2159.Mortis Murder Case (middle)
Under the leadership of his son, Tang Xiao came to a cave in Mortis.
The cave is bottomless and an ominous green glow emanates from within. At his son's signal, Tang Xiao walked in front, walking down the winding stairs.
Tang Xiao clearly felt that in this cave, his son was very anxious. He seemed to be very uncomfortable and suffered pain and injury with every step he took.
But the son didn't care on the surface. He just followed Tang Xiao with his hands behind his back.
After walking down for several hundred meters, we finally came to a sea of green fire. This is the literal meaning of the green sea of fire, because the flames in it are green, but Tang Xiao cannot feel any temperature.
On top of this sea of fire, there is a platform floating on the platform, and on the platform is a trapezoidal altar. The altar is composed of several triangles, with a dazzling green flame beating in the center.
The son was obviously very afraid of these flames. He pushed Tang Xiao and said anxiously, "Go! It's right here! In the middle of the altar, if you walk over, you can see the dagger."
"I... walk over there?" Tang Xiao pointed at the sea of green fire. If he wanted to get to the platform, he had to step over the flames. However, the environment here clearly meant that if he tried to jump over or something like that, he would definitely suffer disaster.
"These flames are ineffective against people like you. These are flames that will only harm us," the son said.
"But if even you can't resist..." Tang Xiao still showed some hesitation.
"Stop talking nonsense! Come over there! I'll make sure you're fine!" the son said impatiently.
Tang Xiao finally made up his mind and stepped directly over the flames. Although he knew that nothing would happen, he still felt very uneasy at that moment. After all, the one who crossed the flames in the original plot was Obi-Wan-Kenobi of Light Side, but now he is Dark Side. He didn't know if this green flame would react to Dark Side Force.
But it turned out that he was overly worried. The green flame blew over Tang Xiao like a cool breeze. He stepped over the flame and stood in front of the altar.
As if sensing his arrival, the triangles that formed the altar began to move on their own and reassemble themselves. The dazzling green flame in the center of the altar slowly rose, then gradually changed, and finally turned into a dagger about half a meter long!
Dagger of Mortis! The only weapon known to be able to kill the Ones!
The origin of this dagger is unknown. Even in the setting, the origin of this dagger is not introduced. Therefore, this dagger is likely to be older than 'Father', perhaps dating back to the creation of Celestials.
This dagger is also one of the means used by the 'father' to intimidate his daughter and son. Because among the three the Ones here, only 'Father' can pass through the green flames and get this dagger.
The Ones killed by the dagger will die completely. In the plot, the 'father' committed suicide with this dagger, causing his son to completely lose his immortal power and was killed by Anakin-Skywalker.
In other words, if 'father' did not die of Dagger of Mortis, then the death he mentioned was most likely just sleeping.
The moment he got the dagger, Tang Xiao had a strong urge to kill his son directly! But his peripheral vision glanced at the sneer at the corner of his son's mouth, and he immediately gave up the idea.
Dagger of Mortis can indeed kill the Ones, but only if you can stab them. Tang Xiao doesn't think he has the ability to stab his son.
Hanging the dagger on his waist, his son came over and waved his hand gently, and the dagger immediately disappeared from Tang Xiao's body.
"It's just a little trick. The dagger is still here," the son said. "And don't worry, 'father' and daughter will never notice that the dagger is on you. I will also block their perception so that they cannot sense your murderous intention."
Tang Xiao nodded with murderous intent in his eyes.
Next, the son directly kicked Tang Xiao out of his own Dark Cathedral.
Tang Xiao was walking around aimlessly in Mortis. He just followed the light on the horizon, which should be the direction where his daughter lived.
The outside of Mortis is a huge diamond-shaped creation, and the inside is a huge space with a diameter of thousands of kilometers. Even if Tang Xiao uses the Force, it cannot travel such a distance in a short time.
After he ran around for two days, there was a clear chirp in the sky, and he saw a griffin exuding Holy Light falling from the sky. He grabbed Tang Xiao without any explanation, took him up into the sky, and flew away at high speed in one direction with its wings.
"Where are you taking me?" Tang Xiao asked loudly.
"Take you to see 'Father.'" the daughter replied.
"Aren't you still going to let me go?" Tang Xiao asked again.
"'Father' will perform a ritual, which will explore your mysterious origin. If it is confirmed that you have no impact on the balance of the Force, then we will let you go immediately." The daughter said.
"No one will have no impact on the balance of the Force. What 'Father' said is just an excuse! You just treat the lives of hundreds of billions of Duchy of Dawn people like toys! If Dark Side continues to expand because of this, then this is your Lightbringer responsibility!" Tang Xiao said sharply.
"There's nothing I can do about it." The daughter's voice deepened.
"No, you can do it." Tang Xiao said almost in a pleading tone, "Our country is facing the threat of war. I have no other request. I just hope that you will let me go back, and then we will use our own strength to resist the invaders. Even if we fight to the last person, this is the law of nature you said. But if I am not here, then do you think the death of hundreds of billions of people is still the law of nature? Isn't this the consequence of the influence of you the Ones?"
The daughter was obviously moved and fell silent.
Tang Xiao moved the corner of his mouth and said again, "My son asked me to kill 'father' during the ceremony."
The daughter was startled and raised her head, "What did you say? How could he do this!"
Then she thought of something, shook her head and said, "No, you can't kill 'Father', you are too weak. Unless..."
A cold dagger was already pressed against her chest.
"Yes, that's the only exception." Tang Xiao held Dagger of Mortis and said coldly.
The daughter seemed to be really angry this time. She gritted her teeth and said, "Son, he actually took you to get this dagger! And he also blocked our perception!!"
"You are right, he has gone completely crazy." Tang Xiao said, "But you should also know that in the face of the lives of hundreds of billions of my Duchy of Dawn people, I will also go crazy."