The creator of conspiracies and schemes! The source of all conflicts in the world!
Lord of killing and death! The only true God in all of Toril and even the multiverse! You are our supreme black sun!
Under your guidance, we will surely defeat everything, conquer everything, and bring destruction to those false gods who deceive the world and steal their names."
Accompanied by an almost insane chant, a woman in a black robe and a skull mask slowly stood up from the altar, then turned around and shouted to her men who were also in extremely abnormal mental states, "Bring up all those believers of the false god!"
"As you wish!"
Under the command of a deputy, several warriors in heavy black armor quickly dragged dozens of captives wearing exclusive clothing of different churches from the back to the altar, and pressed their heads tightly to force them to bow to Xirik.
"Let me go, you damn psychopaths! I am a believer of the great Tempus! He is the most powerful god of war in the world! Not some false god! You are blaspheming!"
"That's right! We are all priests and priests of the true God! Is Dark Sun crazy? How dare he declare himself the only true God! Isn't he afraid of arousing the wrath and siege of the gods?"
"Evildoers! I curse you! Crazy Xirik will pay the price for this sooner or later! Justice will be served!"
"Lord of the Dawn! Please bring down divine punishment and kill all these damn bastards! Just like you destroyed Sammaster, the founder of the Dragon Cult!"
…
For a moment, those captives who were of priest rank were either cursing loudly or praying to the gods they served, hoping that God would send down thunder and lightning to kill all these mentally ill guys around them.
Although in this magical land of Faerun, anything no matter how outrageous can happen.
But the actions of Xirik and his followers, which were equivalent to directly declaring war on all gods, deeply stimulated everyone's most sensitive nerves.
Not to mention mortals, even the gods living in the outer planes were stunned.
I'm looking at this guy who, in the turbulent years, had just been elevated from a mortal to the pinnacle of powerful godhood by Io, the god above gods, and his series of hair-raising moves.
No god knows what Xirik wants to do! Because before he appeared, there had never been such a chaotic and capricious god in Faerun.
Even Rose, the spider goddess who gained the identities of both god and demon lord, maintained the overall unity of the dark elf race, at least on the surface.
They even portray all races on the surface world as evil enemies, creating an atmosphere in which they themselves are victims, and diverting internal conflicts through hatred towards the outside world.
But what about Xirik? He might give an order to his followers one second, but he might regret it the next, and then give another group of followers completely opposite orders, watching the two sides fight openly and secretly and kill each other.
It can be said that the degree of confusion in his thinking has surpassed that of most demons, making it impossible to predict what crazy move he might make next.
Therefore, the gods are currently observing silently and are not in a hurry to take any action.
But the silence of God gave these mortal believers of Xirik a certain illusion, that is, the prestige of the great Dark Sun successfully intimidated those false gods, making them dare not act rashly at all.
"Shut up these idiots!"
The woman in the lead, wearing a skull mask, let out a shrill roar.
At her command, the other believers immediately rushed forward and beat and kicked the poor captives, using the most primitive, purest and most physical way to prevent them from making even the slightest sound.
Then the woman took out a book from her arms. The book was 30 centimeters square, with a pitch-black cover and a grinning skull and a black sun symbol painted on the surface.
The back is a mess of distorted patterns and designs.
The woman wearing the skull mask opened the golden hinges and clasps carefully with extremely pious movements, revealing the dark red words inside that seemed to be written in blood to everyone.
The next second...
Everyone who saw these words began to tremble uncontrollably, and at the same time, a voice reciting the content began to echo in their brains.
The book itself also began to emit a strange green light that continuously shone in all directions.
At the beginning, the captives captured by the advance were still praying to their gods, trying to fight against the erosion of the evil force on their brains, minds and even souls.
But soon, the strong will to resist gradually dissipated as the content of the book became more and more.
After a short while, their minds were completely tampered with, and they thought that what was said in the book was too reasonable. They followed other Xirik believers in loudly praising the great Dark Sun, hysterically throwing away the holy emblem and spitting on the god they originally believed in.
There is no doubt that this book radiating amazing divine power is the "Book of Cyric" compiled by the priesthood of lies.
Especially the pain and madness that flashed across the pages from time to time. Anyone who had studied necromancy could easily tell that the material of that thing was 100% human skin.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should have been stripped from the body of a scribe who failed and died in the process of making the artifact.
