Chapter 293: The End of the First Age
The glass-bearer is the mother of all the "cups".
The reason why the "children in the cup" have blood-colored pupils is precisely because the blood pupils of the woman holding the cup are blood-proof of heredity. It transcends the limitations of bloodline and space and forcibly takes effect.
- That's right.
In the "cup in the cup" ceremony, although only one party's genetics are invested, the cup is not the offspring of one person.
Whether male or female use this ritual, the mother of the child in the cup is the bearer of the cup, and the provider of the genetics is the father.
Although he does not have the blood of a god and is not a descendant of a god, he can still be regarded as the heir of the girl who bears the cup. Since the cup held by the cup-bearer is her womb, the process of "conceived from the cup" itself can be regarded as "conceived by the cup-bearer" in the ceremony.
Therefore, in this empty cup, which has nothing but blood, can a live baby be born directly.
And the god represented by the "Heavenly Chariot Master" is dead, and all traces of her in the world should be erased.
But because the "light of the crane", that is, Annan will be born in the future, nothing related to the crane has been erased.
The existence of the Pillar of Truth can transcend timelines...... Although "may" does not mean "inevitable".
Just like the mysterious lady who is the god of rituals, she is born through rituals.
And the cup bearer, who is the god of desire, also became a god because of her own curiosity; In ancient times, when there were no mechanical gods, the elves also created spell machines; And Mr. Yao himself is the light, but he is also one of the lights.
And among the elves at that time, there was a genius ritual master - after they got the Holy Grail, they suddenly thought that they could get stuck with a bug here.
The Holy Grail is a relic of the "Heavenly Chariot Master" and a symbol of her authority.
As if "the mother of the child in the cup is counted as the girl with the cup...... However, if the "cup of the cup" ceremony is performed with the Holy Grail, the concept of the "Holy Grail" as a place where the old gods are born will override the "cup" of the cup bearer. Then the mother of the "Son of the Holy Grail" can be counted as the "Heavenly Wheel Master".
However, in the Tertiary Period, the "Heavenly Chariot Master" was dead, and Annam was not yet born.
At that time, the "sky crane" became a rule that acted according to the established logic, so it was "an equal, noble and merciless thing". This description is actually implying that the "Sky Crane" is a high-powered program!
And since the crane is only a program, it can be understood that "the authority of the crane is controlled by the world itself". In other words, the Heavenly Crane is the will of the world itself...... Then the "Child of the Holy Grail" can also be regarded as the "Child of the World" in the ceremony!
- What a circle.
But it also seems to be very reasonable......
That's why Endymion said that he had the blood of the Heavenly Chariot Master, and Annan was its mother......
Because it has the blood of the Heavenly Wheel Royal Hand flowing in its body, and now this identity already belongs to Annan!
Annan had fully understood where the spell energy technology came from.
The reason why the "umbilical cord ceremony" of the elves extracting the spell energy can be established with ritual logic is because the "heavenly chariot" was not born back then, and the special nature of these "children of the Holy Grail" made them the children of the world!
It's like ...... After the resignation of a leader of a human resources department, the rules she formulated were still inherited, which is the so-called "sublimation ceremony"; And her seal was stolen and continued to be used, which is the so-called "Son of the Holy Grail"!
In other words, Annan didn't need to think about how to cut off the spell at all.
As long as Annan can complete the sublimation ceremony normally and officially become a "heavenly car", then the "umbilical cord ceremony" of this card bug to extract the blood of the world will be automatically lifted.
As the bugs are patched, the sinners who use the spell will no longer exist!
“…… I see. ”
Annan muttered.
He also already knew who this "Heavenly Crane Master" was.
The gods who died in the First Age are related to the path of ascension, and their ritual existence can even override the "cup child" ritual of the cup bearer......
Although it is still unclear the priesthood and name of the "First Heavenly Chariot Master", Annan can know that this unknown goddess is the god who led to the end of the First Age.
It was because of her death that she caused a certain lack of truth that the demon was born. Until she dies, even if the erosion rate is full, she won't become a demon, or there may be no such thing as an erosion rate at all.
But...... The birth of demons did not directly lead to the end of the First Age.
Annan would have known about it...... It was still Paper Ji who revealed part of the secret to him.
He again made careful inquiries of Endymion.
Combined with the other party's elven librarian, who answered all questions, Annan finally had an idea of what had happened in the past:
At the time of the gods, there was no concept of "god" at all.
Just as elves, centaurs, and Yathrans call themselves "humans...... In their opinion? On the contrary, other races "don't look like people."
