Zongman: Beginning with the Killer Queen

The process of summoning Roland was much smoother than Lesta had imagined.

In the Kabbalah worldview with which he was most familiar, the world was divided into four levels.

To summon something from outside the world, even with clear coordinates like a contract, Aleister was prepared to sacrifice a windowless building.

As a temple carefully constructed by Aleister, this building not only plays a role in sustaining his life, but also plays an indispensable role in his plans.

But Aleister believed that Roland was worthy of the sacrifice.

Moreover, to pull unknown beings from outside the four realms out of this infinite phase, this price is already considered a very cost-effective one.

However, when Roland really invaded the phase, things changed beyond Aleister's expectation.

"The essence of the four realms spontaneously formed a path?"

In his career as a magician, both the association he belonged to and his own preferences were full of Kabbalah ideas.

Among them, the most important thing is the tree of life.

It runs through the four realms and phases, using the source material as a point to connect the material realm, and is used to describe the path to the realm of God.

The Sefirot are in numerical order from 1 to 10, from Crown to Kingdom.

To describe it simply, the Tree of Life divides the souls of gods, angels, and humans into ten pyramid-like levels.

This rule also conveys the meaning that "the realm of human beings only goes from here to here, and beyond that is the realm of God, which must not be violated."

In such a case, the number between humans and angels remains constant and cannot be converted into each other.

The lightning-shaped path composed of these ten sefirot is called the Path of the Flaming Sword, which represents the gradual evolution of divinity from the crown to the kingdom.

The magician's quest is to reverse this path and build a path for mankind to lead to God.

The construction of religious aspects is also based on very similar principles.

To put it bluntly, it is undoubtedly much easier to change the direction and walk backwards than to go through an unproven dead end, to promote a broad road that has already reached the result like a natural phenomenon, and then change the direction.

And Aleister's method of summoning Roland was similar to the ideas of those first-generation magicians.

By using specific rituals, the upper and lower ranks in the tree of life can be reversed, the positions of both parties can be replaced, and angels who are spiritual beings can fall. It can also be downgraded to humans with physical bodies.

Aleister's original plan was to use a technique similar to 'Angel Falls', using the history books as a carrier to deceive the world and fabricate a false personality for Roland.

Then, the opponent will naturally follow the path of the flaming sword and descend into the material world.

If the original method of summoning directly from outside the boundary was that a large truck loaded with goods was walking on the uneven loess road, it was shaky and could overturn at any time.

This method is to smuggle directly onto the hard asphalt road that the world has spent a lot of money to build. Both the speed and safety are much higher.

The current development was indeed what he expected. Roland successfully formed a path and began to fall without any accident.

The only problem is.

"—I have not forged him a false person."

Aleister couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Roland skipping the planned second step and jumping to the third step.

The importance of personality is like a passport in the Tree of Life, distinguishing angels from humans, even their number is fixed.

Angels will also guard the path formed by the source of matter, which is not only a line of defense to isolate anomalies, but also a trial that fanatics who attempt to climb the path of God must face.

If they can correctly interpret the original scriptures and master the orthodox rituals, they will be the best help. Otherwise, they will also become a life-threatening punishment.

Therefore, in the face of such protection, even if Roland from outside the world can overcome this identity verification process, it will not be without trouble.

There was not even a brief moment of abnormality, but the path of the flaming sword formed spontaneously.

This situation can only mean one thing.

"He already has his own personality in the phase of the Tree of Life."

Aleister groaned and said slowly.

Now he finally understands that when the history books pass through the infinite phases, they will immediately appear in the world view of Kabbalah.

Because the server information is the same, Roland's downgrade is the same as logging in to an account in a different place.

As long as Aleister, as a local IP, helps him eliminate this risk, the process will naturally be green.

"It looks like the future is going to be interesting."

Seeing this scene, Aiwass also showed a half-smile on his lips.

"... Collaborators who can bring new ideas are indeed not a bad thing."

