Pastor's Tantra

The 21st ring, the end of the endless corridor. It was a round hall as sacred and magnificent as a chapel.

After entering the door, the first thing Aiwas saw was this scene-

The wooden floor was red, and the ceiling was dark red. It looked like the heart of some huge monster.

Thousands of white candles of different heights were burning in the room, and the room was filled with a faint, sacred incense.

The statues of the nine pillars of gods were fanned out in order and embedded in their respective square shrines. It looked like a huge painting, but these paintings were sunken into the wall, and the nine pillars of gods in the "paintings" maintained different postures and appeared in square frames of different colors.

Different offerings were placed in the left and right corners of each "frame". Basically, they were different flowers, different gems, and candles of different colors, placed in different numbers and orders.

From left to right, the nine pillars of gods were arranged according to the holy number.

As we all know, the nine pillars of gods have different incarnations. But the Church has a unique definition of the "official image" of the Nine Pillars.

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Although there are religious paintings in churches in other countries, there will be no complete statues, and no form of unauthorized painting is allowed-this is the "permission" and "discourse power" controlled by the Church. Only a few temples that worship a certain pillar god will have holy images.

And generally speaking, only here can you see the highest level of holy images of the Nine Pillars at the same time.

——Hengwo on the far left looks like a plump young girl.

She kneeled on the ground, facing the lake, with her hands crossed on her chest or shoulders. She had almost no clothes on her body, only translucent black crystals shaped into tentacles, tightly binding her from behind and covering her key parts.

She had very long straight black hair, and her face could not be seen because she lowered her head. The long hair fell to the ground, mixed with the calves and feet. But the hair that touched the ground turned into black snakes.

And the tentacles that emerged from the darkness like vines, the end of the end spread to the deep red vortex behind her. The part of the tentacles close to the vortex was blood red, and there was another dark gold vertical pupil like a wolf emerging from the vortex.

On the right side of Hengwo was the twin mirror.

But the image of the twin mirror was not a mirror.

He looked like a beauty sitting on a chair.

Two people who looked almost identical, with the same light golden hair, were sitting back to back on a chair like a high-rise cake, looking like butterflies copied horizontally by a mirror.

The same shawl hair, the same emerald green pupils, all had the same beautiful appearance. But from some details of the expression, you can see that the left one is a man and the right one is a woman.

The man curled his left leg on the chair, and relaxed his right leg downward. His left fist propped up his cheek, and he looked relaxed and lazy, with his head and eyes lowered.

The female twins were just the opposite, curling up their right legs and playfully kicking their left legs forward, slightly raising their heads, with the tips of their left index and middle fingers against their chins, and holding their heads high. They all looked sideways outside the picture, with smiles on their faces that seemed friendly and a little playful.

Even the offerings placed on the left and right corners of the shrine were completely symmetrical.

This was the first time Aiwas had seen the images of these two pillar gods. So he looked at them carefully and remembered them in his heart.

And one more to the right was the most common candlestick.

The candlestick was a huge red crystal stag with forked antlers on its head. And each antler burned with white candlelight - there was no difference.

Wei Zhe was a hunchbacked old man. He wore a hooded robe, with deep eye sockets, one eye was pure white, but his other deep blue eye was extremely deep, like a bottomless ice lake.

His mouth was dry like an old man, and it seemed to be sewn with black thread. The old man's right hand was hanging down, as if hiding something in his sleeve. And his raised left hand held up a stone slab, on which ancient words were jumping like lightning. From his raised left arm, you can see the muscles hidden under the robe.

Sand Timer is also an old man, but he looks much more energetic.

He wore a yellow robe, had white beard and hair, and his slightly long and thin old face looked extremely serious. Behind him was a huge hourglass with sand flowing continuously, and his hands were folded in his sleeves in front of him.

The sixth Lord of Scales and Feathers showed a different appearance from what Aiwas knew.

