NABC Chapter 697
Chapter 697
Chapter 697: Chapter 86 The Fool and the God of Wine Chapter 697: Chapter 86 The Fool and the God of Wine Although Sherlock looked tense and more guilt-ridden than ever before, Aiwass did not let him off the hook.
Or rather, Aiwass did not let go of the rare opportunity to tease Sherlock.
He casually asked Hebashia, “What’s the matter with the ‘Fools’ Chants Manual’?
I’ve heard it’s quite a good Codex Book.”
“Indeed it’s good, or rather, it’s very good.”
Hebashia nodded, “In my era, those who walked the Path of Wisdom all longed for the Fool’s legacy.
But not everyone was suited for it.
“To master the ‘Fool’s Chant,’ one had to be at least on the fourth energy level of the Path of Wisdom, while also reaching the third level of the Path of Authority, and having adaptability to the Path of Transcendence.
“The creator of this book was Dionysus the Fool, a half-mad Dragon.
...
He took the form of an Elf, cloaked in fox fur, crowned with flowers, cheerful in temperament, and charming in appearance.
He mastered the art of winemaking, as well as excelled in various musical instruments and singing.
“Influenced by his personal charm, many female followers were behind him, accompanying him on travels and festivities to various places.
Together with him, they drank, danced, and sang.
He was generous and gentle to his friends, yet highly aggressive to those who questioned or persecuted him.
“In fact, the Fool was an unrestrained Dragon.
He always wandered the earth inebriated, critiquing everything he saw, including the Cardinals and Popes of the time...
Additionally, the world’s Monarchs, Sages, Prophets, and Shamans were also subject to his critique.
“He called these revered individuals ‘Sages’, singing praises for them, but in reality, he was sarcastically mocking their foolishness, arrogance, and greed; he also called common people ‘Fools’, singing songs of sympathy for them, helping them with their problems.
In essence, he was the first Bard.
“At that time, the era of the Beast Master had not yet ended, and the rule of the Supreme Heaven was still in place.
Violence, darkness, and sin were everywhere on the earth, and the Fool was like a beacon of Light, uniting people together and reshaping a new order of harmonious coexistence between humans and gods—That’s why the Angel Envoys are called so, and not servants of God...
It started with him.
“The Fool stripped the Angel Envoys of their divine halo, denied the divine status of Celestial Marshals, so that they would no longer be gods.
So people would not look up to the sky, where every star was a deity...”
At this point, Hebashia paused:
“...And his followers and believers wrote down the ‘Fools’ Chants Manual,’ to commemorate his story.”
“He sounds like a remarkable person.”
Sherlock finally let go of his worry.
Though the book dealt with the Path of Transcendence, it seemed not to be something bad.
At the very least, he would not be sarcastically teased by the Fox anymore.
One might even say, Dionysus the Fool was undoubtedly a hero with an eccentric character.
But he was puzzled, “Why didn’t such a person become an Angel Envoy?”
He noticed that Hebashia referred to the Fool using “he” rather than “He.”
If the Fool had become a Celestial Marshal by now, he should rightly be addressed as “so-and-so” Celestial Marshal...
But even if he had just ascended to an Angel Envoy, he would still be considered divine and should be referred to as He.
“The Fool certainly had the chance to become an Angel Envoy or a Celestial Marshal...
Even the Eternal Self was once his follower.
She looked at Lily with a complex expression: “And coincidentally...
this Codex Book was also written by me.
“The full moon is the egg of monsters—it’s the origin of the Full Moon Ritual for nurturing the strong, and it symbolizes the birth of the Son of the Moon.
In a sense, this book is the legacy of the Eternal Self.”
“...
The Eternal Self?!”
Lily was astonished.
Even someone as composed as she couldn’t help but be shocked by this revelation.
But Hebashia, on the other hand, laughed: “Don’t get too excited...
Although this is the legacy of the Eternal Self, it’s a part that she discarded.
In her ascension to Pillar God, one always has to cut out the unnecessary parts of oneself that contradict the Divine Self.
The Son of the Moon is the wild nature that she sliced away.
“Using the techniques that nurture monsters, she expelled them from her body...
like putting the key to a safe inside the safe itself.
I found it too regrettable to let it perish, so I preserved it.”
“...
Then what is the use of this book?”
Lily was somewhat uneasy: “Does learning from it mean I’ll have children?”
“...
Huh?”
Hebashia was taken aback for a moment, then laughed: “Why would you think that?
“Well...
However, if you consider a child as an ‘extension of the self,’ then this interpretation isn’t wrong.
The heir of this codex must be a twisted individual, who then should carry the blood of monsters, while also possessing the adaptability of love and adaptation.
“By initially studying this codex, you can split your self from the Path entirely, turning into two different personalities.
With further practice, you can separate the selves of different Paths...
Applied to you, it means the sides of you following the Path of Adaptation and the Path of Love would split into two individuals.”
“— Just like Doctor Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde, then.”
Sherlock murmured under his breath.
That was a novel popular in Avalon some years ago, titled “The Strange Case of Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.” It depicted a madman constantly switching between good and evil personalities...
One side was a rich yet kind-hearted Alchemist on the Path of Balance; the other was a Demon Scholar who killed indiscriminately, was frantically insane, and utterly inhumane.
Latterly, the book was mysteriously banned—Sherlock had thought it was because the portrayal of the Demon Scholar was too intense, causing discomfort to minors.
...
Looking back now, it’s likely that the book inadvertently matched a lost tradition, therefore the author might have been seen as “obliquely portraying mystical skills of the departed.”