Farbauti?
"Devil Monarch"Farbauti?
Angel was startled, and the title of this ancient god who was active in Second Epoch naturally came to mind.
Due to Klein's preparation before being promoted to "Scholar of Yore", Angel beside him also knew a lot of the history of this world. He knew that Farbauti was one of the eight ancient gods, representing "Devil" Pathway, the one who controls the "abyss".
After the metahumans, aliens and the three ancient god camps who tried to subvert the order had their brains knocked out and were defeated one by one by Ancient Sun God who emerged out of nowhere, the master of the abyss disappeared, and most of Devil also disappeared without a trace.
During an abyss exploration recorded in Roselle's Diary, it was mentioned that the place where Devil was supposed to live and breed had changed and was not suitable for Devil and Demon to live in. Wherever he saw there were either corpses or silence.
This makes Angel and Klein guess that the Sequence 0 of "Demon" Pathway is because of "Tenebrous World The original owner of "", "Mother Tree of Desire", has probably fallen or become the same as "Chained God". It is extremely difficult to maintain its own existence and respond to believers.
As a result, several Devil Family currently existing in the world, including Beria Family who was the "Desire Apostle" whom Angel once came into contact with, now believe in the existence called "Cosmic Dark Side". From the perspective of Angel, who knows the truth about Great Old One and the starry sky, there is a high probability that this is the same Outer Deity vest as "Primordial Moon".
Therefore, the "Abomination" in front of him introduced himself as Demon Monarch Farbauti with great grace, which surprised Angel even more than when he took off his mask, took out a monocle, and put it on his right eye.
As for the name "Naboredisley", Angel vaguely felt that it was somewhat similar to the name in the myths and legends she had heard in her previous life. She even suspected that it was the title given to Devil Monarch by the "traveler" Ancient Sun God, who used it as a pseudonym.
After all, from the perspective of various legends and mystical concepts, the real names of Demon and Devil are extremely important existences... She thought about it, but did not relax her vigilance towards Abomination in front of her. Instead, she kept checking her heart to avoid inadvertently being infected with the seeds of desire.
This is what Klein and Roselle said... Angel couldn't help but recall the "Desire Apostle" he met at Backlund when he was still "Pleasure" Demoness, and his body felt hot.
Realizing that this was not only the effect of "Dream Festival" on amplifying negative emotions, but also the ability of "Devil" to naturally control lust and evil thoughts, she quickly gathered her thoughts and said:
"You can call me Demoness when I'm passing by."
Angel has no intention of telling this guy who doesn't know if it's the real "Devil Monarch" her real name and previous name to avoid being cursed. And given the special nature of Devil, she won't read out the other person's name.
Next to the open doorway of the black boulder, "Abomination" Farbauti's body wrapped in gold nuggets and covered by a mask remained motionless, but that polite and gentle voice sounded in Angel's mind again:
"Good evening, 'Catastrophe' Demoness Miss who is passing by. Since you are not going to fight me and destroy Dream Festival and this town, let's have a good talk."
He actually kidnapped me morally... And how did Devil Monarch know about my Pathway and Sequence? Angel frowned.
She is not a foolish person. If the balance between letting a Sequence 1 "Abomination" go and sacrificing two thousand innocent people were placed on the two ends of the scale, she would not hesitate to choose to stop the former. However, since the illusion when she came here showed a scene where the suspected "Underworld Daoist" power dragged away Abomination who was preparing to escape from the black boulder, she did not mind hearing what the other party planned to say first.
Of course, the appearance of "Abomination" in Dream Festival is a strange thing. Judging from everything tonight, the main purpose of this dream seems to be to hide the black boulder in it to seal and imprison the opponent. As for other effects, it is completely incidental.
"In the legend, you are the Lord of the Abyss, Devil Monarch, and some people think you are 'Cosmic Dark Side'... But why is the Archangel of 'Chained' Pathway appearing in front of me?"
She chose to ask questions instead of talking directly to Farbauti in her head.
But the latter still laughed "haha" in her mind. Compared with the previous friendliness, he seemed even more arrogant and wanton.
"You should know the difference between the ancient gods and the current God, and you should be able to guess the reason." He prompted.
The ancient gods... they all blended different Pathway characteristics, making them more powerful, but also more crazy... Angel was startled and immediately understood:
"In addition to the 'Abyss' Pathway, you also accommodated a copy of 'Chained' Sequence 1?"
"Smart Demoness." Farbauti praised.
As for how to get rid of this extra characteristic, there are too many ways, and they are both "Tenebrous World", this Sefirah's Adjacent Pathways, if accommodated in the right order, it is even equivalent to jumping Sequence to promote True God, which can completely retain most of the sanity, and is different from other crazy ancient gods.
Of course, judging from the legend of Second Epoch, Farbauti most likely used the "abyss" Sequence 1 to first accommodate Adjacent Pathways's "Abomination" and then be promoted to God, thus showing a crazy background and even wanting to subvert the entire world.
No, maybe this is the nature of Devil, rather than the madness caused by accommodating Error Beyonder Characteristic... Angel had a guess and asked:
"So, you separated this characteristic and made it your heir, clone, and some kind of support for resurrection?"
"It sounds like you have a certain understanding of those existences that have disappeared but have not completely perished," Farbauti replied in a calm and gentle tone that was obviously pretending, "But I don't need to be resurrected, and I don't dare to be resurrected in this clone. The reason is that you should know the current status of 'Chained God'."
If He lost everything in the "Abyss" and was resurrected in the body of "Abomination", it would be equivalent to handing himself over to "Mother Tree of Desire"... Angel nodded.