He was hidden in the shadows, and only the shaking green feathers and dark blue scales could be vaguely seen. His image seemed to be constantly changing, sometimes green, sometimes blue. But because of the large shadow, only a few features could be seen.

The Silver Crown Dragon was a white dragon sleeping on the iceberg. He wore a majestic and sacred silver crown on his head, and his wings were also a brilliant silver-gray. The cold air visible to the naked eye was like dry ice melting at room temperature, and it was still flowing out of the shrine...

Aiwass quickly passed over the pillar gods he had seen, including the Silver Crowned Dragon and the Snake Father, and looked at the last one, Amber.

——Judging from the several pillar gods Aiwass has met, at least the gap shouldn't be particularly big. The most different one is the boss...but considering that the boss is also the god of concealment and change, it is obviously normal to show a special image to the outside world.

The pillar god "Amber" who only saw the twilight path is actually a white-haired girl wrapped in twilight crystals.

She didn't have any accessories or clothes on her body. She looked like she was sealed and buried here.

She curled up like a baby, and seemed to be trying to hold something in her arms. The long snow-white hair naturally curved, as if it was about to wind up into a cocoon, vaguely wrapping her inside. But this crystal doesn't seem to be a crystal, because the long hair in the crystal can actually float slightly, as if floating in the amniotic fluid.

Aiwass also saw with sharp eyes a pair of small pure white wings extending from the position of the amber ears. Two large pure white wings extended from her back, overlapping forward and covering her long hair that could hardly block anything. On the sides of the feet that the wings did not cover, there was a pair of wings about the same size as the sides of the ears.

The girl's body is so white that it is almost transparent... In other words, what the sculptor wants to express is this kind of looming "transparency". Compared to her body, the three pairs of pure white wings attracted more attention.

"...Is this what Amber is like?"

Aiwass murmured: "Amber turns out to be a harpy..."

This was the first time Aiwass saw Amber - there were no icons or paintings enshrining Amber in the Candlestick Cathedral in Avalon. He didn't even know whether Kohaku was a boy or a girl, or what race he was... Considering that Kohaku became the Pillar God in the "Cicada Slough" incident, he should be divided into genders.

Aiwass didn't know how long the harpies lived, or whether they looked younger or older.

But judging from Amber's facial features, it seems that she can still see a childish feeling. From a human point of view, she looks about fifteen or sixteen years old at most.

This gave Aiwass some hesitation.

Amber...as the "god of the highest peak, the god of perfection and eternity", why does he look so young?

He still remembered that Kohaku had been the strongest Pillar God since the cicada incident.

The image of the Pillar God should be closer to that when they came to power - of course, there is no evidence for this, it is just a conclusion that Aiwass inferred from experience and intuition. But if you say so, then Kohaku is too young...

In front of these nine holy statues, there is an extra long table than usual.

At this moment, the pure white saint did not kneel in front of the Nine Pillars God as usual, but sat in the middle of the long table, facing Aiwass and his group who were walking towards the holy statue.

She was closing her eyes slightly and singing a melodious hymn in a low voice. It is sacred music that is enough to cleanse the soul. Just listening to it will make you feel healed - this is not an exaggeration. People suffering from diseases may actually be cured if they hear this song.

The saint's position is sitting in front of the sand clock and in the middle of the entire circular room.

There are only three seats on the other side of this long table. The seat to the right of the saint is empty.

The person on the left side of the saint was none other than Master Yanis, who looked at Isabel in surprise.

"...Why are you here?"

Yanis whispered.

Isabel raised the corners of her mouth, put a finger in front of her lips, and replied silently: "This is a secret."

Although she was responding to Yanis, Isabel's eyes were almost uncontrollably attracted to the pure white saint.

To be precise, he was attracted by the chest of the pure white saint that was placed on the table.

At this moment, the index, middle and ring fingers of the pure white saint's hands were pressed together, forming a pyramid shape on the table. But this is not a false pyramid... rather, she is resting her arms on her chest.

Isabel:? ? ?

So, so big...

