Working for Someone, Working for Someone Again

Work to earn a living?

What a "high-class" term! At least for the lofty "them", the only beings who can be considered to work for them are the Subgod in their respective Path of Fate.

And Afros happened to be a Subgod.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and the spiral in his eyes paused for a moment. He seemed to see through Cheng Shi's thoughts, but he didn't say anything and let him continue to "ramble on".

"Think about it."

[Birth] and [Filth and Decay] are opposites, yet they give rise to an Emissary who Faith in both!

This is a trivial matter between life and Sinking, so why does time have to interfere?

He is our Destiny, my Lord of Grace. Could it be that He might be looking for inspiration in Afros and then try to create some kind of Emissary of Destiny and time to disgust you, just like Afros?

After all, you are a selfless and great being who protects all your followers. Time must have been eyeing this and is trying to take action against you... uh, set a trap.

Therefore, we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. We must take the initiative and seize control of Afros before Time succeeds. In this way, no matter what move He makes, we will have enough time to counter it!

My Lord of Grace, do you agree?

He glanced at her slightly and nodded.

"Wrong."

"... ah?"

No, why wouldn't I nod at you?

Cheng Shi was stunned, his mind was buzzing, and he realized that he had wasted all his time talking.

He glanced at Cheng Shi, then spoke again in a cold and serious tone:

"It was Afros who blasphemed first, so [time] imprisoned Him."

You have a particularly deep understanding of "Destiny," but you know nothing about "time."

He doesn't care about these things; He only cares about whether the future He predicts and the present He marks are accurate and without error.

As for the rest, He doesn't care, and won't care.

"So, it was Afros who interfered with the precision of [Time], and that's why he was sentenced to eternal imprisonment by [Time]?"

But didn't you say that Afros only wanted to create a paradise of desires that pleased everyone? That doesn't seem to conflict with the will of [Time], does it?

"... You have too many questions."

He did not blaspheme against time.

Not [time]?

Isn't that just [Memory]?

There are only two gods in existence. Since He blasphemed Memory, why did Time do something about it?

Are they really that close?

Wouldn't that be even better than your relationship?

Furthermore, what connection can desire have with Memory?

Cheng Shi was even more puzzled, but this time, his Lord of Grace did not explain it to him.

After a moment's thought, he continued his train of thought:

"Okay, even if Afros has nothing to do with [Time], that doesn't stop him from being related to our [Destiny]!"

"My Lord of Grace, please don't be hasty. My intention is not to approach the Filth and Decay, nor to rescue Afros, but to make the imprisoned Afros usable."

His eyes clearly saw through Cheng Shi's thoughts. He didn't offer any further explanation, but simply gave a soft "hmm," signaling Cheng Shi to continue.

Cheng Shi carefully considered his words before continuing:

"You said that [Filth and Decay] is dangerous and needs to be avoided, but if we think about it another way, since we need to stay away from it, can we push our enemies into the [Sea of Desire] of [Filth and Decay]?"

Uh, I might have misspoke. The great [Destiny] observes the Destiny of the Cosmos from the sidelines, having no grudges against other beings. Even [Time] is nothing more than a thief who picks up your leftovers.

But what we are dealing with is not necessarily an enemy; this is just a general statement.

Let me give you an example. Look at the "The Fated" organization, isn't it great?

As soon as he said this, the stars in his eyes began to twinkle rapidly.

Cheng Shi understood, gained confidence, and happily said:

"If an organization wants to expand, it must first recruit people."

But you're so busy, you can't possibly help me neglect these lucky ones who are aligned with the will of [Destiny] every day.

So I was thinking, why not create a place suitable for the Fated to meet? With such a place, it would be much more... um... convenient whether you're spreading your will or recruiting more of the Fated.

So what I'm trying to say is that we can set up this place in front of Afros's gate. I've been there; it's not a big space, but it's still safe.

Most importantly, Afros, trapped inside the door, could serve as a tool for free.

Firstly, the pull of desire for Filth and Decay can help us eliminate those with weak wills.

Secondly, the cage of "time" has been requisitioned by "Destiny" and has become a place to help us spread our Faith. Whether or not He cares, from an external perspective, it seems that "Destiny" has the upper hand, right?

And as you said, there's no need to worry about those who are imprisoned, so as long as I keep my true self, I won't be considered to have been Filth and Decay.

Of course, even if I fail to hold on and make a slight mistake, these minor Change should still be within the Predestination pattern.

Everything is a choice made by Destiny. Your devout Believer have only made some insignificant adjustments to this choice, but these small adjustments may lead more people to agree with the path of Destiny!

