Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1256: Sin: Gluttony Star
Inanna - This name can also be called Ishtar.

The name means star.

Now that he has regained his memories of his past life, Aiwass also remembered the history and mythology knowledge he was familiar with.

Ishtar has a very high status in mythology. She was even the supreme god at one time. The worship and praise of her by the ancient Babylonians became the prototype of the praises to God in the Old Testament. Her story became the prototype of the goddess of love and beauty in Greek mythology.

As the goddess of nature and harvest in ancient Babylon, Ishtar is also the goddess of love, war and fertility, and her father is the original god of the gods. However, these divine duties are not important... What is important is her experience in mythology.

Her husband was Tammuz, the god of plants. Tammuz's father was Enki, the god of water, the creator of life, and the king of the earth. He was not the god of creation, but the founder of civilization. Tammuz, also known as the shepherd Dumuzi, was the ancient king of Bad-tibira, also known as the shepherd king.

In one version of the myth, after Tammuz died in an accident, Inanna went to the underworld alone and went through seven trials to win back her husband. But each time she went down a level of hell, she lost a layer of divinity until she passed through the seven gates. At this point, she was no different from a mortal and had lost all her divine powers.

There are two extensions of the myth: one is that she defeated her sister Ereshkigal and brought back her husband, so that after the winter representing death, spring returned and everything revived.

Another view is that she lost all her divinity and died in the underworld, and under pressure from the gods above, Ereshkigal was forced to resurrect her and allow her to resurrect her husband Tammuz.

There is another version that states that it was Ishtar who killed her husband; she was extremely angry about this statement and called it "slander against me"; there is another completely different myth, in which she went to the underworld to conquer the underworld, but died there, and finally escaped the underworld only in exchange for her husband.

Everything dies, the end of the world is desolate, the love for Ai Shiping, the true experience of killing him, but getting angry when it is mentioned, using Ai Shiping as the price to leave the underworld, and after that everything revives...

——These fragments of stories fit Amber and Ai Shiping perfectly.

If the eternal cycle of reincarnation will end in this world, it means that Ai Shiping and Amber will eventually die.

There must be someone who remembers their existence—not just Lingbo Tiansi who remembers everything, but someone who remembers the two of them alone.

There is no one more suitable than her.

Because she was born because of Ai Shiping and Amber.

In the cycle of reincarnation, the truth of history has become blurred, just like the different versions of the Inanna myth and the different versions of Ai Shiping.

In addition... this name also reminded Aiwas of another sentence.

That was the secret message of Aiwass's book of unlocking magic, and also the secret order to seal off Eagle Point Village.

"So-called humans are all stars—"

At that time, Aiwass didn't know what this sentence meant, but now he understands.

As Aiwass recited this sentence again, the larvae on his fingertips suddenly burst into a dazzling golden glow.

The two cards floated up on their own, one on the left and one on the right.

Aiwass called out loudly—

"Inanna! I call upon you by name now... and brand you with the mark of gluttony!"

This is the final branding.

It is also the most suitable mark for Inanna.

Gluttony is not just a waste of food. Its essence is the obsession and persistence with everything - the obsession to keep oneself alive, the desire to keep something going. Amber, who has been reincarnated for nine lifetimes and still refuses to give up even when she is already broken into pieces, has the most obvious and only suitable sin, which is gluttony.

Aiwass went on to say, solemnly declaring: My life is your life, my fate is your fate -

"——Obey me, Phantom Demon of the Dusk Path!"

Two huge, dim yellow magic circles vertical to the ground were instantly generated from the ground, one on the left and one on the right, appearing on the left and right sides of the card.

This time, Aiwass didn't need to draw on the power of sin.

With only the will of Aiwass... or rather, with the kindness of Inanna, she built her own "insect nest"!
It's like the Pokémon got into the ball itself!
If it existed in the outside world like this, the world would be equivalent to two ambers existing at the same time. This would either cause some confusion or cause the weaker one, Inanna, to undergo some kind of distortion, resulting in differences between the two sides.

Just like Swamp People.

Just like Aiwass's mother - even if they are the same two people, they will make different choices when faced with the same thing, because the world makes them slightly different.

And Aiwass's sealing of Inanna and transforming her into the beast of sin can also make them different. Therefore, this itself is an important ritual for the birth of Inanna. If this part of the ritual is not completed, she can only exist in the world as a bug, and cannot completely transform and be born!
however……

At this moment, the ceremony suddenly got stuck.

Even though Inanna offered no resistance at all, and even instinctively assisted...there were still problems with the ritual.

——Because its “scale” is too large.

