Chapter 179: True Faith (2)

Chapter 179: True Faith (2)

Translator: RainTL

True Faith (2)

It was a mysterious place.

The gentle ocean waves, for some reason, were void of the fishy scent of the ocean, and the grains of sand on the beach were warm and soft like finely granulated flour.

What was the most mysterious of them all, was that no signs of life could be felt from this island.

Ahh

However, none of the above was why Estelle was shivering she was trembling not from horror or fear of the unknown but from being deeply moved. Her superhuman senses as the Saintess were informing her of the infinite flood of sacred energy within the island.

C, Chairman What, what is this place?

The moment she turned towards the chairman to ask, Estelle realized that she could feel the same energy from her.

How did I not know this? How did I not see this incredible amount of sacred energy?

Even the pope didnt possess such a brilliant color.

As if she knew what was going through her head, Erin suggested with a benevolent smile on her face.

Shall we walk?

Erin started walking towards the center of the island, so Estelle absent-mindedly did the same.

I heard you had doubts about the existence of gods.

Estelle quickly went through the report about Erin Danua a new chairman who suddenly appeared out of nowhere after the death of Chairman Eriu Casarr.

She wasnt even registered in the Guardian Alliance and yet became the next chairman thanks to Senior Professor Josephine Claras right to choose the proceeding chairman.

It was nonsensical that a single Senior Professor had all the right to choose the next chairman instead of the board of directors or anything of that sort, but all the chairmans of Merkarva Academy had gone through the same process.

Some even argued that it might be the same person taking the post of the chairman on repeat after changing their appearance, but that sounded way too far-fetched.

Half-giants and witches Several of the so-called demi-humans were able to live an incredibly long life, but the biggest reason why that controversial argument wasnt even deemed possible, was because there had been both male and female chairmans.

God exists. Thats what they teach in the Order, yes?

Of course.

Youre right. Gods did exist. For a very long time.

You mean in the past?

Gods.

That was already against the teachings of the Order.

With the spread of the Orders teachings, the gods of the indigenous religion were either classified as devils or evil gods. Some of the myths were also included in the scripture, but there, they were classified as angels or the subjects of the god.

The scripture was full of errors and a little bit of insight showed that it did not make logical sense, but there was one reason why the Lord of the New and the Old Faiths was still deified.

It was due to the existence of sacred energy a power that manifested in a few of those who had deep faith.

Faith makes many things possible, but it is possible only to some. Why do you think that is the case?

Thats because of the depth of their faith and Ah.

Estelle was reminded in the middle of her speech of those who turned away from the Lord. They betrayed the Saintess, praised as the Child of God, and even betrayed their own god.

Many priests, sisters, cardinals and even the pope.

All of them were still able to use their sacred energy despite turning away from their god.

In the distant past, although youngsters refer to it as just a mythology, the world had been carved into being by titans and gods. The concept of gods didnt even exist back then.

Erin started revealing one by one the genealogy of the gods, which one would usually only hear from fairy tales.

The War against the Titans.

Migration of Goidels, and their betrayal.

The disappearance of the transcendents and a land turned barren.

And how the land, void of gods and titans, then responded to the desperate prayers of the ones who had their blood flowing through them.

Youre lying

Those were words that she could not believe nor dare even try to.

You and they were the gods?

Gods, huh? Although you call them as such for conveniences sake, it is a little bit different. We are like concepts. Sun, Light, Earth, Curation, Flower, and Justice. You can see it as such concepts having a persona.

That was an unbelievable story for the Saintess, who had lived her entire life as a devout believer. However, the lady in front of her and this entire island itself were way too full of sacred energy for her to simply regard it as fake.

If it was true that the remnants of the gods existed in this land, and if the lady in front of her really was a goddess then everything would make sense.

Another guest, huh? And I see our kiddo is coming here quite often these days.

Someone said while walking out of the dark forest. Estelle turned to the voice and found a slim man with a braided beard.

Dian Cecht-ahjussi.

I told you to call me Oppa.

Nonsense. Do you know how big our age gap is?

Everyone over 1,000 years old is friends.

Ugh!

Erin, whose age was roughly revealed against her will, frowned but Dian Cecht simply giggled back while stroking his beard.

Hmm? This girl

After spotting Estelle, he walked up with intrigue while the Saintess stood there in confusion after feeling a torrent of sacred energy from him.

I see. Dagda and even Balor in the mix. There is even Lugh and Oengus Its hard to see a lineage with this many twists.

There is only one such lineage in this world.

The gods of this world also had two faces. Some wanted the destruction and downfall of Goidels who betrayed their goodwill, while some wanted to protect them simply because it was unjust.

