In an instant, Novia found himself in a world of endless darkness in the form of blue lights. Having been to the Holy Temple of the Old Man in the Mountains, he instantly knew where this was. It was a place equivalent to the underworld. In front of him were countless squirming thin lines mixed together, so he began to organize the mess into order.
Only a few dozen seconds had passed before the South American bacteria that the Qiu couple had used for experiments were perfectly integrated.
The distance that seemed difficult to cross in the eyes of others did not exist at all for Novia. He did not even need to do anything more, and the finish line came to his feet.
The blue light grew brighter in the darkness, and that light triggered a reaction from something in the underworld, causing it to slowly come over.
It was a golden light that did not have a human shape but was extremely dazzling.
The golden light seemed to be guided by the blue lights, striding majestically in the darkness, and finally came before Novia's eyes.
Then, Jin Guang looked at Novia and said purely:
"It's our first meeting, or should I say 'first meeting'? If he had woken up like the previous spirit base, I'm sure he wouldn't have been able to communicate so amicably. If he was the wise king, that would be fine, but the hero king doesn't accept the possibility that he would be at a disadvantage."
The golden light slowly turned back into the young man's figure as the voice sounded. As the young man spoke, he stood up and bowed respectfully.
There was no trace of disdain or courtesy in his behavior, and one could sense his deep respect for Novia, which was fundamentally different from the King of Heroes.
"Although I am extremely sorry for visiting without permission, because the 'Demon King' that I should destroy as a 'Hero' no longer exists, so I shouldn't have appeared, but when I think of such a being coming to the world, I can't suppress my excitement, so -"
The boy smiled as if he was gazing at the distant sky, and quietly stretched his hand into the darkness.
"Please allow me to introduce myself. Although the name is the same, my spiritual base is just an impersonation. My essence is an extremely special classification in this world. You can call me -"
There was no sarcasm or malice in the boy's words, they were just full of pure kindness. Novia understood that this kindness was just kindness, not the orders that the King of Heroes loved to say, but a pure wish.
"As a result of what has been accomplished, the alterego has been purified. I look forward to meeting you in person next time. Like me, you want to help humanity rise to a higher level."
185: The dark history that is hard for Kiara to accept (4k)
Gilgamesh, who holds the alterego job, is the king of Uruk who has been purified as a human being. In other words, he is a hero who has completely eliminated the flesh and blood of gods from his heart and body. He is a pure human being, and this is an ending that Enkidu could not have predicted.
At the same time, he is the King of Gold who has never met Enkidu and is determined to part ways with the gods. He has gone through all his journeys alone, is the "gold" that blindly prays for humanity to complete, and is also a device that wants to push humanity itself to the throne of God.
The most important reason for his appearance in FSF is that the divinity in his spiritual base was completely deprived by the goddess Ishtar, and he was fed half a bottle of elixir of immortality by his master Tini, so he appeared in the world with the appearance of a teenager.
The most obvious feature is that the magic power that lasted throughout the era of humans and gods when it was first summoned has completely disappeared, and it has become nothing in the world, exuding the breath of an infinitely pure "human" as if it grew up without being eroded.
If the heroic king of the past was surrounded by domineering aura, the current AE flash will make people feel deep yearning from the bottom of their hearts.
"You just wanted to see me."
Novia knew very well that Renshan was theoretically meant to deal with Niu Hai. According to FSF, Tianniu Hai was the "demon king" and Renshan was the "hero". As for Hiberlutta, who was sent by Renli at the beginning, she corresponded to Qiu Hai.
It is also possible that people saw that Hippo was unlikely to be a match for Niu Hai, which is why he appeared in the world.
From the previous conversation, Novia's guess was confirmed. AE Flash was the original backup plan to deal with the Sea of Sky Bull. But now that the Bull of the Sky has been destroyed by him with Typhon, it is impossible for the Sea of Enemy to devour the Bull of the Sky and become the Sea of Bull.
So even if the Hero King himself unfortunately retired, AE Flash shouldn't have appeared, but AE Flash really wanted to meet Novia, which led to the scene and conversation just now... As for the goddess who was extremely unhappy with Ishtar, perhaps she felt that Ishtar was already dead, so she felt that there was no need for her to come out.
After all, the underworld created by the Pale Knight can be said to be a public place. Anyone from that pantheon, as long as it is related to death, can come and take a look.
