Book VIII, Chapter XVI
In Osiria, there are three holy cities that float high in the sky, eternally releasing the holy light of divinity.
The oldest and most mysterious is the Temple of Time, which was freed from the shackles of the Lord of the Earth in the Doomsday War and enshrined the Lord of Time, Lenna. For 500 years, countless people have tried to find this lost paradise that has disappeared into the sky, but none of them have succeeded. So there were rumors that the temple was not lost in the sky, but in an endless period of time.
The second holy city is a city in the sky built by the Fairy Clan of Nature on top of the frozen snowy regions of southern Osiria. The city is full of gorgeous and delicate natural style, which shows the love of life and the praise of art of the elves. There is an old saying to artists: "If you want to get a glimpse of the true meaning of art, you should go to the city in the sky at least once in your life." "Of course, the Immortal Clan will not lightly let an alien race ascend to their holy Pure Land, and only a truly pious person who uses his own strength to climb the Tower of Babel, which is as high as a thousand meters, can gain the recognition of the Immortal Clan.
And this third one, of course, is the holy place that is still bathed in the light of God to this day.
The center of faith and culture of Osiria, the bloodline heir of the Lord of the Earth, and the abode of the Holy Emperor Shinas. Her name no longer has to be crafted in words, so she has only a simple name, the Holy Land.
Shinas lifted the corner of his skirt and took a slight step forward, and the transparent air rippled like water waves, and the Lord of Osiria disappeared into the space.
The new space is still full of bright sunlight, and the air is filled with a warm breath of life. The pure element of light is everywhere. Even the dark corners in the cracks of the dirt and stones.
Beautiful plants that seem to be made up of light can be seen everywhere in this new space, and the surrounding qiē is already extremely beautiful. It's the perfect space, with ancient ferns lazily crawling at the roots of towering giant trees. The emerald rattans swayed slightly from tree branches, and the crisp and moving birdsong sounded from afar, echoing the call of its kind nearby. The stream splashed silver bells like molten blue crystals, and the only man-made structure was a simple but naturally beautiful tent built of white and gold metal flakes and bright jade stone pillars in a clearing not far from Shinas.
Shinas walked through the tree-lined paths of fine blades of grass in soft crystal heels.
"Good morning!" a small silver-blue creature popped down in front of Shinas, who looked like some kind of otter with silver-blue swan feathers. The sparkling eyes are full of brilliance, revealing an incomparable breath of pure light life.
This is one of the natural spirits that are most affinity with the light element in addition to the life (elemental) spirits. Flying Elves.
"Good morning!" said Shinas smiling softly at him, her beauty blending in with the perfect natural landscape around her, as if she was born to be here.
The elf of the Feiyao clan shook the toy-like short spear in his hand excitedly, and the golden light flashed and disappeared.
A long cloud-like dress of sky blue and gold floated a few centimeters above the blades of grass. The dark blue Skaya, a symbol of the Holy Emperor's ancient bloodline, hung lightly on her chest. As she walked, Skaya began to shimmer with a nimble glow.
Shinas finally arrived at her destination, beneath a tent of white-gold and moon-white dotted with starry lights.
Lying on this stomach was a huge creature, her appearance slightly similar to that of the Flying Elves, but she was closer to a swan-like bird. The huge feathers were neatly arranged on the slender and graceful body of this huge being, and the feathers seemed to be pure white from a distance, but only up close could one see that her feathers were not monotonously pure white. Instead, on top of the delicate silk lines, there seemed to be extremely tiny particles that shimmered with a strange luster. It's like the stars' sand flowing in the Milky Way at night.
It was a very crystalline blue-green, flowing among the moon-white feathers, reflecting the antiquity of the stars, and finally condensed into a large star stone on her forehead, flowing into her cheeks like a silver trace of time.
This is a divine beast, a creature as ancient as the golden cherry blossom tree of the elven race, and one of the earliest beings to create the world tree.
The beast opened its star-blue eyes, which were as blurry as glass, and looked at Shinas as if it was tired but serene.
Shinas showed an innocent and bright smile that only a girl had, trotted a few steps, and gently fell down on the slender neck of the divine beast, rubbing against the familiar softness.
"Yuan, it's been a long time since I've seen you!"
