The bottle shattered, and the man-made monster who claimed to be the God of Knowledge died.
Asai, Vivien, and Stuen stood in this inconspicuous cabin, but the atmosphere did not relax because of the passing of the little man in the bottle, but instead became more solemn.
Vivien looked at Asai's back.
This young man was wearing a windbreaker that was only introduced in recent years, and had a cane hanging from his arm.
The other person spoke very slowly and was a very quiet person.
But Vivien not only recalled what the villain in the bottle had said before, but also heard the villain in the bottle finally call Asai Anhofors.
At this moment, Asai gave everyone a completely different feeling.
His quietness and deepness seemed to hide the sharp edges of swords and guns. Even where he stood quietly, it made people feel as if there was a crisis like a tsunami, which would swallow up the world if he was not careful.
She drew her sword and pointed it at Asai, as if she regarded him as an enemy.
She coldly called out the other person's other name: "Evil Mage Anhofors."
"did not expect."
"You're a guy who's still here."
"You embarked on the mythical path of wisdom and became a reincarnation?"
Like the Man in the Vase, Anhoforth is an enemy of the Temple of Truth.
Or.
All these disasters were caused by the man in front of me. If he hadn't created the Bone Demon, if he hadn't pursued the power of immortality, if he hadn't created the villain in the bottle.
The world will not become like this, at least not now.
While speaking, Steen had already taken action.
The blood river surged and instantly flooded the abandoned town.
But Asay had no intention of fighting with Steen.
He disappeared instantly.
A ritual formation was condensed on the ground far away from the town, and Asai walked out of a door.
Borrick also appeared beside him, holding the sickle and slate left by the dead monarch in his hand.
He has regained his power, and he controls part of the authority of the Gate of Truth, just like the former High Priest of Truth.
He is also Asai's only companion and most loyal follower.
Asai looked at the river of blood rushing toward him, raised his hand and the Door of Truth appeared, blocking the oncoming river of blood like a mountain.
But the power of the blood river surged again, and the door of truth was destroyed in the blink of an eye.
Asai retreated again, jumped up and appeared on a mound of earth.
Steen and Vivien also caught up.
Only then did Asai answer what Vivien said before: "Vivien, the third generation of truth sage."
"Compared to Anhofors, I prefer others to call me Asai."
"You don't have to worry about me, you don't have to hate me, and you don't have to be afraid of me."
Asai took off the cane from his arm and smashed it on the ground.
"Although I'm not seeking any salvation, I certainly don't intend to do the terrible things you imagine."
Vivien: "You are Anhofors. It was you who created the little man in the bottle with your own hands. It was you who sacrificed everyone on the Holy Mountain with your own hands."
"Do you think that by changing your name, you can say goodbye to everything you have ever done and everything you have ever done?"
Asai: "I am the reincarnated Anhofors."
"Once Anhofors found eternal life, the meaning and destiny of his life were over."
"He has long felt that there is nothing to care about in this world, and he is not willing to come back."
Asai looked at Vivien: "I know that everything in the past cannot be erased, so I just want to change the present."
"Vivien, the third generation sage of truth."
"This is a never-ending cycle of nightmares, whether it's Anhofors, the Man in the Bottle, you, Stuen, or me."
"They are all sinking into this nightmare."
Asai's eyes were confused, as if he was deep in thought: "When did this nightmare start?"
"Is it Anhofors or Haru the Fire Demon?"
"Or does it start from the earlier Kingdom of Samo, from that generation of kings who pursued eternal life?"
"Or..."
"From the time when the descendants of the first king Lederiki initiated betrayal and parricide, pursuing the throne of supreme wisdom and power."
"Everything has already planted evil seeds."
When he said this, Asai was thinking of his mother.
He thought of his hometown, the old priests and doctors in his hometown, and Colin and the injured children in Anho.
He also thought of Anhofors and his teacher Haru. He saw Anhofors lifting the remains of Haru's magic bottle in the swamp.
