Vol 2 Chapter 62: Atonement: Faun (11)

Seeing the sullen "smile" of the priest, Ethan quickly withdrew his arm, walked a few steps along the stairs, and came to Tanithel. Roland raised his head and met Tanisel's frosty eyes. It is true that Priest Eve’s exotic beauty often makes it difficult to distinguish his gender, but the tall figure and the invisible diffuse aura of the opponent made Roland quickly judge that the opponent is an Alpha.
Seeing that Ethan and the priest stood too close, Roland's expression was also slightly stagnant. The three of them didn't speak for a while, strangely quiet, and the other two corner guards guarding the gate looked at each other.
At this moment, another human hurried over and said something to Roland. Roland nodded, glanced at Ethan last, and left with the man.
Ethan breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask Tanisir, "What did you say to the chief? Will they let us go?"
Only at this time did he notice the gloomy aura entangled in Tanithel's body, permeating through the invisible bond between them.
"Uh...what's wrong with you?"
Tanithel still looked at the back of Roland leaving, "This person's emotions are deeply hidden, there are many illusions that are intricately mixed together, even I can't easily see it. It seems that he has received special subconscious training. "
"...You said Roland?" Ethan gave a wry smile, "I don't feel strange at all."
"You don't want to associate with him, it's too dangerous."
Ethan smiled, "You are also very dangerous, why do I have to deal with you?"
"Because I'm better-looking than him." Tanithel patted his back lightly, and then took the lead down the stairs. Ethan rolled his eyes, and at the same time he noticed that they were moving, two other horns followed and stared at them.
Looks like you don't intend to let them go?
"There is an anti-reconnaissance field device provided by Ophiuchus around this base. The Earth Alliance will not be able to find it for a while. But they don't plan to let us leave in vain." Tanithel whispered while walking. Said.
"What do they want?"
"The Egg of Preface God."
"What? But you shouldn't have it with you, right?"
"This must be instructed by that Roland. They want to know how to find the Egg of the God of Order and how to use it." Tanithel gave a mocking smile, "Probably thinking that if you know it, you can be like an Eve. Get a free resource that can be used to make antimatter?"
Ethan had a sudden shock in his mind. Why did Ophiuchus know that Tanisel participated in Project Zero? Could it be said that there are still insiders on the Bureau of Energy or Mars?
In that case, does he also know that Ethan is also involved? Is this the reason why Roland wanted to approach him just now?
A deep cold seeps from the bone marrow.
Obviously he should have been mentally prepared, but he was still a little sad. It felt like being pricked by a needle.
"In addition, the horns are also a little panic right now. They found the corpse on the side of the altar. Some horns thought that there was something wrong with their sacrifice and angered the'great wise men' they believed in. Fortunately, no one seems to know what happened. What's the matter?" They had already arrived in front of the study room where they had temporarily stayed before, and the two got into the room one after another and closed the door.
Tanithel changed his scepter into a ten thousand rebirth ball again, waved his fingers in the air a few times, called up some documents written in Eve language, and browsed it, "Think about it, except the people you let go Samus, did the humans let go of the horns? If so, you must tell me now."
Ethan didn't want to think about that memory at all. The scenes of corpses all over, as long as a corner in his mind, made him want to vomit. He paled and shook his head, "I don't remember anything..."
"No, you remember. You just don't want to think about it." Tanithel sighed. "I created a peaceful illusion for you to escape from your apparent consciousness, because I was afraid that you might have nowhere to escape. It’s going to fall into madness. But it’s still you who killed those people, not someone else who forced you to do it."
Tanithel's words slapped his face like a slap, and he stood frozen in place, his stomach tangled up.
He recalled the purple eyeball lying in the middle of the vomit.
In his current body, I am afraid there are still a lot of flesh and blood of horns, right?
Ethan leaned over and retched again, his mind was chaotic, and many hell-like pictures flashed through.
There were splashes of blue or red flesh everywhere. Unparalleled pleasure, the pleasure of killing, and boundless power. As if the sky would fall when he flipped his hand, the earth would fall apart when he raised his hand.