"Shinas, I've been watching you. The warm voice of the divine beast seemed to come from all directions. Since the birth of space, the flow of time, and the creation of life, I have been watching the ancient existence of the flow of Osiria's history and destiny in this quiet space, silently guarding the purest corner of the world. When each Holy Emperor dies, their power will be returned to the Divine Beast, and when the next generation of Holy Emperors appears, the power will be handed over to the new Lord of Osiria. After experiencing bizarre mythical wars, witnessing the return of the last of her power to herself before the fall of Emperor Arya, and watching young Shinas gradually understand and identify with his identity and mission...... This kind of historical reincarnation will continue in the future, and she will accompany generations of Holy Emperors to the end of her fate.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to go out with the army, which one do you think I will look better wear?" said Shinas, grabbing the feathers on the beast's neck. The noble and lonely fate of Sinas forced her to lose the warmth of her loved ones since she was a child, but she recovered it from this paradise of independence.
"Shinas, it just takes your intuition. I'm not going to propose it for you. The deep eyes of the divine beast revealed the same kindness.
"Okay, then. Shinas rolled over and lay down on top of the warm feathers, looking up at the sky, "Remember to bless me!"
"Shinas, my blessing has never left you. The beast said in a low and deep voice, "But. I am not a god, and my power cannot change the river of fate that flows through time. ”
Shinas was still lying on the warm feathers of the beast. "And what do you see, Source?"
The divine beast's huge star-blue eyes flickered, "I saw the war. ”
Shinas sighed very softly.
"How long will such a peaceful day be, and why does war always appear in Osiria?
"Hatred. ”
Xinas wasn't surprised by this result, she pinched a feather in her hand, feeling the slightly rough touch of the star sand. "It is possible to have a disturbance in fate. There is only a war of hatred and faith. After all, the war brought about by interests and desires also has the possibility of reconciliation - then, the source. What is the source of hatred?"
The divine beast slowly closed its eyes, and a magnetic and shocking whisper resounded through this small space: "Shinas, the root of hatred is love. There are two people like this, and they are as inseparable as the front and back of the leaf. But fate forced them to separate. So they were left alone and forced to endure the pain of being torn apart. Under this pain, morality and justice are disregarded. What's even more terrifying is that he has the only power that Osiria can compete with you. ”
Shinas would not fail to hear the words of the divine beast, which referred to the Demon Emperor Siwu who disappeared in the final battle of the First Patriotic War five hundred years ago.
The front and back of the leaf refer to Winged Mosiu and his twin sister Orka!
"Demon Emperor...... He's coming back?" muttered Shinas.
The beast responded with silence.
"Then I can't change this qiē when I go on this expedition?" Shinas suddenly grabbed the feather of the divine beast with some anxiety, "This time it is an absolutely overwhelming force. Can't you beat Orca?"
"Shinas, someone has laid the fog of fate before us. We can't see the details of the future, but we can look far beyond the river of fate. It is a long road of light and darkness, and you will still be trudging in it. "So, in the coming day, you may be in danger, but after that, you will continue to bear your responsibilities - so, Shinas, don't worry about the future." ”
Shinas silently kept these words in his heart, leaning on the warm feathers of the divine beast, cherishing this intimacy that would become less and less from now on.
"The book says it...... Five hundred years ago, the Dragon Emperor's contractual companion, the dragon god Fried, had the ability to see through the future, and he could see the future even more clearly than my aunt. Shinas whispered softly in the beast's ear.
For he may have been the first mortal to get a glimpse of God's Word. The beast replied, "How much do you know about this world, and what are the pillars that support it?"
Sinas replied without thinking, like a little girl who was asked a smug question: "Irene creates space, Lenna makes time flow, and the world tree creates life, making Osiria colorful." Space, time, life - these are the three pillars of this world. ”
Xinas felt a rush of warmth brush through her beautiful pale blonde wavy curls, and she smirked at the beast.
"Then I'm here, then I'll teach you another lesson. The beast's loving voice sounded, and Shinas immediately gathered his attention, "What you said is not entirely correct, because I don't want you to know the secrets of these worlds too soon. But in a way, your answer is also completely correct.