Anhofors was born in the Samo family, a descendant of royal blood. The family pursued the secret of immortality from generation to generation, and eventually perished under the leadership of the crazy last monarch.
Anhoforth's teacher Haru also died because of his pursuit of immortality and the power of myth. In the end, he died in front of his best friend Lan En without admitting his failure.
Anhofors was bound by countless chains throughout his life, dragging him into the abyss of madness and not being released until the moment of his death.
The same is true for the life of the little man in the bottle.
It was born in a bottle. From the moment it was born, it was a monster without any empathy. It had no concept of good and evil. All it did was think that it was just a game.
All it longs for throughout its life is to leave the bottle and see the wider world.
Vivien, Stuen, and countless others in this world have all been affected by the spread of pain and despair.
The nightmare originating from Anhofors continues to spread like a plague.
Everyone.
They are all living in a nightmare.
And all he can do is cut off this nightmare cycle.
Asai closed his eyes and faced the darkness.
"I."
"I just think it's time to end."
"This nightmare has been going on for so long that even the word despair is not enough to describe it."
Vivien stood under the dirt bag. She didn't know whether she should trust the person in front of her.
Asai closed his eyes and stretched out his hand and said to Polik beside him: "Finally, there is one thing left."
He picked up the Death Lord's Scythe and also picked up the stone tablet that symbolized the power of the divine contract.
Asai aimed at the rays of light rushing away in the distance, the shadows of ghosts passing over the holy lake like light and meteors,
Some of them are crazy ghost cultists, and more are innocent people sacrificed by those cultists.
A large part of them are the Sanye people who once lived in the Holy Mountain.
Asai raised the slate, and the door of truth opened behind him.
A black tattered robe was draped over Asai's body, and his face was covered by a hood.
"come back!"
"Masterless ghosts!"
"The madness is over, the pain will no longer spread, everything will end at this moment."
Tens of thousands of ghosts suddenly stopped all movements and headed in the direction of Asai.
They rushed into the Gate of Truth, where they purified away the curse and will imposed on them by the villain in the bottle, and then turned into fluorescence one by one on the spot.
One ghost after another got rid of the power of the villain in the bottle and disappeared into the sky.
They finally broke the bottles and shackles that trapped them, and entered the kingdom of Yinsai into the dream of life.
Ghost souls kept coming, and they were all liberated in the light.
Finally, he saw someone special.
A girl dressed in gorgeous clothes seemed to be waiting for her wedding. She came from afar step by step.
I climbed the steps and stood under the huge door of truth.
Princess Yaya.
Asai's eyes were very complicated, and he looked at the ghost in front of him quietly.
The other party also looked at him in confusion. She was a ghost left behind by the former princess, and she had some remaining memories.
She is constantly repeating past stories and life, trapped in a bottle called memory and time, clinging to her past obsessions and refusing to let go.
She seemed to recognize him, but she wasn't entirely sure it was him.
After a long time.
She opened her mouth and said that sentence again.
"You're back?"
"I've been waiting for you to come home and want to talk to you."
Asai looked at Princess Yeya, opened his lips and trembled slightly, and finally said something.
"give up!"
"The Anhofors you loved is no longer here, Your Highness Princess."
"Why should you cling to someone who doesn't love you?"
Hearing these words coming from Asai's mouth, Princess Yeya looked at Asai blankly.
The blank eyes seemed to regain some emotion for a moment, but Asai couldn't tell whether it was sadness or awakening.
Or something else.
at last.
She just hugged him gently and whispered something in his ear.
The voice was so soft that Asai couldn't even hear what she was saying. Asai turned to look at Princess Yeya blankly.
Princess Yeya didn't explain, but smiled at him.
He vaguely understood that perhaps it was because those words were addressed to Anhofors, not to him.
Princess Yeya let go of Asai and her body floated into the sky,
Dissipated in the air.
At this point, everything is over, all the ghosts are freed, turned into the dream of life and return to the dream world.
the other side.
Vivien and Steen kept looking at Asai, and Vivien found that she couldn't understand the man in front of her at all.
