“Then let us begin the final trial.”
Boom!
The moment the space’s energy shifted.
“Heir. No, Son of Deus.”
The voice was still Zolga’s, but it felt like Atzoatl was speaking.
Atzoatl possessed Zolga’s body.
Is this to oversee the final trial personally?
“Do you see that spectacle?”
Puffing clouds
The smoke swirling around began to coalesce, revealing a different scene.
It was like a fantastical vision.
A massive palace.
The image of an absolute ruler commanding countless people.
The sight of the masses following him.
“I shall give you all of this. But, bow and worship me. Become mine. Then I shall grant you all of that.”
Ha.
Are you trying to tempt me like this?
“Worshiping me. This is the third trial.”
Trial….
Until now, even nonsensical and forced content had been tacked on just to shape the trial.
Are you saying the final trial will be to submit to you and become your agent?
This is troublesome.
Since Atzoatl is consuming Zolga, the contents of the trial will be dictated by Atzoatl, and I can’t pass the trial unless I become her agent.
And if I can’t overcome the trial and seize Celestia’s legacy, the plan to overthrow the tyrant Dominic will fall apart.
The best course is to free Zolga from Atzoatl, but… that’s beyond my abilities.
Zolga is already Atzoatl’s agent.
There’s nothing I can do with my abilities.
The only means I could consider is relying on the “Gift” just like I did when I freed Saula from “Chaos”…
But…it consumes “Divine” and doesn’t operate in the way I want.
I can’t be sure I can completely free Zolga and drive out Atzoatl.
How… how should I….
If only I had the power of End Spec Dia like I did in the mental realm…!
…Huh?
Mental realm?
…Wait a minute.
Here….
Could it be…?
With a glimmer of hope, I scanned for my inner mana.
And I realized.
At some point, I had entered the mental realm.
I thought I had taken the elevator outside.
But this was not outside; it was inside Zolga’s mental realm.
If this place is the mental realm… then the story changes.
“Atzoatl.”
Grin
Atzoatl wore a sneering smile at my call.
Did she truly believe I would accept her proposal?
But.
“Step back.”
There’s no reason for me to follow your proposal.
“The scripture says, ‘You shall worship only your Deus and serve Him alone.'”
“You mean to forfeit all this power and glory!”
Atzoatl, with Zolga’s face, twisted her expression.
“Ha. Then you intend to give up the third trial as well. No. I shall not allow it. This mad god Atzoatl will not be tolerated!”
Rumble
The energy of “Chaos” flowed through Zolga’s body.
The energy of “Chaos” coalesced into numerous chunks.
“Well now, have you figured it out, Son of Deus? This place is not reality. It is the mental space. Deities have restrictions on using their powers in the real world. But this mental space is different. I can wield some of my power here.”
So that’s why she brought me into the mental realm.
Because even through the agent Zolga, her ability to exert power is limited, and she can exert much more power in the mental realm.
To force me to become her agent through brute force after I rejected her proposal.
“So this mental realm… is your way of making me your agent.”
“That’s right! My Saula that I lost because of you! You shall take her place!”
Whoa whoa whoa
The gathered energy of “Chaos.”
That energy mingled with Atzoatl’s divinity and began to take shape.
An army composed of countless demons.
The “most heinous army” led by the god of madness, Atzoatl.
To think she would bring out this army against me.
Did she have the second trial’s Ignis in her mind?
Utilizing such an overwhelming force just to make one human her agent is excessive.
If this were in the outside world, I would have lost the will to resist against such a powerful army of the god of evil.
Whoa!
But right now, I am an absolute being who can face any existence.
Boom!
“Worship only your Deus and serve Him alone.”
Just like I did recently with Lilith, I froze time.
A world where everyone except me and Aurelia were completely still.
Though time had stopped, Atzoatl was aware of it.
Only Atzoatl among the frozen ones.
—What… what is…!
Just like Lilith, Atzoatl couldn’t comprehend the situation.
—Time… has stopped? How…!
At present, Atzoatl is possessing Zolga’s body.
Since her true body isn’t here, capturing her like I did with Lilith is impossible.
Unless she brings her true form here.
But I have something I can do.
—Son of Deus! What have you done! Even in the mental realm, to stop time! Are you showing me an illusion!
To completely remove Atzoatl’s influence from Zolga’s body.
And to smash the army of Atzoatl that has descended into this world.
Pshhh!
Pshhh!
—What is this!
Columns of light thrusting down across the mental realm.
Hundreds of columns of light descended, and angels with white wings soared up from within.
—Angels…?
Just like my time-stop ability, Angelic descent appeared only once in “Deus Ex Machina.”
It was a scene that appeared in a past recollection, not a skill featured in the event.
A singular occurrence from the mythic times.
And that scene was played out by a player.
—Our Lord.
—We follow you.
Angels kneeling before me.
Recently, having used my time-stop ability, I thought I could summon these angels as well, so I tried it.
The result.
In fact, having stopped time, I could smash Atzoatl’s army and free Zolga without issue.
No one can oppose me.
But Aurelia is watching.
And Zolga, who will be inside Atzoatl, too.
When I think about driving out Atzoatl, and what comes after, I thought it would be best and also nice to try it out, so I gave it a go…
It’s beyond what I expected.
The sight of countless angels kneeling before me.
It feels like I’ve become an absolute deity.
—Deus… so you are the deity Deus!
Atzoatl mistook me for Deus.
Indeed, seeing the angels submit to me makes it easy to confuse me for Deus.
Lilith, recognizing me as the Son of Deus, knows I am the same as Luke Pulsreino, my true form.
So I had to catch her at any cost.
Yet Atzoatl is in a different situation.
Completely oblivious to my true form.
And my avatar will crumble the tyrant Dominic while subjugating “Chaos,” so there’s no problem with opposing my avatar.
Most importantly, her true form isn’t even here.
It was a unique case that Lilith shoved her true form into Cronia.
Typically, deities avoid bringing their true forms into dangerous situations and opt for safer methods like possessing bodies in the mental realm.
But since she has possessed Zolga, I plan to inflict the worst damage on her.
I’ll smash the army she cherishes.
—In the name of Lord Deus, drive out all evil.
—All is as you will.
Pshhh!
Kwang!
Upon giving my command, thousands of angels rose.
And they began sweeping away the demons frozen in time.
—No… no my army…! My army…!
Atzoatl’s army is swept away weakly.
If they had descended directly onto the continent, they would be capable of winning even against the entire continent’s nations at once.
When part of them successfully descended in “Deus Ex Machina,” the damage sustained by the continent was immense.
An army of demons formed by transcendent beings that could even break the strongest on the continent.
But now, that won’t happen.
—Nooooooo!
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