Even if Roland's true purpose cannot be known, knowing more about the other party's origins and information would be a success for a mastermind like Aleister who uses the world as a pawn.

Anyway, he didn't have to take the initiative to control the ritual, so he had more time to experience the process.

After all, this process of becoming a human being is also a precious confirmation for him.

About three minutes later, Roland fell faster and faster. Seeing that he had passed through the four realms, signs in the material world began to appear.

But such a smooth process made Aleister raise his eyebrows.

"Why... he still exists as the source of nothingness and has not evolved into matter?"

Because Roland's existence and quality are not stable, in order for him to officially embark on the road and be recognized by the world, blending the ethereal spirituality into matter is a necessary process.

Aiwass's personality has the confidence to allow Aleister to have the idea of ​​subverting the Demon God, but without relying on a medium or summoning, her degree of interference in the material world is quite limited.

Being in such a position, it is destined that even if Aleister's use will produce a trend that is beneficial to Aiwass, she cannot become a being like a demon.

Humans are humans and angels are angels. This is a clear distinction.

Aleister designed the falling ritual for Roland in order to eradicate this possibility. This is also the basis for their cooperation.

But Roland has clearly been following the path of the Flame Sword, and his form is still nothingness.

In this case, even after Roland fell, he could use his own uniqueness to actively derive a body and avoid the disadvantages of angels as spirits.

But in essence, there is no difference between his and Aiwass's existence.

The Tree of Life is God’s way of creating the world out of nothing.

People can abandon their bodies and climb the tree of life to acquire higher-level knowledge, or they can descend and gain a solid self at the cost of being restricted by physical laws.

Although he designed the ritual himself, after rejecting the possibility of the devil, the path Aleister saw was only as far as climbing into the abyss.

It is not incomprehensible that the unknown from above the abyss cannot exist by this path.

"Trouble..."

But even if he failed, Aleister was not troubled by the flaws in his plan.

After bearing the curse of doomed failure, in order to ensure that regardless of success or failure, the result will be directed in the same direction, he has long been accustomed to accidents.

Since he was the one to personally summon the opponent, the plan for this possibility had already been calculated before the plan started.

The steps for Roland to descend through the Tree of Life can be roughly divided into two steps.

First, use this path of trial to restrain the other party's existence, remove excess energy, and solidify your personality.

Then use the rules of the path itself to imitate the creation of the world out of nothing, and give it a body that matches its spirituality and is connected to the world.

Although the plan to descend failed, Roland's existence was still completed.

Compared to the beginning, which was as ethereal as flames and air, Roland was now in the form of light in Aleister's eyes.

The Path of the Flame Sword just doesn't have the remaining power to shape its physical form.

For this, Aleister has already made a plan.

Another ray of wisdom turned into a white mist-like airflow, covering the history books in mid-air, and began to move in the completely opposite direction to the path of the flaming sword.

In the starry sky inside the building, colorful colors began to spontaneously combine, causing a path completely opposite to the Tree of Life to emerge in the air.

That can only be seen by those who know the tree of life well. It belongs to the opposite side of the tree of life, the tree of evil.

Like the Tree of Life, the Tree of Evil has 10 counter-essences, but unlike the Tree of Life, which is guarded by angels from bottom to top, the Tree of Evil is upside down.

On its essence, what is engraved is not the name of an angel, but the name of a demon.

However, although it is called evil, its essence is not deeply related to the meaning of the word.

What it really represents is dangerous wisdom from the other side of the world, outside of orthodoxy.

Unlike the Tree of Life, which is willing to accept everyone, the Tree of Evil shows no mercy to the incompetent.

Because of its easily out-of-control nature and mystery, even those who know its existence keep it secret.

But for Aleister, who had made the development of magic surpass that of the previous thousands of years in only seventy years, this was a path more suitable to his style than the Tree of Life.

