No one could see any injuries on Faust's body. Perhaps it was because he had worked through the night. The supreme mage's expression was slightly weary.
Faust's injuries were not light, but the Sage Imperial Teacher had his own sense of propriety. He could hide it well, not letting others see through him, and not letting his injuries flare up and endanger his life. He was the most brilliant mage in the Empire. Faust was in such a hurry because he wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible to release Maganlei. When he returned, the Empress' pardon would take effect.
With the death of Cyrus, Faust felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders. He finally felt a trace of real relief, and the inexplicable sense of guilt and guilt in his heart also faded a lot.
Empress Samir pardoned Maganlei. The content of the pardon was very simple. It was roughly as follows: Maganlei had prayed in the shrine, begging the gods to grant her magic medicine to cure the illness of Hismu's mother. Her pious prayers moved the gods and were heard by the Sage Imperial Teacher, Faust, who granted her the best healing medicine. Maganlei's sincerity had passed the test of the gods, and it was impossible for her to be the murderer of the Matriarch. The Sage Imperial Teacher, Faust, who the whole nation believed in, could testify to this, and no one could doubt him. As for Hismu's death, it was an accident. The warrior could not stand steadily due to his injuries and fell to the ground, crashing into the wall and dying. Identifying Maganlei as the murderer is a blasphemy against the will of the gods and disrespectful to the Sage Imperial Teacher. "
Samir's way of doing things was simple and clear. There was no unnecessary explanation for the pardon, and she had borrowed Faust's name.
No one else knew about the relationship between Maganlei and Faust. Even if there were people who were dissatisfied with the pardon, they would not dare to say anything. If there were complaints in private, it would only be directed at the Empress, and it would not affect Faust's reputation. Instead, it would show the Empress' respect for Faust.
If Faust was smart, he would not have personally delivered the pardon, or even sent someone himself. He would have found a seemingly unrelated person and sent the pardon in the name of the Empress. But as soon as he entered Niwei City, he rushed to the prison. In the eyes of outsiders, this might be the only thing that the Sage Imperial Tutor had done that went against common sense.
But Faust couldn't care less. Maganlei had been detained for almost a month as a prisoner on death row. She didn't know that she would be pardoned, and had been waiting for death in despair. Would that kind and weak woman be able to bear it?
Now that Faust had suddenly been ordered to return to the capital during his inspection with the Empress, it had long attracted the attention of various forces in Niwei City. But this sage Imperial Preceptor didn't go to the temple, nor did he go to the government office. After entering the city, he went straight to the prison. The sheriff and the officials of the Empire's Justice Department also rushed over. They did not know what had happened, but they were worried that it had something to do with their duties.
Faust's arrival gave the guards of the prison a fright. According to their recollection, the sage Imperial Preceptor had never come to such a place before. This place was gloomy and filthy, symbolizing the sinful corner of the imperial capital. It was indeed not a place that Faust should come to. Everyone waited for Faust to dismount from his horse in fear and trepidation. The guards put down their weapons and knelt down to kiss the soil under his feet. Their attitude was respectful and devout, as if they were welcoming the arrival of a god.
Faust didn't forget his etiquette. His attitude was humble and amiable, and his expression was graceful and noble. He waved his hand and said, "You all have duties to perform. Stand up and continue your duties. There is no need to salute like this. Who is the officer of the prison? I have something to ask. "
The officer of the prison quickly stepped forward and bowed, "This lowly one is. May I ask what instructions does the Imperial Preceptor have for me?" The officer of the prison should have invited Faust to his own magistrate's office to sit down and talk, but his magistrate's office was a little shabby. It was the outermost room in the prison, not suitable for the sage Imperial Preceptor who was revered by the whole nation to sit. Even inviting him in would be a kind of blasphemy.
Faust waved his hand and said, "His Majesty has given me a pardon order to pardon a person in the prison.
He hadn't taken out the pardon order, and the prison officer didn't dare to stretch out his hand to ask for it. He only asked as carefully as possible, "Who is it? Pardon his sentence or pardon his crime? How could I trouble the Imperial Preceptor to personally come over for such a small matter? Just send someone over to greet me! "
The pardon order was divided into two types: general pardon and special pardon. General pardon was divided into pardon of punishment and pardon of crime. The so-called pardon meant that the crime was not changed, but the punishment was exempted or reduced. Pardon, on the other hand, meant that there was no punishment at all. According to Assyrian law, only the king had this kind of power. The prison officer had deliberately asked this question, afraid that he would appear incompetent.
Only then did Faust realize that it was a little strange for him to personally come to the prison as soon as he entered the city. But since he was already here, he pretended to be relaxed and said, "This is something that Her Majesty the Empress specifically instructed me to do before I left, so I did it as soon as I came back, lest I forget about it when I get busy."
