Chapter 013: Samael
"Good! I immediately went to move here. Harry jumped up and rushed to the door, feeling very excited.
About a quarter of an hour later, Harry and Dobby moved a pile of stone slabs in place with a copper frame.
Although these slabs have been soaked in water for many years, they are covered with moss, but they are protected from the erosion of the water, so the lines on the slabs are still very clear.
"I really don't understand, what is the use of Kate going to such great lengths to find a stone slab carved with an orchard carved into it?" Harry asked, standing in front of the stone slab, puzzled.
"This is no ordinary orchard, it's the Garden of Eden in the Bible." The red-haired girl's words made Dobby and Harry's mouth open in an instant, "Dobby, go and bring K." Catherine commanded, and Dobby hurriedly left.
After a while, K, who was wet all over, rushed in, and there were a lot of small fish with sharp teeth hanging on her body, obviously the harvest was good, but the body of these little ones seemed to be very bad, and they lost their vitality not long after leaving the water, and when K rushed to the slate, only one was still wrapped around the end of her hair.
But K's full attention was clearly focused on the contents of the slate, and even Snape, who noticed that his magic had been lifted and came to check on the situation, was immediately attracted by the patterns.
"Garden of Eden?" Snape shouted in surprise, then repudiated his judgment, "No, the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden is supposed to be apples, but it is grapes hanging from this tree. ”
"According to the Greek Book of Revelation of Paruch, which the Holy See called a false canon, the tree of knowledge is actually a vine planted by Samael, and the gods cursed the tree to forbid humans to eat it, and Adam ate the fermented grapes, which was equivalent to drinking wine, and because the wine represented the blood of God, they were exiled by God, and this is the story carved from this tablet." K crouched in front of the stone slab and looked at it carefully, and the fish hanging from the tail of her hair also rolled her eyes curiously, "Harry, did you find a twelve-winged angel when you were fighting?" ”
"Yes! Over here! Harry stood on tiptoe and pointed to the canopy of the Tree of Knowledge, and after a moment of drawing, he realized that among the dense leaves, there was a twelve-winged angel hidden, "I want to ask, who is Samael?" Harry asked curiously.
"Samael was originally a high-ranking angel, one of the seven great creation angels, and when God ordered the creation of the angel to help create life, he was the only one who succeeded, so God asked him to manage life and take away the soul that was about to die, so it can also be said that he was the original god of death." Catherine leaned slightly over the slate, apparently drawn to it.
"Samael was originally a serpentine angel with twelve wings, and in the mortal world he was also known as the 'Angel of Death' and 'Red Dragon', and he was known as an accuser, seducer, and destroyer, and was said to be the patron of the Roman Empire. Samael was the first fallen angel, and there are two versions of how he fell:
One says that when God asked him to take away Moses' soul, because Moses had seen Metatron when he was leading the Israelites out of Egypt, he was protected by divine light, and Samael could not take it away, so he was condemned by God and fell down;
The other says that when God asked the angels to bow down to Yah, Samael refused to kneel, and even said, 'Why do you want me, an angel born of holy fire, to bow down to a body made of dust and sand!' Therefore, Samael was deprived of his name and became a forbidden angel who called the 'ancient serpent', and all information was blocked at the same time. ”
"The second version is evident on this slate," said K, who pressed his index finger against the tail of the twelve-winged angel, "and carved four lines into his snake's tail, which, though sometimes obscured by leaves, and even mistaken for the skin of the trunk, were connected to the serpent at the feet of Adam and Eve." ”
"Apparently only three lines were used to draw that snake." Snape sarcastically said, but K ignored it and went on with himself.
"This fourth line is supposed to represent the process of his fall, which stretches all the way to the periphery of the Garden of Eden, through the sea of fire, into a river." Speaking of this, K couldn't help but be stunned.
"Samael has fallen to hell, if fire represents hell, water represents the River Styx, look along the river, there should be a hint." Catherine reminded herself.
K immediately lay on the ground and searched for it, groping from the lower right corner of the stone slab to the lower left corner, before suddenly slapping the floor and shouting in surprise: "Found Satan, born in the River Styx." ”
"What?" Harry exclaimed, leaning over, and after a closer look, he realized that a humanoid object with twelve wings was faintly visible between the textures of fire and water.
"May I think—" concluded Snape coldly, "what you're looking for is actually in the River Styx." ”
K's joy was immediately struck by this sentence, and he lay on the ground for a long time without moving, as if he had been like the fish that had been hanging on the end of her hair for a long time, and finally exhausted all his strength, let go and fell on her back, wagged his tail in vain, and then let his soul go, and went to the River Styx in hell, waiting for the journey of the next life.
