Destiny Was Not Only Predetermined but Also Capable of Change

What do you mean by "cannot do anything"? If that's the case, why is He still alive and still able to enjoy Divine Authority?

[Destiny] Before he finished speaking, he sighed, his tone full of emotion for the unknown.

"None of us can truly recognize Filth and Decay."

The idea that 'a god wants to Filth and Decay and fall' that you mentioned has already happened in past times.

[Order], the strongest being in the Cosmos, once tried to personally punish [Filth and Decay] and eliminate this most unstable factor in the Cosmos, but He also failed.

The gods only know that Filth and Decay hides itself in the sea of Sea of Desire, but no one knows where it is hiding.

He once jokingly told me that "Filth and Decay" does not exist, and that it is even possible that "the Sea of Desire" is "Filth and Decay" itself, but I do not agree.

Because the signing of the Covenant requires signatories to relinquish their Divine Authority, including the Divine Authority of Filth and Decay, it must exist.

As the essence of "Nothingness," I can see through the truth of the Cosmos, but it is also difficult for me to see through the "Sea of Desire" to see the hidden Destiny beneath the desires of the Cosmos. It is very good at hiding itself, very mysterious, and very dangerous.

Therefore, you must remember not to have any contact with Him, otherwise, "Nothingness" may not be able to retrieve you from the "Sea of Desire."

"..."

Hiss--

Cheng Shi gasped. Was [Filth and Decay] really that terrifying?!

Even the gods do not know where He is.

Order also fell to His hand!

Even the "Destiny" that can see the future cannot see what lies hidden beneath the "Sea of Desire"!

Oh no, my Lord of Grace! If you had told me sooner, I would have run away in a heartbeat. How could I still be causing trouble in the last Trials under the name of "Filth and Decay"?!

Will He have designs on me?

Also, is the God who tells you that "Filth and Decay" does not exist the God of Merriment?

Only He could have such a wild idea.

I hope the God of Merriment is right. If this "Filth and Decay" really exists, then perhaps I really will become Joy, or rather, a great Joy who is about to drown in the "Sea of Desire"!

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi almost cried. He asked again, his face filled with trepidation:

"Lord of Grace benefactor, I have another question..."

Those eyes were indeed very patient; He glanced at his Believer and said:

"Explain."

"You just mentioned 'eras,' and I've heard the word 'era' from Afros as well. I'd like to ask, is this so-called 'era' the same as the 'epochs' that players are familiar with...?"

Before he could finish speaking, those eyes blinked slightly, and a sudden gust of wind blew out of Nothingness, silencing Cheng Shi.

"You don't need to know about this."

!??

Cheng Shi's heart tightened, and he immediately realized that this talk of "era" was probably very important, even more important than the "Covenant," because they never shied away from talking about the "Covenant" in front of him, but now they were interrupting him to shut up and not talk about "era"!

With that in mind, he immediately started calculating again.

Since Destiny won't speak, then Deception is unlikely to either. Therefore, if we want to understand what "the times" are, there's only one source left, and that is...

Afros!

Now it seems that only this "friend" who informed him of the "era" can explain these things about the "era" to him.

The problem is, my own Lord of Grace has just instructed me to stay away from Filth and Decay. How can I get close to the Emissary of Filth and Decay right under His nose?

Oh, by the way, Afros has another identity!

Since accessing the Gate of Joyful Desire is forbidden, surely accessing the Sinful Progenitor Mother is not a problem?

Cheng Shi pondered silently for a moment, then, with a sudden inspiration, looked up again and said:

"Lord of Grace, I received some gifts related to [Birth] from a friend, but I am not familiar with the use of these powers, so I would like to ask you..."

How can I ask the original owners of these powers how to master them?

Cheng Shi was simply playing dumb when he asked this question. He didn't intend to get anything out of it; he was just testing his Lord of Grace's attitude towards his contact with [Sinful Progenitor Mother] Golis.

He must have known this, for one's own Destiny cannot be hidden from the true "Destiny"!

Therefore, Cheng Shi's idea was that having the support of His Lord of Grace benefactor was the best option, and at the very least, he couldn't afford to provoke his boss's opposition. As long as He had no objection to contacting Golis, it meant that contacting Afros was not actually dangerous.

But if He has objections, then...

Let's ask another Lord of Grace who has no objections.

As expected, [Destiny] could not be fooled by such a set of excuses. It snorted coldly and its gaze towards Cheng Shi slowly turned indifferent again.

"You shouldn't have as many ideas as He does; Predestination should simply Predestination."

Cheng Shi gritted his teeth and mustered his courage to say:

"But you have control over not only the Predestination, but also Change!"

Since the Predestination is already made, why not introduce some Change beyond Predestination?

I suppose this is one of the reasons why you agreed to Faith Fusion with that of another True God of [Nothingness], my Lord of Grace!

He spoke with force and conviction, but he had absolutely no confidence in his heart.

To put it nicely, this is a suggestion; to put it bluntly, it's provocation, and provoking a deity is almost blasphemy.

Probably none of His followers would tolerate His taking advantage of their Believer, except...

[Destiny].

Because He is truly forgiving.

To Cheng Shi's utter surprise, these words not only failed to ignite the anger in the eyes of the person before him, but instead plunged him into deep thought.

This scene felt strangely familiar, like the words Cheng Dashi spoke to Him when he returned from the loophole in "existence":

"Since the ending is already predetermined, why don't we add another dramatic Change to this Predestination script, my Lord of Grace!"

That's what I thought of, which is why [Destiny] fell silent.

He has already given Cheng Shi a chance in the future, and now...

He decided to give Cheng Shi a chance.

Destiny favors the Predestination, yet it also embraces Change. And coincidentally, both of these wills can be found in Cheng Shi.

Then, a mesmerizing glow rose again in the Void, and those eyes, almost bursting with barely suppressed emotion, spoke calmly and without joy or sorrow:

What kind of Change do you want?

?

Cheng Shi was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

There's hope!

He quickly racked his brains, then looked up with a focused gaze and said:

"I think...

Let Afros, this Emissary of Filth and Decay, this prisoner of time, be for our Destiny...

Work to earn a living!"

Yes, he's stopped pretending.

I don't want to see any "Sinful Progenitor Mother"; my goal is to see "Gate of Joyful Desire" Afros again!