From the perspective of thoughts and behaviors, there is no essential difference between Cyric and the demon lords in the Abyss. He is even more evil and cruel.
When the whole ceremony was over, all the people present were no longer distinguishable from each other, and all became crazy and irrational believers of Dark Sun.
Judging from the huge number of people, the woman wearing a skull mask in the lead has successfully converted at least thousands of people with the "Sirik Sutra", and the number will increase as time goes by.
By the time we arrive at Zhentil Keep, we will be able to form a large army on the spot.
You should know that when Zuo Si just arrived in Faerun, Xirik's followers once tried to launch a "holy war" to kill or drive away all of Bane's followers.
However, through several collaborations with Manshoon, Zuo Si killed a large number of Cyric-believing members of the Zhentarim, which ultimately led to the two groups failing to break through the solid defenses of Zhentil Keep.
But after a few years, this time, Cyric's followers brought the artifact and planned to completely capture the city and convert all the people in the city who still believed in Bane, the god of tyranny, into fanatical followers of Dark Sun.
“It’s a really horrifying sight.”
After reading about the devastating impact that the "Xirik Sutra" could have on mortals, Zuo Si, who was standing in the air far away, could not help but exclaim in amazement.
Even though he himself was full of disgust and contempt for the Prince of Lies.
But we have to admit that Xirik has reached the pinnacle in his understanding and application of the priesthood of lies.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to create a magical artifact like this that can distort cognition by relying on lies.
The God of Knowledge Oghma nodded seriously, "Yes! I have to say that the arrogant and self-abased guy did create a terrible artifact.
If it is allowed to spread, the mortals of Faerun and even all of Toril will suffer.
The gods will also completely lose their believers and influence on the mortal world.
It seems just as you expected, the mad Dark Sun will soon arouse the dissatisfaction of all the gods, which will then develop into a siege against him.
To be honest, I'm really curious about what His Majesty Io, the God above Gods, was thinking, promoting such a scourge directly to a position of powerful divine power.
Had he not learned his lesson from the ambitious triumvirate of the dead, who had stolen the Tablet of Fate and caused the disaster of the Time of Troubles in order to gain power over the other gods ?
