Bizarre Realm-Chapter 232 - 36: Destiny Unfolds! The First Batch of Core Members! (Part 2)
Even Shawn has his own personal desires; if a Death God were to truly be born, he naturally hopes that person would be his mentor—Ms. Hecate.
"Aemon wants to break the existing order."
"Ms. Hecate is planning her ascension."
"Although the ultimate goal is to save the Bizarre Realm, they also have their own approaches. Such powerful beings cannot possibly change their thoughts because of outsiders; a chaotic era is about to arrive."
"I must prepare in advance!"
Shawn attempts to deduce the future he can foresee; he has his own ideas, different from Aemon, different from Ms. Hecate.
The first light of dawn appears.
Shawn turns around to brew himself a cup of tea and then continues to record.
"Regarding my understanding of Divine Investiture, I also have my own views."
"In a past life in the East, there was a standard for saints, consisting of three elements—moral integrity, expression, and achievement."
"Due to different laws of the world, it cannot be fully applied, but moral integrity should be some extreme in thought and behavior; both good and evil are possible, neutrality is also feasible, because many evil Divine Spirits also grasp powerful Origin Laws."
"Human goodness and wickedness are two-sided; both can achieve the Path of Destiny."
Shawn pauses for a moment, falling into contemplation.
After a long while.
He continues to record his insights and thoughts.
"Expression should be the propagation of one’s own thoughts."
"In this world, it corresponds to the teachings of Divine Spirits; each Divine Spirit’s Church has corresponding doctrines and thoughts, influencing the followers’ actions, indirectly affecting the entire world."
"Achievement should be using one’s Power to change the world."
"Whether it becomes better or worse represents a direction for the future, as the perception of good and bad varies with the Race."
"The changes in the Bizarre Realm are bad for humans, but good for Evil Objects."
"Regarding achievement, I believe it is the source of the Path of Destiny, as it requires using one’s ability to interfere with the world’s process and change the world according to one’s own ideas."
"Precisely because of this, the legendary heroes of the Path of Destiny in history are peerless human talents!"
Shawn falls into contemplation again.
This time, he contemplates for much longer, seemingly pondering his own future.
"Moral integrity is difficult for me."
"I should lean toward Kindness, but I’m not a saint; I can’t demand extremely high moral standards of myself, because I have a rather flexible moral baseline."
"When I see delicious food, I desire to eat; when I see a beauty, my heart stirs."
"Enchanting Demon stirs my desires."
"However, I can demand strict self-discipline from myself; what I pursue should not be personal virtue, but something higher."
"For example—giving this mad world a small benevolence."
Shawn.
He wants to offer the Bizarre Realm a small benevolence, this benevolence coming from Earth, outside the Distant Universe.
He will fight for himself and mankind!
No reason needed.
"Expression, I lack the corresponding ability."
"But I have inherited the legacy from Earth in a past life, meaning I can represent the profound wisdom of human ancestors to fulfill this part of expression."
"There are many past thoughts that can exist as doctrines."
"This aspect, to me, is the easiest."
"As long as I personally strive to live out these teachings, fulfilling expression is not difficult for me."
Shawn pauses.
"Achievement." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
"This is the Path of Destiny I am walking, changing everything through action."
"No need to say much; I will walk this path steadily step by step."
Finally.
Shawn writes down his final insight.
"Others in this world overly emphasize the Power of Divinity, Divine Format, and Divine Position. To me, the real trinity suitable for me isn’t obsessing over these powers but what I can do with them."
Moral integrity condenses Divinity, expression gathers Divine Format, achievement takes control of Divine Position.
This is the Path of Destiny Shawn chose for himself.
"To achieve all this, I can be Kind, or I can be evil; personal morality doesn’t matter; what’s most important is humans continuing to exist."
Embrace the darkness but don’t undergo Assimilation by it.
At this moment, Shawn chooses to abandon the camps of good and evil; he is not a good person, nor is he a bad person; he is merely a mortal striving to forge ahead.
Transcendent has no path to turn back.
Shawn completes the ideological program of his actions; he knows what his next step should be.
.........
Purgatory Fire Horn.
Succubus - Veronica’s enchanting figure stands at the doorway, while in the corner hides Akidina-Duwa in the Shadows. During this period, thanks to Shawn’s support, she has completed her ascension ritual; however, due to pollution, her state remains unstable, and when hidden in Shadows, her shadow occasionally mutters to itself.
But Shawn has already conducted a Mind purification (Mind Enhancement) for her, reducing Akidina’s pollution below the warning line. If it weren’t for the purification, relying solely on the Soul Stone would have made it difficult for such a powerful Wanderer to serve.
"Master Shawn."
With a respectful bow, the Enchanting Demon says, "The slaves you requested have been delivered."
Beneath the Purgatory Fire Horn lies a cellar chamber, its walls full of mottled bloodstains from what once transpired. Shawn doesn’t want to inquire; he ignores the minced meat in the corner and goes directly to a large iron cage.
