"If he has only killed a few people, what do you mean by what you said before? Could it be that he can absorb the lives of others unconsciously, like some kind of secret method?"
Listening to the words of the King of Lust, Rhodes also showed some doubts.
Cecia blinked and did not answer Rhodes' question directly. Instead, she changed the topic and said: "In ancient Erathia, there is a group of people who are never afraid of suffering, but instead regard suffering as something sacred."
The tests given by God, and only by passing through them in suffering can they follow God's footsteps."
"I have heard of these things." Rhodes said slowly. Judging from the information he knew, those people were made righteous. They were strong-willed and even exceeded the limit of becoming heroes, but they could not become heroes. As
After the fall of the Stigmata several centuries ago, the Righteous became silent. Today, their legends can no longer be heard on the mainland. "But what does this have to do with the God-Being? Is he a Righteous?" "He has all the qualities of a righteous man. I have seen him punished and bruised just because of a small mistake, but his faith is firm and has never changed. His piety transcends the flesh, even if a little bit of the flesh on his body is removed
Even if he is cut off, his piety will not change." Cecia added.
From the story of the King of Lust, Rhodes also vaguely knew the deeds of the god, and more doubts arose in his heart. If the god was really so pious, then why would he kill the incarnation of Erathia's god?
Leading to the centuries-long decline of the Holy See?
"Since he is so pious, why did he kill the Stigmata in the end?" Rhodes asked again.
"Being pious is not a good thing."
Speaking of this, Cecia let out a deep sigh. Her sigh was like a breeze caressing the heart of the heart. Even Rhodes, who had mastered the field of love, seemed to be lost with her in this sigh. "The God who shaped this world hangs high in the sky, overlooking all living beings. He has no sorrow, no joy, no love, no hatred, is magnanimous, and is cruel and ruthless. He will forgive any creature that slanders and disrespects Him, and will never forgive the most devout prayers.
Even though they show little pity, those angels fulfill their duties. The only thing God gives to other creatures is endless trials, especially to those who are devout."
Rhodes frowned, thinking about the meaning of the words of the King of Lust. However, Chessia stretched out her hand and placed her weak and boneless palm in front of Rhodes: "Rhode, I want to ask you something that is bothering you."
All men in the world, even kings in ancient times, are bound to ask questions. You must answer them honestly~"
Looking at Cecia's narrowed eyes and those attractive slender eyelashes, Rhodes took a deep breath. With the blessing of the Domain of Love, he could appreciate the girl in front of him without any distractions and would not fall into sin.
: "Just ask."
"Have you ever doubted your lover? I don't mean the hero Moriel, but your real lover? Have you ever thought about how much they love you? Are they willing to dedicate themselves to you?
life? And in the face of greater interests, will they abandon you mercilessly? When you lose everything, will they still stay by your side?" Cecia whispered.
"Why should I doubt these?" Rhodes scratched his head, he had no time to consider these issues.
"Because this is a part of sin. Although this kind of simple doubt does not belong to the sin of lust, but is more inclined to the sin of greed, jealousy and arrogance, it is a problem that plagues all living creatures after all. To
Knowing that the sin of lust is a beautiful sin that soothes people's hearts, it can give people a wonderful experience, but it is not as offensive as other sins... It's a bit far, tell me now, do you want to
Have you passed these questions?" The King of Lust asked.
"No." Rhodes thought for a while and finally changed his words, "Okay, maybe I have thought about it sometimes, but I will not delve into the answer to this question."
"I can't tell that you are more generous than I thought in this matter. I always thought that you were the kind of person who would turn your lovers into undead for the sake of their loyalty and lock them with you forever.
." Cecia put her hand to her mouth, covered her mouth and chuckled.
The corners of Rhodes's mouth twitched. He didn't know where Cecia came from, but he was not that narrow-minded person.
"That's what I really think." Seemingly seeing the doubt in Rhode's eyes, Chessia quickly added to prove that those were her thoughts instead of just saying, "You know
, when the power of two people in a relationship is not equal, and one party is even unimaginably powerful, they can always use various means to test the other party, just like between lovers, or between gods.
Just like people."
Seeing that Chessia got to the point, Rhodes' face straightened and he listened attentively.
"The disparity between the power of gods and humans is unimaginable. In a relationship, two parties with unequal power will doubt each other, constantly test, and even find ways to test the loyalty of the other party to confirm whether the other party is true.
Love yourself, instead of just loving your own strength, money, or beauty, let alone God?"
Following the whisper of the King of Lust, Rhodes felt a chill on his back, and the chill spread on his back.
Cecia added: "So when God hears people's pious prayers, He will first doubt whether humans are really pious to Himself, and wonder how much of mankind's prayers to Himself are sincere and how much are sincere.
They just want to get awards and blessings, and partly they just covet the beauty of living with God. God will not bless those who pray devoutly, but will instead send them suffering as a test. The more devout a person is, the more suffering they will suffer.
The tragedy was tragic, and those righteous people all experienced inhuman torture."
Listening to her whisper that seemed to have a magical power, Rhodes' attention was deeply attracted, not because of her charm, but because of the content of her words. Chessia's words were information that Rhodes had never heard. Even if
There are relevant records in the world, and I am afraid it will be classified as the purest pagan theory.
Cecilia's explanation shocked Rhodes deeply. He never expected that the gods followed by the Erathians would do such a thing and call it a test.
"If what you said is true... then why does God allow people who disrespect Him to exist? If He can really punish Him at will, even the devout people who pray to Him have suffered such suffering, and those who slander and disrespect Him have suffered
Aren't those who are punished more severely? Directly destroyed by God?" Rhodes seemed to have thought of something and asked with some confusion.
