A hero becomes an obsessed villain - Episode 378
EP.378 - Devil's Whisper
He reveals to Celeste that there are relics of a new sun god..
So, back to the present.
We were on a street in Europe, in an alley behind a building..
"It's here?"
A shabby back alley lined with European-style brick buildings..
There, Celeste, with her pure white silver hair hanging down, was wearing civilian clothes unlike usual..
...I don't know if it's because her face itself shines, but even though she wears civilian clothes rather than saintly clothes, she looks saintly unlike others. Of course she and her civilian clothes were new..
Anyway, I smiled at her and opened my mouth..
"yes. you're right. This is the relic of a new sun god that I discovered.."
"...How on earth do you know about something like this??"
Listening to Celeste's absurd remarks, I entered a shabby abandoned house in a back alley..
This dark place is made up of crumbling boards that seem to have been abandoned for a long time..
I walked silently to the end of the abandoned house that seemed empty..
Then, the empty wall in front of me.
And let's put our hands there.
......
With the feeling of something stirring.
In what was clearly an empty wall, there was suddenly a large door in place..
The wall of ruins is the same as what we saw before..
...As expected, just like in the original work, you have to know the existence of this door to see it..
Of course, as a fake, this is all I can do..
With that thought in mind, I turned my head and looked at Celeste who was standing behind me and said with a smile..
"ruler. The gate to the ruins is also open, let's go in.."
"Ego stick... you are real."
Celeste said as if she was dumbfounded when she saw me so naturally discovering a new ruin that even she, a saint of the sun god, didn't know about..
He quickly nodded and approached me..
"...yes. Let's go in."
With those words, I opened the door and.
Soon a pure white light surrounded our bodies..
Our bodies were sucked into the ruins..
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"This place..."
A large cavity made of ocher-colored bricks that seems to have borne the brunt of the ravages of time..
Inside the ruins of the sun god, which seemed to be connected to another world, Celeste was the first to snap her fingers..
Along with that, the outfit naturally changes from a T-shirt to a traditional saint’s outfit..
"Phew..."
With a sigh, she returned to being a proud and mysterious saint..
He then looked around and spoke in a slightly wary voice..
"No way, my abilities were taken away here too. That won't happen?"
"haha. yes. Maybe it's safe here."
"...Well then, I'm glad, but... what? It doesn't matter though."
saying so.
For a split second, she looked back at me, gave a small smile and said.
"Because you are together."
...Of course, it was an instant, and she turned her head again as if she had never seen it before and then took a step forward..
"Let's go. I wonder what's going on here."
"haha. yes."
And behind Celeste, I quietly smiled and followed her..
We entered the ruins like that..
Like the previous ruins, these ancient ruins buried underground, which were inaccessible to ordinary people... were quite large..
Especially a sight full of numerous murals..
...And these are what I was after.
"...Wow."
Celeste looking with admiration at the ruins filled with such murals..
As she looked around like that, she started mumbling and talking to me..
"...Who created these ancient ruins, when and why??"
"Didn't you investigate the ruins last time??"
"I tried it. After you left... we formed a separate investigation team. but..."
While scanning the wall with her delicate hands, Celeste muttered in a voice full of doubts..
"Obviously, looking at the scale of these murals and ruins... it seems like there were a lot of people who believed in the sun god. But why has everyone forgotten about him now? believe only in other gods?"
I shook my head and responded to her words that seemed like I couldn't understand them..
"...We don't know that at the moment. However, based on the few remaining ancient documents recording the sun god... Among modern religions, there are quite a few things in common with the sun god's doctrine. through that."
"yes. I know that too. Probably... modern religions are all derived from him. But, why... other than a few books, all records were lost?."
"Iknow, right."
"..."
With those words, our conversation stopped for a moment..
However, as I walked slowly through the ruins, I just looked at the wide wall with a huge mural painted on it..
And looking at the mural.
'.....'
I felt my heart pounding and pounding..
okay. This is it.
Right now is the opportunity to sell medicine in earnest..
Celeste. A chance to plant a seed of doubt in her heart filled with faith in God that will destroy everything..
This opportunity is what I've been preparing for.
I composed myself, stared at the mural, and quietly opened my mouth..
