Free Web NovelChapter 430: Chapter 430 Resurrection Methods_1
Aiden listened intently, his expression growing increasingly solemn.
If the various desires within a person’s spirit were likened to countless numbers, "Desire’s" power would be to control the magnitude of these numbers, while "Betrayal’s" power would be to directly change the sign of these numbers from positive to negative.
If one were to confront Mr. Bloodcoat with companions, a single ability of "Betrayal" could mean that teammates might turn on one’s self at any moment with a backstab.
Every living person harbors some desire to survive, and those who seek death but do not die always have a reason to persevere. If even the desire to live or the belief that sustains one’s existence could be reversed—how easy it would be to kill someone.
Halo noticed the change in Aiden’s face and her expression grew even more delighted, "Besides subtle uses, there’s a crude way to employ it. Reversing a person’s reason and restraint, it’s easy to turn gentlemen and ladies into frenzied, bloodthirsty rioters. ’Hatred’s’ master could use the power to turn a city into a hell of mutual slaughter in a single night."
"Have you done it?"
"What do you think?" Halo replied with a twisted smile on her face.
This guy is really a madman... Aiden thought to himself.
"How large is the scope of the Saints’ power when they use it? How many targets can they capture?" Aiden asked.
"It’s been too long since my ascension, I can’t remember clearly," Halo pretended to recall, "In terms of distance and range, I think across a block shouldn’t be a problem, as for the number of people... it depends on how you use it. If it’s just driving a crowd mad, it could affect hundreds. But for very precise manipulations, the number of people effectively influenced might not exceed ten."
Aiden fell silent for a moment.
This thing, the more I hear about it, the more troublesome it seems.
"Now it’s my turn to ask," Halo spoke, "You said earlier you were the designated target of that man’s revenge. Why would he be in Sunset City instead of coming straight here to kill you? That seems rather illogical."
"If it’s illogical, why didn’t you question me about lying earlier? Instead, you actually exchanged information with me," Aiden retorted.
"A conspirator like you wouldn’t come up with such a lame excuse, so I bet it’s true," Halo ventured.
Aiden chuckled, "I indeed haven’t lied to you, my intelligence truly indicates that he is in Sunset City, looking for the whereabouts of the Hand of Obliteration."
"The only authority of ’Nothingness’?" Halo frowned.
"You know?"
"I once caught a glimpse of authority myself, I wouldn’t be that ignorant. I’ve also had my followers search for other authorities," Halo elaborated, "He hasn’t assimilated the ’Hatred’ power yet, longing for another means he would have to give up the power at hand. What’s he looking for that thing for?"
"Well, it’s probably to kill me," Aiden answered, "You should know the power of the Hand of Obliteration."
"He needs that to do it? You don’t look so hard to kill," Halo scrutinized Aiden from head to toe.
After weighing his options in mind, Aiden decided to reveal a part, "It’s like this, the Goddess of Conspiracy left a safeguard in me, which allows me to resurrect repeatedly, and Mr. Bloodcoat believes the Hand of Obliteration can deal with the trial left by the goddess."
"Resurrection? The Throne of Spirit’s power generally can’t directly resurrect a person. It can only switch to a different body or vessel," Halo tentatively argued.
"That’s correct, I didn’t switch bodies but exchanged spirits. Actually, I’m not the original owner of this body."
"Interesting." To Aiden’s surprise, Halo showed little astonishment, "The Goddess of Conspiracy favors you so? What’s your story, kid?"
"I..." Aiden pondered for a moment, "I have almost no memory of my past; I just know for sure that I’m not the original inhabitant of this body. After entering it, I inherited the memories of the body’s original owner—he is the one that Mr. Bloodcoat killed."
There’s no need to reveal everything; the fact that he is a transmigrator is something he need not share with the Goddess of Revenge.
"Switching bodies, consuming memories, it’s easy to accomplish with the power of the Throne of Spirit," Halo nodded, "But repairing a body won’t work... wait a second, if that man killed ’you’ once, why hasn’t he completed his revenge? Could it be..."
"His actual grudge is against the new toy ’Aiden Galahad’ in the hands of the Goddess of Conspiracy, not against a specific soul. He has a pathological desire for the Goddess, and his hatred stems from jealousy—this is the Goddess’ explanation to me," Aiden replied.
"That makes sense." The Goddess of Revenge agreed with this explanation, "As long as the hatred is not released, the ritual of vengeance cannot be completed."
"Actually, I’ve been wondering, do you know how she managed to resurrect the body?" Aiden inquired.
The reason Aiden revealed information about Melifilia’s resurrection contingency was to see if the Goddess of Revenge could provide an answer.
"To resurrect a body or to make it undying, the authority of the Throne of Life can do it. Besides that, theoretically, the authorities of ’Order’ and ’Matter’ could also do it. From what I’ve heard, ’Balance’ and ’Existence’ might be possible too," Halo replied, "Great, at least one thing’s for sure; this bitch has gotten hold of more than one authority." freeweɓnovel.cѳm
"Which possibility is the highest?" Aiden pressed on.
"If they were all possible I wouldn’t have said it, you fool," Halo scoffed, "I’ve only heard a bit about these authorities, my main collection of information is on the lower-tier authorities."
The authorities just mentioned are basically high or mid-tier, and Melifilia was sealed at the bottom of the prison; the one carrying out the resurrection was Melissa... She concurrently wields the Words of Wisdom and Desire. It’s still unclear which one was her first encountered power, so it’s uncertain whether her remaining power is high or mid-tier.
Dominators don’t have the same divine limits as mortals; the powers they control... might be far beyond what Aiden could imagine.
Just as he was contemplating, the prison bell tower’s clock brought Aiden’s thoughts back to the present.
"That’s all for today. I’ve got work to do," Aiden rose from his chair and said courteously, "It’s been a pleasure talking."
Halo would still have to stay in the solitary cell for a while. There would be plenty of time to talk to her later.
"I can’t say the same," Halo bluntly stated.
"Regardless, you still have to go through the prison induction training. You need to memorize the prison rules I gave you..." Aiden continued.
"I don’t want to," Halo curtly refused.
"..." Aiden fell silent for a while, then kept talking to himself, "I’ll come to check."
"Go die," Halo said coldly.
"If you can’t recite them, it’ll affect your meals here," Aiden stated calmly, "I’ve said my piece, how you proceed is up to you, I just follow my own rules."
"..." This time, Halo was the one who fell silent.