Now this new god who has acquired all the priesthood and power of the three of them has gone even further."
Zuo Si shrugged his shoulders and responded with a smile: "The only thing to be thankful for is that Anri's self-righteous and capricious character makes it impossible for him to formulate a detailed and thorough plan, let alone implement it covertly.
如果我是他，一旦制造出如此强大的神器，绝对不会像现在这样高调宣称自己是世间唯一的真神，而且还把神器拿出来交给信徒肆无忌惮的散播。
刚好相反！
我会低调行事，先针对各个国家与城市的统治阶级洗脑，然后再通过隐蔽的方式成批量的转化平民。
为了起到保密和掩人耳目的作用，在此期间还得不断地引发战争、煽动内乱和冲突，以分散诸神的注意力。
等诸神的力量被削弱到一定程度，整个世界超过半数以上的人口都被神器洗脑，才是掀起最终决战的时候。
所以暗日的强大从来都只是表面上强大，他并没有足够的智慧来驾驭突然之间获得的力量。”
“呵呵，你的眼光永远都是那么的犀利，一下子就指出了暗日最大的弱点。
事实上，这也是大部分混乱阵营神祇所共有的缺陷。
即很难长期维持一个计划不产生动摇。
我很想知道你这次打算要做到什么程度？ 是彻底毁灭暗日，将他从神明的宝座上拉下来呢，还是仅仅将其削弱到再也没办法形成威胁的程度？”
欧格玛饶有兴致的提出了自己关心的问题。
毕竟他在这件事情上参与的程度可以说是相当之深。
无论是打造用来反制《希瑞克经》的《希瑞克真传》，还是跟盗贼之神马斯克的密谋，都已经实质性的站在了希瑞克的对立面。
左思摸着下巴稍微思索了片刻，用略带玩味的语气说道：“我认为还是选择第二种比较好。
毕竟再怎么说，那也是神上之神亲手擢升上来的神。
我们要给予艾欧陛下足够的尊重。
而且既然暗日对于谎言的理解如此深入且独到，那我们就只给他保留这一个神职，做个微弱神力或者弱等神力就好。
至于其他的神职，无一例外全部都要剥离下来。
其中像纷争、憎恨、暴政、恐惧这些，等班恩复活之后自然归这位黑暗主君所有； 原本属于米尔寇的死亡、死者、损耗、衰败、黄昏、秋季、疲惫等神职则归属下一任合格的死神；
原本属于巴尔的死亡、谋杀神职则先交给他的神之子们去争夺吧；
而剩下阴谋、诡计、欺诈、冲突和幻象几个神职，我想盗贼之神马斯克、兽神玛拉、复仇之神霍尔、寒冬女神欧吕尔，还有那位掌管着阴影位面的最古老女神，应该都会非常感兴趣。
我可以借此机会把这些神职分别送给他们，以便换取一些好处，顺便还能转移一部分暗日的仇恨，让这些邪神相互之间纠缠不休。
如果暗日忍不住先动手想要夺回属于自己的东西，亦或是这些神明趁着前者虚弱之际先下手为强将其干掉，那神上神怪罪起来就不关我的事情了。
尤其是距离最近、最容易下手的那位，要是因此而惹恼艾欧陛下遭到惩罚和封印，那就再理想不过了。”
在说这番话的时候，左思语气中对希瑞克这位目前国度内最强大的神没有一丁点敬意，仿佛对方只是一头被摆在砧板上等待宰杀分割的猪。
另外，搞希瑞克的同时，他还不忘用神职作为诱饵坑一下跟自己有过节的夜之女神莎尔。
其阴险程度就连知识之神都不由得暗自感叹，不愧是被地狱之主阿斯摩蒂尔斯看中的人。
简直天生就是个做大魔鬼的料。
眼下还没搞定希瑞克就已经开始想着怎么坑其他神了。
更可怕的是，左思使用的可不是什么见不得光的阴谋，反倒是正大光明的阳谋。
即便是以上几位神知道了其中有陷阱，但看在那些契合自己神职的份上，也还是会毫不犹豫的跳进去。
想到这些，欧格玛苍老的脸上浮现出一丝期待的表情，同时似笑非笑的说道：“既然你已经把方方面面都想到了，我也就没什么好提醒的。
不过我建议你最好抽空去读一下《希瑞克真传》，防止不小心被那件邪恶的神器影响。
另外，关于把奥扎奇这种有趣且值得研究的生物召唤到无底深渊这件事情，你做得很好。
我前一段时间降临化身远远的观察了一会儿，发现它们身上有很多的知识与秘密可以挖掘。
除此之外，还有秘罗地时空独特的金属环境、机械造物和烁油，以及那本叫做《心灵之力》书籍上记载的大量法术，都极大拓展了我的知识领域。
所以……
我认为是时候该给你一些回报了。”
“哦？您难道打算给我一个小小的惊喜吗？”左思用半开玩笑的语气问。
由于跟知识之神已经相当熟络，而且彼此之间的三观也比较接近，所以他一直很喜欢跟对方进行交流。
“哈哈哈哈！不，不，不，我准备的可不是什么小惊喜。”
欧格玛大笑着撕裂空间，从一个未知的地方拖出一个看上去像是半透明、尚未塑造出固定形态的类人生物灵体。
在该灵体的内部，依稀可以看到数不清闪烁着璀璨光芒的银色亮点，简直就像是一片微缩的星空。
“神性生物？！”
左思瞪大眼睛用不是很确定的语气问。
他显然辨认出了这些光点正是神力与神性混合形成的某种能量，但却并不能准确说出其所属种类和名字。
原因很简单！ 实在是神性生物的种类太多，而且彼此之间的差异更是大到完全就像是两个物种。
即便是诸神自己都不一定能分辨的出来。
毕竟他们玩的可比凡人花样多太多。
凡人充其量也就是研究一下变形魔法，尤其是德鲁伊变形后跟动物交配，最终自己和动物生下的后代是人还是动物，亦或是半兽。
可神呢？ 他们甚至能让植物、昆虫、元素、无机物，还有某些抽象的东西怀孕，然后生下一堆稀奇古怪乱七八糟的玩意。
欧格玛无疑察觉到了左思脸上表情所代表的意思，立马摇头解释道：“的确是神性生物，但却并不是你想象中那样。
严格来说，它是一位强大神力死亡后残留的核心。
我的某位信徒在星界旅行的时候，在尚未被探索过的区域内发现了一座巨大的岛屿，并找到了这个正在形成独立意识和灵魂的家伙。
相信你应该听说过作为神明最高等级使者的炽天神侍吧？”
左思不假思索的点了下头：“当然！那是诸神的代言人，足以让恶魔领主乃至魔鬼公爵都感到畏惧的强大存在。
他们的数量极为稀少。
据我所知好像只有二十四个左右。
目前已知的，精灵主神科瑞隆麾下有两个，白金龙神巴哈姆特有一个，正义之神提尔有一个。
除此之外还有三个最终走向堕落。
其中埃布里斯率领上万名天使投奔地狱魔鬼的行为引发了巨大的轰动；
