How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World chapter 543

How To Live As A Writer In A Fantasy World 543

543 – How easy is it? (3)

In my opinion, there are three parts that cannot be left out of Shinhwa.

god. hero. prophecy.

Among them, God is the Alpha and Omega, and the hero serves as a bridge between God and ordinary people.

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Lastly, prophecy symbolizes a ‘fate’ that neither a god nor a hero can escape. A fate from which no one can escape no matter how hard one tries.

The most famous of the prophecies is by far the Greek prophecy. In Greek mythology, prophecy is almost a death sentence.

When a bad prophecy falls, it is a form of trying to avoid it and then encountering it again.

Representatively, the story of Oedipus in Greek and Roman mythology and Ragnarok, the end of Norse mythology, fall into this category.

Even in this world, prophecies, oracles given by the gods, are close to Greek prophecies.

God can peek into the future, and if he makes a prediction based on that, it will surely come true. This is an example of reverse use of the time paradox.

Of course, the gods do not give detailed oracles. They tend to communicate vaguely and have them interpret it among themselves.

[You mean that damn prophecy?]

And the last king of Gerios Kingdom, King Morgan, seemed to be one of the victims of the prophecy. When I heard that, I put on a puzzled expression.

It was at least 3000 years ago that the kingdom of Gerios was in good health. At that time, Luminus or Mora did not exert direct influence.

In other words, it is a time when not only oracles, but even divine power cannot be used properly. At this time, it was recorded that he had barely found mana.

But as soon as King Morgan heard the word prophecy, his face contorted. It is an expression full of hatred and contempt.

“······At that time, I understand that the gods were hardly active?”

[There was no activity. Because I needed a break to fix the once destroyed world.]

“Then who gave the prophecy?”

If that’s the case, no one can make a prediction. At my question, King Morgan sighed and opened his mouth in a mixed tone.

[It would take a little longer to explain that far. First of all, do you know how the kingdom of Gerios developed?]

“I heard you used the sea.”

[And?]

“And······”

One of the reasons why the Gerios Kingdom was able to hold the hegemony in the west.

“······incantation?”

It is witchcraft.

One of the abilities used in an era when it was difficult to properly express even mana, let alone magic.

Unlike magic that guarantees a certain price, the power to go back and forth between lows and highs.

[Yes. The kingdom of Gerios is a kingdom that has been enriched by witchcraft. And the shaman had a strong presence in the kingdom as well.]

“Did the shaman double as a prophet?”

At my prediction, King Morgan nodded. If you’ve heard this far, it’s one of the most common life situations in ancient times.

However, unlike the Earth, this is a world where things that do not make sense to common sense continue to occur one after another.

Morgan Wang explained what had happened at the time with a complicated expression.

[Sorcery was a power that could not be explained in words at the time, as if it was truly a gift from God. Do you still use witchcraft?]

“Currently, most of them use magic. Witchcraft is a power that is used occasionally.”

[As expected. Then, do you know where the origin of witchcraft came from?]

I shook my head. Witchcraft, unlike magic, is the ability to use only a few of the few.

Even if you want to study it, the data is extremely lacking.

Animus, that is, beastmen, mainly use magic, but it was not as widespread as in Gerios Kingdom.

[It has to be. I don’t know where it came from, as most records disappeared after the Great War. If magic is an ability created by Luminus and Mora, witchcraft is an ability created by the God of the Sea and the Goddess of Nature to communicate.]

“For communication?”

[yes. Offering sacrifices to the gods, holding ancestral rites, etc. For worship or communication, there was only witchcraft.]

“Ummm…”

Come to think of it, it was common on Earth to hold ancestral rites or offer sacrifices to communicate with the gods.

I don’t know if the gods really answered at that time, but it must have continued because it had ‘efficacy’.

It’s more of a placebo effect, but ancient people sincerely believed it.

[Although it may lack versatility, since it is a power created by the gods in the beginning, it is an ability that is several steps higher than magic. Maybe this is why devil worshipers can escape the eyes of the gods.]

“Then, even during the demon war…”

[no. Back then, Luminus was a bastard. I didn’t even know about it.]

“······”

Calling him a bastard in a calm tone to God causes some cognitive dissonance. can it be like that

I slipped away from King Morgan, fearing that the punishment might fall.

King Morgan laughed at my reaction and continued.

[From the point of view of the gods, our kingdom was a nuisance beyond a thorn in the eye. If I leave it alone, the power of the magic becomes so powerful that I don’t know what will happen, and I didn’t listen to it when I tried to suppress it.]

“You didn’t hear me?”

[Ghost… no, elf.]

King Morgan was about to say out of habit for a moment that he was a dwarf, but corrected it as an elf. Well, the nickname of the gwija is not enough.

