Original God's Dark Priest

Cassiodoro walked silently to the completely shattered Centaur Golem and stared at it for a long time.

Ada stood side by side with Saphir and looked at Cassiodore.

After a long time, a golden glow began to emanate from Maomao's body, and the shadow of a man in a blue lawyer's uniform suddenly appeared next to Maomao.

Saphir knew that this was Cassiodore's true form.

"Cassiodoro." Saphir called him.

Hearing Saphir's voice, Cassiodoro slowly came back to his senses and turned his head to look over: "Ms. Saphir, Ada..."

He lowered his head and looked at his hands, as if sighing but also chuckling: "I never thought I would be able to meet you in this state."

"Just now, Boethius has completely admitted his failure in his heart, and then his soul collapsed, but it's not quite like it. It just collapsed but did not dissipate. It's quite strange." This is the first time that Saphir has encountered such a situation.

As for why Boethius' soul suddenly collapsed, Saphir could understand it.

It was probably because of Rimuru. Due to the connectivity of creation, she and Rimuru could share skills to a certain extent. This time, it was probably Rimuru's Heartless skill that was triggered.

Saphir was quite surprised at the activation of this skill. After all, this is a skill that only appears when the Demon King is awakened. The effect is also very simple. As long as Rimuru's enemy admits his failure in his heart, his life will be taken away instantly.

This effect is controllable, but Saphir has never used it and didn't know that this skill would be triggered, so he didn't think about controlling it.

Fortunately, there was no sign of Boethius' soul dissipating, which should be the effect of Phobos.

Cassiodorus thought for a moment and understood the reason. He nodded slightly and said, "As long as Phobos is not destroyed, Boethius can recover. This is normal."

"Can repairs at the soul level be done? This Phobos is really amazing." Saphir couldn't help but sigh.

"I'd feel embarrassed if you suddenly praised me like this." Another voice came from the side, it was the voice of Boethius.

Ada and Saphir looked in the direction of the sound. Saphir narrowed his eyes slightly, while Ada exclaimed: "Boethius? You are not..."

"Dead? It's not that easy." Boethius said calmly.

Saphir shook his head. "You are not Boethius. I don't sense any hostility from you. Besides, it's impossible to repair a soul that quickly. You must have borrowed Boethius's appearance."

"You are really sharp. You are worthy of being Lord Saphir." The man who looked like Boethius praised.

The next second, he transformed into a harp. "Wouldn't it be easier to talk this way? Boethius' soul is shattered, and it will take time to repair. I can also be considered Boethius. After all, he is a part of me."

"I don't quite understand. What do you mean he is a part of you?" Ada frowned, looking wary.

Saphir understood: "You... are the souls of Lemurians?"

"That's not wrong. To be precise, I am all melodies, all movements, all thoughts... I am the sum of all souls.

Simply put, I am Phoebus." The harp revealed its identity.

Saphir's eyes lit up when he heard this. Now that Phobos had materialized, it wouldn't be too difficult to control him.

Cassiodoro was much more shocked: "Phobos? The great music that governs everything actually has a personality?"

"Phobos, or the original Sibyl, was a survivor of the last flood that engulfed the earth.

Sybil's wish is to bring happiness to all beings in the world, but she has no personality and not enough power.

To this end, she gave her wisdom to Remus, and with Remus's power, she created Yue Chang, which is me. "Phoebus explained his identity and some of his past events.

Cassiodoro couldn't accept this fact. He looked dazed. "How could it be... The music we've been playing and the fate we've accepted all come from you."

Saphir knew why Cassiodore acted like this. If Phobos had a personality, why did he arrange such a fate for Lemuria? Obviously, it could have been changed from the beginning, but he didn't do it.

He watched Boethius do those things but never stopped him. Cassiodoro didn't understand why he just stood by and watched.

"It's me, but it's also you! Because I am you, the combination of all your wishes." Phobos didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, everything was the Lemurians' own choice.

Cassiodoro shook his head desperately in denial. "To exclude those who are not like us, to wantonly destroy other lives, to destroy towns and villages—are these also our wishes?"

“Yes, because you wish so, I will respond in this way.

Plunder, hatred, killing... these are also part of your wishes." Phobos stated the cruel truth with great ease. "To bring happiness to all, shouldn't we fulfill these wishes?"

Cassiodoro held his head in pain, he couldn't accept it.

