area51novel Chapter 25 God and God
Chapter 25 God and God
The sunlight broke through the perennial clouds of the North and poured down from the sky behind the man, as if draping him in a flowing golden halo.
He rode on an exceptionally magnificent black warhorse, the horse as still as a statue.
The man himself was not wearing any particularly ornate armor, but only a dark robe with red trim.
But his face was so handsome that it seemed otherworldly; his blond hair shone like molten gold in the sunlight, and his blue eyes were as deep as an ancient lake.
And this handsome man was now calmly, yet with a hint of inscrutable scrutiny, staring directly at Yhwach at the attic door.
He was like the center of the world; the clouds in the sky parted around him, creating a huge void, and people on the ground knelt and worshipped him.
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Who is it?!
Yhwach had never felt this strange sensation before!
He is the son of the Spirit King, a descendant of the Creator God. Theoretically, everything in this world belongs to him and is meant to be taken from him!
But this man in front of me...
It brought him a completely different feeling!
The man was releasing a kind of spiritual pressure, which he used to crush everyone to the ground. However, this was neither the spiritual pressure of a Quincy nor that of a Shinigami, but a kind of spiritual pressure that he had never sensed before!
"I've been looking for you for a long time."
The man said, "Yohabach, the 'Son of God' who has come into this world."
"My name is von Hohenheim, and with your blood I will forge the immortal Philosopher's Stone."
"Who...are you?"
Yhwach stood before Hohenheim and said softly
"I am... God's messenger," Hohenheim said calmly, looking down at Yhwach from his horse.
"Not your god, but... the real God."
A different god from mine?
Yhwach realized that the person in front of him was referring to his father, Adneus, the Spirit King.
Although he harbored intense resentment towards his father, he had to admit that his father was a deity of the Three Realms, and that the Three Realms were created because of his existence.
But this man in front of me says that there exists a true God, different from Adnes.
What is this guy talking in his sleep about?
He wanted to say that, but he simply remained silent.
It's best not to say too much before you understand the other party's purpose.
"Come with me, and I will show you... why your father abandoned you, and what his true identity is."
? !
Yhwach's pupils dilated; at that moment, he truly felt as if the guy in front of him had seen right through him!
He seemed to really know about his own affairs and the truth about Adnes!
"Do I have the right to refuse?"
Yhwach asked softly, "Where are you taking me?"
Hohenheim smiled faintly, then said, "Go to the temple of truth."
Just as Yhwach said, he had no right to refuse.
Not only him, but everyone in the village was captured by Frankish soldiers and taken back to Aachen from the north.
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Frankish Kingdom, Aachen, deep within the palace.
After bringing Yhwach back, Hohenheim entered the alchemy workshop that had been prepared in advance.
Time seemed to stretch out and stand still at this moment.
The corridor was tall and deep, and the brocade tapestries hanging on the stone walls cast ever-changing shadows in the flickering light of the wall lamps.
The air was heavy, mixed with the coldness of the stone and a pungent smell coming from not far away, which made people feel an involuntary anxiety.
King Charles of the Franks paced back and forth outside the tightly closed oak doors of the alchemy workshop.
The thick soles of the boots tapped against the polished stone floor, producing a rhythmic yet slightly anxious sound that echoed through the empty corridor.
He wasn't in a hurry for the upcoming coronation ceremony; everything had already been planned.
He would be crowned with the symbol of the Roman emperor by Leo III without his knowledge, and then naturally become the emperor of the Western Roman Empire, no, even the entire Roman Empire.
What he is anxious about now is the Philosopher's Stone forged in Hohenheim.
Yesterday, Hohenheim brought Yhwach back, and then the workshop doors were tightly closed to begin forging the Philosopher's Stone.
With the chance of immortality within reach, the soon-to-be-crowned emperor could not help but be burning with anxiety.
This concerned his chance of immortality, so of course he was anxious.
Whether this Hohenheim is a real angel or a fake angel, as long as he can live forever, he is a good angel.
At least, he has now truly regained his youth and is incredibly healthy.
At this moment, he could still sense that a strange and powerful force was being nurtured in the alchemy workshop specially prepared for Hohenheim.
A red light emanated from the workshop, as if divine blood was gathering.
Inside the alchemy workshop, Li Lin was standing in front of a high platform.
The air was filled with a complex mix of smells: the pungent odor of sulfur, the chill of mercury, the bitter fragrance of ground rare herbs, the unique aroma of smelted precious metals, and a deeper, indescribable spiritual dust.
The room is filled with oddly shaped glassware, precision instruments made of brass and silver, stone slabs engraved with ancient runes, and priceless natural gold nuggets and gemstones piled up randomly.
It's called a laboratory, but it's more like a treasure trove, though Li Lin refers to it as a womb that nurtures miracles.
At that moment, he dripped Yhwach's blood onto the ruby in his hand.
In the distance, Yhwach sat with his eyes closed and his face pale in a seat that seemed a little too big for him.
At this moment, it seems that because a large amount of soul has been lost all at once, it has directly regressed to a state of ignorance and unconsciousness.
His vision and hearing became blurred, and his strength grew weaker and weaker.
However, there was no way for him to resist Li Lin with his current strength, so he could only let Li Lin drain his blood.
Li Lin, meanwhile, plucked the strings, pouring his imagination into the process, slowly transforming the ruby in his hand. Blackness appeared on the bright red gem, and the once vivid gem became dull.
Finally, the gem seemed to come alive, and began to wriggle like some kind of furry creature!
Li Lin immediately picked up the flask on the table and poured the black worm-like creature, transformed from a ruby, into it.
The next moment, a black algae-like 'creature' appeared inside the flask.
Inside the sealed flask, the black substance quickly adapted to the environment and began to change and condense further.
Within seconds, it grew a single, upright, scarlet eye and a gaping mouth.
It looked like a miniature black algae ball demon, its single eye curiously surveying the outside world, its mouth opening and closing silently.