Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 75 Lucifer and Azik (First Order)
"Who are you? Which organization do you belong to?" The Singer of God couldn't help but ask when he saw Hurricane Vice Admiral Qilingos who had turned into a sheep.

"You should know my name." Luo Lin smiled, looked at the Singer of God, and said, "As for the rest..."

He paused, his smile becoming playful, and said, "Let me give you a hint, or do you know something called Tarot cards?"

The Singer of God immediately showed a thoughtful expression.

Luo Lin's figure then disappeared, replaced by tarot cards flying all over the sky. The scene was gorgeous and somewhat mysterious, as if it was the curtain call of a performance.

The Hanged Man, Alger, stared blankly at the tarot cards, his pupils shrinking.

Could this be... Mr. Fool's beloved?
……

At the same time, after completing his farewell performance, Luo Lin did not really leave, but just came nearby.

He looked at Azik, who had arrived long ago and had not attacked Qilingos only because of his presence, and said with a smile: "Hello, Azik, nice to meet you, you can call me Lucifer."

Luo Lin was not afraid of being recognized by Mr. Azik because he had already concealed his soul aura, and the other party would definitely not be able to recognize him from this aspect.

This was indeed the case. Azik certainly didn't recognize the man before him as the innocent junior Jack Jones. He simply sized him up and said after a few seconds, "I thought you were a fortune teller."

"I am indeed not a fortune teller, and of course, I am not an alien." Luo Lin smiled when he heard this, but his words made Azik even more confused.

"I don't think you'll tell me which path you belong to." Azik could see that Luo Lin had no intention of explaining further, but he didn't dwell on it too much. He just said gently, "Jack should have introduced me to you in the letter he wrote to you."

"Of course, I did receive Jack's letter. Honestly, it's giving me a headache. I really shouldn't have let him run around on his own. Not only did he end up center stage, but he even got involved in a play that wasn't his place at this stage."

Luo Lin's expression was filled with helplessness as he spoke. He then sighed, looked at Azik, and said, "But my understanding of you is not limited to what my foolish student described you to me."

"...Do you know me?" Azik certainly understood what Luo Lin meant and asked quickly.

"I don't know the you of the past. I just know about the play about you." Luo Lin shook his head, denying Azik's words. He then lowered his head and flipped through the thick book in his hand. After turning to a certain page, he stopped, looked up at Azik, and said with a smile:
"Archon of Death Azik Eggers, descendant of the former Hades Emperor of the Balam Empire. After the Hades Emperor's fall, your soul was split in two. One half became the sole carrier of the God of Death, while the other half became the you you are today. Through repeated reincarnations, you washed away your madness and divinity, lost the influence of the God of Death, and shaped your soul into its current form."

"Even among all the stories I know, your play can be considered a brilliant one." Luo Lin made the final summary with a smile.

Azik stood there in a daze. Because Rowling hadn't covered it up, he could see the contents of the page in the other person's hand. It was blank, with nothing on it.

But Azik had a hunch that what the other party said was true, and this might be his past experience.

"...If I find my other half, will I regain my past memories and end this cycle of reincarnation?" Azik asked after a long silence. "Of course, if you can find your other half, all abnormalities will disappear, and you can even continue to ascend. But as a price..." Luo Lin paused here, looked at Azik, and said slowly:

"You will also lose all the emotions you have gained from the past thousands of years of reincarnation. Those memories will become mere pictures to you."

Azik was stunned for a moment, his brows furrowed instinctively, clearly unable to accept this outcome. He looked at Luo Lin, and suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Every good actor should know what the outcome of their choices will be." Luo Lin smiled at Azik, who was carefully portraying the character of Lucifer. "And I'm very curious, Azik, what choice will you make between humanity and divinity?"

Azik opened his mouth. He suddenly remembered what Klein had told him about his encounter with Lucifer. Looking at the man in front of him, he couldn't help but have a deeper understanding of his character.

Azik suddenly smiled bitterly and said, "I might disappoint you. I don't know what I will choose."

The past was still a mess to Azik. He didn't remember the reincarnations over the past thousands of years, nor did he remember many of his times as the Archon of Death. In this situation, Azik really didn't know what choice he would make.

Should I take my soul back and let everything in the past become a dream, or continue with my current life and let reincarnation come again and again... No matter which ending it is, it doesn't sound like a good thing.

"I understand. You don't have to rush to make a choice. At least you have some time to think before the end comes." Luo Lin said with a smile, giving full play to the characteristics of the Riddler.

Azik understood. He looked at Luo Lin and said, "So even if I choose to escape, my other half will catch up with me, right?"

"You are very perceptive." Luo Lin did not deny that the mutual attraction between two souls is inevitable. Even if Azik chose to give up in this reincarnation, he might be unknowingly attracted to the other half of the soul in the next reincarnation and open Pandora's box.

"This doesn't sound like a good thing." Azik smiled bitterly and fell silent, probably thinking about something. After a moment, he suddenly looked up at Luo Lin and said:

"Then at least before the end comes, I want to embrace my past."

When Luo Lin heard this, he glanced at Azik and said with a smile, "It seems that Azik, you are ready to make a deal with me."

"Yes, you probably know what the deal is about." Azik nodded and looked at Luo Lin and said, "I need the Time Gem, Mr. Lucifer. I wonder what I have to pay to trade these magical gems with you."

"Sorry, the Time Gem is not for sale. It will not be sold." Luo Lin shook his head. He had no intention of really selling the Time Gem to Azik. Not to mention that there was no such thing, even if it was simply to control the speed at which Azik recovered his memory, he would not sell it.

Azik's eyes dimmed when he heard this, but he was still prepared to fight for more. "I know these gems are very valuable. As long as I can meet your conditions, I will definitely do my best to do it."

(End of this chapter)