Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1212 When the Stars Fall
1899, June , ancient country of Parthia, : in the morning.

Future history is destined to remember this moment.

In the deep and quiet night sky, a dazzling silver light suddenly flashed.

A loud thunderclap sounded over the desert.

Everyone in the world - not limited to the extraordinary people, but all intelligent life - heard the thunder at the same time.

Those who were sleeping were all awakened at the same time.

It was not because the sound was so loud, but because the violent shaking of the dream world drove out all the sleeping people.

If they looked up at the night sky, they would see that it had turned abnormally white, just like the clouds at night had turned into smoke from the steam of dry ice, making the night at this moment as bright as day.

Silver-white lightning bolts as thick as giant pythons rolled from the frozen clouds, mixed with a few blood-red forked lightning bolts. Violent dragon roars sounded continuously from the sky.

The dream world is constantly influencing the physical world, and the physical world itself is also influencing the dream world.

The victory or defeat in Paradise City did change the battle situation in the dream world.

Just like how Arthur led the Knights of the Round Table to attack Avalon in the past, proving that authoritarianism is a higher level of violence than brute force...the good rulers who used the theory of authoritarianism to rule the ancient Parthia also fell because of the Red Hand's fearless revenge.

When the outcome of this war was projected to the dream world through the ritual, the Lord of the Crown, who had been suppressed by the Disaster Dragon for a long time but still managed to maintain his balance, finally couldn't hold on any longer.

At this moment in the dream world, the huge iceberg that the Lord of the Crown once crawled on has completely exploded.

Two giant dragons, one red and one white, were tearing each other apart in the sky - they were originally one person, but now they had split into two.

One of them is the red dragon whose real name is Arthur.

That is a dragon of disaster that pursues the path of love and transcendence and is relatively more inclined to the identity of "Apostle of Huantiansi".

The second is a white dragon whose real name is Vortigern, but who came to the material world under the name of Arthur.

He is more inclined to identify himself as the "Crown Celestial Master"... a silver-crowned dragon who conquered giants and was promoted to a pillar god.

——But whether it is a red dragon or a white dragon, that is not their true form.

"The Lord...didn't send the knights..."

Aiwass stood in the temple of Paradise City, looked up at the starry sky, and murmured softly.

Although Aiwass's left eye could only see the clouds, his right eye could see the fight in the dream world through the clouds.

The red dragon and the white dragon were tearing at each other, a fight like that of wild beasts. No one drew out the sword that represented the knight, and both sides fought to the death in the most brutal and violent way.

Claws, tail, grapple, smash—and dragon's breath.

The dragon scales fell off one by one along with blood, turning into meteors that fell to the earth.

——That is the Corona Major meteor shower.

Besides Shark, there was also Aleister, whom he summoned - Shark's biological mother in a sense.

Not that Aiwass wanted Aleister to do anything.

But he felt that... at least at this moment, it was quite meaningful to let Aleister witness this scene with him at the same time.

Because the relationship between Arthur and Vortigern is the same as the relationship between Aiwas and Aleister.

Now, the relationship between Aiwass and Aleister has become as close as family members, but the relationship between Arthur and Vortigern has deteriorated to the point of life and death... This may be because Huan Tiansi's craftsmanship is not as good as his teacher Sha Shiji, or it is possible that Huan Tiansi did it on purpose.

"After all, the Lord doesn't want them to give away their heads in vain."

Aleister also looked up at the stars and said casually, "After all, they are all 'Arthur'. When the Red Dragon takes the position of the Pillar God, they will just get a new boss. How much does the struggle among the top have to do with the workers?"

"This also means that the crown master does not think he can win."

Aiwass said softly: "This is already a disadvantage."

The Lord is extremely competitive - as the pillar god of the path of authority, he is the most powerful and arrogant king in the world. Although he can reflect on himself, he will never allow any form of questioning. If the Lord thinks he can win, then he will definitely call on his Knights of the Round Table to help him fight.

This is a "righteous gang fight." Although it may sound a bit shameless, this is exactly how the authoritarian path fights.

Just like the "preservation art" and "treasure digging art" of the Path of Dusk, the "art" of the Path of Beauty, the "magic" of the Path of Wisdom, the "alchemy" of the Path of Balance... the mystical knowledge of the Path of Authority is called "leadership art".

