Pivot of the Sky

A simple sentence reveals too many unexported meanings and reveals Maria's concerns and worries. Because of this, even this silent gaze is particularly valuable when he appears before his eyes.

Why did Amon not agree and return from a long journey? Goodbye Maria, sitting in front of her is the true Aikou in her heart. Previously, when he saw Maria, there was always a trance of thought, not knowing whether it was the Virgin of Isis Temple or the young girl Aikom, whom he had met in the town of Turk, and there was always a clash in his heart that was difficult to describe. But at this moment, he can finally see clearly and truly that she is her, that she is Amor in her heart and that she is the Virgin in front of her.

Amon did not want and did not have to tell her that he had seen her in his divine meditation late in the night on the other side of the Great Lakes when he had slaughtered the double-headed serpent. It's not a dream, it's like it's happened before. And they went back to that little building in Duke, and it wasn't the way it was, it was Amon, and it was Maria today. But Amon embraced her like he did back then, stroked her body in his arms, and kissed her truly...

When the sun rose the next day, Amon opened his eyes and smiled. When he stood up, the long-sought tangle in his heart had been unraveled and he stared at the world in the sun.

And at this moment Amon's smile was as refreshing as it was in the sun, and he said with a smile, "Holy Virgin, I have two things to report to you this time. ”

Maria looked at him, and the glow in her eyes was like a starry sky in the middle of the night: "I was waiting for you. ”

AMON: "First of all, on this mission, I have examined the topography around the original site of the town of Duke and handed over the recorded information to the clergy committee of the Temple. ”

Maria nodded with satisfaction: "I have read your report and the topographical description is exactly in line with the findings of other channels, and you have made a detailed demonstration of the sand plate. What is rarest is the area of distribution of the monsters, and the most detailed study you have done is that you have to hike through those places to get valuable information, which deserves extra credit.

High Priest George has made a request and I hope to be able to commend you, but for the time being I have not responded to this report, not wanting to praise you, but the content of that report is not enough to reward you for what you have achieved. Amon, is the second thing you're going to say related to your personal training? ”

Amon nodded: "Yes, as you would expect, I have become a Class 7 warrior. ”

Maria smiled, and the girl smiled innocently and happily: "A lot of people see it, but you don't say it yourself, just wait to be the first to tell me? As is customary in the past, the city will hold a celebration ceremony for you, and you will also receive the aristocratic status of the Ecumenical Empire, so be prepared when you return. ”

Amon: "What do I need to prepare for? ”

Maria thought and laughed: “When I arrived at the temple, you were the first to be promoted to the ranks of the great samurai. In fact, there was nothing to prepare for. I know your name is Amon, but you also need an official title, to be recorded not only on the nobility roster of the city, but also at the temple's power awakening ceremony. ”

Amon reacted slightly, “Is the Second Awakening Ceremony of Power? Am I allowed to study divinity while practicing magic? ”

The Virgin rarely reveals a certain playful look: “Yes, I've already arranged it, depending on whether you can achieve it yourself. The secondary awakening of power does not necessarily succeed, and only the Great Mage can perform such rituals. Amon, I allow you to make your own request to choose any of the great magicians in Isis Temple to preside over the ceremony as a special prize for you.

Are you choosing Walter, the most accomplished Nine Great Magician, or me, who just became the Seventh Great Magician? I would like to remind you that the higher the achievement, the greater the likelihood that the ceremony will succeed, but the most important thing is whether you can awaken the strength given by that god yourself. It takes a process, and the ritual is just a symbol, like the opening of a door, which I've never hosted, and I've never had experience with. ”

Amon wanted and did not want to answer: “It is always a privilege for me to ask the Virgin to preside over a second awakening ceremony of power for me, the first time you have presided over such a ceremony, and I am even more honored. ”

Maria kept laughing and her eyes were like a pair of curved lunar teeth: "Well, that's settled. I come to preside over a second awakening ceremony for your strength, hoping to succeed. ”

Amon stood up and prayed, “Thank you, Holy Virgin, you will succeed!” When I call her the Virgin at this moment, Amon is as forthright as calling her Aikom.

