Chapter 36: The Dark Heaven
As night fell, a flock of butterflies came through the eternal night, and they landed on the fields full of deep sleep flowers and night herbs, changing like a mist, outlining the thin outline and indifferent face of the youth before the goddess of the night, and the voyeuristic eyes slowly opened behind the fluttering wings of the butterflies.
"Hermit." The host politely bowed to the visitor.
"Night." Thoth replied slowly, carefully arranging, "Mind if I call you Amani?" I don't like to call people by the name of the sequence. ”
"It's okay, Meng." The goddess of the night evoked a friendly smile behind the veil and said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It is common for ordinary people to be called by their names, but for the gods, it is a luxury to be called by their first names. ”
"Alex did say that your name is hard to pronounce, why is that?"
"Ordinary people...... No, it should be said that the extraordinary below the angels, but to call the name of the true god in the language of elves, giants, or dragons, which echoes the supernatural language, is tantamount to provoking the fire. The goddess of the night patiently explained to the novice gods, "I have the authority called 'Secret', and ordinary people will disappear before they finish reciting my name, if it is your name...... Probably will be blown up by knowledge, right? ”
"Okay, I remember."
The goddess of the night was amused by his serious tone, "Don't be restrained, just enjoy yourself."
Hearing the familiar English, Thoth smiled faintly. The goddess of the night led the old compatriot into the mist-filled hall, and when a ray of light fell from the air, Thoth looked up as if he felt something, and saw a silver moon hanging lonely on the dome—though he knew it was an illusion, he couldn't help but raise his hand slightly, wanting to touch it. The goddess of the night was kind enough to make no noise, and drove the spirit to pour two cups of fragrant tea.
"Amani, how should the gods preach?"
After taking a sip of tea, Thoth confided in his intention to visit—that although the Creator was helping him to set up an anchor, he could not afford to receive favors from others for no reason.
"If it is in an era of war and calamity, as long as you take the initiative to show power and mercy, and express your willingness to protect one party's territory, the weak creatures will automatically gather together, but now is a peaceful time to recuperate, you better use some gentle and roundabout methods. Secondly, in the current situation where most living beings generally believe in the Creator, it is relatively difficult for the earth, twilight, death, and the bound to preach their mission, and in order to avoid hostility and oppression, it is best to avoid the core area of their sectarian activities......"
The Goddess of the Night spoke in a serenade-soft voice, using the starlight to wave a map in the night, pointing out the locations of several city-states and small nations to the newborn gods—the bonds of the old made them allies as a matter of course, and all support and co-optation came naturally.
"Hmm."
"What's wrong?"
Thoth's expression suddenly became a little strange, "Someone seems to be pulling me." ”
"Maybe there's something urgent, we can continue next time."