211. her story
“When my brother and I were young, all the gods weren’t gone yet.”
The first generation who fought against the Empire.
The second generation who fled after being defeated.
The third generation that received the last offensive.
She and the Darkness were the 3rd generation.
An era in which the gods had not all disappeared, and the gods still remained.
“no. It’s hard to say that it’s God. All beings worthy of being called true gods were banished during the first war.”
“Then, what was the remaining god?”
she said with a bitter expression.
“They were too strong to be called gods, but strong enough to be called humans.”
“Are you a transcendent?”
“Yes. Besides that, there were also weak gods without domains.”
Listening to the story, it seemed to mean that only strong humans and weak gods remained.
“At that time, we were also at a dead end. I knew that I couldn’t escape, and that if I fought, I would lose. That last blitz was really long and long.”
“How much?”
“From the time I was born to the time I died, the offensive continued. It’s my whole life, isn’t it long enough?”
Leon nodded his head with a hard face.
“My brother was weak. The power itself was fine, but it took time. It was what we lacked the most.”
“I heard that it is the power of achievement.”
“Right. It takes time to achieve. However, it must have taken a lot of time to gather this much strength.”
“you’re right. Now, a long time has passed that everyone has forgotten that history.”
She nodded with a slightly forlorn face.
“okay. The continent I knew doesn’t seem to exist anymore. Well, the continent I knew was terrible.”
She lived under attack all her life. At this point, it’s understandable that they can’t forgive the Empire.
“It was good though. There was an older brother who said he would protect me, and those who remained were closer than family.”
“What happened?”
Leon was curious about the ending.
“It was a grueling battle of attrition. The discovered god has disappeared, and the transcendent has grown tired of the endless offensive. We were in a situation where we had no choice but to die.”
Were they still there?
Not at all.
Seeing that the organization remains, they have found a way out there.
“There was talk of sacrificing the minority and saving the majority. It was a terrible story, but everyone agreed, both those who were singled out and those who were not.”
It couldn’t be.
“Did your brother agree?”
“ah. Except for one person. My brother did not understand.”
It was just as I thought.
“Still, I couldn’t turn the situation around. It wasn’t something my brother was against.”
I finally understood why he was so sorry for his brother.
He survived through the sacrifice of his younger brother. He even had no choice but to flee, leaving his enemies alone.
“It is such a sad story.”
“Right. It is a sad story.”
She nodded and continued the story.
“In the end, a few people stayed. gods and transcendents. And, those with special powers remained.”
“What authority do you have left?”
“Those who have powers related to creation remain.”
Leon tilted his head.
“Do you have powers related to creation?”
Her powers seemed far from creation. As Lyon thought, she shook her head.
“no. It had more special powers than that. I can use all powers.”
“… … Yes?”
“Of course, there are conditions.”
It was natural. It was an incredible force.
A power so absurd that it cannot be understood by common sense.
“There needs to be someone with authority nearby. As long as that condition is met, I can use all my powers. It’s even stronger than its original strength.”
amplification?
no. It was too great an ability to express it with that.
Come to think of it, most of the powers she used were things that Leon could use.
If nothing else, one thing was certain.
‘Eating the root, I figured out what Siri was like.’
That was the power of Google.
This makes it even more amazing.
‘You mean it can be used even if it’s not an authority?’
crazy I just had to say it was crazy.
“Incredible.”
When I answered with a blank face, she burst into laughter.
“Am I a bit awesome?”
It was full of playfulness, but this was a huge deal.
“Isn’t this related to transcendence?”
“That’s the best thing. If you use the power that has reached transcendence, you can use transcendental power, but that is not transcendent power.”
She told me straight away why it was the best.
“Even if I used the magic circle to prevent the transcendental person or god from appearing, I was able to generate the transcendental level power there.”
Now the whole world rejects gods and transcendents.
In such a situation, if she had her strength, she would become the strongest person on the continent.
With that power, could even the emperor stop it?
Leon could be sure.
‘I can never stop it.’
Of course, having such great power is not a blessing.
“That’s why the Empire sealed me. Killed me, put my soul there. I couldn’t go to heaven or hell, and I was stuck there all along.”
The power of creation was only half sealed. However, even her soul was sealed.
‘The darkness didn’t know this fact.’
It was tantamount to showing how wary the Empire was of this power.
Even the darkness had erased her from the world without even knowing it.
“it’s okay. You can come out because of my brother and me.”
“That’s right.”
After she said that, she laughed bashfully. The smile was full of happiness. Leon talked to her for a long time.
