Lost Narrative Poetry

The girl in a pure white kimono looked at the magician and showed a gentle smile: "I was originally worried that your personality would be washed away by the influx of infinite records and become nothingness, but now it seems that I don't need to worry. Too much."

"The main reason is that I am self-aware. Wearing armor is a lofty thing, but in reality, who can ensure that you have replaced God by wearing armor, or have been assimilated by God and become a side incarnation of His personality?"

Xia Ran didn't care and sat down cross-legged in the center of the room, face to face with the girl, and said this with a slightly self-deprecating tone.

I AM, who is, and was, and who is, God of all earth, Lord of hosts, Creator of all, revealer of truth, infinite, absolute, transcendent...

Just listening to a series of names, all kinds of terrible descriptions and prefixes, you know how out of reach the omniscient and omnipotent beings are. In front of them, whether they are ephemera that live and die, or the diversity that runs rampant throughout the ages. The gods and demons of the universe are as insignificant and indistinguishable from the dust beneath their feet.

Xia Ran has every reason to believe that even in a closed box like the Forbidden World, it is absolutely impossible for him to completely complete the armor and replace the concept of the only God recorded in the Bible. .

So wearing armor is just a means, not his ultimate goal.

From the beginning to the end, he knew very well that what he wanted to do was to claim to be God, imitate the Messiah, and incarnate the Antichrist, instead of really trying to become God... If he really wanted to do that, what was he doing so many things for?

It's simply superfluous and superfluous. If you want to commit suicide, just have fun and do it quickly. There is no need to go through so many unnecessary rituals.

The girl in kimono smiled slightly and did not dwell too much on this topic. Instead, she asked: "Let Othinus be a link in the Trinity. Do you know why?"

"Isn't it the reminder of the "Hanged Man" card you gave me? The Trinity cannot be all me. It must be mixed with heterogeneous existences to further separate the concept of God. Firstly, it is to prevent me from being completely assimilated by the Creator when I imitate the Creator. Secondly, it is also in line with the Antichrist. symbol of. "

The magician answered naturally.

"I was actually considering Aleister at first. After all, his conditions also fit the concept of Antichrist. His magical name is Beast666, which represents the Beast of the Apocalypse."

The "beast" is mentioned in the Book of Revelation - an ancient serpent with seven heads and ten horns. It is destined to be the anti-Christ, and the number it represents is 666.

Therefore, Aleister, who used such a magical name, made use of such images and concepts, and is naturally inseparable from it.

It is indeed the best choice for the Trinity that Antichrist will achieve...

Because in the Bible, 6 has always been considered an unideal and imperfect number, the symbol of Antichrist is 666 to highlight its failure and imperfection. That’s why Xia Ran deliberately mixed it into the trinity ritual part. into a heterogeneous existence.

Through such imperfections, we get closer to the symbolic meaning of Antichrist and Anti-Messiah. We also deliberately create discord and conflict, splitting the concept of the Trinity, and ensuring that we can maintain our independence to the maximum extent when wearing armor... It can be said that it is well thought out.

"But he is a troublesome person. He has too many minds and doubts everything. Not to mention me, even he himself is part of the old world he wants to overthrow. So if he is chosen, I estimate that the plan will be completed in a long time. There is no timetable, and we have to worry all the time about what mischief he will do."

Xia Ran shrugged, as if he felt that the chairman really couldn't have a close relationship with him.

"Coupled with the card you gave me, of course I eliminated the option of Aleister and chose Othinus. Although the similarity is a little different, the image of the "Hanged Man" is enough. Religious symbolism is needed to make up for this. "

Blinking, he looked directly at the kimono girl: "That's probably it, right?"

"It's a good idea, although there are still some things that are not quite right, but at least as far as the results are concerned, there is no big problem..." the girl said softly, her tone as gentle as before, with a tired gentleness.

"That's enough. I am absolutely consequentialist in this matter."

The magician nodded in understanding, and then asked curiously: "But can you tell me? What is the incorrect part?"

"It can't be said that it's incorrect. The main reason is that you didn't master this information and didn't connect the information." The girl in pure white kimono pondered for a moment, "Actually, it's more important than just the imagery and symbolic meaning of magic names. On Aleister, who is related to the concept of Antichrist, Othinus’ weight in this aspect is absolute.”

"Huh?" Xia Ran was a little surprised. Could there be something inside that she didn't know about?

As if seeing his thoughts, "Liang Ritual" smiled and said softly: "You should know that myths are actually metaphors of history and never exist independently. The human world reflects the gods. Changes in the world.”

