Chapter 14: The Shadows Emerge
In the year 4200 of the Kala calendar, the Supreme Council discovered that a group of star spirits had secretly cut off the connection with Kara a hundred years ago, and now that their location has finally been determined, the Supreme Council has appointed the executive Arden to secretly investigate the matter.
'I'm sorry to bother you, Lord Arden, but there is an important matter for you, someone has secretly cut off the connection with Kara, we don't know if it was because of an accident or because of something else, you as a disciple of Cass, it is most appropriate for you to be in charge of this matter, this matter is very important, please do not reveal any information to the outside world, you must be cautious, may the gods bless you. Madonis patted Arden on the shoulder, and after thinking for a long time, he asked Aden, who was the first person under the demigod, to take care of the matter.
'Don't worry, Your Excellency, I'll be careful, and I can feel the call of fate, and I feel that my chance to become a demigod is here, and may the gods bless you. Arden nodded, and left the Supreme Council for the planet Karati.
Aden walked towards the portal built near the center of the Koshaka Council, although he was able to directly tear the space through his psionic power to go to Karathi, but since the Kara calendar 3000 years later, the Supreme Council has ordered that everyone is forbidden to tear the space in the core area of the empire without permission, first, it is difficult to tell whether it will be an enemy attack due to frequent tearing of space, and secondly, the Leap Network has been able to meet almost all the needs of passage, so even if Arden is about to become a demigod, he can only use the Leap Network.
Over the years, the mood that was originally stimulated by the promotion of the three Lohanna sisters to demigods has gradually calmed down, as Cass said before his death, the three sisters are different, they know far more about the way of Kara than others, so they can be promoted to demigods very quickly, and he has been stuck in the breakthrough realm for thousands of years, and Arden has already realized in his heart that his path is still missing a piece of the puzzle, he has been waiting for so many years, and now it seems that the time has come.
Walking to the portal, he conveyed the place he wanted to go, the Kedarin crystal in the center of the portal emitted a blue light, and an illusory portal appeared in front of Arden, stepping into it, and Arden came from El to Karati.
Since the events of the Arbitration, the surviving Karati have joined the Star Spirit Empire, and only a small number of Star Spirits are left on the planet who miss their homeland. Due to its remote location, few people usually come here, but because of this, the planet of Karati also attracts a group of ascetics who prefer to live in seclusion and scholars who come to study Karati culture.
Arden exits the Karathi portal and summons his own craft to the location of the incident. This kind of personal flying machine was developed by the Imperial Academy of Engineering, and each star spirit will receive its own flying machine when they reach adulthood, and the act of flying by themselves is forbidden in the city, of course, if it is outside the city, most people still prefer to fly by themselves.
Arden piloted his flying machine and soon arrived at the scene of the incident, a hermitage village inhabited by a total of 400 people, who were confirmed by the Supreme Council to have all cut off their connection to Kara at the same time.
Arden opened the shield of the flying machine, before he came, he had thought that someone might maliciously cut off their connection, so after entering this village, in order to ensure safety, he did not leave the flying machine, and caution was the first priority before facing the crisis.
"Guests from afar, please come to me, let me tell you the answer you are seeking." A clear female voice came from the center of the village, and Arden, who had just stepped into the village area, had to stop his steps.
"Who are you? Are you the one who caused all this? What is your purpose in doing this? Arden lit his psionic blade and looked warily at the center of the village, where all the inhabitants were seated, and among them was a woman sitting cross-legged in mid-air, the voice of which had just come from.
"Don't be nervous, presumably with your cultivation, you can also feel our strength." The woman smiled at Arden and said, "We have no ill intentions, if you will believe me, please come to me." ”
Arden frowned and looked at the scene in front of him, as a twelfth level of spiritual energy, he could naturally feel the cultivation of the person in front of him, the villagers sitting around were only level six, and the woman seemed to be only level seven.
Arden pondered for a while, the current situation is unclear, although the person in front of her has left Kara, but with her strong cultivation, she can still easily judge her thoughts, she is indeed not lying, nor is she malicious.
Arden put away his flying machine, but did not put away the psionic blade, and walked in front of the woman, while the surrounding villagers turned around to salute Arden's arrival, and left to return to their home.
"What the hell is going on? Who are you? Why did you cut off the connection with Kara? Arden walked up to the woman and asked the man in front of him who had landed on the ground and stood up.
