The dead talk a lot (3)
The priest or paladin communicates with the gods.
It wasn’t something I said for nothing, it was a method in which the god who responded to a person’s prayer bestowed divine power.
Just like me, there are cases where no matter how much you call a god, the divine power will not be given to you, so this could be said to be a kind of talent.
Priests say that if you clean your body once a day and keep praying, God will answer you, but it was all bullsh*t.
Anyway, what is the most important thing in such communication?
It was definitely knowing the name of God.
Even if you don’t know who you are, don’t you turn around at least once when you call my name?
It was roughly like that.
When you know the name of God, you can truly connect with God, and from then on, you become a true worshiper of God.
It’s all a story I’ve heard, but seeing what was happening right in front of me with my own two eyes, it seemed to be true.
“Ah, Lord. No, Dee Jena.”
He knelt down, put his hands together, and bowed his head in prayer.
You don’t know your own name, you don’t even know the name of the god you serve.
You might wonder why the oracle was given to a guy like that, but Di Xena was a so-called forgotten god.
The powers of those people commonly call gods are determined by the believers in them.
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This could be the reason why those who belonged to a religion with a lot of followers and a deep faith in priests could use stronger divine power than others.
It was also the reason why the religious people were trying to increase the number of believers.
It was an established theory in the academic world that the number of believers corresponded to the passage connecting the earth and the divine world, and the greater the number, the greater the blessings that the gods could bestow on earth.
I knew from my own experience that this was true.
It was the first time I saw such a process right in front of me.
The believer, who believed without knowing it properly, realized the name of the god, and as a result, the god bestowed more divine power, and the believer’s faith deepened, and the size of the divine power that could be bestowed increased once more.
The divine power emitted from the body took shape and created a ring as it rotated behind the head.
“What is that again?”
After a while, the ring of light slowly shrank and he raised his head… … bowed deeply again.
“First of all, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my benefactor.”
“The benefactor is an asshole. Now that you have no more questions, and you know the name of the god you worship, get out of here right now.”
“It can’t be! Return the favor, ouch.”
“You say you don’t like me, but what kind of grace is that? Haven’t you hit it yet?”
It was pitiful to see him sit down again, probably because his legs went numb after standing up hastily.
Not wanting to be involved anymore, he loathed and raised his helmet. He hurriedly raised his voice while defending his head with his crossed arms.
“Djenna said that she would bless the holy relic of the benefactor!”
“… … Ho?”
That’s a bit tempting.
I nodded my chin as if to continue talking, and he opened his mouth again, still unable to get up from his seat.
“Because my benefactor informed me about Di Zena, I was able to be recognized as a proper priest, and Di Gena was also able to give me full strength. But the benefactor feels the traces of Di Gena. Originally, I wouldn’t even have known that, but this is all… … .”
“It’s a long talk. So what are you going to do?”
“It’s reinforcement! To be precise, it means to completely fill the holy relic you have with divine power.”
Dijenna and the sacred objects he was talking about were the seven stakes he pulled out earlier.
It was an object containing his own power, so he must have recognized it.
Of course, the state religion of the collapsed Jisat Kingdom was Digenaism. The decisive evidence was the unique pattern engraved on the armor he was wearing, but the reason I was able to be sure that the name of the god he worshiped was Di Gena was because of the previous reason.
The undead were crawling out of the land he had managed, so he had to do something.
So, I tried to make a priest with all my strength, but it seemed that even God did not expect that it would be so lacking.
Well, it wasn’t useless to be able to strengthen the holy relic, though.
I took out seven stakes from my bag, and when he received them, they were bright enough to be seen through the helmet.
“To feel the power of Dee Gena so strongly… … ! It must be a holy relic indeed.”
“Since it was made by carving a new statue, of course it will feel that way.”
“Poetry, God… … !”
He was thrilled by those words and looked like he was about to faint, so he hit him on the head with a pitcher once more.
There was something strangely touching people’s temper even when they were still.
No, it’s Dijenna’s follower, isn’t it? Did Jenna choose it herself?
With such doubts in mind, he got up from his seat once, straightened his posture, then knelt down again and put his hands together.
“Umm, do you know the text of the prayer?”
“You understand? Do it in moderation.”
Let’s see, let’s see, I say as if I’m some kind of DJ or a believer.
The only things I knew were the knowledge I learned after I found the stake here and looked for what had happened this way.
Among them, there were some that I found by chance after looking for something else for a while.
In the end, he kept his mouth shut and focused on prayer, and soon the light began to shine on the stake placed in front of him.
Unlike other religions, pure white light came from the ground, not from the sky, and was gathering at the stake.
After waiting for a while, the crowd of lights seeped into the pile, and he took a long breath and looked up.
“It is done. The consumed divine power has also been filled, and it will be more effective in destroying demons.”
I picked up one and examined it slowly.
The exterior didn’t change much, but the power felt inside was clearly different.
He must have been suppressing this place for hundreds of years, so his holy power must have been consumed that much.
Even so, I used it very well, but I wondered what it would be like now that I even strengthened it.
I gathered all the stakes, held the last one, thought for a while, and then threw it to him.
“You do this.”
“Oh, ji, really?”
“Then put it on the road.”
“thank you! I will definitely return it to the statue!”