"I know this..." Xia Ran frowned slightly, of course he knew this.

Changes in mythology are often the reflection of changes in the world of gods into reality, that is, legends, beliefs, real-life environments, etc.

so--

From the secrets of the past history of a single universe to the changes in the situation of the entire infinite world that affects the past, present and future, some clues can be seen in myths.

But he still couldn't figure it out. What does this have to do with Othinus also conforming to the antichrist's idol concept? If someone else had said this, he would have definitely thought it was absolute nonsense, but it happened to be the girl in kimono across from him who said this.

"A major feature of Norse mythology is that the world will eventually be destroyed. This is the Twilight of the Gods. This battle is inevitable, and the gods are destined to fail... What kind of secret is this metaphor? You should be able to Can you guess it?"

The kimono girl asked him to think carefully for a while before she said this leisurely.

Xia Ran frowned, and his thoughts were running as fast as lightning. Nordic mythology is indeed a grand mythology system, but it is also an alternative. The style of this mythology system is completely different. The gods in Nordic mythology are not omnipotent. Yes, the world is not eternal either.

The world will eventually be destroyed and the gods will be defeated...

Previously, he didn't think there was any problem, but now it seems really weird. Such a grand mythological system has a long history in the multiverse and radiates across the vast expanse of the void. It still has an influence today. live.

So how many great powers exist in this mythological system? Those main gods are definitely the top beings who can run rampant in the infinite world. Among the ranks of multi-level gods and demons, they are probably the best and the highest among them.

A great mythological system, it once ruled an infinite world. What a vast territory it spanned, and what a magnificent void quadrant it spanned. Perhaps there were hundreds of millions of pasture worlds between the branches and leaves of Yggdrasil. The roots and branches may have penetrated the mother river of source material of countless universes.

But it was destroyed like that?

In the destined Twilight of the Gods, in that inevitable battle, the majestic and gorgeous Rainbow Bridge collapsed and shattered, and the World Tree that supported the universe was swallowed up in the blazing flames like a red lotus. After all the giants were killed in battle, what was left was only the great silence and the eternal darkness?

Xia Ran currently has no way to go back in time and personally explore the history that was sealed in the deepest part of time, but this does not prevent him from connecting the clues and piecing together some real information with the help of the kimono girl.

——To put it bluntly, the concept of Antichrist is to be an enemy of the only God recorded in the Bible...

——And Othinus also fits this concept, with a weight ratio even higher than that of Villaresta, and her corresponding identity is undoubtedly the great god Odin in Norse mythology...

These are two certain clues, the magician thought.

In addition, as I just said, myths are actually metaphors of history. The human world reflects the changes in the world of gods...Based on this point, then if you substitute the experiences of Nordic mythology in the real world, it seems that the truth will gradually emerge. Out of the water.

Because in the real world, Nordic mythology is a mythological system unique to Scandinavia, and its formation was later than other major mythological systems in the world. In the Middle Ages, Christianity prevailed throughout Norway, and the original beliefs, religions and myths of the Nordic countries were severely attacked.

Therefore, Norse mythology became heresy and was burned to the ground.

Xia Ran rubbed his brows, cleared his thoughts, and raised his eyes to look at the kimono girl opposite: "...Is it because of the invasion of the biblical system?"

In the unknown past time, in that sad, tragic and long history, the cruel omniscient and omnipotent cast a ruthless gaze on the Nordic gods?

"Yes, although they are all imperfect and flawed gods, they are different after all. Over in Greece, there is Cronos, the super-primitive god who has the only power and is higher than all things. The creator in the Bible is also only You can look away, but the Nordic world is different, they don't have equal reliance."

The girl in pure white kimono nodded slightly, confirming the magician's guess.

"The Creator gave the destiny of the Nordic world an inevitable end, which is Ragnarok. Not only will the kingdom of giants, the land of goblins and all visible creations in the middle court be destroyed, but also the kingdom of gods and the dead. The gods and the dead of the country will be destroyed along with the world they live in."

"The country of the dead...isn't it already dead? Isn't it okay to let this go?"

Xia Ran twitched his lips, comparing the tragic fate of the Nordic world, it was a miracle that he could still live well now.

Look at people, the dead are dragged out again and whipped, completely destroyed.

"It is not the dead who sleep eternally. In the mysterious eternity, even death will disappear... This is the will of the Almighty, and it cannot be avoided no matter what." "Two Ritual" took a deep look at him, Ruoyou said so.

Xia Ran nodded, and then asked thoughtfully: "So is it because of this that Othinus... has the concept of Antichrist?"

