Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1099 Like a Brand
For some reason, looking at Sherlock in front of him, another picture suddenly appeared in Aiwas's eyes——

It was the semi-transparent Lucifer standing in front of him, speaking softly about the past scenes of the snake.

"--Same thing with snakes. When snakes lie, they always tell the truth. Just like you.

"——His feelings for us were genuine, but for a higher purpose, he had to abandon us.

"--He sacrificed me without my consent. I am not satisfied with this. But he felt guilty and painful for it, so I forgive him. He cut off his own goodness, which is you. Your pain for this is exactly what he suffered in the past; if a person has sinned, he must repent, and if he repents, he must atone for his sin.

"—Will you lie to me again? Like we did in the past."

Every word was branded with blood. Aiwass had only heard it once, but he had engraved it firmly in his heart.

Maybe it was because of the shock, or maybe it was because of the pain.

It's like watching someone pierce their finger with a needle or lift up their nail... Even if you have never suffered a similar injury, when you see a similar picture or even just see the words, you will feel the corresponding pain in your heart.

How similar were Ai Shiping and Lucifer at that time to Aiwass and Sherlock now?

"Is this also a kind of 'tail-binding ring'..."

Aiwass moved his lips slightly and murmured softly.

There were some ripples in his eyes.

But it did not waver.

Because Aiwass still remembered how he had promised Lucifer at that time——

“I don’t make promises like ‘I will never betray’ or ‘I will never lie’. I can only say that everything I do is true to my heart.

"——I will never do anything that I will regret. I will never cut out my regretful heart!"

Aiwass closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, his heart became more determined.

In any case, he is different from Huan Tiansi.

Just like Lucifer's last words: "I'm just a little sad. We could have faced the end of the world together, and he wouldn't have to be so lonely... lonely to the point of madness..."

As for Aiwass, he was definitely not as lonely as Huan Tiansi. He was surrounded by his followers, his friends, and his lover. They were the people he promised to protect. He had vowed to guide their direction like the sun, and would rather burn himself to death for this...

"Ms. Haibasha, I have a question..."

At this moment, Sherlock's words distracted Aiwass.

"--I know."

Haibasha just raised his hand slightly, signaling Sherlock to stop talking.

Today, Haibasha is wearing a dark green dress that reminds people of a forest.

Compared to her young and pretty face, this outfit made her look surprisingly mature. She sat on a wooden high chair with her legs together, which made her look taller than Aiwass and Sherlock.

"You want to ask...about Hermes, right?"

Haibasha looked at Sherlock with some melancholy.

For the first time, a gleam of emotion flashed in her pupils.

"—You are not him."

Haibasha murmured softly, "Absolutely not."

She was so shocked when Sherlock was recognized by the Foolish Songs Tantra. It was only then that she looked at Sherlock with her eyes for the first time... and finally saw his face clearly.

It was a face that I had almost forgotten, but once I remembered it, I could never forget it.

Like a brand.

There is pain everywhere.

Every line and sentence I recall is filled with bleeding wounds.

"…In the past, Dionysus and the feast master merged into one, two souls. The fool who defied the gods and was full of spirit eventually became one of the gods."

Haibasha looked at Sherlock, as if he was talking to him, or whispering to another person: "The Foolish Songs Tantra is not some kind of knowledge that hopes to be passed on. It is the kind of rebellious heart. "One of the authors of this book is me. The other author is Hermes.

"If you remember the preface of the book, you will remember that I called myself Saffron. The name Saffron is Crocus... He is the elder brother of Hermes. He was an innocent child whom he accidentally killed and tried to bury."

Hearing this, Aiwass widened his eyes slightly.

He suddenly realized something and looked at the dolls he had brought.

Thirty centimeters to less than half a meter in height, just like the size of the "fufu" series dolls released by Sega. If you look closely at those elf girls wearing gorgeous long dresses... you will feel that they are quite similar to Haibasha at this moment.

Haibasha also followed Aiwass's gaze and murmured in a low voice: "White daffodils, yellow laurel, blood-red anemones, blue hyacinths, pink and purple crocuses...

"Do you know why I named them after these flowers?"

Both Aiwass and Sherlock remained silent.

But Isabel opened her eyes slightly, and she vaguely sensed something trembling.

——That is the power of “beauty”.

"Narcissus... He is the most handsome boy among us, his name is Naxos."

Haibasha murmured in a low voice: "After the Fool died, he died soon after. In pursuit of deeper beauty, he turned himself into a part of eternal beauty.

"He saw himself in the lake and felt that it was the highest beauty. So he jumped in without hesitation... and never came up until he drowned. Now, he is one of the guardians of the Twin Mirror.

"Laurel - There was a girl named Daphne. She was very beautiful and a worshipper of the Moon Angel. At that time, the Sun Self that split from the Moon Angel fell in love with her... She swore that she would not love anyone other than the Moon Angel, and did not recognize that it was a part of the Moon Angel she worshipped. In her long and destined watch, she gradually turned into a laurel tree, and now she is still dancing with Heng."

"...The elves' tree disease?"

Aiwass murmured.

The yang self that the Moon Angel split off...isn't that the Xi Tiansi that Hengwo split off?
“It’s a similar story with anemones and hyacinths.”

Haibasha turned around and looked at Aiwass: "They are both tree-like elves... They are all our friends. One went to the Kingdom of Giant Trees, and the other went to the Amber Forest."

"Only Saffron... is Hermes' dead brother, right?"

Sherlock was silent for a while before speaking slowly.

He had already guessed the truth.

The Lord of Scales and Feathers said: "An apostle of the Sand Clock was throwing a frisbee in the material world out of boredom. As a result, he accidentally killed an elf child. The innocent child who was killed was called Crocus, and he was the original Saffron."

The original saffron.

When Shylock questioned the Fool's end, Hypatia said this:

"This book is definitely out of print - it will only be passed down to me. I have not hidden this fact at all. You are the first person recognized by this book... If you can't hear it, I will be disappointed."

The reason why Haibasha said this...

"The saffron is a symbol of his past sins. The other four flowers represent his friends."

Haibasha turned around and looked at the doll, his eyes full of tenderness: "I let them accompany Saffron... just like we accompanied him in the past."

She stood up from the tall chair, walked along the azure blue illusory steps that appeared in the void, and walked step by step to the front of the five puppets.

She reached out and gently touched the doll girl in a pink and purple dress, and it gradually floated up and emitted a pink and purple glow.

"——Because she is the daughter of Hermes. She is the identical twin sister of Gray Sky. I named her Crocus."

"Gray Sky Commander..."

Hearing this, Aiwass widened his eyes slightly: "Could it be..."

"Oh?"

The young elf girl turned around and looked at Aiwass, with a slight smile on her face: "You don't know... the great former Pope.

"I... am Hui Tiansi's biological mother."

(End of this chapter)