who is coming back..."
She looked at Aleister, who had just been out for a few days and had brought back a ghost Pegasus. She was no longer surprised by Aleister's habit of picking up things when he came home.
"Guess who's here?"
The honey badger chuckled and looked at Aleister.
"Lily, I guess."
Aleister replied, looking towards the corner of the room, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
“—That’s right.”
Accompanied by the sound of the honey badger, Lily emerged silently from the wall.
She smiled shyly at Aleister: "Long time no see... Miss."
Compared to her affectionate attitude towards Aiwass, she was relatively more polite and distant towards Aleister.
"I didn't realize it before, this kid is truly an assassin prodigy..."
The honey badger couldn't help but praise.
It was obvious that she was genuinely happy, and she even spoke more than usual: "I feel like it will only take a few months to train a powerful assassin for His Holiness the Pope... Speaking of which, what happened out there?"
As she spoke, she asked Aleister, who had just returned from outside, "Such heavy snow... Such a strong dusk power, was it created by the Spirit Tower?"
"The Winter Girl has completed her promotion."
Aleister didn't answer the question directly, but replied: "Now, we should call her Winter Secretary."
"...Why are they all promoted one after another?"
Prince Szijjártó murmured, "First the banquet host, then Lady Winter... The banquet host is fine, after all, he is such a powerful apostle. But Lady Winter..."
He clenched his fists, feeling happy yet inexplicably finding it hard to accept.
He certainly knew the Winter Maiden, a rather young apostle. She was even somewhat related to "Valentine," and even to Szijjártó himself, so much so that she could be considered his ancestor.
——Because she is the last daughter of Valentine I and a real "princess".
Her mother was a half-elf, a disciple of the first Darkseid when he was still a human. When Valentine I gave birth to this child, his oldest child was almost thirty years old.
Perhaps because the Twilight Path's adaptability was too strong, she already had traces of amber by the time she was sixteen. Valentine I had tried every possible means to save her life.
Valentine I was known for his gentle character when he was young, but he quarreled with many people over this daughter.
Tired of the endless bickering and unwilling to wait for Ningpo, Winter Girl, not wanting people to quarrel over her, ran away from home during an unprecedented snowstorm... and died peacefully in the coffin she had built for herself.
After her death, this soul was noticed by Lingbo Tiansi and promoted to become his apostle.
——However, before her death, the Winter Girl was not even an extraordinary person.
Is this fair?
We are from the same country, the same origin, the same blood...
I toiled endlessly in alchemy, tormenting myself. Every day, I devoted myself to studying and experimenting, leaving me no time for romance or leisure. I consumed all my energy, only to tragically reach the limits of my own talent.
He clearly realized that he could never become a great alchemist, let alone complete the "Alchemy of Star Antimony." He couldn't become a fifth-level transcendent, and he couldn't even gain his father's approval...
As for the Twilight Path… the Winter Maiden accomplished nothing in her life. She simply died, becoming an Apostle. And now, without completing any great deeds, she's been elevated to a Celestial Master.
That's the Celestial God! A deity that can be worshipped by the people, a genuine candidate for the Pillar God!
The living are worse than the dead...
Prince Szijjártó had to admit that he did feel jealous.
"A season of ambition..."
Aleister glanced at Prince Szijjártó and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.
She naturally sensed Szijjártó's jealousy—Aivaz had already reminded her that she had been branded with jealousy by the Fallen Angels, and thus Aleister's perception of jealousy had become even more acute.
According to the Pope's observations, the Serpent Father's power has officially reached parity with Amber, reaching the limit of the world. Now, the transcendent power of the entire world is restless.
Even an honest person might become impetuous and jealous of others; even a good-tempered person might lose their temper; even a loyal minister might rebel...
If you think about it this way, perhaps Hong Xiang’s rebellion is also related to this incident.
"I don't know how long this heavy snow will last. Don't go out unless necessary."
Aleister warned: "This sudden snowfall will block sight and sound, dividing society into isolated islands. I wonder how many people will die in this snow..."
The promotion of any celestial official will inevitably disrupt the world.
The material world is too fragile, and any change in the dream world may lead to huge changes in the material world.
Just like the host's promotion, everyone in the world got drunk for hours. Some people would undoubtedly get into trouble due to sudden intoxication, such as traffic accidents, people undergoing surgery, or people working on construction at heights... Some might even get into physical fights due to excessive excitement, not to mention those who are already allergic to alcohol.
When Tiansi toasts you, it’s impossible not to drink.
But compared with the visions brought by the Winter Division, the visions brought by the Feast Heaven Division can be said to be quite mild.
This kind of heavy snow, which obscured both sound and sight, was not so difficult in the city, as running to a sheltered place wasn't that difficult. But for adventurers or merchants in the wild, unless they could find shelter in the dark, this snowstorm would be absolutely fatal.
