chsdbacks Chapter 160 Initial Reflections
Chapter 160 Initial Reflections
Chapter 160 Initial Reflections
Raphael paused for a moment; the account he had just heard from "the beginning" was quite different from some of the extraordinary histories he remembered.
Before this, Raphael had always believed that the "Celestial Being" and "God" had been prepared, and that the awakening of the collective consciousness of the "First Creator" was more like a meticulously planned scheme.
However, the description of the "original" human nature at this time, and the awakening of the overall consciousness of the "original creator," were purely accidental.
Raphael chose to believe, but not entirely. He didn't quite believe in the "original" human nature, nor in the "Celestial Being" and "God," who might not understand the consequences of being simultaneously awake.
Perhaps the known history is not accidental, but rather the result of their struggle. After the First Age, the extraordinary became the mainstream, but humanity also survived.
Overall, the "original" human aspect lost, but he preserved some strength.
The reason for this judgment is that Raphael was well aware that he was dealing with the "original" part of humanity, and that humanity not only represents warm emotions, but also that the human nature is good at deception and lying.
The "First One," shaped like a white jade bead, said: "You should have heard about what happened after that. At the moment when the consciousness of the First Creator was awakened, because half of my essence and characteristics were torn from the Fallen Mother Goddess, the Tree of Desire, and the Child of Chaos, I became too large again."
"So almost immediately upon waking, the split occurred."
"But this time is different from the last time. Last time, ninety percent of the extraordinary properties in the universe were with me, so the Creator" very much wanted to split off the properties.
"When the split ends, the Law of Extraordinary Characteristics Aggregation" begins to take effect. The last cataclysm was only the first round of aggregation, and the Creator does not want to return the source matter and characteristics this time.
"So a barrier appeared around the Earth, trapping nearly half of the properties and origins of the entire universe here."
"Another difference is that the 'Celestial Being' and 'God' gained sufficient independence, or rather, the 'Original Creator' changed the dominant role of their consciousness."
"Initially," she paused slightly before continuing, "If we were to describe our four consciousnesses in terms of percentages, before this awakening, we each held 25% of the dominant power."
"Because before that, our existence was the result of natural evolution, so we could share the dominance of the Creator."
"But this time, the Creator consciously adjusted the proportion of dominance during the awakening—heh, speaking of which, it was because of my appearance that he gained this sense of autonomy."
"But what's both laughable and pathetic is that the Creator" gave 49% of the control to the Celestial Venerable, and then...
"The power to dominate was given to God; I only received 1.8%, and the remaining 0.2% was the portion for 'destruction' and 'union'."
Raphael opened his mouth: "This—this division of the family property is a bit far-fetched!"
"Initially," however, said, "This is the way of Heaven." You feel it's unfair because you're standing from a human perspective, but I think it's acceptable. After all, the rules of the universe don't require rational thought; allowing my existence is already quite fair.
"But I won't thank anyone, because I know very well that my existence is part of the rules of the universe, not because anyone pitied me and reluctantly gave me a seat."
"Or you could understand it as imperfection being the norm in the universe, and I belong to the imperfection within this cold, hard rule."
Raphael laughed, "You're lacking something, and I'm a lunatic. Heh, we're both oddballs."
"Initially," the topic wasn't discussed, but the speaker continued, "I don't need to sleep!"
After the consciousness of "the Creator" split again, although I gained some symbolic meaning, I was very weak and had no vessel. I was just like "the Creator" with emotions, observing this universe from a different perspective.
"But this is also a good thing, because the Celestial Venerable and God no longer have a common enemy and have started to fight each other, resulting in them fighting each other to the point of near slumber."
"At this moment, I, in my weakened state, became the only conscious being awakened by the Creator."
"Although my consciousness is not as worldly as that of humans, it is more like a combination of divinity and humanity, but I also hope to become the creator in the future."
"So I began to sabotage the resurrection methods of the Celestial Venerable and God!"
According to the Celestial Venerable's plan, the first soul he released from the Source Castle was to enter the body of the Destruction Wolf while it was exploring the Source Castle, and then be resurrected instantly in the Source Castle.
"But I intervened, using the faint initial symbolism to allow that soul to enter another demon wolf's body and become an angel of the Dark Path. Because it is not an adjacent path of the Fool, it can be easily separated from the Source Castle."
"Originally, according to God's arrangement, the sun—you call it the ancient sun god"—was instantly resurrected the moment it awoke.
"But I intervened, allowing the 'Ancient Sun God' to also incorporate the uniqueness of the 'erroneous' path. I received the support of the 'Celestial Venerable' in this, and with his help, the uniqueness of the 'erroneous' path caused 'God's' arrangements to go awry, preventing him from awakening immediately."
Raphael shook his head and chuckled, "You really do exemplify that saying: your greatest enemy is always yourself!"
He had thought about this before. Logically speaking, since the "Celestial Venerable" and "God" had only been dead for a short time during the Second Era, the probability of their resurrection methods being successful should have been much higher.
But the truth is, since that time, their plan has seemed full of flaws and has not succeeded to this day.
This is actually quite absurd, since they are the two most powerful beings within the "barrier." Even if they were sabotaging each other, it's highly unlikely they would succeed on the first try.
After all, even in the Fourth Age, Adam, Amun, and Antigonus still dared not become gods, which shows that the influence of "God" and "God" remained strong until the Fourth Age.
The case has finally been solved; it turns out that the "original" part of humanity had been causing all along.
He continued, "After a long period of reflection, I finally realized where my weaknesses lie."
"First of all, I have no physical form, just like God, who appeared as the Lord of the Stars and possessed five pathways. The Celestial Venerable, on the other hand, appeared as the Lord of Mysteries and possessed three pathways."
"Once they are awakened, they will immediately have the corresponding source matter and characteristics to support them. Even if they are in a dormant state, they can still influence these pathways to a certain extent, and can calmly arrange the means of resurrection within these pathways."
"But I only have all the emotions and humanity of humankind to sustain me. In this extraordinary world, humanity is too insignificant. And this support is far too ethereal."
"I think that's why I failed last time: I didn't have a stable source of power."
"Therefore, I have been investing in the four pathways of the Moon, Mother, Bound Ones, and Abyss, because the authority corresponding to these pathways is a key component of humanity."
"But because my strength was too weak, these investments all ended in failure."
"Until I met you."
Raphael was taken aback: "Me?"
"Yes," said "The First," "You have perfectly inherited the gifts that the first humans received from the Ancients!"