The elves referred to them as "lords", centaurs as "living pillars", dragons as "kings", giants as "elders", and zergs as "winged ones...... At the same time, there are also titles such as "pivot" and "guardian"? Each race has its own name, which is very confusing.
And after the end of the First Age? The birth of a god became difficult. And some, even several "lords", "kings", and "winged ones", have abandoned the truth and fallen into powerful demons.
However, at that time, the demons did not start a conflict with other races. It's just a mutation of course. The word "demon" is also not derogatory? It's just the Elvish word for "horned man."
Although the demon's personality has become impulsive and lustful? But they weren't stupid. They also know that the blood of the world should not be abused, and that if it is used excessively, the world will collapse......
…… So they gathered together and traveled to other worlds to plunder the blood of the world, led by a certain prime-aged dragon who had not yet grasped the truth.
- I can't use my own world, so I can rob others, right?
The "Philosopher's Stone" was taken from the Void during the First Expedition? The Void also collapsed completely because this large piece of the Philosopher's Stone was taken away - no one knows where the Philosopher's Stone went...... But since then, the sublimators of this world have the power of "elements" to use.
That dragon also won because of that expedition? He obtained the Book of Truth called "Ode to the Flint Stone", and thus became a god and received the name of "Flint Father".
How much time has it been since then? It seems that some great catastrophe has occurred.
Twelve guardians of different races and positions, but with a rather important priesthood, were forced to unite by that incident.
They deliberated on sacrificing the Book of Truth, the Chronicles, and using the whole world as a ritual plate? Set aside the three hundred and sixty days of December and stipulate the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter? This constructs the "Righteous God Ritual"? The stewards of all truth are collectively referred to as "God."
The original purpose was to protect the important priesthood in the form of a "holy month". Later, as there were more and more important gods, the ritual was improved a second time, adding the concept of "subordinate gods" and assigning "immortality" to other gods.
At the same time, they established three laws: God can only be worshipped, not personally guided or killed mortals; Conflicts between the gods are handled by the agent as much as possible; While the gods still have a temple, they cannot be killed by other gods.
In this way, the difference between man and god is divided, and the struggle for control of the world is within a certain range.
In the beginning, even the demons believed in God.
Then something happened.
The demons of the various races who have embarked on the path of depravity, led by one of the brothers of the Flint, have come together to try to form a new regime - they have divided the demons into very strict racial classes and hierarchies. The elders are respected among the same ranks, and the military merits are respected among the peers.
Those who are unwilling to embark on the path of depravity will be excluded from the lowest level of their sphere of influence; And once you become a demon, you will become an inferior person in the same rank because of "late entry".
…… However, the elves cannot walk the path of depravity.
Because they were born with a pure soul, they became a disadvantage in the realm of demons. So the elves fled, and under the protection of the two gods, they went to the legendary desert that could not be entered......
For some reason, the horses followed. There are also a small number of dragons and giants who are unwilling to give in.
Because once the demon enters the desert, it will take seven times the damage. So they were stopped.
Originally, the elves planned to live in the desert until they were old...... At least wait until the end of that emperor's reign before going back.
Can be ...... at the end of the Second Age The desert gained life, became a living desert that devoured everything, and began to spread rapidly in all directions.
They fled westward in disarray—and it was then that the elves did what even the demons would not do.
- Stealing the blood of the world.
This action alarmed the other ten righteous gods, and they rushed over to see what was happening. And in the more than 100 years since they left, the demons who have escaped their guardianship have split into many forces...... Conquer each other in the world east of the desert.
Later, the demons were only willing to worship the Three Noble Gods - the Red Knight, the Cup Bearer and the Suifu Father, and were worshiped by the "Blood Charcoal Church".
On the contrary, many false gods who escaped from Athran struggled to survive the living desert that even gods could devour...... Ignoring the Three Most Holy Laws, he began to form his own forces.
In contrast to the peace on this side of the continent, the Old World east of the desert is in the midst of a long, never-ending war of secession.
It wasn't until the end of the Third Age, because of the Plague of the Age, that the war ended. However, the knowledge that belongs to the demons has been nailed into the realm of mysterious knowledge by the mysterious lady, and the people of Yaseran can no longer get information from their "hometown" through rituals, so they don't know what happened...... The two worlds are thus separated.
At that time, the people of Yaseran west of the desert were invaded and colonized by the Oters, and were in tatters due to the misuse of spells by the elves; The world east of the desert has experienced a long millennium of war, and the whole world has been drowned in blood and fire.
- And all of this is directly or indirectly caused by the death of this "Heavenly Chariot Master".