"What is fate, and what is the favor of fate?" William asked.
"This question seems difficult to answer, but I also have a question. Do you know how to kill a great hero who is destined to do great things?"
Liam asked back, and William savored these words. The subtext of this question is that anyone can die, and anyone can die.
Heracles is dead, Achilles is dead, the immortal Diarmait is dead, Finn is dead, and King Arthur can only rest in Avalon forever. They have all been glorious, or they have fallen into silence. Or they're all dead.
Only Hercules escaped the fate of death because he became a god, and King Arthur fell into eternal sleep because of Avalon.
"Kill them before they grow up!" William thought for a moment and said. Any great hero may have attracted much attention and expectations when he was born, but before they have established their own achievements and proved their abilities, they are still insignificant.
For example, before King Arthur pulled out the sword in the stone, he was only the illegitimate son of King Uther and an insignificant knight's attendant. But once he pulled out the sword in the stone, he immediately became the much-anticipated king of Britain.
Arthur is still the same Arthur. It's just that before and after he drew the sword, the former was a knight's squire and the latter was the king. The person has not changed, but the difference after a moment is like clouds and mud.
Liam shook his head, "Wrong, what you do will only make the other party stronger and stronger, and will only continue to sharpen the other party. The truly correct way is to help him complete his mission and let him achieve his own glory. After the glory, It is bound to decline. This is the case for Finn, the same for King Arthur, and the same for all the great heroes in history."
"As long as the era of great heroes has passed, heroes will become obsolete. Mortal heroes are no longer enough to bear the favor of fate. The fate of this era calls for the arrival of heroes, and the arrival of heroes will bring glory to this era. A hero's wisdom and courage can bring order to a chaotic era, or he can become the savior of this era, or God allows heroes to lead to glory in this era."
William understood what Liam meant. If fate or God allows a hero to complete his mission, then he will be favored by fate before the mission is completed. Destiny will help the hero complete his destiny. Once the mission is completed, fate will The favor for the hero will be weakened as a result.
Both Finn and King Arthur went smoothly when completing the missions assigned by the times (destiny), leaving behind many legendary stories.
It’s just that fate’s favor is never given to just one person.
The slow decline of an era from its peak means that a new era has begun to be conceived, and the birth of a new era means the decline of the old era. When the heroes of the new era are about to appear, all the heroes of the old era can retire.
In the legend of King Arthur, the love affair between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, and in the story of Finn, the elopement of Diarmuid and Princess Granny, all symbolize that the protagonist in the legendary story, the son of absolute destiny has fallen into In the midst of decline, aging makes heroes lose not only their strength, but also the favor of fate and the heroic heart that they originally admired.
"Killing a child of destiny is just to let him complete his mission and then guide the other person into his predetermined destiny trajectory, that is death." Liam's smile was cold, and William was frightened by these words. Gotta be a little creepy.
He himself is also one of those favored by fate. Although he is still young and favored by fate, sooner or later he will encounter the same fate as his predecessors.
"So is there any way for the hero to avoid this destined fate?" William asked.
"If I knew how to break fate, I wouldn't have said so much to you." Liam shook his head, clenched his shield and said, "Fate cannot be avoided, because a person's fate is determined at the moment of birth. It had already been decided, so whether I died on the battlefield or in an accident, I could not escape the determined fate. I was supposed to die on the battlefield in the decisive battle with the Gaels, but I escaped and I changed my fate. But this is just procrastination, my destiny will meet me sooner or later."
"But if a hero can be cautious, upright, and moderate in his actions, can he avoid this fate and die in peace. For example, I became King Arthur, Finn or Lancelot Te and Diarmait know everything that will happen in the future. Before the terrible future happens, will the doomed future change?"
If many heroes in the legend can listen to the advice and not to have their own way, will the future be able to change? This is William's confusion. For example, Diarmait listened to the advice of his wife Princess Granny before hunting the wild boar, and brought his own strength with him. weapons, maybe the tragic future will not happen.
"This is impossible, William. Heroes are also mortals. They will age and become dim. When they are young, they are full of heroic spirit, but when they are old, their weaknesses will be exposed. For example, Finn hates the young and handsome Diarmuid. He is full of anger and jealousy towards his love rival. Even his grandson Oscar can't make him change his mind. Finn is no longer the great hero who defeated the gods in the past. You can't guarantee that you will predict the future and the choices and actions you make will always be the same. perfect."
Liam shook his head, and shook his head disapprovingly of William's idea. Even if you have done everything you do to perfection, sometimes your destiny is not in your hands, but in the hands of others. hands.
