Soul of Burning Steel

This is indeed a question that has puzzled Joshua for a long time.

In this world, there are many gods, and the gods have different priesthoods, and their divine powers also have various functions because of these different priesthoods.

Not to mention other gods, such as the seven gods of the human race, the believers of the god of justice and power can get a series of magic spells against evil and chaos, and they also have the ability to forcibly counteract or even seize control of a certain spell , and the priests of the God of Love and Decay can charm wild beasts and even monsters, they can also communicate with the dead, and call the dead spirits to protect themselves.

It would be too complicated to describe the others one by one, and it is the different magical effects that make the gods respected by various places.

The northern empires generally believed in the gods of justice and power and the gods of protection and progress. Most of the western mountain gathering places worshiped the gods of law and freedom and the gods of order and destruction. Most mages in the eastern plains gathering places did not believe in gods, but wisdom and choice The belief in gods has been tacitly allowed here, while in the far south, the gods of love and death and life are loved by the public.

But why, sometimes the vocations of these gods are mutually exclusive, or in other words, somewhat inconsistent?

Joshua knew that the priesthood and beliefs of these gods had their own logic, and even had a whole set of teachings to explain their deep meaning, but there were such simple and easy-to-understand examples as the orcs and the god of war, why did the human gods put their own The priesthood is so complicated?

Is it really not insane?

After Ogner heard the soldier's question, he was stunned for a moment.

It's really rare... There are warriors who don't want to become gods. Obviously they are the group of people who pursue power the most, but this question is really to satisfy my curiosity.

"What a fun guy."

The two-headed giant couldn't help shaking his head, but unfortunately time was running out, he thought with some regret, otherwise Ogner really wanted to chat with this human being, but right now, it's better to answer his question.

"Why are the priesthood inconsistent?"

After thinking about the language for a while, he said: "This will indeed make people who have not come into contact with the demigod realm wonder why some gods choose two seemingly conflicting priesthoods as their source of power."

"It's actually a choice."

Looking at Joshua, the two-headed giant paused every word, and said seriously: "The choice is to become the incarnation of a certain power, or to be an 'existence' with divine power."

"What does it mean?"

Joshua frowned slightly. He vaguely sensed something, but he couldn't be sure. The soldier asked without hesitation, "What's the difference between the two?"

And Ogner patiently explained: "The father of nature you and I met are two perfect examples."

"The priesthood of the Father of Nature is nature and elves. His power comes from the natural ecosystem and elf civilization he bred. His magic and blessings will use the whole nature to bless. I think you should have seen this. .”

Indeed, in the last battle in the world of Ilgna, whether it was [Asylum of the Father of Nature] or [Sunshine Skylight], the whole nature was used for blessing. Joshua nodded slightly. This is indeed the case, and so It seems that the evil god of natural disasters erodes the entire world and destroys all life and nature, which happens to be the nemesis of the father of nature. No wonder the other party's attitude is so dignified, so they want Joshua and others to leave with some elves.

"You said, I'm not surprised that the Father of Nature escaped from this world during the battle at the end of the Era of Glory."

In the tone of the two-headed giant, there was no contempt for the Father of Nature at all, and his attitude was very calm: "Because his self-will is completely subordinate to the 'survival of elven civilization' and 'survival of natural ecology', only Only when these two points are met, can He have self-will. When the entire Mycroft continent is on the verge of destruction, the instinct of the priesthood will force Him to leave this world with the elves, and re-develop the elven civilization and nature, because He It is the embodiment of nature and elven civilization, and it is impossible for him to violate the instinct of 'self'."

"but me."

Speaking of this, Ogner raised his hand with only four fingers, and pointed to his old face: "I am the god of despair and luck, my strength is completely inferior to the father of nature, my teaching is From the tiny things, even the despair, to perceive my own luck, the two completely different divine powers of despair and luck are tearing at my will all the time, fortunately I have two heads, which can carry the two divine powers respectively."

"—But because of this, two completely different forces enable you to maintain your own independence."

Joshua nodded thoughtfully and said, he began to understand this: "The orcs and the god of war only have war and orc civilization in their heads, while the seven gods of the human race have their own ideas and wisdom, and use different methods Cultivate a different civilization..."

"'Despair' has completely turned into nothingness, and only my 'lucky' is left alone."

Smiled slightly, although the smile on Ogner's face could only be described as horror, but the two-headed giant didn't care about it, he smiled with some emotion and said: "Actually, the gap between the two is very big, as long as there is still Elves and nature, even if the father of nature dies, it will only be a long sleep, and he will be able to wake up one day. Of course, the premise is that there is no new god of nature - and if I fall, then even Ogle's civilization It still exists, and I will never be resurrected because of lucky and desperate things, at most, like now, I will wake up for a short time and then return to silence."

When he said this, the body of the two-headed giant became a little more illusory. At the same time, the black box inside the white crystal cover had been completely shattered, turning into a puddle of shattered black dust.

The Box of Erebus will never emit black mist again. As Saya speculated, the remaining engraving of Organa, the god of despair and luck, has been worn away by time for thousands of years, and he was originally incomplete. His existence is now unsustainable, extremely weak, and will disappear completely in a short time.

"Do you have any other questions?"

The two-headed giant didn't care about his own disappearance, he was already satisfied, even if it completely turned into nothingness, Ogner asked Joshua calmly: "If you want to become a god, I will tell you Yes, although there is not enough time, I can tell you how to cultivate the divinity you want."

Having said that, He shook his head again, and said with a smile: "Ah, no, you already have a trace of divinity, which makes it much simpler."

The soldier, however, shook his head.

"unnecessary."