Lightning didn’t fall from the sky – 13
“Vampires cannot mix with humans. They drink blood.”
These words felt all the more real because the vampires were wiping out humans. I don’t know if he knows what’s going on outside, but the lightning thief told me anyway.
“It is natural. No matter how well they communicate, who can live with a monster that feeds on their own blood? It’s like sheep and wolves in the same pen. Humans who have changed are inherently at odds with humans.”
“It’s a bit unreliable that someone from Seonghwangcheong said that.”
“Do you think that the reason why vampires are rejected is entirely because of Seonghwangcheong?”
Well, not really. Even if someone covets money like my blood, I get nervous, but if I covet my blood, I should just run away. You don’t die without money, but you die without blood.
“If you are the king of all humans, it will be difficult if you are stupid like ordinary humans. The difference is cracks. There are two ways humans and vampires can live together. Vampires were shunned like in other places, or humans were turned into livestock like in the Foggy Principality. Even though we live together, we have to separate by creating a class.”
“Let’s say yes. What does that have to do with the nations?”
“It was planned that a being similar to a vampire would also appear in the nations. A homunculus, an alchemist with a perfect body structure.”
I thought of the homunculus of the golden world. An ordinary homunculus had no ego, and only the homunculus of the masters with their own magic could communicate. It is because those who have awakened their unique magic through alchemy have been restored close to the original in the realm of the golden sutra.
However, the homunculus was a doll created by the golden mirror, not a real human being. Because I couldn’t read thoughts.
“The demon of the golden mirror is the power to disassemble and reassemble the world. Of course, the world also includes humans. This is a top secret, but the golden sutra can alchemize even humans. Fortunately, all he can create is a shell, but that’s scary enough. Imagine. Humans with healthy, strong, functionally perfect bodies.”
Only one person, Lord Urea, could read his thoughts. He was a human who perfected himself with the same material as a homunculus but with enough time.
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“Like a thunderstorm?”
“Right. If such humans form a group, they might rule over humans like vampires. No, he’s even worse than a vampire. Vampires have a limited number and are hated because they drink blood, but they are no different from humans and will be admired like thunderstorms. All of her normal humans would want to be like her if they could.”
“Urrehoeju, isn’t she actually admired?”
“It’s okay. Because she is ‘special’.”
It’s special. Wu Le Hui-ju firmly believed that she was special. Every time I read my thoughts, I kept hearing them, so I was thinking that I was very self-conscious.
However, it seems that the ‘special’ of thunderstorm was a similar concept to my ‘ordinary’.
“It’s special, so it can be different. Ordinary others are so convinced that they are not lacking, that that person is special. Woorehoeju also believes that he is special. So I managed Claudia so that another self would not appear. Thanks to that, even though the nations were ruled by demons, they did not cross the line.”
“Does that mean you have to hide the demon?”
“Right. The drink changes the world. Humans are included in that changing world. However…. ‘Human’ must not change at any moment. It must continue with dignity and innocence. Because today, like yesterday, guarantees a tomorrow that will never end. No matter what kind of forbidden knowledge you acquire, you must protect yourself and move on.”
The lightning thief’s firm resolve seemed unchanging even in the face of storms and lightning. The lightning thief, who did not let go of his kite even in the middle of a rainstorm and lightning falling close by, warned me.
“Yaman. You, the king of beasts, would affirm even such a change as providential. We are different We will protect humans in the true sense.”
The feeling of believing in the celestial spirit comes out subtly. Although they are demons, they are also human. You may have been a sincere person who once believed in God. There are times when I am so uncooperative. How can everything in the world go my way?
But I am the king of humans. There is no one I can’t understand. Even if it’s a drinker, even if it’s a believer.
“But you know what? That you, who became a demon god, don’t have the right to say such things.”
“It is forced. What if I was too good? This is nothing special or anything. It’s just that I didn’t have any luck. I didn’t want that either.”
“That’s not what I’m talking about. Why did the person who wanted today to be the same as yesterday act like that?”
The lightning thief misunderstood my meaning and answered.
“You mean the one that made Claudia? It can’t be helped. It was also a job for humans, and if we didn’t build a city worth living in, the people of the nations who lost their country would have entrusted their lives to Hwang Keum-gyeong.”
