"Of them?"
Before Zhen Xin could react, "Cheng Shi" had already smoothly taken up the role of the straight man. Katarro, meanwhile, was like Xiao Bai who knew nothing at all, boldly asking questions during this bizarre prison visit.
"My lord, why did you say 'one of Order'? Could it be that there are many Orders in this world?"
"..."
Good question!
That question struck right at my heart!
I wanted to know too!
However, Cheng Shi was not stumped. Based on his limited information, he began introducing the two of them to the secrets of the gods in the old days.
"That is a long story."
He first nodded at the bound Order, offering a little apology for exposing someone's wounds to their face. Then he patched his speech in advance.
"I went through a period of Chaos and missed that fascinating past, so my understanding of this matter comes only from what I've heard from various sources.
It is said that during a certain God War, Order entered the Sea of Desire for the sake of peace throughout the universe, intending to pacify the greatest collection of desires in this world—Filth and Decay."
"Order once entered the Sea of Desire!?" Katarro cried out in disbelief. "The Sea of Desire still exists, but Order has been imprisoned. Does that mean Order lost, my lord?"
"..."
That was too much. You're laying it on a little thick, brother.
Cheng Shi's eyelid twitched, but he still had to cooperate and nod.
"That's right. It failed.
"Under the pull of desire, the Order of that time ceased to exist and shattered into different fragments of Order.
"Justice (Order) presided over the gods' covenants, Fear (Order) became the will of Order in the games you participate in, and the Iron Rule of Order