The Caspian sailor held the helm and cast a contemptuous glance at Urachus.
Eos leaned against the fence and took a sip of the wine he had just won from the old sailor. He added,"She's dead. She can't come back! Everyone's gaze shifted from the flock of terns on the Cyrcania Sea to the young man on the boat. This old thing must be crazy. He pointed at his father, who had been talking to others about the history of the Achaemenid priest, Perica, who might have mastered the resurrection spell.
"That's your mother!』
" Wake up, old man. You don't even know where her grave is. That woman can't come back. 'Eos said.
The sailors laughed sarcastically again. Urachus lowered his head and stopped talking. He walked straight back to his water mound position.
Witch! someone said.
Uragis turned back and punched the man in the face. The man fell to the ground, and the others rushed forward. Eos threw down the remaining half of his cigarette butt and rushed forward, pulling his father out of the scuffle.'Father! When are you going to let go?』
'No.』
Eos smiled bitterly and muttered," I really can't do anything to you.』
After saying that, the young man turned his head and attacked those people.
Many years later, when he woke up in the stable outside Mugala Village, a girl was watching him with a bowl of water.
Where am I?』
"You came from the desert, stranger.』
Oh.』
" I found you by the lake. I asked them to bring you back.』
Please give me something to eat.』
"They're going to kill you. I showed them your notes. Fortunately, there was an Astrologer who understood Hellenician. He said that it was all nonsense. I persuaded them that you were not our enemy, a Niyan, and that you came from a very far place. They only let you go, but where is your woman? The girl curiously looked at the thin and pale face that was still handsome despite having been struggling with hunger for dozens of days as she handed the water to the man's mouth.
'Thank you.』
" What happened?" The girl held his hand and anxiously waited for his reply.
Why do you want to know? the man asked.
" What are you doing alone in the desert?』
"That's none of your business. Give me something to eat first.』
" I saved you. The only thing you can repay me with now is your story! " The girl returned to the back room and took out a few wheat cakes and handed them to him.
The man coughed a few times and looked at the girl's clear eyes. He knew that there was only curiosity in them. He said," If you must know, it's my father's diary. He and I came from the distant Achaemena. That's the country where the elf Perica signed a contract with the farmers. The elves rained down dew on the earth and chose priests to make a contract with the farmers. After the death of the first priest, Athosa, the successor, Parisadis, adopted a child. She believed that it was the reincarnation of Athosa. " And that child was my mother. When she was nineteen years old, she secretly ran out of the city gate because she was curious about the outside world. She encountered wild beasts in the wilderness, but she happened to be saved by a passing woodcutter. She fell in love with him and gave up on inheriting the mission of the High Priest. She left the capital with that woodcutter. This is his story that my father told me countless times.
" However, not long after I was born, the daughter of the priest of the Midi Kingdom gained power in Ekbatan and began to advocate for Ahura to replace Perika. They began to slaughter the priests of Perika. Even though my mother concealed her identity, they still found her, killed her, and took her body away. "After my mother died, my father never walked out of the shadows. He took me to all the mountains from Zagros to Elborz, to every port from Cyrcania to Hormuz, to every farmland from Susa to Tulan. He said that he must find a way to bring my mother back to life. I always thought that he had lost his mind, until Aslanber's forest…"
The man suddenly stopped talking and fell into deep thought.
'What happened? The girl stared at him with wide eyes.
It was a quiet night. The old man and the young man led their horses and prepared to set up a bonfire in front of the small waterfall to rest.
As summer entered autumn, a cool breeze began to blow in the forest at night. The young man returned with firewood.
"Look! " The old man grabbed the young man's arm.
Fireflies?』
" No, look carefully. These light spots don't emit light. " The old man stared at the light spots floating on the water." I told you, but you didn't believe me. Now you see for yourself.』
What kind of bug is it? The young man squatted down impatiently and continued to build his pile of wood.
"It's the elf. " The old man smiled gently, his eyes shining, and began to whisper something. Although the young man was busy with his own business, he heard it, but he was sure that he could not understand what the old man was mumbling.
What are you talking about?』
It's Elvish. 'said the old man.' I was telling them about your mother. Then, the old man continued to whisper, and the light spots flashed as if they were responding to something. Suddenly, the old man's eyes became brighter. Akashic!』
What are you talking about?』
" Akashic, that's not a place covered by the sky! The elves told me that it was Akashic, an ancient library... Oh, thank God, we finally know what it means. Seven scriptures... Oh, no, seven stories.. We must find them..." The old man showed a relieved face that he had not seen in decades.
Save it. The young man said," How many people have you asked in the past few decades? The fire was lit, and the glimmers drifted into the woods and disappeared. The young man lay down with his back to the old man.
The old man suddenly pulled him up, grabbed his collar, and said,"Listen, kid! This time, you must accompany me. This time, we are very close to the answer.』
The young man pulled his father's hand away.'Tomorrow, when we're out of the woods, we'll part ways. He said,'I still have my own life. I'm going to find my own woman and settle down in a field. If you're willing to continue looking for your answers and your library, I don't care.'』
The old man suddenly choked and stared at his son for a long time. He slowly walked to the pouch hanging on the horse, took off his crossbow, and threw it to his son. " Then you can kill me here.』
Are you crazy?』
'I didn't. The old man knelt on the ground with a thud.'Because I used this crossbow to kill your mother.』
Note:
Caspian: Caspi, Caspians, Caspian race, mainly distributed in the southeast of the Caspian Sea and Caucasus.
Cyrkania Sea: The Caspian Sea. In the classical era of Greece and Persia, this sea was called the Hyrkania Sea, which was taken from the ancient Persian Verkana, meaning "land of wolves".
In the Avestan language, Pailika, the name of an elf. In early Persian mythology, she was considered a beautiful but evil woman. Gradually, she became less evil and even beautiful. In the period of islam, she became a symbol of the goddess of heaven.
Mugala: Keriya, a place name, located in Yutian County, present-day Hotan Prefecture.
Hellenian: In the ancient Greek period, the civilizations of the Macedonians and Thracians were collectively referred to as Hellenian countries, the origin of the word Greek.
Niya: Niya, that is, the ancient Jingjue area, located in the oasis area near the Niya River in Minfeng County.
Atissa, Queen of Ancient Persia, daughter of Cyrus II. In 524 B.C., she married her brother Cambyses II and later Darius I. She was the mother of Xerxes I.
Parysatis was the illegitimate daughter of Artaxerxes I, King of Persia, and Andia of Babylon.
Media: also known as the Kingdom of Media, Medes, is the ancient Persian word "Māda-", meaning "central, middle". In the 7th century, the western part of iran was ruled by the Kingdom of Media.
Hagmatana, an ancient city in present-day Hamadan in iran. It was the capital of the kingdom of Medes and later became the capital of Persia.
Ahura: Ahura Mazda, the name comes from the Avestan language. It is the name of the ancient Persian god, meaning "Lord of Light and Wisdom."
Zagros: The Zagros Mountain Range is a long mountain range that spans across iran, Iraq, and southeastern Turkey, with a total length of 1,600 kilometers.
Alborz: The Alborz mountain range is named after HarāBarazaitī. It is a legendary mountain range mentioned in the Aveda, the main scripture of Zoroastrianism.
Hormuz: Hormuz, or the Strait of Hormuz, is a channel connecting the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
The ancient city, Susian, is located in the lower Zagros Mountains, 250 km (160 miles) east of the Tigris River, between the Kach and Dez rivers.
Turan is the name for Central Asia in Persian. It originally meant the land of the Tur people.
Arslanboa, Central Asian forest, located in the territory of Kyrgyzstan.
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