FVN Chapter 69: Fifty-eight This is a necessary sacrifice
Chapter 69: Fifty-eight This is a necessary sacrifice
Chapter 69: Fifty-eight This is a necessary sacrifice
“God’s power is not infinite.”
Standing under the statue of the Rhein God, Bishop Corey said calmly, making Herry behind him feel a chill run down his spine at the “desecration.”
“Lord Bishop,” Herry, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, said with a forced smile, “no matter how you put it, your words are quite shocking.”
“Don’t react like that, old friend,” Bishop Corey turned calmly to face Herry, “It’s just the two of us here, and certain well-known facts need not be concealed under such circumstances.”
“Your recent statement isn’t exactly well-known,” Herry sighed softly, “but I get your point, and this issue...”
He looked up at the statue of the Rhein God behind Corey.
...
“It’s indeed becoming more severe.”
Hearing Herry’s response, Bishop Corey nodded in satisfaction and then stepped forward slowly. “The fact that you can face this reality already sets you far apart from most people, at least far ahead of those old fossils in the other Three Great Churches. They are always unwilling to face reality, believing that the Lord’s power is endless, yet they never calm down and take a good look. Rhein, relying solely on the Lord’s power, is no different from when the Church was established a hundred years ago, but the other churches differ.”
Corey walked up to Herry and stood beside him.
And Herry understood Corey’s intent. Previously, as Corey stood under the statue of Rhein, he appeared as the first man beneath God and someone that he, the Great Priest, had to look up to.
But now, Corey was standing beside him, making them appear to be on the same stance and level.
Corey hoped Herry would let down his guard and speak more boldly.
So, after a moment of consideration, Herry spoke, “It’s not necessarily that the Lord’s power is limited. We can’t guess the extent of the Lord’s power. We can only say that the power bestowed upon us is limited. Perhaps the Lord thought the power given at the origins was sufficient, but...”
He couldn’t continue.
For to proceed would imply their Lord was neither omniscient nor omnipotent.
Such words, he, as a Great Priest, absolutely dared not utter, and could only say so much.
Herry hesitated, “But the power of the Corpse Blocks cannot be replicated, and it’s even more limited than the power of the Gods.”
“That’s why I said it’s one of them,” Corey said. “No one would want to replicate the power of Visas, and our Lord would not allow it. But we could at least learn from others.”
“...Are you referring to Lyra?”
“Yes, they want my help in dealing with that fellow,” Corey said with a light laugh. “And the price I asked for ... is that person’s corpse.”
Herry was stunned, “They agreed?”
“They didn’t want to agree, but it was clear they truly wanted that fellow dead, so they nodded,” Corey explained. “Lyra has been researching how to maximize their God’s power for quite some time, and with great success. We will soon know what secrets those mechanical bodies hold.”
Herry frowned slightly, “Then, when exactly?”
“Tonight at nine,” Corey said, looking up at the gradually setting sun. “Right here.”
“Right here?” Herry was very surprised.
“Yes, so make sure you move the knights away by then; I will be here alone since, after all, this is a deal between me and them, not between Rhein and Lyra.”
“...But will he really come? Isn’t this clearly a trap?”
“He will come,” Corey stated calmly. “I’ve seen his file, he was once the hero of Lyra. If they send him here to die, he will truly come.”
Herry was silent for a long while, then reluctantly nodded, “I understand, but ... ”
“What?”
“Ulu is still in this city, isn’t he?” Herry said. “What if he also comes looking for you at this time?”
Corey calmly interrupted Herry, smiling,
“Wouldn’t that be even better?”