American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 457 Earth's Past

When Roy went downstairs, he chose the fastest way: to jump off the building.

Roy jumped in a helicopter earlier this year when he was in Los Angeles, but at that time the helicopter was only a dozen meters off the ground.

This time was different; the 80-story Amacham Tower is at least 400 meters high, making this jump truly thrilling.

Roy's landing created a large crater in the ground.

"Phew! That was thrilling! I wonder what it would feel like to jump off Namcha Barwa?"

Yes, although Mount Everest is the world's highest peak at 8844 meters, it is not the mountain with the greatest elevation difference.

The mountain with the greatest vertical drop is also in Southeast Asia, Namcha Barwa, which is 7782 meters above sea level and has a maximum drop of 6800 meters, almost double that of Mount Everest, which has a maximum drop of 3600 meters.

Jumping off the summit of Namcha Barwa would be incredibly exhilarating, Roy decided to try it another day.

The commotion immediately drew Claudia out from the lobby of the Amacham Building.

"Roy, has everything been settled upstairs?"

"Not yet, we're going to meet someone now and head to the pier in the Bay Area."

"Roger that!"

39 Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.

This is the most famous tourist pier in the bay area, but it is now a mess.

There were also many mutated corpses at Fisherman's Wharf. They were all emaciated and faintly emitted an orange glow.

However, unlike the super-powerful charred corpses Roy encountered, the charred corpses here were standing quietly without moving.

All of this was because of the man sitting on the mooring post playing his folk guitar.

The beautiful music even turned the mutated corpses into quiet listeners, until...

A blue compact sports motorcycle sped by, its engine roar drowning out the sound of the folk guitar, causing a slight commotion among the charred corpses.

"Don't be nervous, it's just my friend."

The man playing the folk guitar seemed to possess a certain magic in his voice, successfully calming the charred corpse down.

The motorcycle stopped at Pier 39, and Roy got off, looking at the scene with some surprise, which resembled a concert.

"Adrien?"

"Don't rush, let me finish playing this piece."

Adrian continued playing his folk guitar as more and more charred corpses gathered around him, the crowd almost completely surrounding the dock.

As the last note was played, the tens of thousands of charred corpses gathered at Fisherman's Wharf fell asleep.

Roy was even more surprised.

Neither Adrian nor Raphael had shown much combat power; their abilities were more about resurrection or healing. Roy really hadn't expected that he could so easily deal with so many charred corpses using music.

"It's done."

Adrian put away his folk guitar and stood up.

"Roy, what exactly happened to Elise?"

Roy shared what he knew with Adrian.

"I suspect that Elise may have been taken to the experimental site in Amacham. I originally intended to go there directly, but I received your call, so I came to find you instead."

Adrian frowned, his expression turning very unpleasant.

"Roy, are you saying that Elise is being controlled by an evil spirit?"

According to Beckett's description, Genevieve Aristide did indeed seem very much possessed by an evil spirit, but Roy felt it wasn't that simple.

Elise shouldn't have been defeated so easily by an evil spirit. Evil spirits are naturally countered by angels, and Elise is no ordinary angel.

Even with the possibility of a nuclear explosion, this situation shouldn't have occurred.

"I suspect that the guy who controlled Genevieve Aristide is a powerful psychic, and perhaps he took Elise away through remote mind control!"

Roy's worst suspicion was that the mind controller's true form was controlling Elise from dozens of kilometers away in the Amacham experimental park.

What is this concept?
Professor X, an Omega-level mutant, can control others within a 250-mile radius, but it's hard to say whether he can control Elise.

After all, angels are known for their spirit and will, and Uriel himself is a spellcasting angel, whose spirit and will are far stronger than those of warrior-type angels like Michael and Gabriel.

Well, at this moment, Roy was unaware that what he had done to Elise had caused a crack in the heart of the angel of wisdom.

A perfectly closed mind is naturally difficult to invade from the outside world, but once a crack appears, the difficulty of invasion is greatly reduced.

Upon hearing this, Adrian's expression became even more serious.

"Mind control? Even with Elise's willpower, she could be controlled. That guy must be incredibly powerful. This world is getting more and more dangerous! Roy, do you know anything about these people?"

Roy looked at Adrian with surprise.

"Didn't they become like this because of the nuclear explosion?"

Adrian shook his head.

“Things are not that simple. I just briefly examined these charred corpses. Their souls have all disappeared, they did not go to heaven, and they still carry the aura of the apocalypse.”

Roy knew that his soul had disappeared; he had previously observed a huge torch existing in another dimension within the Amacham Experiment Park through the Eye of Truth.

But Roy was completely unaware of this apocalyptic atmosphere.

What does "apocalyptic atmosphere" mean?

Adrian sighed and answered Roy.

"War, death, famine, plague—these are the symbols of the end times, the ultimate weapons created by the Nephilim."

As he spoke, Adrian gave Roy a meaningful look.

More and more people are now aware that Roy is a Nephilim.

Elizabeth, Lilith, Samael, Michael, Elise, Adrian...

But without exception, all of these people chose to conceal the truth, regardless of their motives. "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? Adrian, do you know the specifics about these four ultimate weapons?"

Roy has already seen two ultimate weapons. He doesn't know where the War Knight is now, but he currently has a part of the Death Knight in his hands.

And now, judging from Adrian's words, these strange, charred corpses in San Francisco are very likely also the result of an ultimate weapon.

Lucifer and Samael were the ones who destroyed the Nephilim. Adrian had such a good relationship with Lucifer, so he might actually know something.

Adrian remained silent for a moment before answering Roy.

"I do know something about this. Lucifer revealed some things about the ultimate weapon to me back then, and was soon banished to hell. This matter has been buried in my heart for many years."

