He was so tall that it even reminded Aiwass of his past experience when he faced the giant prince.
Now that I think about it, the giant became so tall... probably because of the trace of blood left by the Supreme Heaven.
When the Supreme Heaven was still the King of Winged Ones, he must have been so tall...
"...I am different from him."
Aiwass took a deep breath and wanted to use a stronger posture and say more powerful words, but in the end he just spit out a pale whisper: "Don't confuse us."
It was different from the righteous words that Cardinal Galatea said before, "I am not a snake", which was sonorous and powerful.
For some reason, Aiwass had an inexplicable feeling of guilt when facing Lucifer. It was as if he had really made some mistake, and as if his conscience was just hurt by that pure child-like gaze.
Aiwass's words were closer to a weak defense than an angry warning: "I don't remember anything... I'm just an abandoned remnant."
It was a kind of hesitation that seemed like I really owed him something.
It was as if he had done something sorry for him in the past, and the shame and remorse were deep in his heart. But now that time has passed, he has long forgotten the story at that time, but he still vaguely remembers the people in the past.
That feeling of indebtedness.
But I really don’t know him!
"I usually tell the truth."
Aiwass said seriously: "I never have any ill intentions towards others."
"The same goes for snakes," Lucifer replied without hesitation, "Snakes always tell the truth when they lie.
"Every word he said is true when taken individually - aren't you the same person?"
Lucifer's words pointed directly at Aiwass's heart: "You said 'I tell the truth', but in your heart you said 'I sometimes tell the truth when I lie', 'Foxes are very good at it.
Words like "liar"."
"...Don't read my mind!" Aiwass frowned.
"I don't read minds, because the doors of the hearts of all living beings are open in front of me. Just like you can see colors and smell flavors, those with wings can also feel the 'hearts' of others."
Lucifer just smiled gently and knelt down on one knee again: "However, you and the snake are indeed different. When the snake deceives people with the truth, he always believes it in his heart. And
But you will say words in your heart to convince yourself...because you still can't regard falsehood as truth."
Aiwass felt an inexplicable anxiety - after merging with Aleister again and achieving spiritual peace and perfection, he rarely felt anything that touched his heart.
But now, in front of the remnant soul of Tiansi in the old world, Aiwass feels as if he is still an ignorant child.
"Why do you always have to kneel down in front of me?"
Aiwass frowned and said sarcastically to Lucifer: "I am not your king, and there is no need for you to be loyal to me."
"Because you are too small, much smaller than a snake."
Lucifer was not angry at all, but patiently explained: "I need to be eye level with you to show that our status is equal; and I kneel down to you to express a kind of goodwill - this is what the snake teaches
Mine. He told me that kneeling is a ritual to distinguish the superior from the inferior.
"I have no intention of conquering your existence and soul, nor do I want to use the authority of the 'King of Winged Ones', so I will rest my wings here. Retrograde the ritual to show friendship. Just like swallowing teeth and shrinking claws, sheathing the sword and returning
sheath."
As he said himself - as the love and glory abandoned by the original body, Lucifer's words are indeed full of good intentions.
Aiwass also realized his gaffe.
He pursed his lips and faced his mistake calmly: "I'm sorry, I don't know why... I just lost control of my mood."
"That's a good thing."
Lucifer said gently: "This just shows that even 'Snake' is guilty of this matter - he has to cut out his guilt to avoid affecting his actions. This proves that he has a deep concern for us."
Friendship, isn’t it?”
"...Is that what you think?"
Aiwass was speechless for a moment.
He didn't know how to explain it - even though Lucifer had acquired human language, he couldn't quite understand the thinking mode of ancient people like Lucifer.
"Yes," Lucifer nodded slightly. The golden giant was as brilliant and flawless as he looked. "His feelings for us are sincere, but for a higher purpose, he had to abandon us. Just like
In order to reach the highest level, the tribesmen will also give up their lives as living sacrifices.
"He failed to win my consent and used me as a sacrifice. I am not satisfied with this. But he felt guilty and painful for this, so I forgive him. He cut off his kindness, that is
You. Your pain for this is exactly the pain he suffered in the past. When people sin, they must repent, and when they repent, they must atone for their sins.
"So I ask you - will you still cheat on me, like the snake in the past."
After explaining, Lucifer spoke the words he just said again and stretched out his hand to Aiwass.
However, at this time, Aiwass's mentality and understanding had become completely different.
He was gradually able to understand Lucifer's thoughts——
The handshake just now was a reunion with former friends; but the handshake now is the real "first meeting" with Aiwass.
"I won't."
He spoke sonorously and held Lucifer's huge right hand tightly: "But I don't make promises like 'I will never betray' or 'I will never lie'..."
“All I can say is that everything I do is worthy of my heart.
"I will never do anything that will make me regret. I will never cut out my regretful heart."
Hearing this, Lucifer smiled happily.
He said gently: "Then you and he are not the same person.
"First meeting, my friend. You look very much like a friend of mine... What's your name?"
"...Aiwass."
Aiwass did not say his last name, but only said his first name after a long silence.