Regardless, this means that "Devil Monarch" has not yet succumbed to Outer Deity.
"Of course, this clone with the characteristics of 'Abomination' does allow me to separate part of my spirit and will to resist the pollution created by Outer Deity using symbols and Uniqueness. This is why he must sleep here." Farbauti added in a deep voice. "Guess, is it the good part of the spirit and will, or the bad part?"
After thinking for a moment, Angel replied:
"Both."
She didn't think that this ancient god who had lived for thousands of years would suddenly become kind-hearted and separate all his evil side into his clone, nor did she think that the other party would completely separate his good intentions from his humanity, leaving her vulnerable in the confrontation with divinity.
Hearing her answer, Farbauti smiled again, without admitting or denying, but continued:
"At first, I left the real plane and returned to the abyss to resist the pollution from the stars. For me, it was more unbearable than the pollution from the underground. As the barrier gradually weakened, even the abyss gradually changed and became unsuitable for Devil to live in until Fourth Epoch, The actions of Blood Emperor and Primordial Demoness made the barrier weaker, so I had to separate 'Abomination' Naboredisley, and with the help of several other beings, sealed it, leaving it on the verge of death and hindering the erosion of 'Mother Tree of Desire'.
"It's a pity that after entering this era, even if I separated this characteristic, my condition is getting worse and worse. If it weren't for the help of a certain being, I'm afraid there would be many more Demon and Devil followers of 'Primordial Moon'."
For the three Sefirah and the six Pathway Beyonder from the starry sky, the closer to Apocalypse, the weaker the will and barrier left by Original Creator, and the stronger the pollution they face. This is different from the other sixteen "local" Pathway is the complete opposite... It turns out that the "Abomination" in front of him is already a corpse. That's right. It's hard to imagine that a living being can survive for a long time under the power of "River of Eternal Darkness"... Angel sighed, becoming more and more worried about the other God.
"Earth Mother" Lilith, she is also Sequence 0 of "foreign" Pathway.
In addition, she didn't believe Farbauti took the initiative to talk about her "weakness". She suspected that the other party was deliberately showing weakness to let some people or some God who tried to seize his power fall into a trap. This was in line with "Devil"'s approach.
At least from the state of the voice talking to her, it can be seen that Farbauti has not fallen into madness, and can still maintain false elegance and grace. At least, it is not like "Chained God" Tolzna who has no ability to resist at all, and even wants to die.
"Is there 'Underworld Daoist' in the existence that helps you?"
she suddenly asked,
Unlike "Blood Emperor" Tudor who was pushed back as soon as Samaritan Women's Spring appeared, Farbauti stood by the stone gate and talked but was still not suppressed. The gap in treatment was extremely obvious, which made Angel speculate.
"Not only that one, Salinger also provided help."
Farbauti replied.
Although Angel had some speculation about this, he was still a little emotional when it was confirmed. As the ancient god "Annihilation Demonic Wolf" Flegrea, Subordinate Deity, "God of the Undead" Salinger actually helped another ancient god two epochs later.
Of course, his purpose is definitely not pure. For example, he contacted River of Eternal Darkness, reached a certain cooperation with "Underworld Daoist", and forcibly accommodated "Red Priest" Uniqueness for himself in the future. Foreshadowing... But this can at least explain the behavior of those primitive tribes who claim to be believers of Death and keep the secret of "Dream Festival". It also makes sense that the dream and the black boulder are located in the Southern Continent.
Moreover, Death Salinger also had reasons to do so. At that time, the only existence that could threaten His rule in the Southern Continent was "Chained God" Tolzna, and the latter lacked A copy of Sequence 1 is in the hands of Farbauti. As long as it is sealed in a dream that no one knows, Tolzna will always be King of Angel, unable to fight against Death.
But he didn't expect that the problem was himself. After Uniqueness couldn't tolerate Adjacent Pathways, he became half crazy. He was instigated to attack the North Continent gods. Finally, he fell into the depths of the Berserk Sea, and his empire also fell apart... This is The only ones who knew the existence of the "Dream Festival" seal were "Underworld Daoist" and "Devil Monarch". One of them voluntarily entered River of Eternal Darkness, and the other had personal interests, and actually continued to maintain this dream for thousands of years...
Thinking of this, Angel asked doubtfully:
"In that case, why did you show up and tell me this?
"Aren't you worried about being known by the followers of 'Primordial Moon'?"
Haha——
Arrogant laughter resounded in Angel's mind, and Farbauti said in a different tone than before:
"On the one hand, of course you and I have some similar qualities, otherwise there would be no need for this clone to wake up. On the other hand..."
At the same time, "Abomination" wearing a gold nugget and a mask looked up at the sky where the hazy Crimson Moon hung.
"On the other hand, I'm not just talking to you either."
I knew that Goddess was also listening and watching... This was originally one of my purposes for entering the Dream Invasion realm. Unfortunately, before I could talk to "Underworld Daoist", Farbauti jumped out first... Angel muttered and whispered to himself:
"Same traits?"
Possibilities such as Potion Pathway, Sefirah, etc. flashed through her mind, but she found that she did not have any characteristics that could be linked to this ancient god. Even the gender was likely to be different. Of course, only after time travel...
Suddenly, Angel realized something, and she subconsciously looked up at the sky.
The same qualities... are not just talking to me...
If the name "Naboredisley" is not a bad joke of Ancient Sun God...
This Devil Monarch showed more kindness than he should have...
With a tentative tone, Angel said the word that Klein had stuttered when he broke into his study.