Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 148 Azik Reconciles with the Past
However, Azik's problem had not been resolved yet, so Luo Lin naturally would not rush to prepare the potion to advance, so he then looked at Azik and said:
"You're not in a good condition to continue recovering your memories today. Get some rest! I'll let you meet your child tomorrow. Get ready and take her on a good trip around Backlund."

In Azik's case, meeting the child would naturally help to stabilize his humanity.

Azik's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly said, "Thank you, Lord Lucifer. I really don't know how to thank you."

"No need to thank me. This is just a necessary measure to help you defeat the divinity. If you really want to thank me, just survive this war!"

Luo Lin smiled faintly. He then looked at the Death Archon, who had been staring at Azik in silence since returning to the villa, and suddenly asked, "Don't you have anything to say to him?"

Upon hearing this, Azik couldn't help but look at the Archon of Death. The other party was actually very different from what he remembered, but Azik knew that this was him, the Archon of Death in the past, but without the influence of his father.

The Archon of Death also raised his eyes at this moment, and two pairs of identical eyes looked at each other at this moment. No one spoke, and no one looked away.

After a while, the Archon of Death finally spoke:

"Are you happy now?"

It was a simple question, but it took Azik several seconds to deliberate. He nodded solemnly and said, "I'm very happy. Although I still have some troubles, I like my life now."

"...That's good." The Archon of Death was silent for a second, then revealed a shallow but gentle smile. At this moment, he looked a bit like Azik.

"Then continue to be happy! Azik, I'm very jealous of you, but I'm also very glad that my future self will finally have myself and the feelings I once longed for."

"So don't be consumed by the past. Move forward. Don't be consumed by your father like I was."

Azik pursed his lips. He once felt that he was a stranger when he was the Archon of Death, but at this moment he suddenly felt relieved.

This is still him, this is his past self, the Archon of Death whose ego is suppressed by the god of death, and who only reveals a hint of extremely suppressed emotions in the corners.

So Azik said: "I will not be devoured by Salinger, I will defeat the divinity, I will..."

He paused here, gave the Archon of Death a gentle smile, and then continued, "I will save my past and snatch Him from the hands of the God of Death."

The Archon of Death was visibly stunned for a moment. He lowered his eyes and whispered, "So I can become such a good person?"

"It's better to say that your essence isn't bad to begin with. Reincarnation only washes away your divinity and the influence of death. If your essence is a villain, no matter how long you reincarnate, you'll still be a villain."

Luo Lin spoke at this moment. He then took out his pocket watch and glanced at it before looking at the Death Archon. "The time has come, Your Excellency, Death Archon. Are you afraid? You're going back to that hell again."

The Death Archon looked at him, shook his head calmly, then smiled and said, "I won't be afraid. I will only wait patiently for the future I hope for to come."

"Thank you, Lucifer. I love this future," the Archon of Death said earnestly. "That's good! See you next time, Archon of Death!" Luo Lin smiled at him and canceled the summons.

So, in the Fourth Era, in the Balam Empire's palace—

The Archon of Death opened his eyes. The familiar influence of the God of Death filled his spirit at this moment, making the Archon of Death look even more grim. He lowered his eyes and looked at the book in his hand. It was a storybook written by Mr. Men from the Abraham family. It described the story of the Night Emperor and his queen, the Blood Moon Queen.

Before being summoned, the Archon of Death sat alone in his study, using his rare leisure time to read this book that was once banned by the Night Emperor, but was said to contain an 80% true story. He actually didn't yearn for the love in the story, but was just a little confused.

Can gods fall in love with others?
Can there really be so-called love in that kind of existence?
The Archon of Death didn't know, at least he had never seen such a thing in his father or his concubine. The Emperor of the Underworld was always cold and indifferent, and was equally cruel to everyone.

The Death Archon thought back to the Sequence 0 he had encountered walking with his father, the original witch of the witch sect.

The other party seemed to be plotting something with the Hades, but the Archon of Death didn't care much. He just remembered the twisted and nostalgic expression on the witch's face that he had seen by chance when she mentioned the fallen Blood Emperor. She was like a giant snake tightly wrapped around its prey. Once it had strangled it, it would never let go, even if it meant dying together with its prey.

Is that love?
The Archon of Death also didn't know.

His gaze then fell on the bookshelf, where there were many books, most of which were written by a member of the Abraham family. Among these books, the most eye-catching ones were probably "The Secret History of the Blood Emperor", "The Love and Hate of Amon", "Pallez", and "The Secret of the Kingdom of Night". The author of these books was the same person - Bethel Abraham, who was respected as Mr. Men.

The Archon of Death often read these books. It is hard to say how much he likes them. He is more likely to be curious and puzzled. He once did not understand why these beings, who are also angels, can have the family, love and friendship in those stories?
Is this true, or pure fiction?

The Archon of Death could not ask Mr. Men, the author, nor could he ask the people whose stories were recorded in these books. He could only read the text over and over again, but could not imagine what the situation was like.

Maybe it's because I'm not strong enough that I can't have these.

The Archon of Death would occasionally think this way, but He couldn't become more powerful. The paths of Death, Night, and God of War all already had Sequence 0s. He could only be a Sequence 2, a Archon of Death.

Even if the God of Death fell, He might not be able to make any further progress, but might instead face a worse ending.

Therefore, the former Archon of Death never looked forward to the future. To him, this world was a calm backwater. His past remained unchanged and he never had the splendor described in those stories. His future was foreseeable, and the best ending would probably be to remain the Archon of Death forever.

But now the dead waters were broken, and He had a future that was even better than the best outcome He could have ever imagined.

The Archon of Death placed his hand on his chest almost subconsciously, feeling his heart beating in his chest. He was even a little dazed at this moment.

It turns out that He is alive!

(End of this chapter)