"There are many different theories that seem to be valid, but they are all completely different from each other. I can only tell you: the sacred cauldron does exist, Ciel."
Constantine closed the iron box and lit his pipe.
But looking at Ciel's dumbfounded look, he couldn't help but smile: "You are indeed a student of Abraham. Maybe I should fire you and let you become an ancient scholar."
Charles finally reacted and shook his head in shame: "I was scared. My teacher told me these as bedtime stories since I was a child, but I didn't expect that the legend turned out to be true."
"You are interested in?"
Constantine took out a bottle of good wine that had just been delivered yesterday from the wine cabinet, and placed a wine glass in front of Charles: "Get me some ice cubes. A good story should have good wine."
Charles hurriedly condensed water vapor to make ice cubes, and sent them to Constantine attentively: "Don't talk about ice cubes, any iceberg will do! How about I rub your shoulders and beat your legs? Let you relax. ?”
Constantine glanced at him angrily, shook his head and sighed: "I want to explain first: I only heard this rumor from an antique shop owner. It may not be false, but it may not be true either. After all, the past events, except Aside from those who have personally experienced it, who else would know it clearly?”
Before the golden age of mankind, there was a dark age that cannot be recorded in history.
After the illusory mythical age, human beings appeared in this cold and cruel world, hungry and cold, and scattered in all directions. There is no power, no civilization, no history, not even any records.
At that time, the sky and earth were dark and the winter was long.
That gap, which lasted for who knows how many years, is called the "Dark Ages" by historians.
At that time, the world was still under the control of natural disasters.
What was first recorded in the murals was the existence of four living creatures.
I don’t know how long ago, except for natural disasters such as the Silver Tide, which were senseless, unconscious, and incomprehensible phenomena, for the first time, humans observed natural disasters of living creatures similar to themselves.
So powerful, so terrifying, as irresistible as a nightmare, it only takes a trivial movement to destroy mountains, rivers and the earth.
It is a monster that is rampant in the world, an irresistible natural disaster.
Hundred-armed giants occupy the atrium of the earth, Leviathan stirs up endless waves in the ocean, and the descendants of the Dark Earth Mother walk among the mountains and waters. Shadow Kwai is available anywhere there is Ether.
Because of their extremely strong vitality and nature, the four are distinguished from phenomenon-like natural disasters such as the Silver Tide, the Holy White Storm, the Scorched Earth of Blood, and the Illusion Quagmire, and are called the "Four Living Creatures".
Following the "eight major phenomena", the "four living creatures" appeared in human history.
Human beings were born in this world, but found that this world did not belong to humans.
The world is not kind to people, it always has been.
It's like being alone in a foreign country and walking in a dark valley. If you don't pay attention, you will fall off the cliff. Caught between natural disasters, humans struggle to survive.
Just like the little bits of fire scattered in the darkness, burning weakly, extinguishing silently, only a strong wind is needed, and there will be no trace left.
Therefore, that era is called the Dark Ages.
Representing the turning point in the middle of the Dark Ages is the emergence of the "Three Wise Men".
When human beings were about to become extinct in this world, three sages with profound wisdom came from the east.
They each hold one-third of the world's truths, bring frankincense, gold and myrrh to mankind, and guide mankind to establish their own tribes and even... countries in the dark world.
Among them is "Aeneas", the founding emperor of Romulus. It was with the help of one of the Three Wise Men that he was able to spend three hundred years as a human being and transform into the Holy Spirit after his death. . With the help of the Three Sages, humans found various prehistoric ruins and took out incredible treasures. It is said that mechanical engineering sprouted at that time.
The three wise men brought not only language, civilization and treasures, but also prophecies from the deepest part of the etheric world, from the great source.
—About the birth of “god”.
Following the guidance of the prophecy, humans built ships and went to sea, heading to the legendary end of the world: "Guixu".
At that time, Guixu was not the end of all things, but the place where the etheric world and the material world overlapped most deeply, the place closest to the great source, from which all miracles flowed out.
There, humans found the prototype of gods—the "Holy Cauldron." Through this, human beings created the existence of "gods" from the great source of chaos.
An all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, all-seeing, all-powerful, all-created being.
Omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, formless and formless, most benevolent and compassionate, inherently self-sustaining, one and without duality.
This is the first "element" created by humans.
When this concept is integrated into the Great Source, it changes from illusion to reality, and gains the moment of existence... Guixu riot!
The terrible impact caused by the change at the core of the Great Source emerged from the deepest part of the etheric realm, rushed into the etheric sea along the etheric realm, and descended into the material world.
It can almost be described as... the earth is falling apart.
Rivers reversed, mountains collapsed, and oceans rolled up into the sky, revealing dry seabeds.
It seemed like the end was coming.
The earth is turned upside down.