And for Dongtunsi, who inherited Lingbo Tiansi's concepts of "necromancy" and "dead spirits"...
If I die in this snow, my body will probably turn into a ghost.
"If this snow only lasts a few hours, it's fine. But if it lasts for a few days, it's going to be a disaster... I'll ask the Dark Phase later. He might know something about this snow. If it doesn't end today, it will be a natural disaster covering the entire world."
Aleister narrowed his eyes slightly.
...Could it be that Lingbo Tiansi intends to use this method to let Dongtiansi attract the firepower of the Tail Ring Ritual?
This is not impossible. After all, Lingbo Tiansi is the type of thief who hides his head and shows his tail.
Lingbo Tiansi's innate skill is necromancy, the "art of utilizing corpses." Just as Lingbo Tiansi steals the power of amber... perhaps to him, the motionless and unresisting amber itself is a "corpse."
The flip side of this technique, excavation, is closer to the style of the Winter Maiden—digging out usable objects from the vast, blanketing snow. It's closer to recycling and using "unowned objects," but the essence is still the same.
Then, the dead and speechless Winter Girl is also a "corpse".
When the Winter Girl attracts all the attention of the people, they will forget Him... That is why He pushed the Winter Girl to become Winter Master at this critical moment.
You know, the celestial officials of the Dusk Path are the largest group: the Rock celestial official of the Dusk Path, the Abyss celestial official of the Forbidden Path, plus the Amber celestial official who spans the old and new paths, and now the newly born Winter celestial official... Now that the influence of the Snake Father has just taken effect, there are actually four celestial officials in the Dusk Path at the same time!
There is only one Heavenly Master on the Path of Wisdom now.
Aleister shook his head vigorously, trying to clear his mind which had become chaotic as soon as he entered Star Antimony.
She put the somewhat frozen Leviathan down and beckoned Lily over: "Where's Selene?"
Lily sat behind Aleister, her arms around her waist. She shook her head slightly and did not answer the question.
Aiwass and Aleister have a very close relationship, but Lily and Selene are different.
When Selene was childish, it was obvious that Lily disliked her, yet Selene still loved to stick around. After Selene, a Moon Witch, gave birth to her first "child," her personality immediately matured... and Lily's dislike for Selene became even more pronounced.
Even Aleister didn't know what Selene would think of Lily now.
"……I am here."
Selene's voice rang out from outside the door: "I've been here."
She had obviously been leaning there the whole time and just didn't want to be in the same room with Lily.
"Is it all right?"
She pushed the door open, jogged in, and hugged Leviathan with some heartache.
“…Huh?”
As a result, the lamb Selene slightly widened her pupils and unexpectedly discovered that Leviathan's condition was not as bad as she had imagined - although its skin was abnormally cold and its bones were stiff, the blood in its body was still vigorous.
Aleister, who had transformed into Bayard while riding on his horse, chuckled, "It's fine. Even if I'm in trouble, it won't be in trouble."
Leviathan's "daughter" is one of the marks she left in the world as Aleister.
She might be jealous of colleagues like the Flame Butterfly and the King of the Wild Hunt who could always accompany Aiwass, or she might be jealous of Lily, Selene, and Julia who were always by Aiwass's side and were protected by him... but she attached great importance to Leviathan.
The path of love is a selfish path. But when she fought the King of the Wild Hunt, she would rather be torn to pieces several times than let Leviathan bear even a single attack.
If Aleister had a 100% fondness for Aiwass and a 90% fondness for Isabel, then Leviathan and Vines, who was once Bayard, also had at least a 60% "love" for each other.
Her true identity was "Number 14." This identity existed because she had seen Bayard during the Ascension Ceremony. In this sense, Bayard was inextricably linked to her birth... and she still remembered every detail of the Ascension Ceremony with uncanny clarity, including how she had seduced Bayard as a blood servant.
"You two come with me," Aleister stretched out his hand and lifted Selene in front of him, "I will solve your problem first."
The influence of the Snake Father is getting stronger now, with two Heavenly Officials appearing every week. The Gray Heavenly Official might be resurrected soon...
Fortunately, Black Phase did say that he had a way to solve this problem.
——Whoever dares to stop me will die.
The increasingly strong influence of the transcendent path made Aleister uncontrollably agitated.
The red and purple in her pupils overlapped and rose, and Aleister's emotions became uncontrollably excited.
The lamb Selene looked back at Aleister in surprise.
Because she felt Aleister's fingers tremble slightly.
It wasn't cold or scary, but more like... a restless feeling.
——Of course she remembered this feeling.
When she was Lily, when her murderous impulses struck...that's how she felt.
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