Stray Chapter 45: Beyond all ages
Through the ubiquitous micro-intelligence network in Academy City, Aleister can naturally monitor any corner of the city at any time, and more than 50 million invisible nano-scale machines have been working for him Semi-permanent intelligence gathering.
The information contained here is not at the same level as the information in the general "book library". It has an intelligence system higher than the library level. This is also one of the important ways to obtain information from the "telephone" that has issued orders to the Anbu organization for a long time. .
Therefore, the Hanged Man knew Xia Ran's answer right away.
Or it should be said that it is precisely because he is always paying attention, that after sensing his "sight", Xia Ran vaguely revealed to Aleister through the question that Saten Leiko raised unintentionally your own identity?
At least in Aleister's eyes, that seems to be the case.
"VICA Day US666... So that's it, is it actually him?"
In the windowless building in the center of the seventh school district, this man wearing a green surgical gown, who has always been a human suspended in an unknown liquid on his head and feet, opened his eyes in surprise. It seems that he never expected to get such an amazing answer.
"I haven't heard of this magical name...Aleister, you know him?"
In the space of the building where no one else was, a female voice with a murmur sounded out of nowhere. Aiwass's tone seemed to be rare, somewhat suspicious, and somewhat cautious.
Aleister couldn't help but feel a little excited at this moment, so he didn't notice this, he obviously didn't speak, and the conversation happened exactly
"The magic name is a tradition that only appeared in the modern magician, and naturally it cannot be his own magic name, but among the magic names, some names can be traced back to the original mystery, which is also a taboo among taboos. Should have known that, Aiwass."
"So? Who is he?" Iwass asked lightly.
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The situation seems to be a little wrong. In the huge test tube, the human being suspended in the liquid medicine on his head and feet looked towards a certain direction in this space. He did not think that Aiwass could not understand himself. The meaning of , and the other party's own knowledge reserves, can also interpret the meaning of this magic name.
was silent for a while before Aleister continued to say, no matter what happened, he first stated his judgment and basis:
"Magicians will engrave their wishes and purposes on their souls in Latin. This is the so-called magic name. In Latin, the word "VICA DAY US" is somewhat special. First of all, "VICA DAY USFILIIDEI "This title originated from Catholicism. "
"This is the title of the Pope, and the corresponding Latin was also engraved on the triple crown, which means the incarnation of God or the spokesperson of God... And secondly, the sum of the Latin alphabet values contained in this title is 666.”
When he said this, Iwass' voice also sounded, and the angel who didn't know where he was seemed to be murmuring:
"666...the number of beast names in Revelation."
13:18, there should be wisdom here: whoever has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, because it is the number of man, and its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
The last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation by John.
"Yes, the numbers after the Latin in the magic name are generally used to prevent repetition of words used by others, and the distinction made is the same as the login name of E-MAIL."
Aleister said calmly, "But this is different, whether it is the letter value of Latin itself is 666, or he deliberately added 666 after Latin, probably to tell us what the real point is. ."
What is the point?
This fact is obviously obvious, because even if it is only literally, it can be easily interpreted, and what meaning can be extended to this magical name.
After all, the word "VICA 日US" itself has the concept of agency and substitution, and the number of the beast of the apocalypse affixed to it is a clear indication that the master who uses the magic name does not want to become What Pope, become the agent of God.
but to do it more thoroughly, not as God's agent, but to replace God.
"A person who wants to play the role of God in this world, imitating the behavior of Christ, and calling himself the Messiah, who else could it possibly be but that person? That may be the true source of magic, a person without talent , the beginning of technology created to catch up with talented people."
Aleister said calmly.
"Really brought the concept of magic in the first place, and recreated the realm of God with the hands of man... The ancient snakes of the nations of the earth, the legendary Antichrist."
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The air seemed to be completely silent, and the space seemed to freeze.
"An ancient serpent of the nations of the earth? It seems that this one has existed longer than imagined..."
After a while, Aiwass muttered to himself, seemingly noncommittal, and seemed to be seriously thinking about something.
"It is probably much longer than the present world. We all know that the world is overlapped by many phases. These phases are like filter membranes, covering the world layer by layer. The current world is The view seen through these phases."
Aleister said: "But no matter how many times it has been twisted, how many deviations and changes in legends have been caused, there are always some things that can't cover up the past, although such ancient affairs are no longer there. Meaning, few people know about it.”
And he happens to be one of the very few people who knows such ancient things.
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There was another moment of silence and quietness, and Aiwass did not speak.
Aleister waited quietly, while also seriously thinking about the other party's meaning, after a while, he suddenly said: "Of course, this is completely the word of this person, and I also I don't believe all of them, but at the moment it really fits his identity..."
established the existence of magic, but ultimately did not choose to become the **** of magic.
However, even if he didn't succeed in replacing God, no one knew how far he had progressed, so...it was definitely impossible to be a human anymore.
There is no human being, no one is strange, no strange existence, totally incomprehensible
From this point of view, it seems that it is indeed in line with the intelligence that Aleister knows, as well as some basic inferences based on this information.
"It's not for this reason, Aleister." The female voice with a murmur finally sounded again, answering the question of the human in the huge test tube, "Are you sure that your memory is really fine? I have never Haven't heard of such a statement, is the origin of magic like this?"
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Chairman finally knew the reason for Aiwass' strangeness, and his expression became solemn: "I'm not sure, but my memory does show that, have you found any problems?"