"I don't remember! Don't remember!" He stretched out his hand to cover his face, his body trembling, and refused to accept the fragmented memories.
He is a devil with hands.
Suddenly, a burst of comfortable coolness poured in from the top of his head, gently enveloping his entire consciousness. His thinking was pulled back to reality, and he felt Tanithel's hand on his head, his forehead eyes half-open, and the silver-white streamer lingered in the room with the priest's soft and low chant. With the clean, gentle light, just like the man in front of him, not stained with dust, Ethan suddenly felt that he was so dirty that he didn't deserve to feel the tenderness bestowed by the priest.
He slammed away the priest's hand, trying to stabilize his expression, trying to appear calm as much as possible, "I'm fine."
Tanithel didn't ask, but there seemed to be some pity in his eyes. He looked at Ethan and sighed politely, "Go take a shower. I will ask them to bring some clean clothes. Tonight, the chief will entertain us and the Ophiuchus. I have to find a way to deal with them."

Ethan changed into Hornman's clothes. It was a very thick wool, deep black. The neckline and cuffs were embroidered with silver patterns with a circle as the main shape. The waistband was decorated with a local Emerald green ore. He shaved off the short beards from his chin, cut the hair that had grown a little too long recently, and fixed it slightly with some kind of gum that the locals used as hair spray, exposing a clean forehead. The black clothes made his skin look paler than usual, and the glasses without glasses squinted from time to time because they couldn't see clearly, and there was a layer of dreamlike confusion.
When Tanithel saw Ethan coming out of the bathroom to change his clothes, he looked at him for a while, seeing Ethan a little embarrassed and panicked, "What's wrong? The clothes are weird?"
The priest shook his head and sighed suddenly, "It's not weird either, it just makes me want to take them off you now."
Ethan hurriedly coughed heavily to hide his blush.
The priest also put on the clothes of the horned man, but it was pure white. Obviously, the horned man also knew the tradition of priests wearing white clothes, and provided him with a clean but very exquisite feast. The neckline and cuffs of the suede, the beautiful pattern of pale gold and the belt of the same style. It complemented Tanithel's golden hair and silver eyes, making him seem to exude a faint glow. No matter how many people I have seen, every time Ethan sees Tanisel wearing a complex and gorgeous formal wear, he always feels that he is not as good-looking as a creature on the ground, but like a winged painting in some ancient church murals. angel.
It looks so pure, but it looks like a demon on the bed.
The grand "banquet" of the horned people is more like a festival. Everyone dressed in costumes gathered around a strange bonfire in the center of the village. Those fiercely burning flames leaped among the circular fuels that were woven in unknown ways. It exudes a smell similar to burning pine resin. Their banquet tables surround the audience, lined up in circles, and there is a space in the middle. There are many Omega horns in elegant and thin clothes dancing some primitive and weird dances, and they step on the ground with their bells. There was a unified and magnificent sound.
The priest held the scepter in his hand and walked ahead, while Ethan followed him half a step behind him as a follower. The horned man led them to the seat on the left of the warchief. The table was filled with milky white wine in horns, and some fruit foods that had never been seen on earth. As soon as they took their seats, they saw three other humans appearing in the right chief seat opposite them.
Roland's gaze immediately passed through the air in the middle and fell on Ethan. Ethan condensed his gaze on the bonfire, thanking that he had never undergone myopia correction surgery, so he didn't have to see the man opposite.
Next to the Great Chief’s table sat his two young concubines, and he himself was old and exhausted, even the two horns on his head were a little shaky, not to mention the heavy accessories hanging on his head. He raised the wine glass, and the sound was transmitted above the empty field through the microphone of the portable capsule. Although he spoke the language of a corner man, Ethan could probably guess that he was saying something similar to welcoming guests from afar.
The people in all corners also stood up with their wine glasses, and Ethan and Tanithel also followed the others and drank the wine in the glasses together. There was a strong fishy smell in the wine, which made Ethan a little nauseous.
