The highest and deepest place of the heavenly realm
The domain of the one and only God, Luke Christos
-Lily.
I feel a bit hazy.
A familiar voice is heard from somewhere.
-Lily!
I pulled myself out of the deep abyss.
My consciousness, submerged below the surface, returned to my body.
Then, I saw a woman sitting on the throne in front of me.
-Lily!
-Lilith? What’s wrong?
-…How long are you going to stay cooped up here?
Lilith asked me with a sad look in her eyes.
-Cooped up? That sounds a bit harsh.
-Lily. I know you’re shaken by Deus…
-Enough!
I shouted without realizing it, startling Lilith.
After a brief silence, I spoke up.
-I’m sorry, Lilith. I’m just not in a good place right now.
-No, Lily. I, I misspoke…
What was I saying to her, who had risked everything to save me?
-I’m really sorry, Lilith. Can you let me rest a little longer?
-…Uh, alright. I’ll go. …But I hope we can see each other outside again. Everyone… is waiting.
-I understand.
I felt Lilith leaving this place.
I submerged my consciousness back down deep below the surface.
The war of Isla and our children.
The descent of “Chaos.”
Deus’s sacrifice to protect me from “Chaos.”
Deus, using my “Gift,” fixed everything.
Restoring the Seraphim, Lilith, Paulah, and Ignis, who were on the brink of annihilation, to their best states.
Reviving all the fallen and injured warriors on that battlefield to their best conditions.
Not to mention healing all the sick in this world.
Truly a miracle of God.
No, it was the day when God came to this land.
When all were healed,
When no sick existed in this world,
The day the Lord arrives.
The light of Deus erased “Chaos.”
It wiped out that “Chaos,” which seemed impossible to defeat.
But the price was the annihilation of Deus.
She sacrificed herself to save this world, no,
To save her son, me.
She perished to save me.
My mission.
Transferring the “cup” given to me, using the “Gift” bestowed upon me.
She took this cup away from me.
It was supposed to be my task.
The people of the continent witnessed this spectacle.
The divine light healing the continent.
Deus remained unseen by anyone.
What they knew was that Deus’s son and the Messiah, Luke Christos, descended and defeated evil.
Explosive divinity flowed into me.
And that immense divinity granted me the essence of a true deity.
Not the imperfect and underhanded version created before, but the true essence of the one and only God.
Unlike before, now I am the one and only God worshipped across the continent.
I gained the power to achieve anything.
Except for getting her back.
What is it that a mother should do?
What about love!?
If you disappear… what am I supposed to do?
Did you think I’d be happy about that?
Even though evil has vanished and the continent has been saved, I couldn’t rejoice.
That was when I realized how significant Deus was to me.
And at that moment, the memories of my past life flooded back.
Perhaps it was because I obtained divinity.
Mahomet’s Isla, Lydia’s Christos, Simon’s Katorikus became one.
There is only one God in this world.
Knowing it is Luke Christos, the son of Deus.
Believing in the Holy Mother Deus, the Saint Luke, and the Holy Spirit. The Trinity, Luke Christos.
The continent became one, and all disputes and fights ceased.
A continent of peace and order led by my apostles united.
The eternal kingdom of the Lord, the promised land of Deus was established.
A sight for Deus.
The land of Deus.
A heaven that worships Deus alone was created, but… she is not here.
She no longer exists in this world.
Deus had perished before.
I thought that perhaps with this faith, Deus might return.
Just as He was resurrected by my holy scripture, perhaps He could be reborn.
But such a thing did not happen.
Why not?
Why doesn’t Deus return?
Why doesn’t He reborn again!?
He did come back before!
…Could it be that if He resurrected once, He won’t do it again?
Where’s the fairness in that?
Where is there any such unfairness!
I couldn’t accept it.
The one and only God in this world.
Seated upon the celestial throne that governs this world, but He showed no interest in such matters.
Leaving everything to others, I began to seek ways to recover Deus.
My own territory.
This is a space solely for me.
For the sole purpose of reclaiming Deus.
There’s no way it can’t be done.
Juda, who had perished, and the past Deus both returned before.
There must be some way to bring back Deus again, somewhere.
Somewhere for sure…
With such faith, I continued my research in my territory.
Since I never left this place, maybe Lilith’s saying that I was “cooped up” wasn’t far off.
She must have come all the way here worried about me, and I might have hurt her feelings.
What am I even doing?
I thought there would be a way to get Deus back.
But I couldn’t even find a clue.
I returned my consciousness to my body.
And I rose from my throne.
Didn’t everyone say they were waiting for me?
All those who followed me.
Those who sacrificed everything to save me.
But after everything was done, did I really cast them aside?
Right.
Just doing research won’t solve anything.
I stepped out of my territory.
*
Heavenly realm.
Originally a space that only those with true divinity could inhabit.
But after the event of that day, as I ascended to the position of the one and only God, all my disciples and colleagues also gained divinity, great and small, allowing them to use this realm.
As I stepped out of my territory, I saw a familiar figure walking far away.
Meiru Pulsreino.
The woman who was my sister.
I appeared behind her.
And I lightly tapped her on the right shoulder with my arm.
She turned her head to the right.
I poked her cheek with my index finger.
-Sister? Didn’t I tell you to stop making such jokes now?
Meiru seems annoyed as I poke her cheek.
-We are now the apostles of Deus! We must set an example! …Huh?
Then she made eye contact with me.
-I-I greet you, my Lord! Oh, no! I mean, the one and only Deus’s son……
She shouted with a trembling voice.
-Stop, stop.
Is it because we haven’t seen each other for a long time?
What’s gotten into her?
-What’s the matter, sister? Aren’t we back to our original relationship now?
-Well, that’s… Um, y-yeah. Lu, Luke!
She still replies while trembling.
Is she still not used to this?
It has been quite a while since I was cooped up in my territory without meeting anyone.
-Ha ha. This is not like you, sister. I want to see you like in the past, for example… Yeah. “Get lost, trash. Don’t dirty my eyes first thing in the morning.”
-Th-That’s so wrong! I’m sorry! My Lord! I mean, at that time I!
-Hahahaha!
Seeing her genuinely flustered and rambling was so refreshing. I was starting to wonder if this was really the Meiru I knew.
This sister is truly feeling very sorry.
-You were just playing with me!
-Ah, you know, sister? Your expression earlier was really funny!
-Eek!
She slapped my back with her palm.
It felt like we had returned to the sibling relationship we had before our fights.
I think I need to let Seiren sister see this too.
During the 100 years I was absent, Seiren sister ended up crippled due to overusing her “Gift” during the war with Isla.
Fortunately, thanks to Deus’s miracle, she recovered completely and is now back to normal.
I realized I must visit Seiren sister, as I have never seen her before.
-By the way, where were you going just now?
-Huh? Ah. I was working. We’ve been busy maintaining this paradise thanks to the God who’s been cooped up and not working.
While I was gone, everyone was working hard, huh?
I feel a bit bad about this.
-Can I come along?
-You want to come? Umm… It might cause a ruckus? I have business on the ground.
-It’s fine. Just hide your identity. We can pretend I’m your assistant or something.
At that time, I didn’t consider.
“Who is this uncle? Son? Luke? Ugh, what is this? My head feels strange. Memories? Dream?”
I never thought I would meet her again like this.
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