Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 572 The Origin of Magic

"Sorry I'm late."

Tang Zijun slowly approached Scáthach, her tone slightly unnatural—an ancient deity, even though she had relinquished her divine power, still possessed considerable experience. Scáthach didn't seem particularly concerned with the relationship between gods and mortals, simply nodding slightly. "I thought you'd arrive later. It seems you might need some help. I have some formulas that can assist you." "Cough cough cough!" Tang Zijun's loud cough interrupted Scáthach's words.

It was hard to imagine Scáthach saying these things so calmly; it shattered the illusion of her being an ancient goddess. Tang Zijun quickly waved her hand. "I didn't do anything, I just changed my clothes!" Trova remained silent; this topic was clearly not one she, as a plant, could get involved in.

Fortunately, this brief interlude did not affect the subsequent proceedings. With Tang Zijun's arrival, he and Scáthach took their seats at the meeting, marking the true beginning of the talks. Scáthach and Trova's previous exchange could only be considered preliminary contact, but the meeting's progress still needed to be guided by Tang Zijun, the "host." After all, aside from the Mirror Gods in the Dream World and the sleeping Demon God in the Underworld, Tang Zijun, as the Lord of the Reversal World, was the most powerful god in the present and in the real world. Scáthach glanced at Tang Zijun and took the initiative to begin the conversation. "The situation in the Reversal World and the real world is much better than I expected. Although the gods are gone, humanity has still forged its own path. You've done well."

"This isn't my achievement. In fact, I only received divine authority seven years ago." Tang Zijun shook her head slightly. "Before that, humanity was groping its way forward on its own, and those who fought against evil were beings known as magical girls."

"Magical Girl 1"

Scáthach's gaze subtly shifted to Qin Nan, who stood in the corner. Recalling the wind elemental magic he had unleashed earlier, her eyebrows twitched slightly. "Magic, and the most basic version at that. I never imagined humans could now wield such power, a power only demigods could control." "Power only demigods could control?" Tang Zijun frowned slightly. "Do you know the origins of magical girls?"

"I don't know how magical girls are born, after all, I've been gone for thousands of years," Scáthach said. "However, I do know the source of magic, and judging from the residual energy in them, it might be considered one of the 'legacy' of the gods."

Upon hearing this, not only Tang Zijun, but also Qin Nan, who was not far away, perked up their ears.

Tang Zijun has always been curious about how magical girls are born. In many anime or tokusatsu dramas, the existence of "magical girls" always comes from a special dimension. Perhaps it is a castle in a fairy tale, or another country with magic, or even a combination of magic and technology. But in the real world, Tang Zijun has explored several worlds, but has not found any clues about the birth of magical girls.

I remember when I first met Qin Nan, she said that being chosen to become a magical girl was equivalent to becoming the person in charge of nature. However, Shi Yao, who was affected by the power of shadow, believed that magical girls were nothing more than a natural deception, because there had never been a purple-level magical girl in this world.

According to the information provided by Scáthach's shadow, it seemed to scoff at the existence of magical girls, even showing some disdain. Now, hearing Scáthach's words, Tang Zijun began to take this issue seriously once again.

This concerns Tang Cao and so many girls; he must take it seriously.

"Scáthach, what exactly are you referring to as the legacy of the gods?"

"Before answering your question, I'd like to ask you something," Scáthach said, raising her eyes slightly. "How much do you know about magic, this kind of energy?" "Magic?" Tang Zijun pondered briefly upon hearing this.

Magic—isn't it just a kind of extraordinary energy, a miracle, capable of doing things that most people wouldn't even dare to imagine? However, this answer clearly couldn't answer Scáthach's question. Tang Zijun also possessed cards formed from magic power, whether it was the Magic King or the Dark Hermit, all based on magic power to create unique combat styles. But upon closer examination, Tang Zijun realized that she truly knew nothing about magic.

"Magic, in fact, was originally a way of using divine power." Scáthach didn't hide anything. As someone who had personally experienced the glory and decline of the gods, she knew many unknown secrets. "Divine power is a raging torrent that flowed into the origin at the beginning of creation. The gods, as its original bearers, were also greatly troubled by it. They could summon wind and rain, move mountains and fill seas... These powers were immense, but also extremely difficult to control. The slightest carelessness could turn divine wrath into natural disasters, causing unimaginable destruction."

"In order to control this immense power capable of tearing stars apart, and to define and restrain each other's 'divine' authority, which could shake the very foundations of the world, Odin paid an unimaginable price in searching for a way to control all of this. 'Finally, the pool found one.'"

"Runic script." Tang Zijun narrowed her eyes.

“To be precise, they are runes,” Scáthach nodded. “They are not simple characters, but rather ‘carriers’ and ‘contracts’ formed by abstracting, condensing, and encoding intangible divine power and the rules of the world itself.” “Each rune carries a portion of the essence of divine power, a ‘formula’ about how the world works. By inscribing, combining, and activating these runes, divine power can be released in a more controllable, precise, and user-friendly manner—this is the origin of ‘magic,’ and also…the most primal form of ‘magic power.’”

Trova's voice slowly rang out at this moment.

"In the East during the same period... a uniquely wise being also created writing. This was not merely the creation of language, but also the giving of a visible form to the 'spirit' and 'principle' in all things in the universe, enabling them to be recognized, communicated, and utilized."

"Qimen Dunjia, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, and Bagua deduction. These explorations are all attempts to interpret, simulate, and guide the invisible power that exists between heaven and earth using 'symbols,' 'models,' and 'rituals.' It is another path to the origin of 'techniques.' Although the forms are different, the concepts are the same."

Scáthach agreed. "Yes, runes and divination symbols are bridges and tools for intelligent life to try to understand and harness power far beyond their own origins." "These 'techniques' of knowledge, bearing divine authority and cosmic rules, were not monopolized by the gods; they flowed like streams, quietly seeping into the mortal world." "The descendants of demigods, the extraordinary races with ancient bloodlines... they were the first to perceive and attempt to understand these 'divine scripts,' but since their blood was not pure divine, they could not directly access that vast source of divine power. Therefore, they chose another path."

"They discovered that even if they couldn't directly invoke divine power itself, they could still 'leverage' the power of the 'rules' represented by these runes and hexagrams through methods such as spiritual resonance, elemental guidance, life energy stimulation, and even sacrifices and contracts."

Her voice carried a hint of objective assessment of human wisdom.

"This power that was 'leveraged' is far less vast and pure than the original divine power, but it is still extraordinary. In the eyes of mortals, this is a miracle. In order to distinguish it from the 'divine power' of the gods that comes directly from the source, they call it magic."

A brief silence fell over the temple.

Golden veins flowed slowly, and dust floated silently.

Tang Zijun stroked her chin with her fingers. "No wonder magical girls need to gather 'spell formulas' before learning magic. In other words, the power of magical girls is actually connected to the magic created by the gods."