His Holiness Adam was truly a devout follower of the pantheon of gods. Someone who was bestowed by every divine blessings to exist. Yet even so he was humble, his doctrine was to help the weak and later themselves. His riches from the offerings of subjects of all gods were sought after by everyone yet he gave them all away. However many praise him the most for being brave enough to follow the hero, who has now become our brand new king.
"Father George! Is really true that his Holiness pray day and night as he grew frail? He refused to eat and he hardly looks tired," One of the kids ask excitedly
"His holiness although frail and aged, the blessings remain. He never forget to pray to the divine. So that our tomorrow is bright," The teachings of the young priest ended abruptly as the ray of the sun vanished and the walls collapse with a demons havoc.
"Everyone seal the entrance. Protect the children. We must face these heretics for trespassing on the house of gods-" The priests body shook as one of the many tendrils of the beast was hurled to take his head, but a spark of blue light emerge.
'His- His Holiness Adam!" A frail old man appeared and stop the brief end of the priest as his palms burst a blue menacing flame.
"You still got it, old man!" A flash of light passed through the beast, and its head roll through the ground as a swift slash of a sword ended it's life.
"Your highness, so we have failed, yes? Our greatest defense shattered. It seems the fated destruction can't be stopped," The pope of the pantheon of the gods, Adam stood in fury as the king nodded, and the world was consumed by darkness.
"Fret not Adam, my good friend. Your sacrifice has led to the gods recovery. The faith they amassed will allow us to regress,"
It was the only sound judgement left, the paladin deemed to be invincible was toyed like a ragdoll, mages torn to shreds, and beast folk crushed. The prophcised end of days where the exiled gods creation, the demons would one day outgrew their limits and destroy everything. What their seeing now was the culmination of their pointless revolt against such fate, as they merely halted such an event for three decades.
"I told you so, that we should've continued our pressure. But you and the rest voted that we built our defenses. Leave the rest to the next generation, who pales in comparison to ours, that died on their first expedition," Adam was berating the decision of this fool of a king, yet the ruler had no quips, that the one standing before him was right.
"Anyhow, take your leave. Make sure that this future would never exist. I'll try and hold them off until the ritual is complete-" Before the holy pope could finish his words, the king shoved him to the ritual circle.
"I'm sorry old friend. I know how much you've sacrifice yourself. But I can't be the one to regress. You should be the one," As the ritual began, Adam tries to flee but he felt trapped as if a barrier was created to keep him in place
"Stop this right now! I've suffered long enough. My money is gone. I haven't been able to drink for years. I ate slop every waking day, I couldn't gamble, and I prayed nonstop to those fuckers for this?" The reverent mask of the holy pope was broken, and he revealed his sinful and earthly self, deprived of his freedom.
"Even now, you remain growing, your talents are cut above the rest, no, it even rivals the gods. Unlike me, you have a better shot. Farewell old friend!" The King who stood proudly and unwavering finally fell as his heart was pierced and his body mauled by countless demons.
"Frederick..." Tears wells up in his eye, a luno form in his throat, his words became harder to hear as he views the death of his comrade.
"You fucking asshole!" He flips his middle finger as he curses his friend till his lungs gave out.
"I only had a few days till I die. I would've gone to heaven. I would've been free of this life of slavery. Now you want me to do it again?" The ritual circle came to a close, he felt his soul leaving his body and dreamt of a long long time, till he end up in the mines.
"Quit your buggering around slave! Mine faster. Is the whip not working, you scrawny ass masochist!" A rough and irritating voice woke him up before a crack of the whip and a searing pain makes his body instantly rose from the ground.
'You're kidding me! Of all the time they could've chose, its when I got sold off to the mines. These fucking gods-'
"Oi have ya gone deaf, bastard? It seems you're truly getting my attention, yeah? Looks like you really need a beating-" As the guard was about to whip him again, he felt a chill through his spine, as a malicious aura came down from above.
[What are you doing? Do you want to die? Quickly accept our blessings, Adam!]