He took out Samir's pardon order and handed it over. The prison officer respectfully received it and opened it. Suddenly, sweat broke out on his forehead, and his legs turned to jelly. He knelt down and kowtowed, "Forgive me, Her Majesty, forgive me, Imperial Preceptor. I never thought that it would be like this. Otherwise, this would never have happened …"
Faust was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
The prison officer was still explaining in a trembling voice, "Although there were orders to temporarily detain Maganlei until Her Majesty the Empress returns, her crime has already been determined and she is on death row. We did not know that there would be a special pardon. During this period of time, everyone thought that she would be executed when Her Majesty the Empress returns, but no one tortured or mistreated her. It was herself … "
Before he could finish, Faust had already reached out and lifted the prison officer up. He covered his face with his hair and asked, "What happened to Maganlei?"
The prison officer replied, "Maganlei died. She died on her own. She doesn't eat anything."
Faust felt the prison door in front of him shake, and the ground under his feet also moved. He could not help but say in a hoarse voice, "How is this possible? When did this happen? "
The prison officer was scared out of his wits, and replied in a trembling voice, "Just two days ago. The weather has been too hot recently, and no one has come to collect the corpse. She was just cremated yesterday." She, she, she died without any pain at all. She seemed to be smiling. Someone heard that she had been singing the entire night before. It was a song of blessings and praises to the gods. She must, must have been received by the gods to heaven. "
The prison officer was caught off guard and was lifted up by Faust. His entire body was suspended in midair, unable to move. Faust suddenly loosened his grip, and the prison officer fell to the ground with a plop. He hurriedly climbed back up and shouted, "Lord Imperial Preceptor!"
Faust stood there, swaying once, twice, thrice. Finally, he could no longer support himself and fell backwards. His attendants had long since cried out in alarm to support him, but when they looked again, Faust had already fainted.
His injuries had flared up. He had thought that these injuries could be completely controlled, but at this moment, they were so violent that Faust's vision turned black, as if he had been transported to another world. In the eyes of others, the Sage Imperial Preceptor had suddenly fainted, but Faust himself felt as if he was awake, only that he had sunk into darkness.
Everything in the darkness was light, as if the soul had already left the body. "Faust heard a faintly discernible song. It was Magan Tears singing," It's him! It's him!
Where did the happiness and pain of the world come from?
In the first night of passion when I first saw you.
It's him! It's him!
Who saved me from my lowly helplessness?
I waited for you in the secluded courtyard.
It's him! It's him!
Do you know how difficult it was for me to approach?
But I still snuggled by your side.
It's him! It's him!
Who left in sorrow with the sound of the bell?
Please do not mention me to anyone.
It's him! It's him!
Whose gaze is the god watching me?
I knew you would come …
Faust struggled to shout, "Magan Tears! Why didn't you wait for me to return? I should have told you earlier that I would return to the capital with a special pardon, but you … "
The voice of Magan Tears replied, "I knew you would come to save me. I am grateful for everything you have given me, but I do not know what else I can do? Hismu's family is ruined, and what have I brought you? At the last moment of my life, I suddenly recognized you. We have met before, but I am still grateful to you! God, please take me away, this is my salvation! "
A brand in his soul pricked Faust again. He shouted, "Oh Sudan, is this all you have guided me to?"
Sudan's figure appeared, still as handsome and bewitching as ever. Behind him was a layer of mist, and within the mist was a shadow with a sharp horn and a forked tail. He sneered, "No, you have done all this yourself. Your soul is the master, and the power that I guide you is only a servant. Have you forgotten? You once asked me how to obtain your soul. In fact, no one can obtain your soul unless you voluntarily submit.
The brand I have left in your heart has only awakened your desires, ideals, and struggles. It is you who have given all the answers. I tell you, my name is Sudan. When I am in your heart, you are me. Just like when you heard the song of Magan Tears, it was her, the one in your heart who was singing. "
Faust shouted, "No, I am not you!" Sudan said, "Then open your eyes and see what choice you have made. In fact, everyone has a you in their heart, I have seen too many. "
Faust said in a hoarse voice, "I should not hate you. I have done all this, and I must face it, face the me in my heart. But Sudan, my soul no longer belongs to you."
Sudan's voice suddenly changed, "It has never belonged to me!" At the same time, his appearance changed as well, unexpectedly turning into the figure of Amon.
Faust was aghast, "It is you!"
Amon said, "It is me, it was me in the beginning. The so-called Sudan is a title given to me by Seth, and the brand left in your soul is only a reflection of your desires.
I have just arrived at Niveh, and happened to see you fainting in front of the prison, so I appeared in your soul to meet you. Faust, your condition is very bad now, and you are about to pass a test, but your injuries are uncontrollable. If you have any last request, you can say it. "
Faust said, "In this darkness, I can feel no pain, I hope that I do not open my eyes to see all this."
Amon said, "You have already closed your eyes, if you do not want to open them, then leave, and you will never see this world again. If there is a new life for the soul, when you open your eyes, what do you hope to see? "
Faust said, "A beautiful new world, the world that I have read widely and painstakingly searched for, the world that I have vowed to see. I have fought for it all my life, never stopping, and tried my best to save the Assyrian Empire, but in the end, I could not even save a single Maganlei! "
Amon's tone was full of sadness, "What you want is the end of the human desire, but as a mortal you cannot verify it. You have already achieved the ninth level of magic, and I have guided you to the power of the origin. When you verify it again, at this time, you are faced with the endless test of life and death. You will verify countless him and her, and countless me, but your injuries are no longer bearable. Do you intend to leave in this darkness, or do you want to do something last? "
"Officer Mou told me that Maganlei must have been received by the gods to the divine kingdom, right? She has completed her redemption. But I did not do it, did I? "These were the last words that Faust said to Amon.