"Before the creation of the world, it was an absolute void, with no time, no space. You can't imagine the scene at that time, in the absolute nothingness of the darkness, a point, a point of nothingness, bursting out of the chaos, because there is no time, so its appearance is justified - this still does not need to be understood by you. Nothingness is a supreme chaos, and in nothingness, a lower level of chaos is born, which is the Lord of the Earth.
"She is the world's first mass of matter, the first mass of meaningful existence. Immediately, the Lord of Time was born, and their invisible cooperation caused the primordial chaos to begin to decompose, gradually forming the six elements-"
"--I know all of this. Shinas put his face on the head of the beast and said coquettishly, "Talk about the point!"
"Don't be in a hurry, Shinas. There was a smile in the beast's eyes, "Later, the world appeared, but at that time there were only barren plains and gushing volcanoes. Great waves in an ocean of lifelessness. In the unstable sky, meteors are constantly falling, destroying the bruised earth again and again.
So the world needs a force that can change them on its own. Erin and Lenna couldn't do that, so they had to wait. One day, many years after the world finally stabilized, a sapling broke through the soil of the barren land.
"The World Tree, she changed the world, and the life she created began to gradually beautify the barren world, and finally made Osiria what she is now in the continuous evolution of life.
So, the wait was over. The beast's words suddenly made Shinas's eyes widen. She even waited a little nervously for the next words.
"They are beings beyond life, and they have poured their own power, that is, their bodies, into this world, and they have completely stabilized Osiria. They and the Source of Life of the World Tree form the three pillars that support this world.
"Their power melted into the world, but their minds didn't melt with it. However, at this time, Irene, Lenna, and the World Tree had no divine power. ”
"It's the power to change fate. Shinas muttered to himself.
The beast blinked gently. "They only have part of the power of God. It can intervene in fate, but it cannot completely cut it off or change it completely. So, they oversee the world, and we call them, Overseers. ”
"Overseer......" Shinas recalled.
"The idols of the gods enshrined in our temple are the ones they have been like since they became overseers. When they are gods, they don't have a fixed image. The Overseers designate certain people to enter the society of the intelligent race. so that they have their own will and part of their power. Their power is much weaker than that of the Overseers, and they are no longer capable of intervening in fate. But it is still too powerful compared to the strong people in the mainland. It is a transcendent power, and we call the person appointed by the Overseer the transcendent. ”
"Beyonder...... Someone whose strength has exceeded the limit of the fifth level ......"
"You are the transcendent that Erin designated. ”
Shinas's eyes widened, but the qiē suddenly became less incredulous.
"When the Holy Emperor's bloodline is fully awakened, you will be able to break through the limits of the world's power and become one of the world's equalizers. The Divine Beast said slowly, its eyes revealing a divine brilliance that was difficult to look at.
"But you are only half of the transcendental of space," the divine beast interrupted Shinas's thoughts, "The power of the transcendent is too strong, although it cannot interfere with fate, it can still bring great destruction and even destruction to this world. Therefore, the true transcendent power is forever separated by light and darkness. ”
"In other words, only the Demon Emperor with the Saint Emperor bloodline, or the Saint Emperor with the Demon Emperor Seal, is the true transcendent?" asked Shinas with some urgency.
"Yes. ”
"Because only when the power that threatens the world comes, such a force can be united, so Erin separates the power of transcendence. ”
"A power that threatens the world?" Shinas shook her head, as if it was a ridiculous thing for such a power to exist, and then she suddenly remembered the other two Overseers.
"Then, who is the transcendent of the Lord of Time and the Lord of Life?"
The divine beast moved her graceful head, "I am Erin, the independent life of the Lord of the Earth, even independent of the life of the World Tree Creator, not bound by time, so I have an endless lifespan. And you, who have Erin's bloodline, have integrated into the bloodline of humans, so that the lifespan of the Holy Emperor's bloodline has come to an end, but it is still far longer than ordinary humans. The leaders of the six knights also have a trace of Irene's blood. ”
Shinas's expression darkened slightly, although this was thousands of years ago, but in any case, that bloodline had been severed and no longer appeared. The current Holy Land is no longer the glorious Holy Land of the Ancient Period, and there are only five owners of the Ancient Bloodline left.
