Return of the Old God

They were lifted onto the altar like objects and bound by inescapable chains, fixed to the center of the altar.

This beautiful noblewoman could no longer bear the fear that was about to strike.

She collapsed onto the altar floor and began to sob.

Under the cool, chilly night breeze.

The girl's tears flowed incessantly.

But no one present paid any attention.

Both the moon worshippers manipulating the altar and the gods standing above the clouds watched calmly, awaiting their next move.

To the pagans, the girl was nothing more than a dying sacrifice, while to the gods, she was merely a lowly mortal.

And if sacrificing one person's life could thwart an evil god's scheme, then it would be worthwhile.

At most, the gods might save her soul.

Having reigned above the world for countless years, the gods have long lost much of their humanity, and instead embody the brilliance of their Divinity.

With everything in place.

The pagans, dressed in silver and black robes and wearing hoods, gathered around the altar and began chanting mysterious and strange incantations.

The words echoed in Luoseda's ears, giving him a sense of familiarity.

He had heard those ancient incantations in the Temple of the Moon during the Age of the Old God when he was still a young Knight.

Those were some divine spells created by the Moon Goddess Mosela, and some ancient Gaen Runes, now used in rituals to summon Old God from beyond the world.

The old duke, standing outside the circle of believers, took out a radiant crystal, a Magic Crystal they had unearthed from ancient ruins, a remnant from the ancient, Wild Era era.

He placed it on the altar, among the carved lines.

As the incantations of these heretics grew louder and louder.

The entire altar began to emit a silvery-gray light, and the broken Holy Grail in the center also began to exude an ancient aura.

And at this moment.

The bright moon in the sky seemed to sense a familiar spiritual call.

In an instant, a cool and bright light shone down.

At the same time.

Beyond the world.

Crawling on the world's barrier, atop that enormous, twisted lunar monster, a glimmer of reason suddenly shone in those once dim eyes.

The rational consciousness of the Moon Goddess awakened at this moment.

She glanced down at her current body and sighed sadly.

"I became a god because of the bright moon between heaven and earth, but I also went mad and fell because of being a god."

"Fortunately, I was born incomplete, which also meant that the impact of faith on me was incomplete as well."

"Its success lies in its imperfections, and its failure also stems from its imperfections."

"Now, I too must use my incompleteness to divide myself."

After sighing, she gritted her teeth and, with all the strength she possessed in her lucid moment, fiercely slashed at her own spirituality.

Instantly.

That part of her filthy spirituality, filled with memories of thousands of Reincarnation and countless clashes of faith, was severed from her body, leaving only its ugliness within her.

The small portion of her pure, luminous spirituality that she had extracted also detached from the enormous lunar monster.

"Alas, I was born from the moon back then, but now I can only give it all up."

She felt the pull emanating from within the world, released control over her own spirituality, and began to follow this pull, heading towards the world.

At this moment.

The world's power and barriers that had previously kept her out no longer hindered her.

Mosela was able to safely cross the barriers of the world.

Before completely leaving the world.

Her figure, formed from the pure light and spirituality, turned to look at the vast Void beyond the world.

She saw the mad Sun Goddess driving a broken, fiery, black-red Golden Sun Chariot that crashed wildly through the Void, and she saw the enormous night monster that was upside down in the thick black fog.

"Waxilun, Moluosi, one day I will save you from your madness."

Having said that, she no longer hesitated. Following the wisp of connection from within the world, she swiftly traversed the distance of time and space, descending upon the main castle of the Aisiweite Duchy in the Kingdom of Seluolamu, in the eastern part of the continent.

On the girl who was sobbing softly.

When the moonlight's gentle, spiritual glow descended upon her, the beautiful young woman who had been crying in fear immediately stopped sobbing.

Her originally delicate, azure eyes instantly transformed into a silvery-blue, filled with majesty and mystery.

Divinity power emanated from her, and an unnamed aura appeared around her.

She stood up.

The duke's granddaughter's long golden hair turned silver-white in an instant, drifting gently in the cool night breeze.

The hooded followers in Gray Robe surrounding her, including the Duke, all knelt down in excitement.

"Congratulations on your return, Your Highness Mosela!"

"We've waited too long for this day."

Above the sky.

With the return of the Moon Goddess, the beautiful moon shone brightly, illuminating the earth.

It's as if they're congratulating the primordial Moon God on her return.

Above the clouds.

The gods behind Luoseda could no longer contain themselves.

"Greater God, Mosela has come in too quickly. We can't wait for Lady of Truth to appear any longer. We must take advantage of this Old God's unstable foothold and Banishment her from the world once again."

"Yes, Father God, we made a mistake, but it's not too late to make amends."

"The return of the Old God will bring calamity to the world; we must take action."

Hearing the advice of the gods behind her, Luoseda finally nodded.

"Very well, gentlemen, we will not wait any longer. I will banish this Old God now."

He raised his hand, and the divine power of Order and justice appeared in his palm, a powerful force rising up in the sky.

A colossal scale appears among the stars, swaying back and forth, to weigh all evil.

Not far away.

The Goddess of Abundance and her subordinate gods, who were also about to make their move, immediately stopped and laughed.

"It seems Luoseda can't wait any longer. Let him make his move then."

Just as Luoseda's divine attack was about to descend.

The girl on the altar seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.

But soon...

A look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Moweidina, it's you!"

I followed her gaze.

A dark green figure descended silently.

This is a beautiful goddess dressed in an ink-black dress, with wings on her back, exuding an aura of intellect and wisdom.

She descended into reality from another mysterious dimension, preventing an impending conflict.

"Stop, Luoseda!"

The power of truth surged in the sky, stopping the falling scales with its might.

Then, before the God of Order and Justice could question it.

She spoke to the girl on the altar.

"Mosela, prove to me that you are no longer insane and have regained your normal consciousness."

Mosela frowned slightly.

"Moweidina, you..."

But before she could finish speaking, the clever girl realized what she was doing and began to explain.

"This part of my spirit has been completely ripped away from that mad monster. From now on, I am no longer one with that Evil God of the Moon from beyond this world."

"I am me, and it is it."

Her voice rang out in the night sky, reaching the ears of all the gods in the clouds.

Upon hearing this, Moweidina nodded to her, then turned to look up at the clouds and spoke.

"Everyone, did you hear that?"

"This one is no longer the mad Old God from beyond the world, but a newly born, lucid being."

She shouted.

"The madness of the Old God does not stem from their own will."

"If an Old God could separate his conscious will and return to the mortal realm."

"I believe our world can accommodate one more lucid Lady of the Moon."

However, the gods did not seem to agree.

"Madam, we do not know whether this Lady of the Moon will continue her madness in the future."

Above the clouds.

A deep, powerful male voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards.

More than a dozen gods from the Order Pantheon appeared in mid-air, led by a middle-aged male god with a serious expression.

He was clad in bright white armor, with an ancient Knight's sword hanging at his waist.

He is Luoseda, the God of Order and Justice.

After he uttered those words, another dignified yet gentle female voice also rang out.

"I agree with Luoseda's view, Your Moweidina. No matter how the Old God change form or dissect themselves, they are still Old God. They have the same essence. No matter how normal they appear now, they all have the potential to go mad in the future."

As the sound faded...

Similarly, more than a dozen deities landed in mid-air.

Leading the group was a beautiful goddess with long, golden hair and earrings of wheat.

She has the form of Half-Elf, and is none other than Goddess of Abundance Taruiya.

The appearance and disapproval of the two Greater God caused Moweidina's expression to darken slightly.

"Mosela, the gods do not approve of your future. Do you have anything to say?"