阿伐默林更是因为到处宣讲一位恶魔临死前提出的问题，导致无数的学者、牧师和祭祀抛弃了他们崇拜的神，转而信仰一些抽象的东西，间接造成了无神牧师的诞生。
从一些炽天神侍的战斗力和表现来看，他们显然拥有极为强大的力量，甚至可以说在一定程度上媲美神明。”
“不是媲美，从某种程度上来说炽天神侍就是神明的一种。
你可以称呼他们为半神或者准神，只不过存在形态相对比较特殊而已。
就连某些牧师施展的通神术提出的问题，其实都是由炽天神侍来回答。”
欧格玛郑重其事的纠正道。
“所以炽天神侍是神的另外一种形态？”
左思显然是第一次听到这些隐秘的信息，脸上充满了好奇与探究的神情。
欧格玛不慌不忙的回答道：“你猜对了。
尽管在很多宗教典籍上总是声称，炽天神侍是由众多善良的灵魂同纯粹的神圣能量混合而成，同时也是神明最伟大的造物。
但实际上却并非如此。
那些由凡人信徒撰写的书籍混淆了一个概念，那就是炽天神侍并非创造出来的，而是在神明死亡后的尸体上孕育。
他们的核心力量源自于神明在星界残留的神力与神性，再加上无数祈并者与之相融合，最终诞生的结果。
这也是为什么他们拥有类似神明一样的造物能力，以及即便不信仰任何东西也能大量且无限制的施展高阶奥术和神术。
我怀疑炽天神侍的本质是神死亡后残留意识想要逃离星界所产生的副作用。
当然，实际上炽天神侍与孕育他们的神明尸体本身已经没有任何联系了，不管是其意识、思想还是灵魂都完全独立。”
"I see! Then this Seraphim Servant that has not yet been fully conceived could be the reward you intend to give me?"
As he said this, Zuo Si's eyes lit up slightly, revealing his undisguised desire.
"Haha, yes, he is the gift I gave you.
If I remember correctly, you should have magical means to forge souls and create life, right?
In this way, you can have a Seraph Servant of your own.
Most importantly, you can set his gender, age, appearance and faction inclination at will in the process.
But if you think it's too troublesome, you can also throw it into hell to be corrupted, turning it into a devil that is comparable to a level lord and possesses powerful divine powers.
But I don't recommend you to do this.
Because that would be such a waste.”
After saying that, Oghma handed the Seraph Servant, who had not yet taken shape, to Zuo Si, and then acted as if he was ready to watch a good show.
He really wanted to know what kind of interesting life this young planeswalker could create by using those unprecedented magic and technologies.
"Thank you for your generous gift, great Lord of Knowledge. Don't worry, I have already thought of what to shape it into."
Zuo Si first placed one hand on his chest and bowed slightly, then began to draw energy from the deep well of his soul.
In the blink of an eye, a large mass of spiritual essence formed by millions of souls emitted a dazzling silver light.
But that's not all! In order to make the Seraphim he created meet his expectations, he also continuously converted all the other four colors of mana at the disposal of the planeswalker into green and injected it into it, permanently changing the original sacred characteristics of the Seraphim, making it exude a huge vitality that cannot be described in words.
green!
The color of life! Representing the great nature! Immediately afterwards, the God of Knowledge Oghma saw the spark on Zuo Si's chest, which symbolized the planeswalker, begin to shine, and finally condensed into a hammer in his palm.
Along with the hammer appeared a piece of iron felt made entirely of energy.
The next second...