"...This mural is unusual in that it has letters written on it.."
I say so.
I calmly read the letters written in Latin..
"Una die descendit Deus et dedit nobis gratiam... One day God came down and gave us grace.."
With those words, I looked again at the mural painted with those words..
A drawing of people who appear to be humans kneeling, and at the end of them a man with a sun-like head stretching out his arms..
Celeste was looking at that with an expression of emotion..
"...As expected, it seems that God descended on this world in the past.."
With those words, I continued reading the words..
The sun god came down and gave us laws and precepts..
The sun god is with us and gives us direction in life..
The sun god loved humans and bestowed power on each and every one of them....
like that.
The words on the mural say how much God loved humans. And it showed that he led them directly..
So, I look at that.
To Celeste, I said with a smile.
"...Now that I see it. I guess God really loved humans."
"Yes... I see.."
To those words, she somehow responded with a warm smile..
Her eyes were like nails stuck in a mural and didn't move..
As if trying to engrave that image into your eyes..
...okay. You must be thrilled.
Contrary to her name as a saint of the sun god, she was chosen by him... She did not know the details of who the god was, what he wanted, or how he created this world..
So, for the first time, I learned more about who God is..
The god in the mural, although his face had the shape of the sun... was clearly depicted as a human being..
And what is common in all other murals, including this one.
God existed in this world in the form of humans and directly led humans..
and.
Clearly, he loved humans.
okay.
This part was important.
Because I was planning to plant a seed of rift in Celeste's heart with this..
"...There are murals on the other side as well. Let’s go ahead and see.?"
"yes. Let's go."
like that.
Me and Celeste, looking at pictures of people praising God. With a smile, just as I was about to start talking.
"...It's so strange."
Celeste opened her mouth first..
"Why did God love and be with humans like this... and then suddenly disappear, leaving behind all of creation? Hiding all traces."
She mutters like that as if she’s puzzled..
Listening to her like that.
I laughed and said this.
good. Now was the time to sell medicine..
"...maybe. There must have been something going on. Still, one thing is certain, isn't it??"
"what is that..?"
"as soon as. That He Still Loves Us.'
As I said that, I suddenly looked back at Celeste, stopped, and looked back..
"...oh."
Then, at that moment, she followed me and as soon as I stopped, she stopped right in front of me..
And taking advantage of that opportunity, I touched her flowing silver hair with natural hand movements and muttered..
"Didn't He say that He chose you, Celeste? Didn't you save me in my most difficult moments and tell me to unite the people of the world??"
"...Yes?"
She looked up at me as if she was puzzled by my words spoken so close to me, but she didn't push me away or show any rejection..
...okay. done.
In order for a relationship to move forward, it is necessary to approach first like this..
Now it was time to drive a wedge..
"This is clearly because He still loves the people of the world. It is certain that he will come back to this world and save everyone. What do you think, Celeste?."
"...That's right.."
At my words.
Celeste smiled briefly, looked up at me, and spoke..
I smiled and continued talking..
"...He definitely told me that he would come back to this world soon.."
"So... before that, I guess it was his intention to ask you, Celeste, to bring the world together in advance. So that His faith and love can spread faster."
"...I think you're right. Of course, I knew God was like that.."
Celeste still agrees with my words..
Seeing her seeming to be persuaded by my words, I smiled even brighter without realizing it..
okay.
Now, in Celeste’s heart, through the words on the mural and my persuasion,...
As of today, the image of the sun god has been clearly established..
I have cared for people since ancient times..
They had been helping them since ancient times, but for some reason they disappeared..
And come back again.
God told us to save a girl in poverty and bring the world together, and that He would soon return to this world and show her love..
Obviously, a god.
A good god who loves humans and seeks to save them..
That's your favorite god, Celeste..
and.
'When that god... tried to destroy humans.'
You are completely different from what I thought until now. He is so filled with hatred for humans that it is hard to believe that they are the same God. The god who is no different from the god of destruction.
Still, there is still no doubt about such a God..
Without hesitating even for a moment.
Can you fully support the plan?.
Thinking about that, I smiled quietly..
It started now.
To make the saint abandon her God.
The beginning of my grand plan.
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