Your [Void]..
(Last day of June, Chapter 2 of D-Cup reached 6000! Skr~)
Rewind time a bit, back to before the future of [Destiny], after the audience with [Deception].
After the great battle that erupted in the depths of the Void ended, [Destiny] encountered a familiar [god] on its way out of the [Chaos] Temple.
Two identical pairs of eyes stared at each other intently in the Void.
It was a scene that seemed all too familiar: a pair of eyes with slightly upturned corners, and a pair of eyes that were utterly Indifference.
Hehe~
The air smells of chaos. I was wondering who was stirring up trouble in the Void; turns out it was you two who had a fight. What, did you upset them?
"Ha, the era of [Chaos] has long since ended. Those pitiful people who refuse to face reality are just struggling in vain. I am just helping them recognize reality."
"Oh? So you won?"
His Indifference eyes twitched slightly, and he retorted in an even colder tone:
Why have you come?
It was just a chance encounter.
Just so you know, our bet has been decided, and it looks like you lost.
The player favored by Destiny never abandoned his lies throughout this Trials, which suggests that he lacks confidence in Destiny.
Oh, I see. You weren't so angry that you took it out on the [Chaos] that provided the Trials, were you?
Hehe~
This is a gamble involving Nothingness; please don't drag other gods into it.
The playful eyes became even more playful, and the cold eyes became even colder.
He looked at this fellow Twin Gods who also belonged to the realm of Nothingness, and said, word by word:
"You have worked with [Chaos] before, and He will definitely help you bypass [The Covenant] to advance everything in the Trials."
Therefore, you broke the bet, and this round is void.
"Really? Where's the evidence?"
[Destiny] Having seen through the essence of everything, one can naturally know when I made my move. Point it out, and I acknowledge the game is invalid.
"..."
[Destiny] choked, as if someone had grabbed his throat.
He indeed found nothing amiss, which is why he went to the Temple Chaos.
"Oh~ so you don't have any evidence, but that's okay, I do." [Deception] laughed happily, "You forcibly interfered with the player's Destiny, meddled in [Chaos]'s Trials, and deprived His Emissary of the opportunity to be born with his own Divinity. So, even if he abandoned the lie, you still lost."
Because you violated the non-interference clause in the bet.
Is that right? A great "Destiny"?
"... What do you want?"
"Nothing much, just do as the bet says."
Let me see what our bet said... Hmm, let me help you remember.
If the chosen one of [Destiny] abandons the lie in the next Trials, then the First [Nothingness] agreement will be torn up and void, and I will no longer consider it my collection.
Conversely, if the chosen one of [Destiny] has not abandoned the lie, then the [Nothingness] agreement, which was originally scheduled to take effect in the future, will immediately take effect, and the loser, that is, you, my dear sister, the great [Destiny], will personally retrieve the [Deception] Divine Power that he could not abandon for my collection.
Of course, I have too many collections, and he is just one of them. It doesn't matter if he walks alone on the path of "Destiny".
But I respect any agreement or contract, just as I respect the Covenant, and I imagine you do too.
Therefore, the collection must still be returned to its rightful place.
However, considering that your Believer are at a disadvantage in their struggle against the Believer of "Time," I feel I can't be too ruthless. Since the little liar doesn't reject the favor of "Destiny," then...
I have another method, a 'win-win' method. I wonder if the great god of Destiny would like to hear it?
A terrifying gale suddenly swept through the Void, turning even the Nothingness- black void into a layer of icy white.
"So you had this planned all along. In that case, the bet that I personally accepted was probably already influenced when I accepted it!"
His cold eyes narrowed as he thought of "He," the "Chaos" with whom he had just fought!
The relationship between [Deception] and [chaos] seems to be quite good!
Therefore, it is indeed possible that He made a promise of Deception, thereby manipulating His own actions.
That beating just now wasn't enough.
"Watch your words, or I'll sue you for defamation."
"Ha, to whom? [Order]? Do you think He dares to punish me?"
Hehe~
"It doesn't matter who it is, just tell me if you'll honor the bet."
The gale continued to rage, and the temperature continued to drop, but all of this was meaningless in the Void, for the two supreme beings representing [Nothingness] resided there; they were, in themselves, the embodiment of meaninglessness.
"I will keep my promise, but I also need to remind you:"
"Chaos" is not a good choice.
"Oh? Then who is it?"
The "Truth" that you often contend with?
Or is it simply Folly disdains cooperating with anyone?
You're fishing, and I'm fishing too. We're using the same bait, so why do you say my fish aren't as good as yours?
"Because I had already foreseen the ending, the end of the fish, and the end of the bait!"
No matter how much you try to interfere in his Destiny, it will be in vain.
