Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1253 She is no longer alone
The emerald green octagonal gem that Aiwass placed in front of him was the Stone of Eden.

This was the only treasure that Aiwas obtained during the division of the spoils stage after they cleared the ruins of the Tower of Babel.

Because when Aiwass touched the gem, a system panel suddenly popped up in front of him, indicating that its name was "Stone of Eden". But what was unusual was that its attributes did not pop up at the same time.

It was precisely because of this special feature that Aiwas noticed it and chose to take it away.

After that, when Aiwas had nothing to do, he would take out the gem and play with it.

Aiwass also tried various methods to activate it - including but not limited to injecting magic power into it, praying to it, smearing it with his own blood, soaking it in water, roasting it with fire, or pointing it at the sun and the moon...

——Haha, it’s totally useless.

If it weren't for the fact that it kept flashing the name "Stone of Eden" and popped up every time Aiwass touched it, with the frequency of pop-ups comparable to the advertisements of Thunder or Sogou input method... Aiwass would have regarded it as an ordinary gem.

Until recently, things finally changed.

Not long ago, the container entry that Amber gave to Aiwass became the golden "Mother of Amber":
[Mother of Amber (gold): Amber was once hatched from an egg and was born from its belly. ]

When the container entry that Aiwass got changed to "Mother of Amber", when he touched the Stone of Eden again, a new entry suddenly appeared:
Stone of Eden

[Description: The winged egg that has not yet hatched has solidified over a long period of time. Perhaps it can also be considered a kind of amber.]

It has no attributes, nor any specific method to use it, except for this strange line of description.

——But just this one line of description is enough.

Aiwass would know why it appeared in the Tower of Babel——

In that ancient era when there was no concept of country and family, the Tower of Babel was the gathering place for the winged ones.

Outside the Tower of Babel, there are many foreign tribes. In an era where the strong prey on the weak, it is not safe to be too far away from one’s own tribe. Therefore, there must be many people who will not leave the Tower of Babel... In other words, many people live inside the Tower of Babel for their entire lives.

——Obviously, this gem is a "dead fetus" that failed to hatch.

The reason why it failed to hatch, Aiwass thought... might be related to Taiyi's fall.

Aiwass still remembered that when he entered the ruins of the Tower of Babel, the second sun "Taiyi" was still in the sky. In other words, Taiyi still existed at least when the Fallen Angels ascended. At that time, the master of the Path of Creation was the Path of the Sun, and the Winged Ones relied on this gem to reproduce.

With the ascension of the Fallen Angels, the remains of the Tower of Babel were stripped from time and space by Lucifer using the preservation technique.

What happened next was that Taiyi fell, the sea monster got the fragments of the Sun Path and climbed ashore, becoming the beast master. Then the reproduction of the Beast Path completely replaced the creation of the Sun Path, and then the milk was born... This "gem"-like embryo lost the possibility of creation because it did not conform to the beast nature.

This is probably the root cause of the extinction of the Winged Ones - perhaps the Winged Ones have no gender, so they cannot reproduce through sexual reproduction represented by the Way of Beasts. This is probably why Ai Shiping, who was still the Heavenly Master of Samsara at the time, was able to hatch the Amber after stealing the Amber Egg.

The golden hunting path turned into the green adaptation path after the food path turned into the power path, which was after the first generation of the tower master of Tongtian Tower and before the second generation of the tower master. Therefore, there were only two green paths at that time... that is, the beauty path and the adaptation path.

This gem should be the remnant of the Path of the Sun when it reached its end... Under the interference of the Path of Beauty or the Path of Adaptation, it was barely preserved. But it has completely lost the possibility of hatching new winged beings.

The subsequent eagle-man, snake-man, and lizard-man were obviously degraded compared to the winged and scaly people. Compared with the ancient gods, they became more barbaric and more like animals.

Or rather... more like a "beast".

This kind of "deterioration" should be the influence of the beastly nature of the beast's path! In order to survive, they lost their divinity and turned into beasts.

Then Aiwass clearly realized that...these "Stones of Eden" in the "mirror copy" of the Tower of Babel ruins should be the last batch of real "winged beings" in the world. Aiwass only rescued this one at that time, so it was the last winged being in the world.

There is nothing more suitable than it to be a carrier of amber.

And Aiwass also prepared two tarot cards for Amber, who was about to hatch.

This box of tarot cards that Aiwas bought last year now only has four lonely cards left.

——The Magician, the Queen, the Hermit, the Tower.

The number of registrations for the Book of Law has reached [17/21], and only these last four are left to completely complete the Book of Law.

Aiwass already had a vague premonition - perhaps something would happen when he completed the Book of Law.

He has already thought about where to use the Magician card.

The Magician card contains the four elements of wind, earth, water and fire. There is an infinity knot on his head, a ouroboros around his waist, and roses and lilies under his feet... The roses here represent life, and the lilies represent death.

——In this world, there is no other card more suitable to give to Ah Huan than this one.

As for which two of the remaining three cards to use, Aiwass actually thought about it for a long time:

[Empress] This card means compassion. It is the prototype of all mature women, representing maternal care and the nourishment of the earth. The wheat fields and forests represent tranquility, fertility, perfection, compassion, and unconditional love.

The Hermit wears a robe, holds a lamp, and gropes forward alone in the darkness... It represents loneliness and solitude. Leaving the group, looking for inner peace and the true self. It represents not compromising or adapting to others, but seeking truth from silence.

This card is actually most suitable for Wei Zhe - but it is also suitable for Huan Tiansi, Hengwo and Amber, they are all great sages who walk alone and close themselves off.

As for [Tower] - this is the card that is most suitable for Amber and the Winged Ones.

The tower represents disintegration. The disintegration of old things, the collapse and destruction of the old world, but it also means transformation and radical change. Destroying everything old is sudden and unacceptable, but things have already happened, so we can only try to grow from the new rules.

——This collapsed tower is the Tower of Babel.

The collapse of the Tower of Babel heralds the end of the old era and the beginning of a new era. The earliest elves were born at this time, and they also raised the flame of the new era, allowing civilization to change. It also foreshadows the end of the world... and these concepts are very consistent with amber.

Finally, after careful and persistent thinking, Aiwas put away [Hermit].

The reason is also very simple.

Being a hermit was too cruel a fate for her.

The reason why Amber became a [Hermit] is because she was trapped in the eternal cycle of reincarnation caused by the power of reincarnation and became the hub of reincarnation.

But the amber that is about to be born is a "new amber" that completely transcends this cycle and will witness the end of it all.

This way, she would no longer be alone.

(End of this chapter)