Only God

"I can hardly wait," Schiller said.

Sofia noticed that the Great Angel's fingers trembled slightly as he spoke.

This display reminded her of how mortals tremble with tension and trepidation when they plot something momentous.

The momentary calm that the Fairy Queen had felt was once again disturbed with doubts.

Would Schiller really stop at the creation of Devils who feed on wicked thoughts?

After creating the Fairies, Schiller led them into the dreams of mortals to harvest the fruits of benevolence, guiding an ignorant race to gradually understand the entire world, and on the vast Sea of Souls, thousands of libraries were built...

It could be said that Schiller was the founder of this Fairy civilization.

After creating the Devils, would he lead them to construct a Devil civilization?

Considering this, Sofia could not help but feel puzzled and frightened.

She could not imagine what a civilization built by Devils would be like.

Thus, the Fairy Queen directly asked,

"Will you lead those Devils to establish a civilization?"

Schiller shuddered slightly and then, as if he had anticipated Sofia's question, slowly gave his reply,

"No, I will not.

The Devils that feed on evil thoughts will establish their own laws, their own society.

They are like a pack of wolves, with their own leaders and their own hierarchical structure."

Sofia felt somewhat reassured, but she was still uneasy.

She seemed to sense something amiss.

Then, Sofia asked again,

"Devils… these evil beings you created, aren't you making enemies with God by doing so…"

Before Sofia could finish, Schiller crudely interrupted,

"I am not making an enemy of God!"

Then, the Great Angel took a deep breath and continued,

"I know what you want to ask."

Sofia closed her mouth.

Her question was straightforward.

Schiller had created a form of evil life so extreme that it seemed irredeemable, wasn't this at odds with God's salvation?

As a Great Angel who ought to obey God, creating a life form that could never be redeemed, wasn't he questioning God's mercy?

"Let me tell you again, Heart Demons naturally exist, representing the evil side in the hearts of people.

I merely used my power to materialize them.

They are like diseases, tumors, necrotic flesh on a human.

Ultimately, they do not possess their own reason or soul; they are parasites, their intellect and souls stem from their hosts—mortals."

Schiller's voice became more urgent, as if he were explaining something,

"The existence of Devils does not harm God's grace, nor does it harm the goodness of mankind.

As I said before, their existence defines the boundary between good and evil.

Those who harbor Devils, those bewitched by Devils, must be wicked and evil, while those who resist and avoid Devils can be called righteous and good.

Do you understand? The existence of Devils isn't for committing evil but to better distinguish between good and evil."

A stream of words reached Sofia's ears, and the Fairy Queen gradually fully grasped Schiller's intentions.

Sofia was nearly completely persuaded.

Seeing the Fairy Queen's reaction, Schiller's tone softened,

"In my view, most people will ultimately fall, even if they want to ascend, they will sooner or later fall.

Only a few can persevere in justice and goodness and finally be chosen.

If so, let those who should fall, fall!

Because some people deserve to stay in Hell forever, never to be redeemed.

For these people to endure eternal punishment, Devils must exist, for there must be a clear divide between good and evil!"

Sofia heard it very clearly.

Schiller created Devils to establish a clear boundary between good and evil.

Once crossed, regardless of what one internally desires, one should never be redeemed.

Life is not just life, it is a test of good and evil, the Mortal World is not just the human realm, it is a court for the judgment of good and evil.

Regardless of what suffering you endure, whatever trials you face, you should never in your fleeting life cross this boundary between good and evil.

Once crossed, you must bear the cost of your sins, and that cost is forever.

Upon deeper reflection, Sofia felt that Schiller's ideas were incredibly reasonable, even beyond her expectations of fairness.

"Think about it,

what, after all, is sin?"

Seeing through Sofia's thoughts, Schiller spoke,

"Theft, murder, adultery… they all share one characteristic, that is, they harm others but cannot truly compensate in kind.

You steal a Gold Coin, you return a Gold Coin as atonement,

but can you guarantee that the coin returned is the same one?

You murder one person, you save ten others as atonement,

but what do those ten saved have to do with the one you murdered?

You violate a decent person, you are willing to serve them in atonement,

but no matter what you do, how can you heal the hurt from that day?

Sin is not a mistake that can be made up for; sin is unamendable, like the tracks of a bird on the snow in winter."

Hearing this, Sofia involuntarily trembled, feeling as if something heavy was pressing on her chest, a tense feeling making it somewhat difficult to breathe, her shoulders feeling so heavy and stiff.