"I'm not Tyranus."
"If you're not Tyranus, who are you?"
"My name is Norton. I have no surname."
"Tyranus, is that the new name you've given yourself?"
"You've mistaken me for another god."
"Tyranus, your habits still haven't changed. Just as before, you like entering the church as a new believer to test whether the church rules you've laid down are reasonable."
"Sorry, but Tyranus has already been suppressed by me."
The other end fell silent.
A long while later,
a very simple reply came from the other end:
"Heh."
"Ogurev, in my capacity as High Priest of the Order God Church, I command you to keep the gods behind you outside this epoch."
"If Tyranus said that, I might listen. But you, High Priest... ah, what makes you naively believe you can command me, command a great god?"
"The Order God Church has only one god, our Lord. Apart from our Lord, all others are merely 'lords.' Ogurev, you are not a god, and according to our doctrine, the High Priest's decrees command the entire Order God Church System except our Lord. You are subject to my authority."
"What if I refuse to listen?"
"The church has its own methods for dealing with apostates."
"Apostates? The true betrayer is the Lord."
"Ah, I shouldn't have entertained such hopes for you, for any of you. I was wrong. I shouldn't have clung to wishful thinking."
"Listen to me. Guide us back. We aren't the only group returning. You cannot stop it. Guide us back first, and we can protect the Order God Church."
"I will not allow you to pollute the church. Our Order God Church will always be Order's most devout believers." After a pause, the High Priest continued, "And our Lord's most steadfast followers."
"The Lord will return