Compared with the family represented by the surname "Moriarty", the name "Aiwass" is the name that Aiwass himself truly recognizes - that is, his real name.
He believed that Lucifer could sense it.
Although what is here is just a remnant soul, a piece of consciousness, a pile of embers, and a solidified yellowed photo...it is completely different from the guy who became the Fallen Heavenly Division.
But at least this sincerity, Aiwass hopes that the other party can sense it.
"I feel it, my friend."
Lucifer smiled lightly and relaxedly: "Sure enough, it is valuable to keep guarding here..."
"...Guarding? Value?"
"When you do something, you have to persevere to the end. This is what the snake taught me."
Lucifer almost always said something about Snake, but Aiwass also felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said: "Snake said that if you insist on something until the end before giving up, it is almost the same as giving up from the beginning. So if you make up your mind,
The idea is to go to the end and never look back.
"I have been guarding here since the day my old self ascended to heaven. I watch the sun always shine on the earth, and everything in the world remains unchanged. I can feel that the passage of time outside is constantly wearing down my preservation skills. I can persist
Time is getting less and less. The power of the path penetrates, and the souls of the children that I have preserved here gradually turn into demons. In the end, no one can talk to me.
"But I think I have to at least wait until the first group of people arrive here. I want to tell them how the sun died and how the stars were born; I want to tell them the truth of what happened back then, and let them know why the Fallen Sky Division was born... I want to
Let them beware of the snake's lie that always tells the truth."
Having said this, Lucifer smiled and looked at Aiwass: "But I didn't expect... the first person to come here was actually a 'snake', just like in the past. Oh, I'm sorry... I forgot
No, you are not a snake. You are just a friend who looks a lot like him.
"In this way, my mission will be completed..."
"etc!"
Seeing Lucifer's body gradually becoming transparent as if he was about to give his last words, Aiwass quickly stopped him and said: "Tell me the story of 'Snake'! And how should I be careful about him... Now I
We are already enemies in conflict! But I know nothing about him..."
"...You are actually the skin of a 'snake', right?"
Lucifer's words were astonishing.
Seeing Aiwass' pupils shrinking slightly, Lucifer smiled and said, "Because 'Snake' mentioned it to us.
"He is not a god, but he knows a lot about gods. I have also asked him, and he always tells the truth - he said that he was reborn from the future, and the end of the world ushered in the distant future. He has already
The cycle has been repeated several times, but he has never been able to break the cycle. This is where his familiarity with me comes from."
Lucifer said gently: "He said that he can become friends with me every time. When he said this, he seemed a little sad. I didn't understand why at that time... but now I know. It's because
Every time, he needs to rely on me to reach heaven again.
"But I think...if it is for this reason, there is no need to apologize to me. The world will be destroyed, time will turn around, and all kinds of disasters will happen again. The most painful people must be those who are still struggling. On the contrary, it is those of us who are confused.
Live happily and die peacefully.
"He came to be my friend with the determination to kill me eventually. All I enjoyed was the happiness of having another friend, but he had to endure the torment of his own conscience.
"He told me that he would leave behind a lot of skin sloughs. He would continue to cut off his tail in every era, cutting out a large amount of himself and the most important part of his memories, allowing them to experience life, and then collect them back after they have expanded.
He uses this method to maintain his own humanity. Although I don’t know why he lacks humanity if he is not a Pillar God...
"The snake said that people can only have one pair of eyes and one life when they live in the world. People can only see what they see and experience what they experience. But if you cut yourself open, you can have many lives.
...If there is a problem that cannot be solved with my own knowledge, maybe someone else can solve it.
"Looking at you, you should have a way to solve the end of the world, right?"
The golden giant's voice is gentle and calm, giving people warmth and strength: "Come on.
"Since you are right, it's up to you to eat him."
"Shall I...eat him? Eat Huan Tiansi?"
Aiwass's pupils widened.
Is this really possible?
"certainly."
Lucifer affirmed: "As the snake said, snakes never tell lies. In the past reincarnations, there are always victorious snakes shed. He himself was once a snake shed in a certain period of history, and has long since ceased.
It’s the original self again. Since he can win, you can win too.”
After hearing this, Aiwass suddenly became enlightened!
This is extremely important information.
Many unsolvable problems suddenly became clear to my mind——
Aiwass knows almost everything!
Why does Huan Tiansi's behavior seem so separate from the behavior of Huan Tiansi in ancient times, and why is he so persistent in leaving this world? Why do the pillar gods place bets on Aiwass, but no one tries to kill Huan Tian in advance?
Si; why the shepherd finally forgave, spared Falling Sky Si, and used his own life to destroy Huan Tian Si's plan; and...
Aiwass system!
——Subtlely different from what I had speculated before entering the Tower of Babel.
Now, he can basically deny the speculation that "the system comes from Huantiansi's memory" - because Huantiansi is closely related to the birth and destruction of this tower, and it can be said that there is no part that is irrelevant to him. In this case
Next, how could something like this be missing from Huan Tiansi’s memory?
