Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 800 Sin Card: King of the Wild Hunt
The lightning turned into a beam of light, directly shattering the corroded armor behind Heleqin!
The lightning that burst out was just a beam of light when it left the body, but as it continued to spread outward, it spread out. It was like it turned into a pair of huge and forked lightning wings - the two wings behind Heleqin bloomed in an instant!

Less than three seconds had passed since Aleister first launched his charge.

The tips of their guns were both stuck inside each other's bodies, and they remained in that position, frozen and motionless.

The heavy rain washed over them, bringing a hint of silence amid the hustle and bustle.

After a brief but seemingly long silence, a loud thunder was heard in the sky.

The yellowish color on Helechin's armor faded away, and the storm raging in Aleister's body also subsided.

He transformed into a knight in silver armor again and voluntarily gave up the beheading spear in his hand.

"...I lost."

Heleqin's mask popped up, and his deep, echoing voice became clear and bright again: "The lightning destroys me faster than the storm can tear you apart... If I were at the same level as you, I would die earlier than you. And as long as I die, the storm will stop."

Because he had no choice.

There were only four skills he taught Aleister - two charges and two strikes.

As for striking skills, there are only Thunderfury and Stormstrike.

The former can make the weapon instantly burst out with a large amount of high-temperature thunder, which is a very good burst attack and also a long-range damage that melee extraordinary people lack; while the latter can roll up a storm when attacking, thereby making the enemy unbalanced and powerless, blocking long-range attacks from a distance, and further increasing the wind speed with each attack.

In Helechin's opinion at the time, as long as Aiwass mastered these two skills, he could basically deal with most of the enemies.

After all, Aiwass, who was using the body of Heleqin at that time, did not need to master complex and varied skills such as flexible jumping, dodging, charging, and parrying like the lizardman warrior Origen - after all, he had Pegasus and did not need to consider the issue of mobility at all.

As a result, the past Heleqin has now stumped himself.

Aleister seemed to be extremely resistant to lightning damage... so he could only use Storm Strike. With his rich experience, Heleqin chose the most reasonable way to fight - penetrate Aleister's body and strike from the inside to maximize the effect of Storm Strike.

If Aleister had retreated at all, she would have failed.

The gun was already inserted into Aleister's body. Even if she turned into a bat, she would be directly swept back and torn apart by the tornado. The best way to deal with the immortality of the Moon Child was to control him - even if Heleqin didn't know how to cast spells, he knew how to control the Moon Child.

But Aleister chose to fight with his life in exchange for another's!

She first launched a more explosive [Thunderous Fury] at herself - at that moment, Heleqin knew that he had been defeated.

The following part was just that he wanted to see if Aleister could still use Thunder Fury when he was in pain from the storm.

When Helechin admitted defeat, Aleister transformed into a bat again and reassembled.

The blood in her body was becoming weaker and weaker. Visible purple spider webs appeared on her skin, and she was breathing heavily. If she died one or two more times, she would probably die completely.

"…You have a really heavy hand, Heleqin."

Aleister complained.

For a moment, she thought she was going to die.

Because after she cancelled the Thunder Halberd, her affinity for lightning had actually disappeared.

If Helechin had not reacted and continued to use "Thunder Fury", Aleister would probably have been reduced to ashes at that time.

It was precisely because Helechin had sufficient combat experience and quick reaction speed that Aleister won.

——It’s like when you have four cards opened and it seems like you can make a straight flush, but you choose to go all in.

“This is my respect for you…”

Heleqin paused and added the title: "Master. I remember the bet, and I will never break my oath."

But all in all, the result is good.

It is probably impossible to convince a pure warrior who fights to the death by any other means. Even if he wins, he may just choose to obey for the sake of friendship... Only by this means can Heleqin be truly convinced.

Seeing the battle was over, the Night Devil who had been waiting for it finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned back into a crow. The bloody rain in the sky also dissipated, leaving only a smaller but still torrential rain quietly washing over.

Her mentality was also very complicated - on the one hand, she was happy for Aleister's victory, and on the other hand, she was jealous that she had a new colleague.

Aleister rested for a while and then started the sealing ceremony on the spot.

——But it’s slightly different from the previous plan.

Originally, the attribute that Aleister assigned to the Wild Hunt King Helechin was the earth attribute.