It is like a weak newborn baby - it has just opened its eyes, but its life is connected to the God-King.

Today's amber is the foundation of reincarnation. Although Inanna is just a newborn, they are essentially the same existence. Relying solely on the power of the Ring Heavenly Master and the Fallen Heavenly Master, it is impossible to contain the power of amber!
Even if it's just juvenile amber!

"……Oops."

Aiwass frowned: "Will it not work..."

But just when Aiwas thought he was going to fail in the seal.

——The sky suddenly turned dim yellow.

A real dim yellow "star" suddenly fell from the sky and crashed into the room sealed by the amber power. It passed through without any hindrance and crashed into Aiwas' body! "This is..."

Aiwass was stunned.

Before his eyes, its essence emerged out of thin air:
[Tiansi Fragments-Fragments of Remembering and Remembrance]

[——The law of remembering and recollecting, the crystallization of Lingbo Tiansi's power. The power still retains the last will and cannot be used in any way.]

Lingbo Tiansi's...Tiansi fragments? !

——When did Lingbo Tiansi die?
Why did Tiansi's death not bring any changes to the world?

The moment this thought came into Aiwas' mind, he was completely stunned.

Because he suddenly realized something.

Lingbo Tiansi...doesn't seem to have made any changes to the world.

The art of preservation is actually the power of amber, and the art of excavation, which was transformed into necromancy, has also been inherited by Dong Dong Si.

Not only that, even the blessing of longevity for the elves - or curse - was dispelled by Aiwass using the power of nothingness in the fruit of the sinthorn.

Just like what Aiwas had thought when Dong Ting Si was born: What is the use of Ling Amber Tiansi?

——The answer is, it’s useless.

Precisely because it is of no use, He can self-destruct at the most appropriate moment!

It was precisely because Aiwass had facilitated the birth of the Winter Maiden and liberated the elves from their bondage - because of the "history" he had changed, that the current Lingbo Tiansi was able to complete this ultimate mission.

After all, Lingbo itself is "amber containing insects." Lingbo minus amber, the insects in it can finally be fully resurrected.

Lingbo Tiansi must be a part of Ai Shiping!

The fragments of his celestial power turned into light flowing in his blood and were absorbed by Inanna who was resting on Aiwas's fingertips.

And the next moment, Inanna also completely turned into light.

In the increasingly pure and brilliant dim yellow glow, the young cicada opened its mouth.

The extremely pure dim yellow glow turned into golden light, and the brighter golden light turned into white light.

From the gem on its back, a human figure made of pure light gradually emerged.

And in the very center of it, a golden cicada pattern emerged, and the two tarot cards did not turn into Thoth Tarot, but directly melted into pure gold!
As they suddenly closed towards the middle, the light was completely absorbed into the card!
Unlike other Sin Cards, it did not have a cicada pattern on the amber card surface. Instead, it had a clear picture directly on it:
Inside was a little girl about seven or eight years old, younger than the Amber in the Theocracy mural.

She was wearing a white robe—a style unique to the Winged Ones, just like Lucifer’s attire.

She has long snow-white hair, her eyes are amber, and she smiles happily. Her hands are spread out like a loving mother, as if she is holding a transparent basin, or as if she is gesturing for a hug.

There is a pair of small pure white wings behind her ears and on both sides of her feet; and there are two large pure white wings behind her... They are not curled up into a ball like in the mural of the Ennead Gods, but are fully spread out backwards.

——With this fragment of the Celestial Master as a medium, Inanna directly skipped the stage of the Beast of Sin!

[Sin: Star of Gluttony (Queen, Tower)]

【Level: 59】

[Dusk Road, attribute land]

[Upright Summoning: The Light of Continuation of Civilization]

[Required: Earth 5]

【Instant, self-effective, continuous】

[Effect: Shine out endless brilliance, and everything within the range of the radiance is considered "touched"; if you stand on the ground, this radiance is additionally considered a preservation spell that is continuously effective.]

[Reversed Summoning: Inanna]

[Required: Earth 5]

【Maintenance: 5*Daily】

【Action, Summon】

[Effect: Summon the Gluttonous Beast Inanna to fight for you. Inanna is considered a summoned creature. When not in combat, the Gluttonous Beast Inanna can transform into a light cicada and enter a follower state. Only one Sin Beast can exist at a time.]

[Authority: Harvest, Healing, Continuation]

[Effect: When Inanna enters the field, apply the "End of Civilization" status to all enemies]

[End of Civilization: Advanced "Petrification", the effect is equivalent to petrification, and in this state, defense and resistance are -33%. When this state is released, "Petrification" is automatically applied. ]

(End of this chapter)