That’s not it. Clearly, he created Claudia from the ground up. He helped the apostle of Seonghwangcheong to establish order. At that time, there might not have been a name called Thunderstorm, but anyway, the lightning thief devoted himself to the Seonghwangcheong like a member of a wise man.
However, I was not discussing the city he created. The same goes for his faith. I’m just a beast, and I’m not interested in the concepts of order and faith. I have only one question.
“Why did you fly the kite? It wouldn’t have been the same as yesterday.”
“What? What kind of house. Why don’t you fly a kite?”
Because it’s fun. Other than that, there wouldn’t be any other reason.
That’s enough. The fact that you can do something is enough as a reason to do it.
“Why did you want to make a kite that can fly even on rainy days? I don’t know when the wind blows hard, but there was no reason to make it rain. If you don’t fly a kite, it’s enough, right?”
“Sometimes you feel that way, right? Especially on a rainy day. There are times when you just want to get wet in the rain for no reason.”
“Then what about the days of thunder and lightning?”
The lightning thief was speechless. As if representing his heart, thunder and lightning struck violently. It missed this time, but next time the thunderbolt will not miss the weak fluttering kite.
This is an image, but like other demons, it is a mental scene based on his experiences. The lightning thief once went out with a kite on a thunderstorm. He wouldn’t be purely to blame. Even in the cold wind and rain, his face was full of hot joy.
“Even though you expected lightning to fall on top of the kite, you knew it would ride you. Why didn’t you hold on to the kite and let go?”
“… I simply wanted to.”
“Why did you try something you couldn’t do yesterday? What are you going to do by testing the patience of the thunderbolt?”
“To help the humans living in Claudia. If there is a way to avoid lightning strikes, they will thrive.”
“I like the appearance. I just wanted to do something I couldn’t do yesterday. Without any hesitation in taking a step forward.”
Humans can even fake their own emotions. He may try to avoid it by distorting his own memories. But lies that are questionable in front of me don’t work. He is the king of men even though he has lost all his strength.
“You are a wise man, and you did it at random. The reason why today cannot be the same as yesterday is because there is a human like you? We change because of you who take a step forward every day.”
Cried the lightning thief, closing his eyes tightly.
“… That’s right! However, as a member of the wise, I did what I did for the people of the nations! If you use the thunderbolt that kills people to save people, it’s absolutely for the sake of humans!”
We’re finally here. The intention was good. That it was done with good intentions. The moment it comes out like that, there is no more meaning in the discussion.
“Who doesn’t know? I admit it too. You have contributed enough. I made a lightning tower, I made a waterwheel with thunderbolts, and I made a field. No matter how you became a demon, everything you did with that power was done for humans. Even, even if it was an idea that was instilled in Seonghwangcheong, he tried to hide the demon while refusing this huge fame and achievement.”
“Tch, even though I know….”
“By the way, is it only for you? Since when did kindness become your exclusive possession?”
That’s barbaric.
Intention. Mood. Intention. Great glory or piety, lofty justice and lofty morals. Even something so grandiose is wielded by a small human being as a tool. How barbaric are you?
“You were in favor. I won’t deny that. Although I may have felt superior to other foolish people, it is true that I loved and cared for the poor people. What matters is the heart. In that case, the tools are not so important.”
“… A tool?”
“Yes. Uraehoeju suddenly stabbed me with a knife when he saw me for the first time. They used faith as a tool and wielded it as a weapon. The vampires sensed the breath of the celestials on Lord Thunder and his minions and tried to kill them all. Both are the same. No matter how huge the will is packaged, even if it is made with common sense and acted. After all, it’s the same as stabbing another human being as a weapon, right? In that sense, angels and vampires are the same.”
“Sophistry. What is the difference between a celestial god who wants to keep humans alive and a vampire who has escaped from humans?”
The lightning thief protested, but I also had something to say. I showed him the wounds on my stomach and refuted.
“An angel from the heavens who said he would continue to be human stabbed me?”
“Because you are a savage.”
“You mean killing all ‘humans’ who don’t fit your standards, right? It’s no different from a vampire, well.”
Because I, the victim, was in front of my eyes, and my words were also true, the lightning thief could not refute. Of course I have something to say, but I spoke first.
“Let me show you. A person who really cares for humans among humans who kill people for various reasons.”