Because at that time, Heleqin was always the former world boss, the vengeful hero who was always roaring with anger. His armor was pitch black, as thick as the earth and as deep as the abyss. He was also an undead of the Dusk Path with an affinity for the earth.

But now, Aleister has a new idea.

Heleqin is indeed a dead soul—

However, his personal will is now completely awake. He has also received the blessing of the Lord of Scales and Feathers and the power of a warrior. And his own fighting style is storm and thunder... just like the Griffin Knights of Avalon.

——Although from a causal relationship, it should be said that the knights of Avalon were imitating Helechin. After all, the Knights of the Round Table led by Arthur worshipped the former hero Helechin. Helechin's transformation from a vengeful spirit to a wild hunt is also related to Merlin's ritual.

Considering this point... maybe Heleqin is not suitable for the earth attribute, but more suitable for the wind attribute!
"Your sealing was done using Tarot cards?"

Heleqin came over and looked at Aleister who was selecting cards: "Which one am I?"

"You have to use two, and you have to wait until tomorrow - I don't have enough mana to seal you in order to fight you."

Aleister said casually: "I want a tarot card that represents you, and then a tarot card that represents the pillar god that can suppress you."

As she spoke, she revealed the first card.

That is the right judgment.

The card depicts an angel blowing the trumpet of the Last Judgment, allowing the dead to be redeemed, and even the souls of sinners have the possibility of being redeemed. This is exactly the same situation that King Heleqin of the Wild Hunt is in now.

This card foretells resurrection, recovery, reunion, miracles of love - all good omens. It is also a celebration of Helechin's return to sanity.

"As for the pillar god who suppresses you... I chose Wei Zhe, and the tarot card is the upright [Pope]."

It is a card that can awaken a kind heart, which is just right for Heleqin who has regained his consciousness. At the same time, the Pope is also an interpreter of the unknown, with an insightful observation ability... and corresponds to the Emperor, indicating the ruler of the material world and the spiritual world respectively.

This exactly corresponds to the relationship between Zhigaotian and Weizhe!
"See you tomorrow, Helechin."

Aleister bids farewell to the King of the Wild Hunt.

She used horn powder and sapphire to infuse the two cards with mana. Then she went to Eagle Point Village to stay overnight. At dusk the next day, Aleister used the Thunder Spear to summon Heleqin again.

At this point, she had completed all the preparations for the ceremony.

"I call upon the Great Master, the God of the Holy Number Four, the God who sees the truth, the God who is silent—"

"Please watch over my heart and make it as endless as a storm..."

“——I respectfully invite the Fallen Angels!”

Aleister declared without pause: "Minister of Sin, Minister of Fall!

"I know my sins clearly - I am willing to bear the mark of wrath!"

The prayer ended by itself due to an error, but two completely different auras had already flowed into Aleister's hands!
The next moment, an eye suddenly opened in the dark clouds above her head.

A bolt of lightning struck Aleister directly!
At that moment, Aleister felt that the world around him fell into complete silence.

Countless mysteries rushed past her eyes, all the secrets of this world from the beginning to the end. Aleister opened her eyes wide, but those things flowed through her mind like water through her fingers.

Nine pitch-black nails emerged from the void, accompanied by bursts of lightning, and hit Aleister's head one after another!

With each nail that fell, the knowledge flowing in Aleister's heart decreased a little, just like the surface of a rushing river dropped a little. When all nine nails fell, she regained consciousness.

And she immediately began to call out to Heleqin: "King of the Wild Hunt, Heleqin Dragonflame!"

"I call out your name now and brand you with rage!

"My life is your life, my fate is your fate--

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

As soon as she finished speaking, another bolt of thunder struck!
This time, scenes from Helechin's last moments emerged in Aleister's mind.

She finally understood the full story of Heleqin's death:
——It was a despicable conspiracy and a shameful betrayal.

"Wildfire" Utgarochi prepared a conspiracy - he transformed himself into a human, lied to the humans in the human settlement as a survivor.

He claimed that "Herchin did protect the village for a short time, but he could not have stayed here forever. Once he left, the giants would immediately take revenge - and because of this, 'his hometown' has been destroyed. He is the only survivor."