Ada was also a little angry; "It's totally unreasonable!"

But Safire understood: "In fact, it is possible."

"Lord Safir?" Ada was a little surprised. Although Safir was eccentric and did things unconventionally, in Ada's opinion, her master was often very kind. She didn't understand why the master could understand Phobos.

Cassiodoro felt even more absurd: "Madam...you..."

Saphir gave them a calming expression and continued, "So, the destruction of Lemuria wasn't just due to something as mysterious as fate.

Another major reason is the drawbacks of governing by popular opinion. Most people in the world are actually stupid; they can easily be deceived and swept away, becoming part of a surging avalanche that sweeps away everything.

Cassiodoro shook his head repeatedly: "That's not the case! That's not our true wish! The arrogance and hatred that grew among us twisted it and turned it into a terrifying monster...

No one will be happy from this, neither us nor any other living being besides us."

As he said this, Cassiodore suddenly understood. He looked at Phobos, who looked like a harpist, with a burning gaze: "No wonder you led us to destruction. It is because you realized this that the king..."

"Remus... He did try to destroy me. But why? Without me, you will surely fall into confusion and pain again..." Although Phobos has a personality, it is not a complete one. "Ah... For the happiness of everyone, I have no choice but to..."

Saphir narrowed her eyes slightly. She was not surprised by this. Relying on tools but being unable to completely subdue them would result in this.

Overall, Remus didn't actually make any mistakes. His biggest mistake was being weak. He was too weak, so weak that he couldn't even completely suppress a single movement. Even after realizing that the other party might retaliate, he couldn't resolve this hidden danger. In the end, he watched his country being destroyed.

It's not that he didn't try to make amends, but under those circumstances, Phobos had become the support of people's lives, and destroying Phobos would naturally put him on the opposite side of people.

Saphir suspected that Remus was not really unable to destroy Phobos, but that as a god of a country, he could not do such a thing.

"Was it because of weakness... or because of... kindness? No, that's not kindness at all, it's just a woman's softness. At this critical juncture of life and death, without the courage to cut off an arm to survive... destruction is the inevitable outcome.

But, whether it's because of weakness or cowardice, Remus is not a qualified god. "Sapphire thought to himself.

Cassiodorus didn't think about this. He just stared at Phobos in a daze from his own perspective: "What? Could it be that at that time, Boethius had already...

Yes, that must be the case... We cannot disobey the Supreme One's orders, unless it is the music itself that betrays him...

What happened to Boethius? What did you do to him?

"Well... of course he has become us. To put it in a way you can understand: he was eaten by me!" Phobos didn't mind stabbing Cassiodor in the heart, so he adopted a more cruel statement.

Sapphire knew, however, that being eaten wasn't quite accurate. Strictly speaking, it was more like being assimilated. This also aligned with her initial speculation: if the destruction of Lemuria, including the associated dragon lizards, was included in the prophecy, then destruction was inevitable.

It was not Remus or Boethius who set in motion the process of destruction, but the golden-bee Sibyl and her musical instrument Phobos.

Even if Boethius was not the sword, there would be someone else to take this position.

Boethius's behavior could only be regarded as a fuse, and the various hidden dangers hidden deep within Lemuria were the real cause of the destruction.

An ideal country is what everyone desires, but an overly ideal country will lead to all kinds of uncontrollable things because of its delusion that is out of touch with reality.

Pursuing eternal peace through music...

This is a delusion that even Shadow wouldn't even consider, because the human heart is the most uncontrollable. Not everyone likes a stagnant life.

Phobos seemed to notice the anger on Cassiodore's face and added, "Hmm? But that's his wish, and I'm the only one who can fulfill it... He must be happy because of it!"

"So from then on, Boethius became your puppet... That's why he tried every means to bring you back to the world." Cassiodoro understood that this... was not Boethius's rebellion at all, but the backlash of Phobos.

No, this guy, how could he be worthy of the name Phobos, which carries with it beautiful blessings?

Phobos remained unfazed: "This is all for you... for the happiness of everyone."

Cassiodoro was so angry that he laughed. "As long as I'm here, your plot will never succeed! As long as I'm alive, you will never leave this cage! Be imprisoned here with me until the end of time."

He is just a spirit now, and indeed cannot do anything to the harp, but... if he just wants to imprison it and prevent it from returning to the world, he can still do it.

