章 496: Chapter 496: The Crimson Moon in Full Bloom
Chapter 496: The Crimson Moon in Full Bloom
"Hastur, I just went to the Spirit World, and your teacher has agreed to my request."
Hastur approached Sharon, speaking in ambiguous terms.
Sharon's expression remained calm, but a hint of surprise and shyness flickered deep in her eyes.
"I'm not joking with you. I went to the Spirit World and met your teacher. I made my request right in front of them, and they indeed gave me their consent."
"I didn't agree," Sharon said softly, but her trembling eyelashes betrayed her inner turmoil.
"But your teacher did." Hastur teased Sharon further, casually taking Aisala, the cat nestled in Sharon's arms, and placing it in his own lap, playfully teasing the greedy feline with a finger.
"..." Sharon remained silent. Hastur watched her for a moment, and Sharon, feeling the pressure, took a deep breath and considered retreating into the mirror.
Seeing this, Hastur decided to reveal his true purpose for visiting the Spirit World, to prevent Sharon from hiding away for days again.
Life continued peacefully. Two months had passed since Zaratul fled Misty Town, and Hastur felt it was time to start tracking down the fortune-telling seer who enjoyed predicting for others.
To find Zaratul, one must possess the ability to return to past histories. The Sequence 2 Star Vessel, which involves multiple extraordinary pathways, also has the extraordinary ability to roam history.
However, relying solely on the Star Vessel to deal with Zaratul would be challenging, but scaring him wouldn't be difficult.
But before that, Hastur had one more thing to do.
Late at night, in the Hall of Stars, Hastur contemplated which extraordinary pathway his Star Chain should involve after ascending to Sequence 4, the Lost One.
The Moon, which encompasses the pathways of the Apothecary and Vampire, is one of the stars.
Having already involved the Sun pathway and the Night pathway, adding the Moon pathway would mean that both night and day would fall under his dominion.
He believed that the authority of the stars would be significantly enhanced, and the power of the Hall of Stars would be further perfected.
Moreover, this involved Hastur's conjecture, or rather, a nearly mad ambition.
The appearance of the Old One's Box made him feel that this ambition was becoming increasingly possible.
Perhaps this was also a revelation from fate at this moment.
Currently, within the Primordial Barrier, there are nine essential substances, which are key to becoming an Old One.
Aside from Hastur's current Star pathway, he had already used the Star Chain to involve the Night pathway, the Sun pathway, the Apprentice pathway, the Fate pathway, and the Arbiter pathway. Now, he aimed to add the sixth pathway, the Moon pathway.
The endpoint of the Night pathway is the River of Eternal Darkness, where the Night Reaper and War God reside.
The endpoint of the Sun pathway is the Sea of Chaos, where the Ancient Sun God resides in omniscience and omnipotence.
The endpoint of the Apprentice pathway is the Source Castle, where the Seer, Thief, and Apprentice reside.
The Fate pathway leads to the Key of Light.
The Arbiter pathway leads to the Land of Disorder.
The newly added Moon pathway leads to the Mother Nest, where the Fallen Mother God resides.
The existing six Star Chains correspond to six essential substances. When he ascends to Sequence 1, he could correspond to the nine essential substances within the Primordial Barrier.
In this way, when he becomes Sequence 0 or an Old One, he wouldn't need to devour other essential substances, avoiding the risk of losing control and madness, yet still being able to influence the other nine essential substances to some extent.
For an Old One, this would be terrifying enough!
Undoubtedly, this was an almost delusional and mad ambition.
But it wasn't without a chance of success. The appearance of the Old One's Box seemed to be a sign.
Even if he failed, he wouldn't lose anything.
It was better to follow this path; perhaps there would be a day of unexpected success.
Based on this, Hastur didn't choose to add the Seer pathway. Otherwise, this pathway could greatly enhance his ability to predict the future, with excellent survival capabilities, including resurrection.
With his thoughts clear, Hastur summoned a new Star Chain from behind his chair, which lay obediently on the table, waiting for him to inscribe the relevant descriptive phrases and rules.
"O conspicuous Crimson Moon, you are the ruby shining in the night, the embodiment of all dark and fallen natures of living beings, standing in stark contrast to the golden Sun.
You are the vessel of darkness, the embodiment of disaster, the defiler among the stars!"
