Soul Reaper Magic

  Soul Reaper Magic

  The thoughts that flashed into his mind were not one or two, but the prayers and pleas of thousands of people intertwined, which was a huge impact on his spirit, making it impossible to distinguish who was thinking what, even his own self-awareness was submerged. These were the various thoughts directly imprinted on his mind, just like Amun's own thoughts, he too was stirred up with all sorts of desires, and his spirit was turbulent. To maintain a state of absolute clarity, to clearly exist as oneself, was the only way not to lose oneself.

  This "road" is not easy to walk, Ah Meng needs to be clear and conscious of himself at all times, and the self-consciousness that is stirred up by thoughts. For example, a desire also arises in Ah Meng's heart, a desire for his loved ones to rest in peace after death, or even to come back to life.

  It was unknown how long they walked, but it seemed like they had passed through another invisible gate. Nei Ti turned around and said: "Goddess, please leave your necklace behind." This was the third gate of the underworld, and Mu Yun Goddess's sky blue stone necklace disappeared into thin air, gone to who-knows-where.

  After entering the third portal, a subtle change emerged in Ah Mon's mind, no longer being everyone's self-prayer, but more demands and desires for others and the outside world.

  For example, a son prays to the goddess of the underworld for his wealthy father to die soon so that he can inherit his vast property; A woman hopes her love rival will enter the underworld soon, so that the man she loves will fall in love with her and marry her; Some people pray to the king of the underworld for their relatives and friends to be healthy and long-lived; There are also doctors who pray to the king of the underworld, hoping that their patients can recover safely... and so on.

  Amon's consciousness was wrapped in these complex desires, and he could only protect his own heart from being overwhelmed. The various desires were just a flash, and he couldn't possibly distinguish them in detail, nor did he dare to pursue them one by one, and he couldn't help but start laughing bitterly. Can the gods hear this? They should be able to hear it. But would Erebus, the queen of the underworld, understand these things? Amon realized one thing - at least the gods wouldn't deliberately try to understand, because they had already heard too much all the time.

  Moving forward, they passed through the fourth gate of the underworld. Nei Ti turned around and said: "Goddess, please leave your earrings." The starlight earrings of Mu Yun Goddess also disappeared.

  After entering this gateway, what was imprinted on Ah Mon's mind was no longer prayers and supplications, but various curses, resentment and abuse. This feeling made people extremely uncomfortable, with many grievances intertwined together directly rushing into the heart, as if forming a kind of power that could almost shatter the soul's self-awareness.

  Will the gods also be scolded? This is normal, for example when people lose their loved ones, they will scold the cruelty of the King of Hell, thinking that all this is her doing; some people also question the King of Hell, why there are so many people in this world who should die but haven't died, and those who shouldn't go have gone? It's interesting to say that the desires behind the fourth gate are far less complicated than the first two gates, or because most people are afraid of death, cherish their lives, and believe in the King of Hell while also daring to scold the King of Hell.

  Continue walking forward, passing through the fifth gate, Amun suddenly felt a dizziness. If he wasn't walking in this seemingly empty world, he would almost have fallen to the ground with a thud, because the world after this gate was completely different. He saw and heard many things, which were all the experiences of those who had prayed and cursed throughout their lives.

  Their prayers and their own actions, the things they wish others would do and the things they have done themselves, the thoughts that flash through their minds at the moment of death - all these reflections, regrets, resentments, despairs or reassurances. This is not something seen directly with the eyes, nor heard directly with the ears, nor even sensed by means of divination; it is a world that floats into view in the mind, where the multitude of living beings are watched over with such clarity.

  In theory, this is a great opportunity for Ah Meng to experience the world of humans. He doesn't have to travel around the continent to witness all sorts of human affairs, but in reality, he can't and dares not to observe these things, even at the deepest level of meditation, he has no ability to distinguish such vast information in an instant. The only thing Ah Meng can do is to calm his mind and let the countless scenes of the world flow naturally through his brain, without thinking or paying attention.

  At this time, Nei Ti turned around and said: "Goddess, please leave your bracelet." The golden bracelets on Mu Yun Goddess's wrists also disappeared.

  Having entered the fifth gate of the underworld, Ah Mon was as if he could see everything, yet couldn't look at anything, a kind of torture that seemed to be the most painful in the world. He didn't know how long he had walked, but suddenly felt a sense of relief, like being reborn. Then he heard the voice inside say: "Goddess, please leave your brooch behind."