Finn could save Diarmait, but Finn did not intend to forgive his love rival, so he took the water three times and spilled it twice. The last time he made up his mind, it was too late. Finn ruined Diarmait's fate. At the same time, he also indirectly ruined his own fate.
"Liam, you didn't say you can't. In other words, as long as you can fight against fate through your own wisdom and strength, it is possible to transcend fate." William asked.
"Yes, under certain conditions and within a certain local area, it is possible to transcend fate simply by relying on human wisdom, strength and courage. This is true for both the spinning thread of fate and the web of fate. This is already the case. It's a miracle, the hero at this stage is like a god, this is the third level." Liam replied.
"The three goddesses Nolen symbolize the past, present and future. What you did in the past, what you do now and what you will do in the future determine your own destiny. The evil dragon now looks exactly like a god, and his personality has changed. A saint who is close to being canonized by the church is very close to the fourth level, and the target of the evil dragon is not the king, but the emperor who symbolizes the fifth level. Once he succeeds, for Ireland, for the Celtic gods, and even for The whole world is a huge disaster.”
"What do the third level, the fourth level, and the fifth level mean respectively?" William asked with numbness.
"The first level is to gain extraordinary power and break through the upper limit of the power of the human race, such as you who obtained the Holy Seal. The second level is legend, which means that humans have completed their own impossible achievements and are remembered by history, such as me and Francis. The third level is a godlike person, a son or grandson of a god in Greek mythology, or a person who is close to God in some way. In the Christian system, it is because the faith is familiar with the doctrine and can show Saints with miracles, such as the evil dragon, are the third level.”
Liam paused for a moment, and then continued, "The fourth level is the king, which symbolizes the realm. The king owns the kingdom. The fourth level means owning his own kingdom. He is a king in the human world, and he is a king to gods and ghosts. For the elves, it is the third level of personality. Three is sacred, so the Lord of the Celtic gods, the ancestor goddess and the god of love, Orngus, form a sacred family of three. The sovereign goddesses of Ireland are three , the Christian God, is the trinity of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Irish war goddess is three, and the goddess of destiny is also three. Three means person, symbolizing position, just like the throne, which can only be used by three people as a trinity. way to occupy.”
"Three's promotion requires occupying a position, but the vacant position in the World Tree has already been occupied by others. If you can't create it yourself, then you can only kick down the person above the position and sit on it yourself. King Arthur is the fourth level, For the orthodoxy of the British crown always goes back to him, and Morgan le Fay is also of the fourth order, and since three is a multiple of nine, there can only be nine witches in Celtic mythology, and she is one of them.”
"The fifth level symbolizes the emperor, who owns the empire and the entire world. His status is equivalent to that of a demigod. In the past, the gods were all fifth level. This is the limit of the material world."
William listened in astonishment as Liam told the complete level chart and the secret of promotion. If Liam hadn't been facing his own fate, I'm afraid he would never have said it so easily.
"But both emperors and kings are mortals with mortal bodies. They will age, get sick, become weak, get injured and bleed. How can they be compared with saints and gods." William asked.
"Weakness and limited life are not the fault of emperors and kings. The price of artifacts is too expensive. It is not the fault of artifacts, but your own mortals. The kings in the Greek era were all the sons and grandsons of Zeus. As demigods, they had With long life and great power, in the age of Irish mythology, kings were able to marry goddesses as their wives."
Liam paused for a moment, looked at William and said as if revealing the secret, "The favor of fate is the same for humans and gods. The difference is that each has a different share. The gods are part of the world and have immortality. Emperors and kings rule He owns the earth and its people and has his own kingdom, and the earth is immortal."
"In ancient Greek, the basic meaning of "destiny" is "share." Everyone's share is destined long ago, and this is fate; or in other words, when a person is born, the goddess of fate is preparing for it. When he twists the thread, the length of the thread is determined. The same is true for the three Germanic Norn goddesses. However, the gods are the distributors of fate. If you revere the gods and obey the gods, and please people, you can respond to the gods' favor and get the benefits because of the gods. The favor of fate that comes from being favored by others is, on the contrary, a disaster.”
"Where does the gods' blessings of fate come from? Of course it comes from being part of the world and from their own share. In Greek mythology, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divided the world into three parts: the sky, the sea, and the underworld. As for emperors and kings, they come from ruling the world. Even if this rule is short-lived, it still means an equal share."
"If the evil dragon rules the world and is immortal, then what is the difference between him and Zeus, Odin, or even Jesus."
