flstandardbreds Chapter 1504 The Struggle Between Gods
Chapter 1504 The Struggle Between Gods
The fog thickened in the "Court of Justice," and the figure in the center became increasingly solid.
A pale-faced man wearing an old, light gray woolen coat stood in the middle of the court of justice, looking up at the god of fairness and judgment.
Do you need any help?
Before the god of fairness and judgment could speak, "Nioh" asked the question first.
"Hey, who are you again? You look familiar, but... I can't quite remember where we've met before?"
Niou scratched his head, looking somewhat confused, and asked.
The newly appeared figure did not reply; the god of fairness and judgment answered the question for Niou.
"He is the 'God of Oblivion' from Kirishima. It's normal that you can't remember Him. After all, due to the passive influence of the 'Oblivion' authority, it's impossible for a normal person to remember having any interaction with Him."
"The fact that you still have an impression of Him is because you yourself are a 'demigod' and have already completed more than half of the process of embracing authority."
Niou was quite surprised to hear the god of fairness and judgment say this.
"The God of Oblivion, there is such a god. I never noticed this before."
"However, since He has taken the initiative to appear here..."
Niou looked at the God of Oblivion, staring at his gaunt face, which lacked both color and memory, and spoke.
"Hey, you wouldn't happen to be the culprit behind all this, would you?!"
The God of Oblivion remained calm when Niou asked him this question.
"I don't understand, what do you mean by 'everything'?"
Niou spoke up: "Of course, it's about the fact that the new authority I'm currently absorbing suddenly and inexplicably ran into this guy's divine kingdom."
The God of Oblivion looked at Niou: "It sounds like... you should first question this God of Fairness and Judgment."
Niou shook his head: "The God of Fairness and Judgment has already negotiated with me. He does not want this authority... This new authority forcibly entered His divine kingdom and began to merge on its own, causing Him a lot of trouble."
The God of Oblivion responded, "Oh, perhaps He is lying. Do not easily trust others, even gods, for they are not necessarily trustworthy."
The God of Fairness and Judgment tapped the table in front of him with the blade of his sword, making a "thud" sound, and then spoke.
“I’m not the guy you usually deal with in Kirishima. Perhaps I’m not always honest either, but I’m not keen on deception, much less skilled at it,” the God of Fairness and Judgment said, pausing for a moment. “But you, God of Oblivion… your presence here at this moment is indeed somewhat suspicious.”
The God of Oblivion spoke, "Are you doubting me?"
"It's one thing if this demigod doesn't know, but God of Fairness and Judgment... As a deity who wields two powers, you should know very well—how could I possibly have the ability to interfere with another complete power and forcibly insert it into your divine kingdom to create a fusion when I only possess the power of 'forgetting'?"
The God of Oblivion spoke, and the God of Fairness and Judgment nodded.
"It is indeed impossible for you to achieve this within your authority, so I do not doubt that you personally facilitated all of this... My only doubt is whether you were aware of and involved in this matter."
"Otherwise, why would you appear here at this exact moment?"
When the God of Oblivion heard the question from the God of Fairness and Judgment, he shook his head: "I am completely unaware of this matter and have no involvement... I don't even know that a new authority will be born today, and that a new god may be created."
"It was just... a coincidence."
The God of Fairness and Judgment looked at the God of Oblivion: "A coincidence? What a convenient excuse. After all, 'Fate' has already fallen apart, and no one can verify whether what you said is true or false."
The God of Oblivion spoke again: "But I'm not lying either—although I may indeed come from the same world as that lying fellow, you might remember... I don't like Him, and we have a very bad relationship."
The God of Fairness and Judgment pondered, "Indeed, I currently have no evidence to prove that you did all of this..."
At this moment, Renwang, who was listening in, suddenly spoke up again: "But I have a question, God of Oblivion... Since you said that you only appeared here 'coincidentally' and not because of the upheaval in the God of Justice and Judgment's kingdom, then what was your original purpose in coming here?"
The reason Niou remained silent during the conversation between the two gods was not because he respected them, but because he was trying to find a flaw in their deity's expression.
Even Niou himself didn't expect that he would actually discover a flaw in the words of the God of Oblivion.
As expected, the God of Oblivion was clearly not able to answer the tricky questions posed by Niou.
This deity had to ponder for a long time before giving his answer.
“My original purpose was to be entrusted by someone—I received a request from a client that required me to enter your divine kingdom.”
"The God of Oblivion said carefully."
The God of Fairness and Judgment also realized that the God of Oblivion was hiding something in this regard, and that what he was hiding was probably extremely important, so he immediately pressed for an answer.
