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Anos' Gilieriam Naviem is quite symbolic

For those that need a refresher:

"Gilieriam Naviem is enhancement magic that momentarily raises the caster's strength with each step they take by releasing the magic condensed in their source. Anos Voldigoad developed and used this spell after receiving Egil Grone Angdroa at his source from Revalschned, the God of Traces. If Anos unleashes all seven steps, enough power would be released to destroy the world a thousand times over,"

This spell is actually referencing something a lot deeper than just naming conventions.

You see, according to traditions taught in the Buddhist birth narrative, the newborn Siddhartha Gautama- the future Gautama Buddha- stood up and took seven steps immediately after being born.

Why Seven Steps exactly? Well it was to represent:

1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West
5. Up
6. Down
7. Center or here

The Buddha's first movement symbolizes his presence and authority extending throughout the entire world and that this will be his final rebirth, being the one to teach and reach true liberation.

So how does this connect to Anos? Well you see, Gilieriam Naviem translates to, "Nirvana Seven Steps Conquest,"
So as Anos takes his steps, it symbolizes his destructive authority (as he is the living incarnation of destruction).
The destruction in his source would reach the furthest points and directions of the world and destroy it with every step taken

You'd probably ask that destruction isn't really synonymous with Nirvana, right? But actually it's very inline with the idea.

Earthly things, or things relating to the world allow for greed, hatred, delusion, and the causes of rebirth to begin with. Instead of focusing on the freedom of mind and self, Anos' Nirvana tackles the idea that you need to rid yourself of material things to its most extreme which is the universe itself being destroyed

Slight vague-ish spoilers (if you haven't read the LN) but you'll find this idea a lot more clearly when Anos fights Equis, and in his most important fight when Anos fights Amur during the last volume of the series

That's about it for symbolism but there is a lot more like the Biblical reference as Anos uses this spell to destroy the Land of Traces in the reverse order of Genesis (When God created the universe)

Lore from Alamos: http://youtube.com/post/UgkxEaA8ETnRp9cZMgVkRysYvPeHHdfmF197?si=q9_kQOYs7CIuVl-9

This man was in desperate need of familial bonds, holy hell

Also Anos doing the Frieren face before Frieren

I’d like to imagine someone dropped a couple of mountains on Anos’s head at one point and the mountains ended up breaking instead

Link for the full thing: https://truefork.org/wp/maou-gakuin-alphabet/

Redo of Healer has full knowledge and four weeks of prep

Also, yes, the anime explicitly states Venuzdonoa, “destroys logic,” since apparently some people think that was a novel only thing?

Look at this build bro, and this is his newly incarnated physique.

Back in the Mythical Age dude used to train all the time starting at the age of six, who knows how he looked under his royal Demon King attire by the time he was ruler

Yamayoshi Kazuyuki (Anime)

Yoshinori Shizuma (Light Novel)

Kayaharuka (Manga)

Tamura Masafumi (Artwork Director)

Ren Yamashiro knows everything about Eleonore as well as one week prep

Lay knew he didn’t want to be backdoored by his own people again. Bro said screw it I’ll become a demon instead

Y’all better give your thoughts on this

Crossover by MADHOUSE

Reinhard knows everything about his opponent and has three weeks prep

Poor Liza and Sylvia

Spoilers in the next second: But when I mean “Ceris” I mean Graham, obviously

What if he just… you know, took took a newly born Anos from Luna and altered his memories. What do you think would happen?

Anos please, you made a promise, you can’t keep getting away with this!

Eugo won’t mind, right?

…Didn’t even know Gods could sweat

Equis isn’t participating nor are Militia and Abernyu since all three are 1-A

Is it that hard to read the novel for some people?

To this day I still get people saying things like “Perfect Incarnation Anos” like bro, that’s not a thing

Or people thinking Venuzdonoa is anyway important to Anos’s overall raw destructive power even though we know he sees it as a damn stick in comparison to his actual power

And why the hell do we still have people saying Anos has never used more than 10% of his power? Him using any of his world destroying magic debunks this outright

There’s this new one I’m hearing where Anos supposedly has to wait 5 minutes to call upon his sword? Uh no, you wouldn’t be able to find me a single scene in the anime, manga, or LN of this happening anywhere because this 5 minutes thing doesn’t exist, it always come to Anos instantly when he wants it to