Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 871: The Reunion of Heleqin and Fafner

After satisfying Cardinal Belisarius, Aiwass suddenly understood these cardinals.

——So you all actually have opinions in your hearts, but you just don’t mention them?
I don’t know whether I don’t want to mention it or I don’t dare to mention it…

But since there is a demand, it is a good thing - no matter how difficult the demand is, it is always better than not knowing what the demand is.

Although Aiwass was not in the product department in his previous life, he also knew that changing requirements every day would easily lead to people getting angry. If a requirement is constantly changed, the most likely reason is that they don't know what the requirement is, so they just randomly propose a date to change it later. It's like asking someone "what do you want to eat" and they say "whatever".

After all, the dishes called "casual" in this world are always the hardest to make.

"Oh yes, Cardinal Valrhona."

Aiwass also thought of poor little Rhine - this child had been studying endlessly since the founding of Avalon. And it was not the kind of study that was memorized by rote, but he was beaten every day.

...Dragons are adaptable creatures, able to automatically adapt to the external environment and quickly become stronger through life-and-death crises. In peacetime, there are no crises, so Cardinal Fafner begins to create artificial crises to force evolution.

This is not wrong, after all, the world will indeed change drastically in the future. From this perspective, Cardinal Valrhona can be considered to have foresight.

But the problem here is that she didn't do this based on her own judgment.

It was to carry out Helechin's "last wish" and train Rhine to become the strongest warrior in the world - but Helechin himself didn't even know about it.

He said this at the time because he knew Fafner well enough to know that she was a bit yandere and a bit crazy.

He knew that he would not be able to return alive, and was worried that Fafna would commit suicide, so he wanted to find something for her to do. He also wanted to remind her that she still had her child.

It is also a good wish for the child's future...similar to "I hope our child can become a great scientist in the future" or "It would be great if the child could become a high-ranking official in the future".

After Helechin's death, Cardinal Fafnir did not commit suicide.

The good news is that at least she is not dead, she is still alive, and she has raised her child well; the bad news is that she is really determined to achieve this goal - so stubborn that even the Pope cannot convince her.

Let Helechin handle this matter himself.

Coincidentally, after Aiwass merged with Aleister, Heleqin, whom Aleister had gone to Avalon to conquer, was automatically transferred here.

Seeing Cardinal Valrhona, whose hair covered one eye and exuded a gloomy aura, turned her head, Aiwass said with a smile: "I brought you an old friend."

"...Friend?"

Fafner spoke in her deep, hoarse voice.

Her voice was hoarse and indifferent, like the first words spoken after working overtime all night. She sounded weak as if she had just woken up, even though she hadn't slept yet.

In fact it is.

It is said that Cardinal Valrhona has not slept for a long time.

Anyway, as a giant dragon, she has more ways to replenish her mana than just dreaming. Not to mention, she can replenish her mana and heal her injuries through prayer and fire worship. As for why she doesn't sleep...

Maybe she doesn't want to dream.

For a giant dragon with a long lifespan, if it falls in love with someone and then watches that person die... every dream it has in the days that follow will be painful.

After the meeting with the bishops, Aiwass had already lifted the transformation of the Sin Beast. Therefore, he had already recovered the means to use the power of the Transcendent Path.

So Aiwass took out a card and called out, "Herchin!"

"……what?"

Cardinal Fafna was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Herchin...?!"

The next moment, a silver storm surged from behind Aiwas.

"——I came here at the call."

A clear voice came.

In the storm, azure blue lightning leaped, and a translucent figure emerged from it.

At this moment, Heleqin was not wearing a helmet and had not turned into dusk. He was still the silver-armored hero who was as pure white as snow and as bright as the sun.

Gorgeous short golden hair and bright turquoise eyes.

As soon as he appeared and looked around, his eyes were immediately attracted by the figure of Fafner.

At that moment, the surroundings fell into silence.

Whether it was Aiwass or the other cardinals, they all watched this scene in silence.

