Chapter Fifty-Nine: Casillas's Heart
"Yes, better!"
Casillas at this moment looks like a fanatic, Arthur can even see the tears flashing in his eyes, if you want to move others, you must first move yourself?
"You see, our world is not perfect, this world has spring and summer, autumn and winter, there is a beginning, there will be an end, everything is everything, life and death, metabolism, everything withers, and even the universe around us will one day step by step towards heat death and finally extinction,"
"Everything will come to an end! Everything will die. This is the greatest sorrow of mankind! No one can escape death, no one can escape time, this is the greatest sin in this world, this is humiliation, this is helplessness! This is a fate that even the great Creator cannot change. ”
"But what if we had a chance that all this would not perish? There is no end to the dark space dominated by the great Dormammu, it is eternal, where we can enjoy everything calmly, without worrying about birth, old age, sickness and death, we can enjoy it all there, what a beautiful future it is. ”
Casillas had tears in his eyes, as if he was longing for the imaginary scene.
But his depiction did not make Arthur feel any sense of longing at all, there was no end, no death, what kind of world was that, thinking about it made him feel palpitations.
"So what do we get out of this beautiful world?"
"Life, eternal life!" Casillas replied.
"Mortals will always say, what is good and what is evil, but for us mages, good and evil mean nothing to us, the real enemy is only time, time destroys everything, everything we do becomes meaningless in time, we cannot fight against time.
Only Dormammu can help us fight it, and into the arms of Dormammu, time can no longer beat us. We will have eternity. ”
He looked excited.
"And then?" Arthur said disdainfully, "And then you can sacrifice countless people for that goal." ”
Casillas was expressionless: "Yes, it takes sacrifice, it needs some necessity, but a trivial sacrifice, it's just a tiny speck of dust in the vast universe. Everyone longs for eternal life, but eternal life comes at a price, and what disappears in the process is the price we pay. But it is worth it, and in the end everything is in the hands of Dormammu, the Lord of all things, and everything begins with it and ends there. ”
"This is eternity!"
"This is the ultimate destination of our world!"
Casillas spread his hands and looked frenzied, the mark of Dormammu's power on his forehead fading with his power. An immensible dark aura escaped with his movements.
This is a madman, Arthur shook his head, poor thing, Dormammu has ruined his brain.
Looked at Arthur's expression.
Casillas was disappointed.
"Ah, failed! Didn't say it moved you? Ha ha! ”
Shaking his head, he looked like he didn't care.
"Still, it's okay,"
"So let's change the topic, the topic of reality, why did you come to Kama Taj, is it to practice, to increase knowledge, or to gain strength to change your fate?"
Before Arthur could answer, he continued to speak to himself,
"You see, we all have our own reasons for coming to Kama Taj, and the reason why we are attracted to him here and make us die for him is because of the power of magic, because of the Ancient One, she has been using some poor little tricks to bewitch us, teach us to learn magic, to transcend the mundane, to become a high mage, and then we willingly help her protect the earth together, Brabra.
But, the truth is that all this is false, you think this is the Ancient One, no, you are wrong.
These things we have learned are just scratching the surface, you see we are not much stronger than ordinary people, and we will have birth, old age, sickness and death like ordinary people - but the ancient one is different from us, you see, only she herself has cultivated those truly powerful powers, and she has gained immortality from them.
But she has been deceiving us, she says taboos to everyone, danger or something, hinders us from trying and obtaining this power, but she herself has no scruples to break the so-called taboo, trade with the devils, and get this unique power, she enjoys eternal life alone, this is the ancient one. ”
"No, you're lying!"
Mordo shouted angrily.