At that time, humans had no way of even knowing whether they were successful. We can only deduce from the horrific aftermath that the terrible changes taking place in the deepest part of the Great Source.
Seven days later, the god was born.
The world gains meaning.
Only now has the human world been created.
Humanity finally has the power.
- Along with the element of god being written into the Great Source, is the etheric way constructed based on the existence of "god".
Relying on the fulcrum of "gods", human beings have leveraged the great source and written new rules into the great source, thus gaining access to the mysteries of ether and music theory.
They finally have the power to fight against natural disasters.
The seven systems of musicians, all movements, all notes, all music theories... all sources that humans have mastered come from this.
Therefore, the cult regards the "Holy Cauldron" as the incarnation of a god that cannot be observed or described in the world, even though it has been silent for thousands of years and cannot answer all the prayers in the world.
This is the origin of the "Sacred Cauldron".
The era of mankind begins from this moment.
However, in that terrible turmoil, there was not only one god created.
Just like once you have a ruler, you can tell the difference between right and wrong.
Once there is light, darkness will be born. When the clear air rises, the dirty air will fall.
When the elements of the "Holy Cauldron" moved from the movement of the Great Source and issued the first command - "Let there be light" - the dark abyss was born from the etheric realm.
The ambiguous chaos was broken, and along with the "Sacred Cauldron" representing the positive elements, the "Hundred-Eyed One" was born that gathered all the negative elements.
What follows soon after is when two incompatible elements collide and fight each other. It was like heaven and hell colliding in the same place, stirring the power deep in the source, setting off a riot that would lead to the same death.
The two pillars of gods themselves are symbols of everything in the world, the representatives of all things, and the confrontation is also reflected in all aspects.
Everything in the world is involved, and no one can escape this huge struggle. Even humanity is divided over it.
As a result, the Tower of Babel collapsed, the only kingdom was divided into two, and both sides fought endlessly.
In that war, countless people died.
In order to compete for Guixu, countless holy spirits turned into stars and rose into the sky. The lower evil gods, the Lords of Darkness, were born from the abyss.
After countless people died, the war showed no signs of stopping.
The war will never stop.
This is the prophecy of the Three Sages: Their war will destroy all rules, destroy the existing world, reorder the earth, water, fire, and wind, and once again shape the Great Source.
Until they died together, Dayuan returned to calm.
Everything will return to the chaos of nothingness.
At this moment, the neutral element that separates the two - the "Moon of Silence" was born.
The "Silent Moon", which represents judgment, balance and ether, stands between the "Holy Cauldron" and the "Hundred-Eyed One".
The three of them grow and disappear, forming a perfect balance and becoming the ultimate natural disaster that is what mankind is witnessing today.
—Three Pillars of God.
At this point, the musician's path leads to the Great Source, and the crowns of the Three Kings are forged from the sacred cauldron.
The three pillars of gods, the three sages, the four living creatures, the eight major phenomena, and the supreme beings in natural disasters all appeared in this world.
The world is perfected because of it.
That huge change caused a violent collision between the material world and the etheric world.
After creating countless disasters and miracles, Guixu was completely destroyed and became the end of the world, the place where all things died.
The Great Source sank into the depths of the etheric realm, and no one could touch it anymore.
The survivors who experienced all this personally recorded it all, and it became the "Book of Return to Ruins" - the highest interpretation classic in human history and scriptures.
When he said this, the slightly drunk Constantine shrugged: "Of course, I have heard several completely different versions since then. But I personally like this one better, so I am willing to treat it as the truth."
"What about you, Charles?" he asked. "What do you think of this story?"
Charles was silent and couldn't help but ask:
"Is this... just a legend?"
"Of course it's just a legend."
Constantine nodded and said resolutely: "Everyone at that time had long since died, and they didn't even have writing. How could they leave records? The Asgardians and Easterners also said that they came from the sky, and no one Believe it. Charles, don't listen to the wind. Besides, people like antique shop owners like to tell lies and lie. That bastard used this story to trick me into buying this amulet that is said to be left over from the Dark Ages. ,look."
Constantine opened his cuffs and gave him the amulet tied on his wrist: "Does it look good?"
Ciel nodded blankly.
The amber and animal bones are strung on the rope, which is really beautiful.
"This bracelet cost me more than two thousand pounds."
Constantine sighed: "But in the Burgundy small commodity market, you can wholesale a box for only one pound! So, don't believe those guys who tell you stories. - In order to collect your money, they will make up everything. come out!"
Charles stared blankly at his bracelet. He was stunned for a long time and couldn't help laughing.
While laughing wildly, he raised the wine glass in his hand and toasted:
"For your bracelet."
"No, it's for my story."
Constantine sighed softly and raised his glass: "—Cheers!"
Drink it all in one gulp.
Everything in the past seemed to disappear in the wine.