  The flower on the goddess's long skirt seemed to have been taken away by an invisible hand, disappearing into thin air. ——It turned out that they had unknowingly passed through the first gate.

  After this gate, it was almost the same as when I first entered the first gate. It was a vast expanse of nothingness, where nothing existed except for a clear soul, as if even my own body had disappeared. Ah Meng felt that this place was somehow different from the one after the first gate, but the subtle change was beyond what his spiritual consciousness could perceive.

  As he continued to move forward, it seemed that the concept of time and space had returned. There was a kind of power hindering him, but in the void, there shouldn't be anything that could block tangible objects. He needed to continue to gather his spirit to keep up with the pace of his footsteps, and the goddess Mu Yun's radiant and divine body was his guiding direction.

  The rotation of the detective's technique sensed a void, no longer infinite and unfathomable. A power surrounding him formed a sense of oppression, making him feel isolated in this world. Amun thought again that this was the underworld, the legendary haven for the dead. Since ancient times, people have had a kind of self-hypnosis: when someone dies, did they leave the world of life or did their original world disappear relative to them?

  When such doubts arise, endless gloom spreads, a power surrounds and invades the soul, and the spirit seems to be controlled in some way. This power makes one feel deeply awed, and Armon must remain awake, wondering where his heart should rely on.

  At this moment, Nei Te stopped and said: "Goddess, the last gate of the underworld is ahead. Lord Erebus, the king of the underworld, is waiting for you there. Please leave your law robe behind."

  When passing through the seventh gate, things changed. Before, it was always after passing through the gate that Mu Yun Goddess was allowed to leave something behind, but this time she was asked to leave something ahead of time. Mu Yun Goddess had nothing left on her body except for a golden long skirt.

  As the inner voice rose, the goddess's long skirt disappeared, and she was completely naked like a newborn baby. Amun stood behind her, the goddess's beautiful body was the only and most beautiful silhouette in the boundless darkness. Just as Amun's mind was wandering and didn't know where to focus, he saw such a stunning female body, and very calmly and intently began to appreciate it - beauty, extreme beauty, beauty that was like every man's dream fantasy, and Amun was also a man.

  One after another, the gates of the underworld were crossed, and Ah Mon, who had never been distracted, was finally distracted. He asked himself in his heart - is this my dream, a man's dream? Then, unintentionally, a thought arose: "Can I see such an Aiqi?"

  As soon as this idea arose, the naked Muse in front of him seemed to have transformed into Eve Maria. When Amun met Eve, she was still a weak girl, he had never seen her body, but he felt like holding her in his arms, was it like that?

  It shouldn't be Mu Yun being beautiful, extremely beautiful, but not the beauty that Ah Meng's heart most wants to possess, or the beauty he dreams of admiring the most. If Mu Yun knew that Ah Meng would think this way when seeing her, who knows what she would be furious about. But just as this goddess herself said, she can sense various emotions and feelings in Ah Meng's heart, but cannot completely understand what he is specifically thinking.

  As he was staring at Mu Yun's beautiful body with a dazed expression, an irrepressible longing surged up in his heart. Suddenly, Mu Yun's voice sounded beside his ear: "You're a bad boy, but now isn't the time for wild thoughts. When you see my sister, don't speak, and she won't ask you anything either."

  The goddess then shouted forward: "Neidi, if you dare to turn back, I will seal your eyes forever."

  It's so unfair! Ah Meng saw everything, but Nei Ti couldn't even turn his head. Just then, suddenly a bright light appeared in front of him, as if he had traversed from a void world back to the real world. Only then did Ah Meng realize that he hadn't gone anywhere else, and was still walking in that huge cave, because in front of him was a large hall formed by a rocky cave, but it was decorated with all kinds of treasures and glittering gold.

  At the top of the cave, many divine stones emitted soft light, like a starry sky. On the high platform in front, there was an exquisite chair, on which a woman reclined with her back against it, holding a staff and wearing a golden crown, smiling ambiguously at Mu Yun who had just passed through the gate and appeared in the cave. Her face resembled Mu Yun's vaguely, with long brown hair hanging down to the ground along the armrest.

  Amon had seen this "person" in the temple of Akkad town, he had seen a relief on the wall, which was the goddess Mu Yun, and then realized why he felt that Inanna was particularly familiar. And the reliefs of those gods also had the woman in front of him, her facial features and figure were almost perfect, except for a slightly high nose bridge, a slightly pointed nose tip, and eyes with a deep, awe-inspiring aura, which should be the legendary queen of the underworld Erebus of the Anuna system.

