chapter 10
10 – Repentance of Saulah (4)
He indeed bore our sorrows and bore our sorrows, but we think he was punished He was pierced for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; he was sacrificed for our peace, and by giving his life we are healed.
Old Testament Isaiah 22:15-18
The moment I was born.
The moment I met Lime.
The moment Rhyme sacrificed himself for me.
The moment I awakened to the power of ‘chaos’.
And… The moment the godhead is killed.
Did I murder the godhead?
No, I haven’t killed a godhead yet.
It is impossible with my current strength.
However, in the video playing in my head, I was playing with the godhead and overpowering it.
Future… Is it me
Will I become this strong in the future and be able to slay a godhead?
…… I like this.
As expected, were the things I’ve been doing up until now not wrong?
Then the scene changes… The evil spirits of ‘chaos’ appeared.
– Saulah committed it.
-Yes. He killed a godhead with the body of a mortal.
Yes. This body killed the godhead! Wash your neck and wait. I’ll tear you guys apart myself!
– As planned.
… Huh?
– Kkeuk. Stupid year. To think that killing a deity is ultimately to avenge us.
-That was a four-year plan, Lilith.
-That’s right. Planting small hints in our heads to make them move according to our intentions.
– Baal is dead. If things continue like this, we will easily get the continent.
-Good. Let’s see how far our cutie Saula goes.
What did I just see?
Everything I do helps them?
Then the scene switched to show different parts of the continent.
The weak are trampled on by the forces of ‘chaos’.
Burning Earth.
Mortals who die and kill each other in chaos.
What happens when you kill a godhead… ‘Chaos’ engulfing the continent.
Yes.
Killing a deity is good for ‘Chaos’.
But why did I rather think of it as a way to get revenge on ‘Chaos’?
It feels like my mind is clearing up.
Feels like waking up from a long dream.
I see.
Allusion.
Those disgusting ‘chaos’ bastards put a hint on me.
To act as their chess piece, thinking I am avenging them.
Stupid b*tch.
So far, you’ve been doing stupid things thinking you’re getting revenge.
The scene switched again.
A man who stands alone against the forces of ‘chaos’.
Hydra. Minotaur. Bone dragon. Cerberus. Sphinx. Balrog.
Numerous monsters and legions were marching in line.
Above the Legion of Destruction, the Three Evil Gods of Chaos descended directly into the body.
Even though it is the energy of ‘chaos’ that I am so familiar with, just looking at it makes my legs shake and I want to sit down.
That’s… ‘Chaos’.
I tried to lead…… Army of death.
On the other hand, there is only one man who opposes him.
He moved his steps toward the nightmarish army without the slightest fear.
– The son of Deus.
A person wearing jet-black armor standing at the head of the army spoke to the man.
– Bow before me. If you bow down before me, I will give you all these armies, powers, and glory.
The man did not respond.
Then the one who led the army continued.
-I know you want to avoid it too. Yesterday, you prayed in front of the disciples to let this cup pass away, didn’t you? Born as a god and the only begotten son of Deus, he gave up his precious life for the sake of lowly creatures. What a terrible thing
Then the man answered.
-!@#@#$^#$%^#$!@#@!$
After his words, I couldn’t understand what he was saying.
– Are you saying you’re willing to sacrifice yourself for the sake of an insignificant existence?
Then, a tremendous amount of light poured from his body to the point of blinding him and filling the entire continent.
And as the light gradually faded… All the forces of chaos had disappeared.
All the troops alone….
What the hell just happened?
After all forces disappeared, the man’s body gradually began to scatter as powder.
‘It is finished.’
The letters were created in my head.
Finished?
What?
What destroyed the army of ‘Chaos’?
Did you sacrifice yourself to protect this continent?
This is the future….
You guys.
No, you’re saying you’d stand up to ‘chaos’ even if you knew it was going to be like this?
How… Is it a noble sacrifice?
To think that a high, supreme being borrowed the body of a mortal to descend to this land and sacrifice himself to save all things.
It was something I couldn’t even comprehend based on my experience so far.
Didn’t the gods regard mortals as inferior worms?
…… Such a being
If he had met such an existence first, Lime might not have died like that.
I could have lived a normal life.
* * *
“If it was really like that… ….”
I put my forehead on Saula’s forehead.
“I will give you my head.”
-What?
“But if not. At that time, I want you to live the life of an ordinary dragon Saula, not for the sake of evil spirits.”
I felt the warmth of Saula’s forehead and activated an artifact I took out from the subspace in my arms.
Then she stared blankly into space and started talking.
Artifact, ‘Memorial Music Box’.
An artifact that allows the user to reflect on memories by realizing the memories of the past that the user misses as fantasies.
An artifact that was mass-produced in the Celestial, an empire that had collapsed in ancient times.
At this point, most of them have been lost, and only a few remain in the ruins like dungeons, but they are valuable artifacts that were secured some time ago as memories of [Deus Ex Machina].
I went to the academy and tried to use it on him…….
Generally, this artifact is prepared for those who miss the past, but at the same time, it also has the ability to show one’s memory to others in the form of fantasy.
Through this artifact, I recalled her memory of Saula Drakania in [Deus Ex Machina] That I had and showed it to her.
Her memories I saw of her in her game.
The process of misfortune in which Saul Ra loses her ordinary life by the evil spirits belonging to ‘chaos’ and becomes their agent.
And it actually showed that her three evil gods were tricking and manipulating her.
Saula had always thought she had free will, but in reality she was only being manipulated.
There is no guarantee that she will not turn against me just because she barely realizes that fact and escapes the rule of ‘chaos’.
This is a de facto gamble.
It’s a gamble as a gamer who liked her, wanting her to realize her truth and walk her path as an ordinary girl, not her path of evil.
-… Nonsense. Me really? You… Oh no, you are for this world……. That, then, until now, what am I….
And the mighty aura that radiated from her body gradually began to subside.
It took about 10 seconds for her to see the illusion.
I just want her to come to her senses during that short time.
Flash
Saula opened her eyes.
Kung
Then he knelt down in front of me.
…… Huh?
“Lord. I have eyes, but I do not see; I have ears, but I do not hear. Even though the evil spirits were corrupting me, I did not realize this and tried to persecute the believers of the Lord. Even trying to harm the Lord there.”
Lord, Lord?
“The Lord came down to the world in the form of a mortal to save this world. Unlike other deities, I did not recognize that He loves all things.”
Can I save this world?
Am I correct in showing my memory? What did he see?
And as she offered her words, her body was enveloped in a dazzling light.
Her two horns broke off and the energy of chaos surrounding her body faded.
Subsequently, her red hair gradually turned white.
The clothes that made her look like a prostitute changed to look like a maid serving someone.
It was as if she cast out her corrupt energy and was reborn as a divinity.
She was as beautiful as she would have been if the beings of her ‘chaos’ hadn’t corrupted her to her liking.
This is what I don’t know…… Saulah. The look she should have.
“Thank you Lord. You saved me from ‘chaos’ with the power of the holy spirit. I dared to harm the Lord, but He saved me. How gracious.”
A holy spirit? I don’t know what it is. I’m afraid of that.
Why do you wake up on your own?
“Lord, I am only your servant. Give me an order I will follow everything.”
* * *
“Huh. Guy. I’m sorry about the back end. What she would have been without this mother.”
Knock Knock
-Mama. Your Highness is calling.
“… I get it. I’m going right now, so let’s get there.”