"Lie or not, you should have judgment yourself, Mordo, you have been with her for so many years, haven't you noticed anything at all? You look at her face, you look at yourself, so many years, time has passed, you have already changed from youth to middle age, but she herself has not changed at all, hasn't she? Don't you wonder how she managed to live so long? ”
Mordo had a cold face, he couldn't refute it, indeed, in Kama Taj, the Supreme Mage Ancient One, the face has not changed for decades or even hundreds of years, this is no secret, no one has ever known how old the Ancient One Master is, some people say that this is a manifestation of cultivation to the extreme, but as a mage, Mo Du himself knows that in any practice of Kama Taj, there has never been some kind of spell that can make people immortal.
Then Casillas turned his head and turned to Arthur,
"By now, you should know the situation, oh, it looks like you've read the Book of Cagliostro too."
Yes, Arthur had read the Book of Cagliostro, and he knew the ritual of sacrificing the great monster Dormammu.
"Then, you should know that there is a secret hidden in the book, from which we can gain real power, far greater than the ancient one, and Dormammu can give me great power to defeat the ancient one and destroy the temple,"
"Look at it, this power!"
Casillas put his hands to the sky, his whole body was full of momentum, and countless dark aura that seemed to come from the void gathered in one, forming a terrifying dark magic field, this power was even changing the space, around him, the space was constantly shattering, creating countless tiny space fragments.
"But you can also have this kind of power," Casillas said, "In fact, I have never betrayed the Ancient One, I just followed in her footsteps, haven't you been wondering why the Ancient One is so powerful, to tell you, in fact, the Ancient One is the same as me, her power also comes from Dormammu, she is the traitor, it is she who betrayed Dormammu."
Why do you think the Ancient One was immortal, why she could escape the most terrible punishment in the world, and why she was able to have such great power, it was all because of Dormammu. ”
Whenever he talked about the Ancient One, Casillas's face was hideous, painful and desperate, making people wonder what had happened between the two in the first place.
"But this kind of power, Dormammu can also give you, isn't this enough to impress you?"
"No, don't listen to him."
Mordo was shocked when he heard this, lest Arthur be bewitched by Casillas and also fall into darkness.
But his worries are superfluous, power? Is it like you? Arthur shook the staff in his hand contemptuously,
"No, I'm sorry, I'll get the power myself, I don't need to be like you, and you don't look back at yourself, Casillas, is there anything else you look like? If it takes you to get Dormammu's power, I'd rather not need your power. ”
"I'm sorry, Casillas, I don't think you know anything about true power. Magic is definitely not what you think. ”
"And as for the Ancient One, yes, the Ancient One has her own selfishness," Arthur said.
"But everyone in this world has selfish intentions, you have selfish intentions, I have selfish intentions, of course the ancient one can also have her own selfish intentions, she may really steal the power of Dormammu as you said......"
"Nope! No way. ”
Next to Mordo roared.
But both Arthur and Casillas ignored him.
"She stole Dormammu's power and lived for so many more years, but she has also been sticking to her duty for so many years, she is protecting the earth. She did what she was supposed to do.
Whatever the reason for it, the mages of Kama Taj have taken this duty to themselves, and they have carried it for thousands of years, and until now, this is what makes her great. Otherwise, the world would have been swallowed up by bastards like Dormammu. ”
"So, that's why I'm rooting for them, and I've chosen to take sides with them on this issue, no matter how good the vision is, you can't convince us to agree to give the Earth to Dormammu. Earthlings have their own future, and no one can influence them. Neither Dormammu nor anyone else can decide their own future for others. ”
Arthur is righteous and stern, acting like a superhero, but in his heart he said to himself, a superhero who goes to ride a horse, these words are just for others, in fact, for himself, there is only one real reason - this is that he is a former person on the earth, and he does his part for the earth of this world!
He is not an Avenger, but he has his share in protecting this earth.
Casillas smacked his lips, disappointment that could not be concealed in his words.
"Alright! It seems that the negotiations are over. ”
"That's right! For people like us, words mean nothing. Arthur said.
"Sure enough, in the end, we still have to fight."
"Then fight, Casillas, and let's see what great power Dormammu has given you!"
Arthur raised his staff again, his eyes full of war.