  "My sister, it's great to see you like this. Why have you come to my divine domain?" Erebus was half-reclining in his chair and didn't get up, but his eyes were fixed on Mu Yun's body. His expression was clearly filled with mockery and humiliation. Under the light of the divine stones that covered the top of the cave, Mu Yun's stunning figure was fully exposed, without any place to hide. Her full **, slender yet firm waist, shallow pubic hair gathered between her legs, all were visible in crystal clear detail.

  Muyun stood shamefacedly in front of another goddess, what an awkward scene it was, but she puffed out her chest and said: "My sister, the Queen of the Underworld, I've brought a child, he's a survivor from Du Ke Town. I've brought him to see his relatives for the last time, they're people under my divine protection, I can make such a request."

  "Erebus said with a mocking tone: 'A kid? I think he's not a kid anymore, huh? Indeed, it's a kid... Mu Yun, you can indeed make such a request.' But no one knew what the Queen of the Underworld meant by her words. Although she was speaking to Amun, her eyes never looked at him once, as if completely ignoring the existence of this mortal."

  Erebus waved his hand lightly, and Amun suddenly left the great hall where the two gods were. He was unclear what kind of world he had come to again, somewhat like the situation after the first gate of the underworld, surrounded by endless voids, as if the world did not exist or he himself no longer existed.

  Amon unfolded his detective technique to observe the surroundings, and found that a dark shadow in the void dispersed and condensed into many human figures. Amon recognized his father at a glance, rushed over, and opened his arms to hug him.

  However, Ah Mon was hugging an empty space. His father's soul was right in front of him, yet it seemed to be extremely far away, not something he could touch. He hastily shouted: "Father, it's me, Ah Mon, your son has come to the underworld to see you!" But his father did not respond, as if he couldn't hear Ah Mon's voice.

  In his anxiety, Ah Mon used the Information God Technique to turn what he wanted to say into a divine message that directly imprinted itself on his father's soul. The unresponsive soul was suddenly awakened, and his father lowered his head, looking at Ah Mon with tears streaming down his face: "My son, is it really you who has returned? Where am I, and how did I end up like this?"

  Doesn't Father know he's already dead? Or is his soul trapped in some strange state? Amun wailed, "Father, this is the underworld, I've come to find you who have passed away..." He was already tearful, with a thousand words but didn't know what to say.

  His father, however, seemed to have been greatly shocked by his words. He lifted his eyes and gazed forward, muttering to himself: "Yes, I'm already dead... the flood, the flood that came from the Syriac Highlands... Son, my son, I just want to tell you one last thing, don't live like me."

  Amun wrapped his arms around his father's legs and replied tearfully: "Father, I finally see you, and I also hear your heartbeat."

  His father lowered his head, looking at Amun with a relieved smile. Amun looked up at his father and saw that his face was gradually changing into the youngest and most handsome appearance of his life, and then disappeared in Amun's arms. Tears fell through Amun's body, but it was unknown where they landed.

  Amun felt like wailing loudly, this was truly the last farewell, and they would never meet again. But at the same time, he also had a feeling that his father's soul should have been freed, leaving this underworld world, no longer manipulated and controlled by some kind of power.

  Amon knelt in the void, tears streaming down his face as he realized he would never see his father again. Had fulfilling this last wish left more regrets? His heart felt empty and hollow, unwilling to think of anything else. Just then, a figure emerged from the heavy shadows, approaching Amon and saying, "Is that you, Amon? You haven't died, yet you can enter this underworld?"

  Amon was shocked, his father's soul had just been unresponsive, and he had used the Information God Technique to awaken him, but this person's soul could directly walk over and talk, looking up, it was actually the mayor of Dast Town.

  Dastin Townlong seemed to notice Amun's surprise and explained, "I don't know why I can see you either, but just now I suddenly heard your voice, as if awakened from a deep sleep, aware of everything that has happened. I was once a divine technique master, the god official of Duketown, and knew how to protect my own mind."

  "Town head, don't you know you're already dead?" Ah Mon said as he stood up.

  Dastiel's face showed a sorrowful expression: "At that moment, many desires obscured my heart, like the shackles of entwining souls. Thank you for coming here to awaken my soul. Child, I have two things, which must be settled in order to attain liberation."

  Amun: "Village chief, sir, what is it?"

