Descent
by Afuhfuihgs
…The sky split.
It would be right to say that it was pushed back by the presence of something. Nothing descended or congealed. The God of Chaos was simply present in Ross’s body as if he had been there from the beginning.
“Oh, God-isiyeo.”
Facing the God of Chaos was a rare occurrence even for the cult leader. The cult leader’s role was to hand over the body and awaken in the next world. It was the first time seeing the God of Chaos descend into another body like this.
“Ah, so there are cases like this. Interesting, interesting. I stole a glimpse of that guy’s fragment and expected Ross to become an apostle… but not like this. Hahaha.”
The God of Chaos laughed as if satisfied with the current situation. Born from chaos, unexpected variables were a pleasure to him. How much Roel would despair facing him, how beautifully he would crumble and writhe in agony while pointing his sword at his beloved brother… Just imagining it made him unable to contain his joy.
At that moment, the cult leader realized. The God of Chaos wasn’t looking at him… No, he wasn’t even aware of his existence. Treated worse than a pebble rolling on the ground. But suppressing his boiling emotions, the cult leader thought he was fully entitled to receive the reward for his contract.
He had destroyed countless worlds so far. He had only failed to fulfill his role once, just once. Anyway, as a result, the God of Chaos had descended to destroy the world, so he hadn’t failed―――.
“What, you’re still here? Your role is completely over now. Get lost.”
With a small gesture as if chasing away a bug, the cult leader turned to ashes and disappeared. A god offers no explanations or excuses. The cult leader, who had lived as a slave to the God of Chaos, met a futile end without achieving anything. Unable to escape the fate of being a disposable item.
“…You’ve come.”
Turning his head with a gentle smile, the God of Chaos looked at his adversary with expectant eyes. And soon, seeing that there was no change in Roel’s eyes looking at him, he couldn’t hide his disappointment.
“Did you already know that I descended into your brother’s body? Hehe, did the Saintess give you a heads-up or something? Too bad, I wanted to see you scream to get out of your brother’s body.”
Roel firmly closed his mouth and stared at the God of Chaos. The God of Chaos wore a bitter smile at the whirlpool of countless emotions contained in his blue eyes. That was it. That unyielding gaze. He had been defeated countless times, forcibly broken, but the incomprehensible will to rise again. It was so disgusting, so beautiful, and he wanted to completely destroy it with his own hands.
“Recently, you realized you couldn’t beat me and chose to run away, didn’t you? I thought you’d do that again… Seeing you show your face like this, you must have some kind of plan.”
The God of Chaos tilted his head to the side and spoke as if looking behind Roel.
“I don’t see the lovers who will lead you to victory. Are they all dead?”
“…You’re as talkative as ever.”
To Roel, who finally opened his mouth, the God of Chaos made a mischievous expression and completely connected himself to the world. Thanks to Bella’s ability absorbed by Ross, the God of Chaos succeeded in a perfect descent without any restrictions. He wanted to kindly inform Roel that it was too late to stop him, that he was facing failure as always, so the God of Chaos was a little impatient.
But he shouldn’t be so hasty. The most beautiful and delicious strawberry decorated on the cake should be eaten last to fully taste its flavor. Despair deepens its flavor when you realize it yourself. The God of Chaos, who licked his dry lips, smiled brightly and said.
“Roel… No, hyung.”
“…”
“Are you going to kill me again?”
Roel swung his holy sword without hesitation. The God of Chaos, who easily dodged the attack, shook his head with a smile.
“You’ve killed me hundreds of times, so you swing your sword without hesitation? I think I know why Ross betrayed you. No, it’s not betrayal! He reached out to me to survive from a crazy hyung who could kill him without a second thought for his own victory. Hahahahahahahahaha!”
At the laughter that made him feel indescribable emotions, Roel smiled bitterly and pointed his holy sword at the God of Chaos.
“You’re right. I’m a crazy bastard who can kill his beloved brother at any time for the sake of victory. Because I think it’s right if it’s the path for everyone.”
