A Small Request

Silence is the Void of the present moment.

Though the enormous skull remained silent, it once again unleashed a torrent of green flames, burning away layer upon layer of the Void, both inside and out. Now, neither the surface Void nor the deepest Nothingness could see through this boundless flame of death to gaze upon this place.

When only two voices remained, the skull sheathed its scythe and hummed:

"What do you wish for?"

"Are you willing to talk?"

Very well, I won't bother you too much, nor will I push you into opposition to them. I'm just here to make a small request.

A wish that can come true in the blink of an eye.

A wish? Ha.

"What, the request?" The ghostly flames in the giant skull's eyes flickered, and no one could guess what this third god of [Life] was thinking at this moment.

"Give that poor Believer [Destiny] a new Faith. My Indifference and heartless sister sees only Predestination and has completely forgotten that He has other followers."

Look at this poor little Prophet, being scrutinized by them, who try to see through "Destiny," but what has she done wrong?

"?"

The enormous skull fell silent once more; this time, it truly hadn't expected the demands of [Deception] to be so outrageous.

This is not because He cannot do this request, but because it is too easy for Him to do; it is just a small "wish," just as the other party said.

The problem is, after all that scheming, He ended up making a request related to [Destiny]... no, to a [Destiny] Believer, a player.

What... he wants to do now?

The civil war of [Nothingness] is not over yet, and He also wants to seize the Divine Authority of [Destiny]?

What benefit would it bring to Him to facilitate the fusion of [Destiny] and [Death]?

The enormous skull was puzzled.

Why, do this?

"Why? Of course, it's for the sake of us [Nothingness]. They represent the opportunity to ascend to godhood. I can't just watch my Believer dominate the Trials and give a spectacular performance while letting the Believer of [Destiny] continue to suffer so miserably."

I have a very compassionate heart.

"To be honest."

"... Old Bones always speak coldly, okay, okay, I'll tell the truth."

Hehe~

I am very interested in that Origin Power. If you grant me Faith, you can merge the Destiny within that little Prophet. With Destiny and Death facing each other, I am confident that I can extract the power belonging to Him and study it.

How?

This time, it really couldn't be more real.

"[Deception], I, for the last time, kindly, remind you."

The power of [*He] is not a sweet rain for us, but poison.

[*He] is too powerful, such terrifying power will corrupt your Divine Authority, and even take your life.

You should know that the Covenant protects us, but it is invalid for the Origin.

[Folly], moving behind the scenes, serves as a lesson from the past!

Upon hearing this, [Deception]'s eyes lit up, and the stars and spirals began to flash wildly.

"So, your Foul Mouth really is the problem?"

Oh dear, I should have fought him and tested his skills!

"..." The massive skull went out, completely unable to keep up with the other party's leaping thoughts. "You... better watch yourself."

Although these words were meant as a warning, [Deception] still sensed something different about them. He blinked and smiled broadly.

"Old Bones, you agree?"

"Faith, fusion, only, my approval, useless, [Destiny]..."

"Don't worry about Him, I'll handle the matter of [Nothingness], you just need to agree."

Hehe~

Good haul today. Hmm, I'll keep your fears a secret, Old Bones.

Of course, if I make any progress in my research on the power of the Origin Chaos, I will share it with you. I'm not as stingy as some gods.

Also, in order for our plan to continue, you'll have to suffer a little and transfer the Divine Power from that little player to yourself...

Hey, hey, don't rush. If you don't mind that I possess some [death] Divine Power, it's not impossible to transfer it to me. Once I've dealt with [Destiny], you take yours, I take mine, and we'll be even.

How?"

"..." Not good.

The enormous skull would no longer give [Deception] a chance to steal, so he transferred the conflict of Divine Power in An Mingyu to... the Fishbone Hall.

Almost the instant His Divine Power solidified in the temple, and He sensed the arrival of the power of the Origin, all the Little Skull trembled and shut their noisy mouths, waiting quietly for the stripping away of the Deception that might not appear for who knows when.

"Loyal and righteous!"

I won't let you suffer, Old Bones. When I find someone I don't like, I'll dismantle His bones and rebuild a gatehouse for your temple.

Hehe~

I'm leaving now. Remember to take the poor "Destiny" Believer back; don't keep your model employee waiting.

As she spoke, sealed off by the boundless green flames, those eyes blinked twice and vanished silently.

"!!!"

Looking at this unbelievable scene before him, the enormous skull's face was filled with solemnity.

He was certain that his divine Divine Power could prevent any of His spying or movement, yet Deception still vanished before his very eyes, and he could no longer sense any trace of the other's presence.

"He has stolen whose Divine Authority again..."

He...

Well..."

The green flame in the skull's eye went out.

He quickly gave up on investigating further, casually tossed the resurrected Blind Man back into reality, and then An Jing left the place with the White Bone Flood that the Fishbone Hall had transformed into.

And at the very moment [Death] departed, a pair of eyes, scorched and tainted by the green flames, reopened in the place where He had vanished.

"... To be honest, the Old Bones' fire is still quite hot. [Death], ah, as expected of that cunning old fox who reaps the benefits. He has probably thoroughly exploited all the Divinity in his hands?"

These eyes are still being eroded by endless flames. Wisps of green flames, like maggots clinging to bones, melt every star in the eyes and disintegrate every spiral. As time goes by, it seems that these eyes will be completely melted away.

Just as the last star was about to be devoured by the green flames, the eyes that had ceased to exist blinked lightly. Instantly, all the parts that had been burned away were restored, while the last intact star turned into the only ash in the green flames.

A Starry Eyes stars, but under a sky full of stars, who could possibly notice?

Hehe~

Time to get to work.