Volume 11: The Cursed Hammer Witch Chapter 29: Above the Stars (Part 2)
"...Humph, that's true. I was blessed by the gods, and there is no way I can inherit your great power. But why?"
The several-meter-tall body stood up, and the Knight Emperor angrily slapped his mutated body. The flames and sulfur mist spreading around were enough to drag some weak magic awakeners into nightmares and death. But for the Knight Emperor, this body was the source of his anger.
Others all yearn for this so-called God-given body, but only he knows how ridiculous this body of flesh and blood is in front of that terrifying light. No matter how great the body is, no matter how strong the flesh is, in front of that light, there is only one result: destruction and collapse. There is not even a second possibility. And the strength of the First Saint himself is only between the second awakening and the first awakening of magic power. He is not a real strong man.
However, even so, he is still the strongest person on this planet. Although he does not know the abilities of those outsiders, the belief that has been there since childhood makes the Knight Emperor believe that Gram is the strongest.
But the strongest being was indifferent to his pleas and prayers, and was even colder and more terrifying than God.
"How many times have I begged you! How many times have I begged you! I even want to give you the whole world. I just want that ball of light. I just think that ball of light is what I need! But I don't have it. I don't understand any of the justice you are talking about! What kind of bullshit justice is this? What kind of bullshit truth is this? I have conquered such a large territory for mankind. Tell me what my justice is? Isn't my justice to help people accomplish all these great deeds?"
"So you are a good king, Gregory. But you are not a good successor to the Holy Light. Because all your great deeds and actions are for your own ambitions and desires. And the successors of the Holy Light need these things the least."
"Ha, you mean to say that your ability is actually just what you think is good enough? Don't you even have desires in your heart? What a joke. You are planning to clean up the whole world and get rid of everything in this world. Isn't this a desire ? Do you really think you are so noble? A person who uses despicable means to force others to die, and then plans to go to the center of the earth to pollute the core and kill all the creatures on the surface with radiation is justice?! I——"
"——Okay, let's change the subject."
Let’s not talk about this for now.
The emperor rubbed his head with his huge hand and took a deep breath, trying to clear his mind of distracting thoughts.
Prejudice and anger forced his rationality to temporarily shut down for a while. When he saw this so-called justice and ideal, he couldn't help but recall everything he had suffered, which caused anger to burst out from his heart, and even made the two guards around him show difficult expressions.
"Then let's go back to the beginning, Gram. What exactly do you want to do? I'm not ordering you as an emperor. I'm just asking you as an ordinary seeker of knowledge. What the hell do you and your companions with the same abilities want to do? Why do you want to do such a cruel thing? Why do you plan to clean up the entire planet? Even I have never thought of ruling a planet with only three or two people."
"'Because the planet is sick.'"
"…are you sick?"
“‘If you want to say what I saw in the Hengduan Mountains, I can only say that I saw the truth.’”
Gram, the First Saint's voice was solemn and firm, and he did not hide or cover up anything in response to the emperor's questions.
Perhaps this was a meaningless . Because everyone in the world knew that the First Saint was originally just an apprentice. He followed the adventure group into the Hengduan Mountains, and when he came out, he became the world-renowned First Apostle. He was the first and last messenger in this world.
Countless people have questioned his identity, and countless people have tried to trace his path, but all they found were frantic ravings and some crazy remarks. The information recorded there drove dozens of historians crazy and dead, and also blew hundreds of warriors and practitioners into pieces. So far, only the First Saint has been able to gain power from those monstrous remarks. His path is clear, but it also makes the world fearful.
"'You have studied the history there, and the records there are true. The so-called gods are just prisoners in a prison, and you are just ants living on a glass ball being toyed with by the prisoners. Thousands of years ago, everything on the ground was destroyed. Countless ruins exist on it, but that does not mean the fall of the Holy Light. The records show that the Holy Light was betrayed, and the Far East Crusade came to an abrupt end. They will return to heaven on an airship. We are just the dregs left on this planet. The simple creatures have been infected by the evil energy, and our worldview has long been distorted.'"
"Has your worldview been distorted?"
The emperor slapped his mouth on his belly and laughed like thunder.
"You mean to say that the bullshit theories of those believers are the truth of this world? You mean that everything in the so-called holy city is the truth? Do you believe that I will give the order right now to blow up the entire holy city?"
"'…No. You are wrong.'"
"Why? At this point, do you think you can still save anyone with your influence?"
"'What I mean is, if the church you are talking about is still the same as it was when I was there, and if the monsters that fell from the sky are burning with the same power as I am, then they will all be like you, unable to hide under the holy flames, and gradually die in the light.'"
"…Are you crazy?"
Looking at the hunched figure, the emperor's expression gradually became serious.
"Even if it were me, I wouldn't be able to kill so many of my followers without making a fuss. Your so-called holy light is probably not even as good as our gods."
"'You are even more wrong, Gregory. It is precisely because it is evil, and because it is powerless, that it compromises with all kinds of chaos, and the fallacy that where there is light there must be darkness appears. However, there is true and flawless justice in this world. We firmly believe in his existence, entrust ourselves to goodness, and never compromise with all chaos and evil thoughts. This is us. According to your words, the judgment has finally come. How many living people are there on this planet? How much do you know about the sky above this planet? They are just the degraded products of compromise, and we are the real profession, justice driven by interest..."
And this planet is just a speck of dust in space, nothing more.
The First Apostle's withered body trembled, and he seemed to be emitting bursts of laughter. He let the emperor outside continue to roar without responding even a word.