"Yes, pay tribute to the great one."
AE Shan, who has the appearance of a young boy, cooperates with Novia's voice, quietly weaving the language.
With him as the center, in the dark underworld, countless original treasures struggled, combined with each other, and began to move in groups.
Things that were once swords, things that were once bows, things that were once spears, things that were once hidden weapons, things that were once shields, things that were once rings, things that were once shackles, things in books, things that are poisonous, things that are medicine, things that are taken for granted...
This shows that many people in the Kingdom of the King have made offerings.
It was a gift to the future offered by the people of Uruk, and no one else, and a great prayer to the Golden King.
Countless archetypes come together and return to one form.
"As evidence, we want to challenge you together. You are similar to me, but you intend to push humanity to a completely different level."
ae flashed and stretched out his hands. At the same time, in the dark underworld, two "hands" stretched out from the gap that appeared behind him.
Generally speaking, when people mention hands, impressions such as "creation" and "destruction" come to mind. Hands that create countless weapons and tools, hunt prey, create pottery and farm tools, and constantly improve life can be said to be a symbol of human history.
However, Novia knew that hands were, in some ways, more important senses than eyes and nose. Hands were also special places in the human body where nerves were highly concentrated.
In some ways, hands are a symbol of evolution.
Although there are various theories about evolution, the view that humans occupy a special position among primates because of the shape of their hands is deeply rooted.
This is not just because human hands created refined and heterogeneous stone tools and bows and arrows, nor is it just because all but those with ambidextrous hands disappeared under the pressure of natural selection.
Rather, it means that the information input to humans through the pressure on the hands and the natural interaction of the fingers has a certain impact on evolution.
If we look at what El-Melloi II said in the Type-Moon worldview, for God, the image of the hand probably represents "reaching the six directions and the eight wildernesses."
Throughout Asia, the symbol of the Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, who appears as a savior, is his countless arms.
In contrast, for war gods like Asura, it is a symbol of destruction.
Therefore, if one possesses the Hand of God, information that is previously inaccessible to humans can be accessed.
In other words, an evolution that is impossible for humans to achieve has been achieved.
If you take this into consideration, you can understand why AE Shan uses 'hands' as weapons.
"However, that will have to wait until you have dealt with the fallen heroes of the Western Land. It's a pity that he is obsessed with revenge. For the sake of his goal, even his original aspirations have been distorted... No, revenge is his original aspiration. After all, the values of the Olympian gods of the Western Land are an inevitable and toxic poison to humans, even for the noble heroes."
"There's nothing we can do about it. He's a god after all."
It was not surprising that Novia and AE Shan and Ishtar had the same evaluation of the Olympian gods. After all, the Olympian gods were foreign mecha gods. Although they later lost their bodies and loved humans in a broad sense, their values were poison to individual "people".
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Juno, or the Romanized Hera, hopes that Novia can bring Alcides to see her. However, it is still quite difficult for gods to descend to the world today. At most, they can possess a body like Ishtar did.
"Neither a god nor a beast. It is said that the poison and medicine called 'human' are difficult to deal with, but I believe you should have thought of a solution, not just simple destruction."
The boy said cheerfully, reminiscent of pure white and gold flowers, before he bowed respectfully once more.
"Then, we will wait for you to meet us at the end of the Holy Grail War."
Novia silently watched the AE flash gradually dissipate, and suddenly asked:
"By the way, don't you plan to meet Enkidu?"
"That's the King of Heroes' friend, not 'my' friend."
"I think he would be very sad to see you like this."
"That's as it should be, because Enkidu is a trustworthy friend of the King of Heroes. But if he saw me, after being sad, he might call me like this - a false journey, a non-existent 'gold'."
At this point, AE Shan seemed to remember something, turned around and faced Novia, clasped his hands in front of his chest as if praying, and lowered his head and said:
"This is an unreasonable request. I hope you can take good care of Tiny. She is my Master."
Finally, in Novia's vision, after ae flashed away, the original underworld was gradually being painted into the color of the ward.
This is understandable. After all, the South American bacteria on Tsubaki Uzumaki have been dealt with. Presumably, the girl can be regarded as a descendant of the bacteria keeper. Her ability in magic in the future will be close to that of Bazette, who is also a descendant of the bacteria keeper.
