Chapter 739 17.the Jailer just wants everyone to be happy, is he wrong?
To put it into detail, Diakum and Zovaal have known each other for a short time.
Although they have had many "air-based encounters" before, they only really came into contact with each other during the few days of the Maw. However, there is no doubt that the relationship between the two is a very subtle "frenemies and friends".
the Jailer thinks Diakum understands his desire, and Vigilant also thinks Zovaal is a "good person".
He is a perfectionist who cannot stand terrible flaws, and an idealist who hopes to "create perfection." He once worked for the "perfection" promised by First Ones, but immediately chose to resist after realizing that this so-called "perfection" was just an illusion.
This is actually a very "selfish" behavior.
As Eternal Arbiter, Zovaal's dereliction of duty and resistance have an extremely bad and far-reaching impact on the cycle of life and death.
But this is a very "selfless" behavior.
Because He is really not seeking benefits for himself. Until now, everything He has done has a reason of "filling the flaws and creating perfection for all living beings."
He was very firm and almost never wavered. Even after being stripped of all strength, dignity and freedom by his brothers and sisters, He never lowered his head during the endless years of being imprisoned in the Maw.
He possesses all the virtues of a "big villain"!
Firm-willed, clear-cut in goals, righteous in heart, strong in execution, good at teamwork and cooperation, and not giving up food due to choking, apart from not being able to laugh, Zovaal is almost a perfect villain.
However, even if Diakum admires such a soul, today under the Creator's Grand Design Temple, this duel cannot be avoided at all.
Both have reasons to fight.
Unfortunately, these two burning moral principles obviously cannot coexist.
Diakum pursues the balance of the force, the peace of the star sea, extinguishing the flames of war, and letting life set sail again, so as to enter the true era of prosperity in all realms of the world.
But the Jailer thinks that all of this is terrible. He thinks that there will be no bright future at all. He thinks that the fragmented universe cannot stop the crises that will always come.
He hopes to personally complete a reshaping of reality and fundamentally resolve disputes, sins, and flaws.
Both are pursuing the peace of all sentient beings, but they have chosen completely different paths.
Vigilant moved his body, letting the wings of light and shadow unfold behind him. This was the first time that he pushed his combat effectiveness in the spirit state to the limit.
Those lights and those shadows constantly circled and swirled around his spiritual body, allowing Diakum to perfectly achieve the wonder of "half-dividing".
His body is divided into the opposition and coexistence of light and darkness. Against the Light Wings of light and darkness, it seems that there are two of him holding different powers, and they merge into one in the perfect chord reverberation.
The hood covered with shadows on the saintly face was raised. As he stretched his hands, Sunstrider Warhammer jumped into the left hand of Holy Light Gleam. With the wonderful "resonance" of Cipher of the First Ones, the curtain of Life and Death quietly opened at this moment, sending the weapon representing "darkness" into the hands of its owner.
Twilight Hammer is cheering!
It has accompanied its master to the end of Diakum's body, witnessing the collapse of Dymus and Light of Dawn at the end of the night.
The moment it received the call to war, it chose to respond without hesitation.
When it fell into the palm of Diakum, the shaping of light and shadow was finally completed. This artifact of the void must embrace its concept of power in today's battle, and thus be reborn and become the same "magic weapon of the road" as Ashbringer.
That is Twilight Hammer's desire, and it is also Diakum's "reply" to Void Faction.
One after another, hexagonal energy matrices turned into "chords of light and shadow" in the form of halos, spreading outward from Diakum's body. The truth given by Cipher of the First Ones smoothed the final conflict between Vigilant's two forces. He has completed the "fusion" with Sun God's body.
He has entered "Holy Sun Rebirth".
"This is a battle of ideas."
Diakum opening.
In the wonderful resonance of light and shadow, Eredar and Shath'yar sounded at the same time. In the echo of the sob-like eerie tone, Vigilant whispered:
"If we are moving forward for the same goal, then there will be no loser in this battle. Unfortunately, I must protect my morality in a way that destroys your ideals.
That's the wrong desire.
You cannot create a perfect order by depriving yourself of freedom. You are born as a god and don't know Mortal realm's sufferings. You sit in the clouds and overlook the flaws of all living beings, but you don't know the basic logic of the movement of the stars.
You have a high opinion but a low hand, and you don't bother to understand the ants in your eyes.
All your desires are based on your superficial understanding of Perfect Order. There is no difference between you now and First Ones who works behind closed doors and tries to conceive a "perfect sea of stars" from scratch.
I will never deny your ideals, I just doubt your abilities, so step back!"
Faced with Diakum's rebuke, the Jailer did not answer.
He just looked at the temple named "Grand Blueprint" in front of him with a look of nostalgia, expectation and longing. This was the first time he arrived here, and it was also the first time he saw First Ones's design for the world.