Fafna put her hand over her mouth and stared at Heleqin without saying a word. But every time she blinked, her eyes were covered with transparent mist. Heleqin's expression became extremely complicated.

He scratched his forehead, then shrugged his shoulders as if he was tingling, and adjusted his armor - he was obviously already a spirit, so he shouldn't feel anything at all.

But looking at his reaction, Fafna realized something and tears finally flowed out.

She realized - this was the real Helechin she knew.

His Holiness the great Pope saved her husband who had been dead for hundreds of years!
Those who died but still had their bodies would be stripped of the four realms, and those who died but still had their souls would be stripped of the six realms. Heleqin's body was cooked and eaten by the giants, so it was inevitable that only the soul would remain. This kind of residual soul did not even have self-awareness, let alone clear emotions.

But looking at Heleqin in front of him, even though he was in the state of undead...

But with this look, with a clear mind and a bright mind, how can it be called an ordinary undead ghost?

Even the Wild Hunt wasn't so clear-headed!

It's as complete as the spirit of a living person entering a dream!

“Is this also… a miracle?”

Fafner's cold and gloomy voice suddenly softened, and the sound became vague and whimpering.

The relationship between them was not as simple as being a couple for hundreds of years. The years they had been together were many times longer than those of anyone else - even their parents, mentors, and other relatives and friends.

When they were still very young and weak, they were good brothers who faced powerful enemies together. They were childhood sweethearts, comrades-in-arms, brothers, lovers, partners, teachers and students... and also close friends who trusted each other.

They have gone through many life and death crises together, and the precious memories they have made with each other are as strong as pearls and their friendship is as solid as diamonds.

If Fafna had not been pregnant, they would have died together without hesitation - Fafna sometimes thought that if she had followed him, perhaps Helechin would not have died?

Even the Giant King can only fight against one Heleqin at most without using any tricks. If Heleqin has Fafner who can take him to high-speed mobility, has sufficient combat power, and has healing and buff abilities, this 1+1 will burst out with a strength far greater than 3.

Maybe... that's a qualitative change.

Or maybe... they will be killed by the Most High himself.

But no matter what, it's better than being alone.

"I'm sorry, Fafner..."

Heleqin's voice sounded with a hint of emptiness.

He was originally standing there feeling uncomfortable, but when he saw Fafner crying, he immediately rushed forward without hesitation in two steps.

He put his hands behind Fafner's back, trying to hold them tightly and then loosen them, before finally hugging her in his arms.

Feeling the cold yet solid touch, Fafner's whole body twitched as if she had been electrocuted.

For a moment, she didn't dare to hug Heleqin. Because she was worried that Heleqin was just an untouchable shadow. If she tried to hug Heleqin, but her hands could only pass through the shadow and the air... Fafna didn't dare to imagine how she would collapse at that time.

And at this moment, when she realized that she could actually touch Helechin, Fafna finally couldn't contain her inner ecstasy and sadness.

She hugged Heleqin, who was in spirit form, with her backhand and buried her head in his arms. The sturdy dragon horns repeatedly struck Heleqin's breastplate like a hammer, making a crisp and real metal collision sound.

Fafner seemed to have returned to her teenage years, crying heart-wrenchingly.

Looking at this scene, Aiwass finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There are some regrets, but I am satisfied after all.

——I brought Heleqin back to you.

Thanks to the Lord of Scales and Feathers... and the "warrior" heritage brought back by Aiwass, Heleqin was transformed from an earth-attributed undead into a wind-attributed warrior spirit, and regained his intelligence and consciousness.

Otherwise, if Fafna hugged Heleqin, who only had simple consciousness and partial memories and still held resentment... Aiwass didn't know if he could hold on to such sad crying.

"so good."

Aiwass watched this scene and murmured softly.

He realized once again what the future he changed had brought.

He changed the future, saw more people smiling, saw more tragedies eliminated before they were born...

——Then you will know that you are on the right path.

(End of this chapter)