Boom! As Zuo Si raised his hammer and smashed it hard, the mixture of soul energy and green mana instantly burst out with countless green light spots.
One of them fell to the ground, and instantly a small sapling grew into a towering tree in less than two or three seconds.
"Oh--my goodness!"
Ogma was completely shocked by Zuo Si's generosity. He immediately raised his hand to create a barrier to completely cover the surroundings to prevent the green spots of light from splashing to other places.
Otherwise, the wasteland under your feet will soon turn into a primeval forest that takes tens of thousands of years to form.
With the continuous beating, you can clearly see the shape of a woman with a healthy body and full of primitive and wild beauty gradually being shaped.
More than ten hours later, when the last hammer fell, the process of tempering and forging a powerful soul was finally completed.
Zuo Si didn't hesitate for even a second and directly merged it with the Seraphim God Servant that had not yet been fully conceived.
Before the God of Knowledge could react to what was happening, the two quickly intertwined like liquid and could no longer be distinguished from each other.
Almost at the same time, the originally half-virtual spiritual body of the Seraphic Servant also grew internal organs, blood vessels, muscles and skin, until it turned into a beautiful woman with black hair and wearing armor made of unknown dark leaves and vines.
Her skin was fair and translucent, with delicate facial features and emerald green eyes. The three pairs of wings that should have been pure white were now colorful, as if they were made up of petals of blooming flowers.
On her head she wore a wreath of rainbow-colored flowers.
However, the most eye-catching thing is the magic sword in his hand, which shines with dazzling golden light in the middle but emits a green glow around it.
There is no doubt that this is the second two-color mana sword forged by Zuo Si himself.
According to the naming rules of the Planeswalker, the combination of white and green should be called [Sangzi Sword].
But the problem is that, like the previous [Burning Death Sword], the proportion of the two colors of mana is not even.
Green accounts for 70%, while white accounts for only 30%.
The former is forcefully infused, while the latter is the positive energy that the Seraph Servant possesses.
Therefore, Zuo Si thought that the name "Blade of Life" would be more appropriate.
After all, both white mana and green mana have abilities such as life and healing.
What's more, the Seraph God Servant he created is obviously a natural God Servant who strictly adheres to neutrality.
In addition to the two-color sword, the nature servant also carried a wooden compound bow on his back, but there was no quiver.
Because as another form of god, as long as the Seraph God is willing, he can create killing arrows filled with amazing positive energy out of thin air at any time.
It has a one-hit kill effect on most undead creatures.
Even liches, demiliches, and dracoliches are not immune.
However, it is still unknown what kind of magical effects the arrows this natural servant can create.
"Father……"
After a brief silence and self-examination, the nature god took the lead in bending down and bowing deeply to his creator, his eyes revealing infinite respect and admiration.
"From today on, your name will be Nimidona."
Zuo Si directly gave a name to this powerful life he created.
"Nimi Dona" is the goddess of the sacred forest in Celtic mythology. She is both the god of war and the god of nature. Her image is very appropriate to the natural god in front of us.
"Thank you for the name. From now on, I will be Nimidona, your personal servant and messenger."
The God of Nature gladly chose to accept it and looked quite happy.
Zuo Si took the opportunity to cast several detection spells, and with the unique vision of the Chosen One of the Magic Goddess, he quickly confirmed the special effects of several pieces of equipment on Nimidona.
In addition to the [Blade of Life], the compound bow on her back has an enchantment level of +5 and an additional strength enhancement value, which is equivalent to a secondary artifact.
The armor made of leaves and vines on his body is equivalent to +5 full body armor, and comes with natural protection.
Not to mention ordinary non-magical weapons, even low-level magic weapons can't cause even the slightest damage to it.
The wreath on the head not only has the physical protection ability of a +5 fully enclosed helmet, but also can provide an invisible deflection force field, and cast the [Level 9 Natural Ally Summoning Spell] three times a day when needed.
It can be said that in terms of equipment, Nimidona is much stronger than ordinary Seraphim.
As for ability, it has reached an astonishing level under the enhancement of massive green mana and soul energy.
The permanent abilities alone include [Dark Vision], [Alignment Protection], [Alignment Detection], [Trap Detection], [See Through Lies], [True Eyesight], [Speaking with Animals], [Wood Release], [Freedom of Movement], and [Wind Control].
