The following night, Maggie sighed and stared at Oris, who had his back to her, with a look that seemed to pierce his back.
If the purpose of bringing her here was to help Oris resolve his inner conflict, then... you've completely chosen the wrong person.
The only description of how the Sky God became a god in the comic is that he was a lucky winner who easily obtained his divine position after all the dragons and other alien prodigies perished.
Maggie knew nothing else about the rest, let alone what the Sky God was thinking back then.
Although he is said to be a god of finding bargains, the prerequisite is that he has to go to the sacred mountain first!
He seems to have no intention of even setting off now; he's just giving up completely.
Even if she were to help this autistic sky god, she would need some clues to proceed smoothly. Now that the patient refuses to communicate with the psychologist, even a god cannot save her.
Maggie grew increasingly worried, her sighs growing louder and louder, until...
Finally, Oris could no longer bear it, and sat up, looking at Maggie with a blank expression.
"If you don't want to sleep, you can go downstairs and stay there."
He was pointing down to the bottom of the valley, and now Maggie could just jump down and stay there.
Are you really not going?
Maggie ignored what he was saying and stared at him expectantly.
Even if she had to become a clingy pest, she had to get Oris to set off. Even if he started to slack off once he got to the sacred mountain, he might still be able to make it in line with the future.
"...I'm not going."
Perhaps because Maggie was too unyielding, Oris's temple twitched visibly before he took a deep breath and repeated his rejection for what seemed like the umpteenth time.
"Do you know you'll die if you don't go?"
Maggie has collapsed.
Ignoring the fact that secrets should not be revealed, he spoke of things that would happen in the future.
After the battle for the divine throne ended, all the false gods perished one by one. Not a single false god survived; only the seven who held the divine thrones remained unharmed.
If Oris is unwilling, then Ficklin cannot appear, and he will surely die.
Oris seemed surprised by Maggie's response. He scrutinized her, perhaps trying to guess her identity, or perhaps trying to determine if she was making up a lie to get him to participate in the war of the gods.
"I don't know, but it's not important."
After a while, he probably confirmed that Maggie was serious and didn't seem to be lying, so he spoke in a softer tone than before.
Maggie was dumbfounded. She had gone to such lengths, yet the dragon remained unmoved.
"What's the reason? Isn't there a reason?"
She continued asking, her tone slightly hurried.
At her wits' end, Maggie could only hope that Oris would say something to her, at least he could analyze why he didn't want to participate in the war of the gods.
She is good at prescribing the right medicine for the right symptoms.
Oris probably had never met a woman as persistent and inquisitive as Maggie, and fearing she would continue to pester him, he thought for a moment and finally spoke.
"The obsession that led to my divinity is... I no longer want any innocent life to die in front of me."
His words made Maggie pause, and she was just about to think of how to comfort him when, a second later, Maggie realized what Oris had said, and her eyes widened suddenly.
"ah?"
Maggie made a series of unintelligible syllables and froze.
This time, it was Maggie who was stunned. Although the comics didn't explain what the Sky God's obsession with becoming a god was, hearing about such an obsession still shocked Maggie.
This means that the God of the Sky is the true Mother Goddess, not limited to her own race, but to all.
Even more radiant than the God of Light.
That one was faking it, but this one is the real deal.
"Well, that's why I won't go. If I end up dying, that will just be the end of my suffering."
Oris noticed the shock in Maggie's eyes, and his voice grew softer and softer.
"Why...why is this your obsession?"
Maggie thought about it a lot, but still couldn't figure it out.
Even if it's not related to oneself, it should at least be related to one's own race. How can one be so benevolent?
"My divine essence was formed in the later stages of the Scourge, and I once defended against the undead attack on the front line of the Scourge."
As the night grew darker, all that remained in Maggie's vision were Oris's emerald green beast eyes; everything else was black.
His voice was also very soft, as if it would disappear at any moment.
After hearing this, Maggie fell completely silent.
If that's the case, then it seems quite reasonable.
Soldiers who have been on the battlefield often suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder to some extent. It is estimated that Oris was in a similar situation, as too many lives had been lost before his eyes.
At the height of the Scourge, all races, regardless of hatred or division, united to resist the undead invasion.
If, under such circumstances, Oris were solely focused on becoming stronger and protecting his comrades, the divine essence he would have cultivated would have taken the form he has now.
The situation is indeed extremely unusual.
The God of Light's divine essence was formed before the Scourge began. Maggie had even seen him on the battlefield of the Scourge, when he was a top fighter against the Archlich Congreve.
But the god of the sky....
Maggie's expression was complicated, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
Therefore, he did not want to engage in a war of gods. As long as there was a struggle, lives would be lost, and he did not want to see that.
That's why Oris saved her and cared about a stranger who was insignificant to him.
There are reasons for all of this.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Ficklin has never really killed anyone. The only ones he has killed are monsters. Even when humans provoked him, he only beat up the group of priests and priests and did not kill them.
There is a difference between teaching a lesson and killing someone.
Could this be related to his divine status during his divine period?
Maggie thought uncertainly.
"Go to sleep well after you've listened to this."
Oris could no longer hear Maggie's sighs. He left behind only a gentle word of advice before transforming into a dragon and flying out of the cave.
Maggie stood quietly in place, feeling utterly overwhelmed.
The war of the gods is a war among various races for living space. If you have to say what it is, it may look gentle, but its actual cruelty is extremely high, almost comparable to the Scourge.
It was only during the period of the undead invasion that all races were threatened, which led them to unite against the external forces and maintain peace for a period of time.
A divine essence like that of Oris, formed during a special period, is no longer applicable to the world after the end of the Scourge.
The conflicts between different races would only shatter his obsession, so he simply turned a blind eye.
That's why he felt it didn't matter if he died, and he called the divine status he possessed "pain."
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