The silver-haired young man sat beside the bed, looking at the thin face of Qiu Chun, whose color was slowly returning. It seemed that he would wake up from the vegetative state soon. Of course, there was a reason why he was reluctant to leave.
"Aren't you coming out yet?"
The silver-haired young man spoke calmly to the door of the ward.
In the huge white ward, at first glance, there was nothing else except Novia, Tsubaki Yamaguchi and the pale knight squatting in the corner.
Even as his voice fell, there was no movement in the room.
"In fact, the Pale Knight has already told me that someone has been taking care of its Master. It's a person who calls himself Kiara."
silence.
A long silence.
Under the glaring light, the straight wall at the entrance of the ward seemed to be broken.
Little by little, it bent down.
After a long while, a calm voice responded.
"Hello, my name is Xier Qihuang, and I am a member of the Holy Church sent here. Here are my credentials."
Knowing that she couldn't hide her feelings, the black-haired girl said very calmly.
"...Shouldn't it be Sesshoin? Or Jixiangin? Why is it Xiyeer?"
"No, sorry, I haven't heard of it."
"Yeah."
In fact, when Novia learned from the Pale Knight that even Kiara had shown up to help Tsubaki Uzumaki, she was really surprised.
But on second thought, in a normal world, what Qihuang did is indeed in line with what people think of a saint, so it makes sense.
And now that they officially met, Novia's only feeling was that he didn't expect Kiara to be like this now. He thought she looked like she had already graduated from college, but in fact it didn't matter which one it was, as long as her true nature remained.
Novia looked at the black-haired girl and suddenly said:
"I forgive you for killing me."
At this time, he recalled what the one God had said to him during the Roman period:
I forgive you for your actions, no matter how many times, I forgive you for everything.
"........."
Kiara listened in silence.
"After all, if humans are creatures that coexist with sin, and God is good, then in His eyes, humans are equally evil."
He said, "At that time, no, it was the same for everyone, no matter if they were so-called sinners or not. For those who were sentenced to death, very few people would obediently wait to be punished. No matter who they were, they believed that they were valuable, and no one wanted to die."
"But based on what you said now, I can infer that you wanted to die at that time."
The black-haired girl said with a blank expression.
“Death may be painful, but this pain is unavoidable. To be honest, I’ll just lie to the end. It’s enough for me to bear the pain caused by me alone. This is the premise for me to be me. No, maybe that pain is the price I have to pay for that moment?
If one day I forget this and still think it doesn’t matter and is unnecessary, I’m afraid I have been changed without realizing it.…”
Inadvertently, the silver-haired young man raised his lips, pinched his knuckles with some regret, closed his eyes and chanted quickly:
"Haha, I will make your eyes, nose, ears, internal organs, and even bones leave you, let you live like this, and replace all the blood in your body with the most unbearable and painful death poison in the world. On this basis, I will use bone regeneration to fix your soul, so that your soul can continuously extract spirits, and repay your sins slowly and steadily. But I will not let a guy like you-"
“Ahhhhh please stop talking!!!”
The black-haired girl whose "dark history" was exposed was so ashamed that she could hardly control her expression and shouted with a red face.
Novia opened her closed eyes, smiled gently, and continued:
"Any part that is wasted... you finally have it, Kiara. Now, do you still remember me?"
"...Yes, Lord Novia, I still remember you."
The black-haired girl answered carelessly, but it sounded a bit strange.
For her, Novia is a person she admires and respects in her heart, and it may not be an exaggeration to think of her as the 'Adam' in the Garden of Eden.
Therefore, perhaps there are other inexplicable feelings now, she couldn't help but think so.
"Anyway, thanks to you for helping the Pale Knight take care of Xiaochun before. If you need any help in the future, you can come to me."
Novia stood up and prepared to leave, as she had done everything she needed to do in the hospital.
"that......"
Just as he walked behind the girl, he felt someone pulling his clothes.
Although it seemed like a coincidence, Novia still turned his head to look at her.
The black-haired girl's lips moved slowly. Although she wanted to continue speaking, she couldn't say anything.
Like a lost child who couldn't tell his own name, he lowered his head again, and even the air seemed to grow heavier.
At this moment, a voice came from behind the girl.
"Sister Kiara said that she has been imprisoned by the Cathedral Church for several years, so she wants to escape. She hopes that you can help her, big brother. If possible, take her in, because Sister Kiara has been alone all this time."
