Chapter 10: The Legend of the Witch
The trembling eyes of the people in the theater, the silent atmosphere, and the inexplicable sense of oppression, Bishop Albus told a legend about the origin of vampires
Fifteen years ago, Bishop Albus had killed a vampire, and that was what drove him to look through the secret files of the Holy Cross in the hope of finding out where the vampire came from and where he could find out his weaknesses.
Around the 14th century of the European Middle Ages, the church openly admitted that vampires existed.
The origin of vampires, (Note: vampires, in English for vampire, means zombies, blood-sucking demons.) It first appeared in the Christian Bible in the character of Cain.
Legend has it that Adam and Eve, the first human beings, were cursed by God and expelled from the Garden of Eden because they were tempted by Satan to eat the fruit of wisdom. Adam and Eve gave birth to Cain and Abel. Cain was in charge of farming, and Abel was in charge of grazing. On one occasion, when a sacrifice was made to God, Cain was offered only vegetables and rice as a sacrifice, while Abel offered meat such as lamb as a sacrifice. God favored Abel's sacrifice alone, causing Cain to become jealous and eventually stoning his brother Abel to death. None of this escaped the eyes of God, who called Cain to himself. When asked where his brother Abel was, Cain lied that he did not know. Then God told Cain what he had done and cursed Cain, saying, "What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries out of the ground to me. The earth has opened its mouth, and has received the blood of your brother from your hand. Now you will be cursed from the land. Thou shalt sow the earth, and it shall no longer serve thee, and thou shalt wander upon the earth. Cain said to God, "My punishment is too heavy for me to bear." Now thou hast driven me out of the land, so that thou hast not seen thy face. I will wander on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me. God said to him, "Whoever kills Cain will be avenged sevenfold." And God put a mark on Cain, lest anyone should kill him if they found him. So Cain left Mina, God, and went to the land of Nod, east of Eden. (From Genesis 4:10-16) The biblical account is over here, but Bishop Albus searched the book of Nod, the holy book of prophecy. According to legend, Cain later traveled to the vicinity of the Red Sea and met Lilith, who became the witch of the night by jumping into the Red Sea because of her disobedience to God (Note: Lilith is also believed to be Satan's lover, and most of the current demons on Earth were born to him. )。 He learned from Lilith to use blood to use magic and power, and God's oath to him "not to kill him" gave Cain the condition of eternal life. And the use of magic and power requires a lot of blood. That's how Cain became the Progenitor of the Vampires (some believe that the Progenitor of the Vampires meant Lilith).
There is also the overlap between the book of Nod, the holy book of prophecy, and the Bible's account of Cain's haunts.
It is unknown why Lilith of the Witch of the Night rebelled against God in the first place, due to the large number of vampire bounty hunters killed in recent years, vampires are almost extinct, and the appearance of so many vampires at a time makes Bishop Albus a little helpless.
Bishop Albus found some information about Lilith, the witch of the night, from another book of Revelation, who later followed the army of hell led by the demon Satan to challenge the heavens, trying to overthrow the rule of God, and after six days and six nights of great battle, she was finally defeated by the angels led by God, and Lilith fought against the angel and the angel of wisdom who ruled heaven - Gabriel (note: Gabriel - the archangel of the New Testament of the Bible, the chief of the Seraphic of the Old Testament is - Lucifer), and was killed by Gabriel.
However, according to one of the books of Jude, after Lilith's death, Satan was so grief-stricken that he used the gap between time and space to create a tomb for Lilith so that she could gather new strength so that she could be resurrected in the future.
As for the real situation, no one knows, after all, everyone thinks that it is a mythical story, but how can it be true? It is true that these stories cannot be understood without delving into theological sources.
Listening to Bishop Albus's narration here, we seem to have experienced a baptism of myths and legends, and it is hard to imagine how tragic the battle between gods and demons was at that time, and the origin of Lilith was so bizarre, and at the same time a feeling of horror rose in our hearts, and our scalp was numb.