After the banquet began, a beautiful-looking woman Beta beside Roland gave Tanisir a charming smile, and Tanisir returned a friendly smile without shyness, and raised his glass a little.
"I heard that Mr. Priest is here to learn about the'Great Wise Man' this time?" the female Beta asked.
This question obviously aroused the chief's interest, and his slender old purple eyes looked over. Tanithel nodded, "It's true."
"To tell you, I have also read some classics of Eve religion." Female Beta curled her beautiful red lips. "It may be because of my naive opinions, but I always find your beliefs so strange. About. I can understand the belief in God of Prologue, but the belief in God of Entropy is really incredible... Isn’t that the same as worshiping death and evil?"
Although the female Beta made an eager and studious look, Ethan could still hear a hint of provocation.
Tanithel took a sip of the wine and smiled lightly, "Is there anything wrong with death and evil?"
The other party was taken aback by his rhetorical question, and chuckled, "Isn't this obvious? Don't you want to live the priest?"
"None of us has died. How do you know that death must be an unfortunate thing? Everything will eventually fall into death. This is determined from the time of birth. Even if one day we truly understand The code of immortality is opened, but there are still many things that can make us die, disasters, accidents, suicides, and the end of the universe itself. Death is a natural thing. As for evil...hehe, that kind of thing itself is what people live in In this disordered universe, it is stipulated in order to prevent oneself from falling into chaos and madness. Without anyone, how can there be the concept of evil or goodness."
"So, do you sound like a priest of Entropy?"
"Not bad."
"So, do you think the "Great Wise Man" must be divided according to Eve's system, is it the Entropy God or the Preface God?"
As soon as the great wise man involved in the belief of the entire Horner was mentioned, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. The expression on the warchief's face has obviously changed. It was just a joke of interest, but now it has gradually solidified into a coldness.
Roland glanced at his companion beside him warningly.
Ethan began to suspect that the conversation was a trap.
"The Great Wise Man is the Great Wise Man and does not need to be divided." An Alpha sitting at the end of the chief's table, who looked likely to be the chief's son, said angrily in harsh human language. However, the chief raised his hand, stopped his words, and looked at Tanithel.
Tanisel replied flatly, "Actually, the horned belief and the Eve belief have always been inextricably linked. Not only us, but many religions on other planets have amazing similarities. You ask me' The great wise man'-Yog-Sothoth is the of entropy or the of order. In fact, you can tell from the narratives of your ancestors on earth. Yog Sotos, second only to the existence of the core of the universe, Asathos, is called As the "door key", you know all the knowledge in the universe."
The people talked a lot, and the chief was even more surprised. Obviously they did not know that humans had similar beliefs. And that Beta didn't know what Yugsothos, after all, not everyone likes to study the myths and legends that have long since disappeared.
Tanisel laughed lowly, "Obviously they are races that have developed separately, but they all worship the same super creatures that transcend the universe. Isn't that interesting?"
The warchief suddenly stood up and said in jerky terrestrial language, "The time is about to come, and the great wise man will descend in this universe. He is the night watch and will open the gate to heaven. Everyone, the living and Those who die will be reunited and unified there."
"So you have to sacrifice a thousand human beings." Ethan murmured.
"But something went wrong." The warchief showed a sad and angry expression on his face. "The people on earth said that we are a cult, they drove us out of our homes, destroyed our altars, and killed our people! The Great Wise Man is angry! Great! The wise will devour everything!"
Ethan suddenly realized that the horns thought that the three thousand horns who participated in the sacrifice were killed by the Earth Army?
At this moment, suddenly a horned man rushed through the dancing crowd and rushed to the warchief, wow, wow, what was said. Then they saw two horned men arranging a horned man covered with blue blood stains around the fire, staggering to it.
Ethan heard Tanisel suddenly whispering, "Well, you turn around quickly!"
However, it was too late. The horned man saw Ethan at a glance, his face twisted to the limit because of fear. He held out his finger at Ethan, screaming as if he had seen a nightmare.