episode_0227

A god who is said to be the highest among the gods of the Asgardian world, revered by the people of the Republic. Odin.

The god of wisdom, the god of spearmanship, and the wise god who sees the future. He is also the god of madness, magic and sorcery, and the god of poetry, death, literature, contracts, life, victory, and war.

Odin sat on a rock and thought.

Looking down at my body slowly fading away.

‘Hey, Loki.’

‘Hmm? Odin, why?’

‘What are you doing now?’

‘You wouldn’t know it if you saw it? ‘They’re killing humans.’

A sky where faint clouds flow like a river. Odin looked at the sky and was lost in thought.

I thought of a friend who was forgotten a long time ago, but for some reason I think of him again today.

‘So, why are you killing humans?’

‘Is there a reason for killing them? ‘Odin, do you have a special reason for slaughtering and eating pigs?’

‘… Aren’t those people ordinary people?’

In the flashback, a slightly younger Odin pointed to the dying humans.

‘Why are you killing your believers?’

‘Ah, that?’

The boy, whose cheeks were covered in shiny blood, smiled humorously. It was a creepy laugh.

‘I’ve lived too long.’

‘Loki, you seem to be drunk now. If you kill those humans, you will die too.’

‘I’m not drunk.’

‘What if I kill those who offer their faith to you? They are your followers!’

‘So you’re killing it.’

Binggrae.

It was the smile of Loki, a man who was on the verge of death but was not afraid.

Odin at the time could not understand Loki. Since gods are creatures that live forever, they do not assume or prepare for death. Unless something really rare happens.

Loki’s answer to the reason was very simple.

‘I’ve lived too long. I told you earlier, right? Did you lose your memory while dressing as a woman?’

‘… .’

‘Hello, have a nice life. I’ll go. Ah, it’s okay to die too. Even if God is eternal, he will die someday after humans become extinct, right?

This is how Loki, the god of mischief, died.

Odin thought.

Now I have to walk that path myself.

Odin smiled faintly, looking at his body slowly becoming transparent.

“Oscar… Loki, I saw you in him.”

“What’s killing me now are the goblins we always looked down on.”

“Who would have known that those insignificant goblins would threaten human life just because they had one god?”

“Qu… Hahahaha!”

Suddenly, Odin became curious.

A goblin god who made goblins from all over the continent gather to invade and eat his followers. Meta.

Was that meta created by Loki?

So, is it not Goblin or Meta that is killing him now, but Loki?

Or is it just a misunderstanding on his part that he mistook Oscar for Rocky, and is Rocky and Oscar separate characters with no connection whatsoever?

Anyway, the only thing that is true is that he will soon disappear forever. Odin’s almost transparent body proved the future.

Since having their own gods, goblins have developed amazingly. It became possible to operate a systematic army, and individual goblins also improved. The entire continent suffered as legendary beings like the Goblin Lord appeared in various places.

For some reason, those goblins began to focus their attacks on religious figures from the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.

Not all humans, but only a very small number of humans were unable to stop the concentrated attack. So the gods of Olympus and Asgard slowly began to disappear.

Since believers disappear, extinction cannot be prevented. God is not an omnipotent being. He was just a fool who forgot about death, the expected conclusion of life.

‘Right.’

Some gods screamed, others struggled. Some gods screamed, while others calmly accepted death.

Odin was of the fourth category.

Their power does not disappear. In the end, all energy in the world circulates.

Meta.

He was absorbing all the divinity of Olympus and Asgard, and was in fact close to the highest god of his time. Wasn’t the reason Meta was unrealistically strong as soon as he became a god in the first place because he was the only god of the goblin world?

Now the meta is absorbing the divinity of humans. This is because the goblins would not have been able to do this if they had killed or bred humans, but they are thoroughly ‘predating’ on ‘clerics’ under Meta’s orders.

It is the birth of the Supreme God.

‘Have I lived too long?’

But apart from the agony of such royalties.

Only at the moment before death was Odin able to understand Loki.

In fact, death was not that scary.

Unlike humans who were born for the purpose of survival, this is especially true for gods who were created through human faith.

*****

“… Thank you.”

Maria, who had been listening to Albrecht’s advice for a while, spoke.

Her expression, which had been dull, suddenly became much calmer.

“My heart, which was shaking like a lamp in the wind, has calmed down.”

“Is that so?”

“It is the priest’s role to provide stability to people, but I am receiving help. It’s just a shame.”

“You are saying something sad. Saints are not the only ones who lead people. Leaders also lead people.”

“I see. My insight was short.”

Maria looked out the window for a moment and looked at the night sky.

She softly pursed her lips.

“If I am the Messiah.”

“… .”

“I will embrace you. Any evil person. If you truly reflect on your past and seek repentance, I will gladly extend my hand.”

“To Satan?”

“To Satan.”

“To your lover, Evans?”

“Of course, this is a natural statement. There was no discrimination in the Messiah’s love. Of course, I can’t even reach the feet of the Messiah. Still, I will walk along that path.”

“It is not easy to admit a sin. How bad would even the Messiah have paid the price with his life?”

“So, this is the path I must walk. Wasn’t I born to lead the way on the path of asceticism?”

“I don’t know. The main woman would like to say something a little different.”

Albrecht whispered in a serious voice.

“You can never convey equal love.”

“Yes… ?”

“The Messiah did not have anyone in his heart. I only looked at God. So I was able to practice humility.”

“… .”

“But you are not a saint. You already have a man in your heart. It is not right for you to walk the path of the Messiah. Please answer. If you could only save one of two people, and one of them was Evans, would you abandon him? Can we really give equal opportunities to those who are opposed to us?”

“… You can’t do that.”

“Therefore, you can never spread flat love. It’s not a reprimand. Just as the Messiah has his way, you have your own way.”

As always, his words were calm and logical. Albrecht’s tone was always like that.

It was a tone that suited her personality very well. In a strange way, it had the power to attract and encompass people.

“You are.”

“Yes?”

“Mary is not a saint.”

“Yes.”

“Can you embrace the great villain Joker? If only he really wanted it.”

Maria has made her decision.

She didn’t worry. Instead, he smiled and answered.

“Yes.”

After hearing the answer, Albrecht gestured with an expressionless expression.

“Then go.”

At the end of the hand was the door to the library.

“Guess Evans will be waiting for you. Go and tell me your truth.”

“You are not the Messiah. There is no need to clumsily try to imitate the Messiah.”

“You are Mary before you are a saint. Go and show Mary’s love.”

“… And I’ll have a chat with you later. I have a personal guess, and I think you might have something to do with it. Even the warrior.”

“… ? All right. But, what’s going on… ?”

“It’s not something to worry about right now. Wasn’t your lover waiting for you?”

The princess was right. The saint, or rather Maria, thought what she said was right, nodded and walked to the door.

Toward her lover.

Jeopuk, Jeopuk-.

As I carefully opened the door, I noticed a boy sitting down next to me. It was a boy looking gloomily at the floor.

Before the boy could open his mouth to say anything to the girl, the girl approached the boy. And behind his back, she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him, whispering.

In a very sincere and soft voice.

In the voice of a girl who is always gentle and compassionate.

made a promise to the boy.

“I will embrace you, I will embrace you.”

“Even if the whole world rejects and hates you.”

“Even if you did something in the past and have to atone for the rest of your life.”

“I will embrace you.”

“I will assist you in your atonement.”

“It’s not because it’s my ‘role’. Also, it is not because it is the duty of a ‘saint’.”

“Just as me, as Maria.”

“I will embrace you.”

“I love you, I love you, and I will love you again.”