Bishop Albus learns about the vampire's weaknesses from the valuable information he receives, and then goes on to tell them that the things they fear are holy water, wooden stakes, and the deadliest of all sunlight.
It is rumored that vampires are also afraid of garlic is unrealistic, maybe the smell of garlic can make vampires annoying, but it is impossible to force them back, or cause harm, the stake can only nail the vampire's heart, it can only temporarily paralyze it until it is removed, ordinary holy water can not cause harm to vampires, holy water must contain pure silver (note: things made of pure silver are considered holy in Europe and other places, For example, the cathedral has a cross hanging from sterling silver) and it must be strengthened by a person with mana to have a damaging effect on vampires, but none of this can cause vampires to die.
If someone has an extremely strong religious affiliation, it is possible to temporarily suppress vampires with crosses made of sterling silver (which is not very credible), but vampires will never die because of it.
In addition, some vampires with strong abilities can have weak resistance to sunlight, but no vampire can withstand the sun's rays, and high temperatures also have a certain restraint effect on vampires, so vampires usually act at night, because daylight and heat during the day can seriously affect their thinking and abilities.
To kill a vampire, a creature must be decapitated, and the body can also be burned by sufficient sunlight, and the soul of a vampire is called a "crucifixion soul" by Christianity, and does not belong to this life or the afterlife.
After some understanding, we all took a look at the bottle of holy water that was only about two liters, and how could it be defeated by being unarmed?
Sergeant Boudi was at a loss, "At the ball just now, two people who had become vampires suddenly rushed in and came in and bit people, fortunately, Joseph was quick to find out that the situation was not right, and single-handedly solved the two vampires and the people who later became vampires, and also asked people to block the door to avoid suffering, however, the mobile phones carried by people could not send out signals, and the landline of the theater did not respond to the information desk, this matter is really strange." ”
The gloomy situation was not optimistic, Joseph handed Bishop Albus a glass of water, Bishop Albus told that he was very thirsty for a long time, after drinking a glass, seeing that everyone was silent, all of them frowned, and said: "There is only one feasible way at present, one is to defend this theater from now on, I will set the enchantment trap between the quiet, so that the vampires who enter can break in and stop their activities immediately, as long as they hold on until the sun rises in the morning, we can collectively move to the first floor and escape with life-saving equipment." , but I don't know if I can hold on to how long. ”
Bishop Albus's words were obviously lacking in confidence, and it was not a problem to escape by himself, even if so many people had high skills, it was indeed not easy to escape en masse.
Bishop Albus lined up the crowd, first drew a pattern of a regular triangle and an inverted triangle at the entrance of the theater, then took four steps back, and with a move of his right hand sent out a golden light to the six-star pattern: "Enlightenment! ”
A pyramid-shaped silence rises from the ground, and the light gold light emanates from it, and everyone is amazed.
I stepped forward and reminded, "I know there's a back door in this theater, do you need it?"
Bishop Albus interjected, "Of course you do, but luckily no vampires have rushed over there." ”
Joseph's mind spun quickly and he immediately asked, "How do you know there's a back door?" ”
I hesitated for a moment to tell me how I had infiltrated the ship, and Joseph, knowing where the back door was, suddenly said, "Oh, so you were smuggled aboard." ”
At this time, no one cared about how I came on the cruise, and I was bent on escaping the countermeasures.