You can vouch for it, and the ceremony will be a success, because Amon himself has long been a great magician. After this ritual, he can rationalize the use of many magic tricks, and people will only admire the wonders of Her Majesty. However, he is also interested in the secondary awakening ritual of this power, from which perhaps the two-sided training of strength can draw a lot.

When he was going to say goodbye, Maria stood up and asked, "Have you read all the books I showed you? ”

She refers to the books and the information relating to the combat of the Legion. Amon nodded: "Yes, in addition to the catalogue you gave me, I tried to find the relevant paperwork to study, and the simulation in my heart took a long time. ”

Maria added: "It's not enough to remember, but to think about how to apply it. You can travel through the wilderness, learn so many books, and believe that you should have the experience of commanding marches in all kinds of environments. ”

Amon thought, “Holy Virgin, are you implying something to me? ”

Maria replied with great seriousness: "You will soon be clear that success and failure will be the case if you want to build a cause that will pardon people. ”

……

A few days later, Daya Tulang, the city's owner, held a celebratory ceremony for Ammon himself and issued an announcement. The people heard the good news that Amon, the honorable samurai of the Temple of Isis, had been promoted to level seven.

The name that Ammon's drunk father had named him since he was a child - Arrocho Mun - Jesus Messiah - and Hua Allah Yeh Montmont - was finally officially put to use for the first time, and even written in the temple roster by the priest in divine scripture. But this long list of titles is too hard to remember, and they still call him Amunda Samurai.

It was not Amon himself who was most pleased with the news, but Amon's friend, Theo, the businessman. Theocene was thrilled to say, "My eyes are absolutely right. I have long seen Amon become a true nobleman. Today he is indeed a great warrior of honor! ”

He also used to brag to his friends when he was drunk: "Lord Amon once said that I have hope of becoming an aristocrat in the future.” And the friends laughed at Theodore: “Forget it, why? Do you still want to practice physics and become a samurai? ”

……

Shortly after the ceremony, Amon went through another ceremony, in a small hall of the Temple of Isis. The host is the noble Virgin, who awakens the power bestowed upon him by the Spirit. This ritual is almost impossible to succeed by common sense, because Ammon does not have a devout god in front of him, he just looks into his heart, and he also looks at Aikom with his staff.

Since the ceremony was personally presided over by Her Majesty the Virgin, the specifications were quite significant. Amon first needs to shower incense, wear beautiful and powerful armor, wear weapons, offer sacrifices to the gods, and accept congratulations. As Amon walked to the ceremony hall, the long-standing samurai lined up to meet him with lotus petals, while the priests in the temple sang poetry and Maria stood in front of the altar with a cane in her gold crown.

When the ceremony officially began, Maria gently lifted the Virgin's staff, unspeakably elegant, singing a poem praising the Goddess Isis, with a soft golden light covering Amon kneeling in front of the divine case.

This is the "Blessing of Isis” magic, which Maria begins by appeasing Amon's body and mind and letting him feel everything magical in peace. Then the golden light began to flash and circle, surrounding Amon's body like a light gauze floating, with a change in light and dark density. This is the most basic of the magical powers in motion to unleash, but to guide Amon into a state of calm meditation.

Maria's voice resounds in Ammon's mind--

“Please let go of all distress and hesitation and forget all sorrow and grief.

Pray faithfully to the gods and implore them to give you strength.

When you enter the calm meditation, close your eyes and gaze at the solemn image of the god.

It's like the light rising from the eastern sky, casting the Nzepp on all sides.

This glow disperses the darkness, the earth awakens in its sleep, and man is no longer confused.

Expand your heart to receive and draw on the strength bestowed by the gods.

You wake up in the mist and your wings will fly. ”

Amon did not resist all the guidance that Maria had given him, and when Isis' blessing overshadowed him, Amon opened his heart completely to a calm and clear state of sedation. Though he is not a follower of Goddess Isis, he does not have the slightest sense of slowness to incorporate his beliefs into Maria's piety.

When Maria's voice rang from her head, Amon closed his eyes and really saw a “god”, but not the Isis Goddess on the high stage, whose appearance was clearly Maria. He also felt the power that the so-called Spirit had given him, which surrounded him and diffused between the heavens and the earth, like an eternal rhythm, a resonance between nature in heaven and earth and the mind and mind in introspection.

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