Adrian looked up at the sky, feeling a sense of relief.

Roy did not interrupt Adrian's thoughts, and quietly waited for him to speak.

"You must have heard about the reasons for the Nephilim's downfall, right?"

"I have indeed heard people say that the Nephilim are planning a rebellion?"

Adrian shook his head.

"It's not that simple. Would God care about the Nazirites' rebellion? Do you think God would care about human rebellions?"

Although Roy is far from reaching the level of God, if he truly possessed God-like power, he probably wouldn't care about human rebellion, since humans simply couldn't harm him.

It's like an adult dealing with a three-year-old's crying and yelling that they want to kill you. Would you care?

That's definitely not going to happen; they might even laugh it off.

"What exactly is the reason?"

"The Nephilim were indeed misled, but not by false gods on earth, but by evil gods from the dark universe."

Roy raised an eyebrow.

"An evil god of the dark universe?"

"Yes, the universe is an incredibly vast space composed of positive and negative energy, and the collision of these energies has given birth to countless substances. However, the concentration of positive and negative energy varies in different regions of the universe, and there are dynamic changes, but it is very difficult for humans to observe the curve of these changes in their lifespan."

Adrian's explanation was quite novel, and Roy showed an interested expression.

"and then?"

Adrian looked at Roy.

"Your Earth is located in the positive energy zone of the universe, so it is generally bright. As for those planets in the negative energy zone, they are terrifying. Many dark planets may be more terrifying than hell. The evil gods born in the negative energy zone have always wanted to invade the positive energy zone. They will use any means you can imagine to invade. For this reason, God did not hesitate to use the Great Flood to cleanse the world."

Hearing this, Roy was a little surprised.

"The Great Flood? Wasn't the Great Flood meant to cover up God's secrets?"

Adrian looked at Roy strangely.

"A great flood to cover up secrets? Who told you that? Would God need a great flood to cover up secrets? Humans have no access to God's secrets at all!"

Roy's expression turned awkward. He had heard the story about the Great Flood covering up a secret from Lilith, and it was clear that Lilith's personal subjective speculation was involved.

"So what exactly happened?"

"In fact, before the Great Flood, the evil gods of the dark universe had already begun to quietly invade Earth. At first, God did not notice, until a great change occurred in Tartarus!"

Tartarus is another name for Hell, first appearing in the epic poem Theogony by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. This is also the earliest name for Hell.

As I mentioned before, Hell wasn't always the abhorrent place it is today. Back in ancient times, when it was called Tartarus, it wasn't exactly a picturesque place, but it was still better than the environment in the Middle East.

Therefore, God chose to imprison the defeated ancient god of Earth in Tartarus.

"No one expected that among those defeated ancient gods, some were extremely unwilling to accept their fate. After being bewitched by the evil gods of the dark universe, they channeled their power into Tartarus, which led to a huge change in Tartarus, turning it into the hell it is today."

Roy looked thoughtful.

I never imagined that the upheaval in Hell would be like this, but Roy doesn't seem to have heard Elizabeth mention it before.

Roy is now beginning to speculate that Belial might also be an ancient Earth god who was cast into Tartarus by God, and because he didn't do a very honorable job in Tartarus becoming Hell, he chose to remain silent about it.

"And what about the Philistines?"

"Actually, it wasn't just the Nephilim who were bewitched back then; many other ancient humans were also bewitched, but the Nephilim's influence was the worst. The evil gods of the dark universe are very good at using some seemingly plausible concepts to tempt ordinary people, such as cockroaches, flat fists, and Mingyu (you should be able to understand these). In this respect, even the demons of Hell today are not as good as them."

There's nothing new under the sun, so this is how everyone plays!
"The corrupted Nephilim ultimately went down a dead end. They slaughtered other races who refused to cooperate, attempting to create the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse—the ultimate weapon against God—using countless lives and souls. But God discovered the Nephilim's actions and sent Lucifer and Samael before their plan could succeed."

You probably already know what happened next, right? When the Philistines saw that their plan had been exposed, they sacrificed all their own people and uttered a vicious curse, declaring that the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse would eventually destroy the entire Christian world.

Lucifer and Samael attempted to bring the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse back to Heaven to be dealt with by God, but at that time they could not find the Four Horsemen, nor even see what they looked like.

Roy finally learned the truth about what happened back then.

"So that's why God chose to cleanse the whole world?"

"Yes, the Dark Cosmic Evil God has already caused some pollution. If we don't want Earth to become like hell, we have to make a choice. So God and the sages of the East joined forces to bring down a great flood that completely changed the landscape of Earth and allowed it to be reborn."

"Adrian, what do you think is the situation in San Francisco right now?"

Adrian looked at the charred corpses lying on the ground, unable to move.

"I think this must be the power of the Famine Knight. We must be careful. Although the direct destructive power of the Famine Knight is not as great as that of the War Knight, it will completely change the natural environment and the form of humans. It may cause more terrible disasters than the War Knight."

Roy nodded.

"I understand. Let's go rescue Elise now! Adrian, where's your ship?"

The road conditions in downtown San Francisco are currently terrible, and we also have to deal with the pursuit of charred corpses. Taking the sea route is the best option.

Moreover, Amacham's experimental park is located on an island, connected to the city only by a bridge.

But Roy's words embarrassed Adrian.

"Well, I broke my boat on the way back, so I'm afraid we won't be able to get there by boat."

Is it possible to damage a boat while driving it?

"No problem. The dock has no shortage of boats. We'll look around and we're sure to find a boat that can still make short trips."

(Found a picture of a nun)
(End of this chapter)