One thing that is indisputable about angels is that they are higher-dimensional beings that are different from life in the physical world. Although it is not as good as a god, it is also a great existence unimaginable by human beings. Angels live beside God, and angels are synonymous with holiness and piousness, which are generally accepted views in religious classics and myths and legends.
There are different opinions about the birth of angels. Jenkins believes in the Orthodox Church's statement, that is, angels are transformed from the souls of devout believers by gods, and pious mortals will have the opportunity to share the glory of gods after death.
Although this statement has elements of the missionary needs of the church, it should be very close to the facts, and it is the same as Jenkins' imagination and cognition.
The materials and knowledge about angels are placed on separate bookshelves, and they are not found on the first or second floors of the library. The material of the bookshelf on the third floor was different from other bookshelves. Jenkins couldn't tell what it was just by looking and feeling, but at least he knew it must be very expensive wood.
Although the bookshelves are full of books, and there are more than 100 volumes by visual inspection, but after a rough look, most of them are not detailed records or explanations of the meaning of "angel" in occultism, and there is even a book that introduces the meaning of "everything is impermanent". The role of the [Angel] card in the card], the last page of that book openly painted the holy emblem of the righteous god [The Hermit of Destiny].
"Is it really good for the church to put this kind of book behind the gate of Vientiane?"
He hesitated for a moment, flipped through the less than 30-page book, and then learned the function of [Vientiane Impermanence Card—Angel], which is an angel that directly communicates with the user's belief in gods without any cost.
Of course, this card is only responsible for communication. After communication, whether the soul of a mortal can withstand a direct dialogue with an angel, and whether the angel will forgive such an impolite spiritual connection is not the responsibility of this card.
"..."
Jenkins doesn't like to judge this kind of gift rashly, but it does meet the evaluation of "uncertain fate".
There are many books about angels, but there are no intuitive descriptions about the images of angels. From the distant lost era to the 18th era that is coming to an end, there are not a few mortals who have witnessed the arrival of angels, but most of the memories are "that is a light" "that is an indescribable human form, that figure will become my life Jenkins couldn't know what an angel is from those descriptions, such as "I seemed to see the shadow of God at that moment".
But at least in mortal imaginations, angels are divine humanoid beings with regal wings. He can know this by looking back at the hangings on the wall, or looking at the oil paintings and statues in the church.
"I don't know if I will have the chance to meet an angel in my life."
Jenkins held the book and imagined, then shook his head sharply. He is a disciple of the sage, and the angel he is most likely to see is also the angel under the sage's seat. Although he probably guessed that the sage already knew his identity, Jenkins still resisted communicating directly with this kind god.
He gave up the unrealistic fantasy, wanted to put the book back on the shelf and turned away. It was almost time for him to meet the team of gravekeepers who were escorting the cloak fragments.
But probably because the books on this bookshelf have not been checked for a long time, so although it is easy to take out the books, it is a bit troublesome to put them back in. Jenkins tried several times, but felt that the gap was too small, so he reached out to push the books on both sides to the side to expand the space.
But as soon as he reached out his hand, he felt something hard stuck to the book on the left. He was puzzled for a moment, and touched the thing again, but he didn't expect the hard paper to fall off.
"Did I break the book cover?"
Startled, Jenkins grabbed the fallen paper, pulled it out from between the two books, and found that it was a card, a card with the image of an angel on it.
"..."
From a long time ago, Jenkins knew that the Nolan Diocese of the Church of the Sages had three specific materials of [Vientiane Impermanence Cards], namely [Angel], [Water], and [Ruins].
But this does not mean that the diocese really has these three cards. On the contrary, the full set of 108 chapters of Impermanence cards has never been owned by any force, and they will only appear where they should appear.
Jenkins being able to find and hold it does not mean that the card was really there a second before his hand touched the card, but it also does not mean that it is not there. Only those who deserve it can observe it, otherwise even if everyone in the church came to browse the bookshelves, the card would not be taken.
What he held in his hand was a hard card that was as long as a palm, but slightly narrower in width. From the point of view of touch, this is not paper, but like metal.
The reverse side of the card is a brown spiral pattern, and the most classic pentagram is outlined with a silver line in the center. The five corners of the pentagram correspond to five different ancient runes. With Jenkins' knowledge, it is impossible to distinguish which ones. what is it.
The front of the card is the card face, and above the center are nine curved thick lines. Among them, the first three are together, and the last six are together, which represents the number of this card: 36.
The main body on the front of the card is framed by an irregular frame like vines, surrounded by golden spots of light shining like stars.
The vine-like borders are intertwined and twisted together at the bottom of the front center to form the word representing "angel", which is the modern lingua franca.
The theme of the card is an angel with twelve wings, holding a sword in one hand and a golden horn in the other, flying over the city. The sword and the horn were unremarkable, but when facing the light, two utensils could be seen glowing.
The angle of view of the card seems to be viewed obliquely downward, so the khaki-yellow composition below the angel can be seen. Cube-shaped houses and pedestrians the size of sesame seeds constitute an ordinary urban scene, and Jenkins even saw a horse-drawn carriage.
"What does it mean?"
He held that card for a long time without moving, for fear that a crazy man would suddenly jump out from the bookshelf and shout:
"Ha, if you take my things, you must agree to my deal."
But this is really [Vientiane Impermanence Card - Angel], a genuine gift. Holding this card, Jenkins could even feel a certain area on his forehead faintly echoing the aura in the card.
"But why give it to me? Should I have it?"
All the Impermanence cards of Vientiane will only appear where they should appear, this is beyond doubt. But Jenkins doesn't think he needs [Angel]. Even if he is very happy to get a new gift, it represents the gift of destiny, and getting it is not necessarily a good thing.