If he hadn't understood the wisdom behind it, Aleister wouldn't have been able to become the magician's public enemy on his own.

Between the two opposite but parallel paths, he was confident of finding the balance that would degrade Roland.

However--

"You failed again."

Aiwass's voice without sadness or joy sounded again.

She looked at the path going backwards from the Evil Tree and said unceremoniously.

"The Tree of Life has a schematic diagram of how to operate the soul. If the Evil Tree is compared with reverse engineering, all that can be produced is "something similar to life." If it is an artificial demon based on the essence of the Evil Tree, that's it. To create human beings is to violate its rules. "

"This conflicting rule can be offset by the power of the Tree of Life. Life and evil are not completely opposite. The union between them will bring new possibilities."

Aleister sighed, and the tiredness on his face could not be concealed.

"If all goes well, the symbol rising from the Tree of Evil will have internal conflicts due to personality, and then burst out, echoing the solidified spirituality on the Tree of Life, and finally create a new one in balance. life."

"But you didn't expect that he also had a corresponding person on the Tree of Evil. That conflict didn't happen at all. Instead, it became a flash like a flag, causing the two energies to collide in advance."

Aiwass laughed, and Aleister could even feel that the angel was trying hard to express the ridicule towards her that she did not understand at all.

Even though the other party is on his side, this angel will never let go of the moment when he should laugh at himself.

It seemed like this was a special pleasure for her.

But now Aleister no longer had the energy to respond to Aiwass's ridicule, and he was thinking silently.

Roland was actually the same type of being as himself, which he did not expect.

Even if there are two opposing pieces of knowledge at the same time, human beings will not die, but will fall into madness at most.

But having two opposite personalities at the same time cannot be solved with such a slight price as madness or death.

Are you the same type of seeker as me?

No, judging from this performance, he has completely surpassed me.

Is there probably more than one world he has experienced...

Aleister showed a thoughtful expression and spoke in a deep voice to Aiwass again.

"It doesn't matter, I have a plan."

One by one, strange tarot cards gradually appeared following Aleister's voice.

In the schematic diagram of the Tree of Life, magicians glimpsed the twenty-two interconnected paths between the sefirot. Based on this, they were able to use Tarot cards in conjunction with the Tree of Life to divine fate and calculate the future.

Aleister took it a step further and improved it based on his own characteristics, creating an original code called Thoth Tarot.

As a genius who once used tarot cards to touch the abyss where the devil's way comes to an end, it goes without saying that he is valuable in this regard.

"Since the evil tree that came later has overwhelmed the path of the tree of life, just take the initiative to maintain its balance."

Aiwass, who knew it was his turn to appear, nodded slightly.

When Aleister constructed the original code of Thoth Tarot, it already included a description of her power, so it was a natural fit for her to operate it.

Different from the meaning and goal of Thoth Tarot itself, her current purpose is not to praise the next era, so she cannot follow the original text step by step, but must be more relevant to the times.

What is needed here is to complete the fall, so...

The angel, who exuded light color, stretched out his hand, gently touched the first card of the Major Arcana, and then gradually moved his fingertips.

Regardless of whether it is the Fool who started, or the Star who brought the foundation through victory, in the end it is inevitable to go back to this path.

--{world}

Suddenly, at the end of the two paths, the light blended together.

Aleister's mind was like riding an elevator, rising towards the clouds.

He saw the distant and beautiful existence that was bound to the throne.

Cold, golden, silent, painful.

--sun.

All good qualities can be found in each other.

Courage, wisdom, life, joy.

But what greeted this golden sun was its complete opposite.

The skeleton is composed of purple crystals made of materialized souls, and the scorching black mud containing absolute malice clings to it and turns into flesh.

Then, from the gaps between bones and flesh, orange liquid continued to gush out, covering every inch of the body, turning it from a dead thing created by the gods into a living life.

Finally, under Aleister's expectant gaze, the god who came to the world finally opened his eyes.