Gods dont matter as much. Whats always important is yourself.

Its your, my, and our actions that are important. Being sincere, loving our neighbors, and being a human regardless of what happens. Those are the things that define us.

Apparently, religion is a method to stabilize human society and cultivate ones humanity. Both mythologies and religions were made for that purpose, at least according to some sociologist on the TV that I heard from.

The god doesnt exist? You were serving the wrong god? Is that important though? Do the love and goodwill of the believers disappear? Do they mean nothing if the god isnt there?

No. Absolutely not.

The amount of time that the person called Estelle has spent by serving others as the Saintess, and its significance, cannot be changed at all.

Gods were not always good. The value of the world could not be determined solely by one god. Tates Valtazar, who wanted to destroy the world, was one such example.

There is someone as powerful as a god, and hes trying to destroy the world because its not to his liking. I wont accept someone like that as a god.

We need to be righteous; provide love and not hatred; justice and not evil; and hope for the good and not the bad.

After all, that was what humanity was all about. That was the main lesson to be learned through religions, education, and philosophy to be a human, instead of just being born a human.

My opinion was that religion was just one of such methods.

But if there is no god then what do we need to believe in? If the real god tries to judge us, how would we resist?

Together.

Huhp?

We can do it together. Whether it be hardships or trials, we will overcome them one way or another if were together.

That was how the player was able to defeat Valtazar in Heroic Legends of Arhan after all. All the good deeds and actions that the player had built up would reveal their brilliance later during the final battle.

Together we become stronger and can overcome any trial.

Saintess Estelle. I know it might be difficult, but I would still like to shamelessly request this of you.

I took out the cauldron, thinking that there must be a reason why Dagda wanted me to give this to her.

Please stand with me.

Estelle blankly reached out toward the cauldron and laid her hand on the treasure.

It was then.

The Magic Cauldron of Undry acknowledges Estelle Hadassa El Rath as its Champion.

Undry acknowledged her.

She inherited the Divinity of the Earth.

***

Her lifelong faith had crumbled to nothing.

Estelle had no choice but to acknowledge it.

Her faith, the verses of the scripture, and the heavenly being that she had been praising were all false.

Haha

Irreligiously enough, she instead became an existence closer to gods. Now, she knew what the origin of sacred energy was, and met the primal beings.

Justice, Sun, and another god trying to destroy them; Light.

With so many gods, it wasnt strange that believers would divide into groups. It also wasnt strange for believers to betray their faith after meeting an actual god.

The traitors of the Order the ones that had betrayed the Saintess had in fact found their real god before she did.

Hahaha

Now, that god was trying to destroy humankind; the filthy traitors, and those who believed in a fabricated god. What rights did humankind have to dare go against a heavenly punishment? After finding out the truth, Estelle was so frightened and fearful that she couldnt even imagine resisting punishment.

There is someone as powerful as a god, and hes trying to destroy the world because its not to his liking. I wont accept someone like that as a god.

But the Sun spoke, saying that he would not accept such a future. He said that one must choose the right path without going against ones sense of justice, or the morality and philosophy of a human. If so

I have to choose. Between the two opposing gods.

Was she supposed to stand on the side of the god who was born a god? Or one who inherited the divinity despite being born a human?

Neither of them were a complete and perfect fit to the human standards of a god who loved them.

I have a duty. I have the duty of leading people and saving them

Before long, she decided to side with him. She did not refuse his offer.

The moment she made the decision, her mind returned from depression to rationality. She calculated what was right, tested the scale of justice, and formed a plan for the upcoming future.

The final conclusion she came to, was that she had to rule out from the Order encroached by the true believers, the traitors of humanity who wanted to be the few chosen beings of the new world.

My dear brothers and sisters.

At the headquarters of the New Faith, the Saintess stood before the pitiful humans who still believed in the fake god.

Look at this. I have been chosen by the god.

In her hands was the cauldron camouflaged to be the Holy Grail.

-Is that the Holy Grail?

-Ohh, it really is the Holy Grail!

-As expected of the Saintess! She was chosen by the divine artifact!

Everyone, both priests and believers alike, rustled in commotion. A few of the people in the crowd had been intentionally dispatched by her to flare up the fuss.

He has warned me directly, that countless seeds of evil have been sowed into the human world.

The Saintess that used to believe in the Lord was no more. All there was, was a sly and clever princess, trying to modify the publics view of the Lord upon realizing how everything had been fake.

As the Saintess chosen by the god, I will uproot all evil and serve only the true faith!

Blowing in the Chapel of Zeon was a cold breeze of religious revolution. It created a gale that neither Korin Lork nor Erin Danua had ever suspected.