Chapter 1035 Vendôme's Destined Death
"...A curse in the bloodline?"
Aiwass frowned.
Why didn't other people's treatments work? Why did my own treatment work?
The only answer he could think of was "priority."
There are actually two types of treatment - "injury" and "illness".
If a person's arm is cut off by a steel knife, then no matter whether the person doing it is a mortal, a third-level assassin, or a fifth-level warrior, the amount of mana spent on healing the wound or reattaching the limb is fixed, and even the weakest extraordinary person can do it.
Pure physical damage can ignore most resistances caused by energy level differences, but at the same time, wounds caused by physical damage can also be easily healed by the most basic means.
But there's another situation here...that's spell damage.
For example, the classic ritual spell "Cursed Infant". This powerful ritual spell, which requires a cursed dead infant as the ritual material, can be activated by only a second-level transcendent. Its power can even kill a third-level extraordinary person in seconds - the cause of death is a broken heart.
The victim's heart will be frozen and gnawed by the cursed baby, causing sudden death within a short period of time.
——So, if the injured person has a healer by his side, can he prolong his life or restore his heart before death?
If the caster is of the second level, then a priest of at least the third level is required to do this.
Because after a spell inflicts damage, the Dao Power involved doesn't dissipate immediately, but instead lingers within the body. Therefore, to heal it, one must either wait for the power to completely dissipate or counteract it. This power itself will resist the healing.
While a second-level priest could neutralize the damage, the death caused by a shattered heart was too swift. Even if it took only three minutes to dissolve the powerful dark energy lingering in the heart, it would be too late to reshape the heart. A second-level priest needed at least ten units of mana and a casting time of approximately ten minutes to reshape a single organ. Even if the heart recovered, the other organs would be essentially dead.
Only a priest of the third energy level can instantly dissolve the spell through the energy level suppression of healing magic, and quickly reshape the heart within two minutes, so that it is possible to save it.
——Also fatal injuries, severe anemia caused by multiple wounds is very easy to treat, and even a second-level priest can easily cure it; but being pierced through the heart or cut in half is difficult to recover, and even if recovered, there may be sequelae; and if someone is burned to death by a wizard, it may not even be possible to receive treatment... That's the reason.
For example, Bishop Mathers, while able to continuously undo the damage to Yulia's organs caused by her persistent high fever while in the Phantom Demon Egg state, could not break the fever itself. This was because the power of the Perverse Flame Butterfly was constantly leaking out. As a high-level Phantom Demon, the Perverse Flame Butterfly had already reached at least the fourth level of energy when Yulia was still a child... Mathers' divine arts were simply unable to resist this power.
A priest can easily heal "injuries", but cannot cure all "diseases".
The "curse" endured by the Vendôme family was most likely caused by the Fifth Energy Level. Therefore, to cure it, another Fifth Energy Level must intervene.
If a priest could reach the fifth level, he would definitely become a cardinal. As a human noble, I'm afraid I wouldn't even see him.
But...it's true that a fifth-level priest is hard to find, but is a fifth-level curser also hard to find?
"Have you ever tried to get a fifth-level curse master to remove the curse?"
Aiwass asked.
"Of course I did."
Old Argon slowly shook his head. "But he said... this isn't a curse. Even with his strength, he couldn't tell we were cursed."
"Maybe it's not his problem."
Aiwass added: "I didn't actually see it either."
His right eye was still in a state of sacrifice, lacking normal vision... but instead possessing a special vision that allowed him to directly perceive the power of the Dao. If it were a curse, he should have been able to clearly see the black energy emanating from them... that was the Dao power the curse used to maintain itself from being dissipated or dispelled, a kind of "self-powered battery."
But he did not see any curse on the two of them, otherwise when Aiwas saw Anne, he would have directly dispelled the curse from her.
but……
“Why do you say it’s a blessing?”
Aiwass asked doubtfully.
Even if the possibility of a curse is ruled out, the fact that the old duke described this anomaly as "not sure whether it is a curse or a blessing" is itself very unusual.
"Because it gives us a possibility..."
The old duke said slowly: "Until now...
"—All the Vendômes of every generation are extraordinary beings."
"……all?"
Aiwass was surprised. "Even the nobles of Helasar can't do this... Although the inclination and impulse of the Tao can be inherited, it doesn't mean that the children of the strong will become strong."
"Not just children," the old duke denied.