The young half-elf queen opened her eyes wide and exclaimed silently.

——Is it really reasonable to be so big?

She puffed her cheeks and issued a silent question to nature.

She quietly turned her head to look at Aiwass, and found that Aiwass was not staring at the pure white saint, but looking sideways at the Pillar God Amber, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After seeing Aiwass, the pure white saint nodded slightly to her left side and motioned Aiwass to go this way: "In front of the Lord of Scales and Feathers."

"I understand, Your Highness."

Aiwass said, pulling Isabel to the side.

Soon, Aiwass found his position directly in front of the Scale Feather Lord.

On the back of the huge seat, which looked like one used in a promotion ceremony, "Aiwass" was written in elven cursive script. There is also a small chair on the left and right sides.

After the three Aiwass sat down, several little elf girls also wearing nun uniforms soon came over to serve them drinks.

It was a crystal clear liquid like ruby.

Aiwass sniffed.

——This is Holy Tree No. 1.

He judged the taste of this wine just by its aroma.

After the little girl with long gray hair poured three glasses of wine attentively, Aiwass smiled and whispered to her: "Thank you."

The girl was slightly startled, and then looked at Aiwass with a smile on her face. Only then did she finally see the young cardinal's face clearly.

"...human, human?"

The girl's originally expressionless, doll-like face now subconsciously showed a hint of surprise and joy. Her eyes showed a strong desire "I want to touch him". But she subconsciously glanced at the photographer at the door of the room, and finally suppressed her desire.

"You're so cute."

The girl whispered: "Your Majesty Cardinal."

Then, the girl bowed her head slightly and saluted. Then he turned around and left with a slight smile on his face.

After the girl left, Isabel asked in a low voice: "Who is she? Is she the Pope's maid?"

"No," Aiwass said softly, "If it weren't for us...she would be this generation's candidate saint."

"...Such a young child?"

"Even though she is young, she should be close to it even if she is not over 100."

Aiwass said casually, then raised his head and looked around.

From here you can hear Her Majesty the Holy Virgin singing up close. And the drink is the best wine in the world, Holy Tree No. 1 brewed with the blood of the apostles... I have to say, it is really delicious.

He arrived early, so there weren't many people around Aiwass yet. Only the section between the eternal self and the twin mirrors had more people, and he was the first to come here.

Suddenly, Aiwass felt someone push his shoulder gently from behind.

He turned around with his right side and saw that Lily had turned back and was looking at him.

The young man behind was smiling and waving to Aiwass.

He put on pure white robes, so that Aiwass didn't recognize him for a while. Later, looking at his bright smile, I realized that this was the cardinal codenamed "Topa", Siegfried.

He was followed by a woman with long silver hair and a strong man with brown hair. Both of them are pure-blood elves.

"My wife, Kriemhild."

Siegfried said with a smile, putting his arm around the male's shoulders: "This is my brother. Which one is your wife?"

"this."

Aiwass said with a chuckle, and took Isabel's hand: "Her name is Isabel."

"Half-elf..."

Siegfried looked at Isabel thoughtfully and said, "She seems familiar to me."

Humans have the same cuteness bonus as cats and dogs for elves - but if they are half-elves, they will immediately lose this special allure.

Although in human aesthetics, half-elves may even be cuter than pure-blood elves. Because they have both the noble and delicate appearance of elves and the round cheek contours of humans. But in the elf aesthetics... half-elf is probably equivalent to a kind of Furui. Among extreme elf sects, it may even feel weird to the point of nausea.

Only a few elves are particularly fond of half-elves, and Siegfried is clearly not one of them.

This is actually the reason why it is difficult for half-elves to gain a high status in the Theocracy - even elves also like to look at their faces. It's just a different aesthetic.

"Do you always bring your wife here?"

Avas suddenly felt confident.

Originally, when he brought Isabel here, he was worried that it would break the rules.

"Not necessarily, for example, Cardinal Favna..."

Siegfried whispered.

At this moment, Cardinal Favna came over.