Joseph then proposed, "My lord, does the fact that the vampires did not come through that gate mean that there are not many vampires at the back door, and that we can strike out from there and go to the bottom and leave the cruise ship in a lifeboat?" ”
Joseph's proactive proposal was obviously very different from Bishop Albus's passive proposal, and Sergeant Buddy was skeptical: "If there are vampires over there, wouldn't it be a sheep to go out?" There are so many people who need a long time to go down from the seventh floor to the first floor, and the safety of so many people cannot be guaranteed, I'm afraid it won't work, right? ”
I suggested, "Well, let Joseph open the way in front, Bishop Albus can cooperate with Sergeant Buddy along the middle and left and right to find out the strange situation and solve it immediately, I can stay in the back to watch for the trap to be destroyed or if there are vampires coming, and the back door is a staircase to the staff passage, although not by elevator, but three or four hundred people can come there without a problem." ”
Bishop Albus was quite moved, but shook his head again and said: "You must not be able to break it off, because you have no means to kill vampires, and it is good that no one breaks through the gate of the theater, once it is broken into ordinary people, it will not be able to defend it, and after I break it, Joseph is in front, and there is less protection in the middle stage, alas! After saying that, he sighed, obviously understaffed.
While they were discussing, a thin silky mist squeezed in from the door of the theater, and the sound of "knocking" on the door followed, each knocking into people's hearts, which made people tremble.
One of the men in the crowd could not stand such oppression and shouted; "Come and drink my blood!" Rushing towards the gate, his body stopped as soon as he entered the barrier between the quiet.
Bishop Albus immediately broke off and shouted: "Don't panic, everyone, the front door has been sealed by my enchantment, and the vampires can't enter, now follow my disciple Joseph to withdraw from the back door!" ”
As soon as everyone heard that there was a group of people moving through the back door, Joseph rushed to the backstage first, for fear that if there was a disturbance, no one would be able to get out of the back door and only pass through one person.
Bishop Albus hastened to order Sergeant Buddy to follow and maintain order, so as to avoid human casualties as he left the back door.
Just as everyone was on the stage of the theater and followed Joseph to the backstage, there was a piercing sound of "click", and both sides of the theater door were knocked open by a huge force, and then there was a "boom" The entire theater door collapsed, and a faint green mist also permeated in.
A group of countless vampires rushed in, and they were frozen the moment they entered the barrier, and Bishop Albus waved his hands continuously, and each hand released four circles of Sitsubishi Slashing the Moon, dividing the vampire and the mental breakdown who stopped between the silence into countless pieces, but because they were in the barrier between the silences, it was not physically obvious that they had been divided, and they were still the same as when they first entered the barrier.
Bishop Albus knew that he could not be soft on this creature, and it was helpless to kill that innocent man.
At this time, there were still many people who did not evacuate the theater, but fortunately, these people were not panicked, and no accident was found after Sergeant Budi's organization, so it can be seen that some people must have received some training in fire first aid and escape, so Sergeant Budi's command was not in serious trouble.
I was helping to clear the way, and I saw Baroness Fleisler and Mary's father, Lancas, including Mary, and a circle of more than twenty people who had no intention of retreating.
I came up to them, took one look at Mary and Alice in her arms, and said hurriedly, "Why don't you go with you?" ”
Baron Fleisler looked at the retreating crowd and said, "These many people are huddled together for fear of accidents, and I agree that becoming a vampire cannot be trampled to death by my own people." After saying that, he actually laughed, and the latter part was obviously a joke.
There are really not many people who can laugh in this situation, I can't help but be a little surprised, the beautiful bride next to the baron is unusually calm, this couple is indeed very strange, everyone is also a little nervous, obviously did not notice this subtlety.
Lancas was obviously not in the same good mood as he was, and after seeing Bishop Albus's miraculous performance, his mood was obviously calmed down, explaining: "I have sent the chief butler and two bodyguards to the backstage to maintain order, and we can withdraw at the end, I hope we don't leave everyone behind, Amen." ”
I secretly wondered if these people didn't queue up and weren't particularly noisy, Lancas was obviously thinking about everyone, and he looked like a friend, it turned out that this casino owner was bold and colorful, and he was a little resourceful, and he was relieved, without these two conditions, could he be famous in a place like Atlantic City, where dragons and snakes are mixed and gambled? It does have a wrist strength that cannot be underestimated.
Again, these people have their own ideas, and the rest of these people have this opinion and want to go with Bishop Albus, or they feel that it is safest to be around Bishop Albus.
