Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 41: Trust and Betrayal, Part 4
His heart is dead. At the very least, that is what Nueva believes. His heart has been dead ever since he became the toy of a sadistic woman he had killed. Ah, more precisely, Nueva's heart died when the fire that burned her mother's body was extinguished. Since then, he has not lived with his heart.
However, it seems he has been wrong. At the age of 21 this year, Nueva felt the life in her heart again. Like water bringing life in a barren land, love brings light into a dark heart. Is correct. For the first time in her life, Nueva felt her name fall in love.
Retsumei Hirari's. The bespectacled woman from Veria who travels to Islan. 23 Years old, two years older than Nueva. And what attracted Nueva the most was her eleven-twelfth beautiful smile with her mother's smile. Nueva couldn't help but fall in love with that woman.
Tearing Retsumei's heart down is not easy, but Nueva abstains from attacking. On Retsumei's 25th birthday, Nueva finally gripped the woman's heart. A grand wedding was also held. Nueva was happily immeasurable. For the first time in her life, Nueva was truly grateful to the gods.
But that gratitude instantly turned into a curse on the god when Retsumei died after giving birth to their daughter: Retsu. Apparently Nueva's wife was exposed to her own mother's curse magic. Retsumei will die after giving birth to her first child—a truly cruel curse. The happiness of Nueva disappears like the wind passes.
However, Nueva tried not to give up. He is optimistic that his wife will come back to life if the curse is removed. Nueva even asked Axellibra for help, hoping that the nephilim would remove the curse on the wife's body.
Unfortunately, Nueva's request was not granted by the palace administrators. Nueva's hope disappeared without a trace. And for the second time, Nueva looked at the flames devouring her most precious human body with empty eyes. And this time, Nueva's heart not only darkened, but also cracked.
“...Edenia...”.
Nueva's mouth whispers the name of the only god believed to be truly real. Of course the speech was not with a tone of sincerity, but rather hatred. He said human destiny had been outlined even before they were born. That is, all his suffering was purely the work of the god.
Ah, not just his suffering. The suffering of his mother, his wife, and others who suffered. The evil that is rampant is also the work of Edenia. This rotten world too, all because of Edenia. Whether it was because the god liked to see misery or chaos, either because he was lazy and reluctant to fulfill his duties as a god. Clearly, the world will be better when the creature he dethroned from his throne. If he becomes a god, then this rotten world will be heaven.
…At this point, Nueva's ambition to become a god began. He mustered what could be deployed to gather information that could make him a god. Of course he remains responsible in educating and raising Retsu, but it is only a responsibility. There is no love left in Nueva's heart.
Gods have no love. That's how he said to himself.
Nueva's efforts were very hard. He even visited Veria several times. Same with Medea and the Haikal Islands. However, there are no positive results. Of course there are rumors or classical records that he got about how to become a god, but Nueva can not prove all that is true. It was too far-fetched to be the truth.
However, Nueva never gave up. Year after year he kept looking. He even performed dark rituals. However, there is no result. Even the information stored in the Deus Holy Church was useless. Absolutely nil.
When Nueva was about to surrender, she suddenly heard the news that Lake Deus had vanished. The water disappeared without a trace. The one in the middle of the Heavenly Crystal City was just a crater that seemed to have burned out violently. Nueva stopped all activities and went to what was left of Lake Deus.
“...You must be Nueva Vermillion, the richest man in all of Iceland, the man behind the Garden City of Heaven, Eden.”
Nueva's body stiffened hearing the voice. He really did not feel the presence of the owner of the voice. If he doesn't make a sound, he won't realize there's anyone behind him.
“Are you interested in becoming a god?”
If the previous speech was not able to make Nueva spontaneously turn around, the question was successful in making Nueva rotate the body.
“My name is Edward Penumbra. Envoys from hell. If you're interested in becoming a god, please follow me. I can also answer why Lake Deus vanished.”
Without waiting for Nueva's response, the black-haired man immediately turned around and stepped away.
Nueva knows this is suspicious. How did he know he had a desire to be a god? Very suspicious. It could be a trap to trap him. However, Nueva found both of her legs stepping after the man.
“Lake Deus is the physical link between heaven, hell, and this world.” Edward started talking as soon as they arrived at a cave. “It is the physical form of the empty dimension that separates heaven and hell. Because the dimension was destroyed by the battle of Luciel and the angels with Lucifer and the demons, Lake Deus vanished.”
“You may be in doubt,” continued Edward as he turned around, “but I am not lying. My real name is Mammon, I am one of the six Demon Generals.”
Edward, for the sake of proving his words, immediately showed his demonic form in all its splendor.
“I was sent by Mr. Lucifer to find the right person to pass down his purpose. Lord Lucifer wants to become a god, kill Edenia, then rearrange the world into a place filled with peace. The city of Eden you developed is very close to the picture of the world that Mr. Lucifer wanted. However, due to the severe injuries he received from Luciel, he could no longer realize that dream.
“Therefore I was sent here. If you really want to become a god and want to kill Edenia, from now on I will serve you as I serve Lord Lucifer. I will help you obtain all of Supreme Magic and then snatch the god throne from Edenia. Only by having the Throne of Heaven could one become a god.”
Mammon paused for a moment. His eyes looked intensely at Nueva. Then his left hand went forward. “How, Nueva Vermillion, do you want to be the new god and fix this rotten world?”