Chapter 6: The Second Call (2/2)
The high priest had long received the news of the success, and as soon as he came in, he asked, "The transformation was successful?"
Dr. Norn couldn't help smiling this time. His face showed a hint of excitement and bewilderment. He had not expected it to be successful.
"Yes, I thought it failed. But in fact, it succeeded."
He pointed to the little girl, lying on the operating bed surrounded by onlookers. His face was full of pride.
"She is still alive, which is the best proof of success, but I don't know what kind of power she has gained."
'It turns out... I almost died...'
There was a sense of despair. Aina thought if she was in God's favor, the adults in the church would look at her differently. Maybe one day, the adults would let her go outside. But people's attitude towards her has not changed at all.
She was still the same as before, without any freedom or status, just an object born for the Lord of Ashes. But... was she really born, for the Lord of Ashes?
No! She wasn't special at all, nor was she a witch of blood and flesh. Red pupils and long silver hair didn't mean anything. In fact, she still remembers clearly... She was actually in the orphanage, and when she saw the high priest walking by her, she smiled carelessly.So she was selected.
The disgusting gaze still surrounded her, and she suddenly realized something that she had never thought of before.
'Only I and the children in the orphanage have always been foolish enough to truly believe in the greatness of God. And even dedicated our lives to the Lord of Ashes for this faith.'
The adults in the sect did not care about God's thoughts at all. They were greedy for nothing more than divinity, and for this, they offered sacrifices again and again.
There were many children, like her, in the orphanage. And the adults in the sect never cared about what they thought. Even if she stayed alive, she would not get any freedom, let alone achieve any wish. Aina had fully understood that she was just a slave to the elders in the Order.
After realizing this, she was completely desperate, lying on the operating bed with her eyes blank. She no longer dreamt about the future.
The delight on the high priest's face quickly faded, and his expression became serious again. He meditated for a moment and said, "All this grace is due to God's guidance and protection."
"Now, let us go and prepare. We should immediately start a new sacrifice to thank the great Lord of Ashes for the blessing."
In fact, the high priest knew very well that it was a once-in-a-lifetime privilege to have the Lord of the Ashes descend upon to give a gift. Therefore, if the sacrifice was held again, there would be no new gifts, and the Lord of Ashes would come.
He was just encouraging funders to pay for everything in the Chaos Embers Order. Although he looked down on these stupid people, he knew that if the Order wanted to develop in Noland, it had to rely on these so-called upper-class people.
As for the description of God in Aina's words, the high priest was very skeptical. After all, she was the only person in the church at that time. Gifts were more common, but commands. Gods who for thousands of years have been too lazy to reason with humanity gave an oracle?
The high priest had just gone to check it. He had not heard of any large-scale natural disaster happening anywhere, which was totally inconsistent with the book.It was clear that the little girl was only lying.
No one raised any objections. What happened tonight made the greedy people more greedy. They could not wait to ask for more gifts.
Supernatural forces are strictly controlled by the Anti-Magic Bureau. But no matter what society, there are always some people who want to move, try to touch these forces that could make them crazy or even perish.