Chapter 357: "The Door" / Chapter 358: Old Gods and New Gods

Nero held the Original Fire, pointing it at Ritsuka from afar.

By this point, Nero had long since transformed into a Beast. Her voice was sweet and alluring, yet carried suffocating madness as she addressed Ritsuka:

"...Sinner, do you have anything to say before you die?"

Ritsuka suddenly discovered that she could speak. Her imprisoned throat had regained the ability to form words.

Just as Ritsuka was preparing to say something, she suddenly realized that her body was no longer under her control.

The words that emerged from her throat were completely different from what Ritsuka wanted to say.

In that instant, Ritsuka felt fear. Only then did she understand that this was a ritual, and that this execution ground was a ritual site.

And the name of this ritual was the seven sentences spoken by the Son of God before his execution. They were known as—the Seven Sayings on the Cross!

"Father... forgive them, for they know not what they do."

"Truly I tell you... today you shall be with me in Paradise."

"..."

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!"

"..."

"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit!"

Unable to control herself, Ritsuka recited the seven sayings. In the absolute silence, those seven sentences spread throughout the Imperial Capital of Rome.

Upon hearing them, Emperor Nero's face filled with fury. She shouted, "...Listen, everyone! Even on the verge of death, she is still blaspheming the Lord, blaspheming God!"

"...She still dares to call the Lord her Father. She is sin itself, evil itself, the Beast itself! She deserves judgment and must repay the sins she inflicted upon Rome and Judea!"

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

"Nail her to the cross and kill her!!"

"..."

The crowd grew furious, and everyone's emotions were whipped into a frenzy.