Chapter 17: Dialogue with the Gods
"The light of the sun shines brightly. We wait for the sun to grow, and the sun to die. In the name of Douglas, Orbis, come out and meet with me. Douglas said with his hands raised and his eyes closed.
Andrelil, who was standing beside him, tried to ignore the words that were so rebellious to him that he endured. For pastors, there is naturally a special prayer when praying. For the Arcanist, this kind of prayer does not have such strict prayer requirements, and at the point of Douglas, it doesn't matter if there is a prayer or not. Douglas was just trying to get angry with Andrel at this time.
It is very embarrassing, not long after Douglas 'prays', Orbis successfully came to God. Based on the fragments of the body of the god Orbis, and based on the belief of the Sun God Cult in Orbis. Hundreds of thousands of years later, the battered Orbis has once again established contact with this small world.
"I didn't expect that after not seeing Ryan for many years, Ryan was in such a crisis. When I was forced to leave, Ryan had a bright future. When I came again, Ryan was in danger. Nelson's juniors, Arcanists, have you prayed to me again to be subdued? The idol of Orbis said slowly.
"Arcanists never throw in the towel. I'm coming to you today just to close a deal with you. Douglas said.
"So the arcanist who doesn't admit defeat, what do you and me, a god who doesn't know how far away from Ryan, have to trade." Orbis said.
"Use this pendant made from your core shards as a bargaining chip, and let you help us Ryan." Douglas said.
"I don't think there's anything else I can do to help you." Orbis glanced at Andrelil, who had been kneeling on the ground praying since His coming, and said, "My divine power cannot cross the Infinite Star Boundary to reach Ryan, and my divine kingdom has left this world. Even I'm sure you will never let the priesthood of this world open to me again. ”
"No, you're still a great help to Ryan. I'm sure you already have some understanding of Ryan's current predicament. So what do you think Ryan can do to get out of this predicament? Douglas didn't care at all about Orbis's words, he believed that the gods in front of him just wanted more. They are not that different from the devil.
"What you call 'Breath of Perdition' is the silt that has settled at the bottom of the world sequence after countless worlds have fallen. Ryan's blow this time was too great, even if it was an intact small world, it would take a long time to leave the bottom of the sequence and completely get rid of the breath of destruction. And now Ryan's resources are almost exhausted, and most of the resources in the surrounding astral realm are also polluted by the Breath of Destruction. Even Ryan's sun is no longer blazing. Orbis said this, then looked at Douglas and concluded: "I don't think Ryan will be able to get out of trouble easily this time." ”
"If you can get out of trouble, you have to try it. We all know that the Breath of Destruction is of little use to Ryan now, but if Ryan can survive this catastrophe, Ryan can go further. Douglas said.
"Actually, I really don't think about Ryan getting back on his life. But it has to be said that watching the fall of a small world up close is not without reward. So Arcanist, I promise you my shards and Ryan's missionary rights as bargaining chips, and I'll try to help Ryan. Orbis sat back up and said, "Now, you can leave my temple, I have something to say to my priest." ”
When the gods descended and the gods came down, it was time to move their mouths. Douglas didn't hear these excuses and left. After talking to Orbis, he still has to talk to Samodil, the god of death who was previously sealed by Ryan.
The situation in Samodir is a little more optimistic than that of Orbis. Ever since Ryan sealed him in the astral plane and stripped the Grim Reaper from Ryan, Ryan has rarely bothered with him anymore. He also obtained some of the sealing rights after being sealed for 200,000 years, and was able to come out and operate in the astral plane. Unfortunately, Ryan's belief in the god of death is much easier than his belief in the sun god, and the seal is not simple. If Ryan hadn't let go of this control not long ago, it would never have been possible for the One Society to get in touch with Samodiel again.
An underground temple of the Society of All Things. Douglas, Patrick, and Morris stand together in front of the idol of Samodiel.
"Patrick, what it's like to get in touch with the god you worship." Douglas quipped.
"If only you could give me a little more permission, my lord can only come down to this temple by now. I just felt the fluctuation of the sun god's divine power. Now those sanctimonious things must be dancing to their feet in worship of their big fireballs. Patrick complained that he didn't have any affection for the Helios Cult.
"It's okay, just wait until I have negotiated with Samodir. Hopefully he can be more useful than Orbis. Douglas said.
"Of course, my lord is no match for the sun god. Our Lord is the destroyer of destiny, the end of all things, and the ultimate destination of the soul. Patrick preached.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, I still want to study the attributes of divine power as soon as possible, I hope Samodil won't be so stingy." Morris complained that he had not seen Samodil until now.
Samodir is even easier to talk about than Orbis, although Orbis has been badly damaged, his activities are not restricted, and he can go to some other small worlds to absorb faith and recover from his injuries. Samodir is even worse, he still hasn't completely shaken off the seal. If it weren't for the special identity of the gods, he would have been trapped and dead.
"Samodir, come out and talk." Douglas said at the idol.
"Who am I, it's Douglas, and this is the second time we've met since we talked once thirty years ago. Then you came to me this time for the sake of the Breath of Perdition. Samodil said.
Thirty years ago, when Douglas first became Speaker, he used the power of the Arcane Empire to remotely confirm the status of Samodir's seal. The Arcane Empire is confirmed once every millennium, as is the change of power between the old and the new. Although this confirmation costs a lot of resources and is not very rewarding.
"Yes, Ryan is having some difficulties right now. So we need all the help we can, whether it's from enemies or allies. I even want to ask if those slimes have anything to do with it. Douglas doesn't hide the suffering that Ryan is experiencing at the moment.
"Douglas, you know. The help we gave Ryan wasn't as great as you might think, and the gods weren't omniscient. We've only heard of Breath of Perdition. And its response is even more unheard of. Samodil said.
"It's nothing, you have to do it." Douglas said tirelessly.
In the end, Samodiel also helped Ryan as much as he could. But he was also not optimistic that Ryan would get out of the predicament.
As the two largest religious organizations joined in, a number of other small sects of the gods were also moved. Although the council and many arcanists have a lot of opinions on this, with the repeated reassurance and assurances of the Council, everyone can finally do something about peaceful coexistence.
And with the help of some information transmitted by the gods, the study of the Breath of Destruction is proceeding at a rapid pace.