Golis's Desire and Afros's Obsession

(6000!)

Time has pieced his story together into a circle, so the miracle of time that the little Assassin wanted to witness has actually already been witnessed, and was even orchestrated by him personally.

Cheng Shi thought that "Destiny" was strange enough, but he didn't expect that its counterpart, "time," was just as amazing.

But there's another question here: why is there an extra element called "time" inexplicably added to the struggle between "Filth and Decay" and "Birth"?

What role did He play in this bizarre ethical drama?

Cheng Shi was puzzled, so he picked out the stories he could tell and recounted the events he had encountered during the Trials to Hu Xuan.

Although Hu Xuan is a general in the [Birth] camp, her "seniority" is too shallow. She climbed too fast and did not have as much accumulation as other Chosen of God. Moreover, this is the first time she has heard about Golis. Hu Xuan does not know much more about Her past than Cheng Shi.

But after hearing this name from her Lord of Grace, she still made a point of learning more about this Lord of Grace -called first child.

Therefore, she was still able to share some information with Cheng Shi, information that Cheng Shi could never have obtained from the outside world.

Because all of this originated from the Divine Pillar from which Hu Xuan Birth...

It seems so.

"You can observe His [Divine Pillar]?" Cheng Shi was surprised. Weren't the benefits of Emissary an envoy candidate a bit too many?

"Yes, it is certainly possible during audiences, with His permission."

However, each time I have an audience with Him, under the influence of His aura, I undergo a transformation.

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Transformation...

Sister, you phrased it so tactfully.

To a certain extent, you and Afros are truly on the same path.

Cheng Shi pursed his lips, feeling a bit dry. "So what exactly is His [Divine Pillar]? Is it Emissary with the same status as you?"

Hu Xuan shook her head and chuckled:

"No, you can understand it as the manifestation of His will."

Although our Lord extolls new life, He is a very sentimental person, which is why He linked together all the lost Life Tablet as a memorial to His departed people.

To a certain extent, you could even consider it as Him, or a part of Him.

"..." Cheng Shi felt that his serious discussion about "Birth" with Hu Xuan was a bit off, so he quietly shut up and said no more.

Hu Xuan quickly and concisely recounted the history of Golis recorded on the Divine Pillar, but her account was not very clear because the Divine Pillar only contained brief records and lacked detailed historical information.

It is certain that Golis was born before Afros.

The reason for Afros's birth was not the content of the Trials that Cheng Shi experienced, but rather due to Golis's "piety"!

Yes, devotion!

Like Golis in the Trials, the historical Golis was ruthless in her pursuit of getting closer to her Lord of Grace. It was precisely because she indulged her desire to approach the gods that she "luckily" gained the attention of the Filth and Decay, and through continuous evolution, she became the messenger of the Filth and Decay, Afros.

However, her goal was not to become an entity opposed to [Birth]. She still wanted to get closer to Him, but in doing so, she also got closer to [Filth and Decay]. Since [Filth and Decay] did not reject her, Afros used the power of [Filth and Decay] to strengthen herself and consistently pursued shortening the distance between herself and [Birth].

So!

Golis's desires gave birth to the Gate of Joyful Desire, while Afros's obsession evolved into the Sinful Progenitor Mother.

They are twins, yet they are the same person.

This ethically twisted relationship gave Cheng Shi a toothache. Looking at Cheng Shi's complicated expression, Hu Xuan remained very calm, as if this scene was nothing to them, the Believer of "Birth".

She continued:

"But there is one very strange thing: the two of them are not one on the [Divine Pillar], but... are far apart."

If they are the same person, there shouldn't be a difference in the time span. Even if there is, it's not incomprehensible within a short time frame.

The problem is, the two of them are too far apart on the [Divine Pillar]. I even saw Life Tablet from the [Civilization] era between them, similar to those of the Bomedean.

Cheng Shi frowned as he listened to these words, and then he thought of what Afros had said about "the times".

So, what exactly happened in the era of [existence] that He knew?

Did Time join this story in His own time?

Will Hu Xuan know what the real history is like?

Cheng Shi was so curious that he couldn't help but ask, but Hu Xuan shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

"All I knew was that He was trapped somewhere, and now I'm only learning from you that it's very likely that [Time] imprisoned Him."

[Birth] is a very... 'stable' deity who neither contends nor fights, so I cannot imagine what conflict exists between Him and [Time] that would cause [Time] to imprison His first child!

Stablize?

Indeed, you guys are quite consistent in Birth perverts.

Cheng Shi frowned, feeling that the imprisonment of Afros by [Time] might not have anything to do with [Birth]. He thought that [Time] might be targeting [Filth and Decay], but since Afros and Golis were one, they suffered the same treatment.

But before a conclusion was reached, he didn't offer any explanation or say anything, he just listened patiently.

"Furthermore, I personally witnessed Golis and Afros disappear from the [Divine Pillar], which means that they, who had vanished from history, were retrieved from the River of Time."

I thought this person must be Peak Player, but I never imagined it would be you, Cheng Shi.

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Cheng Shi was taken aback, and said in surprise, "Didn't you say He asked you to deliver something to me? How come you didn't think of that...?"

Cheng Shi fell silent halfway through his sentence.

Damn, I actually got scammed.

No, it can't be called a lie; it's just that I was overthinking it.

Hu Xuan only said "there is something for me" and "this thing is related to Him", but didn't say anything else. It was just that she thought too much and incorporated "Birth" into it.

So...

Hu Xuan didn't come here with any Birth in the first place; she decided to come herself!

Cheng Shi understood, he immediately looked up at Hu Xuan speechlessly, only to see her smilingly extend her hand. With just a simple gesture, she effectively deflected Cheng Shi's numerous questions.

"I didn't lie to you, and I do have something for you."

As she spoke, Hu Xuan took out a blood-red pair of shackles and gently placed them in front of Cheng Shi.

Cheng Shi looked at this all-too-familiar thing, his lips twitched, and he took out an identical one from his personal space...

Umbilical Cord Shackles!

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