Chapter 584
"My fq."
This statement was filled with love.
This is an unquestionable vow.
Lilith could clearly feel that every word was burning with passion and sincerity.
But the next moment...
Lilith's brows furrowed suddenly.
Because I perceived something else.
A concept that is the complete opposite of this pure love, yet equally powerful and suffocating.
To sum it up in one sentence, it would be --
'Jealousy'.
Yes, Jealousy.
Jealousy, like magma deep within the earth, burned fiercely in this small Holy of Holies.
It emitted a distorted heat, even visible to the naked eye, yet maintained a solemn calm, showing no sign of developing into a frenzied disturbance.
Lilith realized this in that instant.
Perhaps I made a mistake; I shouldn't have let Erice, who is a "child," come to this place.
Even Lilith probably never imagined that the kind-hearted version of herself, Shekinah, would become the embodiment of 'Jealousy'.
That's right.
This is the Holy of Holies.
Wisdom indeed.
You, who have descended to earth.
You, wandering in the wilderness.
When will we be able to open and see the lost Ark of the Covenant in this Holy of Holies?
To return to heaven and be reunited with the Supreme Being and the Holy One?
"Disregard the rock that gave you birth, forget the God who produced you."
The god who possesses the reproductive power of both father and mother, "Anat - Jehovah".
All living things are "generated" from this androgynous god, not "created".
Peshitta Bible, Book of Rome 8:16--
The Holy Spirit, she, bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.
"Since I've been invited, I have to respond."
A voice suddenly rang out, sounding like a half-smile.
Then, an anomaly occurred.
The air rippled like water in front of Erice and Lilith.
A figure slowly emerged.
It was a woman whose face was extremely similar to Lilith's, but her eyes were pure blood red.
"Kind, weak, and pure."
The woman with bloodshot eyes glanced at Erice, then her gaze finally settled on Lilith's face.
"Therefore, it became a symbol of justice. But this is only one perspective, in other words..."
The corners of her mouth curved into an almost imperceptible smile.
"Kindness, fragility, and weakness—a worthless piece of trash."
This murderous intent was far too immense and pure for Erice to find the words to describe, and she was speechless.
"My hatred, my Wrath, all my other sins... all of them mean nothing."
Shekinah's voice was calm and undisturbed.
The kindness I once wielded was so weak.
"We can't win."
"It's beyond saving."
"There's no way to resist."
"In the end, only emptiness and the emotion of burning everything remain. This is the essence of my being 'Jealousy,' and this is your doom, my dear sister—"
Lilith.
"Oh dear, I never imagined you'd become like this after all these years, Shekinah."
Lilith knew that battle was inevitable.
Shekinah's gaze fell on Erice again.
"And you."
"In this love as a 'daughter,' you are even more sincere than I am."
"I will, very gently..."
"I'll kill you."
583: God Shekinah (7k2)
Silence.
It was not simply silence, but a more fundamental kind of absolute nothingness, where even the echo of "existence" itself was stripped away.
One moment it was the Tokyo Resurrection Grand Sanctuary.
Even though this place has long been transformed beyond recognition by Od, its physical concept as a "place" still holds true—it has the outline of stone pillars, the curve of the dome, and the depth and structure that a space should have.
Now, everything has vanished.
Or rather, it was forcibly replaced by an invisible and Supreme Being force.
Lilith's senses were completely Overturning in an instant.
The senses that were once familiar, honed through countless battles and killings, were now like a crumpled piece of waste paper, with no basis for identification.
There is no longer any faint glow of dust in the air; sound has lost its medium of propagation; light no longer follows the laws of refraction, but transforms into a homogeneous, sourceless, pale backdrop.
This is a Bounded Field.
A realm built upon the foundation of "emptiness".
"... Erice!"
Lilith instinctively turned her head, calling out to the girl who had been communicating with her not long ago.
The sound was swallowed up by the eerie Serenity the moment it was uttered, but the view remained unobstructed.
Erice was kneeling on one knee not far from Lilith, breathing heavily.
And Shekinah stood silently in the center of this "emptiness".
Behind her, at the far end of that stark white backdrop, stood an indescribable silhouette.
It was a colossal creation, beyond imagination, seemingly capable of shattering the Bounded Field of the heavens.
Countless geometric shapes and mechanical structures are constantly recombining and changing within it, standing there silently and motionless, like a monument Judgment all things.
Ultimate Great Satan.
The name involuntarily surfaced in Lilith's mind.
"Here it is..."
Erice's voice rang out with difficulty. She tried to stand up straight, but felt an invisible force squeezing her body from all directions. Every breath felt like carrying mountains on her back.
It is the 'Holy of Holies'.
Shekinah's voice was flat and emotionless, leaving a direct imprint on Lilith and Erice's minds.
"This is the last stage I've prepared for you."
Before she could finish speaking, Shekinah moved.
It was neither a dash forward nor a flash.
Only,
In that instant, a massive pillar formed from thick clouds rose from the ground to Lilith's left without warning, crashing down with tremendous force.
The Cloud Pillar appeared ethereal, but its core contained a terrifying mass capable of crushing a continent.
"Tsk!"
Lilith didn't even have time to think; the instinct to fight had already driven her body.
She lightly touched the ground with her toes, transforming into a streak of silver light, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
Boom--!!!
The Cloud Pillar crashed onto the empty ground, without stirring up any dust; only visible ripples spread out like waves.
However, the crisis was not over.
"Erice, watch out!"
Almost at the same moment, a Fire Pillar of fire burning fiercely shot into the sky from behind Erice, and the high temperature it emitted distorted the surrounding "emptiness".
Erice's pupils contracted sharply, and she had no time to react.
Just as she was about to be engulfed by the Fire Pillar, Lilith grabbed Erice and pulled her backward with astonishing force.
Sizzle--
The Fire Pillar grazed the edge of Erice's body and shot into the sky.
"Thank you."
Erice was still shaken and breathing heavily.
"Be careful," Lilith whispered, her expression more grave than ever before. "No warning, no Od fluctuations, not even a hint of killing intent! It's Authority that directly affects the outcome..."
Before she finished speaking, Shekinah appeared in front of them as if by teleportation, so close that they could even see her calm red eyes.
There were no words, no superfluous movements.
Shekinah simply raised her right hand slightly and extended a slender index finger.
A tiny white light appeared at the fingertip.
The light was initially as faint as a firefly, but in an instant it expanded, transforming into a beam of light containing an aura of extreme destruction, piercing straight towards Lilith's brow.
That's too fast.
It's faster than the speed of neural reaction.
In Lilith's eyes, the whole world seemed to slow down.
You can clearly see how the beam of light tears through space, and you can feel the concept of "purification" contained within it, which is enough to completely erase you.
The Authority of "Wrath" was unleashed to its fullest extent at this moment.
The 'Conceptual Dress: Samael / Kamael' burst forth from within, attempting to construct a defensive barrier.
However, it was no use.
Before that pure white light, the 'Conceptual Dress: Samael / Kamael' was like a candle flickering in the wind, easily pierced and blown away.
Is this Shekinah's power? How did she become so strong?
"Get out of my way!!!"
A wild, furious roar exploded beside Lilith.
It's Erice.