bookbashuk Chapter 449 Vera's Invitation
Chapter 449 Vera's Invitation
Chapter 449 Vera's Invitation
Morgoth was delighted upon hearing this and made a request: "Future Aenu, you see me now bound by iron chains. These chains are made of arcane, indestructible, and possess powerful sealing abilities, making it impossible for me to break free."
I foresaw my fate long ago: that I would be cast out of Arda through the Gates of Night by those hypocritical Valar, cast into the void beyond the world, where I would wander aimlessly.
"But I will not give up now. I need you to find a way to infiltrate Viraoli's palace, steal the key to unlock the chains, and then use the key to pass through the Gate of Night. I promise that once I am freed, I will help you obtain the power of Vira, and then together we will plot to seize the Secret Fire!"
Dui listened quietly to Morgoth's words before slowly speaking: "Your words sound very tempting—but I refuse!"
Even though Morgoth's words were very persuasive and struck at Duy's ambitions, he knew the consequences of dealing with a tiger and remained wary of Morgoth from beginning to end.
So he must have been crazy to agree to cooperate with Morgoth, risking offending all the Valar, to steal Aul's Key and break Morgoth's chains.
Not to mention that the Secret Fire belongs to the creator god Ilúvatar. If he dared to conspire with Morgoth to seize the Secret Fire, he would probably be slapped to death by Ilúvatar.
As the creator goddess of the world of Arda, Ilúvatar is an omniscient and omnipotent being in this world.
Dui felt that Ilúvatar's involvement was undoubtedly behind his existence in this world, and that He might even be watching him from somewhere right now.
Although he didn't know why Ilúvatar, with his abilities, could easily crush the troublemaking Morgoth, he didn't take action and let him continue to cause trouble.
But it wasn't worth offending Ilúvatar by collaborating with Morgoth, a prisoner, to seize the Secret Fire.
After all, he still has to stay in this world for a while.
When faced with Dui's rejection, Morgoth showed no anger at being refused, but instead revealed a confident smile.
"You will agree one day. When you reach my level in the future, you will understand everything I have done, and then you will join forces with me —"
Morgoth's voice echoed through the river of time, and even though he was bound by chains, his feet were cut off, and his iron crown had become a collar, his disheveled face remained calm and serene.
He silently allowed the Valar to drag him back to Valinor. After being judged by the Valar in the Circle of Judgment, he was taken to the Gate of Night at the edge of the world and thrown directly into the Void beyond the gate.
Until the very last moment before passing through the Gate of Night, Morgoth turned his gaze toward the other side of Time, meeting Dui's eyes once more.
Although I didn't say anything, my eyes revealed my certainty and confidence that I would come back.
Dui stood on the river of time, silently watching this scene unfold.
He learned his lesson and, during the trial of Morgoth by the Valar, he did not look at them, fearing they would notice.
After watching Morgoth being banished from the world, Dui stopped looking and instead headed downstream.
Instead of quickly returning to his original point in time, he remained in the river of time, constantly absorbing the power of time and comprehending the laws of time.
In the long river of time, time has lost its meaning; it may be tens of thousands of years, or it may be just a moment.
In his Enu form, Dui's spiritual body has long been imbued with the colors of time; he is surrounded by the aura of years, appearing both ancient and youthful.
He finally truly gained divine power over time and mastered the power of time.
At this moment, he was no different from the other Enu, possessing the right to use the laws of time.
This is a power that other Enu do not possess.
Having gained the power over time, the river of time is like Dui's backyard, and also the source of his power.
Even the mighty Vera could not deprive him of his right to the river of time.
Once he possesses ownership of the river of time, he will be able to dominate the power of time and become the unique master of time.
That was the time when he became the mighty Valar.
Dui arrived at his point in time within the river of time, left the river of time, and re-entered the real material world. The unique aura of Enu emanated from him, and the power of time manifested around him.
This strange phenomenon greatly shocked the elves of Tyrian City.
Fenafin and Galadriel, both of the Maiar class, were even more shocked to see Dui in Enu form.
Similarly, all the Valar in Valinor turned their gazes in surprise.
There was both surprise at Dui's ability to transform into Enu and astonishment at his mastery of the power of time.
At this moment, Dui also sensed these gazes, but he was neither nervous nor flustered. Instead, he focused his attention on himself.
In his Enu form, he is purely a powerful spiritual entity, existing outside the material world and imperceptible to mortals.
But he can freely shape his body to house his spiritual being, which manifests in the material world.
For Enu, sculpting his body is as simple as changing clothes.
With a thought, the surrounding natural elements gathered around him, shaping his body according to his will.
In the blink of an eye, an extremely handsome and elegant elven body appeared, with pointed ears and long black hair, looking no different from the Noldor elves.
Dui looked at the elven body he had created, having given himself an elven appearance by changing his race.
This new image made him feel somewhat novel, and he then reshaped his body, transforming into men, women, children, animals, and even creating another white tree body that was not much different from the Holy White Tree in Tirian Square.
His transformation is different from the Supreme Transfiguration, which merely gives him a different form of appearance, but he is still Enu in essence.
In the end, he recreated his original human wizard form.
Thus, Dui, having acquired a physical form, became Maya Duiel, or rather, Time Maya Duiel.
Moreover, there are no Valar-level gods above him in terms of the law of time, which means that if Dui continues on this path and masters more power over time, he will undoubtedly become a Lord of Time and join the ranks of the Valar.
This fact was clear not only to the Vera, but also to the powerful Maiar.
The Vera players valued and appreciated Dui more, while the top Maya players were filled with envy.
The powers wielded by the Maiar are almost all derived from the authority of the Valar. It can be said that the power of the Maiar comes from the Valar. If the Maiar want to increase their strength, the only way is to obtain more powers bestowed by the Valar.
Just like Eonwe, the leader of the Maiar, who was the messenger and standard-bearer of Manwë, the king of the Valar, and was highly valued by Manwë, he was granted great power by Manwë and his strength stood above that of the Maiar.
This is like Arda being a house; the Vira own the house, but the Maya only have the right to use it.
Dui, however, took a different path, seizing a route of power that no one else had taken, and with unlimited possibilities for the future.
"Congratulations, Duir, who has mastered time. Welcome to the Ilmarin Palace." A vast, ancient voice from the mountaintop reached Duir's ears; it was the invitation from Manwë, the King of the Valar.