Predestination reason something is called Predestination is because the ending has already been written; you can change the process, but you cannot change the Predestination destination.
"Let's talk about it later. Who knows what the future holds?"
Destiny isn't just Predestination, is it?
Okay, I have something to do, no need to see me off.
After saying that, the playful look in his eyes vanished without a trace.
His cold eyes stared at the spot where He had disappeared. After a long silence, he whispered coldly:
"This, too, is Destiny."
High above in the distant Void, outside the stark white Fishbone Hall.
A gigantic skull appeared outside the gates of the Fishbone Hall. Looking at the endless White Bone Staircase before it, it grumbled incessantly:
"Old Bones, is this your way of treating guests?"
"You are not a guest."
Hehe~
You've already started to consider me one of your own?
"Well, although [Nothingness] has no intention of cooperating with [Life], given the grand reception you've given me, I can represent [Nothingness] to maintain close ties with you, Old Bones."
"No need, I don't like you."
"The dead speak with chilling coldness." The skull bounced twice, but failed to jump up, so it simply stopped.
He "squatted" on the White Bone Staircase, watching countless life forms jump off the bone cliff and be washed into countless skulls by the Void, over and over again. He felt bored, but did not speak.
After waiting for a while, the real skull couldn't sit still any longer and sighed helplessly:
Why have you come?
"Old Bones, are you pretending to be stupid?"
My Believer finally obtained a little bit of the New Authority Divinity that was not bound by the "Covenant," and you actually stole it from them! This is simply bullying the weak and taking advantage of one's age!
"Hand it over, and I won't hold it against you."
This time, however, death did not yield.
"Do you know that it is New Authority of Filth and Decay?"
"Of course I know. Fear, you know, it's not like I haven't seen it before."
"Then you haven't forgotten how [Order] was split!"
The skull on the steps fell An Jing, as if recalling something, and said with a sigh:
"How could I forget?"
How could I possibly forget?
After the First God War, the undisputed sole victor, Order, stepped into the Sea of Desire to cleanse the Cosmos, and then...
The Cosmos then lost its Order.
He was torn apart by his own desires, splitting into four.
[Justice (Order)] and [Fear (Order)] filled the [Covenant], one becoming the framework and rules of the [Covenant], and the other becoming His will in the Trials;
[Paranoia (Order)] succeeded to His divine position, calling himself [Iron Rule of Order], and continued to protect His people;
As for [Pride (Order)]...
He disappeared, and no one ever saw him again.
"It's good that you remember."
So dangerous, [New Authority], even you can't easily collect it.
He is not yet able to handle these things.
The skull on the steps, having stopped its sighs, began to laugh again. It jumped up and down twice and chuckled:
"So, you're protecting him?"
The massive skull on the Bone Throne did not respond, but the green flames flickering in its eye sockets said it all.
"Sigh, why is it that my collection is always coveted by others..."
"..."
"Fine, fine, even if you're right, you can't just take what belongs to my Believer for free."
"..."
The enormous skull fell silent once more; this scene seemed familiar, and it had happened not so long ago.
"I have never accepted his Sacrifice again."
"That's because he pre-deposited a lot. You can't fool me; I saw it all."
"..."
Pre-deposit...
How novel it is to use this term to describe the devotion of Mortals to the gods!
Only He could utter such an absurd statement.
The enormous skull was utterly speechless, yet it had no choice but to find a way to get rid of this annoying fake.
What do you want now?
"Hehe~"
Before he could even utter the word "Deception," he was interrupted.
"Except for joining forces."
"Sigh, how boring. Why are you so unchanging, you Old Bones?"
"Change is the Divine Authority of Destiny."
The skull on the steps stared wide-eyed at the figure on the Bone Throne in disbelief, and asked in astonishment:
"You're actually joking?"
"..."
Under repeated ridicule, Death finally lost patience. A strange green light appeared in His eyes, and the entire spine of the Fishbone Hall whipped the imposter in front of the door away with a "whoosh."
Seeing that [Deception] was taken away without any resistance, He sighed and began to think about what compensation He should give to that troublesome employee.
The boss is compensating the employees for no reason...
This scene, even in the reality before the arrival of the gods, was an extremely absurd thing.
But there are even more absurd things in the Void!
Shortly after the counterfeit skull was removed and disappeared, a pair of eyes painted with spirals and stars opened in the Void above the Fishbone Hall.
The massive skull Bone Throne gazed out, and those Indifference eyes slowly spoke, posing a question:
"Death, why have you taken the New Authority Divinity from my Believer's hands?"
"..."
The green flame in the skull's eye went out; it seemed to have exhausted all its energy.
Why aren't you saying anything?
"You, [Nothingness],..."
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