It is mysterious knowledge about how to rule and manage others, including some teachings on tangible and intangible speech and behavior, as well as mind control, mind reading, memory searching, deterrence, contracts, and other contents involving extraordinary power.

——What is the difference between a follower of the path of authority without subordinates and a general without soldiers or an emperor without ministers?
When the Silver Crown Dragon did not choose to send out the knights, His defeat was already doomed.

"The human warriors of the past followed the path of the power of the Supreme Heaven and became the 'strongest' among humans..."

The voice of the Lord of Scales and Feathers sounded slowly from beside Aiwass.

Aiwass turned around and saw that he also had his hands behind his back and was looking up at the sky like him.

The Lord of Scales and Feathers said leisurely: "At that time, Arthur realized the limits of human beings.

"Even if humans train to the extreme and reach the fifth level of power, they still cannot compete with giants and dragons of the same level. That is an absolute unfairness that is destined from birth.

"He wanted to surpass this limit. He thought of many ways... such as using magic potions to increase his muscles, using alchemical equipment installed outside the body, using divine arts to add blessings, and learning to adapt to the fighting skills of the Tao that overdraw the body's potential...

"But all this failed. The strong is strong, and the weak is weak. A warrior weighing more than 100 kilograms can never fight against a giant dragon weighing more than 100 tons. The strength of a fourth-level young dragon... is enough to surpass that of a fifth-level warrior by several times. He advocates the way of strength and wants to gain power that surpasses everything.

"Just like a baby can't tear a Gundam apart with bare hands no matter how much medicine it takes - unless the baby is as tall as the Gundam."

The Lord of Scales and Feathers said meaningfully: "And Huan Tiansi gave Arthur a chance. He can make this baby as big as the Gundam - and even have the possibility to pilot the Gundam himself."

That was the motivation for Mian Tiansi to become a dragon in the first place.

Kill a dragon with a mortal body, absorb the dragon factor with the power of the ascended warlock... and become a dragon.

"When he was still a mortal, he was able to kill dragons. So how powerful was he when he became a dragon? No one dared to disobey him. Even the emperor of the Herasil Empire at that time gave his crown, throne and power to this dragon."

When everyone is absolutely afraid of the person in power, policies will be implemented very quickly. And if the person in power is extremely powerful, then this fear will quickly turn into admiration and pride.

"The current territory of the Helasar Empire was conquered by the former Crown Celestial Master. He was too powerful... He had endured countless assassinations and curses, but none of them could shake His great body and His absolutely correct rule. In the end, he used his physical body to break through the barriers of the world, entered the dream world, and became the Crown Celestial Master of the Path of Power - because he was not resurrected from the source river, even the Supreme Heaven had no chance to attack him."

The Lord of Scales and Feathers said slowly, “How can a great warrior who, when he was still a mortal, envied, was jealous, and coveted the dragon’s body… bow to the Most High?

"Just as the dragon is better than humans, the Pillar God is better than the Heavenly Official. He took away the body of the dragon in the past, so why can't he go one step further and take away the position of the Pillar God?

"So... the plan of the Ring Celestial Master was born. That was the first Tail Ring Ceremony, and it was the trial run mode of the Tail Ring... Half of the Crown Celestial Master was cut out and sent into an ordinary human body. He named his new self Vortigern - which means 'great monarch', 'supreme king', which is the original meaning of the 'crown' in 'Crown Celestial Master'.

"But when he regained his human body and the ability to dream and progress... his ambitions began to swell. Perhaps he could be more than just Vortigern... perhaps he could also be Arthur? Perhaps he could be the Crown Prince?

"Perhaps... he can also become a future Pillar God? A monarch would not be willing to share power with others, and the same is true for Vortigern."

Having said that, the Lord of Scales and Feathers glanced at Aiwas and Aleister.

The significance is self-evident.

If you rule another self as a monarch, the other self will also want to rule yourself; if you love another self as a lover, the other self will also love yourself.

Just as Huan Tiansi wanted to kill Aiwass, and Aiwass also wanted to kill Huan Tiansi.

"Twin mirrors" that are too similar will inevitably lead to a backlash in their attitudes towards each other.

"——And this thought is the beginning of all stories."

The Lord of Scales and Feathers sighed, “Today is the end of the story.

"Just like a drop of wine, a spoonful of dregs, can never turn back into the grapes they once were...

"Whether it's Arthur or Vortigern, even if they devour each other, they can no longer return to their former selves."

(End of this chapter)