Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 531 Selene and Hypatia

"Such a dangerous tantra..."

But after hearing Hybasa's narration, Lily seemed a little hesitant.

She subconsciously glanced at Aiwass.

——Actually, just listening to the description of this tantra made Lily feel her heartbeat.

It was a heartfelt fit... She also immediately knew why she was recognized by this tantra.

Lily had been suffering from internal conflicts due to self-conflict for a long time. On the one hand, she hopes that she can be more adaptable to Aiwass's needs in order to repay her kindness; on the other hand, she also has crazy desires hidden in her heart.

Her usual actions are always quiet and reliable, as silent as a shadow... following her everywhere.

But there is a desire for violence in her heart - just like when she killed Minister Drost, when the euphoric sense of revenge was born, she also felt a sense of perverse liberation.

From that moment on, Lily felt that there was a beast living inside of her. When she turned into a werewolf, she even almost hurt Aiwass.

Haibasa added on the side: "You who are on the path of love can get the ability called 'Moon Flower'. That is the core ability of the Moon Egg as the mother of monsters. In the Taichu Empire, they called it It's the 'Emperor Ooze'. It's shaped like countless olives and thousands of golden threads, and the plants and trees become monsters when exposed to it -' that is, they turn into monsters. And mortals will go crazy when they come into contact... The power of witches to create werewolves is also related to this. .

"This book of tantra counts as a craft of the path of love, but at the same time as the 'Dark Side of the Moon,' it also has elements about night and adaptation."

Being recognized by this book shows that Lily's tendency to split is already obvious. Even if you don't read this tantra book, you will most likely split yourself later... But such uncontrolled splitting will become very dangerous.

If you can separate yourself... this may be a more complete salvation, completely curing your own uncontrollable madness. But the other self, Lily, the wolf witch of the Path of Love, has lost the suppression of reason and may hurt Aiwass.

Hearing this, Avas suddenly became energetic: "Here you go, I'm the best at naming names!"

"What, is it time to name?"

"Let me give you a suggestion, girl." The seven or eight-year-old elf girl raised her head and looked at Lily seriously. "First, make it clear which side of you will inherit your name, and what you should call the other side of you. ——The name is the constraint.

If he had used the "Egg Moon Tantra", would Aiwass be aware of this?
...Or maybe he has already realized this. Now, the one who really needs independence is myself rather than Aiwass...

At that time, Aiwass had a vague feeling that Lily had been recognized by two tantra books one after another, and her talent could be said to be extraordinary. But in fact, her presence was not felt at all.

On the one hand, she will be worried that Aiwass has no one to take care of her; on the other hand, she is fearful from the bottom of her heart that "Aiwass has really grown up and no longer needs her care." this matter.

"——Don't think too much."

Aiwass interrupted.

"When monsters get names, their madness will also decrease. Therefore, the creatures you create can also be given order by giving them names."

It's like a bottomless pit of resources. Moreover, there is almost no linkage between her two paths, and they even conflict with each other - Lily in werewolf form is approaching madness and cannot smoothly use the spider silk tantra adapted to the path.

And now Aiwass finally understands after seeing "Egg Moon Tantra"...

From this perspective, the resources Lily eats are actually feeding two people. So letting them officially split will be a relief for each other, otherwise there is a high possibility that things will get out of control in the future.

"As for the side that adapts to the path, you can gain the ability to deal with the shadow realm. Just like the dark side of the moon, which mortals can't see - you can possess others behind them and turn into a real shadow.

Lily subconsciously began to think wildly.

Another problem is that complete separation seems to take some time. During this period, what would Aiwass do if her body was taken away by the wolf witch?

Who will take care of Aiwass?
Aiwass has no mother and has been taken care of by Lily ever since he came to the Moriarty family. In a sense, Lily is like Aiwass's adoptive mother.

He easily guessed what Lily was thinking: "The Tantra book naturally prioritizes adaptability. It is closer to the Tantra choosing people than people choosing the Tantra... just like you are attracted by the Spider Silk Tantra and the Night Rabbit Tantra. It is generally recognized by the Institute of Continuing.”

"The real me, the real Lily. Can only be the maid Lily who stays with the young master."

Lily blurted out without any hesitation or thinking: "So Lily can only be the me who adapts to the path."

"In other words, there is another witch, right..."

Aiwass thought for a long time.

Witches related to werewolves...

...How about calling her Little Red Riding Hood?
The legacy of the Mother of Monsters—or Lilith?
"I do have a suggestion."

Hypatia said, "How about Selene?"

Hearing this, Aiwass was stunned for a moment.

Of course he had heard of the name, just as he had heard of Dionysus. In his world, Dionysus was the name of the god of wine in Greek mythology, and Selene was the name of the moon god.

...Is this name a little too big?
As a veteran strongman who has been familiar with Hengwo since she was still a mortal.

Hybasa recounted the unknown secret knowledge: "This is one of the pseudonyms that I used when I was a mortal. Generally speaking, the names of pillar gods in their mortal period will be taboo, as they have been destroyed. Knowledge is hidden. Just like the Supreme Heaven has fallen, His name has been concealed... But there are some exceptions here.

"If the Pillar God cut himself off when he came to power, then the split self is no longer a secret. And this is also related to the secret of 'Cicada Slough'.