"I'm Rashagar, the patriarch of the Dark Templars, this is not the place to talk, please come with me and I will answer all your questions." Rashagar smiled and saluted Arden and walked to a room in front of him, where Arden shook his head and put away the psionic blade and followed Rashagar into the room.
After entering the room, Rashagar sat at the conference table with Arden and looked at Arden with doubts on his face, and finally spoke, "We have been waiting for your arrival, Child of Light and Darkness. Arden was surprised: "Child of Light and Darkness? Who? Me? ”
Rashagar stretched out his right hand, Arden hesitantly stretched out his left hand, and when the two hands touched, a bright light rose, and Arden and Rashagar established a brief psychic connection that was different from Kara's.
Rashagar then told Arden what he knew, and Arden learned what the so-called Dark Templar was.
It turned out that since the Karati incident, for the first time within the Star Spirit Empire, the cultural traditions that are different from their own have been fully received, and countless new knowledge has attracted a large number of research enthusiasts, and a small number of them have questioned Kara's existence after studying Karathi's culture: Kara is the bond that unites all the Star Spirits, but is he too conservative? We are born to feel the emotions of others, to be recognized by others, our civilization is free of lies and deception, and our world is always peaceful and tranquil, will this lead to the rigidity of our civilization? And what if we lose Kara? Will it become what it was like during the War of Eternity?
If that's the case, the solidarity that Kara brings is nothing but a lie, and the real unity is that we are still together whether we have Kara or not, and that we are united because of our beliefs, our ideals, not because of Kara.
So this group of like-minded people came together and voluntarily severed the connection with Kara, which was very painful and difficult, but they believed that these pains and tribulations were only temporary, and that they would overcome loneliness and pain.
"When we are no longer connected to the glory of Kara, we suffer, but we are not really lonely, glory and legacy bind us together and we can get through it together, and I am sure that the great Cass will agree with us."
"I know that Kara's Way is the Way of Order, but there is not only order but also chaos in the universe, and as far as I know, the engineers of the Empire have not developed new technology for thousands of years, and we have begun to settle for ourselves, but our enemies are still hidden in the darkness. If it's a shadow that we can't see, then make me a shadow. Rashagar withdrew his hand and saluted Arden.
"Patriarch, it's too risky for you to do this." Knowing all this, Arden sighed, "You can report your thoughts to the High Council, and I trust that the Supreme Savers will approve of your views." ”
"But it's also possible that we don't agree." Rashagar smiled at Arden, "And only then can I follow the guidance of fate and wait for your arrival." ”
"Why are you waiting for me? Why do you call me the Child of Light and Darkness? Arden raised his doubts, and Rashagar explained, "Since we cut off Kara's connection a hundred years ago, we have found that our affinity with the laws of space has decreased but our affinity with the laws of time has increased, which also proves that our actions are indeed allowed by the gods, and in the process of cultivating the laws of time, I have seen your presence in countless futures, and only you can help the Dark Templars truly integrate into the Star Spirit Empire." And you will create a new path, the path of light and darkness. 】
Rashagar looked at Arden in front of him, the crystal on his forehead flashing with a dark green light, and the unfinished words were hidden.
"Thank you for your compliment, thank you for your trust, I will convince the High Council, but can you teach me how to use your power, I think the High Council will trust you more after seeing the power of the Dark Templars." Arden bowed slightly to Rashagar and made his request.
With Rashagar's consent, Arden and the people of the village practiced the Dark Templar Path, and in the process, Arden discovered that the Dark Templars, who had severed Kara's connection, seemed to be more connected to the psionic realm.
His feeling was not wrong, if he could stand above the Divine Realm and look down on the Psionic Realm, he would find that the will of the Star Spirits with Kara was condensed by a giant blue jellyfish, and there were some green points of light around the blue jellyfish, which was the spiritual embodiment of the Dark Templars, and it was precisely because they were too closely connected to the Psionic Realm that their affinity with the laws of time would increase.
All of this is due to the fact that the psionic realm is beyond time and space, and the six supreme laws are entangled with each other, which makes the astral spirits protected by Kara more in line with the laws of space that favor order, and the Dark Templars who are separated from Kara are more in line with the laws of chaotic time.
Because of this, Cass and El, who were the first to discover the appearance of the Dark Templar, did not issue any oracles, because in their opinion, the appearance of the Dark Templar was a supplement to the existing Star Spirit Empire, and it was inevitable, and Cass was also very happy, because the appearance of the Dark Templar not only did not shake his power, but meant that his path became more and more complete. And his own Dao has also begun to derive new Dao, which means that he is getting closer and closer to the main god level.