Chapter 45: Divine Punishment is Imminent
A ridiculous 'trial' begins and ends ridiculously, but its impact does not stop there.
Mephistopheles ascended to heaven in flames, and almost on the same day, all the temples dedicated to the goddess of law collapsed across the entire confines of the Bronze Humans. When the human beings who witnessed the judgment returned to their original habitat, everything about the day spread.
It's hard to believe that a debate about whether or not people should believe in God ends up as if they were approved by God. But as more and more people come forward to describe what they saw and heard that day, people seem to have to believe it.
After all, the ascension may be fake, but the collapsed temple is real.
However, just when all this was just fermenting, and it was only around Jumu Town, a car frame that did not have much in this era quickly drove into the residential area that had just been named 'Aurora City'.
The journey of the sun and the moon took only three days, and Devers was very tired at the moment. But he didn't dare to stay for a moment, but walked quickly towards his friend's residence.
On the way, he had already heard about the collapse of the Temple of the Law, and he didn't know how far things had come and how the Creator would react to it.
Now, Devers just wants to discuss with Orson how to deal with this matter before it gets here.
Or rather, if the gods really want to punish mortals who deceive the gods, then there must be some way to get rid of them first.
"Get out of the way!"
Roughly pushing away the pedestrians in the way, Devers opened the door to Orson's residence. To his surprise, there was another person who was there.
It was Momon, the High Priest who was in charge of officiating the God-King with Orson. It's normal for the other party to appear, but at the moment, Devers doesn't know whether he should let the other party know about it.
"Devers? Aren't you in Giant Wood? ”
Looking at the old friend who pushed the door in, a trace of doubt appeared on Aosen's face, which was no longer young.
"We're in big trouble."
Taking a deep breath, he glanced at Momon, who was also looking at him, and hesitated, but Devers still spoke directly.
We are all priests, and their interests should be aligned on this point.
"You should already know about the fall of the Temple of the Law."
"Do you know why?!"
His expression changed, and Orson hurriedly asked. He has been worrying about this matter for the past few days, and he and Mo Meng are here for this. But looking at the old friend who seemed to know something at this time, an ominous premonition came to my heart.
"What do you mean—"
"We're going to be in big trouble."
Again, Devers was in his spirits and spoke of the cause and effect of the incident.
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"So what you mean is that the fall of the Temple of the Law is probably due to the fact that you borrowed the name of the goddess and affected the process of judgment. And the 'unbeliever' who was judged by you was exalted to the Holy Spirit in the end? ”
Standing up, Momon felt a little incredulous. As one of the closest people to the Creator, he knew this all too well. The gods wanted humans to believe in them and to give them all kinds of gifts. But now, he was told that an unbeliever had been rewarded by the gods?
It sounds incredible, but it's understandable when you think about it. Have you ever thought that maybe the goddess of law and the god-king are not gods of the same camp? ”
"The Creator once said that at the turn of the era, when the two god-kings were at war, the gods stood in line, but there seemed to be no goddess of law on the side of the god-king."
He was also a little surprised, but then he continued to bear it, and Orson thought for a moment and slowly made a guess.
Because of the collapse of the temple, Prometheus set off for Olympus while letting humans understand the reason for themselves. He didn't really think that the mutation had anything to do with the bronze humans, and the seer thought that it was probably because the Goddess of Justice had accidentally discovered their little trick and used it to express her indignation.
He was going to visit the lady, after all, for now, the goddess didn't seem to have told the god king all this, so there was still a chance to redeem it.
"Don't worry, Devus, the Creator will take care of this, he's already on his way to Olympus, and we're all right now, aren't we?"
"You go back and rest first, it'll be fine."
Finally, Orson said.
There was some hesitation, but Devers really didn't know what he could do. Seeing that Orson was full of confidence, he reluctantly suppressed the anxiety in his heart and was ready to take a good rest.
However, what he didn't know was that looking at the back of Devers leaving, Orson's face instantly sank.
He wasn't so naïve, no matter how he looked at it, what the other party said seemed to indicate some kind of imminent turmoil from the gods. Even if it is temporarily stopped, it is only a time to postpone it.
Thinking of this, Orson couldn't help but scold Devers for his stupidity, how could such a thing as faith be taken out for discussion?
What is sacred should only be on the offering table, not in the hands of the people.
"What do you think about this, Momon."
There was a long silence before Orson opened his mouth to break the silence. After so many years of getting along, he knew that the other party was by no means a guy like Devers.
"What else can I think, like you said, the Creator will solve the problem."
Speaking calmly, Momon didn't know what he was thinking.
“.”
"Yes, no matter what happens, the Creator will fix it all"
The tone was a little emotional, as if he was sighing. Orson's right hand unconsciously brushed the corner of his eye, where there were already some more wrinkles.
More than 20 years ago, he was so confident that death was nothing more than that, and aging could be faced calmly. But when his body was no longer strong, his thinking began to slow down, and his skin lost its luster, he didn't think like that anymore.
He wanted to regain his youth, and to continue like this forever. He prayed to the Creator for this, but to his disappointment, Prometheus rejected him this time.
After all, Orson was indeed his favored student, but what about the other priests? If everyone came to him and asked him not to die, he couldn't do it. But if only a few exceptions were given, he felt sorry for the rest.
Thus, the seer tried to satisfy every reasonable demand of the people, with the exception of eternal life.
"Then let's wait, the Creator will fix everything. I'm a little tired, Momont. ”
"Then I won't bother much."
Nodding his head in understanding, Momeng walked out of the door with an unchanged expression.
He looked at the sky, and unfortunately he couldn't see the setting sun or the rising moon.
Because on this day, the Aurora Plains was covered with clouds, and it looked like it was going to rain heavily.
What would you do?"
Having known each other for many years, Mormont knows Orson better than anyone else. He did believe in the Creator, but he believed in himself even more, not to mention that Prometheus had said more than once that he was not powerful among the gods.
Even if the affairs of the Goddess of Law are overshadowed, can mankind's deception of God really continue? Even if they try to stop the spread of the unbelievers, there will be a second time for everything.
"Originally, I thought that my generation might not live to the day of God's punishment. No, others may not live, but I don't want to die yet. ”
"Alas, O Creator, I am willing to give you everything, whatever I have, except for the life you have given me. But you are an immortal god, and you can't understand our thoughts. ”
Sighing, no one knew how shocked he was when he heard the name 'Mephistopheles' from Devers's mouth, a memory that had been forgotten for decades, came back to his mind.
And unlike the original, like Orsin, he is no longer young.
To be clear, the 'fire' that the God-King took away is actually symbolic in this article, not just the flame. There is also the previous question about faith, the bronze human priests are not saints, the devil is not Socrates, and the gods in the eyes of priests and ordinary people are also different, this is not a debate in the real sense, and I am not going to write that the two sides are fierce and win and lose. If I really want to write that kind of serious debate, I will definitely refer to the events of real history, which I have not read, above.
(End of chapter)