You mean... right?

"..."

The Void stagnated.

Cheng Shi finished speaking, his mouth was dry. He had hoped that his Lord of Grace would give him some response, but to his surprise, those eyes, painted with stars, only glanced at him without any joy or sorrow, and then disappeared into the Void.

Cheng Shi was stunned. Before he could stop him, a gust of wind swept him down from the Void and back onto the rooftop.

Seeing this familiar scene, his heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, did I say something I shouldn't have and angered my Lord of Grace?

At the same time, after Cheng Shi fell into the Void, those two star-shaped and spiral-shaped eyes opened again in the same spot.

With a blink of His hand, black mist billowed in the Void. Soon after, a magnificent and beautiful building slowly emerged from the swirling black mist. Upon closer inspection, it was the very same Evil Infant Tribunal that Cheng Shi had just visited!

Yes, He brought the court that imprisoned someone right before His own eyes.

Looking at this thing that doesn't belong to this era, the spiral in his eyes spun faster and faster, as if trying to see through all the Destiny contained within it.

The doors of the courthouse remained closed, but voices soon came from inside.

That hoarse and unpleasant voice sounded like the tones squeezed out by rubbing and squeezing lumps of rotten flesh, each syllable being uttered was chilling.

"The old people of [Life]... welcome... the arrival of the New God."

As the sound subsided, the doors of the courthouse were slowly pushed open.

In the shadows behind the door, one viscous tentacle after another twisted and turned, rising high, its enormous eyes tightly closed, humbly bowing its body towards the pair of eyes in the Void.

Of course, the tentacles' so-called "lying down" is almost equivalent to spreading out close to the ground.

Those high and mighty eyes Indifference watched all of this, emitting a powerful voice of eternal Nothingness.

"I did not Birth you, and you do not need to be so humble."

" By the By the True God... the rites must not be abandoned."

"Acting is useless to me."

You are tempting my Believer simply to find out if the world after our existence can tolerate your fantasies and turn the Cosmos into a paradise of desire.

I can give you the answer: Yes.

But this is meaningless.

Because both your paradise and your Destiny will ultimately vanish into Nothingness along with everything else in the Cosmos when the era ends.

Upon hearing these words, the tentacles inside the door trembled violently.

Before long, the countless pieces of flesh and blood reassembled, forming a flawless body like jade, and then a maniacal laugh came from her mouth.

"Hahaha, hahahaha, funny, so funny."

So this is the era of Nothingness?

Indeed, existence should lead to Nothingness.

I like "Nothingness," hahaha. So, those two who "exist" probably don't like you, right?

The naked body laughed wildly, tears streaming down its face. After a long while, it finally got up, using the door as a makeshift garment to cover itself in the shadows on the ground.

She gazed intently at the pair of eyes that looked down upon her, her eyes filled with respect rather than fear.

"Humble Afros greets you. May the True God forgive my ignorance. May I have the honor of hearing your name and the Divine Name of your other Twin Gods in the [Nothingness]?"

His eyes remained unresponsive and Indifference. He merely glanced at Afros's face before speaking without emotion:

You don't have that honor.

The Destiny of being folded will not appear in the script of the Cosmos, so stop making futile struggles.

I'm here to tell you that while the Sea of Desire may obstruct Order, it cannot circumvent Destiny.

Do not try to mislead my Believer again, otherwise, neither life nor Sinking can stop you from embracing Nothingness before the Cosmos.

Having said that, without giving Afros any chance to refute, the Evil Infant Tribunal and those two eyes vanished into the Void in an instant.

Afros felt a blur before his eyes and found himself back in the prison of [Time].

That New God of Nothingness so easily took Him out of the cage and then safely returned Him, without even a reaction from the god who imprisoned Him, Time!

What kind of being is He?

Afros collapsed to the ground, not out of fear, but out of excitement and exhilaration.

She suddenly realized that she had found a breakthrough by chance, and this breakthrough could undoubtedly lead her out of this cage!

She wants to leave, of course she wants to leave!

Here, she can only look back on the past, but outside, she can continue to push forward her magnificent Blueprint that will shake the Cosmos, causing everything in this world to Sinking into desire, and then continuously gestating until the day when [Birth] and [Filth and Decay] are completely merged!

Thinking of this, Afros burst into maniacal laughter again.

She lay on her back on the ground, staring at the intricate divine patterns engraved on the ceiling, a smile playing on her lips, her eyes darting around.

"My brother, how many more surprises will you give me?"

Will we ever meet again?

I sense your longing. Come see me, come and see me.

I'm so... excited...