"There are four current nine-pillar gods who have cut themselves off. Eternal Self is one of them. Selene is one of the names she abandoned. She is also the moon witch who uses the skill of moonlight to create phantoms. Name. You use the skills abandoned by Eternal Self, and then use the name abandoned by Eternal Self... This fits perfectly, isn't it?"

There seemed to be a glimmer of expectation in Hypatia's eyes.

"...That's what you said."

After Lily hesitated, she looked at Aiwass. After Aiwass nodded, she nodded firmly.

As a person who adapts to the path, she instinctively rejects such a dangerous move without knowing the consequences, but as a person who is on the path of love, she feels an attraction - no matter which Lily she is, she longs for power and "usefulness" ”, and longing for the meaning of survival.

However, as she adapts to the path, she can adapt to others, which is exactly her nature; as she follows the path of love, she cannot suppress her desires. Now when Lily loosened her grip on her other self, she gave out the approval and desire that came from her heart. ——She is longing for power.

Lily is always silent, precisely because she is always trapped in this internal conflict of constant self-denial.

This tantra was a relief for her.

"Selene..."

Aiwass murmured.

He once again felt the difference in the world line.

The lost inheritance and name of Hengga have been recovered - the original Lily did not live to this time at all, and he had never heard of Hengga's old name.

He did recall the "Egg Moon Tantra".

This is a sewer ability for players. Its effect is to give the Path of Love three more summons for coordinated attacks, and to give the Path of Adaptation an invisibility ability.

——But the problem is that the path of love does not lack these three summons, and the path of adaptation does not lack invisibility. As a dual-path tantra, it occupies a position of precious mystical skill on each of the two paths. But now it seems that players are getting a weakened version... At least players definitely don't have the ability to cut into two selves.

If it could be split in two in reality...whether it was one soul and two bodies, or a complete separation, it would definitely be useful. Another person who can fully understand each other's thoughts, can be completely trusted, and has obvious differences in abilities can even be regarded as the closest friend in a sense.

"You helped us so thoughtfully..."

Sherlock realized something and asked with some vigilance: "Is there something... do you need our help?"

He clearly felt Hypatia's kindness.

In his view, "goodwill" cannot be born out of thin air. Especially kindness directed toward strangers for no reason.

Whether it was explaining the origin of the Foolish Song Tantra or helping Lily choose the powerful name "Selene", it was obviously a favor outside of the transaction.

Aiwass also reacted and turned around to remind: "Ms. Hybasa... I paid the money."

What he meant was, don't give me the hassle of cross-country travel.

Hybasa is so smart, she directly guessed what Aiwass was worried about: "It's really a simple matter, it won't be too troublesome..."

As she spoke, she took out a box.

Opening the box, you find a pure white staff with a rattle inside.

This was different from what Aiwass expected - he originally thought it was a dagger, but he didn't expect it to be the weapon used by the witch.

"This is something Heng I have used before. It is the best collection I have here."

Haibasa said, and the little girl looked at Aiwass eagerly: "I won't let you go through too much trouble. It can be done only in the church. And it won't be done immediately - I will help handle the trivial matters ahead, which will probably take some time. In a month or two. Can you listen to it first?"

"...You can tell me first."

Aiwass was a little helpless: "I don't guarantee that we can pick it up, or that we may not be able to do it right away... After all, there are quite a lot of troubles in the Theocracy."

Hybasa's attitude made Aiwass reject her forcefully, which he really couldn't do.

He had roughly guessed what Hypatia wanted them to do.

Let's reject the most troublesome part for now - cross-border travel has seriously delayed Aiwass's own time, but if it is only within the Theocracy...

Aiwass was a little shaken.

None of the things he took from Haibasa this time were for his own use; and if he helped Haibasa in this situation, it could be regarded as a practice of dedication to the path. "...With your strength, what is there that you can't do yourself?"

Sherlock was much more vigilant than Aiwass.

He made this statement clear, just because he was worried that Aiwass would not be plotted by others inexplicably in the future. But he didn't intend to cause trouble for Aiwass - if it was really dangerous and troublesome, then he would find a way to help Aiwass refuse it.

"Because this matter is very troublesome for me, but it will be much easier for you."

Hybasa replied without hesitation: "I just want you to go to the dream world."

Hearing this, Sherlock suddenly looked horrified.

Every extraordinary person knows that the dream world is a place where people in the material world can only go after death - this sounds almost like "I want to ask you to go to hell next time."

"I will find a way first to help you find the ability to move briefly in the dream world!"

Before Shylock could refuse, Hypatia immediately explained: "I know a magic potion formula... that is the prototype of Drunken Dream Tincture, the Drunken Dream Tincture before it was disenchanted by the alchemists. It can make the undead The human soul moves freely in the dream world while awake.

"As a reincarnated apostle, I cannot return to the dream world. But I have important things left in the dream world, and I would like to ask you to help me bring them back."

"...What on earth requires so much effort?"

Sherlock frowned: "You have so many collections here. Is it okay to ask others... or even the apostles to send them over?"

"It really doesn't work, because she didn't stay in the dream world through regular procedures. So she can't be touched by any phantoms, otherwise she will completely become a phantom in the dream world... Only a living mortal can bring her back safely."

"Who?"

"My daughter."

The seven or eight-year-old girl raised her head and emphasized seriously: "My biological daughter."

(End of this chapter)