[Elves are the descendants of angels who represent God. Ever since Albenheim was founded, it has been a nation that uses magic and divine power. However, Gerios Kingdom was located at the western end, and Albenheim was located at the eastern end, so it was difficult to meet.]

“······”

[In that situation, elven pilgrims visited the kingdom.]

Albenheim was built about 3500 years ago.

Albenheim was called the first civilization and built up a lot of things one by one.

Among them, it can be said that ‘religion’ has achieved remarkable results.

The cause of the establishment of the Savior Religion was also the demon war, but it was the elves who spread the religion.

It was a situation where I had witnessed the power of God, but even with a little encouragement from well-spoken believers, I would have become religious.

The same goes for the demons. According to what has recently been revealed, there is a record that a dark elf pilgrim secretly helped the demons wandering aimlessly.

I could understand at once why Helium had made Mora the state religion. It’s ironic that the Dark Elves were expelled from Alvenheim.

[The elven pilgrims said they reached the kingdom by receiving an oracle. Then he asked me to use magic and divine power, no longer witchcraft. Of course, I rejected all of them.]

“You were an ordinary preacher.”

[yes. But the power they had was a problem. Unlike magic and unstable magic, magic and divine power were very stable and fascinating abilities. And the elves cunningly tempted me by saying that if I learned this, I could become strong like them.]

The decisive cause of the current death of witchcraft is stability. A cultural artifact that will give you guaranteed power if you can learn it.

But after hearing that, I had a question. The period when humans acquired magic was a race war.

Until then, science had been developed, and witchcraft was recorded only occasionally.

It is impossible to find that the elves openly taught magic like in Gerios Kingdom.

“Those elves? The situation must have been quite urgent.”

[The last time the elven pilgrims warned was during my reign.]

“Ummm…”

Then there is only one. just religion.

As the saying goes, religion is the people’s opium, I heard that you don’t know magic, but you use divine power.

It is highly likely that religion was used to prevent witchcraft from gaining tax. It is calculated in many ways.

The reason why most of the people of the Gerios kingdom became demons is probably because Jusil has deeply penetrated their daily lives.

To the gods, they would have watched, saying, “Why didn’t you listen to me?” It would have eradicated the power of witchcraft.

“Then what does that have to do with the prophecy?”

[Jim ignored all the oracles delivered by the elven pilgrims. The same goes for the prophecies given by the sorcerer. It was more important to manage the conquered territory than to hear such prophecies.]

“then······”

[Jim’s son and slave was enamored with the shaman’s prophecy.]

Oops.

I think I know why people reacted with disgust as soon as they heard the word prophecy.

[The shaman wickedly left this prophecy. Let go of your mind. If that happens, the empire will become a huge fire and cover the whole world.]

“The prophecy has indeed come true.”

[yes. Damn it, it happened as predicted. Jim had no intention of becoming a fire horse, nor of abandoning his heart. If only we had talked a little then…]

King Morgan smiled forlornly and left a self-deprecating comment.

In fact, the kingdom of Gerios became a huge wave of flame and swallowed the whole world.

And when fire is used up, it turns to ash and disappears. The Gerios Kingdom followed the same procedure.

“It’s different from the prophecy I was thinking of. It’s not a prophecy, it seems to be a temptation.”

[You are right. Then, what kind of prophecy are you thinking of?]

“Whatever it is…”

I told you about a self-fulfilling prophecy common in Greece.

The most famous of these is, by far, the story of Oedipus. Anyone who has seen Greek and Roman mythology will never forget this narrative.

Eventually, as the story continued, King Morgan listened to my story with interest. Seeing him with his arms crossed, he seemed completely engrossed in it.

“So, King Oedipus plucked out his own eyes and wandered around the world until he died. Everywhere he went, he was insulted by the public, calling him an immoral man.”

[It’s a pity, but it’s an interesting story. The things I struggled to escape from the prophecy are actually included in the prophecy.]

King Morgan stroked his chin, pondered, then glanced at me.

Then he asked me in a playful tone.

[Come to think of it, aren’t you being praised as a prophet whether you like it or not?]

“That’s all bullsh*t. I’m no prophet.”

[Listen to Jim’s words to the end. I’m going to use the prophecy you just said in reverse.]

“What does that mean?”

Not to prophesy, but to use prophecy. I didn’t understand what it meant.

At this, King Morgan let out a subtle laugh and began to explain to me.

[I beg you, in case you don’t know, but this is your choice. I’m just giving you advice to attract more devil worshipers.]

“Tell me at once.”

[As for how to do it…]

Upon hearing that explanation, my reaction was indeed simple.

“······That’s true.”

Really.

“What kind of idea is that?”

It’s like a sick idea.

“I’ll do it soon.”

[That’s a good choice.]

I think I can use it with great enthusiasm later.

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