And you can also cast [Aid], [Animate Objects], [Eternal Flame], [Dimension Anchor], [Advanced Dispel Magic], [Holy Light], [Imprisonment], [Invisibility], [Remove Curse], [Remove Disease], [Remove Fear], [Resist Energy Damage], [Seventh Level Monster Summoning], [Advanced Restoration], [Fatigue], [Talk with Dead], [Summon Lightning Storm], [Anti-Death Ward], [Stoneskin], [Wall of Thorns], [Healing], [Sunburst], [Group Healing of Moderate Damage], and [Advanced Teleport] at will.
You can also cast [Bladestorm], [Earthquake], [Implosion], [Mass Charm Monster], [Permanence], [Resurrection], [Wave of Exhaustion], [Regeneration], [Storm of Vengeance], [Summon Elemental Aggregate], [Sense Location], [Mass Healing of Critical Wounds], and [Advanced Spell Immunity] three times a day.
And once a day, [Law Command Blindness], [Law Command Death], [Law Command Awe], [Rainbow Jet], [Wish], [Summon Giant Thundercloud], [True Resurrection], [Gate to Another World], and [Astral Projection].
The effects of the above spell-like abilities are equivalent to those of a corresponding spellcaster at level 30.
Additionally, Nimidona can prepare daily spells as a 30th-level divine spellcaster.
However, her spell list covers both the priest and druid systems.
But this is just a magical ability.
In melee combat, Nimidona has mastered many warrior specialties, including Cleave, Deadly Shot, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Improved Sunder, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes, Agile Movement, Power Attack, and many more.
Its six basic attributes are: Strength 35 points, Agility 27 points, Constitution 38 points, Intelligence 26 points, Perception 31 points, and Charisma 29 points.
In addition, there is also a wealth of knowledge on religion, history, nature, planes, spell identification, and survival in the wild.
He is proficient in reading and writing multiple languages, and has the ability to speak eloquently, which allows him to quickly master any language in a short period of time.
Its powerful shape-shifting ability allows it to change its form at will.
As a Servant of the Seraph, Nimidona is immune to both acid and cold energy damage, as well as petrification effects, and has a magic resistance of up to 40 points.
Its skin is tough enough to withstand the slashing and piercing effects of most non-magical swords.
Even if he is injured when facing a strong enemy, he can recover and regenerate quickly with the help of the divine power core.
Just as the God of Knowledge said, Seraphim is equivalent to another form of God, and its essence is a kind of "quasi-divine power".
Therefore, the strength is naturally all-round and powerful.
Especially after Zuo Si extracted huge energy to strengthen it, it surpassed the general Seraph God's servants and could even confront the Demon Lord, the Devil Duke and some incarnations of the gods head-on.
Looking at Nimidona so close, Oghma couldn't help but exclaimed: "Dear Soth, I can't believe that you have reached this point in the field of creating life with magic. Do you know what kind of Seraphim you have created?"
"Well, of course I know. In fact, I have already created a god in another world, so this is no longer a problem for me. It's just a matter of how much soul energy is consumed." Zuo Si shrugged and answered indifferently.
"Creating a god?"
Oghma raised his eyebrows in surprise, obviously not knowing anything about the Phoenix God.
Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "Yes. But I don't plan to summon him to Faerun for the time being. Maybe after the Dark Sun incident is over, I will consider introducing him to you."
"I look forward to that day."
Ogma's eyes sparkled, and his tone was filled with strong anticipation.
"Me too. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Zuo Si turned around and prepared to take Nimidona back to the Mage Tower for a thorough physical examination, and by the way, make some powerful magic equipment for her to wear.
But before the teleportation magic could be activated, the God of Knowledge called him from behind.
"Wait a minute! I'm just about to go visit an old friend. Are you interested in joining me? You know, he's also quite interested in you."
"Oh? Who is this old friend you are referring to?"
Zuo Si stopped and turned around with a curious look on his face.
After all, considering the antiquity of the God of Knowledge in Toril, the people or gods he calls "old friends" should be at least tens of thousands of years old, dating back to the emergence of the creator race, or even the older era of the bottom-dwelling demon fish.
"It's the ancient god of death, Jaeger. Of course, he is now only the servant of the god of death, the recorder of death."