Is this the Anhofors?
She and Anhofors were not from the same era, and all she could hear was the Anhofors from other people's mouths.
But she knew that she must not let her guard down. The Asai in front of her was the first reincarnated person to embark on the path of wisdom mythology.
What's even more frightening is that he is the reincarnation of Anhofors. No matter what, he is a huge threat to Xiinsai and the Temple of Truth.
Vivien watched Asai send away all the ghosts, ending a big trouble for them and saving a catastrophe.
Only then did she speak: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Asai breathed a sigh of relief and performed a standard etiquette towards Vivien.
"there is none left."
"I've done everything I wanted to do."
"What happens next has nothing to do with me."
After saying that, he saluted Polik again: "Thank you for your help along the way, my friend Polik."
Polik did not dare to accept it and immediately returned the gift: "That is my honor, sir."
Asai turned around and headed towards the open door of truth.
His voice was full of fatigue, and his speaking speed was slower, as if he was mumbling with his eyes closed.
"So be it!"
"I'm a little tired."
"I want to... take a nap."
Asai took a step forward, and his figure was submerged in the dazzling light inside the door.
At this time, Vivien, Stuen, and Borrick outside the door saw another world evolving in the Door of Truth.
Asai walked inside, transformed from a tall young man into a child, and happily blended in.
it's here.
He has an ordinary mother, a poor family, and a group of children who are always noisy and fighting with him.
There are kind doctors here and a stingy but optimistic priest.
Here, there are no nightmares, no despair, no man in a bottle.
This time, Asai finally successfully became a small priest apprentice.
He took his mother to Anhuo City, the big city he had longed for, and bought a house there that belonged to them. They ate delicious food that they had never dared to imagine before, and he made friends one after another here.
he.
Lived a happy life.
The door slowly closed, and one chain after another was entangled,
Asai sealed himself inside, he didn't want anyone to disturb his sweet dream.
Polik looked up and watched as the Door of Truth closed, began to dissipate little by little from the top, and finally disappeared.
Steen and Vivien did not relax from the beginning to the end, and immediately counterattacked as soon as the opponent made any changes.
However, the other party just left.
Give the villain in the bottle a fatal blow, and then release all the ghosts in the world, and that's the end.
Vivien glanced at Stuen with some doubts. Stuen looked at the disappearing Door of Truth and said, "Perhaps, he is really different from the legendary Anhofors."
Because Asai doesn't have to show off in front of them to perform this trick.
He has really lost interest in this world.
Compared to the dark and cruel reality, he would rather remain immersed in his dreams forever.
When Vivian was investigating the world of Anhuo City, she also learned about Polik and knew that he was from the Temple of Truth.
"Porick."
"I know that you were once labeled as an evil mage because you carried out forbidden experiments and harmed others. You were deprived of your power and imprisoned in prison."
"The punishment I gave you was too much. Over the years, you have repaid your mistakes."
"Do you still want to come back now?"
Polik shook his head: "I still like a freer life, but the great sage."
"do not worry."
"Porick won't do anything risky again."
Polik bowed to the third generation Sage of Truth and Stun, then turned and left.
When he disappeared into the distance little by little and walked downhill.
A ritual formation appeared on the back of his hand, which was very similar to the pattern on the Door of Truth——
Vivien and Steen took back all their strength and headed towards the Holy Mountain.
At this moment, the Demon Hunting Group, the Nine Ritual Temple Priests Group, and allied forces from all over the country have completely ended the fighting, and everyone has begun to clean up the battlefield.
An Li, the leader of the Temple Demon Hunting Group, even led people into the former City of Servants of God, the royal capital when the Henir Dynasty was founded.
At this point, the battle to retake the Holy Mountain can be considered officially over.
"We have ascended the Holy Mountain." The priests cheered, and then the crowd walked cautiously along the avenue. They looked up at the towering statues of the two generations of wise kings.