"Your wish is to sink into silence with me until we perish? Is this your happiness? But... I can't fulfill your wish." Phobos' tone became unfriendly.

So, no matter how much they say they are doing it for the wishes of others, it is still selfish in the final analysis. Saphir suddenly felt that there was no truth in the mouth of this Phobos.

He spoke in high-sounding words, but in reality, he didn't do anything. Personality disorder? She actually thought this guy had a very healthy personality.

It's so sound that it can even play the role of a hypocrite.

Is this really acting?

"I really can't destroy you, but, have you forgotten that Ms. Safir is here?" Cassiodor suddenly turned to Safir and said, "Madam, I appreciate your care for us along the way.

Even though I still don't know if you're an old friend of the Supreme, it doesn't matter anymore. Can I... ask you for one last favor?

Destroy me and this Phobos... together."

Saphir stared at Cassiodore and said, "You have already obtained the eternal life that many people dream of. Now, you want to abandon this hard-earned life for a burst of anger?

This is the last blessing Remus gives you."

Cassiodor's immortality is the eternal existence of his soul. As long as he does not seek death, he can become a citizen of any country and live there for a long time.

You can leave at any time if you get tired of it. The country of Teyvat is relatively kind to outsiders, so it is not difficult for Cassiodor to survive.

Cassiodoro shook his head and refused: "I already know the Supreme's past plans and wishes. To be honest, I am very happy.

Because I have never been the one to be abandoned or given up, the king wants to liberate everyone from the music, hatred and estrangement through his own sacrifice.

He wanted to save his subjects until the very last moment."

As he spoke, he lowered his head in embarrassment: “I know that you have always disrespected the king, because compared to you, he may be really weak, but he must be very firm and resolute.

I think it would be great if my approach could slightly change your opinion of him.

The king's unfulfilled wish... shall be fulfilled by me. This, perhaps, can be considered Lemuria's last act of stubbornness.

I know you are confident that you can completely destroy Phobos, but I was once a member of Lemuria, and I am not sure if I will become its carrier if I continue to live. So, please destroy it and me together."

Ada looked at Cassiodore intently. She wanted to say that things were not that bad, but she didn't say anything because Saphir had already nodded in agreement.

"If this is your wish, I promise you." Safir's voice was very soft, without much emotion.

Upon hearing this, Cassiodoro breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you very much, Lord Saphir."

After nodding again, Saphir turned to Phobos and said, "You just said that being devoured by you is Boethius' happiness, right?"

"What do you want to do?" Phobos knew Saphir's abilities, but it didn't think the girl in front of it could really do anything to it.

Saphir chuckled. "Nothing. I just suddenly remembered that I'm in need of a suitable musical instrument."

After that, she raised her right hand: "Veronica."

A bright silver light transformed into a suspended stream of light that emerged from the void, and with a lazy tone, "Is it finally my turn to appear? What's this time?"

The silver light stream condensed into a blue-haired girl, which was Veronica's appearance as the Salt Demon Heulia.

Soon, her attention fell on Phobos: "Is this... a harp?"

"Well, it's a very rare instrument. Sometimes, we also need to enrich our spiritual world through music, don't we?" Safire said in a serious tone, and it didn't seem like he was joking at all.

But Veronica knew this guy's character very well. What rich spiritual world? It was pure nonsense. This guy must have seen the value of this harp, so he called her out.

Veronica shrugged and did not expose the truth. She just started drawing a magic circle in the air.

As a living weapon that can transform at will, devouring is naturally an indispensable ability, but direct devouring cannot guarantee that all the opponent's abilities can be obtained, so the help of magic circles is necessary.

Saphir saw Veronica moving seriously, she smiled with satisfaction, then turned to Cassiodoro: "Well, finally, let's say goodbye.

Although this is not the first time I have experienced something like this, to be honest, it still feels very uncomfortable.”

"If my departure can leave a ripple in the heart of a god, then my life will not be in vain." Cassiodoro said softly and casually.

Upon hearing this, Saphir stopped talking and raised his right hand, with the power of the Void Realm surging in his palm: “Seventh Transformation of the Snake, Moonlight·Kiss of Hecate.

Cassiodoro, may the radiance of the silver moon grant you eternal sleep and take you to a world of flawless tenderness, where you will be free from bondage and from the cycle of reincarnation... Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Lord Saphir." Cassiodoro slowly closed his eyes.