"Who commissioned you to come to my divine kingdom? And what did that fellow ask you to do?"
The God of Oblivion spoke, "I must keep the identity of the client a secret."
The God of Fairness and Judgment spoke in a low voice: "Even if this fusion of powers truly has nothing to do with you... now that you have intruded into my divine kingdom and intend to remain silent in response to my inquiries, do you really believe that this power has completely stripped me of control over my own divine kingdom?!"
"Do you... want to give it a try?"
The god of fairness and judgment spoke, his threat undisguised.
The God of Oblivion immediately spoke up: "I have no such intention. Do I look like a fool who would want to wage war against you within your divine kingdom?"
"But I really can't reveal the identity of the 'client'... because the other party has restricted me from revealing any information about them through a 'cooperation agreement'."
The God of Fairness and Judgment was somewhat surprised: "There is actually an entity that can use the power of treaties to restrict gods... I thought that after the 'God of Contracts' was severely damaged, such a being no longer existed."
"It's not the power of 'authority'... the other party is relying on a higher power," the God of Oblivion paused here, "that's all I can tell you."
The God of Fairness and Judgment whispered, "A higher power, I see... It seems the one who commissioned you also comes from the same world and has the same identity as this 'demigod'."
"So, what exactly did the other party entrust to you?"
The God of Oblivion spoke up: "I can tell you part of that: I need to find one of the gods' favorites in the 'Eternal Cage' and attack him to make sure he doesn't get... something he desperately needs."
As the God of Oblivion spoke, the God of Justice and Judgment gazed at Him, a dangerous glint in the eyes of the predator.
"In my divine kingdom, in the eternal prison, there should be only one God’s favorite, and that is my chosen one, Earl."
"Are you telling me to my face that you intend to harm my chosen one, God of Oblivion?"
"To me, this sounds like they want to start a war with me!"
The God of Oblivion spoke up: "Of course not. I have no interest in that 'Er,' your chosen one—no offense intended, but I am quite surprised that you are unaware that the 'Eternal Cage' now contains the chosen ones of other gods."
The God of Fairness and Judgment spoke up: "This is truly a coincidence... Because of the unexpected event of 'Power Fusion' mentioned by 'Nioh' earlier, my control over my divine kingdom has indeed weakened considerably, especially over the 'Eternal Cage'."
The lion-like deity's hostility did not diminish in the slightest.
"So, even if you weren't involved in this 'accident,' you were probably planning to take advantage of the situation and slip through your fingers, right?"
The God of Oblivion spoke up: "If that's the case, why would I have come all the way to this 'Court of Justice' to negotiate with you? It's precisely because I don't want you to think that I'm trying to take advantage of your vulnerability that I chose to negotiate with you."
"After all, this is your country... I want to complete the commission, so naturally I hope to obtain your permission."
The God of Oblivion spoke politely and thoroughly.
The god of fairness and judgment looked at Him, unmoved, and said, "What if I... don't agree?"
“After all, if the divine favorite you’ve set your sights on is one of my ‘guardians’ or ‘prisoners,’ then I naturally cannot hand them over to you for disposal.”
“And if that guy isn’t… once this ‘accident’ is over, I can naturally pinpoint his location and throw him out—you can deal with him outside the divine realm then, it’s the same.”
The God of Oblivion shook his head: "I'm afraid I cannot accept this proposal."
The God of Fairness and Judgment looked at the God of Oblivion and grinned: "After going around in circles, you still want to be my enemy—then come on, God who rules over 'oblivion,' it's been far too long since I've stretched my muscles!"
He rose from the highest seat and raised the scales and the sword.
"Although this unexpected 'merger of powers' did cause some trouble and deprived me of some home-field advantage..."
"However, for you, a mere 'clone,' even if it contains some of the power of the source of authority, to presume to challenge me is... utterly reckless!"
The God of Oblivion spoke: "Of course I know... but I am here precisely because I have absolutely no idea who is the mastermind behind all of this."
"So, if you refuse me... for me, I can now choose to cooperate with the mastermind behind it all."
The God of Oblivion spoke, addressing the area above the Court of Justice: "Whoever you are, please show yourself—your purpose is also to deal with this 'God of Fairness and Judgment,' isn't it?"
"Our goals are aligned now!"
As the God of Oblivion spoke, a writhing, dark shadow appeared above the head of the God of Fairness and Judgment.
Then, soft laughter came from inside.
"Thank you for your kindness, Kirishima guy. You're much cuter than that crow on Kirishima."
"But... I don't need your help!"