The hexagonal platform is dotted with "Energy Well" emitting Cosmic Rainbow Light. Each entrance is connected to an "energy point" in the physical universe, and the majestic and solemn stone slab high in the sky is engraved with endless star maps. When the light Gleam shines, the star sea projections of all realms will emerge in it.
That's a plan.
First Ones left their plans for shaping the world here. On this platform, as long as the power they left is activated, they can use the connection between here and the physical universe to manipulate and rewrite the "fundamental rules" of their existence.
This is the control panel for everything!
However, it is a pity that just as the Creator left System of Destiny halfway through shaping and then quietly disappeared, their transformation of the world is still only in the planning stage.
the Jailer can see those unfinished star maps, so many creation tablets are still blank.
This means that First Ones has also given up on their transformation of the world. They are really a group of insects who are good at "giving up halfway"!
A wave of anger echoed in Zovaal's empty chest. He could not accept all this, not only because of the perfectionist's regret for unfinished things, but also because of his disgust and resistance to First Ones's irresponsibility.
They clearly have the ability to create a "perfect world", but they chose to give up.
They are the real "malfeasors".
Such a Creator is not worthy of anyone to follow him.
"No need to say more!"
the Jailer roared:
"I am not an opponent who will be persuaded by your words. Sunflare, whose moral principles are as hot as the sea of stars, decide all this in the most primitive and direct way.
Only those with great power can determine the future of the world!
If you defeat me, it proves that you are more qualified than me."
"Before the battle begins, I have one last question."
The feet of Diakum slowly left the platform of Grand Blueprint in a "divine suspended" posture, which was still the unique resonance of the two sounds.
he asked:
"If you are really given the opportunity to reshape reality, how can you guarantee that after you create the new Perfect Order, you will not actively destroy it? If you become a harsh creator, after you see that the order you created is not perfect, how can you guarantee that you will not destroy it again?"
"I was Arbiter."
the Jailer clenched his war hammer with both hands, and when the ferocious skull-decorated hammer head roared in battle, He said:
"I know how to become a perfect "Dutifulness machine". The moment I reshape reality, all the desire, anger and passion you see will be eliminated.
Only absolute justice can ensure absolute perfection, and overly active emotions and egos are obviously detrimental to "justice"!
I will "kill" myself!
Only the will of Arbiter is left here to bear everything they dare not bear on behalf of the weak First Ones. If there is suffering in all things, then I will bear it.
In that perfect future, all individuals will enjoy themselves and their freedom, and all their shortcomings will be borne by me."
"What a madman."
Diakum commented.
The next moment, two bright rainbow lights collided together.
Sunstrider Warhammer blocked the ferocious war hammer of the original arbiter. Twilight Hammer swung it with Eclipse's desire and smashed it at Zovaal's war helmet, but was repelled by the rainbow light of the Jailer's waving hand.
The ear-piercing roar was accompanied by the outpouring and confrontation of energy. As the two retreated, a brilliant war scythe filled with cosmic light was held in the Jailer's hand. The war scythe named "Zovastamu·Nirvana Incarnate" was obviously Zovaal's most precious "collection". This war scythe was most likely made by Runecarver.
the Jailer usually doesn't use it not because it is not powerful enough, but because he rarely encounters the current situation that requires all-out combat.
Diakum was suspended in the air. He glanced at his severed and growing void wings. The broken Light Wings turned into flying dim light feathers when it fell and was swallowed up by the greedy Twilight Hammer, replenishing energy for the artifact that had cracks and was about to be "reborn".
In the experience of the all-out fight just now, he had tested the limit of Zovaal's strength.
Can fight.
And you can win!
Eternal Ones's strength is their biggest shortcoming. Even if Zovaal tries his best to make up for his shortcomings in the endless seals, it is not the limitations of "The One" that make it really difficult for his strength to reach the level it should be.
Not to mention competing with a slasher like Sargeras.
The destructive power of Zovaal is at most the same as that of the fallen Aggramar. In other words, the former guardian of Pantheon and the Aggramar in its prime can defeat him here.
But still the same sentence
After the life level reaches their level, pure numerical value can no longer determine the outcome of victory or defeat. Unless it can reach the level of "one sword defeats all magic" like Sargeras, otherwise the confrontation of the mechanism is the basis for victory.
In this regard, the Jailer, who was born as a god and relies solely on mechanisms to make a living, clearly has an advantage.
While Diakum tested the limits of his power, Zovaal also understood that Primus's previous attempt to stop him and say he would die was not just imagination.
As Eternal Ones, who is in charge of battles and victories, Primus is very accurate in judging the strength of Vigilant.
Zovaal can't beat him!
