Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 89 Reincarnation
Looking back now, in addition to the reasons he claimed, Neh did what he did back then, in fact, there was another selfish motive on his part.
At that time, the atmosphere between the countries on the continent of Vic was already tense. As the End Watchers were gradually infiltrated by secular regimes, the armed forces originally formed to resist the end of the world were actually controlled by the major kingdoms.
In addition, the five-member Judgment Council, which originally maintained the balance of the continent, was completely broken up because the second-in-command, "Lord of the Seychelles", was assassinated. At that time, almost the entire Vic continent was secretly preparing for the huge war that was destined to come.
I say "almost" because Ravenwood was an exception. At that time, the Kingdom of the Holy Tree was hardly even a country in terms of its organizational structure. Because of the seclusion policy of the forest elves, they not only did not absorb the military power of the End Watchers, but the Oak Council even directly rejected Nehe's request to return.
This is the fatal weakness of the religious regimes in the pre-Holy Spirit era . Their power comes from faith. Unless the enemy is at their doorstep and is about to set fire to the forest, they will not make the slightest compromise.
What's worse is that the two ancient gods believed by the forest elves at that time were completely inactivated in the Moon Realm Crisis. If a war really breaks out in the future, the entire rich Holy Tree Kingdom will be vulnerable.
"Nehe is a person who is...kind to the point of paranoia. Unless they are his recognized enemies, he would rather hurt himself than hurt others."
As Remedios spoke, the light flashing in her eyes seemed to be flowing upstream along the long river of time.
Memories are like this, if you leave them there and don't think about them, they are as if they never existed. But as long as you open the lid, many things that you thought you had forgotten will become vivid and clear.
Nehe was unwilling to fight with his former companions, nor was he willing to watch the Holy Tree Kingdom disappear in the flames of war. So he planned to sacrifice himself and leave some bargaining chips for the entire forest elves in the future war.
Regardless of whether he could be reborn or not, as long as he awakened the Mother Earth Goddess and made that ancient god protect the forest elves again, then in the era when Chief Judge William had passed away, facing an ancient god of the main god level, even if other members of the Judgment Seat wanted to invade Ravenwood, they had to carefully weigh the losses they would suffer.
She hadn’t thought of this reason back then...I don’t know if Sibilla had thought of it at the time.
She probably thought of it, otherwise she wouldn't have helped Neh so wholeheartedly. Even during the seizure of power, she did two assassinations that could greatly reduce resistance without telling Neh.
He used magic to manipulate wild beasts to kill the "Father of the Wilderness" at the time, and replaced the potion to poison the listener of the Holy Tree Mother. In this way, he created a power vacuum within the Holy Tree Kingdom and supported Neh to secretly control the situation.
"It took us about half a year to help Neh clear all obstacles and make him the shadow ruler of the entire Holy Tree Kingdom..."
At this point, Remedios suddenly felt the urge to laugh. She tried to pull the corners of her mouth, but failed.
Markus, the "Discipline" in the Judgment Seat, had made a similar request to her. The old man hoped that Remedios could help him use the power of the church to secretly control the leaders of the major kingdoms and establish a shadow regime to balance the situation on the continent.
She rejected the request at the time, but soon after, she helped another member of the Tribunal do something similar.
She could convince herself that Nehel was different from Markarth in that he had no desire for power. As a lich, he was the one whose code of conduct was closer to that of a saint in the entire Tribunal.
But it still cannot be denied that what she did was no different from Marcus's request, and it also violated the guidelines set by the presiding judge.
What's even more ironic is that for hundreds of years afterwards, her title in the eyes of outsiders was "Shadow Queen".
Shaking her head slightly to stop herself from being immersed in those emotions, Remedios continued:
"So, on a day when the stars were right and all conditions were met, Neh used the resources at his disposal to start the reincarnation ceremony."
"And then? Did Mr. Neher succeed in the end?"
Hearing the tense situation, Nazemare couldn't help but tighten the crossbow in her hand, and she asked anxiously.
According to her understanding, if Neh's ritual had failed in the end, it would have been fine. But if he had succeeded, it would have been a big problem.
If, according to Remedios's previous statement, the soul of Neh sealed in the soul box is actually the soul of Camilla's child, then the ritual designed based on the myth is not a mirror ritual that resonates with the myth at all, but a complete reproduction of the unfinished myth of the year!
If the Mages Guild is to model the concept of the Holy Spirit, completely using personal logic and will as the basis for changing the world, and creating a new supernatural system, then the Holy Spirit Church, which integrates countless beliefs, is the successor of classical witchcraft such as witchcraft, blood sacrifice, curse, and blessing. The church's religious rituals of consecration, spirit descent, and oracle are essentially a modern system of ritual magic.
Therefore, although Remedios had only a superficial knowledge of ritual magic, she had once served as a relic recycler in the Eighth Order and was aware of some basic common sense. Even in the most radical descent ceremony in the church, the church would prioritize ensuring that the host of the ceremony could always maintain a clear self-awareness.
This was the biggest lesson that the popes had learned after the worst disaster of the Holy Spirit Church over the past 1,000 years. The source of the disaster that nearly destroyed the entire Vic Continent was the result of trying to control the power of the Holy Spirit in a personified way and losing control.
After that, even the most fanatical divine revelators and living saints within the Holy Spirit Church would not try to completely restore the scenes in the mythology and allow the power of the gods to engulf their own human existence.
"If the Earth Mother Goddess is really awakened and she devours Nehe's soul, then the best possible outcome would be..."
Nezemar didn't dare to think further.
"Causes a smaller version of the 'Mother' disaster."
Remedios answered calmly.
At this time, they had already walked into the inner hall of the underground root system. In the previous capture operation, the lamp insects used for lighting in the hall had been cleared away, so the place seemed deep and dark, and with the damp musty smell and the faint fishy smell of soil, it made people feel as if they were walking in a primitive altar with "reproduction" as the totem.
With a "click" sound, the darkness in the hall was illuminated.
A blazing fireball lit up from Remedios's palm, and a series of shining runes swirled around the fireball like a whirlpool. As she lifted it, the fireball gradually floated up and flew to the top of the hall, close to the main root trunk.
It is the law of the forest elves that fire is not allowed in the Holy Tree City, but it is obvious that Remedios has no intention of obeying it.
"So it happened?"
Nezemar asked carefully.
"We didn't know Donih's background at the time."
The other party replied, and as she spoke, she spread out her palm and ignited the second rune fireball.
That means a smaller version of the disaster had occurred, but why has there never been any relevant record within the Holy Spirit Church?
Nezemare thought to herself, but before she could ask, Remedios seemed to see through her thoughts and answered:
"You have to understand that we had three members of the Tribunal here at the time."
There was a hint of pride in her tone.
"So, the calamity, which was still in its infancy at the time, was quickly brought under our control. And then, like a miracle, Nehe was also...reborn."
One after another, fireballs flew into the air, illuminating the entire oval hall.
Remedios pointed to a place not far away and said:
"The ceremony probably took place in that place. When Neh returned, the first thing he said was..."
"Run away."
