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Chapter 644 - 185 Annan’s First Apocrypha_1

Chapter 644: Chapter 185 Annan’s First Apocrypha_1

"No wonder..."

Annan murmured.

The secret of Genesis truly lived up to its name.

The mother of all secrets.

After obtaining it, many of Annan’s previously vague pieces of knowledge were instantly clarified.

It is precisely because "The Lady of Mystery’s" power comes from the god of darkness and negation, "The Lady of Silence," that "3" is the number of silence and sealing, and yet it can also serve as the number of rituals.

The Lady of Mystery is indeed the god of February!

Thus, the dualities of good and evil, light and darkness, life and death hold mystical power.

—This is nearly the foundation of all modern rituals. In the currently popular rituals, there is not one that entirely lacks the concept of "dualism"... At least the theoretical foundation of rituals that "borrow power from god to human," arises because of the clear dichotomy between gods and humans.

But why can the "number 3" amplify the power of rituals?

Because The Lady of Mystery is originally a part severed from the predecessor of The Lady of Silence!

What The Lady of Mystery knows, The Lady of Silence theoretically should know too. But since she gave her eyes, tongue, and wisdom to The Lady of Mystery, she remains "silent."

Therefore, the "number 3" can be used to amplify rituals, while "number 2" cannot in turn strengthen the power of negation... because the silent and eyeless lady is also the hidden god of rituals, and the not yet arrived lady would certainly not possess the original negating power of "night"!

No wonder "desire" is so closely related to "secrets"... because "desire" is indeed the mother of "secrets."

The reason why "desire" and "darkness" are often linked and conflated is because, in the earliest ages—when "desire" had just been born from the earth—"darkness" and "desire" were essentially the same face!

Annan had read a phrase in "On Paleness":

"...With the constant changes of the era, and the evolution of the dominant species, the images of the mother goddesses began to separate gradually."

—Annan had thought at the time that this phrase meant "the earliest mother goddesses shared certain characteristics"... For example, the ancient goddesses would also be regarded as "maternal" figures by people. And then some of them later became younger... and so on.

This was indeed reasonable and made sense.

But now, Annan finally understood how ambiguous these words were—

The author was actually saying "The images of The Goddess of Cup and The Lady of Silence were originally identical, and later they differentiated into different forms"!

—One can only say, those who know, know.

If the original author had also written this sentence into the book, it may have been condemned as more than just a banned book by the Noah Kingdom... But conversely, perhaps the author of the book also understood this knowledge.

Unlike the secrets concerning "Winter."

The secrets about the "Cup" seem to be widespread... It’s doubtful whether they can still be considered secrets.

Now, it seems that The Goddess of Cup’s power must also be related to The Lady of Silence!

What The Goddess of Cup originally offered to the night was the "nonexistent, void child." If the night was essentially the void, then it indeed could be considered the child of the night.

—Thus, the night was ecstatic and accepted her sacrifice.

It’s natural that a void entity cannot have children.

But if it were a void infant, that would be another matter entirely.

Speaking of which, the world’s first Ritualist wasn’t even The Lady of Mystery, but her "mother," The Goddess of Cup. Conversely, The Lady of Mystery was the product of the first ritual...

Because only by completely affirming the correctness of this "Sacrifice Ritual" and confirming its success could The Lady of Mystery be born. And The Goddess of Cup "Sibyl" must obtain the power "to complete the ritual."

Because the ritual was established, it could then be called "Sacrifice." The "Cup" she held would possess the concept of "Sacrifice"... and thus, she could obtain the Book of Truth and become divine.

From that time to the present, "Cup"-type cursed objects can still serve as a substitute for the concept of "Sacrifice" and exist within rituals.

"...Wait a second."

Annan suddenly realized something.

This world has a "Sun God" but lacks a "Moon Goddess." Initially, Annan intuitively thought that this was because the power of the "sun" greatly surpassed that of the moon, the moon merely being a reflection of the sunlight...

But upon realizing that as the predecessor to The Lady of Silence, praised as "The Night"—an unnamed, formless, and great entity—possessed such formidable power that it could even give rise to two True Gods.

If that’s the case.

Could it be that at the dawn of creation, this world... originally had no "sun"?

Annan still remembered, the impressions that lingered in his memory from the Phantom Dream.

That wilderness without light nor fire—

—A silent and profound firmament.

—And the emotionless earth that seemed to bury everything.

...Could that "sky" and "earth" be the most primitive forms of the "Lady of Silence" and the "Bone Burying Crone"?

Then the "first desire" held by the Goddess of Cup, which triggered the world’s first "sacrifice," might just be...

"...The flesh’s yearning for wisdom?"

Annan lowered his head, taking a deep breath.

It wasn’t a total submission to instinct.

It was an act against instinct— "sacrifice" was originally a ritual about offering something precious one possessed. This was neither conducive to the continuation of the species nor to the increase of life.

It represented a nascent desire called "curiosity."

In other words.

Before the Goddess of Cup, the concept of "curiosity" did not exist in the world. At that time, the yet-to-be-completed woman had not yet received the wisdom from the night, and the concept of "knowledge" didn’t even exist on earth.

For at that time, the Sea of Oblivion enshrouded the earth. All life in the world had no concept of "memory."

Under such circumstances, the Goddess of Cup triggered the first sacrifice.

No wonder she obtained the Book of Truth of "blood and desire."

Knowing too many secrets not meant for his age... Annan’s brows suddenly furrowed.

"Wisdom..."

Annan slightly narrowed his eyes, curling up in his chair, and murmured softly.

He thought of many things.

For instance, he possessed the potential of the element of "wisdom"; for instance, he had known the mysterious lady and the Goddess of Cup before, he even had used the knowledge of the Goddess of Cup; another instance, the "Oblivion’s Blood" he had once shed, a.k.a. "Silence’s Oil," that was the power of the Lady of Silence.

—Only after the Sea of Oblivion receded could the fire of wisdom be lit.

Then...

The fact that he had forgotten the memories of his first loop.

Was it some sort of ritual to "light the fire of wisdom"?

"...This secret is of great importance."

Annan realized that he absolutely must not forget this matter.

Never had he felt so close to the truth.

But if he were to recite the knowledge of Genesis, Annan would surely forget it—he still did not know how the holy ones managed to retain knowledge.

"But, it doesn’t matter!"

Annan’s eyes suddenly brightened up.

He was not without means to circumvent this—

Just like the ambiguous descriptions in "On The Paleness."

As long as he described it similarly, he could leave information for himself!

And in order not to infuse the power of the mystical knowledge into his writings... Annan had to use cryptic language, making it ambiguous. Then create another book hidden with a "decoding table" to help his future self decipher the cryptic language.

That’s right.

It would be a "pseudo-scripture"!

"I am going to start making my very own first ’pseudo-scripture’ then..."