Will of chaos

“Do you think we should be part of that plan?” (I)

“Yes and so do you, the Church of Light is more cunning than you might think, the God they follow is worshiped in many worlds and we shouldn’t let such an opportunity pass.” (Elizabeth)

“The Apostles of Truth are being cautious now, we will have time to deal with them, you too have a responsibility to be here.” (Elizabeth)

“You mean the thing about the prayers?” (I)

“So you noticed? Did you try to meditate or are we so close you can hear them?” (Elizabeth)

“The Hero gave a hint, and I tried to meditate, after which I began to hear more often as a barely audible whisper.” (I)

I was inside the Dungeon outside the main city, my sister and I were sitting on a tree branch at one of the highest points on this floor of the Dungeon enjoying the view.

In fact, I called Elizabeth to talk to find out more about these “Prayers” that I have been hearing in the last few hours, Elizabeth had already spoken to me about something like this in the past, but it was very superficial and now I need more complete explanations.

“Why am I listening to this?” (I)

“I’m not surprised, you are a Deity just like me, Natasha, Caitlyn, Hades, Cinthia, Haku, and all your Familiars.” (Elizabeth)

“Your direct children have a high chance of becoming a Deity one day due to their blood, Silvia already has one foot in the door to become one and probably would have already if she wanted to.” (Elizabeth)

“Is it that easy to get to the Divine like that?” (I)

“No, actually it’s so rare that in thousands of years, there might not be any new Deities, but you are so absurd in the things you do…” (Elizabeth)

“I as a Deity if I were to take a Familiar, depending on the type of bond I have with that Familiar, it would become a Divine Beast or Divine Servant, that’s why I and the others don’t have any Familiars.” (Elizabeth)

“A Demigod is already a Deity like a Divine Beast or a Divine Servant.” (Elizabeth)

“Neither I nor the others you mentioned have the power of a…” (I)

“Power may be a defining part of a Godhead, but it is not everything.” (Elizabeth)

“Even though I am weakened and limited by you, I am and always will be a Deity just like you.” (Elizabeth)

“As a Divinity, it is natural to have Holy Power and as any kind of power, this one also has an origin which is Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“Faith is not something as simple as it seems, it can be a mental state, an emotion, or a thought, there are many types of Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“If I am wholeheartedly hated by anyone, that is Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“If I’m present in someone’s mind all the time as something or someone important, that’s Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“If I am relentlessly sought after by those who willingly follow me, that is Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“If I am the object of adoration, love, devotion, affection or admiration for someone, that is Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“I don’t understand what all these things have in common, I also don’t understand how Faith can originate from something like hate.” (I)

“Faith is a mental, emotional, and spiritual anchor for people, something that people put in themselves willingly or often well realizing, you yourself have a lot of Faith in your Family and in your Wives in the form of absolute love or unrestricted trust.” (Elizabeth)

“…” (I)

“As Deities, we are able to transform that Faith into Holy power, and that comes with the responsibility of being an anchor for these people or if you prefer the guide that shows the paths they cannot see.” (Elizabeth)

“I am adored by many, even the people of your Dungeon have Faith in me, so do our Sisters, so we brought our people here.” (Elizabeth)

“But you must understand that we are not Gods, we cannot extend our reach without limits in the same way that you could not hear these whispers if you were not so close to this planet, this is something only someone a true God can do.” (Elizabeth) 𝒃𝒆𝙣𝒐𝒗𝙚𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝒎

“That makes even less sense.” (I)

“The people Alan wants to rescue must not know who I am, they won’t know my name or what I look like, my existence must not even be known to them, so how could they have any Faith in me?” (I)

I can understand my sister’s execution, I may not like it or accept it, but I can still understand her logic however twisted it may sound to me.

Unfortunately, I cannot see what she means by relating her explanation to this current situation, these people must not know of my existence, which leads to the fact that they do not feel anything that makes me an anchor of Faith for them.

That explanation just doesn’t make sense to me in this situation, but Elizabeth looks at me like a teacher teaching a student math, as if she’s showing me a math formula that I can’t put into practice even though I’m listening to the explanation.

“I guess I can’t blame you for not understanding, unlike me who was born with my knowledge and power, you’re learning things now.” (Elizabeth)

“…” (Elizabeth)

She just closes her eyes while thinking for a few moments, it seems like she really wants me to understand what she means, when she opens her eyes she starts talking again.

“Let’s put it this way, try to imagine yourself as a prisoner of the Church of Light, you will naturally have something against them, which in turn makes you feel closer to everything that is their opposite, am I right?” (Elizabeth)

“I imagine so, but I still don’t understand where from…” (I)

“The Sun is a Symbol for the Church of Light, a Symbol of everything they stand for in their beliefs, which makes the Moon the opposite, for them an Eclipse is a sign of catastrophe as a challenge to the God of Light himself, a challenge of the Moon against the Sun.” (Elizabeth)

“A prisoner of the Church of Light would cling to this type of image as a symbol that represents them, for the simple reason that it is against what they hate, it turns out that this symbol also represents you and your Authority, which in turn links to Their faith to you.” (Elizabeth)

“You are a Deity against the God of Light whose symbol being an Eclipse, your Own race has Eclipse in its name as your Authority and Aura carry the power of Eclipse.” (Elizabeth)

“The moment you appear to them they’ll feel a natural adoration towards you without realizing they’ve been praying to you all this time.” (Elizabeth)

“These whispers are thoughts, emotions, and prayers that represent their will as well as their Faith.” (Elizabeth)

“Will you choose to turn and walk away while knowing this now?” (Elizabeth)

“…” (I)

Sigh

“You know the answer… damn it!” (I)

“Don’t get frustrated, how do you think the Gods came to exist, was it before or after the existence of people who believe in them?” (Elizabeth)

“I already understand, I already understand… stop with this conversation full of figures of speech, you’ve convinced me.” (I)

She knows that I wouldn’t be able to abandon someone who asks for help with such strong willpower, I guess I’m not much different from other True Dragons in the end, I’m always doing things for the most selfish reasons possible.

“What’s the plan? I know you’ve already talked to the Priestess of the Hero’s group.” (I)

“I just wanted to know the situation on the planet and the movements that the Church of Light has been making, as well as you haven’t been keeping an eye on them lately, I was hoping that after the last big defeat, they could spend a few years avoiding drawing attention.” (Elizabeth)

“So when are they going to start this meeting, from what he’s hinted at, we’re not safe on this moon for long, right?” (I)

“Maybe in another 2 or 3 hours, looks like he’s waiting for someone else.” (Elizabeth)

“…” (I)

I may be willing to help these people, but I’m not going to risk my comrades and family in an attack against the entire population of a world, I hope the Hero has a good plan or he won’t get my help.

“You don’t seem to trust the Hero very much, but don’t worry, I already have a plan.” (Elizabeth)

“Hopefully it’s good because invading head-on is clearly not an option.” (I)

“Don’t worry, I may not know the Hero’s plan, but I’m sure mine is the safest plan, Caitlyn is taking care of the initial preparations as we speak, I discussed this with her a little while before you asked me to come here.” (Elizabeth)

“I hope it’s a good plan.” (I)

I may not trust the Hero very much, but I trust my sister a lot, I’m sure anyone responsible for training emperors and helping to forge Empires must have an incredible mind, as much as I don’t like many of her methods it’s still undeniable how much she loves me has helped so far.

With that I spent the next few hours in meditation trying to understand more about these “Prayers” I’m hearing and this Faith in a more practical way, even if I understand the theory after my conversation with my sister, this is still the kind of thing I need to understand truly from experience and not just theory.