124 - - 90 Queen of the Devil

While we all gulped with bated breath at the mention of the word "war," Fulga sat on his throne at the altar and began to speak.

The goddesses of creation created humans, subhumans, and demons, but the problem was the attacks by demons on other races. It would have been enough to just kill all the demons, but they were just little Feenis kids and they were also responsible for taking in the "dirt" from the surroundings. It wasn't that simple.

"Hmmm. Did Lord Feenis try to create new life from the "dirt"?

Fulga nodded broadly at Arka's question.

Yes, that's right. Yes, there is a problem among the goddesses about the "dirt". It was thought that it would be possible to somehow control its spread and purify it so that it could be incorporated into the cycle of life. That is why Feenius created demons out of dirt.

But "dirt" was supposed to be the negative energy produced by all living things. Was it safe to use such a thing?

Tiruna's question was a perfectly reasonable one.

Thanks to that, the demons have become extremely ferocious. It's a mass of negative energy, of course. They have grown up by taking in all the "dirt," and now they're all overflowing with ferocious, untouchable creatures.

It's ironic. They were originally created with good intentions.

Well, it can't be helped. The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're doing.　The original creators were good people, but now they've turned against the goddess because she was angry with them.

Yeah, that's pretty much it. That is the original form of the sacred artifact you call the Sacred Artifact.

The original form of the sacred artifact: ......

The actual "divine vessel" is literally a "divine ritual instrument" that combines Feenius' power as its foundation and Orgo's purification ability in order to make it easier for the effect to permeate the demon.

Wait a minute. But from what you just said, it sounds like you didn't need to use a baboon. ......

"Haha, you're onto something good, aren't you?"

The actual "holy tool" was created after he parted company with Feenis. The only metal that can adapt to Orgo's power and amplify it is the hihirokane. And since it was originally a demon created by Feenis, of course it would become one.

I see.

The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and how to do it.

In the beginning, we lived in harmony with the demons by calming them with the sacred artifact. In the beginning, we coexisted with the demons, calming them with sacred objects, with saints and saintly women like you as servants of God. But as the population grew and the gap between rich and poor began to appear, some humans began to make money from the materials of the demons. They conspired with a certain saint.

And so the collapse of order began, didn't it?

Yes, that's right. The most important thing to remember is that you can't just keep doing things like that. The saints, in their good humor, went to the lair of a powerful demon and were caught off guard and annihilated - a tragedy in which the jurisdiction they were protecting was destroyed by the demon.

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I guess you could say they got what they deserved. ......

I think it would be fair to say that they got what was coming to them.　That's why we couldn't live together, we had to learn to resist the demons so that we wouldn't be like them.

But that's ......," I said.

The humans were blinded by greed, and the demons were not at fault at all. But once the fire was lit, the people were unstoppable, and three of the six remaining weapon users chose to walk with the people. The subhumans, who had strong faith in the goddess, feared that they might incur the wrath of the gods, and so they began to distance themselves from the humans.

And so began the conflict with the Lady Feenis. ......

Fulga nodded sadly at Magmer, who had come to a conclusion.

'Ah ....... Naturally, Feenis was furious. Why did he try to kill his own children, and why did he use them for his own desires when he had given them the sacred artifact to prevent that from happening?

Well, he must have had a right to be angry. What about Orgo?

He tried to quiet Feenis, of course. But he wouldn't listen to me. What did he do?　By that time, Feenis was already being treated like the queen of demons.

It's terrible ....... Feenis was only trying to protect her children. ......

Yes, ...... she was. And so began a terrible conflict. At her request, a Dwarf, together with a "sword" saint, created the sacred artifact.

Incidentally," Fulga said, looking at me wryly.

The saint of the Sword later wore the Phoenix Robe you are wearing, you know?

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