“Not only…”
Aiwass repeated, inadvertently looking at Sherlock beside him, as if he had thought of something, and looked at Arsene.
His eyes widened. “What do you mean…?”
"Whether marrying in or marrying into a family, as long as you bear the surname 'Vendôme', within eight years at most... ordinary people will become extraordinary and develop this strange disease. And if you are already extraordinary... then you can resist it for a while longer. If you are on the path of beauty, you can resist it even longer."
The old man sighed and said, "Everyone in Iris thought that our family would only choose extraordinary people on the path of beauty to "marry" and recruit all the great artists in Iris...but they didn't know that this was the only choice we had.
“All the artworks you saw on the way here were not purchased by us. They were accumulated by generations of our family.
"These masters of art were either born directly in Vendôme or eventually changed their surnames to Vendôme."
"...So, what if you get married?"
Hearing this, Aiwass couldn't help but blurt out.
Hearing this, Annie's expression became complicated and gloomy. She remained silent and said nothing.
Seeing Anne's expression, Aiwass thought of his mother again.
He thought of the "Swamp People" - could this be one of the reasons why Anne replicated herself?
Normally, if someone knew they had such a perfect replica... they might be horrified, perhaps disgusted. But most would keep it secret... but Anne had clearly told her father everything. It was precisely because of this that the old Duke was able to so easily accept the fact that Aiwass also had Vendôme blood flowing through his veins.
"Then it is more than a cold," replied the old Duke. "To abandon the name 'Vendôme' is to have only one consequence—death. Either by marriage... or by divorce."
"divorce?"
"Yes. If someone had ever married into the Vendôme family name, regardless of whether they had contracted the cold, they would soon die after losing the protection of their name. This is why those who renounced the Vendôme name in history quickly died... People viewed it as 'the family's pursuit,' but they didn't realize it was actually a tragedy. It was a decision to rush towards death."
"How did he die?"
Aiwass couldn't help but ask, "Did he die of illness? Or...anything is possible?"
"They all die from a deficiency of Qi and blood, becoming weak and frail. First they become fatigued and weak, followed by insomnia and loss of appetite, and their limbs gradually weaken... until they are even paralyzed in bed. It's as if their entire body is gradually freezing. It's precisely because of this approach to death that so many...art masters have emerged among us."
The old man glanced at Yasen, and Yasen was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.
“The desire to create is born from a chaotic impulse, which comes from many human experiences.”
He then continued: "The birth of art itself is the death of an experience, representing that it has reached its end. At the same time, it also means the reproduction of this experience...it will continue into the future.
"Death is the inevitable fate of all things. Everyone is born to die one day... No matter how a person's life deviates, it always leads to a single destination: death. Therefore, no matter how lost a person may be, they will always find the answer."
There was an inextinguishable deadness in the old duke's words.
People usually only sense that death is approaching when they are terminally ill.
But if death could be touched day and night...
Hearing this, a question suddenly arose in Aiwas' mind.
Seeing Aiwass's expression, Argon smiled and asked without waiting for him to ask, "Are you wondering... if anyone from Vendôme has become a child of the moon?"
"……Yes."
Aiwass nodded slowly and admitted, "Since life is so painful... I also wonder if there are people who can't resist the temptation. Of course, I'm not saying that becoming a child of the moon is right..."
"—No, not a single one."
The old man raised his head slightly, his words calm as ice yet filled with undisguised pride: "Until now... every 'Vendome' has calmly embraced their destined death. Not one has attempted to prolong their life by becoming a Moon Child or a Werewolf, nor has anyone embarked on the forbidden Twilight Path.
"Because that's the wrong path... the wrong path is not feasible."
Hearing this, Aiwass was speechless for a moment and dared not speak.
He himself actually has an incarnation in the form of a moon child...
...Wait, that's how it is!
Thinking of this, Aiwass suddenly opened his eyes wide.
Aiwass suddenly realized why the Twin Mirror gave him this form.
The Shadow Demon Bayard form at that time was Aiwass's "disguised self"; and now "No. 14" who is the carrier of Aleister is Aiwass's "dream self".
That Moonson Aiwass is not a mirror image of Aiwass Moriarty at all!
But it is the mirror image of Aiwas de Vendôme!
He means "the impossible self"!
——They are all a kind of mirror.
It symbolizes the opposite of what Aiwass can never reach and will never become.
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