At this moment, in the splendid Temple of the Sun, the priestess Irani had an indifferent smile on her face, looking at Allen who looked dazed, as if he was recalling the past.
I just heard her say:
"Ilya, you should remember that it was you who taught me the introductory knowledge of magic, the method of advancing to legend, and the method of condensing the divine personality and igniting the divine fire when I met me in the field.
"You also told me that only by abandoning all emotions can we truly grasp the full power of God.
"Now, Ilya, I am only one step away from success.
"Since you sent her here for me, why not help me complete this last step?"
Allen stared at her quietly.
He knew that although Elani's attitude seemed kind and polite at this time, and although her words killed a question, she was not here to ask for his consent.
And based on the memory fragments in his mind, he also knew that the other party did not lie.
There is no doubt that Allen is currently in a dream world woven by the goddess of light, and the "Elijah Phoenix" in her mouth is undoubtedly the real name of the predecessor of the God of Darkness.
As for the priestess Elani, she is naturally the embodiment of the spiritual will of the goddess of light.
But obviously, she is incomplete now.
After all, this is a dream world woven by spiritual power. According to Allen's previous inferences, in this world, everyone's subconscious emotions and desires will appear in the form of specific images:
On the one hand, it is reflected in the Temple of the Sun. This temple of the Sun God has been under construction for nearly a hundred years and is still incomplete. This undoubtedly represents the incomplete will and authority of the Goddess of Light.
On the other hand, there is Catherine's existence
On the way to the capital, Allen had already vaguely guessed that what Catherine represented were the mortal emotions hidden in the subconscious of the goddess of light, and the little humanity she had left at this time.
The carefree life in the small town is a longing that she hides deep in her heart but does not want to reveal.
Of course, under the reaction of the power of faith, she would never admit such an idea.
As for the golden wheat field, it was the place where the goddess of light met Elijah Phoenix when she was still a mortal.
Elijah Phoenix is the teacher of the Goddess of Light.
Alan is now Catherine's teacher.
What happened back then is happening again in this dream world.
According to Elani's words, "If you want to gain the authority of God, you must first abandon the emotions of the mortal world." In other words, if she wants to completely grasp the authority of God, she must erase all the emotions belonging to mortals in her subconscious.
go.
Catherine must die.
In this way, Elani, who represents divinity, can become a god without weaknesses.
Based on the current situation, Allen seems to have fallen into Ilani's trap.
Before that, perhaps because Catherine was hidden deep in the subconscious of the goddess of light, Elani had been unable to find any trace of her.
However, when Allen brought Catherine to the capital of the Essar Empire, he fell into a trap.
The humanity represented by Catherine cannot possibly be a rival to the divinity represented by Elani.
She is destined to disappear here.
It seems that everything is under the calculation of the goddess of light.
It’s just...is this really the case?
Allen smiled slightly and said to her calmly: "Elani, or I can call you Eve, do you know what the purpose of Elijah was when he said this to you?"
Elani said calmly: "Of course, tell me about the realm of gods."
"No, you are thinking too much."
"Thinking too much?"
"Yes, you are overthinking," Allen said with a smile. "This sentence is actually just an excuse, just to break your unrealistic thoughts."
"Excuse?" After hearing this, the smile on Irani's face still did not change at all, but Allen felt that the floor of the Sun Temple shook slightly.
This is a dream world constructed by her spiritual power. Ellen can naturally guess that her mood is not as peaceful as it seems.
"I know that you who are now obsessed with pursuing ruthlessness will never admit that you have ever had such an idea." Allen paused for a while, and then continued, "Back then, in your mind, Elijah was just
Your teacher?"
Irani gradually faded the smile on her face.
At the same time, the prostrate worshipers with similar faces in the Sun Temple suddenly stood up, turned around and faced Allen, looking at him with cold and hostile expressions, as if they were always ready to attack him.
attack.
Seeing such a scene, Allen not only did not panic at all, but instead continued in a joking tone:
"Eve, you have to know that when you decided to weave a dream world to set a trap for me, you also exposed your subconscious to me.
"You may not admit your true thoughts, but your subconscious will not lie.
"If you think about it carefully, why does Catherine exist in this world?
"Why did I see snakes crawling out of boxes on my way to the capital? Did I see a devil standing on a boat? Did I see a long river of blood and flowers floating on the river?" (1)
Hearing his continuous questions, Elani's face became colder and colder.
At the same time, the believers of the Sun Temple began to flood towards Allen's location. They waved their fists, seeming to represent the anger of the dream owner and wanting to punish Allen.
However, just as they were about to approach Allen, a golden light turned into an invisible wall and blocked their way.
This light comes from Catherine.
As soon as these indifferent-faced believers came into contact with this golden light, they instantly turned into bright fireworks, suddenly exploded and shattered into countless mottled light spots, and then completely disappeared into this spacious hall.
Looking at this scene, Allen knew that he had made the right bet.
Perhaps because Ilya was once her teacher, or perhaps because she was becoming a ruthless and desireless god under the influence of the power of faith, Elani would never admit that she had ever had the emotions that belonged to a mortal.
At the same time, although Catherine, who symbolizes the humanity of the goddess, is not as powerful as Elani, who represents the divinity, she is the most original personality of the goddess of light after all, and can be regarded as the master of this dream world.
As long as she finds a way to awaken those human emotions in the subconscious of the goddess of light, Catherine will become stronger and able to compete with Elani for dominance in the world.
In this way, he would have a chance to escape from this strange dream world.
(1) The dream images are all from "The Analysis of Dreams".
ps: Thank you himmelspol for the 500 reward and the ghost disciple for the 200 reward!