'Oi you fuckers! You really think I'd agree for that deal again? Think again... I rather die. A life of slavery isn't my thing. Go find a replacement,'
[I told you lot that you shouldn't have abused him so much. Now look of what you done. I can't see through any falsity in his words. He would rather die than take the oath]
'Damn straight, goddess of justice. I bust my ass working for these ungrateful slobs. You want my help then give it to me. If there's a requirement then piss off, I rather die and make this second chance a blunder on your side, the lot of you are worse than demons. So what will it be? Give it up for free or lose all your efforts and risk dying to the demons without me,'
[You greedy fiend!!! How could such a sinful and inconsiderate soul like you be one of our creations?]
'Who knows, why dont you look in the mirror, I am in fact made in your image,'
"You really got a lot of nerve, brat. It looks like you've gone crazy. I guess losing one slave wouldn't hurt. You asked for it," The guard no longer held himself as the man before him taunted him nonstop, and even as he draws closer to death, he hardly look concerned.
[****!!!!]
"I think you had your fill. I think it's time for turn, don't you think?"
"Arghhhh!!!" The guard flails in terror as a searing sensation engulfs the very arms that made him sin with a fiery blue flame.
[Pantheon: You've been bestowed by countless divinities of the pantheon of the gods!
Divine Perception: You can see through the realm of the gods, and gain access to the all seeing eye known as [Pantheon]
Requirement: You must save the world. Granted by the All Seeing Prophet
Azure Flames: An all consuming flame that feeds on the sins of it's targets to grow ever so strong
Requirement: You must save the world. Granted by the Punisher of the Damned]
[Punisher of the Damned: You better keep your end of the deal]
"Since when have I broken our agreement?" As the flames consumed it's first victim, the violent power returns to him and as it engulfs his body, every mortal wound he had was cured.
"Everyone, gather up!" The screams of his first victim attracted dozens of guards in his location.
"All of you have sinned greatly. I'm weak, as of now... but in the presence of sinners I am powerful, for I dictate justice,"
A flash of light gathered around his palms, it took the shape of a dagger, and as they approach, his speed grew faster. His untrained body flee pass their blades, and his weapon sliced through their flesh without any resistance. Even as they drank a potion, their wounds have never healed, as whomever struck by his weapon can't undo a punishment to the sinful.
"How in the world did you idiots accidentally brought along a priest?" His murder spree was stopped The moment he came crashing through the caves exterior as a hulking figure knock him down without a sweat.
"So you're the boss? You took your time going here. Are you sure than you can kill me with just that?" Adam survives a head on strike by an advance expert martial artist, and he only suffered a swollen arm in his negligence.
"What a cocky Church boy you are! Just because you can handle my boys, you think your shit? Let's see you survive this!" The leader suddenly appears at Adam's back and released another flurry of attacks, crushing his enemy and the ground beneath him till dust scattered through the air.
"Is that all?" The Martial artist was stunned as he saw an ungrazed holy barrier even as it took countless powerful strikes from his fist.
'They say Divine power comes down to your sincere faith to the gods to grant you their blessing and miracles, but that's jack shit. These bastards only wants attention, you can get the same effect by just cursing the hell out of these suckers. I'm the only one who knows these since no one is crazy enough to mock the gods,'
"Oi god of war! Give me your strength or whatever. Or are you that weak that you can't even spare a helping hand," The skies ruptured in fury and yet his blessing surged through his fist and he released a strike that had in store all of the damage he took tenfold.
The cave burst from within, a large hole became present in the mountain, the blue uncorrupted sky was finally in sight. As he turns back he sees the guards who were lucky enough to not die a while ago now kneeling with their heads balancing their body and arms tucked in their back. The fear he struck through these people unknowingly earned him divinity which was transferred to the gods as they now grew in fear of the divine.
[Pantheon: You've successfuly coverted 33 non believers in the beliefs of the Pantheon of Gods.
Status: 1000 divinity has been split amongst the gods who have blessed you]
"Can somebody get me a beer?" The first thing Adam did after everything grew quiet was to sate his addiction