Chapter 699 - Book 6, Chapter 91 (1/2)

Book 6, Chapter 91 – Mental Battlefield

Lucian – his hair and clothes white as snow; his features kind and fatherly – was a picturesque representation of a holy man He adhered to a strict code of conduct, made it a part of his character Even the most critical detractors could find nary a flaw in the h Priests were the closest humans could be to a God They were selected by the Temple to be Sumeru's representatives on earth Their loyalty was unshakable

However, Lucian was human and humans had mortal hearts Like anyone else he harbored desires and courted curiosities

He'd held the position of High Priest for over fifty years because of his loyalty He, more than any other, had been able to peer into the mysterious world of the Gods and yet knew only what existed on the surface In fact there were siovernor Arcturus Boththe Gods were However, where they different was that Lucian kne important the Gods were to men

He would put it this way:

Huh the aid of the Gods could they survive and prosper

Once Skycloud was a … until its patron turned its back upon Mount Su The dae this had caused would persist for hundreds, maybe even thousands of years Whether this Elysian land would even survive was in doubt

Why did they struggle so? What rong with being part of a herd? Lucian knew that the Gods had so human civilization But he also knew that humans and Gods – these vastly different entities, separate on the ether because of this A lion and a tiger could not live together A tiger could not peacefully walk a the ants and all would live in harmony

So different were these lives that they did not battle for resources Huhty lion did not corass Mankind required clean drinking water, delicious food and co to the Gods – insignificant things that could be granted with a wave of the hand

Lucian ultimately did not knohat it was the Gods wanted Men kept dogs for their loyalty, sheep for their wool and cows for their milk Gods had to help humans survive for some purpose, he just didn't knohat that could be It had merely been this way for the last thousand years

Yet in the end it was simple: With the Gods came Elysian lands With Elysian lands came life and comfort The foul curse that had fallen upon Skycloud could not be allowed to happen to his hoainst the Gods was as futile as it was self-destructive

In an arer would rip a y, for if war broke out between their people, what good would co the helpless to join hi rebellion, his flashy banners and fiery words only stole froht to live in peace

Did ordinary people really need to know the truth of the world? Did they really need absolute freedom? Was their pride so sacred?

For ninety-nine percent of humanity, their desires were simple; a comfortable life, a warm bed, a spiritual home, and an era of peace There was no reason to shatter these beautiful lives Cloudhaas treatingchips in a losing ga advocate for Godly rule He would never waver in his support of Mount Su venerable about the bloody path he had chosen Best to cull the cancer before it spread!

The High Priest once against raised his staff It was a very ordinary looking iteem set upon the top It was about the size of a fist, and contained a curious vortex of light It had a nae Crystal was an extremely precious relic Its poere inconceivable to y and y; energy could be formed into corporeal substances So it was that when the Cloud God attacked with psychic force, Lucian had captured and frozen it to use against its creator The explosion that had occurred was that solidified energy once inal state

“Attack!”

Lucian shouted the order His men assailed the God with spear, bolt and arrow

To be on the receiving end would be terrifying for any mortal creature, but to the Cloud God it was of no concern None of their trifling efforts could pierce his mental barrier Even if a few could, they would cause him no haruided!

Lucian's Sage Crystal shone brilliantly as he held the staff aloft Its radiance shone upon the projectiles as theythem with luminescence What had been a paltry attack of y Spears and arrows dissolved into destructive rays that strengthened the attack by several orders of e, most of the corridor was co a mirror

The Cloud God's h In an unthinkable turn of events these insignificant hued him! Lucian, fro with an incredulous expression