"It turns out that the true appearance of King Lederiki and King Jessel was like this." This colossus was carved during the period of King Jessel. It can be said that it is the closest to reality in restoring the appearance of the two generations of wise kings.
Someone climbed over the wall and entered, pushing open the long-shuttered gate of the City of Servants of God.
"The City of Servants of God is so big?" When people walked in, they saw an ancient and magnificent city.
"Of course, this was the former royal capital." The members of the priest group and the demon hunting group stood in front of the City of Servants of God, watching all this in shock.
"With so many corpses, how many people died in the first place?" There are densely packed statues on the street, all of which are the victims of the disaster in the past.
"The Sky Temple is right there." Someone looked up and looked at the temple looming high in the sea of clouds. From here, most of the shape of the temple could be clearly seen.
They headed there quickly.
Compared to the City of Servants of God, Sky Temple is more legendary.
You must know that this city was born to build the Sky Temple. The name of the Holy Mountain and Holy Lake is because the Sky Temple can be named Holy here.
This is the temple built by King Jeser to pray for the attention of God Yinsai, although in the end he failed to usher in the arrival of God.
It was established by Jesser. The messenger Polo once came here. The poems of the great poet Tito were enshrined here. The second-generation saint Stan Tito served as a sky priest here. The first-generation sage of truth Sander
An also used to be the owner here.
In addition to these deafening names, there are countless stories here.
Every stone slab and every corner here has echoes of epic and legendary chapters.
"Finally, finally took it back!" When they stepped onto the square, someone knelt on the ground and cried.
"How many years?" Someone stood in confusion.
"We took back the lost holy land." Someone knelt down and kissed the floor here.
"God said~" More people closed their eyes and chanted the Ledlicki Oath.
Most of the people who uttered these sighs were elderly people, and most of them were more excited and happy than amazed.
For them, the era of Sky Temple is too far away.
From the time they can remember, this place has been a den of demons and the most terrifying place in the world.
Now they have defeated the evil demon who claims to be a god and have taken back the holy mountain and the old royal capital. This is a supreme feat and glory.
The group of people arrived at the main gate of the Sky Temple, but no one dared to go in.
At this time, Vivien and Stuen also came here.
Anli led two people into the main hall of the Sky Temple. There was dust everywhere, and many things fell to the ground, creating a broken scene.
The three people walked in quietly, not even daring to say anything.
When I arrived at this place, I felt as if the God of Insai was watching me invisible.
They saw the poems left by the legendary great poets, and saw one thing after another that only existed in myths and epics.
Vivien took the lead in saluting the statue of God Yinsai, and then took a careful look at the statue: "This is the statue carved by King Jessel for God Yinsai."
An Li secretly glanced at the statue: "This should be the oldest statue!"
"Didn't King Jeser see God with his own eyes? Why can't he see anything clearly?"
Vivien glared at An Li: "Don't talk nonsense in front of God."
"Have you not seen the inscriptions on the stone inscriptions of Jessel City copied by the great poet? Even King Jessel cannot look directly at the existence of God. All he can see is only what he can see."
Only then did Anli remember the record about King Jessel, and she felt even more in awe of Yinsai.
after all.
Even the little man in the bottle, who was so arrogant that he called himself a god, only dared to claim to be his creation in front of Yinsai.
It seems that only in this way can it prove its legitimacy as a myth.
Vivien stood up after chanting the Ledriki Oath in front of the statue of Insay.
"Send the news back to the City of God's Advent and tell His Majesty the King."
"we won."
Anli left the temple and walked outside.
Vivien took Steen into the long corridor on one side and continued to explore this ancient temple, a holy place of faith for all Xiinsai people.
They passed through a spiral staircase and walked along a path.
My eyes suddenly opened up.
They arrived at the highest point of the Holy Mountain, on a small platform that was not very big.
In front of us is a cliff of ten thousand feet.
At this time, night just fell, and the moon in the distance emerged in the night, reflected in the holy lake.
Looking from here, there is a moon in the sky and in the lake.
