Only God
Chapter 142 - 122 What if Our Father is Not a Good God_2

Chapter 142: Chapter 122 What if Our Father is Not a Good God_2

Over the years, the Forest God had been looking for an opportunity to repay Hiris, but the honest deity had no desires or wants, obsessively indulged in blacksmithing day-in and day-out, so the Forest God never found the right occasion.

With that in mind, Hiris, the god of mountains and craftsmanship, came to the temple of the Forest God.

"Hiris, for what reason have you come to visit me today?"

A female spirit formed from trees, green grass, blossoms, and a gust of spring wind expressed her surprise as the Forest God greeted Hiris.

"Forest God Lipo, I have a matter to ask you about."

Hiris stated straightforwardly.

"Ask away, Hiris, you once did a favor for me, and I should repay you to the best of my ability."

Forest God Lipo said softly.

"Alright,"

Hiris took a deep breath,

"Lipo, please tell me, what do you actually know about our Father and His elves?"

The moment he finished speaking, the brow of Forest God Lipo furrowed tightly, his expression changing.

The slow-witted Hiris failed to catch the change in the Forest God’s expression and continued to ask:

"Do you know anything, Lipo?"

The Forest God lifted his face, looking straight at Hiris, but instead of answering, He posed a counterquestion:

"Why do you wish to know this, Hiris?"

Hiris asked, somewhat puzzled:

"What’s wrong?"

Seeing this, the Forest God took a deep breath and continued:

"That may not be for you to inquire about, Hiris."

Hiris’s bafflement only deepened.

The Forest God, noticing his confusion, pondered for a moment before speaking:

"I can only tell you, Hiris, that I and the other seven divinities came into being with self-awareness after the first five.

At that time, the Gods already held the King of Gods in unspeakable regard.

And as time passed, the great Divine King Shan En grew more reluctant to mention Logos and our Father.

I think, perhaps it was because of an extremely terrifying prophecy."

"A terrifying prophecy?"

Hiris was confused.

What prophecy could be so fearsome as to trouble the Gods themselves?

Forest God Lipo, unwilling to say more at this time, shook his head and spoke softly:

"Hiris, do not delve further, for it involves the origin of the entire Country of Divines, which you should not seek to uncover.

If you continue to pry, the Divine King Shan En will surely notice, and by then... I cannot guarantee what you might encounter."

Instead of assuaging Hiris’s curiosity, the Forest God’s warning only shrouded the mountain and craftsmanship deity in even more confusion.

However, the Forest God did not intend to say more. Lipo pushed Hiris out of the temple, sending him away.

Hiris left without understanding, unable to grasp why this history was taboo among the Gods.

With no answers to be found, Hiris had no choice but to return to his own temple, pick up the enormous Divine Hammer, and seek to ease the melancholy in his heart through forging.

The stony soul of Hiris resonated with each strike of the hammer, the metal before him being whimsically shaped into various forms; his favorite sound was the clash of hammer and metal block, followed by the hissing sound of casting objects.

The god of mountains and craftsmanship remembered that he was awakened by the Three-eyed Ape People.

These Three-eyed Ape People, who now boast the most advanced civilization on the land, were created by Kagawus, originating from tribes in the desert, and for some unknown reason, they suddenly flourished.

The Three-eyed Ape People mastered wheat, animal husbandry, pottery, and metallurgy, forming a vast kingdom that no longer confined itself to the desert but pushed towards the great sea.

The advancement of civilization led to technological progress, and the Ape People’s kingdom smelted countless bronze vessels, which evolved from early rough simplicity to refined and intricate craftsmanship, from casting simple objects initially to forging elaborate patterns later on.

According to Hiris’s own memory, he seemed to have been awakened by the technology of smelting copper.

And with the increase of craftsmen on earth, Hiris also found that his own craftsmanship grew more exquisite, as if the more craftsmen there were, the more his divine power swelled.

Hiris shared this discovery with other gods and found that his revelation had long been common knowledge among the divine.

The things on earth are closely connected to the gods of the Celestial Kingdom.

Just as the more craftsmen there are, the stronger Hiris’s divine power becomes.

The more of certain things there are, the more the corresponding divine’s power will grow.

Of course, natural gods are the exception.

According to the observations of the gods, like Divine King Shan En and Water God Angel who are natural gods, their divine power remains unchanged throughout time, unaffected by the increase or decrease of lightning or water on earth.

It took about two years for Hiris, the god of mountains and craftsmen, to temporarily put down his divine hammer.

He relied on forging to alleviate the melancholy in his heart, and there was no question it was effective; he immersed himself completely in the process.

However, once he stopped, Hiris’s melancholy not only failed to dissipate but immediately returned with full force.

"Why... why are the gods reluctant to mention our father and those elves?

What are they avoiding?" murmured Hiris, the god of mountains and craftsmen, as he carefully placed down the well-forged sword.

Hiris was puzzled.

Could it be that the Father of the Gods and those elves posed a threat to the gods’ status?

Within his limited understanding, Hiris could not imagine anything that could challenge the divine authority of the gods.

After all, in this Celestial Kingdom, the gods’ mighty power was difficult to fathom.

"To create elves, the exemplar of all races... Our father, what kind of mighty power do you possess?

What kind of wisdom do you hold?" Hiris fell into deep thought, his mind leaping about.

"Is your power more sacred than that of all the gods combined, and your wisdom deeper than the sum of theirs..."

At this thought, Hiris suddenly felt a rush of panic.

If...

If the Father of the Gods truly was so supreme,

Then... what do the gods of this kingdom amount to in His eyes?

Are we as insignificant as mortals?

Hiris shivered, a chill emerging in his stone-crafted soul.

Although he was slow-witted, he knew that not every deity in the Celestial Kingdom was a good god.

Among the divine, there were countless uncompassionate and ruthless beings who cared nothing for the order on earth, seeking to wantonly disrupt and destroy the creations of other gods.

Fortunately, Divine King Shan En ruled the Country of Divines, and the order of the King of Gods operated throughout the Celestial Kingdom.

"What if, just what if, our father... is not a Good God..."

At this thought, Hiris trembled all over.

This idea had only started as doubt, but as he pondered further, the god of mountains and craftsmanship realized that it wasn’t impossible.

If the supremely holy creator were an uncompassionate and indifferent supreme divine being,

Hiris could not imagine how He would treat the divine beings of the Celestial Kingdom and the myriad lives upon the earth.