Therefore, at the beginning of the second all-out confrontation, the Jailer used the mechanism.
While he held the war hammer and war sickle and launched Charge at Diakum, countless Chains of Domination burst out from the invisible, just like the "King's Treasure House·Blackened Version", and the chains splashed out like a group of snakes coming out of the cage.
That was the outbreak of Domination. Perhaps Zovaal could not completely suppress Diakum's mind, morality and will in a short period of time, but in this kind of bloody decisive battle, if Diakum was entangled by Chains of Domination for a moment, he would end up dying suddenly on the spot.
The concept of Death Force is obscure and cold. Domination, developed by the "old silver coin" Primus, embodies the destruction, restraint, suppression and assimilation of Death Force in the most brutal way.
Frostmourne's almost incomprehensible absolute suppression of the mortal dead is exactly what Domination embodies.
This thing can mess up Azeroth in the hands of Lich King Dog Egg. It goes without saying how powerful it is in the hands of the Jailer. However, we, Diaoye, are not afraid of trouble.
You have a mechanism, but I don't?
Eclipse
Explode!
"Boom"
The aftermath of the explosion caused by the collision of energy transformed the changing light and shadow into the cold light of Eclipse. Dick really didn't hold back this time, and the explosion was full force.
In the dim light that swallowed up all things and assimilated all things, most of the Jailer's Chains of Domination were transformed into "ash crystals" before coming into contact with Diakum, and were subsequently defeated into ashes flying all over the sky in the "full-screen AOE" explosion of light and shadow chords.
The light will be extinguished!
No matter what light you light up for any reason, as long as Eclipse is shrouded in it, it will be extinguished.
"Ah"
Zovaal let out a cry of pain.
His Light of Life has been entangled by the cold erosion, and Eclipse has enveloped this land of creation. He cannot escape the entanglement of Eclipse until he leaves Grand Blueprint.
However, will He, who calls himself a "moth flying into the flames," really retreat?
In this place where ideals and desires are about to be realized, is He who doesn't even care about his life really afraid of being covered in Eclipse and reduced to cold ashes?
He was born for the ideal and should die for the ideal!
"Bang"
Twilight Hammer hit Zovaal's shoulder armor with all the force. The moment of contact, the void Twilight exploded into Micro Black Hole's wreak havoc, but the Jailer's warhammer also hit Diakum's wings of light, shattering the wings of light. At the same time, as the Jailer shouted, the top of Primordial Arbiter Warhammer's skull opened wide.
"Poof"
A Chains of Domination hidden in the Arbiter hammer popped out like an alien "tongue", binding Diakum tightly in an instant.
Domination exploded, making Vigilant unable to dodge, and then the cosmic blade of Zovastam Incarnation slashed down. Zovaal roared with pain and regret, and chopped off Diakum's dog head with one knife.
The light is Dispersion.
The moment the head flew out, Vigilant's spirit body collapsed.
This is a blow from Eternal Ones. Annihilation of souls is just a basic ability. Zovaal clearly saw Diakum's light and shadow spirit body turning into broken light in front of his eyes Dispersion. Is he dead?
"Bang"
Sunstrider Warhammer's fierce blow from behind brought about the ignition of the star's light, dragging the Jailer into the burning of Sunflare's holy fire.
In that Eclipse shrouded place, the "sculpture" formed among the gathering and dispersing ashes hit all the ashes around Dispersion, allowing a brand new Diakum hua Li Li to emerge.
It's still the same person, exactly the same as before. The change of the One is that compared with the previous Light-Shadow Coexistence of Diakum, the light and shadow area around Dick that appears now is "switched".
Originally there was light on the left and shadow on the right. Now there is shadow on the left and light on the right.
This means that a "twin of light and shadow" was completed at that moment. It means that the moment the warden killed Diakmu, the vigilant completed the rebirth of light in the dark night.
Death?
Death is already a "pseudo-concept" to him now.
The ignited the Jailer roared and wanted to fight back, but Vigilant rounded the weapon, and a wave of super Enemy Breaker plus Most Holy Slash, which had been charged since the beginning of the war, echoed.
The moment Ashen Echo was turned on, the Jailer knew that he had missed the opportunity of the One. As Primordial Arbiter Warhammer and Zovastam, the Avatar of Nirvana, were knocked out, Zovaal was completely dragged into the storm of light and darkness dancing in front of him.
"The transformation of light and shadow is carried out in my existence all the time. You have to extinguish all light and disperse all shadows to kill me."
In the dance of light and shadow, Vigilant whispered:
"But how can you refuse the arrival of shadows when the light is extinguished?"
"Sorry, but you lost."
PS:
The Light-Shadow Coexistence concept icon of Diakum is actually the "source of inspiration" for me to conceive the Dick power system: