Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 985: Extremely Pale Painting

After the psychic tower flew to Avalon and landed in Eagle Point Village as previously agreed, Aiwass rushed over from Glass Island as soon as possible.

Aiwass stopped by Eagle Point Village to say hello to the friends and elders he had met last year, and told them that the psychic tower would be located nearby.

It seems like the last time I came to Eagle Point was last year, but everyone still remembers Aiwass.

After all, this was a rare big shot in this small village. But even so, the villagers were not afraid of or flattering Aiwass - they were just like treating a child of an acquaintance, friendly and natural, which made Aiwass feel quite good.

It feels like when you go to college in another city and go back home during the holidays to say hello to your friendly neighbors.

Although this is not Aiwass's home, it gives him the illusion of "going home".

Perhaps because they see the Wild Hunt every day, the residents of Eagle Point are very calm and accepting of the undead. When they heard that the necromancers were going to settle nearby, they were not afraid at all, but rather curious. On the contrary, when they heard that a group of young men and women might visit Eagle Point frequently in the future, everyone in the village was very happy.

It's rare to meet some people from the mortal world here - although these people from the mortal world don't seem to be very mortal, they are still better than the Wild Hunt visiting.

After talking to the villagers, Aiwass went to visit the Ziggurat.

He still remembers——

The vice-president, whose name sounded like someone who would have to take the second exam if he failed the art exam, left a gift for Aiwass—or a legacy. He said that if he could successfully defeat the Fallen Angels, he could go and take it.

This actually made Aiwas a little interested. He originally just wanted to fulfill the agreement, but now it seems...it really is a good thing?

After the old lich drove the psychic tower for a long distance, he sent a message to Aiwass.

At that time, Aiwass asked him curiously what Vice Principal Adolf had left for him, but the old man insisted that Aiwass come and see it himself.

Then come on.

This time, it was no longer Adolf who welcomed Aiwas into the psychic tower.

But it was a guy who looked quite familiar.

"Albert, long time no see."

Aiwass greeted with a smile.

This young necromancer, who has the same name as his father-in-law, has probably inherited the name of the Black Prime Minister judging by his current robes... Although the Spirit Tower has now left Xingtan, he can no longer be called the "Prime Minister".

"Sir, long time no see!"

Albert Lore looked at Aiwass with respect and enthusiasm - he was obviously excited about Aiwass's victory over the Fallen Angels.

Compared to most Avalonians who had no clear concept of the Fallen Angels, Albert was one of the few who clearly knew the value of Aiwas.

"Just call me Aiwass," Aiwass corrected the other party's overly humble words, "Mr. Grunewald usually doesn't take care of things, and you will be the master of the Psychic Tower in the future. We are on the same level... maybe I will need your help in the future."

"Can……"

Albert was a little hesitant.

"Why are you so nervous? Will you still have the authority in Avalon?"

Aiwass patted him on the shoulder and changed the subject: "What about the girl?"

"……who?"

Albert hesitated.

Because he didn't know whether Aiwass was referring to Aurora or Christina.

"That's the girl you like."

Aiwass said.

"…Aurora?"

Albert blushed, and realized that he seemed to have exploded.

He turned his head slightly, changed the subject and brought Aiwas in: "She followed Master Chongbo to learn the art of preservation. It's rare that the master saw her talent... They went to the Yongshuang Empire, apparently to help her complete a heritage ceremony."

"That's pretty impressive," Aiwass praised. "You have inherited Mr. Adolf's legacy, and Aurora has inherited Master Chongbo's preservation technique. You are the future of the Spiritual Tower."

This time Albert was not modest.

He just answered seriously: "I will continue to carry on this legacy."

Aiwass smiled and nodded.

Albert took Aiwass to the storage room he had been to once before - it was an "ice storage" that used the lich's life box to freeze the external time, so that items could be preserved permanently. The legacy left by Adolf von Menzel to Aiwass was stored here by him.

Albert cast a certification spell on Aiwass before letting Aiwass in.

As soon as he entered the storage room... Aiwass opened his eyes slightly.

——That is a magic painting.

Aiwass has seen many magic paintings. But those were all created by "art masters". In addition to the camera master Yanis who tends to be balanced, there is Isabel who inherited the art theory of Yanis.

But the devil painting before our eyes was created by a "mysterious painter" who was inclined towards the path of twilight.

——How can I describe this painting?
It was an extremely pale painting.

It seems to be dyed with all colors, but also faded from all colors.

It was like a pure white canvas, but whiter than white. If you mix many colors, you will get a dark night; but if you mix the radiance of various colors, you will get a white day. From this we can conclude that color is something opposite to light, a trace of lightlessness.

——And this magical painting in front of you is a painting created using "light" as the pigment.

Aiwass stared at the extremely pale painting and walked forward slowly.

His pupils unconsciously ignited with light and became as transparent as glass.

As Aiwass stepped forward, the white canvas reflected scenes like hallucinations -

A charred human figure tied to a cross and burned;
A rose that blooms and then fades;
A munia flying over a branch;

A three-candelabra with two candles, one black on the left and one white on the right;
A swaddling cloth containing a baby;
A snake biting its own tail...

……

It is not just that a painting changes when you take a step, but that a completely different simple painting appears in every "frame" approaching it. These paintings stacked together seem to narrate life and depict truth.

The further Aiwass moved forward, the more transparent his pupils became.

The golden light seemed to overflow from the bottom of the pupils, with a divine glow.

From the snow-like paleness, Aiwass saw the sun that had not yet been born.

When the countless illusions before his eyes dissipated, he just walked in front of the picture, reached out his hand and gently touched the painting.

Of course, the system did not show any hints. It was just a painting after all... It contained the power of the Twilight Path, but it was only at the same level as the Golden Dawn.

However, Aiwass attached great importance to this painting.

It was not because the illusion seemed like some kind of fable or revelation... but because he actually vaguely felt a hint of clear divinity from it!
This horrified Aiwass.

...This means that the raw materials used to draw this painting even include Adolf's soul and memory.

Aiwass originally thought that Adolf would ascend to the dream world - with his achievements and abilities, it was a foregone conclusion that he would become an apostle of the Winter Division.

However, Adolf rejected this possibility.

He cut off his own future.

He created this painting with his soul and memory - at the cost of his complete demise. In other words, the pigment of this painting is an "apostle who voluntarily gave up everything." Sacrificing everything he has... that is a complete "devotion", even more complete than Sister Sasha's sacrifice.

——An act of devotion will light up the world; pure nothingness will bring darkness.

Even Sister Sasha only offered her hands, feet, eyes and skin!

And he completely gave up everything.

Even Heng I, after giving up ten times, still retains the purest self...

But he voluntarily fell into nothingness.

Leaving no way out, even cutting off the possibility of being resurrected... He would rather turn himself into fuel and become nothingness, in order to allow Aiwas to rise higher.

But they were obviously not very familiar with each other... That was why the "dedication" in this painting was so strong. It even overwhelmed the nothingness, so this painting would appear extremely pale.

Aiwass didn't know what other materials were used in this painting... but he vaguely sensed the triple miracle power of "love and nothingness", "beauty and dusk", and "dedication and transcendence". If Adolf provided nothingness, beauty, dedication, dusk... then he should have obtained the power of "love" and "transcendence" from somewhere else.

——Did he make red phase into material?
Such a thought came to Aiwas' mind.

Although Aiwass also did not know how to use this painting, there was no doubt that the contradictory divinity it contained was enough to allow Aiwass to ascend to the celestial realm, or even to a higher realm.

“…Let’s just leave this painting here.”

Aiwass took a half step back and whispered to Albert: "Be sure to keep it well."

If there is one place in the material world that is the safest, it is probably the storage room of the psychic tower.

The painting was so precious that Aiwass didn't dare take it away from here.

He had a very clear premonition.

If I ever need to use this painting...

That might be when Aiwass plans to fight against Huan Tiansi or against Doomsday.

(End of this chapter)