  "Dastir: My son Moses is studying at the academy in the city-state, and his servants are also from Duke Town. When disaster struck, I happened to send a batch of people to the city-state to pay tribute, and also sent some things to Moses. They should have been together and escaped the disaster. I don't know how that child is now, if you can get out of here, please find him and help him. All the land deeds of Duke Town are in Moses' hands, hoping you can guide them to rebuild their homes. If Duke Town is no longer suitable for living, then look for other lands, at least its descendants are still there."

  His heart's desire was the same as that of the goddess Mut, and Amun finally understood who the other survivors in Duat were. Amun had come to the underworld seeking his own father; how could he refuse another father's love for his son? He nodded: "Mayor, sir, please be at ease. I promised the spirits I would do this, of course I will also promise you. I will find Moses and guide him back home to rebuild his family. After the flood, that place will become a fertile land."

  Dast's face lit up with a relieved smile, and he nodded: "The second thing I want to say is related to this place. It was you who awakened my soul, and when I woke up, I realized that this underworld is actually a space for imprisoning souls. The master of the underworld is using a technique to manipulate the spirits of the dead, although I don't know what her purpose is, but it's clear that this is not the true destination of the soul after death... In this instant, I seemed to see my whole life, and understood the doubts of this life, thank you."

  After finishing this speech, Dastier's soul slowly disappeared in front of Armon, but Armon stood there motionless. He had a strange feeling that spanned Dastier's entire life, and yet this moment was so long that it could overturn people's understanding of the concept of time. When he came to his senses, Dastier had thoroughly disappeared, and Armon seemed to have witnessed everything like in a dream, but also as if he hadn't remembered anything.

  Looking further ahead, there were many familiar figures, including Xiao Gu who had once framed him and Ma Qi who had died long before the flood. Amun suddenly realized that he seemed to have acquired a kind of ability, which allowed him to feel the emotions and joys and sorrows of these people. Wasn't this the ability that Mu Yun said only gods possessed? But Amun felt that this ability was not gained, but rather awakened from being forgotten. Was it because he was facing souls, rather than real living people?

  Amun ignored the nearby Xiao Gu and Ma Qi, walked past them to another person, his neighbor's aunt, who often sewed clothes for him, and awakened her with a divine message...

  The soul will not lie, it is already meaningless to pretend, it is a thorough intention. As more and more people talk to him, the souls in the underworld continue to disperse and leave. Not long after, Ah Mon suddenly heard an angry voice shouting: "Mu Yun, the person you brought, I'm afraid it's not just for seeing relatives. He has already let too many spirits escape from my underworld, I will not tolerate this behavior, this person must stay and accept punishment."

  When this voice was heard, all the souls around disappeared, and Amun fell into the endless void again. Then he heard Mu Yun's voice by his ear: "The Queen of the Underworld, the soul technique has its own rules, Amun is not intentional."

  Erebus: "But he let so many spirits go free, I can totally take him as my slave to make up for it, this is my divine domain"

  Mu Yun also brought anger and shouted: "He is a lost lamb of my sheep group, I must take him back"

  Erebus sneered and replied, "You brought him here, of course you can take him away. My sister, as a goddess, you should know the rules here. You can exchange Amun with another person. But for you, I have an additional condition: the person who comes to exchange him must be a man, and he must be a man you've loved... Niti, see them off."

  After this, Amun never heard Mu Yun's voice again. The underworld echoed with the singing of Erebus Queen. This song was surprisingly familiar to Amun, it was the one Gilgamesh sang when he met Enkidu.

  "Who among those you have loved has not changed their heart? Former young lovers, year after year, must cry for you several times. The shepherd you loved would pile up the most beautiful pastries in front of you, slaughter the most beautiful lambs to support you, but he eventually received a flogging and became a jackal. The bird you pampered had its wings broken; the male lion you raised was injured and wandering..."

  Erebus' singing voice gradually dissipated, like those souls that dissipated in the underworld, and everything fell into boundless silence. Amun realized he had encountered the worst situation he had expected - being trapped in the underworld and unable to escape.

  Erebus made a condition to Mu Yun, asking her to exchange Amun for a man she had loved. Amun already knew that he was not the only survivor of Du Ke Town, and if Mu Yun wanted to rebuild the Divine Domain, it seemed that it wasn't necessary to find him specifically.

  Before entering the underworld, Mu Yun had told Amun about this possibility and said that he could either wait for her to rescue him or think of a way to escape on his own. It seemed that this time Amun had to think of a way to escape by himself, but how could a small fifth-level magician like him possibly escape from what seemed like an endless underworld?