At Roel’s words, the God of Chaos’s eyes lit up. With an expression as if he had thought of a fun prank, the God of Chaos suddenly released tremendous power. Unclean and instinctively repulsive smoke flowing from the crown of his head soared into the split sky and began to descend towards the capital, enveloping the surroundings. It looked as if darkness had swallowed the capital.
“Hahaha! Who could love you if they knew your true nature? Yes, this time, let’s all watch together as everyone realizes that your mischievous justice will kill them all and despair.”
Darkness slowly began to tighten around the place where the God of Chaos and Roel were facing each other. People who instinctively realized that the darkness was dangerous began to flock towards them from all directions.
“The more spectators, the better, isn’t it?”
But Roel didn’t react at all. He just looked at the God of Chaos with unwavering eyes. Did he think he could win by fighting him? The God of Chaos felt an indescribable disappointment at that foolishness.
If he was only thinking of a mutual destruction, it was too much of a shitty story for the ending of their long-awaited reunion. With such a boring story, Roel would become a worthless being who no longer needed to be involved.
“Ah, I hope you don’t disappoint me. How long have we been connected! You should at least show me a twist that could leave a scratch on me!”
Roel just watched the God of Chaos getting angry like that. He seemed to be thinking about something, or waiting for something. Feeling his interest rapidly fading, the God of Chaos seriously considered whether to just destroy the world as it was. But as expected, Roel, his only like-minded opponent, opened his mouth at the right timing.
“Do you… perhaps remember how long we’ve been fighting?”
“No fool remembers the number of ants they accidentally stepped on.”
At that answer, Roel muttered quietly with a bitter smile.
“19872.”
Looking at the God of Chaos, Roel recalled the countless worlds that had passed and continued.
“That’s the number of worlds involved in our fight.”
“Hmm, is that all? It’s a bit of a shame that it’s not a perfect number.”
To the God of Chaos, who didn’t care at all, Roel sincerely asked.
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t understand your purpose. The reason for destroying so many worlds.”
At Roel’s question, the God of Chaos burst into laughter. Reason? He didn’t know. Wasn’t that the reason he existed in the first place? From the moment he gained consciousness, he wanted to destroy this world in the novel. That was all. Just like a person breathes, he naturally had to destroy something.
“It’s the same reason you don’t give up and stand against me. Of course, because I have to.”
The God of Chaos, with a sneer, looked straight at Roel and asked.
“Can you explain it? The reason for shedding so much blood, destroying so many worlds, sacrificing, turning a blind eye, using them as consumables, and repeating an eternal fight that you can never win?”
Roel didn’t hesitate at that question.
“I know, because I will definitely win in the end.”
“Pukkeukeuk…!!! Are you really the guy who realized he couldn’t beat me and trapped everyone in his ideal world until the world was destroyed! You shouldn’t forget that you were afraid of your own defeat and ran away without facing me.”
“But I’m standing in front of you now.”
“…Yes, that’s why we’re continuing this conversation. Why didn’t you run away this time? Did you realize that you no longer have the power of God because you created so many worlds? So, since you can’t run away, are you thinking of putting up a futile resistance against me?”
The God of Chaos intentionally planned for the people who had been chased by the darkness to hear Roel’s answer clearly as his words ended. Looking straight at the God of Chaos, who was hiding his excitement beneath his expression, Roel smiled.
A perfect smile that didn’t have the bitterness from before.
“I told you, I will eventually win. Because I believe so, I have appeared before you like this.”
“That was a foolish belief. To try to beat me with such vagueness… What an empty ending.”
The God of Chaos, shrugging as if he couldn’t help it, pointed his hand at Roel. The moment the power of chaos, containing the power to destroy the world, was concentrated at his fingertips, Roel said.
“It’s not vagueness. Everyone has been fighting only for this moment.”
At that moment, the God of Chaos realized the change that had occurred in his body. The foundation of the body he had descended into was shaking. An unknown message appeared in the God of Chaos’s vision as he looked at Roel.
「Synchronization rate 1%…….」
「Warning! The synchronization rate is continuously decreasing.」
「Warning! You have faced the world’s denial.」
“What is this…?”
At the same time as the condensed chaos scattered, Roel’s holy sword emitted light.
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