'We meet again... My Lord!'
The High Priest of Bama silently added a sentence in his mind.
At the Dalos Palace, His Majesty the Emperor did not issue any orders to stop the Protos fleet. On the one hand, even if he wanted to, he might not be able to stop them. On the other hand, he probably understood why the other side had come, which fully demonstrated that his side had succeeded.
Of course, in His Majesty's understanding, so-called success should only mean obtaining a similar response, or the appearance of some strange phenomenon, such as light.
But when His Majesty the Emperor led a group of trusted ministers from the inner palace outside, everyone froze in place.
Lostu, the name of everyone who inherits the throne of Dalos, regardless of their previous name, is changed to Lostu the moment they become emperor.
Lostu stood blankly on the ground outside the palace, looking up at the western sky, his eyes seemingly occupying the entire sky.
The god's eyes, one bright and one dark, seemed to be illuminated by some kind of light shining on his profile, shrouding the rear eye in shadow.
Those mysterious patterns are familiar to any Dalos person; they are too similar to the wrinkles and lines on Dalos's body.
But it is clearly different; the patterns in the sky give a refreshing rhythm, a mysterious and beautiful feeling, unlike the loose and floppy appearance of ordinary Dalos people.
If Situ remembered the words in the New Westminster Bible, ten pages of which were from the Old Bible.
"The gods created the great, hardworking, and wise Darlos in their own image and according to their own desires..."
This is described in the very first paragraph of the Bible.
He had never been completely dismissive of it, but he had never taken it seriously either. However, at this moment, even this young, powerful, and ruthless emperor could not quite articulate his feelings.
With such results, one should consider their plan a success.
"Your Majesty, no instrument can detect the phenomena in the sky; this may be some kind of mental illusion."
Upon hearing a minister of military affairs say this behind him, Lostu narrowed his eyes.
“Lord Luda, perhaps you are right, but the Protoss fleet has already entered this star system, and they are not here for you or me.”
"Command the extraplanetary orbital base station to guide the Protoss to the temple in the forest."
After issuing the order, His Majesty the Emperor took a few steps forward, still looking up at the sky. In fact, when Proto appeared, he had vaguely thought of a similar possibility, but he did not expect it to happen so soon.
'The Creator...?'
...
"High Priest, Lord Bama! Are you alright?"
"Lord Bama, get up quickly. Was the true god just speaking to you?"
The two young priests of the High Priest of Bama were the first to react and hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man who had collapsed to the ground.
Bama seemed to suddenly come to his senses. With the help of two priests, he stood up, took out something that looked like a handkerchief from his pocket, and carefully wiped the tears off his face.
In the proper posture befitting a high priest, following the established plan for the successful invocation of the gods, he opened his arms and appealed to the divine eye in the sky.
"O Creator of the Dalos, Lord of the sea, mountains and sky, King of the gods of the Pisa Mountains, the true god Loksivis."
"Eternity later, the people of Dalos will once again plead with you, begging for your protection."
High Priest Bama then prostrated himself on the ground, followed immediately by the other priests and believers behind him, who did the same. Then came the 100,000 believers below the altar, and the soldiers of the Dalos Empire on the periphery.
The eye in the sky didn't react in any particular way, but you could feel that its gaze lingered on the temple for a while, or more precisely, on Bama on the high platform, before it seemed to be scrutinizing all the Dalos people on the capital planet of Dalos.
Roxevis forced himself to keep his gaze fixed on Bama's location for a short while, then looked around the entire capital planet of Dalos with a sigh of relief.
He saw the bewildered military camp, the panicked crowd, the stunned Emperor Dalos and his ministers, and a row of small spaceships approaching from outer orbit. Apart from the two at the very front, the other beautifully designed spaceships belonged to the human Protos Space Fleet Expeditionary Force.
'It's finally here!'
The high-ranking angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief; the intense gaze of the High Priest of Bama was almost unbearable, and he consciously cut back on a little bit of his performance.
The gaze from the sky seemed to have surveyed the entire capital planet of Dalos, and even seemed to have pierced through infinite distances along the direction of the gaze, taking in all the affiliated planets of the Dalos Empire.
Then a calm yet dignified, yet warm voice resounded in the hearts of all the Daros people on the capital planet.
“I am Roxevis, the former ruler of the southern region of Sirius. The Pisa Mountains have collapsed in the 'twilight,' but I know that your faith in me has never truly been severed.”
