139 – Void (5)
“Uh… ah…”
“Keuheuk… Followers, are you all right!?”
“Just… that was…”
On the other hand, Cerapia’s death left a huge mark on Serapia’s followers throughout the world.
Surprisingly few people were killed by Serapia’s life-force conversion power. The reason is that the elves of the Great Forest, which had the most vitality, were first selected as the designated targets of the power, increasing the time others were alive, and preventing the pillar of light from falling on the world. It was because Faust, who was born, entered Kael right away, so Serapia cut off her interest in the underworld and focused on Faust and his party who entered Kael right away.
Of course, it’s fine, but it’s true that it was designated as the target of Serapia’s life force conversion, so everyone who believed in Serapia felt great pain.
Without even knowing that the pain was from Serapia, she even prayed to Serapia to help her overcome this ordeal.
“Just… it was…!”
“Ugh… I thought this day would come someday… but I never thought it would be now.”
Of course, some of the high priests who aren’t just ordinary followers know very well what they’ve been through. The elves of the Great Forest, who had just become followers, immediately noticed something strange, and the high priest, who had been deeply involved in the Serapia Church for a long time, could not have noticed it.
The high-ranking priests each dye their faces in astonishment, and are deeply shocked that Serafia, whom they once served wholeheartedly, did to them, no matter how faithless they may be.
I already knew from the beginning that Cerapia looked down on all those things in the underworld, so I guessed to some extent that she would do this, but if the speculation enters the realm of reality rather than the realm of speculation, anyone will be shocked. have no choice but to receive
“Eh…? I, until now…?”
“…This.”
And even those who were unable to think properly due to being pickled by the divine power of Serapia were all restored to their original state.
It wasn’t brainwashing that completely transformed the brain, but because thinking was simply hindered by divine power, when Serapia, the subject of that divine power, disappeared, Serapia’s divine power also disappeared, and this phenomenon occurred.
The humans of the Aquileia Empire, who had been raging with divine powers in Cerapia until just a moment ago, came to their senses as if they were waking up from sleep, and the emperor who ruled the people of the empire, his face crumpled, recalled his memories to find out what had happened. look for it
No matter how bizarrely his thoughts were fertilized by divine powers, the memories he gained from being connected to Seraphia during that period did not disappear anywhere, so the more the emperor explored his memories, the more his face distorted in astonishment.
Unlike other empires, the emperor, whom Serafia had meticulously pickled with divine power, even came to realize that Cerapia was dead, but the emperor did not bother to say it out of his mouth. Sometimes it’s better not to reveal.
“…Yes, that’s how it happened.”
And the emperor draws a single conclusion shortly after.
That all this was done by the evil Faust.
He seduced his father into summoning a demon to ruin the system, manipulated the memories of the people of the system to hide it, and even freed him from slavery by killing Serapia, who had enslaved the people of the empire.
Indeed, the emperor is acutely aware that the state he is in now cannot possibly be explained without Faust.
“Order.”
“So far… what the hell…”
“I command you!!”
“Hee, hee…”
In the audience room, which has been in a state of panic as a group in search of sanity, the only cold-headed emperor shouts aloud and yells at his subjects and nobles who are still lost in spirit.
The shouting had the effect as the emperor wanted, and it was enough to make everyone’s minds come to a halt.
Everyone who heard the emperor’s shouts fell on their knees and took a posture to obey the emperor’s orders.
“The alliance against Faust will not be broken.”
“…!”
“It’s good that that abominable demon did something to Serapia and got rid of our brainwashing, but that doesn’t change the fact that the essence is a demon that does evil. They didn’t trap the deceased Emperor and manipulate the memories of the imperial people at will. do you?”
Calling the main deity by name without any hesitation is a statement of a level that, if it were usual, the clergy included among the servants would have stood up like bees, but the clergy of today know very well what happened, so they don’t do that.
Didn’t even them have the experience of being soaked in the divine power of Serapia and being unable to think properly?
The clergy and those with deep faith held their breath and waited to see if the anger towards Seraphia would not be directed at them.
“Even according to the memories Serapia gave me, the reason Faust was in the system was to devour the Empire. But how can I not be wary of Faust?”
“Your Majesty is right.”
“Since I couldn’t resist Cerapia’s will, I forcibly formed an alliance against Faust, but that alliance is absolutely necessary for the security of the empire. Even more so, how sad is it now that I can’t fully accept Cerapia’s will? Send envoys who can once again solidify alliances with the countries that have been defeated.”
“…Your Majesty is right.”
It’s a remark that can be called apostasy, but as the situation is, everyone just sticks their boats to the bottom and waits for this storm to calm down.
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Elias is in order to restore Ayluse and the Mage Tower, which have been in disarray, and Belial is in order to normalize the unbalanced Pandemonium since a large number of demons have been trapped in Kael.
The only ones in the warrior party right now are the original members, Lucia, Iris, Lena, and Celestine.
Of course, the members of the family who always stood by them, except for Aigo, were all confined to Kael, so the number of members was too small to be called the original member.
“The journey isn’t over yet. It’s certain that the world will perish if we continue like this, but we can’t leave it alone, so we aim to return to Kael somehow.”
“…Yes, Lena is right. Flower ㅅ… We have to save Flora and Nero.”
“Let’s go retrieve the Goddess of Light that Faust-nim deserves to own!”
“Come on, let’s all do our best again.”
Starting with Lena’s remarks, Lucia, Iris, and Celestine follow suit.
The warriors’ party, which has been running only by defeating Serapia, sets a new goal and continues its journey even though that goal has disappeared.
…It would have been better if they had just disbanded without any new goals… Whoa.
“For now… I’ll have to find clues that can connect me to Kael. Like Seraphia or Stella’s sanctuary.”
I say this in order to respond to everyone’s expectations, but to be honest, I have no idea what to do now.
If that was possible, I would have done it sooner.
Didn’t Gaia convince her that the current Kael, where Serafia and Stella died in the first place, was a completely different place from the previous Kaels?
Unless they come from the other side first, the way I meet them is… Wait a minute.
Come from there first?
“…Dad?”
“Let me think for a moment.”
Suddenly seeing my strange reaction, Lucia looks at me with a questioning face and says, but right now she doesn’t have enough time to reassure her.
hit.
If you come from the other side first, all those things that you couldn’t do because there was no way until now are possible.
I can restore my family members who are certain that their accidents have gone erratic due to my divine power, and I can properly deal with the spirit of light that has been blown away due to my sudden disappearance.
Of course, it’s a state where I haven’t properly decided how to handle the deity yet to say that I’m dealing with it, but just being able to contact the deity of light is worth it.
The church of the Serapia Church exists to serve Seraphia, but strictly speaking, it is also a space to serve the god of light behind Seraphia.
And everyone who remains in Kael… will be serving the god of light in place of me in my absence.
“…Celestine, where is the largest Serapian Church?”
“Uh… as far as I remember, it must be an archdiocese in the islands of the Aquileia Empire.”
“Okay, let’s hurry over there.”
If so, there is still a way.
I still have no idea how to deal with the Goddess of Light, but if things go as expected, I’ll be able to save my family.