“Kate?” Harry tapped his finger at K's head worriedly, "Are you still alive?" ”
"Can't die!" K jumped up from the ground, caught the dead fish that slipped off her back with a of his feet, and kicked it like a shuttlecock, "I have to seize the time to have a good time, lest I really die and regret not having enough fun in the world." C, do you have anything to build on? ”
"I need to go north," Catherine said, glancing at her right palm, "something seems to be calling to me." ”
"Last time it was an avalanche, this time it was a waterspout, what are you going to face next time?" Snape squinted slightly, staring at Catherine and asking angrily.
Harry's face was shocked, but Catherine smiled calmly, "I don't know. As for K, she suddenly grabbed the fish, squeezed it with her palm, and announced loudly, "I've decided to go north with you." ”
Because they only knew the direction and didn't know the distance, they discussed the itinerary, but in fact, it was K. Tiyì, Snape objected, Catherine finalized it, and as for Harry and Dobby, they only had to sit in on it.
In the end, they decided to return to the Inca ruins first, and buy direct doorkeys to several famous attractions from the shamans who set up their stalls there, such as Bermuda, Mayan ruins, and more.
After visiting the Pyramids of Kukulkan and the Bermuda Delta, as well as some exotic scenery, Catherine and Ktunguò set their sights on the Great Lakes region of North America.
When it comes to the Great Lakes, the famous Niagara Falls cannot be ignored, and since the waterfall is located in the state of New York in the United States, everyone decided to go to New York City first to replenish their daily necessities.
The New York branch of the U.S. Ministry of Magic is located in the Madame Kennedy Reservoir, which is a small underwater palace with a clear view of the reservoir through glass.
Different from the classical and Latin American style of Britain, this underwater palace reveals the characteristics of this country everywhere, fashion, fashion and diversity...... In all ages, the costumes of various countries can be seen everywhere, and there are even many future worlds, outer space and extraterrestrial creatures dressed up, which is completely a test of a person's imagination.
"Chirp!" As soon as K came out of the fireplace, he blew a loud whistle, "Hollywood should have come directly here to shoot when filming "Black Super Special Police", this is simply a realistic version of the Time and Space Authority." ”
"When you open your mouth, people will know you're from Mars." Snape made a cold remark, completely stunning K.
"I heard you right! He actually knew about Mars. Harry leaned over to K and formed a shock duo with her.
Catherine rolled her eyes at the two of them and walked straight to the information desk of the Department of International Cooperation of the U.S. Department of Magic, where Snape was already looking through the U.S. medicinal materials.
"Where should we go if we want to replenish some necessities and buy some souvenirs by the way?"
"If you have enough funds, then I will go to Fifth Avenue, you can take the special passage from there," the employee of the International Cooperation Department raised his hand in one direction, and made the necessary additions attentively, "If it is on the ground, find an elevator and press 62442." ”
“Magic?” K asked hesitantly.
“Yes!” The employee smiled and nodded, and handed the four brochures to the few customers in front of him, "These brochures have a map of the location of the store, and at the end there are some introductions of the scattered stores, if a few people don't have enough funds, they can also go there to buy them, but it is a little time-consuming." ”
"Thank you!"
Fifth Avenue is the "wall" southeast of New York's Central Park, more than 10 kilometers long, starting in Washington Square Park and continuing north over Marcus Garvey Park to the edge of Manhattan.
Fifth Avenue is synonymous with "the highest quality and taste", and is the commercial center, residential center, cultural center, shopping center and tourist center of New York.
Today, the Fifth Avenue Association has initiated and created a Fifth Avenue Business Development District, covering the entire area from 46th Street to 61st Street, providing better services and guarantees in terms of safety and hygiene.
The Muggle area of Fifth Avenue consists of all above-ground buildings and six basement floors, with the seventh basement level onwards belonging to the wizarding world.
At 150 feet deep, more than 10 stories or more, with no end in sight at the north and south ends, and thousands of bridges connecting the east and west sides, the main means of transportation here are floating saucers, blankets, and personal flying machines of various materials.
The lowest level leads directly to the bottom of the sea, from which aquarists of all shapes and sizes keep coming in and out; The ceiling is full of exits that go straight to the rooftops of the skyscrapers, making it easy for the flying races to get in and out. All building materials, all luminous substances, and whether it's day or night outside, it's as bright as day, and it's a veritable city that never sleeps.