vrcanaries Chapter 364: Subconscious and [Vision]
Chapter 364: Subconscious and [Vision]
For creatures in the main material world and the astral world, the subconscious is a very strange existence.
It cannot be sensed or measured, and only occasional loss of control indicates its existence.
Not every plane has a psychiatrist named F who likes to study other people's subconscious minds.
Therefore, in the eyes of most alien creatures, those subconscious out-of-control behaviors are called madness.
Except for one creature.
The Gith have been studying psionic powers for tens of thousands of years.
In terms of time span, this is longer than the total history of the development of intelligent creatures in the main material plane.
Therefore, their research on the soul is much more in-depth than that of other races - including gods.
Although the Gith people who are exiled to the main material world are Githyanki who are not good at magic;
But Ceriss, the Maiden of Gith, is an outlier.
Her psionic talent is very outstanding even among the Githzerai, who are known for their spells.
It can be said without exaggeration that among the existing Bailaijis in the main material world, her talent in psychic magic is the best.
If she were still in Sidewind Fortress, no matter which period it was, Ceris would be the kind of talented player who would be held in high esteem and carefully cared for.
Her extraordinary talent has given her a keen perception of souls.
Unlike demigods like Alduin and Onseth who possess soul vision, Ceris's perception is not vision, but more like a mutual touch between souls.
For example, when she was chatting with Alvin just now, the little girl stretched out her soul tentacles and gently touched Alvin's subconscious deep in his heart.
Then the guy who was teased for no reason responded bluntly: What?
Of course, this "Mani" is just an emotional feedback.
Due to the lack of autonomous consciousness, what Ivan's subconscious mind expresses is just a stress response when facing external stimuli.
The reaction is basically the same as that of single-celled organisms such as Paramecium.
So, while chatting with Ivan and teasing him with her soul, Ceris got an extremely interesting piece of information -
When Ivan's main consciousness is unable to concentrate or is simply forced to sleep, his subconscious mind can directly contact the outside world, allowing him to learn and operate super efficiently.
So, Ceriss casts soul search and soul mark, a spell-like ability unique to the Gith, that serves two functions at once.
The Githzerai call this type of spell "Clairvoyance".
As expected, the Paramecium over there simulated this spell that required no spells or movements at an astonishing speed and fed it back to the main consciousness.
Ivan, who was still arguing with Larriel, looked at Ress with a strange expression.
……
Labelas still stood aside with an extremely solemn expression.
The second wave of elf gods who went out to test were beaten back again with wounds all over their bodies.
Moreover, among the gods this time, there is Taslin, who is in charge of combat and swordsmanship, and whose strength is close to that of a high-level god.
The young-looking dual-sword warrior was rolling on the ground, covering his stomach which had a hole cut out of it.
"Taslin, be normal!"
Feeling really humiliated, Shahani kicked the rolling elf god and said unhappily.
"Isn't it just that the stomach was pierced?
Even women in the mortal world wouldn't be as afraid of pain as you are!"
But Shahani's scolding did not stop Taslin.
This deity, who once boasted that his swordsmanship was unmatched in the astral realm, now did not show the slightest reserve that a deity should have.
Shahani, feeling somewhat unhappy, continued to kick a few more times until Labelas, who had remained silent, spoke the truth in a low voice.
"He was stripped of part of his priesthood."
This sentence is like a stone dropped into the water, inconspicuous but causing huge waves.
Most of the elven gods looked as if they had encountered some kind of devastating natural disaster, with expressions filled with fear.
Only the steady Labelas and Corellon, who seemed to have guessed something, had extremely calm expressions.
"Okay, stop this meaningless probing behavior."
Corellon, who had been watching the gods quietly, released his pure divine power to the surroundings.
This power from the Creator calmed down some gods who had begun to tremble all over and seemed to be about to fall into madness at the next moment.
Instead of continuing the conversation with his subordinate gods, Corellon looked at Xiling, who had no expression and no emotions.
He pulled aside the granddaughter he met for the first time, and a trace of reluctance surged in his soul that had existed for tens of thousands of years.
[Xi Ling, don't talk, and don't show - Aha, I almost forgot that you can't have facial expressions yet. ]
A deep voice echoed in the half-elf's soul.
[I will let Sehani and several gods familiar with your mother take you out of that passage...
Stop your thoughts and listen to me.
I originally thought that I could escape the disaster by avoiding the attention of the foreign gods this time;
But I didn’t expect that these beings blocking outside were not foreign gods at all.
I should have guessed that they - or rather He - came back with hatred and anger.
Maybe in the future, the Elven Kingdom that has existed for tens of thousands of years will be burned to ashes by Him...
But that’s not important at all. 】
Corellon looked directly into the eyes of Xiling, this powerful god who had existed since ancient times, and the emotions conveyed in his eyes were extremely complex.
[Your mother and I are both original gods. To us, there is actually no difference between us and the creatures in the mortal world, except that we have eternal lifespans and great power.
But as long as it is a living thing, it will go through the cycle of death and rebirth.
Back then, I did not stop your mother because of the vague omen that Eilistraee would represent a new life—
Although this sign is still not obvious enough now, we may have to believe it this way in the future.
Now, follow Shahani and the others and leave quickly...
Then tell Eilistraee to hide herself and all the surviving elven gods. 】
Feeling the fluctuations in her mind end, Xiling raised her head, revealing that delicate face that was 70% similar to Iris.
Although the half-elf still had a blank expression on his face, tears could not be contained from his eyes.
Xiling didn't know why.
Although my mother had not mentioned this grandfather before sending me to the astral world;
Although because of what happened in the Elf Courtyard, he still had some aversion to this Elf Lord who ignored life;
Although Rillifane, the mysophobic skeleton, has never said a good word about Corellon...
However, at this moment, Xiling had already guessed the ending from Corellon's ambiguous words.
The elven god will face death with the remaining gods.