"Not responding doesn't mean I've abandoned you. I'm glad you've survived the darkness after twilight."
Dawn is not far away.
The sound of the spaceship landing came from not far from the temple, and then hundreds of aliens, who were huge to the Dalos people, rushed to the foot of the altar, leaving blurry afterimages in their sight.
'Protoss Protoss!'
The Dalos people here had just seen the videos and materials and were familiar with the appearance of the Protoss people, but they were really surprised by their arrival.
Five Protoss people climbed up the altar step by step, but at an extremely fast speed, until they reached a meter behind the High Priest of Bama.
The High Priest could only see the full figures of the Protoss by looking up. Just as the legends said, the Dalos were like children in front of them.
The leading Protoss, a majestic and imposing figure clad in a military coat adorned with dazzling runes, nodded only to High Priest Barma.
Then look up at the Eye of God in the sky.
"Are you a true god of the divine realm?"
The Protoss's mental transmission of this term signifies the first time the Dalos have received the honorific "you" (formal). The Protoss's perfect understanding of this respectful term during the telepathic communication is also the first time they have used this word. Previously, in their interactions with other civilizations, no one had ever been qualified for the Protoss to use honorifics.
The Eye of Loxevius in the sky seemed to have a playful change in its gaze.
“Protoss, I know you, the Xel'Naga’s most beloved fighting race.”
In an instant, a sense of mental agitation emanated from the hundreds of Protos Star Spirits and radiated outwards. In space, outside the planet's orbit, the entire Protos fleet also experienced a strong mental shock at the same moment, causing all the equipment at the outer star stations of the capital planet Dalos to malfunction.
"That's right! That's right! You are indeed a great being from the divine realm! You must recognize our lord, the true god Xel'Naga, the creator of our race!"
The Protoss became agitated, their mental fluctuations merging into one.
"Why does our lord not answer our prayers! In the Battle of Twilight, our people were stained with blood. After Twilight, our people swore to avenge our fallen kin and have wandered the universe for endless years!"
“Protoss is a faithful citizen of the Xel'Naga, and we have never slackened our efforts!”
“We want to go back to ‘El’! Even though the people of Protoss have never seen it, even though it’s more of a legend to us, we want to go back!”
The lips of the leading Protoss man did not move, but the roar that erupted from his soul made all the Dalos people feel as if the earth was shaking.
Around the temple and even in this forest, small pebbles or water droplets vibrated slightly as if suspended upside down, as if weightless.
Those with weaker willpower, such as the Dalos, even experienced tingling in their heads and nausea.
Even His Majesty the Emperor and his ministers, far away in the Dalos Palace, were slightly affected, each experiencing noticeable tinnitus.
Around that time, the signals of all instruments and equipment were in a state of disorder, and they lost contact with all base stations on the outer orbit.
The Eye of God in the sky was not affected, but its gaze clearly shifted.
"peaceful"
A soft voice sounded, and all the negative effects of the mental fluctuations disappeared. The equipment also resumed operation, except for some that had just been burned.
"Protoss, you truly are the pride of the Xel'Naga. Your growth in power is astonishing."
"However, after dusk, the Xel'Naga fell into a deep sleep and left a message that we should not contact you. If it weren't for the coincidental call of the Dalos, I would have pretended not to see you."
"Keep waiting, keep fighting, Protoss. The awakening of the Xel'Naga is not far off."
Upon hearing this, the hundred Protoss Protoss did not press for an explanation as the other Dalos had expected. Instead, they remained solemn and bowed in unison to the sky.
Then, it left at the same speed as it had come, and the small spaceship quickly returned to the fleet mothership.
A unified mental vibration, felt by millions, traveled from space toward the planet Dalos.
"Since this is our Lord's expectation and test for us, then Protoss's blade will surely slay evil as a gift to celebrate our Lord's awakening!"
More than a thousand beautifully designed starships vanished into outer orbit in an instant, allowing the various base stations and defense bases of the capital planet Dalos to breathe a sigh of relief.
As Bama was still thinking that the Protoss's "expectations and trials" seemed a bit cruel, he heard the voice of his true god again.
"Do you see that, my children? One day I hope you can reach this level, or even surpass them!"
P: I was thinking of taking the day off today, but I'll just write as I go. This is the only chapter I have left today, neither here nor there.
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