Then he encouraged those who were easily shaken in the gathering place to surrender, and turned back to his original form to treat them kindly. He swore in the name of the Most High that if they were willing to be loyal to the giants again, as long as they stopped betraying, the giants would not kill them or eat them, but would give them food.

These villagers, who were slaves not long ago, became timid and wavered. Then they surrendered and betrayed.

So Utgaroch gave them poison and asked the villagers to put it in the food of Helechin and his followers.

When Utgaroch returned, Helechin had lost his fighting power.

He fought desperately, but still could not defeat Utgarochi who was well prepared.

They were all captured alive, tortured, and publicly beheaded.

Afterwards, the giant threw the bodies of Heleqin and all his followers into a large pot to cook. The blood from the fresh bodies mixed with the dried bodies and stewed into a pot of smelly broth.

The souls filled with resentment were floating in the pot of soup. The huge pot created by the Supreme Heaven prevented their souls from being reborn or going to the dream world. Instead, they were all boiled into their bones. At that time, their souls were still alive and had memories.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Endless murderous intent, anger, and hatred all echoed in the pot.

Their flesh was eaten by the giants to celebrate the death of this tough opponent. And those humans who betrayed Heleqin were also given a bowl of soup - the soup of the heroes who tried to save them but were betrayed by them. There was a head in each person's bowl, which was exactly what Utgarochi promised to "give them food"; if they did not eat it, it would be "betrayal again."

Some people may know about the betrayal but choose to remain silent; some people disagreed from the beginning. And many more people are completely unaware of it - those who choose to betray for the survival of the village are pushed into a deep pit and stoned to death by angry people. Those who betray others will eventually be betrayed by their own people.

People tried to pick up the bones and pray for the souls of Heleqin and his followers and bury them. However, the seal of the Supreme Heaven was not so easy to remove, and ordinary funerals could not pray for their souls.

These heroic spirits, filled with anger and hatred, roam the wild at night, killing the humans they once protected.

——Until Merlin used the Wild Hunt transformation ritual and transformed Helechin and his followers into the Wild Hunt.

But even so, he was still angry. He should have had self-awareness, but the wisdom he gained from the Wild Hunt Contract still couldn't suppress the rage in his heart. He lived in a daze day after day, between life and death, almost forgetting who he was, but he didn't forget the hatred in his heart.

Until that promotion ceremony.

He briefly became "Herchin" again, and finally remembered who he was.

Looking at himself in the photo, Aleister's perspective overlapped with Helechin's perspective in the past, and then separated.

Looking at Helechin who was looking at the photo in the cabin, Aleister raised his right hand.

A huge, horizontal black magic circle instantly appeared from the ground, enveloping Heleqin and rising rapidly.

But when it rose to its highest point, a Pegasus pattern appeared in the sky.

A deep blue circular mark was imprinted around the Pegasus pattern—then the magic circle began to collapse from the outermost circle, and finally only a blue ring with a diameter of about one meter remained.

Two brand new giant tarot cards were also slowly printed out from the void, one above and one below, and appeared on the upper and lower sides of the ring. The azure electric light connected between the two cards, as if some kind of magnetic force was attracting them to gradually move closer.

[Judgment] became [Eternal Tribulation], and the angel blowing the trumpet became a triple body of light, shadow, and color, symbolizing the past life, present life, and afterlife.

The Pope, who is kind and gentle with his hands raised high, is somewhat frightening. There is a mirror-like halo behind him, and nine long spikes with roses on his head are about to fall. The throne behind him is an elephant and a bull, symbolizing weight. Below the huge Pope, there is a very small goddess, holding a bow in one hand and a sword in the other. In the middle of the picture, there is a five-pointed star - there is a newborn baby inside the five-pointed star.

Finally, as the two cards gradually formed and became clear, they slowly moved towards the center.

The moment the two cards were closely combined together, it suddenly burst into a brilliant flash of lightning - the illusion shattered instantly.

When Aleister opened his eyes again, he found a transparent card made of blue crystal spinning slowly in front of him. On the card, a Pegasus pattern was outlined in dim yellow.

Aleister reached out and wrote Aiwass's name.

And its properties immediately became apparent.

[Sin: Lord of the Wild Hunt (Eternal Tribulation, Pope)]

[Level: 50 (Suppressed)]

[Dusk Road, attribute wind]

(End of this chapter)