It was a lie to say that she and he were one, but at this moment, it seemed as if they were truly one.
* * *
After her story was over, Rion asked what she needed in earnest.
“It felt like my older brother set meeting us as a goal to achieve.”
“It’s really great. Oppa, the goal of life is to see me again… … .”
Tears welled up in her eyes again.
“My brother told me this. I will give you a new world.”
“I don’t need a new world… … .”
It was important.
When she wishes for the end of the world, it becomes a headache.
“Do you want a new world?”
“I told you? I want rest and my brother. That doesn’t matter to me. I don’t care what the world is like anymore.”
Fortunately, she seemed to care no matter what the world was like.
Although she became cooperative, we had to deal with her anyway. It was impossible to travel the world with her.
‘I have to take her power and let her ego go.’
In order to do that, I had to let her go naturally after listening to what she wanted.
‘There are many ways.’
Of course, it wasn’t perfect.
“If you had to choose between Sabbath and Oppa, which would you choose?”
“Do I really have to choose between the two?”
“Yes. If you choose your brother, it will be very painful. It will be more of a tragedy. I just want you to take a break.”
her eyes sparkled
“Does that make you want to choose even more?”
“I am not kidding. If I choose my brother, every day will be like hell.”
“Then what if we choose to rest?”
“Every day will be like heaven.”
I had a rough idea of what to choose. She pondered for a moment, then made her choice.
“I will choose my brother. I want to meet you.”
“It won’t be such a beautiful encounter.”
“it’s okay. As long as my brother can recognize me, I’m fine with anything, under any circumstances.”
Are you really okay?
I wasn’t sure about that.
‘Have you become attached to me now?’
Leon was comforting himself.
It’s her choice. It was something to think about. However, Leon couldn’t do that.
“Think again. Rest would be the best option.”
“Don’t spin the story, make it clear. I am not as weak a child as you think.”
“I know you are not weak. Because you are me.”
“Right?”
she laughed softly
Can you keep that smile after hearing the story? I don’t know.
Leon opened his mouth.
“I have the status of an angel and a devil. I am both an angel and a demon.”
“… … yes?”
At the story of an angel and a devil that suddenly appeared, she looked at Leone with a blank face.
“This is not a joke or a metaphor. Really. I am an angel and a devil at the same time.”
“… … Really?”
“Yes. It was a bit of an adventure.”
“Is that a little bit?”
Even though she knew that Leon wasn’t lying, she couldn’t believe it easily.
“My brother has been given the seal of hell. Because I trespassed into hell. By closing it, I got the position of an angel and a devil.”
“Did you really open the gates of hell?”
She had a rough idea of the situation. It seemed that this would speed up the story.
“Probably my older brother was taken to hell. If you want to meet your brother, you have to go to hell with the status of a devil.”
“If I go like that, what am I going to do?”
The devil had only one thing to do in hell.
“Torturing the guilty. Through torture, sins are washed away.”
“… … That’s why it dried.”
If she went to see her brother, he would have to see him under torture.
No, she might end up torturing her brother. I couldn’t help but torture him.
You have to wash away your sins to be reincarnated.
“It will be hell for you. You are a torturer, but you will suffer more than being tortured.”
“Is that torture over?”
“Yes. If you wash away all your sins, you can be reincarnated.”
I wondered if this could be a hope for her.
“Then, can I reincarnate with you?”
There seemed to be enough hope for her.
“Are you really okay?”
“What is not okay? torture? It’s nothing compared to what my brother and I experienced.”
She smiled as if it were okay, but Leon couldn’t reciprocate with a smile. Even if it was true, I was sad, and even if it was a lie, I was sad.
Still, it was something I had to do.
It was necessary.
“Then, let me tell you how.”
“yes.”
The method is not that difficult.
“We in the image world can see it as a soul state.”
“Right.”
“What would happen if you cut the string that connects body and soul?”
It was just a matter of separating the body from the soul.
“uh? Are they separated?”
“Yes. Just do that, and you have the status of an angel and a devil, so you can choose.”
The best thing about this was that all powers had to be removed to separate the soul from the body.
“like. What should I do?”
“You have to control the things that connect your body and soul one by one. You have to take all the power and life force you have from your soul.”
“It’s really difficult outside, but it’s not difficult because this is the world of images.”
Without any hesitation, she handed over everything she had to Leon.
“I’ll hand over the Authority first.”
With those words, the moment she handed over her authority.
‘crazy.’
The world of images fluctuated, and everything began to change. Her power was beyond what Leon had imagined.