After getting this knowledge, Annanâs previous hazy memories became clear.
Since the power of the âMysterious Ladyâ came from the âSilent Ladyâ (the Deity of Darkness and Veto), â3â became the number of silence and seal. At the same time, it could also be used as a ritual number.
Also, the Mysterious Lady was the Deity of February, carrying the recurring theme of two. She possessed the mystical power of âdualityâ between good and evil, light and darkness, and life and death.
The duality made up the foundation of modern rituals, and it could be found in all popular rituals without exception. It also made up the fundamental theory of mortals borrowing power from deities regarding the âmortal and deityâ duality.
However, how did the ânumber 3â increase the power of ritual?
That was because the Mysterious Lady was a part of the Silent Lady!
The Silent Lady theoretically should possess the knowledge the Mysterious Lady knew. In the legends, the Silent Lady gave the Mysterious Lady her eyes, tongue, and wisdom, making her the âsilent one.â
Therefore, ânumber 3â could amplify the rituals, while number 2 could not enhance the veto power. The reason was that Silent Lady shared part of the âsecretâ component, and the Mysterious Lady shared parts of the veto power!
That also explained why âdesireâ was closely related to âsecretâ. That was because âdesireâ was the mother of âsecretâ.
Thus, people often associate âdesireâ and âdarknessâ together. In the earliest era when âdesireâ was born, âdarknessâ and âdesireâ were fundamentally on the same face!
Annan encountered a verse in âTheory of Paleâ.
ââŠAs time passed and the main races evolved, the images of the deity gradually began to change..â
At that time, Annan thought that this statement implied that âthe original deities shared certain characteristicsâ⊠For example, the ancient deities were all perceived as symbols of âmotherhoodâ by people. And later, some of them became younger⊠and so on.
The interpretation was reasonable and logical.
However, Annan only understood the ambiguous phrase now.
The author was referring to how the images of the Grail-holding Lady and the Silence Lady were originally identical and later differentiated into distinct appearances!
âOnly those who knew the truth could âunderstand the verseâ.
If the original author had included this statement in the book, it would likely have faced more severe censorship than just being banned in the Noah Kingdom. However, on the other hand, it hinted that the author of this book also possessed this knowledge.
It was unlike the secret about âAustere-Winterâ.
The secret about the âgrailâ seemed to be widespread, so it was no longer a secret.
In retrospect, the power of the Grail-holding Lady was closely related to the Silent Lady!
Grail-holding Lady originally sacrificed âthe non-existence childâ to the night. If the night was considered nothingness, the child could be regarded as a child of the night.
Hence, the night was overjoyed and accepted the Grail-holding Ladyâs sacrifice because it simply couldnât have children.
However, a child with the nothingness property could be attributed to it.
In that regard, the worldâs first ritualist wasnât even the Mysterious Lady, but her âmotherâ Grail-holding Lady. Instead, the Mysterious Lady was the product of the first ritual.
Only by fully establishing the correctness of this âsacrifice ritualâ and confirming its success could the Mysterious Lady be born. This logic expressed that the Grail-holding Lady âCybeleâ must have possessed the power to complete a ritual.
Her success in the ritual completed a âsacrificeâ, granting the âsacrificeâ property in the âgrailâ. That was how she acquired the Book of Truth and became a deity.
Since then, the curse vessel relating to the âgrailâ type could still be used as a substitute for the concept of âsacrificeâ in rituals.
âWait a moment.â Annan suddenly realized something.
There was a âSun Deityâ in this world, but no âMoon Deityâ existed. At first, Annan instinctively thought that this was because the power of the âsunâ was too much greater than that of the moon, and the moon reflected the sunâs brilliance.
Upon learning that the nameless and formless entity revered as the ânightâ was the precursor to the Silent Lady, it was astonishing to realize its immense powerâso potent that it could separate into two upright deities.
This phenomenon suggested that there was no sun at the beginning of creation.
Annan retained vivid memories of this nightmare.
âThat wilderness without light and fire
âThe silent and deep sky.
âAnd the emotionless earth, as if to bury everything.
Are the âheavenâ and âearthâ the original forms of âthe Silence Ladyâ and âthe Bone Burying Grandmaâ?
Then what the Grail-holding Lady holds could be the âprime desireâ that triggered the worldâs first âsacrificeââŠ
âIs it a longing for a physical body embodying wisdom?â Annan lowered his head and took a deep breath.
It shouldnât be something instinctual.
It was an act against instinct. âSacrificeâ was originally a ritual of giving away the precious things one held. This was neither conducive to the continuation of the ethnic group nor to the contribution of a new life.
That was the nascent desire called âknowledgeâ.
Before the emergence of the Grail-holding Lady, the concept of âcuriosity to knowledgeâ did not exist in the world. Back then, the Soon-to-be Daughter hadnât gotten the wisdom from the night, and there wasnât even a notion of âknowledgeâ on earth.
At that time, the Sea of Forgetfulness enveloped the earth. All life in the world did not have the concept of âmemoryâ.
In this case, the Grail-holding Lady sparked the first sacrifice.
No wonder she got the Book of Truth for the âBlood and Lustâ.
Annanâs brow furrowed, having learned too many secrets that he shouldnât have borne at his age.
âWisdom.â
Annan narrowed his eyes slightly, huddled in the chair, and murmured.
He thought a lot.
For example, he possessed a talent for the element of âwisdomâ. For instance, he was acquainted with the Mysterious Lady and the Grail-holding Lady before, and he had even used the knowledge of the Grail-holding Lady. Moreover, he bled âthe Forgetting Blood,â also known as the âSilent Oneâs Ointment,â which was the power that belonged to the Silent Lady.
Only after the Sea of Forgetfulness receded could the fire of wisdom be lit.
SoâŠ
The fact that he had forgotten the memory of his first playthrough, was it a ritual to âlight the fire of wisdomâ?
ââŠThis secret is important.â
Annan realized that he must not forget this incident.
He had never reached a moment where he was so close to the truth.
But if he read out the knowledge of the worldâs creation, Annan would forget itâhe still didnât know how the saints retained the knowledge.
It was not like he had no way to go around the rules.
Like the ambiguous account in the âTheory of Paleâ.
As long as he described it like this, he could leave a message for himself!
To prevent the power of mysterious knowledge from being infused into the scrolls, Annan had to use encrypted words, illustrating in ambiguous terms. Then, he would create a book containing a hidden âdecoding tableâ to decipher the encrypted words for his future self.
That was right.
It was a âfalse tomeâ!
âIâm going to start making my first âfalse tomeââŠâ