Steen looked at the two moons in the distance. The moon in the sky was out of reach and untouchable.
The moon in the water is undulating and illusory, just a virtual image.
He suddenly said: "I'm leaving too."
Vivien was stunned for a moment. She didn't understand what Stuen meant at first, but after thinking about it for a while, she seemed to suddenly understand something.
She thought Stuen was leaving.
After all, after killing the man in the bottle, he had no reason to stay.
It's just that she has long been accustomed to Steen supporting her behind her and working together for the common goal of destroying the villain in the bottle. She didn't think about this problem for a while, or she didn't want to think about it before.
She hesitated again and again, but finally expressed her understanding and blessing to Steen.
"Too."
"Our original agreement has ended."
"Stuen, you don't owe me anything, you can go after what you want."
"Maybe...you can live an ordinary life..."
Steen suddenly interrupted Vivien and looked at Vivien with his strange-looking pupils.
"Maybe I should have made it clearer, I'm not leaving."
"But."
"This existence as Stun is about to end its journey of revenge."
"After his mission, there is still life."
Vivien couldn't believe it: "Impossible?"
"Stuen!"
"You are a myth, you are immortal."
Steen had already felt the changes in his body, and he suddenly understood why his teacher Zuo Tong told him that his power never belonged to him.
He also knows why the witch doctors told him that he is just a prop of a man named God.
Steen walked to the edge of the cliff, and his blood-red robe was blown fiercely.
He faced the wind that blinded people and looked at the sky.
He was not looking at the clouds, but seemed to be looking at something above the clouds.
Something that is not of this world.
"No!"
"It is not I who am immortal, but man created by God."
"I am just a consciousness of resentment and curse attached to the man created by God. An existence born in Cross City and condensed from the resentment and revenge of countless people."
"At most, it is just a conscious individual it once was, a past in reincarnation."
"And now it's time for me to disappear."
"And for it, it's just a simple reincarnation."
Stern: "My teachers, the witch doctors, gave me the power of a man created by God. I am very grateful to them. It was they who gave me the power of revenge."
"It was they who gave me this powerful life myth that allowed me to end the curse that was born in Cross City."
"Now that I have killed the evil spirit with my own hands, the curse and resentment of Cross City will be dissipated."
"I am satisfied."
Vivien listened quietly to Stuen's story and understood the key.
However, she was still a little sad.
She didn't expect it to end so quickly, and it ended so unexpectedly.
Although Steen didn't see her expression, he already felt her emotions: "There's no need to be sad, you should be happy."
"All the resentment and pain is over, and that's something worth celebrating."
"They are no longer in pain."
"And I am free from it."
One after another, black ones emerged from Steen's body, dissipating into a stinking and rotten smell.
Many people can be seen in the shadow, many familiar figures to Vivien.
They used to continuously send out angry curses in Stuen's body, and they roared unwillingly in Stuen's dreams again and again.
From the moment the Cross City disaster struck, until now.
But at this moment, everyone dispersed quietly.
at last.
She also saw Lester, the young man who had lost everything in pursuit of medical skills, saying one final word to her.
No thank you.
Rather.
"terribly sorry."
Vivien watched him leave quietly. She wanted to say something, but in the end there was no response.
She was not qualified to forgive him on behalf of the people of Cross City, and she knew it.
This is just a ray of resentment from Lester, who died many years ago.
Stuen, who was originally the result of the resentment and hatred of everyone in Cross City, also came to an end at the moment when hatred ended.
The blood-colored clothes on Steen's body gradually faded away and turned white.
His appearance also began to change, turning into a simple and standard appearance, like a carefully carved statue.
He walked towards the sky step by step, Vivien called Stuen's name, but unfortunately there was no response.
A circle of light opened up in the clouds, submerging his figure.
The world behind the clouds.
Passing through the dreamy star sea and the garden of the God-given land, on the high pyramid, the eternal existence opened its eyes because of Stuen's return.
Life props and human beings created by God will eventually return to the kingdom of God, carrying the mission that God once gave it.