"I don't know who the other transcendents are, but even if they existed, they never showed their power. It's a power that transcends this world, and I can still feel it even if it's even the slightest hint of it.
"Their form of existence is certainly different from yours. The Lord of Time is the God of Creation on a par with the Lord of the Earth, and her transcendents are not destined to have the same life forms as you and me. We are all made up of six basic elements, and the transcendent of time must be a life made of the power of time.
"And the transcendent of life, the World Tree, was born after the creation of the two creation gods, so his existence should also be composed of the power of the elements or time, but the life force must be the source of his power. ”
As she listened, Shinas exhaled a long breath, and the star-blue sunlight shimmering through the tent plated her silhouette with a dreamy lace.
Then she slowly stood up, the cloud-like flowing silk on her arms turning into bits of blue light and vanishing, and the long dress of gorgeous soft aqua blue and brilliant gold gradually dissipated. A beautiful star-blue halo appeared out of thin air in the air, and in an instant, patches of crystal-like sparkling appeared from the halo. The sparkling star sand fell onto the slender and even somewhat fragile petite body of Shinas, slowly converging and condensing.
Ribbons floated from nowhere tied her long pale blonde hair that seemed to flutter in the water, and transparent starsand flowed a brilliant starry sky over her rounded shoulders. The starry sky became solid and calm, and finally emitted a moon-white glow. It was a cloak adorned with thousands of stars.
Starsand continued to coalesce, replacing the golden forehead ornament on Shinas's forehead, and at the center of her eyebrows, a pair of peacock-like bright wings were raised. The golden-green and silver-blue colors circled the Holy Emperor's ears, curling her long flowing hair, a little less flowing and more neat and awe-inspiring. At the center of her eyebrows, a deep star stone is embellished among them, becoming another clear and pure eye.
Ice blue and golden green slowly stretched downward, and finally a circle of vines joined the neckline wrapped around her white neck, a pair of purple grapes that appropriately acted as buttons, from top to bottom, gently stretching into a flexible arc, complementing the graceful curves of Shinas's noble and approachable body.
The crystal heels also melted, transforming into the low inky blue of the midnight sky, merging with the floating starsand, rising proudly upward, slowly converging outward in front of the knees, like a petal-blooming orchid. The moment the dark blue boots were formed, Shinas finally put on the battle clothes that belonged to this generation of Holy Emperors, and walked to the battlefield that every Holy Emperor had been waiting for all their lives.
Still noble, gentle, gorgeous, and gentle, but the weakness and tenderness of Sinas have been swept away. Her back was straight, and the light elementals and star sand swirled rapidly around her, unleashing the majesty and inviolability of the Lord of Osiria.
Rushui's gaze gradually became firm, which was the confidence in his own future and the eternal sense of responsibility to Osilia.
The stunningly beautiful and heroic Shinas looked down at himself and showed a mischievous smile, "Yuan, do you think this dress suits me?"
"Xinas, you should adapt to the world and destiny, not wait for them to adapt to you. The beast looked at Shinas lovingly, "One day, you will get used to the suit of your strength, because we will eventually face the terrible power that will destroy this world." ”
"Dark mage?"
The Divine Beast just stared at the water-blue eyes of Shinas, the young Holy Emperor whose bloodline had not yet awakened, was really so confident in her fate, or did she not yet know how sinister the future was? That Being, who had incredible talent and ability, with his own strength, actually broke through the boundaries of power, in a vain attempt to change the three pillars of power that supported the world, and make himself the fourth overseer. What's even more terrifying is that he is close to success.
I don't know if you're the chosen transcendent, but I believe you've done something that no one has ever done before. It's just that fate is merciless and doesn't give you time to prove your identity, only leaving you in the past forever. The whole world, for God, may be just a dream. However, the nightmare part of the dream stubbornly remained in the present. The ancient and lost temple seals the outliers of this world, and when this nightmare really comes to the world, Shinas, can you still be like Arya, this world, Fried will not reappear in another form, Demon Emperor, can you make the right choice?
The beast watched as Shinas turned and gave her a graceful and heroic military salute. She could only give her a gentle, determined gaze back. Shinas turned away and disappeared into this dream-like, dream-beautiful, yet illusory and unreal space. (To be continued......)