"Yes, in the face of the fate imposed on them by the Almighty, the inevitable Ragnarok, the Nordic gods still face the final outcome frankly, but facing frankly does not mean sitting still and waiting for death, but knowing clearly Fighting despite no hope leads to doomed destruction in the end.”

The girl in kimono nodded slightly and said:

"But no matter what, choosing to fight and face it head-on is to choose to be the enemy of the Creator. In addition, the inevitable failure of the Nordic gods is the fate predicted in the Book of Revelation that the enemies of God will inevitably be defeated. Generally, so she also fits the concept of the Antichrist.”

No wonder he gave himself the Hanged Man card to influence his final choice, pointing to Othinus instead of Aleister. Was all this calculated? Every step contains profound meaning and involves a very important reason?

Xia Ran nodded clearly, feeling that half of his doubts were solved.

He thought again and continued to ask: "Speaking of which, what is going on in this world?"

This was still the part that puzzled him. It was such a closed world, but it had so many traces of the mythological system.

"The fate of Nordic mythology is that the world is destined to be destroyed and the gods must be defeated. But after that, after the world is destroyed, the remaining gods will build a new world again." The kimono girl said softly, "This universe is the original Nordic universe. The remaining fire after the destruction of the world is also the last hope of that pantheon."

“It was originally just an insignificant bud on the farthest branch of the World Tree in the heyday of the gods, but in the end when the gods were defeated one after another, it became the only last glimmer of hope they could fight for. "

"They spread the concept of existence into the most remote pasture world, and completely sealed the dimensions and time and space that have not been completely destroyed by the war with runes, hoping to retain the fire of myth, no matter how hard it is. Faint, but as long as there is hope for recovery and the start of the next new generation.”

Casually casting her gaze outside this indescribable room, and then looking away again, the girl continued calmly:

"There are many more "copies" like the Forbidden World. After all, this world is not the only kind of fire. They were all exiled to the edge of the infinite world by the runes of the Nordic gods, completely sealed and cut off. Connections to other times and places. "

"However, because they had already intersected with other pantheons before they were exiled, these "copies" still contain not only the background of Norse mythology, but also Hinduism, Buddhism, Greek mythology, Mayan mythology, witchcraft, Shinto, and asceticism. Testing the Tao, etc., all appeared. "

"Also because before being exiled and closed, the Bible system had already invaded and completely destroyed the Nordic world. So as you can see, in these "copies", Christianity is still the most powerful religion in the universe. has the largest phase in , which is the most intuitive manifestation. "

"..."

"..."

The room fell silent for a while.

After a moment, Xia Ran thought and nodded: "I understand, so it is for this reason that the conditions in these worlds can become the most ideal environment for ascending to the gods?"

"Yes." The kimono girl showed a gentle smile again, "Do you have any questions?"

"It's gone for the time being. There's no time here. It's time for me to run away and resurrect..." the magician said seriously, "I've been dead for a few days. Now I have to go back to report that I'm safe and give them a surprise..."

"I think most people don't want surprises. They just want you, the deceased, to be emotionally stable."

The girl made a small joke.

"Ahem, then I'm leaving..." The magician tried to stand up.

"Well, go ahead."

"Am I really leaving?" Xia Ran pursed her lips, looked at her, and then tentatively spoke again.

"..."

"..."

"Don't worry, everything has been predestined, and He has already known everything." The girl in kimono looked at him with a smile, "The records in the Bible show that He himself admitted that you don't have to care so much about allowing the Antichrist to appear. "

"I can't help but care. The entire Nordic world has perished. Isn't this enough for me to be vigilant about?...After all, the Lord of All Arms is so aggressive and exclusive." Xia Ran let out a long sigh. Although I have upgraded now, I have finally crossed that line, and my accumulated experience has soared into the sky.

But when it comes to enemies you mess with... does it make any difference?

"If you are so worried, throw away the Ark as soon as possible after you return... Anyway, you can only use it once. If you want to use the Ark to tamper with or add new covenants later, it will not be allowed. He I won’t sit back and ignore it anymore.”

The girl said calmly.

"That's all we can do..." Xia Ran sighed with regret, somewhat melancholy.

He had only used a high-end item like the Ark of the Covenant once, so was he going to get rid of it now? It's really a bit of a waste.

And the only time it was used was to falsely pass on an imperial edict and let the Crusaders attack him, the enemy of God...

——Yes, the New Testament sent down by God in the Forbidden World... was actually uploaded and released by Xia Ran himself in order to create opportunities for backdoor listing.