As Rhodes said, if God is so cruel to devout people, wouldn't he directly destroy those who disrespect Him?
"You are wrong. If you do not respect God from the beginning, He will try his best to influence you and get you to return to His arms and start praying to Him. You have your own will and not even God can interfere with it.
, no one knows how much potential is contained in a complete will, which is enough power to transform a person from the inside out and become a 'hero'."
At the end, even Cecia showed a bit of a sneer: "Of course, more often than not, God will let you be disrespectful, and even regard all the evil you do as a test for other people in the world, and let those
People who have suffered a lot return to His arms in despair and loss. However, even God cannot directly intervene in what happens in the world. More often than not, He needs to rely on human hands to complete His arrangements.
Everyone is a pawn of God, and the way God controls the world is..."
"The realm of destiny."
Before Chessia could reveal the power of God, Rhodes said what she wanted to say. The destiny domain of the Stigmata is enough to control the fate of all creatures in the world, and this is the way God intervenes in the world.
Everything, whether birth or death, cannot escape the control of the realm of fate.
As the King of Lust spoke, Rhodes' breathing became rapid. If all this is true, then the strength of the Erathians may be more terrifying than he imagined. Everything in the world is in the realm of destiny.
Under his control, the one who dominates all this behind the scenes is the god above the Stigmata.
Fortunately, heroes will not be controlled by the realm of fate. Heroes are like variables that exist in the world. Heroes who resist fate prevent this world from falling into the hands of gods.
But there is still one thing that bothers Rhodes: "Why do you use lovers as an example? It seems that other relationships can also explain this, right?"
"That's a good question. Because I am the King of Lust." Cecia giggled. She was like a naughty girl, cheering for Rhode's enlightenment. Just looking at her appearance, no one would have imagined what was in front of her.
A stunningly beautiful girl, she is one of the kings who can make the whole hell tremble.
Looking at the girl's charming face, Rhodes asked in a deep voice: "If all this makes sense, then those who become gods are dissatisfied with the suffering and torture they have suffered, in order to break the realm of destiny and cut off the shackles of the world.
, is this why you challenge the Stigmata?"
Cecia glanced at him and corrected him: "You almost got the answer to that matter right, except for one small mistake."
"What's wrong?" Rhodes asked again.
"As for the motivation of the person who became a god... I have said before that he has a quality that far exceeds that of other righteous people. Even if his body is tortured and his soul is bruised, his faith in God will not be shaken."
"Then why did he..." Rhodes wondered.
Cecia sighed and finally stopped looking at Rhodes. She looked at the empty top of her head. She bit her lip and showed a pitiful look: "Because God doesn't believe in his piety.
He set down a greater test. Since he had hurt his body and made him suffer all kinds of torture, his faith could not be shaken, so God used another method, which was to hurt the people around him."
Rhodes was slightly startled, and Cecia added: "Everyone he came into contact with, everyone he met, everyone who recognized him, everyone who liked him, everyone who walked with him, without exception, all died tragically, even him
His enemies were also wiped out by God. Even though he copied the infinite power, he was unable to use it in the end. Did you see it? This is the end of following miracles, and this is the end of those who pray devoutly."
Rhodes fell into silence, Chesia's words revealed deep anger and hatred, and her beautiful face became as cold as ice at this moment.
"I understand how you hate God..."
As soon as Rhodes' words of comfort came to an end, he was bluntly interrupted by the King of Lust: "Hate God? Why should I hate God? Isn't it the one who became a god that I should hate?"
Seeing Rhodes's doubtful expression, she had to add: "You don't know yet, right? I know people who have become gods in the past, so unfortunately, I have also become a part of God's test for him.
I died in front of my eyes. If he hadn’t brought misfortune to me, I wouldn’t have died like that. Everything was caused by him.”
Rhodes showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect that the beautiful girl in front of him was also a test that a god would undergo. If she really died tragically because of a god, she would indeed have reason to hate the god.
"So... the person who became a god failed to withstand the test of God?" Rhodes said slowly.
"Yes, after experiencing those deaths and watching the people around him fall one by one, the god-turned-god came to the holy city in the clouds, asked the stigmatized person for answers to all questions, and finally gave up his faith." The King of Lust.
He spoke slowly, as if he was talking about something completely irrelevant to himself.
After saying this, she looked at Rhodes with her shining eyes again: "As I said, getting too close to a god will only bring misfortune to yourself, as well as to everyone at the wedding celebration.
After knowing all this, do you really want him to be your witness?"
Rhodes fell silent. He did not believe the tests that Chessia mentioned. If there was any reasonable explanation, it would be that the luck attributes of those who became gods were extremely low, which caused misfortune to the people around them.
The God is like an oversized hourglass of bad luck, able to bring disaster to those around him.
Thinking of this, Rhodes hesitated in his original idea of having a god become a witness. If a god becomes a god and brings some bad luck, wouldn't it seriously affect his plan?
But things are not so absolute. If the ability of a god is really that strong, if it can lead the misfortune to Moriel, it will actually make Rhodes' plan go more smoothly.
What Rhodes needs to find is a treasure that provides luck. Compared with the illusory test of the gods, Rhodes is more willing to believe in the luck attribute.
"Thank you for the reminder, King of Lust, but my choice will not change. I only hope that he can meet Moriel's requirements and lead a Vatican-style wedding." After thinking for a moment, Rhodes finally answered.
Cecia snorted: "You don't have to worry about this. Although I don't want to say it, he does have the ability to guide the wedding. In this aspect, many experienced succubi cannot match him."