"I don't have such knowledge, I don't know anything." Aiwass's answer was concise, but crucial.
"...I'll check now."
's expression changed slightly, Aleister said.
Almost as soon as the voice fell, something changed in this huge space, because countless screens and buttons were set up on the walls around the room, emitting light.
Extends from tens of thousands of instruments, large and small, as many as tens of thousands of cables and pipes, like blood vessels extending on the ground, all concentrated in the center of the room.
seems to have received some instructions, and the pictures displayed on the multiple screens quickly changed. Originally, they were showing pictures of scenes from multiple corners and different locations in Academy City, and a prosperous shopping street with people coming and going. , There are also campuses that appear empty because of the summer vacation.
But with Aleister's thoughts, every screen has changed, and some other content has appeared.
Some of them are modern electronic documents, which display neat and organized text and patterns, and some are directly photographed pictures, which display various ancient classics, from yellowed Manuscripts to more cherished and precious carriers
Such as writing tablets made of wood, bamboo or even bone, secret texts engraved on stones, symbols engraved on tortoise shells, and frescoes in some ancient caves.
After all, in the current situation of Aleister, it is impossible to climb out of the huge test tube, and then put on clothes to read various materials or something. Naturally, this method can only be used to find and verify. Anyway, it is more convenient and efficient, and it is very efficient.
Just like what he did before, all life activities are left to the machine.
During the extremely rapid operation, various related documents were extracted and summarized, and presented in this room one by one.
And as time passed by, Aleister's expression became more and more serious. Just like his memory cognition, the origin of the magician, the existence of the Antichrist, is longer than imagined, and may be traced back to the world before I don't know how many times.
Perhaps that was the original world that had not yet appeared in magic, and had not been distorted and reshaped by the random superposition of phases by the devil.
After countless overlapping phases, the world has been reshaped countless times like it was pinched clay. History has become legend, legend has become myth, and after countless changes, the traces of ancient snakes are only scattered. records, but no matter how sporadic, traces and records exist.
established the concept of magic, recreating the realm of God through human hands.
Therefore, in the legend of change, he became a person who tried to usurp the seat of God and wanted to play the role of God in this world.
It seems that all of this is supporting Aleister's statement, proving that there is no problem with his cognition, which is indeed the case. However, this human being hanged upside down in the huge test tube did not relax at all, instead his expression became more and more serious.
Time passed by every minute and second, and the room was quiet all the time, without any sound.
I don't know how long it has passed, but the chairman seems to have finally confirmed something and asked solemnly: "Iwass, do you think... Is it the only one who has not been affected, or is it only you who have been affected?"
This is a problem.
Aleister must confirm this. It's not that he can't accept this, but it's too absurd and terrifying anyway, just because the other party answered a girl's question at random, so he knows the past, the established Cause and effect have quietly changed accordingly?
Compared with this, the chairman even preferred to think that it was his contact through the air loop through the air, and the power of that strange existence tampered with common sense.
"Perhaps it's because I'm an angel in the world of pure physical laws?" The female voice with a murmur replied, not directly saying the result, but just talking about the nature of her own existence.
Aleister stopped talking.
Possibly, this is indeed the main reason?
The existence of Aiwass is a completely different concept from the angels recorded in the existing Bible. She is an angel at the lowest level, in the world of pure physical laws.
First of all, you need to know that this world is created by stacking many magical phases on the laws of physics, just like the countless layers of filters in the beauty camera, as long as you turn on the beauty, you can't see the real world. Aleister seems to want to establish Aiwath's control law and destroy all filters except her
In this way, a world without magic, only pure physical laws can be created, ending all religions and magic in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Iwass is an angel who cannot be explained by the Bible or theology, and is also a symbol of attributes that are not controlled by God in the world created by God...
Because the nature of her existence is so special, when Aleister was unknowingly affected, she did not change in any way, it seems to be a matter of course?
"Is it a change in phase? He superimposed a new phase on the world?"
Aleister pondered, but quickly denied the idea.
"It's history..." The female voice with a murmur said leisurely, "This is not the original history, we were deceived."
"He deliberately told us that magic name to guide us to make that inference, when Aleister you have that idea, and you really think so, his history can be established, Even seeping into past cause and effect..."
"Because you think so, Aleister, the history that may not exist in itself, due to your intervention, your observations, and your inferences, has come alive like a living creature, and his history has come alive. , and has been active in the past as we just investigated..."
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The truth seems to come with its conclusion, but all of this is simply too weird and completely incomprehensible.
does not change the world by superimposing phases, but in a way that is completely incomprehensible, understating the change of history, and ignoring the overlapping phases of the gods of magic that do not know how many phases, solid or even Stubborn is implementing that kind of change.
"It's really a monster...but, can we think so, his identity is not fake?" Aleister smiled bitterly, "After all, the history that did not exist before may have now become real now..."
and came back to life, out of which came a monster that was even more terrifying than a demon.
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At the same time, the magician who was editing material at home rubbed his nose.
He leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes slightly, as if it was an inexplicable divine revelation, something emerged from the other side of the soul, the great and deep abyss on the other side, messy Memories, images and sounds reappeared in his mind one by one.
The world before the first change...
before countless phase epochs...
When the nations of the earth walked...
His eyes became more and more confused, and finally, there was a chuckle in the air.
"I seem to... understand my current state..."
The past, present and future, if you can't surpass all time, you can't be the creator of time.