Seeing Mary beckoning to me, Lancas's eyes immediately turned to me, and I didn't care much at this time, I came to the two women sitting on the stage less than a meter high, and came to them with love and pity in my heart.
Mary lifted Alice's head, which was resting on her arm, and said to me, "She's awake." ”
Sure enough, Alice's beautiful eyes were half-open and half-jawed, and her black and white eyes had lost their former brilliance, which made me feel a pain in my heart, because she was pricked with a tranquilizer, her body was still weak and weak, and when she saw my face appear in front of him, her body trembled obviously, and she said weakly: "Mark, is it you, am I dreaming?" ”
My nose suddenly sore, tears swirled in my eyes, but I couldn't help it, Mary sat on the side and saw it clearly, I picked up Alice's right hand and shook it and replied, "It's me, it's me!" ”
Hearing my voice, Alice's eyes flashed with tears, and a crystal tear slipped from the corner of her eye, looking at me stupidly, and said in a trembling voice: "You won't leave me this time, will you?" ”
As soon as these words came out, it was obvious that the relationship between sister and brother had gone beyond the relationship between sister and brother, and Mary sat up straight and stared at me, and I held Alice's cold hand and promised, "I won't leave, never will." ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Alice say, "I'm so sleepy." "My eyes closed again, and I knew it was a side effect of the tranquilizer.
Mary's tears poured out, and I felt as if I had been stabbed in the chest, and Mary's heart was now as uncomfortable as I was, because my figure was in front of the two women, and Lancas behind me did not see it.
Mary's silent crying shook my heart even more, and I tried to reach out to wipe the tears from Mary's face, but she opened it with one hand, and I begged, "I'm sorry, I'll give you an affirmative answer in the future, help me take care of her now, okay?" ”
Mary wiped her tears with her hands, closed her eyes, took two deep breaths, and nodded.
At this time, I only heard a long laugh, and a person was walking on the wall of the theater as if a normal person was walking on the ground, crossing the three-dimensional triangular enchantment area between the silence and entering the roof of the theater.
The vampires who rushed at the door were all hunted down by Bishop Albus with the enchantment between the quiet, and there was a group of vampires at the door who knew that they were not rushing in at this time, and the silence was almost crowded with the corpses of the vampires in a static state.
Everyone looked up and saw a man standing on the roof of the shed, holding a naval saber, the earth's gravity was no longer applicable to this person, and the roof of the shed under his feet seemed to be the ground, at this time he said to Bishop Albus: "Old friend didn't expect it, right? ”
Bishop Albus looked up and was shocked, "Captain Wab! ”
At this time, Captain Wabu was no longer an old man in his 50s, but a sturdy young man of about 25 years old, slender and full of vitality, so that only Bishop Albus and his long-time friend could recognize him, and the rest of them were shocked when they heard it.
Standing on the roof of the canopy, Captain Wab slowly drew a saber as bright as silver from his scabbard and said, "Her Majesty has given me infinite strength and youth, and you, Albus, are a great gift to the Queen. ”
Bishop Albus snapped, "Wabu, wake up, that evil force has grown in your heart, and don't you disdain the friendship you have had for many years?" ”
Captain Wabu's scabbard fell from the canopy, revealing Bai Sensen's canine teeth and smiling, "Of course I care about friendship, so I came to invite you to join us, this power can make you live forever!" ”
Bishop Albus looked up to the sky and sighed, and said helplessly: "Since evil thoughts have been born, I am the only one to send you to heaven, and may your polluted soul be cleansed of the dust there." ”
Bishop Albus was really heartbroken by this, and who would want to kill his best friend for many years?
Bishop Albus unleashed two circles of the triangular Sitsubishi Moon on Captain Wab, apparently showing mercy on his men.
Captain Wabu's eyes were dark red, and he jumped out of the ceiling, and his saber slashed down at the edge of the Sitsubishi Moon, and suddenly the figure and the circle of light intertwined.