After saying this, Faust did not wait for Amon to answer, and had already opened his eyes in the darkness. What he saw in front of him was not a beautiful new world, nor was it the divine kingdom that he yearned for, but the dome of the temple.
"The Sage Imperial Tutor suddenly fainted in front of the prison, and was hurriedly sent back to the temple for treatment." The nobles in the capital all came to visit, each with their own thoughts, not knowing what had happened. They were all secretly worried.
When Faust opened his eyes, he heard someone exclaim, "Thank God, the Sage Imperial Tutor has awakened!"
The old prime minister of the empire, Alpha, stood in front of the bed and asked, "Lord Imperial Tutor, why did you rush to the prison as soon as you returned to the capital, and why did you faint in front of the prison? The news has spread, and the people are uneasy. I heard that you went to the prison with an amnesty warrant, but the person who was pardoned is already dead. What is going on? "
The assistant minister, Laward, also asked, "Lord Imperial Tutor, are you alright? Are you feeling unwell because of overwork? Or are you sad that the woman is dead, and that His Majesty could not fulfill His Majesty's decree? The woman herself has already confessed to the crime, and it is the benevolence of God, His Majesty, and the Lord Imperial Tutor to pardon her. It is a pity that she did not have such a good fate. "
Faust sat up on the bed, and spread his arms towards the sky, "No, she is not guilty, the real murderer is me! I heard the people's private discussions, you have all heard of the case, right? It was I who killed Hism! "
Everyone was stunned. No one had expected Faust to say such words the moment he woke up. Could it be that the Sage Imperial Tutor had gone mad? Faust did not care about the expressions of the people, and continued to narrate to himself, "Back then, I had once disguised myself and went to a brothel to fool around. I was the one who injured Hism and disappeared, and Hism destroyed the brothel to seek revenge …"
Heavens! Everyone revealed expressions of disbelief. How could this be something that the Sage Imperial Tutor would do! Someone tried to rush over to stop Faust from leaving. " However, an invisible force blocked them. Faust sat there with his arms open, and no one could approach him.
Someone shouted, "Lord Imperial Tutor, please shut up, don't say anymore! We don't want to hear it, and we don't dare to hear it! This was not done by you, it can't be you! "
Some people covered their ears, but Faust's words were as clear as if they had drilled into their souls. No matter how they covered their ears, they could not block it. Not only did it reach the ears of the people in the temple, but it also went out of the temple, and even half of the people in Niveh City heard it. Those who heard it were stunned. Many housewives stopped what they were doing, and the pedestrians on the street stopped their footsteps, listening to the voice that represented solemnity and holiness in the empire.
Faust told everything that had happened between him and Maganlei, and finally shouted, "It was I who seduced her, it was I who possessed her, it was I who brought her bad luck, it was I who gave her that bottle of medicine, it was I who killed Hism, it was I who watched her be taken to prison and become a prisoner on death row! Her life was trampled, her name was spat upon, and she bore and redeemed the sin that originally belonged to me. She didn't even know that I was that person back then! "
The Sage Imperial Tutor's narration finally came to an end, and the people inside and outside the temple were all stunned. Faust opened his arms and looked up at the sky. His line of sight seemed to have passed through the dome of the temple, and he saw Amon, Gabriel, Samel, and Rulio standing on the clouds in the distance. Faust's posture seemed to be hugging something, but his figure turned into a wisp of green smoke, passing through the temple and drifting away.
Samel had come, right in the clouds. The Empress was supposed to still be on her way to patrol the border and would arrive at another city in two days, but now she was brought here by Amun. She had witnessed the last scene of Faust in this world with her own eyes, and tears were streaming down her cheeks.
Faust turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared. Samel suddenly pulled out the sword at his waist, turned around, and pointed it at Amon's throat, and shouted sternly, "God, was it you! Did you guide him to do all this? "
Amon's face was full of sorrow, as if he did not see Samel's sword at all. He muttered to himself, "Faust, you dominated the soul at the last moment and completed the redemption. You passed the test, and at this moment, you had reached the end of your human achievements, but you left because of your injuries.
Your final achievement was to redeem your own soul, and you could choose to leave with a clear mind. When you were reborn, all the traces could still be preserved to complete the unfinished quest. You are a name, and there is a Satan in your heart. There is a you in everyone's heart. When the last moment came, you finally proved the master of the soul. "
Gabriel flashed, holding the Blade of Order in front of Samel, and said, "Anyone in the world can be in the same situation as Faust, the only difference is that they are not the Sage Imperial Tutor of Assyr. Why did you point your sword at the gods? Amon only guided him to see his own desires, and he has been making his own choice. "
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