Oghma calmly reported the name of his old friend.
moment!
Zuo Si's expression changed slightly, and he immediately raised the corner of his mouth and said without hesitation: "Of course I'm interested! Please take me with you!"
"Haha, I knew you would agree.
But it’s better not to bring the Seraphic Servant with you.
Because the underworld is the kingdom of the dead, and the City of Judgment is home to many undead creatures.
If she appeared there, it would easily cause unnecessary unrest.
What's more, don't forget that the current god of death is Dark Sun.
I would like this visit to remain as private as possible.”
After saying that, Ogma gave Zuo Si a look that said "you know what I mean."
"Nimi Donna, could you please go to my Mage Tower in Athkatra by yourself? Don't worry, I have already greeted the consciousness of the Mage Tower."
Zuo Si quickly made arrangements for the natural god servants.
The latter nodded without hesitation: "No problem. You can go with peace of mind, father. I can take care of myself."
As the last word came out of her mouth, she instantly activated the advanced teleportation technique and disappeared on the spot.
Thanks to the accurate coordinates and guidance provided by the Mage Tower Consciousness, there is no need to worry about any problems with the first transmission.
After watching Nimidona leave, Ogma grabbed Zuo Si's arm and tore through space to go to the underworld full of dead people.
Of course, the term "underworld" is mainly used by ignorant civilians.
True mages, scholars, and priests who possess religious knowledge usually call it the "Hazy Realm".
There are two commonly known characteristics of this plane.
One is to ban magic, which means suppressing all types of magic;
Another is that the soul can always remain in an absolutely stable state. No matter what kind of torture and abuse it suffers, or how much unspeakable pain it endures, it will never suffer from amnesia, mental confusion, or collapse.
In other words, this is a paradise for sadists and executioners who can torture souls endlessly.
What’s even more interesting is that the location of the “Misty Realm” is very special.
It belongs neither to the outer plane nor to the crystal wall where the planet Toril is located, but is sandwiched between the two.
This is very similar to the Pantheon known as the "Pole Star Tent".
When a creature dies, his soul will naturally come here from the main material plane.
This process does not depend on the will of the creature's soul after death, but is pulled in by a rule-like force.
The messengers of God will take away the souls that carried the mark of their faith during their lifetime in the "Hidden Realm" and send them to live in the kingdom of God.
However, not every mortal has a clear belief.
Therefore, many times, mortals need to face the final choice here, which is to choose a god who is willing to accept them.
Among them, the god of suffering Ilmater encouraged his priests to give last prayers to all dying people. Therefore, any soul that no god is willing to accept after death and who has not done any evil deeds during his lifetime can claim to be his believer, so as to avoid becoming an unbeliever and being used to "paste the wall".
From this perspective, the God of Suffering has indeed done his best in saving others from suffering.
In addition, demons and devils from the lower planes can often be seen here.
The devil's task is to lure the souls of the dead to hell in a non-violent way according to the contents of the contract.
The demons are out-and-out robbers. Once they rush in, they will frantically capture souls and take them back to the bottomless abyss to slowly corrupt them until they are twisted and turned into disgusting worms.
It can be said that the souls of the dead have to go through several tribulations before arriving at the City of Judgment.
The only thing to be thankful for is that in order to enter and leave the "Misty Realm", one must go through the designated portal. Any other spells or even divine power are ineffective.
So no matter how many souls the demons have captured, as long as the army of the god of death can intercept them before they escape, all souls will be saved.
But the prerequisite is that the current Grim Reaper must be a responsible person.
But the problem is that as the current God of Death, Xirik is not qualified at all. He doesn't even live in the City of Judgment in the "Realm of Twilight". How can he send an army to stop the demons' plundering?
Far from stopping it, he himself often tossed the souls of other gods' followers to the Chaos Hound Kozef as snacks, just to hear the victim's desperate wail before death.
As for the demons...
Well, the devil has started fighting with the devils again here.
The latter's lawful nature, as well as the hatred accumulated in the previous bloody battle, made it impossible for them to sit idly by and watch the former unscrupulously snatch souls.
In other words, the order of the underworld today is actually maintained by the devil.
I have to say, this is really a very magical and strange thing.
No wonder the third generation of the God of Death, Kelemvor, gave the devils some privileges after he came to power...
(End of this chapter)