Chapter 119 - Anything Might Happen (2) (1/2)

Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⊰⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⋅•⋅∙∘☽༓☾∘∙•⋅⋅⋅•⋅⋅⊰⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⋅•⋅⋅•⋅

God’s words were true; most of the answers Lara sought would be hidden in temples. She found the name of God in the secret space of the High Priest’s abode, she was able to dig into the secret of the temple in the old library, and numerous artifacts poured out of the cemetery. And save for Abraxas, the God of Fate, all the names of other Gods were there.

“The High Priest’s kept all of this a secret so they could use their followers’ faith to rise in power…”

Hiding the truth, creating fake legends, using black magic to replace the missing power of God.

“How far were they corrupted?”

Suddenly, Lara’s previous life came to mind. When the war with demon worshippers officially began, the Temple of Glory was angrier than anyone else and screamed that they had to be punished in the name of God.

However, unable to use the power of God, they could not provide practical help other than by agitating people and sending them to the battlefield.

Lara was also a fake saintess, so she did not think they were suspicious at that time. She just thought it was the temple’s job.

“Even good and evil coexist in God’s heart, what more can be said for the imperfect human? I wouldn’t be surprised if the demon worshippers and the priests join hands.”

“Lara, call God.”

Said Demian.

“Pardon?”

“Now that you know his real name, ask for your present. That cunning God… He must have sent you here on purpose.”

Demian had a point.

Can I call God here?

While Lara was hesitating, Abraxas, the God of Fate, appeared and talked to her when she did not even call for him.

<Are you disappointed?>

This time, Demian did not seem to hear his voice. Lara did not know which of the two statues to look at, so she stood in the middle of the stone chamber and asked.

“What does it mean that you forgot your duty and were destroyed?”

<It is just as it is. God is a being, fair and perfect, and yet a being that I could never be. For this, I was destroyed.>

“Because you love humans so much?”

Lara’s speculation was true, God had feelings just like humans. He was very sad now, the voice of God echoing in Lara’s head was terribly lonely.

<I made a saintess for humans. I wanted to give her everything, be it eternal life, or even this world. I fell in love with her. But the weight of the world shall only be fair, it should not have been leaning toward her, toward a single human. As much as I loved the saintess, the world was also heading for destruction.>

“Abraxas.”

<After that, the demon lord was born.>

The will of the world wanted the demon lord to correct the tilted weight and to kill the saintess who had captured the heart of God.

<Lara, a demon lord is born to kill the saintess.>

God’s hand reached Lara. His warm, soft hand stroked her head. His sad but friendly gaze rested on Lara for a moment, then moved towards Demian.

Demian looked at Lara, who was talking to God, with his arms crossed.

<He is fated to become the demon lord.>

Lara did not answer. It was fortunate that only she could hear the voice of God. Demian was the demon lord of this time and she was the saintess of this time. If she had to kill Demian as the saintess, Lara would rather die with him.

In her past life, Demian lost both this world and his own life because of his love for Lara. And because of her love for him, Lara could not turn her back on him just because he might become a demon lord.

Their feelings had already crossed their limits. Lara would do anything for Demian. This was not guilt. An imperfect human could only be perfected through love.

It was fine, Lara did not despair. If Demian became the demon lord once more and led the world to destruction, she could go back to the past and start over from the beginning. She could love him all over again.

“Give me my present.”

Lara said. She deliberately said with a nonchalant face and a voice that was not different from usual so that Demian did not notice.

“I found your name. Good and evil, light and darkness, life and death, the destroyed God, Abraxas. You said that the more I got to know you, the more powerful I would be, like the saintesses in the legend.”

<I will give you a fire that can burn the demon.>

God said.

<Keep this in mind. The power you use comes from me. Thus, it must not exceed the size of the sins committed by the demon.>

After returning from the basement, the two remained silent for a while. Lara agonized over Demian’s fate and he was silent out of consideration for Lara, who was lost in thought.

It was already deep into the night. No one was awake except for the knights guarding the abode outside. Lara took Demian into the bedroom that Konny had cleaned up. Then, she suddenly asked.

“When are you going to leave?”

“As soon as possible. It will be easier to attack before they build their power.”