I was told to use it as a weapon, so did you intend to shave it?
As long as it was already given, I didn’t know how to use it anymore.
oh oh oh… … !
Oh, and there was that guy too.
I forgot that it was there because of the sudden situation.
Seeing the sudden sound and vibration, as well as the black energy shimmering in the center, he immediately got up from his seat.
“That is the corrupter that Dijenna spoke of… … .”
“I am not a fallen person. Talk to God again.”
“You said you were taking a break because you used a lot of energy earlier. Kheum, can your benefactor explain?”
“… … Your senior is over there.”
He tossed the words, threw away the helmet he was still holding, and moved on. The frozen man hurriedly chased after him and asked again.
“A senior? Joe, could you elaborate a bit more?”
“Where is this… … I don’t know, yes. This is the place where the capital of the country called Jisat Kingdom, which was destroyed more than two hundred years ago, was located. They were serving Dizena as the state religion, and there was a paladin who was resurrected after being dead.”
“oh my god. Are you saying that you couldn’t rest because you were dead?”
“Yes, unfortunately, only the ghosts are possessed by dark magic. From then until now.”
The sound of swallowing saliva came from my words.
He must have known that the dark magic he felt every time he went to the center was getting thicker.
I said while gently stepping on the head of the skeleton that was standing next to me.
“Then you go back.”
“Yes, yes? Ah, no, I am a servant to Lady Dijenna… … .”
“It’s useless and a hindrance, and if I die and become an undead, I’ll be an annoyance, so go back.”
“… … .”
He was silent for a moment at my firm words, then took out a stake from his bosom and showed his determination.
“The senior is suffering so much, but I can’t be quiet. Dee Jena would have wanted me to do that too.”
“… … Do you know what kind of god Di Jenna is?”
“Uh, well, that… … . the sea?”
“It is the land, the land. He doesn’t even know where he borrows his power from, uh huh.”
Di Xena was the god of the earth.
That’s why the paladin was given a body that was harder than a rock, and magic using divine power was also specialized for defense.
That’s why even when I hit him like that, he was fine.
If they formed a party, they would firmly block the front lines, but at the same time, it seemed like they would explode my outfit.
In the meantime, I got realization and I was praying while standing still.
“Ah, lower than anyone else, goddess of the vast earth that embraces all life.”
I’m so moved that I shed tears, but I don’t understand why.
And Dijenna was a goddess. No, the founder of this generation would be that human anyway, but he would take care of it himself.
After watching the divine power emanating from him grow a little stronger, he moved forward again.
“Djenna-sama said.”
“No, I won’t listen. Will you shut up?”
“My benefactor said that I am the lamp that guides me who is lost, the lighthouse, and the bird that blows the trumpet. So, I would like to ask your benefactor for permission to serve you by your side.”
“Isn’t that just taking care of me and taking care of you? Do you think I would accept such a ridiculous offer?”
He refused with a single knife, shook it off, and increased his speed, but he managed to follow closely with his armor clunking, and then made another offer.
“Then please give me a name. Also, please let us know the benefactor’s name. Only then will we be able to repay the grace perfectly.”
“You don’t need it? Does the god you serve say so?”
“He told me to stick with him because he would definitely reject any offer.”
“Damn God… … !”
Even without asking directly, it was clear that he was asking to protect his own god, who was lacking.
And the reward wasn’t certain, and this guy was just a lump of baggage for now.
It was certain that this guy would follow until the end, as long as there were still business left.
I stopped for a moment, and he pretended to stop as well.
“I will test it from now on.”
“test… … What?”
“From now on, don’t spit on what I’m saying, do what I tell you to do, and don’t interfere in what I do. If you feel like you can’t keep it, go back right now.”
Before I could even finish talking, he straightened up, feeling like a puppy waiting for my command.
My goal hurts again, but what can I do now that things have turned out this way?
“First, give me back the stake you gave me earlier.”
“Yes, here it is!”
Quickly he pulled out the stake and held it out, and when I received it he returned to his posture.
I like the rush.
I lowered my gaze, which was meant to be raised, and poured out my resentment toward De Gena.
I’ll take care of everything here, so when I’m done, I told him to set up a small church somewhere with this guy and stay quiet.
“let’s go.”
“yes!”
One answer led him booming through the collapsed buildings to continue toward the center.
Then, unlike the other buildings, a building with a fairly intact exterior came into sight.
The dome-shaped building was probably inside the castle, but now the outer walls were all torn down, and a tower that could be seen from afar was stuck through the roof.
On the other hand, the surroundings were completely destroyed, so at first glance, it looked like a huge tombstone rather than a building.
Skeletons that had appeared from time to time on the way to this place had disappeared before anyone knew it, and only a hazy black fog covered the atmosphere, making the atmosphere even more horrifying.
There was no reason to hesitate, so I approached the building and stood in front of the door.
Kwaaang!
When I opened the car door with all my might, I saw the surprisingly tidy interior first.
Then, the eyes could not help but pierce through the roof on the other side and naturally look at the pagoda plugged into the floor.
A person sitting on the tower as if he were using it as a chair, slowly raised his head and looked this way.
-Oh, my God. this is someone
A strange voice, as if it were echoing directly in my head.
-The hideous de Gena’s nephew, who abandoned us, has come to visit us.