Chapter 88 - Interlude: Previous Character (2/2)
”What an irony, don't you agree?”
'Irony?' most thought, but that being continued.
”You stand in the temple built in my name, and yet you ask me, who I am,” and he smiled.
”Y-Your temple?” one of the people stuttered.
”Indeed.”
”Then it's true,” one of eldest people amongst the bunch, hiding, said, ”It's the end of the world.”
But surprisingly the being only lightly laughed.
”What a conceited notion, that World will end with the extinction of your race. Here is the truth. Death of your race changes nothing. Accept that. Nobody will cry. Nobody will miss you. Because nobody cares.”
It was hard for everyone present to accept that, but being didn't care.
”Can you at least answer why?”
”Hm? Knowledge.”
”Knowledge?”
”Knowledge!”
”Y-You are exterminating the whole civilization just for knowledge?! What sort of knowledge has such a preposterous price?”
”Preposterous?” being asked, looking genuinely surprised, ”I wouldn't say that. After all, collecting that information manually will take too long and will require many sophisticated tools all across the Universe collecting that information. I have neither tools nor, to be honest, any wish to waste time doing that. If I can do so by committing genocide or two, why not?”
Those who heard him turned pale. But those few who truly understood him were enraged.
One such person, eldest amongst present, said:
”We are nothing more than insects to you... You are not a God! You are a murderous madman! Worse you are a demon!”
A being had a somewhat pondering look.
”Insects? So? As for a God or a Demon. Do you even understand the difference?”
”Gods are benevolent. They help. They are good. But you... You...! You are...!”
Fuming in a mix of anger and despair, she couldn't find appropriate words.
But being only smiled:
”Well, you are too simple-minded to understand either way. Why waste time explaining,” so the being waved his hand and from shadows all around the chamber spikes started materializing, impaling these mortals in the process. Thus killing the last representative of this race in the Universe.
”Turn off the soul circulation arrays and start Reaping.” being said, seemingly into emptiness.
[Turning off...]
[Scanning in the process...]
[No beings capable of resisting the culling process found...]
[Initializing the Reaping protocol...]
The being remained standing in the same spot, looking at the gigantic statue, located in the middle of the chamber.
”Funny,” he said, with a pondering look on his face, ”Murderous madman... What madness is? Absence of emotion? Or on the opposite, it's absolute prevalence over thought? And what God is if not a creature void of emotions. And what Demon is if not a creature led by its dėsɨrės.”
[Initialization complete...]
*Sigh*
”I'm overthinking again, aren't I?”
[You are.]
The being smirked, and said to the voice, only he heard:
”Well, all questions to my maker.”
[We have the same one. Moreover, overthinking does not, in any way, interfere with your mission. So, our creator made perfect servants for his needs.]
”Hm, looking from that perspective, your words do make sense. Anyway, as soon as all of the souls are collected, begin the recycling process.”
[Acknowledged.]