This was the descriptive phrase Hastur had devised, similar to when he involved the Sun's authority. It would help the Star Chain precisely correspond to the Crimson Moon in the sky, allowing him to successfully involve the Moon's authority.
After inscribing this phrase on the Star Chain, the originally radiant chain dimmed, becoming dark and deep, like an ink-stained black chain.
Once the entire Star Chain transformed, it began to melt, then condensed into two pitch-black eyes, which flew into Hastur's eyes.
From then on, a moon resided in Hastur's eyes.
"Moon's authority..."
Hastur silently felt the changes in his body. Unlike the light and warmth brought by the Sun's authority, this time, he felt cold and suffocated.
The icy breath seemed to flow from his eyes throughout his body, causing him to close his eyes.
The Hall of Stars also changed, its atmosphere becoming ancient and heavy, like a layer of unmovable clouds.
The Moon, the Crimson Moon.
When Hastur opened his eyes, it seemed as if two beams of crimson light shot out from his eyes.
The crimson moonlight pierced through the Hall of Stars, the Primordial Barrier, and into the starry sky beyond.
In the dim, lightless starry sky, the Fallen Mother God seemed to sense something, causing the entire starry sky to tremble.
She peered out from the abyss of endless fall, scanning the starry sky at the crimson moon shining in the real world.
She could feel that, besides herself, the Mother Tree of Desire , and the Earth Mother Lilith, there was now a trace of the stars' aura on the crimson moon.
Although this aura was particularly weak, it proved that the stars had begun to erode the authority of the crimson moon, and they also desired this moon!
Even after her defeat in the Roselle incident, she had never been so furious.
Tonight, the crimson moon shone exceptionally bright.
The Fallen Mother God was the first to notice this change, followed by the Mother Tree of Desire and the Earth Mother, who also sensed the unusual nature of the crimson moon tonight.
The Mother Tree of Desire was less concerned, as the stars were allies.
Moreover, this issue was far more terrifying and profound for the Fallen Mother God.
The Earth Mother sighed softly in the everNight Goddess's divine kingdom.
She had little hope of winning the struggle for the crimson moon, and now, with the addition of the stars, her chances were even slimmer.
She could only hope that the everNight Goddess would go further, preventing the apocalypse.
The crimson moon's brilliance intensified, even more dazzling than a full moon. Fors suddenly woke from her sleep, familiar intense pain tearing through her body, as if a murmur from the crimson moon above disturbed her mind, driving her towards madness.
While she still had some sanity left, Fors rolled out of bed, clasped her hands together, and prayed devoutly to the stars.
After a moment, the starry sky of hope reappeared in her room, the starlight protecting her from the terrifying whispers of the crimson moon, helping her survive this inexplicable night.
Although it wasn't a full moon night, why did she experience such terrifying symptoms?
Fortunately, it wasn't a full moon, or she would have completely lost her sanity, unable to pray to the stars in time.
The strange phenomenon of the night came quickly and dissipated just as fast. About ten minutes later, the crimson moon in the sky dimmed and fell silent.
Fors finally felt her sanity return, and she could control her body again, though the intense pain had left her drenched in cold sweat.
After thanking the stars, she collapsed on the floor to rest for a while before taking a new set of clothes from the wardrobe and heading to the bathroom to bathe.
In the Hall of Stars, Hastur's expression was complex. He hadn't expected that tonight's simple attempt would cause such a dramatic phenomenon.
Even Fors was deeply affected, indicating that the crimson moon's change couldn't be hidden from the Fallen Mother God and the Mother Tree of Desire .
Why did this happen?
In the past, when the Star Chain involved other extraordinary pathways, there were no significant changes.
After pondering for a long time, Hastur gradually found a reasonable explanation.
Perhaps it was because he was now a demigod of the Sequence, the awakened power of the Hall of Stars was stronger, and his influence on the real world through the Hall of Stars was greater.
Even a small symbol could be a significant signal for the entire world.
A cough from a higher being could destroy a world.
"High status..."
Hastur's understanding of this term deepened.
If he had waited until Sequence 1 to involve the Moon's authority, the impact on the crimson moon would have been even greater, possibly triggering a divine war.
"Stars, Night, Moon, the future nights will be in my shape."
Hastur thought for a while, realizing it was still too early. He had only involved and influenced the Night and Moon, far from mastering them.
He still needed time.
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