If you think about it carefully, there is one more thing -
When Aiwass briefly became a cardinal, he saw a sentence from the [Cardinal Certificate] robe that he had just made:
["——Hey, hey, hey? Can you see this line?"]
At that time, he had denied that this line of writing came from the Lord of Scales and Feathers, but now it seems that... it is so cheerful, and it does not seem to be a legacy of Huan Tiansi. It looks like Aiwass himself... but it is more joyful.
Take off Aiwass.
Aiwass has no objections to the fact that he has a system, because he has the memory of the game "The Ring" when he was on Earth. In other words, because it is all within his cognition.
But here comes the problem.
There is "James Moriarty" in the game.
But James has returned from the apocalypse!
He obviously only experienced one life, and it was the life in which Huan Tiansi chose to become the "Endless Knot", and the life in which the Ring of Endless Ceremony was not carried out!
——If my experience is exactly the same as in the game, then what about the previous seven lives where I have the same memories?
James obviously doesn't have a very deep memory of Aiwass, otherwise his attitude towards himself would not be that way. But if Aiwass has apocalyptic memories and a system that can learn quickly, there is no reason why he wouldn't become a big shot.
.
In other words, there is a high probability that Aiwass in the past few lives did not have a system, nor did he have the memory of "The Ring of Coupling"!
The "memory of past lives" that was originally taken for granted seems to have turned into countless broken glass shards at this moment.
From this perspective...there are only two possibilities.
One possibility is that those "Aiwass" who have no system and no memory of "The Ring of Ouronomy" were regarded as "victims" from the very beginning. They are not special, just like other snake sloughs.
And a mere ninth life is definitely not enough for Aiwass to dabble in so many professions and items, master them in advance, and build an almost perfect system. Therefore, what constitutes the system is the split of Huantiansi
Of all the "snake sheds", it will definitely not be like this life... only the Shepherd and Aiwass were separated, and there are no extra snake sheds.
Another possibility is that the plot of "The Ring" that Aiwass remembers did not exist from the beginning.
This is obviously impossible - because even Lian Tiansi's own behavior was predicted by the "game plot".
And if this possibility is ruled out...
Huan Tiansi obviously has a strong hostility towards Aiwass, and has tried to occupy his body many times, but has never really taken action; he clearly knows that Aiwass has already prepared a countermeasure against the Ring of Endings, and has many pillar gods.
support, but still planned to implement the plan step by step, as if he didn’t know anything...
All kinds of weird behaviors have explanations at this moment.
——He is trying to "restore" the plot of the game!
Those "snake sloughs", Lucifer said, "have the most important part of memory", and for Huantiansi, what is the most important memory?
That is proof that as a time traveler, he comes from another world!
He constantly divides his memory as a time traveler into the material world, cultivates an ignorant "time traveler", and then fights with the other party and then devours one party. Through this method, he constantly emphasizes "who I am", so as not to lose sight of him in the long journey.
Forget yourself in reincarnation.
Although Huan Tiansi lived for nine lives, in a sense he may have only lived for three...
In the original era, there was no savior James who came back from the future, and there was no Aiwass who fell in love with and killed Huan Tiansi. He became Tiansi from ancient times and became the "ring of the tail" of the pillar god, but he was completely
Can't save the world...
Huan Tiansi may have realized something at that time.
Then he prepared for a long time... He led the "Falling Heaven Division" to the "right path", brought James back from the day of the end of the world, gave the sacred entity to Jacob for him to cut... and brought Ai
Wentz and his system awakened and cultivated the most important chess piece.
——The most important thing about the "key" is that it fits perfectly.
If the lock is changed, the key may no longer work.
But this key cannot be replaced in any way...it is Huan Tiansi's "self"!
Therefore, Huantiansi designed a lock in reverse for this key!
Prepare the stage, prepare the script, prepare the actors, restore everything to what you see in the game, until the actors appear on stage - smash it all to pieces.
He didn't dare to kill Aiwass directly, nor did he dare to take away his body directly... because he was worried that his excessive interference would cause bugs in the "script"!
At that moment, Aiwass thought of what he once said to Professor Moriarty:
"——If I were a key, I would eventually be the key to the Lord."
At that time, Professor Moriarty smiled happily.
Aiwass didn't know what he was laughing about at that time...but now, he seems to understand a little bit.
The professor may not know the "history" that he has not experienced, but he is the one who can best feel the traces of destiny being involved and changing!
He realized that the fate of this world was being manipulated, and finally realized that "the key to everything" lay in Aiwass.
That's why Aiwass smiled so happily when he said those words!
"My friend."
At this time, Lucifer said gently: "If you lack courage or strength...then accept my gift.
"When you stand in front of the snake, please say hello to him for me. Tell him that I have never hated him."
As he spoke, his whole person gradually faded and disappeared.
The three pairs of solid white wings behind him, inlaid with gold, fell to the ground one after another with a clanging sound.
The remaining voice of Lucifer still echoes in the air:
"I'm just a little sad - we could have faced the end together, and he wouldn't have had to be so lonely... Lonely to the point of madness..."
