The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Meeting the Gods (4)

[Meria, Meri!]

He entered the temple.

He was devastated, but he knew this was bound to happen.

The rich began to worship Neliard.

The Serga Temple has not been visited for a long time.

On the other hand, the Neliard sanctuary was called a new temple and all sorts of valuables were offered.

When he went inside, he saw Neliard.

And someone else fell at his feet.

There was a friendly man who took him to the field.

A somewhat brash but kind-hearted blonde woman who comforts him when he cries in search of her mother.

Pur, who always raised his spirits while struggling alone waited for Neliard.

Her sweet, loving and foolish god who threw the stars in the sky for her and her brother in the desert.

Neliard pointed his sword in front of the fallen God and said to him while looking at the God.

[Look, my dear sister. The time has come for me to create a world where no children will suffer.]

[Sister .... I'm trying to understand you.]

He spoke helplessly.

[I want to believe that your sin is just another way to love people.].

[Yes that's right.]

[I believe you'll come back someday. If the pride that blinded my sweet and wise brother would be gone.].

He lowered his head as tears trickled down his cheeks and wet his leather shoes.

In what words should he describe his feelings?

Hatred, indelible affection, sorrow, suffering.

It was a mixture of emotions that confused him.

He shouted loudly.

But Neliard never looked at him.

When he was a child, he never took his eyes off of her, and he always faced her straight, yet at the moment, he did not look at her.

[There are worms in the human heart. At the moment of strength, it rolls up; in the moment of weakness, it digs into the hearts of men and causes them to fall ill. That way, jealousy, greed, and selfishness arise.]

Ah, that's true.

Her brother is sick. He was overcome by a terrible disease that could not be cured.

He took the time to approach her. Then, he opened his hand and blocked it.

[Foolish thing. Do you think you will be able to defeat me when you can't even realize your strength?]

[…….]

[Why are you doing this? Leblaine, you are the reason for my life. Why are you trying to betray me!]

[Don't cry. I'll protect you.]

[Are you also a pawn of a stupid God?!]

[Account wants to learn with the Gods and create a world without children like us. The world should be a peaceful place where we can run around freely.]

[You fool! Only a perfect God can save the world! Only I can give you a place to stay!]

He never wanted anything like that in his life.

What he yearned for was to be able to walk across the fields with him while holding his hand.

Even if they sometimes cry because they worry about unimportant things, they will never doubt that a better tomorrow will come.

About one day a year, he wants them to pack a lunch box, take a boat ride, and enjoy the view of the flowers from a distance. Also visit their parents' graves on their death anniversary, and thank them for leaving him as a good older brother.

Neliard's eyes turned red.

When he tried to throw the sword towards the Gods in anger because he had been betrayed by his younger sister, he blocked the sword.

She could hear someone calling her name [Meria!] from distance.

As he fell, he did not take his eyes off Nerliard.

Neliard's face that appeared in her blurred vision was strangely twisted.

Neliard, who was slumping, hurriedly approached him.

He hugged her and muttered.

[This is also just an imperfect tactic of Gods. He's dying, yet he has the power to take you away from me. But don't worry. Don't worry, it's not too late ..].

Neliard's hands were filled with a terrifying gloomy energy, beside the barrier that floated above them. He chuckled in a strange way, as if he was a puppet with a broken thread.

[Don't worry. For you, having been raised by me, will share my principles and will be able to discern the right path. I will take you to the land of the gentle shepherd.]

His eyes turned red as he looked at her.

He wanted to beg, but he could not because his body was unwilling to move.

Please, don't do that.

Don'tdon't.

Don't save him.

She did not want to be resurrected as her brother's puppet.

That's not him.

'Oh my God…!'

At that moment, Neliard's energy, which had squeezed his neck, faded in an instant, and a light gushed out.

With a roar, a frenzy of screams and shouts exploded from all directions.

He trampled corpses and stuck pioneers at the stake.

In the blink of an eye, the stakes became pillars, and all the pioneers were chained.

[Let go! Let me go! I can't go on like this.!].

[Neliards....!].

And,

[God!]

Neliard, who was shouting, had fallen to the ground and stumbled backwards.

[Serga!]

His body began to disintegrate as he was enveloped in light.

After his fall, he turned into a terrifying demon that could not be considered a human at all.

Arghh!!

With a terrifying cry, Serga's body also completely melted.

The world is covered with light.

When he looked up, the light surrounding him turned warm and inviting, like a blanket dried in the sun.

He saw a hand reaching out to him from within the light.

As he grabbed that hand, he was struck by a pleasant voice from behind him.

"Son."

It was a familiar voice I heard when I touched Newt. That's the voice I've always heard in my dreams…

"That's the voice of God."

When I turned around, the room changed. In the endless light, I faced Serga.

***

I'm no longer the Leblaine or the ancient Meria.

As nine-year-old Leblaine Lisette Dubblede, I stared at Serga.

God extended a hand to me.

I gently grabbed her hand, though hesitated at first.

“I'll see you again, my son. I look forward to the moment where I meet you again.”

I stared blankly at him.

So the voice that just called me was the voice of a God?

"Have you been by my side since I grabbed the water lizard?"

“I've always been by your side. Because of the water lizard, your sealed strength has awakened and you can hear my voice.”

“…….”

“I'm so happy to see you born, open your eyes, walk and talk.”

“…….”

“Because you are a special soul who entertains me anytime, anywhere.”

Saying that, Serga slowly led me somewhere.

As we started walking, he glanced at me and said in a soft voice.

“Ask.”

“... Did you show me this dream, didn't you, an ancient dream?”

"Yes." Yeah."

"Am I Neliard's sister?"

"Do you think of Neliard as your brother?"

“I have three older brothers, so I don't need to have such a weird older brother.”

"Then you're not Neliard's sister."

'So what do you mean?'

I frowned, and looked at the God.

"I'm not Neliard's sister, am I?"

“There was a time when you were Neliard's younger sister. But now, aren't you just Lisette and Theodore's daughter?”

"Do you usually speak in puzzles like this?"

When I said that, the God smiled happily.

'I am the reincarnation of Neliard's younger sister.'

I am the sister of the shepherd brother in the records.

“Why are you showing me the past?”

"It's not worth your life."

“......Isn't that just a little quarrel among the family?”

"Nobody hurt me more than that."

The god took my hand and walked slowly.

I walked with him and asked him many questions.

"Neliard appreciates me, so why would she sacrifice me?"